Fey/Palin: Climate change, or End of Days?

it is surreal that someone with the intellectual dullness of Palin could be a candidate for National Office. Her ability to regurgitate memorized lines, out of context, a VP does not make.
Please! Someone, make her go away!
By the way, I am a registered Republican.

Palin does not belong in a national election.

a national embarassment
our election is now front page headlines across the world - we look like complete idiots - as some candidates have provided more than adequate displays to support
honestly, the paris hilton for prez joke is less and less ridiculous by the day

im so glad we have comedians like tina fey to illustrate what the media cannot. her ability to NOT answer questions, NOT offer rebuttals, and lie while giving a wink is both unprecedented and frightening.

Tina Fey would be a much better Vice Prez...At lease her lines aren't poorly rehearsed.

excellent point mike mac
the fact nbc portrayed the debate as it was - a display of NOTHING - is a welcome difference from the insane commentary abc provided on the successful, great debate upon its conclusion
dianne sawyer and charlie gibson must have been watching some other debate - i actually had to go back and read the transcript to regain my sanity
25 lines in, i knew i saw what i saw - no idea what they were watching
thanks nbc and snl

I think that all three Saturday Night Live skits on Sarah Palin were very funny and true to form.

The 3rd skit (on the debate between Biden and Palin) that was aired tonight was just as funny. This skit pointed to the fact that Gwen Ifill was being extremely easy on Ms. Palin since the McCain camp had wanted Ifill replaced (since she was writing a book which featured Barack Obama).

This skit also parodied Ms. Palin's performance very accurately as she really did ignore all the questions and instead spent the whole debate time talking about cutting taxes between using cutesy little words, folksy lingo and eye winks to thrill all those watching from home.

The skit also poked fun at Joe Biden for praising his good friend John McCain while insulting him at the same time and for trying to sound like he came from humble beginnings by making his hometown of Scranton seem like the worst place in the world to live in.

All in all, another good SNL skit on the U.S, Presidential Election!

imagine, if you will, Palin and her aw-shucks style going against Hillary Clinton. i'm pretty sure, the day after, no one would be giving her the credit she clearly doesn't deserve.

and if Palin were a man, winking and saying "u betcha", would anyone be taking her seriously?

let's stop giving palin credit for simply surviving the debate.

The last thing this country needs is a soccer or hockey mom as VP. In my experience, soccer moms are the mean girls from junior high that never grew up.

The skit is so funny because it's a perfect mirror image of the reality of the situation. Fey nailed it by reflecting reality with just a slight skew, enough to make it ring true and hilarious! I can't believe Palin's trying to wink at Americans one night like a used car saleswoman and the next day she's trying to scare the American public into voting for her ticket based on false and divisive character attacks on the Obama/Biden ticket (while the husband she sleeps with at night was a registered member of a traitorous, secessionist party in Alaska, please!). Shows, the Failin' campaign is willing to throw any stunt to divert the public from real issues. That's not funny.

Tina Fey's skits are more gracious and courteous than Palin is in real life. I can't believe Palin couldn't even acknowledge Biden's family tragedy and his struggle as a single, father who survived such hardship. Palin spews sensationalist lies to try to save the failin' campaign. McCain supposedly wasn't going to sink his campaign to the level of character attacks and divisive tactics, but since his campaign has become a desperate embarrassment he's willing to throw any stunt to divert the public from real issues. That's not funny. believe Palin couldn't even acknowledge Biden's family tragedy and his struggle as a single, father who survived such hardship. Palin spews sensationalist lies to try to save the failin' campaign. McCain supposedly wasn't going to sink his campaign to the level of character attacks and divisive tactics, but since his campaign has become a desperate embarrassment he's willing to throw any stunt to divert the public from real issues. That's not funny.

If only Sarah Palin's debate performance was as crisp and coherent as Tina Fey's portrayal tonight! It says something that Palin's performance does not even reach the level of Fey's satire of her.

Tina Fey is wonderful in this 3rd installment of impersonating Sarah

Palin.

I find the entire cast in each Palin skit have been dead on!!!!!

SNL has been very lame for a long time and finally these Fey/Palin

skits have breathed some long needed fresh air and comic writing and

creativity back to SNL!!!!

