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the woman should be happy she has a job in Alaska–shes not qualified for much

Just goes to show how much farther we need to go for gender equality in this country. All the women in this race were treated terribly. Palin should be respected regardless if you disagree. And just because she is not a democrat female doesn't mean she doesn't doesn't represent woman. I am ashamed at how my former party has treated her and not taken a higher road. And this "she started it..." 4 year old attitude is ridiculous. If you disagree, respectfully disagree. If she says something that you consider out of line and then say "hey, that's not appropraite" or, "that is not correct because here are the facts and sources to back it up" and move one.

This is "supposed" to be the party of feminist who stand up for equal treatment of women and of everyone. Not the party that viciously attacks innocent children because you disagree with parents' politics. What is wrong with you? I've seen so much hatred even directed at her children, AT HER BABY for Christ's sake. And then you talk about unity???

Watching your whole race, Palin was good for the McCain ticket as the GOP had a hard time settling on who would get the top spot themselves. Palin faced the same wrath of the media onslaught with total negativity against her from the moment her name was announced. It was the same for Senator Clinton. In the theme of electing the first African American President, both women were treated with considerably less respect than they had earned as elected officials. It appears that the media want to appalud themselves on the US race related issues but could not see that they were crucifying both women to get there.

Gov. Palin stated that the God of your understanding will make the choice of President & Vice President. Well like she stated, the choice has been made! See ya! Wouldn't want to be ya!

Sarah Palin is an atrocious human being. She race-baited and charged up hate rallies. I never want to see her face again.

Well she still has a promising career on SNL! I think she makes a great actress/comedian/game show host.

I can't believe anyone is seriously considering Sarah Palin for any national office in the future. Does anyone remember Catherine Harris?

Some people posting here today seem to think that Sarah Palin got a "raw deal" because she is female. She may have been selected for the GOP ticket because she was female... but the ridicule that came about over her lack of knowledge and the extreme right wing stance she took had nothing to do with gender. Does anyone remember Dan Quayle? The GOP took a lot of heat for him being unqualified and generally ridiculous; she reminds me of him. I really think her gender was not the target.

Hokey manm dont use that statement when you're running against a person of color in politics, this is a code , how many black woman hockey manm u know? Dont be on defensive, stay cool u have nothing to prove, we know that u smart intelligent charismatic. The RNC used u to do the dirty job, hope u make a come back, you will b missed.

See you in 2012 Governor Palin – that is if we are still America.

She shouldn't have "taken off the gloves". Once she did, by going with division over unity and prejudice and fear over hope, that's when people took off their gloves too. If she hadn't done that, she would have faired much better.

I have it on good authority that all of the moose and wolves in Alaska voted for her.

I still wonder if other, more qualified, VP candidates turned down the offer. Smart ones would, after the past 8 Republican years.

Goodbye!!!!!

Sarah Sarah Sarah, we hope you come back in 4 years to help the democratic ticket once again defeat you and your hairbrained ideas and ideologies. Your about as informed as a rock, bye bye.

I always suspected she'd end up hurting more than she helped – an early indication was when Obama had a record fundraising day after her convention speech.

Good to see that suspicion confirmed.

I am really surprised to see Sarah Palin still wearing the $150,000 outfits that she was supposed to give to charities just after the election. Has she changed her mind and decided to wait until 2012 to run for presidency with these clothes?

To the sore losers...

it was NOT a close race – it was a LANDSLIDE!

The people (smart ones) have SPOKEN!

Now that Obama is President its time young black men in America honour his time in office by looking up to him and pulling their pants up. Stay away from petty crime and and be pillars of society. YES WE CAN!!!!!

Independent Hoosier.

Hoosier female here. I have no problem with a qualified woman running for president.

I have major issues with a woman who spouts ignorance and flip comments being even near the Oval Office.

Palin was a drag on McCain because she exemplified the worst of Republicans: divisiveness, racism, anti-intellectualism and straight-faced lies. She could attack Obama all she wants but it must be the truths, not twisted truths. Unfortunately it seems that is the way politics is playing in Alaska with its corruptions and narrow-mindedness as business as usual.

"Thanks but no thanks", please take the bridge to nowhere back to Alaska where you can watch Russia from your house!

Dear GOP,
Can the Thumpers and go back to the Conservatives.

Buh- bye lipstick Fido. Take your smirks, folksy sayings, and stupid winks back to the Yukon. Say hi to the sled-dogs, the polar bears and moose (before you shoot them of course) and get used to being back in obscurity

Please take your vile and hate back to Alaska.

Yes Sarah truly is a polarizing, divisive candidate that did far more harm than good to the GOP.

Actually it was really her speechwriters that are to blame and the ridiculous obsession over "Joe the Plumber" whom isn't even named Joe nor has a license.

Palin was the most unqualified person on a national ticket since Dan Quayle (right wingers-I said unqualified, not inexperienced).
She has little intellectual curiousity and a "shoot first" mentality that would make W proud. She was brought on as a prop and rightly rejected–not because she is a woman but because she could not do the job. Her speeches were vile and unbecoming.

Problem is if Stevens holds the Senate seat in Alaska, we will have Caribou Barbie in the Senate when he is removed from his seat. The Republicans can put her as the new face of the party but that will eventually bite them in the behind.

No Hillary-Get over it, Hillary did.

Dave, central Illinois-Please find a rock to crawl under.

Palin's impact on the ticket this time, and her future in 2012, can both be summed up in one phrase: Dan Quayle with lipstick. Only difference is, he would have been more qualified (and is probably a better speller).

Stick a fork in her. She's done.

To all the hateful folks screaming about being looted and robbed, it is apparent you know nothing of politics beyond slogans you scream.
What elected party is going to raise taxes to reward moochers and loafers(exempting bankers and Wall Street and Big Oil, the Republicans favorite charities).
You people make no sense beyond the fact that you hate for the sake of hate. Such childish behavior.
I was a Hillary supporter, who was disappointed, but when push came to shove realized that Barack represented her views as well as his own. Beyond cleaning up the mess left behind by the "Joe the Plumbers" presently in the White House, this Nation has alot of work ahead to attempt to heal this hateful divide, seen in some of these comments, left to us by Bush\Cheney and their old pal Karl. That is the only legacy they leave behind-a pathetic one at that. "We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men are created equal." Finally that thought has been carried to its logical conclusion.

DEMOCRATS ARE VERY MEAN AND COLD PEOPLE, NO HEART, NO SOUL AND ONLY THINK OF THEM SELVES........

Think about Sarah Palin – consider her with the same history, same experience, same ideas, same voice, same everything, EXCEPT... Picture her looking like Janet Reno. Would she be where she is today?

From the minute she mocked Obama as "just a community organizer" I knew she was dead meat. Her devisive Republican politics are no longer welcomed. Obama ran a brilliant campaign. He never waivered from his theme of hope and change no matter what they threw at him. He never got down in the mud with them even though they threw the kitchen sink at him. So she had more experience than Obama? Well, in this world intelligence and character trump experience every time.

in sports we teach our children to congratulate the losing team, i thought this woman was such a big sports fan, yet she would not even give president obama the simple words of congratulations.just shows what a BAD ROLE MODEL SHE WOULD HAVE MADE .

