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Michael Welch Poor Little Rich RICH Girl... wrote on Sep 9, 2008 12:13 PM:

" I admit I have not seen the mini'ed Sarah but perhaps the most attractive woman 'in politics' was/is still Jackie Kennedy but then she didn't like it very much. Palin as 'hot' is comparative and in a world of NOT Hollywood I understand. I however in all my life have never as far as I know EVER been considered 'hot' in any way -- except as a Jimmy commenter and erstwhile Trib letter writer and my 'hotness' was usually NOT meant to be complimentary. Palin helps the Mac tick because she gives him his only pazzazz. (Cindy however is sort of Stepford wifeing through it all so she's the one I feel 'sorry' for...) "

To Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 8, 2008 4:43 PM:

" I wonder how McCain would have done had he picked one of those whacky conspiracy-theorists, like Jesse the Body? He was a Governor also. Until I started working in the banking industry, I didn't really know about Fannie and Freddy and sold loans, etc. So, not sure I would consider that a gaffe. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 8, 2008 2:41 PM:

" Foxy lady Sarah has made her first gaffe-apparently from statements made in Colorado she has no understanding of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac. "Good" choice McCain. "

Michael Welch The Electorals Rule... wrote on Sep 8, 2008 12:27 PM:

" From MSNBC I found this 'post convention map' -- while of course McPain has its nation wide point spread of 'five,' the NBC 'map' has listed these states for O 'n' Joe (all pretty 'solid' I'd say): California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, with Iowa, Minnesota and Pennsylvania 'leaning' O. So 190 electorals + 38 for 228 at most. Mac has 136 'likely' plus 64 leaning (200); 110 'toss ups' and the candydandydate needs 270 of course to win. Wouldn't it be ironic if a la 'W' in 2000 the Big O won with electorals but not in popular votes? Would the righties commenting here EVER 'get over it'? I doubt it... "

To Michael wrote on Sep 8, 2008 12:27 PM:

" You don't get it. The officious executive secretary look is what makes her hot. I guess to each his own....BUT the squared face comment was reprehensible. As someone on the latest blog pointed out, comments like yours are one of the reasons many young girls and women have such a low self esteem and resort to eating disorders. You, sir, are nothing but a male chauvinist oink! "

Bowers to Welch wrote on Sep 8, 2008 12:26 PM:

" You obviously have not seen her in a mini-skirt. She is totally hot. Interesting to note that Sarah is being kept away from the media; she's up there in her fortress of solitude no doubt studying up on the issues. Again, the salient point here is that McCain did practically no real investigation of this woman prior to picking her. Just ask the political folks up in Alaska if any of McCain's people called them about her. Now that's sheer stupidity which ought to disqualify him in the minds of rational voters. "

Michael Welch Celebrity Secretary... wrote on Sep 8, 2008 11:26 AM:

" I don't exactly 'get' the Palin as a 'cutie' bit; frankly she has the officious executive secretary look to me and her pics as 'Miss Wasilla'/'Miss Congeniality' show a face squared by too many fries with those mooseburgers; Sandra Bullock she ain't -- but then who is? That said: sure she's uh 'excited' the righties; they may even begin to uh pray that McCain gets 'called' to the Great Beyond soon after Jan 20 hmm; and in the meantime Mac's got a 'bounce' out of convention of about five points on Obama and more importantly, ten among 'likely voters.' Whether Sarah 'holds up' under scrutiny etc., remains to be seen but as has been observed she's acquired voila! 'celebrity'! She ain't Paris or Brittany either but she IS the new People/US/tabloid mag cause 'celebre'... "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 8, 2008 9:42 AM:

" I recently saw a picture of Sarah in a mini-skirt. Wow! Despite all her deficits, I must admit she is extremely attractive in the physical sense. If McCain dies in office, a Palin presidency would be most interesting. I mean can't you just see her sashaying with world leaders all dolled up in cute outfits. No drab pantsuits for this gal. Man, it's like a Jackie Collins novel come to life. "

Republicans are sweating because Palin is hot wrote on Sep 7, 2008 2:18 PM:

" Democrats are sweating because Palin has ignited a grassroots grassfire that's burned a hole right through the liberal 'womens rights' talking points. The light from the Palin torch is exposing the media's sexism and coziness with Obama.

