(CNN) – Former GOP presidential candidate John McCain denied Tuesday that political considerations - a desire to appeal to Clinton supporters - played a role in his selection of running mate Sarah Palin, calling her “an energizing factor” and telling reporters the Alaska governor has a “very bright future in a leadership position in the Republican Party.”
"She did a great job of energizing our base. I'm very proud of her,” he said at a press conference in Phoenix, his first since losing to Barack Obama three weeks ago. “It's one of the great pleasures I've had to get to know her and her family, and I think she has a very bright future in a leadership position in the Republican Party.
"....I knew that she would be an energizing factor, because she energized me," he added. "Our base, and most Americans, viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air."
Taking a look back at the presidential contest, he said his campaign was dealt a fatal blow when public focus shifted from foreign policy to the faltering economy. “The American people - and I respect that decision, I don’t in any way criticize it – [decided] that the economy was of vital importance. And it is,” he said.
He also told reporters: “We worked hard, and we inspired a lot of people, Sarah Palin and I. I think we look back with pride."
The Arizona senator said that he’s planning to run for re-election in two years, and that an official announcement would come “at an appropriate time.” He praised the president-elect for his cabinet picks so far, especially his reported selection of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano – long mentioned as a likely 2010 Senate rival - as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Multiple sources have told CNN that Napolitano is Obama’s top choice for that post.
"I have already talked with her, and look forward to moving her nomination as quickly as possible through the United States Senate," said McCain. He said he is also planning trips in the near future to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Even with his stiffest competition is reportedly taking a pass, McCain’s home state has been trending blue - he beat Barack Obama by just 9 points - and the four-term senator told reporters Tuesday he’s expecting a “tough race.”
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Love or senility. Take your pick.
I didnt vote or you Mr. McCain but I do think your a good man. I'm glad to see that you will run again we need people like you in Washington. I know deep down the campaign you ran is not the way you truly are.
Now replace the word "energize" with "destroy". Ahhhh much better!
Looks like since he did not win the presidency, McCain wants to keep GOP down for sometime by talking up Sarah Palin.
please tell me he was joking!!!!????oh no! he is still in denial! FAce it McCain everyone knew the economy was in the hole when you where neck and neck with Obama, but when you introduced her to the world, thats when you Fell FAR BEHIND OBAMA IN THE POLES!
Why not She is new and good looking ?
too bad the gop doesnt have one, though lol
'She did a great job of energizing our base. I'm very proud of her" . . . uh...yeah, that's why you lost the election.
McCain appears to be stuck in La La Land. I don't believe for one second that McCain doesn't have any regrets picking Palin. He has to – he lost big time because of her – - and Thank Goodness they did.
It is a shame. Senility has set in.
I guess his mom taught him "if you have nothing nice to say, lie"......
The only one that can save the GOP is Ron Paul or someone like minded. Not the same clowns.
Obama is very, very, shady.... he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!
Yes she does. A very impressive popular Governor.
Glad to see him being positive towards Obama. But the Shrilla from Wasilla will be a joke now and forever
He is only saying it so he won't look like a fool for picking her as his V.P. ..... but come on John be honest.
Just like the Energizer Bunny–she goes on and on and on and on and on and on...
Mccain its ok the Election is over you can tell us what you really think about Palin I mean you only spoke to her for 15 minutes and asked her to be VP Mccain is dementia kicking in?
There's one thing I just don't get. McCain (and other Republicans) keep talking about the "base" of the party. Since when did the religious right become the "base" of the Republican party? Somewhere along the way, I think the true Republican party got lost and hasn't been able to find itself. It never will as long as it keeps thinking of the religious zealots as the "base" of the party.
If she, with her anti-intellectual attitude, is the future of the Republican party, then they are really in trouble. She may have energized the base, but she is not good enough to move forward. We never heard enough about her own ideas or what she had done in less than 2 years in Alaska as governor.
The Republicans need to show that they don't hate being smart or people who are smart. What do they stand for more than just cutting taxes and being anti-abortion? What do they see as the role of government? What should government be doing?
What for Moose catcher in Alaska ..... she needs to go away !!!!!!!
"Breath of Fresh Air"????? How about oxygen deprived as a child. How else could she be so ignorant!!!!
"He also told reporters: “We worked hard, and we inspired a lot of people, Sarah Palin and I. I think we look back with pride."
Last time I checked, you got BEAT DOWN on election night! You didn't have any upsets and the upsets my boy had was Virginia(by the way, what happen to "real" Virginia, huh?), NC(North Carolina), Indiana, Florida just to name a few. And by the way, my boy only lost Montana by 3 points and guess what? He only visited that state no more than 10 times and imagine if he visited more...
Even the Oklahoma City Thunder have a better say than you guys...
I think the campaign ending brought back McCain's dignity. He could so easily throw her under the bus or use her as a scape goat. It would be true and she would deserve it. It seems McCain is staying loyal to her despite all she's done.
It could be that, or maybe he just doesn't want to admit he made a mistake.
Sarah Palin is like the Energizer Bunny–she goes on and ona and on and on...
I guess I am not one of those individuals McCain refers to as "most" Americans. I am proud of that fact.
Please, God, let this painted ditz be the leader of the New Repellicans so they can chart their course as the permanent minority party of the brain dead into the middle of the twenty-first century.
I questioned McCains selection of Palin right from the get go. I figured it was totally to try and swing those women supporters of Hillary and that as it turned out was a huge failure, of course watching Palin's attempt at intelligent conversation become an embarressment to anyone who saw, well then I questioned if this man had all his marbles..well I think at times he did but then he'd have a spell or two every once in a while, example the Palin pick and once again this example. He is just having another spell when he speaks of Palin. God Bless his heart.
She might be a "breath of fresh air, but most American's were rightfully frightened of her leading the country.
Palin was a destructive force for the GOP and was one of the main reason John McCain lost this electon! I am tired of people saying she was good because she energized the conservative base. It was not the conservative base that McCain had to win, it was the independent moderate middle that he failed to secure and this was entirely because he sold out his political soul to the right-wing extremist of the GOP and selected the idiot Palin as his running-mate.
I'm getting old - with any luck, I'll be dead by the time this woman gets to be president, if this country is dumb enough to elect her.
I sure feel sorry for the younger folks, however.
Let us hope that if she is the future of the GOP, then the Democrats will be in power for a real long time.
So much for rebuilding the party.
Sure John she cost you the election, especially the hate rallys she gave and you did not stop her and by this she was the cause of the threats on Oboma life. The only people who like Sarah are just a few republicans. You guys ran to nasty of a campaign. And as Sarah would say it was a task from God to let you two loose the election. At least Americans can sleep better at night knowing that Sarah could of been running the campaign. I will say tho you gave a very decent concession speech. Cannot believe that Sarah was so dumb and thought the VP canidate was to give a speech. Thank God your campaign did not let her give that speech, it would of been full of hate.
Is that the best that the GOP has to offer?...
I bet that the GOP would do worse than this year..
Was Palin "energizing the base" when she spewed her accusations of terrorist ties regarding Obama?
Was Palin "energizing the base" when she stood in front of crowds that chanted "Kill Him" about Obama and she said nothing?
Was Palin "energizing the base" when she botched a simple question like "what do you like to read"?
Come on Sen. McCain...
Enough about Sarah Palin. She cannot put a coherent thought together, let alone be a leader of anything. If McCain thinks she is the future of the Republican party, Democrats will be in power for a long time!
Oh my, he still says he's proud of her, and he also says that most Americans viewed her as a breath of fresh air!! Which Americans is he referring to?? Oh, the Republicans in the base perhaps!!
Perhaps when he runs in 2010, he will have Sarah Palin at his side campaigning for him...God help us all!!
For Palin to have a "bright future", shouldn't she at least be "bright"? But, looking at the average Republican these days, I guess it doesn't take much to reach the top when the top is so low to the ground.
Just what are you smoking, old man ? Wink , wink.
Wow! Palin stories are like the Energizer Bunny.
This must be a move of desperation for the Repubs to try and stay relevant! Bless ya hearts!
Sara is a breath of fresh air. Liberals may hate her, and they have good cause. Many of us are looking forward to the day when she will be in a position to take on many of the liberals. For those of you who thnk you hate her, it is because she is a Threat to the liars and double talkers in Washington. Some of you who are Sara bashers, you have been watching to much of of Saturday Night Live..
I THINK MCCAIN IS HAVING ANOTHER "SENIOR MOMENT" !!!!!
wow...the GOP must be in real trouble if she is the best they can do
What's the point of "energizing your base?" They are voting for your party anyway! The Republicans are always trying to pacify "their base." You never see the Democrats aiming at the far left. Regardless of how the right characterizes the Democratic candidates, they are almost always moderates. Which pulls in the independents. Which makes it all the harder to figure how W. won in 2000 and 2004.
stop giving him press coverage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She energized him alright. Him and his loins. Lord knows, that alien xenomorph looking wife of his couldn't do it.
Truly shows how out of touch McCain and the rest of the GOP is. There divisiveness drove a wedge in this country that won't be repaired for years. The only good thing that came out of this election was that it energized people who are true Americans for equal rights for all, not just for christians.
please run Sarah....you are the poster child for what is wrong with Republican politics...and will cause the Overton window to move even more to the left
Senator, if "most Americans viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air", as you say, you would have won. Since you have some time on your hands as you are not planning your inauguration, I suggest you take a few lessons from your failed campaign. Foremost among them: Just because you say something, doesn't make it so. Most Americans viewed Palin as a hate-inciting, moronic, ill-equipped, unprepared, spiteful and race-baiting fool who quite possibly cost you the election.
Please keep talking her up. I look forward to the Republicans making the same mistake in 2012. The world has changed, and left Karl Rove and his ilk in the dust. Although personally, I can't get enough of her! They can't keep the greatest entertainment of all time up there in Alaska, you betcha!
Denial is a state of bliss.
Go ahead Libs and CNN moderator start your blasting comments...
What was the purpose of this news conference?
THAT was fresh air I smelled?
If you are a democrat, the news that Sarah Palin is the part of the "bright future" of the GOP, this is great news indeed! There are many very smart women in the Republican Party, but Sarah Palin is not one of them. She is intellectually pathetic, has a total lack of humility, and was unable to construct and use intelligible sentences in the English language! Her education must have been abysmal! The only base she energized were the uneducated, Pro-life, anti gay, racist, religious conservative wing of the GOP. If this is the definition of the GOP of the future, they are in deep trouble! She is attractive as a female but her vacuous persona is a real negative!
Senator McCain is still delusional. Even if the debate remained on foreign policy, the Repubs would have lost. "Most Americans" did not view Sarah Palin as a "breath of fresh air". They barely tolerated Palin as she only really connected with the Republican base. More women voted for Barack Obama than men. Allow Palin to be the leader of the GOP and the Republicans may not see the White House for a very long time.
She just needs to go away. NEWSFLASH: we dont need MORE people that "don't believe in science" in our government. Those are the people that have screwed up the environment almost beyond repair. Lets get some people that...you know....believe in science and facts and not just talking snakes and rapture and all that.
If she's has a very bright future as a GOP leader, then the dems have a much brighter future for years to come.
She has a very bright future for the GOP. Too bad for her the GOP is on its death bed. The youth of America are done with the white nationalist party. RIP GOP.
Was that the look on his face when he said it.
To all Republicans: Please react to the colapse of your party with a very hard right turn and nominate Palin for President every election for the next 20 years.
Seriously, if the moderates – the reasonable wing of the party – can take control after this debacle, the GOP stands a chance of being relevant in the next decade. If not, well.........
John McCain will never admit that he made a mistake choosing Palin to be his running mate. Following his choice, the McCain camp announced (to the media) that she was the most popular governor in the USA when most of us had never heard of her! Today, he says that most Americans view her as a "breath of fresh air. Who in the heck does he think he's fooling?
Judging from McCain's highly successful campaign strategy, it's obvious he can spot a good leader.
And Fred, you are not eligible to write intelligent comments. Obama is a legal citizen of the U.S. Are you?
Senator John McCain is a very gracious and humble leader in which the Obama Administration would be greatly energized by bringing a leader of this caliber into his Administration! Obama stated he would reach across the political isle to unite, and bring this country together and this sort of action is warranted!
I certainly hope so. With Palin I believe what you see is what you get. And that is a person set on doing what's right for this country with no ulterior motives. Besides all that she is pretty too. So if she was President for eight years there would be something pleasant to look at on the screen when she gives a state of the union message unlike what we've had and especially have now.
really, what else can he say?
I bet she fizzles out, unless she appoints herself Senator.
I just finished reading two articles that give advice to Michelle Obama as she considers her role as "first mom". Let me say that I am SO GLAD that the Obamas are our "first family role models", rather than the Palins. The Obamas truly have "family values"...they live it rather than just talk about it.
Why does McCain still refuse to speak the truth?
why was this "press conference" necessary? Just to hear McCain spout the same ol' tired rhetoric about Sarah and inform us...what??? that's he's going to run for Senate in 2 years?? And this "urgent" news couldn't wait?
He just supports my theory that he and Sarah still have not come to grips with the fact that the campaign is OVER and not only is is over, but THEY LOST!! Please. Go away, catch up on your rest.
well, in that case, The GOP doesnt have a bright future
Poor guy still doesnt have a clue.
"Our base, and most Americans, viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air."
"Most Americans"? Really? I'm afraid Senator McCain has lost touch with reality.
Well, here we go...saying whatever after the elections. You got beat fair and square. Palin was a drag on your ticket. She may have energized the GOP base but she also energized the Demos and moved the Inddependents away from you. Bottom line is that Palin is too devisive to make an impact on this country.
Senator John McCain should be commended for being such a gentleman. What else should one expect him to say about the person chosen as his Vice Presidential nominee for the Republican Party. I don't believe for one moment however, that Senator McCain believes she is a viable choice to lead the Republican Party back to the time when we were proud of being Republicans. Back to the time when Newt Gingrich stood on the steps of the Capitol with the Contract for America in his hands. Then to be a Republican meant being intellectually curious about the governance of this country as well as global initiatives as well as global affairs. Sarah Palin is not qualified to be Vice President or President of the United States, and the next four years will not find her more ready than today.
What is he gonna say, he can't tell the truth.
PALIN is no leader
Palin did not destroy the Republican party. The party was weakened (it will be back) by leaders trying to be too moderate and abandoning core values (smaller, leaner government; strong states' rights; individual liberties; freedom from excessive regulation and taxes; etc.). George W. Bush did more to hasten the disease than anyone.
If she is the future of the Republican party....The Republican party has no future.........
She needs to GO AWAY.............
Fred in SC, you really are a bitter man, aren't you?
Better than Obama, run by the so-called celebrities, commedians and clowns such as Bill Maher, David Letterman and Madonna. Do we really know Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelled Robinson Obama, who likely will be the first woman president of the United States?
TO CNN: By the way, I love how you don't let people respond to the "Time" article. According to a republican source, McCain attends more hollywood celebrities' parties and events than anyone in politics.
Gov Palin will be our next President in 2012, after Obama the destroyer ruins this country in the next four years, you asked for change, you got it, I just hope this country can survive four years of THE OBAMA CRISES.
The democrats ran a dirty campaign. McCain was spent 5-1. The democrats bought the election and that is how the republicans lost. Plain and simple – Money...
That certainly doesn't say much about the GOP, but then we saw for ourselves what they stand for these days, thanks to the vivid memories of the Sarah Palin hate rallies.
It just kills me how politicians (especially one who proudly rode the "Straight Talk Express") can't come clean and admit that a decision that clearly was political was political.
Fred in SC your a ignorant to say the least. People should keep their eyes on people like you that make stupid remarks. Some thing is wrong with John McCain. Sarah Palin does not have the intellect for national politics. She supposedly have a degree in journalism and have such a difficult time expressing her self on current issues.
The election is over, McCain. You can tell the truth now.
Honestly is this stuff for real? Are the republicans joking?
The mere fact that anyone would consider Sarah Palin or most any current representative member of the republican party should immediately call into question their patriotism. These people are a disaster for America and the world. They are dim-witted, uneducated, and most importantly, dangerous for the future of mankind.
I don't believe in the legitimacy of the political parties because they lump and polarize people. That being said, I do believe that the republican party is in dis-ease. It is completely floundering because it's so-called "principles" are based either on religious grounds (which are completely radical, just like extremist Muslims or any religion for that matter) or by scaring people into believing in sensationalized and dangerous propoganda. It's a pathetic attempt at stealing leadership from certain individuals with a thought path that includes the common good.
DOWN WITH STUPIDITY, UP WITH REALITY.
let Sarah Palin run in 2012... she is a buffoon and 2/3s of Americans know this. The people that like Palin are the same people who still like Bush...
The people posting on this thing only seem to have hateful things to say. I thought Obama was about a change away from destruction politics. I guess Obama supporters are hypocrites we can believe in.
I was a P.U.M.A. (party unity my -). I was angry and bitter at what I thought was a primary , and media coverage, unfair to Clinton. I just wasn't gonna vote. One week after McCain nominated Palin, I was signing up to volunteer at the Obama campaign. So, like the commercial says "Thanks, Sarah Palin".
The fact that McCain still maintains that Palin was the right choice to be his running mate says volumes about his decision-making skills. Voters made the right choice by rejecting that hapless ticket.
As I looked at others responses to this write up. Those of you negative individuals should "shut it", because you have not or have not done anything but complained any way! Start looking for the good they have which you are most definitely lacking!!
Fred in SC, you are very, very, stupid and I'm sure a conservative Christian nutjob just like Palin is. The IQ of the GOP has gone down consistently over the past 20 years, along with the brain dead followers of this most archaic religion that divides us and keeps all Americans from enjoying the freedom and equal opportunities as granted in our bill of rights and constitution. The GOP better start campaigning now for 2012, as they will need 4 years to get Palin brushed up enough to know that Africa is a continent not a country.
I guess that one of the reasons that Obama is where he is right now, is that he lives in reality. And when he makes a decision, you can be confident that he and the people of intelligence and experience that he surrounds himself with, are pretty sure that it is the right thing to do. In other words.... he never would have made a mistake like the selection of Gov Palin. And sure as heaven would not continue to deny that he had made such a blunder if ever he did! Sorry, but the selection of Palin was just dumb! I wish that McCain could admit it.
Love My USA--yes, I do. That is one reason I recognize the threat that a charlatan like Palin could bring. She has no intellectual curiousity and wants to run the country like she runs her household.
She is completely incapable of holding this office, not matter how you and the other right wingers bleat for her like her little sheep.
Run her in 2012. It will be fine with us.
Fred in SC-That ship done sailed. But, I guess your little delusions is all that the right wingers have left to hold on to.
Sarah Palin irritates me!
McCain finally got it right: "She did a great job of energizing our base. I'm very proud of her” .
Sad that he had to make a pick to energize his own right wing nut case religious right base! If he would have picked anyone else, say Lieberman or Ridge, you would have had a landslide of the Reagan/Mondale poportion.
pleas, i respect john mccain, but did not vote for him. but palin, she is a total right wing wacko and i wish she would just fade away into an alaskan glacier
Not until she learns to speak a coherent sentence!! Makes normal people cringe to think that her language reflects her thought processes!!
If McCain truly believes this then it's a good thing he lost. His thinking is delusional at the very least....completely warped at best.
GOP is out of ideas.....shrinking fast into ideology nothingness.
Come on. I would have voted for John McCain, but there was this one thing called Palin. She is a joke. I would never feel right voting for her. Too much smoke, not enough fire.
This is why we didn't pick your JUDGEMENT, goodbye.
The first step to fixing a problem is admitting there is a problem. Last time I checked, didn't the polls all say that Palin alienated more people than she energized?
I love Sarah Palin. She will be a welcome change after 4 years of disaster at the hands of man-child Obama.
I've got news for you Senator McCain: Most Americans saw Sarah Palin as a nincompoop who was totally unqualified for the VP position. If Sarah Palin is the best leadership that GOP has to offer, the party has no immediate future. After saying that the fundamentals of our economy were in good shape and then changed your tune a few days later, Why should any American in his or her right mind remotely believe anything you have to say? After watching the debacle of an economy that you, Senator, have helped create by your lack of foresight, wisdom and leadership, I think you should resign from the Senate and give the good people of Arizona an opportunity to elect someone who possesses the core competencies needed to handle the mess of your legacy.
Carlos Jean-Gilles
Saint Louis, MO
to Fred-get a clue, get a life...Elvis is dead, there are no aliens in the desert and your conspiracy theories about Obama are just nothing but hilarious. YOU LOST THE ELECTION, the republican party is struggling to survive...it is time to stop talking craziness and get to work to fix the party you apparently love.
McCain wouldn't dare criticize Palin although we know he has thought many times..."How stupid could I be?".....I dare any other republican who want to actually WIN office to invite her along for the ride.....she is toxic in many ways.
Sarah Palin is the best thing that ever happened to the Democratic party!
i am almost looking forward to her running for president. they were able to shield her from the media or have her only sit with them if an adult was present–either mccain or lieberman or someone with some education. when she runs for president, she'll have to do that on her own. hopefully the questions will be tougher than "what magazines do you read?" i think it would be entertaining to watch her run for president.....an office clearly out of her league.
Sarah Palin is the future and hopes of the Republican party???? The GOP is in dire straights for sure. How depressing. She was a mojor reason McCain didn't get elected...hello!!!
if he needed to energize the base, he was doomed from the start. The Lipstick Fido sunk his campaign like a lead balloon and her further delving and prominence in the party will send them out to the wilderness for years
I hope and pray that she will just go away , maybe to Russia , seeing as how she can see it from her house ......
That's cute. But too bad the GOP doesn't have a future.
It sounds like the Republicans have learned nothing. It will take more than the base being energized to win an election. The base of the Republican party has shrunk. Someone needs to learn some basic math in the Republican party if they ever want to win again.
President elect Obama; this is John McCain. I am calling to thank you for winning the presidency because I have no idea how the economy works.
As for Sara, she needs to return to school and obtain a PHD at least before she can run for national office. I must be frank with you my friend; I had no idea she was so ignorant. I though she had at least an MBA but was I mistaken.