Does anyone know where Sarah's outfits are going to be donated? Would love to pick up a $5000 dress for the wife.

My best moment last night was waving goodbye to the tv screen when it panned over to her and Todd!

The very thought of Michelle Obama being in the whitehouse makes me sick to my stomach. A woman full of hate, this has set the standard for first lady to the lowest low.

When Obama raises our taxes, Blacks no more excuses, get a job and help pay your fair share, NO MORE EXCUSES.

How could anyone seriously choose this woman as a good candidate for any office. Personally I dont see her being able to run a fast food restaraunt much less this country!!

So this is what bringing the country together means? Bashing a sitting governor, a wife, a mother of 5, a sister, a daughter? How much more sad can you people get. Obama won, and I didn't vote for him. I will not however demean him the way those on the left demeaned Sarah Palin, John McCain, or Pres. Bush. Your hatred has evidently not gone away. I feel sorry for you all.

McCain-Palin ticket crashed and burned. It was arson. But they set the fires themselves. Those who blamed Sarah Palin for the lost, , need to be reminded, whose experience and judgement picked her to be VP.
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I am really surprised to see Sarah Palin still wearing the $150,000 that she was supposed to give to charities just after the election. Has she changed her mind and decided to wait until 2012 to run for presidency with these clothes?

The GOP can blame Palin all they want but the truth is that it wasn't the woman that was rejected as much as it was the woman's message. If the Republican Party doesn't get rid of their right wing extremists and Evangelicals then they will never get back to being a viable choice in American Politics.

I hated how nasty Palin was and how much she lied. It didn't seem to phase her.

I'm so glad she, the First Dude and Joe Plumber are back in Alaska. I feel sorry for those people.

God Bless the USA

Dave in central Illinois, that much hatred is bad for your health.
You should see a doctor. In the mean time don't worry, your world won't turn into a watermellon, the bald eagle won't be replaced with a fried chicken, and the national athem won't be done in rap. Barak Obama will be judged based on his performance, just like any other person. If he fails the electoriate will reject him, if he succeeds he will be re-elected. Your face won't turn brown, and your lips won't get thick so just relax and enjoy the ride. Either that, or go see a doctor.

Thank-you Republicans. You have managed to divide and destroy our democracy, but not before enough of us realized what was happening. Obama's victory, is a victory for a change in direction and a restoration of what can make this country great. Blind arrogance and divisive tactics will not work any more. The people have spoken. Get back to your core principles and you might be trusted at the reins in 4 years.

I know it's a pipe dream to hope that evangelicals will go away forever, but hopefully we'll have at least 4 years without their foolish nonsense.

Nothing highlighted the media bias in this election more than the contrast in how Sarah Palin and Barack Obama were portrayed and treated. McCain probably made a mistake picking someone as inexperienced as Palin as his running mate. Eventually she may be a fine national politician, but not now. The media put enormous focus on her inexperience at every opportunity. She was more thoroughly covered than any of the other three candidates even though she was the running mate, not the presidential candidate. Obama didn't have appreciably more experience than Palin, on the other hand, yet the media thought nothing of that. Double standard. Ok for me, but not for you. But someone put it very well last night: If Palin is to inexperienced then Obama is too inexperienced. And he's the one running for President. But the media only cared about one person's inexperience in this election, not the others'.

thank goodness enough voters rejected
the divisive politics that the republicans
have come to represent.
republicans can thank mccain for making palin the
face of their party.
if the hateful bitterness ever subsides,
come join us in a better america,
one that actually cares about those
who do not embelish our own self interest.
the word is empathy-try it if you are mature enough

Palin ... you need to learn how to be presidential before you consider running again. Shed hate and negativism. Devise a consistent message and give America something positive (your own ideas ... not stealing!). NEVER LIE to American people. Also, learn that governing is not a family affair. Leave your husband and kids at home, regularly go to office and work ... work hard for people. After achieving all these, we will give you a fair chance in the lower 48.

Wish you and your family the best ...

Sarah certainly exposed the MSM as liberal partisans more than will to put their agenda ahead of Americas right to unfiltered truth. And now..., deemed useless as tits on a worthog, MSM liberal parrots should be skip over, in order to access their real source, Obama's website.

It would have been a surprise if a Republican had won this time around with the political climate as it was, along with the economy. I don't think Palin had anything to do with it.

Can the liberals start being nice now?

Thanks, Tina Fey. I never knew you were so funny until Sarah Palin briefly appeared on the national scene.

MC CAIN MADE A MISTAKE AND CHOOSE PALIN. WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE DONE IS CHOOSE ROOMEY, AND CHOOSE HER TO RALLEY THE BASE, BY GETTING HER TO CAMPAGNE FOR HIM. THEM HE MIGHT HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE TO BECOME PRESIDENT.

Sarah Palin represented the "dumbing down" of America, and I'm glad that America chose intelligence over her grating "folksiness". In the prank call from CKOI in Montreal, she missed a myriad of obvious points that should have given it away:

1. You cannot see Belgium from the Palais Royal in Paris where Sarkozy lives.

2. The Prime Minister of Canada is not Stef Carse but Stephen Harper.

3. No politician would talk about loving to "take away life" and the horrendous mistreatment of animals that she seemed to embrace in that conversation.

4. No politician would talk about killing baby seals.

Honestly, I would have been afraid of having someone so ignorant of the world in the office of the VP so close to the presidency. I'm glad this chance has been denied her (it should never have been a possibility to begin with).

In the end what really amazes me is how very limited and closed-off Palin's self-propagating world view is. Even more amazing she appears to think that she and the people who agree with her or look like her or live how she does somehow represent the real America. She is very wrong about that, as has been clear from the outset. God spoke yesterday for the good of the nation, but I suspect that she and her friends are even now denying the facts and trying to find some way to distort God's message to their own advantage.

Speaking of which, I find it funny that Palin and McCain could only attack Obama and Biden by taking their quotes out of context but that the most effective attacks on Palin simply consisted of quoting her verbatim, the more the better. Very ironic.

I just hope Obama can hold it together, till 2012. If he doesn't throw us into a depression, or get us attacked, from his little expericence and judgement. Now we have an african- american for our president, 95% of blacks voted for him because he is black, not for what is good for the country, Let's see if Obama can deliver, After 4 years Obama's supporters will be ready to throw him out of the whitehouse. If he doesn't get us all killed first.

GOD HELP US ALL

I think we are in for a world of a surprise when we find out that there is no man that can change this world. No matter who he is or claims of what he can do. If all the people are not on the same page with the same idea with the same goal in mind then we will not have a chance.

Well Sarah first of all I will say that Mccain gave a very good speech last night and for once it wasnt all about hatered. And as far as you are concerned, as you would say it was a task of God to Let Obama and Biden win this election. At least now the american people can rest in piece without having to worry that you might get in there.

I am stilll confused why some think that Palin excited the Republican base when she was first nominated. They did not know her. So what is it that excited the base?

