I think some women use sexism as an excuse when they don't get what they want. Give me a break!!!! I'm sick and tired of this sexism thing because it seems just because Palin is a woman, any attack against her is sexist. If anything, Fiorina is a sexist for bringing this up. Men should be able to criticize women just as women can criticize men. It's not sexist, just an excuse to make yourself feel and look better.

I'm a feminist and Carly is wrong, wrong, wrong….they are stating the facts…I hope Republicans keep bringing up sexism…it will just another nail in their coffin.

Sexism in this election cycle?lol. Tell us something we don't know. Kaine, who was on Obama's shortlist, is a first term Governor. Obama/Kaine would have been the most inexperienced ticket that I can recall yet no one screamed about these two being in the WH together. As a matter of fact the media would have called them a real "change" ticket and brilliant.

I'm getting sick and tired of all the spin! Ms. Florina should be ashamed of herself for trying to insert sexism into the campaign. Questioning Palin's experience is smart, not sexism. No one from the Obama camp has said she can't lead because she wears dresses, or because she's a mom she can't govern. Every day women in this country are threatened, belittled, and disregarded due to sexism, and those are the women who should be most offended by Florina's spin and lies. Clean it up McCain camp, you can't tell us what to think anymore!
Obama/Biden 08 because they respect women!

Sorry, Carly, even the angriest Hillary supporters aren't buying this.

Not only Obama and his followers but CNN as well.

I agree that Gov. Palin's daughter shouldn't be an issue, but what about Troopergate? What about her approval of aerial hunting of wolves and wants to do the same with bears? What about the Governor saying that she supported the "bridge to nowhere" in 2006, but now says that she never supported it? Or the Governor saying that protecting polar bears was getting in the way of oil drilling?

I think equal rights means your equal share of criticism as well…Obama has weathered his share of his personal life being dug up. If you want to play football, don't cry when you get tackled.

If this lame GOP ploy doesn't seriously backfire, I'll be really disappointed in the public.

There was absolutely nothing sexist in Obama's comment on Anderson Cooper. It's been the Republicans who have been consistently ranting that Palin has more experience than Obama. (Ridiculous claim) Obama was asked to speak to that insinuation. He did.

Saying Obama's experience is less than Palin's is like saying that the CEO of a Fortune 100 company has less experience making decisions (and, therefore, was less valuable) after one year than the CEO of a $10M, 50-employee startup has after two years. Perhaps Carly Fiorina has a position on that.

Carly's wrong. Obama and Biden have taken the high road. There has been zero sexism. Everyone seems to be very cautious on that.

I would like to see Carly explain exactly what points of Barack's interview or his comments were sexist. The McCain camp is repeatedly minimizing his leadership and judgement and when he stood up for his record in a direct comparison to Palin's, they want to cry wolf?! This campaign is grasping at straws!!!

this palin is making such a mess…. what is going on…this is crazy

I am a Clinton supporter and the reason I could never vote for Obama is that he has absolutely no experience at anything except campaign for public office. So, now he equates running for President with being a mayor! But the part that is the most revealing is… Do you notice that Obama never admits she was a governor? You know why? He was going to pick Governor Kathleen Sebelius for VP. If he mentions that Sarah Palin is actually a GOVERNOR, he risks everyone wondering why he thought that governor had enough experience, and this governor doesn't.
Sarah Palin is a GREAT pick, and I salute McCain for a GREAT ticket.

Desperate hypocracy

“Well, my understanding is that Governor Palin's town of Wasilla has I think 50 employees,” he said. “We've got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. So I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the last couple of years.”

Funny how Obama shoots right past the Governor Executive position and focuses on the Small town she was a mayor of. Most resent experiance: As Alaskas Governor she has over 12 Billion in Revenue, A Population of over 600,000. Now how does Obama look with his 2500 people and 36 million a month budget. I would say someone is trying to hide the truth.

Sorry I listened to the interview on 360. I'm really not sure how they can scream sexist. Let's not forget, when cnn's anchor grilled a J.M. aide, Tucker couldn't even give any good examples of Palins greater capabilities.

Does she understand what sexism means,"Discrimination based on sex, esp. discrimination against women. Attitudes or conditions that promote sterotyping of social roles base on gender," according the the American Heritage Dictionary. At what point did Barack Obama ever say she could not handle the job because she is a woman. He never said or implied anything that was sexist, he said he managed his campaign which had much more money and was a larger entity then Wasilla, where is the sexism? As for Joe Biden, he was making a comment on her appearance. As far as that goes, he complimented Barack Obama on his appearance. No Sexism, no way.

Last night a congresswoman from Minnesota tried the same tactic with James Carville, because James Carville said that Palin was not ready to be VP, that she had no credentials, experience, etc. and immediately this congresswoman started crying sexism.

I wish these women would cut out the crap it's making the rest of us look bad.

According to the Republicans we should not question any woman on her credentials because that is sexist, that is the message I'm getting. That is sexist, promoting a stereotype that women need to be treated with Kid gloves or the game is not fair. WHAT BS these Republicans are dishing out to the American public. Pathetic

Puh-leeeez!!! The criticism toward Palin is what any politician, male or female, would face. Give me a break!!!

Thats silly. Its not sexist and it makes women look stupid for calling that sexism. As a woman in a male dominated field I have experienced sexism and that is simply not it.

How can any Obama supporter speak of "inexperience". I am unsure who I am goign to vote for currently> The hypocrisy and venom of the Obama supporters that post here does not give an endearing view of their candidate. Democrats and Republicans both need to stop with the idiotic attacks and actually start investigating the policies of your candidates to make an informed decision. Voting because for emotional reasons is what got Bush elected.

I really don't think experience should be used as an argument by either side. Obama is highly intelligent, but maybe a bit inexperienced, but he will have Joe Biden , who is highly experienced, available to give him direction when it is necessary, until Obama fully grows into the job. Palin will not be the president, and I don't think it would be highly likely that McCain would die of natural causes soon after taking the oath of office. Palin, like Obama, seems to be very bright and probably could grow into the position as well.

As a Canadian observer and big fan of the United States, I cannot understand how anyone would think that Governor Palin is qualified to potentially be the leader of the free world. As yourself: can Palin goe toe-to-toe with Putin, Iran, China? Does anyone want Palin in charge of a decision to use nuclear weapons? These are not unfair questions – they need to be asked.

Palin is a nice enough person and probably has a future in the GOP – but she is not Presidential material. And Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike know it. With a 72 year-old McCain having already had 4 bouts of skin cancer, would it not have made more sense for McCain to have picked someone with gravitas.

This is not about sexism. It's not because Palin is a woman. Palin is utterly unqualified for the job. Period. There are plenty of woman who could easily have been McCain's VP with far more relevant experience.

My friends – please stop looking at the issue from a partisan perspective. Ask yourself: is this a good choice for America and in America's best interests?

Fiorina is wrong.

I know and understand sexism. I've devoted much of my career to ending it, and all forms of prejudice & their ugly tentacles, for the sake of my sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. And, yours.

What's happening to Palin is not sexism. What's happening to Palin, since McCain didn't bother to do it the right way first, is called vetting.

if it is EXPERIENCE Palin has and it's supposed to be more than Obama and Biden put together – then she must have MORE than McSAME…. Therefore, why didn't she run for PRESIDENT!!

OBA-DEN 2008-2016

The rethuglicans still want to use the HRC/Rove playbook. When you have nothng ans everyone is questioning you play the gender card….the only thing Palin has to do now is cry. Obama and Biden haven't even politicaly attacked her yet…I'm so sick and tired of the gneder card being played unneccasarily…

nothing they are saying is sexist…give me a break…they would say exactly the same thing if she were a woman…would McCain have picked her if she had been a man…I doubt it..please..

You got to be kidding me..sexist just because you question her qualifications!!!!!!! Also according to her she has made more executive
decisions that McCain since he has only been in the Senate. The republicans think they can just put out crap and every one is going to buy it…Fiorina is a JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shame on this pandering attack. Sarah Palin has no experience. I don't care how many times the GOP says she does…her record speaks for itself. Little Wasilla is just that…little Wasilla.

What was so sexist about Obama's comments? He spoke the truth. Is this what we are going to get every time someone points out she is not qualified. What a joke.

I think sexist remarks should be banned as well. There is plenty to go after Palin in terms of anit-progressive, medeivalist thinking aimed at stomping down any free thinking minority. And we all salute as we watch McCain and Palin goosestep back to the dark ages. Let them go. We do not need to follow.

McCain's camp plays gender card

I knew this was going to happen. The Republicans will take any attack on Palin and label it as "sexist" because she is a female. They are going to try to use in the the Vice-Presidential debate as well. They want to force the Democrats to not want to offend the media and go soft on here in the debate. I hope Biden throws that away and nails her to the wall like she deserves to be.

You want equality, women? Sure thing, just expect the equal right to be proverbially pounded into the ground in debates.

I would just like to thank Campbell Brown for not accepting a non answer from McCain's spokesman today. It was refreshing to see a journalist push a representative from a political party to actually answer a question. Clearly Palin has no real experience and is woefully underqualified to be vice president. If journalist do their jobs as Campbell did today then maybe the republican spin machine won't be able to deceive the American people into thinking this women is qualified in any way shape or form to be anything other than a hockey mom with PTA experience. Thanks

Oh, I get it. It's sexist to question her qualifications. But not racist to question Obama's. We're just supposed to bend over and say OK!

Yep. The outsourcing qeen spoke again!! And we SURE trust her this time!!

It's not sexist to point out the fact that, while she may have held executive office, her "executive experience" consists of being mayor a town smaller than a suburb and governer for less time than the campaign has run. They're grasping for some semblance of high ground after McSame;s gamble didn't pay. I'm glad to hear that the women in my life aren't so stupid to fall for such a weak ploy!

If what obama said makes him sexist, then everything negative that anyone says about Obama is racist. This is so stupid, I cannot believe we let these people come to the cities… I hope they blow a lot of money at the bars before they leave, although I think they'll need a stiff drink more in November than they do now. The dems will be drinking the champagne, of course.

I think the McCain camp is playing the sexist card, period. Nothing in this article states anything Obama or Biden stated are sexist. It would be the same if Obama stated that McCain is racist because the McCain camp states that he has no experience. This is simply amazing. My mind has not yet been made up but the Obama camp has the same right to criticize McCain's VP pick like they did and doing to him.

This is hysterical.

How can any republican say – with a straight face – that she is the most qualified republican to be vice president or that she would have EVER been nominated if she were male?

Sexist? What?

As a woman I am offended that someone would go into the Good Ole Boys Network then try to gain favortism by their sex…play by their rules or quit playing.

Nothing said was sexist but you trying to use that card is…

THANK YOU, MS FIORINA!!! Call them out because I have been waiting for someone to complain out loud.

The democrats seem to be the party (my party of choice but not this year) for sexism and age-ism! If someone in that party from Obama to Biden to anyone can show me how this is CHANGE from the past than I will listen with open ears and a cynical stare.

McCAIN 08

This woman is a joke!! All women should be insulted and you Republicans should be revolting!!! OR join us! Do you people realize IF Mcsame is elected and crocks THAT woman would be president………

OBAMA/BIDEN 08/12

Sarah Palin is a low budget John Edwards

oh I am a woman who does not care for Palin

Fiorina, I cannot believe what you have said. You could not spin to keep your job at HP; you certainly cannot spin now to fool the voters with this stupid sexism allegation.

Doesn't she have more executive experience than John McCain as well?

oh please….i knew this was coming…as a female I'm offended greatly by this…

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

I am tired of Republicans yelling sexism.

Sarah Palin is not ready to be commander in chief.

I have nothing against her, but please don't yell sexism because I believe differently than you do, Ms Fiorina.

As a woman, I'm offended that you would put someone so unqualified on the ticket and expect me to vote for them just because they are a woman. Any perceived attack by Obama, Biden, or their campaign is well-founded. Having this woman step into office is a joke and will make us the laughingstock of the world.

She has a 4 month old infant with Down’s syndrome, small children, a pregnant daughter, a son going to Iraq and she's got the time and focus to be VP, a career she has shown zero interest in having?

This has nothing to do with a “mother’s or woman’s” role

I would question the judgment of any man who chose to go on the campaign trail and balance the job of VP who had the same family circumstances.

Are the attacks sexist if they come from a woman, too, or are these people more full of crap by the day? They haven't spoken about an issue in weeks and weeks and now the only issue is Palin. Let's get back to governing and elect Obama/Biden. Enough!

Where is the story about Obama deciding not to invade the gulf coast as not to be a distraction so that the emergency personnel can do their jobs, unlike McCain who rushed down there for a photo op. That was also part of the Anderson Cooper interview last night.

This lady knows nothing of how to handle a real disaster. Obama cosponsered several bills post Katrina which some were put into play yesterday.

When is Palin going to step down? Although, it is pretty much too late now for McCain to save face.

Most of the posters on this site have more experience than Palin.
McPanderer or McLackofJudgement, you decide.

And I won't even mention Palin's ability to teach her daughter about not having sex before marriage.

Using you logic, questioning Obama's foreign policy experience is racist. Asking Hillary if you can borrow a pencil from her is clearly sexist. Asking Larry Craig for directions to the closest grocery store is homophobic.