If Sarah Palin is not elected, she should consider turning her life

into a TV comedy series similar to "I Love Lucy".

She is a natural for the ditzy lead role of a "Lucy" type character

that becomes mayor, governor and then vice-president of the U.S.A.

Maybe we can get John McCain to play a type of "Dukes of Hazzard"

maverick in this tv series!!!

How scary that these two could be running the U.S.A. soon!!!

Unbelievable and very sad!!!!

Unbelievable and very sad!!!!

Neither McCain or Palin are lawyers. Therefore I have to trust what they say vs lawyers like Obama and Biden. In a battle, I would much rather be in the foxhole with McCain Palin than Obama Biden.

The MSM does it again...

So SNL takes aim at Palin's family once again. the main stream media and the liberal elite will cost the moonbat bleeding heart liberals yet another election. I hope the libs kill themselves after their socialist agenda has backfired once again.

You writers' are mankind's sludge. It's easy to immagine you; Hiding under a rock, waiting for your next hand-out, with your spilled-coffee-covered keyboard ...... Defecating your hate. Why don't you go change your diaper...... You stink!

Can somebody please tell Sarah Palin that the word "nuclear" is not pronounced "nu-cu-lar".

during the debate I lamented her parents weren't HS English teachers. sentence structure & syntax increase her ability to obfuscate.

Palin has no business running for political office! No experience, dodges questions, hides behind false credentials. Just like ... ur... OBAMA!

This is a joke but it isn't. What a horrific thought seeing this dimwit so close to leading the free world. I think if middle america helps to elect this dimwit duo that the very future of the United States is in doubt. It just might be time to think seriously of breaking up this country into separate sovereignties . We will need the courage of our forefathers to form a new nation. The east coast and the west coast can unite, with midwest and south making up the other country. We can seperate without violence and use the dollar much the same as Europe uses the Euro.

To: bostonglobedemocrat.
As far as I'm concerned, the issue of "family planning and sex education" is so relevant to Palin. I don't see how this is a private matter considering she can impact legislation. She advocates abstinence and is pro-life. I think a fair question for her is "Has the recent events involving your daughter changed your beliefs regarding abstinence, contraceptives and abortion?" From my understanding, having the baby was the daughters choice (please correct me if I'm wrong). What choices did her daughter have? Isn't that what "pro-choice" is about?

Everytime someone knocks Sarah's lack of experience, it goes quadruple for Obama who's never even run a gas station. Governors don't get an 80 per cent approval rating in any state without doing something right, that is solving problems. Lyndon Johnson talked with a twang with many folksy expressions but no one held that against him, because he was a man. Once you look past Sarah's female exterior you see a very competent human being.

I'm a woman and a republican, and at this time I'm ashame of my party for having
allowed an erretic old man making such a degrading choice for the VP.
Thanks to Tina Fay, perhaps more people will realize the horror of this candidacy.

The only time that SNL has ever spoofed Osama was when he was running against Hilary, Fey's messiah. Now that she's out for the count, they have no other choice but to spoof Palin.

Ridiculing Palin the first couple of times was just Fey being spiteful. The third time tonight, it just got old and boring. What do you expect from an unattractive one-trick pony like Tina Fey.

As for the person who says they trust Osama/Biden more because they are lawyers and should have more expertise...hahahahaha! You mean like crooked, blood sucking lawyers who only...oh wait, now I see the resemblance!

Lawyers=perfect liars!

actually, "nu-cu-lar" is ok. check meriam webster dictionary.

actually, "nu-cu-lar" is ok. check meriam webster dictionary.

Yeah, nice try, Joe6Pak. Obama answers questions with style and brilliance -- check out his interview at the hands of Bill O'Reilly, the rabid conservative. At the end of it, even a nutjob like O'Reilly had to concede Obama could defend his position and do it well. And I'd love to know what you think his "false credentials" are? Do they include pretending to have met with certain leaders of state when in fact such meetings never took place? Oh, no, wait ... that's Palin.

