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I am dumbfounded...Is McCain crazy? I couldn't believe this people. McCain/Palin=failure.

I am one of the women that is standing up for Sarah Palin and her amazing accomplishments at the age of 44. Hillary was unfortunately not strong enough to stand up to O-blah-blah-blah, but Sarah is.
I hope Obama attacks her because she'll stick an M-16 up his enormous nose.

McCain/Palin 08'

Obama doesn't have to say anything about Palin - she's going to implode all on her own... and take McCain with her. Anyone who has read Obama's books knows he attributes at least part of his meteroric rise in politics to some serious and sometimes incredible mistakes of his opponents. Good work, McCain, step in line behind Hillary Clinton, Alan Keyes, and Jack Ryan.

Obama's ad should also mention he has voted with the failed democratic congress 95% of the time. 95% of the time voting with a failed democrat led congress. Obama doesnt get it either do any of the Dems!!

McCain – Pain '08

The two major Alaskan papers are appalled by this choice. Palin is a great example of a neophyte's ability to rise quickly on the frontier – in a state of less than a million people. This achievement in no way qualifies her to lead our nation in dangerous times. There are so many more qualified women in the Republican party that the choice of Palin baffles – unless McCain wants to lose.

Who knows – after all, he IS a maverick. Perhaps he feels deep down that Obama and Biden are who we ALL need to lead us out of this mess?

I think the Obama Campaign should keep their tactic that way, avoiding to mention her or criticize her (McCain VP) in anyway...that way, it will just be as if she's not there...and everybody will be happy, except her maybe!

Being a member of one's local PTA and a Hockey Mom, a member of the NRA, Pro-Life (even in cases of rape or incest) and cooking moose stew may qualify one for public office in Alaska but it hardly doesn't qualify anyone to be the Vice-President of a 72 year-old man with serious health concerns.As a woman, I'm extremely offended, insulted that John McCain thinks women are inter-changeable. Does he really think that women will vote for him solely because he's chosen a woman as his running mate? As a mother and a grandmother, as someone who has worked with Down's Syndrome children, Sarah Palin just gave birth to a "full time " job.

McCain new campaign ad

EXPERIENCE ONLY WHEN NECCESSARY !!!

I thought he was gonna pick Romney
Whew !!!!! Thanks for the great pick McCain

Obama / Biden 08

Vote for real change!

http://www.lp.org/platform

McCain choosing Sarah Palin as VP is a HUGE blessing to the democrates. It completely voids out the ONE argument that John McCain had about Obama and that is experience! McCain argued time and time again that it is not about judgement, but about experience. So if experience is so important, why did he pick Sarah Palin to be his VP? Is it because of her judgement? This just doesn't make sense. Based on John McCain's logic on experience, it doesn't matter if he thinks Sarah Palin has 'good judgement', he himself can't believe that she will be ready to be VP or even President if something were to happen to him because she does not have any experience. These are McCain's own words about Obama. The democrates can attack Palin by simply using some of McCains own words and logic....they don't even have to attack her directly.

McCain picked Sarah Palin as a 'reaction' to the democrates. He wanted to pick someone who could 'top' Obama in media attention. He wanted someone who could sway some of the Hillary voters even if they are not qualified. He did not have the concerns of Americans at heart when he picked Palin to be his VP. What does this say about McCain's judgement? According to McCain, if experience is so important, what other reasons would he select Palin as his VP other than for selfish reasons?

Sarah Palin, a hidden treasure found for such a time as this.
This is a Winner. A Winning Team.
We have NO doubt about this teams allegiance to the American Flag.

Hi,

Your reporting is extremely bia, even by world standards. I have concluded that America is unduly influenced by you media clowns.

Please stop your lack luster sensorship of a fair and democratic election.

I'm proud Obama took the high road.

McPain's choice speaks volumes for his judgment.

attention: Those of you who after all this time still feel Obama has No experience..please educate yourselves,,read his books, listen to his speeches,visit his website and research his policies. I for the life of me can not understand the stupidity of some people.Do your homework please.While your at it ,look up McCain's policies and compare the two. If it's McCain you want,so be it. Use your brain for pete's sake.

Have any of you seen the interview where Sarah called Hillary a whiner. Now she's trying to attract her supports – This is a joke! This is McShame's first big "presidential" decision and he made it after only visiting with this women once. Sounds alot like W!

To ALL the woman please don't be stupid vote for someone that shares the same issues that concern you and your family.Please don't vote for Sarah Palin because she is a Woman.She does Not support the same issues Hillary was fighting for.Don't fall into John McCain TRAP.

Just because she is a woman does not mean she is the "same" as Hillary Clinton.

1) She is "pro life", which means anti-abortion. When the next supreme court justice are picked, she and McCain will appoint ultra-conservative judges to overturn Roe v. Wade. Women will lose their right to choose. No woman I know wants that.

2) She is "pro-oil" – tied to the oil industry, just like Bush, Cheney, and McCain. She wants to drill in the ANWR and destroy the environment. In fact, she has one of the worst environmental records of anybody, anywhere, ever.

3) She is pro "big business" and wants to continue the tax cuts for the uber-wealthy, again, just like Bush, Cheney, and McCain.

One skirt is not the same as another. This is not Hillary Clinton – not even close. We women will not be made fools of.

I continue to be confused by the Sara fans who say that she has more experience than Obama. He is a scholar...she was a sports reporter...Harvard Law review...U.S. Sentate...that would be national experience....and hers? Oops...I forgot being a mayor of a town fewer than10k is a great stepping stone to second in command of these united states. I imagine foreign leaders...allies and enemies are all scratching their heads.

This is a huge, Huge, HUGE mistake! McCain's whole argument against Obama is his supposed inexperience. Palin has served 2 (TWO!) years as governor. Before that, she was mayor of a small (very small, VERY SMALL) town in Alaska. Supposedly, she is a champion of ethics reform, but finds herself in her own ethics scandal after ony 2 (TWO!) years as governor. Supposedly, she is very influential in Alaska, but her own Lt. Governor, who she endorsed ENTHUSIASTICALLY, couldn't even defeat Alaska's scandal-plagued Congressman in this week's Republican Primary. According to sources out of McCain's campaign, Palin was never seriously vetted for V.P. They have NO IDEA what skeletons may be in her closet. This was clearly a last minute, desperation pick. Can anyone imagine her in a debate with Joe Biden! There are so many qualified, conservative Republican women – Why Palin? This is a huge, Huge, HUGE mistake. Palin could very well be the Geraldine Ferraro of 2008.

I think McCain really thought he can get the hardcore feminists' vote if he chose a female to be his VP. Unfortunately, unlike Hillary, she lacks experience with foreign policy and neither me nor people I know had heard of her before. She doesn't have any credibility with her role with foreign policies. I still respect her achievements so far, but I think she is not ready to help someone, specially someone whi is very similar to Bush, to run this great nation.

I can't believe how people are dogging her. You have yet to really hear where she stands on issues. To be honest we haven't heard anything about issues from either side. All we have heard is what they (both Obama and McCain) want us to. Wait till the debates. We will see how they think and what their plans are.
But the hateful vile comments that are being posted do nothing but turn one American against another based on party affiliation.

Are those boys afriad of a little girl? John McCain you did good! They made many woman mad by not picking Hilary, now if they say anything againts Palin, they will piss them off even more!

It is a matter of shame what Sen. McCain did by selecting Ms Palin and thus put his personal political ambitions above to those that are in the best interest for this wonderful nation.

Unlike what Sen McCain wants to make it appear, this election is not about man-woman issue; situation is much critical right now, and we can not afford to be deflected. We have to accept what Republicans have done to this country during last eight years. But at the same time, we have to be optimistic and move forward towards restoring what has been lost. We need a change. We need Obama in the White House.

It is our moral duty to restore the legacy of the United States of America.

Democrats for Mcain???????
I guess commom sense is really not that common!!!!!!

What!!?? at least we even heard of BARACK OBAMA 4 years ago. I didnt even know who Sarah Palin was!!!! neither did 29% of voters!! And what do we have to be scared of were leadind republicans last time i checked. anyway, barack obama is going to be the next president of the U.S.......

As a REAL Democrat and a PUMA, I have to laugh about all of this. It is funny how she is criticized for not having enough experience. Talk about hypocrites!!!! Then how she was picked to woo Hillary supporters. Of course she was, only a dummy can't figure that out. However, I will wait until I find out more. It is obvious that Obama and his supporters think I have to vote for Obama. Truth is, I do not have to vote for Obama to be a GOOD and REAL Democrat. I am still thinking about my protest vote and whether to vote GOP for the first time. It would help to make up my mind if OBAMA would stop the DRAMA and put out specific plans for the nation. Gee, isn't that what is supposed to happen during the primaries???

Wow. I was stunned by this decision. Absolutely stunned. I have always liked McCain and was swayed by his description of the inexperience factor with Obama. But he has completely undercut his own argument. Palin has not been vetted AT ALL on the national stage – at least Obama has been vetted for 4 years, 18 months of that being the intense scrutiny of the campaign trail. Now we have just 4 months to figure out who she is and where she stands on issues of monumental importance. This was a very frustrating pick for me, and makes me question again who I should vote for.

I enjoy reading all comments about politics whether I agree or not. I am thankful that we are able to voice our opinion about these important matters and we do not live under a communist rule. These are the few things I have noticed while reading these comments.

1. The democrats have a harshness about the views they take. Now I see Biden in the same light; however, I do not see Obama that way. If the democrats would show respect for the American democracy/people may be they will have some respect for their party. I believe we need both parties to keep this country from becoming one sided.

2. The republicans need to take a larger stand for their party and give contributions to whomever is running for the presidency. The republican party is quite and needs to become a bigger voice.

3. What is the purpose of TV AD attacks from both parties. This is not Hollywood. We are intelligent. Most Americans do not want to hear how we can tear each other down.

4. Which party will UNIFY us as a country? The party that will UNIFY us is the party that will be there for the country if we are attacked. We can not be friends with all countries; however, we can be civil.

5. Media: Please be mindful of your own political beliefs. The media is there to inform, not promote.

Remember AMERICANS: 1. WE ARE AMERICANS. 2. Stand for what you believe in whether Democrat, Republican or Independent. Take care of your political party. Don't cut each other down, keep an attitude check.
This will be a great race for the presidency!
May God BLESS AMERICA.
K. Scott, Florida

This was a judgement call for McCain, and he failed miserably.
To think women will now vote for him, is an absolute insult to them.

Funny that there are so many of you complaining about picking a less-qualified candidate based on gender. I would guess that most of you are Dems that believe in affirmative action. Now you have a Republican practicing affirmative action and you think it's an insult. Such hypocrites.

Don't be jealous that Mrs. Sarah Louise Heath Palin has managed to become a beautiful, confident, tough, smart, and successful state governor, wife, and mother who chooses to give all of the babies in her womb a right to life. She reminds me of all the beauty and qualities I admire in my own wife. Watching first hand how much of a challenge it is for a woman to work full-time while giving birth to and raising kids, I have all the respect in the world for this woman. If elected, she will be the most fabulous role model for women this country has ever had...Jacqueline of the 21st Century.

To get more information on Palin, research the Alaska Daily News, get the demographics of Wasilla, research the Alaska State Legislature, etc. I don't think Obama should attack Palin. Her record speaks for itself. As with everything in politics, her record is exaggerated.

I am amazed at how many people comment on Palin's qualifications or lack thereof without researching the information. I fully expect CNN, NBC, or some other major news organization will surely go to Alaska and Juneau (State Legislature) to find out about Palin. The Editor of the of the ADN sure did not have much to say about her. He even compared her to Palin.

I will not vote for Palin. I do love the fact that she fish, hunt, and shoot. Alaska is a wonderful state; Palin lives in heaven. I would not trade Alaska for Washington, D.C. That is the biggest mistake that she made...but, maybe not......BIG OIL.

McCain's new slogan should be "CAMPAIGN FIRST" not "Country First." His roll the dice pick of Sarah Palin who has absolutely no foreign policy experience is evidence of his willingness to gamble the future of this country. I am truly disgusted and I shudder at the thought of the unqualified Palin in the role of Commander in Chief. Actually, McCain is scary enough.

Four years ago is along time compared to the day of VP announcement. We have had four long years to get to know Obama. how well will you know Palin in 3 Months. I think Republicans are scared now.

McCain just put a nail in the coffin by picking Sarah Palin – she is way too conservative for the ticket to get my vote.

As a Clinton supporter, I must say WAKE UP PEOPLE, LOOK AT THE ISSUES, and PLEASE DO NOT VOTE GENDER!

To those of you who are dissing McCain for only meeting with Palin for one day – don't forget that it took B. Hussein Obama 20 YEARS to finally figure out that Wright was a racist. Or did he "figure" him out because he was losing votes??????

How can anyone say that Palin has more experience than Obama? Obama has met world leaders. He has been a U.S. Senator for four years. He has learned from some veterans of the Senate like Rep. Dick Lugar and Chuck Hagel, and Democrats like Joe Biden and Jack Reed. Obama has been to Iraq and Afg. Now what about Palin? She has never been to Iraq or Afg. Someone asked her about Iraq, and she said she doesnt really think about it. Could you imagine her dealing with Putin of Russia or trying to deal with the two wars our country is in. Palin literally has NO foreign policy experience. SO, I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW A MAN WHO SAYS HE HAS GOOD JUDGEMENT, THINKS THAT LEAVING SARAH PALIN A HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM THE PRESIDENCY, IS A GOOD IDEA. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST TROUBLING TIMES IN OUR NATIONS HISTORY, AND HE THINKS SHE IS READY ON DAY ONE TO LEAD THE MILITARY AND DEAL WITH WARS. I MEAN MCCAIN IS 72 YEARS OLD, AND HAS BATTLE A DEADLY FORM OF CANCER. 8 OUT OF OUR 43 PRESIDENTS HAVE DIED IN OFFICE. THATS ALMOST 20%. MCCAIN WOULD BE THE OLDEST PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY, SO I THINK HIS V.P., WAS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN MOST. IN HIS FIRST BIG DECISION HAS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MCCAIN FAILED HORRIBLY.

I don't understand one thing. Who needs more experience and who is going to make major decisions once elected – president or vice president. We are ready to give all points to a person who has no qualifications, no experience, no achievements and is nominated as a presidential candidate and we are making an issue for a vice presidential candidate who has some achievements in her resume. In case of OBAMA who will make decisions once elected himself or his vice president.
I care for a presidential candidate more than a vice presidential candidate and now I am pretty sure I'll vote for McCain.

