McCain admits defeat, picks somebody REALLY not qualified to be president

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Sarah Palin resume:



Mayor of small town 'till 2005

Now Governer of Alaska

Recently fired Public Saftey director for refusing to fire her former brother in law



Looks like 1984, except Mondale had been replaced by McCain. Sad. I was hoping for a contest.
 
But the wrinkly white guy is not in the best of health, and he is old, as in

not young. He has look visibly tired to me. Isn't there some

competent female he could have found?



Hillary must be grinding her teeth.
 
There is no doubt that Obama should have shown more respect to Hillary. That's what happens when you let pride get the best of you.
 
McCain is 72, has choloersterol numbers off the chart, has had skin cancer 4 times (one life theatening) and he picks the former First Runner Up to the Miss Alaska pagent?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin



(I guess I shouldn't say anything. I briefly dated the first runnerup to Miss Fresno county many years ago.)



So much for three months of running the "Not qualified rockstar" line by the Republicans. Now they ARE the line. Bazarroworld indeed. I wonder what the intrade line looks like this afternoon.
 
As I see it, Palin is an attempt to pick up the disaffected HRC voters. Maybe it will work, maybe not. Back in October I read a very flattering article about Palin in the foreign press, and how she had been "maverick" herself. I had never heard of her until then. The story about the public safety director isn't very good though. I don't know why people do these kinds of things. Manufacturing cause really isn't that hard.
 
[quote author="EvaLSeraphim" date=1220048483]As I see it, Palin is an attempt to pick up the disaffected HRC voters. Maybe it will work, maybe not. Back in October I read a very flattering article about Palin in the foreign press, and how she had been "maverick" herself. I had never heard of her until then. The story about the public safety director isn't very good though. I don't know why people do these kinds of things. Manufacturing cause really isn't that hard.</blockquote>


I see it as much more than that.



While experience is a legitimate issue, so are political outlook and judgement. While her level of inexperience rivals that of Obama, what I am reading about Palin is incredibly positive. Instead of worrying about what would happen if McCain is unable to complete his term in office, people need to worry about what happens if Obama IS able to complete his term in office.



Personally, I think one of the strongest statement about her values is reflected in the following quote from the Wikipedia article on her:

<em>

On April 18, 2008, Palin gave birth to her second son, Trig Paxson Van Palin, who has Down syndrome.[8] She returned to the office three days after giving birth.[9] Palin refused to let the results of prenatal genetic testing change her decision to have the baby. "I'm looking at him right now, and I see perfection," Palin said. "Yeah, he has an extra chromosome. I keep thinking, in our world, what is normal and what is perfect?"[9]</em>



That's certainly a refreshing contrast to Obama's position on partial birth abortions. (a.k.a. infanticide )
 
Bad choice. He tossed out his best issue and made a blatant attempt to get Democratic women voters, who weren't going to vote for him anyway. The issue with the PSD won't pan out to be anything but that won't stop Dems from using it for the next 60 days. So he's added a liability, mitigated his strongest argument, and alienated every social conservative in the party. Either he's betting that he can beat Obama straight up and the Veeps won't matter, or he knows he can't win and is making a symbolic move for the future of the party.



Gov. Palin has a lot going for her as a politician, but this isn't her time. This isn't as bad a choice as Dan Quayle, but it's close.
 
Well, it's nice she has the strenght of her convictions, I guess.



If I had ever gotten pregnant with a down's syndrome child, I would

have gotten an abortion, and I rather agree with the life definition of

McC.



So I don't want her to address my convictions, they are none of her

business.



I put it to you all that if the creator, if there is one, cared about

1st trimester children, he/she wouldn't have had a situation where there

are so many natural miscarriages. Many of them are clearly defective.

I think the %age is something like 30%. Aften it is so early the woman

doesn't know she's miscarried.
 
[quote author="no_vaseline" date=1220048060]McCain is 72, has choloersterol numbers off the chart, has had skin cancer 4 times (one life theatening) and he picks the former First Runner Up to the Miss Alaska pagent?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin



(I guess I shouldn't say anything. I briefly dated the first runnerup to Miss Fresno county many years ago.)



So much for three months of running the "Not qualified rockstar" line by the Republicans. Now they ARE the line. Bazarroworld indeed. I wonder what the intrade line looks like this afternoon.</blockquote>


This lie should be corrected before it gains traction.



