Watch Palin's comments on KUSA Wednesday.
(CNN) – Sarah Palin is taking heat Wednesday for appearing to overstate the role of vice president, saying in a recent interview that she would be "in charge of the Senate" should John McCain win the White House.
The comments came in an interview with Colorado TV station KUSA in response to a third-grader's question, "What does the Vice President do?”
"[T]hey’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom," she said.
The comments have drawn criticism from Democrats and liberal blogs which note the actual role of the vice president when it comes to the Senate is simply to cast a tie-breaking vote in the event of a stalemate. According to Article I of the U.S. Constitution, the vice president is the "President" of the Senate, but has no executive position when it comes to presiding over the chamber.
Donald Ritchie, a historian in the Senate Historical Office told CNN that Palin's comment was an "overstatement" of what her role would be.
"The vice president is the ceremonial officer of the Senate and has certain ceremonial functions including swearing in new senators and can vote to break a tie," he said. "It’s a relatively limited role. It's evolved into a neutral presiding officer of the Senate.
Ritchie also noted recent vice presidents have played a behind-the-scenes lobbying role on Capitol Hill for an administration's policies, but called it "somewhat limited."
"It's not comparable to the Speaker of the House who is certainly in charge of the House," he said. "The slogan that political scientists use is that the House is ruled by the chair and the Senate is ruled by the floor…the senators are in charge of the Senate."
Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand.
"Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
In an interview with CBS earlier this month, Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden also said he hoped to play an influential role in the legislative branch if Barack Obama wins the White House.
"I hope one of my roles as vice president will be as the person actually implementing Barack Obama's policy. You gotta get the Congress to go along with it," he said. "And it's presumptuous to say, but I know it pretty well. And I think I am fairly respected on both sides of the aisle."
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Once again she proves how absolutely clueless she is. If you and McBush truly want to put Country First, then pack your bags and go back to Alaska!!
Obama/Biden '08
Not only is Sarah Palin killing McCain's campaign, she's killing the Republican Party (though they've done themselves no favors in recent years).
She's ensuring that she not only ruins GOP chances in this election, but in 2012 as well, when she divides the party in half in the primary and blows it up in the general election.
A new Democratic majority is rising.
Biden did not say he was going to run the agenda of the Senate, though. THIS WOMAN IS NOT QUALIFIED. BACK TO ALASKA!
She's a dummy. She doesn't even know what the role of the VP is. She does not need to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. She needs to watch the John Adams series on HBO so she can have a clue.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
pitiful.
It just smacks again on why she's unqualified. Nothing else to say. She's unqualified, and power hungry.~ Down right fearful to think that they could win.
A 3rd grader couldnt understand "I break the tie-votes"?
Sorry. She is not as smart as a 3rd grader.
LOL
Sarah Palin is getting the publicity that she wants, and I don't understand why people spend so much time trying to discredit her. Focus on the issues, people...taxes, education, health care, foreign policy, the economy, the environment.
Clueless, absolutely clueless... Sarah and John is the worst candidates in the modern century.
She only can give Speechs of hate, nothing else.
If she's answering in a way a third grader understands, and she didn't answer correctly, then clearly she has less than a third grade understanding of the position of vice-president. Does anyone really want someone like that in the position?
I no longer have adequate words to express my disdain for this woman.
there should be a requirement that all the candidates read the constitution and then take a test on it before being running for potus and vp.
"War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength".
and she can see russia from her backyard. She's a joke.
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some [this is the point where her eyes go wide and she seems to realize the trouble she's in ] ... people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh, I believe that our, ah, education like such as in South Africa, and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for our children."
Theenk you! Theenk you very much!
Who are the people who are actually showing up to hear her speak? to observe her $150,000 wardrobe? All the coutour int he world cannot disguise this woman's ignorance, lack of intellectual curiosity or dishonorable leadership. I guess you can put Prada on redneck, and it's still a redneck.
Looks like Caribou Barbie intends grabbing up more power than
even Dick Cheney. God help us all of this self-serving ignorant
woman gets into a position of power in this country.
Obama/Biden 2998
Wait, Palin is inept? You don't say.
A vote for McCain is a vote for her, everyone. Wake up!
It's beyond terrifying that she could be in the White House. It's like a bad sci-fi movie.
Palin is just pitiful.
"Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
So, Gov. Palin is now lying to everyone in the US, including third graders.
The idiot STILL doesn't know what job she is running for?!?! Biden explained it to her a MONTH ago!
How on earth can people support this moron?
If the woman doesn't know what a VP does, then WHY ON EARTH IS SHE running for VP????
Dear God can she get any DUMBER??
I mean honeslty, if i have had said that being a tribunal notary meant cleaning toilets i would have never gotten the job!!
I am sick and appalled that ANY AMERICAN is giving her the time of day!!
She is AS DUMB AS THEY COME
OBAMA -BIDEN!!!!
Grabbing more power for her to abuse...It's already starting...and she hasn't been elected yet. Should be a warning sign....
Why didn't you report on how Biden (during the debate) had no clue as to what a VP's responsibilities are?
If you were any more in the tank you would be called Rommell.
Promptly open mouth and insert foot. Keep talking Sarah. All the way to Obama's inauguration.
»WELL SAID,WELL PUT LOVELY SARAH!
Since she seems to be an expert on Russia, there could be a political future for her there, where legality is never an issue for the people in power.
Sarah Palin is Dumber Than A 3rd Grader...her hunger for power is frightening.
I guess the 3rd grader was giving her a "gotcha" question.
Palin later told one of the third graders that they were not invited to her birthday party and that she was taking her ball and going home.
Really? Is anyone surprised?
Wow.. a historian out of his mind? READ THE CONSTITUTION. The Vice President of the United States, constitutionaly, only succeeds the President, and votes when a tie occurs in the Senate. "Cerimonial duties" are NOT official duties the Vice President has, they are mere traditions. If a VP played golf, do we say that is a responsibility under the role now? Please.
Palin is incredible stupid for the statement she gave. I cannot pathom the fact that nearly half this country would actually vote for her and McCain. Incredibly pathetic ticket.
Yes, she was responding to a third grader. Meaning she lied to a third grader.
That's like a father who is a janitor telling his child that he is president of the building.
To give credit where credit's due, a third-grade level answer is actually a substantial improvement as far as Governor Palin's rhetorical skills go. Hurray!
Paling doesnt know what a VP does. She gave the wrong answer.
Pro-Life Supporters – just know that no one is Pro-Abortion. You are voting Pro-Life to save the babies, but what about saving the mother's life because she would die if she carries the baby to full term?
So it's ok for you to say let's save the babies, and let the mothers with high risk die. How is this Pro-Life.
I voted for Pro-Choice. It makes sense.
Yep, she's ready alright..... you betcha.
Obama 08
(psst... he picked someone with a brain for his VP!)
Sarah ... keep talking because the hole you're digging for yourself is getting deeper and deeper. With any kind of luck, you'll dig the hole so deep that after November 4 ... we'll never see or hear from you again!
Keep talking Sarah, please, I can"t get enough!!
In such a stressful time it is great to have a 24hr news cycle that I can turn to for some laughs.
I could teach my DOG to memorize and point to the correct answer in a week.
My stomach hurts from laughing so hard.
Peace.
That wasn't even an appropriate 3rd grade answer because it was wrong! It may have made sense to Palin with her 3rd grade mind. McCain lost my vote when he nominated her.
If Palin was a statue, I would love to be a pigeon.
Oh please she's right. Where's all the stories about Joe Biden's statements? Where is the outrage over his comments about the impending international crisis should Obama get elected and American's not liking Obama's response?
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So Sarah thinks she will run the Senate.
She's either very stupid, or, this is a continuation of the Bush/Cheney attempt to give the VP more power.
In either case... be afraid... be very afraid.
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Yep. Sarah was responding to a third grader........Finally, someone who is at her level!
I see no problem with this, the Dem controlled Senate is just worried that she will actully stay involved and keep an eye on them.
Go early voters!
Registered Republican "voted" Obama/Biden 08.
»SARAH"So Lovely!So Clever!So Charismatic!"PALIN verus JOE "So BORING!" BIN!=Guess who will be our next Vice-President?!??!»WAKE UP USA!!WAKE UP VOTERS!!
This is not the first time she is saying this. Explaining to a 3rd Grade He would fail his civics test, This is in the same boat as
POTATOE
Wait a second, that is definitely part of the job of the vice president. They are the President of the senate. CNN, you guys need to read the constitution. This is a shame and your falsehood unfortunately continues to convice ignorant people of what you're saying.
Palin is acting like a Christian Mullah. what's going on here? Are we going back to 18th century or what? All the progress made in this world is being stripped slowly and steadily. DOes Palin even know the three branches of the govt. Can she spell Maverick?
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said Palin was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand."
I am glad she's not a third-grade teacher.
We really need to ship this one back to the permafrost.
Maybe the question should have been phrased so Palin could understand it....a third grader seems to have more between their ears that she does. Palin was sequestered from the press and it's not hard to see why now that she's taking questions and giving interviews. She contradicts her running mate and then overstates her roles. she just doesn't know any better~ she is not qualified~
CNN's pulling out all the stops for Obama now it appears.
Apparently someone needs to give Palin an answer understandable by a third grader because she is ignorant of what the Vice President does, the office she aspires for.
What else is new?
Yes, she needs to stay a little longer as a Governor and grow her brain. I love her to death, such great spirit, but wrong for the times.
I am so sick of liberal bias. I am going to figure out how to hurt these guys in the pocket book. Boycott all liberal media. They need to be required to register as political action committees. Especially CNN the most untrusted source of news in the world.
How many more times are we going to have to listen to her mistakes. She needs to go back to Alaska and shut up!!!
This is crazy. Anyone, who votes for this ticket is stupid.
It's unreal. Shades of Dick Cheney without his brains.
Good point Terry.
If he in fact she was talking so a 3rd grader would understand clearly shows Palin thinks Americans are stupid.
This just goes to show...the woman is stupid.
»GO LOVELY SARAH! GO!
I guess if she hadn't been repeating the same statement to many different audiences, including her debate, we wouldn't care.
Biden DOES know exactly the role of the VP in the Senate, having had the experience of being a senator.
Palin's a third grader. I'm sure it was easy for her to speak in terms a 3rd grader would understand. In fact, I'm sure she believes she would be the President of the senate with the ability to veto every democratic legislation that crossed her desk. Go Palin!
Are you kidding me? She's had several weeks to get this straight. Ugh!
Obama/Biden '08!!!
This would be the 4th time she's failed miserably when asked publicly about the role of the Vice President.
I know she couldn't tell Katie Couric what she reads, maybe in her spare time (between shopping like a diva on the RNC dime) she could read up on the US Constitution.
Nahh, shopping, abusing power, getting the hair done and trying to cram for another lie-filled stump speech is too time consuming. Who needs the Constitution, W and Cheney already wiped their feet with it.
She answered the question in terms a third grader would understand because they're the only terms she knows herself. For crying out loud. There must be a third option aside from overexplain and confuse the kid and tell an out and out untruth.
Palin was talking down to a 3rd grader – she was showing that she isn't as smart as a 3rd grader!
HOW on earth can you run for a job when you don't even know what they do? Dumb as dirt!
Someone....Anyone...
Please get this woman off the TV screens.
Palin is a disgrace to women all over the world.
I'm a registered republican who is voting Obama because the thought of Palin in the White House scares me too much.
this about the third or forth time she has gotten this wrong...
Good thing she wasn't talking to 6th graders...They might have corrected her on what the role of the VP really is. If she gets into office I may have to check out Canada.
LOL. No wonder she answered in such a way because her knowledge is at 3rd grade level, or less.
This is getting old. If someone doesn't give a perfect answer every time they are ripe for critisicm? If Obama says his grandpa liberated Auschwitz and McCain says Shiite instead of Sunni, we can pounce on it and be immediately judgemental?
And the incessant putdowns from the Obama supporters is as ugly as the Rove people in the last election.
After all, she did ask what the VP does? The funny thing is the conservatives are the ones who believe this isn't the place for on job training
Sarah also billed her great ol' State of Alaska for her kids airfares, meals and lodging and doctored up the receipts to make it appear that the kids were on Official State Business! What a crock of Bull. The previous Alaskan Governor had school age kids too and never billed the state a single dime for his kids.
Another hit job on Governor Palin fir answering a third grader's question in a way that a third grader can understand.
And yet CNN still isn't reporting that Joe Biden said Obama's election would prompt an international crisis because he is untested and inexperienced.
CNN you are a disgusting, shameful, biased source of "news."
Third Graders can understand the facts – simply state what the VP can do and what he is not or cannot do. They will get it. If Palin distorts the true facts for 3rd graders, what does she do for us grown up folks.
Do not lie to our children! This is why Civics needs to be taught in our schools so kids do not grow up and learn about our country's constitution from politicians that went to 5 schools in 6 years to get a journalism degree and somehow think they are ready to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
Educate American kids correctly and they will not grow up ignorant to what 'Real America' truly stands for!
Uh, guys, she was talking to a THIRD GRADER. Terms like "President of the Senate" which the VP is (check your constitution) woould have been lost on a young mind. She has kids and she knows how to talk to kids. And yes, Biden after working in the Senate for how many years now?! Doesn't have a clue. Not too much press on that, of course.
She had already said she didnt know what the VP does so this should not be a surprise to anybody.
SARAH PALIN IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NOT KNOWING WHAT A VP POSITION. I AM NOT RUNNING FOR VP AND I KNOW THE DUTIES OF A VP.
THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR AMERICA, WE PICK WHO IS BEST BASED ON RACE AND CHARACTER, INSTEAD OF SUBSTANCE.
IF SHE IS UNAWARE OF A VP POSITION, SHE WILL MAKE SOME SERIOUS AND BAD JUDGEMENT AND IT WILL HARM ALL AMERICANS.
Oh I forgot to ask the GOP paid supporters that post here...
How are you enjoying how your campaign donations are being spent!
I have to lie down, laughter is tiring.
Peace.
Wow, again and again she proves she is not qualified for the position of VP, let along, possible taking the role of President if something was to happen to McCain. To top it off, now the spin is she was trying to answer this on a third grade level????? I guess when she stated the same thing during the debate, she was then answering on a third grade level also. Give me a break...I can't wait till Nov 5th.
"tie-braking"? C'mon, CNN, use your spell-checker please.
Come to think of it, though, Palin probably considers her Senate role to be putting the brakes on the Liberal agenda. LOL.
oops she did it again.
sarah palin please go away.
Why is this news? `The VP is in charge of the Senate' is a perfectly acceptable way to paraphrase (in a way understandable to a third grader) the sentence `the VP presides over the Senate', which is a statement of fact. Come on, just because liberal bloggers are making a big deal out of something doesn't mean it is newsworthy. The things conservative bloggers make a big deal about are obviously not always newsworthy.
»SARAH PALIN=So clever!So Charismatic!So Interesting!=USA next Vice-President. Of course.
I am so sick of CCN and its BIASe reporting. Why don't they print the dumb stupid remarks of Biden. "Three letter word" JOBS....
The only smart thing he said is that BO is not redy to be president, by his remarks, if BO is elected . "there will be a challenge from other countries within six months."
Sure Joe tell the world how weak BO is for president. Stupid remarks from someone who has been in politics for over 30 years.
Black Democrat voting straight REPUBLICAN......
NOW WE ALL KNOW WHY McCAIN CAMPAIGN DOES NOT WANT HER TO GIVE INTERVIEWS AND IS HIDING FROM THE MEDIA – SHE FORGOT TO READ THE VP'S JOB POSTING.
This woman is a complete imbecile. Get her a one way ticket back to Alaska for Nov. 5.
Palin is getting more interesting, expecially after SNL show....wow SHE is ROCK!
When I heard this, I could not stop laughing. You would have thought that she would have done a little bit of research into the position by now, but hey, God is going to make her Vice-President (maybe President) so what do I know. I supported John Edwards and his $400 haircut. He's a piker compared to Palin's $250,000 hair, make-up and clothing expenditures. Think big.
She wants the same powers Cheney has had for 8 yrs.
Just when you think you've heard it all. LOL. My god.. her stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
I'm not surprised.She needs to go back to Alaska.
She may have "overstated" her role should the McCain Paulin ticket win...but the spelling on "braker" is wrong in this article...Ever heard of spell check!
I don't think any women are voting for her. She is a disgrace, and we find it offensive that McCain picked her just to pander to us. She is unintelligent and ignorant
I am a Republican woman in Virginia, voting Democrat for the first time ever.
That's what you get, McCain, for such an offensive choice as VP
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand."
This would be because she only understands things at a third-grade level herself. Maybe she can call Dan Quayle to help her when the kids ask a spelling question.
Ummm...Terry, you're so confused. Senator Biden has been a Senator for decades and I'm sure he understands the role of the VP. Palin needs a first grader to explain it to her so she'll understand...
Sarah Palin has provided us with plenty of humor this election season. With the economy in the shape it is in-we needed the laughs. Just so everyone gets out there and votes-I sure don't want to be crying Nov 4th!
Wow, she is really all about abusing her power. I guess she thinks since she did it in Alaska, she can do it in the Senate. She is unethical and can't be trusted with any shred of power!! Get out and Barack the Vote !!
Obama/Biden '08
******BREAKING NEWS******
According to Gov. Palin, when Jesus said that we should love our neighbors as ourselves, he was referring to only neighors in those "pro-America" parts of the country!
P.S.
Jesus was a Socialist
What about Biden calling JOBS a three letter word
She explained in terms a third-grader could understand because that's theo nly way she know how. What a dolt.
She was basing her answer on the Cheney VP model, not the Constitutional one.
Terry "cry some more" the article is about Palin....wipe your eyes cry baby
Don't be a fool Terry, Biden stated exactly what the job of the VP is. Even stating the article in the constitution that describes the VP role in the senate.
Hey, Terry – Biden does know what the VP does, and he stated it in the debate. He even quoted the Constitution.
Palin was responding to how a third grader would understand the question... or what Republicans think the job does anyway.
I don't like her and have great confidence in the Democratic ticket. But this criticism is just silly. We don't need to join them to beat them
OMG...leave this woman alone CNN! This is ridiculous. She was talking to a 3rd grader!! You DO realize 3rd graders do not have the same mentality as adults, right?! My Lord. Why don't you just put this woman a cross and be done with it.
Leave Palin alone. You journalists are horrible.
And BTW, I"m a Democrat.
This is just one more nail in the coffin. GObama!
She keeps saying it it's about time someone call her on it!
YES!!! Talk to the press as much as you can Sarah! Please!! We need more of that (tragic) comedy relief that streams from your mouth!!
She has absolutely no clue. Not one. Zero. Zilch. She couldn't buy one either.
Yup, John made a good choice when he picked you.
Need We Say More?????
Obama/ Biden 08
My homeschooled nephew, age 10, could have given a better answer. And he's been to more foreign countries than she has. Too bad he isn't 35, or he'd be qualified for VP!
TO ME, PALIN IS A THIRD GRADER HERSELF. THERE YOU GO, YOU DECIDE AMERICA.
No, she wasn't "Explaining in terms a third-grader could understand." She has misstated the role of the VP on three other occasions – one time in the VP debate and in two separate television issues (though I'm sure the Repubs would call that a "gotcha" question). Palin has no idea what the VP does (which isn't very much), can't explain anything about government at higher than a third-grade level, and, based on these two FACTS, isn't qualified to be the VP, let alone the President.
Third grader could've explained better.
She's powe drunk already; but it will be her household senate, definitely not America Senate because she will never be the VP.
Sarah Failin.....you are not a smarter than a 3rd grader!!!!!!!!!!!
What a joke, we really, really need the smartest and brightness people in office this time around...
Obama/Biden
Amazing how Palin is smarter and more experienced then Obama, and actually knows the role of the VP but the Bush haters cannot see past their hatred and retoric to see what a bad solution Nobama is for this country. You people need to get a job and see what its like trying to keep enough of your money away from the government so that you can actually retire on YOUR OWN MERIT someday.
God please save us from this woman....the next 14 days will be the longest in my life. and if mccain wins, i'm moving to canada, not 'cuz i hate mccain but i can't stand how dumb this woman is. i can even tolerate dick cheney, but this is too much. she leaves you speechless.....
Palin has no place in politics, and neither does McCain. These two are just a bad recipe for disaster in many different areas.
McCain is an idiot for picking Palin. And Palin is every more of an idiot for agreeing to run for the VP position. And as for their supporters . . well, go figure.
Terry, you're crazy. Biden actually has an education and fully understands the role of vice president. However, based upon the recent discoveries of Palin's excesses with taxpayer money, she might only understand 'vice' part of vice president.
It must be easy for Palin to talk to third graders when she sounds so much like a third grader.
the mc moose camp. needs to tell sarah to sit down and shut up before she make's it worst for woman in politics. How can you say that the v.p. runs the senate? she needs to open up a book and read the our govnerment.
laids and gentlemen lets all stop this playing around and get our and vote,
obama/biden 2008
hillary for secutary of state
america let's role!!!!!
Bob, that's not bias. They are reporting on something that actually happened and is actually extraordinarily concerning. Just because you don't want to hear it doesn't mean that it's biased.
This is like the 5th time she has given such an answer to that question. It seems to me that she might actually be making a constitutional question for a power grab up front before she is elected. YIKES!
a third grader's answer is one grade above her second grade intellect.
and dont bring God into it Sarah, it is perverse to state that god is against democrats.
If the Senate is deadlocked there is nothing they can do without the VP. !!!!
Biden said the other day that the VP does not really do anything !!!!
Both these VP candidates appear to want more Power.
Perhaps this is a Good idea !!!
But the Powers of the President will have to be reduced in proportion.
Is she really qualified? Really?
Responding to the first comment of the thread. Biden explained exactly what the Vice President does. Did you not watch the debate? It was very clear and very right. Now either you did not watch the debate or you have no clue, like Palin, what the Vice President does.
Well, if she has seen the Senate, I guess that qualifies hers as having knowledge.
Give her a break, she is way in over her head. Makes Dan Qualye look intelligent in retrospect.
At least she did answer this question and not deflect to the her opponents.
CARIBOU BARBIE IS HOT! McCAIN/PALIN '08
Senator Biden would certainly be effective in the legislation process based upon his long tenure in the Senate. However, Governor Palin would be somewhat limited by her experience on the Wasila City Council and the office of mayor.
As for answering to a third grader, I think that she would find them her intellectual equals in most cases.
And she just plan ignorant. It's okay not to know somethings, but if you're running for VP...you should really know and understand what your role is.
McOld...I just don't know what to say to you. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr DUH!!!
I voted for the RIGHT ONE, Obama/Biden!
Biden couldn't even get which part of the constitution referred to the Vice President correct. And, his words seem to say the same thing she said.
She should be asking the third grader the questions.
Good thing she "didn't even blink" when asked to do the job.. because we have to responsible and do what's right for the country...
Too bad she doesn't even know what her job entails, or anything about the constitution, or in most cases, how to form a complete and cognitive sentence.
Why does the campaign continually have to explain what Palin meant to say?
Why on earth would CNN focus on this statement and completely spin it out of control and NOT focus on what Biden did in front of the entire country – he even mis-quoted the specific amendment. No big deal either way, both were mis-interpreted... but CNN only reported this one. I wonder why.
Saying that Sarah Palin tried to phrase the answer so a third-grader can understand it is like me saying I'll try to phrase an answer to Stephen Hawking can understand it.
I guess the McCain camp still has not explained to Sarah Palin exactly what a VP does. This woman is a shame and a disgrace. She needs to get a clue. I feel so sorry for the people of Alaska. If McCain wins then she will be a cancer on all of the American people and if McCain loses then she will continue to be a cancer on the people of Alaska.
"The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. The Senate shall chuse [sic] their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President..."
Um....I think she's right. But, hey, liberals can read much gooder.
Bob, if CNN is so untrusted, what are you doing here?
She gave the correct de jure answer. The vice president is President of the Senate and could sit in the presiding officers chair every day if she wanted to. Early vice presidents did this often.
Please, somebody send this clown back to alaska.
Sarah, Sarah, Sarah...please read the U.S. Constitution on your next airplane flight. It's a quick read and actually contains some really really good stuff.
P.S. The "good guys" wrote it.
Obama/Biden 2008/2012
Only a third-grader could vote for Palin.
to -bob in spokane- if you want to hurt cnn,
stop coming to their website would be a start, just like a republican all talk.. saying you're going to boycott cnn and then posting about it on their website is a big contradiction. BUT so are most of the policies coming from your republican ticket of delusion.
Palin seems to be power hungry, the scary thing is that she doesn't seem to be educated enough to have any power. As an independent voter palin causes me great concern, it is because of her that I am having a hard time trying to decide whether or not to vote for mccain. I am afraid of where her ignorance on a whole host of issues would take our country.
A third grader explaining to a grade three student...
What a dingbat. This woman is completely clueless and ignorant.
bob in spokane October 22nd, 2008 12:11 pm ET
I am so sick of liberal bias. I am going to figure out how to hurt these guys in the pocket book. Boycott all liberal media. They need to be required to register as political action committees. Especially CNN the most untrusted source of news in the world.
So what would you call FOX and all the stations carrying Limbaugh, Hannitty et all?
She's a ditz in lipstick and expensive clothes.
The RNC (taxpayer funded) spent $150,000 on clothes, accessories, makeup for the Palin family.
»SARAH "So GREAT!" PALIN versus JOE "So BORING!" BIN=Guess who will WIN?!?!?»WAKE UP USA!!WAKE UP VOTERS!!!
Remember, she says when she is elected she and Mccain
will work to give the office of Vice president extended
power.
Heave help us!!
People should thank Sarah Palin for providing such valuable entertainment in such dire economic times- she is a big joke after all -and it's your own dumb fault if you expect more from her. Brandon Garcia for VP!
She's so ignorant. I should just go and apply to be a dentist. Why not? Palin has no experience or knowledge in the vp area why should I have to?
I can't wait until she goes away. Please America send her and her dysfunctional family back to the wilderness where they can continue to dwell in the dark.
Just as she lied and cheated on expense reports and charged it to the people of Alaska-she would do the same in the federal sector.
No thanks to the waterboy or his girl friend.
PALIN THE DUMBEST
@ Bob
PUH_LEEZE, she said it in the debate and Biden corrected her and no one jumped on it.
OK since Biden is being cited here, let's have a Fact Check on the gaffes he and his counterpart have made. No contest.
There will be a World Summit on Nov. 15. God, please let the U.S. President-elect be the smart one participating in this VIP meeting– Yes, THAT ONE!
bobbie in spokane – how is this a liberal bias. It's your idiot VP candidate that gave an answer that was flatly wrong, scary and demonstrative of her lack of knowledge.
Terry October 22nd, 2008 12:08 pm ET
Why didn't you report on how Biden (during the debate) had no clue as to what a VP's responsibilities are?
If you were any more in the tank you would be called Rommell.
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Terry, Biden said he HOPE to influence the senate. That's different from mistaking the role of the VP.
I think you're in the tank for McInsane, that you grasp at straws to draw equivalencies.
What now, is all we are going to hear is " Brandon the Third Grader"
Please Brandon, run and hide. The parrott party is heading your way.
Palin talking to a third grader at his level, isn't that above her education?
Another sign Ms Abuse of Power is planning a take over.
Once again Palin shows her Plitical ignorance. McCain's choice for VP also shows his poor judgement and is slap in face of the American people.
Please note that such a tricky question came from a third-grader...
Sarah, aren't your kids supposed to attend school?
So, not smarter than a third grader...
In that CNN interview, Palin defended why her husband abused the governor's power. Didnt she say last week they didn't abuse the power? Now she admitted it but with her 100 excuses?
please end this. go vote early!
America, we already had a cheerleader running this country (that would be W) and look what happened.
Dumb, dumber, dumberest.
Oh boy...how can anyone with a brain seriously believe she is ready for the job?
Well what people expect from here anymore? I guess she isn't smarter as a 3 rd grader. But what really get's me is that she has been ask that question before and got it wrong, you think she let the basic facts by the time she been ask that question again. But what you expect
This is totally ridiculous...CNN has to dredge this up again...the experts on this VP crap have already come out and said Biden was wrong and Palin was right. Must you constantly belittle this woman?
I don't understand how some people can at all dislike Bush/Cheney and yet still be in favor of McCain/Palin. She embodies everything of the past 8 years in one person. She's not smart, she can't speak clearly unless having studied for a week beforehand or reading off of something else, she's extremely religiously ignorant (which may be the most dangerous thing of all in the current state of the world), hates those of us who don't have a small town mind and are apparently not in her definition of pro america, and worst of all she is trying to seize more power than she should have before she's even made it to the office.
Wow....unbelieveable.....is she also aware that the VP also's takes out the trash for the President on their way home from the big office...see folks..this is why we must vote Obama...
Typical Sarah. Just another way for her to abuse her powers again, huh? She has absolutely no understanding of anything in government. But I have to say, I love it when she opens her mouth and makes stupid comments. It's my laugh of the day!
Go home, Sarah. We're tired of your mouth runneth over.
She is just palin ditsy and childish acting. Maybe 12 years from now she will be ready to run for president. She just needs to educate herself a little better. Her college degree is in jouralism.
THAT'S RIGHT, KEEP TALKIN', SARAH.....LET THOSE WORDS FLOW RIGHT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.....YOU CERTAINLY WILL CLOSE THE DEAL FOR MCCAIN TO PACK HIS BAGS AND GO BACK TO PHOENIX...
This is the woman who will be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Closer than that, given McCain's age and past medical history. MUCH closer. The odds, if I was a bookmaker, are favorable she WOULD have to step in and run the country. And she's nowhere near prepared.
Obama can consult with Biden on his weak areas. If something happens to Obama, Biden is ready to lead.
In many ways, it's actually more important that the vice president be seasoned and professional and ready to go than it is the president. And even Sarah Palin's own party has many calling her unprepared for the job.
This, plus the fact that this nation right now MUST pull itself out of this financial quagmire fast and the fiscal proposals of McCain/Palin in no way reflect reality, makes the choice at this point in the race painfully clear.
The Republicans always call Democrats "tax and spend." That is, unfortunately, what is required for a BALANCED budget. It will NEVER be balanced under the current Republican standard of BORROW and spend.
Cnn,
Your trying to destroy Sarah because your affraid of her. How about Obama saying there are fifty seven states, or Bidens many gaffes. Oh by the way, Obama isn't even a United States citizen, get some real news besides defending Obama on his scary pathetic friends and stances.
She is funny...
This might have been sufficient answer for a preschooler but most third graders are lot smarter than that.
So neither Biden nor Palin (funny how they sound so similar) knows what the VP does?
God help us all, why do we keep electing the same idiots over and over again?
Sarah!, please don't be our kids teacher, your lack of knowledge could be potentially dangerous to upcoming generations, the educational system already sucks, please don't make it worse. I urge you to go and read more about the constitution, that will make you look more patriotic, come on! I am a foreigner and I know the constitution better than you do, because I live in this country and I am curious to know more about it. Ignorance is not always a blessing and certainely not god's will!!!>
McCain and McPalin keep McScrewing up!! I'm McLovin' it!!!!
