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Uh, yeah we democrats are scared:

This woman is now about two really bad events away from being president. The first is if they win, the second is not if but when McCain croaks. He might make it through a first term. He WON'T make it through a second.

ALL American's should be a little scared.

Do you really want THIS person running the country?
I surely don't. I wouldn't if she were a Democrat, Independent, or anything else. She seems to have come to her current position through dumb luck and good looks.

And by the way: of COURSE she's in the pocket of big oil. As an Alaskan resident, she stands to profit from further oil drilling. As a politician from that state, she's stands to boost her state's economy by BILLIONS. Personal profit AND makes you look good politically? All perfectly legal?

Come on people, think...

Palin looks like George Bush in skirt to me. I wonder if American's will be stupid enough to elect another pair of big business / oil (wo)men again...

I'm a registered republican. Out of all the experienced republicans out there, how can Mr. McCain pick Palin as his VP? This is an insult to women, the republican party and to the American people. This shows poor judgment by Mr. McCain. I think this is a wake up call for all americans to rise above partisan politics and elect Obama/Biden 08. I'm voting a democrat as our president for the first time.

Go America! Obama/Biden 08

As for drilling for more oil my unstaning a certain oil company have had oil well cap before the turn of the century. So do your home work before sprout off in uncharted water.

with mcCains history this might turn into a McCain/McCain ticket

McCain-Palin '08
-190% Bush.

Also, they have not yet reported on Russia's sucessful test of an ICBM designed to evade our missle defense systems that we are setting up in Europe. Also happened prior to Obama's speech.

We all fall down and worship the beast. T Rex, become oil, become our God.

My son was watching the stock ticker as her pick was announced and the oil prices shot up.

Now CNN decides to air the story that China made an oil deal with Iraq, but if you check foreign news sites this was reported two days ago prior to Obama's speech.

Timing the news to explain the surge on Wall Street?

Just an observation: they talk about how her foreign policy/executive credentials include that she controls the Alaskan National Guard. #1 How many Alaskans are even in the National Guard and how many are deployed overseas right now? I'll be she hasn't controlled much in her two years as governor considering they're probably mostly in Iraq...

And her son is going to Iraq? That gives her foreign policy experience? Please...

To Mike Dallas. Why don't you dig up Obama's past and post it like you did for Mrs. Palin. Don't Forget your man has some shady ties that would make Mrs. Palin look like Mother Teresa.

"She's hardly a patsy of the oil industry" says CNN. How in the world can anyone reach this conclusion? Fact of the matter is that we are using 25% of world oil production while we only have 3% in our own soil. No calculator needed, more drilling is not going to pull off that trick.

And who knows on which subjects Palin disagrees with Bush? As far as I can see we know have a ticket of 90% Bush + 100% Bush. That's the same we can believe in...

This move really sent chill down the democratic spine.
Look at their reactions… people are just scrambling for words.
Already there was a goof-up by Obama camp in their initial reactions on this VP pick.

it is gonna be McCain

I would like to know how people can trash a person when they dont even know a thing about her. I watched a special last nite and it was the first thing i have seen about her.. So far i have come to the conclusion that she is smart seems to know what she is talking about and has no reason to really take the job,. unless she really cares about her country. With the size family she has and it looks like a really nice family, i would have to really think twice about taking the job and the ridiculous abuse she is going to have to take from the people that support Obama. At least have a few moments and really think about things before saying them, that goes for the idiots on the Tv that think they as such smart commentators.

I am a Hillary Clinton supporter. I had decided to vote for John McCain because I felt that next to Hillary he had to most experience and quite honestly I did not like the way Hillary was treated by the DNC. Now that Senator McCain has selected Gov. Palin, it leaves me no choice but to vote down the line for the Green Party. Gov. Palin has destructive environmental policies and any person who condones the shooting of wolves in Alaska by airplanes or just shooting them period will never, ever get my vote. So no vote for inexperienced Obama, no vote for bad judgement McCain, Hello Green Party!!!

Of course Alaskans support Palin. Every Alaskan gets paid $2,000 a year by the government from the oil revenues, simply for living in Alaska. The people want to open ANWR because this would give them more money in subsidies, and few would ever see the oil fields and their effect on nature.

How is Palin a change? Sure she's a woman, but she is a woman who stands for the same policies which have failed this country over the last 8 years.

AS A DEMOCRAT I AM KINDA WORRIED ABOUT HER. SHE DOES SOUND LIKE A BARRACUDA!!!!!!!!!! I DO NOT LIKE OBAMA. HE FLIP FLOPS ON EVERYTHING. AS FOR EXPERIENCE, SHE HAS MORE THAN OBAMA. SHE HAS EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

How can you say that she's not a patsy of the oil industry? This woman is SUING THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE to have the POLAR BEAR REMOVED FROM THE ENDANGERED SPECIES list! Is the "endangered" listing making it difficult for her to push through drilling? Sounds like she has her own personal interests at heart. Okay – that would mean that she has a heart – scratch that. For the oil special interest groups – it sounds like she will do anything to push through drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! The polar bear isn't safe in this one state (of little more than a half of million people.) What kind of damage can she do on a national scale when it comes to wildlife conservation!

McLame has committed political suicide!

Actually, it's quite easy to say that Sarah Palin is in the pocket of Big Oil-Alaska is receiving revenue from big oil- I'd say that's a partnership. To add to it, she wants to drill in the arctic wildlife refuge to get more money in her partnership with Big oil.
She has voted against saving the polar bears who are drowning daily, and she doesn't believe the Global warming is man-made.
This tells me that like BIg Oil, she will do anything for money and power- this is not a change-this is more of the same.