There is one thing for certain my friend; she can see Vladimir Putin from her kitchen windows, and that's good for our national security.
@Fred in NC - Are people still trying to push that lie on the American people?
Perhaps Palin could run with Sean Hannity. They would make a great pair together. One lies, the other one swears to it.
NORTH TO ALASKA......... and stay there.
It's nice to see that the tolerant and diverse left is at their hateful best again. I particularly like the ones that paint all conservatives as dumb. Typical liberals. Conservatives are either dumb or are criminals in their minds.
It is important to energize the base. Obama did that during the primary and McCain wasn't able to. Obama then shifted to the middle. Let's wait and see where he shifts to once in office.
All you who have nasty comments about Sarah Palin and how smart you think she's not. WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????
If that's the best they can put forward as GOP leader...Sarah Palin, well I guess the Dems will be in power for years to come.
She is definitely an energizer alright.....the energizer bunny, as that goes on and on and just round in circles. Sarah Palin is like showing a red rag to a bull......but if they want another comedy show on the road again Sarah is the gal to do it.
During the interviews he had with her, the look on his face, Don't know if it was "what the H..L! He knows what she did to their campaign, but if he admitted it, people would start questioning his judgement. He knows and the country knows what happened. If you say "it" enuff you begin to believe your lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i Love how McCain makes one little comment about his running mate and you make it "A STORY". How much money is the government stealling from the citizens? Theres a strory, check it out. But you just want to beat your chest and continue to discuss why they lost and get the sheep all pumped up about the win. Let it go, and find a story with substance. MOVE ON SHEEP, THERE NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!!
What else is he going to say, his selection of that stupid woman mad his judgement look bad and it was a devastating selection for mccain. They can say she energized the party all they want, I'm not buying it it only energized the men who started to drool over her, period. palin is a complete idiot who cannot put to complete sentences together and yet a lot of stupid women say she speaks for them. well if you allow this moron to speak for you, you have very little to say. Go back to alaska and stay there nobody wants to hear your dumb remarks and annoying voice.
thinking mccain was a fool to have picked palin as a running mate. he might have made it had he selected say, romney. mccain should retire and just go away. he was defeated, trounced, humiliated.
Let em keep talking up Palin FOR NOW. They won't be able to keep it up past the next 6 months. It won't be long before she's a mere vapor.
I laugh at you people as do many Americans. You got your change – but wait the president elect is appointing middle aged white men who have all been serving with previous leaders including President Bush – now that is change – you're right!!! Congratulations.
also, to fred in SC who says
"Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!"
and to others that i have heard say that Obama would not get security clearance to visit the white house... umm your obviously wrong.
Not for nothing, but to be a president you need to be born in the U.S., and albeit the election is over, McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which is not part of the U.S.
TO: FRED in SC.
So you are saying that the FBI nor the CIA haven't vetted Obama to find out that he is not legal, but you did. Why aren't you working for any of these agencies instead of being on the internet with negative comments. Here's a quote from the last great Fred Sanford "YOU BIG DUMMY".
I'm extremely proud that "REAL AMERICANS" let their voices be heard loud and clear November 4th. The Republicans don't get it though. That's because they are lacking the same thought processes as Palin is.
As one loser speaks about another. Palin is history, and I am glad. Let's get some real leadership Republicans!
Sorry McCain but you were going to lose anyway and espeacially when Sara was picked.
McCain can not say this Sara is smart all he said was she can energize the party. McCain knows Palin is dumb and she can ramble about nothing because half the times she makes no sense.
It would have been nice to see an educated lady out campaigning for the VP job. Many of women are insulted by his pick and how she made women look. Oh, by the way what about her taxes, grandbaby, marriage of her daughter and per diem at her house, the medical records.
As party idiot maybe.
She energized him all right. The old coot was thinking with the wrong head when he chose her for his running mate.
Sorry John, most people I know saw Sarah Palin as an ignorant person and a very poor choice as a running mate.
love my usa/do you?
Thank you for the humor, your post is hilarious.
"For those of you who think you hate her, it is because she is a Threat to the liars and double talkers in Washington"
I thought you were serious for a minute. Hilarious.
What, you are serious? Oh, well, now I just feel bad for you......
Well what do you expect him to say? "I was an idiot for selecting someone so unqualified and out of touch."
A bright future in the Republican Party huh? Well I guess McCain is condemning the GOP to a long stay in the wilderness if she is its bright future. Anyone so clueless as Palin which she continues to demonstrate with Turkeygate having a "bright future" in the GOP speaks leagues to how bankrupt it is.
Yeah sure, she "energized" 30 percent and repelled the rest of the population. The GOP isn't going to win back the executive branch that way if Palin is the best they can do. Come on, get serious. The best place for Palin is Alaska and she needs to stay there. I only wish media outlets would stop wasting the effort on this clueless wonder and report on something of substance.
I like the picture matching with the story. It's like McCain is shielding his eyes from the blinding glow of Palin's very bright future.
maybe, by the time of the next election, we will finally have caught osama bin laden, too! not very likely, is it?
I love the hate mongering and cynicism being SPEWED by the mightier than thou libs on these boards.. There is the hate and name calling. You have no decency or respect. You are all animals.. I am glad I am on the other side.
Until the next election there is no president for me. Just a liar that got elected..
McCain continues to lie about Palin's dis-qualification.
Palin energized him, because he's an old man and working with a younger, decent-looking woman like Palin would make him feel energized.
It's doubtful that McCain didn't and doesn't know that she was not remotely qualified to be VP. However, admitting that is like admitting that his intention to put his campaign before the country.
and that says it all.... the woman is a moron with no experience and she has a place of "leadership" in the party? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......
He will never admit that she is a dumby! If he does he will look even dumber than she does! So sad.
The only thing she energized were HATE MONGERS. The rest of us just couldn't take our eyes off of her .....just like watching a train wreck!!
John, you need medical attention, NOW.
She is not really interesting person, just kind of makes weird comments and awkward gestures.Maybe she should be governor of Idaho, where potatoes were invented.
Here we go again with all of the Obama uniters spewing their hate toward people they don't even know. This is gonna be a great four years.
GOP barely needs Sarah Palin as its leader – GOOD LUCK GOP.
Sarah the Palin and Joe the Plumber are going to be the GOP candidates for year 2012
John the McCain and Joe the Lie-Berman are going to be the GOP candidates for year 2016.
What's been the saddest thing about McCain is how he deluded himself and his supporters. It was very telling that on election night, the flaxen-haired self-proclaimed "McCainiacs" were never told when Obama won a state, just when McCain did. As a result they were very, very surprised to learn that he had very firmly lost. It is a nice metaphor for the whole campaign - never quite honest enough on even the basic issues. It is one of the reasons it was such a failure.
Republicans would do well to learn a lesson here.
Is this the same prophetic voice who said, "We have them right where we want them?"
Tell John, the American people have a better sense of judgement than he. We can tell an empty head when we hear one!
The only thing Palin is a thread to is "intelligent thought." The woman scares the daylights out of me... as long as SHE is the new GOP, this lifelong Republican will be voting Democrat!
That Palin "breath of fresh air" has turned to putrid pollution sensible people want to avoid.
Sarah Palin is a 'breath of fresh air' if that phrase means attaching one's mouth to the tailpipe of a running SUV.
Some people may have considered McCain a war hero – and I'm not one of them – but his legacy is going to be that of a real jerk who chose a spectacularly unqualified running mate that speaks English like a second or third language. Why doesn't he just shut up rather than making himself look dumber and dumber? Does he think he convince us that the Wasilla Hillbilly wasn't out of her league long ago?
The Vietnam "war" was a failure of epic proportions, so McCain's part in it was hardly glorious. The tawdry way he ended his first marriage was hardly noble; his political career was indelibly stained by the Keating mess; and his campaign for president was ugly, negative and (fortunately) poorly run.
So, who in the Hell cares what John McCain thinks about anything?
Sarah Palin will be a breath of fresh air when she able to clearly articulate her positions and offer us real solutions. At one time she was in favor of "the bridge to nowhere". She offeres no comprehensive energy policy, believes global warming is not impacted by burning fossil fuels, and collects travel benefits from Alaskans for working out of her home. Her leadership is the future of the Republican Party? She will work on her image, polish her interview skills, campaign everwhere but the question will be has she changed her beliefs that are at the core of her extreme positions. I suspect she won't.
Stop it! Stop telling us about her all the time.
wow–so sounds like the GOP is in trouble if they think she is their bright future. They mean a nasty divisive sos future. God forbid .She's a destroyer , not a uniter
Peggy Noonan said it best. The Republicans are caught in a time warp where it is always 1984; Reagan is their Moses; and the poor olde Democrats have no one to challenge him. They just can`t seem to get it in their pointy little Neo-Con heads that the world has moved on; and all those pathetic little tricks of Karl Rove don`t work anymore. I laughed when Bush talked about the 'angry' left. It is the right-wing fanatics that are turning purple over losing power so decisively on Nov. 4/08. They are already dreaming of 2012; still not realizing they have given the American people absolutely NO REASON why they would ever want those idiots back in office, Palin is a joke!!!
Oh for heavens sake! McDemtia has finally lost his mind!
I'd only have respect for McCain if he said "Gosh, sorry about inflicting this woman on the rest of the country! My bad!"
To Love My USA/Do You?:
Seriously, your lack of coherent sentence structure is exactly why Ms. Palin worked most people's (including mine) last nerves. While I respect her as a woman, mother, and Christian, I have a difficult time digging through the unnecessary verbiage and fluff to whatever it is she's trying to say. I wish, for the sake of her and the Republican party, she would lay low for the time being. She's got beauty but not much for brains in terms of politics...sorry!
And to answer your question, yes, I do love OUR USA. Tha'ts why I'm so thankful Barack Obama has been elected President and pray daily that the Lord guides him as he leads OUR country towards better days. God bless America!
Will you libs please find something else to moan about? Palin was trashed by everyone during the campaign and you got your dream of Jesus, I mean Obama, becoming president. Please go get a life some of you.
Fred in SC-- NEWS FLASH the election is over.. Let me introduce you to the next POTUS..... BARRRRRRRRRRRRRACK OBAMMMMMMMA,,,
That's great. The bright future is that the dumb will lead the dumber. We all told her to go home, but Palin just thrives on attention -any attention.
that wasn't 'fresh air' i was smelling......
I think Obama will need his help, too.
Unfortunately for "the base" she's energizing they keep getting smaller and smaller, I, of course mean in numbers, not in their ability to understand the real issues facing the country! That was already miniscule! Maybe she should just join Rush Lamebrain and Billo the Clown and get her own talk show. That would save the folks in Alaska a lot of money paying her expenses as she campaigns to resurrect her image. But stupid is as stupid does!
oh lord, all i can say : he is creepy she is brainless
One of reasons McCain lost this election was picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. I hope GOP members are smarter than Mr. McCain.
Sue, your comments sound like the real hate inciting moron, not Sarah Palin. Stick with your hate inciting liberal media folk, like Keith Olberman. You're made for each other.
The woman is a walking disaster, John McCain needs to stop pretending he was happy about having to pick her, we all know that is just not true.
Someone please tell McCain, Palin and CNN that the election is over.
I suspect Obama is going to do a great job and Sarah will be the GOP sacrifical lamb to run against Obama, just like Dole in '96 and McCain in '08!
What's the deal with people saying Palin will be running against Obama (and winning) in 2012? Are the leftist, elitist, fake-america, terrorist loving, freedom hating pigs going to forget to vote in that election? McCain didn't just lose (like Kerry or Gore) he was routed. Unless Obama comes up with a juicy sex scandal, black baby out of wedlock, or Watergate style screw up, he's not going to run things into the ground like W. did. So Palin, who "energized" more Democrats than Republicans to get out and vote, will not even be on the radar if the GOP stays off the bottle.
"IF" they stay off the bottle.
Fred in SC......your still don't get it, how sad. I am glad that you are a repub because your kind doesn't not belong to the human race. Your hatred is still spewing. I take greatest pride in the fact that our new president is of African-American desent and you hicks will have to live with it. But fortunately people like you won't live for ever. I can be just as hateful as you and your uneducated hateful kind. GO PRESIDENT OBAMA !!!!
Okay, Teresa...
Obviously nobody on this blog is a governor of any state. But I'm not quiet sure what, exactly, your question even means? I may not be a pilot, but that's doesn't mean I can't tell a good pilot from a bad pilot based on their performance! Any blind person can clearly see how awful this woman is (not to mention her political astuteness and insanely annoying voice!).
But really, explain your question about being a governor of a state? I'm missing the relevance of it....
When did mediocrity become so desirable? I want my leaders to be far more intelligent than average. The fact that many people find Palin a viable candidate does not bode well for the future of the Republican Party.
Sen. McCain – do your self a favor and tell Sarah to go home and stay home
Please John take your head out of your 'you know what'.
Who is this fool that keeps asking, "WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????" Since when do you have to be a chicken to have an opinion about eggs.?
What a turkey !!! Careful not to lose your head over this.
To paraphrase the NY Governor, "If Palin(Mccain) is the answer, the question must be ridiculous!"
If Palin is a breath of fresh air, we all need to stop breathing! That woman is the perfect dim wit.
I thought John McCain was out of ideas and out of touch with America. He is continues to confirm this.
But when you look at what is happening in the country today and the challenges we face, all I can say is "Thank god John McCain didn't win!!!"
The overwhelming majority of American have an unfavorable view of this Sarah Palin. She's a clueless dimwit who can't even speak in complete sentences and is incapable of rational thought. Wasn't she the one who said Africa is a country and that planet Earth is six thousand years old. If McCain actually thinks Palin has a bright future with the GOP, he's living in a fantasy world. She's one of the reasons McCain was beat like an old drum.
His dementia is obviously showing. Picking her was a disaster. What a ditz (both of them).
Either he's in denial or his judgment REALLY is that bad! She seems like a nice enough lady on the surface, but someone that is THAT ignorant of her own short-comings and still believes she should lead our country is not what we need.
"Energizing the base" . . . . doesn't this actually mean just stirring up the lowest common denominator of voter, the stubbornly religious and the recklessly under-educated? Palin may have also DEFINED that base in a way that made it very clear that the GOP thrives on uninformed GOP-bots who are driven by fear, their faith, and the idea that freedom from the government is the cure for what ails ya' . . . .
The media should stop asking Senator McCain about Governor Palin; they are causing this man to lie, again. I am sure he has recognized his mistake and he simply wants to go on with his political career, and allow Governor Palin to continue to destroy her own.
Let him be.
I don't know ho wmany times I have to say it (and CNN stop being chicken about posting it)
A PROMINENT POSITION IN THE GOP FOR PALIN WINS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY A POLITICAL DARWIN AWARD
It's that simple. Good news for the Dems. EPIC FAIL for the GOP.
Sarah,the gift that keeps on giving. I am hopeful she will be a factor in the Republican party for generations to come because it will only insure the fact that the Democrats will retain the White House in perpetuity. She is mindless,ignorant,uninformed,narcissistic,self-promoting idiot. And that's on her good days. What newspapers do you read? SARAH, IT AIN"T A TRICK QUESTION!!!
I think John McCain is out to lunch. Sarah Palin was a big mistake she is an idiot. She also is a thief. I hope I will never see her again go back to Alaska already.
Why is it the Republicans always love figureheads with no intelligence? Look at Bush and Regan. She went to like 5 community colleges in 6 years!
Fred in SC.... you need to sober up and stop posting nonsense.
You must belong to the "base".
Sarah Palin will never be president or vice president why is she coming to Georgia everybody in Georgia think she is awful....Majority people have spoke with said they are voting for Jim Martin because of Palin coming to Georgia to campaign for Saxby......Martin win my vote
HE KNOWS THE TRUTH BUT CAN NOT ADMIT IT. SHE WAS A CANCER TO HIM. SHE IS A HORRIABLE WOMAN THAT WILL DO ANYTHING TO STAY IN POWER. KEEP HER OUT OF GEORGIA!!
i shudder to think how we would be now if mccain/palin had won. what we would have to look forward to especially during this difficult time. plain is a ditz, and all of those people thanking her for what they perceive as wholesome family values ought to move to alaska right with her. she divided this country, she spouted nonsense, and she look like a fool doing it too. john mccain got exactly what he asked for a shakeup and damaged to the republican party. how he could so proud of someone who knows nothing of government management of all people is a question for the ages.
Fred in SC,
Are you on dope or dog food. If Obama was not legally to become President he wouldn't have made it this far!! People stop with the wishful thinking and myths!! And Palin is as bright as navy blue!!
Fred in SC,
You scare me. Your disrespect towards OUR President-Elect is unpatriotic!
Both of them need to go away. You lost get over it, and shut up..both of you...you are now and were then irrelevant.
More like a breath of stale air... She injected harsh partisan rhetoric where there shouldn't have been any. Her rallies were more like riots filled with those "supporters" that would be more willing to spit in your eye than discuss the issues.
Palin is a poster child of everything that is wrong with the Republican Party today. No intelligence, no ideas, just the same old attack dog talking points.
So many liberals bashing her is starting to make me like her.
The economy helped derail Sen. McCain, but Palin was the nail in the coffin. Too many Americans had you know, common sense; and realized what a train wreck she is. If she is a rising star in the Republican party; it guarantees the Dems many years of White House and Congressional control.
BTW, who makes up the base that they claim she is energizing? For years the Repubs have tried to move away from the image of racist, uneducated, christian motivated people that populated the party. Is that the base now? I saw a lot of well qualified & educated people on TV representing the Repubs and yet they were not highlighted or encouraged to talk. Joe the ignorant plumber on the other hand became the poster child for the campaign. Isn't this moving the party backwards instead of forward? Just a question.
Hey I'm a Dem, but I'm getting confused here.
The election is over senator McCain. Do her a favor: throw her under the bus (together with Phil Grahams and Karl Rove)!
McCain is really bucking to be the 'nice' guy in the Republican Party....Palin as the leader? You've GOT to be kidding me. The woman is just not bright .... a clear example of someone who got lucky to be in the position that she's in. There are much more qualified, intellectually-exceptional people in the GOP to choose from ..... and I'm a Democrat.
Sigh. Just when I think the news about Palin has stopped, it rears its ugly head again.
What ever happened to the Republican Party being about wisdom, intelligence and economy? Now it just seems to represent the Christies and dumb hicks–people you supposedly want to have a beer with? If this party gets behind Palin for ANY future political office, they have learned nothing from the past election. This is very scary.
McCain still is oblivious. Does he understand that he lost the election? Is he too proud to admit that Palin only energized the uneducated underemployed gun-totin' barrel-bottom scum of America? If McCain was energized by this half-wit then perhaps he is not fit for Senate office.
I could learn to like her if she would moderate her views, Believing in science is a good start also she could stand to show humility and intellectual curiosity.
That being said everyone's entitled to there believes and that includes Sarah Palin. I just wish people like her would acknowledge that legislating the bible is bad idea because not every American is of Christan faith and to force the laws of one faith on those of another is cruel and unjust. She and others like her need to remember they share this country, no this planet with people of other faiths and even those without and that is freedom.
WHO CARES !!!!! Mc Same is a LOSER !!!!!!!!!!
Yeah please have her run in 2012. We need to finish of the GOP once and for all!
To all the liberal Democratic hate mongers, what goes around comes around. The sub prime mess, the root cause of the current financial crisis, is the brainchild of the Democrats in trying to get otherwise unqualified and non credit worthy people into home ownership. The protectionist policies surrounding Fannie Mae can be traced to the three individuals in DC who received the most in campaign money from Fannie Mae over the past two years:
1. Barney Frank – MA – House Chair of Finance Committee
2. Chris Dodd – CT Senate Chair of Finance Committee
3. Barack Obama (humm, now why would a junior senator get so much money from Fannie Mae)?
"At night a candle's brighter than the sun." The GOP is pitch-dark right now, so someone like Palin, who stirs up their fearful, ignorant base seems like better than nothing!
Pathetic!
Stop playing McCain. If you really believe that, then you were not ready to be President.
Once is enough! Two wrongs have never made a right. She had zero credentials when selected and bringing her back for another round is really testing our sense of humor. It was a terrible choice and a mistake from the outset. Let her do her "thing" in Alaska.
Fred in SC – Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!
Fred are you stupid, or do you really believe this crap you are spewing. You wonder why people think the south is full of un educated Hicks.
Palin, you're the weakest link...goodbye!
I think it's telling that even McCain admits that when voters actually consider the issues that matter most to their own lives–the economy–they pick Democrats. Maybe that says something about the priorities of the Republican party? It's almost like he saying, "If only we had kept voters focused on issues other than their jobs, houses, and savings accounts, we would have won."
This is laughable....Do you think in your wildest dreams Palin could handle 2 wars, a sinking economy, a huge deficit.She is simply not bright enough and if Republicans pin her as a star they are more out of touch than anyone can imagine... she is a joke......!!!!,, a liar, doesn't even know what newspapers she reads, avoided the press.......give me a break!
Wow, this is pathetic and sad to read most of your hateful comments. The election is over. Why do most of you insist on being so negative to a woman who was ASKED to run for vice president. No matter who you are for, enough is enough.
Keep on bashing Palin you open-minded bunch! Hey, BTW, notice how the Obama promises are falling one by one, day by day? Guess what....you bought yourself more of the same....a Chicago Politician who is bringing in all the ex-Clinton's (who were hated by the Obama crowd). You are getting your change....soon you will forget Palin and realize you bought the same old BS! Good work Heroes!
If the standard-bearer of your party is 72 and obviously way past his prime, all it takes is being younger to be a "breath of fresh air." Pretty low standards, indeed!
Blame it on the economy or Sarah Palin, but 700 million in private contributions is a movement, and there wasn't anything McCain could do to win this election.
It still troubles me to see the hateful posts in this room, we really need to pull together if this country is to survive the next few months. Hate Obama if you must, but he really does represent the majority of Americans by 7 million votes...........
Very bright future? John the recent past shows she helped you lose a winnable election. I think that maybe she is all the GOP has to offer ,maybe I have been missing the Palin push reasoning ..If all you have in your toolbox is a hammer everything begins to look like a nail.
if gop has not yet learned his lessons i do not know when they will .they cannot win an election only with their base.who are advising the gop leaders.can they not think.palin was a disaster.