Speaking of, is anyone else offended by being called "Joe six-pack" all the time? I mean, I'm in the middle class, and I resent being compared to a pack of beer. In my humble opinion, the fact that some politicians (ahem: Palin) think that's what being down-to-earth and plainspoken is all about just underscores how out of touch with the middle class these folks really are.

idov: Obama may never have run a gas station, but he has more experience in state politics than Sarah Palin, and he has far more experience in the national and international arena than Sarah Palin. As Senator McCain was so good to have pointed out in the last debate, Obama is Chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on European Affairs. (Of course, McCain's point was that even though Obama was in that position, he did not visit Iraq or Afghanistan, again demonstrating McCain's uncanny grasp of world geography).

So no, Obama has not been mayor or governor, as Palin has. But Palin has, by her own admission, now had a grand total of 5 weeks of power cramming on affairs beyond the range of the Great White North. A layover in Ireland stands out as one of two countries outside of the USA that she has ever visited. She could not name a newspaper she reads (no, I will not give a "good effort!" grade to "all of 'em"). She apparently had not heard the term "Achilles' Heel" prior to Thursday night.

Dick Cheney got handed the reins to the country during a monumental, unprecedented crisis less than 9 months into the Bush/Cheney administration. Are you willing to gamble on Sarah Palin being thrust into a similar situation?

Terry Ross--
The pronunciation of nuclear as "nucular" is actually recognized by Webster's Dictionary as a metathetical speech error, meaning that it is actually a mispronunciation of the word.

WAKE UP AMERICA! Has someone put drugs in your drinking water? There was Bush snr (C.I.A.) , Rumsfeld and Cheney (owned companies that profitted from the wars ), Rice (is sent to trouble spots ,to make sure that no country trusts it's neighbor, and then sells weapons to them), Bush jnr (air-head puppet "Give me all your money in a hurry but don't ever ask to see where it was spent") and now Palin ('BARBIE AIR-HEAD' the ventriloquist dummy). If McCain dies of old age and she gets to have her finger on the 'button' who will be pulling her strings? Forget debates and hook them all to lie detectors in a hurry!

"Everytime someone knocks Sarah's lack of experience, it goes quadruple for Obama who's never even run a gas station."

LMAO, how did being a Governor work out for your buddy W? Let me know when his approval rating gets over 35!

Judgement = Obama
Experience = McCain
Neither = Palin

Merriam Webster says, "Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \\-kyə-lər\\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers."

I am one of those that disapproves, I guess. Just like I disapprove of Sarah Palin.

T

Not funny. Mean spirited. The saddest part of the whole thing is that Palin is not very much different than the majority of Americans. The entertainment industy and most media are basically calling all of us idiots and you idiots are too stupid to even see that. I wonder how much kickback the Obama campaign gives SNL. SNL has not really been that funny for a long time but they truly reached a new low tonight.

Palin is not as stupid as people make her seem. I think she could one day be a fantastic politician, but I do not think she is ready to be VP. I am a Republican and McCain's selection of Palin makes me furious. I understand he picked her to cater to female voters who wanted Clinton. I get it. But come on. Isn't there a better female Republican out there? I can't vote for McCain because if he dies, I fear Palin ruling our country. She's not ready. I won't vote for Obama, so I won't be voting in November. Thanks McCain. Thanks for "putting country first." Yeah, right.

CNN's John King said it best, 'I can't tell if art is imitating life or life is imitating art.'

"Nuclear" comes from the word "nucleus", not "nuculous"!!. "Nuculous" (which rhymes with "ridiculous") is a mispronunciation made by those who have difficulty reading, speaking, and understanding basic English. Call me an elitist, but speaking basic English seems like a pretty minimal expectation for an American in higher office.

nuclear |ˈn(y)oōklēər; -kli(ə)r|
USAGE A variant pronunciation, |ˈn(y)oōkyələr|, has been used by many, but is widely regarded as unacceptable.

The actuarial odds of McCain dying in office are 3 to 1, given his age and medical history. Those are pretty good odds - I'd put money on a horse with those odds! So if you're planning to vote McCain, please realise that you are voting for a 3 to 1 chance of Palin becoming President...

I think either ticket is a poor choice. Obama is intelligent but he would go to DC trying to change the world and probably fall flat on his face with his first initiative. McCain on the other hand would probably hang out on golf courses or hide out at one of his 7+ homes most of the time. Either way, both seem rather hopeless. With McCain in office, we'll at least get to laugh with more Tina Fey. Poehler as Hillary isn't bad, but I loved QL as Gwen Ifill. I know that makes me seem shallow and idiotic but this country is in the process of being auctioned off if you haven't already noticed and Washington leadership will be the first to go.

