Despite "Today’s" earlier praise of Sarah Palin’s debate performance, Amy Robach managed to assemble seven "undecided voters" (and reported that five voted for Bush) who did not express high opinions of the Alaska governor. On the October 3 edition, Robach found women voters she identified as undecided and from key battleground states. Although the discussion began with two of the women offering positive remarks about Governor Palin, the positive feedback ended there.
Polling these seven women, Robach found "nearly every one" held a less favorable view of Sarah Palin after viewing the debate. One voter claimed Palin "has sealed the deal for me" and she "is in no way ready...to be vice president." Another "made up [her] mind" because "Palin didn’t do it for me." Curiously, one "undecided" voter wanted a candidate that would "end the war" and because of Biden’s promise she was swayed to the Obama/Biden ticket.
The transcript follows.
ANN CURRY: One group watched last night's vice presidential debate very closely, undecided voters, especially women. Our national correspondent Amy Robach watched it last night with a group of them. Hey Amy.
AMY ROBACH: Hey Ann. That's right. And before the debate these women were truly torn about who they should vote for but when I spoke to them after it was all over last night some of them had their minds made up. We gathered together seven undecided women from swing states like Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. Five voters who in 2004 cast ballots for Bush, one for Kerry, and one who is going to the polls for the first time in 2008. So a lot of pundits thought tonight that it was very important for Sarah Palin, Governor Palin, to prove that she had a real understanding of the issues. How many people now have a more favorable view of her?
SARAH OEHLER, COLORADO VOTER: Both of them were able to really make some strong statements and go back to some specific issues because I hadn't seen Sarah Palin go to really specific voting records and tonight I saw her come back in force a couple times and that impressed me.
LORI SINGLETON, FLORIDA VOTER: She just seems like somebody that I could sit across the table from and just have this great conversation with. I mean, she's feisty and I like that.
ROBACH: By a show of hands, how many people were disappointed or have a less favorable view of Sarah Palin after watching her tonight? Nearly everyone.
MELANIE McCORMICK, FLORIDA VOTER: She avoided the questions that were clearly asked to her. I really do not feel that she's ready to lead this country.
ROBACH: How many people now have a more favorable view of Senator Biden post-debate?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I really like what Joe Biden said about what happened during the last four years. Our economy has gone down.
ROBACH: Has anyone here made a decision based on tonight? You have Terri.
TERRI WATSON, FLORIDA VOTER: She has sealed the deal for me. She is in, no way, ready to, you know, be the vice president and potential president of the United States of America, not at all.
McCORMICK: I made up my mind tonight. I have one parent who is a Democrat and the other one who is a Republican. I was undecided because I was hearing two different sides of the story. Palin didn't do it for me.
ROBACH: Was there a moment that stood out to you the most?
SINGLETON: Biden said they would end the war and she said they would not. That's pivotal for me, pivotal.
DEBBIE FROMMER, PENNSYLVANIA VOTER: What bothered me the most is the way they keep talking about rebuilding Afghanistan, Iraq. Not once did anybody mention that our people here down in New Orleans and Texas and everything else that are still without homes from Katrina.
ROBACH: Earlier this week we heard in Geraldine Ferraro. She the only other woman in that position in our country's history and she supports the Obama/Biden ticket, but she said this: She says "I want Governor Palin to do well because it's important for little girls to see someone there who can stand toe to toe with a guy." Do you feel the same?
WATSON: I have two daughters myself. I wanted her to do well. You know, I needed her to do well, the world is watching.
OEHLER: I think she came out fighting and I hope there come as day you don't have to be a gentleman to debate a woman, that you can really come out with some punches. Why does this have to be a discussion?
ROBACH: And Ann it is the undecided voters in swing states like these women will be very influential on Election Day and will be watching each of these campaigns very closely over the next few weeks.




















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Perfect example of some
October 3, 2008 - 13:44 ET by bigtimerPerfect example of some people say...
I used to be able to watch how they made bites for the evening news on networks like CBS...they would interview plenty of people on the street, plenty that had a disagreeing view with their biased question...find one or two that agreed, and guess which ones would show up in the sound-bites when they would say we found people like Mrs. Parrot here...blah blah blah...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
BT
October 3, 2008 - 13:46 ET by ThisnThatWe're thinking alike. I wish I had waited 2 minutes -- I could have saved some typing (see my post below).
