Martin: Raise the bar for Palin and Biden
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(CNN)–Expectations are high for Palin AND Biden. Many of you read my commentary this week on CNN.com and I haven’t changed my opinion.
I’m tired of Washington journalists continuing to say that the expectations are low, and the bar even lower, for Gov. Sarah Palin.
And the same goes for Sen. Joe Biden.
One of these two will be Vice President of the United States. How in the world do we tell our children every day to have high expectations in the classroom, but we should expect the vice president candidates to not raise their game? Nonsense.
It’s time for Biden and Palin to show America what they are really made of.
Bring it on!
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Gov. Palin came out and asked whether she could call Sen. Joe Biden, Joe.
Good move.
Go for the more comfortable name. But Biden plans to call her Governor.
It's all about the staging.
she appears nervous ,but, at least she looked at joe, once.
Biden's first two answers were full of substance and Palin's were ... uh is there some solutions and content here for the Republicans? For 40 years I've voted Repubican. Not this time.
You are being waaaaaay to generous.
I'm hating the word Maverick!!
Sarah Palin's response about the housing issue was a classic regular folks answer.
Biden, right now, is giving a traditional Washington, D.C. answer.
The CNN dialing shows that her numbers were off the charts, his are stable, but not as strong.
Folks, personal stories are what matters in debates.
get er joe. she's lying on tax increases.
Biden just went after Palin on McCain and deregulation, and she could have responded. But she chose to stick to taxes.
He's getting under her skin. Would she be able to hide this from foreign leaders?
She sounds like a robot. Biden has her on the ropes. The questions are going to get harder not easier.
thats right ,joe .talk to the people. ignore her,kinda.
Biden looks very tired. She looks a lot fresher.
Biden has no room to talk about "fairness" given what he did to Anita Hill and Bork when he turned on the man he supported due to some lobby work in his office!
She doesn't seem to know about McCain's record.
What happened to country first?
small business will not have tax increases......businesses that create jobs in the U.S. will get a tax break under Baracks plan
She is lying
Again, Biden repeatedly says Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin.
She says Joe, Barack and John.
I Think The Bar Is Set So Low That As Long As Palin Can Stand On Stage Without Setting The Podium On Fire It Will Be Considered A Victory By The Republicans!
Roland, I believe that Obama is the next JFK, what do you think?
She has never met Senator Obama. She should show some respect like he has shown her. Stop calling him Barack. You are killin me Roland. You are giving her points for being sarcastic.
How would McCain's $5K credit help me to get insurance if when the company sees my health history and says that they won't even take a chance on me?
But isn't that the same thing Obama took heat from in the first debate. McCain used Sen. Obama over and over again!
probably because she can cover up her "tiredness' with foundation and all the other goodies that we women have
LOL...bridge to nowhere....
Folks, you ought to see the dials on CNN. Women are relatively flat in responding to Palin. Men are a lot more receptive to Palin.