Tina Fey should be running for VP

I think I'll watch it again & get right back to ya'!

I think Palin is one of the greatest candiates for VP, only because A. She out of every person in either party has pretty much dealt with every walk of life. Say what you want but. and SNL was great, but who ever says fey can do better...ask yourself how what does it take to be a VP. Stop being ignorant. It's embarrasing.

McCain and Palin are an embarrassment. I am so glad that we have the weekly reality check that SNL provides! It is unfortunate that in America, we are required to rely upon our comedy shows to cut to the quick of news analysis.

McCain and Palin are an embarrassment. I am so glad that we have the weekly reality check that SNL provides! It is unfortunate that in America, we are required to rely upon our comedy shows to cut to the quick of news analysis.

Why are we talking about Palin? John McCain is running for President. And seriously.....All of us who ever referred to John Kerry as a flip flopper must admit Senator Mccain is all over the place. I think senator McCain is doing a good job of throwing this election all by himself. His selection of Palin is just another in the litany of knee-jerk "maverick" decisions. When will the Governor sit down on Meet the Press for an interview? That would be better than SNL.

Why doesn't SNL do an Obama/McCain skit? They should stop grabbing the low lying fruit and do some work for their paychecks!

Interesting that NO ONE is mentioning that SNL also spoofed the Democrats and their denial of responsibility for the mortgage financial crisis. That was the real substance issue of the show which the liberal media seems to be conveneiently ignoring.

Joe Biden made a fool of himself by discussing how President Rooseveldt went on television to discuss the stock market crash of 1929.....Hoover was president at the time, and TV did not come along until much later. This would have been perfect comedic fare. Why didn't SNL take that ball and run with it? Could there be an agenda at work?

I think it's funny that the libs are using SNL as a benchmark to rate her performance. People you have absolutley lost your mind! It is Saturday Night Live, a well documented left wing parody show that frankly has stunk for the past 15 years. As far as debates go, when has anyone been so dazzling in a debate they didn't recieve any critisism? I mean besides the Dem nominee's of course because acording to ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, BOSTON GLOBE, NEW YORK TIMES, NEWSWEEK, TIME, OPRAH, LETTERMAN, THE VIEW, and numerous others,the dem's pics are always perfect! Comical!

The SNL skit from the VP debate is not only tremendous writing and acting of comedy/parady but it is the first opportunity for many younger Americans to have a flavor snippit of the Thursday debate, since their other sources of debate content and parody, the Daily Show and Colbert Report ,did not air on Friday on Comedy Central.
SNL captured very effectively what an intellectual disaster that Palin is and a disgrace to the Republican party that she could be the nominee and that she can energize their base. That baseis so obsessed with racism to oppress Blacks, turning back Roe v Wade, and gun contol rights, that they can accept such an intellectual misfit and disgrace to the political process, as is the case of Palin!

Why doesn't anyone complain about how Sarah Palin pronounces Iraq and Iran? I am a schoolteacher and when I said the name "Iraq" correctly (ee-raq) my students thought I was wrong, because they hear it on TV withthe long I.

Camille

I will no longer tune into SNL because it is getting so politcal and boring. I want to laugh and be entertained. I am sick of the presidential campaign in general at this point and the last thing I want to see is more of it at 11:30 PM Saturday night.
I understand Tina Fey is making hay while the sun shines, but it is getting old already. The political segments go on an on and on and on. BORING! Bring me a show that is an escape from the political blather we are bombarded with everywhere all day!

SNL's transparent junior-high fascism sucks the funny out of every political skit they try. Sad. If they would attempt some kind of balance, for instance a skit of that horrifying video of kids singing the Obama brainwashing song (Oh, wait, wasn't that produced with NBC resources?) or Barney Frank or the comedic treasure trove that is Joe Biden's mouth, SNL might deserve respect. But the fact that SNL chooses not to attempt equal opportunity, whether due to lack of comedy chops or the peer pressure of the the like-minded, is just another example of the intolerance liberals claim to abhor. Hypocrisy just isn't funny. Have a nice oversized, memory-foam pillow, Obama.

