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Palin rejoins McCain on trail

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor September 16, 2008 04:40 PM

They're back, together.

After campaigning apart the last few days, Sarah Palin and John McCain are stumping this afternoon in the bellwether state of Ohio.

Palin is mostly giving her usual campaign speech, telling a crowd in the small town of Vienna near Youngstown that Democrat Barack Obama told small-town voters he understands their concerns, but told a fund-raiser in San Francisco that small-town residents bitter about their economic struggles cling to religion or guns.

"Whoever is listening, John McCain is the same man," Palin said.

She repeated that "we're going to Washington, D.C., to shake things up," then added to her speech to reflect the Wall Street meltdown.

Palin echoed McCain's criticism of "reckless" financial firms, greedy CEOs, and incompetent federal regulators.

"It's going to take a proven reformer to clean up Wall Street, and that man is John McCain," she said.

23 comments so far...
  1. That's probably the most damning thing she's said since being on the campaign trail. Why? Because SHE'S RIGHT. Her presence as a deliberate distraction doesn't change what McCain stands for: nothing new.

    Thanks, Sarah. I appreciate your admittance of that fact.

    Posted by Dee September 16, 08 05:30 PM
  1. Subject: Much clearer now

    I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....

    If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic' and 'different.'

    Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, you're an American story.

    If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

    Name your kids Willow , Trig and Track, and you're a maverick.

    Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

    Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, then you're well-grounded.

    If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, help register 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, 8 years as a State Senator of a district of 750,000 people, chair the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people, sponsor 131 bill s, and serve o n the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works, and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

    If your resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city
    council and 6 years as the mayor of a town of 7,000 people, 2 years as governor of a state of 650,000 people, you're qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

    If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

    If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, left your ill wife, and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

    If you teach responsible, age-appropriate sex education, including the use of birth control, you erode the fiber of American society.

    If you staunchly advocate abstinence-only education, while your teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're responsible.

    If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, you don't represent America 's family values.

    If your husband is called 'First Dude', has a DWI conviction, didn't register to vote until 25, and was a member of a group that advocated secession of Alaska from the USA, yours is the quintessential American family.


    And, finally, if you're famous for your quick temper, you're the one to have your finger on the red nuclear button.

    OK, much clearer now.

    Posted by mbee September 16, 08 05:33 PM
  1. same old same old

    Posted by Toby September 16, 08 05:34 PM
  1. John McCain has had 26 years to "take on the regulators". Question: What has he done. As I recall he was in the middle of the Savings & Loan scandal about 20 years ago. Other than make "trips" to Iceland and Iraq what has Palin done. She did fire the guy that wouldn't fire her former brother-in-law. Maybe that counts for something!

    Posted by Chuck Aydelotte September 16, 08 05:36 PM
  1. How many times have you commented that Barack Obama is using his same speech? What blatant bias in your elementary article.

    Posted by Jim R September 16, 08 05:37 PM
  1. That's probably the most damning thing she's said since being on the campaign trail. Why? Because SHE'S RIGHT. Her presence as a deliberate distraction doesn't change what McCain stands for: nothing new.

    Thanks, Sarah. I appreciate your admittance of that fact.

    Posted by Lady-Dee September 16, 08 05:39 PM
  1. It would be nice if they would let the pitbull off her leash to take questions from reporters. Aren't people getting tired of hearing the SAME OLD LIES from this woman?

    I find it amusing that all of the major women's organizations in this country have joined together to endorse Obama. The last (and ONLY) time the National Organization of Women endorsed a presidential candidate was 24 years ago... when Geraldine Ferraro was on the ticket.

    Fast forward to 2008.... it's only the second time in history that a woman has been on a presidential ticket. Yet this woman, Palin, is so BACKWARD that the National Organization of Women is endorsing her OPPONENT!!

    Kind of blows the whole 'women's vote' angle out of the water for the McCain campaign. A rather ironic turn of events, isn't it?

    Posted by lindsay September 16, 08 05:41 PM
  1. Um. McCain created this problem in the first place. McCain is in the pocket of the rich, and Palin is completely unqualified for the Vice Presidency, let alone the Presidency. (Yeah, she can act confident, but that's irrelevant if she doesn't know the issues. Confidence is a qualification for Beauty Queen, not the Vice Presidency.)

    Saying you'll clean up Washington is not good enough when you've been part of the problem for years. Please don't vote these people into office. Four more years of Bush's policies will spell the end of this once-proud nation.