Hey, I'm a woman and lived in Germany for 27 years. This means I have more foreign policy experience than Palin. I also drive a car, which means that I know about oil and gas prices. I'm pregnant, so I know about family values, I have a savings account, so I know about finance, and I go to church, too–WOW, *I* should be the Republican veep candidate.

The hit job they put on Gov. Palin is disgusting. Shame on you all. She is as qualified as Sen. Obama and represents a lot of normal Americans. They are on the line or have crossed the line of sexism for sure.

I could see this strategy coming a mile away. It happened last night to Carville on Larry King and it's happening today to Obama. Any criticism will be labeled Sexism. It's pathetic…that dog won't hunt, Carly.

Bubba,

no wonder HP wasn't doing so great when she was CEO because its clear that she lacks common reading and comprehension skills. Probably one of those lame duck CEOs that only know how to designate tasks but can't do anything

If you had a shovel, you couldn't dig this hole deeper any faster!

Spin on the Spin to Spin the Spin, a whirlpool of lies!

Why not just admit that McCain is whacko, his VP choice was poor, and the Republicans are going down fast!

What the Hell is Carly blabbing about sexism? False accusation from a person I once admired. No longer. Carly, just shut up or speak the truth. No one in the Obama camp is being sexist. The GOP and especially you are being stupid and sexist, pandering to Hillary's staunch supporters. SHAME ON U!

This is sad

This woman is really on the sixth floor of a five story building. She knows as well as anyone with a brain, nothing Obama said could be construed as sexist. She just thinks that she can insult the American people's intelligence and especially women by saying this. She figures if you say it on a national podium, it must be true and people will believe it.

Ridiculous and she knows it.

OMG, Carly Fiorina is full of it. Barack Obama contrasting his experience with Palin's is sexist? If that's sexist then what isn't?

this is ludicrous. There is absolutely nothing sexist about any of those comments. To make this campaign about sex is what is sexist.

ok , is this woman on drugs..maybe she vetted Palin… people aren't going to be nice to Palin if she does get in office. Is the GOP expecting kid gloves for this idiot ? but isn't she Limbaugh 's babe-lol–you can't have it both ways.

How is Obama's comment sexist? I think the Republican's planned on rolling out this "Sexist" strategy no matter what Obama said. I saw the interview and in no way was it sexist – he drew comparisons to number of people Palin was in charge of in her jobs as Mayor and Governor. It has NOTHING to do with her sex.

Since the Republican's are the one who wanted to start comparing Palin with Obama, he has every right to point out differences in his defense.

This is just Karl Rove 101 – distract the people with issues that pull at their emotions so that no one pays any attention to national and international issues effecting our country!!!

YOU CANT EXPECT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM A DEM. YOU HATERS ARE THE CHANGE THAT O.B. BROUGHT TO THIS ELECTION RACE. YOU PEOPLE THAT TALK ABOUT MCCAIN BEING SO OLD ARE MORONS. YOU COULD DIE TOMMORROW ANY ONE OF YOU. WHEN YOUR DAY COMES IT COMES. YOU DEMS. ATTACKING PALIN .WHAT IS IT ANY YOUR BUSINESS. YOUR CANIDATE WOULDN'T HAVE HRC FOR VP. BECAUSE HE IS BIAS AGAINST A WOMAN AND SHE IS MORE EXPERIENCED THAN HIM.WHY DONT YOUNG HATERS GET A LIFE. DONT WORRY ABOUT MCCAINS VP. WORRY ABOUT OWN.REPUBLICANS ARE UNITED ,MORE THAN I CAN SAY WITH DEMS. YOU HAVE TO MUCH HATE AND DIVISION IN YOUR CAMPAIGN.

Republicans are playing a game of chicken. They had no problem playing the experience card and even turned that against Obama by running an ad whereby Hillary and even Biden once criticized him for his lack of experience. Of course, that ran during the DNC but isn't it ironic that since McCain picked an inexperienced VP candidate, that ad is no longer running???

Is this the best our country can do? Elect a candidate that thinks the best person for VP is someone with less than 2 years as a Govenor and all kinds of personal baggage OR elect a candidate with 2 years experience in the US senate who has the MOST liberal voting record and his VP choice has the 3rd most liberal voting record in the senate? Is this the best we can do?

How can this be interpreted as sexist? Her gender isnt being mentioned aside from being a point of reference. She clearly is not suited for this position, not because she is a woman, but because her experience is laughable at best. She has absolutely no foreign policy experience, thats the rub. and thats it.

I thought that the president and vice president were examples of what all American families should aspire to be like. How can we as parents tell our teens to wait for marriage to have children, when the vice president daughter didn't! She's a role model from hell!!

“I am appalled by the Obama campaign's attempts to belittle Governor Sarah Palin’s experience,” said Fiorina. “The facts are that Sarah Palin has made more executive decisions as a Mayor and Governor than Barack Obama has made in his life.

AMEN and AMEN!!!

The fact that Palin and McCain forced Palin’s daughter into a premature marriage is similar to the Islamic honor killing. What is the statistics of the result of a marriage between two teenagers? Not very good! This poor girl’s life is doomed by this honor marriage. She is SOLD to this underage boy and this bondage.

Obviously Carly thinks women are naive to buy this as being sexist. This the republican strategy to attract women voters? I'm not voting on a candidate just because they are a woman or they are a man but on which PERSON can run this country best.

I've been waiting for Nov since back in Feb. I already know who I'm voting for and nothing at this point is changing my vote…. Come on Nov 4th so we can get this over with. McCain is digging himself a deeper hole everyday. He chose Palin as his running mate now and he has to deal with it inexperience and all.

Obama/Biden 08

Running a campaign is no where near the difficulty of running a state.

The junior senator from Illinios, running for president, will have to divert attention the fact that the Governor or Alaska, running for VP, has more executive experience and documented 'change'.

People should be asking why Obama has less experience than Palin, the VP on the opposing ticket instead of demonizing Palin.

Oh like false charges that she's a Muslim???
If women want to play hard ball then they have to learn to take their lumps – crying "sexism" at every turn pathetic?
I am very disappointed HC used it, and in this situation it's a pathetic effort to deflect close examination of this woman.
The whole thing wreaks of hypocracy to me!!!
You can't teach sex ed but you can forgive a teen pregnancy – has the world gone nuts???
There would be less pregnancies if there was better education at schools, and free contraception – we need this to be a big issue for women's rights!

Fiorina is just like all the other Rovian neocon crack pot butt-kissers that McCain surrounds himself with these days.
She intellectually can't – or politically won't – acknowledge that Palin's chops makes her a light weight in most cases and a no-weight in all the others.
It ain't sexism Fiorina – it's a common sense observation to even the most casual observer, male or female, so stop with the hi-school like smears against those that can think for themselves..

how is this sexist? Carly Fiorina, is stretching it…!
barack compared executive experience

The suggestion that those comments from Obama and Biden are sexist makes it painfully obvious that "play the sexism card early and often" was part of the McCain campaign's strategy before they even announced the choice of Palin for VP.

And if they're going to play the "executive experience" card that governors always play against senators, then maybe they should also add that she has more "executive experience" than McCain too!

Are you sure that CNN didn't steal this from The Onion?

Many of the comments I've heard so far are completely sexist. One Dem said Palin should not be neglecting her new baby to run for VP. If that were a MALE candidate with a newborn, would he have gone there? Absolutely not!

I guess we are supposed to be color blind but not gender blind when picking our candidates…

STOP WHINING!!!

Carly Fiorina, you are reachin'!

Take a poll from HP employees to see if you are qualified enough to be making this statement….

Profound baloney from the one who nearly ran HP into the ground and was fired.

People are very upset all over this country on McCains VP choice, i feel sorry for her and her family, McCain brought her into the big city to be made a fool of, i wish her good luck, not McCain. I have to vote Dems this election, they actually deserve the next four years in the White House.

Nasty little comment there implying Democrats don't mind if their children have babies out of wedlock. Yeah, and we eat little Republican babies too, Adolf. Shine up your swastika and vote GOP.

With all due respect I beg to disagree with Ms. Fiorina.
The issue of Bristol's baby is of relevance and importance to us voters. It begs the question: why would a mother and father compromise their daughter's privacy, reputation and well-being by putting her in this precarious position?

Is the vice presidency so coveted by these parents that they would expose their child to this type of scrutiny and public discussion???

Does John McCain not care about the feelings of this 17 yr old child? Is winning so important that both McCain and the Palins were willing to sacrifice this child on the alter of their ambitions??? This opens up very valid questions about their judgement….

It's not that she's a woman – it's that she has no business being a heartbeat away from President of the United States. I'm sure she's a great mother, and maybe did a nice job in small local government, but what qualifications does she have to lead the country? No way. No how. …Not sexist.

Hello!! It was a 12 Million dollar budget, and she has 50 employees. Fact check before you post please.

Has Fioerina ever heard a talk show host denigrate Liberals AND Demecrats.
Maybe she needs to be better informed?
One yalk show host lied when he claimed a Democrat would have had the baby aborted. Seems these Republican Stalinists know perfectly how all Liberals and Democrats. Pertfect knowledge is a Rupublicamn Family Value, just like adultery and out of wed lock pregancy.

But the real question is: Did Gov Palin and MS fiorina pay the3 taxes on Socoal Security protected wages paid to household employees?
That is something Carly need to talk about! Social Security Tax Cheating! Speak UP Carly!

Honestly, I am sick and tired of hearing about experience. No one has experience of being president unless they've been president before. Look at George Bush, on paper he looks good. He has executive experience in the state of Texas but he wasn't good for the United States. I think people need to get off of the experience wagon and vote their values and positions. Race, sex, and experience should not play a factor.

Weren't you the party who just recently invented a big public outcry – claiming Obama was accusing you of playing the racist card?

And what do you call this?

I keep hearing this argument that Sarah Palin has more Executive experience than both Obama & Biden put together so that makes her more qualified. Well if that's the case doesn't she have more Executive experience than McCain? McCain has spent his entire career in the legislative branch. According to your own logic then she should be at the top of the ticket not McCain since she has the most "Executive" experience than "any" candidate.

OMG dont touch her because shes a woman…..I bet if Biden lays into her over issues people start crying foul!!! What about the fact that she hangs with Nzi sympathizers?

Blah blah blah, why is she out of the kitchen to begin with?

I cannot believe the democrats are concerned about Palin's lack of experience. Where were they when Arkansas Gov. Clinton was running for President?

why can't she take it? gee, will she cry if Russia talks nasty to her?

Somebody tell this woman to just stop. Don't speak. If Sarah Pallin has more executive experience than Obama and Biden (and boy is that a stretch.), than that means she has more executve experience than McCain. I mean really, what position has she been promised in the Mccain adminsitration (wow just typing that leaves a bad taste in my mouth) that she is so desperate to make this stuff up. All I can say is keep putting your foot in your mouth. Sarah Pallin is fast on the bridge to nowhere.

All I have to say is that Democrats M*U*S*T get out and vote in November. There is no way we can let McCain's proven poor decision making rule our country. Obama 08!

You McCain supporters wouldn't know "sexism" if it bit you on the face. Additionally you don't practice what you preach, and you contradict your protestations in your behavior. Obama should being playing the psych card on you McCains because you all seriously need some therapy.

Palin and her skeletons were chosen purposfully. Obama who? Palin appears to be getting all the press now. Palin's history is much less litteres than Obama's, and we've already forgotten about his…drugs, etc. The populous will move past Palin's "issues" just like they did with Obama's. She will destroy Biden in the debates. It really was a stoke of genuis to find someone who could take the press away from Obama.

Obama and Biden said that Palin is "good looking", would they say the same thing if the GOP VP candidate was a man? I don't think so. That comment is obviously sexist as well as the "sweetie" comment Obama said a couple of months ago

But it wasn't sexist for GOP mouthpiece Rush Limbaugh to scream "We've got a babe on our ticket"?

All of the criticism is because she is unqualified not because she is a woman. That McCain picked her at all is insulting to women..that people who support Hillary Clinton's ideology will automatically support Palin's because they are both women. This pick is the straw that breaks the camels back in McCain's dastardly campaign.

Nonsense!!!!! The Mccain campaign has launched nothing but attacks after attacks against Barack, his wife Michelle and several other Obama campaign staffers. Why is it that the Mccain camp can dish out but cannot receive? The Obama campaign has exercised restraint since the inception of this campaign while Mccain and his cohorts resort to smear campaign and Bush/Rove/527 attacks that are warrantless. We the american people are tired of the Mccain campaign repulsive behavior. You claim to be a maverick…prove it through your actions, McBush, Mcsame, Mcshame, McPal.
Obama '08

Notice Obama doesn't mention the 12 or so Billion dollar budget Palin overseas as Governor, or the 25,000 employees she has.

The heading for this blog should be: "McCain's Camp Blames Obama Again."

They blame O and his advisers for all of their failings. They cannot own up to their shortcomings.

Is she a "Whiner" like she called Clinton?? I would feel just as strongly about this terrible pick if her anatomy was different.
I have no respect for anyone who thinks it is sporting to shoot animals from a helicopter, try to ban books, and throw around their power like royalty.

If Sarah Palin is ready to be VP why wasn't the Mayor of Fort Worth Texas considered. That person whoever they are is making 'executive decisions' representing a similar size population.

It is unfortunate that Democrats and Republicans can't be objective in their evalutations of the information and are only thinking in the same partisan mindset that has caused the US to start to fall behind the emerging eastern nations and continue to be beholding to the Middle East oil producers.