Obama will not be able to solve the economic crisis and thus will only be a one term President-
Sarah Palin will run in 2012 and the drapes shall be changed in the Oval office-
Was Palin energizing the party base when she spent 150K donation money on makeup, clothing, luis vuitton bag for her and her family?
Was she energizing the base when the only things she talked about during her campaign were false accusations about Obama?
Was she energizing the party when she displayed total ignorance about constituion, domestic / foreign policies, and her lack of education?
"Most americans" consider her a breath of fresh air???? Oh Pllllleeaase!!!! I think McCain should really be put in a rest home now. So he can spend the rest of his days dreaming about how good a choice of running mate he's made. He just can't admit failure and mistakes... soooo much like George Bush!!!!
There was a day when the phrase "energize the base" meant something in GOP circles. However, with that power base getting smaller and smaller, Mrs. Palin's ability to lead the GOP out of their doldrums is dubious at best. As long as members of the GOP delude themselves by primarily focusing on their base, while at the same time ignoring the rest of the country, they will continue to lose power and influence.
By the way, Senator McCain: another part of the delusion by the GOP was thinking that the race was ever focused on foreign policy, as you say in the article–it wasn't. It was always the economy. The GOP was slow to pick up on that fact.
Im confused....I thought America was a nation of good natured people...but after reading most of the comments on this post....what i got was Americans are Haters.... none of the criticism was constructive just hateful.....Sarah might be unqualified (thats a different debate) but she still a human being....you "Americans" should be ashamed of yourselves....Democrats: Postive change takes place when you stop being so negative Republicans: Did any of you step up stop scapegoating.... let those who are clean cast the first stone..
Another column filled with comments by ignorant fools who think they really know whats going on in this country today.
This election was the dirtiest run election by any set of candidates ever and was won by record numbers of people who had never voted before showing up to vote for "the black guy" because they were black and most of them couldn't tell you one thing about any issues he stood for.
Come on people, we didn't have a good set of candidates to choose from this time around on either side. I only hope the democrats as a whole keep their heads out of their rear ends and fix some things over the next few yrs.
This just shows once again how out of touch McCain is. If Palin is the future for the GOP then it has no future. We may be seeing the first "bankruptcy" of a major political party as it crashes!
I do not know ONE American who likes Sarah Palin, or thinks she is a breath of anything other than hot air.
CNN WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT PAILN AND MCCAIN?
MCCAIN SAYING PAILN HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE IS ONE REASON HE LOST. BECAUSE MCCAIN WASN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH TO PICK A SMART VP
Fred in SC, please get a life and stop writing about that lie. President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama won the election three weeks ago! Get used to it; he will preside as the executive officer of this Country for the next four years; and hopefully, for the next eight years. Be happy and have a happy Thanksgiving!
You gotta be kidding me.....if that happens I'm moving to Canada, preferably in B.C. At least she won't be next door in Alaska.
I'm stunned that Senator McCain is really this clueless. Unless of course he thinks that letting that 'base' run the country further into the ground is a good thing.
We've had 8 years of a C Student. Now McCain thinks the answer is someone who took far longer than the average moose to graduate, and took over 4 schools to do it. Yeah, that's someone that would bring me back to the Republican ticket, you betcha!
Senator, its time for you to retire, step down, whatever you want to call it. I'm sure CNN or Fox has a pundit spot just for you.
JGalt,
Why are you in denial.
This is not about libral media, even though you love beating up on them. It is about Sarah Palin's incompetence and lack of substance that cost them the election. people like you amaze me, She spent 75% of her speeches attacking Obama but yet no one can say anything against her.
my idea of a good presidential/ vice presidential candidate is one who is intelligent, well read, good education, informed aobut world issues, selfless and bring about unity. Please tell me which one of these SarahPalin possess.
Let's wait to see what Obama does before we ordain him the next John Kennedy , who by the way gave us The Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missle crisis, and Viet Nam. Maybe Obama shouldn"t use Kennedy as a role model.
These anti-Palin tirades spread by naive left-leaning voters are as bizarre and far from the truth as the anti-Obama rumors, lies, etc. perpetuated by the far right.
When she was announced as McCain's running mate, he immediately received a tremendous boost in the polls. The fact is he was running neck and neck with Obama up until the string of bank failures for which he was unjustly shouldered with blame (based solely on partisan anti-Republican rhetoric)
no..... she is the best
I am mostly ashamed that she is the "best" my party has to offer. If this is the future of my party, is there room on the "other side of the aisle"?
i am black and will never vote white, that is why we won, word
If John McCain thinks "she has a very bright future in a leadership position in the Republican Party," proves again that he is not very bright, but more like a dimwit.
Palin is the embodiment of what they accused Obama of being...a celebrity and not a politician. She is no different than Britney, Lindsay, Paris, et al. To the end of the campaign, she was never able to state what the job of the VP is.
I think McCain meant a breath of fresh air in the looks department. While I don't get the fascination with her looks, I will agree that she is better looking than most politicians. But if the future of the GOP is Palin, they better get used to losing elections.
First, let me tell you that I'm a white, educated female who has traveled the world. Sen. McCain, here is the thing. When you picked SP, you put the country at risk.
The RNC audience consisted mainly of old, bored looking, white males. You guys got energized by a bimbo who has a lower IQ than my cat (no insult to my cat). So you think the right pick is someone that looks like a hooker, does not know how to talk, has no IQ, watches FOX news, and spews hate faster than she can blink. Good grief.
GOP, you have a very big problem.
Next republican ticket: Sarah the lair and Joe the plumber. The Bush himself will be proud watching from his prison cell.
Geez people...chill out.
If a junior senator with no executive experience can win...
I see he is already backpedeling on his campaign promises...not gonna raise taxes on the wealthy. I wonder what other promises will go by the wayside.
Oh God NOOOOOO!!!! Please don't say that John! Please just admit that she was a mistake, that she was your "hail-mary," and move on. The GOP needs to pull itself together...and we don't want her! PERIOD!! She is such an idiot, and made the whole party look dumb!
she is a good woman, but I don't think she has a future as a President or Vice president of united states soon.
She need to try contest to be a senator . make sure she is foreign policy senate committee, shake off all those her ideologies that doesn't fly with american people.
May be 16 years from now she may win GOP nomination for President? if the democratic party nominated a dumber candidate.
I'm so praying that Sarah is the face of the Republican Party for the next 8 to 12 years.
it's a wonderful thing to see someone who has the spirit move through her like wind through a screen..
Once the American people see her true positions on things that matter, they will ultimately reject her.
But please , oh please Republicans keep on running her.
Obama's anti gay marriage position will put him opposite the will of the people and the Supreme Court-–
Obama does not see gays as people with rights, only as freaks--Rachel Maddow needs to understand this--she has no rights as far as Obama is concerned--
Pubs....being McSame & Palin stirred up HATRED in their campaign. I wouldn't want ANY PARTS of either of them being in charge of this country.. Just reminiscencing, it reminded me of the ole' time Klan Rally...Time to move foreward...NOT BACKWARDS !!!!!!
Oh puh-leeze. Can we not put this to rest? She's a lot of things, some good and some bad. But presidential timbre she is NOT.
For those saying that Sarah Palin should just go away and get out of the media spotlight:
It's not going to happen. On this board alone a typical post gets about 150 hits. A Palin Post gets about 700. She is just too big of a ratings draw.
If people out there are really dissatisfied with her continuing presence in media, then there is only one option. It worked when the AP did a media blackout on Paris Hilton for a week last year. The only option is to just ignore her.
John McCain you need more than just the right to win elections. The more you have Palin talk the less you have a chance to win.. as for me I am sick of her. Good christain women don't bad mouth the other guy especially if you don't know what your talking about. Isn't that one of the 10.
Someone please tell McCain to get his brain tested, the man is totally out of touch, and again and again keeps demonstrating poor judgement. Thank god you americans did not elect him president. Can you imagine what his cabinet would have looked like? Like a joke, that's what!!!
God bless America & Obama!!
OK enough already with Sarah Palin. The Repugs lost. If you think for one minute that a Pentecostal Evangelical would be good for the White House. Guess again. We don't need a Bibie thumper on Pennsylvania Ave. Most Americans think that Sarah Palin was just a stand in because Hillary lost to Barrack. That is obvious. Who ever heard of Sarah Palin before the campaigning began. Also it is obvious that conservatism does not work for America. Look at the track record of every Repug President in recent history. Hmmmmmm
Sarah Palin can take her breath of fresh air right back to Alaska. She will never become president. She showed Americans and the world what an airhead she really is. Gobble Gobble
notice how he rubs his head always does that when he lies
Fred in SC – Yea that's the Republican base for you!
Ignorant, uneducated, racist, and clings to their hypocritical religion because they are not able to think for themselves and let other ignorant , uneducated so-called "Christian" pastors tell them how to live their lives and what to think and who to hate.
I live on the border with SC and the state is full of people just like poor Fred. They live in trailers, did not even graduate from high school, work low-skill jobs, drive beat-up pickup trucks with the naked woman mud flaps and fly the Confederate flag in their front yards. They decorate their yards with old tires and the billboards near their homes scream about how God is going to send everyone to Hell.
Yea – that's the Republican base for you and Palin is their true leader.
The breath of fresh air McCain was refering to was really a bad case of halitosis
you can say you are proud of palin if you want to mccain, one thing we learned about you in the election was that you are good at lying, and that's what you are doing now lying again, you know palin was one of the major reasons you lost this election, if you were man enough to admit this you and the republican party would be better off. sick of palin, sick of the republican party.
When will McCain realize that his negative and truly negative ads including Palin's vindictive really helped seal the deal for the moderates in this country.
We rejected her.
The lead lemming has a very bright future too...right until that cliff thing happens that is...
McCain and Palin are both reputable and gracious people. The comments here spewing ageism, sexism, elitism, etc. is just as bad as spewing racism. Most everyone here needs to clean up their potty mouths, quit repeating gossip, and just plain quit being so nasty. If your candidate won, please be as gracious as John McCain is in his defeat.
She can't have a "very bright" future with the GOP. That would make her future brighter than she is.
Of course. He will never concede the obvious – that he made a purely political calculation in selecting Palin and that it backfired. I'm more concerned about his seeking another term in the Senate. What is it about these old geezers never retiring?
Hey Sarah, I can see the end of your political career from my house!!!
I disagree with Senator McCain's comment regarding Sarah Palin that "she energized his campaign". I can't imagine what he was thinking when he selected her as his running mate. Why is the media so intrigued with Sarah? Once again the media insults the
intelligence of the American people by portraying her as an individual who projects political leadership. Enough is enough of Sarah Palin!
Whatever, McCain. 60+ million people thought otherwise...about you AND her.
Palin is, and will forever be an idiot. Much like most of the GOP, also.
JGalt,
Sue is correct. Palin is an idiot.
hitobito, you obviously don't know what you're talking about! Sarah Palin did make a lot of mistakes, but she's just as experienced as Barack Obama. Two of his years in his first term in the Senate were spent running for the White House. He voted "present" over 100 times instead of yay or nay. Part of the reason he won this election is because the media was so in love with him and that's all you tended to hear about throughout this election, which is really sad. I hope he can live up to his promises, because if not, the Republicans will certainly win back the White House in 2012. But I for one am hoping to see the Republicans make a comeback, especially here in my home state of Virginia! I'm a Republican and I'm worried for the fact that our country just elected one of the most liberal politicians ever to the White House.
I hope the GOP nominates her in the future, the GOP as a party is constricting faster than the economy. Palin, a divisive, and not a student of the game she's trying to play, will make the chances worse until the party is no more. The GOP has to come to grips with a changing and non-white electorate. When and if they become inclusive of all non-whites and not just talk, but real inclusive policies, they may have a chance, but if Palin is one of their stars, and they look forward to her running or being President, God forbid, we'll hold the White House until 2024...at least
Fred!
Are you dreaming?
"That one" will be you best President in History!
""….I knew that she would be an energizing factor, because she energized me,..." (I can hear him saying that in his "Penguin" voice – lol). Yep, it was apparent that she "energized" him...eveytime he looked at her rear or she winked at him. It's so apparent that the only reason she was picked as the VP nom is that she excited the dirty old men of the party. Of course, judging by their trackrecord (divorce, adultery, fun-with-pages, etc) that's just about all of them.The rest are braindead, stepford wives & others for whom brains & substance aren't necessary.
Please stop reporting on these horrible failures.
The future does not belong to those who deny Global Warning, or to those that beieve that the earth is only 6,000 to 10,000 years old and therefore it only takes a few years for dead plants and animals to become oil, or to those who would return us to Trickle Down Economics, or to those who say that the it is acceptable that millions of American children do not have health insurance.
JOHN........YOU SMELL ROTTING ICE FISH....PLEASE DON;T BE FOOLED AGAIN.....AND YES, FOR THE HUNDRETH TIME.....SHE COST YOU MY VOTE....DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT......A SWW REGISTERED INDEPENDENT IN PENNA.....PLEASE GET A GRIP, PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO THINK YOU LOST IT TOTALLY......
So, it's obvious McCain remains as delusional now as he was during the campaign.
Palin is a stone cold idiot – Gingrich and Co will never let her lead anything significant on the Republican side.
McCain should face up to the fact that he lost on the foreign policy front too. Even without a financial crisis in the works, his candidacy offered little other than irrational hawkishness and the fact that he's not Barack Obama, neither of which did anything to secure independent voters for him.
Mr. McCain is a great man but he is so wrong about Mrs. Palin being the future of the GOP. She needs more experience for the first thing, but she seems to be one of those people that people love to hate. If she's not careful right now she will be another Tanya Harding, her only hope is to go back to Alaska, work hard for her state and family, do good things and later make a comeback.
What is he supposed to say? She was his VP choice. I guess he can't very well admit the woman is a ding-dong without admitting his bad judgment in chosing her to begin with.
Yes Sarah – run! please!! all of us dem's would love to see another election with you at the top. you bet'cha
W.T.F. the election is over...lets concentrate on solving our current problems with the COUNTRY FIRST then talk about the possibilities of election 4 years from now.
Fred in SC
If that were true, you can bet the RNC would have filed a challenge. The internet rumors you're listening to are what's shady, Dude.
“very bright future in a leadership position in the Republican Party.”
Now this is a spin on "getting my dry-cleaning", "helping me put on my light jacket" and "reminding me where I left things" I have never heard before.
We would love to have Palin run for president in 2012, or any other national office. It would be fantastic to have her up against Democrats. It certainly would make any Democratic candidate a better choice, including independent Mickey Mouse.
I did not think the Republicans could out-do themselves after Bush and Cheney and Rumsfield. But they have with Palin, who actually is less intelligent than any of them. Of course do not under-estimate the power of her appeal to Joe Six-Pack, Joe the Plumber and Joe the Turkey.....
here's the thing– just because you like someone and they seem like they would be fun to talk to, and they seem like they would be great to have a beer with, doesn't mean you have to elect them president! Isn't Palin kind of the female equivalent of George W. Bush? Likable, gregarious, charming....but not particularly intelligent, intellectual, or curious about the world? We've had enough of the frat boy mentality for the last 8 years, and it just wasn't successful for the country. I like the fact that the incoming president is well-educated, well-read, well-travelled, etc. How sad that somehow being intellectual is spun to be a negative. Let's have a nerd instead of a cowboy for awhile
I suppose the phrase "respect for those you disagree with" means nothing to most people commenting on CNN articles.
Leave John and Sarah alone.. We did what we came to do. Let's get on with the rest!!!
To JGalt
I concur with Sue. She is right on the money about Sarah Palin. John McCain put politics first country second. It was very apparent for all to see. Quit spending so much time listening to Ann, Rush and Bill. BTW it is spelled Olbermann.
Washington Observer, what's the point of your post? Your argument is about a month too late, I'm afraid. And I'll watch for what "comes around," thanks for the solid advice.
Sara Palin is an airbrain.
Sure, "most Americans" viewed her as a breath of fresh air. That's why they voted for someone else.
And that's why you lost – because you're either stupid or a liar or both – and still trying to pretend that up is down and down is up, and insulting our collective intelligence as you do so.
Goodbye, McCain. Don't the the door hit you on the way out.
I love you libs. You make no specific statements. She lied, she is a hate monger, she is illiterate, dumb or has no values. Back that up. If one of you has a brain then back up your statement with facts. It will be interesting to how many of you would post lies about her. oops I forgot you are just spineless liberal zealots. none of you would respond if i had not called you a name. I know this b/c I have asked just that many times and none of you ever respond. All you know is that she ran against Obama and that makes her evil.
Aside from the negative feelings and blunders of Palin, what does she truly bring to the party? Most compliment her on her conservative views but views and plans and the ability to lead are much different things.
People loved her "folksy-ness" but that is who she is as a person. People thought her approach to "family values" were her strength. People thought she was a "maverick" to insider politics. As it turns out, however, more people though those were her weak points and flawed in the light of reality.
The choice of Palin was one of extreme foolishness and if the insider rumors are true, done to thumb a nose at RNC control. I can not believe that the RNC would be foolish enough to think that Palin would outshine Romney or Huckabee or dozens of governors who await their turn in 2012. If Palin truly is pushed as THE candidate and finds her way to the nomination, I will shake my head in disbelief for Americans as functional members in a global community.
That says a lot about the GOP- sad.
the number of times McCain mentioned Palin was a brilliant individual is zero.
She did a great job of energizing our base and that it. The republicans just don't understand you need more then the base to win. She is a divider and most Americans hate her for that especailly Afraid American becasue she reminder of what Afraid Americans been through.
I'm really tired of the Republican party pushing these ultra right wing religious zealots as "mainstream" America.
If you don't understand that creationism is not science, if you think man walked the earth with dinosaurs, if you don't think man has a hand in global climate change...... well, get into religion but stay the heck out of education or politics!
John, I'm ashamed of you. I thought you really did put your country first.
"Breath of fresh air" he says. Yeah, fresh air-head that is.
Politics is about more than the base. McCain lost because he was a one-issue candidate, and the issue changed. Worse, a one-issue candidate SHOULD lose. Even worse, he wasn't really qualified on that one issue.
Sarah's best hope is not to run for office, but to get some "real responsibility", as she likes to say when putting down the work of others, on issues that she cares about. Learn something and contribute something. She would be much more viable in 2016 or 2020 or even 2024 than 2012. To consider 2012 only proves she is a "rock star" trying to capitalize on her celebrity – the same criticism she leveled at Obama.
But then, she didn't run her campaign on integrity.
Is this actually relavent news? The last three stories in the ticker had "Palin" in the headline. Next election for anything is in 2 years, can we worry about this crap then?
you need a hot chocolate with a shot of hazelnut and some whiped cream senator.
Unless she is reading from a teleprompter, Palin leaves the impression that she is uneducated and doesn't understand any of the major issues facing the world today.
Someone like this just cannot talk on the same level as other world leaders.
Republicans would do much better to look to someone like Bobby Jindal if they ever hope to expand the party beyond the core base of right wing yahoos.
JGalt says "Sue, your comments sound like the real hate inciting moron". Please don't malign the great Ayn Rand and the iconic John Galt by using that screenname, and failing to check your grammar. Poor form, my friend. And thanks!! Olbermann rules. PS- congratulations to you and all the other McCain voters. You won on November 4th as well. You just don't know it yet.
hiros – You ignorant racist sob!
HAHAHAHA
from one McLoser to another....
"A breath of fresh air" coming from a breath of hot air. She definitely "energized" the possible swing vote to run away from her and her party in digust and disbelief. The base was always there and would never in a million years voted otherwise or made a difference in the outcome. If McCain and Palin have any doubts about this, they should check the Nov. 4th results- THEY LOST.
Sarah Palin is a breat of fresh air, and the people that think othewise are ones that are stuck in the "good ol boys" mode. She is honest, not afraid to go against her own party or anyone else when she thinks she is right, and she has more legislative experience than Obama. It's easy to sit back and make snide remarks about someone when you don't know what else to do. Over the next four years I'm sure she will become more knowledgable in foreign affairs, etc so she will be even more qualified to rpresent the Republican (conservative) Party.
Bush, May 2006 Arizona
"Thanks to being the most productive workforce in America, and I might say, thanks to good policies, this economy is strong and it's getting stronger," Bush told supporters.
Noting that 68 percent of Americans own their own homes, Bush said, "Home sales were the highest ever recently. That's exciting news for the country."
"Obama is not eligible to hold office of President"......is that old story still out there, where do all these folks come from that want to believe that is true?
They must be wishing and hoping like hell for that to be true....do they not think if that were the case, wouldn't it be head line news everyday and why do we not hear about it????
Time to wake up from your dream and come back to reality.....McCain will not be President and Obama will, simple as that!!
He also thinks the fundamentals of the economy are sound and the Earth is six thousand years old. She energized his base all right – they showed up at Party Rallies with their hoods on, burning crosses and yelling racist threats. The GOP will never recover from what future generations may call the Palin Revelation.
I'm curious how McCain thinks most Americans viewed Palin as a "breath of fresh air." I found her stagnating, and the public opinion polls suggest I was not alone, not by a long shot.
I'm also still curious how McCain considers himself the better when it comes to national security issues. Last time I read the news, most experts agreed with Obama's stances, and even the Bush administration is finally starting to lean that way, with a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, actually having low-level talks with Iran, etc.
As for the future of the GOP, go ahead and let Palin lead. What better party for her to head than the one that is fading into obscurity, just like she eventually will?
People might consider that the distain people have for Palin is pretty well founded. The verdict on the Bush asmin. and the policies that the Republicans supported created a crisis on many levels in the US. People are angry that someone even more Bushy was presented as a potential leader of your great country, and they are angry that this highly unimformed person allowed herself to be in such a position. The anger toward Palin is rational. The anger toward Obama is based on false information, fear, racism and something else abour human nature that is difficult to explain.
Is McCain still off his meds?