Conservatives (the same fools who voted for Bush twice) keep harping about Obama's "inexperience", what experience did George Bush have besides bankrupting every business he was ever in charge of, and now doing the same thing to this country. Under the Bush administration, our national debt has DOUBLED!!!

These Bush supporting fools don't have a single normally functioning braincell between the lot of them. They're only human voice recorders (i.e. read human parrots) for Rush Limbaugh. They're proud to call themselves "dittoheads" they're proud that they can't process any information for themselves or come up with an original logical or rational thought on their own.

All they can screech is the same garbage as Rush, the fat oxycontin, viagra popping "Jabba the Hut" clone. "No experience" , squawk, squawk. Polly wanna cracker?

Look at Dick Cheney that guy had loads of experience, that's the guy who executed Bush's plan for invading Iraq based on lies that's killed nearly a million innocent people. Now these very same Bush voters are asking people to trust their opinions and judgement again about Obama? Give me a freaking break already.

I think he made a great decision. I love her believes on abortion.She doesn't just talk the talk she has lived it. Instead of thinking a baby should be killed because it would be a inconvenience. I like the way she has saved Alaska so much money and turned down money for the bridge to no where. She actually wants to do something about saving us money at the pump by drilling. Instead to telling us to check our air pressure. I love the fact that she KNOWS that marriage should be between a woman and a man. I understand the people who don't believe in God thinking this way, But you people that SAY you believe should know better. Read your bible it tells you in bold letters what is right and wrong and killing babies and 2 men or women being together is so wrong. You will have to answer for your actions in the end. What are you going to say "Sorry I thought it was okay to murder something so precious" Vote McCain/Palin you know it's the right "Change" to make.

What does it say to the JUDGMENT OF JOHN MCCAIN to chose an unqualified running mate that quite possibly could end up running the free world.

SARAH PALIN SOUNDS LIKE A HIGH PITCHED SCHOOL GIRL RUNNING FOR HER SCHOOL'S PRESIDENCY.

SARAH PALIN HAS ZERO, NADA, NO FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPERIENCE.

JOHN MCCAIN – ANY POTENTIAL YOU HAD TO BECOME PRESIDENT JUST EVAPORATED WITH THIS PICK.

SARAH SEEMS LIKE A NICE DECENT PERSON BUT COMMON – MAYOR OF A TOWN OF 5500 AND GOVERNOR OF A STATE FOR 20 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN A MILLION PEOPLE. SHE ALREADY FLIP FLOPPED ON THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE AND THAT WAS HER MOST IMPORTANT DECISION.

Has anyone seen the People magazine cover with the Palin and McCain families picture. Where is Bridgit McCain? Is Steve Schmidt afraid to show McCain's adoptive daughter that John McCain said he was so proud of during the Saddleback fiasco? Maybe Rove's Raiders are afraid that some of that horrible stuff they used against McCain in 2000 will be revived if McCain's darker skinned daughter is shown. I haven't seen her at any of his appearances but I have seen their other daughters several times.

After reading the comments on this article, I am apalled at the sexism. I suppose these are the same Obama fans who used sexism against Clinton.

Do the democrats remember that Bill Clinton was only a governor when he was elected president? No congressional or foreign policy experience. So, what's the problem with Palin?

I love how the libs say she doesn't have experience. Maybe she doesn't have a lot, but neither does Obama. I'd much rather have a vice-president learn from the president than vice-versa. The bottom line is libs would complain no matter who McCain picked so it's best just to ignore them.

I am appalled at John McCain’s VP choice! When I heard the news, I actually hoped for a moment that it could be some sort of joke, maybe a SNL bit—It’s just Tina Fey, right? But no, unfortunately it is reality. Has he lost his mind?? I am a Hillary Clinton supporter and supposedly just the type of woman John McCain is pandering to with this horrible choice of VP. But, instead, I find his choice to show very poor judgment and to be just plain insulting. It would be laughable–if it weren’t so serious. Sarah Palin is not even heavy enough to be called a light-weight and she makes the choice of Dan Quayle seem like pure brilliance! John McCain has definitely put politics before country by picking someone who is not qualified to be Vice President, much less President, of the United States. Barack Obama is right when he says, “John McCain just doesn’t get it.”!!!!!

Why all of a sudden are you Obama supporters screaming for Hillary supporters and undecideds to NOT vote for McCain/Palin? Could it be you FINALLY realize Obama needs our votes? Let me respond to a few of your accusations:

-that Palin is too inexperienced;
(Better than having an inexperienced President)

-that Palin was picked only because she was a WOMAN;
(Obama was picked because he is Black)

-that Hillary has more qualifications than Palin;
(Admitted, but I can’t vote for Hillary in this election, can I?)

-that we would dishonor Hillary if we voted for McCain/Palin;
(You dishonored Hillary and ALL WOMEN for not choosing her.)

-that McCain is pandering and a sexist for choosing a WOMAN;
(You pandered to the Black community for choosing a Black man and
with all of your Hillary bashing, I’d say all of you are SEXIST, too.)

-that McCain insulted all WOMEN for choosing a WOMAN;
(No, YOU insulted all WOMEN when you denied Hillary.)

-that McCain is out of touch;
(Admitted, but not so out of touch that he wouldn't listen to 18 million
Hillary supporters—unlike Obama and the DNC.)

I have one question for all of all of you Obama supporters: If you think so highly of Hillary—WHY DIDN’T YOU SUPPORT HER FOR VP? Instead, you ridiculed her, bashed her, and DISHONORED HER with your lack of respect for her experience and leadership. YOU are a bunch of HYPOCRITES. Hillary was the best candidate for PRESIDENT—not VICE PRESIDENT—and you all blew it.

McCain/Palin ’08 Hillary ‘12

Is this a CNN forum or a DNC forum? Hard to tell. Man, you Democrats sound nervous. The Hillary blogs are buzzing with the Palin news. You know you can't win if just 5% of Hillary's voters defect. It was a stroke of genious, a 50 yard bomb on a 4th-and-1 play! Barack Hussien Orator is polling terribly among LIKELY women voters and he knows it. He won't attack Palin because he knows he can't afford to.

Sarah Palin has already begun to capture the hearts and souls of Americans. Did you see how donations to McCain spiked up right after the announcement?

Go Sarah!!!!

McCain/Palin 08'

Obama supporters are blind , deaf and dumb.
They can't fathom the fact that he isnt a Messiah.

Palin's husband is just an "operator" in BP.

Unlike, Obama's wife Michelle, who was promoted and paid hefty salary of $250,000 because of connections to lobbyists and Axelrod's firm. Get the facts morons.

G'day.

To all the Democrats saying John McCains pick of VP is an insult to the average intelligence of Americans is laughable. She has only little less experience than Obama, which is the primary reason she was picked. Every negative comment on her is a negative comment on your Obama. McCain will win because you put ego in front of party unity. HRC would have won you the presidency in a heartbeat. The party should decide on the candidate, and the people should decide on the president. The election for the American presidency is complete lunacy.

Easy to see the outcome now!

Obama – Biden 2008

I have to admit, I am a white man of 78 years, and I did not want to vote for Obama. But Palin makes even more scared than Obama. I will not vote at all.

would never have voted for Obama

Obama supporters are scary and prove to me on a daily basis that it is indeed the Obama supporters who divided the democratic party. I've never seen so many nasty, self-centered, egotistical people in one place in my life. I see why Obama gets the young vote! If any of these "college educated" Obama supporters actually did any research before formulating an opinion that is only based on what their cronies are saying they'd find that Palin is more qualified to be POTUS than Obama! It is an shame that he may become president. He will change absolutely nothing because there is a whole congress that has to vote too and he is the one that will say and do anything to get elected. How can you Obama supporters be sooooooooooooooo stupid?

No one on either ticket has PRESIDENTIAL experience. Not even McCain. I'm sick and tired of this argument that Obama has no experience. I would still take his judgement over McCain's any day.
Obama/Biden 2008/2012

Democrats: "Me thinks you complain too much."
Are ya afraid?

I watched the McCain announcement of his VP pick. I found it strange that a man allegedly as intelligent as he, and one who had so seriously considered Palin as VP, he had to look down at his notes on the podium to announce her name. Was he reading a script from the party bigwigs??

I love how the demorats are running scared. They criticize Gov Sarah Palin for having no experience. Duh......what experience does nobama have? Who ever heard of him prior to four years ago, and what has he done in the Senate, other than run for President.
What a joke!

John McCain/Sarah Palin 2008

Palin: you're no Hillary Clinton

Quoting Lloyd Bentsen on Quayle:

You're no Jack Knnedy

Obama keeps criticizing McCain's record only because it shifts the focus away from the fact that Obama DOESN'T HAVE a record on any of the issues. But come the debates the candidates will have to speak for themselves and McCain will trounce Obama hands down! Obama is a great orator, makes great prepared speeches, but time and time again in the primary debates he couldn't even state what he himself stands for!

I am very troubled by McCain's decision to have Palin to be his vp. I will tell you right off the bat that i am for Obama/Biden however the country is divided and there is a possibility that McCain is elected. If so not only will we have to put up with McCain's ridiculous judgment what if he becomes sick and Palin has to step in, she will be completely and utterly lost. She will have no idea what to do. Not only could our country fall apart what if we are attacked when our enemies in the world hear this completely under qualified person is in control. Our military advisers will be pushing her to do things and she will have no diplomatic or foreign policy experience to weigh against what people are telling her to do. This country could completely fall apart.

As a former HRC supporter and registered independent female voter I am insulted that McCain thinks he can get my vote simply by selecting a woman, no matter how unqualified, and no matter how contrary her politics are to those of HRC. I was leaning slightly toward Obama, but this impulsive, desperate, clueless choice highlights his bad judgment and seals the deal for me – Obama all the way.

Palin got more experience than Obama.

"Executive experience" is a claim any manager at Pizza Hut can claim, so, why have the Republicans set the bar so low for qualifications for a person to overlook the care and safety of 300 million people??? This just shows McCrypt is in the pocket of the rabid Right and these neocons have just turned the MAVERICK into a very old GELDING

I haven't seen such a dangerous couple since Boris and Natasha on the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons.

Obama / Biden 08.

Obama/Biden is no match to the two republican contender. It is a mismatch -- Obama/Biden is clearly superior in terms of experienced, policy making, security issues, health care and foreign policies. McCain and the republicans are good on deceiving and manipulating the conservative – christians. This is the rennaisance year for Obama.

After McCain's VP selection, I'm voting for Obama without question. That was it, I was leaning toward McCain specially if he picked Romney but that ended.

I'm a Hillary Democrat for Obama. I think that John McCain's choice of Palin is refreshing coming from him. She may not have a platform that I believe in, but it is a refreshing chance that a Republican took.

Denise, I couldn't agree more. Women– we must unite around Barack Obama. Yes, I voted for Hilary, but Obama won fair and square. Bottom line, he ran a better campaign and he was our party's choice. He was the underdog, he was the unknown candidate and still he found a way to win on the national stage. McCain's judgement is so out of wack and the country is in such dire straights to NOT vote or God forbid, to vote for McCain out of some kind of spite for Hilary not winning is ridiculously irresponsible. Despite the cynics, I GUARANTEE that Hilary really wants Obama to win over McCain. And if she doesn't because of her ego, than I was wrong to vote for her at all. McCain agreed with Bush 90% of the time. Hilary agrees with Obama 95% of the time. Remember, not voting at all IS still making a choice. Obama-Biden in 2008!

This was such a horrible choice. If something happens to McCain (and you have to think that way because of his age) how can you have Palin as the President of the United States! I hope people think that way and will vote for Obama/Biden. Biden would be a great President with all his foreign policy experience. The pick of Palin was an insult to women.

To Auntie Coosa, Blairsville, Georgia, USofA……...You say “she is a white woman and as we all know, Barack Obama does not even allow his white woman Grandma to be interviewed, so what's Obama's problem with "white women?" Let me answer that for you and people that only see skin color to use to for prejudice reasons….. If Obama would have let his Grandma speak (since you make it clear she is a white woman), you would have accused he of using her because she is White. Thank God that Obama is for all RACES, because people like you and the Repubs will use anyone, including a political pawn to win votes…..

For those spouting PUMA feelings, PUMA was started by Darragh Murphy who is long time John McCain supporter. Darragh Murphy contributed to John McCain's campaign in 2000 (contributions can be seen at opensecrets.org), she never contributed to Hillary Clinton's campaign, and she is still supporting the McCain camp. She is a Republican operative, who is trying to stir up trouble in the Democratic party.
I too am a Hillary fan – I also happen to like Obama. They are very similar in policy. Please do not fall for the dirty tricks of PUMA.

McCains VP just goes to show you how he makes choices. And for all those HRC fans that talk so badly about Obama needs to get past it. If you think by voting for McSame would be better than voting for Democratic party then you all must be smoking something. Lets face it that would be the worst thing you could do. And if you liked HRC so much than yu would follow her wishes and vote for Obama because she does honestly knows that with a republican in office we are all doomed. The Democratic party needs to stick together for this country more now than ever before.

Obama what a blunder not putting Hillary on the ticket, that's the biggest mistake you'll ever make in your life. Obama listened to Michelle, because she didn't like Hillary, that's probably the biggest mistake of both their lifes. Oh, just as well Michelle isn't first lady material. Cindy MCcain is a different story, would fit right in. MCcain-Palin is a God send, I wonder if Rev. Wright had anything to do with it. Bring on the debates, can't wait to see MCcain make Obama[ A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER] look like a first grader. And at the convention why wasn't Michelle waving a flag, everbody else was. I'll tell you why because all their friends are crooks, and terrorist, and she's filled with hatred. Better pray Obama's not elected.

As a Clinton supporter, I do believe she was mistreated because of her gender.

I have threatened to vote McCain as he is a relatively liberal conservative.

However, with Sarah Palin on the ticket – a far right conservative with regard to women's issues – there is absolutely NO WAY he will get my vote.

So I say this without a doubt, "NO WAY, NO HOW, NO McCAIN!!"