You get the government you deserve.

Those mean Democrats are making fun of our VP choice and taking us off message. Boo Hoo.☹☹☹

sorry i was born but not frekin yesterday what now the GOP is going to start out right lying yeah i really want you folks running the country please tell "MORE OF THE SAME MCCAIN" americans aint that stupid we may be slow and get to it in our own time but stupid naw

I am Canadian…I read alot about your country & your politics…I have also been to Italy & Lake Placid…Can I be your president?

This is the stupidest thing I've read in a while. Why is it sexist when Obama criticizes her skills at running a beaurocracy? She was mayor in a small insignificant town and he stated it, WHY is that sexist? I'm all for women, but I'm sick of people playing political games and pinning sexism on every little thing people say just because the victim of the criticism is a women. Thats nonsense.

The Republicans have always been the most judgemental party, going on about ethics, morality, family values always bashing the Democrats. They had no mercy for Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal which was also a personal, family matter. I also find it amusing and at the same time an insult to Hillary Clinton that Sara Palin is comparing herself to Hillary—NO COMPARISON. Hillary's been in public service for 35 years—she's earned her stripes! Also, if it's true that she actually tried to sabotage her ex-brother in law's career than who knows what she's capable of doing or how she will abuse her power as a VP. BAD CHOICE ALL THE WAY AROUND! Last but not least – She's Pro-Life? Nice photo of her with a firearm and the other photo of her with a carcas of a Reindeer! Life is Life whether it's a human or an animal. Nice going McCain

So if Sarah Palin is more quailified than Sen. Obama and Sen. Biden because she has executive experience. Would that make her more experienced than Sen. McCain also. So this argument by the Repubs puts Sen. McCain's experience into question since he does not have ANY executive experience either…. Right?

Any answer Obama gives on Palin is going to be twisted to the GOP's favor. No one can say anything against her, even though there are stories coming out everyday about her family, her legal battles, then you folks sit here and blame Obama for the stories..

give me a freaking break, you need to blame Palin's boss (McCain) for anything that gets said about her..

Hey Carly, Is sexism the same excuse you are using for getting FIRED from HP? Or was it because you could not run the company effectively?? Sounds like you and Palin have alot in common. Get a real job!

Folks this is ploy to get media off sister sarah's back. Check out her comments at her church on Huffington Post.

I'm terribly bothered over Sen. McCain's pick for VP. This is a horrible judgment on his part which only shows that he has compromised his judgment and values to further his presidential ambitions by not fully and thoroughly weigh in all options before making his first and biggest decision of his candidacy!!! It only speaks volume of how he will lead!

While Sen. Obama in contrast has weigh in options and puts country first on his first and biggest decision to pick a running mate in the person of Sen. Biden. Obviously, Sen. McCain has not shown good judgment as he compromised his persona and values to pick Gov. Palin to further his candidacy. It shows a rush to judgment which we now see based on the skeletons inside her closet, such as the TROOPERGATE and now the secrecy of her daughter's pregnancy!! I feel sorry for her daughter as she is now exposed to all of the negativity and empathy around her situation. I believe in my heart of hearts that her best place is not to run for VP, but rather to stay at home and support and attend the basic needs of her huge family. Her children, more especially her new born and now her pregnant daughter need her more now than ever. She will definitely not be ready to run the country of 300 million in the event that she becomes the president!!!

What? Who ? and What?

So if someone contrasts themself with Palin it is sexists??

This makes no since… I guess Biden should just not say one word during the VP debate because if says anything about her lack of experience he will be considered sexists..

Go away Repugnantans.

I give this "marriage" two weeks, before Palin has to bow out due to "family obligations" – this is a total mess…and a clear example of John McCain's "judgement". As far as I'm concerned Barack Obama can't be sworn in as President fast enough.

Fiorina you are a DISGRACE to women everywhere!!

When we encounter LEGITIMATE sexism we will now be IGNORED!

I am a WOMAN!

I am INSULTED that the Republicans are trying to make this an issue of GENDER!!

Palin is not unqualifed because she is a WOMAN.

She is unqualified, PERIOD!

Do NOT allow them to spin this into a gender issue!

It is NOT hands-off because she is a girl. She climbed into the big boys ring and she has to fight with the big boys.

After spending over 20 years in the active army I was never given special treatment because of my gender.

After have six children while on active duty, I was NEVER give special treatment or consideration because of my gender and I never EXPECTED it!

All of these Repub women crying foul because Palin is female INSULT all women EVERYWHERE!

They give us a bad name and set us back 100 years!

Palin's gender has nothing to do with her empty air head!!

Carly you have no idea how IGNORANT you look and sound on television. Your nose must be about five feet long!

Here we go!!!!!!!!! I just knew as soon as Palin's feet gets held to the fire the sexist card comes out!!! Sexist is saying she only got the job cause she is a woman or why don't she stay and take care of her kid. Those are sexist statements. All the issues raised now are about experience, credibility, and being ready. NOTHING is sexist about that!! Toughen up!!! You want to play with the big kids, then act like it.

Seriously, I ask you… Who cares?

By Carly's reasoning, Palin has more executive experience than even McCain! Perhaps, the republicans should get rid of McCain and nominate Palin instead.

Ridiculous!

Republicans a bunch of whiners, Attacks good enough for Michelle, and she is not running for elective office, way better for palin. Get over it republicans, you sound like babies.

She gets it wrong as usual. Obama only answered the question that he was asked. He did not disrespect Palin, and Biden paid her a compliment. Let us not get it twisted Obama and Biden have not been dirty, negative toward her. Get a grip you are barking up the wrong tree. It was McCain that set her up for failure he knew how the politics worked for the caompaign. THINK!!!!!!! Maybe he should have selected Fiornia. Since she knows so much.

If Clinton was the nominee she would face attacks that would make the insinuations against Palin seem like childs play. So those republicans invoking Hillary's name have no sympathy from me.

Ah, yes. Sexist remarks won't work this time, boys. Back to the drawing board, I guess.

Biden: "She's good looking." I reminded of, "You're likable enough."

No to mention all those other comments that CNN probably won't allow on TV or their web site this time out.

Just think, every time you criticize her, some Republican will loom up on the screen and accuse you of sexism. It's already so much fun to watch!

Hey, Hillary, don't miss this!! And no matter what the boys say, you just go on being silent. Do try not to smirk.

I like how Obama is now using his year of campaigning as his "experience"

That's really funny.

Carly Fiorina is lying, no sexist attacks have taken place, and she knows it, more Republican lies. Hillary lost because…. She lost. Obama won, he's the nominee, and Republicans are still trying to rile up Hillary supporters, now with this extreme rightist who happens to be a woman.

In terms of political level exec exp. yes she does have more then everyone. the only thing i see as how he talks down to her exp in alaska. if you all want higher taxes then vote for obama

As a woman I KNOW that I am just as capable as any man. I do not expect to be given special treatment or to be held to a lower standard because I am female. For Carly Fiorina to suggest that ANY negative comments amount Sarah Palin are sexist undermines what femisim is about… we are equal. Equal is respect, equal in pay (which McCain does not supprt) and equally able to withstand critism.

these attacks on sarah palin are sexist. the problem is just like people makeing racist attacks againt condeleza on the left wing fell that sarah palin deserves to be trashed because she is not left wing. If you are a minority or a female and you are a republican cnn, msnbc, and every liberal media outlet will jump on the chance to destroy her. The problem is cnn is sexist and racist and nobody should count on them to be fair anyone see campbell brown last night? that is left wing reporter and man did she show it.

OBAMA_BIDEN 2008! VOTE SMART!

Only in Republican America would a BLACK man with a law degree from Harvard, 12 years in politics, four years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and manager of one of the most impressively flawless and forward thinking presidential campaigns be charged with not being ready for the presidency while a WHITE female evangelical former beauty queen with 19 months in national politics and a bachelors in journalism is considered "ready on day one."

+1

Carly Fiorina got fired for sying on her employees at HP. What give her the credibility to say anything to anyone. We know better and are smarter than we are given credit for.
Palin needs to quit this Campaign and go take care of her new born, who she delibrately conceived despite all the advice she got about birh defects at her age. palin also needs to be there 100% for her teenage daughter who she recently exposed as pregnant. There are plenty of great candidatesfor VP, SHE IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

Fiorina should get a grip and a sense of humor . . . quit trying to stir women up with the sexist card. As capable, intelligent women we can see the differences between sexist, campaigning and just plain joking around . If Palin is going to run, then she is going to have to deal with the politics and the questions and comments about her capabilities. Obama's comments would only have qualified as sexist if he didn't ask the same questions of a male running from a similar background . . . there isn't one running, Palin is it. Biden was just being humorous, sad day when a woman cannot be complimented without crying sexist. Apparently, Fiorina is the one who has a sexist issue.

It's only getting worse for the GOP. The Republican Party has significantly lowered the bar for the leadership of this country.

Now, they have the audacity to compare a woman who was elected Mayor of a town of 9,000 people and elected governor fo a state of 600,000 people with a legislature that has 20 senators and 40 reps with Barack Obama, a law professor, Columbia and Harvard law grad who spent many years working with ordinary Americans and served terms in the Illionios Legislature and the US Senate.

What's worse, is they are using the idea of sexism to avoid answering difficult questions about their ridiculous choices and lack of leadership. Shame on you and Americans are appauled at the shame that these people have brought on this country.

Stop putting words into Obama's mouth. Obama never once did try to make Palin the issue. Mccain picked Palin and created all the issues, and put all the blame on Obama. I hope Americans have eyes to see through it. Where is my old righteous John Mccain?

This pick by John McCain shows one of two things: 1) That this was a shrewdly calculated move to distract attention away from his own record and his deficiencies, his hot headedness and his impulsive, reckelss behavior, both in his personal and political life or– 2) An extremely impulsive move with no real forethought, acting from his gut rather than his brain, the same exact way guess who acts–If you said George W., you'd be correct—It was his rash, impulsive decision that got us into this no win war and our current economic crisis.
Either way, it shows that his campaign slogan, which I find cynical and dark coming from a member of the Republican party,- AMERICA FIRST-is just that, a slogan that has all the flash but absolutely no substance. I'm no true Obama fan, though after his speech I feel A LOT better about him, but I will say that the WORST Democrat is better than the BEST Republican any day!! AND kudos to CAMPBELL BROWN for her take no BS interview with what's his name from McCain's campaign. BOO HOO–she treated him roughly, I'm cancelling my interview!!!

foxnews are keeping they mouths shut because even republican's don't like this pick now

Testy much. She must have seen todays Gallop poll. It's too funny Country First McCain picked Alaska First Secessionist Sarah Palin. It just gets better and better.

Just let them go ahead. American people are not that stupid, they know what Obama said has nothing to do with sexism, and they know how to interpret Fiorina's desperate attempt to play the sexist card. It will backfire.

If you buy Fiorina's logic, then you have to accept that the McCain camp is nothing but a bunch of racists for questioning Sen. Obama's readiness to be Commander in Chief.

I'm a woman, and I'm incredibly offended by the selection of the grossly-underqualified Palin to make GOP history as the first VP nominee. Well, almost nominee. There's still time to save face and withdraw for personal reasons, like taking care of the family that's screaming for her attention right now.

I am a 37 year old woman from Denver, CO. I am quite finished watching CNN, especially after the Campbell Brown interview and more importantly for the negative coverage on Palin and her daughter. I am the oldest of five children with a saty-at-home mother that loved us tremendously and sacrificed daily for us. I have a sister that had a chilc at 19 and was not married. The country needs to stay out of this families life and let Palin talk about her political views in order for the country to make a fair decision!@!!! ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!

So the repugnants picked her so that they can now scream "sexist" to ANYTHING said about her by ANYBODY, even if it is not said by the Obama campaign.

Anything said to the negative about this failure of a VP pick is "sexist".

Isn't "sexist" just by the mere fact that the Repugnants picked her because she is a woman! Oh, wait, the repugnants deny sexism because they are accusing everyone else, media included of being that.

McCainieism first….USA second. McBush in office at any cost to anyone, including Palins family and children. This woman didn't even know what the duties of the VP were until she asked someone to tell her.

Even if the Obama campaign says something nice about her, those repugnants scream sexism. They need to STOP WHINING and start campaigning.

I am so tired of the repugnant pig sty campaigning and blaming Obama for what they are doing to themselves. It's old, it's tiring, and it's not productive.

The repugnants have created their sty and now they want to blame everyone else for the smell. UGGGGH Enough!

So because she is "female" everying~good or bad is deemed sexist by the repugs. They are just downright dirty campaigning and blaming Obama for their mess. Get over your silly selfs repugs! PLEASE!

Carly Fiorina, are you serious? I'd hardly trust your judgement on anything, given what you did to HP.

Someone call a WAHHHHHHHHbulance for McCain & Co. before they all come down with the vapors!

Oh no, not this time, they will not be able to turn the tables on the American people. The republicans will stop at nothing, I cannot understand how anyone with a sane mind could vote for these liars. They are downright deceitful. I am a woman and I am here to say loudly and boldly, GOV PALIN IS NOT QUALIFIED!