What is clear is that Palin operates on a third grade level. "My Pet Goat" anyone? Please, someone send her to recess so the smart people can get on with the business of reorienting the country in a positive direction.
I love how Palin gets a nice big article when she says this, but when Biden says the same thing it gets swept under the rug. Both of our VP candidates are arrogant, ignorant fools. Our presidential candidates are not much better.
lol this is great... my favorite lines:
Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand.
"Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
Ok....so why do we want someone who clearly doesn't understand what her duties will be IF she were to become VP and feels she has to explain her duties in 3rd grade terms? We want someone who knows exactly what they should do as VP and also be very careful not to overstep their boundries when holding that position (unlike Dick Cheney has done....)
Obama/Biden '08
You don't need a degree in Constitutional Law from Harvard to know that one ... man ... these people are our leaders? I know if I go to an interview and don't even know what job I am applying for, I wouldn't be expecting a call the next day!
McCain already had the vote of the GOP base. They wouldn’t have been happy to cast their votes for him, for the most part, but they would have. He didn’t have to select windbag Palin to solidify the base. They already think Obama is a Muslim, terrorist, born overseas, eats hotdogs with Ayers, etc….and black (ooops!).
The GOP and McCain campaign treat Palin like a secretary, a farcical big windbag of hot air in a pretty package. While McCain is truly mentally and physically in decline, the only person who world leaders would respect even less than McCain is windbag Palin.
I have seen numerous women in leadership roles, and Palin, by no means could fit in the shoes of either one of them. If woman are looking to this woman to be inspired, I just can't understand why. McCain has made a bad judgement call to choose her. Listening to her talk it is obvious Alaska made a bad decision as well. I have tried to give Palin benefit of the doubt and she truely is clueless. I will admit she is pretty, but she lacks common sense. I was hoping to see better.
There is no way to spin this postively although the McCain – Palin campaign will try to plaster over this and hide it with some designer clothes.
We all know that 3 months ago, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin PUBLICALLY ASKED, what it was that the Vice President did. We all know that she DOESN"T KNOW the answer.
The fact that she went into detail about setting the legislative agenda in the Senate proves that she STILL doesn't know. The Vice President is not part of the Legislative Branch of the US Government.
The truth is that she believes and expects that its a position where the President has the lattitude to allow her to do ANYTHING he CHOOSES. She is so being used by McCain ... it's not funny.
In explaining it to Palin, McCain probably did tell her she'd be in charge of the Senate and she believed him.
I find it difficult to believe that Sarah Palin's response was to a third grader. She made the same comment during the Vice Presidential debate, about presiding over the senate and being in charge of it.
This is a job interview, and she gets the fundamental question wrong!
"Governor Palin, I'm sorry, we've decided to go with a better candidate for the VP position: Senator Biden!"
Isn't this enough proof that Sarah isn't ready to be VP?
Obama/Biden '08
Vote people!
Oh CNN (and your followers)...what a joke. Biden's gaffe was twice as bad; where was your mention of that?
Are you smarter than a 3rd garder ? Very scary when a VP candidate doesn't know the Constitution !
Everytime this woman opens her mouth, stupid falls out.
Well, in fairness....she can probably SEE the Senate from her office....so isn't that the same as being in charge?
By her answers and the way she speaks, it sounds like it's the way the mccain campaign feeds campaign rhetoric to Palin... "in a way a third-grader could understand...."
She is forever putting her foot in her mouth. Does she have to have someone explain everything that comes out of her mouth? More of the same..............................................
»HURRAH for 2 GREAT Americans=JOHN "GREAT man" MCCAIN + SARAH "So Wonderful" PALIN!!»HURRAH! »WAKE UP American VOTERS!!!
I am trying to figure out why this is bias. It happened and it got reported. Please will someone explain. She obviously form the debate and this answer has no idea what the Vice President does.
'SARAH THE SHOPPER'
was asked this question 3 other times and gave a similar answer
We need to take a closer look at the educational system in Alaska!
actually she is correct if looked upon from a historical view. The early v.p.'s used considerable influence. It is only in recent history that the v.p. has become somewhat limited.
Same for FOX, the most untrusted source of news in the world
dumb and dumber and soon to be history
she probally fiqured a 3rd grader would not know she was telling another lie
somebody tell her please if you try to get hired for job you should know what the job is don't you think?
It is absurd that the VP choice on the Republican ticket doesn't know two weeks away from the election what the job actually entails.
This is pathetic. I guess this is more of those gotcha media questions!! Get out and Barack the Vote America!!
Obama/Biden '08
Pople if you cant answer a question posted by a THIRD GRADER in three months and you are aspiring to become VP!!! its really sad for America
Actually, I think Palin explained the role of VP the way she understands it, not to the 3rd grader! Tee Hee!
This woman is DANGEROUS!
She just can't help herself.
It's been 6 weeks. Does she still not understand what the VP does?
Ms. Lady was ask this question three/four times and give wrong answers to the questions. She is not too bright, so excuse her. When I heard this last night I changed the channel so my kids wouldn't here the nonsense she was saying. She is an idiot, and this is suppose VP for USA and probably PRESIDENT if McSane can't last. I just have to laugh.....another BUSH dump!!!!! Vote her and McSane in and this country will continue to nose dive in the ditch. LOL
Stupid is as stupid does....
Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader!! Apparently Not!! Get out and Barack the Vote America!!
Obama/Biden '08
TicToc TicToc. Palin's 15minutes is the longest 15 minutes in 15 minute history.
She should be selling shoes!
Paging Dr. Phil, paging Dr. Phil...
McPalin are loopy and OBSESSED WITH OBAMA. John and Sarah, you're drinking the koolaid and don't even know it! LOLOLOLOLOOLO :O!
Obama/Biden 08/12!
She was explaining in terms of a third grader because she thinks like a third grader.
This stuff is really getting scary.
Countdown til Palin goes back to Alaska. T Minus 13 days!
Heard as she is walking back to Alaska on November 5, "Hey, can I at least keep the clothes?"
Not to worry Sarah. GOD will fix it!!
the whole VP pick of her was a misspeak
Once again she opens her mouth and her ignorance shows!
I really feel for Palin. Mc Cain (republican party) used this women, playing a political game – knowing that she was not ready. People who vote republican are sick people. May God bless America.
And she thinks she is so much more experienced than Barack Obama?
Read the Constitution – the VP is PRESIDENT of the Senate!!!! Duh, She's right!
Enough with the liberal bias, CNN! This was yesterday's non-story. Why are you bringing it up again today? Drew Griffin admitted the bias yesterday in his interview with Palin, and yet you continue to chug along doing everything and anything you can to ensure an Obama victory. I am shocked he isn't up 30 points in the polls!
IDIOT
SERIOUSLY, CAN SHE GET DUMBER?
Remember, it was only a couple months ago she didnt know what the VP did.... at least shes progressing.
Obama Biden 08
Open mouth, insert the Consitution!
This Palin-McCain ticket (Yes I said Palin-McCain) is dumber than a bag of rocks.
Bob,
What does your comment have to do with the fact that Palin cannot correctly define what her job duties as VP should include? This is not media bias, just watch the video...she speaks for herself.
The McCain camp was right to muzzle her from the beginning. Every time she opens her mouth, something dumb comes out.
It is biased because if Biden had said it, it would never have been reported. Just ask Drew Griffin!
been running for the job that she does not know the role of....
rrrriiiiiiiiiiiight...
Palin said this because she has a third grader's understanding of US History and civics.
My 5th grader knows more than this dimwitted woman.
Palin's worn me down to the point of being speechless.
Done commenting, can't take anymore nonsense, I have a headache.
I thought the main responsability of the VP is to wink at the camera during interviews...
Sarah Palin,
The gift that keeps on giving....to Democrats.
Barack the Vote
America Unified in '08.
lol this woman is a goof! but this doesnt surprise me because she said it herself in a July 31st interview when she was being considered as a possible VP candiate that. she's not sure if she was interested she doesnt no exactly what a vice president does she wanted to find that out first. that was 30days prior to her being selected at mcsains running mate.
and i guess 4 months later she still doesnt know
(Rainman voice on) Very mavericky, yeah definitely very mavericky....Sarah's so sparkley – like a holiday, very sparkley
What a joke. Do us all a favor go back to monitoring Russia from your snow mobile.
Are we surprised? I listened to excerpts of her interview with Drew Griffin and I was astonished. I could not believe that she is running for the Vice President of the United States of America! How did she get this far? I could not understand anything she was saying. I kept listening and I just didn’t get it. I felt clueless and then realized it wasn’t me! LOL!
VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN!!
What is anyone expecting from her? Excuses....excuses....excuses. As if her role as VP could not have been explaind, even to a 3rd grader, without including how she would get in there and make policy. She either really does not know any beter, scary to say the least, or she envisions and will work towards this role that she would like to play. Either way, it is dangerous. Of course her female supporters think it's great because they feel empowered as women, I just don't get that. Even as a VP her intelligence leaves way to much to be desired for. I just hope that the Repucks can not steal this election as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated. They have devised many ways to do so, and everyone that is voting for Obama should be aware of those tactics. America will sink if we get McWar/Falin in the White House. Do read todays Huffington Post.....Al Quaeda has endorsed McWar according to a US government monitoring entity of Al Quaeda's website. Frightening!!!
Obama '08
Add the 3 branches of government to the extremely long list of questions Palin must learn before becoming VP.
150,000 wardrobe for the hockey mom and family on your donations and taxpayer money! GOP donors are furious and they should be. For that kind of money, they should have hired a law professor to teach her the constitution. Palin has made at least 4 recorded obvious mistakes when talking about the role of the vice president going back 7 weeks.
WOW!...talk about abuse of power.
Democrats and liberal media are hypocrites.
She's clueless...I bet the third graders were confused,,,They know she has no power over the senate except for breaking ties...Texan for Obama...come on Texas..we can join the Obama band wagon....
She doesn't even know what her role as VP would be?! You have got to be kidding me, thanks McCain for making my choice easier.
Anyone but McCain/Palin '08.
-Former republican turned democrat for Obama/Biden
THIRTEEN DAYS
How clueless are you people anyway. Palin is smarter then Obama and much more experienced. You democrats just want to stay home on welfare. Your hatred for Bush has made you blind to the fact that Obama is going to take from you and give it to everyone else. He has stated he is going to raise aid to Africa and other 3rd world countries. You are paying for this. You remind me of the lemmings. Follow each other off the cliff. But then an Obama win may be the best thing for this country as at the end of 4 years no one will ever vote for a liberal again except Barbara Streisand and Rosie O'Donnell
There will be one bright side, if she (incredably) gets in.....we'll
have something to laugh about every day, for the next four years....
She gets funnier every time I see or hear her.....what a total yokel.....
@Terry:
What in the world are you talking about!!! Biden was completley clear about the role of a Vice President. Like Palin, you just make junk up as you go along...
That's it! Somebody – EVERYBODY go and VOTE before this woman gets the key to the White House and Locks herself out!!!
Why would she answer on a THIRD GRADE LEVEL??? She was talking to an ADULT...and if that's the case, she was insulting the person asking the question!!! MY third grader knew that the VP was the President of the Senate but really had no POWER!!!
"They’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes..."PLEASE – - It's very clear that this THIRD GRADE level is actually above her head!!!
Like Accountant Guy said, once again she proves how clueless she is.
I'm going out to VOTE RIGHT NOW!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!!!
Seriously, this isn't biased. The article is even stretched to call out Biden, but he got it right. He would be influential, and that's the role of a VP. She want's power because she has no influence.
Has anyone else noticed that when she is pressed against the wall, she will talk down to the person and do that weird hand thingy?
Remeber in the Couric interview "when Putin rears his head into our airspace" exact same tone of speech and non verbal cues.
Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand.
"Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
Whatever Maria Comella's getting paid, it isn't enough...
THIS IS NOT MISTATEMENT...THIS IS MISUNDERSTANDING! AS IN SHE DOES NOT OR MAYBE CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE READS.
It is biased because if Biden had said it, it would never have been reported. Just ask Drew Griffin! He admitted it yesterday!
Sarah, don't you think that your kids would better attend school?
poor ignorant woman
You know John McCain should be ashamed of him self as Palin was his choice.... Country first yeah right. I faught Sarah as she should have told John NO.... versus making herself and women look bad this is just sad as the world is watching.... they are watching us make fools out of ourselves...
just vote smartly: Obama and Biden 2008!
I think we should ask a third grader what VP does. I bet third grader would know that answer better than her.. Perhaps next publicity stunt for the McSame campaign should be to put her on Fox's "Are you smarter than fifth grader?" I am sure she will win easily on that show..
I guess this means 3rd graders are in the tank for Obama also. How dare that 3rd grader as her more of those gotcha media questions!! Get out and Barack the vote America!!
Obama/Biden '08
It is a proven fact that Biden has made a greater number of mistakes on the campain trail. Also many are far worse than anything Palin has said.
THAT is why it is bias, no one is calling out Biden even nearly as hard as they are calling out Palin.
3 months ago she didnt even know what the job of the VP was. It is scary that people are actually going to vote for McCain because of Palin being on the ticket.
We, as Americans, need to join together to make sure this woman is never near the position of being President. We owe this to our children and grandchildren.
Keeeep Talkin...... Keeeep Talkin....Your Doing Great!!!!
What a Numbskull.... GREAT PICK JOHN BOY!!!
Barack Your Vote!!!
right..... she was talking to a third grader in third grader language. I am sure this third grader's teacher, and all the other teachers, are going to appreciate having to undo this "lesson." what happened to responsibility?
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Since when is teaching our kids the wrong information OK? I would think that the VP candidate would be very interested in at least getting the information correct.
Why do they think that a 3rd grader couldn't understand that there are 100 Senators and sometimes they tie at 50-50. Then the VP gets to break the tie with the 101st vote? Is that so hard to understand?
Jeez no wonder our kids are lagging behind. Our leaders act like they're stupid and tell them the wrong information.
Yeah Bob, you go ahead and boycott the 'liberal media'...I'm sure that 'fair and balanced' FoxNews with their infomercial quality "interviews" will really ask those hard-hitting questions. Palin abused power as a governor and called Obama unpatriotic. Wow, did the Republicans find the next McCarthy? Absolutely pathetic.
DUNCE!
Now her people will come back and insist she was "talking down so as to be understood by the third grader." In fact, it was a third-grader's question asked by the reporter; she was responding to the adult reporter.
How can McCain let his staff get away with this sickly lack of preparation? There is time for wardrobe (who believes we've seen her wearing $150,000 worth of clothes and make-up?!), for rote training with talking points she barely remembers and spouts in various random mixes of data, and for flying her family around. But no time for examining either the Constitution, or the role of the VP to which she aspires?
McCain-what have you done?? What a laughing stock you have made the U.S. of A.
Shades of Dan Quayle. When will the Repubs learn not to talk to kids. Stick to adults who apparently don't know as much. Way to win over Colorado!
Matthew 10:26 (KJV)
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Why don't we ask both Palin and Hillary or all candidates for a qualified exam for the White House?
At least, Palin gets to where she is all by herself and she has years of executive experience. Why could Hillary run for president and Palin can't run for vice president? This is absurd. BTY, I am still undecided.
why don't mcain wear a flag pin
bob in spokane
Stop with the excuse of the liberal media because your candidate choose a vp that is not qualified. Three times Palin has been asked the question about the vp job and has been corrected 3 times. she still can't say what the job is yet she is applying for it. in real life, she will not be hired in a coporation if she does not know what the job entails or her qualifications don't match.
Sarah, c'mon....are you trying to give McCain a heart attack?
If ignorance continues to flow out of your mouth, John McCain will suffer a CVA or heart attack due to the amount of stress this causes. You will be robbing the country the chance to see his face when he loses the election. So be quiet so the rest of us can enjoy the show.
»I LOVE SARAH PALIN!Oooh! »I am GOING to A....ALASKA!I am going to ALASKA!! Aaah! YES!
Palin's gotten the VP job description wrong at least 4 times. America doesn't need another Cheney (or worse) in the VP role.
This would be laughable if it wasn't so serious. This woman is not qualified to be V.P. Just look at the polls. Americans know she isn't ready to lead. And if she is re-elected as Goveror in Alaska, I would be suprised.
Even with my Dad being a Vietnam Vet, I believe in the basic tenets of fiscal conservatism and was a former Reagan fan, I voted this election AGAINST Palin. She has the qualifications of a secretary in training and I don't want that a heartbeat away from the Presidency. We are a laughing stock to the whole world and to all who would otherwise have voted for John McCain.
I've already said "Thanks but No Thanks" to Sarah Palin.
GOTV
WOW WHAT A STATEMENT... WHATS SAD ABOUT IT IS IF SHE CAN'T TEACH THE YOUTH CORRECTLY HOW WILL SHE LEAD THE COUNTRY..
SHE IS VERY SHALLOW AND NOT WELL REHERSED AT ALL.
I CAN'T BELIVE THAT ANYONE WHO IS LIVING IN AMERICA WITH THE ISSUES THAT ARE AHEAD OF US WILL VOTE FOR THESE IDIOTS..
ANOTHER NOTE..
ON SNL LIVE PEOPLE WEREN'T LAUGHING WITH HER THEY WERE LAUGHING AT HER THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE..
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE LEADERS AND CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES WILL DO IF THE "FALSE TALK EXPRESS" WERE TO GET IN OFFICE..
UMMM... YOU GUESSED IT LAUGH AT US ALL!!!
OBAMA AND BIDEN 08
For anyone who keeps complaining about the media does this, the media does that, the media is so liberal...I want to remind you about something...Palin WAS PART OF THE MEDIA!!!!
Her degree is in journalism! She was a TV reporter (granted, she did the sports, but she was still a reporter)! If anyone should be able to handle the media, it should be her!!!
Don't deal with the media as it "should be", deal with it as "it is" and think before you speak! She is setting herself up for all this negative attention and she should know better.
The job of the VP is to wink at the camera during interviews...
I betcha!
Yawn,
Sarah Palin once again proves her political ignorance.
But guess what,
After Nov. 4th, this power hungry moose can take her hind parts back to Alaska where she belongs.
Sarah, keep the interviews coming.
I'm creating a BIG THANK YOU CARD for you...in crayon. Will send on November 5. I'll use small words-wink, wink
Obama/Biden 08/12
Oh my god, she does not know what she is talking about. Do we really want this person representing us in the White House –NOT...
Thanks but no thanks Sarah
Obama / Biden '08
In the debate she was actually right and Biden was wrong. Look it up in the constitution.
This just in! Sarah Palin and Jessica Simpson are the same person!
There were SOOOOOO many MORE qualified republican women to choose from....
this is where McCain lost this election.... mark my words.
You freaking liberals are blowing this out of proportion. Dem's have even used in charge term before when they were in office. She was talking to a third grader for one. The official term for VP is President of Senate. You talk to a 3rd grader its easier to say that instead of a million words. Get over it.
How can anyone in their right mind support this woman? This should resonate with all people in this country. Is she going to try and Ammend our Constituion to serve her own power hungry needs?
~ I cant take it~ She is more dangerous than Cheney because she's so stupid.
She is clueless...the next thing she'll say is that Dan Quayle was the best VP this country has ever had....
Give her another eight more years as the governor and she'll be more qualified, but not now....
Obama/Biden: '08/'12
That is frightening. She is running for an office she knows next to nothing about. The more she opens her mouth, the more she shows that she is not quilified for Vice-President or President. I really question her qualifications for Governor. Talk about a head case!
It sounds to me from reading the liberals comments that even though she spoke in a way a third grader would understand it was still over the heads of some. And they're voting for socialism. Scary.
My dad once said, "there are two types of stupid. Those who know they don't know and are smart enough to keep their mouths shut and those who aren't even smart enough to know they don't know and ramble on like they do know." It is utterly laughable that this person is a candidate for vice-president of the US. I am an independent who voted for GW (albeit regrettably) in 2000 and I am going to proudly vote for the choice that represents keen intellect, judgment, and a nuanced, rather than simplistic, understanding of the complexities of our country and our world.
I can't believe there are people in America that will vote for 2 idiots to be in charge of the country, our education system must be failing miserably if 40% of the country is for these idiots.
Online chatter from Islamic Web sites that has been intercepted and translated shows: Al Qaeda is avidly following the US presidential race with an eye to its next attack and they're pulling for Obama.
With an unrelenting desire by Al Qaeda to strike the US, as it did in 2001. One of its communiqués says the following about the coming month: “At that time, Obama is elected, the collapse will happen quickly and … then after the blow by Al Qaeda, God Willing, the United States will begin to disintegrate.”
Al Qaeda is for Obama
I will be so happy in 13 days when this ignorant woman goes back to her little rock in Alaska and crawls under it for good.
Five words: Not ready for prime time.
Maybe she should have paid a little more attention in high school civics.
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Sarah Palin doesn't know the Constitutional role of the VP in the U.S. Senate. She doesn't appear to know much of anything except how to fleece the taxpayers of Alaska (aka "Almost Russia, Not Quite Canada").
But it makes no difference anymore. All metrics are pointing to an Obama win. John McCain is too far behind and no candidate has ever come from so far behind to win the election in the history of the nation. The only question left is how big the Obama landslide is going to be. The more McCain allows Palin to run her mouth, the bigger Obama's victory will be.
"Fed up!", if that's the standard you use, then Joe Biden is less qualified than Sarah Palin. She's at least close to the right answer. But wait a minute, since it's the Messiah's running mate, then he can't be criticized and it was just "a misunderstanding" or "misinterpreted".
A month b4 selection she said she didn't know what the VP did... and she STILL doesn't!
She needs to do what Hillary did back in 1992, disappear behind the scene and let Bill Clinton do his work.
Palin does not understand why people keep smacking her down. It is because every time she opens her mouth she sticks her foot in it and the job of the Vice President is to take over for the President if he should die in office. McCain is the oldest candidate to run for President and he has a 25% chance of dying in office. Palin as VP is a scary thought.
Well I sure hope somebody explained it to her in third grade terminolgy. Were she could understand it
Palin asked in July 2008, "What exactly does the VP do? The repugs have obviously not spoonfed her the answer yet.
We all know that she does not get to watch the news, much less read for fear that she will get depressed. What an idiot!
a 3rd grader asked....so is the proposed GOP policy going to be let's teach kids what is easy rather than what is true?
HAHAHAHA!
The only role for the VP, or at least how the Founder Fathers had envisioned it, was to break a tie in the Senate. THAT'S IT! Cheny was the one that overstepped his bounds and authority and apparently Palin thinks that's in the job description. I got no problem with the VP being a big advisor to the president or being very involved in foriegn affairs, but pulling the strings of the presidency is a bit too much.
So, she can't even get a third-grade level answer right? What if any of us Average Joes she is so fond of quoting were to completely blow our understanding of the job we were shooting for in an interview? We would be shown the door, unless we had spokespeople to explain away our ignorance, and a fan base that would angrily denounce the unfairness of interviewer in attacking us with questions and expectations.
Yesterday Palin says that a second stimulus package is a bad liberal idea. Today McCain says he would support a second stimulus package. Do these two even talk to each other?
This just shows how little Governor Palin knows about the job she is running for. It also shows how little McCain knows about Governor Palin and his the lack of good judgment in picking her.
You would think if a person is running for president would pick someone who knows the duties he or she would perform. McCain says she was fully vetted, but if what they did to her is fully vetting her then he and his staff is incompetent and should definitely should not be voted to lead this country.
If McCain wanted a woman to help him with the election, he had the pick of several GREAT women, Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, and Liz Dole, all very capable women and understand the role of the vice presisent and all would make good presidents.
Once again what else is new with Palin she is incompetant. And this is what half of america wants to support. Well the Joe six pack aren't very smart so this is what they are asking for.
Hey, stupid is as stupid does.
Simplifying an answer for a third grader doesn't mean that you can twist and mangle the truth... that woman has no friggin' clue!
The frightening thing is that this is not the first time nor the second time that she has been corrected on this. The first time was during the NATIONAL VP debate, the second was during a stump speech. Both times, the media pointed out (very kindly, I might add) that she didn't understand Article 1 of the US Constitution. To hear her spew this again, well, that's just a whole lot of ignorance going on.
Can you spell "POTATOE", Sarah?
(Yes, I misspelled it on purpose. Why? Think back to 1992... Who was Daddy Bush's running mate back then? Oh, yeah, that guy...)
The drumroll.... da.... da .... da.....du....Dum.....DUMB!!!!
She was too busy shopping at Saks to read the Constitution.
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
she even lies to a third-grader! i wonder if that's exactly what she does with her own children. twist the facts so they'll understand better.
no wonder her campaign is tanking and she's dragging mccain with her. serves them right.
Are we being punked? Can she go home now please. The joke isn't funny anymore. Palin is just a power hungry self serving moran.
So, the Palin nightmare continues...I pray that I will wake up on November 4th to find Barack Obama as the President of the United States.
Remember, after Mrs. Palin was added to the ticket, she said and its on a video somewhere, she did not know what a VP did. What do you think? The proof is in the question and now the answer.
LOL
Too bad she cannot see Cuba from her window, she does not even know that Fidel Castro is no longer in power in Cuba.
Google Bridge to Wasilla (the bridge to somewhere)
At least the other bridge went to an airport!~
To Terry>>>>
I am so sad that people like you even blog among us...when smart people are talking you guys need to listen pay attention and learn.Joe Biden gave the best answer in years to those that are confused about a VP's jo..He even chastised Vp Dick Cheney for his uncontitutional behavior and claims in senate..I thought Sarah learned from there its obvious she didnt. Given the 4TH CHANCE SHE STILL DIDNT GET IT
Isn't this the 2nd or 3rd time she has been asked the same question? I don't think she has gotten it right yet.
SARAH'S IQ MATCHES MCSAME'S HONOR, BOTH PRETTY LOW.
lol
some of you guy are going a bit overboard with this.
Liberal Bias? She has been asked the same question 4 times and has been wrong 4 times, how is that biased? By the way, Joe Biden did answer the question about a VP's role, he did not go into the great detail maybe you were looking for, because the question did not require fine detail. But when you completely misstate the role itself 4 times, you have a problem. I swear the 12 day wait is killing me.
Keep in mind, this isn't just an error on her part–she means it!
And you WONDER WHY they keep her so protected from the media...she obviously needs to learn how to speak to the media first...
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!
This is what you will get from the McCain/Palin Ticket.
WAKE UP AMERICA AND VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN
There is no need for her to talk down to 3rd graders, telling them the truth is acceptable. But I suspect she was not talking down to their level, she was answering the question to the best of her limited ability.
This is a disgrace for a Vice-Presidential candidate to discribe the duties of a vice-president in error to a 3rd grader. One thing we must all do is not tell the young children of our future WRONG ANSWERS. What is it going to take for the Republican Party to realize that this woman is from ANOTHER CLOUD. This woman is NOT INTELLECTUALLY SOUND, PERIOD.
Has anyone even brought the subject of involvememnt with AIP (alaska Independent Party
UNQUALIFIED.
UNACCEPTABLE.
To KH ...there's a difference between a gaffe and not knowing, biden gaffes, but we all know he knows the constitution......Palin doesn't gaffe she just doesn't know nothing about nothing
Pailns mishaps are MCCAIN fault. I don't blame Pailn anymore just MCCAIN. He should snatch every microphone from her hand and put tape around her mouth. This is all MCCAINS fault he has shown the entire world that he can't lead this great country of ours, because he can't even lead his own party.
MCCAIN is the head of the ticke, and every time PAILN messes up, reportes should ask JOHN the big POW what the hell was he thinking when he picked PAILN.
MY FRIENDS LETS LEAVE PAILN ALONE FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS AND LETS MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T PUT THAT OLD TIMER MCCAIN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!! AND LET'S MAKE SURE HE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR RUNNING THE DIRTIEST CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY AND LETS ALSO SEND PAILN HOME SO SHE CAN SPEND TIME WITH HER BEAUTIFUL KIDS. THATS WHAT AMERICA WANTS AND THATS WHAT AMERICA NEEDS, AND THATS WHY I'M VOTING FOR OBAMA/BIDEN.
AND I'M A TRUE AMERICAN WHO APPROVES THIS MESSAGE
I am not as smart as my husband. (not that I would admidt that to him) however! even I understand what a vps job is .and she makes me look very very smart!!! I like looking smart ! thanks Palin your doing a great Job !!!! Vote early!!! I voted Obama!!!!!
When she was asked by a reporter months ago if she would want to be VP her reply...."What does the VP do?" Apparently, no one ever gave her the answer.
Obama/Biden
Forgot to mention that Kevin the alleged father of Bristol Palin's unbnorn child is BLACK.
This lady appears to be scary dumb. She continually has to be bailed out for misquotes or misunderstandings. The Republican party is preaching to Joe the Plumber (please enough already). When the heck did they EVER care about blue collar people. The fact that Palin plays this winking down home type is crazy. She is targeting an audience that won't get any help whatsoever from another Republican cluster you know for the next 4 years.
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
McCain should really consider picking up a "I'm with stupid" t-shirt before their next appearance
Why are her kids on the campaign trail with her, rather than attending school?
Who can fix this woman, for God's sake?
She is even more naive than some six-graders.
Save us!
Third graders understand the concept of a tie. Third graders understand the concept of someone who oversees a larger group.
Money can buy you all the Donna Karan you want but it can't buy you instant brains, or apparently the ability to read the document on which our government was founded.
No matter your political coloration, the United States of America is governed – first and formenost – by the United States Constitution!!!!
Palin's ignorant utterances regarding the position of Vice President of the United States of America are NOT based on ANY statements in the Constitution.
It is no laughing matter whan a nominee for the second highest office in our land does NOT know and respect the Constitution.
In fact, disregarding the United States Constitution can actually be considered UN-AMERICAN and UNPATRIOTIC. How about THAT?
You betcha'.
Regarding her other comments, if McCain is elected, I'm betting Palin will work on having Christianity declared the official US religion.
She probably has eyes on "being in charge of the Senate." This power abusing woman is probably smarter than she appears to be, and occasionally gives us insight into her thought process. Its just one more reason to vote for Obama.
If she follows Cheney's innovations in the post, she should have said that the Vice President is the Dictator of the United States!
I know one person who is praying for Palin to win: Dan Quayle. She'll take the title of Dumbest VP off his shoulders. Maybe he couldn't spell "potato" but she does not even know her job description!
A third grader would understand if Sarah would have said "I will be the person to break a tie if is is 4 to 4 then I would vote to make it total 5 to 4", what is hard with this explanation.
You guys can not continue to make excuses for Sarah, lets face it Sarah has no ideal and out of her league.
Don't dare use that a third grader can not understand .
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
WOW! So in other words she teaching the third grader wrong. I guess she would've been one of the teachers that McCain would tell, "you need a new job."
