Where Was Sarah Palin After The Debate ?

[Neurotoxin]

biden was everywhere doing the customary post debate spin.

where was mccain's VP pick  ?

discuss.....


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[Benny B]

Please...you and everyone else knows the reason for her conspicuous absence.   

[240 is Back]

she was watching in swing state penn.

[Busted]

biden was everywhere doing the customary post debate spin.

where was mccain's VP pick  ?

discuss.....


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Last night the CNN anchor said "we asked the McCain campaign for Sara Palin to give us comments, but they sent us Mayor Guliani..

THis is why she was know where....  LOL

[Straw Man]

McCain took a big gamble with Palin and it appears (IMO) underestimated just how unprepared she was for the job of selling herself to the press an the public.   She seems to dig that hole deeper with every interview she gives.   

[Neurotoxin]

McCain took a big gamble with Palin and it appears (IMO) underestimated just how unprepared she was for the job of selling herself to the press an the public.   She seems to dig that hole deeper with every interview she gives.   

the bigger question is: can she stay sequestered until after the election ?



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[Straw Man]

the bigger question is: can she stay sequestered until after the election ?
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If McCAin wins I think Palin will be spayed and muzzled and will only be trotted out when the christian zombies need a symbolic tip of the hat.  That is her one and only role in John McCains world.

[Neurotoxin]

interestingly, after Palin's "celebrated" convention speech republicans on GetBig (except me) touted her massive appeal.

3 interviews later........nothing but crickets.

what happened ? 


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[MB_722]

interestingly, after Palin's "celebrated" convention speech republicans on GetBig (except me) touted her massive appeal.

3 interviews later........nothing but crickets.

what happened ? 


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Chafee Elaborates On Palin Comment - beautiful video

 

[Beefjake]

As a Scandinavian, question.

If something happens to the president. Does the vice president "rule" until the end of the term or do they/you have new election sooner?

What is vice presidents job? Is it like backup QB in NFL.  Big salary, little to none playing time and nobody gets to hit you in practice?

[240 is Back]

usually the Vp speaks after the debates.  Biden did.

We all know they're doing everything they can to keep palin out of spotlight now.

as i said, it's all downhill from her introduction to the nation.

[shootfighter1]

I believe she is being asked to wait until the VP debates because anything said (or mis-said) could be used against her.  She is probably getting intense foreign policy briefings and they are protecting her until the VP debate.  It will be very important for me to hear how she does in the debates because I agree she has multiple weaknesses.
However, I don't like Biden's character...at all.  If Palin had more experience, I'd pick her any day over Biden.  But her isolated governatorial experience is worrisome.

[240 is Back]

I believe she is being asked to wait until the VP debates because anything said (or mis-said) could be used against her. 

That goes for all candidates, all the time.  biden was just as apt to make a mis-statment last night, but Obama wasn't hiding him.

She is probably getting intense foreign policy briefings and they are protecting her until the VP debate. 

It'll be interesting to see just how learned a person can become in a month.  She'll have the standard 150 canned questions ready, but when they create scenarios and ask Qs requiring her to create her own answer, that's where we'll see what she's made of. 

If Palin had more experience, I'd pick her any day over Biden.  But her isolated governatorial experience is worrisome.

more important/scary is that she truly believes she DOES have it, due to alaska being a neighbor.

[TerminalPower]

If Palin had more experience, I'd pick her any day over Biden.  But her isolated governatorial experience is worrisome.

That is why Barack is not the right man to lead America, remember he is the actual Presidential Nominee.

[shootfighter1]

There are/were better choices than both Obama and Palin.

[Benny B]

As a Scandinavian, question.

If something happens to the president. Does the vice president "rule" until the end of the term or do they/you have new election sooner?

What is vice presidents job? Is it like backup QB in NFL.  Big salary, little to none playing time and nobody gets to hit you in practice?

Sorry the last few posters chose to ignore you, Beefjake. 

Yes, if something happens to the president, the VP becomes president until the end of the term. The election cycle has never been changed, to my knowledge. Every four years.

Haha...In some ways the VP is indeed like a backup quarterback. Perhaps the one main difference is that in the NFL you expect the starting QB to get injured at some point during the season and the backup will have to step in. With the VP, no one really can anticipate the president becoming incapacitated, impeached, or dying. But I would say it is a position where you have to be ready at a moments notice to fill the shoes of the president.

A VP's role in an administration is really only as strong as the president chooses to make it. Back in the day, you'd only see the VP when a foreign head of state died and the president did not feel like going to the funeral. With Clinton, he appeared to want a smart and capable VP who he could consult and bounce ideas off of. With Bush, he is clearly a high functioning moron, so Cheney has been able to push his buttons and manipulate him in a way that has Chaney basically running the country, particularly with respect to America's foreign policy.

[TerminalPower]

There are/were better choices than both Obama and Palin.

Yes I agree!

[24KT]

Last night the CNN anchor said "we asked the McCain campaign for Sara Palin to give us comments, but they sent us Mayor Guliani..

THis is why she was know where....  LOL

I could be wrong, ...but I doubt it. Infact, I'd even be willing to bet good money that...


