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Posted By bubba2 1 year, 4 months ago in NewsSenator McCain's choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.
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berkeley1 year, 4 months ago
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mccain barely got through annapolis. that he is the gop nominee is beyond belief. so it makes sense that his team would pick someone beyond belief.
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on the other hand, dan quayle was literally bush 41's insurance policy. i have that on second-hand authority. maybe mccain is simply doing the same thing. -
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bubba21 year, 4 months ago
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I also saw the story about how NOW McCain and his cronies apparently think that "inexperience" is just fine. She has only been in state politics for 2 years and was a Mayor of a town of 6000 people before that.
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They had better ABANDON any statements about Obama's experience ....-
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automan9091 year, 4 months ago
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She is much more experienced than Obama.
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He is just a Senator for 3 years and spent 2 of them on the road trying to BS all you Dems to let him be the Messiah.
Sarah was a Governor of a state.
That is much more Qualifying than Senator / community organizer.
OHHhhh thats right. He's black. That makes him qualified. NOTTTTT-
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bubba21 year, 4 months ago
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Huh?
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Palin was a mayor of a town of 6000 people - that's tough, I'm sure.
And she has been a governor for 1/5 years - wow.
She has NO national or international political experience, whereas Obama has been in the NATIONAL senate, after serving in the Illinois Senate, and has WAY more experience that Palin does.
To actually state that Palin has more experience than Obama only proves that you will say ANYTHING about someone who is a Republican even when the DOCUMENTED prove says otherwise. So erroneous ....-
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boutiqueowner1 year, 4 months ago
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Two young canidates- we'll see who wins. Time to have a women running for VP- the Democrats lost their chance with Hillary and I know I would never vote for a ticket of 2 Senators. They are the problem in Washington---nothing is accomplished because of their partisanship. Wake up!
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chuck-the-canuck1 year, 4 months ago
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Hi Bubba, nice to see you again.
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I don't know what all the fuss is about.
If McCain should happen to get elected, I know I'm going to sleep a lot better knowing that if for some unfortunate reason McCain becomes sidelined, the doomsday button will be in the hands of a hot soccer mom.-
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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Bubba,
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Saracuda took on big oil in Alaska. Result? By the end of this year, every man, woman and child in Alaska gets a check for $1,200. You Crats got a problem wih that?
Her husband may DO work for BP, but he's a union steelworker. Thus, he goes where his union hall sends him. Nice try, though. No really...how many Republicans know how that works? There's no way you could know that one my best friends is a millwright who works power houses along the Ohio river.
Saracuda. Democrats, it is NOT safe to go back in the water!!
BTW, with a major hurricane bearing down on Chocolateville, I wonder if Nagin is getting prepared this time. You know...making sure all the malcontents have lots of ammo to fire on relief helicoptors ??? Isn't that the Nwallins way? I watched the Iowa flooding to see if those folks learned how to handle relief helicoptors the Demcorat way, and ya know...they didn't seem to catch on.-
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CRYMTYPHON1 year, 4 months ago
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Chocalateville?
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you mean new orleans?
A major hurricane is bearing down on an fragile american city, one of our oldest and dearest, - and you call it chocalateville and mock its preparations, -
you aren't just racist.
you aren't just ant-american.
you're incompetent.
You are exactly the kind of person that your barracuda from alaska, doesn't want in chat rooms supporting her. -
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chuck-the-canuck1 year, 4 months ago
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I’ll admit that I think she is rather attractive. Much more doable than Cheney, but she also has a little of that smarmy “Church Lady” from SNL look about her.
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If she plays well with the republican base, they’re even more out to lunch than I thought.
But, I’m glad that she is McCain’s choice. If the Democrats can’t hammer the republicans into the ground after this ridiculous gaff, then they don’t deserve to be in office.-
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Dionys1 year, 4 months ago
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"If she plays well with the republican base, they’re even more out to lunch than I thought."
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Keep in mind they voted for Bush because he looked like the kind of guy you could "have a beer with."
In my mind a good reason to pick someone to go fishing with but not the reason to pick your next president.-
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miklkit1 year, 4 months ago
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That non alcoholic beer is pretty good!
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/149301/drunk_bush/
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Mdiar1 year, 4 months ago
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I felt some fear when i first learned of it, I admit that. I knew that, fiscally at least, she was rather well thought of in the moderate Republican circles. Little did I know of the completely bizarre social conservative levels she believes in. It might solidify the base, but I think it just hurt with women rather then helped. My own mother, upon hearing of this woman, just said there is no chance in hell she's voting McCain. My mother voted for Bush, if that's an indicator.