Honestly, how many of you would have understood what it means to be a "neutral presiding officer of the Senate" in third grade?
It's not that complicated when you have a good grasp on what each word in that phrase means, but for a third grader I think Palin's explanation was satisfactory.
Palin must have an advanced degree from the Dick Cheney school of how best to control a Democracy. She parrots Cheneyisums very well.
My senior government students laughed and laughed when they heard her explanation of what the VP does. They have a much better grasp on the role of the VP then the person who is actually running for VP does. How pathetic.
Proud Virginian, Proud Democrat
Oh, there will be a correction like with everything else she says.
When are we goingto realize she speaks without knowledge and has to be taught later?
Is this who we want a heartbeat away?
So...she responded to a 3rd Graders question...giving a highly informed 3rd Graders response. They (probably) don't know history or the workings of the government any better than Sarah Palin.
God save us all.
Vote OBAMA!
Sarah Palin is not clueless. She just has no intention of being VP! Anyone who thinks she is campaigning for McCain is not paying attention.
If Alaska was ignorant enough to have this woman as governor so be it. However to have her as a vice presidential nominee for this country is scary.
Overstatement? Fabrications, exaggerations, contradictions, outright lies . . . McCain and Palin will try anything. They don't even seem to notice that they contradict each other and sometimes even themselves!
I've never witnessed a more chaotic and confused campaign in my life. Sen. Obama isn't perfect, no one is, but he is well-educated with a thorough knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. He's capable and reasonable. He will have a daunting task ahead of him to undo the damage to our economy, International relationships, and mismanaged federal agencies with the economic disaster he will inherit. But at least he recognizes that it needs to be corrected.
This woman is a WACKO. Its good to see how many people have changed their minds about her and have chosen to vote Democrat instead of Republican. She is an insult to her own party.
Any one with 1/2 a brain will not vote for Obama. He is not very smart but has great oratory skills. He is a socialist. He has some very shakey background and friends who are terrorists, racists and anti-american. Palin would make a much better president then Obama and has more experience. Do you know what a community organizer is? ACORN LOL LOL LOL - now that makes Obama ready HA HA HA HA - what a joke the Democratic Party has become.
In response to Terry: At least Biden didn't just up and state an untrue job duty. Working with congress is not the same as I will be in charge of the senate.
I was really superised that this comments just showed up in the media. She made the same comments during the VP debate with Biden. and Biden pointed out that the notion of VP in charge of senator was non sense.
Someone needs to remind Biden what the role of vice president is since he thinks he's going to be able to babysit inexperienced Obama when the expected international crisis hits in the first six months of his dreaded presidency.
Luckily I don't think his presidency is all that likely. Between voter registration fraud with the Democrats and pollsters changing their methods to favor Democrats with no evidence, I think McCain is going to win all of the swings states and if he works at it, flip Pennsylvania.
But keep patting yourselves on the back because you voted earlier. When I vote on Nov 4, it's going to count just as much as your ignorant vote.
Breaking News:
Palin Set To Elect Record Numbers of Democrats Nationwide
Our jalopy is out of gas and the wheels are falling off but we will fight the good fight with all our might. Sputter, sputter!!!!
Oops, he did it again. Joe Biden’s latest comments display yet another hiccup. This time Biden admits his running mate is untested, acknowledges that the world knows it and that many try to exploit his inexperience: “We’re going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy,” Biden said this week.
As if that weren’t enough, Biden went on to say that it would not be readily apparent that Obama’s response to an international crisis would be the correct one and urged supporters to stand by him even in doubt.
Thanks for that vote of confidence, Joe. You sure know how to give new meaning to the title “number two” with your talking points. (Note: before he was tapped as Obama’s sidekick, Biden argued Obama wasn’t experienced enough to be president).
Truth be told, this is quite possibly the most honest thing Biden has said to date (besides his notion that Hillary would make a better vice president than he would). Obama is arguably the most inexperienced candidate seeking the White House in the last century. But most importantly, his policy positions are flat out fallible. From fiscal issues to foreign affairs, he’s eerily vapid and devoid of the mettle it takes to do the job. I’m glad to see Senator Biden agrees, just wish he would have conceded this point sooner.
They [McCain & Paliln] repeatedly ask the American people to excuse the very words that come out of their mouths.
I'd love to see the list of McCain screw ups since he was named the Republican nominee for President starting with Lieberman having to explain Sunni and Shia to him while they were in Isreal.
In this case, nobody put anything is Sarah's mouth .... SHE made these comments after having had months to research and be coached in how to answer the question.
The VP does not run the Senate. The VP does not set the legislative agenda.
There is NO WAY we can elect this woman anything.
I saw the clip. She was speaking to 3rd graders on their level, and did a superb job of explaining to them the VP role. Does anyone for a moment think that the VP sits around the Senate and only presides and isn't working also on administration issues with the Congress? Go find a real issue to whine about.
Bob
How is it liberal bias to point out that Sarah Palin, who is running for Vice-President, has NO CLUE what the VP actually does?! CNN didn't tell Palin to misrepresent the powers of the VP. Caribou Barbie did that all on her own. LOL
"tie-braking" vote?
Sarah Palin...not smarter than a third grader.
everytime this lady opens her mouth, she either lies or says the wrong things. She is outright STUPIDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. Please vote Obama and let him be the next President of this great country
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand."
That sounds about right – considering the fact that Palin's level of intellect hovers right around that of a third-grader. I seriously wonder if this woman could get any dumber without having to be reminded to breathe.
Well, by golly, u betcha, she doesn't know the role. Golly gee, why not explain it correctly to da tird grader, now she's a goin aways a thinkin, my gosh, she's goin to be in charge of da Senate. Gee willikers, hope she doesn't home school her youngins, back dere in Alaskie.
Jon Stewart said it all for me with 2 words to Palin. My sentiments exactly Mr. Stewart.
UNFIT to be VP, UNFIT to be PRESIDENT.
Come on, dontcha know real Americans are ignorant, theocratic, racist, xenophobic dittoheads with no interest in facts or reality? Who cares if she doesn't know what a Vice President does. Only evil libruls "know things."
Like, I mean, the earth is flat, so you just need a big enough set of binoculars to see Russia from anywhere!
How can you take Sarah Palin seriously? She's just an icon - a figure, trying to entice swing voters by being "different" and "whimsical."
This is pathetic.
the dummy doll talks again
Biden clearly stated the VP duties were spelled out in the constitution and told Palin where to look. She did not do this and the reason she talked like a 3rd grader is she fould someone of her own level
Gee another Republican who doesn't feel the need to read and understand the Constitution before running for office. Big surprise here.
Hey Sarah: Maybe you should ask Obama, who was professor of Constitutional Law, what the VP does? Then he can fill you in right before he sends you and your $150,000 worth of taxpayer funded clothing back to AK where your approval ratings have sunk into the toilet. Have fun explaining your actions to your pissed off AK constituents!
This just proves what the GOP was up to from the beginning. They wanted to get Hillary supporters by adding a woman to the ticket, but to their surprise that picked the wrong one.
I have already voted – Oregon has mail in ballots- and voted Obama !
Who, in their right mind would vote for this clueless woman and McPain?
Send her back to Wasilla to breed more babies and sell lipstick!
What on Earth is Palin doing?
First she wants power that is not anywhere in teh Constitution or the historical scope of the Vice Presidency. Either she can't google "vice president duties" or she doesn't care what would happen to the division of powers.
Then she takes the name of God in vain and uses His name to attempt to further her own secular political agenda. I personally think if God were a registered voter, He would be strictly Independent.
She's out putting McCarthy to shame by saying some of us are Un-American for living in the wrong place or supporting the wrong candidate. As though Democrats from the big city don't fight, bleed and die for this country too. And it's no mistake, as it not only happened more than once but she's being backed up in her old-fashioned red-baiting by folks like Bachmann, Martinez, and a new one every day. Now McCain says Western PA is more patriotic than anywhere else. Meaning people who live anywhere other than Western PA are Un-American to varying degrees? Outrageous!
Former Republican, now Independent, voting straight Dem for the first time ever. Tell the Republicans to clean house and take out the trash!!!!
I introduce you to the female version of VP Cheney.
Keep talking, Sarah. The more you do, the lower your numbers go and the higher the negatives go.
Why does everyone continue to say the media is completely liberal and bias? Ever thought that just this once, they are all right just like many of us?
Obama/Biden voter who has never voted Democratic for President before
More like she was spouting another talking point that was given to her at her level..which seems to be less than that of a 3rd grader.
Is ti possible that she is DUMBER than Dubya????????
Is it in a way a "third grader could understand" or Palin's own third grade understanding of the Constitution?
Seriously.. any one saying that bidens gaffe was worse.. are you kidding me.. He was speaking intellectually on experience of the past 25 years of foriegn affairs. With any president!!! Bush was tested with 911.. please.. and that fact that McCain is so irratic .. and makes snap decisions... I DO NOT want him in charge when a crisis hits...look at how he handled the financial crisis..terribly....
Obama is the one with calm resolve..good judgement.. if anyone .. I would want Obama to be in the White hose if there is an international crisis!!!! Please..keep grasping at anything....McCain... it is sad.
I know she's the gift that keeps on giving but enough already with this lettuce head. Back to Alaska please.
Obama/Biden '08
Palin was right.
The U.S. Constitution states:
"The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in a the absence of the Vice-President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States."
While the VP does not traditionally appear on a regular basis to run the Senate, she certainly can. When VP Jefferson attended many sessions and wrote a procedure manual for the Senate. While she can only vote in the event of a tie, she can be there as she pleases.
Don't confuse tradition with authority.
I guess the 3rd grader who asked the question is part of the 'gotcha liberal media' too?
I can't remember the last time I saw someone so completely unaware of her personal limitations.
Do third graders not know what a tie is?
Article I Section 3:
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
I believe that she was attempting to speak to these students in terms that they could understand. Also, was Biden correct in his evaluation of the role of the vice-president:
"The idea he doesn't realize that Article I of the Constitution defines the role of the vice president of the United States, that's the Executive Branch. He works in the Executive Branch. He should understand that. Everyone should understand that.
And the primary role of the vice president of the United States of America is to support the president of the United States of America, give that president his or her best judgment when sought, and as vice president, to preside over the Senate, only in a time when in fact there's a tie vote. The Constitution is explicit.
The only authority the vice president has from the legislative standpoint is the vote, only when there is a tie vote. He has no authority relative to the Congress. The idea he's part of the Legislative Branch is a bizarre notion invented by Cheney..."
The Constitution is explicit in that it gives the VP the role as president of the Senate.
Montreal
Who hired this guy? He appears to be interviewing a 3rd grader.
The interview with Palin was a complete farce. Who gave him the questions?
If Palin/McCain were to somehow win the election, will the taxpayers have to pay for a special aide to Palin....you know..."Chief of the Explaining"? There...Also?
I watched her on CNN interview and I did not understand what she was saying. Did she really graduate journalism college?
That's no worse than what the 'experienced' Joe Biden said about his VP role.
Talking of whom, where is the report about his comment on Obama being 'tested' in the first 6 months, if he should get elected? Freudian slip about how inexperienced Obama is?
At least Hillary had the guts to come right out with the truth. The Democratic party sure lost out by not nominating her.
Nobama, no way!!!
This woman can't name one other Supreme Court decision beside Roe vs. Wade and now wants to overstate the role of the VP?
Has she even read the Constitution or the Bill of Rights?
This woman scares me and should scare every one in America.
Obama/Biden 08 and 12!
I findly found someone who is dumber than "Jethro Bodine" of the Beverly Hillbillies.....
Boy this is the one AMERICA needs this gives a new meaning to the word dumb.But one thing we can say palin deserves respect for giving all this creat material to comedians
Nice try Maria, but Gov Palin gave a similar answer during the vice presidential debate.
SHE WAS NOT WRONG!!!
The only non-partisian, and sane person that should be supporting the McCain-Palin ticket at this point, is Tina Fey from SNL. Palin has helped to make her famous, with all of her ignorant gaffs.
Nice VP pick McCain.
Obviously her "experience" has nothing to do with basic constitutional laws and understanding how the federal government works... If only we had a candidate who was a constitutional law scholar... oh wait we do.
Maybe if she spent less time praying for God to hand her the election and mocking people who do charitable work to help the poor and spent more time actually learning how the government works she wouldn't make such stupid mistakes.
McBush/Palin, thanks but no thanks.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
As long as she continues to converse with third graders, the world is safe. Of course, she may think that third graders can vote.
Unbelievable! She makes Bush look like a scholar. And that's extremely hard to do, but she's making it look easy. A gimmick that worked for a week. Then she started talking.
Obama/Biden 08
The silly "explanation" is off base and insulting to third graders and their teachers. Third graders are taught better and knew she gave the wrong answer.
Sarah, you are so clueless. Here is some advice Hon. Buy yourself your own wardrobe, pay for your own kids to travel and pick up a book on the subject of the Vice-Presidency......not that you will actually need it.
US Constitution Article 1 The Legislative Branch; Section 3 The Senate states:
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
It just shows even more of her ignorance about how the US govt works, but worse is her arrogance for not staying on her scripts. When you don't have in depth knowledge of the issues, you stay on scripts or talking points, that way you avoid errors and gaffes.
She obviously has an inflated opinion of her own capabilities, reminds me of George Bush trippping himself up for 8 years solid, talk about self abuse!
Congratulations Barack and Joe! You've already won the hearts and minds of this country.
Our thoughts are with the Obamas and their family during this difficult time.
Every time she opens her mouth is one of the many reasons I will be voting the Democratic ticket this time around!
Why does anyone think the republican administration should be any different with comments like this? Seriously, this blows my mind. They are questioning, not only regular citizens patriotism, but also US senators and congress men and women by saying who is pro-America. They have used "Fear" again to try to sway voters with smears and lies. Then, to top it off, we have Palin pulling a Dick Cheney and abusing her power when she doesn't even have it yet. We have seen this abuse over and over again.
This is not change. This is not being a Maverick. This is more of the same thing we have been force fed for eight long years. What's even more scary then abuse of power, is she may not even know what her job ( the second most important job in America) will be.
This woman underestimates the 3rd graders – they are smarter than she thinks.
I think before we say that the role is ceremonial, people should read Thomas Jefferson's thoughts on the subject. No where in the consitution does it say that being president of the Senate is "ceremonial". It says only that that person does not cast a vote unless there is a tie. Let's stop putting words into the constitution.
When Palin speaks of the role of VP I can feel her powerlust. It's makes for feelings of discomfort to think of another Chenely like character in the Vice President position. Along with her "tapped by God" attitude she has about herself.
If she thinks her thought and ideas are sent by God then all ideas are good ideas and not alot of thought needs to go into if they should be put into place. Our country can not take anymore of this kind of rule. It has proven to be a very distructive way to make discisions.
Another important point to consider is that Palin does even know what the job really is, STILL. It seems what the job has been for the life of our country is not important to Palin. What is important to her is what SHE wants the job to be.
This idiot has had four attempts to explain what a VP does. We are less than two weeks away from the possibility of her holding the second highest position in this country. Anyone who would remotely consider casting a vote for her and John McCain is as clueless as she and he combined. Just to clarify, that would be one brain cell away from being an amoeba.
FELOW REPUBLICANS help me send our party in a new direction. Palin and the behind the scenes republicans who ran the Bush administration and now are running McCain's have disgraced our party. We need to get out and VOTE DEMOCRATIC in grooves in order to send a clear message. This will be the first time I did not vote Republican, but I will this election. Do the same and lets rebuild our proud party for the future. I cannot take 4 more years of Bush and McCain and Palin lean worse then Bush and Chenny. Time we take back out party.
Hey governor Moose, can you tell us why you spent $150,000 of your own campaign supporters money on your wardrobe for yourself, your husband, & your baby???
Can we all say duh......
The third grader must have been a plant. Maybe the media put him up to it since she won't have an honest to goodness press conference.
Those pesky third graders . . . Someone better tell Brandon to be careful, he might be construed as unpatriotic and he could be labled as someone who hates America!
Alas ! If this was the ONLY gaffe or ignorant remark of that dimwit ! But she is also a dangerous clown.
Bob in Spokane-so reporting an actual event that acutally happened is
biased? Palin said it? Seems pretty straight forward to me. Or is it just when you don't agree with it that it is biased? Maybe you should try Faux News, they should be right up your alley
UNFIT to be VP, UNFIT to be PRESIDENT.
Count on the Republicans to try to downplay her stupidity!
Oh silly CNN...the constitution doesn't apply to Sarah Palin. Heck...if that little old piece of paper gets in her way - she'll just have to "maverick it" and just get that sucker re-done. Who cares what some old guys in wigs wrote some...shucks...20 hundred years ago. We'll just have reform...I mean reformat that piece of government. You betcha! **shrug...wink....cute smile
Ugh!!! Palin is starting make Cheney look good....it least he KNEW when he was breaking laws...and did it anyhow. She doesn't even know what her powers would be. Scary!!
i am wondering how did this person become govoner,shedont know anything .oh my god what is the wourld coming to ,its like picking a street walker of the street and says oh yeah you are a maverick be my vp.i dont know but i think mcCAIN IS senile.
Just another nail in her "I am stupid, really stupid" coffin. This woman is an idiot and every time she opens her mouth she shots herself in the foot. Better her foot than the poor animals she gets a thrill from killing. Send her home!!!
Of course, this does not trump Biden's latest gaff about his candidates inability to lead in the event of a "test" from a foreign power.
I was a Republican for 32 years and this has all changed my mind and 10 of the people I live with. No more affiliation with that party, no leadership by one angry older gentleman and a woman who sounds like a school child.
Obama Biden 2008
To Bob in Spokane:
If you believe that CNN "is the most untrusted source of news in the world," than why are reading this article, and more to the point, bothering to comment on it?
I have to agree with Al – everytime this woman opens her mouth, she discredits herself, her running mate, her party, the country – I could go on, but aren't we all tired of it already?
November 4th can't come soon enough!
Would this have been a story if Biden said it?
When I was in the third grade they actually taught us about the Constitution and explained what all the different branches do. I don't know what they are teaching in Alaska, but if she was trying to answer a third grader maybe she should have actually explained what the VP does not what SHE wants the VP to do.
She is a good example of why I left the Republican party after being on my whole life. The other good example is McCain. Please actually check out each candidate by looking at what they say and not what other people tell you they are saying.
PALIN: Public Enemy Number One, Her own worst enemy, and John McCains HUGE achilles heel. I wouldnt vote her as a school teacher, mayor, governor, or VP. Do we really want a beauty queen, butt of every joke running the country.
NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF BASHING LIBS IN HERE ....WORRIED ABOUT A MIS-STATEMENT....MY GAWD PEOPLE .....YOUR FATHER OBAMA MIS-STATED ...STUTTERED A LOT .......AND AS A MCCAIN SUPPORTER I COULD TO CRAPS ABOUT OBAMA MIS-STATING
Fellow Obama supporters. Please don't complain. Just remember we need some comedy to help us through these difficult times and they don't come any better than her!
That third grader had her totally backed into a corner! What was she supposed to say? Did you hear the types of questions that same group of third graders asked Obama? "What is your favorite color?" Come on! This 'gotcha' media has got to stop!
EVERYTIME SHE SPEAKS.....AN ANGEL DIES.....
lawd send this religion freak back to alaska!!!
VOTE VOTE VOTE EARLY!!!!
OBAMA-BIDEN 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW, she is like a hot looking Cheney! Overstating the VP position, but a lot scarier since she is all looks and no brains.
Indepedents for Obama-Biden
She still doesnt know what the V P's dutys are and you guys want her in the white house. I guess the $150,000 the Mccain camp spent on clothes for her didnt help. Makes you think they were ashamed of her for the way she was dressing.
Is anyone really surprised by the nonsense that comes out of her mouth at this point?
She said it sounded like a question that her youngest daughter would ask.
Her answer sounded like one that my youngest daughter would give.
She was responding at a level *she* understands – can she help it if she's intellectually on par with a 3rd grader?
Lets change the earlier chant from "drill baby drill" to
"Obama-Biden baby Obama-Biden"...nothing that is spoken by Sarah Palin shouldn't surprise anybody at this point. Oh, and by the way, when Sarah is off being in charge of the Senate, Todd will be sitting in the Vice-Presidents chair downloading all his e-mails from yahoo. And she talks about reforming government!! When Obama-Biden wins and McCain and Palin go their separate ways, Alaska should clean up it government by booting Sarah out of the Govenors office. That would be a great start for Alaska.
Now I think I understand why it took her attending 5 colleges in 6 years, just to obtain a B.S. in Journalism..........
LOL...Cue the clean up crew...and tell us what she "meant" to say.
LOTS OF LIGHTS ON, BUT NOBODY HOME.
It sounds like Sarah Palin was explaining it on a level SHE understands! This woman wants power so badly, it is frightening! Both she and John McCain are power hungry, and I pray on Nov. 5th we wake up to an Obama/Biden ticket election win!
Go Obama/Biden '08
This isn't the first time she has screwed up on VP powers. Nor will it be the last. She is a twit. Not a dog with lipstick. Not a person of substance. Not a person of conviction. Not a leader. Not the face of America. And, I hope, not a VP.
Sarah doesn't have a clue, and that reflects badly on why McCain picked her. Maybe he doesn't have a clue either.
Some people stil believe that she is intelligent. Those people are in denial. She is just dumb and not presidental material for this powerful nation. God help us!
She must have been thinking about the $150,000 worth of clothing and accessories she was going to get, and didn't really here the question properly>
Are you telling me that the media is finally going to make Failin’ own up to that statement??? I can't believe it! Let's see how long it last. While the media is at it, why not discuss her abuse of power and the $21,000 she fraudulently spent using Alaskans' tax payer dollars for her kids to travel and later, trying to cover it up! What is wrong with the media! The things they should be discussing, they actually don't. I can't believe that they would rather discuss OBAMA'S dancing skills and Sarah's time on SNL! This had become SICKENING!
OBAMA/BIDEN -08!
bob in spokane:
Have you actually thought about this, or are you just repeating the now typical right wing argument that Republicans are oppressed by the media? Instead of complaining about the media coverage, why don't you and your right wing allies talk about real issues facing the American public? Why do you continually insist on trying to turn the focus of this campaign to meaningless distractions? You people will do anything to win a campaign. And worse, your actions in these past few weeks have contributed to a growing chasm that separates Americans. I, for one, believe that in the face of this crisis we need to be united, not divided. Your politics of hate and fear will serve only to weaken the United States and will put our future in jeopardy. Rise above petty partisan politics and think about the future.
She doesn't even know what the vice president does! This woman is just incredible.....How did it come to this? America we deserve better!
i would think that a third grader would understand something like "i will cast a vote if there is a tie" or "i will talk to people in congress about my beliefs." simplifying things for a third grader is one thing. vastly overstating the office's power while simplifying things is a whole other thing ... especially since she said the same thing in the VP debates. was she simplifying things for third graders then, as well?
If John Adams, America's first Vice President, were alive, he would suggest that the role as President of the Senate is much more than just to cast tie breaking votes. The Constitution is not clear on what it means. One should do a little historical research before bashing.
This of course is not surprising. What did you expect, something intelligent from this woman?
Have you noticed though, that whenever someone comes out of left field to try to make excuses for this woman. They always try to point the conversation away by asking another question instead of answering the first one anyway.
In other words they answer a question with a question since they don't know the answer anyway.
liberal bias my a.....only right wings love this country right????LOOK AT THE COUNTRY NOW????stop emailing all this bulls....
A joke...
Obama/Biden
OBAMA IS UNQUALIFIED
we've been warned!
The truth is that Palin didn't answer in a way a third grader could understand. She answered in a way anyone with a third grade IQ would answer! The truth is the question was asked what a VP does, and the Ms. Palin looked at the child, winked, and explained her energy policy!
If people are questioning her ability to be President or Vice President, why does she keep over estimating her role? It would seem to me if I were running her campaign, that I would tell her to downplay her power in a McCain administration. So, not only do we have the stupidity of her not realizing that the VP position is not what Cheney has tried to make it, but we have the stupidity of someone trying to fight their image as unprepared by making the job they seek seem even bigger and more important. Before her next interview, Palin should read the Constitution and learn to appear humble.
Unbelievable. Some people actually support this woman.
I spewed my tea across the room when I heard her utter these comments on TV last night. Gee, I've been down on myself a bit lately, but she really makes me feel like I'm smart. Now I feel better. Thanks, Mrs. Palin!
Why is she attempting to explain what the VP does to a 3rd grader? How many 3rd graders are watching election coverage? She does not know what the role of VP is b/c she has no policital knowledge. She needs to hitch a dog sled ride back to Alaska and shoot at animals from a hellicopter.
You everytime I see her I think of Dumb and Dumber. She give a new meaning to being Govenor of Alaska.. She did not did not have to take a test for the office.. Okay so she sleep with her husband business partner. So, she get around.
America, we do not need another SEX SCANDAL in the White House..
Stop her now!!!!!!
I am more stupid for having read all these posts
Question of the day:
Is Sarah Palin really smarter than a 3rd grader???
Stupid dumb, but not as bad as the folks supporting her.
But she's SO well dressed. And such a lovely hairstyle. We need to get her into the job of Senate Executive so she can keep those looks up on taxpayer dollars!
What is wrong with you people
"The fundamentals of the economy are strong"
Stop wining about job, and heath care, etc
Go start a business and pull yourself up by your boot strap and vote for lower taxes, so when you start making $250,000 like me. You can have wine with dinner by the pool.
Vote for Dumb- McCain and Dumber – Palin
As for me and my house We are with "that one"
Once again Sarah Palin doesn't know the role of the VP, but yet she has the audicity to attack Obama on his experience. Spare me! Palin has also proven to the american people and those around the world that she is clueless to not only foreign policy, but how one should conduct oneself when it comes to a position of authority. When you use taxpayers money to pay foot the bill for your children's traveling expense and they were not invited to most of these events, you are taking advantage of those who put in you in office.
When Palin commented on Joe Biden's statement that Obama will be tested, I felt that she should be the last person to throw stones. Everyone is tested; whether your a Minister, Teacher, Doctor, Plumber, Head Chef or President or VP of a company, you will be tested by those who either work for you or outside of your circle. At least Obama and Biden can put a sentence together that makes sense and not speak like "The Village Idiot".
If the Republicans are voting for McCain/Palin based on her looks, than in that case Halle Berry and Brad Pitt need to throw their hat into the arena as VP.
"I AM the Senate" – Senator Palpatine aka the Emporer
Oh, and to all you Obama/Biden supporters who think Joe is going to sit around and wait to break a tie vote, you have seriously lost touch with reality. He will do more as you prbably hope he will do since Obama has so very little experience. Whose your Cheney now?
The McCain Campaign is trying to give an explanation as to what Palin meant. Unfortunately, this is the fourth time Palin was asked this question and this is the fourth time Palin was incorrect. This is not funny anymore, this is very very sad. You have a vp candidate who doesn't even know there own job description. How is this possible 13 days before the election. If anybody is still voting for McCain/Palin ticket, I would have to ask, why!!!!!! I am an indpendent and there is no way I can vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. What was John McCain thinking!!!!
Who is her God? I don't think it is the same God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.... Can't be... not based on her views and expressions.
This is the second time I have heard Palin misstate the role of the Vice-President. The first time was NOT in answer to a 3rd grader's question, but a reporter's. So that excuse falls short. It is obvious she has not read or does not understand our Constitution. Nor does she understand the very important reasons for the three separate branches of our government.
Oh gosh, there she goes again, overstepping her bounds. Oh well. If she winks, it will be okay.
Palin is an arrowhead dumb barbie without 1st Dude there to answer the question. Whether you are talking to a Kindergardener, 3rd, 4th or 5th grader you should know your role as VP and not have to give an excuses that it is a 3rd grader. What the hell do she teach her kids? At least we know it is not sex education. Sarah please close your mouth. This is pathetic and she should be impeached and now not wait for the election.
Perhaps Sarah Palin is dreaming to do one of the following – in that fantasy land where she would EVER be VP:
1. Go all Mavericky and pen a new U.S. Constitution;
2. Go all Mavericky and try to take over the Senate;
3. Go all Mavericky and try to swipe "McCant's" Executive Power; or
4. Go all Mavericky and host a huge make-up, hair, and clothes party for all of Senate while trying to pen a new Constitution, while taking over the Senate (the legislative branch of the government), and swiping the power of the Executive branch from the President!!!!
Oh go for broke Sarah – Pick # 4!
Dang! She just realized she did not figure out a way to steal power from the Judicial branch as well!!!! That darn Supreme Court messing up her plans for world domination!
So if you end a tie, is that the same as tie braking?
Wouldn't you really rather be a tie breaker?
so she was just giving 3rd graders the wrong answer?
Sara, Wisconsin needs to read the constitution.
My dad taught me long ago:
Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern.
Folks, what we have here is a pattern of deceit or intentional power grabbing by a very smart poltician in some respects and in others, somebody who is completely clueless.
Otherwise, she is by far the most dangerous candidate of the four to become POTUS.
Everytime she opens her mouth about ANYTHING that has to do with the function of any part of the government she stumbles. Is she smarter than a 5th grader? It is very scary to think that 38% of the USA still see her as a great pick! I wanted McCain because of his foreign experience and this STUPID woman has sent me running to the Obama/Biden ticket. What Republican who Loves this country would still want her? Stop the Madness!
Obama/Biden 08
She forgot to mention how the president of the Senate gets to have her kids there on official duty so the taxpayer can pay for their flights.
My 8 year old daughter is currently studing government in 3rd grade, and when she saw that she said, "Mommy, daddy, she's wrong." Out of the mouths of babes. Out of the mouths of babes.
Gov. Palin's handlers, please have her read the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Bring her up to speed. If you don't the old adage "Fighting a person half armed in a battle of wits" will apply now and in 4 years.
What an opportunity! Ordinary Americans, youths and "the public" are about to make a US president. All that money and President Obama will not owe any allegience to lobbyists.
When I read how millions of Americans say they have Obama's back and are donating, legging and saying "we will", I feel a rumble of pride in humankind. May be, for once, the world is about to have a leader -uninitiated and untainted by where his "mouth" has been. This is a guy with one house and one car, for God's sake. I cant wait. One of us will soon be strongest man on earth , the leader of the world. And we made it all happen with our $1 $2 donations.( ???. I am so said I am a foreigner and cant donate) . I am tripping. This feelings is good!
Please spare me; spin it shake it up SHE DID NOT NO Mcshame Mcpaliar have this amazing way of making up things which is exactly what third graders have a tendency to do. For God sake don't start lying to the children.
The mistake wasn't that Palin answered the question so a 4th grader could understand, but they should have asked the question so a 4th grader could understand.
Wow! Seriously folks. You have all turned me off this election year. I am a true Independant that leans Democrat, but after the past year...........I will write in someone that I actually think would be able to handle the job. We have done a very poor job choosing on both sides here. None of the 4 are worth voting for or listening to. One side is so angry as to be frightening, so I can't vote for Obama. The other side is so ignorant as to be scary as well, so I can't vote for McCain.................The fanatics have to go.
