Palin!?
Today Politcally Direct airs live straight from the Lion's Den. David Bender will be in Minneapolis where he will be recapping this weeks Democratic National Convention in Denver, and giving his expert analysis on what we can expect from the Republican National Convention. From John McCain's VP pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to President Bush and Vice President's no show at the Republican National Conventiion, there is plenty to talk about this week so give David a call toll free at 866-303-2270.
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- August 31, 2008
Is this the best McCain could do?
What kind of change is McCain referring to. A change from the most corrupt administration in history backed by big Texas oil, to the most corrupt state in the USA backed by big Alaska oil. That is not the kind of change I can believe in!!! If this country buys this as change after the last eight years, I have a bridge to no where they may be interested in.
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By RoberttherockAugust 31, 2008 - 3:30pmRep Convention and Sara
I am in the Czech Republic and cannot get through by phone. I hope you get this...
1. They're losing money - deposits on all functions are probably not refundable.
2. They cannot get their message across, i.e. their lies. No convention, no speeches!
3. Some Americans may think they're cowards - our nation's children are in harms way overseas and the politicos are afraid of a hurricane.
4. Sarah Palin has a very irritating voice and she should be asked to make as many speeches as possible.
5. The levies in New Orleans are finally going to make it into the media. The media has been ignoring the poor reconstruction of New Orleans in general but maybe now we'll hear about it.
6. I am 63 and have finally accepted the concept of "intelligent design". Nothing good has happened to America since these thugs took over. Didn't someone in the republican party hope for rain when Obama was to speak? Careful of what you ask for...
You're great, by the way.
Grace DeLorenzo-Vyborny
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By VybornaAugust 31, 2008 - 4:10pmPalin
McCain's selection of Palin shows his lack of judgement and lack of interest in what happens to the US. He could be considered a maverick if he had selected Lieberman, but who knows what he was thinking when he selected the female equilvalent of George Bush (shoot from the hip, lack of depth, great to have a beer with, neocon policies, and I could go on and on with parellels. If the MSM does not thoroughly vet this light weight they are showing their distaste for Americas future.
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By k4obamaAugust 31, 2008 - 4:53pmRE: PALIN
I HEARD ON LAST FRI'S THOM HARTMANN RADIO SHOW ON THE 2ND HR... HE WAS TALKING TO A RADIO PERSON FROM ALASKA WHO SAID PALIN'S 17 OLD YR DAUGHTER IS PREGNANT... THIS SHOW WAS ON 8/29/08...
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By pkmlk8August 31, 2008 - 5:05pmOOPS, I DID IT AGAIN!
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It might actually be her second child.
There are pictures on the Internet of Sarah at 7,8 and 9 months "pregnant". She was HUGE with her first four children, but with the 5th, she doesn't even look pregnant. Some even described her as a "twig".
Her daughter disappeared from school for 5 to 8 months during her mother's last 5 to 9 months, with a mysterious case of "mono". Things that make you go "hmmm".
McCain might try rethinking his position on Viagra. You know, giving it out for free to guys with a "medical disorder" (limp - not stiff), but making women pay for birth control as a "lifestyle" choice.
Just when you think you've heard everything, along come the Republicans with ....
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By deanrddSeptember 1, 2008 - 3:11pmDon't Let McCain Off the Hook re Palin
I think we would be terribly wrong to give John McCain a sort of pass by saying his selection of Sarah Palin as VP is "just political".
I think it's every sign of how John McCain will govern: he is more than willing to put into power the sort of fundamentalist hard right evangelical ideologues whom Bush Jr. has been putting into office during HIS tenure.
Secondly, I think Democrats may really shoot themselves in the foot if they fail to realize how individually likeable and politically populist Palin is. Palin is mainly there to reach out to fundamentalists and anti-abortionists (who are giddy with her selection), but she's also there as bait to trap liberals into making fun of Alaska or small towns or her very popular and likeable family.
Be very, very careful with this one, Democrats: This is how John McCain will govern, and you take this threat likely at your peril.
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By el_cidAugust 31, 2008 - 5:02pmDon't Let McBush Off the Hook re Palin
And don't forget the OIL/GAS in Alaska too...
"Be very, very careful with this one, Democrats: This is how John McCain will govern, and you take this threat likely at your peril."
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By pkmlk8August 31, 2008 - 5:19pmDazed And Confused
they news must be pay by the Republicans because they seem happy about everything.
I hope women know Palin is NOT Hillary and please don't wote for here because she is a woman
i'm tryin to do my own research but i CANNOT find anything about this woman...McCain thinks
he is so slick.
