Pawlenty may be a weasel but he’s OUR weasel.

Well, at least they didn’t throw him under the BUS, like they threw The Clintons . I live in Pa. and think McCain made a lovely choice. I as well as many of my friends, who are HRC Supporters, will be voting McCain\Palin 2008 NO-OBAMA NO WAY NO HOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gov palin not qualified, too conservative and inexperienced, from a small state in a remote region.

Mc Cain’s pick is appalling. Has dementia set in? This woman is not Vice President material. Furthermore, it is irresponsible and tasteless to get the NEWS out about Palin’s recent pregnancy and amniocentesis test resulting in the diagnosis of her fetus as a Down’s Syndrome child and her decision to continue the pregnancy….PLUS bringing the sleeping child to “show” us. This we learned in just minutes from the announcement of McCain’s VP choice. These are PRIVATE matters. This is an abomination of decent behavior….putting on public display such private matters in a CAMPAIGN in hopes to win over votes of a certain segment of our society. Smacks of a “side show” or some ridiculous soap opera.

One would think people who deign to think themselves worthy of the highest office in the land would know how to behave in a proper and dignified manner.

Poor Tim! He wasn’t 2nd runner up in the Miss Alaska Beauty Pageant like McCain’s new “winner.” Cindy McCain is a former Beauty Pageant Barbie, too. Gee! John McCain Jefferson Clinton all over again?

Must feel terrible to have been so badly used! Guess Pawlenty, Romney, Ridge et al now know the true meaning of being a Republcan. Don’t worry, your turns will come like McCain’s did, when you will be able to kiss A** and bow down to the very men who disparaged and disrespected you.

Oh. To all those blue collar Pennsylvania workers who say they will now vote for McCain, I say go ahead. I will be laugheing all the way to my retirement swimming pool when you are without a job or pension, your healthcare is being taxed and you are wondering what happened to your middle class dream. Just be sure to tell your sons and daughters and grandchildren that you are responsible for their declining fate as creationism takes over for real science, the draft comes into being to replenish our army destroyed by McCain’s over reach, and foreign nations outstrip us educationally and technologically.

The Roman Empire declined from within due to the ignorance of its populus. America is headed on that same path significantly due to the complicity of the mass media.

Heaven help America!

America will have been not olny BUSHED but McCained, and I will laugh all the way to the bank knowing I have mine and you will never get yours, although I tried desperately to help you to do so!

This is one time Mr. McCain should have consulted his wife. I’m sure she would have pointed out all of the pro’s and con’s - the con’s winning. President Regan, I’m told listened to his wife and did’nt do so bad. If you have a good marriage and relationship with your spouse, you come to trust their judgement. It seems his advisors let him down this time, if they are with whom he was consulting.

McCain blew this pick. In trying to best the Democrats he left himself open to a lot of criticism from the Dems as well as his own party. His VP pick was more important than the Dems because of his age - and he blew it. Not a good start.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Palin will withdraw her name and Dick Cheney will be the Vice President again ?

I’m just joking, right?

Republicans don’t play FAIR!

Palin will withdraw her name from the Republican choice for Vice-President and Dick Cheney will be the same old “Vice” Vice Presidential choice.

Dick Cheney can do anything he wants!!!!!!!!

Can some one please point out. how john mclame, overlooked Bobby gindal with gustav coming he can really prove himself if he handles it well……some judgement he has.

The choice of Palin is so off-the-wall that even your commentators don’t seem to understand the implications. A couple kept mentioning how much of a risk and gamble she is to McCain’s candidacy when in fact the more important and bigger story is that we, the American people, at the ones who’ve been put truly at risk by this irresponsible, cavalier decision. America and Americans are the ones who stand to lose the most by the choice of this clearly underqualified candidate should she ever become commander-in-chief. It is we who are most at risk! The VP pick is generally agreed to be a candidates first major decision. If this the kind of risk-taking with our lives and country that McCain is willing to take as a candidate, what can we expect should he be granted the full power of the presidency? This choice pushes McCain beyond maverick to mystic.

The choice of the the Governor of Alaska’s Governor will be detrimental to wildlife across America.

“While the former Governor of Alaska, Tony Knowles, vetoed a bill that would have allowed aerial wolf hunting in Alaska, the present Governor and vice Presidential choice of John McCain, Sarah Palin, said she supports aerial wolf hunting, she is a life-long member of the NRA (National Rifle Association) and a hunter, and has not protected the polar bears. If she is in the Whitehouse, along with McCain, our wildlife will be in peril even more than they are now based on her beliefs and policies as Governor.

