Posted on 08/29/2008 9:41:48 AM PDT by onlylewis
(CNN) – A leading House Democrat said Thursday John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a "risky" move that could ultimately prove disastrous to the Republican prospects in November.
Meanwhile, a top Senate Democrat said the pick is a "Hail Mary pass" and a "roll of the dice," in what is the initial reactions from McCain's rival party.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
I’ve been snerking and laughing all morning. Palin is a brilliant pick. :-)
The more Obama slams her on her lack of experience, the more foolish he looks.
Of the 2 candidates and their VPs, the one with the least experience is Barrack Obama.
Has the man ever run anything in his life?
Hillary, Bill and Gerry Ferraro will be voting Republican. So will a lot of liberal RAT women.
They probably have Hitlery under suicide watch.
(Hey, Hitlery! Welcome to your first day as a nonentity.)
Translation: “OMG we just lost the election.”
The democrites are punch-drunk. They don’t have any idea how to react since they never saw this coming, so they’re babbling.
And this, my FRiends, is how you know that picking Palin is a great idea.
It's going to be fun watching gender politics explode in the RATs face on this one.
I heard Bob Beckel on Fox this morning (before Palin was even announced) saying that Dems would question her experience. I thought that was rather rich considering the two-bit hustler who the Dems nominated. Palin has executive experience wheras Obambi has...well...um...voted present...a lot.
Tee hee.
Just heard her remarks. I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH SARAH. WHAT A WOMAN.
I wonder if this will affect other Freepers like myself, WHO BEFORE TODAY, was going to stay home.
Needless to say, that is no longer the case.
I AM PSYCHED!!!
Touching somewhere.
Wow, she knocked it out of the park. Paying props to Hillary was a stoke of genius.
The whole thing kind of got me in the ole tomater.
I like it and the crowd was going crazy.
“A leading House Democrat said Thursday John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a “risky” move that could ultimately prove disastrous to the Republican prospects in November. “
It will be disastrous to the Chosen One’s ambitions..
Ha ha ha ha ha....
You think it's a brilliant pick but you will have to wait and see what the rest of voting America thinks. THEY may not agree with you.
The Dems are buffoons for even daring to knock Palin as the VP choice. They keep comments up like this and all of the Democratic feminist votes will go to McCain. Somewhere a Republican strategist is smoking a well deserved cigar. Rove has passed his genes on to a good group.
I can tell they’re already scared to death by their reaction.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yep - shea has a lot more experience in things that matter than The Chosen One, and even a bit more executive experience that The Obnoxious One.
No way they can slam her lack of experience without getting bit big time.
Plus, she's CONSERVATIVE, smart, looks good, etc. I'm happy as a lark with this pick.
That only allows the GOP to savage their presidential nominee.
“I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH SARAH”
That was the first time I’ve heard her speak and I too was impressed. Paying tribute to Ferraro and Hillary was a nice touch.
My only concern now is how she’ll do against Biden at the debates.
I’m also very happy with this pick. Dodged a bullet by not selecting Willard!
She’s pro-choice.
NRA member.
She’s an avid hunter.
Has 5 kids (one of them is serving in the US Army)
Has executive experience, unlike Obama, Biden, and even McCain
Obama is screwed.
IF McCain/Palin don’t issue some sort of advert like the one below,
they deserve to lose:
If you believe you have a fundamental right to own a gun, rifle or
shotgun
AND
to defend yourself and others against criminals...
you know in your heart that you MUST vote for McCain/Palin.
Despite Obama’s deceitful contention that he’s a Second Amendment guy.
Uhhhhhhhhh . . . . thanks for the helpful advice!
She might have some drawbacks but so did all of McCain’s possible choices. So this is very exciting and I think she will help McCain. Palin is a very appealing personality. I wish she were at the top of the ticket.
In any case the Dems are obviously running scared. Got to love it.
Palin is going to secure the conservative base. (Prolife, gunowner, huntress, ...)
Palin is going the secure the "special needs" crowd (asthe mother of a Down syndrome child).
As a woman Palin will be seen to disarm the dems criticism of "picking and old, establishment white guy."
Let 'em complain all they want about her so called inexperience. She's a sitting governor and has executive experience unlike the cypher O-bama.
Panic mode from the fever swamps. Happy happy joy joy.
“hail mary pass”, “another Dan Quayle”
- all brought to you by the Dem scriptwriter, dailykos
IF McCain/Palin don’t issue some sort of advert like the one below,
they deserve to lose:
If you believe you have a fundamental right to own a gun, rifle or
shotgun
AND
to defend yourself and others against criminals...
you know in your heart that you MUST vote for McCain/Palin.
Despite Obama’s deceitful contention that he’s a Second Amendment guy.
Her speech was 4 grand slams (16 RBI s)
“I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH SARAH”
That was the first time I’ve heard her speak and I too was impressed. Paying tribute to Ferraro and Hillary was a nice touch.
My only concern now is how she’ll do against Biden at the debates.
Wow, that statement is genius!!!
“Plus, she’s CONSERVATIVE, smart, looks good, etc. I’m happy as a lark with this pick.”
Yes, but is she clean and articulate...oh wait...
The beauty of Sarah Palin - SHE IS NOT MARRIED TO BILL CLINTON!!!!!!!!
What a great normal family - her spirit is right there in the open - I am so impressed and grateful that John McCain had the courage, insight and understanding to select her.
It says more about McCain than anything else that has been written about him.
Looks as if Cindy and Sarah have already bonded - WOWSER!!!
I’ve been laughing for an hour straight. The only thing I can think of to say is, “McCain, you magnificent bastard!”
I was planning on voting for Barr. But now I’m gonna vote McCain. The problem is that I live in IL, so my vote doesn’t count (or, more accurately for Chicago politics, won’t be counted, unless it is for a “D”).
Juxaposed to McCain’s classy congratulations ad of yesterday the Dims are making themselves look smaller and smaller with this.
They are quivering in their Birkenstocks.
Juxaposed to McCain’s classy congratulations ad of yesterday the Dims are making themselves look smaller and smaller with this.
Never underestimate “Mary”.
The Rats just lost any chance they ever had to win the election - and they KNOW it!!
NOT!!! She's as PRO-LIFE as you get!
“hail mary pass”, “another Dan Quayle”
- all brought to you by the Dem scriptwriter, dailykos
Well, judging by the other threads on this subject today(I went to bed at 3 last night and got up at 5:30 because it was beginning to look then as if Palin was it)a whole sh** load of them have come back to the fold.
I was voting for McCain, reluctantly, even though his campaign has stirred me up a little, but now I am joyously voting for him and not just because of Palin, but also because McCain had the guts and intuition to pick her.
He listened to his party and picked the right person for the job, that alone gets him my vote gladly, Palin is just the icing on the cake. I don't know if you can grasp my meaning or not I am slightly giddy right now!
Palin is NOT a career politician.... I like that.
“hail mary pass”, “another Dan Quayle”
- all brought to you by the Dem scriptwriter, dailykos
“hail mary pass”, “another Dan Quayle”
- all brought to you by the Dem scriptwriter, dailykos
whoops. My bad. I meant to say pro-life.
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