Media unfair to Palin, poll suggests

If you can't stand the heat get back to the kitchen.

Where is the truth and I think the news should cover any person running in the election, man or woman ..

Bridge to no where
First S. Palin is for it, than she is againts it. What else do we need to know?

Ah, here we go. I haven't followed the media regarding Palin too closely, but my guess is that they painted her as inexperienced. Gasp! Perhaps that's because--wait for it--SHE IS INEXPERIENCED. And if she can't take criticism without whining (or others whining on her behalf), she's in the wrong business.

The media had a field day with the highly qualified by "dull" Al Gore. I'm sure that had an effect at the polls. That was okay, because he was a Democrat. But Republicans, no matter what their lack of qualifications, no matter what they've done, are untouchable. If you want to see "fairness", let's talk FAIRLY about how utterly unqualified Palin is, and how Busch is a war criminal. Oh, forgot, can't do that.

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I have surfed the web on political coverage since the Hillary/Obama campaigns were started. It is my opinion that Hillary was bashed repeatly and Obama got many free rides. Since Obama has captured the Nomination, coverage of Obama has been lopsided beyond reason. On any given day, prior to Palin, there could be as many as six stories covering Obama on any one newspaper compared to 2 or 3 on McCain. You just can't make that kinda stuff up.

You need to consider Palin as your President because if something happens to Mr. McCain, she WILL be your President.

Is the media harsh? I don't think so. I'll tell you who I feel for: the father of Palin's daughter's baby. Did you see him last night? Poor kid - who would want to be thrust into THAT kind of spotlight. And neither should the daughter be the poster child for not having an abortion. She messed up - not the first, not hte last - but do we need to glamorize it? Here is one criticism I have for the media: stop reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears is sending her care packages - more glamorization. Lastly, nobody can be in two places at once and Mrs. Palin needs to commit more time to her family than this job will grant her.

No, the U.S. media is an extension of the bumbling incompetent U.S. media.

EVERYONE thinks the media is unfair to their "side".

the media has shown in this election to be in Obama's pocket. They can yell all they want but your comparison of Obama to Palin for for President shows it. . . She is running for VP so she can get the experience to run for President unlike Obama who seems to think he knows it all . . . .

I hope what you are doing will get more and more folks to wake up to the fact that main stream media has sold it's soul to the left and given up on reporting the facts a long time ago. Look at the treatment Edwards affair got vs what you are doing to Palins daughter who is not even on the ticket. . . cover for Edwards but beat on the kid because we fear Palin. . . . Nice

So what...Sarah Palin isn't running for president....but Obama is. If Obama has more experience because of his legislative experience, then using the same logic...McCain trumps Obama big time. McCain not only has more legislative accomplishments then Obama...he did so after 22 years in the military.

I guess you have to be a liberal to understand the liberal mindset...but to this conservative it appears to be an example of intellectual dishonesty.

Now for the news...

Obama is running for President...
McCain is running for President...

Palin is the Vice President Candidate as is Biden...

If Obama believes he needs ot square off with Palin then perhaps he is not even considering running for president any more...

Palin is way more appealing than Biden is to most folks...

Lets try to compare Presidential candidates to Presidential candidates and Vice Presidential candidates to Vice Presidential candidates....

McCain vs Obama is a close race and worthy of great debate... Palin beats Biden before she even opened her mouth... in morning talk today Biden ducked, dodged and whimpered like a beat pup... to watch Biden in the up-coming debates will be an awsome beat-down... McCain and Obama in debates will be much more even and interesting...

Only 51% think so? See the cover of US magazine this week? Or Soledad O'Brien's questioning? That should make 59% which would make the remaining 41% partisan Democrats

The rights of women are not served by having a single ideology, in which all women are subscribed. Defining women’s rights in such a way denies the many voices of women, and their diversity of views. Ideology is the power of slavery and the enemy of independent free thinking.

Palin is labeled as anti woman because she does not support abortion. I think the right to choose, is the right to say that you can be feminist without supporting abortion. That you can be for responsibility, for birth control, that there are other options besides abortion.

On the issue of gay rights, there is civil marriage which is a legal contract binding two citizens together in a partnership. I can see no legal reason for anyone to restrict this right to enter into a partnership as long as one can enter the agreement with a sound mind as in any legal contract. As for the religious definition of marriage that should be left to religious groups to define.

The democratic ideals sought by the founders of our country embraced the idea, of freedom, by granting freedom to others with whom we have opposing views. Our collective freedom is guaranteed only by allowing the other to have freedom to oppose our views.

As a nation our greatest strength is the diversity of voices and opinions we have as citizens. In this election, I choose to embrace diversity by supporting local democrats, while supporting the Republicans in the Presidency. Why? I think the democrats, and the mass media at large, have subverted the voices of middle class, working families. Democratic leadership with help from the mass media has injected their opinions, and desires, for those of whom they represent. They have the opinion, that they know what is best. After all, we are a republic, not a true democracy. The problem as I see it is that we have the worst of both. We elect our leaders in a popularity contest, which we call democratic, while we are governed as a republic.

The democratic leadership, made a political calculation in which they felt that they could ignore the will of middle class America, and women in particular, because what choice did they have but come back and support the candidate they chose, due to issues such as abortion, and gay rights. The democrats have played the fear card that they have stated is reprehensible, complaining that the republicans have used fear in past elections to win.

The stakes cannot be higher. If the democrats prevail, it will signal to Democratic leaders that middle class Americans can be taken for granted. It means that your power to influence government is diminished. This result must be avoided at all costs. Defeat means an America, ever more divided, further separating from the middle and moving toward the extremes. If history is to be a teacher, then we should look to Rome. Rome's strength was her middle, and when it was lost, Rome was lost.