They want us to elect someone that doesn't even know what is in the Constitution? We already have that.
Time to elect 2 constitutional Professors to the White House.
Obama/Biden 08
Does Michael Jackson know that she's wearing his Leather Jacket?
I have to say that this is not really worth reporting, especially with the title that this piece has.
I am an Obama supporter and a Democrat, but clearly Palin was talking to a 3nd grader and trying to keep it simple.
Just because the liberal bloggers want to take issue to help their candidate should not automatically make it news and your organization should not provide the item the title that you have.
Biden didn't know what the V.P. 's job was either. So what?
One thing I do like about Biden though, at least he is telling the Obama supporters to get ready for a terrorist attack in the first six months of his presidency. The world knows how inexperienced Obama is and they're ready for him. I have a sneaky suspicion though that Obama is going to let them in through the front door and that's what Biden meant when he said to be patient and that you might not understand what Obama and his administration will be doing.
So, this would be like telling children that a stork brings babies: something they can understand, but is completely false... or that man has not had an adverse effect on the environment.
And what about her using tax payers moneys to tow along her children to events they were not needed nor invited? Her reform in government is about redirecting the wealth to herself! That sure is going to ruffle some feathers.
Nice wardrobe.
Actually... She is right except she forgot to mention that the VP also gets all Mavricky up in there too!
It is extremely obvious that she is not qualified to hold a position that might someday put her at the head of this country...I thought knowledge of the Constitution was a requirement for Government officials...
Of course she had to explain it in 3rd grade terms, whatever that is, but come on, did she have to lie about it too?
THIS IS 1 OF THOSE HOMER MOMENTS....LOL. i JUST READ MCCAIN WOULD CONSIDER THE 2ND STIMULUS PACKAGE, BUT SARAH DEFINTELY AGAINST THAT... ATLEAST LAST WEEK ANYWAYS. THIS IS GETTING REALLY COMICAL!
Dem foe McCain wrote: Any one with 1/2 a brain will not vote for Obama. He is not very smart but has great oratory skills. He is a socialist.......SAY WHAT??????????
Magna Cum Laude you idiot!!!!!!!!
and you obviously have NO IDEA what a socialist is
your new name is johnny 20 watt
what a joke.
Democrat for McCain: The way I read that comment is that anyone with a full brain would vote for Obama.
If elected Palin will be in for a rude awakening about the actual role of VP.
It is so nice to read all of these loving, caring responses. It is heartening to know that the party of family, love, tolerance, individual rights, free speech, blah, blah,blah, is wanting to 'unify' the country. Don't worry, demos, we will not forget the slander, the smears, the name-calling, the hatred, the threats. And you call yourselves caring and concerned. What noble people you are...NOT.
Lying Democrat for McCain said "Any one with 1/2 a brain will not vote for Obama. "
Agreed. All of the half-brain voters are going for McCain. The ones with a full brain will vote for Obama.
Proof again that Palin is stupid AND power hungry. God help us all if this person ever made it remotely close to the Oval Office.
Republicans, your need to revolt; McCain and Palin are making your party look really, really bad. Even a liberal Marine like myself knows you guys are not this dumb.
GO OBAMA-BIDEN!!!
Kind of sounds like Palin needs someone in the campaign to break it down for HER third grade style. Any third grader understand what a tie breaker is. Just admit it already, you have NO CLUE.
I totally agree with you Fed Up. As an American woman it is disturbing to realize this woman could be our next vice president...and is a heartbeat away from the presidency. Did John McCain really put Country First when he selected her as his running mate?
An "Overstatement"? No, she's just dumb!!!!!!
you think Palin was a bad choice...wait until he gets in and chooses the rest of this inner circle! I'd rather have Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton!
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN NOW!!!!
It still amazes me that after all this time she has been running she has yet to figure out what the JOB DESCRIPTION is! Oh my goodness, the average 5th grader can tell you what the VP's role is. I mean any day now I'm waiting for the McCain camp to come out and tell us we got punk'd and Palin is not the real VP pick.
This lady is mindless.
Can someone request that Gov. Palin learn what a Vice President job is. This is sickening.
don't fall for it. She said in the debate that she admired cheney for expanding the role of the vice-presidency and that the vice president is not under either the Executive or Legislative branch of government. She has no constitutional education or knowledge. Another example was when Katie Couric asked her about a "right to privacy" in the Constitution and she said she believes Americans have a constitutional right to privacy. Then the next question she answered she said she opposed Roe v. Wade. She doesn't even understand the most basic constitutional principle that Roe v. Wade is based on the constitutional right to privacy as interpreted by the Supreme Court. No where in the US Constitution does it say "right to privacy." In 1973, the US Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution to say that Americans have a right to privacy to make decisions as it relates to their health and medical treatment. palin doesn't understand that the right to privacy she believes Americans have is contrary to her opposition to Roe v. Wade. Maybe she thinks it means you can have sex on a track or in a piper plane or in Bristol or in a van or under a willow and no one should watch.
"stating it so a 3rd grader could understand" more like making a 3rd grader dumber..if that question comes up on a test and the teacher grades it stating that the answer was incorrect, what should you say. The Rep VP nom said it was true..should be marked corrrect just because she said it. NO!! NO!! NO!! THE ANSWER IS WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!! SHE GETS AND F ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBLITES OF VP!!!
Even I know that..maybe McCain should have picked me for his running mate..I'm a woman and football mom. I regularly go against the coach and refs. I supported new school uniforms, until I didn't because no one else agreed with me.
See I'm perfectly qualified!!!
now WAIT A MINUTE.....BEING I DID NOT KNOW WHO WAS IN CHARGE .,.,I LOOKED IT UP .....VP IS IN CHARGE ...LOOK IT UP LIBS
Dear Democrat for McCain.
Obviously you have the mental capacity of a slug, plus the I.Q. the same as your shoe size
The third grader didn't know and Palin didn't know. The third grader has probably been to IHOP and has more international experience than Palin, too.
Dem for McCain –
You don't get out much, do you?
Democrat for McCain yuu are sick as hell. You and Sara should be cousins. How in the hell can you explain to a child that is smarter than you that a VP don't know her role. Maybe you are joking about this but that shows you are not smarter than an infant to put up with this nonsense.
Someone please get Sarah Palin a copy of HBO's John Adams. It will help her understand the role of the VP much more clearly.
Max – I think you are an idiot for even sticking up for this Moron. Palin really in her mind thinks she would control the Senate, because she said it in her debate. She said she would want control of the Senate. I think you were too much trying to see what she has on underneath her clothes rather than listen to her.
... and this clueless woman claims she has executive experience that even McCain does not have.
Gee, what a gaffe! At least Govenor Palin has enough integrity to use her own words and is not a fraudulent writer and verbal thief with hair plugs.
I truly worry about the education of her own children. Why are they on the campaign trail with her and not in school? They're missing out on their childhood, socialization with peers, friends and their own, education in a big and neglectful way.
LOL: MCCAIN SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER ANOTHER STIMULOUS AND PALIN SAID NO ACCUSING DEMOCRATS OF PLAY POLITICS. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH MCCAIN FOR PICKING THIS BIMBO.
The job of the VP is to wink at the camera during interviews…
If memory serves, didnt Biden pull the same stunt trying to explain the VP??? Look who gets soooo much more attention. Its not that big of a deal -its accurate but dependent upon many things.
get over it folks...Obama is gonna win big time...back to alaska with yah bimbo!!!
As well she should take heat – and lots of it.
This is a job interviewand she does not even know what the job is! Just reinfoces the fact that she is not qualified to be VP and certaintly not President! Voter's know this – Being President and VP is not a talent / beauty contect. Content and ability matter and right now whe needs to g oback to school
oh yea, theres a winner.....NOT.....
Where is the school teacher that taught her this.? Somebody should revoke her Retirement plan and teaching permit....This poor woman has grown up all this time with wrong information.......
Oh yea, she sure is qualified......NOT!
Is Sarah Palin smarter than a 3rd-grader?
No. She's actually closer to a box of rocks.
How many times she need to prove that she is dumb you idiot repubs, oh i forgot you repubs are dumb racists, right? i forgot, my bad.
Obama The Next President of America
I am hoping we will see and hear the last of that "cocky wacho" Palin in a few weeks so that we do not have to hear and see her again! She is obnoxious and ignorant! That voice of hers is irritating!
Palin is so clueless, she wore a Democratic scarf while campaigning yesterday. She doesn't even know the symbol of the GOP.
Maybe someone bought it for her during her $150,000 clothes shopping spree.
This was covered in the VP debate. She didn't know what the VP did then and Biden lampooned her for it. That clearly hasn't changed much.
call it for what it is a lie
she needs to read the constitution before she appear on National TV and make a fool of her self. It's ashame out of all the republican out there he chose her. If he wanted to pick a women pick someone whose qualify.
Sara Palin is not qualified to be VP.. SNL destroyed her creditably as VP..She keeps putting her foot in her mouth. The RNC shell out 150K for Palin's Fashions.. That money could of helped out alot of poor people in this country towards groceries bouchers.em
You've gotta wonder what some of the Republican backers are being told, and/or reading. Looking at some of the comments they leave, leave you speechless. Where do they come up with some of this stuff? Are they watching the same things I am? Rediculous, just rediculous.
GA – You hit the nail on the head, that is the perfect answer!
GA Independent
October 22nd, 2008 12:14 pm ET
Why does the campaign continually have to explain what Palin meant to say?
What do you expect? The woman is an idiot...
I am reminded of the video of her saying she does not know what the VP even does just weeks before she was picked. Evidently that has not changed. McCain lost my support in this one decision alone
White Baptist Male (Republican) now voting for Obama.
Less than two weeks to go and clueless airhead Palin can crawl back underneath the rock she came from. Good ridden!
SARAH IS PERFECT for president.. The Neo Cons can't wait to get their hands on her. She will be a female George Bush, with less experience. She cannot think for herself, she is uneducated, and will divide this once great nation even more. To think that she is one heart beat away from being our president is the truly depressing. That the Repubes would pull a nasty trick like this on our country is incredible. oh, wait, I forgot "God" is on her side .. hahahahahahah !! VOTE OBAMA
Palin will become a GOP scapegoat after Nov 4 and I will be surprised if Alaska reelects her.
Obama and Biden will have a difficult task after Nov 4 repairing this great country. This country will, happily or not, have to put divisions aside and find workable solutions.
Sadly, there is just no cure for stupid.
Her dumb comment should not be a surprise anymore. She simply does NOT read.
Still wondering how she even ends up as a governer of Alaska????
Send her back to school – she might make it to 3rd grade – LOL.
Palin's coment is silly. And may even be "explained" as her way of talking to a third-grader. But it falls in line with her comment during the debates that she agrees with vice president Cheney's "interpretation" of the constitution that the vice president is not subject to the Congress' checks becuase he is a member of the legislative and executive branches. This is troubling. One of the most basic tenets of American democracy is the system of checks and balances. In that time-tested system, the vp's sole legislative role is to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate. That's it. For all else, she/he is a member of the executive branch. Aside from tradition and strict constructionalism of the constitution, this matters because Cheney uses his interpretation of the constitution as a shield against Congress' investigation on various matters, including the exposure of a CIA agent by the VP. Ms. Palin has just been found to have abused her power – or, at least – to have allowed her husband to abuse her power (bizarre, but that's what it is). If she's elected, therefore, we need Congress to do its constitutional duty and check her. But if she's the "head of the Senate", how is that supposed to happen?
The smell is getting so strong from the Mcain camp they will need Joe the plumber soon to deal with it
Is she dressing as a scarecrow for Halloween so she can ask the Wizard for a Brain?
"Democrat for McCain" – Your not a McCain supporter, stop blogging, you just want attention like a lost soul. You didn't even know the role of a V.P. yourself. You and Sarah will look good together in Alaska, because that's where your idol will be in 2 weeks! LOL.....LOL.....LOL......
OBAMA/BIDEN -08!
How many times you do get a do over????
Sarah Palin misstated the role of the elected office for which she is running, in response to a question from an actual 3rd grader... and the worst part is that I don't think anyone is surprised. Seriously.
To the Democrat voting for McCain and who called Obama a socialist. Let me tell you what socialist is – it is your donations to the RNC being used to make sure that Sarah Palin is always well dressed, while many will go to bed this winter without a jacket. That's socialism my friend.
Dick Cheney in a Dress!
Biden really misspoke last Sunday, about an international crisis is going to occur. How come the media isn't reporting what he said?
The next question should be, "Can you spell potatoe?"
She was talking to a 3rd grader!!! Do you people want her to say, "Well, according to Article 1 of the Constitution..." I thought it was a fine answer to give an 8 year old and the media still jumps on her. Why have I not seen numerous headlines about Biden's gaffes...oh, that's right, the biased media wants the GOP to seem like idiots and promote the Dem's false sense of intellectual superiority.
Give Gov. Palin a break.
She's been really bogged down lately with not paying her all of her income taxes, abusing her power in Alaska, and using up $150,000 for enough clothes for her and her family....
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand."
That's because Palin either thinks very little of the intelligence of others or she, herself, cannot think above a third grade level.
Either way it's bad news for America!
QUOTE: "Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
What a ridiculous cop out. She IS a third grader when it comes to any working knowledge of government. Can't believe she made the same misstatement she made in the debate, after Joe Biden corrected her. It would be scary to have her a heartbeat away or her finger on the trigger.
John McCain said today in an interview with Don Imus that he was "amazed at the criticism" Sarah Palin has gotten from Republicans... and his choosing her as he VP...
He argued Palin has excited the "base".
Well... Yes... Sarah Palin has excited the Republican base... That makes her a good cheerleader... she is a rebel-rouser... Great... we will give her that...
She is not qualified to lead this country... by no means....
John McCain made a political calculation to pander to Sen. Clinton's supporters and it failed... it absolutely failed... he gambled and he lost... Sarah Palin has become the primary reason he will lose this election... he used poor judgment is selecting a VP... she was not properly vetted... she has major baggage back in Alaska... and more than anything... time and time demonstrates... she has no clue what as to what she is talking about.
This would be a completely different race, if John McCain had chosen Mitt Romney as his VP...
The selection of Sarah Palin will go down in the history books as the biggest mistake and the reason he lost the 2008 Presidential Election....
how smart is joe biden.
you have all drank the kool-aid!
Does this lady even know what she is doing? I can't believe John McCain picked this woman as a running mate. I know that he wanted to make a splash, but aren't there more women in the republican party that would have been better suited?
Listen to the vitriol seething out of these comments. This is why for the first time in my life I'm ashamed to be a Democrat. Thanks a bunch, people!
Who did find for McWhatever this.... Alyaskian beauty? Now our exaggurated hero have to deal with all this crap. I used to be republican but not now. We are looking forward for reversed Bradly effect.
She answered like a 3rd grader because she isn't even as smart as a 3rd grader. Has anyone checked to see if her degree (which took 5 different moves through community colleges) is real or did she get it from the internet or through republican arm-twisting like McCain got into the Academy. She obviously thinks she is impervious to vetting by anyone.
There are many democrats in Michigan who are voting for McCain. Howard Dean started the ball rolling when he backed Obama along with many of the superdelegates. The democratic party is no longer a blue collar, union loving party. Just by selecting Obama is proof of that.
Can you spell POTATO(e)?
Laugh all you want, but there's a good chance you'll see her name surface in 2012. Imagine the specter of her debating Obama in the 2012 campaign?
This reminds me of Quayle "correcting" the student on the correct way to spell "potato" – "You forgot the "e" at the end," Dan says. LOL!!!!!!!!!!
If she runs for president, she's going to have to explain plenty – starting with the morals in her own family!
After all is said and done, dumb Palin will be blamed for McBush losing the election..., you betcha!
To Democrat for Mccain.....way to go!!! Obama is a socialist, and his "tax credits" will leave america with the largest welfare system ever!! Giving tax credits to people who dont even pay income taxes....cmon now!!!! and then taxing corporations higher...dont you people realize that will just cause wages to be lowered and jobs to be cut.......but obama is trying to help the american people with this...righttttttttt
What do you expect from someone who calls it the "Palin/McCain" ticket?
Funny, in her one an older VP debate she stated the same thing and at THAT time Biden corrected her. Why lie to a child in any way? Palin could have said any number of things in "terms" the 3rd grader could understand that were actually true. Does it surprise anyone that someone being investigated for corruption of power thinks she's going to go into the Senat and coral all the poor little senators who are lost without her guidance?
If you put lipstick on a pig it's still a pig....
"tie- braking"?
It amazes me that Republicans would dare the compare Sarah Palin’s knowledge and experience to Obama’s. Obama is a Lawyer from Harvard, Palin is a dunce. Why do the Republicans ignore that Obama was an Illinois State senator for 7 years and a US Senator for 3 years, just like Abraham Lincoln. Palin was a state Governor for less than two years and she was on maternity leave for a large portion of the time. I'm insulted by the continual lies and manipulation of the Republicans to even compare Obama to this ignorant woman. They must really think Americans are stupid.
Further proof that John McCain made a huge mistake by pandering to the religious right with his selction of Pailin. There were so many intelligent people he could have chosen to elevate the standard for our elected officials. It's no wonder we are such a mess if someone like this can actually be considered a viable candidate,
Ummm...can someone say scary. She proves day in and day out why she does not belong in Politics. She lacks knowledge and experience, some of many reasons why our family is voting for Obama. She is just plain scary!
This is so funny to me that our wonderful......media who by the way is deciding our election for us....has to go so low to insult the intelligent of Palin trying to explain to a CHILD what a VP does....she put it in the simpliest form for the understanding of a child... The sad part of the media involvement is that the undecided and liberals are falling for it .......Obama is just like every other man who has ever ran for office.....he will say and do anything to get in there....He has danced around so many questions...yet he is the great OBAMA according to the media....well has it ever occurred to anyone that if he Obama is for the little man why does he have so many Big Dawgs backing him....maybe because they feel like he will take care of them?????
And why would you brag to us that are struggling to make it on how much your campaign made in just the matter of days.....you sure arent spreading that wealth Mr. Obama.....
Poor thing. I love her new clothes though! She don't know jack, but she looks good. Ha. Obama/Biden 08
This is not surprising. I'd be surprised if Sarah Palin knows how to tie her own shoes.
It may have worked better for McCain to keep her under wraps, as he did throughout September and early October. He probably wishes he had vetted his VP selection properly.
So much for the gotcha journalism!She can't even handle a 3rd graders question!
I bet there is not a minute that goes by that McCain wishes he had never picked her. He had a chance with Romney or even Lieberman. But he had to make the base happy. Sorry Republicans but this is going to be bloodbath for your party.
Why in the world would anybody vote for this pair?
Palin has no idea what she is saying and if what she says is not divisive then it's idiotic. McCain talks about having an ability to change things, but, is constantly reinforcing the old ways of government.
The gap between rich and poor has grown wider during the Bush years and John says it's OK! He wants more tax cuts? This man is NOT for changing squat. It's sooooo sad.
We need a true change from the past. Obama!
As an Independent Voter and Independent Voice… I suggest all supporters on both sides of the aisle, demonstrate the best qualities of the candidate they say they represent. The extreme discourse represents the worst of America’s ugly past…
Had John McCain selected Mitt Romney as his VP... This would be a completely different race, in fact, I believe with a McCain/Romney ticket we would see a complete reversal in the polls. McCain's campaign strategy would have been completely different... Think about it... McCain would not have use negative and attack tactics and campaigning that has hurt him with independents. His weakness with the economy would have been strengthen with Romney on the ticket, erasing voter doubts, and he would have picked-up the endorsement on Colin Powell... one of the remaining republicans who most Americans respect.... All things would have been different with McCain had better judgment by not picking Sarah Palin as his VP... She was a liability from the beginning, he didn't vett her... McCain gambled his campaign away pandering to Sen. Clinton's supporters... BIG MISTAKE!!!!
so caribou barbie told drew griffin she does not want to give people like me " carol the retired grocery checker" a 2nd stimulas package, why???????? i get a 27.000.00 pension a year. after i pay 2735.00 in TAXES a year , medical , dental iget a whopping 22.000.00 a year to live on, I COULD USE A 2ND STIMULAS PACKAGE. this woman is as dumb as a bag of rocks!!!!!! its no wonder they dont let her speak in public often.... shes out there spewing LIE AFTER LIE. she needs to answer to troopergate first before she tells us what SHE WANTS TO DO!!!!!!!go home nowwwwwww !!!!!!!
Yeah, she was "talking down" to a third grader, but she was also building up her role in the Senate to much, much more than it really was.
Maybe she doesn't think it's important to tell the truth to young people.
She needs to go back to Alaska, hopefully the people of Alaska will put her in her place.
It looks like Katie Couric isn't the only interviewer able to stump Palin.
Once this is over there should be an investigation into the way CNN covered Obama differently than they covered his opponents during both the general and primary elections. Shameless shills.
Palin doesn't know what the job of VP entails, but I bet she can tell you the latest in the fashion world, judging by the extravagant shopping spree for her and her family.
150,0000 dollars!!!!! Thatcould have paid my mortgage, car and a very nice vacation.
Sarah Palin DOESN"T KNOW the answer to most things, she is in WAY over her head.
NOW WE SEE WHY SHE WENT TO
5 COLLEGES TO GET A 4 YEAR DEGREE.
SHE IS DEFINITELY ANOTHER MCBUSH
EXAMPLE OF VERY FAULTY JUDGMENT.
ALL HIS APPOINTMENTS WOULD BE OF SIMILAR LOW IQ.
ISN'T IT WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE & HOW WE GOT HERE.
I'm quite embarrased at this point. If america chooses this travesty of a ticket i'm simply moving. How ignorant and uncurious can one person be.
Obama 08
Democrat for McCain:
I would really like to know how you think that Palin's "experience" is so vast as to outweigh everyone else on the ticket. Please explain to me how being the governor of a state with with a smaller population than any of the NYC boroughs individually for two years in any way qualifies a person to deal with the rigors of the presidency, which, by the way, demands a mastery of foreign policy that Palin has not shown. Now, on the intelligence issue, I'm not going to say that Palin isn't intelligent. She is simply uninformed. She has no knowledge of foreign policy or international relations. She has displayed very poor judgment in the exercise of power (and yes, it came during her ADULT life, not when she was 8). If there is any party that is a joke in this election, it is the Republican party.
Obviously this third-grader is playing 'gotcha.' Shame on the liberal media for reporting Palin's words, exactly how she said it!
I'm sure the Republicans will find a way to blame Barack Obama for this too. I can see the headlines now, Barack Obama switched Sarah Palin's cue cards....
This woman scares me more and more everyday. What is wrong with her? I think a third grader would comprehend, Sarah, if you would have said that the VP helps the President make important decisions for the country and advises on issues that the President may not be very knowledgeable in (see: Obama/Biden/foreign policy) and meets important persons of interest and travels to meet with foreign leaders either with the President or solo. The Constitution explicitly states that the VP is a member of the executive branch of government and only serves as a tie-breaking vote in the Senate. I guess she didn't learn that while spending six years getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. I'm sure she would love nothing more than abusing her executive power by "ruling the Senate." Everyone loves to throw the word socialism around with Obama, even though they most likely have no idea what the word means. So far Sarah has been found guilty of abusing her power, she wanted to find out how to ban a book from a public library, and said she isn't worried about the polls because "God will do the right thing" and "our pryer warriors are praying for us and America," can anyone say theocratical facism?
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand."
As opposed to the way she normally answers policy questions which could be described as 'in a way that a third grader would answer them and NO-ONE could understand.'
Dear 3rd Graders;
Please ask Sarah Palin questions she can understand.
Democrat for McCain – You are also an idiot. I don't see Obama ever being investigated nor do I see Biden being investigated. McCain has been investigated for the Keating 5 Scandal, but was cleared with "LACK OF JUDGEMENT". Palin was found by her own republican party to abusing her power. Hmmm we have two morons who have been investigated compared to two who have not. Interesting!!!!!!
Ah, yes, so the man who graduated Magna cum Laude from Harvard isn't smart? You, Democrat for McCain, are not only wrong, but horribly misinformed.
And the possibility of Palin becoming President, should McCain become unable to perform his duties? That scares me. You say Obama is a Socialist. Well, I'd take a Socialist over a Fascist any day.
Obama/Biden '08
When will the folks realize just how bad a choice John ("Country First") McCain made choosing this truthfully incompetent person as the VP choice...not exactly putting Country First or serves him well is displaying his decision making process. Please U.S. WAKE UP!
Ummm.. So did Biden at the VP debate. He said during the debate on his rant about Cheney that Article I of the Constitution covers the executive Branch (it is Article II).
More importantly, the notion that the vice president can preside over the Senate only when there is a tie vote is simply wrong. Nor is it true that the only legislative involvement the vice president has is to break tie votes. The vice president is the president of the Senate, where he interprets the rules and can only be overridden by a vote of 60 senators.
Where is the outrage over Biden not understanding what vice presidents do?
QUOTE: "Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
What a ridiculous cop out. She IS a third-grader. Can't believe she made the same misstatement she made in the VP debate, even after Biden corrected her comment. It would be scary to have hear a heartbeat away or to think of her finger on the trigger.
I'm siding with Sarah Palin on this! These third graders with their "gotcha" questions just gets on my nerve!!!
/sarcasm
So – just for Gov. Palin, we'll rename it to "Are you smarter than a THIRD grader?"
HER RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION IS THE REASON I EARLY VOTED LAST WEEK!!!! OBAMA/BIDEN 08
so much for this half-baked Alaskan. Say Bye Bye to the lower 48, Failin!
Personal to John in UPST, NY:
You truly need to start paying attention to what's going on and form YOUR OWN opinion, not repeating the Rush speaking points!!!
Yes, you are all right. "Tie Breaker" is very descriptive of what VP and the Senate does.
Breaks ties regarding what? On "things that make your life better for you and your family." Gee, that sounds a bit more substantive than "tie breaker" n'est ce pas?
hee-hee....
I would have thought the first thing she would have asked McCain when he nominated her as his VP, was what are the responsibilities of a Vice President........cause it is very plain to see that she didn't know and still doesn't know...........but she sure looks nice in all those Name Brand clothes and hairdo's they have spent on herand her family.($150,000,00).........maybe that is why she wants the job of VP.........McCain has promised her and her family a warerode and hair style budget for the next 4 years.......
Is she smarter than 3rd grader? My answer is "NO".
"She has ignited her fans" McCan't said about her. I think so. If RNC has spent more than 150K of "Joe the Plumper"'s donation to clothe her, her fans would be more ignited, and the big department stores are more exited.
"... and a lot of 'good' policy changes..."
McSame is putting our country at risk by selecting Miss Fallin who would be 72-year old heart beat away from presidency.
NOTICE FROM MCCAIN CAMP: Sarah Palin will no longer be available for third graders' questions.
The scariest thing to me are the people on this blog who actually support this TOTALLY INEPT WOMAN! What is WRONG
Hi Terry:
I watch all the debates includind the one for the VP, and Yes Joe Biden did correctly stated the roles of VP as defined by our constitution. You need to watch the tape again and listen carefully to his resonse to that question, and if you don't have a copy of the tape, I will be glad to send you one.
Sorry it was just not the answer to a 3rd graders question.
She made the same statemnet in the VP debate!
I quess her answer is what she was told it was.
In July she did not even know what a VP did.
She still does not!
A third grader's question being answered by the intellectual curiosity of a third grader (the one and only Sarah Palin)
Are all you hard-working folks, who gave money to Palin, happy that
$ 150,000.00 was spent to buy clothes for Sarah and her family?
Talk about spreading the wealth.
Sarah fails the 10th grade civics test again. I might even forgive her for asking what the V.P. does until she actually agreed to do it. There is no excuse now. She is either willfully ignorant (i.e. anti-intellectual) or simply has an IQ too low to comprehend the concept. I'm not sure which is worse.
Hmmmm Dan Quayle could not spell potato.......Sarah Palin does not know how the VP/Senate operates..........two clueless Republicans!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
Was she also speaking to 3rd-grade viewers during the recent VP debate in which she gave a lengthier version of the same answer? Biden immediately called her out on that answer, but it didn't seem to get any attention after the debate. Thank goodness she repeated it for those people that missed it the first time.
Why isn't there more outrage regarding the fact that voters names are being removed from the list. There is a report that for ever voter registered, two are removed. Why is there no outcry? What are the democrats doing to address this?
James in SC,
Even Alaska deserves better than Palin. After her abuse of power, both in efforts to get an employee fired, and her abuse of travel privileges for her children, they should impeach her immediately.
Apparently she wants to abuse the powers of the VP too, LOL!!!
Obama08!
That is the second time she has basically said that, and it wasn't to 3rd grader the first time, now was it?? Maybe she should quit speaking to those kids and have a seat next to them!
A terrorist website says they want to harm America before the election so McCain can win the Presidency and he can continue Bush's policies of self destruction.
I guess we didn't learn from the Russia – Afghanstan war.
she is the new face of the GOP, Yeah right more like the Poster Child for its destruction
No Palin No way
I've finally figured out that Palin thinks she is competing in a beauty contest. You know the contests where the pretty face spews out the most inane answers. She really thinks that her beauty will overcome her brainless answers and win the contest and she will get some nice roses and a spiffy crown. Honey, this aint no beauty contest. I have had enough of the past eight years and McSame is no different than Bush. I'm really glad that people are turned off by the nastiness of the McCane campaign.
ooooh... my god! my headache is getting worst! please!!!!! don't ask question on this woman anymore! P L E A S E !!!!!
When it comes to broad knowledge of anything about any subject regarding the US government, Sara Palin does not know anything. She abviously does not even know what her role will be as VP of US if McCain becomes the president. It is absolutely mind bogelling as to why John McCain chose someone like Sara Palin to be his running mate.
How in the world ANYONE can vote for McCain/Palin is beyond me. This woman is STUPID. And he is even worse for picking her. He absolutely did not put his country first. Let's forget about the economy for a moment. McShame's pick as Palin for VP should be the focus. It is absolutely absurd and I might add disrespectful that he picked her. McShame picking her is a total slap in the face to forward thinking Americans. I am so sickened by him and her. Mean, vindictive, divisive, holier-than though, stupid, the list goes on. Please make this insanity stop. Vote Obama/Biden.
The only thing remotely entertaining left in this election is watching and reading the excuses and spin the McCain/Palin supporters make for their sorry excuse for candidates.
BTW, I just explained, truthfully, to my 3rd grader what the VP does so if Palin needs some advice give him a call.
Didn't anyone catch that she said the same thing in the VP debate? And Biden corrected her in is answer.
You know, the simple answer would be is to help the President. And by the way, you swear the third grader is gonna write a book report on it.
I'm sorry, but did I just read this?
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand."
Good God, what happened to the Republican party, are they all either clueless or utterly ignorant?