Well, there's a reason he and the [R]'s lost. Your choice; either: (1) she obviously is a horrible choice as a GOP leader, and McCain's word just highlite his continuing disconnect from reality that started when he veered right and kssed G. Bush's rump to gain the [R] nomination; OR (2) her obvious intellectual shortfalls continue to be irrelevant to the [R] true-believers who let her be their fearless leader, and thereby lock-in their irrelevancy to America's near-term future.
For Mike Snyder – a soldier or sailor's heroism in war is not related to political opinions of the war. So whatever John McCain did in Vietnam (and yes, it absolutely was heroic) should not be tainted, regardless of what you think of the war. He fought for the country, his fellow military men, and for American honor. Show him some respect – at least for that.
And when I read some of the posts about Sarah Palin, calling into question her basic intellect, I'd sure like to see them written in a way that indicates the writer has some intellect. She's clearly leagues ahead of most of you emotional liberals out there.
Keith Oberman a liberal hater? Why is it that if a Repub shouts their oppinion they are "strong" and "forceful" and "sounding of authority" and if in the Repub view a Dem does the same thing they are a
"Hater"? Ms. Palin has one huge mark against her – she really isn't very bright and she mocks those who are. We have just seen the result of 8 years of too dumb to do the job. We can't afford that ever again.
I hope she does...it will spell doom for the GOP if so.
This is the month of November, 2008! Give me a break - and I mean A BREAK FROM SARA PALIN! Many of us could care less what McCain's opinion is of her! And the majority of us are NOT focused on 2012!! The Republicans have tanked it for this year! Maybe John and Cindy McCain could "migrate" to Russia (via. Sara Palin's house)!! They could ride a Canadian Goose from Canada right to Sara Palin's front door! Cheap transportation that would be, and definitely "a breath of fresh air!
I see that the "Straight Talk Express" still has no idea where its going.
It takes more than "energy" to be a leader. It takes sound judgement and intellegence. Two qualities both Sarah Palin and George Bush lack.
Hey Washington Observer,
You forgot to mention that Rick Davis, McCain's Campaign Manager, received more lobbying money from Fannie Mae than all of the Democrats you mentioned combined (including twice as much as Obama received)
Just more evidence of how out-of-touch old man McCain is, and how fortunate we are that he is not to become our President. The woman is a loon.
MCCain should have been more concerned with the Republican moderates – a good many of whom stayed home and cost him the election.
If the Republican Party banks on Palin they are truly bankrupt and delusional. The US needs substance and leadership–not fluff and buff. That's why they chose Obama-Biden over McCain-Palin. Once again the Republicans just don't get. And they're revving up the very same way for 2012. Duh...
I really wish Republicans would stop saying that MOST Americans viewed Sarah Palin as a breath of fresh air. If we had, McCain would be the president-elect. He's not. When will politicians admit they made a mistake instead of digging themselves in deeper and sounding more foolish by the day.
What we found with Sarah Palin is someone who doesn't think before she speaks and takes every advantage she can and more than she's entitled. Not a breath of fresh air, more like the same old pollution.
Yeah, she could work in a turkey farm for instance ...
It is laughable to think that democrats are intimidated or frightened by Sarah Palin. She's a "Case Study".
I don't doubt that Sarah Palin has a bright future - most telegenic actresses do. It is now up to the citizens of Georgia to step up and vote once again; please don't stay home. Please stay as interested as you all were during general election. Good luck to all of us.
The "base" are the fundamentalists and creationists, correct?
When Sara Palin talks, her sentences don't make sence. I hate to be so hard on her, but she seems like she came from out of space.
I'm just sorry the McCain-Palin ticket didn't win. Now I'm stuck with the likes of BHO for four years.
A sad time.....with little to be thankful for in politics on Thanksgiving, a blue Christmas coming up, and the tragedy of BHO in the presidency come January. I've never been this depressed about politics in my entire life.
Palin – 2012
Sarah Palin was an excellent choice for the Republicans. She has good Christian Values and that is what the liberal media don't like. That's why the U.S. is in the state it is in. CORRUPT leaders who have been 'flirting with corrupt people'
At least Sarah speaks her mind, is a true example of a 'working mother', and does not put up with the controversy that the media have genered up against her.
She is quite popular now and everyone wants to write books, do movies, have her at speaking engagements, etc. She has had many, many, many invites. Not bad for a northern Alaskan GOVERNOR.
Fred in SC : In case you haven't noticed yet, we have a President elect, soon to be President of the United States. Get used to it !
Please let Palin energize the Reulbican base because the American people think NOT for being any part in the White House. Let Palin, stay were she is in Alaska, so she can continue killing moose and give more interviews while turkeys are being slaughtered. YIKES.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Stop, stop, stop, my stomach hurts to much from laughing!
McCain went against his party's best interests when he decided Palin would get the Hillary vote. He was arrogantly stupid when he figured women would follow any woman.
He will never admit he made a mistake.
"liberal Democratic hate mongers" bla bla bla. Do you realize no one listens to anything you say after a start like that? Are you a child, or perhaps a talking dog? Since you provide info with no attribution, do you think you sound reliable? Are you, in short, too stupid to contribute to this discussion? And which of us is a "hate monger?" Can you even define 'monger?'
Grownups are talking, honey. Go play with your Caribou Barbie.
Hard to understand how McCain can be so tone deaf. The exit polls showed clearly that Palin was a "significant" factor in 63% of uindependent women and 54% of independent men voting democratic. Therefore,whatever chance he might have had was killed by choosing her.
I was going to give her and him the benefit of the doubt until I watched the Couric interview. After that I find it impossible to belive that any thinking person could have voted to put her a heartbeat from the Oval office!!
Seems to me that the GOP should be hoping that she'll stay home and raise her brood and try to not ruin Alaska!!
Why this hysteria over Gov. Palin? What are you all so afraid off?
Palin thought she was still in a beauty pagent! Who is going to write her book for her, Joe the author?
She did not "energize" MOST Americans. That's a lie McLoser need to face. He just don't want to admit he made a horrible judgment picking her and technically there's no excuse to keep asking him whether his VP pick was a mistake because he's going to continue to defend and justify why he picked her.
Republicans need Sara Palin and democrats will love her as a GOP candidate in 2012.
A"breath of fresh air"???More like poison.But Senator McCain is being a gentleman and speaking nice generalities.
He is however, responsible, for unleashing this relentless narcissist onto the American public and for that he should be sorry.
I could learn to like her if she would moderate her views, Believing in science is a good start also
she could stand to show humility and intellectual curiosity.
That being said everyone's entitled to there believes and that includes Sarah Palin. I just wish people
like her would acknowledge that legislating the bible is bad idea because not every American is of
Christan faith and to force the laws of one faith on those of another is cruel and unjust. She and
others like her need to remember they share this country, no this planet with people of other faiths
and even those without and that is freedom.
Obviously, the Republican Party didn't get the message from GOD on November 4, 2008! Gov., Palin was praying for that crack in the door.
The door must have been on the other side of the room!
Can someone tell Palin to stop trying. She is the dumbest candidate EVER!!!!
If she is the brightest bulb in the pack, then the Republicans will spend a lot of years in the dark I'm afraid.
Good thing they lost – if he's that much of an idiot.
the caption under the picture should read "McCain tries to keep a straight while continuing to promote Palin when the election for President is not on the line"
And that prediction tells you just how bright McCain is.
Thanks but NO Thanks!
I was wondering why in the world he was calling a press conference. I am still wondering why he did it - what was the real news?
Wow...even after winning the election the left wing commentators here are full of hate and venom. So much for uniting.
You talk about how McCain put the nation at risk by having someone inexperienced as the VP nominee. Yet, couldn't the argument be put back on the Democratic voters who put someone with comparable experience at #1 on their ticket. The only difference is that Obama didn't have to face the same harsh media treatment and he's a more eloquent public speaker.
Is this the Straight Talk Express????
What is he going to say but that she is great because if he says she is a joke that makes him a joke and he has to big an ego for that!
Let her run, do whatever she pleases. Didn't we already find out with the election that the majority of the people want someone intelligent, good and inspiring to lead our country. All she will do is fall flat on her face when she tries for higher office. It's mentality like the RNC that got them to this place, so if they can't learn to be inclusive, none hate spewing, and hateful of anyone who doesn't act like them, look like them, then the will continue to lose.
Seriously, I find it hard to believe that she has much of a future nationally in the GOP. It should be obvious to most people that she is devisive, and that moderates will not vote for her. Sure, she energized the far religious right, but she hurt McCain with moderate Republicans and independents. I think he would have lost either way, but it would have been closer. Need proof? Look at how far she fell in support with women. Right after she was announced as McCain's pick, she had huge support with women. As they figured out who she was and what she fell for, that support shifted to Obama. I'm sure she'll run for the nomination in 2012, but I don't think she'll get it. And if she does, she won't win unless something horrid has happened to Obama's presidency and/or the nation.
I jumped off McCain's ship when he selected SP to be his running mate. If he doesn't have the sense to keep his mouth shut about this inappropriate choice, he doesn't even deserve to represent the people of Arizona in the Senate. They deserve better. I also decided it was time for Lieberman to go when he not only backed McCain but then had the audacity to praise the choice of SP as his VP. Time to get some young blood in the Senate, especially on the Republican side.
Wow back in the day we would say that McCain is just saving face. If he really loves the GOP he would not encourage her as the next Presidential canidate. However, since I truly love the Democrate Party I say we welcome her in 2012 ...... On the top of the ticket ....
I completely agree with Andrea. Palin is George W. Bush's female counterpart. She is energetic and exciting, but she lacks substance, and this lack of substance made her lose credibility (and ultimately, votes).
I think they would do better taking a chance on someone like Romney or Huckabee!
and what would you expect him to say? even if he regretted his decision in picking her as his VP (and he probably did), he would not feel comfortable coming out and officially saying that she didn't measure up.
and she didn't–measure up.
I feel fortunate that she will not be holding the position of VP. I thank the country for a change, for making a more informed, intelligent decision.
An Independent
Those who refer to Palin as an idiot are idiots.
Okay you blue backers...wake up....the election is over. You can stop being so vile and rude. I know, its hard to stop once you get on a role, and ESPECIALLY when you find yourself as the kings/queens of the hill. Let's grow up a little, huh? Can I be honest? I've heard the vomit coming from both sides and frankly I'm sick of it. I didn't want Sen. Obama to be president, but I never degraded his or Sen. Biden's character. You, who continue to lable Gov. Palin, and Sen. McCain as ignorant, are revealing your own lack. I hope you don't disgrace your future president with your vitrolic spew. Get some soap and clean it up.
Sarah is a dog and McCain is a lying mutt
thank you to president george w. bush for keeping america safe.
McCain is another village idiot like Bush is. Palin is an idiot Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri
One example of many 'wanna be intelligent people' running down Palin on here would be 'CAL' that Palin cannot put "to" complete sententences together....last I knew that would be TWO...
And 'Franky' McCain/Palin was not "BEATEN DOWN" as you put it. When you take the few million votes (not to count maybe the many possible fraudulant votes rumor has of) that they lost by, and numbers of the whole population of our U.S....the difference in number of votes would only be the equivelant of a few large cities in our Country...that doesn't quailify for your 'beaten down' calculations.
to "Love My USA/Do You?"....Yes, I do, but its pretty sad when so many of these posters on here appear not to IMO.
She sure is interesting and energizing and the Democrats are afraid of her. However, not for the reasons that McCain or the GOP thinks. She divided the country, then the Republican party, and finally the campaign people. She has a knack for getting everyone fighting around her. It must be her winning personality.
We will love to see Sara Palin and Joe "The Plumber" in 2012
Most Americans? Poor ole' McShame - he's already forgotten most Americans saw Obama as the breath of fresh air and said so on Election Day - as I recall, by MILLIONS of votes!
That arrogant woman will never see the inside of the white house. She is pathetic and everyone who thinks she is a breath of fresh air needs their heads examined.
Mccain, the hero, is correct. She has a very bright future. Sen McCain, I thank you for all your selfless devotion to our nation. Your strong voice in the US Senate is vital.
Mccain and Palin are whats wrong with the republican party and they need to go if the party ever wants to be viable again. Also the party will have to let go of their far right wing ideologies (anti-abortion/gay rights) those 2 issues will divide not unite this country. It is a simple fix if you don't want an abortion don't have one, if you don't like gays don't hang out with them.
I HATE PALIN
Sarah Palin just did not know when to stop her devisive rectoric.
Still he thinks she is battling Barack...And keeps on talking trash.
She has lost 2012 before it even starts...She should take what fame she has now lay low and come out again in 2016 then all the bad feeling about her will have a chance to subside and she can again come back hopefully on the high road to the white house....
McCain/Palin ticket was doomed to lose....So no one should of been suprised...
Breath of fresh air? That is the whole problem with the Republicans.....they ignore the people. 90% of every opinion on Palin was negative. If she is the hope for 2012, there's gonna be some disappointed people. The reason why McCain picked her is because he thought ( his campaign thought ) that the American people were stupid and all the Hillary supporters would jump on the bandwagon... and that type of decision is what turned people off....until Palin actually opened her mouth..then people just totally bailed. If they want to energize things, get a young, SMART and real person to run..then they might have a chance.
Foreign and Economic policy are both important, and McCain had nothing new to say about either of them except a continuation of old policies. Out of all the republican candidates he could have chosen he picks this odd ball from alaska that nobody knows. Right then and there he lost the election because it shows what kind of goofy decisions he would have made as president.
I am not sure McCain is publicly telling what is really in his mind about Palin. What happened to the straighttalk express? Palin is the reason why he suffered such a stunning defeat, in my opinion. Except for a few ultraconservative GOP base most of us can see the hollowness of Palin. It is ok to speak the truth even if it angers some in GOP.
Oh please run, Sarah. Please, please, please...
Obama in '12!
She is still a novelty. I think she in a decent person, but I don't want a hockey mom, former mayor of a small town, a lucky 1st term governor, running the country that is the police of the planet.
If she does manage to get elected, I'm going to live in another country, because this one will end up a 3rd world nation.
Washington Observer, here is a clue; better yet take this hint: Obama won the election, McCain lost!
I am sure all sorts of monies can be traced back to many politicians in office now and out of office; it didn't just start (it there is any truth to what you are saying) with PEOTUS Obama.
Get real.
Poor McCain!!! He has no good judgement in choosing Palin and he has no discernment in judging character. That Palin woman and her dude are an ignorant and disgusting pair!!! All that Palin woman and her dude are interested in are themselves! I wish I would never have to see or hear her again! Actually, I consider her ugly from the inside out – I do not like her eyes – the window of her soul and they appear too dark for me! They are blank! Please keep her in Alaska with all the other hicks so we do not have to bear her presence again. She definitely is a "cocky wacho" and she is also DANGEROUS!!!
The 2008 compaign, which ended but three weeks ago, lasted for more than two years. Don't you have anything better to do than to start speculating about who will run in 2012? A lot will happpen between now and then and if you have any sense of history, you will note that post election speculation about who will be the losing party's next nominee is usually dead wrong. Think of Ed Muskie.
The Bush Legacy: a divided America between Hicks and non-Hicks. The Wasilla Hillbilly is the perfect spokesmodel for the outdated GOP and the "Americans" of a hateful yesterday. America has turned the corner and is no longer a Racist Country, but a true Beacon of Democracy. By next summer, Palin will be a very bad memory. WILL somebody get her stupid husband out of TV! Nobody is interested. Goodnight to the GOP. Palin should not get a TV show, she should seek an EDUCATION.
Oh, and to "hiros" below, you already voted for a white guy. Don't forget, Obama is just as white as he is black.
Now – which race is more racist?
What everyone should realize from the McCain/Palin ticket, now that the election is over, is that America needs to start paying attention who is in the senator and governor slots and begin voting in people with some BRAINS! McCain and Palin should BOTH lose their seats when they come up for re-election!
You have got to be kidding me. This is a woman who does a TV interview while some guy in the background is stuffing turkeys into a decapitation machine. SHE HAS NO CLUE AND SHE WILL NEVER HAVE A CLUE!!!
I have a humble suggestion for most of the posters here: ever since mid-October, my resolution has been NEVER to type the words "Sarah Palin" without also typing "and her monkey-waving supporters."
Choose whatever appalling image ("kill him!" "I can see Putin rearing his head from my airspace," "wink-wink,") you like. For me, white rednecks waving monkeys at her rallies said it all about the kind of AmeriKKKa she and her kind prefer. But pick your own favorite negative image and let's make sure that it dogs her for the rest of her "bright" career.
I am a former Republican, now a conservative Independent. I used to make excuses for Gov. Palin as far as her stances on environmental issues. The final straw was the awful turkey video. She needs to realize that not all Americans share her views on hunting and other related subjects. I think its extreme. It is also way premature to even suggest that she be considered for the 2012 presidental run. She needs to become much more moderate in her environmental views and more knowledgable in world issues. Unless that happens, I am not interested.
Hiros – your ignorance is what makes alot of people judge black people in 'that stereotypical', incorrect way. Please refrain from demonstrating what appears to be bigotry.
Do you really think he'd admit he made the biggest mistake by choosing a person with NO knowledge of how our government works, much less no knowledge of ANYTHING? Of course he'll defend his stupid actions! But he did do one thing, he showed the people of the US that he cares nothing of their future by picking a VP who hasn't any ability to do much of anything. Yes, she's a governor, but her husband sat in her chair 50% of the time running things. She has a Sarah Do It Yourself government in Alaska and as long as those people want her, they can have her! Keep her out of the rest of the country!!!!
McCain was always my first choice when several republicans were seeking the nomination. Picking Pallin to appease the social conservatives was the biggest misstake he made. Any time the social conservatives influence the ticket diastar will follow.
Well john........that's not saying much !!!! The Republican Party is in sucg a mess Barney The SCOTTIE is considered a rising star !!! I frankly think that he has more White House experience than Palin...and....his clothing allowance is next to nothing !!! I personally beleve that he has what the Reuplican Party needs..............intelligence !!!
I just love the way the republicans always say "the American people want or like or agree...." They are all pathological liars. I would be ashamed of America if Sarah Palin were to be considered the leader of anything.
She's a religious freakazoid backwater animal-murdering redneck. She should stay in Alaska with the sled dogs.
In fact, why not sell Alaska to Russia and let her become a citizen there.
Lorraine Hynes
Let the RNC dig their hole deeper. The American people are waking up their agendas. Offshore drilling in Alaska is top priority. More important than a competent person at the top. But then look at what has been president for the past 8 years. Competency is not the RNC strong point.
Sarah likes her turkeys, Gobble, Gobble.
Please, somebody tag her and release her back into the wild.
Bye bye, Sarah.
Is it not sad that words such as uneducated, underemployed, gun-totin, religious, barrel bottom scum, stupid, white trash, trailer dweller, half-wit, among others, are used to degrade people who disagree with each other. What is our problem?
Mr Mcain,
This is a decent man, we should all learn from him. I still remenber his speech after losing the election. Not many candidates could acknowledge being defeted as Mr Mcain did on that historical day. Ofcourse, no one can run against history in the making... But Nevertheless, Mccain will always be rembered as a great politician.
Head in the sand. Blind devotion. McCain, please stop telling us that an airhead from Alaska is the future leader of GOP and US. She is an insult to all women in general, educated ones in particular. McCain please fess up and tell us that you made a great mistake in selecting Gov Palin and that is why you lost the election.
I love it. Yes let the idiot run again and see how bad they lose for the second time. Even after the election is over, she's been making mistake after mistake. Did you see the interview with the turkey's being slaughtered in the background? Now she's saying that she didn't know it was going on behind her. Uhhh, WHAT? You nut! they told you what was going on before the interview and your response was :"No Worries" . Guess there are worries now that there was a public outcry. Palin is so stupid.
Sara Palin is better then anything the democrats can or did or will put up. Obama has proven by his cabinet selections that it is business as usual for the democratic party.
I know people in retirement homes with better judgement than this man. Not enough Aricept in the world.
John McCain has only given one reasons why he picked Palin, energizing and nothing more. But then again he's always liked young women.
TOM:
I voted because he was black, your telling me all the rednecks in the south didn't vote for that old white dude because of race. blacks stick together, tom you must be white
McCain is till in a coma! When will he realize his big mistake that cost him the presidency? He shoud stop being nice to Sarah Palin since the entire Republican fiasco is over, over, over!!! I love saying it: over, over, over!
Sarah Palin is stretching her 15-minuites of fame because she knows that SNL needs fresh material.
I once imagined how Palin would pick Cabinet positions and then thanked the Higher Power that she is media crazy and will fade away with over exposure before she can be a worse president than Bush.
I have voted Republican all my life, except in the last election – I voted Obama. And with the Republicans putting forward superficial and ignorant candidates like Palin, I guarantee all of you – I will NEVER vote for the republicans again.
John McCain must have been suffering from some sort of brain illness that causes dillusion and poor judgment. I don't know what he sees in her. I don't think the entire GOP agrees with him on that accessment. He should really retire NOW. He has made a fool out of GOP, made a fool out of all Republicans. I hope that bimbo stop showing herself for that 5 minutes of fame, and I hope GOP can put a muzzle on her asap. As for John McCain, I am predicting he will lose the relection bid for his senator seat, and we can all move on doing better thing and forget about McCain-Palin nightmare.
Obviously, loyalty trumps judgement with this man.
you arrogant mesogenistic S*B's
the fact that any of you question her intelligence calls yours into question.
and lets not forget that Obama's lopsided victory was only in the electroal college...meaning lots of us didn't actually count. Look at the millions that voted against him before you spout that "most" American's voted the other way....
"Our base and most Americans viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air"
????
I don't think so John. The extremists of your base were energized, the moderates and center-leaning members of your base turned tail and fled the GOP the moment she was announced as your running mate. Once her lack of vetting and intelligence was made apparent, the American people turned out in record numbers to make sure she got nowhere near the White House.
Oh goodie. Let Palin run....that'll mean the Dems will be in for a long time!
Teresa,
If I lived in Alaska and won the Republican primary against a corrupt incumbent I could be elected Governor too... Face it Sarah Palin wouldn't get elected to my township council let alone governor in my state.
Hey, fred in SC,
Keep on dreaming. If you think McCain/Palin would allow that, keep dreaming.