Voting for McCain/Palin is a matter of voting country first. It is stepping outside of us and doing what is best for the whole. A large group of people today have grown up in an innately selfish world. They have little experience in relegating themselves to the common good of all. If America is to once again regain her luster, we must once again place ourselves as servants to the idea of America.

Trashy people put out trashy news. Why do we give them money for their "articles" commentary? And re: hollywood stars, more than half of them never went to college, have 3+ failed marriages, have eating disorders, DUIs, and drug addictions. Why should we trust their opinions when it comes to how to the economy? Has Annette Bening taken an Econ course? I think no....

Hopefully the American People understand two things about the "Media":

First, in today's society they are primarily entertainment. Very few outlets cover anything about elections other than to view them as a horse race, focusing on who is ahead and ignoring process issues (See John Dean's book, Broken Government).

Second, it behooves the "Media" to create as much controversy on both sides of the issue as possible since that will force more advertising on both sides of the fence. Do you have any idea how many hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent on news coverage in the election? I don't but my guess is that it is a huge number.

If the "Media" wanted you to know about the candidates and their positions, they could present that kind of coverage. They choose not to. So far the only issues we have heard came from Senator Obama during his acceptance speech. I guess he slipped one in on the national "Media."

When television stations went from three primary stations: ABC, NBC, and CBS to a ton of cable stations, FOX was the first to decide to do a little market segmentation and they decided to cater to the Republicans. The way the major networks responded was to brand different shows within their lineups. In time, the more popular shows gained more dominance in the network and the whole thing became market driven.

It's kind of like a hockey game. You start off with your goal scorers and if the other team starts to rough up your best players, your coach puts in your bully-boys. Then they put in their bully-boys and you get the expression "I went to the fights and a hockey game broke out.". Keith Olberman will tell you he is a bully that is standing up to Bill O'Reilly, and Bill O'Reilly will tell you that he is holding the "Main Stream Media" accountable. Now, Palin is responding to Olberman's type responses to O'Reilly and the whole thing ends up like a feud.

The way to end the feud isn't by talking about the negative tone or throwing out red meat, it is by offering solutions that make people sit back and think about.

Obama is a figure skater in a tu-tu and Palin was a hockey brawler last night, we need a goal scorer, someone with some good ideas to align with the realities we're going to face in the next 4 years and beyond.

Susan T, who will care for Obama's kids? They need a father too. Should he stay home or work more in the community? She deserves to work if she wants too.

The Democrats are running scared because the Republicans nominated Sarah
Palin as V.P. a fete they didn't have the courage to do for one of their own. All women regardless of party should support this courageous focus women, believe me I've been in her shoes and say GO SARAH GO finally someone that tells the truth and has the courage of her convictions. She speaks clearly, and to the point thank you Senator John McCann for bring a fresh new face to us we need her.

I'm amused by the person who starts their post.. "Drill and Kill" as in drill for offshore oil and kill polar bears. He/she then says Palin is against "choice" and criticizes her for "trotting" her handicapped child out. What nerve! The left is blinded by their appetite for premarital sex and abortion, to the degree they look foolish whenever they try to come across as compassionate. Newsflash... candidates usually appear with their family and "choice" is killing the unborn… human life more important then polar bears. I say we protect both.

Palin will expose Obama's lack of experience with everything they throw at her. . . It ain't over til the vote but I think this goes a long way to sinking Obama and his hope and change that magic unicorns will fix everything. . .

Yeah, God forbid the media try to ask questions like "Who is Sarah Palin?" and "Where does she stand on the issues?" It would be nice to know.

Sarah Palin's attacks on the media???? Shouldn't it be the media's attacks on Sarah Palin?

What I saw last night was making of the future republican party in the coming out of Gov Sarah Palin. She was masterful in presenting herself to the american people. She presented Obama's experience as a community organizer for what it really is which is ZERO responsiblity. The left looking for anything to critisize the GOP for will latch on to this and other community organizer statements and make a case that it was mean spirited. I know what task may be involved as a community organizer and what responsibilities a mayor has just as the majority of the american people know. Last night I saw fear in the eyes of commentators and I will make you the same bet I made a co worker. Joe Biden will withdraw due to health reasons before the debate and right after. Any takers?

Dan I can understand how you are confused, simple logic never comes easy to the conservative mindset.

The person who brought up the "experience" issue was John McCain. But he brought a VP in who has less experience than Obama (yes she does, face the facts). So which is it? Does McCain, REPEAT MCCAIN, believe experience is a factor or not?

That, is actual, dishonesty.

Why are the liberal media resorting to these tactics? Because they are scared. And they should be. Sarah Palin is the perfect choice.

The liberal elites still haven't gotten it. The more you ridicule suburban and rural America and its values, the more you push it into the Republican Party. After the election of 2004, liberal elites like Michael Moore labeled it "Jesusland". If you can't win the heartland, you can't win the white house.

I say, keep it up! The more you let your true feelings out, the stronger the Republican Party becomes. For a group of people that pride themselves on their great intellect, the liberal elites sure behave stupidly.

Of course the media is biased. On both sides. Mostly liberal but there are plenty of conservative voices too.

Most people can usually tell when they are being lied to and have a very strong sense of fair play. That is why democracy works.

Sarah's has you Democrats scared...you have no defense against her because she's a winner. You can keep attacking her, but your efforts are useless. The Democrat's golden child is gone...now it's Sarah's turn.

Greg, #7
"Do some fact checking first at factcheck.org"?
You offer questions about truth and facts and then recommend a bias web site for people to check the facts. I will check the facts myself from multiple sources. God, the internet is what makes liberals and many others so stupid. Don't read, don't do anything that might cause you to think for yourself just listen to Obama and check the internet sites that have already done the thinking for you.

