why would sarah do this to her family
Mcain u need a fork ur done dude

They went up there to "help" with the ethics investigation.

Is there a team heading to Delaware to cover for Sen. Plagerist?

Don't pay any attention to that man behind the curtain in the WIzard of Oz. Don't pay any attention to the 12 investigators the McCain/Bush team scrambled onto the jet to Palin's home state of Alaska.
I am sure that there is an explanation for this, isn't there?
Mike

LOL…OMG….this is too funny!!! I mean really we all know the young girl did not tell her mother she was with child. HOW many folk do they really think will believe that McCain team knew she was pregnant prior to him selecting her? I mean lets call it what it is, a mistake of judgement on his part!!! NOW with that said I will say we not use her as a target of attack but, McCain is an open target!!!

What an absolute idiot. Moron.

AAAHHH Finally,

After five loooong months the vetting team is dispatched!

They didn't already VET her? This is the team and Man -McCain that would be in the white house?
They are a disgrace.
McCain is too old and makes too many bad mistakes and has the judgement of a cow.

WHEN PALIN AND MCCAIN POSED WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WHERE WAS THE MCCAINS ADOPTED INDIAN DAUGHTER,BRIDGET? ARE THEY ASHAMED TO POSE WITH HER? OR DON'T THEY WANT THE RIGHT WING RACISTS THAT MCCAIN IS PANDERING TO , TO KNOW THAT HE HAS A COLORED INDIAN DAUGHTER?wHAT A SHAME.
Also, he only chose Palin to try to get Hilary Clinton's women voters who were pissed that Hillary wasn't the nominated candidate for the democrats. It's so obvious! Nice try McCain- but you reak of desperation. Once again you will do and say anything to try to get votes. You have displayed Short term thinking- not desirable for a president.

oooooookay? whatever!

Can McCain be denied NOMINATION?
He lacks judgment .. He cannot even pick a VP properly
Do you expect this Senator to run the country?

McCain judgement on VP pick is a 0. Obama judgement on VP pick is a 10. McCain so called "experience" sure shows on his first important decision. The talking heads on FOX are trying so hard to keep a straight face when they have to defend McCain's VP choice.

As a lifelong Republican, I'm so disappointed in Sen. McCain's hasty and irresponsible choice. Not all repbulicans are far right conservative gun-toting, pro-life, NRA-loving. I suspect most are like me, moderate.

We value our country over party and would prefer to see a VP choice who is capable of taking over if McCain is unable. There are many who are more qualified to do so than Sarah Palin. This was cleary a decision aimed at winning the election and not in the best interest of the country.

AMERICA, PALIN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Birds of a Feather Flocking Together here. Paris Hilton would have made as much since a Palin. Since she does not believe in birth control the chance of her having another child in office is almost a given. VP on MAT Leave. Just what the country needs.

The republicans are making this an issue–i think it is disgusting that McCain & Palin herself would put a 17yr out in the spot light like that just for politics—only to cause a stir….you should be ashamed of yourself Mr McCain…as for you Mrs. Palin…

Mcsame is a disgrace or he made this decision on his 72th bithday to divert attention of his old age, plannind to hide her in one of his 7 houses or others he don't even know, we are facing serious challenges but u select a candidate who has never been to Iraq or who claims she is not aware about what is going on, she never been to Aghanistan, no foreignt policy credentials, serious ethics problem insist to bring a child to the world at 44 yrs old even against medical advice, now the poor child has Down sydrome but she abandons the child of 4 months to run for office with a 4 time cancer survival, for those of u who are not part of the medical field -Carcinoma melanoma is very deadly and cannot be contain, lets pray for Mcain but if something happens to him what we be the fate of this nation , evangelicals christian u guys should not vote solely on social issues .

Boy, a little late on this one, aren't they?
If Palin has half a brain, she'll step down tomorrow (claim family responsibilities or something) and give McCain a chance to name a new VP choice.

Typical White person:

it's not the regnancy bit and the DUI. It's whether or not there's more, considering how much people other than McCain's team had dug up already in four days. They searched online and never went to the paper archives. A little too late, I agree!

The McCain camp claims that Troopergate is a politically motivated attack on Palin. CNN, please do some reporting, starting with the following facts:

The bi-partisan Legislative Council Committee comprised of six Republicans and six Democrats voted unanimously 12-0 to hire the Special Investigator to look into allegations that Governor Palin or her staff exerted pressure to get her ex brother in law fired.

Palin held a press conference two weeks later and released a recorded phone call that revealed her close aide exerting pressure to get her ex brother in law fired, this after Palin denied any calls were made.

At that same press conference Palin revealed that her staff had made 24 different phone calls to the Department of Public Safety regarding her ex brother in law.

All in favor of giving McCain a mulligan, ignore what happened, and let him name another VP raise your hands…..anyone? Anyone? Oh never mind.

Obama supporters are sickening. This country is in terrible shape if they truly represent the majority of Americans.

People talk about Chicago politics in a negative way, but Arizona can be just as nasty.

They aren't going to "vet" anybody, folks. They're going to cover up!

