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(CNN) -- John McCain needs what Kinky Friedman calls "a checkup from the neck up."
In choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate he is not thinking "outside the box," as some have said. More like out of his mind.
Palin a first-term governor of a state with more reindeer than people, will have to put on a few pounds just to be a lightweight. Her personal story is impressive: former fisherman, mother of five. But that hardly qualifies her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
For a man who is 72 years old and has had four bouts with cancer to have chosen someone so completely unqualified to become president is shockingly irresponsible. Suddenly, McCain's age and health become central issues in the campaign, as does his judgment.
In choosing this featherweight, McCain passed over Tom Ridge, a decorated combat hero, a Cabinet secretary and the former two-term governor of the large, complex state of Pennsylvania. iReport.com: 'McCain pick might be a gimmick'
He passed over Mitt Romney, who ran a big state, Massachusetts; a big company, Bain Capital; and a big event, the Olympics.
He passed over Kay Bailey Hutchison, the Texas senator who is knowledgeable about the military, good on television, and -- obviously -- a woman.
He passed over Joe Lieberman, his best friend in the Senate and fellow Iraq Kool-Aid drinker.
He passed over former congressman, trade negotiator and budget director Rob Portman.
And he also passed over Mike Huckabee, the governor of Arkansas.
For months, the McCainiacs have said they will run on his judgment and experience. In his first presidential decision, John McCain has shown he is willing to endanger his country, potentially leaving it in the hands of someone who simply has no business being a heartbeat away from the most powerful, complicated, difficult job in human history.
randizzle wrote:god damnit john. i really want to vote for him, but he makes it tough. I think this is going to be a third party vote for me, or no vote at all. anybody here watch south park? this is the real episode of giant douche vs. turd sandwich.
Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
randizzle wrote:i think he gave up any chance he had. is he retarded? he should know he's going to have to win over battleground states to have a chance, the republican party is hardly in great standing. so why not pick somebody that every conservative knows and likes? no... lets pick some chick who governs a couple hundred thousand people and nobody has ever heard of. god i hate election years.
Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
Wade Jarvis wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
Agreed.
Bad Ace Design wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
No she won't. Hillary grew with her supporters, and developed a very strong relationship with them. Not just because she was a woman, but she was their woman. You can't just substitute one female for another and expect the same outpouring of support. McCain made a poor choice, and is simply pandering to women. People will see that. Hillary will call him out on it, and her legions will stay away from the new girl.
Bad Ace Design wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
No she won't. Hillary grew with her supporters, and developed a very strong relationship with them. Not just because she was a woman, but she was their woman. You can't just substitute one female for another and expect the same outpouring of support. McCain made a poor choice, and is simply pandering to women. People will see that. Hillary will call him out on it, and her legions will stay away from the new girl.
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But seriously,she's got more experience then Obama...
SunfireN2o( theAnGrYCnSrvTve) wrote:I think this is a great choice.
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But seriously,she's got more experience then Obama...
DING DING.
Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.x2 McCain(former POW) is trying to corner the "stupid bitches who will vote for any female because somehow voting for someone because of what they are rather than who they are means equality" aka PUMA vote. That is exactly why he picked her. I mean its funny that he has went on and on about how important "experience" is, but Obama picked someone MORE experienced(and qualified BTW) than McCain(former POW) for VP, so McCain(former POW) picks someone with as little "experience" as possible. You can't write stuff this good - political comedy at its finest right here.
Bad Ace Design wrote:No she won't. Hillary grew with her supporters, and developed a very strong relationship with them. Not just because she was a woman, but she was their woman. You can't just substitute one female for another and expect the same outpouring of support. McCain made a poor choice, and is simply pandering to women. People will see that. Hillary will call him out on it, and her legions will stay away from the new girl.I have less faith in the collective wisdom of Hillary supporters(as evidenced by the fact that they voted for her in the first place LOL). There is no shortage of people who supported her who now publicly declare they will vote for McCain(former POW) just to spite Obama. These people actually think that the only reason Hillary lost was... sexism(yeah right). They just cannot accept the outcome that Hillary lost, and now they are in full meltdown. If these people where actually concerned out of genuine respect for Hillary(who has repeatedly called for everyone to back Obama) and/or the real issues(where as Hillary and McCain(former POW) are only similar in their addiction to lobbyist's money) - they would obviously support Obama.
BP wrote:ANWR is SUCH a perfect solution to all out problems!! Never mind the fact that it will take about 30 years if we start today to actually see any substantial oil come out of that place, or that by the time that rolls around that it can only supply < 1% of the worlds supply needs. I mean since that is our ONLY OPTION, lets @!#$ that whole area up and dig in!! [/extreme sarcasm] That's what happens when you LOOK UP THE FACTS and DO THE MATH. How about we look for a REAL solution and not one that will take 30 years and really not even help that much even then? Thank you.Wade Jarvis wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
Agreed.
x3...genius, and she supports drilling in ANWR. They should just wrap up the election now.
Bastardking3000 wrote:Double post FTW - well I forgot to include this in the last one.
BP wrote:ANWR is SUCH a perfect solution to all out problems!! Never mind the fact that it will take about 30 years if we start today to actually see any substantial oil come out of that place, or that by the time that rolls around that it can only supply < 1% of the worlds supply needs. I mean since that is our ONLY OPTION, lets @!#$ that whole area up and dig in!! [/extreme sarcasm] That's what happens when you LOOK UP THE FACTS and DO THE MATH. How about we look for a REAL solution and not one that will take 30 years and really not even help that much even then? Thank you.Wade Jarvis wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Well played McCain. He will capture the votes from Hillary.
Agreed.
x3...genius, and she supports drilling in ANWR. They should just wrap up the election now.
Wade Jarvis wrote:randizzle wrote:i think he gave up any chance he had. is he retarded? he should know he's going to have to win over battleground states to have a chance, the republican party is hardly in great standing. so why not pick somebody that every conservative knows and likes? no... lets pick some chick who governs a couple hundred thousand people and nobody has ever heard of. god i hate election years.
Who do you have in mind? I can't think of any well known actual conservative that conseratives actually like. Sure picking somone from a swing state is a great way to play politics as usual and better his chances of winning.
The republican party is barely standing becuase forever they went with the status quo. Let's face it the republican party is seen as the old rich white folks party. Washington is broken and people really do want change. That is why Obama is so popular. I think she brings just that instead of talking about it like Obama. Plus he needed to win over the female vote as well as young vote just as much if not more than he needed a swing state.