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pcknowledge1 year, 4 months ago
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When I read through Palin's professional background, listen to her speeches, watch her demeanor on TV, I am afraid world leaders are laughing at McCains choice for VP. I don't know about other woman, but I am a woman and I would have voted for Hillary. I will now vote for Obama. I would never vote for someone as incompetetent to be VP of this great nation as Palin is. Palin couldn't tie Hillary's shoes.
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Maybe Cheney and Palin will shoot each other's shotguns of?-
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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You did the research, or so you say. You came to a conclusion. But what we conservatives would like to know is what did your research turn up, specifically, that led to your conclusion?
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Feel free to deviate from crat psychobabble in your response.-
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chuck-the-canuck1 year, 4 months ago
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“I am a woman and I would have voted for Hillary. I will now vote for Obama. I would never vote for someone as incompetetent to be VP of this great nation as Palin is. Palin couldn't tie Hillary's shoes.”
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Thank you.
You are saying exactly what I have been trying to hammer home to the rabid, republican sycophants that inhabit these threads. They are so busy cheer leading on cue, that they haven’t even stopped to think about what it is they are cheering about.
Contrary to the opinion of lonely, ageing, bachelors and delusional republicans, women are not interchangeable and the skirt wearing set isn’t about to vote for someone just because they too wear a skirt. No doubt women are enthusiastic about seeing a sister break new ground, but they are not such a shallow, flighty bunch as the republicans would like everyone to believe.
Hillary supporters, supported her because of her uniqueness and her vision, not because of her child bearing hips.
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lum-chate1 year, 4 months ago
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The greatest VP pick in history was when Roosevelt threw Henry Wallace his VP from 1940-1944 under the bus and picked Harry Truman in 44 the year before he died. Can't even imagine the damage a true socialist like Wallace would have done.
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Other great VP picks were Teddy Roosevelt by McKinley in 97' & the Republicans picking Coolidge in 21'.
Sarah Palin is a truely wildcard pick, she could be one of the best! -
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lum-chate1 year, 4 months ago
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One thing I'm certain of; of all the wild card picks for VP in my lifetime Sarah Palin made by far the best entrance to the stage. She was completely at ease in this big environment.
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Compare her to McGovern's pick of the Missouri senator in 72' who he thru under the bus within a week or the Kennedy brother-in-law who took his place. Dan Quayle in his first introduction to the big scene was absolutely an embarraing figure stunned in the spotlight and Ferraro wasn't much better. All these wild card picks showed they didn't belong,
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thorericchester1 year, 4 months ago
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In a way, I feel sad for McCain. He should have had the presidential nomination in 2000. But for the likes of Karl Rover and Company he didn't. Remember them saying that "He gets mad.." and his adopted daughter was his "love child." They drug him through the mud. And now you have the like of Rove trying to help him. Like Rove cares.
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As for picking this unknown, and a women, it's a sad last ditch effort.
After 8 years of Bush and company, does he really think that people are going to support a Republican candidate for President?
The American people have had enough and are going to show it with their vote. They did in 2006 and they'll do it in 2008.-
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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That's the game. Remember how Gore attacked Bill Bradley mercilessly? Bradley had done nothing to deserve that treatment. Listen to the (pointless, IMO) jabs McCain now quotes Hillary saying about Obama. Of course Hillary played up Obama's lack of experience...she wanted the nomination!
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russellg1 year, 4 months ago
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This an act of desperation on part of McCain camp and the GOP. These losers looked high and low to find an idiot that would appeal to the pro-life evangelical base of the party. Again, the GOP is willing to lose the election by standing this idiotic stance on the issue of choice. As a Republican, I can say this is reason I'm leaving the party. Abortion, who gives a damn. Attempting to bring democracy to Iraq, who cares? I say that all US troop should be pulled out asap and then, nuke those savaged!
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If this idiot and this unknown pro=life are elected then, it will show how many koll-aide drinkers are in what suppose to be the most progressive country in the world.-
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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Actually, the evangelical pro-life GOP base is as shocked as anyone. Few if any saw this coming. And that's a plus because now Dobson, et al, can't claim her as their own (and I certainly hope they are wise enough not to try). She is an unknown, cultivated on the periphery, a gentle giant with substantive courage that matches her convictions. As a hockey player, she know how to take a body check. As a coach, she relishes being underestimated by her opponents as so many libs in here seem to do.