What a pathetic country we have become! We now are caricatures of ourselves. Tina Fey has shown this by mocking Palin using her own words, only slightly modified. I'm no fan of Obama/Biden, both of whom have sided fairly consistently with big monied corporate interests. The sole argument that might get me to vote for them is the existence of McCain/Palin as the alternative. How far we have sunk as a people. Pathetic.

Would people vote for a ticket with Tina Fey on it? You betcha.

Would people vote for a ticket with Tina Fey on it? You betcha.

I gotta say. I don't have a strong feeling for Palin one way or the other, but when I see the people who would be enormously pissed if she won, it makes her that much more attractive as a candidate.

All these supposedly Harvard and Yale educated men have been miserable failures as President, Senators, etc.

What this country needs are some real people with common sense. While Palin may not be the right choice, it's a step in the right direction.

The skits are funny as hell. During the RNC convention I thought she was awesome. I was very impressed until her un-rehearsed interviews. I am not sure what debate everyone else was watching but I looked as if she was reading from a tele-prompter. You could tell she was reciting rehearsed lines This is why she avoided questions and rebuttals. SHE CAN'T THINK ON HER OWN. Life is not rehearsed and I don't want my future in the hands of someone who can't even answer unscripted interview or political questions. They know that they're losing the race because they've reverted back to smear tactics. This is used when you don't have anymore ammunition and your desperate. They need to tell the people what they're going to do to change this mess instead of running an attack campaign. Well, they 're not because their agenda is the same as "Bush's" and "the undecided" are starting to see it.. Okay, Palin may not lack SOME executive experience but she does lacks ALL common sense. She is the only one out of the 3 candidates that has executive experience but yet she still don't have a clue. People wouldn't be as scared if Bush.. oops McCain could guarantee that he won't croak in the next 4 years. Just kidding.. both are scary but at least he has some sense. I don't know if I'm voting for Obama/Biden but I'm definitely not voting for Palin/McCain.

Don't get mad at SNL, get mad at McCain for picking her as VP.

Palin is a national embarrassment, not because she is a bad person or even particularly stupid. You see, a president (which she could well become) needs to be better than the average "joe-six pack" (which is indeed fairly offensive!) in terms of economics, international diplomacy, legislative experience, just to name a few.
Americans need to realize how crucial it is that our leaders have the smarts, the experience, and the education to handle one of the most difficult jobs in the world. In most jobs, the interview process assesses the qualifications of the applicant--and those who lack the requisite experience and knowledge (not to mention those who fudge their resumes! re: Ireland and Russia as international experience) just don't get the job. The shame is not Sarah Palin as a person, but Palin as a candidate for this most important job in our country--and the world!

#32 you are partially right! But those of us idiots (with half a brain) know that we are not qualified to be president in case the president dies in office!

Face it, Ms. Fey's Sarah-work IS an echo of Sarah. You can't criticize the 'echo' without criticizing its originator, that is, Sarah herself. Your anger, if any, should be directed at Sen. McCain for this publicity stunt that is backfiring on him. Otherwise, enjoy Sarah as the rest of the nation does, as this year's Sanjaya.

“Due to the historically low expectations for Gov. Palin, were she simply to do an adequate job tonight, at no point cry, faint, run out of the building or vomit, you should consider the debate a tie.” Queen Latifah as “Gwen Ifill” in SNL tells the audience.======>

This is an incorrect stereotype of women I resent. Never ever did Gov Palin once act like this. In fact, the reverse-- as a newcomer on the scene-- she took on tough pundits by hand and foot!!! Brave, strong and full of integrity!!

How can Fey and Poehler do this to their own gender and perpetuate the bad steretypes is beyond reason; that too.. just for a little silly laugh.

I'm not a Palin supporter.. but even her critics must agree:
Gov Palin did an EXCELLENT job in the VP- far better than most would if they had 5 weeks on the scene-- that includes Biden, McCain, Obama, and even Hillary... folks.