Both campaigns aside. Republicans and Democrats aside. This is a plea to CNN and the broader media. Please do an objective job covering Gov. Palin. This person could be our President in the near future if McCain were elected and then dies or becomes ill. Do a critical analysis. At this moment it appears that the only solid credentials she has is that of a strong religous fundamentalist. This does not qualify anyone for high office. The country is in trouble globally, economically, and diplomatically. What does she know about the Constitution, the law, financial markets, trade policies, the military, the Congress, federal agencies, etc? I am a senior citizen and I cannot recall a less credentialed person in my lifetime. Dan Quayle may have been a light weight, but even he had some pertinent background. This choice is frightening on so many levels it should examined by the press for the voters to see, and that does not mean a bunch of talking head with partisan talking points. That means real journalism. Is CNN up to this challenge? Are you really the "most trusted name in news?"

"Sarah Palin is an extremely risky choice considering the dangerous times we find ourselves in!

Contrary to even the statement made by the founders of this group she has served only one year as governor, as she gave birth to a child after 2006. How come the McCain campaign has been hitting Obama – who has served two terms in the Illinois State Senate and one in the US Senate on important committees – on experience, when now they find Palin is ready to step up to Iran and prevent them from launching all-out war and terror on the West if push comes to shove??

Also, the McCain machine is trying to paint her as a maverick but as Gov. of Alaska she is deep in the pockets of oil lobbyists (like McCain). She even sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species as this would affect oil company profits! (NO JOKE!)"

This is the truth... and it is just sick...

As to Annie Oakley-"is this true or a skit from SNL". How dare she mention her name in the same breath as Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro. The fore mentioned women are true crusaders and have fought hard for their recognition and credibility. On the other hand Gov. Palin has just barely entered the political doorway. She has not earned the right to be VP- she has zero credibility. I will be voting for Obama.

Shocking! Out of all the qualified men and women McCain had available to choose, he has chosen one under federal investigation and with absolutely no qualification to be president. I can not and will not vote for a 72 year old man with a questionable health history who has chosen this lady for vice president. I kind of like her personally and am sure she has principles and heart but nonetheless, this is an absolutely absurd choice and shows very poor judgement by McCain. At least, this makes my choice easier to make for me. I wish us all well into the future.

ATTENTION ALL READERS...
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS WRONG IN POLITICS TODAY...
Everyone who know ANYTHING about the importance of the Vice President in our nation KNOWS Gov. Palin lacks the experience.
BUT, when you have SEVERAL Republican Senators with the knowledge and experience get on television and say she is a EXCELLENT choice. THIS IS VERY VERY SAD and WRONG!! Senator McCain is 72 and the odds say his health could go bad . Do we really want a person who's experience is being the mayor of a town 8500 people and Gov. of a state for 18 months to run the country??? I think not....This is just DUMB!!

Well I used to be a Republican... but with this lying team of Bush, Cheeney, Mccain, Rove... the top with extremist right wingers and a puppet President... the VP candidate who's lack of knowledge about Iraq only maches McCain's lack of knowledge about the economy... I'll go with Obama/Biden over the extremist right wing dummy duo of McCain/Palin.

The McCain campaign theme is Country First. My grandmother always told me actions speak louder than words and the actions of John McCain betray the fact that he wasn't thinking about this country when he made his VP pick. If he were he would be choosing the BEST woman or man to take over the Presidency should something happen to him. What an egomanical, hard headed, short sighted, self-serving politican. He has always been bound and determined to become President and will do so at, now it appears, at any cost. He really wasn't the best choice either... 70+, severe health issues, acknowledges he has a lack of economic understanding ... this is the very best the Republicans had to present to us??? I wouldn't marry somebody I had met once...I wouldn't even let them baby sit my children... But he picks this person to be our nation's Vice President... Country First baloney!!!

Mitt Romney would have been a much better choice if McCain's purpose
was to have any remote chance of being a "shake up". I bet
Joe Lieberman is mad as hell.

Obama / Biden 08.

I wonder how many people who post here are Obama and McCain surrogates. I mean the ability to spew these politicians talk points as if they were your own is pretty amazing. Sheep.

I just love how eveyone is just dogging this woman. You haven't even given her the opportunity to show what she stands for. I am not sure who I will vote for. I am waiting till the debates before I make up my mind.Right now all we are hearing from both sides is what they want us to hear. Let's see what they say in the debates when really pressed on issues.

So McCain's first pick is a twy year governor of Alaska who is
under indictment for "abuse of power" in seeking and obtaining
removal from position her former brother-in-law as an Alaska
State Trooper after going to the State Attornery Office requesting
all information on him be given to her.
Seems to me that she will fit right in the Republican agenda.

P.Breidinger,
Homer, New York

And Senator Obama has not defined how he will pay for his changes with, as Susan Eisenhower put it Thursday night, "our staggering debt". Nor has he defined or even resolved to offer how he will approach our staggering debt.

I do credit him for laying off of Palin, for now. They will be watching her closely for legitimate chances on that front. And I don't blame them.

But I am disgusted with the sentiment on these blogs that McCain is pandering to women...if that was the case, he would have picked a safer, more established female.
And I am disgusted with the liberal stance that pro-choice women should never consider PALIN on this issue alone. I have always been pro-choice. But for liberals to turn their heads at "IRON MY SHIRT (Hillary)" and other blatant bigoted statements and then try and hang the threat of a Roe v Wade reversal in the name of women's rights is a total Turn-off!
These people have no respect for women and no respect for themselves...
I am not going to turn my head on far more pressing and pertinent issues just for the sake of protecting women who can't protect their futures or their bodies from unfortunate circumstances.
This woman Palin does not yet have my vote in one day, but I admire her grit, her accomplishments thus far, and am willing to hear what she has to say beyond the issue of choice.
As far as I am concerned, that stance is quickly becoming the platform of really idiotic women.

Though it great that the Republican Party picked a woman for it's VP slot, they're coming off as a "Johnny come lately". Dems nominated Geraldine Ferraro back in 1984. So the politcal scene been there, done that.

John McCain could have electrified his party and the country by selecting an ethnic female as his running mate. Not neccessarily an African American female, but maybe a Native American, Asian American, Hispanic American or Arab-Amercian woman. Something totally out of left field.

Mark Caine said, "Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous." Well McCain missed "spontaneous" greatly on his VP pick.

F. Logan
Texas

Subject: concern w/ meeting her only once... On most job interviews, employers meet prospective employees/candidates only once (maybe twice). Decisions are based on the facts presented in a resume or portfolio. Given that Palin's resume is open to the public (and she has a respectable track record from what most of us can see), I believe meeting her "only once" isn't unreasonable. In fact, I believe the lack of emotion not already present from having a prior relationship makes the decision even more objective, and independent of bias. I think the decision was based on genuine aspirations to make our country better. I guess time will tell.

People are comparing experience issues but Obama was elected, people knew what they were voting for or against he had been vetted. Palin on the other hand was appointed or supposedly vetted by the candidate. Obama has shown he has picked someone who could take over if need be. Biden has been vetted for years.

McCain on the other hand had been vetted by Alaskans and McCain although who knows how well after only meeting her once, how in the world can you go by that.

Just running a campaign gives a person the executive experience and Obama has proven he is very qualifed to do that. He overlooks money, hiring the best people for the job etc. Community organizing counter to what has been stated gives a person has to make executive decisions also.

McCains decision scares me. He knows a person awfully well after just meeting her once. She could not be the best qualified in the republican party. if so, that is not saying much for the republican party. All of the people more qualified ought to be offended.

It doesn't surprise me at all that the comments on the CNN (liberal) website are mostly against McCain. It reminds me why I don't get my news here. I just come over to see what the lefties are saying.

And Brendan, you when mentioning the Democrat's ticket you stuck to the candidates education. Then when you went to the Republican ticket you thought it was important to mention Cindy's inheritance, that her father worked hard to build, and Mr Palin's part time job. What relevance is that?

If Obama would have picked someone of Sarah Palin's background he would have been called a genious by the liberal media. McCain picks her and he's stupid. The Palin-bashers are so transparent.

What about Obama and his message of "change"? Is a 30yr veteran of the Senate change?

You may disagree with Sarah's politics...but she is genuine. Come on, she is a fisherwoman, has run a commercial business, raised multiple kids, stood up to powerful ol school white male politico-mafias...again, you may disagree with her politics (some or even all of it). But she is one heck of a person.
And I guess a lot of people will identify more with her than with a guy with a foreigner dad (Obama) and one who is possibly a good down to earth person (Biden) but has been in Washington long enough to be labeled elitist.

Are you kidding me!
When I interview people for my company, I at least interview the qualified candidates at least 3 times before making the decision, and in my case those interviews are in person not by phone!
I am an independent, the McCain decision helped me decide that Obama is the only candidate this year. I don't want another George W. Bush that with the power and insight of his guts makes important decisions!

I was just reading an article about McCain yesterday – it claimed that McCain's worst flaw is putting his political ambitions before the country itself. McCain himself said that he "can only try to resist future temptations to abandon principle for expediency." He is desperate and reckless, and therefore has fallen victim to one of his greatest flaws in selecting this person as V.P. I am a democrat, but I always thought, if the democrats lose, he wouldn't be the worse choice and possibly might be the best out of the Republican bunch. Now, I am very afraid of the idea of him as pres. We are dealing with some very serious issues in the contiguous 48 states as well as internationally that she has advanced no platform and has never had to deal with these issues as governor of a state smaller than the city that I am living in right now. In fact, there are some mayors of big cities who have dealt with much larger issues than she has including security. Before his decision, I honestly would have been okay with McCain as the pres., but now, I think he is absolutely stupid and cannot be trusted with the future of this country.

Apparently McCain wants to have the women's votes, but he actually insulted all the American women's intelligence by simply choosing a woman figure on the ticket without knowing what is really on American woman's thought, he simply insult woman by not understanding why the American woman want to vote for Hillary not just for a woman!!!

McCain is dead!!! his irresponsible choice shows how bad judgement he has. of course with 7 big houses around the country, he doesnt need to know what an ordinary American worries.

American needs to be more responsible. we don't vote for race. for genda, for party, we vote for our future, our kids' future.

Whoever vote for McCain. please use your brain, use your clear judgement!!!

Obama/Biden 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well here's a turn for the worst waiting to happen, a potential president who supports creationism to be taught in school. Let's see how fast we can go back to the middle ages and insist on the earth being flat and the center of the universe, pathetic!

By choosing an inexperienced woman running mate, John McCain took the biggest gamble of his campaign. His selection of inexperienced Alaska governor designed to woo disgruntled supporters of Hillary Clinton. Sarah Palin made a direct appeal to supporters of Hillary Clinton and by praising Clinton for her "determination and grace". It was was a very surprise choice, with even senior Republicans confessing that they had never met her or knew much about her. According to Guardian, a prestigious newspaper, " McCain's choice allowed him to wrest media attention from Obama, whose speech in front of a crowd of 80,000 in Denver on Thursday night is believed to be the most watched convention speech ever. Nielsen Media Research said it averaged 38.4 million US viewers across all major networks, reaching nearly a quarter of all US households. It easily eclipsed the acceptance speeches of both of Obama's two immediate Democratic predecessors and the 27.6 million viewers George Bush drew on the fourth night of the Republican national convention in 2004, when he was nominated for a second term". Barack Obama campaign wasted very little time before pouncing. "Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency," said Bill Burton, Barack Obama's spokesman.

Palin's great story: Hockey mom to govoner of Alaska.

Palin, hockey mom to potential VP is just scary

I really don't know gov Palin, but I want the best and the brightest to run the country. Obama has a law degree from Harvard, taught constitutional law at Chicago, and was head of the Harvard Law Review. HIllary credentials are also far superior, Yale Law, former first lady, I'm sure there is plenty more. Palin only has a batcholr degree from an average university. This is not a position for anyone who has a good story. This is like asking a premed student to do the most challanging surgery. I'm sorry but you need either have advanced degrees that prepare you for the job or a long history in the political arena, Palin has neither and is just not qualified.

I can only hope that the women of the USA are not so shallow (and sexist?) to vote for McCain b/c his running mate is a woman. My wife thinks there are many women who would choose McCain for that very reason–regardless of Palin's ability to lead this country.

If elected, Palin would be one 74-year-old heartbeat away from taking the helm. And her experience is what????? Think about it. That is a frightening scenario.

Do I see a trend here? Mcbush's first wife was a model, then he dumped her when she didn't look good anymore, then his second wife was also a model and now he picks a model as his VP choice...maybe the secretary of state will be Miss. Alaska 2008?

The pick of Palin is being aptly called by Republicans and Democrats alike, a gamble, a roll of the dice.

Do we really want a President that gambles with our future?

The issue has nothing to do with Palin's experience or readiness or lack thereof. The real question is about McCain's judgement or should I say reckless endangerment.

Ask yourself, would you trust the safety and security of your family and the entire free world in the hands of someone you met only ONCE?

This is all about the judgement of McCain and nothing about Palin.

I feel for Palin's last son, why does he have to face the consequence of parents mis judgement. It is very well known that pregnancy after late 30s is risky and there is more chance for the kid to be born with disabilities. It speaks of her judgement that she went for a kid when she was in her mid 40s and also when she had a very taxing job of governer

SUSIE! Apparently you like to post on here but dont bother to read the others. Apparently you like to make up your mind on things and not wavering rather than learning more and making a good decision. I am going to tell all of you who think like Susie this one more time. Pay attention! Hillary could not be vetted to be VP. She is going to be facing Federal Charges for campaign finance FELONIES from her senate race. She successfully got a judge to push everything back so it would take place after the election. Just do some homework and you will not sound like a fool. search for Paul V Clinton. Maybe then you will understand why it was not even an option to select Hillary. The republicans would have simply destroyed the dems in negative advertising and maybe now you can see why Hillary is just fine with Joe Biden as the choice. And because you will ask i will tell you now. Besides it really doesnt matter who the VP is. All that matters is what their positions are on the issues and whether you trust them. I would gladly leave my children with Barack and Joe for a week but i would not let that creepy sellout McSame and Animal hating Palin anywhere near them. They can go out and shoot wolves from helicopters together while they tour the oil spills. Disgraceful people!

All you alleged Democrats now voting for McCain:

You don't want to vote for Obama because he's biracial or because he's young or what?

Don't give me the "experience" bs. Jefferson, Clinton, GEORGE BUSH–they had no experience either.

So really, are you all just racists or what????

It's mind boggling.

How many people at the RNC are going to be Asian, Hispanic, black, or Native American?

A combined total of 10 people.

What Country First is John McCain representing?

Looks to me like Country First only for white people.

At the DNC: it was a sea of diversity. THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS COUNTRY FIRST.

OBAMA/BIDEN 2008

YES WE CAN!

