Though it would be entertaining to see Biden lash out at Palin, I think it's important for him to hold back. Why should Democrats stoop to the low levels of the desperate and distorted Republicans?

It's very difficult to take any Democrat seriously at this point. There is this HUGE double standard that people seem so willing to ignore. Last week, CNN posted articles about Joe Biden going on the attack against McCain and Republicans during the DNC, and what did the comments say? 'Go Joe!', 'Yeah Biden!', "There's our pitbull!'. NOW you same people turn around and use the same word — pitbull in a derogatory way. It upsets you that Palin did what you praised Biden last week for doing.

And let's talk about style over substance. I can't remember the last commercial from the Obama camp that didn't say "McCain…more of the same.' What about that message, which is the the seeming cornerstone of Obama's campaign, says anything constructive regarding what Democrats will do if Obama is elected to office?

She is so cute! I especially liked the way she wagged her little finger as she chastised the media. That was really sweet! I just want to give her a big ol hug! Golly!

Define "victory in Iraq"? As a veteran of the first Gulf War, I have my own opinion of what victory in Iraq truly is. When the Republican ticket chides out victory in Iraq it seems sort of condescending because they have yet to speak of their definition of victory. They keep talking about it but they have yet to lay out their plan for victory.

I don't know who will win the debate but what I do know is that so far Biden has handled himself with grace and poise. I was hoping Palin would do the same but last night she came across as a mindless attack dog with no ideas. This was her first appearance to an American audience and she showed that all she's good for is delivering ridicule and idiotic mockery. If she had been well know it would have been more palatable but being a newcomer she was obnoxious. Sure the people there loved her but they would have cheered a barking dog.

I listened to the speech while I was reading the transcript of the prepared speech. She read it word for word except for the pit bull remark. That was not in the prepared speech.

The result of this election will tell the world whether America elects their leaders based on who is the nastiest and most vicious, or who is the smartest.

To me personally speaking she acted like a sarcastic B@%ch

Palin said community organizers do not have "actual responsibilities". That's a slam in my book. Her remarks followed followed Rudy Giuliani's derisive laughter at community organizers, when he mentioned Obama's work as one, then said "what?" as if he'd said "scrapbook organizer", and laughed as the convention attendees laughed with him in their ridicule of such a thing. I don't expect many community-minded people will be voting McCain this year.

Ideology to me means character of a individual, group or culture. Well lets see If I was going to judge a person by his character Obama's character fits in with the father most Aferican Americans never had. Responsible, understanding, Smart and Loves his family. Commited to doing what it takes to acheive his goals. No limitations and will go beyound expatiation to making mistakes and recognizing those mistakes as a man. It's seem to me that a man with those kinds of convictions schould be APPLAUDED. Obama chose to go to school and graduate with honors and turn down a multi million dollar career, Wall Street, Hardvard, law firms ect…

I agree that Palin came out like mangy repug pit which doesn't stand a chance during a debate with our fighting Akita.

Sooooo, stick a fork in the repug because she's done.

Obama/Biden 08

I have total confidence in Biden and the Democratic ticket overall when it comes to the debates. The republicans are always doing the same old stuff and we don't want another 4 years of that… When it comes to the real issues, those tactics just won't stand up!

wow….what a hateful woman! Did her speechwriters tell her to act like that? Who is she ticked off at? What is she afraid of? I felt like I was being told off…….what a joke she is!

I also think it is pathetic the way the boyfriend of her pregnant daughter was on camera constantly….does he realize how is he being USED by the Repugs???? USED!!! USED!!!! If I had been his mother I would not have allowed him to travel to the convention to be a pawn for the election. Sad Sad!

After watching about 15 minutes of her rant, I had to leave to room….Does she think she is at the TOP of the ticket? It was funny watching all the little "dittoheads" in the audience going crazy when she was speaking….robots all of them! What a sick, divisive, angry, revengeful, hateful party the Repugs have gotten to be. I have had enough of this crap for the last 8 years. As Obama says….ENOUGH!

Ah once again, what is so wrong about being a community organizer?

I'm going to start making popcorn right now. This is going to be sixty odd days of bizarre lunacy. The american people get what they deserve and it seems the rest of the world pays for it.

Obama needs to continue doing what he is doing and then some. Biden should come out strong against this kind of rhetoric as he has and Obama should name his cabinet. This will put the GOP back on hush mode.

Hey, are they going to wire her up like they did Bush in his debates? If you're too dumb to debate, cheat. That's the republican way. I put her below the intellectual capacity of Bush - if thats possible - I don't care how quick a study she may be, you can't match 30+ years experience on the issues like biden has. So, look for the box on her back.

Biden = weak

Obama = weak

No place for weak attitude in the White House!

Nobama 08

Dignity and respect. Something the Repulican party knows nothing about. Stick to the issues Joe. She doesn't seem to have a clue about what this country really needs…………………….

I so agree with Michael on SP's comment on children with special needs and their parents. I've worked with families and children w/special health needs for years! This woman know nothing of caring for a child w/sp. health needs. She went back to work 3 DAYS AFTER GIVING BIRTH. Any child needs healthy bonding time, particularly a child with sp. health needs. We never even saw her touch her son during her first two days of introductions to the public! Then, to literally use him as a shield on her daughter's chest was unspeakable. Really, the noise at that convention hall was no place for an infant! I'm so sorry for her. She should be out of this limelight very soon! Mr. Biden, don't be too easy on her - afterall, she is a barracuda!

I want to apologize for all the negative things I have ever said about "the angry left". After watching the speeches at last nights RNC I was utterly disgusted at the treatment and disrespect shown to the democratic candidate and more importantly community organizers. My great grandmother and grandmother were both organizers before and after the civil rights movement. I chose my party because I agreed about the limitations of government and other conservative platform issues however after listening to speeches last night I can not believe I have been so dumb. "Gave up on America", "Community organizers…what?" "Community organizers=no responsibilities". And using 9/11, AGAIN, as a talking point!!! Never again will I make the mistake of voting for any conservative candidate. If this is the base of people that republicans think are important and want on their side, I no longer want to be there.!!!! Please we have to elect Obama and Biden to office. PUMAS, on the fence, etc…. if last night's speech can make me shift a 20 year allegiance to a party is should show you how divided, nasty and spiteful the Republican party has become. By the way I was ignoring the Rush comments before but I no longer want to hear sexist from my former party.
Rush - "We have a babe on the ticket"
Campaign Button - "Hoosiers for the Hot Chick" (though this is absolutley hilarious)
You can't have it both ways and that is the revelation I had last night.

paint me white and call me simple, but it seems the GOP are nothing if not consistent. Pallin's speech was another "whole lotta feathers, not much chicken" diatribe where if you listened closely, more can be read between the lines than the ones she had written for her. Being neither Democrat nor Republican, if Oboma loses, I'm moving even further north.