At some point in the future, ...possibly after the election is over, ...it will be revealed that one of the conditions of the sit down interview with Couric, was that Palin be allowed to have cheat-sheet cue cards in her lap as she answered questions, ...and that this not be shown on camera.

I can't for the life of me get over the crazy feeling deep in my gut that during this disgusting abortion of an interview, Palin was reading cue cards of canned responses.  Watch it again, and tell me if you don't get the same impression.

As someone who has watched many performers hide their crib notes in all sorts of places while "on-camera",
...it is my opinion that Palin's interview has the tell tale signs of a performer who simply doesn't know her lines,
and is reaching for the assistance of the idiot cards. For those who know the signs, ...it's pretty obvious

[Buffgeek]

Jag are you Canadian?

[240 is Back]

she will not be permitted cue cards at the debate - and even if she has them, looking at them would be more damaging anyway.

[24KT]

Jag are you Canadian?

[Buffgeek]

That explains a few things. Nothing wrong with that except for Bryan Adams, but what I mean is when talking about our presidiental debates you are not going to necessarily have Americas best interest but the worlds/canadas best interest in mind.   Or perhaps what you think is in Americas best interest.

[24KT]

That explains a few things. Nothing wrong with that except for Bryan Adams, Tom Green, but what I mean is when talking about our presidiental debates you are not going to necessarily have Americas best interest but the worlds/canadas best interest in mind.   Or perhaps what you think is in Americas best interest.

In this day & age, the best interests of America align with the best interests of Canada. Our countries and our economies are that closely tied. In addition, with the exception of film industry residuals, my income for the past 7 yrs has been earned in US dollars. I personally prefer a US dollar that soars heads & tails above the Canadian loonie. The majority of my friends, family, and colleagues are American. Most of my ties are to America, ...however, ...with the exception of Canadian winters, ...I believe there's no other place like Canada!

Regardless of my nationality, I'm capable of objectively assessing what is in a nation's best interest. It is in America's best interest that the next President be one who can illicit co-operation and respect from both America's allies and her enemies, and restore America's image as well as her partnerships around the world. Neither McCain, nor Palin is up to that task. Zardari's impertinent request of Mrs Palin punctuates quite readily for Americans and the world to see just what little respect he has for her, ...and her awkward handling of the situation indicates how useless she will be.

I believe an Obama government, will restore the economy in the USA better & faster than anything McCain or Palin could ever hope to do. I don't have a problem with that, even if it adversely affects the economy of Canada in the short term. It is in both the USA's, as well as Canada's (and the world's) best interest to have a strong US economy, and it is in America's best national security interests for this to take place.

Don't for a minute think I'm not concerned about Obama's desire to renegotiate NAFTA. He is correct in wanting to do that, and I am aware that that could be a problem for Canada, ....but I am not so self-centred or Canuckcentric to not recognize what could be an unfair advantage, even when that unfair advantage falls to me. I can recognize & acknowledge it, as well as acknowledge what's in the best interests of others long term, even if those long term interests and the strategies used to attain those necessary goals don't jibe with my own in the short term. I am flexible enough to adjust as I have done many times over the years. It's like the price of Gold. I don't give a poop what it is, whether it goes up or goes down. I can adjust my market positions and strategies accordingly and still make money regardless of it's movement.

They say that when the United States gets the sniffles, ...the rest of the world comes down with the flu.
The USA is a very sick patient right now, and you'd have to be blind to not see Obama has the right R_X for this mess.

I believe that when you're in a very deep hole, ...the prudent thing to do is to stop digging and get out of the hole.
The Republicans haven't seemed to have gotten that memo, ...and I will never believe that an ambitious, selfish, self-serving, reckless, impulsive, lying, pandering, out of touch whore with one foot in the grave, along with his clueless Caribou Barbie doll is in anyone's best interests to have in the White House.

“You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it.
You must learn to see the world anew.” ~ Albert Einstein

"21^st century problems require 21^st century leaders with 21^st century solutions ~ Jaguarenterprises

"Rowing harder doesn’t help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction." ~ Kenichi Ohmae

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change.” ~ Charles Darwin

[Beefjake]

Sorry the last few posters chose to ignore you, Beefjake. 

Yes, if something happens to the president, the VP becomes president until the end of the term. The election cycle has never been changed, to my knowledge. Every four years.

Haha...In some ways the VP is indeed like a backup quarterback. Perhaps the one main difference is that in the NFL you expect the starting QB to get injured at some point during the season and the backup will have to step in. With the VP, no one really can anticipate the president becoming incapacitated, impeached, or dying. But I would say it is a position where you have to be ready at a moments notice to fill the shoes of the president.

A VP's role in an administration is really only as strong as the president chooses to make it. Back in the day, you'd only see the VP when a foreign head of state died and the president did not feel like going to the funeral. With Clinton, he appeared to want a smart and capable VP who he could consult and bounce ideas off of. With Bush, he is clearly a high functioning moron, so Cheney has been able to push his buttons and manipulate him in a way that has Chaney basically running the country, particularly with respect to America's foreign policy.

OK - cool, thanks.

[Neurotoxin]

where's Rush Coach when we need this important question answered ?



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