****THERE IS NOTHING FALSE ABOUT HOPE!****

FOUR MORE WARS
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mCcain '08

Brilliant choice by McCain. The fact that the libs here are crying so much just proves it more. Show's McCain really is the candidate of reform and change while Obama is just preachy talk and rhetoric. It's funny that Palin has more qualifications to be president than Obama does, This ticket is and exciting winner!

McCain Palin 08!! Real change we can believe in..not just preachy empty words.

Who are all of these first wave feminists who think only rich, white women are disenfranchised?

Sexism is horrific in this country, but it seems like some amazing tunnel vision to not see that racism is so pervasive and strong in this country that race can't even be mentioned.

If Obama were to lose this fall, we all lose.

Sarah Palin is governor of the LARGEST state in the union, more than twice the size of Texas. Joe Biden is senator of Delaware, 49th in size. Their populations are only 271,000 apart.

Check the AOL weekly poll. It has McCain leading in every state and Not just a few thousand polled like some of the sample poll's, it's hundred of thousands.

RECOVERING DEMOCRAT?Do you have a doctors note or did you escape?

To all of those who keeping commenting on Barack Obama NOT selecting Hillary, just imagine yourself in the same position as he is in. Then imagine yourself in the White House trying to improve the country with Hilllary & Bill also around. The Clinton's don't strike me as people who can easily "step down".

Common sense suggestes that it would NOT be a good situation for Barack Obama to find himself in. I think he has demonstrated very good judgement at making this tough decicion now. It would have been easier for him to select Hillary – - but not necessarily the best thing for your country. I think that is a very good example of putting your country first!

I used to support McCain, but this disaster he calls a VP choice has changed my mind once and for all. What a dangerous and reckless thing to do in our country's time of need. We don't need a feel good mother from some tiny country town in the barren wasteland of frozen Alaska to be our cheerleader. We need real leaders who are respected around the world to clean up the mess the Bush McCain group have left behind.

GO OBAMA! GO BIDEN!

Has anyone seen that Iraq has signed a 3billion dollar oil deal with China? You mean to tell me that we invaded Iraq so that China could get an oil field in Iraq so they could loan us more money to buy oil from the saudi's? I am just dumbfounded!

What was McCain thinking did he think he could fool Hillary supporters with the idaho univ grad beauty queen. NNNNNNNooooooo comparison.
I am beginnng to believe what some say he is senile and demmented.
Imagine he croaks in office and she is president. WOE

Why is Gov Palin so popular in Alaska? Because she added a 2 1/2 % state tax to oil – which fully funds her state government and Alaskans pay NO income or sales tax. But who pays for that? You and I do – in a dime per gallon more for gas at the pump. Put 15 gallons of Alaskan gas in your car – figure $1.50 goes to a "Palin popularity fund." No wonder she wants to drill in ANWR! No wonder she vetoed wind and alternative energy bills! This is nothing but a public policy of personal greed (in this case for her state) at the expense of everyone else and the rest of the world. Typical, same old Republican policies that we're now suffering for – but to the extreme.

Who amongst the Republican Party didn't expect this deluge of mean spirited and ignorant comments from the Democrats? It was coming no matter who was selected. Just look what they said and did to each other during their primaries. (They at least provided plenty of ammo for the Republican's to use during general election.) This definitely caught them off-guard . . . they didn't include Sarah Palin in the commercial because their marketing group wasn't prepared? First McCain is too old and now Palin is too young . . . NEWS FLASH . . . together they are the best team.

Vote McCain/Palin in 2008

McCain and Palin are DIVIDED on stem cell search, (if I got him right on the flip or flop of it), funding pro choice groups, and abortion in rape and incest cases! <<< There is your fire!
When confronted watch them NOT use straight talk and say the other is entitled to their own beliefs. Oh really? tell that to Limbaugh; instead of following his marching orders!
Were both or just one of McCain's wives beauty queens? and the 'girl friends' he used to fly around the country in military aircraft, after his daddy promoted him to flight school over more qualified applicants.
Is is true his daddy got him the medal of bravery? and he said, "shucks I didn't know that my friends"?
There is some question as to whether his daddy actually was the one who turned down early release; but Kerry and McCain, in an act of great bipartisanship sealed any proof one way or the other!
Why would you want a the leader of one of the most powerful nations on the earth be someone who heroically attempted suicide and plagirised a story about a camp guard drawing a cross.
Spend 30 minutes on UTube and Google, key words McCain / liar, and ask how ANYTHING he says can be believed.
OH YA THE SPLURGE WORKED NOT NO WAY... he will soon ask for a surge 2, call it something else and his lug nut neocons will fall for it AGAIN.

Geez Luise – I've always respected McCain and I never thought of his age as any kind of liability, but this certainly looks like the choice of a befuddled old man. A moose hunting beauty queen, a small town mayor and half term governor (who is against choice and is already under investigation). This is not going to appeal to mainstream Americans (and certainly not supporters of Hillary Clinton). I think McCain will regret the day he decided to give into pressure from the far right fringe to pick a running mate like this.

Why does everyone try to keep throwing the soccer mom out as a qualification? She was telling you that she is everyman, she is a real person and not the Washington insider that we don't need anymore of and she will fight for us.
Don't be so stupid.

She ran for office first 16 years ago, what was Obama doing 16 years ago?

Seems that some liberals are acting more panicked than ever before with all these slams. Oops they are still trying to deflect all attention away from the real problem. Mr Obama.

Listen to all of you – pathetic cheerleaders who think they're players. You make me sick – all of you.

For those saying "She has more experience than Obama."

Instead of echoing what subjective conservatives say on the news, do some research. Obama was working as a community organizer in the sturggling communities of Chicago, studying political science and constitutional law at Harvard while Palin was playing basketball and competing in beauty pagents.

She governed a town that has less of a population than the average university, that would mean every college dean is qualified for vice president. She's been in power for a state with less of a population than a typical suburban city.

Even confronted by so few difficult choices, she's been on the wrong side of so many. She may be against that "Bridge to nowhere" now, but look where she stood 2 years ago. She wants to make abortion ILLEGAL in ALL cases including rape and incest.

Obama and Palin are not even comparable in terms of experience.

Obama/Biden 08!

The responsibility of any voter should be based on what the issues are that this great country needs to fix/work on. We have serious problems that need special and careful attention. We need a leader who will pick a team with experience to make sure all the bases are covered responsibly. I believe that HRC would have done just that, and that's why I voted for her, but the truth is she was not nominated. Thank God we still have Obama who is still playing on the American team. He has not disregarded HRC accomplishments, and she has stated that she hasn't given up on her party either. I truly believe they will work together.

It is very irresponsible to vote on gender and race. Not to mention selfish.
Be smart America vote for the one that is going to pave our way for a better life for everyone and yourself.

Hey 'Dems are stuck in the fix they rigged' you asked "what has Barck Obama done?" How about take on and defeat the most powerful political machine in the democratic party and arguably US politics. That was no small feat and done with a message people wanted to hear. Yes, there may have been sexism working against HRC but very little if any coming from the Obama campaign and certainly no more than the racism Obama is still working on overcoming.

If a woman votes for McCain simply because his running mate is a woman, what separates that voter from the white male who votes for McCain simply because he's white? One's a sexist and the other a racist.

It's nice to see McCain stay true to character and go for the hottie to replace the older model. Some folks do like to be consistent.

She effectively erased Obams "historic" convention speech on thursday.

BTW does Obama give any speeches besides "historic" ones that say demonstrate not one wit of convivtion? Thats getting old and thats why McCains Palin nomination announcement immediately made his speech older than old news.

WHEN THE DEBATE BEGINS WE WILL SEE ABOUT HER EXPERIANCE. REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO SELL US SARAH PALIN. WILL SHE BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH JOE BIDEN. SELL THIS SOME PLACE ELSE........

OBAMA......08

For an old 72 yr man that have had 4 bouts of cancer to pick an inexperienced ex-beauty queen who is under a criminal investigation from one of the outer cold fringes of the good old USA is very telling!

John McSame judgement to lead based on his veepee pick is DISASTROUS TO AMERICA!

AMERICA IS DOOMED WITH SARAH PALIN A HAIRS BREATH AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY!

JOHN McSAME IS CALLING AMERICANS AND HILLARY SUPPORTERS STUPID! – SORRY, WE CAN SEE THROUGH THE SMOKESCREEN!

JOHN McSAME JUDGEMENT TO LEAD = BRAIN PARALYSIS!!!!!

the Republican brainwash will start on Monday.
After that, everybody got their nugget, the economy looks greater than ever, and they can all fall in line again.
Same procedure as every for years with the Republicans!

You all do not get it. This was a blessing that fell into Palin's hands. Now her newly departed son will get protected duty in Iraq, I know this sounds cynical and diabolical, but wouln't any caring mother do this. This lady is both calculating and smart. She will trade for her child's safety against a fail run at the "Casa de Blanca".

obama/biden 08

Obama must be both scared and jealous.

Jealous that Palin has more experience than he does.

And scarred that Palin is a capable woman.

Somwhere between 20 and 30 percent of Hillary supporters have not come around to Obama yet.
In spite of Obama saying over and over again that McCain is another Bush, everyone knows he is a Moderate. The Hillary people know this is the truth.
Now as they get to know Palin they will find a strong, impressive, capable, experienced woman on McCain's moderate ticket.
Obama knows that the Hillary women will not be able to resist to find out who Palin is and what she is about. And they will like her. Maybe her pro-life stand will be a deal breaker, but McCain is pro-life too. For those who pro-life is not a deal breaker, McCain/Plain just makes McCain look more attractive to angry Hillary Democrats.

McCain/Plain 08!

Boy, this site must be read by pro-Obamas only. Being independent and not beholden to trashing either candidate out of hand, I can acknowledge that on the surface this could appear to be pandering. But look deeper. She is an anti-corrupt establishment politician who has gone against her own state party leaders because of their intrenched dishonesty. McCain trying to re-establish some of the maverick image that was tarnished in the deal he made not to make waves with Bush Jr. so he could get the nomination next time? And a husband who is a union member? Hardly traditional GOP territory (since they have been accused of breaking down unions by Obama's team). Open your eyes, pay attention – there's more to this than her being a female. Some pandering, perhaps, but don't ignore he as an outsider (but then, the Dems have the perfect insider ticket with Biden and Obama who was the quintessential machine-man in Illinois).

Ok, really?Are we going to bring the sexism card back? People are questioning Palin on her politics and experience, not her gender. Hillary was being strong armed out of the election just like anyone else who continued running while falling deeper and deeper into debt(why are her 18 million supporters not helping her with that if they believe so strongly in her?) and giving the Republicans the fodder they would need to attack the Democratic nominee in the General election. The talk of Racism and Sexism is old. People who do not chose to vote for Obama do so, for the most part, based on ideology and not race. Just like people who did not vote for HRC did so not based on gender, but on ideas. And HRC supporters who have the delusional state to congratulate McCain on his choice obviously didn't listen to anything that HRC stood for while running. I feel she would be upset to see her supporters voting for a woman who stands against everything she does just to send the democrats a message! Please think this through people, yes, Obama is risky, but at least he still stands for everything the Dems hold true, unlike Sarah Palin, gender aside!

Well so much for McCain's thinking of country first and picking someone who is ready on day one. Palin is still in day one as Gov. of Alaska never been a senator or congresswoman and he picks her as a VP who could run our country. We have all made some choices in our lives which we clearly didn't think out but who would expect a candidate for president to make such a choice and expect a successful outcome.

To all the PUMAs out there who keep saying the HRC lost because of sexism. GET OVER IT. HRC lost fair and square. I'm a woman and her demeaning and racist campaign infuriated me. I was truly sicked by what she and her husband did in the name of the Dems.

As for Palin–"President Biden" sounds better to me than "President Palin." Palin seems bright enought but let's face it. The woman is a lightweight.

Time for the democrats to reap what the seeds of hatred have sown them- a divided party- a sexist party- a racist party- a cheating party- an installed unqualified nominee.

Whoa! Wait a minute! All Sarah Palin has is a Bachelors Degree in Journalism from the University of Idaho!!!!!????? C'mon everybody, you all know this is a lightweight. Repubs check your hearts on this one. If McCain will do something this stupid (VP Pick) then imagine the stupid stuff he'll do if he's elected. Repubs on the fence and Puma's need to stop being selfish and put the country first.

I don't think it was McCain who selected Palin.<<<

Well, that's completely false. It was ALL McCain. His advisors didn't want her at all. And outsiders were totally taken off-guard by her. If there is one think about McCain that everyone knows (and is actually true) is that he's his own person.

McCain's chioce for vp is aclear indication of why he finished 894th out of 899th at the naval academy.

Obama, You must be tougher, attacks have to be harder. Please don't let McCain win. You are our only hope, please save us!

You trashed HRC
You hated on fellow democrats.
You got vile, vulgar and dirty.
You insulted and denigrated, mocked and demeaned, dismissed and dissed HRC and all her supporters.

That is the insult to me- a lifelong democrat.

McCain choosing a good strong conservative woman to further HIS agenda- that is a brilliant move. Why should THAT insult me?

I voted for HRC because she was the best we had for America. I have nothing but pride. My conscience is clear.

Can you haters and race baiters say the same?

Don't compare Palin to HRC- different parties. Palin is perfect for the Republicans. HRC was perfect for us democrats. But you installed the Obama.

Several of the posts here claim this woman has more experience than Obama. That is an out and out lie. It is arguing that day is actually night. Palin has a bachelor's degree in communication, Obama has a degree from Harvard Law where he was in charge of the most prestigious law review in the country. Obama has years of experience in big city Chicago politics, then over a decade in first the Illinois state senate, then the US Senate.

Palin was the mayor of a town of 6500 where her job was to preside over city council (though she didn't even have a vote) and to represent her town symbolically at public functions. (check out the Wasilla town charter.) She has been governor for a year and a half. I don't know a governor anywhere whose performance can be judged in that short of a time. I am scared to death by this choice of McCain's. I think he is putting this nation in danger.

Well I used to be a democrat...but with this ragtag team of Obama/Biden...the top with no experience...the vp with no clue...I guess I'll have to switch to the Republican team who obviously used their brain instead of their heart to select the two best people to reform the party and unite the country...I'll go with McCain/Palin over the sexist duo of Obama/Biden.

MCCAIN/PALIN 'O8-16'

Worst VP choice ever...

If some can vote for race over experience (example over 90%), than some can vote for gender over experience.

I don't think it was McCain who selected Palin. The guys who selected Palin and McCain are the same who selected Bush who resulted in a total failure both economically and politically. So what do you expect?