So, you mean to tell me that having sex outside of marriage and as a teen is ok, everyone's family is doing it? What kind of message is that? The Republicans are sending all kinds of ugly, awful, permissive messages to our young children. If McCain and Palin get into the white house it's like saying that not listening to your parents is OK, Having sex before marriage is OK, having a mom that isn't home to advise you and care for you is OK, and no one is to think about it or say anything about it because your children (Girls & Boys) can have sex when ever they want! I say BULL

Janet

The thing that gets me is that the McCain campaign listed "Mother of Five" as part of her qualifications. Having a 17 year old daughter who is unmarried and pregnant - is this someone who qualifies as great mother? If she were a man - she'd be crucified.

wow– Every company in America runs background checks before hiring someone. What was McCain thinking not vetting her before offering the second most important job in the US? Or is he so arrogant that he thinks we have not noticed?

Go Obama!…. at least you showed us what a vetting process should look like…

Sniff? Anyone else smell panic?

The American people will all show they have better judgement than McCain…In November, we will elect Obama / Biden to represent the United States of America!

Hey Dana,

shouldn't the title of the article be "communications" team sent to Alaska?…

while he's vetting Palin , someone should be vetting McCain . Birds of a feather .

Can We All Say COVER UP…

PLEASE… Republican Power at its finest… Threaten the people of Alaska. So, go ahead try to cover up the truth…. It will only hurt you in the end… So, please go ahead..

Maybe McCain should resign. They could make her Prez. because it is so obvious that a BS in Journalism trumps a degree in law at Harvard anyday in right wingnut world.

Shouldn't they have done this in the beginning? lol. I wish I were a Democrat right about now.

Does the name Thomas Eagleton ring a bell?

Yeah right!

GO PALIN!!!

Can u say cover up? Im hearing theres going to be an accidental fire in the state records soon

If he truly vetted Palin they might see an error in judgement in the shape of a 11 hour plane ride and a 1 hour car ride from Dallas to Seattle to Anchorage to Wasilla all with a premature high risk pregnancy. The ability to think in a rational manner when posed with an emergency situation seems to be fundamental in "executive" experience. Why did Todd not try to reason on the side of safey but instead makes a snide remark about Texas. Their honesty and integrity seems to be right at home with McCain and his fine judgements over the last few decades. Its time to stop trying to keep Americans from looking behind the curtains and seeing the truth. All the McCain/Palin platform needs is a good scare tactic to complete the play from the GW/Rove playbook. Vote from your hearts and not your fears. OBAMA/BIDEN 2008

Act now…explain later…??? - - No Way, No how, No McCain!!!

Mccain calls his official Vetting Team going up to Alaska his…

"Jump Team"

Jump Team ???

He should call his Team …

The Jump The Media, Before, The Media Jumps Me Team"

Hahahahaha

I bet it's the damage control team. They're going up there to see how they can help untwist Troopergate.

I guess they want to see all the skeletons for themselves before we do. Shouldn't they have done this a long, long time ago. I think this speaks volumes about McCain's decision making capabilities

It's about time that the McPander to vet his veep thoroughly.

With this irrational VP pick (why not Senator Hutchison or Gorvernor Romney), John McPander's judgment should be carefully scrutinized.

Forget the talk about Sarah Palin and her daughter. I'm more concerned about:

* Her lying during the announcement rally last Friday in Ohio when she claimed she had long been a opponent of the Alaskan "Bridge to Nowhere."

* The fact that she is being investigated for allegedly ordering a state commissioner to fire an Alaska state trooper, who just happened to be Palin's ex-brother-in-law.

* Palin's response to a question by Larry Kudlow on whether she was being considered as McCain's vice presidential running mate: "As for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day."

* Cindy McCain defending Palin's lack of foreign policy experience to George Stephanopoulos: "You know, the experience that she comes from is, what she has done in government — and remember that Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. So it's not as if she doesn't understand what's at stake here."

* Bob Weinstein, the long-time mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska, telling Rachel Maddow that he knows of no one in Alaska who was interviewed by the McCain campaign during any vetting process of Palin.

* John McCain choosing the person who will be a mere heartbeat away from the presidency — and putting less thought into that decision than I put into deciding which socks I wear in the morning.

I can't predict a time line, but let me go on record right here and right now:

By the time Election Day rolls around on November 4, Sarah Palin will NOT be John McCain's running mate.

You can't write fiction this good. Pretty bad decision making on McCain's part.

Limited to little National experience, under current investigation for corruption, a husband who was arrested for DUI, an unmarried 17 y/o daughter who pregnant, you mean there could be more!? Way to go Mr. McCain! you know how to pick 'em!

McCain / Paulin: Reckless

Pathetic!!!!! I blame McCain and his judgement/leadership for this continued fiasco!!! In just 3 days, loads of information have come out on this Governor. I feel kind of bad for her and her family.
Can you say……… McCain/Eagleton 08′

Typical White Person,

You have her hold her baby brother with a blanket in front during the press conference. Then you wait for the huricane to hit New Orleans before you tell everyone about her being pregnant. That is how you keep your pregnant 17 year old a secret.

did anyone see obama put the smackdown on palin's years as mayor being executive experience?

he said in wasilly she oversaw 50 employees and an 8million yearly budget.
he said his campaign has over 2500 employees and over 3 times that budget each month.

Jump first and then scale how and where you will land. That will be great for America.

Declare war and then plan how you will win it as you are fighting it

We are about to witness political damage control attempts of our times. I smell Rove behind the whole thing.

Its a sorry day for the republican.. Way to go John.. yeah right

This is serious business people. The pregnant daughter is not the issue. The real issue is McCain's ability to run things, do things right, do things professionally and his judgement.

It is clear that McCain did not do his homework when vetting Sarah Palin. McCain has met her only once months ago and had 15 minutes phone conversation with her. The next thing she was at one of McCain's houses in Arizona to be offered the job.