That's all you have to do when you actually have positions on things….the only people who waste time hurling one liners are those who don't have the policy to back it up. Americans have eyes wide open this election. After 8 years of getting screwed by GWB I think I'll start practicing abstinence with the republican party!

I just hope she doesn't pull that 'Damsel in distress' mess, although I wouldn't be surprised with all the hype over the 'shrill' comment. And the games and gimmicks of the repubs.

The political arena has mainly been run by men for a long time so when a woman wants in she had better man up. That's not to justify any negative treatment of women in politics but as women we really do need to pick our battles. I can think of a few names…ur adjectives for some men. If Sarah has substance then let her bring it and let these other women sit back and STHU.

Barack / Joe '08

The Democrats had better start worrying about Biden's health if they win, he's not exactly young–if something happens to him–Obama will actually have to be president.

GailAL.

I find it ironic that Sarah spent so much energy slamming the media last night, when it was the media that the GOP relied so heavily on the last 8 years to spin it's campaign of fear amongst our citizens.

Palin is quite a comedian. Might be a good career option for her after she and McCain lose the election.

SHE IS PHENOMENAL WOMAN!!

Obama/Biden

CNN POST THIS!!!

I can accept that the economy is bad, even if not technically in a recession.
Purchasing power of the average income earners will continue to deteriorate as long as fuel and producer price inputs remain high.

But feel good schemes are not a "plan" to fix that, and frankly, neither are alternative fuel research subsidies.

I hope he does ask her about her foreign relations experience, and at the same time, I hope he explains his lack there of. Palin has more foreign relations experience than all of the other candidates combined. If you don't understand that then you don't know squat about the duties of a Governor, especially one in such a strategic location.Many foreign officials visit Alaska as a matter of relations with us.

Commander in Chief? Yep, she is the Commander in Chief of the Alaska National Guard. But before you Poo Poo these guys and what they do, you should research their missions, past and present.

Votes? She got one heck of a lot more votes than Joe Biden did in Delaware. Her popularity rating is 80% and rising. What is Biden's? You can't stand it when the tables are turned and a woman shoots straight from the hip. You may as well get used to th truth hitting you in the rear end.

"When you're out of ideas, you just go on the attack", Well, what the heck has Obama been doing? That's what most politicians do. The difference is when the attack is based on truth and not lies.

The only experience Biden has is running his disconnected mouth and most of the time, getting it wrong. That's the only thing he has ever run.

Obama hasn't run anything but his mouth either. The truth makes you mad. His foreign Relations experience is relegated to moving into a mansion with 5 baths.

BK, you're correct. Most folks are ignorant when it comes to the demographics of Alaska and usually have absolutely no idea of that which they speak. Since when does a few thousand more citizens in community make you more qualified for anything? The small towns of our great country make us proud and usually have a better grip on things.

Usually one needs a Pit Bull to control rodents and miscreants who would take advantage of you. You may as well get used to it. She is going to hit back and it's going to drive some liberals mad. If you don't want a fight, don't get in the ring. We'll see where the shreds hang..HA!

So, to those who think Obama and Biden have experience relevant to executive responsibilities, I don't want you hiring employees for me. The only relief for you now is another Prozac or some Lithium.

The claim that Palin's teleprompter failed and she delivered the speech without it is a myth, just like the myth that the GOP will be different from the last 8 years this time around.

Democrats have a lot of nerve calling the kettle black (no pun intended). The problem here isn't just the Republicans. The problem is that the Democrats failed to produce a qualified candidate with appeal, for the past 3 elections. First it was Gore, the qualified stiff, then Kerry with his weirdness and zero appeal, and now this guy who is as qualified as GWB. I would have payed money for Hillary (in reality, Bill) to win this thing and get the country back on track, but Dems being as politically correct as they are, and afraid to break even one egg, and walked on eggshells around Obama. Even the media acts like he's some untouchable and to be frank, what really is the appeal? His life story is not interesting one bit. Let see, black guy knocks up a white girl and takes off leaving kid behind, kid does drugs and plays basketball, finds his "calling", meets woman , has own kids…snorrrr….and suddenly runs for President? WHAT?! Democrats, get a better candidate, and we'll talk.

She was a puppet last night….it was said that her speach was being worked on to fit a woman, so all she did was deliver it well..Obama writes alot of his speeches..i'm sure he has help, but you can tell that she didn't write any of it.

I think she is a selfish woman, she put her daugter out there like that, I think Joe biden should sucker punch her at the debate..she wants to play hard, lets play hard too.

As the runner up in a beauty contest, Governor Palin won't be afraid of the North Koreans when it comes to nuclear disarmament. As someone who lived 60 miles from the Siberia border, she can handle the Iranians too. And just wait until the French find out she was a point guard. The woman is fully qualified to be a token female. Good choice John McCain. God help America!

Insult community service workers, when the theme of your convention is 'country first'??? She is leader of the state with the lowest high school graduation rate in this country. She apparently has abused the power of her office, she consistently supports the increased use of fossil fuels, drilling in ANWR, strip mining, banning books, accepting earmarks, allowing the indiscriminate aerial hunting of wildlife, she 'heads' a state that is now $20M in debt. As a mother, she is comfortable with her pregnant, unmarried teenage daughter being used like a stage prop. She has refused to meet with the media - to answer unscripted questions. Her speech contained no substance. This is more of the failed Bush policies & crap. And people seriously are going to vote for the McCain/Palin ticket????? If that's the case, then this is the first time in my life that I honestly fear for this country.

Debate her on the issues and Obama/Biden and the American people will win easily. Debate her on McCain and her policy positions and it won't even be fair for Palin, Obama/Biden and the American people will win easily. If the debate is about how to levy baseless attacks, and fear monger than Palin will win.