Sherri,

The biggest slap to the American women was the DNC giving the nomination to an inexperienced Obama. I would rather have inexperiene in the second position than in the first (President).

I would rather have:
1.) an old experienced Presidient and an inexperienced Vice President who is honest about her inexperience than;
2.) an inexperienced President who isn't honest about his inexperience and an old experienced VP who isn't honest about the potential presidents inexperience once they are running on the same ticket. Even Biden (when he was honest) said that Obama didn't have the experience to be president.

HRJ August 30th, 2008 11:19 am ET

Gregg – If you notice closely in her speech yesterday. McCain stands behind her reading her prepared statements. He even mouths the words himself a couple times! Total puppets!!

-–

Actually, you may want to watch again because it looked an like he was checking our her behind!

I think it's a good approach. By choosing Palin, could it have been the republican plan to take the focus off McBush and his view that the economy is "strong" ?. Along with all of his other wacky ideas that Obama pointed out in his speech. Not gonna work McBush, we are wise to you.

Obama/Biden

Question.
My comment was one of the first ones but is still under
moderation. Why?
MSNBC is much more open to participants comments.
They allow a much broader view to be posted.
You do not!

Funny how social conversatives were praying for rain for the OBama speech and on the aniverrsay of Katrina another Cat 3 hurricane is heading towards NO. I think God is sending a message to these loser Republicans who use God as a weapon in thier politics with a beautiful night from the Democrats....aanother bad judgement call by John McCain picking a inexperienced vp to please the fake GOP Christians and a reminder how these so called chrisitians let a city drown beacause of the color of the skin of the residents.

McCain has moved his Queen and it's checkmate for Obama.
It's funny how the Obama folks try to question Palin's experience ... have they looked at their headliner (Obama) lately - and he's running for President!

Research the rumor that is building regarding her 16 year old daughter is actually the mother of the 5 th child that was just born in April. This story is gathering steam and was going before she was even mentioned as a potential pick for VP. RECAP. The sixteen year old Daught Bristol, is actually the mother of the down syndrome baby that was recently born in April. Sounds credible and believable.

I feel sorry for this woman. She is being used as a throw away for the RNC. John McCain could care less what happens to her, he only met her once.

It is disgusting how all of you keep blogging about Mccain's age and past illnesses. On Television Cafferty went as far as saying that Mccain would most likely not live out his first term (if elected). First and foremost, Mccain has a family and it is disgusting that some of you are so disrespectful and emotioneless. I am a Democrat and I know if a Republican wrote this, In Denver they caught 3 men with rifles, walkie talkies and bullet proof vest. Mccain wasn't in Denver, so that is not who they were after, and by the way Joe Biden has had 2 anneurisms. Most of us would be infuriated.

great strategic move by the dems, always the more respectful party. 8 is enough, Bush/McCain was eating cake a few years ago while New Orleans was drowning, what a jerk, they should have done a commercial about that.

Why should Obama pay much attention to McCain's VP choice, when McCain had only spoke to her once, and obviously gave very little thought to his choice. I live in a small town, I love it. But I would hadly think the council members that I love should be VP. It is shocking that McCain can in good conscience do his best to win a election and possibly leave this Nation in the hands of someone that has 13 years of experience in small town politics. Come on - was it McCain that was talking about judgement. My decision is made now.

Has John McCain lost his mind? Palin is under investigation in her state on ethic's( abused of her power) sounds like Bush and Friends to me God help us! GO Obama! we realy need Obama now!

So Senator McCain met Sarah Palin once. Wow! Sounds like speed dating to me.

Republicans are so overwhelmed with the success of the Democrats that their only solution is to come up with a list of match-dot-com attributes, plug them ito a handy laptop, and see who pops up.

The selection of Mrs. Palin (I'm sure she prefers Mrs. rather than Ms.) is insulting to thinking women – irrespective of age, geography, education, or social demogaphics. Most importantly, Governor Palin is frightening when one carefully considers a Vice President's preparedness to lead our country at a moment's notice.

McCain's choice could be for one or two things: one, not to be told what to do by the older or more knowledgeable candidtes who might dictate or guide in the right direction as matured republicans'; two, his desperation for the presidency is at stake and must win situation without those matured candidates like Lieba....man.
I see McCain as someone who is hard headed and thinks his instincts are better and probably has been missing a lot of hugs from Cindy. Now he can get the hugs every minute. See how many hugs he gets or gives these days. History will tell but it is also not too late to make a change before Monday's convention. His instincts stink. It looks as if the Bush wants his failure because they were the first to congratulate him over this issue. Where are the others? No Lieba....man, no Romni and the co.............republicans as they are all hiding in shame.

I would hope that John McCain would put more thought into the decisions he would make as president than he put into making his VP choice.

He met her once? He based his first important decision on a single meeting? Is this the kind of judgment we want from our country's leadership?

CNN PLEASE PRINT THIS

I SEE CAFFERTY IS STARTING ON PALIN THE SAME WAY HE DID
WITH CLINTON. Does he just hate women ?? He seems like a very miserable person in general. He is so Bias for Obama it is
sickening. Palin DOES have more experience than Obama.
I am not going to vote for either canidate, but enough is enough
Cafferty, quit being so negative all the time. We are sick of it.

I thought McCain would have chosen as the Vice-President nominee the name of Carly Florina, a woman of substance. Instead he chose Palin, a woman with a stance on gun rights and birth rights. McCain's patronizing posture to American women may suit him well as he wants his Republican Ivory Campaign to defeat The Democratic Rainbow Campaign.

Florina may not have been chosen because the last letter of her surname is the vowel "a". The last letter of Obama is the vowel "a". No American has ever been elected to the Presidential Office whose surname ended with the vowels a, i, o, u', the vowel "e" is the only exception to this rule.

McCain/Palin are two last letter "n" candidates for the Republicans, The Democrats Obama/Biden are "a and n" last letter candidates for the Democrats. Will Americans for the first time, choose and "a" with
and "n".; or will they only elect two with the most used last letter "n".

Three important points:
1) Palin is a Republican- so no one should ever expect a Republican- even a woman Republican to be like Hillary

I am and will always be a HIllary supporter- she's the best

2)Why is it ok for a man that has little to no foreign policy experience to be the President, but yet it's not ok for a woman that has little or no foereign policy experience to be the VP- 2nd in command ?????

Granted McCain cant really play on the experience aspect BUT NEITHER CAN OBAMA! Both resumes are very similiar

3) Maybe McCain should go back to playing the ad where Jo Biden says straight out in one of the debates that Obama does not have the experience to be president- and show the reaction on his face. And yet, Obama chose Biden becase of his own weakness. How many meetings did those two have before – it doesn't really matter- he should have chosen Clinton- he could have sealed the victory on this election but his ego would not allow him to do that.

Oh, please let Obama know that those of us in PA are already more than tired of hearing about Joe BIden being from Scraton, PA.!!!! Please move on to the many problems facing our country!!!!

Research the rumor that is building regarding her 16 year old daughter is actually the mother of the 5 th child that was just born in April. This story is gathering steam and was going before she was even mentioned as a potential pick for VP. RECAP. The sixteen year old Daught Bristol, is actually the mother of the down syndrome baby that was recently born in April. Sounds credible and believable.

research. she has said she doesn't know what the vice president is supposed to do.

kay bailey hutchinson is a better female candidate. her state deals with immigration issues, she represents a vast amount of people.

hillary and barack are historic candidates with good experience and judgement. hillary wasn't supported just because she was a woman and barack wasn't supported just because he was black. jesse jackson and geraldine ferraro would have won democratic administrations if that were enough to motivate such groups.

being a governor isn't an automatically "good" qualification for being the leader of the free world.

The only people who are excited about this ticket are conservatives who were agonizing over voting for McSame. How sad. She offers nothing in the way of national or worldly experience yet we are supposed to be happy that McSame picked her. My husband is in the military and he is flabbergasted at the thought of her, not as a woman, but as an inexperienced politician..being his commander in chief. Unfortunately for her, I think alot of the military and civilians will feel this way.

CEO of a city and the great state of Alaska verses a south side of Chicago community organizer (whatever that is).

Which one would make the better president?

Sarah has so much more integrity and moral fiber than BO and she is only running as VP.

The American desire to put our first black president in office is absolutely wonderful. But dear Lord, please don't let it be this racist, bigoted, unexperienced Chicago politics type of thug!

No BO or Joe

BTW, old Joe needs to not count his chickens before they get across the road in regards to debating Ms Palin. Do the research on this lady. She looks tame, but she tough!

Biden has his own medical problems. What is Obama going to do if something happens to him and Obama is on top of the ticket? Everyone knows Obama has no experience. That scares me more than a vp. If I had to chose who would be at the top if something happened to the president. I would chose Gov. Palin because she has run a government.She actually has accomplishments. That is more than I can say about Obama. He gives motivational speeches, reads a teleprompter. When he has to think and talk on his own he loses points in the polls. He will not have town hall meetings with McCain and refuses to debate. He just talks about he would be happy to debate. He has said that twice. He just talks and talks. No substance.

18 Million votes for HRC and the Dems couldn't get her on the ticket. Obama is so selfish to put his own needs and desires above his country's. He can't get over his hurt feelings, but expects others to. Very weak candidates and dangerous. What will happen when a foreign leader insults him.

As a white retired woman , I am insulted that McCain would think bringing an inexperienced unheard of person just because she is female to his ticket would make me vote for him , it has now done just the reverse.. I am scared to death that she is just a heartbeat away from being our President. I am pertified!
I am sure she is a very nice person , so are lots of mothers who are in politics. But is she ready to be our leader ......I pray very hard that God sees fit to make sure we get Obama and Biden. I will feel so much safer with them as our leaders . I will now volunteer to help Obama 's campaign here in Alabama.
I am just so insulted by McCain!!!

Hey We watched in horror how many different names are you going to post under?

Dems are stuck in the fix they rigged
The truth hurts
More hate from Obama's uniters of hope

I'm suprise how CNN will post several post from the same Republican trying to divide the dem party, and I can't get 1 posted.

First, Repubs are out posing as Dems. Be conscious of it. Repubs are Rats!

I have some criticism about Palin & the Repub rhetoric

1. The presumption that being a governor of a state will prepare you to be President is wrong. Bush was governor of Texas. Texas is far bigger, with a far bigger economy than Alaska. And Bush brought our country to ruins.

2. Is Palin willing to put the needs of America before the needs of her newborn? Being governor of Alaska permitted her the ability to keep her children by her side. That will not be the case in Washington.

3. One commentor pointed out Palin's gaffe that the media overlooked. She said that her son is in the military and where and when he will be dispatched. By doing so, she is putting her son's life in jeorpardy, unless she was lying. Evidently, she doesn't grasp the full consequences of her actions.

4. Although she appears to be a genuinely nice mother, and she is cute (McCain loves his models), she lacks the sophistication and political savvy Obama, Biden, or the Clintons possess. She quit an Ethics Committee because she couldn't end "corruption." She couldn't build the coalition needed to create change. She might be a maverick like McCain. But she doesn't have the disposition to bring people of differing views and stances together. And that's what's needed to creat real change.

5. The best ways of determining how a candidate will be he/she as president is to look at his/her stances on the issues, the plans and policies that he/she will enact, and the advisors he/she surrounds herself with. Palin: strongly opposed to abortion, believes in creationsim being taught in schools, and pro-gun (NRA will love her). It sounds like she is pro-Bush like McCain. Where's the change at?

6. McCain picked her not because he thinks Palin is the best vp, or that he even gets along with her. He picked her as a strategic political move to try to attract Hillary supporters and to hold her up as a mirror to Obama.

a. The Repubs don't respect nor appreciate who Hillary is. To think that they can pick any woman to get women votes is insulting. That's tantamount to picking Alan Keyes to try to get Black votes. The Repub Rats just don't get it!! No way! No how! No McCain.

b. Comparing Palin to Obama is absurd. From Obama's experience as a Senator creating policies to better America, to his ability to build coalitions (not just in America but abroad), to his ability to bring dignity and respect back to the Presidency after GWB's horrible presidency, to his disposition in dealing with crisis that arise, which is far better than off-the-cuff McCain. Palin only knows Alaska.

7. Palin is a hypocrite. She says that her and McCain are the same: Maverick kindred spirits. McCain voted along party lines over 90% of the time. Meaning, McCain supported Bush. Palin and McCain have similar views. She must agree with Bish's policies, nearly 90% too. Unfortunately, she has no record to substantiate that with. Also, she claims to be against lobbyists. Really! You're McCain's vp! McCain is a lobbyist's dream come true. Ask Randy Schumermanne.

8. As far as Palin's stance against Big Oil Companies...what does that mean? Is she in favor of taxing them? She is in favor of having oil companies drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The federal government is preventing it, but she wants Big Oil Companies to drill there. To me, it sounds like she's going to help big oil companies at the expense of the environment. Does she even believe Gloval Warming exists? She already stated that she believes scienists are "exaggerating" the rate at which the ice shelf is melting. In addition, she wants to remove polar bears from the endangered animals list to so oil companies can drill even more. Palin is a Big Oil friend!! Lets keep it real!! Where's Anderson Cooper?

JP in Michigan – are you nuts? Experience as Governor of Texas is exactly what GW had before becoming President of the United States? And this is a good reason to support the choice of Governor Pallin of Alaska as VP? We have such short attention spans in this country. Think people, think! The change McCain has offered you in this decision is anti-womens right to choose, anti-equal rights, anti-environment, and anti-anbody that gets in her way. Sound familiar? Like that? Then vote for a McSame corrupt administration.

BRILLIANT pick by McCain.

After HRC was eliminated by the "super" delegates, this race became boring - just a bunch of men = NO change at all.

McCain's choice of a woman not only highlights the fact that Hillary was dissed by Obama (he should have picked her), the selection of Palin adds some excitement back into the campaign.

I quit listening to the Dems long before their over-hyped convention. But I'm definitely going to tune IN to watch McCain/Palin - a surprisingly more INCLUSIVE ticket!!

The first post-Palin add is a bad sign for the Democrats. They want to play nice, pretend that Palin will go away. McCain understands what the Democrats don't: play very, very hard ball. I fear we Dems are headed for another Swift Boat defeat.

McCain only met her once - Enough said. Seriously - he chose the possible second in line to be the leader of the free world one time.

Who cares about her qualifications. She may turn out to be a strong leader. The point is..what does it say about McCain's judgement that in a time of war the person he chose to be his second he had just met in Feb.