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TnT... LOL...well as mb
October 3, 2008 - 13:52 ET by bigtimerTnT...
LOL...well as mb likes to say...GMTA!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Isn't it silly that they
October 3, 2008 - 14:46 ET by kgIsn't it silly that they feel they need to create the news. Is the U.S. that lacking in news stories? It is almost like they are selective on what they want the public to hear....Oh...Wait. That is what they are doing.
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
I'm still undecided ...
October 3, 2008 - 17:18 ET by wdhorningI can't decide if I should "punch" the ballot as it is for McCain-Palin, or do a write-in for Palin as Presisdent and McCain as Vice President.
I'm putting my year's
October 3, 2008 - 13:44 ET by ThisnThatI'm putting my year's salary up to say these were not 7 randomly chosen people. I'm going one step further to state that these people also were not the first choice -- a lot of people would have had to be rejected to find 5 "independent" people who voted for Bush who believed that Palin failed last night.
And this is what NBC delivers to viewers every,... single,....day. Atrocious.
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on the radio....
October 3, 2008 - 13:53 ET by XJ.JonI was listening to the "postgame" coverage on my way home from watching the debate at a friends house. It is a local talk radio station, that tends to have more liberal local programming. I think it uses ABC News for most of it's national stuff, except of course the Glenn Beck program and Rush and Sean.
Anyways, the reporter was in Ohio at some debate gathering, and had four people that, before the debate they asked who they favored. 1 obama(Male), 1 mccain(male), 2 undecided (Female). after the debate, the two undecided, decided they would vote McCain/Palin.
Of course, there was plenty negative from the Obama supporter. to his credit though, he was slightly impressed by Palin's performance. To me, that means she nailed it.
Hmmm, that's funny
October 3, 2008 - 14:09 ET by RESTLESS 1Even huffpo could find independent women who preferred Palin.
On a different note:
DEBBIE FROMMER, PENNSYLVANIA VOTER: What bothered me the most is the
way they keep talking about rebuilding Afghanistan, Iraq. Not once did
anybody mention that our people here down in New Orleans and Texas and
everything else that are still without homes from Katrina.- Can't speak for N.O., but in Texas, we don't beg for handouts. We roll up our sleeves and rebuild ourselves. Galveston got hit as bad or worse than N.O. and I haven't heard near the bitching from them.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
That caught my eye too.
October 3, 2008 - 14:10 ET by Dan The Man 2That caught my eye too. What does she know about those areas anyway except what she has been told. She would be more familiar with the midwest floods. Yep I can see she is a deep thinker.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Not Black Enough for the MSM
October 3, 2008 - 14:40 ET by Secret ConservativeWe don't hear whining and moaning from Texans because 1) they're not poor and black enough for the MSM to care; 2) because the federal, state and local governments did an excellent job with emergency preparedness and evacuation (unlike Louisiana before Katrina); and 3) because Texans believe in personal responsibility and helping their neighbors. They do not wait around for the government to take care of them.
Actually, It's not so much
October 3, 2008 - 21:22 ET by danboActually, It's not so much a Louisiana problem. It's Orleans.
St Bernard where all but 1 house flooded. Is ahead of New Orleans. Even with all the help Orleans got. St Tammany is just about back to normal.
Over here in Mississippi. Pretty much every building within 3 blocks of the beach from Waveland to Pascagola was gone. Not to mention the buildings and homes that only flooded further inland. And the coast it ahead of New Orleans.
There's still a lot to do. But we're all ahead of New Orleans.
Same federal government. You have to look a lot closer to home.
But it was Bush's fault. Not Noggins or BlancO's.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
RESTLESS 1, I don't blame Texans for being........