Sarah Palin is hiding behind the idea of God, using phoney faith to push her own agenda. The Christian right is very good at this. When she loses will somebody please remind her it was Gods will. I expect Joe Biden to put her in her place.

Poor white trash Sarah is.

…and one more thing: How is Palin saying that a community organizer is not the same type of experience as a mayor and/or governor in any way a slam of community organizers? I heard nothing in her speech that could be construed as disrespecting comunity organizers for doing what they do. She attacked Obama for claiming that a community organizer should qualify as EXECUTIVE BRANCH experience that is every bit on the same executive level as a mayor's or governor's. Which we all know it is not.

This is in no way diminishing the importance of the work performed by community organizers. If you are an oragnzier who think it does, you're pretty thin skinned. This is just the DEMOCRAT ATTACK MACHINE trying desparately to drum up SOMETHING to grasp onto for attacking Palin.

As an employer with less than 50 employees, I have many missed work days by moms with 1-2 children, even more so with newborn children. Here, Palin has five children, a teen pregnant daughter having sex in her sixteen's year and pregnant early in her seventeenth year, and a Down' Syndrome child. This four month old is more than "special needs child". This Syndrome has limited lifespan with nearly 25-50% of their life in hospitals and Intensive care settings. She will not be 100% available for her job even if her job was 30 hours per week, let alone a VP of The USA. This is an International Job and the consequences of her absence in some settings are unacceptable!
As an American, I do not see her as a qualified VP applicant. If she ran for president would she have raised any appreciable amount of money or accumulated any votes? Is she more qualified than the nationally and internationally known republican females?
I do not see it and I am frankly offended that anyone expects our votes just because she is a woman or bulldog or a pit-bull or a hockey-mom! We are talking about a world leadership and International job representing ALL AMERICANS-I can't honestly vote for this blunder and bad judgment of McCain!

The market reacts to her speech. Dow is 300 Points down!

who helped sen Obama with his first fund raiser?

who did sen Obama turn to for help when he over-reached himself buying a mansion and couldn't close the deal?

who did sen Obama depend on for spiritual guidance for twenty years?

who provided the living accommodations for the people in the community he worked in?

Community organizers:

Susan B. Anthony (you know, the reason Palin is able to participate)
Martin Luther King Jr. (reason Obama can participate)
Jesus Christ (Palin's hero)

Man, these people are worthless, right Sarah?!

He would'nt feel that way if it were Mitt Romney! Romney/Huckabee 2012

I absolutely agree, her attacks were very shrill and sarcastic. But on the other hand this is politics. But I think it is absolutely absurd to say that Barack Obama has got to take this beating lieing down just because she is a woman. That is absolutely absurd and unfair. This woman is strong and independent, and if she can deliver a punch I would certainly expect her to be able to take one. This is the same scenario where a man gets attacked by a woman but then gets attacked himself for defending himself. Men should absolutely not be able to beat up on women. But the same should be said of men. Noone should expect Barack Obama to sit back and take this beating lieing down and not respond. Theres too much on the line.

Palin is a hunter who has shot wolves from planes. She comes from a state that prides itself on rugged self-reliance. That cockiness and smugness was well on display last night.

However, that harshness is not going to serve her in the long run. At some point you need to be able to bring people together, not tear them apart.

"Snarky" is not exactly a term of endearment.

Smack the lipstick right off of that pit bull !!!!!!!

You Dems must really be worried. Finally a proven ticket with candidates that voted yes or no to real issues. Way to go Huck and Rudy! You lit it up last night and the next Vice President of the USA capped it off. What a night. President Elect McCain will finish it off tonight!!!!!!!!! Great ticket.

McCain/Palin 2008 all the way.

Just wondering…..Was that the same "Bridge to No Where" that Palin used to get her over the Alaskan river to the governorship???????

I'm sorry did someone on this comment section just compare Obama to Jesus Christ?? You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

its simple..it'll go like this:

MODERATOR: PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR FOREIGN EXPERIENCE?

PALIN: UMMMM, UMMMM, I HAD THE NATIONAL GUARD ROUND UP ALL THE NEAR EXTINCT CARIBU AND BISON….

LOL……LOL

Biden give the pit bull all your respect.

BK September 4th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

Wow! I didn't hear any Obama followers talking last week when Obama and Biden attacked McCain. Remember "John McCain said he would follow Bin Laden to the gates of hell. He won't even follow him to the cave he lives in.' Like Obama would. Oh but thats ok because Obama said
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Have you been paying attention at all? During one of the debates, Obama said that he would stike Al-Queda in Pakistan if there was intelligence and the Pakistani government would not act. What happened? Bush followed Obama's lead and one of the Al-Queada folks was killed. This is but one of the instances where Bush has followed Obama's lead and things were successful. Too bad Mccain/Palin have no new ideas. If you had any doubts, take a look at the RNC this week.

"Napoleon Complex"

You hit it right on the head!!!

She blatantly lied almost all time. So, all that remains to do is to list each of these lies in detail, and ask questions about the details.

Obama/Biden-2008

Pls
maynard hopkins wi
sahara Palin?
WOW U CANT EVEN SAY THE NAME OF UR MODEL RIGHT…GUESS WHAT? WE WILL SEE

Joe Biden knows his way in a dabate,you watch Joe's gong to show her how it gets done.Old school! At this time I would like for everyone to remember the name "Brady Eyestone" the next Minnesota Giant of the Democratic party.

nice polo joe (in the pic) …really working for those blue-collar votes in a $100 shirt.

Imagine that - Joe Biden plans to debate the issues and not fire off one-line, bold-faced lies at his opponent. Shocking!

I can't wait to watch this debate. It will be epic in how awesome Joe looks and how poorly the governor from Alaska will look.

I also noticed that Sens. Obama and Biden don't refer to her by name, so I won't either. Who is that governor from Alaska, anyway?

I hope Joe asks this question in the debate: If her standard for judging a candidate's qualification for President is whether the candidate has "executive" experience, shouldn't she be shouting "zero, zero, zero" to John McCain too?