Direct quote from Governor Palin:
“I am a lifetime member of the NRA, I support our Constitutional right to bear arms and am a proponent of gun safety programs for Alaska’s youth….I have always strongly supported the personal use of fish and game by Alaskans. I grew up hunting and fishing in Alaska, and I am proud to raise my children with this same uniquely Alaskan heritage. … Anti-hunting groups who oppose hunting and fishing rights will be the winners if we allow them to pit us against ourselves….As an Alaskan with strong beliefs on this issue, I am confident in my ability to build consensus among diverse user groups and reconcile the many competing interests in a manner.”

It seems that McCain thinks if you put a paper bag on their politics; they all look alike.

Well, let’s all just settle down a minute here and carefully put some thoughts together. McCain’s VP choice is clearly a political motive. Sarah Palin was picked for the following reasons: (1) In other for the republicans to exercise a fake demonstration of change in washington, (2) in other for the republicans to try their luck of winning the hearts of some of the still delusional indecisive Clinton voters/ women voters, (3) in other for McCain to take the risky chances of him appearing to stick to his “Maverick” identity, and (4) in other for McCain to incorporate into his hopeful candidacy someone he can easily overshadow with his already outlined political intentions. In additional, by picking Paulin, I believe McCain intends to see if he could overturn Obama’s message of change. By the way didn’t he return to the old washington politics by picking Biden. After all is said and done, this does not reflect change rather Paulin reflects that change from the old ways of washington to the news ways americans intend to see however her overall credentials McCains assumed positions of experience, reliability, confidence and results.

I think Palin’s personal political aspirations taking the front seat to her direct care of her months old Down’s syndrome baby is appalling.

Palin has more experience than Obama. Obama has no accomplishment an abysmal record and no guts to take McCain’s offer for debate. Should I mention his questionable affiliations? The media would say its a Democratic year but its an American year and the highest office in the land doesn’t go to a person with a weak character and lack of judgment. Your record shows where you stand and the people that know you and that you surround yourself speaks to your judgment.

Governor Sarah Palin will prove to be a clever selection for VP.

Palin made an extraordinarily positive first impression. She is sharp, solid, sensible, strong, attractive, formidable, and …….Very likable. Importantly, she put Sen Ted Stevens in his place-not too shabby.

While Hillary’s resume is more impressive let’s not forget 50 % of Americans won’t allow her to be in their living rooms for the next 4 years–she rubs people the wrong way.

Governor Palin is a breath of fresh air who seems more substantial than Obama. America will never permit a repeat of Hillary and Bill. McCain and Palin will slowly win over enough people to get elected. We will be comfortable more comfortable with Palin and McCain in our homes than Obama.

Imagine a Biden-Palin ticket or McCain-Palin ticket with Biden as Sec. of State and Powell or Hagel as Sec of Defense. Hey, I am a native Delawarean. Biden dominated the debates.

Bottom line: Palin is at least as presidential as Obama. Biden was tapped to be VP for same reason Cheney joined the Bush ticket.

Palin will surprise.

Well, let’s all just settle down a minute here and carefully put some thoughts together. McCain’s VP choice is clearly a political motive. Sarah Palin was picked for the following reasons: (1) In other for the republicans to exercise a fake demonstration of change in washington, (2) in other for the republicans to try their luck of winning the hearts of some of the still delusional indecisive Clinton voters/ women voters, (3) in other for McCain to take the risky chances of him appearing to stick to his “Maverick” identity, and (4) in other for McCain to incorporate into his hopeful candidacy someone he can easily overshadow with his already outlined political intentions. In additional, by picking Paulin, I believe McCain intends to see if he could overturn Obama’s message of change. By the way didn’t he return to the old washington politics by picking Biden. After all is said and done, this does not reflect change rather Paulin reflects that change from the old ways of washington to the news ways americans intend to see however her overall credentials belittles McCains assumed positions of experience, reliability, confidence and results.

lampe is basically a small minority of HRC supporters. You are only voting for McCain because of gender. If you were to hear the issues and differences between Palin and HRC without gender running through your arteries you would see differently.

Truely John McCain does not get it. Clinton supporters are too smart to vote for Palin. Also now tell me who is a celeberity? Obama or Miss Congeneality? Putting such an inexperienced person on Natl Security shows how insincere and unpatriotic McCain is. He is literally risking national security (if something would happen to him) to win a political campaign..