October 3, 2008 - 15:13 ET by...... a little, OK- a lot, too full of themselves. It's one of the things the world likes about Texans, in an amused way. I salute all Americans who weather the storm, pick themselves up, and go on to bigger and better things. But your remarks: "but in Texas, we don't beg for handouts. We roll up our sleeves and rebuild ourselves." ?! Excuse me?! Texans are asking the Feds(aka: the American people) for $2.3 BILLION just to rebuild Galveston Island! Obviously they don't have to beg. All they have to do is ASK and follow the beaucratic maze to get the $$$. To rebuild homes and businesses that are just gonna get blown over again someday! Isn't that income redistribution- socialism and fiscally unsound???!!
Abe you miss the idea of
October 3, 2008 - 16:38 ET by Dan The Man 2Abe you miss the idea of what is happening. The individual Texan is what we are talking about. Government organizations like Glaveston and teh mayor normally ask for assitance from teh Feds because those people pay collect teh Feds taxes from local constiuents.
If you will notice what DEBBIE FROMMER said -Not once did anybody mention that our people here down in New Orleans and Texas and everything else that are still without homes from Katrina
She was saying individuals and furthermore those people should get off their duffs and get a job and get on with life.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Abe,
October 3, 2008 - 17:07 ET by RESTLESS 1N.O. still acts like Katrina happened last week. Wait a couple of years, then we'll compare progress of each after 24 months, kay?
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Justin, thanks
October 3, 2008 - 14:05 ET by mom_roxWas her follow up question: "How many of you feel that Obama is under assault by the evil Republican right-wing attack machine?"
regarding Barack Obama's tax plan - I never received a job from a poor person.
Undecided
October 3, 2008 - 14:11 ET by Fist of EtiquetteAfter Today was done with them, these ladies were returned to the studio audience at The View set.
...and handed their scale
October 3, 2008 - 14:18 ET by HockeyKid...and handed their scale checks for their appearances on NBC's new election-themed sketch show, "Today's Voters".
On the way to "The View" set
October 3, 2008 - 14:22 ET by OhmingOn the way to the set they will be picking up thier kids from the rehersal of the next Obama song.
Lemme guess...
October 3, 2008 - 14:17 ET by MightyMouthProducer walks outside to potential audience members on line. Yells, "anyone here that doesn't like Sarah Palin? Step forward please!" "Thank you, the rest of you can go home!"
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MSM in the tank!
October 3, 2008 - 14:30 ET by oilcanFault me for being a conspiracy theorist about the liberal machinations of the MSM, but this is another mallet they'll be beating down on our heads for days to come.
It's all done to portray Gov Palin in such an unfavorable light amongst women voters. That it's okay not to like her if you're a woman. Heck if you're a woman, go ahead and hate on Palin, your voice will be heard, we'll give you a national forum to do so.
All the more to tie into the grand conspiracy to take down the McCain Palin ticket. MSM in the tank!
Who is watching this
October 3, 2008 - 14:30 ET by WonkaVisionWho is watching this contrived shit?? Even more important, who the hell would be swayed by it. Anyone dumb enough to watch this segment with interest is already an Obamabot.
Ugh...
October 3, 2008 - 14:34 ET by LincolnMan, thems some ugly wimmins. No wonder they hate Palin.
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The Habitation of Justice
The Obama Nags
October 3, 2008 - 14:39 ET by Lame CherryThese nags Today had on just look at them and guys and gals will know exactly what I mean in they are all teases.
You know the type guys. These are the nags from school to work who do not know you until they need some favor.
I just loved that idiot from Pennsylvania talking about her people down in Texas and New Orleans. Last time I checked Penn is in the northeast and if she got off her butt she would know what the real situation is down south.
But then racist Debbie Frommer doesn't want to help those people over there in Afghanistan as they are like "those people" in Alaska like that woman Sarah Palin.
Debbie Frommer is a racist and a sexist nag.
Terri Watson the Florida nag suffers from jungle fever. She has black dude fantasies just like the chicas Frank Marshall Davis was servicing. She thinks by voting for Obama she will get lucky betting on black.
Hey Melanie McCormick clean the wax out sweetie as when did Biden not evade answering a question and what about the class act in using his dead wife to get votes with that Clinton crocodile tear routine he has perfected.
I have to stop now as 3 nags is my limit before I vomit in disgust at such utter stupidity. You nags belong to Barack Obama and please vote for him as the last thing anyone on this right side wants is your running around saying you are a GOP voter as you are so inept.