He she was a serious candidate why did he not spend time with her on the campaign trail? Why did he not take her on a world tour to test her knowledge and capabilities?

Again, this isn't a knock on Palin but an example of poor judgement of McCain.

You HRC supporters are killing me! I'm getting tired of hearing howing Hilary was mistreated and shouting "sexism" against Obama and the media.

Where was the protest of mistreatment and sexism in the beginning when Hilary was winning (Don't worry – I'll wait)?

So now you're willing to jeopardize EVERYTHING you fought for simply beause your candidate didn't get the nomination?

McCain, once again, shows us his judgement! He picked a VP that not only America doesn't know, but who he doesn't know! Palin even admitted herself that she doesn't know what a VP does!

This presidency will come down to judgment – not experience. No one has enough experience to be president; especially what wer'e facing today.

This is not a game! Our troops dying is not a game! This economy is not a game! My life is not a game! Another four years of this administration and policies are not an option!

Obama/Biden '08

Myself, coworkers, friends and family all applaud McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as VP candidate. Finally, someone who has not been corrupted by "experience" in Washington. She has more than proven her capability to lead and her ability to learn quickly. She has a moral stance that has not been seen in politics in a long time. I can't imagine a better choice to represent America at this stage. Good job McCain.

From McCain's past are two facts voters should think about before voting for him. Be cautious BECAUSE he was a prisoner of war for 5 years in a camp strictly administered over by angry North Vietnamese adept at domination through torture. We're talking about involuntary re-channeled brainwaves to the tune of 7% of this man's entire life and 10% of his adult life. Could there be loose parts rattling around upstairs? Look carefully at him, this so-called maverick, before we hire him to run our nation; indeed, consider whether he uses maverick-ism as a defense to justify bizarre choices. What can you really expect John McCain to do, except surprise us?

Sarah who?
Good grief.

Obama is nervous about this pick. He didn't expect McCain to choose a woman. He filled the gap that Obama should have had he chose Hillary. Palin is a lot more refreshing than the dinosaur that Obama chose. McCain/Palin will pull this one out.

The difference in Palin and Obama.

Americans had a choice with Obama. He was vetted and 50% of voters in the Democratic Primary thought he was good enough to be President. May not be right, but we had a choice.

Palin was appointed by McCain. 70% of Americans in a poll said they had no clue who she was last week. No one in the public vetted or had the chance to weigh in on the decision.

It is the sort of arrogant, celebrity gimmick that McCain claims Obama does. He basically just said that a woman is a woman, its all the same.... get any woman on there and Clinton voters will go for her regardless of her stance on abortion, gun rights, Iraq (we dont know her stance on this, she doesn't have one since it wasn't important enough to her in Alaska).

Its sad and disrespectful to women, minorities and all Americans that someone get promoted based on gender alone.

Bye bye Obama/Biden. Hillary can try taking on VP Palin in 2012.

as a resident of MN, I always thought I would protest the Republican convention. Instead I find myself giving McCain a second look. My party, or my former party seems to hold women in such disdain. The DNC and Obama slandered Hillary Clinton during the primaries, even going so far as to label her a racist, they prevented the votes in FL and MI from being counted, and Obama has flip flopped on every issue. He doesn't represent me, with his vote for FISA and his vote for big oil tax breaks, he certainly doesn't represent me with his constant race baiting, I know he says he doesn't do that, strange how it keeps coming up though, and as a woman, I think I will be giving McCain my vote. Obama voted present eight times on issues pertaining to a woman's right to choose, and recently praised a decision putting limits on abortion rights for women. Obama is no friend to women, so that argument is moot.

I guess the Dems are all just a bunch of sexists...they refused to nominate the best candidate for thier party, and now upset because John McCain has the balls to put a strong christian pro-life WOMAN on his ticket. By the way...did any of you notice Palin happens to be the only one with ANY executive experience?

What is historic about her selection? The Democrats chose Geraldine Ferraro as their VPOTUS nominee 24 years ago. Maybe what's historic is that after a generation populated by experienced Republican women such as Dole and Rice, the GOP finally decided to open their doors just a little, to someone who, less than a month ago, had no idea what a "VP does".

Is there any chance of Hillary Clinton having a debate with Sarah
what's her name?

Hillary would clean her clock!

Woman to woman...what life experience does this polar bear hater
bring to the national scene? She proudly exhibits her no abortion
stance by showing off her Down's Syndrome baby as if it were a
trophy for her belief. She's well past 40...didn't she know the dangers?

McCaine is a dirty old man, and the two of them together on camera
will tell the whole story. Besides, it was Limbaugh that suggested this to McCaine. in the first place...can McCaine take it back?

Oh I don't know. I'm not totally decided yet, but personally I have a gut feeling that Palin brings a heck of a lot more to the table that meets the eye. I think in the next few weeks we may see what I think.

McCAIN has made a wise decision, Palin is intelligent, qualified, and I think she has been a proud American all of her life. I would much raher have Palin in the white house than that beastial and radical whtey hater michelle obama. Jump obama , your ship is sinking...

Most of you have got to be kidding. McCain absolutely picked perfectly. He picked a Washington outsider. Isn't Obama's message that we should end the Washington insiders grip on Washington. What better way but to bring someone from the outside. A woman that represents the struggle of most mom's. Helk she is a better example than HRC. She is actually a slice of America. What are you all worried about that she has no experience. I hate to break it to you but neither does Obama. Obama's camp has been touting that she has no foreign policy experience. Obama's experience is limited to shaking hands and speaking at a rally in Germany. So What....
I will listen to anyone who can tell me why Obama is so much better than Palin. I see them both as equal. The only difference, when it comes to experience, is that I think the order in the Rep ticket is more appropriate. The Dem. should consider swapping the ticket and making it Biden/Obama.

Wow.

I challenge someone to find an article where a so called democratic woman doesn't comment on how much they dislike Obama and how quickly they want to destroy the democrat's chances.

I don't think it can be done. Even if the article is on Susie's cat that's stuck in a tree.

One point for proof that a vocal minority can have a huge impact.

One point for proof that America's civil rights and economy are slowly disintegrating.

Except for Gun Laws, I guess...THANK GOD!

Almost all of the comments here are more observant that the article itself. The silence about Palin was symbolic - she's a non-entity, not even worth mentioning - not due to uneasiness about how to respond to her nomination. At least this article attempts analysis, though. CNN's political coverage has sunken to an abysmal low; no analysis, just reproduction of talking points and restating both campaigns' ads. I'd like to see you hire an actual reporter.

To JP Michigan: You are right that Sarah Palin has some executive experience as a mayor of 9000 people, and a governor of 700,0000 people. Obama represented a district twoce that number in the Illinois state legislature. And need I mention that Obama is a senator from a state of millions of people? How on earth can you compare apples to oranges? Oh, before you forget, Palin is under criminal investigation by the Alaska Republican State Legislature. That's experience you can count on. NOT!

Uhbama can't attack her as she is more qualified than he is.

I was reading articles from Alaska's newspapers last night and the Alaskans are thrilled she is running for VP...Not the kind of thrilled you'd expect...They are happy to see her go, they beleive this is all pandering done by the Republican party and feel she is involved in much dirty politics...just to name a few...her husbands in big oil, she took polar bears off the endangered species list so they can be killed and have a way to drill...and by the way, she had a 90% approval rating 3 years ago...today it is down to 67% according to the Alaskan news. Don't be fooled by what the Repubs tell you, it's all a lie to make her look good...She won't last long and I'm not worried at all! Her own state will probably be putting her in jail on October 31st anyway..for all her corruption she's commited..oh and by the way, I have a child with Autism and I have been a stay at home mom..it's hard work..I can't really see her use this as a big family value when she is willing to leave her baby to become VP..That is a very SELFISH act!!!!!!

Great ad by the way Barack! Loved it Loved it lLoved it!!!!!

FOUR MORE YEARS
FOUR MORE YEARS
FOUR MORE YEARS
FOUR MORE YEARS
FOUR MORE YEARS

McCAIN 2008

Nick mentioned it on another thread, and it's been mentioned elsewhere, and I brought it up with my husband last night too.

Don't be surprised if somewhere in the next 60 days Palin withdraws as VP, freeing up McCain to name Mitt or Pawlenty or Lieberman. What does he gain?

He will have demonstrated that he's not afraid to put a woman on the ticket, it will interrupt the Democrats in mid-stride and most importantly, it allows the Republicans and moderates who are freaking out about the Palin choice to take a collective deep breath and say, "wow, this is so much better". They'll then return to McCain's side in the General Election.

Think this won't happen? Just watch. I'd be taking bets that her name will NOT be on the ballot on November 4.

I THINK ITS A SHAME TO HAVE TO PANDER TO THE RIGHT AND SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES IN AN ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE AN ELECTION WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH ON THE LINE FOR THIS COUNTRY . JOHN MCCAIN NEEDS TO LIVE UP TO HIS SLOGAN AND ACTUALLY PUT THE COUNTRY FIRST

BTW.... Gulf Coast residents.... I wish you very good luck with Gustav, you have had enough and don't need this.

My prayers are with you all!

Blame game
I'm predicting that the hurricanes are the republicans- Pres. Bush's fault

McCain is clearly thinking with the wrong head!

This is nice she is better than Romney, Guiliani, Hackubee, these three guys cannot come close to the achievements of this lady. As a republican I was not excited about a 72 year old president, but now that he will have a new young Brunnet Wife sorry VP, im very excited na she come as a total package with 5 children, the last one being 5 months old, finally we will have a breast feeding VP, im excited.

BAFFLING! DISRESPECTFUL TO VOTERS! BAD DECISION!McCain has shown us disrespect.

I hope that this VP choice does not go over well. The cynical bid for women's votes, especially those of ex-Hillary supporters, will hopefully fail. Women who go out to work every day know that Hillary Clinton has worked, served, and taken abuse for years, and now it's a hockey mom and ex-beauty queen from Alaska who gets to be on a 2008 ticket! The nomination is undeserved. It could possibly backfire on McCain by the loss of even Republican women who have a sense of fair play!
It is obvious that McCain advisers chose Palin because she is young, telegenic, and a woman. Does anybody remember that the older George Bush chose Dan Quayle in '88 as his VP running mate, feeling that he would add youth and sex appeal to the ticket? That too was not a good idea. Bush dumped him for the '92 ticket but lost anyway.

Just hope John has a good set of doctors. Not only do we need him more than ever, we love him!

I love how the political machine, and some are saying this was the worst pick for McCain. Actually, as a man I love the pick and was very excited to learn that he chose a woman to be his running mate. The experience factor is still on the table for me as Obama has no meaningful accomplishments. Biden is a loose cannon that this country cannot afford. What's going to happen if something like 911 happens? Let's bomb them, and them, and them? His mouth gets him into trouble, and the country cannot afford him. As someone said, Pelosi is 2 heartbeats away from the presidency. I lived out in California for 10 years, and couldn't stand the power hungry woman. Palin seems like a more down to earth woman, and person, who wants to bring meaningful change. I'm sorry people, I cannot vote for Obama/Biden. Do your research on the candidates before spewing off at the mouth saying you don't like McCain/Palin as this is the CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!

If McCain was going to pick a woman, there were more qualified options (Hutchinson from Texas for example).

Instead he chose the younger, more attractive, less experienced Palin. McCain showed his lowly opinion of women, thinking that they will be fooled by this woman,

There are also male Hillary supporters who will definitely now stick with the Dems.

Poor judgement from an old man.

Are all Republicans at their convention going to let this happen? Don't any of the the Repub leaders care about their safety, the safety of their constituents or their families? Don't any of the Repub party leaders have the guts to stand up and say, "This is wrong and "unsafe for the nation" (to put it mildly). What an insult to the American people, besides being insane. He has met her once and wants her as VP.That's real leadership! I wouldn't trust her as my kids babysitter.

Palin can speak normally, Obama can't without a telepronter. Palin ran a State goverment, Obama runs his mouth. Obama talks about change, Palin accomplishes change. Palin a new fresh face, Biden an old DC insider. Palin might shake things up in DC, Obama & Biden same old liberal stuff.

I believe McCain's poor judgement has been exposed big time: I believe the choice he made is irresponsible and insulting to all of us, including the candidate herself.

This is called, "senility." Is John McCain the President we want? He's already losing his mind by picking Palin, but I don't need to say this because it's obvious. What was he thinking? He wants to lead the country and he can't even make a common sense decision. And now he's a "Maverick." We are gonna hear the term he's a "Maverick" over and over and over now. He's not a "Maverick." He's demented! This is not the change we are looking for. The only change Palin is going to bring is the changing of his diapers because Cindy won't do it.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08 . . . THE LOGICAL CHOICE!!!

Whatever respect I did have for McCain just flew out the window. He proved himself to be a senile old man with NO judgement by chosing Palin in this irresponsible act. And she should have known better than to accept a position that she is not qualified for , not to mention her having obligations to her family.
The problem is that there are many who will vote Republican no matter who is running -even if it were Mickey Mouse!
Obama/Biden 2008

This is a no-brainer. Obama needs to hammer in one message regarding McCain's VP choice. That a 73 year old man who has survived cancer 4 times chose a running mate who is a complete unknown and who has even less experience that Obama himself. McCain's first presidential decision is completely irresponsible. Thank God he won't get a chance to make more. Leaving a hockey mom one heartbeat from the most difficult job in the world would be disastrous. He would have done better choosing Tom Ridge.

A real risk would have been to dump the Christian Coalition as a core constituency. Well, thank goodness. Now I know without a doubt that a Democrat will be the next President of the United States of America.

This is the wrong choice for the wrong reason.

When John McCain Picked Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate he showed lack of Judgement and did not put the country first he chose instead to put his election first.
Not that Governor Palin is a bad person but she lacks the one thing the Vice President must have and that is EXPERIANCE, Being the Mayor of a small town around 8500 people and then the Governor of state with the population about the Size of Memepis dose not give you that experiance.
The person who is next in line must have more experiance than that, after all they only are a heart beat a way from being the Peisdent of the United States of America the more powerful nation on the face of the earth.
McCain put himself first and the country second in trying to reach out and get Hillary Cliton voters to swing his way.
What does Palin know about the Economy?, McCain already stated that he did not know much that, and the Economy is the biggest issues facing the American People today, homes lost, jobs lost, hope lost, What will this Ticket do for the American people, not one thing.Only Obama and Biden can restore the American Dream they put the country First.

I love it....
Obama has Zero experience, used race baiting to steal the nomination from HRC.

