(CNN) - Democrats accused Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin of mirroring "divisive" attacks by President Bush Wednesday night and said showed she wasn't qualified to be on the ticket.
"The speech that [Alaska] Gov. Palin made was well delivered, but it was written by George Bush's speechwriter and sounds exactly like the same divisive, partisan attacks we've heard from George Bush for the last eight years," said Bill Burton, the campaign spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama.
"If Gov. Palin and John McCain want to define 'change' as voting with George Bush 90 percent of the time, that's their choice, but we don't think the American people are ready to take a 10 percent chance on change."
In her speech, Palin drew large applause for attacking Obama for writing two memoirs, but no major laws or reforms.
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maybe i am wrong but is the president or vice a 7 24 hr job if so have the familes set down and figured out who is going to raise the kids while they are doing there job another can of worms what ever happen to the alaska pipe line i was under the impresson that was suppost to take the pressure of independence on oversees oil just a couple of questions
I`m an old line moderate Republican and I cannot accept this " new branch of the party ( Neo-Cons). They are leading this country down the wrong path both fiscally and idiologically.--- Sadly, I`m just waiting to see the old " It`s the Economy, Stupid" bumper stickers appear again !!!!!
If Sarah Palin wants help from the government for her special needs child she better vote for Obama. The republicans don't care about a child after the child is born.
I for one support women keeping up with the big boys and i look for integrity and substance in a person. The RNC attach dogs last night was very tasteless and the mockery was horrible. I give Huckabee the most respect for not stooping as low as his counterparts. Yet still i didnt hear anything on the issues all i hears was the same divisive speeches that has torn Washington apart and not take care of the issues that we the American people care about. SAD SAD SAD.
Luis,
The only fear being mention is the Fear mongering tactics of your republican party. They used it in 04 and are trying to use it again. I have a question for you, Do you know what Palin's policies are about fixing this economy your great Commander in Cheif left us in, What about Health Care or College, all she did was attack and use weak one liners that you probably thought was funny, YOU REPUBLICANS DON'T GET IT your 8 years in control of this counrty put us in this mess yet you think another 4 or 8 will change it. Einstein once said "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." You republicans make me sick, instead of putting some kind of substance all you know how to do is attack, but thats ok when the dabetes start we'll see who's going to be left with their tales between their legs, good luck on the rest of the election because for the next 8 years you're going to see how a country should be run. Sadly for you it's not going to be one of your beloved republicans who have no plans exept wars and deficits will hopefully one day stop taking money from these lobbyist and think about the country before their wallets.
This sarcasm would help when she finds herself next to Putin or Olmert or Merkel given 72 year old McCains health. At least we know Obama's world view, opinion on Iraq wince 2003 when he informed us it was the wrong war and to finish the war in Afganistan and caputre Osama, and we have seen him stand toe-to-toe with those leaders. Being an attack dog, great speech reader will not help in those real life situations. Country First!
Lets really look at the experience comparison:
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
Do the Republicans really think we're so stupid that we would believe Palin is more experienced than Obama? Give me a break…
I'm voting for the HERO, not the ZERO.
NoHow, NoWay, NoBama!!
I have been a long time interested observer of our American political system. I am often amazed at the brazen, irrelevant, innane pronouncements made in the course of campaigns, and at how many of them are patently false and easily proven to be so.
It seems that the republican wordsmiths are the clear masters of this black art, and the success of their candidates clearly justifies perpetuation of the practice.
I believe that, in large measure, the republicans have met with success because they are shameless in their delivery of verbal stink bombs. Perhaps they believe that by saying something enough times and conjuring up a sufficient sense of outrage in the delivery will make it true. The latest example of this is seen in the party line concerning the qualifications of the vastly underqualified Sarah Palin.
Palin will never be accused of broken promises, of that you can be sure. Because she never said anything about her plans for the economy. I don't know what other people think they heard, but I heard, but I heard nothing. Palin and the rest of the republican party are going to need those hunting rifles to get votes.