*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS
Translation of Lame Cherry's last sentence
October 3, 2008 - 16:03 ET by"HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS" That's Latin for: " I'm on 15 different psycopharmacol drugs. Why am I still in this straitjacket?"
nags
October 4, 2008 - 15:28 ET by livingfreeYou are exactly right, who wants idiots like that anyway. Obozo can have them. Ever take a good look at his following? Maybe if they spoke English one might be able to understand them. Is thizzel in wikipedia? Who Knew!
Livefree or die
DimWit
October 3, 2008 - 14:46 ET by LionKing"UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I really like what Joe Biden said about what happened during the last four years. Our economy has gone down."
Who has impeded this country? Congress. Who has been in control for the last 2 years? Democrats.
Who got us into mortgage/banking crisis? See the truth !!!
LionKing, Gee I thought i had that link saved, ffing google+yt.
October 3, 2008 - 15:17 ET by upcountrywaterThe old link had 1.5 million views.. NOW DEAD...
the new link 1/2 million... great...thank you..
HAY j.frank.... look at the link...use the PAUSE button, you'll need it.
CLIMATE CRISIS
IranianUranium
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October 3, 2008 - 15:33 ET by LionKing.
utube video
October 3, 2008 - 15:33 ET by LionKingThe original version of the video evidently was pulled by youTube at the behest of Time-Warner ... they claimed copyright infringement.
As it states at the beginning, it is actually Fair Use. Every other video that uses a Time-Warner song should be pulled from youTube, otherwise it is clear censorship.
Asking an ADHD liberal to watch the TRUTH is expecting too much.
Show of hands, now (and please use the 'O' symbol)
October 3, 2008 - 14:51 ET by SickofLibsYeah, this is a totally honest sample, for sure.
All seven women were "truly torn" before the debate? Then they're idiots and who cares what they think. Palin's performance was so dismal they must vote Obama? Another steaming breakfast crock served up by the Today Show.
Back to you, Ann.
How much you wanna bet that
October 3, 2008 - 14:56 ET by Clear thinkerHow much you wanna bet that the Today Show put these people up at the swankiest spot in NY, gave them each $5,000 dollars spending money, and flew them in on a very nice private Jet? Any takers?
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Clear thinker-You betcha I'll betcha
October 3, 2008 - 15:25 ET byI'm in for $50 grand. Contact me via private message if you're a man of your word.
Abe... Knowing your past
October 3, 2008 - 15:31 ET by Clear thinkerAbe...
Knowing your past comments here on NB, I get the impression you can't even come up with $50 grand in Monopoly money! BTW... You still live in Mom's cellar?
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Becoming More unClear, I'm as serious as a heart attack.
October 3, 2008 - 16:07 ET byAbout the bet and you. Are YOU joking and/or a Joke?
Sorry, I don't watch NBC
October 3, 2008 - 15:21 ET by d1carterSorry, I don't watch NBC anymore. I don't believe anything that they put out.
Seven of the eight women on
October 3, 2008 - 15:26 ET by BuffNBoneSeven of the eight women on the panel were randomly selected from the audience exiting "The View". In the interest of fairness, the eighth member was seen hugging a commode when she as chosen. Due to a relapse of symptoms she was not available for the group photo.
"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"
Well Duh- Obviously these were paid plants.
October 3, 2008 - 15:51 ET byThe commenters are absolutely right in being skeptical of these 7 so called women. We all know there is absolutely no one in America who would not be for Palin, unless they were brain washed or bribed.
If you can break from the clutches of MSM you'll find every American believes that Palin would make a better President than Ronald Reagon.
Speaking of Reagon and self delusion. So many NB are able to stare reality in the face and deny it that I don't understand why they can't just lead themselves into believing that no matter what happens in this election, a very alive and vibrant, better than ever Ronald Reagon will be sworn in as President in January.
Speaking of Reagon and self
October 3, 2008 - 16:42 ET by Dan The Man 2Speaking of Reagon and self delusion. So many NB are able to stare reality in the face and deny it that I don't understand why they can't just lead themselves into believing that no matter what happens in this election, a very alive and vibrant, better than ever Ronald Reagon will be sworn in as President in January
Just say no to Drugs Abe.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
»→ Dan II
October 3, 2008 - 16:47 ET by Cool ArrowI hardly think John McCain is more vibrant than Reagan.
We kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon - Joe Biden
THIS EXPLAINS THE MINDS OF OBAMA-BIDEN
October 3, 2008 - 18:05 ET by reelman46THE MINDS OF OBAMA-BIDEN EXPLAINED HERE
The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness
By Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr, MD…December 4, 2006
What the liberal mind is passionate about is a world filled with
pity, sorrow, neediness, misfortune, poverty, suspicion, mistrust,
anger, exploitation, discrimination, victimization, alienation and
injustice. Those who occupy this world are “workers,” “minorities,”
“the little guy,” “women,” and the “unemployed.” They are poor, weak,
sick, wronged, cheated, oppressed, disenfranchised, exploited and
victimized. They bear no responsibility for their problems. None of
their agonies are attributable to faults or failings of their own: not
to poor choices, bad habits, faulty judgment, wishful thinking, lack of
ambition, low frustration tolerance, mental illness or defects in
character.
None of the victims’ plight is caused by failure to plan for the
future or learn from experience. Instead, the “root causes” of all this
pain lie in faulty social conditions: poverty, disease, war, ignorance,
unemployment, racial prejudice, ethnic and gender discrimination,
modern technology, capitalism, globalization and imperialism. In the
radical liberal mind, this suffering is inflicted on the innocent by
various predators and persecutors: “Big Business,” “Big Corporations,”
“greedy capitalists,” U.S. Imperialists,” “the oppressors,” “the rich,”
“the wealthy,” “the powerful” and “the selfish.”
The liberal cure for this endless malaise is a very large
authoritarian government that regulates and manages society through a
cradle to grave agenda of redistributive caretaking. It is a government
everywhere doing everything for everyone. The liberal motto is “In
Government We Trust.”
To rescue the people from their troubled lives, the agenda recommends
denial of personal responsibility, encourages self-pity and other-pity,
fosters government dependency, promotes sexual indulgence, rationalizes
violence, excuses financial obligation, justifies theft, ignores
rudeness, prescribes complaining and blaming, denigrates marriage and
the family, legalizes all abortion, defies religious and social
tradition, declares inequality unjust, and rebels against the duties of
citizenship.
Through multiple entitlements to unearned goods, services and social
status, the liberal politician promises to ensure everyone’s material
welfare, provide for everyone’s healthcare, protect everyone’s
self-esteem, correct everyone’s social and political disadvantage,
educate every citizen, and eliminate all class distinctions. With
liberal intellectuals sharing the glory, the liberal politician is the
hero in this melodrama. He takes credit for providing his constituents
with whatever they want or need even though he has not produced by his
own effort any of the goods, services or status transferred to them but
has instead taken them from others by force.
It should be apparent by now that these social policies and the
passions that drive them contradict all that is rational in human
relating, and they are therefore irrational in themselves.
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SEND THIS TO 3 LIBERALS…I DARE YOU…I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU TO STEP UP…NOW IS THE TIME.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
Absolutely Hysterical Stuff...
October 3, 2008 - 23:01 ET byI scanned but didn't really read this, I'm not into long personal stories told by fellow NB. But the last words got my attention:
"I DARE YOU…I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU TO STEP UP.....
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish) "
Hysterical !
Dan, I can and do say No to drugs.
October 3, 2008 - 20:27 ET byIt's a shame so many NB are under such strict Doctors' and court ordered psychopharmacols. But PLEASE DON"T STOP on my account. I'd hate for any NB to walk into a liberal church in Tennessee some Sunday morning.......
What kind of insulting crap are you posting?
October 3, 2008 - 22:05 ET by BlondeNice.
If that's all you have....dude, I have some words of wisdom for you.
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight.
Go back to Kos with your butter knife and have fun...and remember what mummy told you, don't run with scissors!
We need a better class of troll, here.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
What's the matter, Jefferson? Weezie not giving you any?
October 3, 2008 - 22:13 ET by R D HelmI'd hate for any NB to walk into a liberal church in Tennessee some Sunday morning.......
Suppose I do?