In the end, the silent majority in this country carries the day. Sorry sheep, I mean, Dems. Go back to feeling sorry for yourselves for another 4 years. You are scared that McCain/Palin are going to win come November and you know that your efforts to undermine everything in this country for the past 8 years is failing. Come back in 4 years with some real answers to the issues (economic, military, national security et al), rather than the empty "change" nonsense. The statements on this comment blog with regard to the "handicapped child" are sickening, yet not surprising coming from the party whose supporters blame the government for their own shortcomings in life. In the end, you know that McCain's selection trumps Osama's. This is why the Dems have started to mud sling. Thank God that life exists out of tiny New England. By the way, how is Deval doing?

When a boxer lunges in to strike someone they often expose themselves to a counterpunch.

Playing the victim based on gender is no different than playing the victim based on race.

Voting for an individual because they will be the first of a race to ascend to a position is no different than voting for someone to be first of a gender to ascend to a position.

Charging that someone is inexperienced opens up the inexperience in your own candidate.

Saying that Palin is to the far right, points to the fact that Obama is to the far left.

When the Press says that they are doing their due diligence to expose Palin's dirt, it begs the question why the Press didn't dig a little to find out more about Obama's ties to shady people.

When people of the Press are asking for body fluids of Palin to prove that she is the mother of youngest child and when the Press prints accusations that the Down syndrome baby was mothered by the daughter and fathered by Palin's husband, you wonder where the line is drawn between a top tier news publication and a rag. Oh, also, why did the rag newspaper expose John Edwards’s affair before the main stream media? If the main stream media exposed this prior to Edwards sticking the knife in Clinton in the early debates, it might not have left the clean running lane for Obama (the media darling).

So Edwards was cheating on his wife who had cancer and the main stream doesn't cover it, his disgusting character isn't exposed and he has enough political capital to derail Clinton during the critical weeks prior to Super Tuesday. Where were the "care giver" critics who are concerned about Palin's family commitments when John Edwards decided to leave his post as the husband of a woman with cancer when he decided to run for President? Add onto that, he cheats on her. What does Chris Cofinis think of that? He attacks the tabloids, like it is they who cheated on the woman with cancer.

Every time Palin hit Obama, Obama and his people had led in with their chin. If Obama doesn't want to get hit, he should avoid making comments about rural people clinging to guns and religion. What do you expect people to do, not stick up for themselves and be ridiculed?

I don't think it is good to put an as kicker into office, but many in the Press need an attitude adjustment and need to get back to respectful and valuable journalism. Again, if you don't want the other team to put their bully-boys out on the ice, take off your Keith Olbermans.

I would prefer to see goal scorers out on the ice, and what we have to choose from is the figure skater Obama, and the brawler Palin. Let's see if McCain can put any points on the board for us.

That being said, we need to know if Palin hired a lobbyist to get $27M of pork. If Alaska's economy is 1/3 Big Oil and 1/3 Ted Stevens Pork, it is an economy that is totally offline the mainstream. I need to know more how she could have an 80 percent favorable rating and be corrupt as many left wing pundits say. I guess that argument twists on itself because Bush has a low favorability rating, as well as an even lower Democratic Congress. Could 80 percent of Alaskans be wrong? Do the main stream media think they are superior? Is she a religious wing nut or is she a true believer, you know the kind that actually step forward to defend our nation. "God" is in the first sentence of our Declaration of Independence, were the Founding Fathers religious nut-jobs?

3 straight days Boston.com had on the top of front page--stories about Palin's Daughter. Today the headline was about Democrats responding to "Palin's attacks".
Text book bias here . Very sad.

There arguments in favor of McCain's experience reminds me of people who use the GDP as a measure of the country's economic health. Unfortunately, the GDP simplistically counts every monetary transaction as a positive. Therefore, by this measure, high cancer rates, natural disasters, and wars are good for the economy.

Sure, McCain's been around a lot longer -- and look at the damage he's done in those years ...

(And Palin? Yet another factually-challanged borrow-and-spend Republican. (Or is it sexist of me to point that out?))

Ed W, if Obama was breastfeeding a 4 month old infant with down syndrome and had a teenage daughter who was pregnant, plus 3 other children, I would feel the same way - probably time to put family before your political ambitions. Imagine if the tables had been turned and Hillary had a 4 month old with DS and Chelsea was pregnant at 17.....the conversatives would have had a field day! Such hypocrisy. But we should be used to it now after 8 years of Bush and Rovian tactics.

As for the media, contrast the difference between the way the press handled John Edwards and Sarah Palin. John Edwards, father of two children eight and ten, with a wife dying of cancer, juggling his mistress and love child, which much of the media knew about, gets a pass. Sarah Palin and her family get the opposite, unremitting attacks and desperate searches for something damaging to say about her. What's up with that?

"Sarah Palin's attacks on the media appear to be paying dividends, according to a poll released today."

Boy, apparently you guys still do not get it - even after you have had your noses rubbed in it. Perhaps you should consider the possibility that "voters believe that the media is trying to hurt the Alaska governor with its coverage" not because she called the media out, but because it is just the reasoned opinion of impartial observers.

Everything Palin said last night like the Irak war was a God war, you can see what type of person she is, God will never kill hundreds of thousands people like George Bush- Chenney did, I will ever vote for a woman like her likes kill bears and shot them

Gov. Palin is Ronald Reagan in heels

Sarah Palin is an intelligent, tough, and accomplished woman who runs a state. Obama, on the other hand, has been a senator for not quite two years, and has been campaigning and dancing with Ellen Degeneres for most of that time. He's never run anything; not a business, not a town, not a state. He has no applicable job experience to become President. Zero. None. At some point, people are going to want to know what the plan is behind the used car salesman's smile. I'm not going to gamble my future and the future of my children on a socialist leaning pretty boy with no experience. I'll take McCain -Palin, all day, every day.

