McCain's VP: Gov. Palin is chosen

[Pector55]

So, I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute, I think, has been made clear over the last couple of years. And, certainly, in terms of the legislation that I passed just dealing with this issue post-Katrina of how we handle emergency management, the fact that many of my recommendations were adopted and are being put in place as we speak, I think, indicates the degree to which we can provide the kinds of support and good service that the American people expect.

Well, Obama should win based on the ability to still maintain support after that exciting run-on sentence. Are there any questions as to why he turns down the series of 10 town hall meetings with McCain?

[adymond]

Originally Posted by 5711-Marine

This is even better. Obama cites experience running his campaign as executive experience that prepared him for the Presidency.



She Is a Small-Town Mayor. She Is Not — Repeat, Not — the Governor of Alaska. [Byron York]

In an interview of Barack Obama last night, CNN's Anderson Cooper mentioned Sarah Palin's experience as a small-town mayor and as governor of Alaska. Obama, hewing to his campaign's talking points, ignored the governor part:

COOPER: And, Senator Obama, my final question — your — some of your Republican critics have said you don't have the experience to handle a situation like this. They in fact have said that Governor Palin has more executive experience, as mayor of a small town and as governor of a big state of Alaska. What's your response?

OBAMA: Well, you know, my understanding is, is that Governor Palin's town of Wasilla has, I think, 50 employees. We have got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month.

So, I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute, I think, has been made clear over the last couple of years. And, certainly, in terms of the legislation that I passed just dealing with this issue post-Katrina of how we handle emergency management, the fact that many of my recommendations were adopted and are being put in place as we speak, I think, indicates the degree to which we can provide the kinds of support and good service that the American people expect.

Just for the record, Alaska's FY2008 operating budget is $11.2 billion, and the state employs approximately 15,000 people. Those certainly aren't huge numbers in federal terms, but they're a good bit bigger than the Obama campaign.

Beck did a segment on this last night on his program. In terms of budget Alaska's budget is 47.something% more than the entire campaign budget and they employ something like 77,000 which is 36.something% higher than the entire campaign for Obama. I think those were the numbers.

[adymond]

Originally Posted by Pector55

Well, Obama should win based on the ability to still maintain support after that exciting run-on sentence. Are there any questions as to why he turns down the series of 10 town hall meetings with McCain?

He did no such thing. The Savior went back in time and made McCain retract those offensive statements of when and where he would be in an effort to confront the Mesiah.

By the way I just remembered the line about field dressing a moose in Thompson's speach. That was great.

[J8300]

If Sarah Palin was the best they could come up with, what was it that disqualified every single other possible candidate? This is a woman who's under investigation for possible abuse of authority, has an inconveniently-pregnant unmarried teenage daughter, and laughably little political experience. Her major qualification seems to be that she loves Jesus a lot. So you have to ask: how seriously compromised does everyone else in the Republican Party have to be before Caribou Barbie looks like the best option?

From a DIGG comment.

[625]

This is some entertaining sh!t, I must say! I said it the day Palin was announced as the VP pic; Let the idiot Dems and their lap dogs in the media keep hammering on the experience thing. They will continue to get owned just like Gingrich owned that stupid talking head.

Let them keep attacking Palin's daughter too. Let them say that Palin is a bad mom. It's already back-firing. Can't wait for Palin's speech tonight. Where's my popcorn!!?

[RocketFoot]

So what's the big deal about a pregnant teenage daughter? That's life...at least she's a decent down to Earth person like the rest of us, not some stuck up politician that does no wrong! The latter just doesn't exist!

[adymond]

Originally Posted by J8300

From a DIGG comment.

Again posting comments for leftist blogs and taking them as fact. OMG a DIGG comment said McCain is a baby eating Viet Nam war criminal. Palin is a bible thumping hypocrit. She has a whore of a daughter and parades around in a bathing suit. I just read that in a comment on The Huffington Post.

[5711-Marine]

Originally Posted by Pector55

Well, Obama should win based on the ability to still maintain support after that exciting run-on sentence. Are there any questions as to why he turns down the series of 10 town hall meetings with McCain?

Obama without a teleprompter at a townhall meeting in Bristol Virginia.

[J8300]

Originally Posted by adymond

Again posting comments for leftist blogs and taking them as fact.

I posted the comment and the 4 words:from a DIGG comment. Can you show me where I am taking it as fact or are you just putting words in my mouth like you asked someone not to do to you in another thread?

[adymond]

Originally Posted by J8300

I posted the comment and the 4 words:from a DIGG comment. Can you show me where I am taking it as fact or are you just putting words in my mouth like you asked someone not to do to you in another thread?

Typically when posting a source you should only post sources you trust. If you are unsure about the accuracy either don't post it or state your concern that it is not accurate. Making a rational assumption.