Buchannan and others give her praise for exciting the base after her nomination. But I say it was not Palin who excited them. It could not have been. They knew nothing about her. It had to be something superficial like her gender or some other emotional need that was missing.

To say that Palin excited the base of the Republican party and enjoyed large crowds at her rallies may be true. But to say that she excited the base as a result of some legitimate reason as ability or experience or based on wha tshe believed is stretching it a bit don't you think. It would seem to me that rather than having something legitimate to excite the base, the base found a symbol that they needed to to excite themselves and what they believed and palin just went along for the ride.

I would like to comment on (Dave, Central Illinois), so you want to cancel BET, why because your upset that a Black man won the presidency? Get over it because a white man owns the station.

Any way, Sarah was a joke from the beginning. McCain tried to make woman vote for him but, what he does not know about woman is that we are very particular about the people we trust and believe in.

Hiliary did not get all those votes just becasue she was a woman.

go away Sarah, become a mother to your kids, they obviously need you – that should be your first concern.

There is one thing no matter what, no one can take from you; your integrity. Only YOU can give it way.

If Palin ever had any integrity she willingly gave it up for her personal ambitions. Her supporters and she can blame how they wish, but in the final accounting it was Palin who undid Palin.

Sarah Palin is a smart woman and has a lot going for her – she has intelligence, beauty and charisma. Too bad she used her gifts to generate hatred and fear. It would be great if people like Sarah could learn to use their gifts to make the world a place of collaboration and peace.

THANK YOU SARAH FOR A GREAT FIGHT!!!!!!!!!

YOU DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE WHITE HOUSE

SEE YOU IN 2010 or 2012

I was proud to have voted for Obama and even more proud after listening to his speech last night. I especially liked the inclusiveness of his language and the fact that he promised to listen to all the people who did not vote for him. Personally, I think Palin was a poor pick for VP and I strongly disagree with many things she said, including her inference that American citizens who are not republicans are not "pro-American". However, I encourage anyone who is reading these comments to listen to (President) Obama's speech and think about his words before writing these hateful comments about McCain or Palin. It will not help Obama to use divisive language about other American citizens, just because they felt strongly about a different political candidate.

Although I think that Obama would have won with another person on McCain's ticket... I would still like to thank McCain for selecting Sarah Palin! Every little bit helps... or shall I say helped!

Barack Obama 2008!
44th President of the United State of America!!!!!!
1st Black President of the United States of America!!!!!!

Finally the US can rejoin the international community and not look like fools. The rest of us out here (the other 7 billion of us) have waited and waited, through 8 loooong years of disappointment and going "What are they THINKING over there? Have they totally lost it?"
So welcome back to the world, guys. Cheers!!

McCain is a gambler, and this gamble didn't pay off...big time.

I applauded McCain's VP pick because I figured it would shoot him in the foot! So sorry Sarah. Glad to see you go. Go home and raise your children.

If the GOP thinks to put this woman up as a figure head they need to think again. There will be no Sarah in 2012.

If the Republican Party places its bets on her, they will go down in flames again in 2012. Oh, wait a minute. That's a good idea. Where can I donate?

I know a lot of people who voted for Obama largely because of the fact that McCain was 72 years old and Palin was one 72 year old heartbeat away from the Presidency. It was too big of a risk. The GOP kept pushing this argument that Palin was more experienced than Obama, but I'd rather put my vote towards a Harvard Law graduate who knows the US Constitution like the back of his hand than a woman who can't even tell a child what the Vice President really does. I don't think that Palin was by any means dumb, but she did lack a hunger for information. An inexperienced candidate should at least show that she's willing to learn new things if she wants the US citizens to take her seriously.

Proud of America

Sarah Palin should never have accepted the nomination. She had to have known how ill prepared she was. Her narrow view on America is beyond words.

She needs to learn to accept people not like her. She needs to understand that people who live in cities love America as much as those who don't. She needs to understand that the East Coast of America consists of people who families helped to shape this great country and take great pride in that fact. She needs to learn not to be mean spirited.

She may have a following in the far right of the republican party but this repubican has no use for her. Her intolerance is intolerable to me. Good bye and good riddance...

OMG, now the GOP will have to start telling the truth in order to compete with Obama and the new body politic. What a nightmare!

Obama/Biden 08

John McCain was running a 2000 campaign in a 2008 world. Oh well, life goes on and there will be many lessons learned this year.

Well America, I am proud of you today for the first time in my life!

what's "good" about energizing the most racist and ignorant segments of the population?

Palin lost fair and square. Lessons to be learned: Women of this century will no longer tolerate sexist laws which would govern our bodies. Pro-choice is a huge majority of America.
We would dearly love to see a woman in the White House-HOWEVER, she must represent all of the women, not just the ultra christians.

Does anyone know what happened to Joe the plummer? Did Palin take him back to Alaska with her? She should that is where he belongs with first dude Todd.

Sarah Who?

bye bye sarah,don't forget to take joe the looser with you.

She is the reason why McCain lost. Now will somebody please take the lip stick wearing pitbull and put her back in the frozen tundra. And if you myopic sore losers think that she even has a chance in 2012, you are dumber than what most that. She won't even win the Primary in 2012. And RNC, the next time you decide to pick a VP for your Presidnetal nominee, at least ask that person a few questions first. All that money the RNC has and they couldn't do one simple background check. Good riddens Sarah from Alaska. Now go back to Alaska and keep an eye on Russia since you can see her from your front door

MIKE GET OVER YOURSELF

NOW IS OUR TIME NOW IS THE TIME FOR A NEW AMERICA TO MOVE FORWARD!!!!!!!

JOIN IN OR SHUT UP!!!!!

Did you guys see Palin and her husband? They played Mccain like he had the plague. Palin stuck her hand out there and her husband did not even shake Mccain hand. Palin was in this for her own personal gratification!!

Sarah Palin is not qualified to run a Mcdonald's let alone a VP slot.

"she and Mccain, dontcha know, they're just a couple of mavericks, who do mavericky things and things that mavericks do. That financial crisis, they shall allow not things do that, and also, The great ronald reagan."

- Sarah Palin speaking on the financial crisis.

A new day is here, And for the first time in a while, im proud to be american, and proud to serve the country.

To Laverne, Palin was the perfect choice. If he picked the other men, women would have stayed home and it would have been less exciting. It wasnt Palin. It was the ECONOMY. People were angry with the outcome of the Hillary/Obama outcome. Women could have easily sit it out.

Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye LoL

To those that think the "liberals" posting here are venomous hate-mongers, check out Rush and Faux news commenters and tell me again how nice and considerate "conservatives" are.

Everyone's a hypocrite these days...

Time for everyone to get over themselves and work together. That, or we'll be even worse off in the future.

Correction. The media caused Palin to be a liability for McCain, she was a benefit before the sabotage.

Shame on you CNN.. You are relentless on your efforts to hurt Sara Palin. We will never watch CNN again.

I am not, nor was I a Sarah Palin fan, but let's face it, she was put in an untenable position for which she was totally out of her league. She should have been smart enough to know that, but obviously has an unfounded confidence in her ability, and therefore failed to realize the full level of her incompetence.