We all make mistakes, but senator John McCain selection of
Governor Palin as his running mate was one the biggest mistake in history.
Palin wasn't a breath of fresh air,
She was a gust of hot air!
Listening to all this vile from Democrats makes me wonder what type of change is coming.
Are Obama's supporters a reflection of what type of leadership can be expected? The southside of Chicago is a ghetto and it won't take him long to bring that type of change to the rest of us.
John McCain, you are my hero and thank you for bringing Sarah Palin to the national platform.
God bless America.
C'mon people. I'm an enthusiastic Obama supporter and a staunch critic of the policies McCain supports. Palin horrifies me. But really, if you read McCain's words, he's being very fair. Palin did energize the Republican base. And Palin does have a future if that Republican base grows. I personally think the base will have to change before it can grow, and I don't think Palin will be a part of that. Therefore, I think McCain is wrong about Palin's future, but at least he's not playing the blame game and so far he's supporting President-elect Obama.
McCain's campaign was a disgrace, but the man is trying to earn some of his dignity back. You've gotta give him credit for that.
wow – gosh, I thought comments would have closed on this one.!
Sarah & her husband, Todd, please stay in Alaska – okay? We got along before we met ya and we'll get along now – got it or gotcha – whatever, later....
What else would he say? He would die before ever admitting that he made a huge mistake by choosing Palin and that she probably cost him the election. You would think that he'd be man enough to say what he really feels about her now that the dust has settled.
If Palin wants to run in 2012, good...let her. That only ensures another Obama victory!
Gah. No Palin for days and suddenly she's back to back to back on the ticker. Ew.
That's it, I'm getting my news elsewhere.
Let me guess – you bought the "swiftboat veterans for truth" story in '04, right?
Washington Observer,
Quit listening to Hannity and Bimbaugh. Face it, Conservatism is a failed ideology. We've endured it for 30 years.
Btw, Barney Frank and chris Dodd have only been chairmen for less than 2 years. All this happened WAY before that. Quit feeding us the bs.
If Obama sort of "breaks" a campaign pledge its due to conditions of the economy. Its shows real leadership to think about the problems that may arise from breaking the promise. Its the same with Iraq. Obama may not be able to withdraw troops exactly on the timetable he wanted due to conditions on the ground. Republicans make this Iraq arguement so they should be happy the rich won't have their taxes raised for a while.
Palin was a complete flop like McCain. If the media circus around Palin continues and she grants the interviews it shows a complete opposite stategy could have worked had she done these interviews during the campaign. Blame John McCain and Rick Davis for the clamp down of Palin.
Come on John at least be honest. Palin is good for the Republican base but beyond that no one wants to even hear from her. We have serious Palin fatigue!
The Republican party is loosing members so fast they will not be able to rebuild for many years. Someone as far right as Palin is can not bring in any independents or right wing Democrats.
Palin needs to get out of the headline and go back to school. She simply is not smart enough to govern. She needs grammar, diction, history and world affairs knowledge. Please educate this woman before insulting the American people again with her.
A wink and a smile will get her nowhere and every reasonable woman is turned off by her thinking (or lack of thinking).
She is a turkey wink wink!
She is ignorant and the brunt of all kinds of jokes. Not a good mix for a president....haven't we learned that yet???
Be Nice! – she is trying
A friendly word of advice to the Repubs – go with intellect not with the “good old boy or good old gal” approach…
This was ok before the turn of century – but in the 21st Century you are dead in the water!
Clue! “demographics” paper boomers are getting older and the new younger generation is more educated than ever before…
Plus – if Obama gets it even “half right” it will be a “long time” before the Repubs get another shot…
Be good!
Fred in SC November 25th, 2008 3:01 pm ET
Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!
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OMG give it a rest. You bitter republicans are so foolish.
Honestly do you all actually think McCain would come out and admit that she was a major player in his downfall? Of course not. He will defend his choice till the end of the earth and at the end of the day it doesn't matter.
I do respect him though and I respect that he is willing to work with the Pres. Elect now that the campaign is through. He has moved on. Some of you should try that too.
I don't know, KJL. Not quite either love or senility. More like delusional.
Poor John.
How about sending Anderson Cooper to interview and investigate Paulson, Bernake and KashnKari? How about asking real questions like who is lining their pockets with those billions($) just donated to fixing the economic mess? How about asking how come regular joe would be fired and/or go to prison for the type of derivitive shenanigans played by mortgage brokers and the hypergreed displayed by Wall St? What has happened to journalistic integrity? I bet Edward R. Murrow is whirling in his grave.
He either just doesn't get it or is just too stubborn to admit the error.
Senator McCain - surely you cannot be THAT clueless. Sarah Palin is the reason you lost the election!
I wouldn't count Sarah just yet...Apparently there are enough dumb people in this country who think she is the next best thing to sliced bread...
Tired of immature trolls bashing Palin and McCain unfairly. Your guy won so let's see what change and hope Obama is going to bring because so far he has not with all of his appointments. Just the same old, same old nonsense and bull. Suppose that is the reason many people on this site and at this network have such a great need to continue to criticize and scrutinize Palin.
Sarah is a breath of Alaska air.......full of moose doo doo
I think it's best to say that we were spared 4 years of continued ridicule from the rest of the world by getting this election right. We should all be proud of what we've done.
For John McCain, I am sure that it hurt to have seen the Obamarama that took over the world on election day, and the excitement that has followed. Everybody wants 5 minutes with Obama, and even world leaders are eagerly awaiting to take their turns to be in his company. Everything "Obama" is unprecedented, and darn–I've got to admit it feels pretty good to me, but John McCain's thoughts must turn dark every now and then–because this would never be happening if he were elected.
"Fred in SC November 25th, 2008 3:01 pm ET
Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!"
HUH ????!!!!
No, Senator McCain, had "most Americans" viewed Governor Palin as a "breath of fresh air" your ticket would have won.
Given that you did not, your statement is false, just like nearly everything you and your running mate spewed during your nasty campaign.
Now, please, Put America First and tell her to be quiet and to stay in Alaska!!!
God help us – she actually makes George W Bush look SMART!!!!!
And these people who said they voted for her because 'she is like
them' – well – I don't want anyone 'just like me' for President. I want someone a hell of alot more qualified, educated etc running my
country. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
By chosing Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain showed us that he was not the leader we neede. The RNC has so much work to do to re-build the party that it is truly a shame that we still talking like this. The RNC is in ruin – so lets stop pretending like Palin was a good choice and that she has any future in politics – she DOES NOT. Please – can the RNC just act like responsible leaders – Please!
"fresh air" is more GOP doublespeak, what "my friend" really meant was smog laden brown skies full of co2 and methane!
mccain hasn't changed since november 4. he's still in the throes of advanced senility.
The reason for the shift, senator McCain is because of the CNN coverage and the biased news they allowed in their news room. Comentators like Cambell Brown, Wolf, B, Anderson Cooper and all the other loud mouth news commentators who like to hear their own voice and spoke so loudly to be heard over the other person/s voice. They mighr as well get a mirrow and tape recorder they like to be seen and heard so badly. Of course our economy is bad and was bad. It is not that it is any better now, it is just that people have gotten so used to hearing about it they have gotten somewhat immune. Just watch and see whn ever something comes up that is good about the Republicans and President Bush CNN will down play it and harshly critize all the good until it becomes so waterd down to be unreconized.
Sarah Palin energized the GOP base in the first two weeks after the RNC because people wanted to get to know her. For those two weeks, her stump speech was almost word for word of the speech she gave at the RNC. When she finally became accessible to the media, American voters saw that Palin lacked everything that we have come to believe represents an educated, intelligent leader. Each time that Sarah Palin was interviewed by the media, she presented a defensive attitude. Then came the ode and buzz words that incited her rally attendees to shout words of violence - and Sarah smiled. Those buzz and code words conveyed to many Americans of color that Sarah would be a good candidate to lead the White Superiority Women's Party - but not any position representing ALL Americans.
Yes, Sarah Palin might have a future with the Republican party, if they had a future. With politicians such as Sarah Palin being the best that the party has to offer, they have no future.
NY Republican-–like Bill Clinton said, if you feel left out, come join us.
hiros-whoever you really are, you are the problem
PLEASE, keep this Palin witch away from us.
McCain is only partly right. She also energized the Dem and Independent base to vote for the other guy.
McCain's mind is going, going, gone!
Someone needs to let the old guy know that the election is over (you don't have to tell him that he lost), so he can stop lying.
Sarah Palin's radical right-wing views are going to look even more bat-guano crazy after four years of President Obama's centrist governing.
McCain words confirm more dissaters in the future as well!
Oh, and speaking of either senility or delusional: Fred in SC sounds like both. Love to Ethel, Fred!!
A bright future as what? Village Idiot? It was a bad choice McCain, denial does'nt suit you. Please just make her go away...please, please, please...Stop the madness!
Even though I am a Democrat to the heart, I must admit Sarah was the most entertaining candidate!!!! LOL LOL
I'm still playing back those interviews!!!! LOL LOL
GO AWAY... PLEASE
McCain cannot admit that Palin is a complete disaster. It would shatter what's left of his reputation, because he is the one who pick her to be his running mate. To CHRIS. You must be looking for something that is simply not there about Obama. He is an AMERICAN CITIZEN, period!!!!! Do you actually believe he could get the necessary security clearance, to be briefed on security issues, since he has been elected? Try to find something that is legitimate and present a VALID point.
Palin – McCain's revenge.
McCain, your party should have been prepared to handle any major issue that the american people wanted to know about. Palin was one of the major reasons you didnt get elected. The other was your own wayward thoughts. You claim you were close to Palin but during your debate with Obama, you stated twice, not once but twice, that Palin's son had autism. News Flash. He has down syndrome. Oh, and no socks.
People talk about the Democrats and the left bashing Gov Palin? The last I saw it was her OWN people that were trashing her so the left didn't have to do it. I guess it's true that the GOP "eats its' own young". I like Sen McCain and always will, but he made a bad choice and now has to live with it. It seems that WE have to live with it too because Gov. Palin just won't go away.
BJ – this 'junior senator with no experience' is a smart, Harvard & Columibia educated man. Palin (who I believe had a BA in Journalism) needs to GO BACK TO SCHOOL !!!
Bush nearly flunked out of Yale with a 'C' average, Clinton is a
Rhodes Scholar....see a pattern here?????????????????
According to Obama, Rachel Maddow, being gay, has no right to marry and as such is less than human--
Afterall he did not come out against Prop 8 and was silent as gays marched for their rights–
Too bad for Rachel--
IS THIS OLD MAN LOST HIS F-- MIND.WHAT A REDICULOUS COMMENT THAT SHE IS A BREATHE OF FRESH AIR.THE AIR POLLUTED JOHN AND SO IS YOUR FORMER RUNNING MATE.IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS JUVENILE BRAIN OF HERS WHAT NOT SAY " NO COMMENT ".STOP SUCKING UP JOHN.YOU ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU SAY IT AS IT IS.I GUESS MEMORY IS GONE TO AND YOU ARE LEADING THE GOP DOWN ANOTHER BLIND ROAD.TAKE OFF THE BLINKERS JOHN , SHE'S NOT THAT GOOD LOOKING.
Palin has a very bright future as a GOP leader??? I sure hope not! If she does, then this country is either in deep trouble or, more likely, the dems have a very long future in power!!
Get Palin OFF the stage already. I don't ever want to see or hear her again!
I would have more respect for McCain if he would just admit he made a mistake. Palin's energizing the base (far, right wing evangelicals) wasn't enough, and if the republican party hasn't learned that they need to step up to the 21st century, they are a goner. Having been a republican my entire life, I have voted for them in the past because they were the fiscally responsible party, but no more. They are now the borrow and spend party. Their party is either made up of extremely wealthy and extremely uneducated people. The party has to learn to be centrist and not let the far right wing control it anymore. Their base is outdated for today's world along with more of their politicians. I will never vote for a republican again until they move more to the center.
Yeah man, she was totally a breath of fresh air. Intoxicating even... intoxicatingly asinine.
Does anyone else find McCain's comments about Palin to be a bit sexist/patronizing? He is proud of her? What is she his teenage daughter?
Next thing you know we'll be electing a freshman senator with no executive experience...
She did a great job of alienating Democrats and Independents and thankfully giving Obama the election. McCain was a fatally flawed candidate whose party forced him to pick a shrill, right-wing wingnut like Palin. The Republican party needs to stop being so anti-intellectual. Comparisons of Reagan and Palin being similar are an insult to Reagan.
Seriously, what is the man going to say? "She's a complete train wreck and I realize now what a colossal mistake I made"? The man is gracious, I will give him that...
I guess McCain didn't take his medication today. He's having delusions and hallucinations.
I have to admit that I read every Palin story that I come across because I can't wait for the next gaffe. So I'm very interested but I think it would be more appropriate under the "Entertainment" headlines.
This is the height of stupidity.
This woman is not a leader...she's a nut case.
McCain's support of her attests to the reason why he never came close to being President.
To all the people on this blog calling Mrs. Palin stupid and dumb, you may want to check your spelling and grammar before posting your comments. Otherwise you just look stupid yourself.
Breath of fresh air???
I DID NOT INHALE!!!
I don't swallow THAT ONE
What is it about Palin that the left-wing morons seem to fear so much? The shrill liberals never stop wailing, do they? They're still crying about Gore in 2000. With Obama already back-pedalling furiously on campaign promises and filling his cabinet with the same old Clintonites who were at the root of the financial problems, we'll soon see how much real change happens.
When he makes statements like this, I really think that anyone who voted for him should say a small prayer that things did not go their way. It is very sad that this man could have been president. Thank God enough Americans realized the truth before it was too late.
Sarah Palin has NO FUTURE in politics and I think that will be evident as time goes on.
John McCain–I hope the people in his state see the problems with this man before they elect him for another term.
Kim J: Here we go again with all of the Obama uniters spewing their hate toward people they don't even know. This is gonna be a great four years.
The problem is we DO know them. We know them to be inept half wits due to their own statements. And IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT 8 YEARS!!!!!!!!!
Hey Fred in NC....You're a star!! You've uncovered the deep dark secret about Obama and now everyone is wise to slippery ways!!
Thank God for you Fred in NC, you just keep on doing your "research" so I can put my head down on my ignorant pillow every night and not have to worry about the anti-christ in the oval office.
God bless you Fred in NC.
Hey, Fred in SC, Obama is eligible to run for office and be elected president. For further reference, check out the election results.
mcinsane was dumb as hell then and still dumb as hell now!!
Yes. No political motivations. He chose her purely based on professional merit. Anyone – I repeat – ANYONE who supports this woman for political office is laughed at by the world. Energizing the base? Please! This base being referred to is the racist, extremist right fringe that still thinks Obama is a muslim. Worse yet, this part of the republican base has a problem with anyone who is a muslim. Because they are all "evil." Listen to the words of Colin Powell, wannabe republicans. When accused of being a muslim the RIGHT answer is not "Obama is a Christian." The right answer is "so what if he was?"
Poor Poor liberals. You don't have any way to refute anything that is being said about your new Messiah so you fall back on your time honored tactics of attacking anyone and anything that does not agree with you!
Change? The new "Stimulus" package looks like the WPA and CCC – you remember FDR don't you?
How come you guys are so happy to have Joe Biden as second fiddle? The Democratic party has rejected him before! Is it because the new Messiah has no experience? Who is really in charge? Joe, Hillary, Bill?
Did we ever figure out if BO had an uncle in the read army or are we going to re-write teh history books so his grandfather and Patton can liberate Auschwitz? Imgine the uproar if John McCain or Sarah Palin had made a mistake that big!!
BTW – Sarah Palin never said " I can see Russia" that was Tina Fey. You folks were duped by the Main Stream Media! I hope you enjoy your new TV President!
P.S> Better dust off that old copy of 1984 and study up! You can read can't you? Or are you waiting for Larry King and Bill Maher to tell you what to think?
Wow, the Communist News Network (CNN) sure has some Obama Koolaid drinkers. I will love watching your Messiah make things worse for the next 4 years. Bet you will all be Bit*ching about him soon.
It has become clear that McCain has lost his ability to think reasonably or rationally. Cognitive skills are the first thing to go as one ages, and his age is showing.
These statements do not reflect well on Mr. McCain. Either he is a complete incompetent when it comes to judging character, or he's lying to make himself look good. In either case, it's not good.
Never the less, we need Palin around. If we don't keep her around there will be a lot of comedians and news commentators with nothing to do.
At this point Sen McCain has no choice but to stand behind Sarah Palin. To do otherwise would amount to a confession that he, and the GOP leadership, made a HUGE blunder. McCain may be old fashioned, but he is not an idiot. I'm sure he regrets gambling with our future, and his, by selecting Sarah.
She is the brunt of jokes...Joe the plumber, Turkey Gate this week, cult church witch doctor, foreign policy because of proximity to Russia, the disaster interview with Katie Couric, Africa the Country, the pregnant young daughter, the baby that actually may be her older daughter's, field dressing a moose, the $250,000 clothing sprees, the folksy winky chatty stuff, Caribou Barbie...these were the topics about Palin. No solutions, no policies, no intellect.
Yuk. She set back women's issues 50 years.
I never seen such hateful comments for another human being. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. There is one thing to have an opinion but quite another for crude comments. This is the result of a "change that we need" ? No thanks, I'll take an America where there is decency.
He is either demonstrating a bold-faced denial of the obvious, or else he is a horrific judge of character.
Either way, we dodged a giant bullet by voting him down.
To The Shark: For someone who is calling the Republicans a bunch of hate-filled people, you sound pretty full of the hatred yourself. By your statements, it looks like the Democrat party is set to replace the Republicans as the "party of hate", as you like to call them, using hate-filled speech of your own. You are not the only democrat on here spewing hatred, while calling the Republicans the "party of hate." Take a look in the mirror!
Washington Observer-
Spending time on the right wing sites I see.
Frank and Dodd are not blameless but the Fannie Mae problem is bipartisan. When McCain brought this up, the Repulbicans controlled the Congress and the White House. Why was nothing done?
And about the money...Obama got his contributions from Fannie and Freddie employees. McCain got a larger amount ($169,000) than Obama did and he got it from the board of Fannie and Freddie and their lobbyists.
I know the right wing wants to revise history but the facts are out there.
OK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I am afraid for my country.
Sara Palin has about as much future as Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale had after losing their VP bid.
Unbelievable really. If he were 16 I would say it is just harmones talking but McCain is too smart and wise for that. I feel (or felt) sorry for her because she got used. I don't think she understood how foolish she sounded, nor do I think she understood that most Americans were laughing AT her, not with her on all her verbal blunders. I can see the GOP wants to lose in 2012.
The Shark...I'm glad you seem to think that just because Obama got elected everything is all better and America is now a true democracy. America has been and will continue to be a democracy. It's funny how you Democrats will say that Republicans are racist, and yet I've seen ten times as many Democrats calling McCain or Palin names than I have Republicans calling Obama names. Why is it that when interviewed on television did people not have a valid reason for voting for Obama, other than his whole "change" theme? It's because a lot of those people did not even pay attention to the issues at hand, and unfortunately some voted for Obama just because of his race. If this is an example of the Democratic Party, I'm glad I'm not a part of it.
Theresa: All you who have nasty comments about Sarah Palin and how smart you think she's not. WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????
Wow you sure skipped 10th grade grammar... "smart you think she's not?
what state are you governor in?" pretty bas sentence structure. You do NOT end sentences with prepositions!!!
Well,here we go again,another insignificant story about an insignificant female who must be salivating at all the attention she is receiving.Again,if Sarah Palin is the future of the GOP,then the
possibility of the party staying on the outside looking in is greater than
they would like to admit.McCains'statement about energizing the base
is only factual in terms of that base becoming less and less in numbers.The faction of the GOP that Ms.Palin energized proved to be no match for reasonable,egalitarians throughout the land.
Who are these people who really think Palin is a contender in legislative government?...You know how Americans are seen globally? We are seen as ignorant buffoons with no sense of dignity. Since the election of Obama, the world celebrated in a victory of rising above ignorance and achieving common good. It's not just a national achievement, it's a global achievement...
Palin represents what's wrong with this country...low educational standards, no integrity and ethics, and complete narcissism beyond repair...Palin needs to stop being so ambitious to be the next great GOP leader and take the time to raise her children!!!!
thanks shark -------very well put and so right on the money.
good bye GOP--------rip
She may very well have a "bright future" as a GOP leader, and maybe a shot at the White House...
...but she needs to go back home. The GOP needs to r-group, and she needs to fade into the background for now. Doesn't she have a state to take care of? Let the dust settle, the new President to take office and then, we'll see...
Jon: I love Sarah Palin. She will be a welcome change after 4 years of disaster at the hands of man-child Obama.
Man you are a joke. A BAD joke. Since when does a man child put himself through law school at Harvard and Columbia. Of course you love Sara Flailin....... Idiot men like their women even dumber.
I really would love to see Palin as President. A rock-solid strong and powerful force of a woman who does not have the man-hating, unmatternal and unfeminine attitudes that traditional feminists do. A woman who sticks her 3-inch heel right through those who hide from the untrendy GOD AND COUNTRY.
After viewing the comments here, just realized that most of the people here are so low. Full of hate, no deep thought, dirty words, and no least respect to other people. No wonder America is declining. Sad!!!!!
McCain's blind eye to certain truths are the same views that have doomed the GOP.
Sarah Palin is no GOP model.
Her religion cinflicts with most Americans.
She's been voted woman of the year by a group wanting Alaska so seperate from the rest of the USA.
She demonstrated very low understanding of world affairs.
She has no respect for opposing ideas.
She'll say anything to stir the GOP base regardless of who she is demonizing.
She has single handedly fractured what was left of the GOP base.
Go Sarah!!!!!
Poor guy he is in love! it is the only raeson I see for this blind admiration
Did McCain forget to take his medication? He's suffering from delusions and hallucinations.