The only reason McCain picked Sara Palin for vice-president was to trump Obama with a woman candidate. He's playing poker with politics and America is the winner or loser.
I just got a chain letter yesterday about Palin's daughter's pregnancy and how she tried to cover it up by saying it was she who was pregnant. She took her daughter out of school for the entire term of her pregnancy. She had to know that people are not all stupit. If she'll be good at anything, it won't be cover-ups.

Being an Alaska, i've seen first hand what Sarah Palin has done for Alaska, shes been govenor for 2 years. Before that she was mayor of Wasilla, which is a tiny city that is filled with strip malls. Sarah Palin has NO experience, and I think it's wise if she should stay home with her infant and her 17 year old daughter that is pregnant.

I'm appalled that the Republicans think they can point fingers at the Democrats when the only reason that McCain even looked at Sarah Palin as a vp candidate is the fact that she's a woman and he was trying to win over some of the Hillary disappointees. The Republicans are the ones who are being sexist and as usual think they can push it off onto the Democrats……..we're smarter than that.

Looks to me like Palin does have the experience the Republicans need.
She's all about Oil, War, Abortion, Guns, Gays, Corruption and Lies. I'd say she fits right in.

I managed 15 people at burger king when I was in high school! Can I be VP! Hell, I will even where a skirt and ALWAYS leave the top of my shirt open so you can see my man boobs. Will Barack discredit me for being trans-gender ? I hope not! Let Michelle Oboma debate palin and we might, and I say might have a even match. GOTCHA!!!!!

It's nice to see a political party stand up for women and fight the blatant sexism going on. Too bad the dems couldn't lead by example.

They have now been labeled the sexist party.

I can understand being upset by what Biden said. But if you listen to the whole exchange, it's not any different than what some people have said of Obama. He's attractive, she's attractive. Looks win votes (as shallow as that may seem).

As far as Obama's comments, Fiorina's critique is ridiculous and an obvious stretch for upset Hillary supporters. I find it funny that McCain is spending so much energy trying to capture a small number of votes. I'd be surprised if most of the waffling Hillary supporters looked at Palin and saw a kindred spirit. She may be a woman, but I don't think that's enough to win rabid Hillary supporters over.

Palin is being exploited. Anyone that can't see this selection as a ploy is blind. They are trying to take the language of civil rights away from the left. The Republicans are masters of reshaping language and this is simply another trick. They use civil rights to protect themselves while they strip those same rights from those that actually need them.

I find the fact that the McCain campaign threw Palin's daughter to the wolves disturbing. There were plenty of other ways to prove that Palin is the mother of Trig. But instead of releasing medical records, they thrust this minor out onto the stage with a pro-life banner hanging about her neck. It's sad. Palin is nothing more than a smokescreen for the Republicans.

This is better than the soaps, reality t.v., or the movies. The Palin family is just full of surprises and we get a new treat almost every hour. The next two months are goign to be loads of fun!

why is belittling her experience sexist? that's just dumb!

REPUBLICANS————-ARE—————-DESPERATE

THEY———–ARE————-RUNNING———SCARED

FIORINA———IS———–PATHETIC

What is funny is that all of you McShame voters most likely voted for Bush. You and your families will what you deserve. Go ahead and vote McShame. I have no sympathy for you and your families. Looks like you McShame voters will have to look your little ones in the eyes, and say yes son / daughter we are the stupid Americans that voted for McShame. With all that has happened to the Economy I have done what I needed to in life to make sure I won't have to suffer. I feel bad for the kids of the future, and the families who have to suffer due to ignorance.

Too many devious people dwelling on every word, everyone says.
If it's not sexist, it's racist. The media also has a tendency to do this and get everyone on board with it. Race or gender has nothing to do with the issues. It's all a big game to see if they can discredit each other.

This has nothing to do with supporting teenage sex or pregnancy.

Stuff happens… in EVERY person's life.

This is about the CHARACTER to stand up for family and for what you believe in.

So Obama supporters should stop slinging mud at every woman candidate in this race and worry more about their own Character.

Are they already playing the gender card??? Give me a break. Palin was an epic fail. You lose.

its all about the language

We need to speak with a few Mayors and Governors,regarding their duties. I was an elected official and the departments that came under the supervision of our Mayor included the police dept.; fire dept.; water dept.; park board; and if there was a city cemetary – that too. This means people, payroll, equipment and maintenance. It is not a small job folks. In addition, you must read all the ordinances and resolutions that are coming up for vote that are going to affect the lives of your citizens.

It seems that instead of answering a straight question as to whether Palin is qualified to be Vice President, McCain's advisors feel most comfortable claiming sexism! This is not only sad, but a clear sign that McCain selected Palan for her gender rather than her qualifications. She is not qualified at this time to be VP, and that has nothing to do with her gender and everything to do with her qualifications. The only sexism I have seen is McCain's belief that selecting a woman who defies everything Hilary Clinton stands for will be acceptable to her supporters. Does he truly think that little of women's intellects that he thinks they can't tell the difference between Clinton and Palan??

Gov. Palin has more Executive Experience than Obama, Biden and McCain the three senators who do nothing but cast votes, and Obama was only a great community organizer with 143 days in the senate served when he decided to run for president. To the Liberal drones when they say do they have experience or are they qualified what they really mean is are they liberal. If this was a pro choice liberal woman candidate the libs would be praising McCains decision to pick her as bold and calling him a maverick.

Is Obama telling us there are only 50 state employees in the whole State of Alaska? Wow, She runs that state will less employees than small companies. Maybe if elected she can run the whole Federal Government with 50 employees. What a tax savings for the tax payers.

Please. Palin has about five minutes worth of experience. McCain picked her because she's a woman and even more of a Conservative than he is.

McCain is in his seventies. What happens if he dies? Someone with no experience in the House of Representatives or Senate is going to become President and she'll have no VP of Biden's caliber to help.

I don't care if her daughter's pregnant. Her daughter isn't the one that might become President. I was far more disgusted that John
Edwards would force his cancer-ridden wife to go through a presidential campaign than that a healthy seventeen-year old girl who is going to have a baby might have a small role to play.

Sarah Palin's right wing views and extreme lack of experience are the concern here. Not to mention the scandal surrounding her firing the guy who refused to fire her brother-in-law because of a family dispute.
(Gee, sounds just like the Republican Justice Department!)

Gonna cut this one too, CNN?

Republicans are throwing everything they can and the kitchen sink!!

Carly Fiorina is the one being sexist and condescending to women by suggesting that woman candidates be held to a different standard. Nice try, but this won't get the Hillary voters …

Carly Fiorina is right. The media and Democrats (one and the same) are all launching terrible sexist attacks on Governor Palin. Actually, when you think about it, it is no surprise that you are doing this because you also did it to Hillary Clinton. What I am surprised by, though, are the "so-called" feminists who are partaking in this too. You are letting yourselves be tools of the same Democratic machine that marginalized you in the party by getting rid of Hillary Clinton.

PLeeease Carly… Palin is not even half a shadow of Hillary Clinton.

There were several stronger Republican woman if McSame needed a woman to match Hillary…. I guess he went with a beauty queen as key criteria…Mcain is obsessed with what he calls "celebrity" in his childish ads…..Sorry you can't fool the american voter with Palin.

I like how Obama's says that his greatest executive role is in running for President. That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. By the way, Obama referred to Palin's role as Mayor but ignored her role as Governor – selective reference. And I'm still trying to figure out what Obama HAS changed – his church, Illinois politics, the DNC all look the same to me. So many are infatuated with words and are blind to the lack of accomplishments.

Someone get Carly Fiorina a dictionary so she can figure out what the word 'sexism' means. GOP spin is hard at work today.

By Obama ignoring Palin's accomplishments as a Governor by not addressing them is not only sexist, it is STUPID!
Barrack is only inviting comparisons to his own lack of executive experience, which is nil, compared to the Republicans ticket #2.
He is just falling into the trap that McCain set up for him.
Delio.

Hi,

Thank you, Campbell Brown, for making the Republicans answer for their pick in Sarah Palin. If Senator Obama and his campaign have to answer for their experience and policies, so does Senator McCain and his campaign. I do not think that Campbell's interview with Tucker Bounds was ever over the top. Senator McCain's camp is just upset because they cannot and will not be able to answer the question of what does Governor Palin have in the way of real experience.

Did Rush limbaugh blame Senator's Edwards wife for the reason why Edward had to go cheat? That is sexist. But now Limbaugh is up in praises

If this is sexist, all of McCain's attacks on Obama are racist (which neither are the case).

No way, no how, no McCain

whatever attacks there are against Palin were brought on by her and her family's actions…. so here we go again that any attack on Palin is SEXIST? BALONEY. She deserves what she gets.

OBAMA-BIDEN '08

“I am appalled by the Obama campaign's attempts to belittle Governor Sarah Palin’s experience,” ?????? What….

So it's ok to belittle Obama's experience but it's not ok to belittle Palin's???? What???

I knew it was only a matter of time before the repubs started playing the gender card. That is their whole mission, Carly Fiorina I am ashamed of you stooping to this level. You know full well that sarah has very limited experience, even the "average joe" on the street knows mccain chose her for all the wrong reasons

Oh I was wondering how long they would have taken to start this. Any questions directed to them now the response will be:

"I was a POW" or "You are being sexist"

They are such whiners, it disgust me.

I should have been selected as the Vice Presidential Nominee… .

The GOP is running on empty, so they make a Hail-Mary gamble on the VP choice and put ethically-challenged surrogates like Fiorina out to slander Sen. Obama with false charges of sexism. Shame on them, but fortunately voters are much too sophisticated to be duped by this.

Repuglicans are disgusting and how any person could vote republican in good conscience is a mystery to me. They have been bashing Obama, lying about him continuously (he's a muslim, blah, blah) and on and on and when they are finally called on it now its sexist. I can't wait til you morons lose in a landslide. Its called KARMA. uugh! And sorry if your mccain didn't vet his candidate but it aint our fault. If she can't stand the heat she needs to stay out the kitchen, and I am a woman!

Good question by the other blogger!
What is the age for Statutory Rape in Alaska, and does this case qualify?
Shouldn't Governor Palin be contacting the D.A?
Somebody should answer this, especially the Governor.

Well here we go! Look at what has happened the GOP let out the rabbit, will the DEMS bite? I say NAY. What is interesting is that the GOP is letting this unfold before our very eyes. I suspect that Carl Rove is the puppet master yet once again and that he has decided that this is the only course of action that is left for the GOP. Take the female vote away from the DEMS. But wait..there is the expereince factor, Joey has way more in the foreign relations dept. Sorry gov dealing with Canada does not count! Yes give her props for being a good adminstrative pick, but in reality it's more than just the adminstrative task that rules the day. Does this pregnancy count? nah just shows that no matter what the person we are all human, but does that make her less qualified? maybe…maybe not. I figure that she should have been vetted much better than a 15 minute convo. After all Alaska is not the middle east..and in this day you need to have the expereince.

If the McCain tribe says that Palin was thoroughly vetted then McCain should just withdraw from the race, and if the McCain tribe admits that Palin was not thoroughly vetted then Palin should withdraw her acceptance.

It is not too late, the convention is not over.

Well, it is obvious how the Republicans are going to deal with the issues for the next two months. They are going to claim that ANY questioning of Palin is sexism. Fiorina is a hack; but I guess I better be careful of saying anything about her or I'll be labeled sexist.

The issues need to come out. Obama may not have run a city or state–by the way, neither has John McCain but his experience is so much more appropriate for the presidency.

Governor Palin is wrong on the issues; she is the wrong person for a job as President or Vice President. And, folks, just because Alaska is near Russia, does not mean she has international experience. Like Jon Stewart said, "Alaska is also near the North Pole. Therefore, she must be friends with Santa."

Seems Miss Carly is in a foul modd. Perhaps if she had been a runner-up McCain might have chosen her instead.

HILLARY!!! WE NEED YOU NOW!!! Quick, to the pantsuit-mobile!!!

This is the only way to defend Palin, by calling everyone and anyone who says this lady is not qualified sexist. They have touted her "experience" yet haven't exactly said anything that she has done besides selling something on Ebay. Maybe if they would have selected a viable VP, such as Hutchinson, Romney, etc.. etc… then the questions about the VP choice would not exist. No one is being sexist by say she is not qualified, prove it with some examples and then the question will stop. It's sad that the only thing you can say in defense is "you are being sexist."

Can't debate policy so the GOP

1. Attacks Obama
2. Will continue to play the "sexism" card – despite sexism being played

the republicans are a bunch of winers obama never wined when they brought up his life good or bad obama 08

What a joke.

Interesting to all those who are backing Palin's experience. Just because you are a governor, doesn't give you elevated experience. If that is all you're rationale, than she is definitely more qualified than even the top of your ticket. And, I'm sorry, but her "foreign policy experience" of having a child in Iraq, and bordering Russia and Canada, think again. Do you guys realize how many governor's states border international borders with water and land right's. GET REAL….Over 18 states have international borders and water rights. The new slogan is, you can't attack Palin because she is a woman, and anything is sexism, handle her with kid gloves because she might take offense. Listen to yourselfs, do you really think that foreign leaders are going to be nice and polite. This is the 21st century and being a woman means you take it like a man.