The NY Times says that Obama dispatches women to attack Palin. Imagine if McCain said that he dispatched blacks to attack Obama? Obama and the press don't even recognize their sexism, but women sure do. All the polls are already showing that McCain-Palin have pulled even or ahead nationally. "

Michael Welch The Tale Of Minnie The Moocher Is Next... wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:26 AM:

" NOW the 'einredenich' fixation is that Obama has 'no heart'?! Naw that's Dick Cheney -- his is mechanical and always has been. So the campaign 'discussion' has disintegrated into an argument about the teleprompter?! Righties, your desperation flop sweat is reeking; THAT's your 'issue'?! After abortion, teleprompters?! You'd think you were back parsing Harsch's every word which is your most favorite activity on the Jim blog -- no Harsch, no fun. Discussing oh the renewed Afghan war would NOT be 'fun' nor the current economic stats nor that it's McCain now iterating that 'This is the greatest country in the world; help ME change it' while he has in fact voted 90% with the Bush admin. Yeah I guess you'd better go back to teleprompters and Harsch at that!... "

Patriot wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:30 AM:

" If you think Obama did fine at Saddleback church, then you saw something different than most. Check out youtube for multiple video's showing Obama's um, er, ahhh, um, mmmmisms. They are hilarious.

Obama talks in circles. He's a perfect political speaker cause he talks alot, and it takes you awhile to realize that he really didn't address the root of the question. I don't doubt that Obama has a high IQ, but that doesn't make him the best person for the job. I've worked with brilliant people who were out of touch with how the real world works. In their physic's lab or sociology room they excell, in dealing with real life they were lost. "

To Patriot wrote on Sep 5, 2008 9:50 PM:

" Nope, sorry you are wrong. The RNC has said that the teleprompter for Palin worked PERFECTLY for her. How did Obama do with Rick Warren? Just fine. You might not agree with him, but his answers to unscripted questions were cogent and clear. To say that a Harvard lawyer and law professor needs a teleprompter because he has no heart is just plain stupid. The man is the smartest person on either ticket by far, again, whether or not you agree with his politics. "

To Patriot wrote on Sep 5, 2008 9:34 PM:

" She knew her speech so well because she worked all week at memorizing it. She didn't give any interviews all week in order to do that. We'll see during the "debates" how she does when she can't do that. Notice, I said "debates" clearly hoping there's more than one. "

Patriot wrote on Sep 5, 2008 5:17 PM:

" Well actually the teleprompter was functioning, but it kept scrolling her speech even through the applause, so that when the appause stopped the speech was in a different spot. It happened to both Guliani and Palin, and both of them knew their speeches well enough to not use to teleprompter. They knew their speeches because it was just what is in their hearts. Obama has no heart so he has to have a teleprompter to tell him what his handlers want him to say. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 5, 2008 10:16 AM:

" My feelings are hurt. I threw out a couple friendly greetings to BGS, who I assumed was just busy elswhere. But, his posts make it obvious he is here, and make me wonder if his "just missing me" at Irishfest was also a deliberate snub? "

To Kevin wrote on Sep 5, 2008 8:49 AM:

" Well played, brother. "Four Horsemen of the Confused Minions of the Left". I love it! "

To Patriot wrote on Sep 5, 2008 8:30 AM:

" Actually, even the GOP says the teleprompter worked flawlessly during her speech. Really, now, try not to believe everything Rush tells you. "

Cmon Jimmy wrote on Sep 5, 2008 7:29 AM:

" McCain has a long track record of being bipartisan. Eventhough you're left leaning, you have to admit he's not a bad choice for everyone. And the protestors last night during his speech, what a black eye on the liberals. "

johns wrote on Sep 5, 2008 7:14 AM:

" The fact is both Biden and Obama voted to fund the bridge to nowhere. A bill was introduced to divert this money to fix a bridge damaged by hurricane Katrina, but Ted Stevens (AK) intimidated our "change" candidate into voting for the pork project over something that was a real need. The desparation liberals are showing right now is hilarious. McCain is 100 times more qualified than Obama and he does what's right whether or not it falls in line with the Republicans. "

Mr Obvious wrote on Sep 5, 2008 7:12 AM:

" Yeah because Obama did not throw out any insults or criticisms during his speech did he? "

Harsch...Rancid the Devil Horse wrote on Sep 5, 2008 2:52 AM:

" I don't know if my fellow horsey men will divulge the names of their horses, but I don't mind, and yes, it is none other than Rancid the Devil Horse, still kicking after all these years. "

Harsch wrote on Sep 5, 2008 2:49 AM:

" In some cases it is extremely important to get things right. The Four Horsemen are OF THE APOCALYPSE, and we are me, Welch, Smith, and BOWERS, not Jimmmy, whom we consider far too right wing, an extreme moderate, a moderate extremist, and worst of all a member of the moderate press, a blogmeister of the La Crosse Tribune, which is, it must be said, satanically centrist. "

Dear Kevinn wrote on Sep 5, 2008 1:26 AM:

" Palin didn't speak of any policy issues...any ideas or programs she has......her opinions on the problems facing America. She simply used the same retread repub speech plan......denigrate the opppnents with lies and distortions and put a verb....McCain and P.O.W. in the same sentence over and over agian. She once was a member of a party in Alaska that wanted to secede from the Union. You gotta lot of defending to do.....keep trying. - BrianGSmith "

Yo wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:14 PM:

" Obama would not want his daughter to be burdened with a child at such a young age. I'm still glad his mother didn't agree with that, and I'm not an Obama fan at all. "

Yo wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:11 PM:

" Jimmy, nice to see you back to yourself on the attack of someone who is more qualified than Obama to run the presidency, should the need arise. Community organizer vs. Governor. Making a decision for/against an issue like the bridge, vs. Voting Present. Her daughter's mistake was news for 3 days vs. Edwards who was kept silent for a year, and moveon.org was started because of a chief executive who we were all told - It's just sex, it's his business, back off, move on! Love of country vs. appealing to Germans, et al.(in Europe) Easy to see why it's tied up in the polls today. The choice is clear McCain/Palin. "

Big Spender wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:52 PM:

" Regarding: "PROMINENT REPUBLICANS CAUGHT OFF CAMERA DISSING McCAINS CHOICE OF PALIN"

My Republican friends at work were taken aback by this choice also, but I'll bet that if they were to appear at a Republican rally, they'd be singing along with Mitch, as it were. No one likes high comedy more than I do; this whole Palin story is one of the best in years.

Even more amusing is Palin's support for Alaska's secessionist party--is Zhirinovsky involved with them? (Mr. Z wants Russia to take back Alaska.) "

go figure wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:27 PM:

" actually davidinlse, hitler was a socialist. an extremely fascist socialist. "

Kevin wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:18 PM:

" FYI- googled Sarah Palin hissy fit and found mostly left leaning folks whining about her credentials and how John McCain has made a horribly 'hypocritical' and ill informed choice. Man....you on the raging left love to use multisyllable words. Too bad you just don't know what they mean. "

Kevin wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:53 PM:

" I believe all the claims of hypocrisy on the blog the other day were aimed squarely at Sarah's daughter's pregnancy. The associated press article on the front page this morning had a bit of that same whine to it. Discussing the fact that the entire Palin family was at the convention. How could a family be so crass as to actually support the their mother and spouse. The young man who is the father, demonstrated a a beginning of accountability, and responsibility. I think most people, parties aside could see the honor his being by the young womans side. You guys are the problem with America. Always bitching, never solving a damn thing. But hey, it's all good, right? "