The media is not only unfair to Palin, the media is very unfair to all of the American people because the media expects us to pay for their views (by buying their subscribers products) yet they are attempting to brainwash the American people with their ultra liberal views. This includes The New York Times, Los Angeles paper, Houston Chronicle, Washington Post, plus many, many other major newspapers, and the major TV stations, NBC, ABC (though they have toned it down a bit) and CBS. But you cannot fool the intelligent people of America as a whole. I only hope that the ones who are reporting bias get out of the business soon, whether voluntarily or forced to because of economics.

This is another old Republican gimmick. They like to attack the media as soon as the media starts asking questions about them and about their actions. That strategy may work for them some of the time, but it won’t work all of the time. Americans have a right to know just what qualifies Sarah Palin for the second highest office in the land. It is not un-American to ask those questions, and it is not somehow sexist either. If we fail to ask, and blindly opt for apparent mediocrity, we will risk getting more of the same. We don’t need that, not this time.

Wow,

I thought I'd read some people's comments on here. First, the vast majority of people commenting here are sycophants for the two parties.

Does anyone actually think for themselves?

Sure... the majority of television media is piling on, and has a left wing bias.

Absolutely, McCain chose Palin to reach women.... (Obama chose Biden to "fix" his foreign policy problems).

At the end of the day, what is sad, is that all this gibberish actually influences what people think.

There is no true analysis of what the candidate's policies are (let alone an honest review of what those policies would mean to the country). Why? Because the American people aren't interested. They want to make their picks based on personality, and their view of the world as it exists. Unfortunately, there is hardly anything objective about the entire process. The news media understands this and does their best to capitalize on it.

the media reflects its constituency..... we should expect nothing less

the NY times is going to reflect ultra-liberal NY
the globe, ultra-liberal boston
Wash Post- ultra liberal Washington

and yes, the media is also Hollywood. Ultra-liberal. Totally unreflective of america as a whole.

Yes Repubs, you're right and I'm an Independent and I'm scared to death that Sarah and John will steal the election as the Repubs have stolen the last two presidential elections and they actually get into office. I am scared to death of all the unmarried teen moms living on welfare with blessings from their parents. I'm scared to death of having my president telling me to pray for a natural gas line, or energy independence. I'm scared to death of losing more freedoms, of not being able to afford medical care or not being able to afford Anything. Yes, I'm scared and you should be too.

What media attack? The media hasn't attacked enough, and she isn't available to answer any questions anyway. The media is doing their job and the Republicans are just whining....Worse yet, trying to shift the fourth estate rightward. Let's see the American media (finally) show some backbone and not stand for this pitbull's bullying.

To "A non moose",

So Let's do a little simple logic here.

Community Service: No accountability, no budget, no executive decisions, appointed to the people.

Senator: Limited accountability, no budget, no executive decisions, chosen by the people

Mayor/Governor: A lot of accountability, mandatory budget, mandatory executive decision making, chosen by the local/state people.

Presidency: a tremendous amount of accountability, mandatory budget, mandatory executive decision making, chosen by the nation.

Using simple logic, not liberal fuzzy logic, you would rank from most to least executive experience as: #1 Presidency, #2 Governor, #3 Mayor, #4 Senator, and dead last, Community Service.

If I didn't know better, I would think you are just envious because you can't hold a 1 inch pattern at 500 yards, field gut a Moose in 45 seconds, challenge corruption in your own party, or use your real name.

Dana Pintago

It is the job of the media to ask questions and seek answers. Republicans start complaining when they are the ones being questioned. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
What we need is more reporters who will report the truth without bias and will not give us reports on what females are wearing. (CBS MORNING SHOW_ 9/4/08)
There are issues people...ISSUES!! When will the war end? How about those jobs? What is happening to people's homes? Can social security be saved? Where is the money for education and health care? How about our aging infrastructure? And then there is energy and the environment and the national debt and foreign relations.

Media bias, no kidding. That Peggy Noonan ought to back off!

Not knowing who Sarah Palin was, I surfed the internet. That's where I found most of my information about her. It was dated before she was picked and almost all of it was from Alaskan sites. I think the media has been kind on some issues.

Sarah Palin and her friend John are dangerous because she has an overblown self-image with a dose of God thrown in for good measure, and he thinks the rest of us should give him and her a pass because they wrap themselves in the American flag. That’s so much old, worn-out Republican smoke and mirrors. To use an old, but still current line, “where is the beef?”

Hey Dana Pintango...any day of the week! You hear me?!? Enough with the soft spoken nature of this proud member of the Democratic party. I've had it with the pathetic, obnoxious filth you represent. Let's get one thing straight, when it comes to values vs. the economy vs. national security, can you republicans please get on the same page! You look like an uncoordinated awkward teenager on a dance room floor! And speaking of teenagers, I couldn't be happier that this issue was raised...because this has NOTHING to do about the 17 year old child and EVERYTHING to do about the values, attention and support her parents clearly did not provide to her. These precious values the evangelical radical, extremist right are so emphatic about somehow disappear in the Palin household because lo and behold, their 17 year old, unwed child is pregnant. Do you expect this from a good christian household? I don't care that teen pregnancy is a real issue in this country. This republican party preaches abstinence before marriage (it doesn't matter that a boy and a girl "intend" to get married after the fact they had sex and she became pregnant... the fact of the matter is ABSTINENCE WASN'T PRACTICED) These actions are a reflection of the parents, no questions asked. Pay more attention to your children and maybe, just maybe they will, shall we say, practice what you preach. [please read that last line with a little Sarah Palin, snicker, pause and snaping of the gums]

She's also been known to brush her hair in the morning too, libs. The horrors.....