As Republicans would falsly claim, no one from Obama camp or Joe Biden camp ever attacked Palin's family. It was media just reporting the facts about her family.
Obama made it very clear that Candidate's families are Off limits especially children !
So Republicans, who are in self deniel mode, once and for all stop this B** S*** that Palin's family was attacked by Dems.
I definitely realised one fact from yesterday's speech by Palin that she is made exactly in the mould of a hardcore Washington politician, which means more of the same from her !!

I hope you will do exactly as you say. I found her speech to be very EMPTY of any so-called MEAT!!! How SAD that this person and her running mate, MR. McCain, NOT take this election and all the ramifications of it, for this country, it's citizens, SERIOUSLY. It is a SAD JOKE, ie: NOT FUNNY, INSULTING to the INTELLIGENCE of all it's people, and shamefully sad to see those present applaud and hoot and hollar for anyone playing to them.

She was contradictory when she said "More Govt. Programs, More Govt. telling you what to do" if the Democrats get in when both she and he would, in a minute, do all they could do to take away THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE ie: CHOOSING FOR YOU.

And as far as PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST, she did not address one "people" issue in the entire speech. It doesn't take much to act like a PIT BULL WITH LIPSTICK, folks. It takes ALOT to be a community organizer every minute of the day. With so little respect for the people whom, MOST OF WHOM , make up this nation THIS IS THE TICKET OF WHICH TO BE REALLY AFRAID!!!

description of an Obama supporter - — - cry cry cry

laugh when you dish it out — cry when it's done to you.

Americans lets us pray for this election year. Global terrorism is not only against America its against all other coutries in the world. We are taking it too personal Like everyone else is again us. Pls God help us.

GOP has shown us that you sent them into Iraq to waste our money..when you precisely said in you word that…He that doest not take care of people of his own household is worse than an infidel..

All Sarah Palin showed Americans was that she is sarcastic, nasty, can lie like the rest of the Republicans, and be their pawn. She has no foreign policy experience and her executive experience is extremely limited. She tries to show how she is just like most Americans, but her husband is an oil executive. She is governor but only for 1 1/2 years. She is interested in her career over family. This is an ego trip for her.This whole thing reflects poor judgment from John McCain.

Look at the issue they support, That is what is really at stake here. Seems to me Palin showing us what she is really about. Angelical Christian are rallying "Wake up America".

Sarah Palin would quite possibly be the worst VP ever. She believes in censorship if the book in question offends her religion, she believe the Iraq War is a mission from God, she believes drilling is the solution to our problems, she likes chasing animals from a helicopter until they collapse before killing them, she misuses her power for personal reasons, and she is just another extreme rightist who wants to impose her beliefs on the nation. How can anyone say she is qualified to step in for Bush, excuse me, McCain, she has no experience above state level, and the population of some cities exceeds that of her state.

Those saying Obama has done nothing are lying, he has worked with A REPUBLICAN to stop nuclear weapons from entering the hands of terrorists, he was on the Illinois State Senate for 7 years, he has voted for and sponsored several bills, Republicans are just trying to delude you. Furthermore, the greatest Republican President in history, Abraham Lincoln, was as inexperienced as Obama with no notable accomplishments other than opposing the Mexican War.

Don't vote for lies. Don't vote for hypocrisy. Don't vote for religious extremism. Don't vote for more wars. Don't vote Republican!

Palin did not smear community volunteers as a whole .. what she did say was that Obama's community service did not give him the experience to run a country.

Sorry .. but it's true. I'll never vote McCain but, like it or not, Palin hit the nail on the head more than a few times in her speech.

So the Dems call it 'shrill'? That's it, just keep alienating the women voters … playing right into their hands. I'm sure at some point Obama will calll her 'Sweetie' too. The DNC just keeps looking more and more foolish every day!

Joe you are so going to get beat up at the debate it is not even funny. You might want to just not show up.

And to the foolish people attempting to compare Obama's "experience" to Palins get a clue. The best you can do is compare a Presidential Nominee to the Vice Presidential nominee of the other party. How obtuse are you? Obama's VP has more experience then him.

You make a far better case not to vote for Obama then a vote for him by doing so. So by all means compare your over-hyped canidate to a person who actually has executive experience.

Deeds not words win elections.

A reply to "If you like Bush"……
Perhaps you aren't aware but…..
McCain (President)/ Palin (Vice President)
Obama (President)/Biden (Vice President)

If you want to vote on the Vice President, you're going to be waiting a long time.

Oh and Obama was sworn in as US Senator on January 4th, 2005. He started running for President on February 10th, of 2007. So he was a senator for all of 25 months before running for president. Either way you look at it, It's not 4 years.

How many times did Palin vote "Present"? Why would you vote "Present" anyway? People elect you to represent them, don't they? If people just wanted to know you were there, and not vote, they could do that themselves.

I can't believe all these delusional comments. The McCain/Palin ticket carries much more substance and experience than Obama/Biden. Sarah Palin alone has more executive experience that the leader on the Democratic ticket. Face it, the Democratic ticket has no plan for boosting the American economy, ensuring national security, and providing the much needed lower energy prices that American families need.

Biden is saying he is lowering his expectations for the debates so he will not look so silly when she makes him look like a fool.

I think it is amazing that the Democrats and their lackey media have no qualms about displaying their disturbingly double standard. Sarah Palin did nothing more than reply to Obama & his party's condescending comments. Had the shoe been on the other foot, what might Biden's reply been? And how would it have been portrayed by the media…?

As jounalists, the art of viewing both sides has been frightenly absent in this campaign. Who ,out there, has the courage to ask the same questions of each party and its candidates? That would be refreshing!

I just don't get all this. Palin is announced and the Liberals attack her for not having enough experience, even though she has more EXECUTIVE BRANCH experience than Obama and Biden combined. So, she makes her acceptance speech and points this out and then the Liberals cry that she is not "addressing the issues" and that her speech had not "substance". Good Grief, she addresses questions that have been foremost in the media about her and she is then condemned for not talking "substance". If she had not addressed the questions about her, you guys would be ragging on her for THAT right now instead.

Jesus.

If you want to see an example of NO SUBSTANCE, go back and listen to any Obama speech which are all about style and personality and insubstancial, non-specific "change" and "hope". You Liberals need to apply the logic you are using against Palin against your own Presidental candidate (but I know you won't).