McCain's poor judgment in selecting her was a gamble; but then, he is known to be a gambler. This time, he made the wrong choice. I think if he had made a different choice the race would have been a lot closer.

Stop hammering Sarah. She needs to go home and take care of her family – and Alaska.

No Hillary = No Obama

Why are you still bitter about Hillary. She lost, dont blame Obama, blame the DNC. They decided on which delegates would be seated. I hate women who think that just because you wear a skirt that I as a woman should vote for you. I voted for the person who i thought had the best interest of the country and our views at heart. What makes Hillary so experienced, ok she's been a senator for 8 yrs, so what!! Why because she was the WIFE of a former President? Everyone thought that if she got elected that Bill would secretly run things. Dont you want to move past all of the Clinton/Bush days? grow up and get a life!1

The face that sunk a thousand ships, or should I say votes.

Obama/Biden 08

No other person in politics anywhere in this world made my skin crawl
more than this woman.That being said,you have to ask:Was she the only person who wanted the job?It was going to be a tough year for the
GOP no matter who was on the ticket and you have to wonder if anyone with their sights set on the future wanted to sacrifice those
aspirations for what was going to inevitably be a lost cause.She came out of the gate and energized the core of the party but I think as time went on,it became fairly apparent that she was completely unqualified
to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.Does she have a future in national politics?Probably.Will she be successful?I gather not so much,but she cannot be counted out.No matter how much that appeals to me.

It was the ECONOMY. Palin was the perfect KRYPTON for Obama. Dont underestimate the power and grace of a woman. Wars and treaties are won and lost by them.

Mostly bad, I'm afaid. This woman is way too radical for modern politics, not to mention just plain dumb.

Wow.

If this is truly a representative sample of the graciousness of CNN readers...

... how sad.

Almost makes me want to ask, "What would Obama Do?" I have a feeling he'd take a higher road than I'm seeing here. The partisan sniping in this country has got to end.

DAVID DAVID
It is the People like Sara Palin that divides this nation And that is what she tried to do,Remember what President Obama said this is not a Red America or Blue America THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA But Sara and Todd having Ties with Alaska Independence Party does not see America as we do!

Well, I for one was leaning towards McCain prior to the Palin pick. If he'd picked Romney or Huckabee, the tone of the campaign would have been much different, and McCain may have gotten my vote. But, once Palin came on board, and the divisiveness and hateful rhetoric began, I was proud to switch my allegiance to our new President. btw, I am a white 50 year old conservative affluent Republican who likely may see some tax increases under President Obamas plan, but I'm willing to sacrifice for the good of the country and those less fortunate than I.

One thing I would like to say. I do not blame Bush, republicans, or the Democrats for the mess that this country is in. I blame all of us. Four years ago we had the choice to get rid if Bush, and we did not, We gave him four more years to screw this country. Back then the war was dragging the country down.

I support Obama, but it would have been better with Hillary. We need 3 Presidents. There's too many problems for one MAN.

I voted for Obama and am very happy he won. I blame John McCain, not Sarah Palin for this loss. Instead of wasting the time during the tough fight between Clinton and Obama, he should have been solidifiing his base. His pick of Sarah Palin was a short term fix to a long term problem.

JC Cole, it's people like you that I'm going to miss the least from this election. You take a false story like Obama's birth certificate (which has been verified repeatedly by Factcheck.org and others) and wrap yourself in it like a coat to disguise the real reason you don't like Obama: Prejudice. Racial or otherwise.

The bottom line is this: It's fine if you oppose someone based on facts, such as voting record, liberal views, etc. But when you base your dislike for someone on easily disproven lies, it's just a mask for personal prejudices.

Maybe a few years of President Obama will help to persuade a few people like you.

A drag on the McCain ticket? How observant. Palin turned out to not be the one to garner in Hillary's supporters afterall. First the governor says she is a "feminist" in one interview, then in another says she is not, clearly not being able to figure our who she really is. She said she was for "equal rights" but then denies women the "right" to choose. That's equal rights? Hardly. She is energy "smart", but the drill baby drill syndrom won't work for years anyway. She shoots wolves from a helicopter as sport? Hardly, the state law states you can't kill a wolve from a helicopter, but you can only wound them and then let them "run" till they drop from loss of blood, then you can land and finish them off. Real sporting isn't it. She says she is "saving the polar bears" but then lets hunters in to kill them for "sport trophys."
She may get into Washington in Jan 09 if Stevens get re-elected and then gets tossed out by the senate due to his felony conviction. Hell, anyone who wants to be a teacher will not get hired if there is a hint of a felony of any kind on their record. Why should Stevens have even been allowed to be on the ballot until he was cleared?

Can anyone tell me where those PUMAS are? Haven't heard from them in a while.

I watched it closely and people had connections and feelings for McCain. It's just there and you just know it, but it's that darn ECONOMY.

This is true, however she quickly hung her own self. Palin has absolutely no experience and was way too arrogant. I hope that she's not planning to run in 2012; that will only guarantee OBAMA another 4 years in office. Go away you "pit-bull with lipstick"! I don't have any harsh feelings towards John McCain but I think my feelings towards Sarah Palin will always be harsh. She made women everywhere look down-right stupid. She made us look as if we don't really have to have much of a brain but we can take our decent looks as well as our ability to think on our feet and make people believe that we know exactly what we're talking about. Sarah Palin never had ANY idea what she was talking about; she just had the ability (as most women do) to win an argument. Personally I hope that her political career is nearing the end.

Proud of OBAMA!!!

Independent Hoosier Voter November 5th, 2008 1:06 pm ET
As an independent who considers herself a moderate, this election has taught me quite a bit.
America is much less racist than people believed.
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Obama was able to overcome the handicap he had due to race because of 8 years of George Bush, a faltering economy, McCain's pick of the grossly unqualified and unprepared Sarah Palin, and the truly vile, angry, ugly tone of the McCain campaign. Let's be honest, if Obama was a white guy named John Smith from Kansas, he would have won by 20 points.

As far as overcoming race, our collective biggotry has been on full display in this and many other blogs over the past year – and the world was watching. This is an added blemish on our reputation – like we need any more after 8 years of GWB and the neo-cons.

I was so happy to get up with a smile on my face today. So thankful to all you wonderful people for your support to our President elect Barack Obama. It would have been so scary to see Sara Palin and McCain winning. Now Alaskan’s also Know how ignorant and arrogant this woman actually is. Hopefully they won't let her elect next time.

Take some rest Sarah you have bigger things to handle at home like your daughter’s pregnancy and wedding. So please don’t ever try to run for any election. We don't need people like you who divide people. Go away Sarah………..

No Hillary = No Obama

Get over yourself
Obama is the next president...

Repear..

President Barack Obama!!!!

Whether you want to accept it or not doesnt matter, most of America sees him as the next PResident and his name is etched in history

America was going to give the GOLD medal Office to McCain, but the economy crashed, otherwise, as according to Hillary, Obama would have LOST the major states.

Who?