Kevin wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:49 PM:

" Harsch, Smith, Welch and Gillman the four horsmen of the confused minions of the left. All claiming to have never read or seen an excerpt from and open minded republican on this blog, however, with the exception of perhaps Gillman, all think nothing of using belittling (good dem word), condescending adjectives to describe those with differing opinions. Masters of obfuscation. I wish I would not have had to actually be productive today, I missed all the fun on this blog. I think Palin has proved she can give as good as she gets. "

Gillman wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:44 PM:

" After hearing you on the radio you fit the voice I knew you would have. Whinny complaining illogical drivel and typical wacko sounding off the wall left wing liberal. "

When Palin wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:41 PM:

" was asked about "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, her response was - "If it's good enough for the founding fathers it's good enough for me". Someone should tell her that the Pledge was written in 1892 and the word's "under God" were added in 1954. "

davidinlse wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:19 PM:

" RE:Man you libs wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:22 PM: Always remember, Adolph was a right winger also. "

To Brian Smith wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:10 PM:

" I gotta tell you, "snippety speech to the kool aid choir" is excellent. "

The Market has Spoken wrote on Sep 4, 2008 5:46 PM:

" The US Stock Market took a huge tumble the day after Palin's snippety speech to the kool aid choir. And Obama raised $8 million since her 'historic' hissyfit...BrianGSmith "

Dear Banger wrote on Sep 4, 2008 5:45 PM:

" The squirming, shucking and weaving is coming from the right wing pundits, right wing politicians and right wing apologists (a subbroup you dwell in). This Palin is a VP candidate....that's serious shtuff worthy of serious inquiry. If the woman can't handle some questions after a few days hows she gonna handle the pressure of being a 'commander in chief'. That's why I'm nervous......she's a conservative idealogue not an American populist and we're sick of looney conservative idealogues who can't even keep their own homes in order. - BrianGSmith "

Patriot wrote on Sep 4, 2008 5:44 PM:

" You can hear the shrill cry of the libs as they realize they have and empty suit for a candidate and the Republicans have two candidates of substance. Call the Whaaabulance, cuz the crying is only going to get louder as more independants jump on the McCain/Palin bandwagon.

By the way, Palin's teleprompter failed midway through her speech, yet she still knocked it out of the park. Obama is lost without his teleprompters. Palin Rocks! "

haarsch wrote on Sep 4, 2008 5:39 PM:

" Palin will cancel out the anti-black vote and Obama will win if he is not assassinated by 'methamphetamine' loons. "

Nestor wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:41 PM:

" TO- To Nestor, I apologize and will attempt to slow down. You are in denial. You also will not aproach the point that government employees are already covered. Because of that, it should be called a private sector worker health care crisis. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:25 PM:

" Brian, my dear brother, I missed you at Irishfest a couple weeks ago. How have you been, man? Your brother and friends kept telling me I just missed you. Maybe next time, huh? "

Or are you wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:23 PM:

" really so evil that you think if you beat on her long enough, you can destroy her? Well, good luck. Meanwhile, the whole country is getting a real revealing look at our "unbiased" media. Some of you, and that includes you, Jimmy, look pretty darn silly and arrogant. If you do somehow manage to break the Palin family and send them packing, you will show us all you are nothing but a bunch of. I got news for ya, most of us peons out here think she is great. Well, we will all stay tuned. "

Man you libs wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:22 PM:

" are a hoot! I'm laughing my butt off at your foaming at the mouth "comments." It's gonna be sooo much fun watching this play out and see how big a fools you are all gonna make of yourselves. And really, what do you libs care who the republicans run, unless, of course, you are scared? "

theman and further ... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 3:50 PM:

" I resented Palin's crack about Obama's community organizing. Did anyone research who he worked for and what he did? here you go:

He worked for a faith based organization called Developing Communities Project. he was 23 at the time. It was made up of eight Catholic parishes when he got there and had one staff member. He was its director, meaning he was in charge. He made decisions about it, including staffing, budgets, etc. And when he left in 1988 to go to law school, he had grown its budget from $70,000 to $400,000, its staff from 1 to 13 people. More important, he created a job training program for this community and a college prep tutoring program. "

Don wrote on Sep 4, 2008 3:50 PM:

" Palin sounds a lot like folks here in western Wisconsin,NE Iowa and SE Minnesota. She could help McCain in the Coulee region. "

Banger wrote on Sep 4, 2008 3:27 PM:

" It is fun to see the liberal democrats squirm over Sarah Palin. She really has them nervous. I can imagine Nancy Pelosi is sick to her stomach with the possiblility of not being the most powerful woman in government any longer. "

Don wrote on Sep 4, 2008 3:21 PM:

" On Friday,I wasn't too high on the Palin pick. Now I am convinced McCain made the right choice,by gauging the leftwing media's reaction to her. "

To Nestor wrote on Sep 4, 2008 2:44 PM:

" I have grown weary of trying to make sense of your posts. I agree with you sometimes. I think. Would you please be so kind as to ask someone to edit or proofread your posts? They are mostly unintelligible. By the way, I am an "anti" I think. I have no government benefits and have provided my own insurance, off and on, over the years. There is, in fact, a health care crisis in this country. Paying for it is going to bankrupt companies or individuals and maybe, both. "

Timmy wrote on Sep 4, 2008 2:36 PM:

" No one has or should accuse Michael Welch of being an academic milquetoast. But, O thou sovereign master wit, do you account for Gov. Palin being hot? Superficially, she is better looking than Mac, Obi Wan Kenobi, and good ol' Joe combined. "

Nestor wrote on Sep 4, 2008 2:10 PM:

" Look closely, almost all of these anti posters are sucklings on the government milk sack, or are now retired on disproportunate awarded benefits. Where as stated last night, 'they are looking for the government to save them'? Any exceptions? Speak up. LHI employees do not count as their straw and source is too close. A rising tide has not raised all boats. Even you Jimmy, unless you want to correct us and illustrate your benefits? Health care crisis? There is not a 'health care crisis'? It is a private sector worker health care crisis. Call it what it is! "

Big E wrote on Sep 4, 2008 2:04 PM:

" Billy O will be asking the tough questions tonight. Grab you popcorn and tune in. I'll give Obama credit for even going on the show....but lace up your boots....it won't be a Stewart laugh fest. Time to answer some real questions! "

Bowers to Shes got appeal wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:59 PM:

" Very clever, but I am not fooled. "

Nestor wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:36 PM:

" Jimmy- There should be an alternative side. But alas we will never see it. While too close relationships exists between the likes of Rusty, 'On Too Many Boards', Doyle, and our RINO (Republican In Name Only) Mayor and his pocket full of majority Democrat Council votes. Placing long shot TIF bets with our Lacrosse taxpayer dime. Am I Republican? Hell NO! Not in this town, as they fight for power and accomplish nothing. Then there is the chosen Republican 'One', running the Logger's for $5k rent per year. While they still pound on Pettibone Campground for over three years that pays a base of $27k? Gee, I wonder who has sat on that Board? Politics is local, and you continually sit mute on this bunch of Dems giving away the local store to a favored few! "

Dear still waiting wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:35 PM:

" Palin flip-flopped on her first national speech in Ohio saying she was against the Alaskan 'bridge to nowhere'...when in fact she was for any money the Alaskan delegation could force US Taxpayers to send to that wilderness....a true conservative with a prganat daughter she doesn't like to speak about....maybe if daughter Brstol enlisted her Mom would bring her up in campaign speeches. Pcking Palin gave the election to Obama.....nobody wants that corny chick running this Nation.....sorry. - BrianGSmith "

BrianGSmith wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:30 PM:

" That evil liberal press . What nerve have they to ask "Who is Sarah Palin?"..."What experience does she have?" "Where/what is Wasilla?"....Mrs Palin is more than happy to speak about her son who enlisted on 9-11-2007 but no one can ask about her underaged and unmarried pregnant daughter. Repub's and right wingers are simply babies living by playground BS rules. I hope they get shut out in November so we can return to days of peace and quiet and normality instead of contiuous pantswetting fearmongering hysteria. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:17 PM:

" I saw the Jon Stewart clip also. This guy ought to be up for a Pulitzer Prize or something akin to it for his brilliant skewerings of the media and political hypocrisy. Will the mainstream ask the hard questions that need to be asked, or will it be left up to Stewart and the National Enquirer to do the job? "

Michael Welch Whats In A Name -- Or Word... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:05 PM:

" Now we can CLEARLY see by the number of comments recently posted at once (25!) that the campaign is HOT and uh so is Palin. The 'heat' however cuts both ways as they say -- i. e. Palin, like Obama, has to be scrutinized and HER 'hypocrisy' has nothing to do with daughter 'in trouble,' as 'Lee B' has observed on another Jim blog, but with the 'reform' stuff that Big Mac keeps vaunting and Palin's supposed to underscore. Well NONE of the religio rightie Repubs here CARE about that stuff -- abortion is the ONLY issue they really 'care' about as they've proved again and again -- but Palin's appeal to the country is NOT on abortion but per feisty non-player with those 'ol' boys'; BUT it turns out: she's 'played' right along with 'the Boss' after all. THAT's the 'hypocrisy'... "

Still waiting.... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:05 PM:

" for any specific examples(from anyone-Harsch, Welch) of Palins hypocrisy... "

Shes got appeal wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:56 PM:

" I know there are many, many voters out there who don't look deeply into a candidates views and records, rather, they vote by bits and pieces they gather. Sarah Palin provides some tasty bits and pieces for that crowd. I'm an Obama supporter, often incensed by Republican rhetoric ...but I don't have faith that we can get Obama in the Whitehouse. At least not with McCain's VP pick. "

To Double Standard from Jimmy wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:38 PM:

" I hope you don't think that your characterization of me as left-leaning is any kind of scoop.

As to your implying I never have anything good to say about Republicans, that's simply not true, and many past posts prove it. You should also note that I have asked Republican readers (many times) to please give me some examples of what they think the Democrats have done well, and I'm still waiting for an answer. "

To Don from Jimmy wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:35 PM:

" To answer your question, yes, I have watched every minute of BOTH conventions. "

Don wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:20 PM:

" Did you even watch the convention Mr.Gillman. The GOP has been down in the dumps for awhile,and McCain's pick of Palin has been a tremendous bolt of energy and enthusiasm. He has alsready raised $4 millon since Friday becasue of this pick. Just curious Gillman. Is their any pick McCain could have made you would have said wasn't a misstake? "

Michael Welch IM LOVIN IT -- GOP Popcorn Palace... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:09 PM:

" A few months ago (there is 'memory' here, even on a blog) some anon guy kept commenting with unabashed glee -- he was SO HAPPY he could have been Carl Schneider! -- about the knock down drag out Obama-Clinton, but today it's the Demos' turn: I MEAN Sarah's RICH with possibilities! Ol' self named 'Pat-ree-ott' on another Jim blog proposed that the Palin express would polar ice cap the Obama campaign and you know -- a few days ago I could almost agree but the goodies are all in the Palin lunch bucket -- and Obama seems as per Biden practically Mr Sobersides, the ADULT candidate, while Big Jawn is WILD about a dame who is -- well to be uh 'honest' -- kind of a HYPOCRITE, to employ a recently popular word on the Jimmy express. This time yeah sure -- gimME that popcorn! I'M LOVIN' IT!!!!... "

DJ wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:56 AM:

" ...beats the hell outta the empty suits on the opposing ticket!! "

Jeff S. wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:52 AM:

" I think her performance will backfire for a couple of reasons. It would have been better if she had stuck to introducing herself and telling us what policies she supports, not attacking her rivals. She didn't say anything of substance during her speech.

