<p>Yes she does. 20 months into her Governorship she has an investigation launched by Alaska legislators into if she abused her power to get the police commissioner fired because he wouldn’t fire her ex-brother-in law. Even though it seems like a minor abuse of power she’s only been in big politics for 20 months. Both Biden and McCain have a lot of dirt, Keating Five anyone? That being said, unless something huge comes out, I don’t see the candidates integrity or lack of it becoming a huge issue. However, something big always comes out in October.</p>
<p>I think that Palin may be a good choice because she’s young, a good speaker, and doesn’t have any dirt on her record.</p>
<p>Palin is in the middle of being investigated for unjustly firing the police commissioner because he wouldn’t fire her ex-brother-in-law. This could turn into a huge scandal for her. </p>
<p>Palin is no squeaky clean candidate.</p>
<p>I think Hillary would feel insulted if her supporters flocked to Palin like she’s some suitable sort of replacement for Hillary.</p>
<p>Sadly,some of Hillary’s more “bitter” supporters are happy about McCain’s pick and waiting for 2012 to get Hillary into office..</p>
<p>^Yeah, anyone who’s stupid enough to switch from Hillary to McCain, simply because now he has a VP with a pu$$y, despite the fact that they are polar opposites in most respects, deserves to have their voting privileges taken away…IMMEDIATELY. </p>
<p>Every day I mourn the fact that Americans are so, so, stupid.</p>
<p>^ EXACTLY!
Somebody posted a link that was a forum for Hillary supporters,and about 90% were thrilled that McCain chose a woman running mate,who is anti-abortion,even in rape and incest..
To me that’s a bit extreme,the girl is probably suffering inside everyday,having flashbacks of the rape,and seeing the child every single day will just reinforce it.</p>
<p>Lol,I got kinda off topic..</p>
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<p>Are you saying that if McCain were not a senator, he’d have voted differently on the war? Then he’s a duplicitous politician.</p>
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<p>You think that you’re asking a clever question but it’s not. Nobody has the kind of relevant executive experience necessary to be president. Governors make executive decisions, but they’re very specific and local to their state. Senators play a bigger role in national policy, but as you said, they don’t have executive power. </p>
<p>No position in American politics gives relevant executive experience to be president, except for maybe the governorship of California and extremely high positions in the military. And DEFINITELY NOT the governorship of Alaska.</p>
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<p>Those are Republican sabateurs on the internet, or just plain racists. Most Hillary supporters are incensed at McCain’s cynicism and condescension. A recent poll shows that the Palin pick has made Democratic women 6% LESS LIKELY to vote for McCain.</p>
<p>^I saw that forum, and I nearly broke down into tears watching these ****ing people be so stupid and anti-Obama, simply because he’s not a woman or some nonsense like that, despite the fact that politically, he and Hillary are the same person.</p>
<p>I swear, if McCain wins this election because of idiots like these, I’m going to study abroad…permanently.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I’ve noticed that recently, my post count isn’t going up, no matter how many times I post. </p>
<p>Weird…</p>
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Cafe posts (including adult and high school life posts) do not count. /backtotopicbutIhavenothingintelligenttocontributerightnowsoletmepretendtosaysomethingrelevant</p>
<p>Whether it’s smart or not, there is indeed motion from Hill to McCain, so I think what the Dems are going to do is strike in to stop it. I expect to see Hillary often on the campaign (which, I think, she said she’s going to do).</p>
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<p>No I was not talking of McCain at all. </p>
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<p>It is not a clever question, it is a question that has yet to be answered, that is very legitamate. You can answer it if you want.</p>
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<p>That is completely false. The positions may not be entirely equal to being president, but can be relevant to what the president does. The closest thing is being governor, granted the larger the state the more relevant. But the only governor is Palin, so she has more executive experience. Limited executive experience trumps no executive experience.</p>
<p>The closest a legislature can get to executive experience is by being the head of one of the Senate Committes (like Biden or bill richardson or John McCain).</p>
<p>Do not try to cope out of a challenge, by stating that NO postition gives relevant experience, but that is untrue. Heck being a CEO is relevant experience, bc you have to manage a corporation which in scope may have constituents, in several nations. Look at McDonalds. There are several positions that give relevant experience to being president, the problem is neither Obama nor McCain have held them.</p>
