cowboysfan Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Sen. John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a senior McCain campaign official told CNN on Friday. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, here in February, will be Sen. John McCain's running mate, a campaign official says. Palin, 44, who's in her first term as governor, is a pioneering figure in Alaska, the first woman and the youngest person to hold the state's top political job. She catapulted to the post with a strong reputation as a political outsider, forged during her stint in local politics. She was mayor and a council member of the small town of Wasilla and was chairman of the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaska's oil and gas resources, in 2003 and 2004. The conservative Palin defeated two so-called political insiders to win the governor's job -- incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski in the GOP primary and former two-term Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles in the 2006 general election. Palin made her name in part by backing tough ethical standards for politicians. During the first legislative session after her election, her administration passed a state ethics law overhaul. Palin's term has not been without controversy. A legislative investigation is looking into allegations that Palin fired Alaska's public safety commissioner because he refused to fire the governor's former brother-in-law, a state trooper. Palin acknowledged that a member of her staff made a call to a trooper in which the staffer suggested he was speaking for the governor. Candidates 'Revealed' Palin has admitted that the call could be interpreted as pressure to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who was locked in a child-custody battle with Palin's sister. "I am truly disappointed and disturbed to learn that a member of this administration contacted the Department of Public Safety regarding Trooper Wooten," Palin said. "At no time did I authorize any member of my staff to do so." Palin suspended the staffer who made the call. Palin has focused on energy and natural resources policy during her short stint in office, and she is known for her support of drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, a position opposed by McCain but supported by many grass-roots Republicans. Her biography on the state governor's Web site says one of the two major pieces of legislation passed during her first legislative session was a competitive process to construct a gas pipeline. Palin started Alaska's Petroleum Systems Integrity Office, an oversight and maintenance agency for the state's oil and gas equipment, facilities and infrastructure. She created the Climate Change Subcabinet that would forge a climate change strategy, according to the biography. Palin chairs the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multistate panel "that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protecting health, safety and the environment," the biography says. She has been named chair of the National Governors Association's Natural Resources Committee. That panel is focused on legislation to ensure that federal policies take state priorities into account in agriculture, energy, environmental protection and natural resource management. She is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and takes part in two of Alaska's popular pastimes -- fishing and hunting. The governor's biography says Palin's other priorities have been "education and workforce development, public health and safety, and transportation and infrastructure development." The biography touts her other achievements as governor as the investment of $5 billion in state savings, overhaul of educational funding and implementation of a program to help low-income elderly Alaskans. Born in Idaho, she is a longtime Alaskan and a Protestant. Her biography says she arrived in Alaska in 1964 "when her parents came to teach school in Skagway." She graduated from Wasilla High School in 1982 and received a bachelor of science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. Her husband is Todd Palin, an oil production operator on Alaska's North Slope. They have five children, including a son who enlisted in the Army last year. Congressional Quarterly notes Sarah Palin's other past occupations, including commercial fishing company owner, outdoor recreational equipment company owner and sports reporter. Palin also made an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor in 2002, Congressional Quarterly said. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/palin.republican.vp.candidate/index.html ----------------------------------------- wow-mccain picks a hot Milf for VP .
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 wow-mccain picks a hot Milf for VP . Thats hardly surprising. Most of the Right wing Republican cheerleaders are exactly that, from Laura Ingram to Ann Coulter. Of course Palin has lot more substance than them. I can not help but wonder if Obama has essentially made the decision for McCain. The main reason for Palin as VP is to extract mileage out of Obama snubbing Hillary, simple as that. And while it may appear as a good choice right now after a few weeks of campaigning it may come out to be a cropper. In the election where Economy and Foreign Policy are the major drivers McCain has experience of neither, nor does Palin. And to top it the decision that McCain took in Senate(read follow Bush's trail) would bite him in the rear.
cowboysfan Posted August 29, 2008 Author Posted August 29, 2008 good points lurker-biden may have his faults but he is very experienced and i think he was the head of senate foreign relations committee.I dont think its a good choice either.
cowboysfan Posted August 29, 2008 Author Posted August 29, 2008 mccain is not in the best of health and he is 72 and a cancer survivor-if he dies then america and the world will be stuck with- not bad-lol.
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 That's elmentary man in election candidates are picked on the basis of elctability in this case enhacing the prospect of electability of President nominee. In this equation what your opponent has to offer and what might be his/her achille's heel does figure prominently..
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 BasicallY Mccain has stumped Obama big time.. Already his lead was below what Kerry enjoyed against Bush .. now it has vanisehd to the non-existant some suggest even mccain has slight lead.. Loving it.. Meanwhile another u-turn this time on outsourcing by Obama.. he will have to eat cmany more crows.> Hillary must be thinking why is he looking more and more like Hilaary now when he beat Hillary because she was Hillary... her supporters too must bemurmuring those words.. Now mccain have them to offer Palin.