I think McCain choice was based on his pride of loosing instead of considering the concerns of the people. Being that he is 72 years old, history of sickly near death, leaving this mother and needless to say inexperienced with terrorist to protect our country. Country! Not a town that only consist of less than 6,000 people but a Country to protect: Can she really handle that job? Alaska? What real crimes or horror things happen there that she can fear? To me this choice is more about competing with a Black African minority and a comparison to win by selecting another minority. Just like the amendments, Caucasian or white women were given the right to vote before black people (men) were given the right to vote. In my opinion if she wins it would be another blow to Black Africans for its repetitious not historical. Obama is historical. I’m not 100% sure about Obama but McCain choice has convinced me to be 110%. Last of all, it’s scary if God forbid he passed and her as VP became President. I would feel unsafe. This choice is equivalent to Nancy Reagan running the country into debt while Ronald suffered with his illness, alteimers.

Sorry Democrats this Presidency is more important than you. Common sense is what the people want not speeches and rhetoric.

As a Republican, I must admit I was at first a bit surprised by his choice. I am a little concerned after reading the comments on this blog however; the controversy may over shadow the reality. She appears to be someone who is truly about affecting change. The facts as I have watched them tonight show her as a strong leader, although somewhat limited in time in service, and apparently unafraid of differing from the party line. To all of the people who have written her off without even coming to know or understand who she is or what she stands for is puzzling to me. I would ask everyone who is so firmly trenched in the Obama / Biden camp, really if we are to write her off without even affording her the ability to speak to her limited time in politics, are you really comfortable with your choice as Commander and Chief?

Govenor Sarah Palin is a good person and has a lot to offer to the people of the state of Alaska i lived there for 15 years and did support her for govenor,However i will not support her to become VP of this country. She does not have enough experience outside of the state. Senator McCain and the republican party is using Gov. Palin to get hold of the precious state of Alaska. Also Senator McCain does not think women deserve equal pay. She is very socially concervative and this will help with the base….

DON’T VOTE FOR THIS TICKET WE WILL HAVE NO SAY FOR 4 MORE YEARS ABORTION WILL BE ILLEGAL AND MUCH MORE SOCIAL RIGHTS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY.

Pollster Scott Rasmussen said months ago that Sarah Palin is the ONLY one who can help McCain do the three things he needs to do to win: Energize the Republican base, attract women and bring in blue-collar workers (the voters that Obama keeps insulting).

Palin is a true crusader - While Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska oil board, she found corruption and reported it. Turns out that the head of the oil board, the Attorney General and the incumbent Gov. were all involved in the corruption, and they tried to get her fired. She fought back and got the oil board head & AG fired, then turned around, ran against the Gov. and won. This is the stuff that books and movies are made of. They were all Republican, by the way.

And Nancy - What do you find so appalling about Palin’s baby being present at the speech? Except for her son who is in the Army and couldn’t be there, every other family member was there. Do you think he should be hidden because he isn’t “normal”? That’s the beauty about Sarah Palin - when she found out he has Down’s Syndrome, she wanted him anyway, and welcomed him into this world!

OMGosh! What a group of manipulators the McCain camp have become. Talk about desperation. They see what is taking place and choose to attack and spread lies. Just like a dysfunctional family. Do you really think we are that stupid. No more! Enough! No way, No How, No McCain.

Did anyone else notice McCain fidgeting with his wedding ring during her acceptance speech? That is some uncomfortable body language there! And when she said something to the effect that her husband was the greatest man to stand next to…he was all mr fidget and fake smile.

I think the Christians are too smart to be played like this. I hear talk about how women are upset at having a token female up there; that they are insulted that someone would think them dumb enough to vote for her. Where is this same line from the Christians. The religious right elected Bush yet he killed thousands of people in the wars. They won’t do it again. They want a world for their children to grow up in!

Gov Palin’s executive experience and good judgement exceeds that of B. Hussein Obama.

B. Hussein Obama has no executive experience and exercised poor judgement by being associated with: Rev Wright, Father Pfleger, Bill Ayers, Larry Sinclair, Tony Rezko, Willie Barrow, Luis Farrakhan etc.

Thank you for the wonderful Birthday present to President Obama. All one can say WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

McCain picking a female Vice President running mate is a desparate measure to attempt to obtain the votes of Clinton female supporters. This is insulting to the women of America who have formed great bonds with Hillary Clinton. Insulting in the sense that McCain believes he can manipulate the votes of unsophistcated working class American, who arre primarily Clinton supporters. The Republicans are set out to destroy our American spirit.