And how exactly is her comparing her and McCain's experience to Obama's "hateful"? I guess the LIberals consider the Truth to be "hateful". She points out the differences between the two candidates and is labelled "a shril attack dog". So who is it that is truly being "hateful" here? I'd say it is the Liberal Democrats who have tro resort to all this name calling when they can't respond with logic, fact, and substance.

We've got your backfield, Obama & Biden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*******************HOCKEY MOMS FOR OBAMA !!! **********************

She's only a pit bull in a town full of people who've known each other for half their lives and already know / love her from the Miss Alaska pageant.

Against Iran, North Korea, Russia? She's a chihuahua barking at rottweilers.

How funny that the republican supporters think Palin is going to overthrow Biden regarding the foreign relations issue. Just goes to show the low-level of their insight capability.

Palin doesn't stand a chance against Biden.

But then again, you repubican supporters have to have something to think about, more like wishful thinking.

Joe Biden can not hold a candle to Saraha Palin. I know that Saraha can and will be able to run this country, heaven forbid, something happens to John McCain.
First empressions are hard to forget…. He stands a candidate who wants the presidency of the USA but cannot hold his hand over his heart while the pledge of allegiance is being said……..Then there is the problem with the flag being worn on his lapel…..What does this tell you about his background….
Lately Obama has been walking around and looking real smart and cocky in front of the camera. The American people deserve alot better picture of this candidate than he is portaying of him self.
Next is the experience… He has none, however he sure wants everybody to believe he has some. Obama reminds me of a spoiled kid who is trying to make a name for himself and at the cost of the american voters…
Its a time for the american people want a leader to lead however everybody is into this hipe thing about tearing the other opponent down that they cannot see thru the smoke screen that this guy is putting forth or the damage they are doing to their own party
The press is also doing the americans a great unjustice reporting and digging for any dirt they can get on any candidate

It's absolutely hilarious to read Republicans desperately repeat the mantra that Palin has significant executive experience.

Honestly, if McCain had chosen cup of water as his running mate, you lot would praise it to high heaven.

You're all laughable.

I think it is amazing how so many people are so blinded to the truth, that they will characterize the speech by Sarah Palin as "hateful, sarcastic, attacking"…..when all of her remarks were nothing but the truth. How long and how far can liberals go deluding themselves that Obama is Presidential? Words like "empty suit" are not just words when applied to him. The man has done absolutely NOTHING to warrant where he is now. The Democratic lemmings will do their best to advance this man of no substance as far as they can, because, right now, he's all they've got. You'd think that the increasingly liberal direction of this country since the 1960's, and the abject failure of that direction to do anything other than dig the hole deeper, would be apparent. The Democrats are so blind and mindless that they actually think continuing down that same path, only stronger (Democrat President and Congress), is going to make things better. Ha, ha, ha, ha……To quote Abraham Lincoln, to whom Obama is so frequently compared (again….ha, ha, ha, ha), "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."

I am so happy. that McCain cares so much about this country picking someone like Palin. I am thankful that he didn't pick some one like Kay Bailey Hutchinson who could have made a difference on being one heart beat away from the presidency. Every Republican in this country should really be proud that he picked the most qualified person for his running mate. What a choice.

What aggravated me about the whole night is the way that they diminshed community organizers. For a political party of God fearing Christians, they don't have the first friggin' clue what it means to be one, including the "Goddess" Sarah Palin, who talked about God more than once.

She as a God touting Christian, should know that the whole premise behind a community organizer is the same as in the bible where we learn that if you teach the people to fish they will never starve, but if you just feed them you will have to feed them forever.

I applaud Barack Obama's reasons to be a community organizer and help get the people back on their feet and too greater lives.

She just annoys me.

Biden has seemed like a retired vacationer so far. I hope it's because he's been holding back while for the debates. He will HAVE to show some teeth…Stick to the issues, but try to be more energetic, have a redbull or something. You know you have have the guts.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

JOE THE COUNTRY LOVES YOU. WE KNOW ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR. WE KNOW YOU ARE FOR THE PEOPLE-THE LITTLE PERSON. AS LONG AS YOU AND SEN OBAMA DO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING - KEEPING ON THE HIGH ROAD AND NOT TELLING LIES, DISGRACING OTHER PEOPLE, MALE OR FEMALE, AND KEEP YOUR FAITH GROUNDED AS YOU HAVE ALL YOUR LIVE WE THE PEOPLE WILL BE AWAWDED WITH THE RIGHT PERSON TO GUIDE US THROUGH THESE SEVERE TIME.
GOD BLESS.

NEWSFLASH: Palin's teleprompter was broken! Her speech was from memory and an early version of partially hand written, hard copy notes carried by an aide. I'm impressed! Grace under fire!

Get real Lisa, its not like Biden wasn't reading a speech written for him.

Lets see how he does in the debate

Gee, didn't know there were so many Democrat / liberal crybabies. Fact's a fact: Your candidates have nothing to stand on. Obama, who can dish out 100 million dollars yet can't account for any of it, who while yes has been a 'senator' for 3 1/2 yrs., has only attended 1 committee meeting, has spent most of that time dreaming about being president, and the only piece of legislation he sponsored funneled money to (surprise, surprise) Joe Biden's son. And Biden who has made a career out of bending, swaying, appeasing in order to keep his cushy senator job, does great at hurling allegations, but terrible at facts (unless he can lift them off of someone else's response and claim them as his own).

October 2nd will be a very good night. Palin will mop the floor with Biden, and then we can wait for the blogs, and Obama emails claiming how Sarah was given the answers beforehand.

Guess Gerber better bump up the production of pacifiers…looks like there are a lot of Democrat crybabies in the fix of a 68 day temper tantrum.

The Republican party needs to wake up and see whats going on around them.

Sarah Palin's speech lacked substance…if 'God forbid" John McCain dies and she takes over..what is she going to do? Deliver one liners to Al Qaeda? I mean what is her platform?

Any Republican who thinks that she changed anything is grasping for straws…she didn't stand out…anyone can read a script and deliver lines and come off as scrappy…

this woman is a fraud and if America is left in her hands…we might as well just go and find Bin Laden and make it a free for all for him…

Is been a state senate for 7 years not important?