Is this the way McSame plan to run the nation. Shoot first and ask questions later. McCain's incompetence together with his temper and belicose behavior only spells trouble for the nation.

The next time a president McCain faces a Georgia crisis, he may explode again, as he did against Russia, and without all the facts push the red button and boom! we are at World War 3.

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! A public policy of personal greed (in this case for her state) at the expense of everyone else and the rest of the world.

Maybe they should have thought about vetting before naming her! By the way, the Republican pundits out there sound awfully wimpy by responding to any criticism of Pallin as "insulting to women". Can the GOP whiners think of a better argument?

Can anyone remember Harriette Meyers the one that his buddy George Bush nominate for the supreme court look at how that turned out and this will be no different.

Can someone say BACKFIRE!

It would be very, very funny if not for the incredibly scary thought that, considering McCain's age and health, Palin could be our President some day… soon.

Republican makes a rash, ill-informed decision and has no idea what to do when the consequences arise, except to spin it endlessly.

Remind anyone of anything?

The republicans are totally panicking right now, and it's hysterical to watch. Obviously, they did not vet her enough to begin with. Keep crashing and burning, GOP, because it will just ensure the Dems get into the White House.

Obama/Biden '08/'12!

Odds are, that before the week is out Palin will become the Eagleton of the 2008 Election. She will be pressured to bow out for the good of the party. Somewhere George McGovern is chuckling.

Honestly…if these are the worst skeletons in her closet, then we have ourselves a winner! Mr. Obama has his fair share of skeletons as well, as we have all seen. Let's focus on the issues and make this a race about what's important in this country.

Hey John, Pick me, pick me,pick me, pick me. I was a trusty in a small town on the western slope of CO a few years back. Population 265, salute, HEE HAW!!!! How much better does all this get? Wow hope I can stop laughing long enough to vote Obama in November.

Gov. Palin's VP pick is a mistake. She most probably will not be McCain's VP. Mark my words. The bad stories are very many. At least three breaking news ones. I just got one from a friend from Alaska. It is that bad and I hope it is so not true. This must be a rumour.

The democrats are waiting for her to be the republican VP 08 officially and then the damage will start. I am so much afraid for our party.

A "maverick" is someone that listens to NO ONE. Very opinionated.
and "shoots first and asks questions later!!!! You think McCain is
"ever going to listen to Padin about anything". He is being sooooo
nice to her now, but her having a say in anything, would be a miracle.
The man considers himself "alone" can run this country. Sound like
someone you all know?????????

I feel for this poor woman, used by impulsive Mcsame for his own personal reason,
Americans should be careful about voting for the next president.
- Nominated a vp just after a fifteen minute conversation, poorly vetted , no experience on the national stage.now selling after the market. bad judgement.
-mcsame, was asked president Bush said troops will be in Iraq for about 50 yrs mcain impulsiveness again , even 100 yrs. still bad judgement.
-Mcsame immediately after the the Russian-georgian crisis immediately asked Russia to unconditionally withdraw while both countries were still engage in fighting, threatening Russia, first and foremost the Usa should never fight a nuclear war with Russia and damage the entire universe, Russia has 5000 warheads compare to 3500 for the Usa and we need to work with Russia against Iran,N korea and even for the security of Isreal because a few Russian scientist in Iran they will go nuclear.

McCain knew that this quick pick was going to come with risk and this communication team he is sending is going to thoroughly vet her now. Just have to wait to see how it pans out

harriet miers, redux

He looked nervous when he introduced her. I believe he was "advised" to pick her…he wanted Romney. He doesn't even know her…..soon they will butt heads. Now, he is starting to feel buyer's remorse. The "12 person team" is damage control…..and, it seems all those Republican's keep trying to convince themselves they like her.

Obama 08

McCain is not a THINKER in the least.

Hi, I live in Hong Kong and may not be that hip about the election, but 12 communications guys to Alaska when the lady is not even there? Can anybody tell me what are they communicating about? With whom?
I am confused.

Typical,
What is your problem? When I compare her to Obama, I see a strong family man who has taken care of his family, made good decisions on issues, and who is not afraid to speak his mind. He also cares about people other than the wealthy, and wants a better country for all people.
When I see Palin, I see a woman who was accused recently of covering up her daughter's pregnancy (this is the little boy born in April) and then hiding her in the bus this week. The little boy was born after her water broke in Texas. Palin finished her speech, got into a plane for Alaska, had a layover in Seattle, took a car from the airport several hours to her hometown to a specific hospital…17 hours in all after her water broke. Responsible mom? She also has an ethics charge pending in Alaska, SUPPORTED the bridge until it was convenient not to any more ( and lied about that in her first national speech), was part of an organization that wanted Alaska to become a country, and does not support women's issues. According to people in Alaska, she is not the rebel she purports to be either. In all of her elected offices, she has fired people who disagreed with her (shades of GWB) and her approval ratings are not as high as are being reported either. Oh, and I heard a Republican big shot call her "a rock star" tonight. Interesting, since they spent a month slamming Obama for that.
So who should I respect?

The Republicans go to Alaska—–well, we know they will have
only the people that love Palin a chance to talk.

Let's hear it from the people that got fired. I want to hear their
side of the story.

She hired a lawyer to keep this story our of the headlines and
court until after the election–that is what another lawyer said.on
this ticker.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McCain's Team is Lying

From Atlantic Monthly:

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not participate in the vetting of Gov. Sarah Palin and did not conduct a background check as part of the process, an FBI spokesman said today.