I can't help but imagine what it would be like right now in the ever- changing face of this economic crisis if John McCain was the president-elect instead of Obama. I can't help but see McCain and Palin stumbling and bumbling right now when every day counts and immediate, well thought out action is necessary. You can say what you will, I still think the American people chose the better of the two. At least with Obama it seems like we might have a chance of surviving this. I'm afaraid I would not have any confidence if the McCain/Palin ticket had triumphed.
Energizing factor and breath of fresh air? So this is what Republicans think qualifies one to be President. God help them.
The economy is tanking and we are still talking about a loser/has-been and his clueless sidekick. Get real! The only tragedy greater than the one we are witnessing on the economic front would have been a McCain-Palin win (shudder)
Senator McCain, at one time I had a lot of respect for you.......................
News flash, lefties: It's over. Your guy won.
It's time to bury the hatchet, and if the Democratic Senate leadership can let bygones be with Lieberman, then I think everybody should follow that lead.
Calling people hicks and idiots because they didn't vote for your candidate isn't exactly turning a new page.
Government is not "the rock" Jesus is the rock. "Whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.
Government is not and never will be the solution to man's problems. Solomon says in ECC 3:16 And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment –wickedness was there,
in the place of justice wickedness was there.
We are not to have our faith in government, or any political candidate or even the President no matter who he or she is. Want another example go back and reread how Rome treated Jesus. Pilate was a true politician. Government will always fail no matter who is in charge, because we are humans and we all have impure motivations.
And to this comment give me a break:
"Together, they would bring brink back something to the presidency that it hasn't seen in a long time: a focus on the average American, instead of large corporations" iseult72@hotmail.com
McCain is probably correct since the Republican Party 'Base' since G W Bush has been studying and courting the three "R's" religiously. The three "R's" being RED NECKS, RACISTS and RUBES !!!!!! All ignorant and all believing that 'DUMBNESS' is OK !
This is the same reason why Palin porbably decided to campaign in georgia for the Republican Senatorial Candidate. She has the three "R's" going for her in force in that state !!!!!! Particularly in the 'DELIVERANCE' areas of the state where there are more branches on natural trees than on family trees !.
First CNN writer: "Hey, wanna see me get 700 people to make fools of themselves posting childish, hateful comments?"
Second CNN writer: "How you gonna do that?"
First CNN writer: "Easy, I'll just post yet another irrelevant Sarah Palin story on the Ticker!"
Isn't this the same speech he gave about her right after the election? And didn't the Republican governors basically stay clear of her during their meetings? I know the Republicans are in disarray and scrambling to find their new savior, but I really doubt that the "jet around the country but so dedicated mom, " "workin' hard on the Alaska budget (in Georgia) governor," "fiscally conservative socialist," "pork-grabbing," "happy to be in pro-America" Palin is that person. Hopefully she will lose her job in two years, and go away before she is humiliated at the first Republican debate in 2012.
The GOP see her as a breath of fresh air....but just the hard right conservatives. The rest see her as a dolt. I just don't understand how they feel America can embrace a woman with so little to offer the country than a feeling.
Wow, can everyone on the left just take a deep breath and relax??? I thought it was Karl Rove and Bushies that were supposed to be the hate mongers. Listening to these posts I'd have to question that. Why so much hate for Palin? They lost, it's over, now move on. My goodness, dissagree with a candidate but stop with all the hateful talk.
McCain lost the general election the second he won the primaries.
Removing the horrible Bush taint on McCain is just like trying to remove stink from doo doo. He was doomed from the start. His countless mistakes in the campaign (including Palin) only made his loss that much bigger.
cnn, I do note that my 4:14 pm ET posting still shows waiting for moderation..and other postings have been moderated, approved and posted after the time of mine..please tell you moderator from me not to run from the truth..
And 'the shark's' posting, if that posting doesn't insinuate that anyone who didn't vote for Obama is prejudice to anyone else I would have to say it sure implicates that to me.
Cnn, just look at the postings your moderator does approve..what does that say for cnn?
He still can't talk straight....clearly most Americans did not view her favorably. In fact, her approval ratings were falling before the Wall Street crash. It started with the Katie Couric interview and dove-tailed from that point on. If she is the future of the Republican Party, that's great for the Democratic Party.
Remember, all racists are going to HELL. Goodbye right wing republican party.
Fred In SC – You, my friend, are officially 'Hanitized'
No, the problem wasn't the economy. If you analyze the data you will see that the polls began to favor Obama when you made your famous statement "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" as the stock market was tanking. Up until that point, you had a shot at winning but when you made that gawd awful statement, you threw the election away! It is your fault and your running mate's for why you lost. It wasn't the economy that did it for you!
John, the economy isn't the only factor to sink your election bid, Palin scared me away too. Up until you chose her as your running mate I could've been swayed your way. But her enthusiam to rally that scary sector called your 'base' sent me running to the Obama camp. You are a reasonable man who chose an unqualified candidate to rally her hick base, but I'm sure a lot of intelligent repulicans didn't vote or voted Obama as they were just as disappointed in your VP pick. I hope she is a the next GOP hope, it will make the next election easier for the Dems but I'm sure it will be nastier and uglier if she has anything to do with it.
Love the picture of McCain here...as if he just woke up from a daze.
Jack, you are totally obsessed with Sarah Palin! I realize she's attractive and interesting... but you're getting really carried away. Seriuosly. How about a few posts about Romney or Jindal or Sanford – just to help get your mind refocused?
McCain is so wrong on this. The fatal blow occurred once Palin started showing her true colors and would be McCain voters had no choice but to consider (an ultimately select) Obama as their Presidential choice.
Those that despise the GOP want Palin to remain in the spotlight and run in 2012 as well. It's only speeding up the downfall of the Republican party that much faster. Bring it on!!!!
When was the last time a failed VP nominee went on to win the presidency? Certainly none in McCain's lifetime.
I've never understood why McCain consistently states that he is so "proud of" Sarah Palin. She is not his teenage daughter, he does not need to be proud of her, it sounds so juvenile.
john mccain did you know the more you in the you vip to the cnnmeay
The economy didn't lose McCain the election. He lost because the demographics of the American people are not older white men that believe that abortion should be banned, gays shouldn't get married or that immigrants are only Mexican. Until the Republican party starts to look-like, sound-like and belive-live the rest of America, they will continue to lose elections. They will soon be the minority.
"The Shark" sounds exactly like the type of person he is railing against. Most of the rest sound like the typical intolerant individuals they call the opposition. Civility, it would appear, has no place in the left wing of democracy.
Ohhh, sorry Rebecca. I saw Jack's post here about Palin and mistook it for yours. Still, the same point – CNN is getting carried away! I suppose it's good for ratings.
GO PALIN!!
Sorry John, I do not view Sarah Palin "as a breath of fresh air". She is the exact opposite.
Let us hope that Conservatism bets its future on the very flawed Governor Palin. It is important for the future of the nation that Conservatism be stamped out of the nation's political dialog. Conservatism has tried to block, defeat, delay, sabotage, undermine, ridicule, or otherwise prevent this nation from growing into a better one. Conservatism was opposed to the abolition of slavery, free public education, voting rights for minorities and women, equal rights for minorities and women, equal pay for minorities and women, the minimum wage, every single proposal to increase the minimum wage, the 8 hour day, the 40 hour week, employee health benefits, overtime pay, child health care programs, affordable day care, affordable college, pre-natal care programs, medicare, medicaid, fuel efficient cars, etc.
Sarah Palin has the talent to crash the Conservative jet beyond repair, and perhaps that is the role that Destiny has picked out for her.
Please, please, please put her up for President in2012. That will guarantee an Obama win.
Governor Palin has now returned home to continue her truly disgusting policies of controlling native wolf populations...........19 shot from a government airplane since Nov 6th. There is a better way to humor Alaskan hunters.
Her lack of knowledge on correct environmental controls and the destruction of wildlife shows the sort of person she is and where her true values lie.
DVA
McCain is a fool to deny political considerations were why he selected Sarah Palin. He cannot face reality. Everyone knows better, including members of his own party.
I'm so glad we don't have McCain as next president during these perilous times. He himself admitted economics were not his forte. Can you imagine what terrible shape we'd be in if we had to rely on his instinct and "guts" for leadership right now? Obama is doing everything right, and we are blessed to have elected him at this historic moment.
McCain picked Palin, because she was, is and continues to be the darling of the Rushpublican party.
To quote their former hero, W, "bring her on"
OB12
Washington Observer...don't forget McCain's campaign chair, Rick Davis, who was STILL collecting big monthly checks from Fannie into September, when the media finally got wind of it...this is not just a partisan problem, and will require people on all sides to help.
I bet he thinks she is as much of an idiot as the rest of us (why else would he play "protector" when she went back to see Katie Couric again). However, since he was the one who picked her for the ticket, he has no choice but to say how great she is. Politics, politics. What a bunch of nonsense.
Judging by all the left wing posts, nobody from the right uses CNN.com for news. I know I try not to anymore since they were so tilted left during the election. Let's see how long it takes Obama to screw up with all his Clinton retreads.
Dear Palin:
There is no way that in 4 years (no matter how much you try to cram in that pea head of yours) you will outsmart Obama. Oh, and he's also a great speaker. He inspires people and brings hope. You only bring fear, despair and hate. So if you want to run in 2012. Please do. I would love to see Obama debate you.
Sincerely,
An intelligent woman who will NEVER vote for you
CNN: I am a true CNN junkie BUT I have told you before–NO MORE PALIN!!!!!! Can I make any clearer? NO PALIN! NO PALIN! Not one single more story on this uneducated women!!!
Liar, she has a bright future as a GOP mule. She'll bring the money in, but the GOP, along with everyone else realizes she's not that bright. Therefore she will never and I mean NEVER lead the party. Are you kidding me–too many GOP Alpha males.
They just don't get it. People are tired of the way republicans have campaigned in the past. People are tired of negative campaigning and they want someone with a plan other than trying to destroy the other side.
The new GOP party is the Hatfields and the McCoys.
If all of you hate Palin so much, WHY do you spend your time reading about her and commenting about her? Can't get enough, huh? 900+ requests for media interviews with her from around the world.....2012
John McCain destroyed my beloved Republican Party by chosing Palin. McCain could have won this election with a good smart running mate and his war-time merits, but he elected to chose the dumbest person in this world. Palin the attack dog that spewed negative vibes was the primary reason McCain lost the election. The people that Leader who manage the Republican party must take harsh actions and inform Plain she needs to stay in Alaska – if they want to win another election. If not, the Party I grew up with and loved will be destroyed.
If she runs I hope the Democrats STOP her skinny little ???
With judgment like this it is no wonder why he lost, I guess he can not say how it really is and still has to toe the party line until his political carrier is over.
Breath of fresh air.....*cough*
Why do Republicans hate America?
I only have one question. Why are all the Democrats so scared of this lady? Why do they have to slam her every chance they get. Lets put this in perspective. If she really is not as good as you Dems think, why bother putting her down?
Is it because your worried she might actually be good for the country, and you can see where she will make a honest canididate for President, and that scares you???????
So many people so confused about Sarah Palin.
The "hatred" you hear spewing here...was brought on by PALIN! Did you LISTEN to her speeches when she was on the trail? Did you HEAR the repeated lies, the "pallin' around with terrorists" the racial slurs?
The woman threw vile hatred carelessly into heated crowds and literally endangered Obama's life and the life of others nearby, willingly, as long as it helped her push forward her own personal agenda.
Any hatred spewing her way now was EARNED.
Maybe the media coverage of Palin was not negitive, maybe the media got it just right and when you represent an idiot correctly, it looks like negitive coverage when it fact they tried there best not to make her look too bad, but if you put lipstick on a pig, well, you know.
McCain can't go negitive on her because it just reflects badly on him if he does, but those leaks were intentional and came from teh top of the ticket.
I don't think the liberals are bashing her because they are afraid. She can't string together a coherent sentence, I wouldn't say afraid she is hilarious. I can't believe republicans would allow someone like this run there party because she believes that it is ok to to take away the rights of pro choice. I would be surprised if she had an education. Those of you that think it is some kind of major accomplishment to be a mayor of a small town have never been to big city.
Sarah is back in Alaska and that's where she needs to stay. She was not ready for the national stage, and it appears from her poor performance that she never will be!
Mike in Pa,,,
If you really think you would be better off in another country, what is keeping your butt here now,,,, MOVE.
BJ- You and I may be the only two posters on this blog to agree. But one thing is very apparent, all the liberal folks hate everybody but liberals. And yet, they think we should gather ranks behind their candidate in a show of solid unity.........Yeah, Right!, just like they united behind President Bush.
Can you spell "scarey?" The country has some real frightening issues facing many of us. However, Palin in 2012 gives a whole new meaning to the word "frightening." If she is the best that the GOP can produce, then the country is really on the downhill spiral.
To Washington Observer: This is the kind of thinking that lost the GOP the election! I have two words for you: Phil Graham!
Oy Vey! Sarah Palin in GOP's national politics? Where do I send my money to help this cause, as it will ensure the that the party will go no where.
Hiros,
Are you afraid your welfare checks will stop if you do not vote black?
I did not vote for Obama, but race never entered into my thought process. You just shown how racist BLACK america is.
From one of the osers' mouths about his losing counterpart. We would believe him on this WHY?
Well, you could hardly have expected John to say anything else. By saying the American people "decided" again this pair is his way of saying it's not his fault; most "small" people always blame other people for their failures...As for Palin energizing the so-called base, the Republicans have got to find some other base–an intelligent one, to begin with. But this old base is quite happy with Palin for the principal reason that she annoys intelligent and educated people everywhere–and that base is anti-intellectual in the extreme. Let this base thrive on the Palin phenomenon; the rest of us should just ignore them.
That's Losers' mouths...
Palin a GOP leader? Kinda like how Moe is the leader of the Three Stooges, I guess.
As I Democrat I hope the Republicans run Palin in as many future elections as possible. She may have energized the base but she also drove away all the sensible, tolerate Republicans and Independents. Please Republicans bring her back next time. Nothing will ensure a Democratic victory more than Palin.
Don't forget that nearly 50% of voters cast votes for the GOP ticket. While 90% of the viewers from this site think she's an idiot, that's not true for the public at large.
Teresa, when you said the following......"All you who have nasty comments about Sarah Palin and how smart you think she's not. WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????"
I think you might have meant is 'What state are you governor OF'? I'm not sure how to re-word 'How smart you think she's not' for you since it sounds like Palineese to me & I don't understand Palineese.
I think you missed the whole point dear. None of the people commenting about her intelligence are or were trying to be the VP of the United States of America or governors for that matter. Big difference.
Palin as VP would be like handpicking a woman you see walking through the mall and telling her she's going to be the next VP of the US because she looks good.
Do some research on Palin. Try reading the Alaska newspapers and read some older stories on her. Read the comments on those stories from Alaskans (made and written long before VP slot). You'll see that she was just as clueless about running a small town like Wasilla as she is as Governor and as she was as a VP candidate. You'll see that after just a few months as mayor of a town of 7,000 she had to hire a city manager because she didn't know what her job was.
You'll see she's made many, many mistakes in her political career because she has no business in a political position of ANY kind. It just isn't her place to be and if she wants it to ber her place, she will have to spend many, many years yet learning about her country, it's history, it's laws, it's constitution, it's people and how it works. As of now, Sarah has no knowledge on these topics.
It explains perfectly why she's gotten herself into so many messes in her state..............SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE RULES AND DOESN'T BOTHER TO LEARN THEM EVEN AFTER MAKING A MISTAKE!!
Even children learn from their mistakes.
I appreciate hearing so many of the tolerant voices of the more liberal political minds out there (sarcasm). I've never encountered people speaking out so hatefully against supposed hate, or so intolerantly about supposed intolerance. Labeling people of a different political viewpoint as hicks or wackos is not productive or cooperative, it only magnifies your hypocrisy – as well as ignorance when such labels are based on your feelings about the ugliness of their eyes. Furthermore, labeling any political, moral, or ethical viewpoint you disagree with as far right/left wing is sickening. What made you and your opinion the barometer for the majority opinion? And who cares anyway about these labels when so many people writing on these stupid message boards couldn't give any logical or coherent explanation for their positions on any issue?
Everyone please just use your heads, bring the self-righteousness down a few clicks, and realize that thinking you're great and intelligent doesn't mean you are.
Just take a look at this man at his news conference today
and thank God he is not going to the White house.
Will she just go away.........If she runs again she has no chance. I have also saved all her videos and they will come up again!
I cannot believe we are having this discussion. The 44th President of the United States has not even taken the Oath of Office. Can we focus on the now???
These repukes really sicken me. They are bashing Obama so much and he is not even in office yet. The person to bash is BUSH BUSH and more BUSH. My God, he is the one who have this country in this sad state of affairs. Get your heads out of you know what!
Listen close and read my lips
SARAH PALIN WILL NEVER BE ELECTED PRESIDENT
She might make it past the primaries but that because the GOP blind followers are not so smart.
Her voice is nerve whacking!!!
I hope she runs. That will guarantee the Democrats will win again
Obama 2012
I think Palin was the best thing the Republicans had going for
having said that, I think Barak Hussein still has a lot of answers to give the American people regarding Who he is? we still don't know who he is? where he was born? Doesn he have dual Citizenship? I think until the Supreme Court investigates all these he is still not our President.... Please read a good article on worldnetdaily.com
I just hope he comes out clean.
I feel really bad for this country if it's going to be represented by the likes of the people in most of these responses. How did we become a country filled with so many hateful people. These remarks are just cruel, hateful stupid remarks. Hicks and non-hicks? Do you Democrats think you're the only educated people here? Pro-choice? Only when it agrees with your choice.....you're more interested in giving terrorists rights than you are murdering babies...and there's no room for anyone's opinion but yours of course. God help us all, the whole country is on the road to hell.
John McCain appears to be such a jokester.
Washington observer wrote:
"To all the liberal Democratic hate mongers, what goes around comes around. The sub prime mess, the root cause of the current financial crisis, is the brainchild of the Democrats ..."
Hmm ... didn't the first sub prime loans start BEFORE 2006 when there was a Republicans majority in both the House and Senate? Even if we were to believe your absurd hypothesis both the Republican led Congress and President were in a position to block any legislation they did not approve of.
You also conveniently left out Phil Gramm's (R) law to deregulate the commercial banks which allowed AIG, Lehman and Bear Stearns to over leverage themselves and implode.
Greedy bankers and an unregulated derivatives market caused the sub prime crisis.
Delusional, party of one!
McCain is finding it difficult not to ROFLHAO!!!!
Peace
Aren't all you posters who are running down the GOP thankful that cnn is posting them for you and not abiding by their own posting rules concerning some people's postings..
Kinda like most of their reporting I watched all through the election...
One loser commenting on another loser.....What a waste..
McCain is right that Palin has a very bright future as the leader of GOP. What he does not realise is that the GOP has no future with Palin as leader.
You would think such a big turkey would be afraid to show her neck this close to Thanksgiving. Of course, she is the Dem's dream (Republican ) candidate in 2012 . As Pogo said: "We have met the enemy and she is us."
Amen, Jon
I THINK SARAH PALIN SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT WITH HUCKABEE, OR HUCKABEE SHOULD RUN FOR PRES!!!!!NOMATTER WHO BRINGS HER DOWN, SHE SHOULD REMEMBER THEY ALSO BROUGHT HILLARY DOWN, SHE DID A SWELL JOB HER FIRST TRY, AND AS FAR AS THE AHATERS OUT THERE, WE FEEL THE SAME ABOUT OBAMA, HE IS A PEICE OF WORK WAITING TO BE FINISHED, AND I AM SURE THAT PELOSI WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT ONE! IF SHE DOES NOT GET HER WAY, SHE HERSELF WILL BRING THE BOY DOWN!
The scary thing is that she still hasn't clued in on how unqualified she is for public office and that she is a moron. She is totally clueless.
McCain still doesn't know how to use "the google".
Good for Democratic Party if she is "the one" for the Republicans. Go Sara!!!
Half-Baked Alaska.
She energized the base all right. She energized my very Republican spouse into voting for Obama instead of McCain because he found her so appalling.
"She did a great job of energizing our base. I'm very proud of her,”
McCain, no wonder you lost the election woefully!!!
Thank God "our base" is not all of America.
He's nuts, or this means the end of the Republican Party. Started as a liberal, progressive party under Lincoln; ended asa a reactionary, non-relevant dinosaur with Palin.
It's not the economy. Why can't they just admit that they made a mistake? The campaign went south when he bet on Sarah Palin. The GOP foolishly thought that flash was more important than substance and they bet on Bible thumpers to carry the race. Fortunately, we the people have seen the flaws in right wing Christian Conservatism. We want no part of our government dictating policy based on their flawed religous views. Palin is about as stupid as one can get!
I would never vote for her for anything. She is just a female version of bush and even people that voted for that moron have all had enough of that guy. Why would you want more of the same.
The republican base need to think what is best for the party. Palin is a huge negative. On a positive note for the Democrats, if Palin really is a future leader for the Republican Party...The Democrats will RULE!
Senator McCain is loyal, but to a fault. Sarah Palin, with her antics and ignorance, destroyed any chance he had to be elected.
I understand the difficulty that John McCain has saying anything negative about the decision that he made.choosing Palin as a running partner.....but let's face it.....but "energizing" the base isn't nearly so effective as giving the base something to believe in.....like solid policies and proposals that could be implemented in national leadership.
"energy" is no substitute for "knowledge"!
Sarah Palin had no solid policies, proposals or real understanding of what the country needed or wanted. Her antics with "joe the Plumber" and "Tito the Construction-guy" were so incredibly lame that it became pathetic to watch.
RE Angela:YEAH AND WE GOT VIDEOS OF OBAMAS BIG MISTAKES TOO!! WE ALL CAN PLAY THAT GAME! DID OBAMA EVER SHOW HIS FULL MEDICAL RECORDS? SOMEONE NEEDS TO ASK HIM BOUT THAT, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED ON WHATS IN THERE! I AM SURE REV WRIGHT KNOWS!@!@! AND DID HE REALLY NOT KNOW THE CHOIR DIRECTOR MR YOUNG? PROBABLY AS MUCH AS NOT KNOWING MR DAVIS! SOME DAY IT WILL ALL COME OUT, BETTER LATE THEN NEVER I SUPPOSE!