Now his supporters are criticizing Palin's impressive- albeit scary conservative record- as inexperience.

You can not get any less qualified candidate than Obama- with no experience at all, no mandate from his own party.

And don't exalt HRC to her supporters now that your hatred destroyed her. It will NOT work. Palin is NO HRC- wow... really? Hello.... Palin is Palin- a strong, qualified, experienced CONSERVATIVE leader of the the other side.

You bet she is a threat to the lame Obama. I voted for the best- HRC. I did not hate, racebait, gender trash felloe democrats. I did not insult, denigrate and demean Hillary and her voters.

YOU did. So now suffer the consequences- a conservative court... overturning Roe vs Wade... I'm 54 years old. It does not matter to me. I was never PRO-abortion... but I did fight for choice.

You kicked me in the butt and I won't be helping you vitriolic anti-Hillary woman-hating sexist haters voting on race only to win in NOV.

McCain's VP choice of Palin clearly shows that his judgement is flawed!!!! If experience were the key, our country should be in great shape at this time.. Speaking of judgement... those that voted for our present administration hold some responsibility for the mess that this country is in. We as Americans need to use our heads for something more then a hat rack. We need to pay attention to the facts.. do your own research and come up with a decision that makes since... remember we are all on this boat TOGETHER...We Shall either float together as one or SINK as FOOLS!!!!

I hope people do their research on this woman before voting. She is no Hillary Clinton, not even close. She is against a woman's right to choose even in the cases of rape or incest, she cares nothing about environmental issues, she is under investigation for "abuse of power", said in an interview that Hillary was a "whiner", said in another interview a short time ago she didn't know what the VP did all day & has no foreign policy experience at all. Obama is not mentioning her in his ads but the rest of us should make sure we know who this person is who will be a "heartbeat" away from the Presidency if McCain is elected. Scary.

This whole thing was over on Thursday night, BUT then came McCain with his announcement. Wow!!

To repeat James Carvel (and I never thought I would do that) "WHAT IF HE WINS?" A very interesting question that we in the rest of the world are asking. What happens if McCain actually wins?

Until now, as a very interested observer, who saw the best and worst in both candidates, and honestly thought either could be a great leader, I could not tear myself from the CNN coverage. I was anxious to see how you (the people) would choose between these two great men.

While this race is now over, I will continue to watch, as I am not only entertained by History and News but also by cartoons, and unfortunately for you, and the rest of the world, this race just became a joke!

BUT, it will be fun to watch!

John McCain has hit a grand slam home run. My mother was going to vote for Hillary and my wife is Republican and was agonizing over not voting or voting for John McCain with his views on abortion. My mother particularly wanted the health care and having a woman was quite a clincher. With this he has gotten both of their votes. I am a conservative and really wanted Fred Thompson to get out there and do something. I too was thinking of not voting because McCain seemed weak on immigration. I however did like his conservative approach to spending this country's money, and with a woman who holds these values while working to put a stop to the ethics horrors, well he just got my vote. I feel that a woman can do the job just as well as a man, and I think that all of those women who were gonna vote for Hillary are gonna like this one hell of a lot. They feel that the media (ABC, NBC, CBS and the newspapers in general) were against Hillary and did everything that they could to suppress her run for Presidency. On top of that her own party officials jumped in the race and tried to suppress her ie... (Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean and the likes...) I myself voted for Bill Clinton both times he ran for President because I felt that he was a powerful force and could lead this country. On the other hand I voted for Ronald Reagan and George W Bush both times because I believe he was the right man for the job. So unlike most of the others that hit these blogs, I have voted both sides of the aisle, because no one party has all the answers. I will not vote for Obama because I feel that he will cower to other nations, in particular the Middle East. If you will notice our gas prices did not turn around until George W Bush threatened them with offshore drilling. You have to let the market know that we will drill in our own country if they artificially inflate the crude prices, and I believe that John McCain and Sarah Palin not only intend on doing this, but will bring Congress kicking and screaming to the drilling platform, and may even suck the wind out of the sails of the gouging oil companies which have destroyed our economy.

Shock Shock – Sarah Palin has MORE EXPERIENCE THAN OBAMA. Hie has been a senator for 3 years and running for Pres 3 years..
She has run a state government and has PROVEN CHANGE.
Funny how a Man with no experience is OK, but a women, NO NO.
Shame on the Media, Sexism did not stop with Hillary.
Buy the way, Joe Biden votes FOR THE WAR, AGAINST THE GULF WAR, and he is the expert, ha ha. Shows what a fake Obama is when the gave HIllary and hard time for voting for the war. Bidn is CHANGE, HA HA AHA.

As a Democrat who is voting for McCain because of his exerience, I'm a little nervous about John's new VP. But she does have executive experience and has been a reformer in her own right. In the end, I'll be voting for McCain because he's the top of his league, the best candidate of either party since Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton. I'd rather have a VP with a learning curve than a president who has the credentials of Obama.

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!

Palin you're doin a heck of a job.

America deserves better.

Can CNN make availabile the Democrat and Republican Platforms?

I was watching CNN and the guest speaker said that Americans were not interested in the parties' platforms. Well the platforms are not made easily availabile to the public. Who is not making those availabile; the party leaders or the news media?

Please note that Obama used poor judgment when he decided not to choose Hillary as his VP.

John McCain made a very stupid and thoughtless choice in his VP pick. Picking a woman he only met once. I think McCain is going for the womens vote, but in going for it, he has put his whole campaign in jeaprody. I think of him as a hipocritical person now, more than i did before. He speaks so much on Barack Obamas youth and inexperience, then puts someone younger and more inexperienced, well in position to be the next president of the U.S.. if the obama campaign is smart they will ask voters if Sarah Palin is ready to lead, because shes just a heartbeat away from the presidency....... Sam Price
15 years old
http://www.myspace.com/teens4obama

Obama has no more experience than Palin does, and he is running for president!

On another note, to all of you commenter's who say Obama was eleceted because of race, I have to say you are all very naeive.. He was nominated because he is a different kind of politician, he's not only inspiring and intelligent, he's got a good mind and fresh ideas.. Now I would have to say, and I don't think I'm alone here, the best President's we've had were the one's painted as inexperienced.. The only reason Sarah Palins experience is even an issue right now is because the McCain campaign has made it such a huge issue with Barack Obama.. The tables have turned and I think McCain has dug himelf a grave fit for two out of touch republicans with odd ties to oil industries. Hrmm..

if McCain doesn't get it why is Obama having so much trouble pulling ahead in the polls the voters have a couple of months to get to know her if they like what they see then it's game over for Obama. he had is chance for a slam dunk by selecting Hillary but his ego got in the way of good judgement. if his campaign is all about the people why is he and the democrats spending so much time and money promoting obama. just the mention of attack dogs give you a pretty good idea of the real Obama persona, also someone should tell him that talking loud and yelling does not make you tough. it just shows your scared and trying to psyche yourself out.

I like Obama, but frankly I think Obama is walking a very fine line if he attacks Palin on experience. His is not much more and he is first on the ticket (community organizer, lawyer, 2 terms state legislator, first term senator.) I think attacking Palin on experience would only magnify how little he has and really convince people the democratic ticket is upside down.

John McCain had my respect even though I am a registered Democrat. and I understand the need to make shrewd political decisions in order to capture the crown, but this decision is irresponsible. That Sarah Palin could become President is frightening. Despite my strong feelings about the Bush presidency and Dick Cheney, I don't think his choice of Cheney was irresponsible. John McCain would have never selected a man with similar qualifications! I pray ever more fervently that he will be defeated .

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just checked out the CNN poll on the main website, 68% to 32% People think Joe Biden was a better VP pick than Palin. Wow.

Dems are stuck in the fix they rigged
August 30th, 2008 11:03 am ET

How much do you know about the the constitution? Higher Education? What a JD is?

If I had known that the GOP were not concerned about the issues then they should have had Simon Coils pick McCain's running mate.

Sarah Palin has an excellent record in her own right and appears to be a very competent public official in Alaska.

My gripe is that the attack dawgs of the GOP are well off the mark!

Vote for your future, not their past!

Obama '08

How can John S McCain "vote with George Bush" when George Bush is not in the Senate to vote with? What kind of double speak is this coming from Obama?

Before you make a negative comment, check up on exactly WHO Sarah Palin is. She has more executive experience than Obama and Biden and McCain. She's been in politics since 1992. And WHEN did Obama decide to run for Illinois Senate? She has gone toe-to-toe with the Republicans and SHE WON. She's a Maverick. She wants lower taxes. She wants to cut unneeded expenses, like that "bridge to nowhere" and every road, bridge, school, building, parking lot that Harry Byrd gets when he adds PORK to Senate bills. Can you see Sarah Palin going toe-to-toe with the PORK BARREL Senators? She'll Win! She's already started the pipeline to bring Natural Gas to the lower 48. She's done something totally BIPARTISON. What has Obama done that was bipartisan???

Sarah Palin is a white woman and as we all know, Barack Obama does not even allow his white woman Grandma to be interviewed, so what's Obama's problem with "white women?"

Let's examine the tickets:

Barack & Michelle Obama – Both lawyers.

Joe & Jill Biden – He, a lawyer; she a PhD in Education.
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John & Cindy McCain – He barely graduated from Annapolis, even with his 4-star Admiral pappy's help; she has a Masters in Education and inherited a fortune.

Sarah & Todd Palin – She has a BS in Journalism; Todd is a part-time fisherman, part-time oil field worker.

America should be afraid! This woman has publicly said that she doesn't know much about Iraq even though she has a son going there. Who do you want handling our enemies? Joe Biden or Sarah Palin? This has nothing to do with gender. I am a woman, but this ticket with THAT woman will NOT get my vote. John McCain has proven that experience is now OFF the table. He has proven that the less experienced candidate, Barack Obama, has the better judgment to be the leader of our great nation. Barack truly put America first with Joe Biden. I am praying that Barack slays John McCain in the debates. I pray that Joe Biden does not treat this woman with kid gloves. He has to be careful, but if she thinks she is good enough to be VP she had better be able to handle it. A woman that John McCain has only met twice should NOT be VP.

Gregg – If you notice closely in her speech yesterday. McCain stands behind her reading her prepared statements. He even mouths the words himself a couple times! Total puppets!!

TOOK ME 12 HOURS but I got it... The other VP Republican candidates say no to McCain... they know McCain is going to lose in November, and they don't want to lose with him because they are thinking in running in 4 (for sure years. On camera the candidates maybe say "yes, I'll serve my country if he calls me" but I think they all drop, one by one... so McCain kept looking and looking, and saw nothing but low popularity, and he ended in Alaska. He doesn't know her but that doesn't matter at this moment. She looks very nice in camera.

Ms. Palin has no record...she was the Mayor of a town of 6,500 people. Come on. Democratic women will not vote for her...she is ultra conservative, pro war, wants to teach Creationism in the schools, doesn't believe in abortion even in the case of rape or endangering the health of a woman...we don't need any more info. McCain's policies, judgment and leadership are completely lacking. This choice makes it completely apparent.

I will never vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. It is a slap to the Hillary supporters, an absolute slap. McCain doesn't understand feminism...it's not the gender...it's what a person, man or woman, stands for. Ms. Palin does not share my values.

Obama studied Constitutional law- Palin has a bachellor's in journalism.

McCain put his campaign ahead of the country by picking such an inexperienced VP.

It's beyond mystifying, it's dangerous.

Palin was picked because McCain and the republican party are more concerned with winning than what happens next. You can't honestly make me believe that he thinks Palin would do a better job than the list of possibles with legitimate experience. He barely even knows this woman! Obama is hurting in the area where Hillary Clinton's voters stand. Palin is nothing more than an attempt to take them for the win. Politically smart, Yes, but what does this say about McCain? He sacrificed what could have been a great person to have with him in the white house for someone whose sole purpose is to get him there, but again, what happens next? This move is just like everything else coming from the McCain camp... Bush politics. Next comes Bush policies.

I think the Obama camp is too smart to jump right in. She'll prove on her own why she doesn't help McCain. There is little they have to do to show this weakness.

Personally, I wonder whether McCain chose her specifically for her inexperience. Maybe, in their ONE conversation, McCain realized she'll do whatever he asks her to, whereas someone with more experience may question him. He doesn't like being questioned, so that would make her the right pick.

Besides, McCain has a thing for beauty queens. She better hope she doesn't wind up in an accident that leaves her shorter and disfigured - then he'll dump her for a different VP candidate like he dumped his first wife. Yeah...McCain sure stands for American ideals...if you're a vain, horrible, deplorable human being.

McCain is the shallow end of the gene pool and has no respectable moral fiber. He's not good for the U.S., and he's not good for our future.

As many commentators have suggested, the unfortunate reality of this election is that both presidential nominees have a real chance at not surviving their terms. In that regard, wouldn't you prefer Biden over some person with zero experience (even less than Obama)?!??!

And I am sorry, but if this pick was a move to gain post-Hillary voters...HAHA. That's just laughable. Yeah, I loved Hillary, and she wasn't nominated...so that means I'm going to vote for someone who stands AGAINST her major points? What? How stupid does McCain's camp think I am? That's just insulting.

Obama for our next president is a given. Any other choice is just unintelligent and uninformed.

As a middle aged, independent Pennsylvanian voter, I have voted both Republican and Democrat in my life, as my interests aligned with the candidates'. In 2000 it began to feel like the Republicans have lost respect for the American citizen as they started feeding us lies and misrepresentations. This pattern of attack on our senses continued unchecked and grew unabashedly worse. The Republicans words say "lower taxes", but the Republicans spent us into the worst deficit in history. It will have to be repaid no matter who is in office in the future, and it is disingenuous to believe it will be paid with anything other than tax dollars. Taxes only have to be raised when we have debt.

Now, McCain picks Palin. Yikes. As an independent, I was considering voting for McCain becasue he appeared to be a middle-ground Republican. Now, I am fundamentally insulted as a woman. Palin offers nothing to the ticket except her gender. I am not proud of Palin, I do not identify with Palin and she has not showen herself to be wise or in possession of good judgment. McCain is hoping women will vote for her only becasue she is a woman. The strategy is absurd and unforgiveable. McCain – what were you thinking? You made up my mind, Obama/Biden will get my vote.

So let me get this straight. Obama is change because "he doesn't look like the other presidents you see on money", but Sarah Palin is no change? I am so sick of Obama and his hypocritical ways. Electing a black man is history making, but electing a woman is not? The media has pitched this guy so many softballs and crammed him down our throats. If I was going to vote for him, CNN being totally in the tank for him, has made that impossible for me.