Have NOT found anyone who has pointed out that McCain and Palin disagree on the abortion issue!!!!???
Palin is a full blown pro lifer who does NOT condone abortion in rape and incest cases or if tests show physical problems like downs.
From a prolife BLOG (not sure if true)>>>
In a debate with George W. Bush in May of 2000, John McCain attacked Bush’s support for the pro-life plank in the Republican Party. Still today, John McCain believes that babies who are conceived via rape or incest should be murdered.
John McCain has repeatedly voted to fund pro-abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood with federal tax dollars. In fact, McCain has voted to use federal tax dollars to support abortion providers at home and overseas.
In 2000, he boldly said he did not favor the overturn of Roe v. Wade. John McCain was a member of the infamous “Gang of 14″ senators from both parties whose purpose was to oppose pro-life, strict constructionist judges. Speaking of judges, John McCain voted for the pro-abortion justice, Stephen Breyer, and the radical, pro-abortion, ACLU attorney, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. So much for the argument that we need John McCain for the sake of appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court.

Senator John McCain, with this EXTREMELY reckless move to win votes, is potentially placing us all in harm’s way. As far as I’m concerned, should John McCain win the election with Palin as his VP, he is placing the entire United States of America in a clear and present danger.

McCain is obviously far more concerned with winning an election than he is in protecting the U.S. A governor who is currently being investigated by her state for ethics violations in regard to abuse of power has obviously not been “vetted.” What kind of judgment does McCain have that he would not automatically place her aside with this very dark cloud engulfing her?

This is not a game, sir. These are our LIVES you are toying with. And, you are an abomination!

McCain must be senile. I hope that the Amercan public is able to see through McCain’s hope to gather the supporters of Hillary Clinton by choosing Palin in as VP. She is not qualified by her own admission. Earlier she wanted to know what a vice president does all day. She has paid no attention to the war in Iraq - does this qualify her to be commander-in-chief if the 72 year-old doesn’t make it 4 years. I believe the Hillary supporters are smarter than to fall for this.

This is just ugly….. and strange! I don’t get it… Is he going for sex appeal?!?!?!? She is attractive…. and sex does sell… and he needs all the help he can get!

PALIN? I am just trying to picture her sitting across the table from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, or Putin, and how they are ever going to take her seriously… COME ON..!!
I think McCain needs to be checked for altzheimers.
As a democrat I am smiling from ear to ear, but as an American, I cannot imagine how completely inept we must appear to the rest of the world by saying that she is ready to lead this country.

john mccane is a desperate old fool. It is very simple.He cares more for the party than the country. The republicans are trying to sell gov paulin like they they sold the war.Further more this women should be tested for smoking pot to a greater margin.I undrestand this history is more than she admitted too.

the republican party has lost its way.

Compelling story?? I’m a soccer Mom, does that make me qaulified for VP? I go to business school, I could be a CEO in the near future!!!
McCain’s reasoning is hogwash.
It is now up to the Republican media to sell Palin to ignorant people. I think it is very annoying of McCain campaign to attack Obama for lack of experience, then he arms himself with a hockey Mom who is supposed to be the “answer America needs” Give me a break. McCain, you are no authority on what America needs.

I am horrified of the idea of Palin representing America abroad, especially in Countries like Russia, China and Iran.

Hell no….she needs to go. Sorry McCain, you blew my vote

Anderson, I was actually impressed with a bit of fairness you displayed while reporting this breaking news. Also, thank you and CNN for atleast giving both sides for a change. You all reported the distortions/exagerations made by Mr. Obama re: his attacks and demeaning remarks towards Mr. McCain. I think, yes you have many liberal viewers who would only like their side shown/expressed but if you wish to have a diverse group of viewers and show yourselves fair…….tonight was a good start. Good for you! P.S. You might want to relay that to Campbell Brown….she got rather mean spirited tonight on her views re: Mr. McCain’s VP pick.

It was great to see the latest Palen Family images. As a retired teacher and advocate of teenagers, I was puzzled when I saw that the baby had been passed to the teenager for their first national appearance. The father’s hands were FREE.

As the parents of a Down Syndrome child, we would like to comment on the choice and acceptance of Sarah Palin as John Mccains VP. We question both the judgment of John Mccain (for asking Mrs Palin) and Mrs Palin for accepting this job at a time when her infant Child with Down Syndrome needs her most. This is a critical time for the child and the family that will require undivided and full time attention. We can only surmise that Mrs Palin is ill informed of the challenges, importance and dedication required at this critical stage of development of this special child, or her personal ambitions have clouded her judgement.