From <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-23-mccain-health_N.htm">a USA Today article.</a>



McCain's doctors say he is in good cardiovascular health. A cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Christopher Cannon, not a member of McCain's medical team, says McCain has a 22% risk of a heart attack or death in the next decade, based on data from the Framingham Heart Study. Doctors routinely use the study to calculate risk.



...



? Although McCain is at a healthy weight ? 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 163 pounds ? the senator's blood pressure, 134 over 84, qualifies him as a "prehypertensive." That's higher than ideal, but below the cutoff for high blood pressure, Cannon says.



...



? Cannon says McCain's cholesterol should be lower, given the candidate's blood pressure. McCain's total cholesterol is 192 on a scale in which anything below 200 is considered healthy. His LDL, or "bad cholesterol," is 123, while his HDL, or "good cholesterol," is 42. According to national guidelines, a man with McCain's other risk factors should have LDL of less than 100 and, ideally, no more than 70, Cannon says.
 
[quote author="EvaLSeraphim" date=1220049228]Is it a contrast? Sarah Palin made a choice.</blockquote>


Eva, with limited exceptions, anyone who feels that they have a right to choose whether or not another human being lives or dies is pretty arrogant and foolish at the same time.
 
[quote author="BMP 309" date=1220053392]He was smart to go with a woman, but I would rather it be KBH.</blockquote>


I need more information before I can fully formulate my opinion.



From what I have read so far, I do like Palin. I believe that she enhances the appeal of the ticket to true conservatives. While lack of experience in public office and lack of foreign policy experience are legitimate issues, she seems to have good values and judgment.



I doubt that she will be able to prevent me from voting for Barr in November, but at first glance she does appear to be a good choice.



One thing is certain, McCain stopped people from talking about Obama in a hurry.
 
[quote author="stepping_up" date=1220053646]ONLY Winex could wax lyrical about Palin. I seriously thought this would be enough for him to eat humble pie for a day. :)</blockquote>


Stepping Up, obviously you haven't paid close attention.



If the only choice for President was between McCain and Obama, obviously I would pick McCain.



But I have a major philosophical problem that prevents me from voting for McCain (or any other liberal). In all probability, I will be voting for the Barr-Root ticket in November.
 
[quote author="Nude" date=1220049653]Bad choice. He tossed out his best issue and made a blatant attempt to get Democratic women voters, who weren't going to vote for him anyway. </blockquote>


I don't know, Nude. Although its only one vote, the pick shook my Democratic registered wife pretty hard this morning. I watched her stop dead in her tracks and jaw drop when she heard the story of the Down's Syndrome child. My sense is that from a female perspective, making a decision like that earns a whole lot of respect.



Although I don't think this gives McCain a win, I respect him for swinging for the fences. I don't think he had the win if he made a safe pick like Romney, either. I give the guy credit for going for it.
 
[quote author="BMP 309" date=1220053392]He was smart to go with a woman, but I would rather it be KBH.</blockquote>
Hutchinson made it clear in February that she didn't want to be VP. She's 65, isn't running for re-election as Senator in 2012, and there is a good chance she will run for Govenor of Texas in 2010. I think McCain knew better than to bother asking.
 
[quote author="CK" date=1220054734][quote author="Nude" date=1220049653]Bad choice. He tossed out his best issue and made a blatant attempt to get Democratic women voters, who weren't going to vote for him anyway. </blockquote>


I don't know, Nude. Although its only one vote, the pick shook my Democratic registered wife pretty hard this morning. I watched her stop dead in her tracks and jaw drop when she heard the story of the Down's Syndrome child. My sense is that from a female perspective, making a decision like that earns a whole lot of respect.



Although I don't think this gives McCain a win, I respect him for swinging for the fences. I don't think he had the win if he made a safe pick like Romney, either. I give the guy credit for going for it.</blockquote>
I expect it shook a lot of people up, especially when contrasted with Obama's not choosing Hillary. But people don't vote for the VP. Hillary would have brought Obama all of her supporters, gathered after months of campaigning, but they would be voting for the ticket, not just Hillary. In contrast, Palin has 68 days to convince people she's at least qualified to be VP, and that's really the best she can do in that amount of time.
 
[quote author="stepping_up" date=1220053646]ONLY Winex could wax lyrical about Palin. I seriously thought this would be enough for him to eat humble pie for a day. :)</blockquote>


Nope.



He would still be jumping up and down if McCain had made his choice Hillary.
 
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