So....guess it is okay with Palin backers to deceive 3rd graders? After all they are just kids....and we can lie to them huh?
You Sara Palin are pathetic example of a vice-presidentail candidate.
To Democrat for a change – the Republicans have quit citing ACORN has a factor in this race becuase their OWN hands have been found to be much dirtier in California. Do you not watch the news? Yes, that's right – a Republican paid registration taker has been BOOKED for fraudulent registration. Signing people up as Republican when they requested Democrat and also – he himself was registered in two (I will make it easy for you "2") states.
Geez, Buddy – if you don't know what you are talking about – learn to read or at least watch some news. You sir, are a baffoon!
To use her argument of experience.....she would have more experience than McCain also.....scary!!!! None of them have the presidential experience. Obama has proven time and again that he has the tempermant, knowledge and personality to be the President. I can't say that about McCain.
Obama/Biden 08
NEWS FLASH – Sarah Palin IS NOT smater than a 3rd grader !
Look, the Democrats don't know whats in the constitution because they have no respect for it. Its not the Bill of Rights, its the Bill of Suggestions.
IT'S VERY DEPRESSING TO THINK THAT SOMEONE WITH
THAT MENTALITY COULD GET AS FAR AS SHE DID...I WISH I
COULD GO SHOPING AT NEIMAN MARCUS..MAYBE I WOULD FEEL
BETTER...
Back to 2nd Grade for you Sarah!
Oh brother so she misspoke big deal already. We know the Messiah is going to be President courtesy of the liberal media. It would be nice for the VP to get involved in the Senate or Congress since it seems the last 2 years they haven't been able to make good decisions.
Give me a freakin' break. Biden says that Obama's election will result in a manufactured crisis within 6 months to test him and that he will need help AND that his response won't seem appropriate.
And you guys are ragging on Palin for answering a third grader's question with a response at the third grade level?
I agree, if the Lame Stream Media were anymore in the tank they would be called Rommell ... or Dukakis...
Is it really too much to ask for to have an intelligent president/VP in the white house?
Hey Sacto Joe:
The VP presides over the House of Representatives. Get it, now?
Democrat for McCain...
You are hardly a Democrat. Most likely a Republican posing as a Democrat. And after your comment, I wonder about your intelligence level. I'm not sure how anybody can say Obama is "not that smart" when you have Alaska Barbie making ridiculous statements like this. The woman has no idea what the Constitution even says.
Anybody who votes for these clowns really has to take a good look at themselves in the mirror and decide what kind of person they truly are.
I'm an Independent, not posing as a Democrat or a Republican. I'm an Independent who donated money to McCain back in the primaries because I THOUGHT he was man of honor and integrity. I will NOT be voting for him in two weeks. NO WAY, NO HOW!
Obama has proven to be thoughtful, articulate, intelligent, and steady in a time of a crises. McCain has proven to me that his best days are long behind him and it's time for him to retire into the Arizona sunset. We need a President whose best days are in front of him, not behind them.
Anyone (I'm looking at you splurge) who claims the media is biased should remember the nonstop horse whipping Obama got over Rev. Wright. Where was the "media hates us" rants when Obama would getting raked over the coals during the primary?
The answer to this question automatically qualifies her to a contestant on "Are you Smarter than a Third Grader".
I tried listening to Palin to see if something she says makes any sense. I feel for McCain with this one. If McCain were elected as President, she would probably try and steal the job right away from him. KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN WITH THIS ONE, MCCAIN. Good luck!! You would have definitely received my vote until you unleashed the BEAST!!!
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Sara, Wisconsin, where in the Constitution is the Vice Presidency declared the "second highest office in our land?" To quote one prominent (Democrat) Vice-President, John Garner, “the vice presidency is not worth a bucket of warm spit.”
Relax people.
im glad i voted on oct 13th... GO OBAMA AND BIDEN !!!!!!!!
NOTHING MORE THAN, A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
i mean, we got nothing else to worry about?
sheesh.
"Stupid is as stupid does."
–Forest Gump
I am pleased to see that at least the news media are catching her on this. I don't feel that she is dumb for this and I feel that a lot of comments on here are overreacting. She's clearly just another Cheneyesque politician, once again too powerful and takes advantage of her role in government. I hope that voters realize this and just how corrupt she is when she is in control of anything. We can't allow this type of government to continue to run our country!
Obama-Biden 08
I like that. The VP Sarah may not like it, but:
The Speaker of House is in charge of the House of Representatives. The Senators are in charge of the Senate.
And now Sarah Palin can go back to govern Alaska.
What a moron! Perhaps she is better suited for a career in show biz! She is funny and likes public attention! John McBush must be sorry, however, that she has gained so much attention!!!
you can't compare Biden to this ding-bat. He is an attorney who teaches law at a prestigious Univ, this dingbat took 6 years and 5 schools to get a degree in Journalism. As a 34 year old woman, with a Bachelors, MBA & PhD. I am really questioning why I am not running for VP.
The only reason that the Republicans get lampooned is for the silly things they say...and do. After Election Day we will all need to work to be unified as a country. In fact, this election cycle has not been as dirty and nasty as some in the past, believe it or not.
Only in Alaska and dreams honey.
She needs to go home to Alaska and take care of her dysfunctional family. They need her more than we do.
I'm sure that Nancy Pelosi would be more than glad to tutor Sarah on who's in charge of the Senate
At some point if you support McCain you need to cut your losses with Palin. I know it hurts but at some point you need to come to the realization of what a horrible choice as a governing person McCain made (As an election maneuver, he gets some brownie points)
Yes, the media has shown biased for Obama, hard to argue with that (there is probably a reason for that, happy to get into that discussion some other time. So if you are an Obama supporter, fair coverage does not equal all good support for your candidate. Admit there is some bias and move on.
As for the comment that Biden does not know the role of the vicepresident, give me a break. If you read the documentary by the New Yorker on his thought process for accepting the vicepresidential post, he knows exactly what this and any other major role in an administration is about.
On the other hand, I have to admit the media is showing some bias with the timing of this article. Why? Because if you go back to what she said in the vicepresidential debate, this is exactly what she said. Which leads you to the Palin spokesperson response about just answering so a third grader could understand. That is absolutely not true, Palin made the same statements in much greater detail during the debate.
Is there a 'debate' about what the Constitution says about the role of the VP, maybe in Cheney's and Palin's mind, every other POTUS and VP in history seemed to understand quite well.
Democrat for McCain, right anyone with half brain dont vote for Obama, you need full brain to understand the real problems in America and who caused it. no surprise you half to none brain person voting for Palin.
Go Obama
the mccain-palin ticket is the best way to go because they have a way beter health care plan and they both have more experience than senator obama we need a republican to lead the great nation
Wow.
Dumber than a bag o' hammers.
Everytime this woman opens her mouth, a few more Independents and Undecideds run screaming to Obama.
Thanks, Sarah!
I am amazed that this is taken as gently as it seems to be
in the article. Indeed the article takes pains to inform the
reader of the proper relationship of the Vice President to
the Senate.
Where I come from, a 6th grader knows this.
In addition to the mistake itself, appalling and typical
of this Manchurian candidate from what Chris Hedges
has labeled the "Dominion" faction of the far right, it
is an admission her ambition. This woman is no
friend of Democracy. That somebody so ignorant and
so arrogant has been allowed to get this close to
power reduces our national claim to distance from
Germany prior to WWII.
Please, everyone, read Chris Hedges' American
Fascists, The Christian Right and the War on America
for background. We are under siege from an ugly,
ugly quarter. Sarah is one of its spearheads.
All of the golden haired women of the world should rejoice that Sarah Palin has played such a vizable part in this election. Now we have to change all the blonde jokes to brunett!
"Lord please forgive her, for she knows not what she do".
This woman was found guilty of abuse of power, folks.
It is no mistake or misstatement when she says she wants to take over the senate.
She scares me.
Hi, I am not sure where to enter this at. This is for the fact finders. Palin keeps talking about Obama being a socialist. I heard on the radio an interview with McCain during the Hard Ball tours and he was at Michigan St College. He took a question from a young lady that was complaining about her father having to pay her tutition and how much taxes he was having to pay. Her father is a doctor. McCain told her in his opinion he did not have a problem with someone who was very comfortable in their life paying more in taxes. I think that needs to be made public to even the playing field. I know this exists because I heard it on the radio this morning. A station in St. Louis, MO. It is 550 AM Talk Radio. The morning speaker could tell you exactly where he got that audio clip, I believe his name is McGraw.
Thank you,
Jerri Lou
Of course you would blast Sarah for misstating the role of VP, but Biden did it first and he should know far more than her what the VP's role is considering the number of years he's been in the senate. I'm so sick of everyone at CNN's far left views and onesidedness. McCain is not only right in accusing Obama of not getting it, unfortunately the media nor alot of Americans get it either! Equality please!
I personally feel as though she wishes she could be the president. I mean look at what she is doing. She does not agree w/ him on a lot of important issues and her response to that is "we will just have to change his mind" Did she forget that she is VP! He is over her! think you will see her run for president in the next election
If Sarah Parlin answer questions as of a 3rd grade mentality she should be teaching pre-k and no running for vice president
I see Palin is stumping in ohio. Shouldn't hat read, "Palin stumped in Ohio"?
"War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength".
This is not a one-off error. She has been consistent in this message, having stated it explicitly at least 4 times now.
I don't think it is a mistake at all. I think it is her interpretation of the Constitution and how she intends to go about operating as the VP.
Just a bit of a loose cannon, don't you think?
"stating it so a 3rd grader could understand" more like making a 3rd grader dumber..if that question comes up on a test and the teacher grades it stating that the answer was incorrect, what should you say. The Rep VP nom said it was true..should be marked corrrect just because she said it. NO!! NO!! NO!! THE ANSWER IS WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!! SHE GETS AND F ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBLITES OF VP!!!
Even I know that..maybe McCain should have picked me for his running mate..I'm a woman and football mom. I regularly go against the coach and refs. I supported new school uniforms, until I didn't because no one else agreed with me. I beat her on three key issues:
1. I never used my power to get anyone fired ( even though they said I did) I am glad that I was found not guilty (even though they said I was wrong)
2. I always paid for my children to travel with me and bought their clothes for the trip.
3. I know what the VP's job intells
See I'm perfectly qualified!!!
Another example of how unqualified or politically ignorant she would be as VP.
One is senile and the other is stupid, what a great combination!
Stupid is as stupid does, that would explain their fan base
FOR YOU LIBS IN HERE -- VP 'S ARE IN CHARGE OF THE SENATE ........MAYBE CNN SHOULD LOOK IT UP ...AND YOU TOOO LIBB'S
The third grader played a 'Gotcha journalism' on Palin. LOL
When I was in 3rd grade some guys from NASA came and gave a presentation on the Apollo program and the various types of technology they were using. We understood it.
Having Palin claim that she had to say "in charge of the Senate" is non-sense....maybe if she were speaking at a pre-school I would buy that explaination. The average 3rd grader is probably Palin's intellectual superior!
Palin probably thinks Speaker of the House is the sound system used in Congress
Why am I not surprised? Did anyone bother to tell her what her role as VP would be before (or after) she was picked? I guess not. Even then, for someone in her position (ex-Mayer, Governor) to not know what the VP does is alarming. Anyone who is voting for McCain should be concerned about this lack of basic civics knowledge by her. In these times of grave economic concern and multiple crises looming, we need as VP someone with a deep intellectual capacity and understanding of the issues- who can give sound advice and challenge the President. And here we have Sarah Palin, who is obviously lacking the intellect and knowledge that is demanded of someone in her position. As an independent woman and a mother of 2, I am really offended by her selection as VP by John McCain and I really fear for our country’s future if he is elected, knowing that this woman may be called upon to take his place and run the free world. Really scary!
So….guess it is okay with Palin backers to deceive 3rd graders? After all they are just kids….and we can lie to them huh?
You Sara Palin are pathetic exuse for a vice-presidential candidate.
Come on, people. Read the constitution. Do you think "President of the Senate" has no meaning? Palin is absolutely correct. Gwen Ifill understood, why can't CNN?
Palin makes Dan Quayle look like a rocket scientist.
to Democrat for Mccain: you are right. Any one with 1/2 of a brain won't vote for Obama but the rest of us with 1/1 of a brain like him.
Once again Palin puts her foot in her mouth, and just like a pit bull has a hard time letting go of it.
She's a joke in the USA and according to world reports she is a joke all over the world. Eurppean countries can't imagine why she was picked as a presidential candidate's running mate.
We all know Barack Obama paid that child to ask that question.
Seriously Sarah, you would think those 5 colleges you attended to get your Bachelors Degree would have tought you something.
This woman has been asked this question a few times, and has yet to get it right! She did not explain it in terms a third grader could understand, she explained it the way she wants it to be and possibly even believes it to be. This just so happens to match the intellect of a third grader (not someone who should be running for VP)– so it worked out for her.
Obama/Biden '08
Gov. Palin was serious! She really doesn't have an understanding of what the Vice-President role is. She thinks she can change Washington without knowing Washington. That is the difference between herself and Obama. Obama KNOWS Washington and seeks to change it. He already has the special relationships he needs to change Washington, Palin is too far on the outside. So, let's stop making excuses for the governor Americans and face the reality that Gov. Palin was John McCain over-reacting to Barack Obama speech at the DNC. Sarah Palin is just not ready yet to be Vice-President.
To: Democrat for McCain
Maybe you should take a walk on that infamous Bridge to Nowhere!! You might actually find some common sense!!
About the TAX situation – think about this:
The big difference for me as a business participant – is how does taxing affect us, the business.
Take a $100Mil Company, lets say we have this sort of P&L balance sheet levels. To keep it simple and in round numbers.
Size $100 Mil Company
Profit $10 Mil – ie 10% This is what we will be taxed on.
Cost of Sales $20 Mil – ~20%
R&D -new product development – $10 Mil ~ 10%
Cost of Good Sold – including Admin and Management – ie all labor cost.
Let say that material purchase to produce the product line in 30% or $30 Mils
So our labor cost are $30Mil
Now we will – via the Obama plan go from 20% tax rate on the $10 Profit or $2Mils to 40% tax or $4Mils. – or worse!
So I have to live with telling the stock market profit will fall from 10% to 8% – NOT a good idea.
or – I have to reduce our sales efforts – thats NOT a good idea – is it? We will lose sales which means layoffs
or – I have to reduce labor cost.- well I can layoff people in the US and move more of our labor off shore.
That is really the most likely result – but is really bad for balance of trade! as we will import more of our product parts.
None the less, let say the average payroll was $30K per person and I need to make up $2Million – that's ~ 65 jobs that Obama will cost the US!
It' pretty simple to me. We can argue about the example numbers – but the point is clear! OR put in more detail, but the end effect is the same. TAXing business cost us all US JOBS.
McCain is rigth! Obama, never had any budget experience – to use his terms – Obama doesn't get it!
Stupid is as stupid does.
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
I'm relieved she is not a teacher! The bottom line to this whole thing is that in two weeks she can go back to governing Alaska and we will all have laughed about what a stupid pick she was. Sorry Johnny, looks like you don't get to be president.....
She is scary ignorant. I'm willing to accept that, even though she was being interviewed by an adult, that she wanted to respond in a way a 3rd grader would understand, since a 3rd grader asked the question. HOWEVER, her answer is not only wrong, but not at a 3rd grade level. I have a third grader, and she understands that if you have a 50-50 tie that the VP can be the tie-breaking vote; at least she understands that more than "good policy changes" and inacurately describing the job.
When you add that to the fact that Republican party is picking up the tab for most of her recent clothing shopping sprees, it really makes me wonder what has happened to the fundmental philosophy of Republicans. I've been a Republican my entire adult life, but the recent options that party has given me really has me scratching my head...
Ok, explaining something like this in a way that a 3rd grader can understand might be difficult. However, we just dicussed this here during lunchbreak and everybody would have used the term "working with the Senate" instead of "in charge of the Senate". Unless they are going to bend the constitution which wouldn't personally surprise me since McCain has no backbone to stop her.
Besides that the republicans have no program at all (other than doing everything pretty much the same like the last 8 years) ... the idea that Gov. Palin might be really "in charge" scares the sh.. out of me. And I guess, it does for the rest of the world.
Just once.. can a palin spokesperson answer a question without sounding like a 3rd grader? Every time she misspeaks, is challenged on abuse of power, etc. they respond with :well...Obama does it too!!!!
OWN UP
If the Vice President is in charge of the Senate, then how come their office is in the Old Executive Building and not on Capitol Hill?
Funny, seems during the debate Biden couldn't get it right either.
She was too busy spending $150k of campaign money on clothes–she didn't have time to actually learn what the VP does. She's a regular gal doncha know–I regularly spend $150K on clothing! Don't you?
Article I of the U.S. Constitution, the vice president is the "President" of the Senate....LOOK IT UP
This is not the first time she has mistated the role of the VP. Having been downsized recently from my job, consultants helping me find a new job have stressed to do my home work prior to interviewing for a new position.
It makes no sense for this lady after all this time seeking the position not to have become well verse in what the position involves.
Spin, spin, spin, this is down right ridiculous. If you want a job, at least have an understanding what the job is. This makes me sick to my stomach!
this is just a million of other things that palin doesn't know and understand.
it makes me mad that she doesn't know more than a grade 3 child.
she only wants to spend more of tax payers money for her hair and make up and clothes. 150 000.00 more.
she also wants to tote her kids around 21 000.00 more so that she can live off americans taxes.
say no to palin.
she is a total disgrace to all american women.
obama
So Palin's is going to go in there and be in charge of the U.S. Senate....Yeh right...try telling that to Hillary; that Palin is going to be in charge of her.....People get a clue...this woman is not ready to be V.P....and I say that because I'm scared she's going to be the President, because I don't think John is going to make it through the first term.
Vote Obama/Biden
We've finally found a role Sarah Palin "might" be qualified for...third grade Vice President!
Whatever happens Nov 4th, I just hope we are not held hostage to four years of Sara! We will become the laughing stock of all nations.
Come on Sara for heaven sake! pick up a book.
Readers should check out Joe Biden's understanding of the VP. He's an attorney and recently couldn't even remember which article of the constitution covers the executive branch and which covers the legislative branch. That's covered in 5th grade social studies, high school government and the first year of law school and he still missed it!
to Susie who claims that the media isn't covering Biden's comments.... hate to break it to you, but they are.
Can you spell Impeachment? Sarah Palin please go on line and read the U.S. Constitution it may surprise you.
Vote please and shut this woman up!!!!!!
Obama/Biden is the right choice...
I think she actually is auditioning for "Saturday Night Live." I don't think you were that good though on it, Sarah. Maybe you can get a job reading the news at a local station in Juneau?
To those of you commenting on Joe Biden's statement pertaining to a potential crisis. I believe he was stating that if that occurs, we need a calm, collected, reasonable person to address these types of situation namely Barack Obama.
Gov. Palin has again showed she is not ready for this job.
It's sad really, when a third grader, someone one third of a supposedly intellegent woman's age, speaks the words which reveal how clueless a woman is about her potential job. I suppose she'll dismiss this as explaining it in a way that a third grader would understand; which would be perfectly acceptable if she didn't treat the rest of the Country with a third grade mentality.
The only reason she is in the potential position she finds herself is that People of the lowest denominator, often seek to find the lowest common denominator.
How is giving a third grader an incorrect answer responding at their level?
Palin is a dangerous, unqualified menace to our country and Constitution.
Again? You mean she didn't figure this out after she screwed this up at the last debate? Maybe she subscribes to the Dick Cheney rewrite of the Constitution. Scary.
Sarah Palin should have known that the little third-grader wanted a technical answer and should not have attempted to simplify matters.
So what do Vice Presidential Candidates do?
Lose elections for perfectly good presidential candidates.
If i am not mistake the other VP contender also gave a wrong answer a few weeks back. But I guess you missed that as usual.
well NOW SHE KNOWS
it's 'sorta like wachin' Putin Rear his Head'
suddenly McCain has started knowing that he is supposed to be issuing out suggestions on how to put our economy back on track, we i have voted 4 Obama in early voting and i don't regret my option.
She should listen to a couple of Michelle Obama's rally...
Maybe she would understand that there's a difference between a political campaign and moose hunting...
This statement coming from her doesnt suprise me at all, this is why she should never be vice-president, and her running mate should never be in the white-house.
I think this was a mistake and was meant to be played on SNL this weekend. It's a skit folks so just calm down.
In all seriousness Pallin is best suited for comedy shows. She is so hilarious!!! and she should put her country first by voting Obama/Biden 08.
And let America say AMEN
What a dolt. She has a third grader's understanding of what the Vice President does.
Maybe she needs to take questions from first graders.
Redistributes oil wealth to Alaskan citizens.
Redistributes Alaskans citizens' wealth (taxes) to airlines and hotels to accommodate her children on fraudulent pretexts.
We've tried stupid for 8 years, it didn't work. Lets try smart this time.
GO OBAMA!
Typical one-side media coverage of the Presidential Election.
You're all waiting for my hand-out...
Is this really a surprise to anyone? I am fairly certain that myself and most of my friends are more capable of holding this position than she is. Nice pick JOHN! Your gut really makes some good decisions JOHN! Way to show your judgment and ability to lead the largest country in the world JOHN! Think i will stick to the intelligent, calm, steady candidate who made an excellent selection of VP. Obama/Biden
Do you ever notice that Sarah Palin always balls up her hand every time she doesn't have a clue or answer to a questions. Then she starts pointing with her balled up hand. What's up with that?
If you watch ALL her past interviews, she constantly balls her palm up when she's clueless and then she just starts rambling off "sweet nothings" in the hopes that people don't realize she's an idiot!!!
I love how the republicans run to her defense. Almost like, "poor Sarah. God bless her. Give the gal a break."
SOME CARIBOU ARE APPLAUDING IN HEAVEN.
She answered in terms that a 3rd grader would understand because that is the only level at which she can understand. She is a clueless, vapid moron with the intellectual capacity of a cow (no offense intended to any cows reading this).
First, Democrat for McCain is way off base. Sounds like they are buying the right wing propoganda hook, line and sinker! That's what happens when someone allows talk radio to do the thinking for them. If all that rubbish were true, would he hold a security clearance?
Secondly, Palin's concept of the VP's level of power sounds as if she's been hanging around Cheney too much. Talk about someone that manipulated his position to gain inordinate power and influence. The Bush administration's abuse of power for political gain has to be the most blatant in recent memory.
Bottom line: McCain sold himself to the power brokers in the Republican Party, stepped away from many of his principles and allowed an unqualified person to be a candidate for VP.
It's not funny and not explainable either. You don't give a child wrong info so they will understand it better. You give them the right info and let them ask questions. Palin simply doesn't know what she's talking about!
Palin, Palin, Palin.... YOU my dear was interviewed by a 3RD GRADER not Ms. Katie Curic or ABC, what's wrong with you? No, better yet what's wrong with US as Americans? The Republican Party would rather cut off their noses to spite their faces! The Alaskan people TOLD us we really didn't KNOW what WE were getting, that's why the MEDIA never interviewed an Alaskan who would have TOLD US who Palin and her Husband really were! The MEDIA kept these people Hidden, so we as Republicans could get Alaska's foot in the door, through McCain's choice of this woman, through Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Newgt Ginghrich! These guys KNEW OF Palin, but McCain (trying to get Hillary's voters to energize his camp) and the American had no Clue who Sarah Palin was or IS. Only 7 weeks, how long have we as Americans have known Joe Biden? Listen to her comments people, SHE wants CONTROL of the White House and She said that to a 3rd Grader! Question, Could it be that Palin doesn't even consider McCain's Judgements either? Just a Thought!
SARAH IS A PERFECT EXSAMPLE OF
MCIDIOT'S THINKING OR LACK THEREOF.
SHE CAN'T ANSWERER A QUESTION FROM A 3rd. GRADER,
BUT HE WANTS HER TO BE VP.& POSSIBLY PRESIDENT OF
THIS COUNTRY. HE IS OUT OF HIS GREEDY IGNORANT MIND !!!
Sarah Palin gave the same description of the VP position, when asked about it during the VP debate, so the excuse about her talking in a manner that a third grader could understand, is a phony excuse. She said the same thing to all the adults in the country who watched her debate Senator Biden.
She was not talking to a third grader. She was asked it on a live TV interview. She was talking like a third grader. That is the real problem. She has had plenty of time to read the part of the constitution that spells out the role of a VP. That fact that she still does not have a grasp of what the position entails, disqualifies her for the position, let alone have her take over as president, if the president could not carry on.
Can someone tell her to please stop answering questions in a way kids understand and NOT adults. She never answers questions inteligently and her answers are STUPID! She is way over her head and to tell you the truth I don't like or trust her. She gives us women a bad reputation ..... not all of us are stupid like Palin is.
The explanation of these comments is an insult to 3rd graders.
They have a FAR better understanding of our constitution than Palin.
Wow....the more she speaks the more obvious it becomes that she is an empty suit with note cards and a teleprompter. No matter how anyone tries to spin her comments, she comes across to most intelligent people as a light weight.
She probably thinks that she would be able to charge the US Senate for her children's plane tickets from Alaska while she would be presiding over the Senate and being the maverick that she is....HA HA!!!
half of the clowns that reply to this article wouldn't know the difference either. sarah palin's attraction isn't her inside washington knowledge – it's the fact she's a refreshingly honest voice who believes in her country not like the communist wanna be.
I TELL YOU PEOPLE ARE A BUNCH OF BASHING LIBS----–DO YOU REMEMBER BIDEN SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT OBAMA IS GOING TO BE TESTED IN NEXT 6 MONTHS BY OUR FORIEGN PEOPLE LIKE IRAN ....KOREA ...ETC........IF ELECTED ...THATS LIKE A INVITE TO TERROR ...MY GAWD.....TELL ME WHATS WORSE A MIS-STATEMENT BY PALIN ...OR BIDEN SAYING THIS .........GAWD LIBS YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF DIRECTION----------I BET MOST OF YOU SPOKE AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT U WERE TALKIN ABOUT
This person is CLUELESS...
Totally unqualified!
Obama/Biden '08
Sarah Palin's spokesperson said that she was explaining the role in a way that only a child can understand. Well, that's an acceptable reason. Except she stated the same thing during the recent Vice Presidential debate, and Joe Biden replied by giving her a ten-second lesson on the Constitutionally-specified role of a Vice President. So, the argument that she was just explaining it to a kid doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Joe Biden, the moderator, and most of the people watching that debate are not kids. And the fact that she made the same mistake now shows that she either wants to control the Senate, forgot Joe Biden's lesson, or has really bad memory. In any case, it's a bad reflection on her.
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
NOT QUALIFIED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT!
I loved that moment in the VP debate when Biden, a Constitutional law prof, himself, at Wiedner Univ. in Delaware, set Simple Sarah straight on the duties of the VP as regards the Senate, vis a vie the CONSTITUTION. Anyone hearing Palin speak these words, heck hearing her speak ANY words, should be very, very frightened of her.
How 'bout her statement that "God will do the right thing on Nov. 4". God already led me to cast my vote last Saturday for Obama/Biden. I pray that everyone else does the same!
YES WE CAN!!!
Sarah says ' Wha ...?"!!! she read that the cloth will be given to charity after this is all over.
but then she calm down and remember that she is charity.
If she doesnt know what she is suppose to do – how can she tell us what McCain will do.
Just think, Palin's for home schooling!!!
What's the big deal? Palin directs all her answers to 3rd graders. The VP "can really get in there?" What does that mean?
I don't know who's the scariest - McCain or Palin - tough call! Before you vote, please google PNAC and John McCain - shocking!
Joe Biden also said he clearly understood the constitutional role of Vice-President, BUT he wanted to use the role to help implement the President's policies – somewhat different from Dick Cheney who acted first and then informed the President what the policy now was!!
This stupid old man brought this Moose Bimbo to the stage.
This moran puppet should shut her mouth.
They both should return to their A homes- Arizona and Alaska and leave the big A – America to Obama.
Vote Obama / Biden
This is from the woman who is out there bashing Obama everyday, claiming that the White House is no place for "on the job training." Governor, you don't even know what the VP job entails as put forth in the Constitution.
And for all the Repubs accusing some bloggers of bashing and not being noble, I ask you this: Which candidates are calling a US Senator a terrorist, socialist, and communist? McCain and Palin are dividing the nation, while Obama and Biden are trying to unite it.
This is news? Talk about a mountain out of a molehill. The constitution says that the VP is president of the senate. "In charge of" is not a precise or "lawyerly" way of stating it, but it's a fine common sense articulation of Palin's point. She was responding to a third grader's question! It seems to me, she is just stating the obvious: that she intends to advocate for legislation resembling McCain's policies. Exactly what Biden said of his role as VP. Shocking! And don't you think it's at least a good idea for the VP to be informed of senate business in the event he or she does have to break a tie? Or would you all prefer that the tie-breaker flip a coin?
It is becoming ever clearer to me that candidates need to go to law school in order to learn how to appear they are giving substantive answers when they in fact are not. Obama, for instance, has mastered the art of the point-by-point statement. "Let me give you specifics: #1: I would , #2: I would ..." you get the picture.
As for Biden, I think he's an underreported disaster. How come Palin's response to a third grader gets full coverage and a photo, and Biden's comment is practically a footnote? Looks like CNN is in a contest with MSNBC, and gaining significant ground. I'll leave it to the public to determine what that contest might be.
Granted it has never been challenged and sent to the Supreme Court but the following 2 clauses are in the Constitution in Black and White. If the Vice-President is at the Senate (look at clause 5) they run the show. I dare say any law that says otherwise could be challenged and sent to the Supreme Court for interpretation. To say she mistated and for you to say the VP is not President of the Senate would mean you need to go to 8th grade Civics. Now Joe Biden said all the VP does is break a tie (ignoring President of the Senate) but that would only explain clause 4 but not clause 5.
Clause 4: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
Clause 5: The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
Leave Gov. Palin alone, I'm not even a Republican, but I think everyone is tooooo harsh. Why isn't everyone asking Obama hard questions, and picking apart everything he says? He is running for President, not the Vice President. He should have way more experience then Palin, and he doesn't he has less. Start picking Obama, or leave Palin alone.
Don't insult 3rd graders. They understand the system better than Palin.
$150K on CLOTHES??? That is more than my HOUSE is worth! That is more than I make (GROSS) in three years?
This is "just like you" and "joe six pack" ?????????????
Get a clue, lady
Throw her under the bus already...
I think, honestly, she doesn't have a clue of what her role would be in a McCain administration... but she perfectly understand her role in the current McCain's campaign... she's just moose hunting...
Was she looking in the mrror when she was talking the 3rd graders?
SOMEBODY HERE PLEASE READ THE CONSTITUTION!!!
IN FACT, Article I clearly states that the VP is the President of the Senate....NOT just during a deciding vote...ALL THE TIME. In fact the VP didn't even sit on the Cabinet of the President until 1921...until then he was "so involved in legislative affairs so as to be virtually excluded from the executive affairs of the nation." This is from "The Constitution its sources and application, written in 1922.