I am a mother of three kids and I am 47. I have the executive experience of George Bush as I run a business ( that has not failed). I have had over 30 years of community service all they way back to being a representative delegate to the 1976 International Women conference in Texas I have traveled abroad to Jamaica, Trinidad, Bermuda, Israel and Greece. Can I apply for the job as vice president? Oh by the way I am married to a gun touting law enforcement guy and I am a republican. If Palin is ready to server then I know I am too. I have never met McCain, but that doesn’t seem to be a big problem either since Palin only met him once before as well. Sorry I am simply not impressed at all. I am rather insulted by this choice. I think I will go with Obama-Biden I can see killing Bambi and serving him up on the dinner table.Dam she got me on that one. She is truly the poster girl for why 44 year old women should not have children. Can you say downs syndrome?

You know, I thought I had seen it all. But now I KNOW McCain is insane. “War hero” or not, his first decision of his ‘pre-presidency’ is to pick a nobody from Alaska as his VP? How stupid does he think American women are? Like this is going to make up for Hillary biting the dust? NOT. It is insulting and makes McCain look like the complete embalmed bozo that he is. I hope this completely sinks his campaign. I told my husband that McCain should have asked me to be his VP. I am a 58 year old woman, older and wiser than Sarah, I have 3 advanced degrees, I am a wife and mother, a doctor no less, I an a Independent thinker, a Democrat and the most important of all, I have a VAGINA. Now that should put me at the top of the the ’short list’. Oh, and I’m short. Only 5 feet tall, with blue eyes and cute as a button. As I said, I thought I had seen it all. Scotty, beam me up!!!

Oh…you guys are too funny….getting kinda scary for you left wingers? Having a smart, attractive, ambitious woman, not to mention……. someone with a compassionate heart, to help lead our great nation..kind of foreign for ya huh? Oh well hopefully you will learn to know good when you see it!

Having given birth once in my life, and having had the good fortune of sharing the pregnancies of many friends and colleagues, I can say with great confidence that Sarah is probably completely out of her mind. 4 months after giving birth is not enough time for hormonal levels to even come close to being ‘back to normal’. Most women don’t know if they are even on the planet for months after giving birth, both because of wild hormonal changes and extreme sleep deprivation. Yeah. This is who we need in the VP position. Not trying to be sexist. Just saying it like it is. The fact that she agreed to run as McCain’s VP is evidence that shehas completely lost it. On the other hand, perhaps that makes her the perfect running mate for McCain. They are both completely off the radar screen. Yikes!!

The four-month old special-needs child is a highly relevant point, and should absolutely be reported on. Voters need to know that she’s putting her career before this child. Voters need to know that in the event McCain dies she’ll have to debate herself about whether she can nurture a toddler while leading the country (god forbid in a time of war). If Democrats were to put up a candidate like this Republicans would be all over them claiming that the woman had no “family values.” It is very very relevant.

I agree that she is being exploited for her gender as well, which ought to be troublesome to Republicans. Picks should be based on qualifications, not gender (or looks).

Further, regarding her “executive” experience, winning her governorship with less votes than the current mayor of San Francisco got when he entered office doesn’t say really point to her being a dynamite contender. San Francisco, the 14th most populous city in the nation, has more citizens than the entire state of Alaska. That should put things into perspective.

Its really funny to see the Democrats this scared about McCain’s VP pick. Someone on CNN accused her of being inexperienced, hilarious!. My God, Obama has less experience and the Democrats picked him!

McCain’s true colors are starting to show. I wish we could do our primary over again. What were we thinking electing this old scumbag? Oh yeah **sigh** Bush wrecked it for a more decent choice. I guess Palin has better legs than Pawlenty or Conde Rice. Shame on you Mr. McCain - you have officially embarassed our party today.

John McCain’s nuts! I am a fan of Hillary, but voted for Obama, at this time in our nation’s history, because of his ability to lead the people of this country from the bottom up. What better measure of a leader than someone who can inspire and surround himself/herself with good people (**Biden for VP). As a female, I am insulted that McCain chose “a woman” in an obvious attempt to sway the female vote. How insulting to Hillary and all her supporters. I think you just managed to unite the Democrats even tighter. Way to go!

I haven’t heard how this woman feels about equal pay for women. So far she has been against women rights. I would like to know where she stands on this one.

Can you say desperate? A loosing party will try anything to retain the ability to rob the American people blind. Wake up Americans, are you any better off than you were eight years ago? I liked Palin, she is a beautiful beauty pageant runner up. She is well spoken and clean. But is she really ready for the Job?

