McCain’s Choice Open Thread

5 Sep 2008 Author: rikyrah

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I told y'all Kos is Liberal for Pay. Today he's decided Sarah Palin should be put on blast. Not that I mind, but you've been warned, especially if Obama pisses him off again and he tries to manipulate outcomes by threatening to withhold campaign donations like he did when Obama didn't come out against renewing FISA.
Sepia
Do you guys notice that s/ace never gives a link to its posts? Probably because they copy & pastes from right wingnut blogs like Hot Air (which the above is copied from).
Sepia
Palin's stall: Governor is stonewalling the Troopergate investigation
Sepia
Palin Investigation in Alaska To Be Released Early
By Tony Hopfinger
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — Alaska lawmakers plan to subpoena witnesses and release a report Oct. 10 in a probe of whether Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, improperly fired the state's public safety commissioner.
Lawmakers are reviewing whether Palin dismissed the official, Walt Monegan, July 11 after he resisted pressure to fire a state trooper who was involved in a contentious divorce from the governor's sister.
Monegan has said that Palin discussed the trooper with him twice, and sent two or three e-mails that referred to the trooper and his employment status. Palin has denied exerting any pressure on Monegan in the matter and said she wanted the department to move in a new direction.
The investigation, and the revelation that Palin's unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, have been distractions as Palin and Republican presidential nominee John McCain seek to build campaign momentum for the Nov. 4 election.
Lawmakers originally planned to release the report on the firing Oct. 31, just four days before the presidential election.
Alaska House Judiciary Chairman Jay Ramras, a Republican, said in a statement issued today that the new date of Oct. 10 for the report is to avoid the appearance of a last-minute “October surprise.''
“We agreed that an earlier completion date was achievable, and that it was fair to all sides,'' Ramras said in the statement. The probe is being led by a former district attorney who originally was asked to report his findings by Oct. 31.
No Subpoena
Palin won't be subpoenaed, but may be interviewed in person or on the phone by investigators, lawmakers said.
“We also discussed and agreed amongst ourselves that no subpoena will be issued for the governor,'' said Republican Representative Nancy Dahlstrom. “She has told the public that she intends to cooperate with the investigation, indeed, she has told the public that she welcomes the investigation, and I have every faith that she means it.''
The statement from Ramras said that the subpoenas are necessary because seven key witnesses have refused to provide voluntary depositions. In addition, an attorney for Palin has refused to allow investigators to question Palin's staff, the statement said.
Palin this week filed a state ethics complaint against herself, stating the firing issue should be brought before the state Personnel Review Board, rather than a special investigator hired by the state Legislature.
The union representing Alaska state troopers lodged its own ethics complaint against Palin, asking the state attorney general to investigate whether anybody in the governor's administration released confidential personnel files on the governor's former brother-in-law.
Sepia
I agree and the MSM should call the McCain campaign out for trying to hide Palin.
Only in America.
GreenLadyHere
Jay: DATA!!!!! Yaaaaaaa!! :>) :>) :>)
GreenLadyHere
rikyrah: “C'MON” National “E”!!!! Let's do this!!!! :>) :>)
“Waiting To Exhale”!!!!! :>) :>)
taritac
What Makes Troopergate so Dangerous?
Key passage:

There are a million problems with naming someone as Not Ready for Prime Time as Sarah Palin to the ticket. But one that deserves more attention is the broader implications of her “it's not rocket science” attitude toward governance.
While it's a great applause line for the Republican Party faithful who hate government anyway, and who, frankly, have fallen a bit too much in love with anti-intellectualism, it's also indicative of the fact that she's grafted together the absolute worst possible aspects of several different brands of Republicanism.
She's never played in a world where there are real procedures that are in place for a real reason. She thinks everything's a PTA meeting, and she can just do what she wants, because she's the boss and everyone hates red tape. Fire town officials on a whim? Sure. Fire state officials on a whim? Well, sure. . . .
For all his flouting of the intent of the law, Dick Cheney and his top lieutenant David Addington he knew its letter, and that's what ultimately made it hard to pin him down and hold him accountable. Palin knows precisely nothing about it, and worse, doesn't think she has to. She things the trappings of office will bail her out any time she steps in it.