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 BasicallY Mccain has stumped Obama big time.. Already his lead was below what Kerry enjoyed against Bush .. now it has vanisehd to the non-existant some suggest even mccain has slight lead.. Loving it Stumped big time? :hysterical: Lets see now. McCain criticism No 1 - Obama doesnt have experience to be the President. Fact: Sarah Palin's experience is no different than Obama's. McCain criticism No 2 - Obama doesnt have exposure to Foreign Affairs. Fact: Sarah Palin has not even ventured outside USA( atleast Obama was on committees etc). The list could go on and on and on. The picking is the last nail in McCoffeen. The man keeps saying he is Maverick yada yada, but he is essentially a shadow of himself. He picks a woman who is strong on Religious conservatism hoping this would get him women vote(which is derogatory to women anyway) as well as score with Evangelists. I am certainly happy to see this ticket. Also happier that Joe Liebermann got kicked in his nuts!! :finger:
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Stumped big time? :hysterical: Lets see now. McCain criticism No 1 - Obama doesnt have experience to be the President. Fact: Sarah Palin's experience is no different than Obama's. Precisely that's why she is not a president candidate. McCain criticism No 2 - Obama doesnt have exposure to Foreign Affairs. Fact: Sarah Palin has not even ventured outside USA( atleast Obama was on committees etc). Again she is not president candidate The list could go on and on and on. The picking is the last nail in McCoffeen. The man keeps saying he is Maverick yada yada, but he is essentially a shadow of himself. He picks a woman who is strong on Religious conservatism hoping this would get him women vote(which is derogatory to women anyway) as well as score with Evangelists. I am certainly happy to see this ticket. Also happier that Joe Liebermann got kicked in his nuts!! :finger: He has stumped criticims of Mccain being too old in one swift decision.. And he has given bitter Hillary supporters ( given Obama is more and more looking like Hillary afetr opposing her in primaries they have more reasons to be bitter) a very very good reason to vote for him.. You have nothing to say on outsourcing issue foot in the mouth .. U-turn notwithstanding he sould have sens to see that globalization abd ban on outsourcing doesn;t go hand in hand.. He has basically alienated both lobby those who are in support of outsourcing and those who are not.. What is the credibility of a guy who keeps changing tunes that too with diametrically oppoiste notes within space of a month......
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Palin's CV: She is conservative and a mother of 5, including a son in the Army who is set to be deployed to Iraq on September 11. Her youngest child has Down syndrome. This is going to striek a chord like anything.. Just imagine a VP nominee with her son in battle-field ..
Brainfade Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Palin's CV: She is conservative and a mother of 5' date=' [b']including a son in the Army who is set to be deployed to Iraq on September 11. Her youngest child has Down syndrome. This is going to striek a chord like anything.. Just imagine a VP nominee with her son in battle-field .. Joe Biden's son is in Iraq too. That negates that.
cowboysfan Posted August 29, 2008 Author Posted August 29, 2008 I dont know what hillary clinton supporters and other american women would do but this pick is like a slap in the face for them-I would be insulted by this pick if I were one of them-if he wanted a woman there are a lot of republican woman politicians who are more qualified then her.
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Precisely that's why she is not a president candidate. You need to do a crash-course on USA politics. A VP is by definition someone who can take President's position if need be. Considering McCain is the eldest President EVER I would actually be very careful on who the VP is. Even his best fans admit he may not be around for 2nd term. So again, do a bit of study before you start yapping just because someone suits your Right wing agenda. Again she is not president candidate Ditto as above. And he has given bitter Hillary supporters ( given Obama is more and more looking like Hillary afetr opposing her in primaries they have more reasons to be bitter) a very very good reason to vote for him.. Yes I am not surprised that a right wing Hindu fanatic thinks like an Evangelist! Why will females vote for Palin?? Because she is a woman? Wooohoo!! How humiliating is that! There are tons of proven female candidates, from Governor of Arizona to Kansas, and he picks someone who is the least known of them all and females will vote for him!! You have nothing to say on outsourcing issue foot in the mouth .. U-turn notwithstanding he sould have sens to see that globalization abd ban on outsourcing doesn;t go hand in hand.. That did not make sense at all. Where did I mention Outsourcing??? Palin's CV: She is conservative and a mother of 5, including a son in the Army who is set to be deployed to Iraq on September 11. That comes from the party whose current President sent 4000 to death in Iraq but when his own time was there he had cowardly ran away, took National Guard services :haha: Her youngest child has Down syndrome And you need to further this particular point. Conservative Pundits are going gaga over this EXACT point. Because she had the chance to do abortion but her religious conservatism took over. I am not going to judge it but just keep watching how Right wing will keep pushing this off the roof. Further testament of Evangelism, and how McCain sold his soul. xxx
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Why should Hillary Clinton supporters not feel wronged when Obama is more and more looking like Hillary now owhen the primary is over...... If I were one of them I certainly wud feel cheated....And if there is value in black being president first time similarly there is value in the appeal of a young dynamic woman vice-president..