Americans are looking for the perfect human being and that DOES NOT EXIST. Stop destroying lives, you'll just make people resentful, bitter for nothing. We all have defects, imperfections. Start looking at real problems around us: POVERTY IN AFRICA, IN THE USA, IN ASIA.
A teenager gets pregnant, it's her probkem that will not prevent her mother from doing her job. I feel like people are only interested in gossip. The USA can do better than that.
What does that girl's pregnancy have to do with Putin invading Georgia or the price of gas?????

To Mark @4:29

You're right on!!!

excuse me.. EXXON… Obama has run his staff as good as THEM if not better

-V

Conceived out of wedlock or before being officially married = – Virgin birth in the days of Jesus.

et volia' – The Republicans have their Virgin Mary!

All this Palin drama rest all in the hands of MCcain!!!
He is hiding behind her—he should be ashamed of himself, knowingly put this girl in this circus-just so he can say that the Obama campaign is sexist…what a coward..
So would Jeff Beck want a "white trash" president…I like how he aims low for our president…How about trying to elevate the position…
Also, maybe ask Jeff is this was a black family (&not the honorable white trash family) I'd love to hear him then.
The republican are discusting how they are ALL using this yourng girl
SHAME SHAME SHAME

When you have nothing of substance left to say, you just start name calling. If anyone is sexist its the McCain campaign thinking that just by putting any woman on the ticket is going to pull Hillary voters to his side. I used to respect John McCain but this campaign has made him show his true colors, he makes me sick.

MAN OR WOMAN, YOU HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE.

WHOEVER WANTS THE JOB HAS TO MEET THE CRITERIA.

AS A MAYER SHE LEFT HER CITY IS IN 22MIL IN DEBT. SHE

IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, &

REEKS OF CHANEY WARMONGERING MENTAL INSTABILITY.

People are no more "sexist" for saying Palin has no experience than they are "racist" for saying the same thing about Obama.

Watch out for the "gender card." The Repubes are likely to play it constantly, as the only thing to deflect criticism of their sham candidate Palin.

I am so sick of everyone crying sexism. Women who enter politics are entering a man's world and should not get favorable treatment because they are women. Margaret Thather did not complain nor did any other women leaders. Sarah need to take her lumps like a man!

Oh puh-leez! So, now, every attack made against Palin is sexist – just because she's a woman? I'm sorry but, as Harry Truman once said, if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. She's playing with the big boys now and it's a rough and tumble game.
OK, I'm finished with the metaphors now. But I am already tired of this 'sexist' garbage.

Yesterday was John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the oldest
president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for
"inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat away
from the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreign
policy experience, who, until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.

Huh?
Who is Sarah Palin?

Here's some basic background:

* She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half
ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside
Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.

1. Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of
rape or incest.

2.She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in
2000.

3. Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.

4. She doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.

5. She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy
policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be
ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar
bears as an endangered species-she was worried it would interfere with more
oil drilling in Alaska.
6. How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once
at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her
about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.

Obama saying HE has more experience because of running for office is what is laughable. SHE has run a state, HE helped run a political campaign. He is desperate and absurd!!!

Look, if she wants to play with the boys, she has to take it like the boys. Stop trying to make any logical attack on her background or her policies a personal attack on the woman.

That's why McCain selected her, so that women everywhere will feel sorry for her. I hope that the women of this country see this ploy for what it truly is. It is an affront to Hillary Clinton to allow this woman with no presidential or vice presidential credentials to sail to the White House.

Mcain is an idiot and has very bad judgement picking her if something happens to mccain she will be president no foregin policy experience,only two years experience of govenor please this is SCARY SCARY LOOK AT MCCAINS AGE IM TAKING MY CHANCES WITH OBAMA/BIDEN BIDEN 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE FOREIGN POLICY EXPERIENCE MCCAIN IS AN IDIOT!!

The Obama campaign is being sexist. To those people who say Obama stated the facts: sorry, those were not the facts. When Senator Obama spoke, he was speaking of her time as mayor. Governor Palin is a governor. He also got the number of employees in her administration wrong and he got her budget totals wrong. I will not begin the litany of things I have already seen by the sexist media and Obama campaign, but I will ask a question to anyone interested. How was Governor Palin not vetted? What has come out? Her 17 year old daughter is pregnant. Big deal. Happens every day. What else do you have that supposedly Senator McCain did not know? He did know about Bristol's pregnancy, but he, as I, do not feel it is anyone's business but Governor Palin's. When I see proof, I will change my opinion about the vetting. Until then, the bloggers and media need to stop sputing the Obama talking points and at least yrt to be objective.

The notion that Ms. Palin should not be addressed and/or "handled" in the same way that she would were she a man is insulting and a regress to all of the progress that women have made thus far. I keep hearing, "Biden's going to have to go easy on her so that he's not called a sexist" Go easy? As a woman, I am appauled! We are equal to men, period!

This woman along with the leader of her ticket are AGAINST ALL WOMEN'S RIGHTS though so we shouldn't be surprised. They're goal is to take down the women's movement.

And while people shouldn't directly attack her daughter, we need to discuss HIV/AIDS. The same unprotected sex that got her daughter pregnant, could kill her and others like her. AIDS is one thing that does not discriminate!

I was just wondering what happened to the 232 miilion that was for the bridge to nowhere? She was the governor when that got canned, Where did the money go? Back to the taxpayers? LOL!!

So lets get this straight, if they talk about the issues and being up thing that anyone can get off the internet, they would be hard on a women and unfair, what do people expect from the world leaders, to also be soft when they speak to her. Listen i may be wrong but i got 3 american daughter that love this country and i've always told them that
one day they could become president but the price is also you could be a foot soldier in a war. And that is what is means by equal opportunity.

This is a desperate attempt by McCain and the Gop to fool the hopelessly gullible american public. Palin is not fit to the run the Usa and most likely not Alaska either. If She can't control her 16 year old daughter she won't be able to control this country. McCain needed a feminine touch to his 72 year old outdated scene. If McCain/Palin didn't stand a good chance of winning in 2008 and continuing Bush's policies this would be highly funny!

You have got to be kidding me. McCain makes a reckless choice and it's the Democrats fault???

Her mayor job in Hooterville probably consisted of deciding who gets to throw the first snowball in the annual snowball fight.

Senator McCain, can you tell us again how this person is the best possible Republican Party member for the Vice Presidency? How she's the one of all the possible Republican leaders who is most prepared to step in and become President should anything (heaven forbid) happen to you? Tell us again, please?

Well in that case, Gov. Palin is a sexist too, she called Hillary a whinner!!!

I knew this was coming. SHAME ON YOU Carly Fiorina. The only thing Barack Obama has said about this and don't forget he is on the record, that families and especially children are out of limits. Did you turn on your tv set over the past day or two? Shame on you for the addressing the facts.

I don't see that either of these comments were in any way degrading to Mrs. Palin. Mr. Obama's comments were simple facts as were Mr. Biden's. Mrs. Palin did manage a much smaller force than Mr. Obama and as stated by Mr. Biden, Mrs. Palin is "Good-Looking." It is a simple fact that the Republicans are really desperate for an attack. This claim is simply outrageous.

Ths woman's comment makes no sense whatsoever…not because Palin is a woman means we cannot talk about her…if we want equal pay as men we can also take the same crticism as men!!!

I'd rather launch attacks on Fiorina… and get involved in the story about how a medieval history major ruined one of the greatest computer companies ever.

Speaks volumes about McCains judgement… first Fiorina now Palin.

Fiorina will be happy to outsource all American jobs to somewhere that will pay her big dollars.

That's right. Don't you know that you cant criticize a women politician, no matter how legitimate the criticism otherwise it will automatically be considered sexism.

I thought equality meant being treated equal also. You can't have it both ways.

Picking Palin was big mistake. She does not have any experience for vp and she is not the best he could have selected. He obviously chose her because she is a woman and what kind of man would ask a woman to be vp with a 5 month old baby and pregnant teenager and what kind of woman would have accepted. The republicans messed up and now they will pull anything to win. Obama will win by a landslide thanks to McIdiot.

THIS IS CRAP!! Please woman of America do not fall for this!! The Republican Party is trying to divert our attention from the real issues. There is a few knuckle heads who will say and do things that are inexucusable, but not the majority. Barack Obama made it very clear to all his supporters, LEAVE GOV. PALINS FAMILY MATTERS OUT OF IT.

Someone's pulling out the sexist card!

Obama/Biden '08

Now they want to turn it around against Obama… how cheap!

Lets just say that when Carly finally left HP, the workforce was applauding. Why would anyone listen to her?

SERIOUSLY? It's sexist to question Palin? Is it sexist against men if a woman criticizes a man? WOW! How far the Republican party falls.

So interesting how the Republicans are crying foul over sexist attacks now that their own candidate is a woman. The hypocrisy keeps getting better and better. Where were they when Hillary was being pummeled by the right wing bigots? And Obama was playing the race card? give me a break!

And will they stop trying to say that Palin has more executive experience than Obama? C'mon – what a joke! If that's true, then she also has more executive experience than McCain! They sank their experience argument, and they should give it up.

The Republicans have no shame. They are desperate to win, and it shows!

It is obvious the Repubs will use the sexist card when Palin gets called on her experience or other issues. It is so wrong because it takes away from the real definition of what sexism is. It is making it out to be nothing but a Joke. No Way, No How, No McCain !

If this is the best they can find on Palin, that will be all the vetting necessary.

BTW,
The Chosen One's campaign did bash her when she was first named. BO admitted to it.

But the idiots like Carville and Bagala have been the biggest instigators.

Sorry fans of The Chosen One, but once the ethics and pregnant duaghter issues are given their due course, the RNC starts ripping your guy to shreds with facts about HIS questionable past.

DEM's for McCain/Palin '08!

God – is this for real – I hope this blows up on the Republicans … I think Karl Rove and this bunch should be brought up on treason charges!

Palin was was selected over a man with more experience simply because she is a woman. It's sexist. And it's also an example of Affirmative Action. I'm sure the Democrats who are outraged over this form of sexism will stand with Republicans to end the travesty of Affirmative Action once and for all.

Good on the both of them. This selection of Palin is a JOKE and making a mockery of the entire process, let alone the office of the Presidency and the future of the USA.

She needs to be attacked. She is going from running the equivalent of a big time Burger King to one heartbeat away from the Presidency.

Obama's argument is a sound one.

McCain gets ZERO respect from me on this one. He is a fool and his judgment is now marginal at best.

Wow, here comes the gutter politics, this whole things is gonna get real ugly and for no reason. Obama didn't say anything sexist and Biden was making fun of himself more than anything with his comment that he made.
Yes, Governor Palin did run the state of Alaska, saying it is a small state and has a small government isn't sexist. Some people will do anything they can to twist a story, it's really, really, sad. Ironic that she has been governor for two years and is already being investigated for abuse of power. Shocking,

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! The republicans have been doing this to Obama from day 1!!!!!

I'm certain that the Obama/Biden ticket is the one supporting equal pay for equal work. I would think that those against that basic idea (McCain/Palin) are sexist. As a man that just makes good sense to me.

Re: WHAT?????''s comment.
Meant to say Obama is NOT even managing his own campaign

Why isn't nobody talking about her own local newspapers saying she isn't qualified or her mother-in-law who said she didn't know what she brings to the ticket.
The news media is getting trapped by the calls of sexism and it is so unfair that people are going to select John McCain for the label people are using.
I am not falling for this and so shouldn't you.
What is going to happen is that the story about her newborn baby and daughter. That baby is really her daughter's. You mark my word. It is going to come out very soon.

Ms. Fiorina should be tabbed with the label that Governor Palin gave to Hillary Clinton (who wasb't one) — a whiner.

Win how ever you can at the expense of who ever gets in your way. That happens in every election. Is it right…no, but that is the system we have

MaCain dug a Whole and trying to blame others to get out of it!! typical repablican.

The republicans are the ones making it sexist……not once has a democrat or democrat pundit asked about gender……..they are asking about experience and record!!!

Run, McCain, run…………..you may as well turn tail and run because you and your people can not answer the tough questions about your VP pick!

I think Fiorina is just trying to make any future criticism of her own inept management of H-P impossible because it would be "sexist".

Talk about playing the victim card. Is criticising losing half the value of your company's stock sexist?

I am a woman and am offended. I think women are truly equal to men, and deserve to be treated not as fragile little china dolls. If she truly has the spunk and grit the GOP claims, she could fight for herself. I am sure Michelle Obama would, oh but then again she got ahead on intelligence, not just personality and looks.

She's somewhat correct. Just look at the liberal responses re: Palin's experience–when she clearly has as much experience in foreign policy and the military–as Bill Clinton had when he was elected the first time.

You'd think the party of liberal social policies–would not be so prudish regarding teen pregnancy.

THIS DEBATE IS ALL ABOUT THE SENILE SHADY OLD

BAG, MCWORTHLES & HIS LACK OF ANY KIND OF

CONCRETE THINKING. HIS JUDGMENT IS AS FLAWED

AS IT CAN GET WITHOUT LANDING HIM IN AN INSANE BIN.

Obama has been running on "you are racist if you critisize me".
Seems like "you are sexist if you critisize me" is fair play then.

Sounds like some chickens coming home to roost!

Didn't McCain just acuse Obama of playing the race card?

so slanted…obama only made those FACTUAL comments when he was asked the question of his experience vs. hers. it was only a matter of time before the sexist card was played…and as a women, there is nothing worse. there is nothign sexist or belittling about his comments. that's politics and he, out of anyone, has defended her and her family's right to privacy stating that families are "off limits". this is ridiculous…she is a bizarre pick by any standard, so the GOP should stop acting like it all makes sense.