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By stephanie43229August 31, 2008 - 5:13pmsarah palin's deffinition of VP duties
sarah palin said on TV on july 31 that she needed someone to tell her what the VP's duties were. last week i saw john mccain at one of his town hall meetings say (with that bizarre evil grin of his) that the only two duties of the VP are to attend state funerals and to inquire daily as to the president's health. i'm sure that's exactly how he sees it -- just a silly and ceremonial formality -- so we can assume that's the description he gave palin when she asked him. according to that, of course she's up to the task! it'll be interesting to watch her find out that there really is much more to the job. there are so many things wrong with this picture!!
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By ellie bainbridgeAugust 31, 2008 - 5:39pmLegit Question by Palin.....
...because a VP's duties are largely defined by what the president lets them do.....
If you wanna go back in history...Trumans VP role was basically sitting around with his thumb up his bum because FDR included him in NOTHING.....guy had to get a crash course when FDR kicked the bucket because he hadn't let truman in on basically anything.
Compare that with Cheney's role and the V.P job description is not set in stone.....
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By SgtDSeptember 1, 2008 - 4:56amAn observation
My mom and I were discussing Governor Palin's speech, on Friday and my mom pointed out something that made me go back and watch the speech again: If you watch McCain, during the speech, he seems to be peering over Sarah Palin's shoulder, to see what she's reading. It's almost as if he didn't trust that she was going to say what he wanted her to say and/or that he didn't trust her to stay on message.
Either way, it doesn't say much about McCain's confidence in his chosen running mate.
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By blackfireAugust 31, 2008 - 8:53pmShoulder????? He wasn't
Shoulder?????
He wasn't looking over her shoulder. He was looking at her rear end. And playing with his wedding ring the whole time.
Your mom is too nice.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Dwight Eisenhower
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By MichtouSeptember 1, 2008 - 10:50amYOU ARE BOTH WRONG
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He was NOT looking over her shoulder.
He was staring at her "girlfriends".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOVc9djQUFk
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By deanrddSeptember 1, 2008 - 3:16pmHe can't be doing all three?
He can't be doing all three? Oh wait... what am I saying?!?!
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By blackfireSeptember 1, 2008 - 9:27pmFrom his vantage point, that
From his vantage point, that would be rather difficult. He'd have to lean over her to do that. He was standing slightly behind her. It's obvious what he was checking out.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Dwight Eisenhower
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By MichtouSeptember 1, 2008 - 9:29pmHE WAS THINKING!!
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Whether he was looking at the front or back, we absolutely agree that he was checking her out.
She is ten years younger than Cindy McCain, and with the modern advances in the debilitating medical condition known as "erectile dysfunction", who knows what the future brings, especially with "over the counter" modern medicine?
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By deanrddSeptember 1, 2008 - 11:53pmHeh...
Well, at least that would explain why Cindy didn't look too happy, at the event...
And now I need to go wash my brain... thanks, guys!
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By blackfireSeptember 2, 2008 - 8:57amYou missed your cue!
Hi, David -- The other day when the caller said Palin was Bush in a dress, you said, no she was Quayle. You could/should have said, "No, she's Quayle in drag." Okay, maybe lacking a little in respect but she's a far rightie, so tee hee.
Peace Hugs,
Kate Anne
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"The God of Peace is never glorified
by human violence." -- Thomas Merton
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By KateAnneSeptember 1, 2008 - 9:59pmForget her!
Stop speaking about stupid Sarah Palin!! You should run Jon Stewart's John McCain's big acceptance speech when he places one beside the other Bush's and McSame's acceptance speeches... Absolutely hilarious!! People have short memories - the thing to do is use Republican tactics - repeat, and repeat and repeat - not lies this time, but the truth, till it sinks in.
People forget Bush bankrupted all his companies..... Why wouldn't he bankrupt America and all the countries in the world at the same time?
Sarah Palin is a RNC joke and will soon be forgotten!
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By bigsisterSeptember 7, 2008 - 4:46pmDo you have a link to that ?
Do you have a link to that ? I'd like to see it.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Dwight Eisenhower
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By MichtouSeptember 7, 2008 - 4:55pmThe Republican Ticket
The Repuclican Ticket is a big joke. I love America and at the present I am ashame of the people living here and claiming to love this country. It has become contolled by the Corporate Media and this so call Grand Old Party with McClain and the Palin woman, they are nothing more than puppets on a string for the very few rich people that are running the country. I tell all Americans to wake up and get out and fight to see that Barack and Joe are elected, this is our only choice for change for the better of America.
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By eddiethomSeptember 7, 2008 - 4:50pm