This is done. Today there is no Sarah Palin, no talk of 'birth certificates', the country has spoken loud and clear, we accept hope over fear. The challenge is upon us, we can keep the bitterness that drove us into this despair or we can reach out and say 'we both have ideas and opinions, and both have value, let's meet in the middle and go forward instead of sticking our heels into the ground and standing still'.

This is the American of the next century, and together all us, from the strongest liberal to the strongest conservative will walk together, because that is what America is, a nation of ideals and beleifs where we can disagree and not have our patriotism questioned. I am exhausted, but I feel a peace and calm I have not felt in a long time. I love this country, and I love all the different people who live in it whether I agree with them or not, because, like most of us, my family came from a country where you could not disagree, on a good year, you may be able to vote, and to speak out was to be jailed. So disagree that's what we are all about, but do it with respect, the time for hatred is over, from both sides.

mike you clearly need psychological attention my friend!

All these funny comments about Palin. Obama would have LOST to HER, had the economy not CRASHED!!!

Poetic justice for McCain who palled around with communists for five years and Palin who palled around with Alaska separatists for 17 years

Welcome Mr President
This one is for Snake, Falcon and Twijoe
Sounds very Good!!! President Barack Husein Obama

She hurt McCain's chances. They thought by putting her on the ticket women would flock to his ticket. I hope they see the error of their ways. I still don't understand it. If they really wanted a woman on the ticket to try and appeal to Hilary supporters, they had other more viable republican choices.

Karma Baby Karma

When you do nothing but talk negative about another person the way you did about Pres Elect Obama, people stop listening to you.

Think about that during the long cold winters in Alaska, and ask yourself when you look in the mirror. "What have I become?"

Army Ranger happy to serve my new President Obama

J.C. Cole,

Leave the sour grapes alone and admit that americans chose their leader. The birth certificate is a dead issue, find something else to harp on because your red neck is showing!

I'm so happy now she can go back to Alaska and kill animals!!

I've supported Barack Obama since late 2007. However, had he lost the nomination to Hillary Clinton, I would have supported her as well. Had another Democrat won the nomination, I seriously would have had a hard time deciding between them and McCain if the VP selection was not taken into consideration. Throw Palin in the mix, and there would be no chance I'd consider the Republican ticket. Her views are too far to the right for my liking, she never impressed me as someone that could handle the Presidency they way Hillary Clinton did, and I found her manner of addressing sections of this country and issues to often be insulting.

Bye-bye Sarah Palin! Oh at least i don't have to listen to your ignorance for a while! Now go home and take care of the child you have shamefully used as a political football and educate yourself on IDEA and other special programs your son will need that most of us have fought for. Those of us who stood for civil rights, something your party has long ignored. Help the disabled children in your state get the services they need without traveling out of the state. Help to fund your special ed programs, that is if you have them. Help the parents in your state receive the appropriate services so their disabled children can have a chance at living independent lives and for gosh sakes at the very least fund your states special Olympics, someday your son will want to participate! You said you would be a friend to families with disabilities, why don't you start in your own state.

Governor Palin,

NOW, do you know what a community organizer is?

To All Hillary supporters: Nobody wants to hear from you. Your candidate has lost a long time ago. Get a life!!!

You Obama supporters are not very gracious in victory. You are a sad bunch of people.

The man John McCain used to be allowed himself to be hijacked by the radical right, Sarah Palin's divisivness and hatred, and the bigotry of the old south. What McCain's supporters did and said under the guise of Christianity was appalling. As a devout and lifelong Christian, I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. Even last night, during his concession speech, his supporters just could not stop themselves from expressing their hatred. Those supporters scared me as a freedom loving, personal expression, personal relationship with God, freedom of religion loving American.

Palin energized this "base" with her outright lies and sarcasm and holier-than-thou attitude. I hope and pray that we NEVER have to hear from her again.

Please, McCain supporters, please realize that you did a formerly respectable man a great disservice – all in the name of bigotry and pseudo-christianity.

I loved Sarah Palin and I thought the media was unfair in their treatment of her. Just wait you haven't seen the last of her.

Had McCain made speeches during the campaign like his concession speech last night, the outcome might have been decidedly different. Had he not chosen a woman who managed to hurt his campaign far more than she helped it might have been different.

I personally think the correct candidate won. But, without the negative campaign ads, McCain could have beaten Obama by sticking to the issues and choosing a far more qualified Vice-Presidential candidate. You can read that as roughly three quarters of the United States.

It's over.

Now is the time for Americans to come together – to combine our efforts and help solve these terrible problems.

Palin simply didn't cut it – too many asinine comments about small towns vs. big cities, not to mention that she's WAY too far to the right (why should abortion be illegal in the case of rape? Rapists should be "incinerated" – such filthy people DO NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE)!!!!

Palin is the reason McCain lost. The interviews with Katie and the economy were tanking at the same time. The interviews are what did it. America took a second look at Sarah and DID NOT like what they saw. Thank God, what if we had picked McCain and he had a heart attack or something. We'd be saddled with a women who was underqualified and did not have the tools to be the president.

I'm all for a woman getting to the highest level, just not that woman.

OMG, what will Tina Fey do now?

Obama/Biden 08

Rocked or not, she LOST it for McCain. Thank you Gov. Palin! Now you can go home and do whatever it is you do in Alaska and leave constructive governance of this country to the winning team.
YES WE CAN AND YES WE DID!!!

Analysis of Sarah Palin's "contribution" to Mr. McCain's defeat: this is a verdict on Intelligence over ignorance; Inclusiveness over divisiveness; Pragmatism over irrationality; Pride in American values over disdain for American values; Courage over fear; Grand vision over petty pettiness; Hope over despair; opitimism over fear mongering; global citizenship over Wasilla citizenship. Hope she runs in 2012. Thank you America for restoring mankind's faith in democracy.

She ran a smear and fear campaign but it didn't work – not this time.
How can she look at herself in the mirror knowing how much she lied. I heard her say she wanted to work closely with President- Elect Obama. I bet she choked on those words. Oh, one more thing..... We now have Joe the V.P – who cares about Joe the Plummer. Mabe he can go to Alaska with the Palins.

Hey Sarah. Now you know what a community organizer can do.

I never thought she was a bad person or lacking intelligence...however I in no way thought she was ready to be VP or Pres. Although I disagree with most of her ideas I wish her and her family the best and hopefully both tickets find ways to work together to move this great nation forward.

this woman COST THE REPUBLICIANS THIS ELECTION! they need to apologize to every voter in america and so should john mccain, shame on them they need to admit their MISTAKE, its not fair to their campaign workers,they were fighting a losing battle.

I wish the Hockey Mom and the Maverick well.

Now President-Elect Obama and Vice-President Elect Biden can move this country in a positive direction.

Hey Moosekiller If you decide to run in 2012, Get yourself a new brain, a new personality and LEARN TO TELL THE TRUTH, AND STOP LYING YOU ARE A BITTER NASTY SOUL!

Didn not anyone listen to what both candidates said last night....
They said it was time to put the bickering and back biting, away and for us to come together as a antion , to make things better for all of.
The comments here and other places that are so devisive still do not meet those expectations.
I am a 54 year old white male and have been through the 60's and 7-'s protests that tore this country apart...
All of you...NOW is a time to put your country first, ahead of your political views because only by working together can we turn this country back into what it once was.
STOP the nastiness, the partisanship and let us all come together...