Sexist….give it a break…I hear the little boy who cried wolf.. enough already..please stop using this crutch….there has been more sexism, feminism exploitation from repubs and the like in this 2008 election then I have heard in all my life. And yet the racist behavior continues….???

I've read that she sent her state into 20 plus million in dept! Sounds like she is perfect for the GOP ticket.

What? so criticising her for inexperience is really criticizing her for being a woman? Is the McCain campaign this stupid? or do they think that just by accusing someone of something will be enough ? This is shameless identity politics by the McCain campgin.

POW, SURGE, DRILL, SEXISM!

Is this really the McCain platform for 2008?

The people deserve better. This is really a shame.

you have got to be kidding!!!!!!!!

Maybe Obama should debate Palin instead of Biden. Why is he worried who is on the bottom of the ticket so much?

Here we go again with the sexism! I wish that Ms. Fiorina could come up with an example of Obama and/or his campaign being sexist. But of course she can't, because she's lying. Biden's comment was not sexist, it was a joke! Learn the difference, people. It's so easy for certain women to throw around the word sexism when they can't handle the truth. Speaking as a woman, I'm sick and tired of it!

Obama/Biden '08!!!!

It's interesting that McCains first choice was his buddy Joe Lieberman and he was talked out of it by his campaign staff. It shows me he has no backbone and what other decisions of importance to our country would he be talked out of. Hmmm.

IF you can't stand the heat get out the kitchen. This is politics not a beauty pageant, because if it was it would be nastier.

Obama has had loads more experience than this woman, to keep claiming otherwise is just ludicrous, he has been in politics far longer than her. There hasn't been a single sexist attack just more of the Repuglicans lies. A absolutely awful choice for VP.

WHAT IS THIS CHICK TALKING ABOUT?!?!?!?!??!/!?

UGG. I GIVE UP ON THE REPULITARDS.

What a crock of bull! Now everyone is a sexist for questioning her experience. Obama stated what he believed just as the McCain campaign has stated what they believe. Also, this "woman" is taking Senator Biden's comment out of context. Go away McSame.

Obama/Biden 08

The worst choice that McCain has made is Carly Fiorina!

What kind of strategy are you using to attack dems, Fiorina? If you want to stir up the hatred among Hillary's supporters, go back home and look into the mirror to determine whether you are a good person first.

I am a Republican and I like Palin, not because she is woman but she has done one the hardest things I can imagine – run the state, challenge establishments while raising 5 children..

What Fiorina is doing is to launch immoral attack on Dems to score her own politcal gain. You are the opposite of Palin.

and any of that is sexist…how?

Fiorina and the Republicans can try to spin this any way they want to. This is just so transparent, McCain made a HUGE blunder. They are making themselves look completely stupid trying to defend their 'brilliant' decision at this point.

Oh, and by the way, I'm a long time Hillary supporter. Palin is no where near Hillary's league. AND everything Palin is for is basically AGAINST WOMEN'S RIGHTS. No thanks, Fiorina and McCain!!!

…WOMEN CAN DO MUCH BETTER FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE McCAIN-PALIN TICKET……..

you've got to be kidding me. This woman Palin couldn't raise her 17 year old daughter right who lived under the same roof. How can she rule this country if McBush dies? Carly Fiorina, give us a break, you are the sexist you have bad impression about men.

Go Sarah Palin……..
The best of humanity at work, no matter what party.
Everyone else needs to get a life.

Carly, tell me this. While you were at HP, did you hire anyone to work for you (let alone your #2) after just one interview?

There is nothing sexist! Women are equal to men. Women get into politics where it is no holds barred nowadays. EVERYTHING IS FAIR GAME. A man would be getting bashed just as much if he were to have THIS MANY SCANDALS!

Dont give it out if you cant take it repubs
Quit with the double standards

Barack- Undergrad at Columbia, Graduated Magna Cum Laude at Harvard and was the first AA president of the Harvard Law Review, Community Organizer, State Senator, United States Senator, AND has managed history's largest and most expansive campaign as long as she has been mayor.

Palin- Miss Alaska, Miss Congeniality(Which is now shown to be a lie), Bachelors in Journalism, Sports Caster, Wasila City Concil, AIP member, Wasila mayor(left Wasila 22mil. in debt), Governor of a state with popultaion smaller than the city of Charolette, NC for 1.5 years.

No matter how small the town and/or state is, lets just keep saying she has executive experience. This experience to me is still minimal. There is a BIG difference in running ALASKA than running NEW YORK.

Lets not get so caught in the fact that she was a mayor or governor without factoring in the population. Easy to manage 10 people versus managing 1000.

I know many of you will say Obama has managed at all; however I do think he managed a pretty darn good campaign thus far!!!!!!

SAVE OUR COUNTRY SAY NO TO OBAMA !!!

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT PALIN. IT'S

ABOUT THE IDIOT THAT PICKED HER. HE IS A SENILE

TURNCOAT, IF THERE EVER WAS ONE. THE REPUBLICAN

PARTY REACHES A NEW LOW WITH EVERY DECISION THEY MAKE.

Palin also tried to fire the librarian when she was mayor, because Palin was trying to ban certain books and the librarian would not allow her. The town fought back and Palin backed down.

They are wrong to say this is a non issue, if millions are talking about it, its an issue. We are concerned about how her policies are going to affect our daily lives. It was the same issue raised when Obamas affiliation to Rev Wright was questioned, how was that going to affect his policies. Same thing here. I am not judging, I too was a teenage mother. Having been raised in a religious family I chose to keep the baby. I would like my daughter to have a little more information when making decisions that are going to affect her body and life. I would be mortified if my daughter was having a baby and getting married at seventeen. Yes, I would support and love her, we all would, but the point is to avoid that isnt it? Isnt that what abstinence education is supposed to be about? Isnt that what Sarah wants for the rest of Americas daughters.

If my daughter was pregnant and 17, I would curse her out, chastize her, scream at her…..and then I would support her decision and love her what mother wouldnt. But the point is to avoid that isnt it. How wonderful Sarah is looking forward to being a grandma, well lady, and I am one, if thats what you want for my daughter, seventeen and pregnant, your crazy.

Just like your daughter had a choice and wants her privacy, I want my daughter to be able to make her choices privately. Just like your daughter can choose to have her baby because you and the family feel thats whats right for her. I want to be able to make the decision with my daughter. I want my daughter to have all the information available so she can make the decision that is best for her, based on her circumstances.

Where does Sarah stand?

The media is twisting the issue, its not about whether she can handle the job, because she has kids. Its because her kids are out of control, and her views are crazy.

Only in Republican America would a BLACK man with a law degree from Harvard, 12 years in politics, four years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and manager of one of the most impressively flawless and forward thinking presidential campaigns be charged with not being ready for the presidency while a WHITE female evangelical former beauty queen with 19 months in national politics and a bachelors in journalism is considered "ready on day one."

S A R A H—–P A L I N——-I S——–G O I N G———-T O———S T E A L–

T H E ———E L E C T I O N——–B A S E D——–O N——-M O R E——–

E X E C U T I V E———E X P E R I E N C E———T H A N——O B A M A

Why are the Republ trying to spin this story on Palin and try to turn the foucus off of Palin and put the foucus on Obama. This is not about Obama. This about John McCain bad judgement for not vetting Palin before selected her.

You know right is right; if you want equal rights it goes across the board. If john mccain's vp doesn't qualifly then she doesn't. Thats it and you should not call it sexist because a comment is made. When you talk about obama or Biden isn't that sexist also?

Fiorina – you don`t help McCain – you do opposite.
Google works ! For Palin and Fiorina – funny ? We know who you are.

This coming from the same Republicans who viciously ripped into Senator Clinton with their own sexist attacks since the 90s?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

Sexism it is—-Hillary voters—will you put up with this? I guess you won't because the polls show a dead heat—–Obama with his hundreds of millions, his speech to 75,000 in Denver, and his control of the Internet are not enough to give him the lead—what's wrong? Obama's wrong.

She not being attacked for being female but for being a bad pic. They are attakcing McCain for picking a women with such a clearly documented checkered past.

her lack of experience HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER BEING A WOMAN!

The republicans just don't stop. They will do anything to make it look like the democrats are trying to be sexist. This is all part of the Karl Rove game plan.

So will it be sexist if McCain determines that for the sake of his campaign that he has to remove Palin from the ticket?

wow…i was on the fence, but i have to pull the lever for Obama than put up with 4 years of not being able to criticize palin and her obvious lack of experience, and drama in her life. If mccain had picked romney or huckabee, i would have been at ease. it's not too late mccain, convention is not over yet…..

Gov. Palin is not just the Governor of Wasilla she is the Governor of the huge state of Alaska. You people with these questions and articles you put out there for comment sure can get things twisted.
I have decided to vote this time because of Gov. Palin.
I for one am sick of the Democratic party and their testosterone driven sexist leaders. I am one of the Hillery followers that can not vote Obama no matter who his VP is,
No Obama for this Independent X Dem.

Hasn't the press learned anything? This is the same sort of attacks they did on Senator Clinton. Gov Palin has actually RUN a state, this is MORE than Obama has done.

Give me a break.

She has the same foreign policy experience as Obama. You all are worried about her being a heart beat away from Presidency. You should be worried knowing the guy you are backing would be the heartbeat that makes a decision on foreign policy and he know's nothing about it!

Obama at the top of the Democratic ticket has less experience that Palin at the bottom of the Republican ticket.

And who are we to play GOD deciding when a person may die?
Either Obama or McCain could get hit by a bus – only God will decide.

Palin's daughter's pregnancy has nothing to do with anything.
Perhaps Palin's daughter doesn't have the same values as Palin.
Her daughter is not running for anything.

Obama's Mother was 17 when she was pregnant with Obama and 18 when she gave birth. Obama's Mother is not running for anything.

Look what a mess Bush made of this country after having four years of experience as President !!!

Obama is a freaking poser who has managed nothing, voted "present" and he is even managing his own campaign which has turned into a royal circus funded by clowns.

Palin may not have been the wisest choice but Obama certainly is the kiss of death for all we hold dear.

She does not have Hillary's supporters and they hate this woman so this trick would as well as Barack directly playing the race card everytime McDoofus questioned his experience.

So Obama is not supposed to defend his experience against Palin? So the GOP wants Obama to say – yes madam, Palin has more exprience that I do.

Shame on you Fiorina – for God's sake you were fired from HP! Oh, sorry, I'm being sexist!

The Repubs are grasping at straws here. Just because Obama makes a contrast to Palin having 50 employees versus his 2500 employees, you can hardly call that sexism. That is a reach for even Fiorina!

Just because Biden tells the truth to say that she's better looking than him is hardly a sexist statement. So I guess when Biden attacks Palin durung the debates, he's going to be called sexist??? Please. Gimme a break!

Don't you think they played the sexist card a little too soon?? Oh I forgot, there is so much scrutiny centering aroubd Palin, sexism was there only tactic to try and turn the tables.

Sorry! Not going to happen! Nice try though!

Oh puuulleeessseeee!!! This is like saying John is pulling racist attacks agains Obama. Come on get real people…lets talk about the issues. Of course John won't because he is afraid of doing that!

Don't any dare say anything to question Palin's abilities or judgments – like any questions about the war in Iraq being unpatriotic, suddenly the Republicans are concerned about sexism, and any questions beyond blind following of Palin as McBush's choice will be deemed sexist by the Republicans. How dare we question??

So I guess this will be the cry to replace the tired and worn out POW answer. Give me a break. This is nothing, but smoke and mirrors. This is a reincarnation of "The Kitchen Sink" strategy. McCain is now going to stoop to this to try and sway Hillary voters. I really hope people aren't so stupid as to believe this garbage.

well of course the McCain campaign is saying that. why else would they select Palin? they want to be able to throw the "gender card" at Obama.

Since anyone can be a VP pick, where do I sign up? After all, I've managed my check book, I've self recovered from paralysis, I've started my own business and I've completed a 4 yr degree in college. That should make me ready to lead just as much as Palin. If you republicans would focus on the issue and quit blaming everyone out there for your problems, I might just vote for you. But oppps, you don't know how to do that!

what has she got to say for allegations the GOP makes on Obama's race and that he is muslim etc

Our progressively corrupt media is supporting Obama's effort at ever turn. Don't be fooled CNN, America will not forget where biased political news coverage is coming from and a state run media is not high on our list of free accomplishments..

Democrats to Gov. Palin:

We know Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton is a friend of ours.
Gov. Palin, you're no Hillary Clinton.

If children are off limits, why did McCain make a crude joke about Chelsea CLinton and Janet Reno in the past? McCain is a dirty old man.
What kind of mother would put her children through this mess? She did not even discuss the VP job with her children.

the repub defence is sexist…if a woman is questioned on their merit thats sexist? so if a woman joins a football team she cant be tackled? come on repubs, woman can do everything men can do and a lot of those things better, that includes getting criticised…so stop with your sexist defence repubs

Many of the people saying she's not qualified are women — including me. If she was a man, would you still think she was qualified?

I think the Obama campaign is savvy enough to know they don't need to do any digging or attacking. This woman is going to self-destruct all by herself. They just need to be nice and wait it out.