Would Barrack like a pillow?

She kind of made herself the issue when she described herslelf as a gunslingin',
moose-killin', war-loving, abstinence-only mom. How could the press ignore that?

It's very much like the bait and switch policy of the Repubs: for example, focus on cultural/moral issues because they have no plan to get the economy going and reduce the deficit, or any plans to get people back to work. Classi, classic, classic.

I like her.

I think its gonna be Nobama in November just like the Pats perfect season. its just not meant to be, sorry but thats the way the ball bounces. Maybe in 2012 with HRC on the top of the ticket.

Sarah Palin is a total whackjob. Her candidacy would be finished if a reporter asked, "How old is planet earth? A few thousand years, or a few billion?"

After witnessing the misinformation and disinformation throughout Palin's speech last night, one thing is clear: if nothing else, a McCain-Palin administration would mean a continuation of the lies and deceptions of the Bush-Cheney administration.

And after hearing everything Palin had to say this afternoon, I had to wonder: is Sarah Palin a pathological liar?

How can you tell when Sarah Palin is lying?

Her lips move.

Prediction: it's only a matter of time before she begins to self-destruct.

Rod wrote: "I think its gonna be Nobama in November just like the Pats perfect season. its just not meant to be, sorry but thats the way the ball bounces. Maybe in 2012 with HRC on the top of the ticket."

No it won't. It will be the end of Republican Bull****, and the decline of America. I can't wait.

I can't wait for the Palin-Biden debate. The debate have more viewers than the Super Bowl.

Sarah Palin will eat Joe Biden's lunch.

What pains me is to see the Republicans slashing away at concepts such as sex education or the distribution of condoms, and pushing their policy of abstinence. When in fact, shouldn't they be practicing what they preach? And as far as her pregnant 17 year old goes, wouldn't that be statutory rape? So we're all supposed to be sexless, but they can rape and pillage and it's just one big happy family?!

Wow listen to all these people talk about the lying and false promises of the Republican party. I'm scratching my head because I can't really figure out what Obama is promising and how he is going to deliver.

Change? He's running the same platfrom out there that the Democrats have been using for years.

Alternative Fuel Sources? Good luck, and you dont like the prices of gas now, these alternative fuel sources aren't exactly cheap and are years away, what are we going to do in the mean time?

Everyone gets an education. Alright, how exactly will that work? Its going to cost a lot of money and I'm all set with Socialist ideals.

The same people that are outraged that Palin will not be around enough to take care of her son support a canidate who supports late term abortion. Well I guess that would have been one way to take care of the problem.

Obama has still yet to announce how he is going to cut taxes for 95% of the US, yet he likes to make outlandish promises.

Obama brings nothing to the table but a bunch of whack job ideas that will be impossible to implement.

And somehow Car Salesmen and lawyers have got the bad rap? Wow have we forgotten the media and WHY on earth is anyone shocked? Shamefully we are more concerned about a person's dirt than efforts. I do not support Obama, but partially hope he wins just so the average American can see 4 years from now you are no better off. Honestly name the last time washington really cared about what was best for the people before considering themselves....? And There Ya go folks. Vote away and maybe we can get us a Congress in the meantime that will bottom out lower than 9%.

Oh, what an absolute farce.
The media is giving her the same pass it's been giving McCain for the last year. It's nice to know she won't have to answer any real questions for the next 60 days.

Maybe some prosecutor in Alaska will explore the possibility of bringing charges of statutory rape. Deciding to marry post facto is no defense.

The attacks on Palin were pathetic. Journalism is dead, that's why Keith Olbermann (the socialist scumbag) is considered an anchor. I am so done with CNN.

If McCain/Palin are elected, maybe it's time for the Blue states to secede from the union. Then we will have a real culture war. That's what the republican pigs want anyway. They will discover that all the money, all the brains, and the real engine of the economy lie in the Blue states. They'll beg to come back.

Christianity: the religion of pigs.

The attacks on Palin were pathetic. Journalism is dead, that's why Keith Olbermann (the socialist scumbag) is considered an anchor. I am so done with CNN.

I can't believe most of the people who posted here haven't actually picked up a British newspaper like the Telegraph or the Independent.
CNN is Liberal????? What a Farce! Then DW or BBC are all communists!!!

And I can't believe the military future of the world is up for grabs over Palin's daughter's pregnancy! This whole rat race of choice versus no choice is designed to take away the attention from the real problems, little distractions that are only created to appeal to swing voters. The more the people talk about this crap, the more successful the campaign is. It also creates the illusion that Palin is one of us!

This is awfully similar to 1984, Maybe McCain picked Orwell's book for his campaign strategy handbook!!

1) In order to have a "smear campaign" the charges made have to be distorted and/or untrue. So far, other than the left wing blogs (which don't say anything any more outrageous than what Rush Limbaugh says everyday from the right), everything reported about Governor Palin seems to be factual.

2) It isn't the surge that worked. It's the fact that the Army and/or diplomats began to use soft power to reach out and talk to the various factions and get them to talk to each other and find a way to their common interests that led to a reduction in violence in Iraq. In some circles they would call this "Community Organizing"

I would like to see all the Republicans answer HONESTLY, would you be so supportive of Palin if she was the Democratic VP or Presidential candidate? If so, please be specific as to WHY. I keep reading what a great candidate she is, and it only reminds me of what a "great candidate" Dan Quayle was because he happened to be Republican.