So before you criticize, TRY actually sitting down and reading the Constitution FIRST.
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said the Alaska governor was simply answering the question in a way a third-grader could understand."
I guess we should conclude that Palin has a 3rd grader's understanding of the role of a VP?
Let me correct one thing I just said.
Instead of saying just Republicans I should've maybe said "ultra right wing republicans" or McCain supporters. Sorry if I offended any open minded Republicans out there.
Nice red leather jacket, Sarah! How much of Republican donors' money did you spend on it?
The comment shows Palin for the ignoramus she is!
i can not believe this poor excuse of a woman, let alone a vp wanna be. Oh my God, send her and her family back to Alaska and let the good people there deal with her. John Mcshame did the democrats a great favor when he picked her for his running mate. she can't even get the question right from a 3rd grader, or will the rethugs say he was an obama plant?? yeah, just like joe the plumber. what losers. i can't wait to go and vote for the next president of this great country, OBAMA 08&12.
If Gov. Palin is going to explain what the Vice President does, for a 3rd grader to understand, she may want to consider explaining it to him correctly.
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
BS! She gave an honest answer based on what she thinks the VP does. She has no clue, and apparently the puppetiers forgot to cover this one.
Why do we always have to have someone tell us what Sarah "really meant", the day after she says something. When will she be able to get her own points across without being missunderstood, or saying something totally incorrect.
When will the excuses for Sarah Palin stop???
Democrat for McCain... You idiot! Research shows it was more of a matter of ACORN workers defrauding ACORN. They fabricated registrations (Dem and Rep.) to get paid. Although ACORN identified most of the bad forms, they are still required by Fed Law to turn them in. If they didn't you and the rest of the nut job neocons would claim they were only culling the Republican registrations. Besides you need to know registration fraud does not mean voter fraud. Unless someone is stupid enough, maybe you, to let Bob’s Bigboy vote
I would implore to think before you post but I can only imagine how hard it must be with only half a brain!
Is this what McCain calls "Country First?"
She answered the question so a third grader to understand according to her spokesperson, only because Palin is over her head and is incompetent. The Peter Principle keeps slamming her. She is very likeable, friendly, however will not be able to step in as POTUS. Wake up electorate!
Oh, and all of you, "open-minded liberals," out there...its pretty amazing how hateful you are against others that don't see the world YOUR WAY. That's what I call being open-minded in all its glory... Perhaps more people would respect your ideas if you actually practiced what you preached.
WE NEED TRUTH -- UMMMM...CHENEY'S BEEN IN THERE FOR A WHILE ......SHE WOULD BE TAKING OVER HIS POSITION .......SAME DIFF .....GAWD
The only politician that is more stupid then Sarah Palin is John McCain, for picking Sarah Palin.
This is a prime example of why McCain/Palin will not get the White House. SHE IS WRONG. She tries to spin it in a way to make her sound like she was to relating to the people. Never admitting guilt for being WRONG. Then slams Obama for not admitting he was wrong about the surge in Iraq (which... he was).
In my opinion, McCain has lost based solely on the fact that he chose someone who has no business being VP (along with all his other faults) because he thought the voters would be dumb enough to think it was for any reason other than the fact that she was a woman.
We are not that dumb.
Can't we all just get along? Remember, We are all AMERCANS, and no matter what the outcome of this race will be, WE WILL still be the GREATESS NATION on this planet !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sarah Palin is actually correct on this and CNN and the clueless people who posted earlier are wrong. The Constitution makes the VP the President of the US Senate and she will control the Senate. Lately the VP's have not exercised that authority but it doesn't mean it isn't there. Sarah seems to be the only person running on a ticket who actually understands the Constitution.
Biden misstated which Constitutional Article even discusses the VP's role. Talk about clueless!
This woman doesn't understand the United States of America. Our history. Our laws. Our ethics. Nothing. Period. Any other year she might be worth 15 mins of fame, but in this day and age and time of crisis, John McCain has INSULTED us by picking her for a position like VP. It is insulting to me and it would be insulting to our Founding Fathers. People, we MUST vote for Obama. All of us. Kansas, Kentucky, Utah, Texas, New York, California, Colorado. We must all join together and reject this dangerous absurdity and give Barack Obama the landslide mandate that real leadership deserves. America is the greatest country on Earth by far. Let's start acting like it. And I'm talking to you Conservatives. No hating on ya, I'm over that. Just please do the right thing and vote for Obama regardless of what your neighbors or political party thinks. Do it for YOU.
Emotions aside, Just watching this circus shows how much more level headed and uniting Barack Obama is.
It seems the only thing Gov. Palin needs to do to hurt the McCain campaign is to keep doing what she is doing. I watch the republican pundits defend her positions and it astounds me that they think we the people can't see through it. She obviously needs way more training and experience fort he job she is going for. Socialism, communism, terrorist...???? what???? Lets talk real issues here not scare tactics that divide the country. Please, Independents out there, you must see through this!
I reacted to Bidens comment on testing the president as what it was, and then we hear from Palin and others that the international community will be testing ONLY Obama. Ridiciulous. Do they really think we are brainless?
Mrs. Palin, i will suggest you to be quiet from now on to avoid more troubles. the best of all for you is to go back to school to educate yourself. Please stop shotting out in the public. you have made so many so uncomfortable ever Mr. McCain picked you as his cheer leader. his action only approved his bad judgement.
This lady if you can call her that is the worst politition i have ever seen, her and McShame will lose, one way or another. President Obama debutes in 12 days, god I can not wait. Bye Bye Bushies, Bye bye McShame, palinil will fade away back to alaska and be forgotten where she belongs.
Just what we need! A vice president that doesn't know what the job entails – duh!
She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand because that the limit of her understanding of what this whole campaign is all about.
Palin is Totaly UNQUALIFIED to be VP........
Vote for Obama!! You don't have to like him. Just vote for him.
Wrinkly and Winky need to go away. Wrinkly back to AZ and Winky back to Alaska.
Be incharge and do what in Senate?? Catwalks, Fashion shows?
Go back to Alaska and watch over Russia for us please.. will ya
I was worried that my 10 year old son who doesn't like to read will never grow up to be successful in life .. then Sarah came along .. Thank you Sarah for giving me faith!!!!
Nice Jacket.
For $150K, you would think she would look a little less like Michael Jackson in the thriller video.
I can't wait for the Republican party to toss her aside like they did Florida Secy of State (2000) Kathleen Harris, about whom it was said by a Republican that she was an "overbearing virago who should not have entered politics". Oddly, the same phrase applies to Palin. She is so uninformed.
This woman is a joke. Where did McCain find her, in an igloo up in Alaska. She doesn't even have common sense. Have you listened to when she makes a statement. Maybe I am the stupid one but I can't understand what the hell she is saying.
Vote Obama/Biden
Every time the right-wing idiots jump on Biden for telling the truth, it's a "gaffe" and he is hammered incessantly. I wonder what ol' Rush Gasbag and Sean Flatulently will say about this? Nothing, I bet.
To Mark... To quote one prominent (Democrat) Vice-President, John Garner, “the vice presidency is not worth a bucket of warm spit.”
Relax people.
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It would be much easier to relax on Palin's ego and blunders IF McCain were not 72 years old. The fact that Palin could be our PRESIDENT is terrifying.
This women is crazy...... The reason she answered this question in a way that a 3rd grader would understand is because thats the only way she knows how to answer questions.......... And another thing..... What does GOD have to do with this election? Someone should tell her that GOD doesnt vote.....Its the american people that vote......
I can't understand how anyone in his or her right mind would be willing to elect her into any office, let alone voting for her to be VP, potentially having to take over for McCain if – god forbid – something happened to him as President. I mean, I can't possibly be the only one being scared to death about this prospect that will surely ruin the USA, our reputation in the world and quite possibly drag us into another bunch of wars and crises over the years to come. Heck, she'd probably offend a whole bunch of visiting foreign leaders just by being stupid.
I also do not agree that it doesn't matter at all what the rest of the world thinks about us, our great country or about our choice for president. We simply cannot exist in isolation, just look at where it's been taking us since Bush took office. No wonder so many countries hate us for being arrogant and imposing our view on them, even our allies are getting fed up with the way we handle things. This we can no longer afford! Enough of the same old crap of the past years, enough of the lies, the smears and the attacks instead of presenting issues!
Some smart person once said that "people will get the government they deserve" and I simply refuse to believe, even after what we did to ourselves, our economy, our troops and our standing in the world both as a major power as well as in the sciences, industry and ecomomy, that Bush/Palin is all we deserve.
Come on people, we cannot possibly be THAT dumb... again!!!
Hey International Standards Engineer....
If the jobs are in the US, then they get tax credit.
If jobs are shipped overseas ala Cindy McCains company, then they don't.
st another reason why this Alaskan Queen Bimbo should not be elected and sent to Washington.....my third grader knows what the VP does.
"Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, said..."
How would you like to have THAT gig?! ha! Talk about pressure. I hope she's paid well.
Guess history, social and civic studies weren't her strong suite in school or maybe it was the opening day for moose hunting when they taught that.
okay, did everyone forget Biden's boo boo last week when he didn't even know the duties of the VP, everyone makes mistakes
I would love to see Palin on "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader".
Y A W N
So what?
She misspoke. Yet again.
B F D!!!
Only low information voters like her anyway and she won't be the new VP–JOE BIDEN has dibs on that already.
SO GET OUT AND VOTE ALREADY!
Y A W N
Again the last sentence proves what a delusional whack job Palin is:
"And I think I am fairly respected on both sides of the aisle" First off, she is so dumb she doesn't even know how to gramatically structure a sentence. "AND" is not a noun or pronoun. Next, she claims she's well respected on both sides of the aisle? That would be good, if we were say, on Pluto. The last time I checked we were on planet Earth
With Sarah Palin as John MCcain running mate, I certain that many Republicans might quietly vote for Obama to prevent their party and the US from further embarrasment to the international community
It's amazing that the republic faithful still believe in this woman; instead of applying for "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" she on a daily basis shows she isn't ready for the 3rd grade show yet.
Does anyone else notice her "down home" fake accent is turned on at will; when she does CNN its toned down but on the debate she tried really hard to throw in that twangy overdone accent? I guess accent doesn't exactly go with the $150,000 wardrobe, guess theyr'e going for more than the lipstick on a pig.
This is another episode of the ridiculous Liberal media. SHE WAS TALKING TO THIRD GRADERS! She was talking to them in a way they would understand. Joe Biden was talking to American Adults during the VP debate and he got the job of the VP COMPLETELY INCORRECT, and no one called him out!!! The media has gone mad. You are intellectually bankrupt
I think McCain just has to face it – Palin was a bad choice. Putting her in a position of power in our government would be like handing the keys of a Ferrari to a ten-year-old - dangerous and dumb.
I believe in basic common sense, and I don't think you need a fancy degree or a long resume to be smart. Palin's problem is she's arrogant. She claims to know and understand things she clearly doesn't. That's too much like our current President – the 'decider' – than I'm comfortable with.
Where were the public lashings when Biden said:
Article I defines the Vice President's executive duties and that the VP is only President of the Senate when he or she is breaking ties.
hmmm
/chirp
Palin's spokespeople should be tired of trying to explain things she does and says. I guess they flip a coin and say, "Okay, whose turn is it to defend her today?"
By the way, did she withdraw her children from school? They're on the campaign stump like it's DisneyWorld in the various cities!!
Gary
I don't know where you get the information that Biden created a gaffe. If you google the statement from Biden, his last statement was that Obama has a spine of steel and would be able to handle a crisis. the media conveniately left out the last statement. Palin discussing how Obama is not qualified when she has no experience and does not know the role of the vp. please.
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand ..."
Guess she's not qualified to be a third-grade teacher either.
This is the 5th time she has made a mistake on this role, pathetic.
Time out. I just read that part of the U.S. Constitution (again) and it turns out that Gov. Palin is RIGHT! Look at Article 1 – you know, the article that applies to the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH? I think somebody owes her an apology. Who's first?
To that Biden comment about 6 months, look at other administrations. Cuban Missile, 9/11–>He was stating a fact about presidents being tested at the beginning of their administration.
Palin is becoming publically more radical and saying pretty much anything to close the gap in the polls. Unfortunately, she is catering to the uneducated and undecided hate-mongers in this country that are fearful of imaginary terrorists and losing control of power. She continues to out do herself with the hate she spews. Very scary.
Sarah Palin was not explaining to a third grader in elementary language. She was explaining it based on her knowledge of policy which is at third grade level. After all, she had to ask "exactly what does a VP do?". Apparently Palin also has lack of short-term memory retention, or God forbid, if elected, she plans to take over the senate.
PLEASE EVERYONE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY VOTED, PLEASE DO SO ...VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN
WE DO NOT WANT A THIRD GRADER RUNNING THE COUNTRY!!
Whatelse do we need? What other clue/ hand writing on the wall do we need to know this is a train wreck waiting to happen?
One gaffe after the other.....shows she ( Palin) can not even deal with third graders.
As a third grader, I knew the branches, the titles, and the roles of our government. This underestimation of children is what keeps those in the American public school system less educated than their peers in other countries.
She is not completely wrong here. Again when it comes to Palin you mince words. Nothing made of Biden thought and his warning to America that we are heading towards a major disaster with Obama. Oh, I forgot that's just Joe being Joe. CNN you are becoming more and more like the 3 major networks. Palin gave a good interview and you pick this out of the whole thing.
How dare she insult a third grader's intelligence like that!
Palin should spend less time shoppin' for new clothes and gettin' her hair all purdy (with RNC $$) and more time readin' that Constitution thingy.
Rox – Give it up. The Savior and his Deciples have spent $437,000 on food and $21.5 MILLION on polling! Why do they need to conduct polls? They tayloring their pitch to the poll numbers?
It's moot anyway. Obama's not even a natural born citizen. Google Berg v. Obama. Youo libs must be so proud of your fraud candidate.
WOW!
Until last night I was undecided but between the State of Alaska paying for trips that her children were NOT requested to show up for and the $150k shopping spree....I am done!
Although she did not break any laws in this day for me it is a question of ethics I think she has more the same. Stick a fork in me I am done!
Hey, engineer, 8% profit is more than most make in the stock market! Not to mention alot of 'US' companies have been shipping jobs overseas for years so they can justify higher board officer pay...
Again Palin shows that she doesn't have a clue on how to be VP much less President if anything ever happened to McCain. Bottom line...Palin is not ready!!
International Standards Engineer October 22nd, 2008 12:37 pm ET
About the TAX situation – think about this:
The big difference for me as a business participant – is how does taxing affect us, the business.
Take a $100Mil Company, lets say we have this sort of P&L balance sheet levels. To keep it simple and in round numbers.
Size $100 Mil Company
Profit $10 Mil – ie 10% This is what we will be taxed on.
Cost of Sales $20 Mil – ~20%
R&D -new product development – $10 Mil ~ 10%
Cost of Good Sold – including Admin and Management – ie all labor cost.
Let say that material purchase to produce the product line in 30% or $30 Mils
So our labor cost are $30Mil
Now we will – via the Obama plan go from 20% tax rate on the $10 Profit or $2Mils to 40% tax or $4Mils. – or worse
.................
hhmmmm don't sound like a simple blogger to me .......... ooohh mccain has his people doing this now ..... ouch.
I wonder how such a dumb person got to be Governor of a whole state. Has she lowered the bar for governors or is it just for that state? I really wonder.
Palin would not qualify to be on "Are You Smarter than A 5th Grader?" let alone be potentially the president of the United States. I wish real conservatives would actually put America first and not vote for Palin/McCain. McCain had my vote until that choice. I've never voted for a Democrat for President but I will this year.
So, third graders wouldn't understand that the Vice President is a tie-breaker? No, she was trying to *lie* to a third grader! The woman has no qualms about who she lies to...
Liberal bias, liberal bias...... squawk,squawk
Ayers terrorist, Ayers terorrist........ squawk squawk
What an albatross.
Nor do I believe Palin's continued excuses of being misunderstood/misquoted. Any degreed journalism major should have better command of the English (their native) language.
Every time Palin speaks I feel that my intelligence is being insulted. They probably think that I do not understand what I read or maybe think that all I need to do is read the headlines and understand everything. Her voice is like fingernails on the chalkboard.
please listen to me carefully!!! i've been treated for schizophernic for many years, i take meds daily, i hate to tell you this sinister palin is crazier then i am!!!!
PRAISE GOD, PLEASE DON'T VOTE MCBUSH- WINGNUT
OBAMA-BIDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
give her a break you know it alls.biden said stupid things and no body cares.after this election the only news i am watching is BBC.The media prepped us into supporting the iraq war too.Now they are on to the obama coronation.a guy with no record – a PURE CELEBRITY-the CHOSEN one. News media is pimping for obama.shame on you.You finished hillarys campaign too.go mccain.HILLARY 2012
To International Systems Engineer,
I don't think you get it. We don't care about trickle down economics. Get this, jobs can be created from bottom up. If Joe the Plumber gets more money because of reduced tax,l he will spend it. When peoplem spend more, businesses like Best Buy would need to supply more products. Best Buy would order more. etc etc.
Get it. Moron like you think the only way to griow the economy is to give big business the money. Didn't you study Economic in school?
How could Sarah Palin explain this to a third grader when she isn't even smarter than a fifth grader?
They should have stuck with the policy of not letting her open her mouth.
I will be voting for THAT ONE today.
Palin is Costing John McCain dearly in this election. This is the price you Pay when don't think ahead.
shocking that she has no clue what the VP's role is. the GOP has been ignoring the constitution for years, why would she know?
In a way a third grader can understand? Or, a way that Palin can understand? The distinction between the two is fading as fast as the wolf population in Alaska.
I hunt, but I am NOT for shooting wolfs from helicopters so that outfitters can keep up there business with elk and caribou hunting trips. She is a little too extreme for me; that is why I have chosen to go with Obama. Furthermore, I am a grad student and Obama believes in more education and a focus on the sciences for America's bright upcoming youth.
She is an ignorant separatist who wants to be our VP and possbily our P.
I donlt know who frightens me more, Palin or the man who chose her as his running mate.
Democrat for McCain:
What an idiot. You attack Obama's intelligence and believe "Mrs Neigbors with Russia" would be a good president?
Instead of going on SNL she should have been home doing studying.
Go check the transcript for the V-P debate. You liberals will find Palin gave a much better account of the role of the V-P than did Biden. In fact, he was just wrong. But you don't care anyway, do you?
Boy does she look....almost CELEBRITY-like in that nice red leather jacket. Wonder if that was from Saks or Niemann Marcus?? Regardless sounds like it was purchased in one of them areas that aren't so pro-American.
Hockey moms are upgrading their wardrobes these days during economic crisis dontcha know????
This shows just how clueless she really is...Dumber than a bucket of hair. Sure shows just how desparate they are! Every thing they try, all the put downs they throw out, Socialist, Joe the plumber, Joe Six pack, EtAl shown that all they are doing is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic
VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!
Obama/Biden 08/12
Teresa:
OBAMA UNITING? What planet are you ON? Right, he's united the liberal sector on the democratic front. Other than that, he's just as polarizing as Bush across the board.
Wake up.
Just watch. Tomorrow she'll say it was just a joke.
If she's so smart, how come they never catch it on camera?
Alright all I took from this is that she didn't know and is now trying to cover it up by saying that she was talking to us all like we're idiots.
This just gets better and better...how can any voter still be undecided at this point?? What more do you need to hear?? Everytime this clueless beauty queen opens her mouth she proves what a complete buffoon she is–it is getting painful to watch. Sometimes I actually feel BADLY for McCain!
OBAMA / BIDEN '08 !!
Guys, guys...it's obvious this "third-grader" is part of the liberal media and is doing nothing more than playing gotcha journalism.
Everyone Relax.
She will soon have her own show "Live from Alaska" on FoxNewsChannel as a lead in to Mike Huckabee.
EVERYONE VOTE EARLY – The lines are only going to get longer by the minute, after listening to Sarah Palin or not listening to her. This statement is exactly why the McCAIN Campaign has kept her from REAL press conferences. We have to stop this woman from DIVIDING THIS COUNTRY and segregating us into REAL AMERICANS and ANTI-AMERICANS. When you apply for a JOB, you should know what the responsibilities of the job calls for. After three strikes with the same question...YOU'RE OUT!
just keep talking Sarah,
keep talking.....
This isn’t rocket science. The Constitution on this point is very straightforward: “The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.”
I f you look back at the VP debate you will see that it was Biden who got it wrong on the question of the VP role. Palin had it right. So please obamamaniacs, please keep an open mind and do your research and you will see the GOP has the better, more experienced team.
McCain says he's been tested. When? His claim is that he was tested when JFK was dealing with the Cuban missile crisis. I have news for him... being a soldier waiting on orders is not being tested for judgement – PRESIDENTIAL JUDGEMENT.
This just goes to show how she would try to implement her own constitutioanal laws. She is clearly not qualified to be VP. nor is her running mate qualified to be POTUS given the nature of his schizophrenic campaign and gamble of a VP pick of the Alaskan governor. Both have shown that they could care less about the American people and they would say and do anything to get elected. AMERICA – WAKE UP AND SAY NO TO 4 MORE YEARS OF BUSH POLICIES – YOUR JOBS,SAVINGS AND RETIREMENTS DEPEND ON IT.
BO/JB 08-12
this woman is beyond a JOKE.
and now $150K FOR A WARDROBE??? Professor Higgins fared better with Eliza Doolittle!
this makes a $400 haircut look like chump change.
and let's not forget how, for the entire Clinton administration, we had to hear about HIS haircut on a plane on a tarmac at LAX!!!
Everytime Palin speaks without a script she shows how below average her knowledge on government and policy really is. I'll bet the "Maverick" from Arizona now wishes he hadn't been so impulsive and had taken the time to vet her properly.
Even her $2500 designer outfits can't make her look smart...
It has become quite clear in this presidential race that John McCain,s choice of Sarah Palin has no doubt been an embarrasment for him,whether he or anybody for that matter wishes to believe so.Whether it's her unwitted sarcasm of Senator Obama,or her own lack of understanding of how our government functions,it all makes it much more easier for any undecided to see that Senator McCain,s judgement has almost certainly been very suspect.
"Governor Palin was responding to a third grader's inquiry," she said. "She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
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Sorry, not buying it. Lying to Adults is one thing as most can see through it but to lie to children about the V.P roll in our government?
That's a no-no.
Is Obama Brainless; no.
TOTALLY inexperienced, YES.
What experience does Obama really have to be President of the United States?
Palin = Out of touch-Irrelevant
Obama = President
Biden = Vice President who knows his role!
Give me a break. Why don't you tell the whole story and not take it out of context. She was told the question was from a 2/3rd grader and she was talking to him, but of course you spin it. She loves children and family and all you liberals hate that! It makes you go nuts!!! You don't even think like most of middle America. Barrack is the manchurian candidate and CNN and the rest of the wacky liberals can applaud yourself for fooling the rest of the loons who listen to your bias reporting!!!
If McCain wins this young lady could be the President a frightening prospect in anyone's book.
George Bush called the Constitution just a piece of paper Palin is screwing the paper up and throwing it into the waste paper bin.
Good grief Mrs Palin read the US. constitution instead of reading the Alaska Independence Party Manifesto.
Obama Biden 08
What an idiot!
Unfortunately the spokeswoman's explanation doesn't hold up since Palin said the exact same thing during the VP debate (go back and check the tape) sooooooo how many 3rd graders were watching that eh?
The choice of Palin as a running mate by McCain is so cynical and sad – it should be a red flag to voters since it shows either his judgement is quite impaired or his advisors are wackydoodle.
Liberal bias, liberal bias...... squawk,squawk
Ayers terrorist, Ayers terorrist........ squawk ,squawk
Socialism,socialism.....squawk,squawk
Rev Wright,Rev Wright....squawk,squawk
Uniter? Our country is heavily divided over both these candidates. They each claim to be uniters (same thing Bush claimed). BO is not a uniter and neither is McC with his VP pick. Enough with the talking points – be honest. Nothing wrong with saying your side is better if you believe that.
You think Palin clothes are expensive look at how much was spent on makeup for her and mcwar:
McCain's September payments of $8,672.55 to "American Idol" make-up artist Tifanie White, who has also worked on the reality dance show "So You Think You Can Dance," are a drop in the bucket on the campaign's beautification front compared to the GOP vice presidential nominee.
The Sleuth has learned that Palin's high-paid traveling make-up artist is Amy Strozzi, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work as head of makeup on "So You Think You Can Dance." Strozzi was paid $13,200 by the McCain-Palin campaign last month alone, according to the campaign's latest financial disclosure report filed this week.
That's $4,527.45 more than McCain's make-up artist made last month. And as we mentioned yesterday in our exclusive on McCain's make-up artist, the 72-year-old Arizona senator, who has prominent scars from battling cancer, requires more work than does the more naturally telegenic 44-year-old Palin.
I am sure that will be blamed on a "gottcha question". I feel real safe that she has to answer questions to the level of a 3rd grader. Wow.
Hey, "john" and "John in UPST NY", stop trying to protect this nut. Biden had it right and Palin is a power-monger – a dumb one at that.
Sarah Palin is dumb as a box of rocks.
I'm John McCain and i approve this message !
Mrs. Want to Be the Boss and Spend Your State's People Hard Working Money on your Kids when ya'll travel SARAH PALIN is just DUMB.
GOD HELP US!
Obama/Biden '08
It took her five colleges to earn her Bachelors Degree. What really did you folks expect?
The bias is just ridiculous!!!! Joe Doh in the VP debate quoted Article I of the Constitution regarding defining VP responsibilities, sorry Joe it's Article II. And I also didn't see on CNN reporting in the deabate Joe Doh referencing his friends at his local bar in Scranton, but that bar went out of business 15 years ago.
To International Standards Engineer
Your analysis is faulty in that it is incomplete. You forget that by lowering the tax rate for employees who make under say 100k (i.e. a whole lot of us) you also lower the overall costs of the employee to the employer. Why? The employer doesn't have to pay as much overall in taxes and wages to get the employee the same acceptable living wage. Further, the social security match of approximately 7% is lower because the overall package cost is lower.
In short, you have a knee jerk reaction to a multi-variable equation which you haven't really figured out. Your just buying the Republican line......again.
Whooops
Her bad
Even i knew that. Funny how she tried to brush it off as a preschool answer and she STILL didnt know it
Typical White Person – "And you guys are ragging on Palin for answering a third grader's question with a response at the third grade level?"
I'm all for answering a question so that a third grader could understand. However, 1) her answer WAS NOT CORRECT, and 2) she has incorrectly answered the question before.
After a certain time you have to wonder if she doesn't really know what her job would be or if she just isn't smart enough to figure out. So yeah, to be running for "next-in-line to be President" that is a tad bit concerning and indicative of other similar comments that she has made.
Enough with all these gotcha questions. How dare the liberal media ask a VP candidate what it is a VP does.
"GOD will make the right choice in this election" – Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin has repeatedly answered questions with controversial answers and it is left up to her campaign advisers to clean up the mess. Her spokesperson said that she was answering the question in a way that a third grader would understand but the facts are shes not telling the facts. It doesnt matter if shes answering a third grader's question or the presidents question, the answer is misleading. Sarah Palin is simply in over her head and it is easily shown when she speaks.
Debby,
You need to stay off the liberal Medial and stick to radio. Rush is probably saying what you'd like to hear right now.
You neocons are like machines, if the truth isn't to your liking then it must be liberal bias. Get over it and get off the net. You know it's liberal!
NOTE TO ETHAN: We here in Utah, hotbed of the red states, where we Dems are told our votes don't count anyway, are working our hardest to make a dent this year and show that we CAN be heard! Kudos to you for getting out the vote!
Just giving enough time, it will show her shallow intelligence, konwledge, and incompetent judgement. Not suprising to me at all.
I sounds like another 3rd grader's answer to the question.
Yikes! There she goes again. Does she even know what the capital of the United States is?
The key is in the story. Palin geared her answer to a 3rd grader. Her problem is she didn't dumb it down way further so an Obamaholic could understand it.
Obama supporter: "I support Obama"
Normal Person: "OK then, I'll talk slower."
She can't help but get confused if she has to speak through the elitist third grade media filter.
This woman is just pathetic. It's time the media fully uncover and expose her poor record as governor and put it front page. She abused her power in the firing of Walt Monegan, used taxpayer dollars to take her children and husband on official business when they had no right being there, and took "per diem" monies for staying in her own home. Sarah, if you wanted the job of governor, then you move to the governor's mansion, your kids stay at home with Daddy or a nanny when you have to go on the road, and you don't use your office to abuse power because you don't like your ex-brother in law. Get it??? The people of Alaska need to boot her out of office after we kick her behind back to Alaska. She is NOT qualified to be mayor of dinky town much less VP or god forbid (yes him) President of the US.
At times I almost feel sorry for her, and then I think of the monumental problems facing the country with our financial systems in collapse, jobs in jeopardy and the overall decline of our standard of living, and I come to my senses and realize we just cannot afford to have someone in the top echelons of Government, who is clearly over their head, being responsible for getting things back on track. Her selection as VP, when there are so many other truly qualified people, causes me to question Senator McCain's judgement.
Sarah, please, please go back to Alaska. We have heard just about enough out of you. While your at it take John on a hunting trip................for bear.
VOTE EARLY- VOTE BY MAIL – JUST VOTE NOW and stop the Sarah Palins and The Michelle Bachmanns of this great country. GO VOTE NOW- IF YOU CAN! These people are scary!
Whatever she says, I think her role as VP in a McCain's administration would be pretty clear: wink at the camera while saying "I betcha!"
Time for the barbie doll, with $150,000. 00 wardrobe to go back to Alaska. We need depth of understanding in a time of deepening financial crisis. This saga is almost laughable if it were not so pathetic.
Governor Palin,,,,,,,Please just go back where you came from.
How in the heck can this woman be running for Vice President and she doesn't even know what the heck she is talking about. Now if she were running for President of the Bash Barack Obama Club then she is totally qualified, because that all she is doing is bashing Sen. Obama. When is she going to start addressing some of the issues that are really concerning the American people? And enough with Joe the plumber. He does not represent the disenfranchised people of America. How many times is Sen. McCain going to cram this man down our throats?
This lady is a WHOOPI CUSHION!!!!!!
More in line than Biden's comments during the VP debate.
Oh, since it's Biden no one on here remembers. Sorry forgot where I was.
Unfortunately Ms Palin is unable to even explain herself on a third grade level.
So...is this who we're gonna call at 3AM in the morning?......
Obama/ Biden 08
She doesnt even know what the roles are for the position she is running for!
Clearly, she doesnt know what she is doing.
McCain only chose her to appeal to the former Hillary Clinton fanatics, but Palin doesnt have anything on her!
NO ONE WANTS A CLUELESS VP
She must be a heck of a moose hunter!