Since when is questioning experience sexist? Does Ms. Fiorina think questioning Obama's experience was racist? Of course not. Simply pointing out that you have more experience than someone else (whether true or not) is completely unrelated to gender (or race). This is the pathetic and desperate response of a campaign that has no substantive answer to legitimate criticism.

As a woman, I am disgusted that Ms. Fiorina would resort to this sort of attack. I am certain that she of all people (former CEO in a very male-dominated field) knows what real sexism looks like, and this is not it. She is being completely disingenuous. Behavior like this only gives the real misogynists an excuse to ignore legitimate complaints of inequality. Hey, Carly, way to make it more difficult for those of us who still have to work for a living in male-dominated fields.

So calling a woman attractive is now sexist? Wow.

Fiorina is being misleading. When did this happen? I know she is not blaming Carville for hitting the nail on the head with his picture of city hall.

Palin has a lot to be critiqued on She has a journalism degree for starters. She admittedly does not know what a VP actually does?

I do not care if her husband has 20 year old DUI, or any of the other stuff being tossed around that has no relevance to performing as VP.

Criticism does not equal sexism.

Picking a VP nominee just for her gender at the last moment without vettting her, now that's sexist!

This is just a poor attempt to anger women. How pathetic!

Why aren't they complaining about Rush Limbaugh calling Palin 'a babe' like we have 'a babe on the ticket'. That is very sexist. Personlly, I think Biden is much more attractive than Palin.

And Obama was only stating the truth. I don't think Obama was dissing Palin and I NEVER give Obama the benefit ot the doubt.

And what a turnaround for me …because I am a major Hillary that was totally dissatisfied with Obama. I went from not voting in November, to voting for Obama with my eyes closed and my hand over my nose (after Hillary's speech at the convention) to ethusiatically voting for Obama…. and it hasn't been a full week yet.

For the record:

Carly Fiorina was not spying on anyone at HP. It was Patricia Dunn (HP's chairman) who put that together

The operating budget for Alaska for 2007 was $6.6 Billion.

The total number of state employees in Alaska is 24,000.

Obama and his supporters need to get their facts straight.

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How is what Obama said "sexist"???

He was just comparing the campaign he's managed to what she's managed. If anything McCain's camp is being sexist by playing the "poor innocent girl" card.

Learn from Hillary – THAT is a woman!!

Obama/Biden

Well, Biden said Obama was good looking too. Obama's been faced with sexist comments from Barbara Walters and others as well. I think the comments going on right now are fine. They're complimentary and not at all superficial or twisted. Now compare that with John McCain's joke about Chelsea Clinton being Janet Reno's daughter. I don't think I need to explain why McCain's comments are different, do I?

If Palin is uncomfortable with the compliments she's receiving… from both her supporters and her opponents… she needs to let everyone know. I personally don't care what she looks like. And I'd think she'd prefer to be called goodlooking than being compared to Janet Reno. But that's Palin's call, not Fiorina's.

HILLARY NEEDS TO GIVE A COUPLE OF WORDS TO THE

REPUBLICANS BEFORE THEY KEEP ON CARRYING THIS SEXIST

ATTACK. PALIN HAS NO EXPERIENCE !!!!! GET IT !!!!!!!!!

AND SHUFFLE IT WERE EVER YOU WANT

This is sickening. The republicans have orchastrated this whole thing. Seizing upon discontent Hillary followers, they are injecting sexism into this race. There is no doubt that using those Hillary commercials as attack ads against Obama was the first part of the plan. The second part was picking an unqualified woman VP nominee as prey. Now any attack against her credentials is deemed sexist. Good plan McCain. Election first, country last.

Here we go again with the Karl Rove tactics!

Carly is obviously smoking GOP drugs. I find it sad and pathetic that Obama is always blamed for everything bad that happens in the republicans party. I sure can't wait until he is my president!

Here we go with putting the attention on Obama and not the issue. ALWAYS use his as a decoy…The issue is this woman (Palin) has no business running for VP. No one seems to know a whole lot about her EVEN McSane. How in the world can he know anything about her with a 30 min. conversation? Seems as if more news break everyday about her. The McSane camp is out of touch. They used this woman to try yo pull HRC voters in and it seems as if their plan back fired!!
I think Palin is a victim of McSane. She doesn't have the sense enough to know that she has been USED and will be used until she can't be used any longer

Whatever. The GOP's just dying to peg the Dems with a BS charge and wring a couple more votes out of it. I'm too bored to be disgusted – YAWN.

I'm a News Junkie! I watch the news on TV and read it online daily at both Fox and CNN.

I haven't seen one thing said by Obama or Biden that could be interpreted as sexist. Not one thing!!!

Rush Limbaugh has though. Limbaugh said: "We the Republicans have the Babe on the Ticket!"

So Republicans need to take a close look at themselves, before they starting pointing fingers at others!!!!!

GOP playbook:

1. Nominate someone unqualified but panders to religious right.
2. Do little or no research to whom this candidate is
3. Scream that she has executive experience.
4. Attack anyone that questions the candidate’s experience.
5. Use “Sexist” as much as possible.
6. Do not answer any direct questions about experience.
7. Keep the candidate sequestered at all times, do not let her speak to the media.
8. Deny, deny, deny.
9. Attack other side for questioning experience.
10. Pray this works.

The fact that Senator Obama has run the best organized political campaign in history speaks volumes. Lets wait for the debate.

oh yeah, and I AS A FEMALE, AS A WOMAN, am entitled to tell you Carly what a joke you are!

Carly Fiorina is still angry about her personal experience being fired from a high profile CEO position and this is no place to fight her battles.

This is the Republlicans way of handling everything now. I saw this interview last night on CNN. Every time someone said that Palin was not qualified, the republican strategist said, "I'm offended by that sexist remark". It was insane. I thought I was back in high school. Nobody in the GOP can answer any direct question about Palin. Either they say she has a lot of "Executive experience" or the comment was sexism.

Spin on, spin on Carly…
The McCain/Palin ticket is imploding infront of our very eyes!

If Sen. McCain can't even get the process of picking a VP right, how can he be expected to govern a country?!

Here's a man who clinched the nomination back in March. 6 months later and he picks someone who got added on the short short list a few days ago, who he only met once before. Seriously!

If people send this man to the WH, what will that say about us as an electorate, coming after two W terms in office?!

CNN, post this even though it's against your favored ticket.

Says the failed HP executive. Sexist is putting all these female Republican talking-heads in the media spouting their indignant self-righteous outrage and feigned disgust from a party that degrades women at every step.

Fiorina, you forgot the other three talking points: POW, SURGE and 9/11.

Who are they kidding? They are already going on the defensive? Since they keep bringing up Clinton, you know what she's said so many times before, "If you can't take the heat…Get out of the kitchen."

Can't have it both ways.

Didn't they say Hillary was being "whiny" a few months back??

Sex does not equal experience.

Has anybody said that she can't do this because she's female?
Has anybody said that she can't do this because she doesn't have the experience?

I have no problem with her being female. I have a problem with her experience or lack there of.

And Carly, when you were fired from HP for your poor performance, was that also sexist? Please spare me. It is just this kind of "excuse" that you're throwing out there that gives sexism its legs.

Typical Republician politics: When they screw up, blame the democrats. Barack and Joe have said nothing sexist about Palin. It isn't their fault that the McCain Campaign didn't do their homework.

Obama/Biden 08

Comparing Obama's experience with Palin is ridiculous!! Whether or not Obama is fit to be president has been answered by 18 mil votes!! and Palin is by 1 vote – John McCain, why McCain is free to gamble, he should be not allowed to gamble with our country with Palin!!!!!

Barack has said nothing yet! He will get Hillary to fight her, watch this one…knock out!She is not Hillary, does not stand for what Hillary does, nor are women who beleive in Hillary or the democrats would vote for Palin!We are not stupid!!

There was nothing in Obama's response that was sexist. But it did, in fact, point to HIS management experience, which trumps her minimal resume. Obama and his campaign has said nothing sexist at all. Since they're just waiting for it and it hasn't come, they have to make things up.

And this from the woman who failed at her job as CEO of Hewlett Packard.

so I guess Karl Rove calling Senator Joe Biden a big blowhard doofus is ok. At least he doesn't look like one Karl!!!

"The facts are that Sarah Palin has made more executive decisions as a Mayor and Governor than Barack Obama has made in his life."
Insert 'John McCain' for 'Barack Obama' and it would be just as factual and just as ridiculous.

I think we should start a tally of how many times the McCain campaign throws down the sexist card.

Have a valid question that they don't want to answer? Sexist
Is she qualified for the job? Sexist
Foreign policy experience? Sexist
Compare her to another candidate? Sexist

Campbell Brown interviewed Tucker Bounds repeatedly re: name one decision she made regarding the Alaska National Guard? No answer. They can’t call that sexist, so I guess that’s elitist.

Selecting Ms. Palin was the highest form of sexism. She NEVER — NEVER — would have been selected with that limited experience if she were a man . . . or even a pro-choice woman.

While you were running for president, she was running a state. There's no question Obama was belittling her – comparing her experience as a mayor and not her time as GOVERNOR. Factually – when she was a mayor you were a community organizer Obama. Keep beating that no experience drum – it makes you look like an idiot – you don't have as much experience as the number 2 on the ticket -

I have not heard anybody question her qualification based on the fact that she is a woman. She simply isn't qualified, period. I was going to vote for McCain, but I'm switching to Obama. This choice demonstrates a complete lack of judgement from McCain, not to mention that he is owned by the Christian Right. Republicans, if you love your party, vote for Obama. Otherwise, the Republican Party will be ruined for decades to come!

Fiorina is being sexist!

very thin but when you want to take the focus off of Jamie Spears…I meant Palin's daughter, you'll try to invoke anything and anyone. NIce try!!

Carly Fiorina is still upset she was run out of Hewlett-Packard for her poor leadership skills…

Um… none of that stuff is sexist, Ms. Fiorina.

Biden also said that he thought he looked good until he had to stand next to Barack Obama. Meaning he thinks that Barack is a good-looking guy. Is that sexist?

As for the comments on experience… c'mon, you're REALLY reaching on that one. Not an iota of sexism.

I know you were appointed to be McCain's "sexism attack dog", Ms. Fiorina. Sorry to disappoint you, but you have no ammo.

WAIT, WAIT WAIT, so Obama is the ONLY PERSON not talking about Palin's pregnant daughter, and he is actully having a substantive debate about palin's experience, and they cry sexism?!?!?!

IT IS VERY VALID to compare his expeirnce to hers, isnt that what the republicans have been crying, that she has more executive experience? and now he is making his case, and they are saying he is not allowed?!?!

IM SICK OF THE DRAMA, MCCAIN CAMP NEEDS TO STOP!!!!

GIVE ME A BREAK!! Its either Palin can handle it or not, and if she can't, she can get out and go get some training from Hillary Clinton!!

Democrats just don't get it. They played this card against Hillary and they think that sending brainless Hillary supporters like Carvile to throw jabs at Sarah will not expose them. Carvile is already campaighning for Hillary 2012. You have lost

Most republicans are idots

LIAR!!! McCain is getting really desperate. Obama by far has handled the situation really well. Instead of praising him for respecting the whole Palin toilet bowl situation, they are casting him as the bad guy. Get the life Carly

I'm surprised the McCain campaign waited this long to pull this garbage obviously intended to insense female voters, particularly those still angry over Hillary's loss.

I have seen much criticism of Palin, but none of it has been sexist. Are we not allowed to point out facts just because of her gender? Here are some of those facts, and they have nothing to do with her being female:

1. Palin was a member of a group that advocated Alaska seceding from the Union, and has often stated that "Alaska comes first" whenever Alaskan interests are in conflict with U.S. interests.

2. Palin tried to use her political influence to get books she didn't like taken out of her local library, and she's also involved in an attempt to get her brother-in-law fired from the Alaska State Troopers.

3. She expanded the government in Wasilla to the greatest size in its history, and left it with a debt of $22 million, when it had zero debt when she took office. She spent over $15 million for an unnecessary sports complex that has been a huge money pit.

4. She is a vindictive politician, firing anyone who questions her and creating lots of enemies.

And there's plenty more. McCain has proven his abyssmal judgement by trying to put her a heartbeat away from the presidency when he never vetted her at all and met her only once! There's nothing "sexist" about pointing out any of this! It's ridiculous to even make such a claim.

The executive experience is a valid point. Neither Obama or Biden have ever been an executive of a city, county, state or even company. They have spent their time making laws but never implementing them or governing. Heck neither have run a successful business for that matter!

Senator Obama made just as many executive decisions as Senator McCaine if we base it on runing a small town (population 5000 when Gov. Palin was mayor), managing a few people over whom she had firing and hiring power. One gains more relevant experince runing committees populated by big egos who have to be managed with arguments and compromises.

Palin has more problems than the Republican's can imagine. Her gender is not even close to being an issue for the American voter. The McCain campaign does, however, have a big problem with the powerhouse duo Obama/Biden.

Gotta give them some credit for their spinning!

MCCAIN, FIX YOUR MISTAKE AND REMOVE PALIN FROM THE TICKET!

The gop like to overuse 9-11, pow, and now sexism. Backfire in their faces if they keep bringing one of those cards.

Sen. Obama distinctly said he was not in agreement with name calling. He also stated that campaign personnel who dragged Mrs. Palin's family through the mud would be fired. Please get this straight before you start drawing your own conclusions!