Amazing (irrelevant to Politics), though a simple observation:

Most women who hated Sarah Palin (at my job), you can tell were the "ugly girls" in college, and the guys who are anti-Palin, well, they usually wear more make-up than Palin herself.

Palin was a willing pon in the game of chess. McCain said to women everywhere that he has no respect for them when he made that choice, essentially thinking that women are mindless and would take any women for VP.

The country chose the best man to lead this country.

Congrats President Obama and VP Joe Biden.

President Obama has a beautiful ring to it. McCain lost a hard run race but America wanted change and America spoke and with a loud voice.

To no Hillary = no Obama, it's people like you that have kept this country divided, go back at look at video from Phoenix and Chicago last night. Chicago represented AMERICA, Phoenix represented the past. Just in case your not sure what I mean or you don't want to hear me, take a look at the supporters Phoenix = all White, Chicago = African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Whites, Cubans, Young, Old etc. NOW THAT'S THE FACE OF NEW AMERICA.

Unfortunately for America, we will have to listen to Palin. She's the new Jerry Falwell for the GOP. The funny thing is Jerry Falwell wasn't liked very much. His wife did a book tour trying to tell the public what a great guy he was, and how he was misunderstood–he wasn't. He was mean spirited and divisive, just like Sarah.

America won last night, and I couldn't be prouder.

Obama/Biden 08

At long last maybe we've heard the last of the fake Joe the Plumber, and his long time friend, first dude Todd Palin. Maybe Todd, Joe, and Caribou Barbie can have a picnic back in Wasilla. Good riddance!

You hateful people... these types of comments are the reason why are country is so divided. You should all be ashamed.

The only thing Palin did was polarize the nation. She was the most divisive political figure in the last 40 years. The hatred, racism, and religious fanatical rhetoric was enough to turn off even her own parties delegates. She is not a true representative of the Republican party. If the Republican party embraces her in the future they will be writing their own obituary.

If I were Palin this is what I would do:

1. I have found out that selling my low IQ to the American people is not going to work.
2. In 4 years America will change for good and I wouldnt have many of my extremist supporters
3. Facing the media again and being prepared and good in foreign policy etc is not going to happen for me

So what I do is just join the Alaska Independence Party and try to become the President of Alaska... hehehehe

Keeping in tradition with what you left-wing loons have been donig for the last eight years – everything wrong that happens after Jan 20, 2009, will be Obama's fault. If there is a natural disaster, its his fault. If America is attacked again, its his fault. If the economy continues to slide, its his fault. If we loose the wars, its his fault. Now the shoe is on the other foot.
By the way, there is no longer any justification for the NAACP, BET, Congressional Black Caucus, National Negro College Fund, Affirmative Action, etc. Now that a black man has attained the highest office in the land, contueing these race-centered traditions is nothing but pure racism!

Palin is not the reason why McCain lost. The story of the last days was about the economy. He didnt exert leadership to calm the situation. He hastily ran without a clear message. If he would have grabbed the leadership and take it away from Obama, he would have won.

Hillary Clinton lost the primary. Get over it. Everyone else has. Over 90% of Democrats voted for Obama.

McCain thought the woman of this country were idiots and did the lowest of pandering, I don't blame Sarah she was way out of her league and just being used, now she's SNL joke.

I'm so proud to be an American and part of this ground breaking time in our country's history. I wept during Obama's speech, thinking of all his paternal forefathers and mothers have been through and how far they've come. I thought of JFK, MLK and Robert Kennedy, knowing that they are looking down with pride on our country. I'm also proud that our voters were not swayed by a pretty face in a Neiman Marcus suit. Way to go America!! And Sarah, please go back to Alaska and take care of your children. They need you way more than the American people do.

Good riddance to you and your inbred husband!

The face of the motivation for millions of votes.

Thank you Sarah, you helped the Democrats. We owe you one. Maybe we'll visit Alaska and put more money in your tourism account.

McCain' timing the possibility of Hillary's 18 million supporters fall out didn't work! And to add to Sarah' inexperience that seals McCain fate. She has another chance to build her political base- McCain doesn't. Cindy McCain could have done a far better job- still a salute McCain – he conceded defeat like brave soldier -that he is- I am sure he fully support President Obama

I am so thankful that our country will no longer buy into old time scare tactics in politics anymore. This is the dawning of a new day. Politicians need to be above reproach when running for office and have good character. Gov Palin represents the Good Old Boy Regime. I never understood why she would say she went up against the good old boys when her actions reflect she is a part of them. I am sure we will see her again on the National scene however I hope not for a very long time. By then I hope she will have grown up and learned how to respect people that look different from her.

God Bless President Elect Barack Obama, Vice President Elect Joe Biden and The United States of America

Sarah was pulled into the big boy game not really knowing how to play. I pray that God will open her eyes to all that she has done and said in the last couple of weeks. Go home Sarah and rest. I was not one of your supporters but I do wish you well.

Maybe she can run on the PITBULL' TICKET" COME 2016. ALL THAT WOULD DO IS EMPTY OUT YOUR CUPBOARD OF THE BONES FOR THE DOGS! haHah!

As an independent who considers herself a moderate, this election has taught me quite a bit.
America is much less racist than people believed.
America is much more sexist than anyone could have imagined.
The mainstream media, who should have lost all credibility by now after its cheerleading in the runup to war, stiil has great power to influence.
And, it turns out that the liberals, who pride themselves on being open-minded, are much more hateful to those who dare disagree with their views than the conservatives ever were.
When will the hateful comments end?

sara who??

I don't blame Palin, I blame McCain. He should have known better than to pick such an inexperienced and wholly uninterested candidated for Vice President. Palin demonstrated rather effectively that she neither had the knowledge of crucial things like the economy or foreign policy, but she also did not have an interest in those things. She was a cheap Dollar Store version of Cheney. The first real decision of a potential president and McCain chose her.

MCCAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSING THIS ELECTION!!! NO ONE ELSE!

Palin gets no sympathy from me. She is a terrible person and I hope God have mercy on her soul.

Now that your boy Obama is firmly entrenched, I see you are reporting far-reaching stories about Palin and her wardrobe and the story that she had issues with the McCain people and that "you will further investigate" that for your viewers.

I might suggest that the lack of proof of Obama's birth certificate is far more important but you and I both know that your "in-depth" reporting will continue to ignore this and concentrate on Sara's wardrobe. How about a story on Michelle's lobster and caviar $500 "snack" at the Waldorf?

You are amazing.

JCC

My Fellow Americans Two Great things on this glorious Historic Day

SARA PALIN GOING BACK TO ALASKA ON HER BROOM STICK!
JOE THE UNLICENSED PLUMBER GOING BACK TO A DEADBEAT NOBODY

OH HAPPY DAYS ARE HEAR AGAIN ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

Did Sarah really think she could be Vice President? She's not educated, but she could go back to school. Learn how to speak properly and take a crash course on civics, government, geography, etc.