Champ, are you frickin kidding me - if "excellent" is defined at a wilfull, arrogant typically neocon refusal to answer questions or provide any policy detail - then I guess she did great.
I saw someone who acted like a high schooler - winking, doing "shout outs", providing not one iota of detail. She was a cheerleader for McCain and "mavericks" who blithely spouted platitudes. I just don't understand what, at all, could be seen as "excellent" about this.
For the people who think she is "more like the average american" ... I bet I could pick anyone off the street in the heartland and they could provide a more dignified educated debate performance. It was honestly embarrassing. I thought I could never be more embarrased than having GW as president ... with this woman on a national ticket, we have sunk even lower. It used to be that in American "excellent" meant hard working, intelligent, morally upstanding ... that seems to be thrown by the wayside. Now "excellent" is the ability to speak in complete sentences (sometimes) and to act cutesy in a national debate. Can you even begin to imagine this woman negotiating with world leaders - guess she'd just give a wink and they would be hers.
What an absolute embarrassment to our country and to women everywhere.

Got to put a muzzle on Palin. She's dumb, dangerous and deluded. Good for nothing but laughs.

These SNL sketches are hilarious, and they provide much-needed comic relief from the real-life McCain/Palin soap opera. It's hard to imagine that any pair could prove more disastrous to the United States than Bush/Cheney, but we're looking at it when we see McCain/Palin. I hope and pray that my fellow Americans will put country first and vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They are exactly the team we need in the White House at this calamitous time in our nation's history.

Have not watched the increasingly boring poorly written skits on SNL for years, but saw clips of the the SNL debate and Tina Fey has a winner in her fantatic spoof of Palin.

Thank you, Tina Fey. You are a true patriot!

K states, "The saddest thing is that Palin is no different then most Americans." I agree with you, but see that as FRIGHTENING not a reason why she would make a good VP. I don't want someone in the Whitehouse who is on par with the average American. I want someone with superior judgement and understanding of the issues our country faces (national security, the economy, and healthcare in particular). Despite her 5 week crash course it is crystal clear that Palin has no depth of understanding on these issues. The SNL sketch highlights this fact perfectly.

The rest of the world laughs at you. We now know for sure that USA IS the dumbest nation in the world. I mean come on, you elected W. You reelected him??! And now ~50% of you are seriously considering election a half wit religious zealot and a 72 old for president. And to top it they are nominated by the same party that ruined your country and made you the laughing stock of the likes of India, China and Russia.
I could be sorry for you but I am too busy laughing.

The rest of the world laughs at you. We now know for sure that USA IS the dumbest nation in the world. I mean come on, you elected W. You reelected him??! And now ~50% of you are seriously considering electing a halfwit religious zealot and a 72 old for president. And to top it they are nominated by the same party that ruined your country and made you the laughing stock of the likes of India, China and Russia.
I could be sorry for you but I am too busy laughing.

The only disappointment I had with Tina Fey's portrayal of Sarah Palin last night is not calling Gov. Palin on the winking at the camera Thursday night. If anything shows that she is unprepared to be in national office, it is that she felt it was appropriate to wink at the cameras like a flirtatious school girl.

What is frightening is that there is so little change from what Palin really says to the Tina Fey spoofs. The Biden portrayal was also quite good, despite the lack of Bosniaks.

Amazing Vitriol Coming from The Northeast Elite

George W Bush graduated from your Harvard & Yale
The bozos who drove Wallstreet into the ditch are filled with you "idiots".
Even Bill Gates dropped out of your lefty land Harvard to do "real work".

Never forget when the Military reviewed John Kerry & George Bush to decide their abilities: They gave Kerry a Swift Boat and Busch a $30 million Jet!!!!!!

HEY MODERATOR!!!!!

FILTERED ENOUGH PRO MCCAIN / PALIN POSTS OUT?

NOT ENOUGH PRO OBAMA CRAP TO "BALANCE" THINGS OUT FOR "YOUR" TASTES?

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

Journalistic Ethics?
From the Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, how does The Globe stack up?

-Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.

-Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.

-Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations.

-Examine your own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.

-Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant

-Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.

-Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others.

The Main Stream Media: The Glove, USA Today, NY Times, Associated Press, Reuters, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, etc.

They no longer practice any sense of ethics, objectivity, or fairness that has been the bedrock of America ’s core values. They are nothing more than Advocates.

TOO OLD? THE AGE ISSUE
How about these old timers.....