Fiornia – please go away. Are you jealous because you weren't selected? Barack Obama has been very gracious regarding Palin, which is more than anybody at the RNC has been to him. Obama has had more internet rumors and lies spread about him than McSame, Palin, Rove etc. put together, and he has always handled it with GRACE.

You're right Fiorina. Women won't be duped and talked down to. Which is why we won't vote for McCain and this poor excuse for a candidate, Sarah Palin. I wish her all the best… just not running the country.

If you think that women are stupid enough to believe that Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Barack Obama, then YOU are the one practicing a sexist strategy, not Obama. He simply stated facts, and those facts would be true whether Palin was a man or a woman. She is a small time politician with some serious issues in her background that make me question her readiness or appropriateness for the presidency. Her views, ideology, participation in a group that wants to split Alaska from the rest of the country?? Her ethics scandal and her seeming lack of the slightest knowledge about what the Vice President DOES? These are fair questions and must be asked – and WOULD be asked of nay candidate, male or female.

To try to paint these valid questions with the brush of sexism is not only insane, but insulting. Women aren't that stupid – at least most of us aren't, Carly.

Had they vetted Palin, she wouldn't have received the nomination and there would be no need for this statement. They chose an unqualified candidate and now they don't want anyone to talk about it.

I am a Conservative Republican, and I do not believe those comments listed above were intended to be sexist…they are statements made concerning Gov Palin, but NOT SEXIST…I also want to say that I admire Sen Obama for coming out quickly and saying families are OFF LIMITS…..I AGREE…Both Democrats and Republicans should be able to agree on such a small thing…LEAVE FAMILIES, all of them, ALONE MEDIA….

No candidate has ever been nominated by a major party with fewer credentials or weaker claim to the presidency or more doubt as to his core beliefs, than Barack Obama. Sarah Palin is a governor with two years of authentic executive experience. 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.

HP failure Carly Fiorina has nothing better to do than whine about Obama's criticism because apparently the Republicans are so thin skinned.

It is perfectly acceptable for the Obama campaign to question the fact that Mrs. Palin not only has no international experience (something McCain has deemed to be extremely important) but she doesn't even have national experience.

Republicans should be pining for the good ol' days of Dan Quayle.

Am I missing something? How were Obama's comment sexist? He pointed out the obvious differences between her small-town mayoral experience and his own experience running a national campaign. No mention of gender in there. Fiorina is way off track.

Okay. We here obamabots are accused of playing "the race card." But the Gender card is perfectly fine?

And just stop with the "Executive Experience" McCain has no Executive experience besides his campaign either.

That dog won't hunt. Sorry, but that is the most pathetic and desperate response ever and it won't work. McCain has further tarnished the republican brand and will lose the election as a result.

There wasn't even a hint of sexism in that response. No one is being sexist, so get over it, Republicans. It is FAIR to discuss Palin's glaring lack of experience. Obama is right – he has managed a campaign that dwarfs anything Palin has managed.

And how is that response sexist? Give me a break… So you're telling me she can't be criticized now because she is a woman?! Equality my butt…

I am offended that you would call "an attack" on your canidate sexist because her experiance is in question. You have made several attempts to smear Obama with nothing but fear tacticts and then complain if someone tells you that your attack was was racist.

YEAH SEXISM SEXISM SEXISM……….is that what you gonna do cry sexism!……well you should have picked a qualified VP not tried to pick up Hillaries disgruntled gang………Obama has been chosen by our people not hand picked by a senile old shell shocked fool……….you may wanna spend a lil more time at home……and maybe be you child will keep her jeans on instead of giving it up to Levi

GOP has turned into the HOP (hypocritical old party)!

Isn't that the same Fiorina that got booted from HP because of her poor management skills. What is sexist about firing your ex-brother in law? And why blame Obama when you looked the other way while your teenage daughter sleeps around. PALIN FAILED HER FIRST TEST AS A MOTHER. She is unfit to lead. She is not a Hillary.

CNN

I have not heard anything on what is the age limit on Alaska's Statuary Rape. Does this qualify for a case.

Also, I heard that Sara Palin has closed her calender to the Black Caucus, does anyone know?

I agree with the first comment. Its like shes making up stuff just to block Palin. Obama, biden and the other dems she is talking about has done nothing, infact obama stood up for palin.

So they blame Obama for using the race card, not they blame his camp for using the sex card! So just because this woman has very little experience I can't say anything to that effect without being called a sexist? Fiorina, just shut up and get your facts straight, you don't even know half of what your candidate stands for!

did I miss the part where they are being sexist??

You have GOT to be kidding me. McCAin's campaign has accused Obama of playing the race card, now they are accusing him of being sexist. As a woman I am disgusted!

i think it is worth noting that as she played he sexism / victim card, that she did not offer one single solitary example via an actual QUOTE or reference.

Oh wait, that was the other twit. Sorry.

Yes but Obama your campaign runs you not the other way around. Palin governs 700 th. people and has to be accountable for the states budget, and the welfare of a whole state as a whole. What a bad comparsion for a man who is a candidate for President.

Florina you are reaching here. I saw what Obama said is was certaintly wasn't sexist. how in the hell can you even say that you are on a witch hunt and stupid lady you won't find anything. What a crock of crap you are spuing. You people are going to try to make everyting Obama and Biden say seem sexist, is that how you morons plan to try to win this race? Believe me, it won't work

Obama/Biden

IF YOU CANT TAKE THE HEAT…GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!!

Hmmmm. Isn't John McCain the head of the Republican party?

Didn't John McCain tell a rather crude sexist joke involving a woman raped by a gorilla and left for dead?

Didn't John McCain tell a rather crude joke about Chelsea Clinton (children are off limits, right?), Hillary Clinton and Janet Reno?

Sorry, pulling the sexist card only works if you aren't a proven sexist yourself.

Spin Spin Spin. Any rebuttal or legitimate response will be condemned as a sexist remark.

Boy, what chutzpah! After getting bounced from HP for spying on her own employees, this woman has the nerve to accuse other people of sexist attacks…How about attacking the cynicism of McSame's choice of a woman that didn't have the experience of an Olympia Snowe or a Kaye Bailey Hutchinson for an earmark loving mayor from bohunk Alaska who was part of the Alaskan separatist party???

How is Obama's statement sexist?? Is any criticism of Palin going to be called sexist? Maybe they don't know the definition of sexist. And Biden once called Obama a good-looking man. Was he being sexist too?

this is what I thought will happen – you are not allowed to criticize this woman! Nothing, nothing of what Obama said was racist, and yet the Republicans will pull the sexist card out on ANYTHING now.

Think McCain is realizing how bad of a decision this pick was? The one thing this choice shows me is that McCain is just like Bush, shoot first, aim second.

This is funny. Republicans, please don't make me laugh. LOL!

A disgusting and reprehensible attack angle from the Republicans. Is there anything they won't stoop to?

Hillary needs to come out and crush these false attack peddlers and GOP mouthpieces.

Nice try, Carly, but facts are facts. This unvetted VP pick is going to backfire big time. She has NO experience! I give it a week before the GOP implodes. . .

What are you talking about? The GOP is in trouble, they are a bunch of negative old men.

Get your facts straight Carly… We're not going to fall for this BS this time.

What's insulting to women is to think you can pick any woman from the streets and make her into Hillary Clinton!

Wait, I'm a woman and want to know if Fiorina's statement means that anytime someone criticizes me with FACTS, I'm allowed to call that "sexist"? Am I allowed to sue them if they happen to be part of my workplace?

Carly should be ashamed of herself. But then again her time "managing large systems" didn't go so well…..

oops–was that sexist of me to say?

I'm confused. And, I think, that is the point of this kind of spin, to confuse the American public so we cannot see the political and intellectual dishonesty afoot in the McCain campaign, just like it's been confused over eight years of Bush for the same reason.

Give it up Carly, us women 'ain't buyin' it.'

R U KIDDING!?

replying to a question by facts is 'belittling'?? Saying she's 'good looking' is sexist??

you've got NOTHING Ms. F

Welcome to Hillary's World – Before the turn of the century Republican's preached the moral high ground and tried to run the Clinton's out of Washington and the country. Before the turn of the century women had gained their right to vote but not be recognized in the political arena. Before the turn of the century Dr. Martin Luther King and Lyndon B. Johnson broke thru the color barrier but forgot to put in the word 'women' in the rights legislation and none of you thought that in the 21st Century, America would sink this low

As Gomer Pyle use to say 'Surprise, Surprise, Suprise'.

Attention to both Dem's and Rep's – play the gender card from here to Nov 4th and you WILL LOSE!.

The American voting public has had enough of your scare and ware tactics.

Whatever. Just like when they cried the race card. The RNC will do anything to avoid talking about the issues. Economy, gas, forclosures, war.

People of America, don't be fooled.

The heck does sex have to do with experience anyway? This is pathetic…republicans are pathetic…they need to hide under a rock after November.

so what does she want obama to say?"oh yes she has more expereince than me cos she's a woman".. the reporter asked a question and he replied based on fact..stop being pathetic, she's a woman, we know, this is politics, u must defend yourself. male or female

This is just like saying anything bad about Barack Obama makes you a racist. Gimme a break. She has no foreign policy experience. Period. It's fair game. This is politics. You get criticized. Deal with it or get out of the race.

Frankly, I am perified for Sarah Palin if she is elected to be VP this coming November. What if John McCain dies in 2 years later, I am deeply concerned about Sarah Palin to run our country. She has no legstative experiences. I have few raise concern questions for her. She has no idea how to handle national secuirty, foreign policy and so forth. Obama has alot of experience in legtative. Obama/Biden is better off than McCain/Palin.

So questioning Palin's experience is sexist, what is questioning Obama's experience, racist?

ABSURD!! Barack hasn't said ANYTHING about Palin!

WOW, the SEX card, these people are PATHETIC, AND AFTER OBAMA SAID TO KEEP HER FAMILY OUT OF THE MEDIA, AFTER HE STOOD UP FOR HER, THESE REPUBLICAN TRASH HAVE THE NERVE TO ACCUSE THEM OF BEING SEXIST. SCUMBAGS!

typical radical right make a mistake and don't own up to it just lie about it make yourself look like a victim and blame your opponent. It is the strategy of a coward! How funny that Biden pays her a compliment and get told it was sexist any women who finds a complement sexist is either on the Mc Cain payroll or just plain stupid!

I AM ASHAMED HOW QUICKLY MCCAIN IS PLAYING THE GENDER CARD. REMEMBER HOW HE BLASTED OBAMA FOR USING THE RACE CARD?

SINCE WHEN DOES CRITICIZING EXPERIENCE MEAN THE SAME AS CRITICIZING GENDER????

THIS IS AN INSULT TO EVERY AMERICAN.

oh please.!!!!
the truth hurts does it not?

yes the facts are the facts.. she was governor of a tiny town 8,000

lord Alaska, how many people live there?

what about the abuse of power she committed
what about the other truths that will come out

lets not obscure the facts..

I see no evidence of Sexist attacks against Palin and this article does provide any support for this claim. Would the McCain camp care to elaborate?

How is the following "sexist"???

"“Well, my understanding is that Governor Palin's town of Wasilla has I think 50 employees,” he said. “We've got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. So I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the last couple of years.”

"belittle Governor Sarah Palin’s experience" – ummm, McCain's camp has been doing that against Obama for months. I fail to see the point being made. "executive experience" – she never gave the national guard a "command" and a small business VP is nothing like a Large business Sr. Manager…

How is that sexism…? He is defending himself….Where is the sexism…? Are you kidding me?

The Republicans have nothing else to say. Talk about the issues instead of playing the blaming game.

You have got to be kidding me?!? This coming from a political party that denies the existence of both racism and sexism. How stupid do you think the American people are? Still worse, how stupid do you think American women are?

It's the democrats. The sexist and racist party in America.

Ok. I am getting dizzy. the spin this lady is spitting out is making my head hurt. How is her record being belittled when not only does no one know what it is…but when The Mccain campaign is asked to lay out what makes her qualified…they are blowing smoke and won't even answer the question?!?!?!? This is getting wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too ignorant for me.

She running to be second in commnand she does not get kid glove because she a women.She in it now up to her neck

Oh Pul-leeeeze!!!

Obama contrasted his executive experience and Palin's executive experience – can someone explain to me how that is sexist? Clearly, he is the executive of the Obama campaign, which has taken on the Clintons and the right wing smear machine with success. How is it sexist for him to talk about it in this way?

Can someone please explain? I'm a woman but I think this is totally ridiculous….

No, she is unqualified as was Dan Quale. Had it been Elizabeth Dole for example, such arguments wouldn’t be made. dont make this about sexism because whats sexsit is that McCain thought any woman would do.

John Mccain owes the American people an apology for such poor judgement in picking some who hasnt been vetted by his team or the national media. We should be taling about the issues and policies but instead were talking about Sara Palin's drama. This is a conspiracy by the right-wing media to keep people from focusing on the real issues why we cant elect John Mccain. We dont have enough time to completely know where she stands on issues anyway. We barely know where John Mccain stands on issues. John Mccain says he knew about Sara Palins pregnant daughter when he picked her. SO WHY DOES JOHN MCCAIN SUPPORT TEENS GETTING PREGNANT AT AGE 16????