McCain is a lucky guy. By the time history proves Palin to be a total loser, McCain will be long dead. He will die happy believing his own fantasies about her.
Breath of fresh air? More like a breath of fresh gas. From the moment that woman stepped on stage at the RNC, with her pregnant teen and waving her baby around like a trophy, the country new that we were about to take a trip in time back to 1964. This hate mongerer tried to divide the country right down the middle. I will admit that it was really entertaining watching her clueless answers to simple interview questions. The VP debate was great. It was like watching a 12 year old try to debate Joe Biden. But i'll never forget the ugliness and racism and hate that she promoted. Her hate rallies were something that will go down in American History along side the likes of George Wallace and Joseph McCarthy. Shame on McCain for still lying to us. She was a gimmick. G.I.M.M.I.C.K. WASP lives on!
IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS . . . PALIN COULDN'T LEAD HER WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG!
Most of these hateful comments on here are always made by the same people who have nothing else to do apparently. Guess none of them have a life and really they should be pitied. They do nothing but lurk aroound waiting for the next article that has the word "Palin" and they are off and running again with the same old tired comments. Their uneducated ignorance is acutely apparent.
I wish them well as they stumble blindly through life, may the Lord bless and keep them in the troubling times that lie ahead for them because of their misguided belief systems.
Some advice for the GOP – spend at least as much time trying to save the economy as you are currently spending trying to save your party.
The base, Joe the Plumber, and Suzy the waitress, are attempting to hold on to values that the elite of the republican party never believed in. The republican elite used abortion, homophobia and the trickle down theory to make money, give money (gifts and under the table bribes) and buy polictical favor. While campaigning republicans poloticians shout these concepts to enrage those that are not ready for social, financial and political change to the republican elites cause. Plain represents that cause which has never had true policy making, building and planning beyond winning an issue. Palin has not conherent policy positions and because I want Obama for another term I beg them to vote for her as the republican candidate. I beg them.
John McCain must be kidding. This woman became a flashpoint for ridicule and this continues to this day. Keep talking Senator McCain and remind us why you aren't president. But by all means, keep up the praise. I truly hopes she runs for and wins the nomination for president in four years. This should make President Obama a shoo-in.
Come on people, McCain and Palin lost. They aren't even worth your time ...................or mine. It's over.
A way to keep these GOP on news? I am tired!
He also said he had Obama right where he wanted him.
He might want to talk less.
she does have bright future, one of the most popular governors in the country, she makes decisions, no governor ever has foreign policy experience, it was a dumb excuse that the media used on her, some of you people are ridiculous, let's be honest, joe biden?, let me say this, wrong on going into the war and wrong about the surge, on both he was wrong, mccain and obama at least got one out of the two, foreign policy credentials my butt, what else did he say, fdr was president in 1927??, huh? that sounds like a dumb comment to me, lighten up cause she will be kicking your butt in four years and i can't wait to hear the whining from you
Maybe she can sell McCain that bridge she's always referring to.
To the Obama supporters:
I am an Obama supporter and volunteered for him in Indiana yet I remain appalled that so many of my fellow Obama supporters are being so nasty toward McCain & Palin. I like McCain as a Senator but didn’t think he was Presidential material. While I didn’t particularly like Sarah Palin’s approach and disagree with her policies, I think the media and many of my fellow Democrats were extremely unfair to her. Don’t get me wrong I would like nothing more than for Sarah to get back to Alaska and do her job.
To the McCain supporters:
Give Obama a chance he hasn’t even taken office yet. All this speculation about what he’s going to do is just speculation!!!! How about just waiting until he’s in office before blaming him for the mess he’s about to inherit. If Obama turns out to be a great president you’re going to look back at some of the hateful things you said and wonder what you were thinking. To clear a few things up; Obama IS a US citizen, he IS NOT a socialist, a terrorist or the anti-Christ and he WILL NOT take your gun rights away
Way to go GOP! Please, please, please keep Sarah Palin up front and center. That'll be such a great boost for the Democratic Party.
A simple apology would have been fine. "Sorry for breaking my promise to run a civil campaign. Sorry for sowing the seeds of racism and hate like George Wallace before me. Sorry for putting an unintelligent, uninterested, fundamentalist, hockey mom THIS close to the nuclear codes. Sorry for selling out. Sorry for trying to scare the living crap out of you to get your vote. Sorry President Obama for putting you and your family in danger by questioning your patriotism, religion and character." I pray to the heavens Palin ends up the leader of the GOP. I've been waiting for so long to hammer that final nail in the GOP coffin. We're almost there folks!
Who's worried about HER future? We have our own futures to worry about.
Fred from SC Seek help! You need it, so does the GOP
I would bet my life "hiros" is a white Republican. Think before you respond to his ignorance.
Well "L',
To be quite honest what scares me to the point of sarcasm is that we've had eight years of just plain 'DUMBNESS' in the White House and it has nearly DESTROYED this Nation. I fought for this country in Vietnam and I love this nation way too much to see it turned over to ignorant buffoons once again.
Sarah Palin CLEARLY has little understaniding of the world in which we live. That is all I've ever seen or heard from her in ALL of her public appearances. If you could point me to some information that shows her in depth knowledge of the world in which we live I would gladly read it and consider her comments
Wowwwww... read Lauren's comment. This is what scares me about right-wingers. It is the 'I'm not racist' in the same breath as 'blacks and their welfare checks'. I understand that the extremes of each party are just that– extreme viewpoints. I'm sure moderates from the right and left could have an intelligent discussion if we could get rid of some of the extreme comments. don't think that's going to happen in this forum though!!!
Sarah Palin for entertainment purpses only!!
I believe that Sarah Palin could have a good future in the GOP, but I don't think she would be a good presidential candidate in 2012. Please visit my unbiased political blog at http://www.electionweb.blogspot.com.
Arlene, you're right.
I'm what you would call a liberal-minded person, and I am happy that Obama is going to the White House, but I don't think we should be casting either McCain or Palin as pantomime villains, they are simply politicians with different ideals than me, and now that the race is over, I have no animosity towards McCain for running, just relief that he didn't win. Let's not forget that McCain's concession speech was very gracious and that he silenced his own supporters who were trying to be derisive. I think that the term Hater is banded about way too much, from both sides, to mark the other, and it's not productive.
He must still have that s**t he got in Nam. One has to be stoned to have thoughts about Palin, as these!
I don't understand why he doesn't realize and admit she cost him BIG in this last election.
I'm soooo glad we chose OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Palin is America's worst hangover, that just won't go AWAY.
I can't believe he's still defending her after all the stupid comments she's made during the race. We have spoken and decided who isthe better pick for our next president and it wasn't McCain or this IDIOT of palin. They both need to go away!
My god, won't this woman go away? CNN, I am boycotting you until you can kick this Palin habit. I know it's harsh but I think it's the tough love you need. STOP DOING STORIES ABOUT HER WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH MORE "NEWS" YOU COULD BE COVERING! Seriously, I know this will sit in moderation, but you guy's should be ashamed! 24hrs of news and this is what you run? No wonder newspaper readership is down... the American people are idiots consuming idiotic news!
Okay now I see why he lost. He just doomed whatever future he had!!!
Hahaha, please let Sarah Palin be a future leader of the GOP!!!
If she is all they have to offer, the Democrats are SURE to win again in 2012, no questions asked. Not to mention, more gains in the House and Senate for the Democrats too in 2012!!!
Hey GOP leaders, please keep Sarah Palin as a presidential hopeful!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
I think that L made a good point about intolerance. The race is over, let's not spread the hate around.
CNN, please listen to me. I don`t ever watch Fox news. So far you are my home page for news, but if you don`t let the Palin stories die a natural death I am going to ask my geek to change that and pick a different news source. The election is over, they lost, and I got my fill of the nasty Republican campaigning. Enough already.
I'd much rather have her than Hussein Frobama.
What you are reading in these comments are one of the true differences in the two parties. The viciousness and arrogance of the left wing elite has no limits. Get over yourself. You won. Now you have to govern. It will be very interesting. Obviously the Obama supporters are not hearing his call for a united America. Sarah Palin has a future. If you people screw up it may be a bright one.
Take heed, Sarah Palin is a mother, a wife, a daughter, sister and most of all a Governor, and I would not say anything bad about her. However the thought of her being a heartbeat away from the presidency was a NIGHTMARE in itself, she was just not ready. Sarah a bit of advice, EDUCATION is THE KEY!
"Our base, and most Americans, viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air."
Yes. Fresh HOT air.
For the love of baby Jesus, someone please tag Palin and release her back into the wild Alaska. She is a complete disgrace to politics and the epitome of stupidity, hypocracy and ignorance. McCain will never admit that she played a large role in his loss, but everyone (who is not living in denial) knows it. Not that he would have won win anyone else anyway.
ENOUGH!!! Please focus on tomorrow, not yesterday. We CAN unite to get things done. LET'S GET BUSY!!
Why does anyone care what another nitwit like this has to say. Somewhere in Texas, a village has been missing their idiot for 8 years. At least Wasilla got their's back.
If Palin represnts a GOP shining star, then the GOP is in much worse shape than any of us thought.
Palin's equally as capable as Bobama.
After Sarah's job as Governor is up...she would be a great spokesperson/ lobbyist for the Turkey Industry.....Off with their heads...
Is this really the best the GOP have to offer? This woman is another 'dimwit' , just like the lameduck GWB?
The equivalent of 'dimwit' is 'energizing factor'.
CRAZY old man who learned NOTHING from his loss. He lost my vote the second he announced her, I actually laughed out loud when I saw the announcement. He is insane if he thinks she is the future of the GOP unless he thinks the future of the GOP is bleak.
Nobody cares about Mccain or Palin anymore they need to go away far far away
Everyone relax...she's on about minute fourteen of her fifteen minutes of fame...she headed to a sure future of being an answer one day to a trivia question....
I understand that Sen. McCain, or any other politician, finds it hard to admit mistakes, but I would have so much more respect for him if he told the truth. The American people, overwhelming, rejected Palin. Yes, we rejected McCain and the GOP, but Palin was the nail in the coffin for many people who initially thought they would vote for McCain. If Sen. McCain would just admit that he made a mistake, based on political considerations, and that the base of the Republican Party is not in sync with the rest of America, wow, his stock would go way up with me, and with other Americans.
And the younger generation which voted against her in a landslide will be even more influential and she'll lose by that much more next time around. Her viewpoints are that of an aging and dying generation and party
Fred's right – Obama should have run in Kenya.
Washington Observer hasn't been too observant. He and a lot of
oithers, including the media, had blinders on, about the meeting in
2004 that changed the regulation that limited the amount of debt
that big investment banks could take on. Without correct oversight,
this alone contributed more to the lending mess than any other. My
small bank always guaranteed that I had sufficient collateral to stand
good for any loan in the event of default. In a nutshell, GREED is the
single-most cause and taxpayers are being asked by ex-Wall Streeter
Paulson to bear the cost with no guarantee that investment banks will
mend their ways. The Fat Cats just will not get it unless they help pay
for their mistakes. Congress, please remember this!
Palin a breath of "fresh" air"? More like a foul stench. She's an affront to women of U.S.
"The fundamentals of our economy are sound..." "Sarah Palin is a breath of fresh air". - See any similarities? Come one now Senator. Look what an uninformed president has gotten us? If Sarah Palin were elected, that would make W look like a genius
These two IDIOTS need to go away. McCain needs to retire and the other racist b**ch needs to take care of all her kid's before her other daughter comes out pregnant.
Is Sarah Palin the hope for the future of the GOP? Is she the best they have? Pitiful.
McCain is a pathetic old man. His pick of Palin doomed what little chance he had to win the election. She was perhaps the least qualified Vice Presidential candidate in history as her interview with Katie Couric proved to anyone who watched it. She had no grasp of foreign policy and was an absolute hypocrite on her religious right agenda of intolerance domestically. He picked her for blue collar sex appeal and to pacify the Jerry Falwell types who have made the Republicans a fringe party of extremists. I hope the Republicans are foolish enough to nominate her in 2012. Claiming she was more qualified than President Obama was hilarious, perhaps more so than her trying to explain why evolution is wrong and abstinence (which neither she nor her daughter followed) is the only acceptable doctrine for schools and government policy.
First rule when you are stuck in a deep hole: don't start digging another hole. Sarah Palin in a Bobcat trench digger. The GOP is going to be deeper than dinosaur fossils. Good luck to y'all.
These two IDIOTS need to go away! McCain needs to stay away from politics b/c he's old! And the other racist b**ch needs to go home to her kid's before her other daughter becomes pregnant too.
She may be a star to you, but I bet you will not have her campaign for you in your senate race.
It takes only one chance to make a first impression. The first impression of Sarah is that of dumb, ignorant, and spoon fed. All the images and these impressions she created would be the first to revisit her if she everdecided to come out in 2012. I know that for sure. It's a failure.
There is such intolerance in these comments. And alot of ignorance too. Good thing you are all in the minority or our country would be in even worse shape.
She energized normal people to vote for Obama!
Yes, the country is going to hell–and you folks keep voting for the same idiots that got us there. The "big shots" in DC weren't about to let any outsider get in on the action–that might upset their gravy bowls! Most of the comments say that Governor Palin wasn't and isn't qualified–so would someone please tell me, what qualification(s) Senator Obama has. Two months as a senator doesn't count for much in my book. But, he won and I pray that he's very successful in turning things around.
A man of strength and character will admit a mistake.
Fred in SC: IDIOT
Obviously "most" Americans did not find her "refreshing." Most found her ridiculous and frightening all at the same time – which is one big reason McCain lost the election. The people Sarah Palin "energize" are in the minority in this country, thank God.
Washington Observer,
Sure, Bush and all the republicans who have been in power for the last 8 years with their free market garbage have nothing to do with the mess we are in. Frank, Dodd and Obama were the bank managers giving out the loans to "unqualified borrowers" with misleading language that lure most to their doom.
if this is the best argument you can come up with, then you are really ignorant about the hierachy of power in this country and how banks work.
IDIOT!!
If the news media start pumping the 2012 elections before 2010, I will boycott all of them. Give us a break!!!!!!
She's cute; she's hot; she's perky; she's witty. Would I ask her out? Definetly! Would I ask her to lead my country? Definetly NOT!
Chris, yes Senator McCain was born in the Canal Zone–while his father was stationed there on military orders. He is a US citizen. This question has been asked and answered before.
The statement from McCain that Palin would make a good leader makes as much sense as saying that he lost the election because people focused on the economy instead of foreign policy. Doesn't the man understand that the citizens of the USA are tired of the politics of the RNC and GOP as it has become?
Mccain is still campaigning!
@Washington Observer November 25th, 2008 3:45 pm ET
To all the liberal Democratic hate mongers, what goes around comes around. The sub prime mess, the root cause of the current financial crisis, is the brainchild of the Democrats
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Here it is again folks the great republican lie "all this is the democrats fault"
Let me point out a few things to you idiot republicans
1) since 1968 the REPUBLICANS have controlled the White House about 3/4 of the time
2) since 1968 the Republicans have controlled the congress about 60% of the time
so for this to be "the democrats fault" it must be true that democrats are better leaders and more effective once they get control than republicans.. so you crying members of the radical religious right which is it?
Is this the fault of the party which has controlled the government more over the last 40 years (Republicans) or are Democrats just that much more effective?
Either choice you make it seems to me Democrats are the ones we want in power now to fix the mess either the Republicans caused it or the democrats are better at governing...
Sara Palin is a joke a true joke. Only the not very bright think this woman is anything but a clown
Racism and Bigotry are still alive in the GOP!
she is our future
Confused. I do not even think shes a nice person. She is very corrupt and evil A liar and two faced hypocrite that preached abstinence when she was knocked up when she got mariied
Bush with his high deficits dug the hole. for the Grits. The only thing left for McCain which would have some traction was immigration but McCain jumped in the hole dug by Bush. He aligned with Bush and the liberals including the Democrates even on that isue and left nothing for himself to fight. with. He had no chance. He belonged neither with the right nor the left of the political spectrum. Even if the economy had not turned down, he would have lost albeit not with the high margin that he lost to Obama. There was very little that tied him up with the base. And while he may have ilked to refer to himself as the maverick, his eagerness to get involved with the rescue package made him erratic. Palin had agreater affinity with the base but people do not vote for vice presidents. It is unfrtunate because John McCain deserves better than that
Just a way to cover up his poor judgment with his pick of Palin. His lousy judgment still shows up with his or Palins opening of their mouths. Just do us all a favor and go away.
always nice to have the base energized..............no really
The sad part was that McCain meant what he said... that Palin supporters acctually believe that they are following someone who represents them... Wait a minute, she DOES represent them - the undeducated, inarticulate, illiterate, gun-toting shallow rabble!
I am NOT suprised that she has a following, after all, she WAS Miss Congeniality in a beauty pageant!
While she did energize your base John. The fact is she energized far more Democrats and independents. Though I am a democrat when this race started, Sen. McCain definitely had a chance to win my vote due to his history and principles and Obama's overall lack of experience. The fact is that after her 1st interview, it was a no brainer. Gov. Palin belongs no where near the White house and never will. She will never be President or anything close. This campaign served as a continuous blooper real for her. Try as they might the republicans will never be able to overcome her own words, and would be wise to move on. If she's the best you have to offer America you will never again gain the trust of this country. We expect and deserve better.
Here's an idea....taking a page from the Rush Limbaugh playbook. Operation CHAOS II. For anyone who voted for Obama...vote for Sarah Palin in the 2012 primaries. That ought to make the GOP very very nervous.
I really feel sorry for the people who drank the Palin Kool-Aid. Get a grip. We don't hate her. We just don't think that she is qualified to be the leader of the free world and THAT scares us. Sarah Palin could single handedly erase any chance the GOP has to regain power for the next decade! It is kind of like the Dems having such candidates as George McGovern or Walter Mondale.
I encourage anyone who likes her to watch You Tube videos of her answering questions. She rarely answers a question with specifics. She is very good at the non-answer. If that is what you want for a leader, then I can't talk you out of supporting her.
If can only hope that Sarah Palin does not cost the dems votes in 4 years by NOT being on the ballot!
McSame still can't tell a joke....
I, for one, am not at all impressed by Sarah Palin's knowledge of various matters – whether it be geography, foreign policy, economic issues, and more.
Her rah-rah soccer mom cheerleading style lacks substance and he academic pedigree is close to pathetic. The US is where it is now because we chose George Bush – another person with subpar intellectual credentials (albeit he went to Yale due to family connections). When you vote intelligent, bright leaders (Clinton was a Rhodes scholar and many in his cabinet were also super bright people), you end up with a solid economy and strength as a nation.
Ultimately, like the saying goes A's pick A's, C's pick C's....referring to the fact that smart people are usually surrounded by other smart people. There are people far far more qualified in any dimension – experience, intelligence, knowledge, etc than Sarah Palin. She is underqualified and unqualified for high office. So, McCain has it completely wrong. By the way, because he picked a C, he is a C.
al,
Adjust your medication.
Dear Republican Party:
Please tell me there are far better qualified people in our great party that have what it takes to lead this country!
Otherwise, many folks like myself are giving thought (shudder!) to abandoning this ship until it gets a rudder beneath it.
I will be forever convinced that the reason that Silly Sarah was chosen was to counter the fact that Sen. McCain was running against a black man and needed a gimmick.
In the end it turns out that it was a really poor decision and one that will forever haunt the GOP. Sarah demonstrated a severe lack of knowledge of anything beyond Moose stew and snowmobiles. It has to cause a considerable amount of heartburn to the leaders of the party that she is being touted as the new wave of republicans. God help us all!!
I do object to some of the really despicable comments that are being made however. She does not deserve that nor does it serve any purpose other than allowing socically challenged individuals spew a message of hate and evil. Make an effort to be civil folks.
ughh!
If thats the best the GOP has to offer for leadership it's sayonara for the GOP or should I say good riddance. But then again Americans did elect the village idiot from Texas not once but twice. How's that go? fool me once uh uh duh
WHAT A HORNEY OLE BASTARD THINKING WITH THE BRAIN IN HIS FLY!! THIS IDIOT ALMOST RUINED OUR COUNTRY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY IGNORANT REDNECK WHO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW AFRICA WAS A CONTINENT!!
HOPEFULLY, WE'VE HEARD THE LAST OF SARA. DID U SEE THE INTERVIEW AT THE TURKEY SLAUGHTERHOUSE?? WHAT A MORON SHE IS!! THANK HEAVENS OUR COUNTRY WAS PARDONED FROM HER!!
I think he meant colorful future as she is sure to keep us amused with her idiocy.
He also told reporters: “We worked hard, and we inspired a lot of people, Sarah Palin and I. I think we look back with pride."
Really, look back with pride!!! Senator McCain surely you jest, look back with pride at what, the dirty campaign you ran, or the fact that your campaign was so lackluster you had to import a dunce like Palin just to energize your base for 2 weeks, and you only got that because for week one no one knew who she was, and week 2 she was the new it girl. Are you really looking back with pride on the stunt you pulled of "suspending" your campaign and rushing back from NY to DC in the record time of 25hrs. All while not reading Paulson's 3 1/2 page bailout proposal so you could maybe ask and intelligent question or come up with half an idea on the "sound fundamentals" of the economy during the photo op with the current "President". Bet you had time to talk to Bono and spped date your running mate through chats with world leaders.
Are you nostalgic for the underlying hate you sufaced, over the audacity of a person of color to run for President in losers like Limbaugh, Hannity and their minnions? So much so that he and his family needed a security detail before any other candidate in history. I could go on but in your heart of heart Senator I think you know you have no honor. As a democrat I do hope that Palin, Guiliani, & Romney are the future faces of the GOP, what Bush hasn't done to your party these 3 will surely finish.
McCain's still in denial!
Hey Johnny boy, it was Palin coupled with your "geezerness" that lost it for you – period. Deal with it.
And If you think Palin is good for the GOP you ARE delusional. That hick-talkin' Wasilla trailer park trash is "certainly probably" what the GOP doesn't need more of...
REALLY, AREN'T WE DONE WITH YET?