McCain a 4 time survivor of Cancer at 72 years old picks a babe with no experience except that of laying on her back making babies for the last twenty years. A babe that has only met with McCain on one other occasion, has been put before the American people, one heart beat away from an old heart, a 72 year old heart as a substitute for Hillary; is truly an insult to the thinking people of this country!

You guys must think we are as stupid as Carl Rove thinks we are.
Sometimes your reporting is slanted toward the Republicans. During last night’s report in “keeping them honest” your reporter stated that Barack Obama’s statement that McCain assesses the middle class from a “5 million dollar” income mark was taken out of context - that McCain was merely joking.
That was no joke and your own vid clip proved it. McCain made that assessment as an impromptu answer to a direct question the pastor posed. The pastor laughed at his response and that made the audience respond in kind. Besides, if we are led to believe that the televised set of interviews were not skewed toward the right, you should remark at the pastor’s face when Obama answered that a woman’s choice is a private matter, between her and God, one that was above his pay grade, and thus above theirs too. The pastor looked like he was staring down the enemy.
From: one born-again Christian, angry over a church’s holier-than-thou intrusions into personal matters that should be kept between a personal God and His child.

I don’t think McCain wants to win anymore. He’s tired of the Republican party and the heat he’s feeling from them. His choice of “soccer mom” running mate, is like saying F*** YOU to the Republican chain of command. He either doesn’t want to win, or this is a senior moment he will not be able to forget.

No matter which way you slice and dice McCain’s pick for VP it is nothing but Political Game Playing. An effort to over shadow the more than transparent picture of another BUSH camoflaged as a caring, war hero, savy politician, ready to restore America! An effort to snag Hillary Supporters any way, any how. There is nothing sacred or off bounds where McSame is concerned. If Hillary Clinton would cross over he’d take her in heart beat if it would win him the election. And he’d again give us a great spin as to why he chose a Democrat Nominee! The man has lost all respect for himself and his Nation!

Well McSame doesn’t fool me. He can put who ever he chooses on his ticket including Palin but it won’t change the very obvious, that he is nothing but a BUSH CLONE trying to fulfill his dream at the expense of Americans. He couldn’t give a FIG for what our future holds in store. He’s 72 and his time, his dream is now or never! And that’s all that’s on McSame’s mind!

Well my time is now and I have NO TIME for another War Mongering, Trillion Dollar Spending, Old Thinking, Senile, Unhealthy, Senior with the same ideals, same platform, same reckless leadership as his TWIN George!

NO WAY, NO HOW, NO McCAIN for another four years! I’d elect Anderson Cooper first! He has more conviction, insight, compassion for Americans than McSame!

The Side Show, is The Obama Change Party. Give me a break, what has this man ever done. Oh! I Know, he has brainwashed people into thinking his is GOd. Gov. Palin, has 13 years political experience, what does Obama have? He’s a (4year) Senator, who votes present most of the time. He’s been campaigning for (2years) to be POTUS, oh yeah! he was aSocial Worker. And how has Palin, not acted in a dignified manner? Maybe because Nancy, you are one of those people, who think a Woman, can’t do a mans job? Cindy McCain, is not the one whose out there, having to get a makeover, like (Michelle Obama), so people do not get a glimpse into the evil-hate-filled heart. I hate America, I hate Whites, I hate anything thats not Black. Michelle Obama, wonderful choice for a First Lady, that job requires CLASS, of which Michelle has none.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Dear Readers,

Well it was Senator McCain’s choice for the GOP.

I do believe that Gov. Palin’s selection changes the General Election from a clearly Black & White horserace, per se, to infinite shades of GREY.

Folks in our forties do not have very thick resumes on Foreign Policy, even ones that have attended Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. But she is a CEO of a State!

Maybe a post Convention trip abroad as Obama did to Iraq, Afganistan and Europe can help with a “Meet and Greet” of World Leaders. Maybe this can quiet some of the Foreign Policy discomfort expressed by Academics and others.

I am happy with the Women and Minorities in this Election Cycle. Fortunately America is evolving into inclusive Polictal Machines that no longer shy away from including everyone at all levels.

Good Luck in looking at these nice choices and Shades of Grey, per se, America,

Ari
Harvard Kennedy School Alumnus 2008

McCain’s choice of VP is insulting to all women. He chose her to get a woman on his ticket. Does he think all women are alike? Does he think that women vote for women? Does he think women don’t vote issues? Does he think that she will be able to be pres?
Does he think?