This is the thing that scares me most about this woman. She is exactly like Bush and Cheney and thinks that she is above the law and that her sh*t doesn't stink. She's finding out this week that she can't skate by on her position, her nastiness, and her good looks.
Texas_Girl_in_LA
Gloria Steinem: Palin: Wrong woman, wrong message
Sarah Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Hillary Clinton. She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger.
Palin's value to those patriarchs is clear: She opposes just about every issue that women support by a majority or plurality. She believes that creationism should be taught in public schools but disbelieves global warming; she opposes gun control but supports government control of women's wombs; she opposes stem cell research but approves “abstinence-only” programs, which increase unwanted births, sexually transmitted diseases and abortions; she tried to use taxpayers' millions for a state program to shoot wolves from the air but didn't spend enough money to fix a state school system with the lowest high-school graduation rate in the nation; she runs with a candidate who opposes the Fair Pay Act but supports $500 million in subsidies for a natural gas pipeline across Alaska; she supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve, though even McCain has opted for the lesser evil of offshore drilling. She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger.
GreenLadyHere
Sepia: Whoooo! Hooo!:>) :>) :>)
Angela
this website has a whole lot on her religious affiliations.
Sarah Palin used AK tax dollars to fund dominionist churches
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/9/4/155547/0997
GreenLadyHere
rikyrah: I can't find your response. However – THANK YOU/Y'ALL VERY MUCH!!! :>)
I'm finding it EASIER, today, to READ comments with more depth AND to RESPOND, after gather DATA!! :>) :>) [especially my songs! Whoooo! Hoooo! :>) :>)]
AGAIN, THANK YOU/Y'ALL!! :>) :>)
evita
ooooh
Kornblut is on Race to the White House saying that Palin did NOT sell the plane on EBay, and not for a profit either. She said a simple google search would have been enough to learn she sold it, not for a profit, and to someone who was one of her campaign contributors. Washington Post is waiting for response from McCain campaign to put out the story.
Bwaaaaaa HAHAHAAAAAHAAAAAAA
(great choice Karmi!)
Sepia
Sheesh! If they lie about something as small as this, there's no telling what they would lie about!
Michigander2
Rachel Maddow on Countdown tonight said McCain and Palin's stump speeches are out right lies on Obama's stand.
McCain's top aide Davis said this contest was not about issues its about personalities!!
Also…this from http://www.america.blog
Friday, September 05, 2008
GOP pundit tells TIME why Palin hurts McCain more than helps him
John Aravosis (DC) • 9/05/2008 12:18:00 PM ET • Link
81 Comments • reddit • FARK • Digg It! • Stumble It!
Mike Murphy, the poor soul who was caught accidentally on mic yesterday dissing McCain's choice of Palin, weighs in further today, on the record, about why he thinks Palin is the wrong choice at the wrong time (the video got 955,000 views on YouTube in just the past day):
I think she’ll ultimately be a polarizer. After last night’s smash, Republicans are in deep love. Nothing thrills ‘em like a good “us vs. them” speech. But I’d guess that most Democrats had the opposite reaction. In a year where the Democrat generic numbers are 10+ points better than the Republican, I don’t like the math of a strategy that just polarized the election along party base lines. Among the vital sliver of voters in the middle, I think Palin’s rock solid social conservatism will be a turn off. And while voters may value vision over experience, Palin’s inexperience is a weakness, denying McCain an argument that has been helping him against Obama. It's not a real poll and therefore should be taken with an Alaska sized boulder of salt, but the Detroit Free Press asked a few swing voters to watch Gov. Palin's speech and then opine. You can read their reactions here:
So that’s my concern with Sarah Palin. Interesting person, bad strategic choice to win the election.
TruthSeeker
Heeereeees Rachel!
***Video***
Countdown: Palin Shovels
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfd_WTVX1iE
Michigander2
Rachel Maddow on Countdown tonight said McCain and Palin's stump speeches are out right lies on Obama's stand.
McCain's top aide Davis said this contest was not about issues its about personalities!!
Also…this from http://www.america.blog
Friday, September 05, 2008
GOP pundit tells TIME why Palin hurts McCain more than helps him
John Aravosis (DC) • 9/05/2008 12:18:00 PM ET • Link
81 Comments • reddit • FARK • Digg It! • Stumble It!
Mike Murphy, the poor soul who was caught accidentally on mic yesterday dissing McCain's choice of Palin, weighs in further today, on the record, about why he thinks Palin is the wrong choice at the wrong time (the video got 955,000 views on YouTube in just the past day):
I think she’ll ultimately be a polarizer. After last night’s smash, Republicans are in deep love. Nothing thrills ‘em like a good “us vs. them” speech. But I’d guess that most Democrats had the opposite reaction. In a year where the Democrat generic numbers are 10+ points better than the Republican, I don’t like the math of a strategy that just polarized the election along party base lines. Among the vital sliver of voters in the middle, I think Palin’s rock solid social conservatism will be a turn off. And while voters may value vision over experience, Palin’s inexperience is a weakness, denying McCain an argument that has been helping him against Obama. It's not a real poll and therefore should be taken with an Alaska sized boulder of salt, but the Detroit Free Press asked a few swing voters to watch Gov. Palin's speech and then opine. You can read their reactions here:
So that’s my concern with Sarah Palin. Interesting person, bad strategic choice to win the election.
TruthSeeker
Heeereeees Rachel!
***Video***
Countdown: Palin Shovels
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfd_WTVX1iE
Michigander2
Rachel Maddow on Countdown tonight said McCain and Palin's stump speeches are out right lies on Obama's stand.
McCain's top aide Davis said this contest was not about issues its about personalities!!
Also…this from http://www.america.blog
Friday, September 05, 2008
GOP pundit tells TIME why Palin hurts McCain more than helps him
John Aravosis (DC) • 9/05/2008 12:18:00 PM ET • Link
81 Comments • reddit • FARK • Digg It! • Stumble It!
Mike Murphy, the poor soul who was caught accidentally on mic yesterday dissing McCain's choice of Palin, weighs in further today, on the record, about why he thinks Palin is the wrong choice at the wrong time (the video got 955,000 views on YouTube in just the past day):
I think she’ll ultimately be a polarizer. After last night’s smash, Republicans are in deep love. Nothing thrills ‘em like a good “us vs. them” speech. But I’d guess that most Democrats had the opposite reaction. In a year where the Democrat generic numbers are 10+ points better than the Republican, I don’t like the math of a strategy that just polarized the election along party base lines. Among the vital sliver of voters in the middle, I think Palin’s rock solid social conservatism will be a turn off. And while voters may value vision over experience, Palin’s inexperience is a weakness, denying McCain an argument that has been helping him against Obama. It's not a real poll and therefore should be taken with an Alaska sized boulder of salt, but the Detroit Free Press asked a few swing voters to watch Gov. Palin's speech and then opine. You can read their reactions here:
So that’s my concern with Sarah Palin. Interesting person, bad strategic choice to win the election.
TruthSeeker
Heeereeees Rachel!
***Video***
Countdown: Palin Shovels
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfd_WTVX1iE
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