Sarah is ahead of her time, she is exceptional for her age, she is one of a kind. A fighter, a leader, a winner. Don't have a closed mind. It is very likely that someone with Sarah's talent will make Joe Biden look like a fool. Barak Hussien Obama would do better against Sarah because Biden would not have much to say. Either way, Sarah is likely to rip apart anyone who gets in her way. She's a true winner. I can understand why many of you are jealous of her. Makes sense.

It is absolutely amazing to me how people view things. We heard the same retoric, the same snide remarks, the same everything at the democratic convention. Yet, when the republicans strike back, they are considered the bad guys. It goes both ways, all the time and in every election. The dems want their guy and the repubs want their guy. Get a grip people and just vote for who you think will be the best. Personally, I think it is time to divide the country - 1/2 to the dems and 1/2 to the repubs.

She is ready to take on the "big boys" and is a pit bull, but Biden is supposed to go easy on her because she is a woman? If you want to play in the big leagues you have to be able to take the hard hits. What hyprocrites people are about women's "equality." By the way, I am a mother and a feminist, and I am tired of women playing both sides of the fence.

TheRepublicans know that they brought on an individual with nothing to recommend her. She is merely, as she put it, a pit bull with lipstick.

anyone who thinks its okay to burn books, limit public education to her own narrow views, drag her 4 month old special needs child all over and expose him to numerous germs nd let her pregnant daughter be publicly humiliated is NOT fit to be dog catcher, let alone VP

My understanding has always been that Rove does wear lipstick and pumps. Oh I'm so sorry, I keep forgeting that only Republicans are allowed to make personal attacks.

Palin is merely another corrupt politician…..she just wears a skirt!

What I would like to see Sen. Joe Biden and the other Democrats do is explain how they are going to keep all of their promises while not only raising not raising taxes but cutting them. These are very expensive propositions they are making, with no explanation on how they promise to pay for them.

i think it was a disgrace and very untasteful for sarah palin to allow her 17 year old pregnant daughter to be in the spotlight on stage holding her boyfriends hand as though they are married. It made her look like she's ok with teenagers having sex. It didn't send out a good message to our youth of today. I'm a mother of teenage daughters and i would never allow that. i question her parental skills

Go Obama Biden America is with you both.

At first glance I was a little worried about how Biden was going to debate this woman….go too far and be labeled a woman hater, but don't go far enough and be labeled a wimp…..fine line to walk….but now that she has allowed the republican speech writers to label her a "pit bull with lipstick" I would think the gloves are off and anything goes….but I do know that Biden will be the gentleman he always is and leave the slander and insults to the "hockey mom"…..how can she have any self respect allowing her party to use her this way….

Promoting teen pregnancy by showing off her pregnant daughter and her boy friend (unmarried) on national TV. Mistakes happens but did they need to show it off to the nation? As a woman and a working mother, I was disgusted and concerned that my 17 year old son was watching TV and worried that my son thinks this is ok and destroy all the teaching I have had for him. GOP are far away from their values just to win an election. It is a shame for this party.

Joe just needs to rememeber two things:

(1) To avoid the (IMHO highly justified) temptation to answer anger with anger and sacrcasm with sarcasm. He is running for the second-highest office in the United States, not trying out for the Jerry Springer Show.

(2) To wear a cup. The "Barracuda" is, by her own admission, a "pitbull with lipstick." (Eat your heart out, Lorena Bobbitt.)

Joe Biden will do very well in the debate…When you KNOW you have a huge advantage over an adversary there is NO NEED to be pompous about it…..
I just hope that we get to see Gov. Palin give one on one interviews on the major news networks. Until we hear real answers to real tough questions on the Situation Room, Meet the Press, Anderson Cooper, Face the Nation, ABC News, etc. we don't really know how she will react under tough questioning which is nothing compared to the pressure of the White House.

Biden will be great and a gentleman. He is far more qualified to run for office than Palin.

I also cannot wait for her to come out of the closet and talk to the media without a script. Where was she this morning on the talk shows? Where was the follow thru… oh yeah, they sent pundits.

They accuse the democrats of sexism, and some even criticized Biden for his "she is cute" comment - but did you see what the republican audience was wearing? "Hottest VP" buttons! Talk about hypocrites…….then again, this is no different than conservatives opposing sex outside marriage, just to turn around and act like Palin's 17 year old's pregnancy is a "good thing."!

Biden will eat the woman alive she has no experience above state level not to mention the ethics scandals and extreme right wing beliefs.

Biden is just a blowhard. Everyone knows he can speak for hours and say nothing. sorta reminds me of Lord Obama's acceptance speech. He's just lining up his excuses now.

VP debate is a meaningless exercise. I'd rather see a 4th presidential debate… this one in a town hall format where Lord Obama can't sit there and make those pontificating algore gestures like he's better than us.

I've seen Joe Biden in action and I would rather debate Joe McCarthy than him. Nice feint Joe.

She says she will shake up washington. How? By insulting the leaders she would have to work with. When she says Washington needs shaking, one has to ask: Isn't the GOP at the helm in the Executive and Judiciary branches of govt in Washington DC?

No need to lower expectations Sen. Biden. By the time your debate date rolls around, she'll have dropped out due to "personal reaons". In a battle of wits on policy and substance, you'd be fighting an unarmed opponent anyway.

Please do not forget she has foreign policy experince because she lives the closest to russia. Now that was the funniest crap i have heard yet. Please do not forget that she is pro-life no matter what. We would have no choice but it was her daughters choice to keep a baby out of wedlock. Please do not forget that this woman is a ploy for this republican party to get women to swing their way. All i hear is she changed Alaska ok she voted for a bridge to knowhere , she voted to cut things that most americans care about. What i get from this woman is that all goes for us but we will stop your choices as we please. What a hiprocracy this party has become. I keep watching these clips on cnn from when hillary was running every republican attacked her full force. But now we the Palin family has to have privacy in all matters. Talking about a double standard!

With all due respect to many of you on here, we will have no idea how they will be against each other until they debate.

That's it. End of story. Many of you are making fools of yourselves, and I'm having fun reading your lack of clear thinking during my lunch break.

I didn't see Sarah Palin as presidential, or vice-presidential last night…

While she delivered her speech well, it seemed more to me like a speech delivered by someone running for student council vice-president than vice-president of the United States…

Maybe i should cut her a break because she doesn't have much experience doing this, but that just exposes a much larger problem

Giuliani + Bush + Rove = McCain (new Giuliani/Bush) + Palin (the new Rove)……………………see how that works?