The Washington Post reported Sunday, citing an interview with campaign manager Rick Davis, that the vetting process ‘included reviews of financial and other personal data, an FBI background check and considerable discussion among the handful of McCain advisers nvolved in the deliberations.

‘In general, we do not do vetting for political campaigns except as it might regard investigations needed for security clearances,’ said John Miller, the chief FBI spokesperson.

The FBI did not participate in a vet, nor did it run a background check of Gov. Palin as part of the process.

Palin might already have a clearance that relates to her duties as governor. But the FBI can’t speak to that, and in any event, those investigations wouldn’t be accessible to the McCain campaign anyway."

I feel very worried about Sarah Palin being nominated as the VP
for the Republican party. As the distance between the rich and the
poor becomes greater, we don't need someone who advocates
keeping information about birth control out of the schools and
making abortions illegal and whose own family shows how that
just doesn't work. 17 yr old girls forfeit their futures when they become
pregnant so young. They are unable to take responsibility for their
actioins so their parents, family members, and the tax payers share
their burdens.
I hope voters think twice and three times about voting for the
McCain, Palin ticket.
Sallyanna

THAT'S HOW MCWORTHLESS WOULD RUN

THE COUNTRY TOO.

JUST AS MILA SAYS, READY…FIRE…AIM !!!!
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I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE SAME "INTELLIGENCE"

USED TO LAUNCH THE IRAQ WAR.

McCain does not care for experience since Palin is not Obama. They are pro-life but it's OK to send young people to the wrong war with thousands died, and to put Iraqis families and their innocent children into unexpected war.

REALLY MACCAIN….REALLY!!!!!??? Wowwww this just furthermore proves how stupid Maccaged is..Really??!!!???

I've lived in Sarah Palin's home town of Wasilla, Alaska for 40 years.
She comes from a great family, but NO WAY is she prepared to be Vice President of the United States. The fact that she thinks she can step in and do that, tells you how immature she is. Even her own Republican Senate President, Lyda Green told the Anchorage Daily News that Sarah Palin was not qualified to be Governor let alone Vice President. Everyone wants her elected because of her star quality…she's beautiful, has a beautiful smile, but that won't help in a crisis. The fact that McCain chose her as his running mate tells me that he could care less about her abilities…he was in the market for someone who could attract attention.

No one talked for McCain as he claimed. Just wait, when things will get hot, MCCain will say that those 12 don't talk for his compain…

A little late isn't it!!! Says a lot about judgment. Just the kind of leaders we need!

When a young teenager gets herself pregnant, it's not just a slip; it reflects a lack of parenting and some family dysfunction. You can only conclude that Sarah Palin is more about political opportunism than about core values as a 'family values' parent. The honorable thing, for her family, her party and the country, is to withdraw and go home to Alaska to deal with her family issues.

I have many questions for this GOP ticket:

I wonder why this is a private family matter when Bill and Hillary Clinton had a "family matter" it was anything but personal and private. Double standard politics.

I wonder what is the age of the fathere? If he's over 18, isn't that statutory? I wonder if that will be swept under the rug.

How do GOP reps claim she has better experience then Obama when he had to battle past the Hillary Clinton machine of campaigning, meeting with everyone in the world and weighing in on every issue for the past 18 months when she's been the gov of a state with less people than most large cities in the U.S.?

What kind of command decisions did she make as head of the Alaskan National Guard?

Is the rest of the country ok with her views on creationism? the world was created 6000 years ago?

So, if my daughter was raped and was impregnated she should go through a ful term and wind up hating and mistreating the child because it's a reminder of a horrible situation visited upon her? i'd be forced to help her to a back alley abortionist who would probably kill her too?

She was vetted for VP by having two meetings with McCain? are you serious? what kind of judgement is that?

I feel insulted by her presence on the ticket. Out of all the people in the Republican party who are pro-life, pro-gun, anti-gay, females…this is what you bring us……Booooooooooooooooooo! get off the stage!

More desperate straw grabbing from the democrats.

You people are really scared aren't you??

pitiful.

This is not about vetting; it's about covering up.

The Neocon-Repub-militarists buried, and have gotten away with, lying America into WAR, for Chrissakes! They’ll smother family squabbles like Trooper-gate.

How many cover-ups have they carried out in the face of Congressional inquiries (e.g., Rove), court cases (e.g., Libby), Pentagon investigations (e.g., Office of Special Plans)?
For these guys, this one's a cakewalk.

What can't be covered up is how incredibly political, shallow, and country-last McCain’s choice of Palin was.

Typical White Person, What heck's the matter with you, McCain DIDN'T vet the candidate for EXECUTIVE SECOND IN COMMAND for the United States President.

Why are you so incapable of admitting how ABSOLUTELY IRRESPONSIBLE McCain's choice of Vice President is.

Sara Palin is Governor of a population equivalent to Bakersfield, California. Alaska does not have a State Budget, it gets all its revenue from the Oil Industry. Sara Palin has a bachelor's Degree in Journalism. She has no legal education, NONE. And she is being investigated for abuse of power bordering on nepotism.

How can you claim to be a loyal patriotic American and support THIS TRAVESTY?

Do we really want this type of decision making in the White House on whether or not we go to war? I forgot, we already have.

Well, that may not have been their original task, but they definitely are going to vet her now.

This is fun watching McCain's campaign scrambling to do what they should have done before he picked Gidget to be his running mate.

