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gridloreSeriously, do they have adult supervision there? Forget the immortal "the candidate was not speaking for the campaign" bit, this is better.
A scant day or so ago, with much fanfare, McCain introduced Gov. Sarah Palin as his choice for the office of Vice President of the United States. Within hours, we all knew that she was under an ethics cloud, and now we see that earlier this month, on her own official webpage, she praised Senator Obama's energy plan!
The page is purged now, of course, but Google never forgets!
How in the hell do they miss this? Your short list selection for the Veep praised the opponent's policy? On her official site? Never mind we're learning how badly she screwed the pooch running a town of 6,000, never mind she vocally supports hunting wolves from helicopters (something even my hunter friends find disgusting,) she is on record praising the opponent! That should have kicked her off the list immediately! I can only wonder who is in charge here, because it seems like nobody did any vetting, like say reading an Alaskan newspaper where the ethics charges are front page news.
Being a West Wing geek, I'm imagining the meltdown Toby would have over this.
A scant day or so ago, with much fanfare, McCain introduced Gov. Sarah Palin as his choice for the office of Vice President of the United States. Within hours, we all knew that she was under an ethics cloud, and now we see that earlier this month, on her own official webpage, she praised Senator Obama's energy plan!
August 4, 2008, Fairbanks, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today responded to the energy plan put forward by the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, Illinois Senator Barack Obama.
“I am pleased to see Senator Obama acknowledge the huge potential Alaska’s natural gas reserves represent in terms of clean energy and sound jobs,” Governor Palin said. “The steps taken by the Alaska State Legislature this past week demonstrate that we are ready, willing and able to supply the energy our nation needs.”
The page is purged now, of course, but Google never forgets!
How in the hell do they miss this? Your short list selection for the Veep praised the opponent's policy? On her official site? Never mind we're learning how badly she screwed the pooch running a town of 6,000, never mind she vocally supports hunting wolves from helicopters (something even my hunter friends find disgusting,) she is on record praising the opponent! That should have kicked her off the list immediately! I can only wonder who is in charge here, because it seems like nobody did any vetting, like say reading an Alaskan newspaper where the ethics charges are front page news.
Being a West Wing geek, I'm imagining the meltdown Toby would have over this.
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Date: 30 Aug 2008 16:08 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Aug 2008 16:12 (UTC)I seem to recall even Obama, in his recent speeches, giving McCain his due - while poking hard at all the other weak spots of his opponent.
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Date: 30 Aug 2008 16:33 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Aug 2008 17:07 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Aug 2008 18:39 (UTC)If Leo wasn't already dead....
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Date: 30 Aug 2008 19:23 (UTC)Sam: "Toby, it's not that bad.."
Toby: "'Not that bad'? The woman is supporting the exact positions that the President pledged to oppose! In the papers! How did we miss this?"
Sam: "I'd have to check, but I think the Anchorage Times isn't on our list of daily deliveries."
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Date: 30 Aug 2008 19:57 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Aug 2008 21:11 (UTC)There has always been a West Wing tag.
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Date: 30 Aug 2008 20:50 (UTC)State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to tell her the news.
“She’s not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president? said Green, a Republican from Palin’s hometown of Wasilla. “Look at what she’s done to this state. What would she do to the nation?”
It seems to have been one or all of three: 1) a vain attempt to convince Hillary supporters that the should think with their vaginas in the same way men like McCain think with their penises, 2) to shore up McCain’s standing with the abortion/hangin’/guns loving and science/polar bear cub hating base, 3) an act of supreme desperation brought on by the Democratic Convention.
There's even mention of her severely damaging the economy of Wasilla, a small suburb north of Anchorage, during her tenure there.