MSNBC's main guy, 'Thunder Thighs' (Olberman) and 'Slobber Lip' (Mathews), are perfect examples of the alphabet media's inane bias. One need not look further.

After a few days of excitement and reading and finally contemplating the impact Palin has had on me. I do not understand why parents who have a 4-month old infant with special needs and a 17-year daughter who is pregnant would want to campaign for national office? The scrutiny, the media coverage, the traveling, the sleepless nights, the speeches, the fund raising, the debating, the questions and answers, the town hall meetings, the stomping............. my G-d! When will they have TIME FOR THEIR MOST PRESSING NEED OF TWO CHILDREN, one an infant the other about to give birth! I have decided as an independent voter to go for Obama and Biden. It's funny, but, McCain seems to have been dropped from the slate for the average voter. The mistake he made was to take focus away from him - BUT HE NEEDS IT- and shifted to Palin, for not because she is a good candidate. No. we are looking at her like a Pony show...... its Stupid!

Some choice comments listed above from Obama supporters:
"Christianity: the religion of pigs."
"Sarah Palin is a total whackjob."
"Trot the handicapped baby out for prime time."
"If you can't stand the heat get back to the kitchen."

If anything, these hate-filled comments speak volumes as to what B. Hussein Obama has been able to achieve in his first leadership role. All he has accomplished is fanning the fires of class and racial wars in this country. Is that the kind of leadership we need for this country?

GOP, Please pick a side and stick to it.

Don't say "Palin is better prepared to be president than Obama" and then when a poll comes out that finds otherwise, don't say "Why are they comparing the him to Palin?!? She's the VP?"

Don't tie this election to a question of experience, spending the past several months criticizing Obama's lack of experience, and then blast Democrats that are criticizing Palin's experience. Instead of calling the Dems hypocritical for criticizing something that appears pretty hypocritical in its own right, defend her experience.

Don't trot out Palin, extensively touting her as a "hockey mom" and then label anyone who criticizes her as sexist.

Dems, don't try to defend Obama's lack of experience and frame the argument around judgement and then blast Palin for not being experienced. Even though you have points to argue, it comes off a little hollow.

Perhaps Biden should pull an "Eagelton" and dump Obama before it's too late.

Acording to the latest polls:

"However, following the Wednesday night speech, voters are fairly evenly divided as to whether Palin or Obama has the better experience to be President. Forty-four percent (44%) of voters say Palin has the better experience while 48% say Obama has the edge."

As voters get to know Palin, she's likely to overtake the TOP of the Democrat ticket as far as who's more ready to be president. Was Hillery right all along?

For the record, Barack Obamas experience as as a "community organizer" is far from working with troubled teens or organizing the neighborhood watch. His "community organizing" duties involved working directly with radical anti-capitalist organizations like ACORN to threaten violence and strongarm Chicago's City council and elected leaders as well as register illegal aliens and dead people to swing votes in elections in east Stl Louis. Do a google search for "obama acorn" and see what his "community service" was all about.

"SM", it's interesting that you should selectively re-word my comment "if she can't take criticism without whining (or others whining on her behalf), she's in the wrong business", to have a slightly misogynistic bent, rephrasing it as “If you can't stand the heat get back to the kitchen” (implying that a woman’s job is in the kitchen). I suppose that’s not surprising, considering that most conservatives/Republicans feel that way about women—perhaps it wasn’t even intentional, but a Freudian slip?

For bile from the Republican side, we have your insistence on calling Obama “B. Hussein”, trying to get mileage out of the unfortunate and undeserved associations his middle name brings to mind. On a similar note, there’s the nonsense of Christian Obama “praying to Allah”. We have the painting of all media as “liberal” (part of the “denigrate everyone” playbook of the Republicans), despite the fact that the “liberal” media gave Bush practically a free ride for years, never asking tough questions and never calling him out on his many outrageous abuses of power. Then there’s the name-calling (Keith Oberman as “socialist pig” and “thunder thighs”). And that’s just in the recent posts. Shall I go back farther?

This is a typical Republican tactic. You lack real solutions or viable candidates, so you blame the competition. Nice try, but it’ll only work on the simple-minded who will blindly follow the Republican party into the abyss.

“SM”, as to your other comment that “All [Obama] has accomplished is fanning the fires of class and racial wars in this country.” How exactly did he do that? By daring to run for President? By challenging the All-Old-White-Men’s club? I know it must secretly burn you and your ilk up, that the glass ceiling WILL be broken by either a black man or a woman, regardless of how the election goes.

OK, smart ass leftists - vote for the pied piper, give up Christian traditions and values, give up fighting for liberty, embrace the Islamist radicals, forget that the generations before you povided every damn thing you now have, including your "education". Picket the military recruiters, empower homosexuality and
legalize drugs.....you poor misled souls will sell out for a cheap thrill and an ego trip - someday, if and when you become enlightened, it will be with some other
hositles pressing their foot on your neck and your kids won`t have to worry about having any choices at all. Go for it stupids.

Sp the poll results say that compared to Obama's 49%, that only 38 % of voters think Palin has enough experience to be president. I thought Palin was running for vice-president.

Barack Obama had the bonehead quote of the century the "morning after" Sarah Palin's speech. He said, "...look, I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby."

Doesn't he already have the extreme left vote? Is he trying to shore it up? Because most intelligent adults DO NOT consider babies to be PUNISHMENT.

As usual the media has left this outrageous comment completely slide, unheard by the masses. Part of their objective coverage of the news.

I'm in the minority here, but I like both presidential candidates! I side with McCain more on the issues, but I believe Obama's intelligence and character tend to outweigh his main negative (his lack of experience). It's going to be a tight one.