Oh wait typo. McCain is OLD not new.

btw…McCain/Palin are going to get FRIED during debates.

Wait until the National Enquirer breaks the story about Palins alledged extramarital affair with her husbands business partner…or her daugher's baby's daddy's My Space web page that was mysteriously taken down yesterday where he admits to being a "red neck" and not wanting any children!!! I'll like to see how she handles the media without a telepromptered speech. Give it a few days……the mud will start slinging the other way……..

I would also like to respond in regards to a previous post of mine : …………..""Maybe Obama could help and support his family, by doubling his brother(George Hussein Onyango Obama's) monthy income to $2.00! For just one dollar a month Barrack could do just that!""" My point is, community should start at home….fighting for the poor is a wonderful thing to do…..but when your brother makes a dollar a month in Africa, it makes America's POOR look Elite! Obama refused comment on the Vanity Fair issue the story was reported in ( I guess his speech writer wasn't available for Comment)!

biden doesnt have to attack he will fight her with policey issues health care and economy and she will show her weaknesses by answering them.

Obama/Biden pulling punches and making nice-nice is exactly what lost Gore respect -and- the election. What women want is equality. She says she's a pit bull? Fine. Make her Bring It. She needs to be put in her place, and wimping out serves neither the country or feminism.

He's a vice presidential candidate, not a comedian.

Sarah Palin is a comedian and a joke.

Every speech politicians make is written. Most of the time, they are written by somebody else.

She did masterfully, showed poise, sharpness and maturity. I'm looking forward to more.

The relevence of the VP is a little more important this time around because of McCain's age and health issues.

Do we want Palin crinkling her nose and making cutesy, condescending faces at Putin and Ahmadinejad?

One other scary thought: do we want Paling to choose the next Supreme Court justices? Yikes.

The speech last night was nothing better than a good old Prep Rally!

No Substance, No Mention of a Economy Plan, No Mention of Health Care, No Mention of the war.

No Positive Paln to led this country. This is the kind of experience you get from an individual who runs a state of about 660,000.

What a Joke………

GOOD! I hope to God he does not, because then he'll have to debate on a field of "common sense" something that hasn't been part of politics in a long, long time.

Biden is old enough to be Obama's dad, yet still much younger than McCain.

People feel 100x more safe with Biden as the VP than a hockey mom that was mayor of some tiny village nobody ever heard of.

yeah…we know what Mcbush means by country first…just look at the last 8 years and you 'll understand considering that McCain agreed 90 % with george bush !

How can american people BELEIVE anything the repuclicains say. Last election they lied, and we only found out after…

how can you people trust anything they say ??

And Palin is a disgrace to all women… I expected her to have some integrity, instead she got into the repugs lies and distortion. And since when was selling a plane on ebay executive experience ??.. And how do you belittle community organisers who actually care about the people ? That woman is a shame !

as a Hillary Clinton Fan…i am totally insulted that republican think they can fool me around by choosing a woman as their Puppet and attack dog……

Republican

Joe hit her in the mouth! Republicans have been crying all week about the sextism that Palin is getting, but when Hillary was getting it they said your running for office. The Republicans make me sick with all their Karl Rove B.S. Don't be fooled by this pandeing fellow Hillary Supporters, now it's personal! VOTE OBAMA!!!

Can't you all see. Palin is a putppet controlled by the GOP. They wrote her speechand toold her what to say. This idiot just went along with it not knowing what is in store for her. Have Biden ask this fool what her new job description is and watch her choke.

Sarah Palin is DICK CHENEY WITH LIPSTICK!! You got to give it to Karl Rove though, he sure knows how to pick a VP for his party. The FEARFUL RIGHT ate it up. Watching the Fear Convention yesterday, it looked more like a klan meeting to me. Anyone else get that vibe?

I find it amusing that so many are so upset and seething that Gov. Palin said some things that they don't like about their guys. How thin are their skins, anyway? Remember, conventions are nothing but pep rallies. Nobody ever reveals their entire game plan at the pep rally. They save it for the game. Folks, the game begins today. The "zingers" were flying just as freely last week. Also, I guaratee that not a single speaker at either convention wrote their own speech or spoke without a telepromter. So let's grow up, stop whining and let the game begin. I for one have never been so fired up about an election.

I'd love to know what she thinks about Biden's legislation that protects women against violence. Perhaps this has some relevance for her and for her fellow women in Alaska? What has she done for women?

If she is opposed to choice - what is her solution for women who aren't capable of raising the child or are horrified at the thought of raising a child that is a product of rape or incest? Where would she have that baby go? How will that be funded?

I'd also like to know how she feels about the constitution - we know she likes guns, but apparently she's worried about books… what books did she want banned from the library? Why?

What does she think needs to be done to get the economy rolling again (in the lower 48 - so that people start purchasing home, goods, etc. again)? And drill is not the answer.

The election should be about issues - not lipstick, not one liner nasty barbs…

She makes a big deal about being a Washington outsider, but Obama has only been in DC four years.

Looks like Biden is on the defensive here. Guess he has to warn us ahead of time that he may have problems debating Palin.

When asked about VP slot Biden also said " I am not the Man" don't count him out until he's out there

Obama/iden 08/12

wow. if nothing else, sarah's nomination has demonstrated, on reader-comment boards and blogs all over the country, just how paper-thin is the average liberal's commitment to the ideals of feminism, racial equality and decency that their creed is supposedly founded on. presented with a smart, successful woman who embodies the opportunities available to women in this country, a really surprising number of you leap immediately to chauvinistic crap about crying or needing to stay home with the kids or racist anachronisms like "white trash" and "ghetto minded."

most of the comments you folks are making about sarah and her family are so ignorant and disingenuous…i think many of you might be qualified to work for cnn!

Pit bulls are actually nice animals when they are not trained to be attack dogs. Over the last decade or so, many Americans have been bitten and even killed by vicous pit bulls. So, I wouldn't want to compare myself to them. Not all are bad, but it depends on the owner, right?

And…let's not forget that pit bulls can turn on their owner. Hmmm McCain. If Palin claims to be such a reformer that goes against the ole boy network.