Gee whiz. If Sarah Palin has a future at all in national politics, and it's with the GOP, then all of the rest of us can look forward to a Democratic government for the next 50 years. The woman is such an insipid waste of time.
Yes, She has bright future in GOP but GOP sure doesn't have a bright future with leaders like that.
Palin is fluff.
She is loved by mid-Westerners and people in the South, especially uneducated people who seldom leave their communities to see how the rest of the world lives.
How unfortunate.
John, John, John........Still no fool like an old fool. Most Americans came to despise Sarah Palin, and with her out front in your campaign, came to despise you also. She has provided a role model for Alaska in which most people see the entire population as a bunch of uneducated, red necks. As soon as the news media start to ignore her (like they are you now) she will fade away like a bad dream (as you will also).
Shame on you for trying to ram her down America throat. In her case, stupidity I can forgive, but you knew better.
Does anybody really expect mcCain to come clean about his poor choice of Palin as his running mate which cost him the election ? Come on...Of course he will stick to his guns and keep saying how great Palin is even though he would love to throttle her !
Based on those comments, everyone should rejoice that kind of flawed thinking didn't make it into the White House.
He is right about one thing–Sarah Palin does have a bright future in Republican politics.
However, the Republican Party in general doesn't have a very bright future, so that sort of cancels out. Sorry, Sarah.
Oh, excuse me, I think I just threw up in my mouth...
I still don't get it... What is the fascination with that woman? What has she got to offer our nation? Yes, I can imagine her appearing on talk shows, babbling away about moose recipes, how wonderful it was to be on stage with old McCain, smiling at the camera, but presidential material? NO!
John.... John.... John...... You don' t have to pretend anymore..... Just admit that picking Palin was a disasterous mis-calculation, and let it go.
If you are truly the patriotic American you always claim to be, it is incumbent on you to THWART any future ambitions of Palin, to save the country and the world from catastrophe.
There will be no such thing as a Republican Party by the time the next election rolls around. How long did take the Republicans to shake the responsibility for the Depression. They will never shake responsibility for the Depression and this economical mess.
A new political party will be formed an the republican party will disappear.
Wow, all I can say is wow. Palin STILL scares the crap out of democrats. WOW. For you neoliths that are having a hate bashing party, and all of you nay sayers........ why are y'all still giving this any thought? Because Palin scares the crap out of you, that is why. Sure, she may have not come off in the first two weeks as articulate, but, hell, Bideon articulates idoitacy and Obama cant articulate at all with out a speach put in front of him somehow. Palin, whom has the skills necessary to hunt and dress out game, has the skill set to fish and clean the catch, raise children, and run a state may not come off to some of you as "intelligent", but I will tell you this- there are only 5 states in the Union that have a budget surpluss and hers is one of them, and second– if the economy really really really really goes bad, she will have the ability to fend for her family- will you?
I never got the whole Palin attraction. She really is lacking in the knowledge to be president or even hold a national office and she has a hard time expressing herself. I guess I'd be labeled one of the educated academia bunch because I like critical thinking skills, intelligence, and communication abilities in a president more than good looks and folksiness.
SARAH THE SELF-SERVIING SOCIOPATH.....the woman is stupid, a boldfaced liar, an environmental disaster, and anathema to animals. Take her out to the frozen tundra and leave her there.....
Fred in SC – Of course Obama is eligible to be president.
He would not have been allowed to run if he was not eligible.
He is an American citizen born in Hawaii who is over 35 years old.
Last time I looked, Hawaii was part of the US.
Obama has won the election – he is currently the president elect.
After January, you will be calling him President Obama.
Get used to it.
Maybe he can get her a job in a light bulb factory. That's the only bulb I see going on above her head. She's a washout. Some people are just S-L-O-W to "see the light" Ha! I made a funny!
CMG wrote:
Can you spell "scarey?"
Yeah, I can. Can you?
I don't think that McCain can bring back the Republican party to life with the likes of Palin, she is so dumb it isn't funny. Perhaps if she went back and got some schooling during the next four years she might stand a chance to run for dog catcher. We need intelligent people to run this country and there are not too many in the Grand Old Party.
Those of you on the left....the lies and distortions you tell about Sarah Palin only show your fear of her. In four years, the smoldering ruins of the Obama administration will allow Republicans to return America to it's true conservative roots. We do thank you for ending the Bush-Nixon neocon era, however. New leadership is rising. It may be Palin, It may be someone like Huckabee....or it may be someone entirely new. Make no mistake, real leadership is coming and Obama isn't it.
Jon – man child? You have to be over 35 to run for President.
That is hardly a child by anyone's definition.
I say give Obama a chance.
Since he appointed Geithner to be Treasury Secretary, the index has shot up 620 points!
Obama is already improving your country.
Oh, and by the way...nice photo of McCain heading this article. He looks like he's saying..."Did I just say THAT!?...OOPS!, MY BAD!" HA!
Dream on Bob. By the way how does it feel to be a loser who backed a loser?
With the administration that President-elect Obama is putting together it'll be a cold day in Hell when the American people elect anyone who says "you betcha" to the Presidency.
What is the Eskimo phrase for "trailer park trash?"
I hope she goes to school first. she scares me! I would not vote for her!
ya right!!!!!!!!!!
I am so inpired by her, she is fantastic, strong and hopfully she will be our next president in 2012.
Some body wake him up pls
@Bob
I'm not sure what you mean by "those of you on the left". I don't care which side of yours I'm in, as long as it's not the same. However, you're right. I, for one, am very scared Sarah Palin may, sometime, hold some power over your country. The lady is a nitwit. Yes, I've read some people think she's bright etc. etc., but certainly not ny any self-respecting woman's standards. I she has any decent IQ, then more's her shame for having underused it so awfully. And more's the shame on her supporters who seem to confuse nice legs with qualification for leader's material. She's a sad joke.
Dear Sarah . . . please . . . just stay in Alaska . . . jer
Bright abd Palin in the same sentence?...I dont think so.
The GOP needs to look at how out of touch they are with main stream America. Pick Palin and step backwards into the dark ages.
it's Ok the DEMS will continue to lead us to a brighter future. Palin you just stay in AK with your moose and pray. We are not interested.
Up here in the 'great white north' (Canada) we are blessed with so many national political parties that it is difficult for one to achieve a majority in our elections. Our US neigbours have the luxury of only two serious options. Your recent election showed us clearly how one party can 'throw in the towel' by nominating a Presidential candidate who 'just does not get it' – and a Vice-Presidential candidate who was so unqualified that we folks up north were petrified at the notion that she might end up in a position of real authority.
We thank the USA electors for their wisdom!
Why is bias being practiced as my messages always remain under moderation and aren't posted?
Bob, who cares about the future leader(s) since there's a lot of issues going on around here. You're mistaken, Obama is the true leadership.
I used to be a Registered Republican – now I am a reformed Republican. Palin reinforces the correctness of my decision. To paraphrase an old saw – I didn't leave the GOP, the GOP left me! They have pandered to the religious right wing evangelicals and the fringe elements in the party and left the moderates in the GOP out! To think that Palin – an illiterate, gun-toting, evangelical is now touted as the potential figurehead of the GOP makes me want to cry. Where has the "Grand Old Party" (GOP) gone? They have sold us out to Dobson and his ilk.
My cooment and the GOP are awaiting moderation. I don't hold out much hope on the former.
These are the facts. The country is not on the far right. As much as Palin and the right wing nuts wish it were it is not. And it is not on far left either, though for some policies I wish it were. Power in this country should be and mostly is given to the candidate from either party who can excite their base and entice the middle. It is that simple. That is how Reagan won, How Clinton won and how Obama won (it is also how Al Gore won but that is for another article). Barry Goldwater never got to be President, George McGovern never got to be President. Why? Because they were too far to the extreme. Could Palin someday win? Not with the attitude she has now.
But this is America and if the last election showed us anything...things change
Sorry for you grammar sticklers I meant the latter. oh well.
I wonder if that photo was taken right after McCain said Sarah Palin has a bright future as a GOP leader. LOL
The woman is dumb as a box of rocks. Anyone who thinks she’s presidential material must be as dumb as she is.
She only energized you cos you had too much Viagra.
What part of STUPID doesn't he understand? Women supporting Hilary did it because of her stance on ISSUES, not because she is a woman. How condescending of McCain to think Sarah Palin would attract the Hilary supporters. How STUPID . . .
The Democrats have a very bright future if Palin becomes a GOP leader. We encourage the Republicans to hold onto their belief that we fear Palin.
What else could he say? "She's as dumb as a bag of hammers and I made a giant mistake in choosing her"?? That would make HIM look bad... He'll lie through his teeth to the end on this one..
Bob-
Your insistence that Palin is real leadership and Obama isn't pretty much makes the "believe me" part of your rant null and void.
Speaks VERY poorly of John McCain's judgment. She is clearly not leadership material.
mccain you are such a lier. republicans when are you going to stop this nonsense. if you don't have a better voice, then go out and find one for gods sake. georgia vote jim martin, i will never and i mean never vote republican again.
Bob, it is the attitudes of those just like you who could prevent President-elect Obama from uniting this country. We can't wait another 4 years for a new wave of Republican leadership before we work on fixing this country we ALL love. We are Americans NOW.
I would say that it's John's base that has been energized since he heard about Sarah being invited to TNA wrestling
(it's true folks – just google Sarah Palin Wrestling).
I wonder if mud and turkeys will be involved?
The negative and slanderous comments in this Post are shameful. America deserves much more. In defense of Palin, she did not have the lengthy primaries to sharpen her knowledge of national and international issues. Yes, she made mistakes but it should not be forgotten that she was governor of a State, much larger than Delaware, and she had the experience of being in excutive positions that none of the candidates had. Knowledge of the issues can be achieved quickly and you will hear more from her in the future. Let us not discourage anyone from seeking office. You have a vote on their qualifications in the end. Harry Truman certainly did not have the credentials when he became President but he learned quickly and is now recognized as one of the truly great Presidents of our time. Hopefully, the negative posters will become more constructive.
To Mr. Raghu Bala: So what you're saying is that only the people who got all A's in school have the right to vote? If you have "subpar intelligence" you need to let some who's "smarter" than you pick your national leader? Isn't that what Saddam Hussein and Adolph Hitler did in thier countries?
By the way Mr. Bala, there's school smarts and real world smarts. Just because you got A's in school and scored high on the SAT's dosen't qualify a person to be Pesident of the United States. I'll take someone with real world smarts anyday.
Sarah Palin may have not been a Rhodes Scholar(like Bill Clinton, who couldn't keep his fly zipped by the way) but she was eligible by the Constitution to run for national office. Till "smart" people like you Mr. Bala get that document changed, you'll just have to put up with us "dumb" people running for elected office. Sucks to be you I guess.
A 'bright future' for Palin? Does that mean she's going to get an education so that she doesn't come off as an uneducated, boorish rube?
This woman is a disaster waiting to happen. Honestly it's offensive that she preaches about her ability to help and accurately represent women. She stands for nothing I stand for. She is not a friend to women. She's a friend only to her ambition.
The Republican base – the same 28% of the population that still approves of Bush/Cheney – may see Palin as a breath of fresh air but the rest of us see the same old divisiveness, self-interest, and hateful ideology that permeates the right wing. Instead of the usual angry rich old white guys, we have an angry rich young white woman spewing the same lies and propaganda.
Only head-in-the-sand Republicans can't see how their agenda has wrecked America; how the American people stood up to the rich and powerful and took back our Democracy.
Palin's rise in the Republican party simply proves that the neocons are not moving forward with the rest of us.
It seems that McCAin did not learn from his major crushing defeat....McCain PLZ understand...PALIN HAS NO BRIGHT FUTURE>>>EVEN UR WHOLE GOP IS A QUESTION MARK – THANKS TO BUSH....
BoB: when will you (and people like you) start understanding Sarah Palin?? No one has lied about her - SHE SPOKE FOR HERSELF!!! And therein lies your problem.
She did a great job of rallying the GOP's bigoted base and exposing that party for the divisive, hatemongers they are.
Okay, now I get it. The plan is to run Sarah in 2012 because she is going to be the Republican's sacrificial lamb.
"A breath of fresh flatulence," would be more accurate, thank you. What a bunch of delusional egomaniacs. And did I also mention: losers?
John McCain appears to be at odds with several of the respected thinkers in the Republican Party, including Peggy Noonan, Kathleen Parker, David Brookes, Christopher Buckley, Colin Powell, Susan Eisenhower, George Will and Ken Dubenstein. My guess is that many more moderate intellectuals who still remain in the GOP feel exactly the same way. McCain puts his own party at risk by continuing to endorse Palin, who only appeals to the shrinking evangelical right-wing of his party's base. And that's not enough voters to win any national election.
McCain must still be off his medication. Palin is horrible and it's McCain's fault that she is here and won't go away.
Hopefully,Trig will get shoes for Christmas. She is a horrible mother, too.
John McCain needs to stop it! The economy did not derail his candidacy. His response to the economy derailed his candidacy. That and running a campaign that was rabid, evil, and devisive. I can't imagine how Sarah Palin has a future in politics. She is DUMB. Worst than that is she doesn't even know she is DUMB.
I am very disappointed at the elections results, however I am looking forward to seeing much more of Sarah Palin. I am very excited to know that she will continue to be engaged in GOP politics.
Sarah Palin is the future of the GOP
All you males who so strongly defend Palin only like her for one thing and it isn't her brains!
It's hard to imagine what McCain/Palin would be doing in this crisis. I can only imagine their cabinet. It is sicking to think about.
See you in 2012-can't wait--we'll tell Michelle not to change the drapes as she'll be gone after one term-
The economy is going to pull Obama into a quagmire from which there is no escape--and you'll take your rightful place in the Oval Office-
I belive Palin woudl've been out of the spotlight already if media outlets such as CNN would STOP POSTING about her already..who cares? We all know a big reason McCain lost was due to the fact that he picked her as his VP. I'm sure the race would've been much closer had he chosen Romney or someone..anyone but her. Why is everyone acting as if this woman would actually have a chance if she ran in 2012???? Even most Repubs can't stand her.
This 'breath of fresh air' John inhaled was really just a "gust of lust."
If Sarah Palin had been a man, she'd have been Dan Quayle redux. Frankly, it won't bother me a bit to see her provide the Republican Party with its leadership for the balance of my lifetime. I'll just call her my "easy button."
if she had of presented herself similar to obama she would have made been great. but she came off quite the opposite like an attack dog and a puppet. she had her chance and blew it. now is she supposed to reappear like some changed person who really cares about the world and highly sensitive to the sentiments of others particularly her peers – like obama. she blew it! hope she pursues the other offers i would watch her in hollywood – she'd fit in ok – maybe
....Well there are some out there who are such blithering idiots that they consider her, the biggest moron to EVER stand on the political stage (this per the REPUBLICANS THEMSELVES) intelligent.
I guess when you have the IQ of a rock a shiny rock can seem appealing, eh BOB?
Sarah is little more than a cheerleader for a party that has lost it's way. It's base is the only section of the electorate that she attracts and thus the republicans will be playing second fiddle for many years to come. That is until a real leader comes along (and is recognized as such, a higher hurdle than finding the person). That person will have to realize that the three things the republican party needs most are acceptance, acceptance and acceptance. Their best shot will come in 2016 at the earliest.
McCain has lost it and Palin never had it.
PAILIN NEEDS TO BE GROOMED ,IN THE ART OF POLITICS,FOR PEOPLE TO CAPTURE HER DRIFT,AND HER PERSONALITY AND COMPOSURE WILL COMPLIMENT THE REST.
Yes... yes.... yes.... let Sarah Palin be the future of the Republican Party! Sorry..... I can't stop laughing!
If she is all the party has.... then they may as well fold up and go home! The way is open for a new party, folks!
ok.... WHAT THE HECK? u ppls r sooo mean. i always thought democrats were nice....will you stop insulting every1? Mccain just can't admit he was wrong about palin...what do u think her feelings will be?And then u dirtycrats r going to start laughing and whining over what u wanted. it's almost thanksgiving, let' s be thankful.
If Palin is the best the GOP has to offer for leadership then it's sayonara to the GOP or is it good riddance. Geezer has really showed how incompetent he really is. Then again America did vote for the village idiot from Texas not once but TWICE. How's that go? Fool me once uh uh duh
HAHAHAHA, these comments are funny...the article is funny...good times....
Mccain knows what he's talking about; she will have a very bright future as a GOP leader, but he didn't say that GOP's future will be in the toilet if she IS the GOP leader
Wow, he just cannot admit what a horrible mistake he made! For once couldn't McCain just be honest.
I never would have thought to put the words "bright" and "Sarah Palin" in the same sentence.
This lady has no chance in hell of becoming a leader of any nation except where the majority of the people are brain-damaged Zombies.
ENOUGH SAID.
SARAH HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE.
We Pray Sarah wins the Rep Nomination so Dems can whip her behind again.
Bring it On.
YuBetcha
After reading all the other comments... I must say that I can't stop laughing long enough to spit up in my mouth!!! *LOL* Or I probably would join the rest of you in that activity!
Poor, poor Sarah! Little miss barbie girl.... all dressed up to be a politician!
I'm sorry, but what??? Sarah Palin a breath of fresh air? I don't think so. She certainly is not qualified to hold any political position. She's pretty good at dancing around a question and never answering it ,and that's about it. And I certainly don't trust someone who takes money to be used to build a bridge and then uses it to build a library. Whether she was republican or democrat, I don't want her holding any position in the government!
What a liar. His Sarah Palin choice was so obviously based on a cheap demographic gimmick. If he really considered country first he would have made a much more thought out and responsible choice. And if he honestly thought she deserved to be at that level of government than that proves that Mcain's judgement is ridiculous.. Thanks but no thanks, we've had a ridiculous president for long enough.
John she's a idiot and so are you for picking her. But thanks America is greatful.
Sigh..............
Why John, why? We're not ready for beauty queen meets red neck meets over-achiever psychopath for a leader. She's not going to stop until she's queen of all of North America.
I will respect John McCain when he admits he "screwed up" by "choosing" her just like he admitted to Dave Letterman he "screwed up" by standing him up. Come on John, give the Republicans a "get out of jail free" card.
OMG...I had just a bad day today that this funny joke really made my day!!
The reason you left wing idiots are trashing Sarah Palin is for two reasons, one she is very smart and intelligent, don't know if you know what that means. Number you are scared of her. Oh and a third reason, she is a beautiful woman. It is no wonder the left has their panties in a wad, think of what they have to look at, Reno, Albright, Waters, McKinney, Hillary, Pelosi, and the monkey that will go to the White house. I have a deep and abiding sorrow for the left, not!!! LOL
Palin is dillusional. If she thinks "the good old boys" are going to move over and allow her to slide in, void of any national vetting i.e., 20 months of campaigning, the Republicans deserve what they get from her. Moreover, her base is minimal at best: cultural and social pandering is a dying breed.
Ernie
*LOL* Sorry, commentators.... I can't resist!
Little Miss Barbie plays Soccer Mom! How cute!
Little Miss Barbie plays Mayor! Oh, big girl!
Little Miss Barbie plays Governor! My goodness, what a big girl!
Little Miss Barbie tries to play Vice President!
But she couldn't do it!
Poor, poor Little Miss Barbie had to go back home, but she says she will try again!
God help us all!
Bob = dilusional.
A very bright future? You mean like a meteor that streaks across the sky and then quickly burns out?
McStory better be grateful to Obama for Picking Janet for HSS.I guess that was why he had a meeting with Obama the other day.The conversation goes:
Obama: How can I help?
McStory: Just remove the 2010 obstacle for me my friend
Obama: Which Obstacle?
McStory: Janet Napo-Whatever my friend
Obama: You mean Napolitano
McStory: Whateverher name is my friend.
Obama: I will see what i can do for you.Maybe HSS as she has been working on immigtation / border patrol for a while.
McStory: That's a good idea my friend and thank you my friend.
To Love My USA: learn how to spell before you offer your comments?
Ernie
A breath of Fresh Air,,,,,you have to be kidding. If you really believe that is fresh air coming from her,,,,,,,,,you would really love the fresh air we get here occasionally. We have a large dairy farm across the road from us. plus a few pigs and some chickens.
Sarah Palin has had her 15-minutes of fame in which she proved she is not presidential material. So, now, let's ignore her and maybe she will settle down on her porch overlooking Russia. Let's prove we are serious about the US's future and forget all about SarahNo more discussing, dissing, gossiping about her anymore, right?!
Sarah Palin – the gift that keeps on giving. Next she's off to Georgia to help sink SucksToBe Chambliss.
If Obama does only half as well as expected, running against Palin in 2012 would be considered potential child abuse.
If she's the best they've got, they're cooked.
Well John old boy, you didn't learn much from that whippin you got did you? Didn't the voters make it clear they don't like Palin? Democrats and Republicans alike. Didn't you watch the coverage of the Gov's. convention and see all those unhappy faces on the "boys" who want to be the new g.o.p. leaders?
my hats off to john mcain for being a stand up guy and not blaming palin for his lose of the election. i look forward to seeing what palin has to offer in the future of politics. and all you aters out there palin has done more than anyone of you losers so just go crawl back in your holes.
Is the Grand Old Party becoming (or has become) senile?? Surely their concept of a substantive force/player in the future GOP is more sophisticated than what we saw of Governor Palin. No doubt that she is a great 'soccer-mom' but certainly has not paid a lot of attention to the complex world outside of Alaska. If the conservative base wants a junior high school cheerleader as their representative then Governor Palin was indeed the right choice. Following the debate with Senator Biden and the few press interviews she gave, Senator McCain lost my vote then. The many post-election interviews/appearances that she has now given re-enforced my decision.
Dear Friends,
It is typical of the elite, they want to kill off anything that is a threat, they still talk about Reagan like he was bad.
Guess what, Jimmy Carter was a bad president, and if Mr Obama goes down the same path, he also will be a bad one.
At this point Mrs Palin, is the only one that has given back to the people, and did was right an honorable.
Hey John, are you shopping for another MILF?
Give it up and retire. Please...
McCain – keep bringing Palin up. It will definitely keep the GOP down for a loooong time.