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As governor, she vetoed a bill that would have prohibited benefits for live-in partners of state workers...a nice counterbalance to her sanctity of marriage position.
Go ahead, libs. You can love her, you can hate her. Attack her, ignore her...you choose. But in the end, you will lay down your king and walk away.-
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CRYMTYPHON1 year, 4 months ago
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"But in the end, you will lay down your king and walk away".
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Wow, that is poetic; I am suprised, Georgia!
It's may be meaningless, but it is definitely poetry.
Your enthusiasm for Palin seems to be centered on her personality; that she is a baracuda mom, a gentle giant (?), a hockey player with a baby.
These give an impression of someone very tough but soft.
In real life that would be hard.
But not if it's just social-conservative toughness.
Denying benefits to the gays that work for you isn't an act of strength; its weakness.
Supporting a war you don't fight isn't patriotic and it requires nothing from you but a flag pin. Standing up to the oil companies would have been tough, - but she didn't. Denoucing Ted Stevens as a crook would have been tough, - but she didn't.
We libs aren't going to love her or hate her, I think.
November is almost here
In a year, her name will be in trivia contests with 'who was Al Gore's vp choice'?
Social Conservatives have inflicted upon us some of the worst leaders this country has ever seen, to our present regret. Palin is one more loser.
WE aren't walking away, Georgia.
We are showing the Bushes, Roves, and Palins the door.
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chuck-the-canuck1 year, 4 months ago
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“As a Republican, I can say this is reason I'm leaving the party. Abortion, who gives a damn. Attempting to bring democracy to Iraq, who cares? I say that all US troop should be pulled out asap and then, nuke those savaged!
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If this idiot and this unknown pro=life are elected then, it will show how many koll-aide drinkers are in what suppose to be the most progressive country in the world.”
There may some hope for your once fine nation yet.
You have no idea what a pleasant surprise it is to bump into a Republican capable of rational thought. (BTW that’s the first time I’ve ever capitalized the word republican).
If the Democrats can’t bury McCain and the beauty queen, they don’t deserve to win.
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hkeltsch1 year, 4 months ago
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How come none of the other republicans who were on McCain's VP shortlist...come out to say McCain made a good choice? Is Palin a 'sacrificial lamb"? Did the republican's turn McCain down that were on the VP list? Strange. Don't get it. I'm from Alaska and I don't know anything about her. Wow. Talk about Custer at Little Big Horn. McCain has Custer beat.
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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Hudkabee said that Palin was a great choice. As governor, she's had to make dozens of decisions and live or die--politically--by those decision. That's what makes the experience issue, to the extent the Obama camp continues to harp on it, relevant. Saracuda has had to make rapid fire decisions that Obama has never had to do.
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CRYMTYPHON1 year, 4 months ago
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'Executive Experience' - what the heck does that mean, except you have been in charge of things?
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Both McCain and Obama have run diferent operations with hundreds of people, deciding all kinds of critical issues.
Alaskan governor for less than 2 years, - that's not enough.
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machnov1 year, 4 months ago
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great thought about the polar bears. someday i would love to drive up to alaska or to some chunk of ice somewhere and look at one--oh but i forgot i cannot afford to fill my tank with gas. but maybe you will come up with some "sound science" to help me afford a tank of gas or whatever you plan to come up with. meanwhile i will thinking about your polar bear. i bet your bear doesn't give a hoot about allowing us to drill a well somewhere near his home. he probably would even welcome it just like your crazy caribou[sic] welcomed the alaska pipeline since the flowing oil provided them with warmth.
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machnov1 year, 4 months ago
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how do you plan to go to see your beloved polar bear without Big Oil to fill your tank. do you think your polar bear buddy would really get upset if we drill a few wells by his hole in the ice. i doubt it--but you sure would get ****** if we did it--almost as ****** as you get when you pull up to the pump and look at the latest price.
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idov1 year, 4 months ago
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McCain, the old soldier, is playing this race like a military campaign, winning one battle at a time. Obama, the empty suit Chicago machine candidate, is looking at it like a pageant en route to a coronation.
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Obama with the entire country riveting on his speech to the masses, should have come out of the convention with at least a 15 point bounce. But McCain, in keeping the lid tight on his surprising v-p choice, pounced within hours.
The result, the first poll out after both events, Zogby, shows McCain leading 47-45.
That's all he had to do was break even at this stage and the pressure is all on Obama. Oh yes, Sara is the real deal. Foreign policy experience? She just negotiated a huge natural gas deal with the Canadians, which is more than Obama and Biden combined have ever done. -
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tmccl56641 year, 4 months ago
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One question: ARE HILLARY VOTERS ALL DUMB BLONDES?