I cant wait to see if Alaska end up going to Obama because she is on the ticket

This will make great video - twelve balding middle aged guys in gray Brooks Brothers suits with BlackBerries mushing dog sleds…

Which means that McCain is vetting her furher. Now they are afraid of what else may be there they don't know. But what else do you expect, McCain vetted her for 15 minutes and by phone.

Boys and girls, learn the lesson, that's what happens when you don't do you homework.

This is backwards! You're supposed to vet the candidates BEFORE you select them. John McCain had five months to do this!

No how. No way. No McCain!

Of course this is routine… kinda like when a team of lawyers and damage control types descended on Delaware after Biden was picked.

Oh… right. That didn't happen.

Well, better late than never, I guess.

It's just CNN trying to destroy her so Obama "our guy' as Campbell Brown calls him wins the election.

She throws her pregnant teenager under the bus for her political ambitions. I feel sorry for this young girl. Because of her Mother, the whole world knows she is pregnant.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-TYPICAL WHITE PERSON-
Your comments are so-well typical of someone who is against Obama. I was a coach for my son's baseball team and I made decisions where the buck stopped with me, does that qualify me to be a V.P. candidate? You guys better get some better talking points because this is about to get real ugly real quick.
There are also comments she made about the war in Iraq being about oil. I betcha the old man didn't know that either.

How will Karl Rove and Fox News spin this story??????????

You people are very hateful. Glad I am not one of you!!! You are the reason I am not voting for Obama and I am not alone.

@ Typical White Person

With that argument - neither has McCain.

And Obama's executive experience over his own campaign is more extensive than her mayoral "experience." Her 1/2 term as governor has produced no "buck stops here" decisions either.

Republicans = we need to thrown the bums out

McCain's on record saying he often makes hasty decisions and then suffers the consequences later. If he were president, guess who'd suffer the consequences? This is a very dangerous man. I'm still waiting for the CNN poll on "who is more likely to plunge the country into another war, McC or O?"

I don't know what's worse, not knowing about her past before you choose her - or knowing and choosing her anyway! Is that the kind of judgment we want to lead our country? I also find it disturbing that they would encourage a CHILD to marry. What does a 17 yr old know about marriage. 3 years ago she was in middle school. Sick.

With Obama only having a 1% lead in the polls a few days after his nomination acceptance speech, I would say that McCain's pick was a good one. I also suspect that the Obama camp will continue to attack Palin on non-issues.

If the republican brand were dog food, it would need to be removed for the shelves.

How can any honorable american call themselves supporters of John McCain? During Katrina and his subsequent votes in the Senate indicated his utter disdain for the lives of americans floating around (dead) in New Orleans. He and his twin (DUMBYA) were eating cake.

Now they want us to believe that their absence from the convention is to help victims in the very same place. Best choice to lead this country - my foot.

Obama honestly cares because he's trying to be president for all americans. Not just the ones the republicans like.

"The media are already trying to spin this as evidence Gov. Palin is a 'hypocrite,' but all it really means is that she and her family are human," Dobson said

…is anyone else feeling as sick as I am? That Palin will now be more appealing to evangelical christians because her daughter getting pregnant at 17 proves that [Palin] is human?

That's how low our moral values as evangelical christians has gone…wow!!!

Honestly, I think even many Republicans realize that this was not a smart pick…of course they have to put a positive spin on it, what else can they do? But, this was really not a wise decision. And, I truly think that it is insulting to women (because it is obvious that is why he picked her as she has no qualifications), that he would think we would vote for just ANY woman. She even admitted in her speech that her basic role in this thing is to "woo" Clinton's 18 million votes…are you kidding me?

If you voted for Hillary based on the ISSUES there is NO WAY you can vote McCain…IT DOES NOT MAKE LOGICAL SENSE!

Too late to do a background check now. Another case of your poor judgement ability. I guess one child with D/S and, another child will be raised by nannies, while mommy saves the world!

mcshameless, in a panic mode, thought palin was a cute idea.

now he realizes what a blessing palin is to DNC!

Typical White Person:
Better yet, compare and contrast her to Obama, who has never made a single decision where the buck stopped with him.

Uh, who is being delusional here? A very good friend of mine who is a Repulician talked about how disappointed she was that Palin was selected–she feels that Palin was selected for all the wrong reasons and Palin's life story does not make her the person that could be next in line if something happens to McCain. My friend said that she cannot support the McCain-Palin ticket.

That's like taking medicine after death!!

I am very worried about McCain's decision process as shown by his hasty VP selection! He does not seem to operate in a rational universe like the rest of us, but relies on his "gut" and "instinct." I cannot imagine a more dangerous trait for a president!

Republicans talk non-stop about "experience" as if that were the sole criterion for leadership. Intelligence, rational thinking, wisdom and judgment count for so much more. McCain loses and Obama clearly wins in those categories.

This is what happens when you select someone just because she is a woman. Pawlenty or Romney would have been an easier sell and they have both been in the media eye much longer . This is a disaster if these stories continue to be "news" every day .

Gov. Sarah Palin's own Republican Senate President told the Anchorage Daily News lately, that Sarah was not qualified to be a Governor let alone a Vice President. They have had a LONG standing feud, and a lot of people in Wasilla would like to know what that is about.

The Christian Right and teen abstinance what a joke.