Instead, she was "a pit bull in lipstick". Put that image in your hookah and smoke it. I personally think it is jarring to have vicious words, most of which lacked the virtue of being true, by the way, coming out of that attractive and supposedly wholesome person. It's like going out on a first date with an attractive person and finding out she has a potty mouth.

While the Republican'ts have many more arrows in their quiver of tricks, I don't see how McCain is going to win by appealing to the public with a VP pick who's dramatically more rightwing than he is. "

Timmy wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:51 AM:

" Hold up a map of the United States. Think of the map as a diagram of a baseball field. Look at where Alaska is in relation to the baseball field. Hmmmm. I don't want a VP coming from the left field bullpen much less the bleachers. "

Michael Welch Stay Tuned For Further Episodes... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:43 AM:

" Also on tape is Mayor Sarah plumping for good ol' boy US Rep Don Young, the bearer of bridges to Ketchikan (or 'catch me if you can' eh), praising him as one who REALLY is Olympian -- i. e. he brings home THE GOLD! So I was onto something yesterday with that comparison re: the Preston Sturges 'classic' film 'The Great McGinty' but I didn't realize just how close I'd come. I'm convinced now that Sarah Barracuda the basketball champ is a 'ringer' so to speak; i. e. the Alaskan GOPper 'good ol' boys' NEEDED a 'reform' candidate who would of course do (as per McCain) some minor 'reforming' but only enough to shine the buttoms on the tarnished Grand Old Alaska partyers. Yup -- she's fascinating! And as Ronnie the R used to say -- Stay tuned!... "

Double Standard wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:33 AM:

" You are so left. Is there anything positive at all you could bring yourself to write about a republican? Why wouldn't you state something like this - The press should dig deep and dig hard so Americans can find out just who theyre being asked to vote for in Barry Obama. Many have no idea his real name and the fact he changed it when he decided to run for office. There is no limit of information that could be dug up about any of these candidates. Americans don't know who they are voting for in Obama. It's a complete mystery. "

Michael Welch She Can Dig Dig Dig Dig Can You DIG IT... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:32 AM:

" Re: Palin the 'reformer': as mayor of Godzilla er Wasilla AK she hired a lobbyist for a town of barely 5000 at the time and boy was it worth it! Now on average, in that oily far northern welfare state of the big dipper, folks get the equivalent of 500 buckaroos per 'independent' Alaskan in earmarked honest graft -- that's fully TEN TIMES THE REST OF THE COUNTRY; can you dig it? Now here's the kicker -- Palin grafted er obtained ONE THOUSAND BUCKS PER WASILLAN -- that's TWENTY+ TIMES MORE than for poor ol' Wis, one of the least grafty states in the nation. YOUR TAX DOLLARS at work -- FOR SARAH already cats 'n' hats! CAN YOU DIG IT?!... "

harsch wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 AM:

" And then there are the voters. I have yet to encounter a single open-minded Republican on this blog. These people should be outraged at the dishonesty of their representatives, at the torture, 'extraordinary rendition', and so on ad infinitum, just as many Democrats were disgusted by Clinton's outright petty lies and NAFTA and a number of sick incidents (such as bombing a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan). "

Michael Welch Id Rather Be Snowmobiling... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 AM:

" I heard a part of Palin's speech; it was B+ for the serve up Obama as lunch starved Repubs and most interesting was the family introductions -- Track (named for the sport I understand!) looked decidedly uncomfortable but for a sideways mouth thing he did that indicated a welcome touch of cynicism. The daughters remained seated -- five month Bristol wearing something old fashionedy voluminous -- until the youngest, Piper, seemed to say Ain't we supposed ta stand up? and then they did, barely. Todd wore a Beckhamish unshaved look but was smiley with the baby Trig ('strong' in Norski) totally conked out -- bored of the rings already? Todd, we were informed, is a 'champeen' snowmobile racer; he smiled again but wanly -- murmuring to himself 'Way up north -- goin' north to --'?... "