That being said, the blatantly unfair attacks on Sarah Palin, as well as attempts to marginalize her (the Us magazine cover, Oprah refusing to have her on the show) will in the end backfire on the media ... by driving more women to vote for Palin. Not my latte-sipping lefty female friends from Boston, NYC and L.A., but the women in the battleground states that Obama needs to win.

It's identity politics, and I don't like it, but the reality is that Palin will appeal to many many MANY supporters of Hillary. And them folks don't take kindly to picking on the only chick in the race ... especially when they perceive (rightly so, in my opinion) that Obama has been treated by the media with kid gloves!

It amazes me just how much the Left rails aginst the first woman elevated by the Republican Party as their VP candidate. It is no wonder Hillary could not get a fair deal from the Democratic Party. They are really showing their true colors concerning Women's Rights.

Nice try Dave, but the one thing you and the brainwashed masses keep forgetting is that Islamic extremists are GREATER IN NUMBER and feel that they have a MUCH STRONGER CAUSE as a RESULT of Bush. You can bury your head in the sand, only rising long enough to spew more vitriol, but these are the FACTS. And when those extremists target us, we'll be less prepared than we've ever been to deal with them, when we're stretched beyond the breaking point in a pointless war in Iraq.

Once again, THINK FOR YOURSELF. It doesn't even take "education" (I can't believe you yahoos have even tried to make "education" a dirty word!), it just takes COMMON SENSE. Got any?

I keep reading about "unfair attacks" on Palin. Sam, what specifically has been said about her that wasn't true? And since when are politics "fair"? What the Swiftboat smear campaign "fair"? If you're all for "fairness", did you complain about that? How about the "Swiftboating" of Obama? Does that one bother you?

As to Oprah, I hadn't heard that one--but isn't it her show? I don't follow it that closely (if I see it once or twice a year it's a lot)--did it become a political show that is required to give equal time to all candidates?

Does anyone have the guts to offer HONEST and CONCRETE answers to any of my questions?

I keep reading about "unfair attacks" on Palin. Sam, what specifically has been said about her that wasn't true? And since when are politics "fair"? What the Swiftboat smear campaign "fair"? If you're all for "fairness", did you complain about that? How about the "Swiftboating" of Obama? Does that one bother you?

As to Oprah, I hadn't heard that one--but isn't it her show? I don't follow it that closely (if I see it once or twice a year it's a lot)--did it become a political show that is required to give equal time to all candidates?

Does anyone have the guts to offer HONEST and CONCRETE answers to any of my questions?

Even if you accepted the supposed view from the poll that says people don't feel that Palin's experience is better then obama's for President.........which I don't agree with.......it fails to take in account that Palin is not running for president.......and Mccains experience is definately better then obama's.

Yeah yeah......she might end up president if Mccain kicks the bucket........and pigs might fly. What might happen is that Palin might be on the ticket for President in 4 years time. And if she has done a good job.......might end up being America's first female President.

The biggest problem McCain has to face is that the number of registered Democrats far exceeds the number of Republican and the an amazing number chose to vote party lines regardless of all of the campaigning. McCain can win with an unlikely blockbuster game changer,

There has been a number of people on the net that ask the question,that,If Palin was a Democrat in this yrs running ,would we who support her feel the same way,or vote for her
If Sarah Palin was on the Dem's ticket touting the things she believes in ....no I wouldn't vote for her,because that would make her a fraud and a Liar...The left has in their very platform a requirement that you stand for certain things like abortion and gay rights....That is not Sarah Palin...She's where she is because thats where she belongs....Had she not (or someone like her)been selected,I would not have gone to the polls this yr....Some of us are Christians before anything else,meaning God comes first,and that's why Sarah Palin would have never been found on the Dem's ticket,but It sounds like they wish she was because there's a lot of worry out there

I wish folks commenting would leave the 17 year old out of it. Being a Mom myself, I know that if a 17 year old is stubborn there is only so much Mamma can do. I'm just glad that they told her she had to wait to marry the boy until they graduated!! It'll give them time to make sure it's good and leave them with degrees for jobs!
That 17 year old could be yours. Don't tell me you would 100% have the perfect, no mistakes or sneaking out daughter 100% of the time. Stop judging Palin on her daughter's choices, the girl obviously has taken on an adult role at this point despite her Mom.
As for you folks who say that the media is biased to everyone, I never hear liberals complaining about media coverage... the trick is all in the psychology of it - how do you present the story to make people think the way you do? Unfortunately, some of the major networks are really bad at disguising their opinions in presentation. Just major in psychology to learn about that. Major in Journalism to learn how liberal journalists usually are. Trust me :)

I'll be honest with you. I think Palin's great. She's possibly the only candidate who has the right idea of what to change. Obama wants us to be socialist - undermine the middle class by taxing the rich (you tax the boss, he fires employees, etc.) and giving more money to the poor (life with a small income is more expensive than just living off medicare and food stamps).

On another note, my husband flies in the military, and I'm scared stiff about what Obama plans to do with his foreign policy. I'd rather we wrap up everything in a neat package than do what Democrats propose: turn tail and run then invade Iran later (what is Obama talking about!!!???)
Do you really think Obama will keep us out of the middle east? No way.

In the hills and hollows, up crick and down dale
Throwback revenants gnash teeth and send up a hail
The hicks from the sticks each one and each pair of
with a frenzied howl cry out for darlin Ms. Sarah
With a beating of drums and a blare of brass horns
The hillbillies and trailer trash are wailin for Palin!

I f the Palin/McCain ticket can't stand up to public scrutiny,then they can't stand up for America,but here's a FACT you might wanna check-Sarah Palin was pregnant when she got married -and in my opinion the RNC looked more like a swinger's convention,and no I don't believe the rumor that Rudy asked Palin if he could keep her dress

I had no idea Obama was running against Palin... lol.
Poor plagiarizing Biden.. completely lost in the mix.