The communications team is actually a damage control team which is going to divert attention from and cover up Palin's screw ups. Well, this further proves McCain's decision is nothing but wreckless. Perhaps Stephanie Miller was dead on: she could be the first VP candidate is US history to crop out.
Now THAT'S history in the making.

SELF 1ST

Mrs. Palin is a selfish woman.

[[ what kind of woman leaves a newborn, with DownSyndrome and go back to work in 3 days? ]]

______And her neglect causes her 17 years to get pregnant.

where is the VALUE?
where the hell is all value you republican speak so highly of?

I can not believe the Repub. are trying to make this be okay. At least you can rely on Repub. keeping a high moral standard. So now for political gain it is okay. They slammed Jamie Lynn Spears. So now teenage pregnancy is okay. This is ridiculous!

WOW, Kind of remind us when they sent 12 lawers down here to Florida to help poor Katherine Harris through out the ballots for
a Democratic Presidency? O BTW, in Alaska you just have to tap ONCE in the airport bathroom. How come the republicans are so
understood? Just ask Karl Rove?

It just makes me smile. More dirt on Palin? Maybe!
Just another conservative hack! Oh wait, I thought conservatives believed in abstinence before marriage. Obama says off limits on her family, I don't think so. Look what they have done to Michelle. I say go get after them.

Sure, fine … whatever. Let's be clear. This decision was not vetted. I do feel sorry for Senator McCain. It is clear that the campaign is running him (not the other way around). This was obviously not his decision, but now he looks bad because of it.

please tell me that this is actually the making of a sitcom … and this is not a vice-presidential vetting reality show. please tell me this is a horrible nightmare & I will wake up at any moment. This country is going to he-double hockey-mom sticks!

I think this is just stupid. The only thing that matters is that Palin can do the job.

Mavericky.

A cowboy is about to leave office and a maverick is trying to get into office. God help us!

She s from Wasilla Alaska. Being from Alaska through my formative years, no problem. But, Obama and Palin, are we trying to get the least qualified people for higher office?

Im so not an Obama fan But McCain is the stupidest guy I have ever seen.

Picking this Lady as VP was a hot mess.

Funny how it's this same "cart before the horse process" that got us into Iraq instead of pursuing Bin Laden. I wasn't Obama's number one fan by any stretch, even thought McCain may not be so bad if he picks a decent running mate. However, this BS just motivated me to sign up with the Obama campaign to do my part to push Georgia into the blue column. Two months ago, I thought like he** I'd lift a finger to help him. Like most elections, one again, we in the middle, whether we lean left or right, have to choose the lessor of two evils and put country before party. I finally get it, "eight is enough"!

Well the way I see it Mr. McCain anything done in the dark will come to light. And to think that it is only just beginning.

Obama/Biden08

TO ALL THE Obama jerks: if your candidate was so wonderful and so refreshing after 8 years of GW who has the lowest approval rating, with ridiculous gas prices, falling economy, and a divisive war in Iraq: why isn't your candidate way ahead in the polls? Could it be people really see what his judgement leads to? His past record of his judgement is nothing to brag about. Need I mention his pastor, Ayers, Rezco. His accomplishments are nothing. Until he actually walks on water, his rhetoric is a joke.

THINK ABOUT THIS, THIS WOMAN HAS THE EAGO TO THINK SHE CHOULD RUN OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE AFTER ALL (SARAH) THE JOB OF THE V.P.IS FILL IN FOR THE PRES. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS SINCE YOU DIDN'T KNOW… NO WAY IN HELL WHOULD TRUST WITH MY COUNTRY I DON'T CARE HOW MANY MOOSE YOU SHOOT…

He never vetted her at all. They met once prior to the meeting where he offered her a place on the ticket. The problem here is NOT her, it is the way McCain makes decisions. If this continues to drip drip drip it's not good. Maybe right wing religious nuts love her, but will independents ? I don't think so. Too much is leaking out that is not good in only a couple of days. Miss Congeniality ? yeah right.. she's qualified. She loves PORK barrel spending! HA ! She really does not KNOW that McCain if elected would take that away from her.

This is like a cartoon. She's become a cartoon character in only 3 days. Can't wait for a whole week of this nonsense. All the initial reports have proven to be wrong, those glowing "wow she's a hockey mom" .. it's just laughable to me . If they were smart they'd dump her now before she is actually nominated. Yeah she got them attention alright. Is this the attention she wanted ?

This is pathetic John should have known better. John is losing his bearings.

Let's say–for just for the sake of argument–that they find something else, and she's forced to withdraw her name.

Can you imagine being the man or woman that is picked to replace her?

Yeah, I was McCain's second choice… after Sarah Palin.

This is getting really really interesting! I am anxious to see how all of this plays out! I really believe that Barack Obama is the only way to go!

OBAMA '08

McCain's team is an C…Y…A… Team…because McCain got it wrong on his first most important decision ..

JUDGMENT…

JUDGMENT…

JUDGMENT….

You don't call somebody their "SOUL MATE" after meeting ONE Time..!!

How many scadals have already come out of her.. 5 that I have read.. McCain should learn to google and than VETT..

sure more to come…

CNN post this instead of censorship…!!

WOW. The incompetence and terrible judgment of McCain & Co. is scary. Here is hoping that bunch would not run the free world.

HIDE THE EVIDENCE

HIDE THE EVIDENCE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

HIDE THE EVIDENCE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

CRAP………. EVERYBODY HIDE THE EVIDENCE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Now the skeletons begin to come out

well I think that Barack is right that Palins children are off limits, that is admirable of him, however if this had been the other way around Obama wouldnt be afforded the same treatment. I dont think Obama has the resources to be sending people to Alaska to be digging up dirt on the Palins. People who think that is the case are a bit naive. She has her own enemies and they are not happy at all and I guess this is pay back. I would start with the ex brother in law if i wanted to know who leaked the story.