The good thing is Palin, as a governor, has more executive leadership experience than both Biden and Obama combined, especially when it comes to an international crisis during the next 6 months. Has Obama been tested, with nay real experiences or life-time government-achievements??
oh and lets not forget the trooper gate scandal. I remember reading that the the guy who ended up getting fired was asked to see the Governor. He went anticipating to meet with the Governor and who did he end up meeting with? The Governor's HUSBAND, Todd. That just did not settle well with me.
THE REPUBLICANS NEED TO START NOMINATING
PEOPLE THAT CAN AT LEAST ANSWER A 3rd. GRADER'S
QUESTIONS IF THEY WANT ANY OF US BACK. SOME OF US
ACTUALLY GO TO COLLEGE & ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING.
GOOD GOD, WE THOUGHT BUSH IS AN IDIOT !!!
Actually we need to give both of them more rope so they can continue to hang themselves.
We don't need to do anything more.
Can you spell "DONE"?
This goes to show that Sarah Palin is Dick Cheney with a hair bun.
Her future role as VP in a McCain's administration is pretty clear: wink at the camera while saying "I betcha!"
Please, do we really want a person with a third grade mentality in charge of our country?!
VOTE! Obama/Biden 08!!!!
After spending 150K in outfits, may be GOP can invest in some good quality duct tape to place on Palin's mouth.
Ethan See Pat's comments below. Then go read the constitution.
Obviously you don't have a clue on what you are talking about.
Thanks Pat!
She continues to amaze me with her foot in mouth disease. Palin has no grasp of reality or politics. Electing McCain/Palin would be comparable to electing the Three Stooges...McCain, Palin, and Palin's hubby!
Wildwood Crest, NJ
Teresa
...I AGREE.....YOU PEOPLE ARE GETTING TAKEN AS FOOLS ...WITH ""BOTH PARTIES""" .......DO THEY REALLY THINK WE ARE THAT STUPID ????? ....EX. BIDENS STATEMENTS ..OBAMAS LIES .......ETC
Guys guys! Be kind. It's the vicious, elitist , third grade media filter that is to blame.
This Lady scares the living day lights out of me.... SHE IS NOT LEADERSHIP MATERIAL...
ooooh she is so dumb! She wasn't speaking to a 3rd grader nor are they usually her audience. She is so pathetic.
I would not worry about her doing her job (VP) as she controls the senate.As stated many times while she was Alaska Gov, her husband made all the decisions..She would only have the title....If the RNC spent $150,000 on clothes for her durning the primary,if elected I do not think there is or will be enough money left in the treasury for them to clothes her and her family..What she really needs is a course on what the duties are for VP....The RNC should take some of the clothes money and send her to college...I almost forgot she went to six collegs in five year.
Joe Biden has been able to give the correct description for the VP role. You'd think that someone in the McCain campaign would educate Palin and bring her up to speed.
CNN keeps pushing the liberal agenda. They have brought this out twice now. Why don't you report on how the political insider Joe Biden, who has been a member of the Senate for 30+ years, has mistated the role of the VP numerous times as well. Obama will be our next president because the media is praising him and rediculing his opponent. I thought media was supposed to be unbiased??
Wow, just wow. Lack of knowledge from a VP canidate at such a level leaves me speechless. This woman has the potential to be very damaging to our beloved country. As much as I love and admire John McCain, I just cannot vote for him with her on the ticket.
I suspect 3rd graders already know more about the Senate and the role of Vice President than Gov. Palin. Just a hunch....
Article 1, section 3 of the US Constitution states, "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided." Article 2 along with other portions list other duties.
My interpretation of that is that the VP has more than just "tie voting" duties... but I am just a constitutional law scholar.
Most of you seem to be like a herd of sheep. If it is said on TV or other media, you repeat it over and over again, as if it is accurate.
Do us all a favor, actually do some research and know what you are talking about before you speak or write.
And we thought Dan Quayle was stupid......
I don't understand this. That Sarah Palin as a sitting governor of a State in the "United States of American" cannot give an anwer to what the role of a VP candidate is? That's annoying to me as a Republican. has Sarah heard about our Constitution? A VP to be in charge of Senate and change rules anyhow he or she wants? Where did you read that, Sarah?
To John McCain and my Republicans, this is embarrasing! We may need to just accept defeat and dump this VP pick. This, among other Sarah Palins ignorance, shows the quality of the vetting process that selected Sarah Palin.
Funny, I didn't see anything on the ticker from the VP debate when Biden quoted Article I of the constitution referencing VP responsibilities...that would be Article II Joe. I also didn't see anything about his Scranton hangout he was "just at" that closed 10 years ago! Complete double standard in the media!
@Gary:
Wow, Biden gaffed, he went off message. But please email the link to where he said that Obama would be unable to lead, please. You won't, know why? Because he didn't say that. What grade are you in?
Can someone please tap Palin on the shoulder and tell her to stop talking??
She has been asked this question at least 3 times. The first time, it looked like she honestly didn't know. Since then, I'd guess she's been told the correct answer, but _not_ to even hint at the possibility that she could take over the role of president, i.e., she's probably not allowed to answer correctly.
Moderator, why do you purge my comment? I simply state directly in a non-inflammatory way that she is correct and that it is extremely disturbing that most of the posts on this thread do not know that. I also suggest that folks here quietly read the first two Articles of the Constitution and also watch C-SPAN coverage of the Senate session when the VP is in the Chair acting in their role as "President of the Senate."
In reaction to the "Cosmos" person's comments......You've been posting your "Sarah so lovely , Sarah so clever" comments for months now. I DO suspect you are posting this dribble for comic relief, but just in case you're not, here's a question for you.
Do you have ANY idea what ONE of McCain's or Palin's beliefs are on an issue of national importance? If so, please tell us and show us you have several functioning brain cells in your head. If not, kindly just go away to Alaska along with your "so lovely" Sarah. Sounds like you'd love that!
Ever wonder why she gets so many people at her rally's compared to what McCain gets on his own? Ever wonder why people slow down to look at a train wreck? Yup! You could take all of the intellect at one of her rallys and combine it to make a manager at McDonalds.....maybe.
The old saying ( Dumber then a can of rocks ) comes to mind.
to bob in spokane...how exactly is that liberal bias???? it's a direct quote from an idiot that could very well be running this country! open your eyes!
Go back to Alaska Sarah and keep the new clothes.
With Sarah Palin as John MCcain running mate, I hope that many Republicans quietly vote for Obama to prevent their party and the US from further embarrasment to the international community.
Ummm.. So did Biden at the VP debate. He said during the debate on his rant about Cheney that Article I of the Constitution covers the executive Branch (it is Article II).
More importantly, the notion that the vice president can preside over the Senate only when there is a tie vote is simply wrong. Nor is it true that the only legislative involvement the vice president has is to break tie votes. The vice president is the president of the Senate, where he interprets the rules and can only be overridden by a vote of 60 senators.
Where is the outrage over Biden not understanding what vice presidents do?
She does not even know the function of a VP and she's running. This shows the kind of outdated and erratic judgement John McCain has.
Sarah Palin is a disgrace.. Always wagging her tongue and saying trash
And she answered the question by using her third grade mentality. Good Lord, will this woman ever go away? She is utterly clueless.
Let her talk more, have a fun!
If Sarah Palin ever said anything of substance, she might actually show signs of intelligence.
See my blog: sayitnow.wordpress.com for my thoughts on Sarah and the reason she agreed to accept the vice presidential position.
Once again...liberal media slamming someone who said pretty much what the Democrat said. They sure didn't jump on Biden for saying the same thing. Will the media apologize if they force the Messiah on an unsuspecting public with their poor reporting? They have really thrown fair and honest out the window on this campaign, haven't they?
They say she explained it so as a third-grader could understand.
More like a third-grader explaining it to a third-grader.
She's an absolute idiot...
Senator McCain, what are you doing to us?
Is this the part where the Clowns come rolling out of the Volkswagon?
What is going on with the republican party??? They've got a moron as the VP, they have a wacko McCarthy era congresswoman from Minnesota who wants to bring back HUAC to hunt down other members of congress who harbor "anti-American" sentiment and they have a congressman from North Carolina who says liberals hate real Americans.
At Palin's rallys they have people calling Senator Obama a terrorist and traitor. Their conservative AM radio surrogates keep telling people that Senator Obama is a Muslim.
THIS RECKLESS RHETORIC WILL RUIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. AND I SAY GOOD RIDDANCE.
how can the republicans standards be so low? lower than George's intelligence, this is really, really, really low....
Sarah, how about shutting your mouth and go for some more fancy shopping, huh?
The vice president is the president of the senate. It is true that the vice president casts no vote unless it is to break a tie.
While the vice president does not traditionally use the position to support his/her agenda, there is precedent of the vice president taking a more active role in the senate. Today the vice president's role in the senate is viewed as a mere check and balance figure to round out the three branches of the U.S. government. Mr. Ritchie is saying that the vice president is a ceremonial position which is not enitrely true. If the vice president chooses to take a more active role in communicating with senators on the senate floor, it is certainly within their bounds.
Forgive that dummy Sarah Palin because she does not know what a VP role is. She charges the state of Alaska for plane ticket for her and her kids' personal plane ticket that was not state business. She is not trustworthy and she cannot trust her with all the money that we have in Washington. She will still all the money that we have to buy her own personal mansion.
When you go out there to vote you better pay good attention and double check your vote before you summit it. In some ste if not all the republicans fix the machine up. If you vote straight democratic they fix the machine so your presidential vote go for McCain intead of Barack. So you might think you vote for Barack and the machine was fix and it goes the other way. So pay good attention to make sure your presidential vote goes to your choosing candidate. These are disgusting tactics that the republicans are using right now in some part of Texas and may be nationwide. We need fair and free election so rigging these machines is nothing but disgusting tactics. Also when you go to the polling place no political T-shirt because they will turn you away.
Well this is about the FOURTH time she has not known the role of the VP..you would think by now someone in the campaign would have made the flash cards for her to remember....
HEY OBAMA SUPPORTERS, SHE GAVE THE RIGHT ANSWER, NOW KNOCK IT OFF.
IF YOU CARE TO READ THE ARTICLE, BIDEN SAID THE SAME THING.
JESUS!
hahahaha!!! you all people in this blog are so funy!!
She is not getting my vote!!
I voted OBAMA already!!!
OMG!! She is so, so, so STUPID!!!
During the debate Palin said she supported Dick Cheney's view of the Vice Presidency as not being part of the executive branch and yesterday she said that if elected she would be in the White House. She's both confused about the Constitution's definition of the VP role and may have some serious delusions of grandeur on top of it.
Time to send Palin packing.
We got to watch out for her if she is VP. Looks like she is looking for power where she can get it.
Come on be nice to a lady.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Hey International Standards Engineer...
Does your $100M company report profits on a personal income tax return? The tax increases you are talking about are on personal revenue over $250,000, not on corporate revenue. So the CEO of your company may not be able to buy as many luxury cars as he would like with Obama as president, but the employees of the company will have more money to spend to buy the company's products.
Nice work on the numbers but your point is flawed.
Nice reframe, but not quite. Palin reasons at a third grade level, and understands some concepts only at a third grade level. This is very apparent virtually every time she opens her mouth. I was once willing to give her the benefit of the doubt on overall ability to be VP, all the while totally disagreeing with her wretched beliefs and values. However, these last few months have proven to me and millions of Americans that not only is she unqualified to be VP, but governor and perhaps even a politician at all.
Palin will make a great vp.
I thought Biden was the one who misspoke at the vp debate on the official role of the vp. So who's clueless, eh? Probably sat on his butt for too long in the senate.
And.....for those that criticized the clothing allowance for Palin......how do you know michelle didn't get a similar deal from campaign funds or the DNC? One thing for sure...if she did one of her designer outfits would probably cost as much as the total cost of Palin's duds.
Besides......unlike others, Palin is beautiful and wears her clothes really well.
Get a life!
Her response was appropriate for a third grade level of comprehension. The Constitution does not prohibit her from doing what she said; it only indicates what she must do. It does give an indication of the gregariousness of her personality and her dealings with people.
Relative to the heartbeat away crowd. The country would easily survive Palin and probably benefit – I'm not so sure about about Biden – he's a walking disaster!!
Why couldn't CNN run a fair story? The Vice President of the United States is President of the Senate. Thats whats in the constitution. Palin is right. CNN has every obama clown thinking she was wrong – this is how the media influences elections by distorting the facts.
She's read one too many Dick Cheney articles.
To International Standards Engineer:
Your analysis is very misleading and flawed just like all the Greedy Corporations and Republicans analysis of the Tax Plans. You forget the most import issue that caused the Economy melt down. KEY WORD: GREED!!!! The only thing these corporations are worried about is profits, PERIOD.
Example: It doesn’t matter what the tax rate is, whether it is 36% or 26% if these corporations can get cheaper labor oversees than in the US because we have a higher standard of living they will. You can count on that, no loyalty, just GREED!! Senator Obama’s Tax Plan has incentives for Corporations to decrease the tax burden in exchange for keeping and growing jobs. McCain’s does nothing except what we have seen for the last 8 years. WAKE UP trickle down Economics does NOT WORK in the day and age of Corporate GREED.
If American’s really want to keep their jobs just look closely at what has been happening. The Taxes on Corporations are NOT the problem, GREED is the problem.
Also...it is pretty overwhelming to read many of these comments...it is VERY obvious the majority of these commentors do NOT have either the intelect or desire to find out the facts themselves. Try to understand, that YOU need to do the work, not sit back and let someone else do what you are responsible to do. either go back to school or take a motivational course...do something other than sit back and be spoon fed – like a small child.
If she can't even explain to a 3rd grader the role of the vice president, then god help us all.
I am so appalled that a woman that is running for Vice President of the United States is unable to answer a third grade question. Obviously, she is not smarter than a third grader (I think that only wins her about $25,000). What is more appalling is that people attempt to defend her and McCain, when in the last debate, McCain commented that he would have people returning from Iraq be teachers. Last I checked, you need a Bachelor's degree to teach, and even more specialized education to teach younger students. Now, eventually the economy will work out, and eventually people will have jobs, and eventually everything will be fine, but HELLO – how about our future leaders, our students, our children, the people that will take care of us when we are McCain's age. Now, if I am not mistaken, the President and the Vice President are HUGE role models to young Americans...I am absolutely disgusted that McCain and Palin feel they are suited for that job with the recent comments they have made.
If all McCain and Palin have as a response to their mishaps is "Obama and Biden do it too" (as a third grader would) then clearly they are not ready to run this country, and they are certainly not going to win my vote. I hope you think about it – this is our future people!!!
I love watching this woman implode on herself. Freaking hilarious.
Go back to Alaska Sarah and keep the new clothes.
All the hate mobongering on both sides need to stop. The only way we will ever move forward is bipartisanship, not attack. Speak your opinion but don't be so nasty about it.
She responded to a third grader according to her spokesperson – the truth is that she has less knowledge than a third grader about the U.S. constitution.
Colin Powell was so right about the Palin Pick.
Her approval rating in Alaska was 80% in August, then 68% in September. I can't wait to see what it is now...
They've been digging this hole for a long time. Palin thinks that she's in a beauty pageant. This is indicative of the boneheaded answers given by some of the contestants.
Vote for Barack Obama / Joe Biden.
Joe the Plagerist Biden tells the world that the US can expect to be attacked within 6 months of an Obama presidency, and you're saying Palen is a moron? You people are delusional. Your glorious VP candidate says Obama will be "tested" with a major international conflict and you are all ignoring it (including CNN). Liberalism is indeed a mental disorder.
I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but I'm not certain how much faith you can put in this article. The Executive branch's power are outlined in ARTICLE II of the Constitution, not Article I like this entry states. If the writer can't even get that right, what else in the article has he gotten wrong?
Biden made the same mistake in the VP debate. That was particularly scary since Article I outlines the duties of the Legislative Branch, the branch Biden was in for the past 30+ years. If this is any indication about how much he reads his Constitution, Americans should beware.
God, I can't stand this lying, stupid, whiney voiced woman. After watching the interview on CNN, I have come to the conclusion that I could never vote for any ticket with her on it. It's a sad day in history when both candidates on the same ticket have abused their power and have no ethics.
The republicans are no longer the party I belonged to for over 50 years. They are not fiscally conservative. They are now a party of right wing evangelical extremists who would like to get rid of the separation of church and state.
You know McCain is against earmarks, yet Palin's requested more earmarks per capita than any other state. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against earmark entirely. Most, but not all, of them are for the good of the country, like infrastructure which provides jobs.
P.S. – I wonder if Ferraro got her clothes paid for when she was running as a V.P. candidate. Bet not.
don't forget!
she was 'watchin' Biden give senatorial speeches
since she was 'LIKE IN THE 2nd GRADE !!!!
so SHE'S the BOSS about running the senate
right??
Wow... she's applying for a job and she doesn't even know what that job is. What's next? "I want to be an astronaut so I can fight fires!"
Palin is a disgrace.
$150,000 Clothing Allowance
Took family on trips and charged the taxpayers over $21,000
Charged the taxpayers for meals while staying in her own home
You betcha!!! Now that executive experience alright. Kinda like the ENRON executive school of experience!!!!
Vote early for Obama/Biden '08!!
I don't care what she meant to say or who she was trying to get on the level of. I don't want her representing me on the world stage! End all of this madness by voting for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Think of your children and grandchildren!!
Read the constitution. She stated the role. VP presides over the Senate and is the President of the Senate. Not just a tie-break. Biden got it completely wrong during the debate as pointed out on CNN and other fact check sources. If you can read CNN, you should go read actual historical document before spouting hate. You end up looking more ignorant than the woman you're attacking.
what is it with Palin and 3rd graders .. she gave a shout-out to them during the debate and now they are sending questions? How come it's not the 5th graders .. too high?
I'm looking forward to her going back to that very pro-america part of the country named Wasilla...
She answers like a third -grader because she thinks like one.
She answers to a "higher law" than the US Constitution.
This is a perfect example of how little this woman knows about our government. There is more to just attacking people (which is her forte) in being a v.p. You are the buffer between the president and the rest of the world and sometimes you have to play nice. Her governorship has not prepared her for this position and that is why Mc Cain is having a hard time as people can see between the lines. I think she has had a bye with the press as no one has asked her important questions like why she built the road to nowhere in her state, like why she allowed the sports complex to be built on land they did not own resulting in a lawsuit by the landowner in the amt of 150,000 which has put the town in debt for the first time. Will her husband be going into her meeting as v.p even the security ones? Will her family be going to other nations when she has to travel. These are the questions I want answered and so do many others.
Oh, by the way, is taking the money for the bridge and giving to the people of Alaska 'SOCIALISM/"?
For the Love of God, Sarah......shut up.
I find if completely ludicrous that they would make an issue of this when Obama said there were 57 states and Biden recently stated that we would have an international crisis in the first six months of the Obama presidency (God help us if his is the president). Isn't the latter more newsworthy than a mistake on the responsibilities of the VP?
Questioning if certain actions or statements by Palin/McCain are calculated, with the goal being failure. It appears in some cases that the Republicans are trying to loose the election while trying to keep a straight face. With the issues at hand the President will have terribly difficult uphill road to climb. If they step aside now they can blame future issues on the Democrats and return to office next term.....
Please don't pretend you are surprised
Sadly, Palin probably told those kids what she believes. Remember, she did say early on that she needed someone to explain to her exactly what the Vice President actually does.
Go on home, Sarah.
$$$ 15o,ooo??? Sorry i forgot that she has to look good because she
NO BRAIN!!!
@ "DEMOCRAT FOR MCCAIN"........right, you expect us to believe that a true Democrat would vote for McCain???
Anyone with 1/2 a brain would NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN! Today the polls show that 55%..........again........55% of Americans do not believe Palin is qualified to be president.
And once again, Palin, give us, a reason for NOT voting for MCCAIN!
She does not seem to understand what the vice president's role is! Someone please inform this person!
The media has not covered ALL the other reasons why we should NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN BECAUSE OF PALIN:
Todd Palin was a member of the Alaska Independent Party 1994-2002.
Sarah Palin spoke at the convention for the Alaska Independent Party.
The Palin's are STILL BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ETHICS VIOLATIONS.
So, yeah, people with 1/2 a brain WILL NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN/PALIN.
AND AMERICA WILL REJECT THE POLITICS OF HATE, LIES, FEAR AND DIVISION THE REPUBLICANS SPEW!
Sorry, she has been quizzed on what the duties and responsibilites of the VP position are about 3 or 4 times already. And she has provided the wrong answers to all these queries. She touts her executive experience and feels she has the necessary skills to be the VP and potentially the POTUS. But she doesn't have the job description quite right, yet, for the VP position. If I was interviewing her for a position with my company and she did not fully understand the duties and responsibilities of the position, I would not be hiring her.
Are you suprised? She is supporting non education in her own family. Bristol Palin's boyfriend has
quit high school to work in the oil field and be a dad. Wrong move.
I like Paklin’s gutsy style and admire her for having five kids, but I listened carefully to Palin in her recent CNN interview when she said that the media has been unfair to her compared to Biden and when on the stump she reminded voters not to dismiss women voters and that he was only side with a female on the ticket. My impression is that the media is indeed hard on her, but not because she is a woman, rather because when she strays from her script, she reveals that she is not too bright, she is not well informed, and she is scary naive about important issues. This is much different then Biden, whose gaffes are just poor language that can be easily missconstrued, but, unlike Palin, Biden never slips in a manner that indicates that he is a fake. Biden has not only proven that not only is he smart and well informed, he is also has a track record showing he is a capable politician with solid values.
So many hypocrites...
I agree that I would laugh if it wasn't so pathetic. This woman could actually be our leader one day. I shudder at the thought!
Wondering,why some of us still want to vote Mcain/Palin ticket, afterall she proves everyday that she isnt qualified for holding the VP position.
Obama/Biden 08
When applying for a job, you should be aware of what the duties are... unless you're an airhead and have no idea what you are doing.
Wow. What a woman!
Bwwaaahahaahahahaaaaaa!!! More executive experience huh? LOL! Is she going as the clown that she is for Halloween this year?
The VP is the president of the senate – says so in the constitution. Why are all the obamamaniacs chargeing Palin with stupidity when she has it clearly correct. Did anyone bother to consider the answer Biden gave in the VP debate about the VP role – he was clearly wrong. This article is fooling only foolish people who don't know the facts. Shame on CNN.
You know what? I bet George Bush and Cheney both laugh at McCain's Judgement when McCain chose Sarah Palin!
Also, will someone please answer these questions for me?
1. Does God promote Confusion, Strife and Division among His Creation for personal gain?
2. Does God Lie and then try to convince His Creation to BELIEVE a Lie?
3. Does God LOVE one group of people and CONDEMN another?
4. Does God use anyone (ie.'Joe the Plumber") to manipulate his purpose for selfish gain?
5. Does God use "trickery" and deception in order that His purpose for our lives are fulfilled?
6. Does God attack and slander the character of any individual for the sole purpose of "edifying" or exhorting another ?
And last, but not Least,
7. Does Palin have a "position" with God that others are not "fortunate" enough to have? Sounds like "It's all about Sarah to me!
Let's see – a third grader asks a legitimate question only to get a kindergarten answer. As I've said many times, Sarah Palin has absolutely no clue what she's talking about. The good thing is that we have less than two more weeks of torture from this woman; then she can return to the Alaskan tundra, hopefully for good.
Do we really want someone in this position that has no clue of what the office that she is running for actually does? It seems to me that America would be in a worse situation if by some miracle McCain were to get elected because she would just be a heart beat away from the Presidency. This would create an even worse situation then having Bush running things.
Dan Quayle repeated is a scary though indeed.
Obama/Biden 08
My sixth graders know what the VP does, and most of them are from Mexico and still have a hard time speaking English! We've also done simulations on handling budgets, which is what an executive does, so now they're more qualified than Palin to be VP!
As we've also worked on negotiating skills, and they're aware we need to be able to talk to both friends and enemies, something Palin hasn't figured out.
Perhaps she needs to start asking Piper for the answers!
maybe all of your obama supporter need to need up on the consttution and they will see she is right as to what she said. Just like an Obama support to run their mouths before they check the facts, kind of like their candidate
Palin is not even qualified to be a governor, she even does not know what is the constitution, it is a shame for Mccain, I was gonna vote for him, but I changed my mind because of Sarah
No matter what Sarah Pain says the liberal left as well as the Republican left will have negative comments. It's simply the nature of such peolpe to live life in a negative world expecting the Government to take care of them and provide for them.
I really would like to see this woman debate with Hillary.
Good looks and humor is not enough to run the country
Sarah Palin is a complete idiot, It's obvious she does'nt think before she speaks. If you are a registered voter and you don't get out there and vote and McCain and Palin are elected into office, then don't complain. Please get out and vote , no matter how long the lines are or what the weather is like.
No comment needed, Welcome President Obama and Vice President Biden!!!, Time to Really be Proud of our Country, for the fist time in (8) years.
Dumb as a bag of rocks.
Misspeak implies Palin knows what the VP role is...she doesn't.
Sarah Palin is clearly McCain's BIGGEST LIABILITY and tells us about McCain's POOR JUDGMENT. She is the ultimaterepublican tool, another of many stunts from McCain, a political calculation to supposedly bring votes from Hillary supporters (actually their beliefs are the opposite), feminists (even though she's far from the feminist ideology), and those independents who can be easily fooled or some Jerry Springer fans who don't pay attention to details and just see cute faces and are only capable of understanding keywords ("joe six-pack", "maverick", "hockey mom", "he doesn't share our values", "pallin' around", "job creation", "drill baby drill", "REAL American", "socialist", etc). We have seen during the last weeks that she's not, and probably never be, ready to be President or VP. She can't even answer questions that my 14 year old niece can, she barely survived the debate by repeating lines that someone wrote for her, giving non-answers and dodging the questions. Moreover she is already involved in corruption, unethical behavior and abuse of power. We need someone above the average... she's intellectually just alright. We cannot afford a "just alright person" for the hard times ahead. McCain put his political calculations first, not our country! McCAIN SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, SHAME ON HIM
BY THE WAY, the McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election. Interesting huh?
There are so many people I would like to thank this election year for helping take my independent vote straight Democrat right down the line.I hardly know where to begin. Thank you Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Robyn Hayes, Michelle Bachmann,Cindy McCain, "W" , but most of all the "Maverick" Sarah Palin. You have all worked so hard, job well done! God willing we will get our country back from you snakes in November.
Sarah Palin is a perfect example of "DUMB DORA"
seriously – It's been over 2 months since she said she didn't know what a VP actually did. Why didn't she at least Google? If not, God forbid, actually educate herself? This is why she doesn't give interviews
I think the Republicans wanted to pick someone like Palin who is just smart enough to fool the dummies in their party
Her spokesperson indicating that she was answering the question so a third grader could understand is trying to, after the fact, make up for P-lie-n not knowing anything. Does this spokesperson not know that a third grader can understand words that are bigger than three or four letters long. If the third grader can understand that the VP would get in there and "lobby" to get the "policies" across, then they don't need to be lied to about the VP being in charge of the senate.
Again, they make up stuff to cover her axx because she doesn't know anything.
Why she continues to speak baffles me.
palin we already know is very ignorant ........but the problem is ALL the people that back her up and are so happy to vote for her THEY ARE NOT ONLY IGNORANT ....BUT EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE !!!!!!!!!
its incredible how much we have lost because of republicans administration where little programs in EDUCATION have turned our country in people with no common sense.
Sarah–are you smarter than a 3rd grader?
Apparently not.
Gosh darn it....It's the 3rd Grade "Gotcha" media.
Is she smarter than a third grader? I think not.
Actually, I think that Obama knows even less about our government. Liberals are just angry, crazy, dumb sheep following a fake messiah. Get over yourselves.
Her screechy voice and her so called 'foreign policy' will forever be the
laughing material in American political history.
Can anyone tell me just I much Senator John McCain regrets for picking Sarah Palin as VP of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
I am asking the above question, because Sarah Palin is not a VP candidate for, say, Afghanistan or DR Congo. She is a running mate for a presidential candidate of the USA. Well, this is not right folks. Senator McCain has tainted his image forever no matter what the outcome of the election.
He can still win the elections, but really, is it country first as he suggests. I do not think so. I have made my choice wisely, please do same.
Palin made the same mistake in the debate with Biden and was accurately corrected by Biden. Was Palin not listening, or is she so power hungry?
Has anyone noticed how Palin suffers from the same character weaknesses that plagued Nixon, thirst for power and the lack of ethical common sense?
Where's the comparable stories for Joe "Foot in Mouth" Biden and all his mis-statements?
I guess changing the role of VP as defined by our Constitution is just her way of "shaking things up" in Washington. America better watch out because this woman has her sights on a full fledged Theocracy with herself as the Supreme Leader. Her comments this morning on "Focus on the Family" were very telling of her vision for the rest of us. Good to know that Obama will hit it out of the park. All of you praising Palin must be from the "pro-America" areas of the United States. Those of us who live outside of those "pockets" will use our brains and vote for the most intelligent candidate and you "folks" can vote for McCain. News Flash, there are more of us! (you betch ya)
Obama/Biden
People please get out and VOTE!!!!
Has anyone noticed who she is addressing the answer to the question to? A third grader!!! Do you really think he needs a technical explanation that this article provided???! Come on- get over it and why isn't anyone attacking Biden -he had some pretty weak ideas on what the vp's role is as well! Oh yeah, I forgot, the liberal media is the one putting this article out!
I wish people would stop calling her DUMB, too. She is not by any means dumb, so leave her alone!!! Anyone who can run a house with 5 children, be in charge of a PTA org (talk about learning to deal with all kinds of people there), run a city, and run a state. How can you even question experience!?
I am so sick and tired of the media going after EVERY statement and overanalyzing it until your head spins. Why don't we analyze the policies as strongly as we analyze every statement they make to the press and public??
McCain-Palin '08!
she's not all together incorrect.. people go crazy over the fact that shes not a cookie cutter politician. if u did research you would see the VP is the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE!! u can get it right off of the governmental senate site. Do some research..
Obama is the worst choice for president.
"She was explaining in terms a third-grader could understand that the vice-president is also president of the U.S. Senate."
Yes. And she UNDERSTANDS it in third-grade terms.
Or should we say, "second rate" terms.
Well, well this shows how she knows, she does't even know the duty of the VP. This just McCain's poor judgment.
Sarah! Sarah!! Sarah!!! What else do you lack? Even a second grade level question you buched it? This one is going with voters to the polls. Please, take the rest of the year off and plan on re-educating yourself.
I wonder then the level of elementary school education is in your state, Alaska. I think you might be much more better hunting Moose than a VP role.
Goodluck back to Alaska.
Obama/Biden 2008
Wey to go Palin, my 7 yr old could answer that question much better than you did, please do not limit children intellegence to your own, they are much smarter than you think. "wink"
Darn those 8-year-olds and their "gotcha journalism."