It’s hysterical, really, cause when a president gets elected, they have to make all sorts of appointments. So anyone who was seriously considered for VP would, I suspect, also be seriously considered for a post in the administration. So why would you say to this guy: oh, sorry you lost (as it sounds like in this article)? Maybe he’s on to bigger and better things in the new McCain administration….

Palin pick was with the intention to win Clintions indecisive delusional voters. The sudden pick wasn’t McCain first intent but for the sake of fooling those indecisive groping voters out there he picked Palin. Secondly, she was picked by McCain with the intention to boost his so called “Maverick” ego which thing I have no problem with but who to be fooled. Thirdly, I believe that one of McCai’n’s intention of picking Paulin was in order for him to have a VP who would be more of a listener/doer than an opposition.

So, it’s like this. McCain chooses Palin for the second most important job in the United States, after meeting her once, and only 6 months ago at that. Does he even know what type of person she is and or care? Ok, If I were going to choose someone, it would be someone with higher qualifications and someone I know. Not someone I met at a meeting six months ago. Just like applying for any job, you should have a resume, and Palin’s resume is very thin. If she [Palin] was to submit her resume for this position, it would more than likely be shredded. This is an obvious attempt to win over women voters who previously supported Sen. Clinton in the primary. I think this is a “slap across the face” to those women, from John McCain. Palin is no Hillary Clinton, but merely a woman. Pathetic and amusing at the same time.

A gun- toting,karaboo-hunter-eater,hockey mom and part-time mayor.
A 18 month governor, unknown and untested, will be vice and president of the United States!!!.
By his decision and how he reached that decision; John McCain has shown that his political ambition comes before his country. By his act, he has shown that what is important to him is how to divide the women vote and win. He has shown no interest to the economic and international crisis facing the nation.
McCain has been ranting and raging and pontificating about experience; only to fail so miserably in selecting a VP with wisdom and judgement.
He was wrong on the most important war decision,the Iraq war and will be proven wrong on the VP choice.Instead of folowing a rational decision making process,balancingnational and personal interests;
He chose personal ambitions over national interests.Worst, he relied on his guts rather than his mind.
Often, his supporters confuse such “guts” blunders for “independence”!!!.

Sarah Palin with her hand hovering over the red button? Be afraid, be very, very afraid.

What is a woman with a five month old special needs child doing on the campaign trail? If you make a ‘choice’ to go ahead with a pregnancy that will end with a special child it would have been a much wiser decision to stay home and be a Mom to that child and not leave his care to others.

The selection of Palin for VP seems more like an attempt to upstage the Democrats with a “historic” first and to put his campaign on equal footing with Obama’s. McCain has said for months now that Obama’s inexperience was his biggest drawback in his run for President; if he really believed that why did he pick such and inexperienced person for his VP? Where did the man who was a maverick because he tried to do what he believed was right go? I question HIS judgment now.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

To lampe: Be my guest and vote for McCain/Palin because Hillary didn’t get the nod. (And if you think I buy that I have some land in NO you might be interested in buying). Please… It was Rove and Cheney who preached over and over again that the VP nod should be an experienced person. McCain echoed that sentiment. Are you telling me those of you in PA aren’t concerned about this woman will be dealing with the Putin/Russia crisis because she’s a hockey mom and former mayor of a town. Yeah like the fact that she lives close to Russia makes her experienced. Please… McCain blew it!!

Dear All,
Despite the character of Mrs Palin, if Obama has little credentials (debateable) as CIC, this lady has none at all and that is not debateable.
Pro choice, pro life is such a big religious issue in the US that over flows into politics and the area of law where it does not belong. Politics, religion and law/Judiciary (law) are separated by the constitution and should be kept that way.
Both Biden and Palin have sons who are off to serve the country Beau biden had the dignity not to say specifically why he would not be around but war monger republicans state it loud and clear and public show pakins rifle shooting skills under the eyes of a military man.
She is a typical republican, nothing more nothing less and certainly not someone I would choose to follow Mccain Bidens senatorioal career and Justice and foreign relation committe experience make him clearly a better choice as a VP.
As always on 4th November voters will decide who they think will be the best president first ( based on Policies we hope )and second might just briefly swing a few voters who is VP.
The likes of Pawlenty ,Romney, Crist and Ridge might say nice words, but deep down must be appalled and very unhappy, and so will lots of other republican movers and shakers = a divided party??
Regards,
hodgson.

Hopefully, the late night revision that was caught by the Wikipedia staff the night before Sarah Palin’s VP nomination was announced won’t get swept off the table from investigation !