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<p>Hillary supporters were more than just women. Stop marginalizing her support as if only women were supporting her. I am a black male and would have voted for her over any of the other candidates. Because I fell she was the best for the job. She carried blue collar working ppl and hispanics. She won texas with the Hispanic vote and also Ohio and Pennsylvania handily with the middle class vote. Palin can appeal to middle class ppl, those are the Hillary supporters who are going to decide the election, not women.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Sarah Palin - CNBC Interview with Maria Bartiromo](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIRmlXRayI]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIRmlXRayI)</p>
<p>Americans will fall in love with her 
She speaks with such practicality and grasp of the issue.</p>
<p>erm, no. you think that way only because you’re already in love with her and don’t have the ability to see from other points of view. you can go swoon at your YouTube video somewhere else - there’re grown-ups talking serious business here. :)</p>
<p>I also think that it’s lazy to paint Hillary supporters, a large and diverse bunch of people, with the same brush. Palin could probably appeal to middle class voters better than McCain and his seven houses - but so could Biden. Between these two VP nominees, it’ll probably come down to charisma and ideology</p>
<p>Dbate,</p>
<p>You’re being extremely disingenuous because when it was just Obama and McCain, there was no bunk from you about “executive experience” and mere “senatorial experience”. McCain had gotten shot and had served a lifetime in the senate, and thus, it was your opinion that he was extremely qualified. Now that Palin is in the picture, you’re pretending that you were of the position beforehand that McCain’s long years in the senate were actually not that substantiative because now, you desperately need to prop up the hapless Sarah Palin. If McCain’s experience argument suffers a bit, then so be it, lest Palin becomes the Republican equivalent of Tom Eagleton.</p>
<p>Either you were lying and overstating McCain’s experience (the only thing he has, really) before, or you’re just trying to make the Palin pick better than it really is.</p>
<p>isnt the Palin choice extremely condescending to women? As a male who has lived in a constant state of confusion about women, i wanted to know what you feel about a completely unqualified women as a stand in for perhaps the most qualified woman in politics?</p>
<p>I don’t think Palin is qualified to be our VP. </p>
<p>Ignoring that she’s only been governor of Alaska (48th state in population) for less than two years</p>
<p>Ignoring that in her 20 months of gubernatorial service, she already has an abuse of power charge against her</p>
<p>Ignoring the fact she “beg[s] to disagree with any candidate who would say we can’t drill our way out of our problem [the energy crisis]” </p>
<p>Ignoring the fact that opening up drilling in ANWR would only be good for Alaskans and is projected to decrease oil prices by only $1.40/BARREL (that’s being generous) which is now at $108/barrel</p>
<p>Ignoring the fact this just looks like a cheap ploy from the McCain campaign to sway Hillary voters </p>
<p>Ignoring the fact that she practically admitted her intent was to sway female voters with the “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” acceptance speech</p>
<p>Ignoring the fact that she goes on the extreme end of moral conservatism that any real feminist would absolutely deplore (no abortion even in cases of rape or incest)</p>
<p>Ignoring the fact she claims to be a fiscal conservative all the while pushing legislation in her own state to give a $500 million subsidy for a foreign-owned natural gas pipeline</p>
<p>Ignoring the fact that her greatest heralded “reform” as governor was going against the Bridge to Nowhere when she originally was IN SUPPORT of the pork barrel project</p>
<p>I don’t like Governor Palin because…</p>
<p>Her hair’s too big XP</p>
<p>I don’t think Obama is qualified to be President.</p>
<p>He grew up around the world, went to fancy schools, became a lawyer, registered voters, sued everyone off of the ballot so he could be coronated, voted “present” on key issues in the Illinois legislative body, and ever since being elected to the US Senate, has run for President and made pretty speeches.</p>
<p>He doesn’t see anything wrong with associating himself with a radical socialist in Ayers, because it was something Ayers did long before and Obama was just a kid??? He knew he made a bone-headed mistake in involving himself with Rezko as a swirl of bad press was already swirling around him. </p>
<p>Obama wants to inflate tires, is against offshore drilling because it’s a “gimmick”, then quickly would “compromise” with drilling as part of a broader energy plan. If there is no soundness in offshore drilling, then it shouldn’t be compromised, but clearly, he sees some legitimacy in drilling here, not buying abroad.