With any luck within four years the American electorate will have become educated enough to see that this terrible woman is not interested in helping the USA with any problems it may have due to world events.
She is only interested in herself. This stupid moronic egomanic will say and do anything in order to advance her own private agenda.
As to the rabid right wing of the Republican party we can only hope that somewhere in her background someone discovers that she had an abortion.
Her stance against gay rights, Row and Wade etc; is well known. Her zenophobic approach to the constitution is laughable, and if she ever got any kind of power then it will be a return to the George Bush style of taking away personal rights and spying upon her perceived enemies.
If the Republicans ever want to gain power in Washington once more then don't touch this woman with a forty foot pole

I'm so glad she is gone. The sucker could not even congratulate President elect Obama on his win when she held her interview. I congratulate McCain for speaking for both of them. He had the knowledge to know that she didn't have it in her to congratulate.

Now she can go back to the frozen tundra of Alaska and watch out for Putin to "raise his head". This woman is an airhead. I'm glad to see her go.

I'm not sure where our author Pete gets to his conclusion that Palin hurt more than she helped. Both the pre-election polls and the exit polls show quite the opposite. Was she ever popular with Obama supporters ... no, of course not. Did they use her as a whipping post to try to tear down McCain ... yes, of course they did. But if you look at those voters who thought Palin was consideration in their decision ... she helped McCain by several percentage points. The only time McCain was able to close in on Obama during the campaign, was when she was announced.

I think most people forget that the country overall leans slightly right of center, and elections are all about getting you side energized and out to vote. Obama energized his side and out registered his side by 10 points ... that was the key.

bye bye sarah go back to alaska,we won't miss you.

she was NEVER QUALIFIED, this was a gimmick and it backfired, shame on mccain shame on palin, and shame on the republician party for letting them make a joke OUT OF THIS ELECTION, WHEN OUR COUNTRY IS HURTING SO BADLY. BARACK OBAMA SHOWED SO MUCH DIGNITY AND HONOR, THANK GOD FOR HIM, (PRESIDENT OBAMA.)

The Governor represented the Bush Administration, and John Mc Cain picking her spoke volumes of who he was allowing to run his Presidency. If Mc Cain had been the same guy he was until 2004, I believe he would have been elected, but it was time for a change and Obama is intelligent, articulate, and encouraging in that he encourages all of us to take part in our Goverment. I believe that Michelle will be one of the best First Ladies and his family will be a long needed breath of fresh air.

I am proud of being a middle aged white woman who was also a single mom to a successful child when she was younger and I know that the Barack's maternal side must feel very proud. His father should still be apologetic for being absent and I hope absent fathers everywhere decide to make a change as well.

Look at her face- she's literally looks like she is going to cry! I wish I could say that I feel sorry for her, but I can't. The lies that she has told about Obama were the most horrible lies I have ever witnessed any politician make, especially the horrible things she accused Obama of doing, like "palling around with terrorists." She's a liar and a hate monger! I simply cannot stand this woman!

I'm so happy she wasn't elected Vice President. God only knows what would have happened to our Country if she was elected...

So, yes, Sarah, God did do the "right thing." He sent you back to Alaska! Goodbye!!!!

What will the Rebulicans say next? " It's an Obamanation!!!" LOL!!!

GOOD BYE MOOSE KILLER return to the frozen tondra if they will even have you. And please do not even think about 2012,better to wait till 2024 after Chelsea wins with a black vice president.

Go home baracuda... you did a terrible diservice to our Country. What and ugly campaign... divide and conquer??? No... you LOST.

Time for a lesson here Sarah...

America judged Obama on the CONTENT of his CHARACTER... and he WON.

SEXIST CNN – YOU AND OBAMA COST HILLARY CLINTON THE PRESIDENCY AND THE VICE PRESIDENCY. HISTORY, MY A___!

Peter Hamby: "Unfortunately for McCain, the Alaska governor hurt his presidential bid more than she helped."

What the hell are you talking about, Pete? She's the only reason why McCain did as WELL as he did. Those huge crowds at McCain/Palin rallies were HER CROWDS, not his.

To be honest, she's the only reason I bothered to vote for McCain... I mean, really, there was already ONE liberal on the ballot... did McCain think he could win by being "liberal-lite."

Go ahead, write her off. That won't come back to bite you in four years.

Like it or not hippies, conservatism wins every time it's tried. How about Republicans actually start trying it for a change?? Again, when there's already a liberal on the ballot, you don't win by being liberal-lite.

that woman is too stupid. from the way she talks and some answers i had heard her gave to some questions, they r beyound me.

I might have felt sorry for her if not for the "palling around with terrorist" bit. She got a little too full of herself too fast and lost her way. A lesson learned...

Looks like McCain couldnt control his party, within a few weeks he had to run around trying to explain his own VP pick. I truly respect his great sacrifice for the nation but he is just a little old to be running for presidency. But for his age he really did a great job.

Well Obama might be an African American but in January he will be there President of the United States for all Americans. African Americans can be very proud of him and each and every american is proud of Obama. In these crazy times he strongly proved that by "being good", "being true", "being humble" we can achieve our dreams. Once again America has shown the world what 'Being American' is all about.

As a republican, I do not see Palin as the next leader. Running Alaska is not like running the United States.

Where is Sarah Palin anyway? Is she going to accept her defeat graciously or is she going to play the sore loser? It will be interesting to tell. Quite honestly, this woman will probably disappear from the limelight so fast her head will spin. I know the Palin fan club out their would like to see her run in 2012, but unless she can somehow appear knowledgeable and show that she can handle the heat, she is destined for an overwhelming defeat to someone like Mitt Romney. Who knows, had she not been tapped for this position, McCain might have won and by the time 2012 or 2016 rolled around, Palin might have been able to show some capability to the public.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? Now that you got "your man" Obama elected you say something positive about Palin? Hypocrite CNN. But this was to be expected. CNN began hijacking Hillary Clinton's nomination last February when it looked like she was on track to be our next President. Then you started promotionalizing Obama while making some of the most sexist, undercutting comments about Clinton and then Palin imaginable. And "your man" Obama chose to focus on getting himself elected, snubbing Hillary as the VP choice. Women lose again and I feel no joy in Obama's rigged victory.

I'm so relieved that I don't have to hear her voice anytime soon. Thank you fellow americans!

ALL SHE DID WAS BRING HATE INTO THIS COUNTRY...GO HOME !

To be honest, I would've been undecided if Palin didn't show up. She suddenly appeared like a bad virus.

Sarah will be back!

This election was bought and paid for; funded by BO-PRAH, for Obama.

A "Great" man (McCain) and a "Great" woman (Clinton), lost to the "celebrity" known as "that one."

In four years (or if Obama is not impeached), Sarah and Hillary will be back!

For McCain, there was always more room to the left than the right. By selecting Palin, McCain announced that he would look for votes in the shallow end of the pool, leaving the deeper waters for Obama.

BYE BYE SARAH HAPPY MOOSE HUNTING

Yup, yup! She was the "iceberg" that sank the "Titanic". You betcha!

One more thought....I believe it was extremely telling that her request to speak at McCain's concession rally last night was denied by the campaign.