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Why should Hillary Clinton supporters not feel wronged when Obama is more and more looking like Hillary now owhen the primary is over...... If I were one of them I certainly wud feel cheated....And if there is value in black being president first time similarly there is value in the appeal of a young dynamic woman vice-president.. You would feel cheated nonetheless :giggle: For all your criticism of Obama I am yet to hear a line of compliment so stop acting as if Obama increasingly becoming HIllary like is changing your thought process. By the by what exactly do you mean by Obama is more and more looking like Hillary? Do explain.
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 You need to do a crash-course on USA politics. A VP is by definition someone who can take President's position if need be. Considering McCain is the eldest President EVER I would actually be very careful on who the VP is. Even his best fans admit he may not be around for 2nd term. So again, do a bit of study before you start yapping just because someone suits your Right wing agenda. Ditto as above. Yes I am not surprised that a right wing Hindu fanatic thinks like an Evangelist! Why will females vote for Palin?? Because she is a woman? Wooohoo!! How humiliating is that! There are tons of proven female candidates, from Governor of Arizona to Kansas, and he picks someone who is the least known of them all and females will vote for him!! That did not make sense at all. Where did I mention Outsourcing??? That comes from the party whose current President sent 4000 to death in Iraq but when his own time was there he had cowardly ran away, took National Guard services :haha: And you need to further this particular point. Conservative Pundits are going gaga over this EXACT point. Because she had the chance to do abortion but her religious conservatism took over. I am not going to judge it but just keep watching how Right wing will keep pushing this off the roof. Further testament of Evangelism, and how McCain sold his soul. xxx Godo job of regurgitating elemenatry constitution of USA......But people do vote for so and so a presidnet and so and so vice-president.. It's Mccain vs Obama not Bush Vs obama wonder why bush's record will outweigh Mccain's war records.. Some logic there.. don;t be spo depserate to prove your point.. Precisely my point you a socalled patriotic indian keep ignoring the achile's heel of Obama viz a viz india which is nuclear deal outsourcing and farm subsidy..... LAthough ie is comign around on some of those issues but ak kahwat yaad aata hai.. Hudkayal kutta se kabhi bhi shikkar nahin pakadaata hai :-)
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Godo job of regurgitating elemenatry constitution of USA......But people do vote for so and so a presidnet and so and so vice-president.. That has to be the easiest cop out even by your flimsy standard. It's Mccain vs Obama not Bush Vs obama wonder why bush's record will outweigh Mccain's war records.. Some logic there.. don;t be spo depserate to prove your point.. Again USA politics crash course. George Bush HAS been ruling USA for past 8 years during the course of which: a) US economy has tanked. b) USA has gone from Plus budget to debt. c) USA has been losing face world over. d) USA Armed forces have been killed around the world. e) Gas prices have gone off the roof. f) Social Security is all but dooomed. g) Has been in office with the lowest acceptance rate of ALL US President. So yes Bush is very much in question. The only reason it is not in question for YOU is because you have no ways of defending him! Heck Republicans keep invoking Reagan every 2 minutes, and guess what he was in power 2 decades back! :haha: Precisely my point you a socalled patriotic indian keep ignoring the achile's heel of Obama viz a viz india which is nuclear deal outsourcing and farm subsidy..... LAthough ie is comign around on some of those issues but ak kahwat yaad aata hai.. What ignoring?? You raise the point and I shall answer. Why in the world should I assume everything thats in your head bhai? xxx
Brainfade Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Allow me to gloat. I made this pick back in June. Clearly, McCain listens to me!! http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=107233
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Allow me to gloat. I made this pick back in June. Clearly, McCain listens to me!! http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=107233 Hehehe good call CA. I had picked Biden in June 2007 for President, he got selected for VP a year later. Does that count
Brainfade Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Hehehe good call CA. I had picked Biden in June 2007 for President, he got selected for VP a year later. Does that count Well ... I'll give you that! The difference is - Biden was a reasonable pick. Palin, on the other hand, was an unknown. I was going out on a limb; you were not :)!
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 True true. Sarah Palin was the wildest of wild shot.
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