My high school had almost as many people s the rinky dink town she "ran".

Whoop de whoop.

John McCain did a great disservice to the republican party. If he wanted to select a woman, it could have been someone who could step up to be president, like Kay Bailey, Elizabeth Dole or Rice but he chose someone who is in a learning process who would not question his decisions. The should have shown John saying that he would put country first in making his decision for Vice President and then showed the unknown Palin. Ask the question Do you think that he put the country first. Do you want her answering that 3 a.m. phone call.

It's So Transparent -> Obama , and his supporters Are so worried That Us (Not Voting For Obama Democrats) 50% of The democratic party , Will fall In love with Sarah Palin . I've only Known she existed about 24 hours ago , And I've got tell ya , there is something special about this woman , I can't wait to see and hear more from her .

This Democrat is Very Impressed With Sarah Palin
I Think John McCain Chose A Winner Here ," Congrats Sarah "

The divergence of the species has already begun. It does not require a major change in genetic constitution, just catastrophic editing of the American constitution. We have seen the beginning of the not-so-subtle differentiation into two distinct forms of thinking processes that will inevitably test the struggle for survival of the fittest.

America’s children and grandchildren will serve tea and do laundry for China and India as these emerging superpowers surge way ahead in technology, science and commerce by harnessing rational thought and scientific methodology as America devolves to the 18th century. Who needs alternative energy sources when you can just pray to make your cars, trucks and airplanes go. Gosh, why aren’t we doing this already?

I know this is in poor taste but I thought McCain liked blondes? Well she does look similar to his first wife he lefted for Cindy after she became disfigured in a car accident. He likes the young ones. I guess that makes up for her lack of experience and the fact she is under investigation in her state of Alaska! Way to go McCain good way to show the american people about your judgement. Your personal life is just a reflection of your public life.

DO NOT MENTION THIS WOMAN AT ALL.

THE REPUBLICANS WILL START USING THE FEMALE CARD.

PLAY IT RIGHT OBAMA/BIDEN

The expression on her face speaks for me!

Obama's fools are out there again.... with vitriolic nasty hate.

Please do not criticize Palin- with her impressive resume and truckloads of experience and a history of achievements- while voting for Obama.

You can not get ANY less qualified than Obama. He has NO experience.

You hypocritical haters.

Of course she is no HRC- she is a conservative republican- she is not supposed to be a Hillary.

Guess what? Neither is Obama. That is why I proudly voted for HRC. Do not tempt me to vote on gender just to counterbalance all the voting on race.

what's wrong dems, has she stolen your golden boy's lusterous halo, give me a freaking break, she's the American i will will support

This will not hurt President Obama. It has legs long enough for the Republician Convention and it ends there.

The debates will certainly be much more interesting.

It's a fine line he has to walk. Although the Republican's won't launch the first attack on experience any more, if the Democrats do, the Republicans will then engage. Meanwhile, the Republicans are being allowed to paint her with more "executive experience than anyone on the ticket". That message is sticking. They should challenge that experience. As CEO of his own remarkable campaign, Obama has more experience than she does managing a state of less than 700,000. While perhaps not appropriate for TV ads, I'm not sure why the Dem spokespeople don't hit back with that experience.

I just watched a story on Palin and how little experiance she has. Why no mention of how she has a similar amount of experiance to Obama? These traites can't be as negative in a VP as a Presidential candidate can it?

She adds absolutely nothing to McCain's ticket...she's there to look pretty with him for the ride. We can't afford four more years of the same. NO WAY! NO HOW! NO MCCAIN! VOTE FOR OBAMA/BIDEN 2008!

Palin is the best thing McCain could have done! I don't know if he was after the woman vote but he has for sure grabbed and energized the evangelical vote!

James Dobson came out with a statement the same day saying he is pleased with Palin and will now vote for McCain. And encourage his millions of followers to do the same!

The right love her, pro-life, pro-gun, anti-gay marriage and a down home mom! I was going to sit this one out but now with Palin on the ticket McCain/Palin has my vote and the vote of my family including my wife and mother in law!

Forget experience. This woman has no foreign policy viewpoints at all. This is unacceptable. How can we trust her to step in as president if needed? At this time in world history?

McCain, you should not put your own electoral interests above the interests of your country.

I could care less about McCain. And even less about his VP choice.

His choice is questionable. Republicans are shocked, but they will go along with McCain's choice. What else can they do?!

McCain met Palin once!!! How interesting! Of course she is a "white" woman. So everything about her will come off as being positive. I'm surprised McCain didn't select a blonde blue-eyed woman, especially since Republicans are all about how someone looks.

I am interested in hearing the "spin" the media and the Republicans will put on this VP choice. FOXNEWS is probably rejoicing! Anything Republicans do is okay with them.

I have little respect for McCain.

The change is now all the evangelicals who we know only vote on abortion and homosexuality will be back in play now. The re-marketing of the past year of the fact this group also cares about poverty and war and AIDS will be exposed.

I am an army brat living in Germany right now.

Both my parents and I were stunned when Sarah Palin recklessly endangered the life of her own son when she bragged about that he is going to serve in Iraq.

Does she not know that this makes him a living target for every Al-Kaida terrorist over there?

Does she not know that this also endangers the lives of his comrades who accompany him?

Exactly for that reason Joe Biden does not talk about his own son serving in Iraq because he not only loves his son but because he also cares deeply about the other soldiers in his son´s unit.

That is how a responsable Vice-President should act!

However, Sarah Palin is willing to endanger even the life of her own son (not to speak of the soldiers in his unit) for a short-sighted political gain in the polls!

In now way is someone as irresponsable as that ready to lead our nation!

She shows the same disregard for the life of our brave men and women in uniform as the Bush administration does!
How could John McCain pick someone as reckless and stupid as Palin?

Obama haters are trashing Palin now.

Another great woman who is far superior to their Obama.

SHE is a conservative folks- she isn't supposed to be a Hillary.

WE had the opportunity to vote for Hillary. I did. I'm proud of that.
You haters attacked and ridiculed and insulted her.

Palin in not in your party. YOU do not have to like her.

I think she is great and I may overlook the issues and vote gender this year just like my own party overlooked the issues and voted race this year.

Sarah Palin is a governor with two years of authentic executive experience. This spares this race the specter of an all-senator show. And history shows it's far better preparation for the presidency than other offices. A Governor must execute budgets, pull factions together, compromise on tough issues and make the buck stop there. If Palin's short time as governor call into question her experience, it's still superior to Obama's two years in the U.S. Senate.

I watched Obama's initial reaction to McCain's pick. It was interesting to see that he rolled out criticisms that she was in the pocket of Big Oil and stated that without any conviction...sort of like he wasn't believing what he was saying.

That's a troubling sign for Democrats if Obama doesn't start laying out what he will be doing for the country and becomes more forceful.

Poor judgement. A heartbeat away from the Presidency and her qualifications are a winning smile and being a hockey mom. What was McCain thinking or is he thinking? Romney or Huckabee were more qualified. Even Lieberman would have been rational. UGH!

good move to not attack her, but it doesn't matter. it seems the republicans have forgotten that according to recent approval ratings, over 70% of us still have brains.

How long can Obama keep up his attacks that McCain would exted a Bush presidency? I think it's starting to get old and frankly is quite untrue....It's time to move on Obama.

I think they would have been better off just not even showing her. The move of not adding her name was a good touch though. It shows a layer of subtlety to the DNC that has been missing. Generally, it's the GOP that mixes subtle innuendo in with it's statements.

By not mentioning, this add continues the "who the heck is she" vibe, which I think is very, very smart. Obama may not have been a household name to everyone when he decided to run, but the fact is that after his 2004 speech, a lot of savvy individuals were looking at him as a future POTUS candidate. Sarah Palin is fairly unknown outside of the northwest and among those who follow politics avidly.

It'll be interesting to see what tactics they take her up on.

I'd say setting their sights on the key issues of this election would be the best tactic. A few personal ones will be released, obviously, but they need to step lightly. If I were running the show, I'd hit her on the big issues:

-Abortion rights in America
-Personal scandals
-Ties to scandals including the firing of her former brother-in-law
-The economy, specifically the "bridge to nowhere" support
-Ties to big oil

Focusing on experience would just re-fuel the Obama speculations of inexperience. If the Republicans hit them on experience, sure I'd fire right back. But I'd say let the Republicans play that card first.

The economy is the big issue. Some say she did a phenomenal job balancing Alaska's budget...but they forget that she did that by supporting a bridge paid for by Federal funds and refused to contribute Alaskan funds to the "Bridge to Nowhere" project. It wasn't a matter of not supporting the project, it was not wanting to pay for it. I would hammer away at that point if I were the democrats.

As an average, typical American citizen, I find McCain's pick of Sandy Pallink very exciting. It just goes to show that in this country, literally *anybody* can be placed in a position that is a heartbeat away from the presidency, including me. Even when that president is 72 years old, has a history of melanoma! McCain's choice, like me, has virtually no experience in government and while her educational level (a Bachelor's degree in journalism) is different from mine (I hold two Master's degrees-please America, don't hold that against me), I also have the same sort of Commander in Chief experience as she does (I know some people who served in wars.)

Is McBush kidding? Are Americans so dumb?
Be afraid Amercia. Be very afraid.

for all those ninnies who say how can palin be just a (non heart beat) away from being president with her inexperience. think about this. if the repubs win, then pelosi would be two non heart beats away from being the president. that should soothe dems anxiousness about experience in the white house.

Hillary Clinton will always have my vote.

After the travesty of this democratic primary, Hillary is now the only democrat who will ever get my vote.

McCain choosing Palin doesn't offend me- He is not a member of my party.

The way Obama, The DNC, and the nasty Obama supporters treated Hillary- NOW THAT OFFENDED ME.

Treachery from my own party. Intra-party vitriol.

Stop attacking Palin- she is far superior to Obama in qualifications, achievements and experience.

If women vote for her on gender- that is no worse than you all voting for Obama based solely on race.

McCain blinked!!! I love it!!! Hypocrite!!! She is as qualified as i am! An Alaka Governor? How many people did she govern? Three? At least Obama was a IL Senator prior to becoming a State Senator.
She is being used! ust hand the Dems the win!

I'm not surprised that Barack has failed to mention her name.
Sarah Palin's inexperience, and lack of qualifications speak for themselves.

Did I also forget to mention that it has been widely reported that McCain had only met Sarah Palin ONE time, before chosing to pick her as VP. It makes me wonder, what type of vetting process did they use for her. Yes, McCain and Palin are virtual strangers.

C'mon people... lay off McCain... he didn't know who he was going to choose until he opened the envelope from the GOP five minutes before he announced 'his' pick. I'm sure as he 'read' her name he was thinking "who the h*** is this"! Do you honestly think he could have done this all by himself, ha! Don't you realize that she drew the "short straw" the same as Jonathan did? I'm sure after McCain watched the end of the DNC he knew all was lost. I suspect his vote will be cast for Barack Obama once behind the curtains.

My sentiments exactly Senator Obama.....................

seriously and all jokes aside, If this poor judgement of picking a vp to run the country then McWarmonger is definately going to be a worse president than Bush.

Obama campaign need to continue pounding on these cocroaches now till november since they think he is soft.

Obama shouldn't have been such a snob and pick Hillary as his running make.

Lol. I love it!!! This just undercut McCain's best argument. In my opinion why is she qualified to step in in a heartbeat but Obama isn't?? I think she knows herself better than anybody else. So my question is why didn't she run herself?? Could it be because 3 yrs ago she was the mayor of a small town that was mostly populated with polar bears??

Shocking Choice by John McCain

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 (formerly British Petroleum), 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.”

Obama is smart.

The best way to hit the GOP about the Palin pick, is to not say "anything" at all. John McCain's stupidity says enough already.

I'm still waiting for the Obama campaign to actually share with us his accomplishments. He was a mediocre "community organizer," an undistinguished lawyer, and a liberal partisan as a member of the the Illinois & US Senate. He has never gone against his party nor any liberal special interest group.

When will someone share his accomplishments that make him qualified to be president?

72 year-old man with multi illnesses pick someone one couldn't imagine; as a republican-this a shame and an insult to many many Americans, only two years Gov. of small state, no exposure at all, only met McCain once. A woman that is still baby feeding. McCain where is your straight talk, Country first and judgment.........??

I supported HRC because she was the BEST candidate. You all attacked her and hated her for no good reason- and divided the democratic party.

The disrespect and sexism meted out to HRC is what insulted me.

I do not expect the republicans to nominate a HRC- why would they? They are Republicans.

But I did expect my OWN party to nominate the best and most qualified candidate. Instead you installed Obama- no qualifications, no experience, no achievements.

Criticize Palin on the political issues you disagree on- but do not attack her for her gender, or her experience. She has actually done things and exposes Obama for the empty suit he is.

NAME ONE THING OBAMA HAS DONE? LIST FOR ME OBAMA'S EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS.

FURTHERMORE....If women vote for Palin on gender HOW is that any different than all those who voted for Obama based ONLY on his race.

SHE is actually a qualified representative of HER party- as HRC was for the democrats. Obama is NOT.

McCains first important decison as to who step in if anything should happen to him. What does he do?
Choose a beautiful woman as usual.
Beautiful women have saved McCain again and again.
McCain user of women.
Stop exploiting women

I am following Barack Obama's example and lead on how we move forward – no drama, stick to message and to not take anything for granted.

Congratulation are in order on the historical VP pick, but beyond that we cannot afford another four years of Bush-McCain politics – No Way, No How, No McCain/Palin.

Yes! We! Can! Obama/Biden '08

Tyrone Brown
Proud Obamacrat
Seattle, WA

This is a good idea, no one knew her before and no one knows her now so why even mention her. Oh wait I was wrong, the Fed's know her since she is under investigation.

Good move. She really is of no consequence. She brings nothing to the table. She attracts the ultra conservative, whose votes would have gone to McCain anyway. Women are not stupid as McCain thinks, they will not vote for an unqualified woman simply because she is a woman. Her views are the exact opposite of Hillary Clinton's and women will see through McCain's agenda.

McCain chose someone he has met only once to be his VP

that's a gut decision and not a thoughtful one, this is the reason he is

dangerous for the country.

McCain's bad choice of a VP speaks for itself. What an insult to the women of the US and the choices that he had, which included some very experienced women. Another choice would have shook up the race. Lack of judgement.