As for the experience part non of the two Obama or McCain have ever been president unless McCain is treating America like a nephew McCain been groomed by uncle Bush to take over the family business, hence i think that on is just a lot of hot air.

America, has more important things to be looking at like the economy, Jobs, pollution, the war, national security etc not trivial things like this. So what……. if she is pregnant does it put food on your table….

Johnny Boy, Now who looks like the celeberity? Palin -looks too much like Brittney's Mom–you know the mother of another teen age pregnacy…..Oh and now, I guess she should marry this boy??? Good luck just another family or marriage doomed to end in divorce…but you already know about divorce. P.S…This is not a beauty contest!!!

How do you spell relief? Drop it like is Hot!!!!

I am so disillusioned. Palin is obviously a good person, but probably needs to pull out and focus on her family's acute issues. I feel sorry for the daughter who is probably already disappointed with herself, and now she is completely humiliated publicly. I would admire Gov Palin more if she did the right thing for her family. Too many scandals and too little time to prove herself to America. The show is unfortunately over.

Typical White Person, you should start comparing Palin to Obama and start with education. Obama will run circles around this lady. Experience does not start when you get to Washington. Obama's leadership ability started in law school and continues on. He has the wisdom and the judgment to lead this country. He has shown much better judgment than John McCain. However, republicans and people who fear the change in the status quo, will say anything to get that old man in the whitehouse. He was not an attractive candidate when he was younger, so what makes him so desirable after he became senile?

And people still think that MCacin has any judgement left? I bet Palin was pushed down his throat by Karl Rove. Its quite embarrasing when you are the one that's been talking about experince and you just made a huge mistake!

We at fromhillarytomccain.com wish to thank Senator John McCain for choosing a woman for VP in his run for the White House.

Barack Obama made a critical decision not picking Hillary. The Republicans are staying Republican…the Democratic Party had a chance at unity and chose old Washington politics. They chose someone who was in Washington much longer than McCain.

Let's not forget that Hillary Clinton has changed history and that a female MUST be in the White House in 2008 and Americans made this point loud and clear.

FROM HILLARY TO MCCAIN!!!

Just checking to see if there is anything else they don't know…LOL

They're going to make sure that whatever dirt is up there in Alasks STAYS in Alaska…at least until after the Nov. election!

John McCain = NO IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING

Typical White Person - Having a bad day are we?

bottom line he never vetted her!!

obama/biden will surprise the mccain and republican some state they going win.it going to be shock to republican.

What a circus.

I can't see what all the fuss is about since all Sara did was use her position as governor to get a bit of revenge. That isn't any different than our current administration has been doing for the past 8 years and no one seems to care.

It might have been a little better for John had he not made a rash decision in making the choice to compensate for the Democratic Convention but the religious right is eating it up in his favour.

Sad thing is…this is a hot head who will try to disarm the warheads after launching the missles. This guy is a threat to the entire planet!!!

Just watch…this investigation is going to be SWEPT SWITFTLY under THE BIG BLACK BEAR RUG she shot, or was it MOOSE?. Consevatives are such hypocrites, same with this baby story. Granted, the girl should NEVER have been on this international stage, the mother is unfit because of that and should have taught her daughter about abstinance, which SHE advocates, or give her birth control or let her have sex education. Kids do these kinds of things, get pregnant and will not do what their parents say all the time, so help the children not get children by giving them birth control to prevent this and making her get married will most likely end in divorce and make life miserable for the future mom, dad and child, divorce is a terrible thing to go through…..

hope he doesnt run the country thinking that its a quikie.

just another show of proof that he cant even get his judgement right
on the best qualified republican to become president if something happens to him.

can you honestly say to the american people that was the best you could do?

Obama /Biden

I believe that Sen Obama doesn't need to send a jump team to Scranton, Pa or to Delaware. This just goes to show you that McCain is "too quick", no pun intended for Cindy or anything like that you dirty minded embiciles out there.
Look, if you go back to the Saddlebrook program, how many times did McCain "jump" the question? At least twice that I can remember, once on the Supreme Court justices, a question that hadn't even come up yet. And two, on the teachers question where he answered yes, yes and get another line of work, before the question was even half way completed.
It seems to me that McCain is quick ti anger and even quicker to a decision. The bible says be slow to anger.
I think he's demonstrating a quick temper and in these trying times, exemplified by when he quickly said "we're all Georgians" before getting all the facts.

Enough of having the quick answer like President Bush on a) going to war in Iraq unnecessarily and then b) saying major combat operations are over and we've won in May of 2003 aboard the Navy cruise ship. And lest anyone forget, it was Senator McCain as well who said that we'd be greeted as liberators and that we'd won (all in 2003).

Wow… you folks are really anti GOP… this is not about Palin… it's about you guys reaching for whatever straws you can find… how about Obama spending 20 years under the wings of an anti american pastor that said the US government caused AIDS to kill black folks off… get off your high horses… I thought the Domocrats were going to change the negativity in politics…. hmmm …. business as usual over here… in the left…

It's the cover up team. They have been hard at work, so far scrubbing Wickipedia and ordering all of palin's inner circle to NOT talk to any press. Any information about Palin will now go through the McCain campaign spin cycle before being hung out to dry.

