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The McCain camp has just released a tick-tock of how the Palin pick came to be. And according to it, McCain had met her just one time prior to yesterday.
The tick-tock from McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker:
"John McCain first met Governor Sarah Palin at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington in February of 2008 and came away extraordinarily impressed. John McCain followed her career and admired her tenacity and her many accomplishments. She was scheduled for a high profile speaking role at our convention and included in the VP selection process because of his admiration for her strong reform credentials. Last Sunday, Governor Palin and John McCain had a conversation over the phone. Governor Palin was at the Alaska State Fair, and John McCain was at his home at Phoenix. Previously, Rick Davis, John McCain's campaign manager, had also been in regular contact with the Governor as part of the on-going selection process. This past week, Governor Palin arrived with Kris Perry in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Wednesday evening. Upon arrival, Governor Palin and her longtime aide Kris Perry met with Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter of the McCain campaign at Mr. Bob Delgado's home in Flagstaff. Mr. Delgado is the CEO of the Hensley corporation, which is Mrs. Cindy McCain's family business. On Thursday morning, Governor Palin and staff were joined by Mrs. Cindy McCain and later joined by John McCain at the McCain family home in Sedona, Arizona. At approximately 11:00 a.m. Thursday August 28, 2008, John McCain formally invited Governor Sarah Palin to join the Republican ticket as the vice presidential nominee on the deck of the McCain family home."
"Later that morning, John McCain departed for Phoenix and Governor Palin departed with staff to Flagstaff, Arizona. Governor Palin, Kris Perry, Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter proceeded to the Manchester Inn and Conference Center in Middleton, Ohio. They were checked into the hotel as the Upton Family. While there, Governor Palin's children, who had been told they were going to Ohio to celebrate their parents' wedding anniversary, were told for the first time that their mother would be a nominee for Vice President of the United States of America."
"Today, John McCain was proud to announce that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a proven-reformer, will share a partnership with him to shake things up in Washington and to make government more effective for American families."
You've just got to be kidding me!!!!!
Although I do agree with many of Sarah Palin reported positions on the issues-
WAS SHE REALLY THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB ?
Even in the top 20? (If she were a man she would have been selected)?
Granted the same could be said about Obama, but Millions of people voted for him to be the Democratic Nominee. McCain could have picked ANYONE. A 1/2 term Governor and Mayor of a tiny town in Alaska????
Like his Politics or not, most would say at least Joe Biden would appear to be as close to qualified as anyone could be. Obama not so much.
Clearly this was a massive pander or should I say a massive Panderlin (c) & hypocrisy at it's finest. I am completely disgusted!!!
Can my fellow Republicans really say without a smirk that this is the best person to step in- if need be? Does this person have ANY foreign Policy experience at all? Cause I see none! I'd probably vote for Paulin for City Mayor and maybe Governor but VP in waiting with a 72 yo President - NO WAY!!!!!!!
Since 1980 and the Great Ronald Reagan I have cast my vote for a Republican Candidate-
BUT I WILL NOT CAST MY VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE THAT CLEARLY PUTS POLITICS AHEAD OF THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL INTEREST (and even has the nerve to accuse the other guy of the same thing).
I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS TICKET. I don't know that I can support Obama and Biden either, but I will not support the ticket of McCain/Panderlin (c)- NO WAY, NO HOW!!!!!
To be completely honest McCain has been an embarrassment to himself and the GOP deserves better!
Good judgement from McCAin or is the Republican party so out of touch that they do not feel the pain of the Hillary supporters who liked her because of her brain and womanhood,not because she was a woman?
OMG! The residents are running the aslyum! He only met her once...and what? Thought she was purdy?!?!?!? What a bad bad choice. I'm feeling sorry for McCain. His team is NOT serving him well!
So, McCain had no idea who the hell this woman was and was forced to pick her over the person he really wanted to pick (Lieberman)?
Wow, what a maverick! Standing up to your own party!
Guess Joe Biden was wrong...there is someone else EVEN MORE unqualified for the role of President that Rudy Guliani!
So what happened to someone he was very comfortable with? This is his good judgement?
This was the pick that he some how thought would get him elected.
I hope that the American people see this as pandering the same why they saw the gas tax holiday that was never going to happen as pandering.
You gotta ahdn it to McCain. His idea of changing the dynamics of two oil men in the White House is to have one oil man and one female oil person. Thus tying him closerto Bush as a slave to big oil. What will he think of next?
Terrible Pick.
WOW.....
I dont like McLame but I mean really John???
Someone who has NO EXPERIENCE. 0, none, nothing, nada, niet, zilch????
All women should be INSULTED with how McCain thinks you vote ONLY for your sisters.
WOW
Rove is running another campaign and calling the shots. Almost feel sorry for McCain.
"Only now, at then end, do you understand."
-Emporer Palpitine
Desperation move, as I said before. If Mclame really felt confident, he would've picked one of the losers he ran against in the Primaries. So now he's taken on a stranger to say to America, "See? See? I'm still a maverick! I snagged me a WOMAN, ain't I the wily ol' radical?" Let's see how many Clinton supporters find this "any woman will do" thinking insulting, shall we?
Did they even vet her? It certainly doesn't look like it. What a horrible choice! John McCain has no judgement at all. And he's weak. It's pretty obvious this was a Rove choice to energize the evangelical base. Whatever happened to the Maverick of 2000 who went after the crazy preachers like Dobson and Falwell and Robertson? Sucking up to their heirs, that's what.
He met her one time??? One time? He followed her career for 6 months..while running for president...not likely. Wow...that must have ben one heck of a first meeting!
Looks like he really took a lot of time to think about this selection.