[YouTube</a> - Sarah Palin - CNBC Interview with Maria Bartiromo](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIRmlXRayI]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIRmlXRayI) Once again, she’s for an all of the above approach, while Obama is “fighting against big oil”, yet he voted for the Cheney energy bill, while Sarah raised taxes on big oil.</p>
<p>ANWR may not impact oil prices significantly by itself, but it will be an important paradigm shift towards more drilling here with resources that we do have as we hope new techonlogy will save us in the future.</p>
<p>Oh, how terrible, she’s a woman, and acknowledges it. What is she supposed to do? Obama acknowledges his racial diversity and his funny name. After being the 1st Republican female VP, anniversary of suffrage, and after Hillary got close to being the nominee, would you rather she have ignored the circumstances? In other news, [Pollster.com:</a> State Battlegrounds and Home Grounds](<a href=“Pollster”>Pollster) The Obama campaign is targeting Blacks. Woopdie doo.</p>
<p>[Abortion</a> in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Abortion in the United States - Wikipedia”>Abortion in the United States - Wikipedia)
Is it really that “conservative” of a position to take on something that affects 1% of abortions? Why is it radical to choose life? She is principled but practical, allowing them in cases of health of the mother. Why are babies that result from rape or incest so deplorable? You don’t mention deformed babies yet will rail against rape/incest babies.</p>
<p>She cut property taxes, creating true incentives with that $500 million, and still has enough cash in the system for a $1200 refund for everyone there. Your attack on the subsidy is stupid. It’s the way things work. Cell phones and contracts, countries and companies. Of course, the ideological fiscal conservative stance is to lower taxes, cut programs, and that lower taxes will increase revenues. Sarah’s taking the pragmatic approach here.</p>
<p>What is the truth on the bridge to nowhere and Sarah’s stance? She might have been wrong at this one time, wow! Can’t vote for her now!
[Congress.org</a> - Power Rankings 2008](<a href=“Find and Contact Your Legislator | FiscalNote”>Find and Contact Your Legislator | FiscalNote)
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[Sarah</a> Palin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Sarah Palin - Wikipedia”>Sarah Palin - Wikipedia)
Great reformer</p>
<p>[Late-Night</a> Love - Sarah Palin: Queen of YouTube - TIME](<a href=“http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1837608_1837607_1837593,00.html]Late-Night”>http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1837608_1837607_1837593,00.html)</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>As for the scandal surrounding her, this is the nut accusing her [Is</a> Wooten a good trooper? (7/27/08): Politics | adn.com](<a href=“http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html]Is”>http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html)</p>
<p>• Wooten used a Taser on his 10 year old stepson.</p>
<p>• He illegally shot a moose.</p>
<p>• He drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion.</p>
<p>• He told others his father-in-law would “eat a f’ing lead bullet” if he helped his daughter get an attorney for the divorce. </p>
<p>He’s been in trouble for a while.</p>
<p>pugfug90,</p>
<p>Do you have an original analysis of your own, or do you just quote verbatim Karl Rove’s script?</p>
<p>Chris, what part of my reasoning do you disagree? Stupid liberals :D</p>