I hope Gov. Palin is a tough lady, her families lives will be put through the wringer. It isn't really fair to them. John McCain has no shame and believes that women are to be used in any way that can benefit him.

McCain wants to be president and he does not even have the skills to properly pick a VP. Didn't McCain win the republican nomination in late winter? How long has he had to select a VP? Is Palin really the best choice he could find in the republican party? Has the party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt come to the place where all you have to be is pro-life to be nominate for VP? I think Barack Obama is correct McCain does not have the judgement to be president!
McCain definitely did not put "Country First" in making this selection! He put his election first! Reminds me of Bush!!!

mccain's people like to talk about palin's adminstrative experience. i though she was being picked as vp which iis the president of the senate. can she spell senate or does she know what they do, or who they are.. at least biden has connections with the members of the senate.

The joke's on McCain. That's what happens when you pander and insult people's intelligence.

McCain is like watching a train wreck.

With the Bush record Karl Rove has lot of nerve calling anyone but himself or his boss a blowhard doofus, just shows that they have no conscience about the shape they will leave this country in for future President Obama and Veep Biden to clean up.

Well they were supposed to go before the selection, but communications had a mixup in communications. And John thought that they had gone but they hadn't. By then it was too late, Mitt and Huck had already said no. No one else wanted the job so what choice did he have?

A well oiled political machine!

I had doubts about McCain before, but this irrational and irresponsible choice for VP has cemented my vote…..for Obama! McCain's decision to choose Palin-someone he met once before-proves that he shoots first, asks questions later. Either that or he's senile.

Wait, shouldn't McCain have vetted Palin before he picked her as his VP?

Republicans for Obama/Biden 08

Interesting how the "Christian Right" gives conflicting information to teens on sexual abstinance. What hypocrits!!!

Oh, man….this doesn't look good. Even if this is on the up-and-up, as the McCain campaign says, it still appears bad to be sending a team to Alaska. What could they possibly be doing, besides further vetting?
John, rethink your choice for VP now. Mrs. Palin has some good personal reasons she can use to quietly fade away back to Alaska, so let her go. I knew this choice was wrong from the beginning.

I had doubts about McCain before, but this irrational and irresponsible choice for VP has cemented my vote…..for Obama! His decision to choose Palin-someone he met once before-proves that he shoots first, asks questions later. Either that or he's senile.

I'll bet anyone on this blog a million bucks that Palin drops out within two weeks. My guess is even sooner.

What the hell were they thinking?

I really, really hope that Palin is for real. I'm still supporting her.

"Oops, shouldn't you have don't that BEFORE you put a hypocritical un-Ethical possibly criminal ex beauty queen with ZERO experience on the ticket?

McCain can't even be responsible enough to select a soild VP choice, how the hell are we to expect him to do what's best for the country on other issues. This isn't rocket science, come on. Reckless.

OBAMA

First, this selection for VP seems to be an act of despiration on McCains part. How could you not have known the political intracacies of your candidate. McCain put the cart before the horse. Secondly, There is no comparison between Senator Hillary Clinton and Gov. Palin. Hillary Clinton has 8years of hands on governance experience under the tutelage of President Clinton. As for Governor Palin's 17 year old daughters pregnancy, I think the governor needs to remain close to her daughter at this time. If Palins husband is gone to work on weeks end who's maintaining the home. I just think this situation is leading to more confusion and chaos.

Ok. So you pick a candidate based solely on her gender and as a political move to steal votes. When it's too late you find out about all these skeletons and NOW you wanna check her?

And this guy wants to lead the free world? Shoot first ask questions later?

It's a SURGE! Like the one in Iraq, it's too little, too late.

yeah right….that com team is to stifle any more potential 'gotchas' from Alaska.

And you GOPers call us kool aid drinkers? McCain could put a frog to run next to him and you'll find a way to spin or just attack with your 'talking points' which carry no merit.

Senator McCain has been niave and reckless in selecting Sarah Palin as a reaction to Senator Obama selecting Joe Biden and having a blockbuster convention.

I don't want a president that is a tactical reactionary.

I want a president that is a strategic pro-actionary … John McCain can't do that nor can he fake it over the next 9 weeks.

If he needed a social conservative, why not pick Governor Huckabee

He needed an economic powerhouse, his best pick was Govenor Romney but his "I-don't-know-my-HOUSES gaffe spoiled that one.

If he needed to try to prove he was a Maverick … he should have picked Lieberman

If he wanted a the most capable VP from day one, he could have pick Governor & Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.

If he wanted a woman he could have pick Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

If he wanted a woman and a minority, he could have pick Secretary of State Rice.

If he wanted to install a next generation link, he could have picked Pawlenty.

He picked NONE of these though. Instead he hastily picks someone that he's only spoken to a couple of times and someone he hardly knows. I don't want that kind of Chief Executive in the White House, my friend.

I'm sorry. I've been a loyal Republican my whole like, but I love my country too much to see this travesty. Reagan is rolling over in his grave with this VP pick. McCain has screwed his party and his country, just like we always knew he would! That's it!

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO this really shows mcbush judgement to lead. OOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. Just shows being a senator and war hero doesn't mean he is ready to lead a country. PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

OBAMA/BIDEN ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When is Obama stepping down as the nominee? After all he has done far, far worse in Chicago than Palin and the looney left is calling for her to step aside. I think all the yelling from the left about Palin just really shows how scared they are at loosing in November.

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