Harsch wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:19 AM:

" Stewart followed with clips of O'Reilly. First passionately declaring that teen pregnancy is the family's business and only their business, nothing to get exercised about, and the second clip disparaging the parents of a pregnant Spears girl. The press should be hounding McCain on every single betraed position and should look very closely at the trooper firing in Alaska, among many other things. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:18 AM:

" "Don't let McCains minions push the press around"? Of course the press should be pushed around if necessary. Obama stated emphatically a candidates family is off limits(which I commend him for). But how is this for liberal bias...some talking heads were on last night and someone blasted Sean Hannity(I know, not a favorite of yours, Jimmy)just because he asked about Michelle Obama(while on the campaign trail and addressing the people)saying the US is an evil nation in 2008. To me, even though she is family, this is directly relevant to the campaign as they were on the campaign trail. Well, the liberal commentators were all in an uproar and all aghast that Hannity would bring this up, and kept saying "lets stick to the issues". They then went on to discuss Palins daughters pregnancy, which had 0 relevance. Of course the press needs to be held accountable. "

Harsch wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:16 AM:

" The press has been pushed around a long time, so if nothing changes it would not be surprising. I just watched a clip played by Jon Stewart of Karl Rove praising Palin for having been mayor of the second largest city in Alaska (sic, sick, sickening) followed by a clip of Rove disparaging Kaine, mayor of Richmond, Virginia, 'only' the 105th biggest city in the country. The mainstream press should be doing this job, but it falls to Stewart because a very rare few will call a liar a liar, a hypocrite a hypocrite, a criminal a criminal. "

andy k wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:15 AM:

" The christian right has forced McCain to choose a dark-haired Ann Coulter as his running mate. This will rev up the true believers, but the rest of us aren't impressed. John McCain once WAS a maverick, and it is sad and pathetic to see him pandering to the very people I would expect him to stand up to as president. "

theman more ... but all for now wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:08 AM:

" FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."

THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries. "

theman more ... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:07 AM:

" PALIN: "The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars."

THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama's plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain's plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.

Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families. "

theman more truth vs fiction wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:06 AM:

" PALIN: "...it's easy to forget that this is a man (Obama) who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform not even in the state senate."

THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation. "

theman wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 AM:

" Found on Yahoo: Truth vs typical GOP fiction ...
PALIN: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending ... and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere."

THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a "bridge to nowhere." "

Luscious Johnny wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:54 AM:

" Lest we forget, according to Harsch, Palin is a hypocrite because her daughter became pregnant. Or, is it that her daughter is a hypocrite because her mother believes sex education should not be taught in schools? I get so confused.... "

Cass wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:28 AM:

" I'm bothered by Palin's past criticism of Obama's experience as a community organizer. I wonder if Palin has ANY idea what the role of a community organizer entails and the conditions in the time and place Obama served as an organizer. "

theman wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:27 AM:

" Once again the GOP hauls out a laundry list of attacks because they can't win on the issues. Just once I'd like to see the Dems nail these vermin with the same sort of viscious innuendo and lies. I hope the press investigates this woman and eviscerates her. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO! "

Crimson Mask wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:11 AM:

" I was a doubter, but now I am a believer. When I first heard about McCains pick, I stated I won't vote for him due to the fact she would literally be a breath away from the Presidency. But, the more I hear her and about her, the more I like her. I am glad you mentioned her speech, because if todays topic concerned something else, I was going to beg your indulgence to go off topic. The speech was absolutely incredible. She said what needed to be said and she said it in a fantasic way. Wow! By the way, how about the sexism from the liberal commentators in calling her "shrill"? How often is that word used to describe a male candidate? "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:04 AM:

" It appears the National Enquirer will be reporting an affair between Sarah abd her husband's business partner. Tabloid trash? Well, let's ask John Edwards. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:30 AM:

" I'd like to see Palin hold a press conference where she would answer questions about her performance as mayor and governor. I suspect that this is something McCain fears. "

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