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John McCain no doubt believes that Hillary voters are a bunch of dumb blondes. I for one simply can't believe that Hillary Voters are that stupid, or are they?....................... Maybe John McCain knows that Hillary Voters are emotional and really don't care about the issues nor the platform of the candidate unless the candidate is a female.......................... PALIN should feel like a prostitute standing on a corner bringing in vote for her pimp, John McCain................. -
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machnov1 year, 4 months ago
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russelg: hey russ i cannot tell you how happy i am to hear you are leaving the party. by the way--abortion who gives a dam. every child who by the grace of God was not aborted including such idots as you call them martin luther king--oh but he was black so you probably think it was a waste to allow him to be born instead of aborted. russ what is the most important principle you would like to see in a politician. but i guess a question like that is above your pay scale because you just want see change.
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machnov1 year, 4 months ago
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bubba: it is nice to see your comments. so if someone works for big oil that is bad? it would perhaps be better if they worked for someone like say planned parenthood or the aclu. yea they sure would have a better chance at eternal life. and God forbid if mcain's running mate would want to drill a hole in a piece of ice in a place of 200,000 acres so you will quit bitching every time you time you fill up your tank. by the way i bet your house is made out of wook. you devil how could you kill a tree just so you can live.
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CRYMTYPHON1 year, 4 months ago
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The Messiah was Jesus Christ.
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Obama is a Christian, but he is no Christ.
Which is just as well; that means you don't get to crucify him
Oh, and as the proud owner of a liberal butt, - we've observed your 'kicking' for months, - and it only scares us that you might hurt yourself.
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boutiqueowner1 year, 4 months ago
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Totally for Sara Palin. Would not have participated in this election until now, because for some reason this country has chosen 3 members of the senate to be the chosen few to lead this country. There is the problem. The house of Representatives does their job, but the senate is always in stalemate--total partisan voting. So, I was thrilled they have chosen a women who leads a real life in the US. She and her husband are union members., she is a mom with real concerns, paying bills, education, infrastructure and healthcare. She is for America and not in the pockets and owing the rest of the world. Take another look. One negative---foreign policy---But what was Reagan's, Clinton's, Bush's and Obama's vast foreign policy expertise. ? Nada! She is outside the loop and though I am pro-choice---Not an issue to run a campaign on--we much more to worry about than that---Roe Vs. Wade will never be overturned. And for all those pundits inside the Beltway that doubt her---just exactly what has been accomplished for so many years by the gentlemen who have held office?
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Change is good- a women is true change---not a bunch of senators. Go Girl!-
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Kaedon51501 year, 4 months ago
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Wow, many of you are politically retarded when it comes to certain matters...
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Yes, John McCain used Palin not for her plicies, which are extremely close to his, but to bring in the femanist votes that in truth should have gone to Obama.
All in all, we should know in our hearts who the true warrior is, Obama, because that old, grumpy soldier can't use a cell phone, a computer, and his whole thing about being a prisoner of war was all following military policy of name rank and unit. He just wants to see people suffer so he could make him and his colleagues richer while leaving the unfortunate to go even further into debt.
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Kaedon51501 year, 4 months ago
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Also, Obama isn't some rich kid, he was born poor and was intelligent enough to get out of the ghetto and into politics, so I grew up like he did and I was smart enough to get into UCLA, so all you racists, you Republicans and such, leave your ******** behind and actually think about what this country needs and not what you want.
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Kaedon51501 year, 4 months ago
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Thiss is the complete article by the way.
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WASHINGTON-- Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.
"Senator McCain's choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.
"Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP, has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaska's coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.
"This is Senator McCain's first significant choice in building his executive team and it's a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCain's commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil." -
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CRYMTYPHON1 year, 4 months ago
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But I am sure these are fresh people with fresh ideas, and not the pathetic temp puppet they seem to be.
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That is so true, Crym!
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Kaedon51501 year, 4 months ago
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Well, for all of you people who disagree with my claim about Sarah Palin...
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On MSNBC this evening Andrea Mitchell reported on how minimal John McCain's interactions with his choice for vice president, Sarah Palin , have been. According to Mitchell, McCain only met Palin once. Politico is also reporting that McCain on Friday announced a running mate whom he met only six months ago and with whom he spoke just once on the phone about the position.
and tehranchik, history has nothing to do with comments.
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