-Dave
Palin/Anybody other than McPork in '08
Dave
October 3, 2008 - 22:16 ET by MrShyhttp://www.youtube.c...
NOW PLAYING:
Governor Palin Get Your Gun
Shy, That was great.
October 3, 2008 - 22:31 ET by R D HelmBTW-Congrats on your video success.
LOL-Need a driver?
-Dave
Palin/Anybody other than McPork in '08
GEEZ!!!
October 3, 2008 - 22:11 ET by RESTLESS 1And my guess is, you are the best Kos has to offer. You can't even spell ReagAn's name right. You would not be fit to lick his shoes, much less mention his name in public.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Please don't assume everyone thinks like you
October 3, 2008 - 19:58 ET by The ReformerI am a registered republican, I voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004. I liked McCain...up until he chose Sarah Palin. I think she is the most unqualified, uneducated choice. McCain used to be a maverick. He used to be an individual. He used to be an independent thinker. He lost me the second he chose a woman who has no clue what she's doing. Just because she looks good in a skirt, doesn't mean she should be in the white house.
That's understandable as
October 3, 2008 - 20:01 ET by Clear thinkerThat's understandable as most of us are Conservatives before being Republicans.
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Ct... Thank you. As I
October 3, 2008 - 20:07 ET by bigtimerCt...
Thank you.
As I don't want to come unglued here with TR's remarks...
You summed it up well.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt... It just dawned on
October 3, 2008 - 20:10 ET by Clear thinkerbt...
It just dawned on me. This guy "the reformer" sounds just like John McCain. Welcome aboard Mac!
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Yeah Ct...but I think it's
October 3, 2008 - 20:15 ET by bigtimerYeah Ct...but I think it's too late to wake him up and see the light in about a month from now....
I just know you get my meaning here...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
You are no "reformer." You are a RINO.
October 3, 2008 - 22:46 ET by R D HelmIn case you just emerged from being stuck in an nine hour-long traffic jam without a radio, the man you voted to send to the White House twice signed a bill into law earlier today that essentially means the end of the economic system that this country has had in place since it began.
We are now, officially, a socialist country.
What is more, your beloved replacement for Mr. Bush, John McCain, supported that very same legislation.
Perhaps you call that reform. I call it an f'ing sell out.
What is more, Sarah Palin has more conservatism in her big toe than McCain and Bush have combined. I suspect that this fact is what truly galls you.
-Dave
Palin/Anybody other than McPork in '08
can you not follow instructions?
October 3, 2008 - 22:25 ET by Kirk HallYou forgot to mention christian and conservative right before the big lie of liking McCain.
I think she is the most
October 4, 2008 - 00:25 ET by Dan The Man 2I think she is the most unqualified, uneducated choice - what is the Constitutional requirement for a VP and how does Palin not meet them? Are there any other qualifications for VP than in the Constitution? I will say she is more than qualified to be President, much more than Obama. So elaborate on your obvious problem with the facts of Palin's qualifications.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
I always question the
October 4, 2008 - 17:22 ET by SmartypantsI always question the motivation of anyone who has to tell his audience how he is registered and who he voted for before making a point. Perhaps you are being honest, but it comes across as somewhat weak when anyone questions the qualifications of the Republican V.P. candidate while saying nothing about the Democrat PRESIDENTIAL candidate. Barack Obama is about the same age as Palin and, arguably, has less experience running anything than does Palin. Palin makes some gaffes; then again, so have Biden and Obama. Obama's been on the campaign trail for two years, that's two years he's had to be briefed on the issues, to formulate his talking points. Palin has been in this campaign a matter of weeks. Obama covorts with slumlords, terrorists, and racist anti-American ministers and threatens to change life in America as we know it. And yet it is Palin you have an issue with? Oh, but you're a registered Republican.
You Got It.
October 3, 2008 - 22:09 ET by TexasDrifterI was laid off a few days before Ike hit us. I spent the morning after the eye passed cutting a tree down in the rain and wind that was going to fall on the house. The following day I cut a tree off of my girlfriend's sister's house. The rest of the week was spent cleaning up the fallen and damaged trees on my six acres. Spent one day running around a nearby town to find fuel tanks for a generator and the truck as well as new chains for chainsaws the whole family needed. One day was spent driving to a friend's place to cut most of a tree out of her house. We had to schedule a 70 ton crane to lift the rest out while we cut it up.