Also, most of her accomplishments where not of her own doing, but rather she jumped on the train at the last minute and took credit herself.
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/510703.html

This is an act of senility, McCaines had a lot of decisions that remind me of going senile,would any one put another person in any high office or position in any company, that you've only met once or twice. I think his decision making is scary, and shows no judgement at all.I guess its the same old im the decider we heard from pres Bush.Lets all Pray this doesn't happen . And to think woman don't have the intelligence to to decide that just because this pic is a woman they'll follow her like sheep, thanks but i don't think so.

"Palin has tangled with Big Oil"? Are you kidding me. Her husband works for an oil company. She would greatly benefit from Big Oil drilling in her state of Alaska. So you are saying that she bites the hands that feed her? I don't think so. She only sees money signs. Would she have been picked if she were against drilling in Alaska?

Also,in response to statements and questions comparing Obama and Palin's experience, Obama was ELECTED while Palin was SELECTED by one desperate and angry old man, who obviously only puts the needs of this country first, when it conincides with his current political ambitions!

She's married to a oil man. What the heck! How can you NOT say she is in bed with big oil

The stupidity of McCains choice speaks for itself.. People can already see that!! I was talking to a few friends who happen to be republicans..they are as shocked by this as anybody ! and admit that Obama will probably win in November

Thanks McCain

ALREADY THEY ARE TRASHING SARAH ! Give her a break. This is "change WE CAN believe in". Sarah is a woman who isn't afraid to make changes she believes in and I'll bet SHE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE in OUR GOVERNMENT ! Let's all give her a chance. That includes "the MEDIA'S – esp. – CNN and their talking heads.
Ahhhmen. WOMAN POWER !
McCain/Palin '08

Oh please say it isn't so. More oil people in the White House. If so, be prepared for $10.00 a gallon gas. Don't Alaskans get royalties for oil pumped from Alaska?

Sarah Palin is the game-changer for McCain and undecided voters. Obama badly needed a game-changer - so he picked bumbling Biden. Then, in the end, Obama's attempt at "game changing" was nothing more than a Las Vegas style extravaganza that explained - what exactly? - about the "changes" he wants to make?

Now that "the children's hour" is drawing to a close, it's grown-up time again in America.

McCain/Palin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You rock Sarah......

The Republican far right is now spinning the selection of Palin as the VP nominee and stating how outraged they are about comments or indications that Palin was selected because of her gender.

So, my question to the these Republicans is this:

We have a nationally obscure mythical male who was born in Montana, was a high school basketball star, avid hunter via helicopter, becomes Homecoming King at the local high school, leverages this into a place on the city council and subsequently becomes mayor of this village of 9,000. Then becomes the governor of Montana for 18 months and is currenlty being investigated for abusing the power of his office, and finally, marries a wife employed by BP, Would the Republican VP nomination have been offered to this mythical male over all the other humans that were vetted and qualified for this position??? I didn’t think so, so stop pretending that the fact that this nominee has a set of ovaries, over testes, was not factored into the final decision. You only make the Republican party look more ludcrious, with each such statement and feigned offense. However, you are right she is not a token, the correct term is a political pawn simply being used to energize the Republican rabid Right and pander to some women, altho, one would hope she only appeals to women that already agree and are happy being considered as chattel by their husbands, and want all women's current reproduction rights reversed. However, it seems to me, these females would already be staunch Republicans.

This just in, and requires changes to the above scenerio, Pat Buchanan on MSNBC actually called her a “girl” while Newt Gringrich said her “beauty” was a qualification for VP on F@@k the News. So, let us change our mythical male to a “handsome boy”.

Maybe it is due to the fact, that at 57, my estrogen levels must be increasing, because even I find those statements demeaning, condescending and patently offensive!

Sarah Palin is my new favorite politician. In fact, I wish she were running for president instead of vice-president. This woman is smart and knows how to run a country.

"In a nutshell, the doctrine stands for expanding the search for domestic oil and gas as a solution to the energy crisis."

Makes sense to me–when you run out of something, look for more of it.

The "energy crisis" isn't so much as America's need for fuels as it is that we have to import them. Developing our own resources just makes sense.

After viewing write ups on what the Palin policies are as well as those put forth by John McCain can anyone see some that are in any way different than those of the Bush/Cheney regime?

There is absolutely no doubt the GOP is a well oiled machine wanting the drilling to begin anywhere without any concern over who will get the shaft.

Well, well..If you voted for Hillary just because she was a woman, here you go. I voted for Hillary because she was the best, not because she was a woman. I will need to learn more about Sarah before I decide to vote for McCain, or stick with my write in for Hillary. Obama is too much Pomp and Circumstance, all that glitters is not gold. At least an inexperienced person will be a heartbeat away and not the nominee. Ask Obama about knowing people for 20 years?

I know I cant win, but it doesnt hurt to have some eyecandy handy.

Come ON. McCain picked a Big Oil, corporate faux "conservative." She's McCain in heels. My friend.

EIGHT IS ENOUGH.

Obama 08

Wow, wall street already making the case for big oil, trying to paint her as

not for them. Well her hubby works for BP. With a degree in journalism

from idaho state. We need a smart thinker, harvard educated, well run

campaign, with the right judgment.

All very nice of the press of both sides to try to defone Palin. When are the GOP and McCain going to speak for herself? When will she answer the BIG questions on the economy and foreign affairs?