I feel sorry for Palin because she is really a pair of empty panty hose. They wrote her a speech and told her to go out and deliver it. Which she did ok. But does she really feel that way about all the things she was saying about Obama, democrats and community organizers??? If I'm not mistaken, she praised Obama's energy plan. Now she is saying that he doesn't have one.

Wow!! The good ole boy network in effect. She doesn't even have a bark. Ah…I mean voice.

All Joe Biden has is foreign affairs, other than that, he is as pathetic as Barrack Hussein Obama. Barrack is a boy scout compared to the Republican ticket. Biden or Omama serve our country's armed forces? I think not…What makes Obmama think he is WORTHY of the highest office in the world? Get a clue America. People are not Pro Barrack they are anti bush. If Bush was not president Nobody would even give community leader Obaby and ole man biden a second look….Lol…..

BK - you are the one that is spinning.
Obama:
B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations
J.D. in Law from Hardvard, graduated magna cum laude; President of the Harvard Law Review
12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law
7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills
4 years Senator for Illinos, a state with 12.8 million people

Palin:
Bachelor's in journalism from University of Idaho
4 years Wasilla City Council (8000 people)
6 years Wasilla mayor (8000 people)
1 year "Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission"
20 months governor of a state with 660,000 people

Get a clue
Palin is more of the same. Not sure about the "pit" part, but the "bull" is certainly correct

Wow! I didn't hear any Obama followers talking last week when Obama and Biden attacked McCain. Remember "John McCain said he would follow Bin Laden to the gates of hell. He won't even follow him to the cave he lives in.' Like Obama would. Oh but thats ok because Obama said it.

Biden will win. He just needs to stick to the facts. That as mayor, Palin hired an administrator to do the administrative work (of a town that had a population of 5000 at the time) She became mayor of a town with 0 debt, and left with an indebtedness of 22 million. She remodeled city hall and built a park, didn't build a sewage filtration plant. She cut taxes to businesses, but put taxes on food for families. She tried to fire the town librarian because the librarian wouldn't let Palin censor books. She questions Michelle Obama's patriotism, but doesn't mention her husbands affiliation with a party that wanted Alaska to leave the US. This is important people, don't let the Republican spin team fool you! Go Joe!

After her name and family were trashed how do you expect her to react?

Biden, ask her why she said special needs parents now have an advocate in the white house?

Didnt she drop funding for special needs children 2yrs in alaska? Now since she has a baby with downs she's changed her mind?

I thought it was utterly pathetic and lowdown how she held her baby up in front of that convention I was disgusted how can a woman parade her own child that way, the RNC was a circus

Obama/Biden 08

BO was not a volunteer, he was a paid community organizer, working mostly for the corrupt Chicago unions. Palin didn't slam any "volunteers". She was saying that being a community organizer in no way prepares one to become President of the United States. Nor does 143 days in the Senate.

The Republicans are riding high now, but Palin can't sway the independents or the Hillary supporters–she's a staunch social conservative. Now that we know the Marsha Blackburn Sex Tape doesn't exist, is it too late for us to go back and pick Marsha? Not looking forward to an Obama administration

Strap a pair on Joe! No more "she is better looking than me" discussion. Remember she has a degree in journalism from a C rated school…couldn't find Malaysia on the map and is from a state with more grizzly bears than people!

B I D E N,,,,,,,,I S,,,,,,,,,G O I N G,,,,,,,,I N T O,,,,,,,," J A W S "

John McCain's dad died when he was 70, his grand dad died when he was 61. John McCain just turned 72 last week. According to the conservatives Palin has more executive experience that McCain, Biden, and Obama. Should that make her president now? Why wait till McCain kicks the bucket?

As a volunteer working and huge supporter of community organizations I took offense on Palin's remarks but there is not enough room to list them all here.

This is why I am a proud citizen who will be voting Democratic in November. GOP talks about less government being involved then my question to Palin is: Who does she think will be running and keeping the country afloat if government does not want to step in and help. It will be the American People and those same community organizers and communities that come to the rescue to this country because the GOP will run it into the deep!!!

I can understand Biden's concerns in debating a candidate who is unconcerned with facts. Palin is a very good speaker, given a speechwriter and teleprompter to guide her. Hoever, I am looking forward to seeing her in a debate where she must answer questions that haven't been already answered for her by Republican speech writers. She is very comfortable on the attack, though her attacks are baseless and divisive, appealing to the Christian-right base.

It confounds me that she avoids issues and clings to divisiveness, which may be understandable considering she believes in creationism, banning books and abstinence as the only form of sex education. How is it again that Hillary Clinton supporters relate to her??

Biden is going to eat Palin alive. This is going to be more fun than Obama vs McCain. Have we forgot Biden has been a senator for almost as long as McCain. Palin who? I feel sorry for her. She won't be able to talk about foreign policy, global economy, or immigration issues. Why did McCain choose Palin? Because her husband is a BP Oil executive and they want to drill, drill, drill in Alaska. Goodbye polar bears, goodbye natural wonders, if Repubs get elected.

They are both going to be very solid IMHO.

No biden, you need to retaliate

I have no doubt that Joe is going to wipe the floor with this loud mouth ignorant patsy. Let's kill her with kindness, that's what Joe will do let her be the big mouth,sarcastic idiot in the debate, all Joe has to do is call her on anything she answers incorrect that will do it.

Obama/Biden

Sarah Palin is about to have the bomb dropped on her.

If you think what they did to Obama because of Rev. Wright, you ain't seen nothing yet. Wait for this shoe to drop!

KARMA is a mother.

you write: "All Biden has to do is ask her to explain her foreign relations experience - and it's over!"

Please tell us all about Biden's & Obama's foreign relations experience and their economic experience and their military experience and . . . oh, never mind.

COUNTRY FIRST! MAYBE THE REPUBLICANS SHOULD LOOK AT THEIR RECORD DEFICITS. RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES, TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH, FALLING DOLLAR, VOTES AGAINST EQUAL PAY FOR WOMAN, IRAQ WAR BASED ON A LIE ETC.

The Republicans have no other platform besides abortion, therefore they have no other way to get through this election but to attack unfairly, be condesending and sarcastic. God forbid they should have to talk about the issues for which they have no idea, no plan and no real knowledge as to have t