Just an addition to the long list of why Palin is not qualified to be V.P.
She does not even yet, understand the role of the V.P.
If a sitting governor of a major energy producting state like Alaska, Sara Palin, cannot factually and accurately explain the limitations imposed upon her prospective VP office, regarding its function in the Senate, how can she say she is ready to be vice president, and for that matter, how much would she understand about the presidency itself.
If I were John McCain, and given further to foolish choices, I'd rather see Elmer Fudd in there.
Vote for Barak and Joe!
Wes
Doesn't she have kids? Is this how she explains her job to them or does she say she's the "President of Alaska." By the way, last time I checked, third graders were not allowed to vote and since they are 9 or 10 they were probably outside playing and not listening to the question being answered on national television because they SIMPLY DON'T CARE! It's time to grow up Mrs. Palin, you're playing with the big kids now and gibberish doesn't go very far. Mr. McCain, you've made a poor choice and this registered republican is going to the polls today to vote for THAT ONE!!
Obama/Biden '08
This comment is similar to her statement during the debate. As with other issues, she shows a lack of understanding of the constitution as well as world affairs. Of even greater concern to me, when she makes an error on a critical piece of information, her handlers either do not instruct her or she chooses to ignore the reality and hope that the American people are as under-informed as she appears to be. If her goal is to appeal to the lowest common denominator she is succeeding. Our founding fathers believed that education was important for all Americans for our democracy to succeed. Perhaps it is time for Ms. Palin to be schooled.
I like it when Sarah Palin talks......it makes me more hopeful that Obama will win.
How about someone just print out a copy of the Constitution and give them a copy since Biden doesn't know what article the VP is under and Palin is still needs to learn. In my opinion Palin knows more than the Democratic party combined.
Can someone one this blog tell me what Palin actually knows? We learned in civics what the role of the VP is. In charge of the Senate was not taught to me in school...but then again I did attend high school in the 90's, a lot of corners were cut for budget reasons.
I adore the fact that a law scholars comments on the issue are not posted.
SNL is not funny. Sarah Palin is funny. Palin is a joke.
Amazing that even ONE person finds Palin credible!
It seems that, in "explaining in terms a third-grader could understand", Governor Palin has at last found her intellectual level.
Are you smarter than a 3rd grader? I don't think so, Gov Palin.
Sit down, clown!
She was responding to a third grader's question in terms that even her dumb supporters wili have no idea that she is totally wrong.
Darn gotcha journalism! Someone get that third grader out of here.
Palin does not belong to this caliber of leadership. I will live obsessed with the fear of what will come to us should something happen to a V.P. Palin's President.
The ego and ambition of this woman is unbelievable. She wants to re-define the position of Vice President, as she stated in the debate with Biden. And now, she can't even state what the job of the Vice President is, and presumes to know what God thinks as well?!!? How arrogant!
I can't fathom how anyone is still willing to vote for this ticket. The only explanation is fear of change. This ticket's karma will become this nation's, or however you want to look at it. They are putting a big, red target on all of our heads.
"More in line than Biden's comments during the VP debate.
Oh, since it's Biden no one on here remembers. Sorry forgot where I was."
Yet another whining neocon heard from. Go back to never never land ya neocon LEMMING
Obviously needs to be stated again, since those posting REFUSE to read the TRUTH, and the actual FACTS that are CLEARLY stated in Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America as opposed to just relying on what is typed in an article with a slanted interpretation by the liberal media. In FACT, it is Joe Biden who has misstated the role of the Vice President. So, before you sound even more ignorant, you should do your research, and READ THE CONSTITUTION YOURSELF...and I quote....
Clause 4: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
Clause 5: The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
Sarah Palin has not misstated the role of the Vice President. Enough said. Move on.
her we go. first she abused her poewer in Alaska, then she use Alaska to fund her family trips, left her town in dedt when she was mayor, now she think that she can be in power over the senate. when is everyone gonna wake up and not let this women be close to be in charge. OBAMA ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!
If this were the first time she had overstated her perceived "job" you could cut her some slack. But every time someone asks, she says there is wiggle room in the Constitution for the role of VP. Sorry, Sarah, no wiggling in the Constitution. Maybe you should have read it before you said you'd take the job, and certainly in the 8 weeks since then. If you want to be a top executive of anything, it's nice to know what the job involves before your interview. I'd think a go-getter like you would know the ropes before the people hang you with them.
Why do people keep blaming the media for what Palin said?!?! She SAID it, there is no liberal media making things up. It is VERY newsworhty when a candidate doesn't even know what her own job would be, when a VP candidate can't be bothered to read the CONSTITUTION!
Stop blaming the media for your choosing of an ignorant inexperienced fool.
OKAY, at what point will you McCain supporters understand this selection speaks directly to John McCain JUDGEMENT!!! They are both wrong for this Country!!!
Sarah Palin represents a Clear and Present Danger to the National Security & Interests of The United States of America
And to think that she is actually applying for a job that she doesn't even know what it entails.
Enough is Enough!!!
I would say most of her answers are geared to the third grade level. This particular answer is pretty scary when you stop to think about it.
Let's not forget that when she was asked, in the summer, if she would consider becoming McCain's running mate, she asked what it is the Vice President does.
Not surprising that she STILL doesn't know.
Palin said the same thing during her debate with Biden....that she would preside over the Senate. America needs to take a good hard look at how close they are to putting someone this unqualified a "heartbeat" away from the Presidency.
GO OBAMA!!!
Sarah Palin knows nothing about national politics and we need to stop wasting our time expecting her to more than what she is.
Palin needs to contact Dick Cheney and ask him the job describtion of a vice president.
Gotcha question from a third grader? You betcha!
Obama/Biden
What an idiot. Oh and Ms Palin, you and McCain don't represent me. Since I have to work 3.5 years to get the amount of money your campaign spends on one outfit for you to wear, how on earth do you think you are Joe Six Pack, or a regular hockey Mom? Huh? Huh?
That's three and a half YEARS of work for me that you spent on ONE outfit.
And you think that giving ME a break in taxes is WRONG? That giving rich people a break is better?
Listen, when all the poor people have no money left, what are you rich people going to do? Drain our blood too? Oh yeah, you repubs are already doing that with the war.
I am somone that has voted Republican in every election except one.
I'm begging people to really listen to this woman and ask yourself if this is who you want sitting in the Situation Room in time of a crisis.
This is a serious time, I hope people will put aside partisan views and
and think about our country.
Again, if you read the constitution it states in Article I Section 3: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
Technically she is right and CNN and most of these posters are wrong!!!!
The VP typically does not preside over the senate but they have that right under the constitution. Am I the only one who has actually read it????
Most people find something that they think is a 'gaffe' by Palin and they jump on it whether she is right or wrong. How about writing about some of the things that Obama and Biden say that is wrong.
Just not the sharpest tool in the shed. Alas, most of the electorate hasn't a clue as to what the VP does either.
BE AFRAID. BE VERY AFRAID. We cannot let this power hungry, unethical liar into the White House...we as a nation cannot afford the atrocities that she would cause from her lack of knowledge. Sorry, I want someone smarter than Joe Six-Pack in the White House.
Maybe Palin was answering so a third grader could understand it because that is about the same level grasp she has on the VP's role. Just a thought.
A response to Rob's comment:
- "The key is in the story. Palin geared her answer to a 3rd grader. Her problem is she didn't dumb it down way further so an Obamaholic could understand it."
- "Obama supporter: 'I support Obama'"
- "Normal Person: 'OK then, I'll talk slower"'
Okay, my problem with that reply is that this is not the first time she has made similar statements. The reality the Vice President has 2 jobs (And this is straight from the Constitution) – and that is to step in as president if the president is no longer able to execute the office due to illness, death, or other incapacitation. The other is to provide a tie-breaking vote in the senate when there is a tie.
They are not part of the legislative body whatsoever and there is no "flexibility", as Palin likes to claim, in this statement. I have understood this as the role of the Vice President since I was in Fourth Grade and it honestly scares me that someone who holds and elected office in this country does not know this. She has had 7 weeks to figure this out and she has not yet and it should scare every American. And remember, Colin Powell – one of the most well respected leaders in the country – has said she is not ready. I trust his judgment above so many others.
Now, I am an Obama supporter because we need wise judgment and all our national leaders should know the constitution from start to finish. I would say to folks who are frustrated with McCain and the direction of the country but can't support Obama – vote for Bob Barr the libertarian candidate. I would be comfortable with either Obama or Barr running the show – but I would be scared to have John McCain in the office of president, with Sarah Palin only heartbeat away.
So Rob, it's not that we need folks to speak slower – we just need Sarah Palin to actually read the constitution and understand what the Vice President does – something she should have done before even accepting the nomination.
DB – Colorado
"Unfortunately, she is catering to the uneducated and undecided hate-mongers in this country that are fearful of imaginary terrorists and losing control of power."
Problem is, they're the ones who re-elected Bush!
Do not become complacent people! Do not let your friends, families, and acquaintences become complacent! We must see this through and make a big enough win for Obama that no Republican dirty tricks can undo it!
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Obama/Biden '08
So she's dumber than a third grader. She makes me laugh.
she has an IQ, I understand, of 120. Wonder what wonder boy's is? He would probably intone to the third grader "verily, our Constitution doth vest said Vice-President with ceremonial powers to preside over the Senate."
Democrat for McCain, it's funny you should mention being a racist, the only reason I can think of that a Democrat would vote for McCain is because they are racist...I bet you were a Hilary supporter huh?!?!? They're stance on most issues is almost identical. The McCain campaign thrives on the likes of simpletons like you, knowing you're too small minded to vote for a Black president. Why do you think the people at his rallies are so incensed...wake up sweetie, you're kind of the exact thing you called Obama's shady friends!
The more Sarah Palin speaks don't ya kinda wish she'd
say that its been great but I'm head'in back to Alaska on
the 5th of November.
As a teacher, I take offense to that. A 3rd grader can understand the FACTS and should be given accurate information not false. Poor teaching, Palin!
Palin has a third grader's conception of government. Spare us this ditz!
If I were speaking to a third grader, i'd at least want to give the child a correct answer. This is so typical of this woman. She has no clue. SNL says, "thanks for writing this week's Palin gig." Sarah, you and Dan "Potatoe" Quayle are two peas in a pod. You betcha! Thanks, but no thanks, to you and John.
It's not the VP's job to run the Senate, and to "expand" or "stretch" those powers as she indicated, is no better than Cheney and his ideas. Beware those who would rewrite or eliminate the constitution.
Isn't this about the 4th time she has answered this question incorrectly? Shouldn't she know what a VP's job is by now? What 3rd grader doesn't understand "tie-breaker"? Perhaps she should study Constitutional Law...I hear Barack Obama has experience in that. Or, from another article, I guess she is just waiting for God to "do the right thing" on November 4. I've already place my early vote for Obama/Biden...a team who actually knows what their jobs will be and who will work for us.
Of course Palin was giving a third-grader response. What more can you expect from a third-grader mind? After two months to figure it out, she still hasn't a clue what a VP does! Unbe-fing-lievable!
Joe Biden even gave her the answer to this question in their debate and she still gets it wrong. What an idiot!!
I think people overlook how dangerous this situation is. We not only have a VP nominee that doesn't understand her role, but one who has a documented history of abusing exectutive power. You think Dick Cheney is dangerous? Let this one into office and you will see a new definition of ruthless. GO VOTE!
No-Palin was answering in the way her limited third-grade comprehension level allows HER to understand it.
Oh my god, I can't believe she said this!!
See, if she was less negative, people would show simpathy towards her and try to defend her, but she is so unkind and so much of an attack dog, that you just don't know what to add!
Except this proves why Colin Powell endorse Obama.
Obama 08
Come on people, she's not that bad, dang. She has a good record of reform and she has the right idea about a lot of issues. She could have said "preside" over the Senate but she understands how kids think (she has five) so she explained it in that fashion.
Would it have been better if Biden had grabbed the third grader and said, "Look, I'm smarter than you, so stop asking me these questions." LOL.
This is the fourth time Palin has answered that the VP is in charge of the senate.
She wasn't dumbing down her answer to a third grader.
And do we really want a VP that would underestimates the intelligence of her audience? I'm sure a third grader could understand that a VP gets to cast a tie breaking vote in the senate and swear in newly elected congress persons. Not difficult to understand at all.
Another reason why she is not ready to be Commander-in-Chief, she doesn't even know the role of the VP. As a member of the Army Reserve, I shutter at the thought of Sarah Palin being placed in the position of maybe being in charge of the military. It is time for Sarah to return to Alaska, her small-minded way of thinking is accepted there.
Perhaps she is referring to the Dick Cheny version of the role of VP or perhaps she is truly one of the stupidest politicans ever.
She was trying to answer the question in a manner a 3rd grader could understand ? A 3rd grader can understand a correct answer as well as misleading answer.
This is so ridiculous. No where in this interview did Palin say anything about casting a vote for legislation in the senate. She was CLEARLY re-stating Article I, which says she can do whatever she wants to persuade the Senate to vote in a certain manner, minus actually casting a vote.
Most things that come out of Sarah Palin's mouth seem to be at a third grade level...
Is she stupid or is she ignorant? How can you tell? Does it matter?
Overstate? Seriously? Why can't you simply state that she was completely WRONG about what the Vice President does?
I've been trying my best for the longest time to find reasons to believe that Palin could be "President" (especially in the event of McCain's removal from office) and, I'm sorry, she answers questions with the intel of a college freshman (or Miss South Carolina)! Couldn't name historically important Supreme Court cases, couldn't name one periodical she routinely reads (what was she afraid of – just name something, anything!), her Alaskan-Russian foreign policy answer to Couric, et al.. I've lived in Europe for over 14 years, which gives me more foreign policy experience than SP. It's laughable the way she tries her best to answer questions – in detail – that she obviously has very little grasp of. Yes, she's smarter than a 5th grader but not close to being as smart as our President should be.
Palin was pulled right out of her Alaskan log cabin and on the VP ticket. She has no business trying to represent the lower 49.
Go back to Alaska Palin, if they like you~ they can have you.
Save us from this woman and send her packing back to Alaska.
Actually trhe VP is in charge of the Senate. I quote, "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided."
No where in the Constitution does it claim the job of President of the Senate is a ceremonial position and no where does it specifically say what President of the Senate does. It is purposely ambigous to allow the holder to define the position. Over the course of time the position has taken on a ceremonial role, but that is not what is in the Constitution. Maybe all of you people that are saying that she should go back and read the Consitution should try doing it yourslf. You are the ones that are idiots. Biden is the bigger idiot for stating that the VP has no role in the Legislative Branch when the Conbstitution specifically says that the office does and he should know it.
Apparently most of you people aren't smarter then a 3rd Grader because you don't understand the job.
"Palin geared her answer to a 3rd grader."
3rd graders needed to be given an incorrect answer because they wouldn't understand what voting to break a tie means...?
I guess if she answered so a third grader would understand she should at least give the correct answer..
Republican for a better country: I feel so sad for all of Palin's supporters. She gives the media and democrats more material daily to show how intellectually challenged she really is. And you blindly follow. Sort of like a religion to you is she?
I always suspected she wasn't smarter than a 3rd grader. Now we know.
YOU PEOPLE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES............. IN HER WORLD THIS IS WAHT SHE BELIEVES AND IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN ALASKA IS NO LONGER APART OF THE US AND SHE IS THE VP THERE...OVER TEH SENATE.... RIGHT?
its no wonder they did not want her talking to the media alone....
LOL..............
BARACK THE VOTE PEOPLE
Obviously someone still has not told her what exactly it is that a vice president does.
Sarah Palin is not, I repeat not, dumb ! She is just plain ignorant.
In the words of Bugs Bunny: "What a maroon!"
Gov. Palin, you know what to say... and say it to the camera right there.
"I'm NOT smarter than a 5th Grader."
It's so funny how these Democrat Kool-Aid Drinkers seem to forget that Obama has "visited 57 States with one left to go".
To quote "Fed UP!"
If the Man doesn't know how many states there are, then WHY ON EARTH IS HE running for President????
Dear God can he get any DUMBER??
I am sick and appalled that ANY AMERICAN is giving him the time of day!!
He is AS DUMB AS THEY COME
Her spokesperson says that Palin was simply answering the question in a way a third grader could understand. The problem, though, is that if the third grader understood her answer then the third grader was misinformed. Explaining things in simple terms DOES NOT mean explaining them incorrectly.
As far as the reading issue goes, I guess we now know that Palin doesn't read the Constitution either.
Cuter than a sack full of puppies...but dumber than a bag of hammers!
The sad thing is that this isn't the first time she got the answer wrong!!! Try at least FOUR times since July!! And she says God will do the "right" thing in November!!!
Let us pray......
Obama/Biden '08
Dear John:
I am leaving you....
Sincerely,
Republican Party
Palin is qualified despite thsi slip up–shes been in the PTA hasnt she
Thats VP material in my book.....they say McCain is experienced but then wheres his PTA membership-thats one qualification he misses and for that reason I will vote Obama/Biden
How hard is it simply say, "If there is a tie in the senate, I decide the winner."
As long as a 3rd grader has an understanding of what a "tie" is, and I would hope he/she did, then the child would understand.
Perhaps those of you defending her comments shouldn't underestimate our nation's children.
Has Palin bothered to learn anything about how the US government works? It's seems her biggest talent is finding ways to pry extra money out of the Alaskan budget for her personal use. I don't think she's stupid, but she seems to think everyone else is. She's lazy and self-centered.
You know, if Palin could take 20 minutes to read the Constitution, she might know better. If it's true that she graduated college with a degree in political science, I'd hate to know what her grades were. I know for a fact I would not have graduated with that same degree if I displayed that level of stupidity.
Chris from NC
Maria Comella said she was speaking in third grader terms,well I'm a mom of a third grader and I can promise you that if she would of said she was able to offer a tie breaking vote for the senate my third grader would of understood that since probably first grade.I think she always connects with third graders because thats's her mentality! She doesn't even play well with others!
Sarah Palin wasn't answering so a third grader could understand it. She was answering with her 3rd grade mentality.
I am so sorry for Sarah Palin. Really sorry for not even knowing what her roles are supposed to be. She is really FAKE
This is another yet prime example of her ignorance to be VP of this wonderful yet very complicated Country.
Conservative Repubilcans seem to have no ability to learn. After having eight years of idiot speak and a president who disgraces this country every time he opened his mouth, conservative Republicans want more of the same, namely Sarah Palin. It's one thing to oppose Obama's policies but to support having dopes in high office is incomprehensible.
I just heard Obama hold a news conference in Richmond, VA. It was refreshing to hear someone really intelligent address the major issues of our day.
Palin taking questions on the "tough" media. Finally an interview she can handle. Seems that both her and the third grader were on the same intellectual level.
No way can this person run this country. She doesn't even understand the job duties she is running for.
I would take my chances with the third grader running this country over Palin. By the way, don't you love how everytime Palin talks that someone has to follow her around to "explain" what she really ment to say?
– OBAMA / BIDEN – 2008 (and beyond!!!!)
Good Grief!
Governor Palin was answering a third grade student! Not a political junkie! A eight or nine year old! Of course you have to simply things for young kids. Parents do it all the time. Get real people. Anyway the VP is the President of the Senate so Governor Palin is right! Ceremonial unless needed to break a deadlock!
Interesting. This time she reports she was explaining it to a third grader, and thats true. But, Who then was she speaking to durring the debate? Does the McCain-Palin ticket think we are all third graders? How could anyone vote for the ticket where they dont even know thier roles....
She wants power.
As evidenced and documented and on record in Alaska, she abuses the power she gets.
Do you want her in the position of VP, increasing her power and abusing that power, on a level that would make Cheney blush? Do you want her in the position of President freely abusing her power?
If you do you are an idiot.
Wow, she probably got the wrong idea of what the VP's role is from Biden. Since he was the first VP candidate this election to erronously state the role of the VP.
Stunning. And terrifying!
So Sarah Palin, who will NOT be our next vice president, misstated the role of vice president.
Meanwhile Joe Biden, who WILL be our next vice president, also misstated the role of the vice president (in his remarks that Hillary was better suited to the role of "president of the senate than as vice president").
Which person presents the bigger problem?
Maybe the 3rd Grader was a PLANT.
The 3rd grade media is against Palin. Stop those 3rd graders from attacking her. Wow, she's hilarious.
So she says it so a 3rd-grader can understand – are the 3rd graders the ones who are voting? She must think the average American is a moron to not understand anything beyond the 3rd-grade level.
Please also read up on how Palin makes the state of Alaska pay tens of thousands of dollars for her three daughters' unnecessary travel, stating they are on "official business." If her reasoning is she wants to spend more time with her kids, perhaps she should consider a profession that will let her stay closer to home.
Please educate yourself before you vote for Palin/ McCain. With McCain's age & health, Palin might find herself the next president. IMO, it's not the kind of "change" we want.
No, Biden didn't 'pull the same stunt' or 'say the same thing'. He said that, as one who knows the members and the body, and, as a respected member of Congress, he could work on Obama's behalf to get legislation through the Congress.
He did not state he had powers beyond the Constitution, which is what Palin has said 4 times now.
people keep saying the GOP is being too viscious with their attacks... but from what i can tell on these boards it appears the obama supporters are far more negative and prone to attack. But then again... if all they did was talk about issues it would be even scarier. You guys truly believe only the wealthy will lose the tax breaks? Has anyone ever actually seen what a federal budget looks like or have even the sligthest idea how it works? I'm not saying McCain is a solid alternative... they both should be ridiculed and laughed at.
Poor Ron Paul
This is beyond funny.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Palin is the one who correctly answered the question about the job description of V.P. The vice-president IS the president over the senate. but can only vote if there is a tie. Now go look up what it means to be "president" over the senate. Too many fools believing the liberal media's interpretation.
Did anyone else notice she said the same thing in the VP debate? She certainly wasn't speaking to third graders then. Maybe it's an indication that she only has a third grader's understanding of the VP position.
Third graders understand what a tiebreaker is, but they probably don't understand what the word "policy" means.
Palin was answering the question in a way a third grader could understand. It just so happens that that's also Palin's level of comprehension.
Sarah, I voted for OBAMA/BIDEN '08. Just thought I let you know.
Please God...have mercy on us...No Palin.
Is she smarter than a third grader? Maybe so, but you'd never know it in the lame answers she's given so far in the campaign. Every time she opens her mouth, I'm reminded of a beauty pageant interview. How sad that McCain chose to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. I really have to wonder what he was thinking. Obama and Biden are going to win in a landslide.
I think her name is Sarah Putin and not Sarah Palin. She is actually from Russia maybe thats why the vice president is in charge of the US senate.
And now Dobson is praying for divine intervention on her behalf?! Palin is sure that God will do the right thing on Nov 4.?! I didn't know that God was a Republican. Oh, that's right, I forgot that the GOP has cornered the market on faith and no one outside the party is a good Christian. I'm praying for divine intervention. But the intervention I want is that we replace the high-functioning moron in the White House with someone as intelligent as Obama!
Palin pretty much used the same description with Katie Couric, and she's not in third grade is she? Personally, I'm very glad to see the GOP shot themselves in the foot with her selection to run for VP. Another example of just how much they don't get what this country is really about.
Why doesn't she just go home? How many times does she have to get beat down before leaving. I am a Republican who will be voting for Barack Obama – my decision was predicated on John McCains inability to stand strong, his Vice President selection, and her inability to answer a question without fumbling. I realize he is the top ticket, BUT, Sarah Palin will have responsibilities and she may be able to govern Alaska, but my gut tells me she is not able to take on the entire United States should the unthinkable happen, and that is the job of Vice President – not to take charge of the Senate!!
I fogot to say though too I really don't care about what she said mainly because i've heard Obama, McCain, and Joe Biden ALL SAY DUMB THINGS. I'm sorry democrats but you know it's not a big deal, you don't want me to bring up bad Obama quotes do you?
This is not funny...This is a very scary issue that this young lady is a heart beat away from being the President of the United States and still don't know the full role in which she has been appointed to. The saddest part is how the world is viewing us as a nation. What a joke!
It really amazes me that McCain would have KNOWINGLY selected this woman for his VP. (????) What WAS he thinking? The choice of Palin only reinforces to the majority of Americans that he does NOT make sound and wise decisions, that he has NOT picked a running mate with the best interest of the USA in mind, and that any future decisions he may (heaven forbid) make will most certainly be as reckless as this one. He would most likely be much closer in this race – had he chosen a bright, intellectual VP – woman or not – who can actually formulate an insightful, intelligent sentence and without adding to the inflammatory, divisive, chanting she seems to thrive on. GOOOOOO OBAMA!!!!! (from NC!!)
If Palin was explaining it in a way a 3rd grader would understand then why didn't she explain the CORRECT answer in simple terms? Now the child has been led to believe that the Veep is in charge of the Senate which just isn't true.
A family wardrobe budget from the GOP, travel expenses for her kids paid for by Alaskan citizens....I suppose she BELIEVES she would have more power then she actually would seeing as she isn't a person who can handle the word "no".
Another "gotcha question" from a 3rd grader, no less!!!!!
I don't think Palin was trying to dumb it down for a 3rd Grader. I think she truly thought she was in charge of the Senate and could "get in there and mix it up". It shows how dangerous this woman is.
Her ignorance of the role of VP is far different than Joe Biden indicating that he would lobby Congress on behalf of the President.
If this was the only time she explained the VP role is this manner, I would chalk it up to the 3rd grade audience. But she has said the same thing on numerous occasions. Including her response at the debates that she wants to expand the power of vice presidency into the legislature.
Sarah still doesn't know what the VP's role is. Cheney just abused his "power and influence" in whatever he has done to screw up things.
This woman is hopeless.
McCain killed his campaign by selecting her.
People just need to STOP picking on poor Sarah. She is over her head in this position and she can't really help all the wrong things that the media covers that she says. She's only good at being an attack dog for McCain and she should stick at that. LEave poosr Sarah alone, JUST LEAVE HER ALONE! sniff sniff
Another "gotcha question" from a 3rd grader, no less!!!!!
Please post CNN.
Those darn third graders....always posing those "gotcha" questions.
There goes Palin again exposing her ignorance. Why does the GOP not coach or at least ask her to keep quiet if she does n't know the answer.
She is saying the exact same thing as Biden only using different words. CNN should try and be more neutral in this contest.
Another "gotcha" moment. Those tricky 3rd graders.
My God help us all!
After all these tries you'd think she would have learned by now what the Vice President does. The more she talks, the better it is for Obama-Biden! This is just another proof that McCain's judgment is seriously WRONG!
Wait, so if I'm understanding this right... Palin tells a third grader that the VP is kind of the in charge of the Senate and she dumped on and Biden basically says the same thing without a word. Weird.
MC LAME AND PALIN- DUMB AND DUMBER
DON' T WORRY SARAH- YOU HAVE A GREAT CAREER STILL AHEAD OF YOU- I HEAR THAT ONE OF THE NETWORKS WILL BRING BACK "HEE HAW".
SERIOUSLY THOUGH "MY FRIENDS"- THIS WOMAN HAS INSULTED THE INTELLIGENCE OF HARD WORKING SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE.
NO MORE REPUBLICAN LIES, NO MORE KARL ROVE POLITICS OF FEAR AND DIVISION. NO MORE BUSH /CHENEY ADMINISTRATIONS
THE TIME IS HERE AND NOW- GET OUT AND VOTE.
She admits she doesn't keep up with current events (couldn't answer what she reads or name any Supreme Court Decision she disagreed with), She didn't know what the Bush Doctrin was or meant, she believes some American communities are more American than others (what's the standardized test? – No American left behind program?) – This is not the media spinning anything – these are her own comments.
She is simply the toy in the GOP Happy Meal.
She claims to support people of special needs – yet the Rep Gov of California (Arnold's) pet program is helping people of special needs and asked her to hire some one of special needs – this was even before this nomination – yet she never hired a special needs person and has not made any plans do do so in the future.
Article I Section 3: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided
This woman is a total disgrace.I cringe at the idea of her alone with a world leader.McCain has proven he's not a maverick and I'm questioning his honor by his long list of foolish choices.
What an IDIOT.
A fourth grader knows more about the Constitution than she does.
Phenominal...first she cant mention the newspapers she reads, then she is unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagrees with, and now she can't properly explain the role of the VP...
And the excuse of her attempting to explain it to a third grader as they would understand it is pathetic (I think a third grader can understand the statement "I'm the tiebreaking vote in the Senate if there is a tie")...If anything I think you'd want to explain it to a third grader correctly so that they dont have a misconception of the position from somebody who has the possibility holding that position. Perhaps if Palin had the common sense and the IQ of a thrid grader she'd know a little better...Just another reason why this woman scares me
I would like to know why your network is not harping on Joe Biden's comments? Quit leaning left and report the news the way it should be done. Unbiased and from both sides.
God every time she opens her mouth is a new disaster. If I were McCain I would be shipping her to Alaska in a minute. The comedians will have material for years thanks to her, after this election. I mean, Palin gives DUMB a new meaning... it is beyond words...
Schook, Schook, Schook...please, grab a towel and sop up some of that Republican juice...you are lousy with it...
This isn't a quibble about the role of the VP or an overly technical article and a less than technical answer.
This is about a power mad, under qualified person, taking the cues of the current VP and redefining the position. No matter how you slice it, the VPs job is not to be in charge of the Senate.
The VP has several jobs: take over for the President in the case of death or incapacitation; lobby for the President's agenda and serve as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. That last one, the one that consistently trips up Sarah the Ethics Violation, means that the VP simply casts deciding votes in the case of a tie and swears in new senators.
NOTHING MORE.
Please...if youcan see past the elephant on the door, you will see that this country needs Obama/Biden in 08 (and 12)...
Looks like Tina Fey isn't the only one getting material from Sarah Palin.
She is kind of comical in her lack of understanding, and what some people who know her say is her lack of curiosity...meaning that she has her mind set on something, and doesn't explore any other avenues. You have to look at her RNC advisers too, because the first time she blew this answer, they should have clarified it for her and made sure she answered correctly.
So either she's getting bad advice, or she can't learn, or she doesn't care and plans to make this office over to her specifications...either way, we have had 8 years of stubborn, illegal, and ineffective leadership, and are ready to try something else.
Where is the story on Palin's $150,000.00 shopping spree?
I realize she was talking to a child and perhaps tried to simplify her answer. However, she could have just said that the VP is there to help the president with running the country. In my opinion that is really one of the basic duties of the VP and would have been easily understood by a 3rd grader. By the way, this is not the first time she has expressed this view of the VP being in charge of the Senate.
I just can't fathom what was going thru McCain's head when he picked her...
Some one need to send this Animal killer bit*ch back to Alaska when she belongs. She is not qualified to be anything but kill wolfs.
Who in their right mind would select this woman as their VP?
Who cares? Biden says we'll have a crisis to test Obama within 6 months, and we should be patient since they will screw up.
Which is more important to be discussing?