I already know all of Palin's childrens names, I have no idea what Obama's kid's names are.

I used to like Obama, I am sick of seeing his smug face.
I can watch Palin for the next 12 years.

Frankly, I have been doing my own polling here in liberal NY.
McCain/Palin is running 75/25.
I think Mr. Obama has a community to organize after Nov 4th.

The media is definately against Sarah and her family. Look at the buble gum magazine US and the cover this week: Lies, Babies and Scandal. They had a cover on Obama: Why he loves Michelle. Does that look like equal, un-biases coverage for both candidates?
Where is Katie Couric? I did not hear critics come out and ask if she was going to be a competent mother to her young children (with a high stress job and non-traditonal hours) after her husband passed tragically? Where is Diane Sawyer? Where is Hillary Clinton, Barbara Walters and so many other women who are smart, high achievers?
They should stand up for Sarah as they are same in the sense they are in iconic roles for women. These other women should be ashamed of themselves for not speaking out Sarah's mis-treatment (is she a good mother? how could she have a job and be a mother?) as they are obviously playing politics. I find it quite disgusting.

It's great to see how many liberals are afraid of Sarah Palin. She is going to be a great Vice President, and future President. The more hate that comes from the liberals, the more we Conservatives realize what a perfect choice for V.P. she is. McCain has already shown his wisdom and good judgement.
BTW, since today is the 7th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, lets remember to thank President Bush and his administration for helping to keep us safe from Terrorist attacks. God the Bless the Troops, who also love their President. I am also one of them, and the idea of socialist/marxist/liberals being in charge of this country, disgusts me completely. Obama must be defeated.

Butch, you didn't answer the question--and neither has anyone else. You side-stepped it, just like Palin has side-stepped questions about the her SUPPORT for the "Bridge to Nowhere", among other things. If the basis of your vote is "not being a liar", you need to rethink your support of Palin.

Anyway, the original question had nothing to do with platforms. It was would you think she's QUALIFIED (regardless of her flip-flopping positions on the issues) if she was a democrat? Not qualified to hold the Republican party line, but QUALIFIED for the job. We both know she's not, and this is just divisive politics as usual.

Vet, do you realize that you're not only portraying yourself as a puppet for the Republic party, but now also for the Democratic party? You've stated that you'll support a candidate specifically because the Democratic party DOESN'T. Do you really want to give them that much power over you?

This kind of mindlessness among voters is the biggest argument AGAINST democracy, that I've ever seen. Democracy only works when people are engaged in the process in a thoughtful way, not when they're being led blindly by a few in power. That's not democracy, that's fascism.

And while you're inappropriately and unfairly painting all Democrats as "socialist" and "marxist", remember that the U.S. military is the LARGEST SOCIALIST ENTITY in the world. If you don't believe that, look up the word "socialist". My guess is you have no clue what it means, and you're just using it for its negative connotations with Communism (which is NOT socialism).

Stephanie, you accuse several high-profile women in the media of "playing politics" by NOT endorsing a candidate. Wouldn't endorsing a candidate being "playing politics"?

What's truly DISGUSTING, is that for you and many others, the rules of engagement are only supposed to apply when they favor your political choice.

bye bye dems lol

Perhaps we can all agree on some core ideals?
www.theunitedpeople.wordpress.com

Why is the media so bias towards Obama?
There is something very wrong in our society when the media selects a candidate as a favorite.
Have we not learned from history where such blind worship leads?
The dictators Hitler, Mussolini, Kim Jong Il all began as a cult of personality worship. The media for these dictators were slanted during their rise and then controlled after they assumed power. Obama is clearly following the same pattern.
Obama and his wife have a horrendous history of evil and whenever facts of Obama’s infamous life is mentioned, the press ignores it. But for Hillary, McCain or Palin, if they so much as sneeze, they are mercilessly taken thought the ringer and insulted by the press relentlessly.
Is this because we are afraid to criticize an African American or because some powers above are manipulating the media?
- It is also interesting to note, that Obama critical posting are often banned or removed by the mediators of blogs or newspapers. A shocking example of this is The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau who will almost NEVER print anything anti-Obama yet they are ubiquitous throughout the Internet. Doesn’t slanted reporting and opinion contradict the concept of news? Doesn’t China and Russia do this?
Obama is not even elected yet, and Obama’s cult followers have already managed to implement restrictions on Freedom of Speech and undermine media neutrality. What will happen to us if Obama were elected? He will teach our youth to be thugs like himself. And if you don’t know why I call him a thug, find out how he got elected as senator and look at all the ill associations he has hobnobbed with throughout his life. Remember when he gave the finger to Hillary on national TV and now calling Palin a pig.
We have clearly become a society whose depth of thinking is equivalent to that of Britney Spears and we will pay for this lazy intelligence and lack of critical thinking with our country. We are setting the stage for an American Mussolini.

Julie, if your posts are being "banned or removed" (if that's even happening), perhaps it's because they're so outrageous and defamatory. Such as comparing Obama to Hitler, or citing "a horrendous history of evil" with no basis, and no examples to back it up. Or how perpetuating the LIE that called Palin a pig (which he DID NOT; he used a popular expression among politicians, which McCain himself frequently uses).

THIS is your idea of "critical thinking"? Critical thinking involves seeing the facts for what they ARE, not for what supports your candidate.

As to your core assertion that anti-Obama comments aren't being published by the media or blogs, that's ridiculous and you know it. Look through this thread.

Go so sell your conspiracy theories and vicious anti-Obama rhetoric to someone who's buying.