Supreme Court Justices
John Paul Stevens (b.1920) 88 years old!
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (b.1933) 75 years old!
Stephen Breyer (b.1938) 70 years old!
Davide Souter (b.1939) 69 years old!

Business Leaders
Kirk Kerkorian (b.1917) 91 years old!
T boone Pickens (b.1928) 80 years old!
Carl Icahn (b.1936) 72 years old!

I know some older Americans in their late
80's and 90's who have more focus and energy
than albeit most of you nitwits out there.

"...Old age and treachery defeat youth and
beauty, all the time.."

VOTE! John McCain & Sara Palin

Sarah isn't campaigning for McCain. She is campaigning for Sarah. Don't be surprise if you see her again in 2012.

Sarah will be running when Dan Quayle runs for office again. Perhaps they can even run on the same ticket?

Sarah's husband apparently wants Alaska to secede from the Union. What does she want? Alaska to take over America?

I've said it before and I'll say it agin - I loved Sarah Palin in "Fargo;" she deserved her Oscar. Now the act has worn thin and it's time to go away.

American Dude--they may have given Bush an airplane, but did he actually fly it in Vietnam? Kerry actually used his boat in a war...But that's a discussion for another board.

And while old age and treachery may defeat youth and beauty all the time, then why did McCain find it necessary to add youth and beauty to get his "breath of fresh air" into his campaign? WInk, wink....

To "Veronica A. Gonzales"

"Osama" isn't running for president of the United States of America. Obama is. No one should take your comment seriously if you don't even know who is running for president in your own country.

Tina Fey is funny. Sarah Palin is scary.

While I am inclined to agree that the "elite" have messed up this country I am not so inclined to agree that justifies going to the extreme of handing it over to this utterly clueless wench.

For those of you worried about Palin's lack of intellect or experience, let me assure you. Like W, she will not be pulling the strings. She will be the puppet of Rove, Cheney, and the rest of the Back Room Boys. Look to your history where these guys are concerned. A Republican president is merely a figurehead. (Ever notice how McCain looks like a deer in the headlights since his nomination? Where did the real McCain go? He has a gun at his back, folks.)

Correct me if I'm wrong, Republicans= conservative and religiuos.
are we seeing the birth of a new party, the Mavericks , not once
I 've heard McCain or Palin say , we are Republicans.

I can't picture a Republican downing a six pack, perhaps this new
Political Party will adopt the Budweiser horse as an emblem
to appeal to joe six pack and jane tall boy,
but then maybe, I could be wrong.

Response to 21. idov:
Sarah Palin is governor of a state with a ~ population equivalent to the population of Lexington/ Fayette County Kentucky. (One small county in the middle of Kentucky!). Her educational background hardly qualifies her for a National/international, high-profile position. She attended four different colleges (two community colleges) before graduating with a BS. Obama has a law degree from Harvard (where he served as President of the Harvard Law Review). I am sure she is a highly successful, popular, effective governor of Alaska, but that does not mean she is qualified to be a vice-presidential candidate.

Hey, Avila, in the very red middle of the country Republicans down six packs. We believe in self sufficiency and are fed up with social programs. We take care of ourselves when the chips are down, and as we move up the tax bracket we get frustrated with the increasing tax burden. The social programs of FDR have been bastardized into a huge support system for an entire underclass in our population and have completely undermined capitalism. I think FDR would be disgusted if he could see that his plan to rescue the truly poor has created generations of dependent, helpless people. In my lifetime I have been very poor and now make a six figure income, so I truly understand poverty and the tax burden on wage earners. Now these fools want to take more of my money to bail out shady lenders who loaned money to irresponsible people who bought houses they couldn't afford on ridiculous terms. If these people ever pay it back, these blue blood elitists don't want to pay me back, they want to use that money to help poor people buy houses. Isn't that what got us into the mess in the first place? It makes me want a six pack just thinking about it.
Our forefathers intended for any common person to be able to be elected as president (Abe Lincoln) to represent the people.
Go, Sarah, go! Bring some common sense back to Washington.

Celebrities that promote their personal political views, as Tina Fey did, hurt themselves. I didn't like it when Charlton Heston promoted the NRA, and I am no longer a huge fan of Ms. Fey's. 30Rock used to be a favorite - now I will find something else to watch.