Alaska Governor is McCain's VP Choice
United Press International
2008-08-29
Alaska first-term Gov. Sarah Palin has been tapped to be Sen. John McCain's running mate on the Republican ticket, a campaign source said Friday.
A senior member of McCain's campaign confirmed the choice of Palin, 44, CNN reported. Fox News cited a campaign source with the same confirmation.
CNN said it was tipped to the choice when it learned a private plane from Anchorage, Alaska, landed about 25 miles from Dayton, Ohio, site of where McCain was to announce his vice presidential choice Friday.
"The fact that she is not a Washingtonian, that she is outside the beltway ... is in her favor," U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, told CNN. "I think it's a breath of fresh air.
Palin, 44, was elected governor in 2006.
Hutchison was under consideration early on as a running mate for McCain. Also on the short list were Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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- August 29, 2008
Trophy Veep Sarah P
Dirty old man McCain apparently thinks he can pick a trophy vice president, just like he married his trophy wife. Only this time, he appears to want an upgrade over his current wife whom he has publically called "cunt" and derided as "putting on her makeup with a trowel". This from an ugly, shrivelled prune like McCain who clearly has the mark of the beast under that giant welt on his face.
The idea that women, or men for that matter, will admire his choice of an airhead for the #2 spot on his ticket shows what utter contempt and disrespect he has for women.
I think his choice will be a disaster for the campaign and will backfire big time. I guess time will tell as to whether this cynical ploy will really fool women sacrificing their reproductive freedom. I have more faith in women in America than that.
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By aaroncAugust 30, 2008 - 9:30am