Apparently, there was a last minute clean up of Gov. Palin’s record, the poster signed in using Palin’s younget son’s name and the changes made cast Palin in a much more favorable light than what had previously been online, conveniently in time for the media and the rest of the world to come looking for answers to this candidate’s record…KEEP ‘EM HONEST, ANDERSON !

Let’s find out who really did the revision of the record ny following the e mail trail and the source computer used to sign on and perpetrate another “plumber break-in”……HANG TOUGH , 360 !

I thought mcsame would select wisely, but he did what a 5th grader will be purnished for. he lacks the judgement of a US president
Just look at the whole world , Sen. Obama is well welcome and highly admire but not mcbush

Canada for Obama

I pray Hillary Clinton supporters are intelligent enough not to fall for Mccain’s gimmik. He is using Palin as his token to manipulate those democrats. I hope they remember to vote for their values and not for gender. Palin is an ultra conservative and is nothing like Clinton. This is an insult!

McCain is a maverick in sheeps clothing, pure and simple. This is pandering at its best folks. He knew he had to do something spectacular to get attention, so why not name another maverick. Well, the Wild West may have been won by mavericks, but this isn’t the Old West anymore…In case McCain hasn’t noticed, G. bush has been accused of being a maverick in his own right. At this point he is the most unpopular president in history.
I am sure Mrs. Palin is a nice person and has integrity, however, she has less experience in the foreign politics arena than I do and I am not running for office. McCain is pandering, and too abd for Mrs. Palin to be used in such a manner. If she did have more experience saya whole term as governor, then we could talk about it. But, she is his choice not mine so I’ll vote Obama, Biden.
Diane Knaus

Nancy, I applaud you for speaking nothing but the truth. One of my daughter’s best friends first born has downs syndrome and trust me she doesn’t put him out there for display. She spends much of her time in between her 8 hour job working with this child because his demands for care are so great. She does have the help of agencies that assist in the rehab services but she also has to be an active part of that. She and her husband love this child and do everything required as a mother to insure she is there for him and her one other child.

Can you say obvious pandering to the HRC supporters. Why would the republicans think so small minded on HRC supporters to think they would bypass the issues and vote because shes a mother.I understand shes a hockey mom and has a compelling personal story but will she be redy to negotiate international conflicts and dealing with the american economy.She may be ready but thats not the issue, the issue is the Republicans betting on the American public voting on their personal feeling toward a canidate than the canidate issues.
We are making a mockery of the American voting system and countries around the world are watching.

REPUBLICANS ARE NOW PUSHING THE MANIPULATION MACHINE THEY RELY ON FROM TELEVISION AND RADIO

As the husband of a stay-at-home mom who cares for our 6 children, one of whom has serious medical issues, I am appalled by this pick. What does it say about her values and priorities when she is willing to essentially abandon a newborn baby with such a serious disease to spend the time and energy it takes to become VP? How can she claim to care about your family and your children when she apparently doesn’t even care about her own? Being a stay-at-home mom is THE hardest job in the world. The President and VP have all kinds of support in their job, stay-at-home moms do not have that same support and are unlikel to get it from such an uncaring mother as their VP….

Mccain, action seem to be that of someone on drugs. How lame can he really be? Cam well reported…..

The Hillary supporters complain to much!!!!!
If you did a little research you would know there are 113 million voting eligible women in the United States. The Hillary supporters only represent 16% of potential women voters. John Mc Cain made a brilliant move by adding an intelligent women on his ticket to take over Washington. The Democrats only play to women emotions and the good old boys never had any intentions to let women take a rightful role in moving this country forward.
Go John Mc Cain & Sarah Palin

Hey Mr.McCAIN
Iam so excited about your choice of Gov. Palin as your V.P. I feel more secure in knowing that this woman may ascend to the presidency of the most powerfull nation on earth. I hope she wears those go-go boots on inauguration day.
If for some reason she does not work out ,maybe you could try Mrs. Santa Clause. She is a woman from the far north also. Ms.Clause has strong family values(loves children), firmly entrenched religious values(she and her husband prepare for Christmas all year long).
Her foreign relations knowlege is extensive{ she has travelled the globe with her husband several times).
Although she is not a member of the NRA , she has extensive weapons design knowlege from assisting her production team create toy replicas for delivery to all the up and coming lifetime NRA members. She not a big hunter ,she has a fondess for reindeer.
If these are the qualifications the republicans are looking for in a VP pick, this could be the ticket!!
Lets hold hands ,chow down some moose burgers and say a prayer and hope to ____ OBAMA wins this election!!!

OBAMA / BIDEN 08