She was brought on board strictly to attempt to unite the base and to divide the public in a desparate attempt to steal victory from defeat.

It didn't work, clearly. While the base came through (roughly 45% of the total US vote being Republican base), the appeal to anything beyond that did not (only adding 1% additional popular vote).

In fact, she so polarized the electorate that they flocked in both popular vote and electoral vote to the other side.

Her wacky, out of touch, incredibly small (and unreal) belief system can now go back to the obscurity from which she rose.

Nice try, Republicans. But, you should never have blatantly exposed your true agenda. It cannot stand the light of day. It is too divisive, too harsh, and too restrictive to ever represent the majority of Americans.

This Palin woman should quit politics and become a talk show or radio show host peddling her brand of Republican conservatism. This way she has an outlet, her followers have access and she can stay out of public office.

I think that Palin and MCain are not quite finished getting ALL that they DESERVE for the disgusting campaign that they decided to run.

What goes around comes around! The coming years will show if they can take what they dish out.

God has truly blessed America!

Can we please put to bed the myth of the "liberal media"?

Much of this media is controlled by giant corporations, such as GE, Disney, NewsCorp, and Viacom. Someone needs to explain why they think those entities have such a liberal bias. Is it their shareholders? Their Boards?

Could it be that they are just trying to boost ratings, so they take on the bias that maximizes their audience? If that is true, then isn't their "bias" simply a reflection of the viewing public at large? That would mean the viewpoint they take is centrist, not liberal.

Perhaps, if you see the vast majority of the media as "liberal", it is not that they are to the left – it may just look that way to you because you are far to the right.

Hey Joe the plumber the GOP sprung a leak and needs fixing.

Thank God that we as a country sent her packing back to Wasilla. What a disaster it would have been for our country to have her as 2nd in command.

Her 15 minutes of fame have now come and gone. In the end, Joe the Plumber wound up being more qualified than her.

It's time for her to do some soulsearching...

Re-invent herself !!!

Lay low for at least 4 years while getting up to speed on world-politics...

Then...perhaps she could play a significant role in American politics...

But then she'll be up against a real giant....Hillary !!!!

I hope the Republicans use the next 4 years to educate Sarah Palin if I am going to have to hear from her again. They also need to work with her on content and language choice. Her performance was disgraceful to well educated, smart women of the US.

This is the price you pay for being a dummy. Now go back to Alaska and your igloo. How sweeeeeeee!!!!

Palin rallied the base of the republican party but she also distanced the Independents that Mccain had counted on in previous elections. Mccain made a very poor cchoice going with Palin. There many others that he could have picked to bring the base together and still get some, not all, but some Indpendents. He also made a huge mistake going with Palin who was obviously inexperienced on the national security and foreign affairs topics when he was running mostly on experience. Palin was not the woman that examplifies the American woman today. She is much too far to the right for women in America!

Take gramps back to the retirement village, and get your racist, negative, moose stew eating butt back to Wasilla....oh, make sure you leave the $150K clothes that we paid for behind!

I did not belive at any time that Sarh Palin was ready or capable of being the VP or President of the USA. Additionally, though she may have rallied the base as an educated woman of the same age she did not represent me or any of my firends.
Having said this I belive she was thrust upon the National stage during one of the most difficult political times in our nation. I hope that she will be able to go back to Alaska and return to the Governors role and her family.
As much as I do not support her, as Obama said we need to come together to rebuild this nation. Why not start today.

Palin was a gamble. The thing about gambling is you have to know when you've got a raw deal and wait for the next round to start again.

A GOP trainwreck for sure. I dont think she attracts the Republican moderates. She is a hard sell for republicans I think.

I actually feel a little sorry for her. Issues and policies aside, she was by no means ready or prepared for the beating she took by the media and the two parties. Watching her last night almost makes you forget her sophomoric rhetorical skills and stump speeches-

Congratulations, President Elect Obama.

Congratulations, America

she fooled McCain but not the american people.

She was treated so wrong and cruely...it was a disgrace. We may have advanced toward the treatment of Afican-Americans but we have placed ourselves so far backward toward the treatment of WOMEN. One should not be sacraficed in favor of the other. ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL....unless you are a WOman

Goodbye Sarah!

So! now she has been sent packing. The good thing is other women will also step up, and challange her when she decides to run, hopefully today marks the end of political pandering.

I hope she remembers to get the clothes dry cleaned before she gives them to charity. Bye Sarah, have a nice trip back to Alaska.

Palin is a disgrace to the whole human species. Let us not hate women simply because she is one of them.

Good riddance Caribou Barbie. I hope a wolf eats you in the night. Go secede and run Alaska into the ground. I never want to see or hear you again.

She represents the old school attack politics of the
Republican party that needs total change.

People will remember her as an attack dog that
brought down McCain's campaign.

Hopefully, we have seen the last of her.

Thank God we don't have to listen to her any more. Go back to Alaska and stay there.

I definitely believe McCain/Romney, given the economic turmoil, would have been much more competitive.

In the end, Obama would have won anyway. Speaking of which, where are all those bitter Hillary supporters who said Obama would never win? Eating a little humble pie isn't such a bad thing. Come out and be counted you cowards.

Who cares. She couldn't even congratulate President-Elect Obama during her interview. She is a bitter woman. Poor thing. That's okay. She'll have to move to Russia since it's so close so Obama won't be her President.

Her selection was a boon in that it brought to light the true values and the true agenda of the hijacked Republican party.

My view is that the election was as much a referendum on the current Republican party, represented by Palin, as it was a referendum for change.

Palin will now slip back into the obscurity from which she emerged briefly to torch decorum, capability, and civility.

I hated this women from day one, but now I feel so sorry for her. Its not her fault being uninformed on foreign policy, and other issues, there are many americans who are like her. Its McCain fault that he brought her into the lime light and he is responsible for the humiliation she faced.

Sorry Sarah, but next time come up with some knowledge on issues and dont bad mouth your opponent.

Good Luck.

Can she EVER accept any responsibility for anything she has done? I am SO sick of hearing her deny EVERYTHING negitive about her. And the blaming the MEDIA for being the problem.

Grow up. Say "you betcha' I made a couple of mistakes, I learn from them, and it will make be a better person".

She has ALOT to learn about politics.

Don't worry about her. She played her role and put on a good show as did McCain. Obama is backed by some heavy-hitters. People with enough power to destroy an economy..let those that have ears to hear take heed

I am a republican and even I think Palin is a total moron and completely unqualified to hold any cabinet level position let alone the presidency. How Alaska voted her governor or how McCain picked this woman is beyond me. She has set back women in politics another 20 years.

I'm sorry but Palin was a horrible pick for VP. She's simply not qualified and not up to par to be one heart beat away from the presidency. McCain should have picked Romney or Ridge.

Sarah mean spirited person – go home

Leave Palin alone. Media has done enough damage to Hillary and Palin.

And now Betty Boop goes back to Alaska where she belongs !

At the end of the day, McCain needed more than just the base. I wonder how things would have turned out if he had chosen someone else???????? Guess we will never know.