The worm has turned. Funny really. Barack was all about change. Uh-huh. Barack said McCain was too old and part of the Washington fold, so what does he do? He picks another old guy that is part fo the Washington fold. Go figure. He wants change ... well John McCain just sent him 118 pounds of "change" in the name of Sarah Palin and shoved it right up his
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Like his preferred game of craps, McCain shoots from the hip, looking for a lucky number...
This is Republican pandering all the way. Pander to the right. Pander to the women. Pander to the NRA. Heck, he's even pandering to CREATIONISTS...
The biggest buzz out there is "she's HOT!" Heck, even Dobson said he's ready "to pull that lever..." with her on the team.
But what happened to "celebrity" (Miss Alaska runnerup, media sportscaster) or "no experience" or "foreign experience"? What happened to "reform"? She's under investigation for abuse of her power as Governor, as far as I can tell.
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Hey, MSNBC... can you POST something I write please? I see double posts of some when I can't get mine posted... why?
Palin asked, "will someone please tell me what a vp does" not suprising as mccant doesn't know what a President does but President BO will show him and America and the world what a president does.
Did they even vet her? It certainly doesn't look like it. What a horrible choice! John McCain has no judgement at all. And he's weak. It's pretty obvious this was a Rove choice to energize the evangelical base. Whatever happened to the Maverick of 2000 who went after the crazy preachers like Dobson and Falwell and Robertson? Sucking up to their heirs, that's what.
Oh Great.
This would not be a working team. This would be McCain assigning Palin some lowly administrative work. Do you really think he would take her advice on anything or allow her to make any major decisions, individually or as a team? Come on folks. See this for what it is and reject it.
Soooo... A gal McThuselah knows about as well as I know my mailman gets the pick? What an abyssmal lack of leadership!
considering the howls I read on the other posts, the Obama supporters are devastated by this choice. "She should stay home with her children"-"she was in a Beauty pageant"- and, my personal favorite "she has no experience".
I'm excited because, not only will McCain win this election, but the Kennedy wing of the party is about to lose. That ridiculous stage at Invesco field should have done it, (have you seen the political cartoons? Makes Dukakis' ride in a tank look like Teddy charging up San Juan hill!), but this bold choice will put this election away.
Finally we can wrest control of the party away from the left fringe loonies, and be a legitimate voice in this nation.
McCain Palin 08!
The Honorable Governor Palin has a hard road ahead,if Senator McCain succeeds at his ambition to become President of the USA.Alaska will lose a very competent governor ,as Alaska tries to rid itself of corrupt politicians.McCain no doubt has plans to remodel the "Cheney Bunker",to sequester away Gov. Palin,for four years,after using her for 68 days in the lime-light of the election.Governor Palin should get in writing the role Senator McCain has for her if elected in November.This role should notarized should she need to resign because of principal/ethical reasons,for which she has champion in Alaska.I would hope she will continue her support of union workers.And also support same-sex health benefits for federal workers,as she did for Alaska state workers.Her family has a huge adjustment coming their way,Alaska to Washington D.C.,is quite a change.
I don't wish harm to anyone. But what if something happens to Senator McCain health wise?
Pat Buchanan, fine, the Republican Party believes she is the future of their party. And they're excited about it. But for heaven sakes, does this make her VP material? He could appoint her to a cabinet position if Senator McCain has such a high opinion of her after meeting her just once.
When George Bush selected Dan Quayle, it was a different America.
Senator McCain is 72 years old.
?!? are these people serious! I am Canadian and if americans can't recognize the what they have in barack obama and decide to vote mccain and palin into office, the international community will just write the USA off once again. I give up. Americans vote George w in for a second term and now this. Your republican vice presidential candidate was a mayor of a back water town of 8,000? What a joke. And you expect to compete on a global level. ha. Paris Hilton would have been a better choice. But then again she would never run with " that white haired dude"
You've just got to be kidding me!!!!!
Although I do agree with many of Sarah Palin reported positions on the issues-
WAS SHE REALLY THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB ?
Even in the top 20? (If she were a man she would have been selected)?
Granted the same could be said about Obama, but Millions of people voted for him to be the Democratic Nominee. McCain could have picked ANYONE. A 1/2 term Governor and Mayor of a tiny town in Alaska????
Like his Politics or not, most would say at least Joe Biden would appear to be as close to qualified as anyone could be to step in if need be - Obama not so much.
Clearly this was a massive pander or should I say a massive Panderlin (c) & hypocrisy at it's finest. I am completely disgusted!!!
Can my fellow Republicans really say without a smirk that this is the best person to step in- if need be? Does this person have ANY foreign Policy experience at all? Cause I see none! I'd probably vote for Palin for City Mayor and maybe Governor but VP in waiting with a 72 yo President - NO WAY!!!!!!!
Since 1980 and the Great Ronald Reagan I have cast my vote for a Republican Candidate-
BUT I WILL NOT CAST MY VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE THAT CLEARLY PUTS POLITICS AHEAD OF THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL INTEREST (and even has the nerve to accuse the other guy of the same thing).
I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS TICKET. I don't know that I can support Obama and Biden either, but I will not support the ticket of McCain/Panderlin (c)- NO WAY, NO HOW!!!!!
Frankly McCain has been an embarrassment to himself and the GOP and this decision seriously jepordizes what little credibility he had remaining.
What does this say about his judgement???
Yikes I still can't believe it!
Can you truly make a decision on a VP selection after an one hour meeting? This is a fake move. She will drop out after a couple weeks and she will be replaced by someone else.. The McCain campaign is trying to create news stories to stop all the news stories about the DNC and the incredible acceptance speech. If not, he should have announced this pick before the democrats united. BAD STRATEGY and BAD JUDGEMENT MCCAIN.