Never once filed with FEMA or unemployment and I started a new job two days ago with an 11% raise to boot. You have it exactly about us. We may brag, but as a fellow Texan in the Air Force said: "you don't see anyone bragging about their state so let them make fun of us". We have a huge independent streak, which serves us well during times like this, hence the "Lone Star State".
We may be too proud to ask for the help, even though we appreciate it. We will also be some of the first to volunteer to go help as well. My grandmother's commander had it right: "If he wants a job done right, send Texans. They are too stubborn to quit". LOL. FYI, skin color doesn't matter either. It is a Texan thing.
Texan, born and bred.
Way to go, Tex!
October 3, 2008 - 22:13 ET by BlondeIf there's anything we can do to help (I live in Florida, I get it)....let us know.
I'll kennel your dog for you, like that. Or send hard to find chainsaw parts.....whatever.
Good luck...and seriously....give us a shout out. That's what friends are for.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
TexasDrifter
October 3, 2008 - 22:17 ET by RESTLESS 1Congrats on the new job, and best of luck with the cleanup. As a fellow Texan, (there are many of us here), I will continue to show the sharp contrast between Texas and that other place just east of us. :)
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
TDrifter... From Big Sky
October 3, 2008 - 22:26 ET by bigtimerTDrifter...
From Big Sky Country....good on you...we are the same here..
Lot's of things don't get mentioned in the news...that should about people helping people as it always has been and always will be...but most of all people helping themselves first and foremost...
Take care...good luck with all your endeavours...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Exactly...
October 4, 2008 - 05:32 ET by TexasDrifterIt is always about people helping people. Honestly, I think it is all a reflection on how we were raised and it shows when the worst happens. As Sarah Palin said in the VP debate, government works best when it gets OUT OF OUR WAY!!
Ah Ha
October 3, 2008 - 22:35 ET by Kirk HallThese woman may indeed be plants but today I talked to some woman friends and heard the silliest thing. They claimed that the way she talks makes the US look bad to the rest of the world, and that it would be embarrassing for them as Americans. This is coming from people who are as clueless about current events as you can get.
Of course I went off since I do not care how we are thought of around the globe. But a lightbulb went off right after I calmed down. Being married I know how woman treat and talk about each other as I hear all about it.
They are really deep down inside jealous or dislike her because she is HOT, or some other "catty" thing that I will never be able to understand. I would assume there are more then a few reading here that know what I mean. Yes?
What else could it be?
I understand completely,
October 3, 2008 - 22:38 ET by RESTLESS 1I understand completely, Kirk. And I agree. Jealousy is a BIG part of it.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
R1...exactly..the
October 3, 2008 - 22:50 ET by bigtimerR1...exactly..the green-eyed monster will get ya' everytime in the end of it all...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Kirk..Oh yeah...plus very,
October 3, 2008 - 22:39 ET by bigtimerKirk..Oh yeah...plus very, very fearful, they are trying to dissect her before they have killed her.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Here's what it is Kirk
October 3, 2008 - 22:44 ET by BlondeSarah Palin is a powerful person.
She has the courage of her convictions. To live them. To be them. To be herself.
That's what scares anyone who doesn't understand.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
Courage of convictions.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Kirk, liberal women hate Sarah Palin because she is everything..
October 3, 2008 - 23:02 ET by R D Helm...Hillary Clinton isn't.
And could never be.
-Dave
Palin/Anybody other than McPork in '08
Quiz Show Scandals
October 4, 2008 - 00:38 ET by maggieqpublicFrom Wikipedia…
The American quiz show scandals of the 1950s were the result of the revelation that contestants of several popular television quiz shows were secretly given assistance by the producers to arrange the outcome of a supposedly fair competition.
Anyone else wondering if today’s focus groups (of undecided voters) are about as cooked as the old game shows.
A first impression--room
October 4, 2008 - 04:28 ET by Andrew H.A first impression--room full of people who are dumb as rocks. Not much here to take seriously and there's no doubt in my mind they were carefully selected by our friends in the media.
Never watch the networks and feel much better.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.