    Posted by A visitor September 16, 08 05:42 PM
  1. I encourage everyone to do an internet search on "Sarah Palin's lies" in order to get the full picture of this woman. It isn't pretty. After that, do an internet search on John McCain's voting record for our troops, our veterans, women's issues, the economy, the environment, his voting record on raising the minimum wage, and on and on and on. McCain's voting record is what we should be concerned with, because time and time again McCain votes against America, not for it. McCain has voted 90%+ of the time in lockstep with George Bush. Palin, well, she's just a garden variety liar, and not a good one. McCain is no reformer. His record speaks to the exact opposite of that.

    Americans need to come together. We all need to put country first, and party afffiliation dead last. This country cannot withstand another four years of Bush policies. This country cannot withstand another fool as president, with a fool at his side as vice president.

    Do your research people. The only candidate right for our country right now is Barack Obama. We have a chance to be great again. Don't forsake that chance to be great now because we will never get it again if the country is put into the foolish hands of McCain and Palin.

    Country first! Vote for Obama.

    Posted by Republican Christians for Obama! September 16, 08 05:50 PM
  1. McCain is again hiding behind Palin's skirt and throwing punches. Whatt a war hero.

    Posted by beevee September 16, 08 05:52 PM
  1. Voting 91% with George Bush is not exactly a "proven reformer." Where do you guys (GOP) come up with these deceptive campaign slogans? No every American is as stupid as you hoped.

    Posted by Garrett M September 16, 08 05:53 PM
  1. Will you tell me how distributing the entire tax on income of the top five percent will benefit the ninety five percent "middle class"? How much will it be in dollars?

    The Obama crowd would like to have you think it would amount to thousands per taxpayer. My calculations show it would at best be about $5.00 for a filer in the 95% group.

    Posted by P BOCK September 16, 08 06:03 PM
  1. If McCain/Palin or any republican told me 2+2=4 I would ask for a calculator!!! If lying were an Olympic sport McCain/Palin would be gold medallists

    Vote Obama/BIden

    Posted by RJ September 16, 08 06:05 PM
  1. Ah yes, and somehow we are supposed to forget that McCain is an active member of a party that either tacitly or actively supported the "reckless" financial firms and greedy CEOs by supporting the corporate tax policies of the Bush Administration.

    Are we also supposed to forget that McCain is a member of the very party that rabidly fought legislation that would have changed the accounting procedures of corporations like Enron, procedures that rewarded CEOs on illusory profits.

    Are we also supposed to forget that the Republican party did nothing to contravene when the President initially rejected the scientific evidence about global warming?

    sse


    seriously,

    Posted by John T. Marohn September 16, 08 06:09 PM
  1. She rejoined him because she cant answer any questions without being coached.....When she was on ABC she restated the same scripted replies a couple of times throughout the interview.....

    She cant do anything without pappa John around to protect her......This is the woman who criticized Hillary Clinton for being weak, when Palin's own team yells sexism when Obama says "lipstick on a pig" on McCain's policies. not to mention, we never heard a peep of the word "sexism" when McCain used the same words (lipstick on a pig) against Hillary during her campaign....

    Palin is a mistake......She is not the symbol women need......women need a champion, not a chump.....

    Posted by Oregon4Obama September 16, 08 07:10 PM
  1. Listen both parties are greed, lying and tell you any thing to get into the Whitehouse to do good for the American People everyone needs to open there eyes and ears and listen. I believe that Sarah Palin is the best thing to happen to use. She see things thru a different view for the people by the people of the USA.

    Posted by kulchick September 16, 08 07:56 PM
  1. OF COURSE SHE CAN SEE RUSSIA FROM HER HOUSE. SHE IS THE GOVERNOR OF A "FIRST DEFENSE STATE"
    REMEMBER SOME OF OUR BEST JETS FLYING OVER WHEN YOU WERE IN ALASKA. THEY WERE PROBABLLY GOING OR COMMING FROM THE RUSSIAN BORDER WHERE THEY WERE JUST MAKING THE RUSSSIANS AWARE OF THEIR LIMITS UP AND DOWN THE ALASKA BORDER.
    AS GOVERNOR, WOULDN'T YOU THINK THAT SHE HAS DONE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MILITARY FLYING AROUND HER STATES BORDER.
    THERE WE HAVE IT AGAIN, JUST A BIT MORE MILITARY EXPERIENCE THAT SARAH PALIN HAS. NO OTHER CANDITATE HAS BEEN A "COMMANDER IN CHEIF" OF A PORTION OF OUR MILITARY.
    THANKS SARAH PALIN (COMMANDER IN CHEIF OF THE ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD) FOR YOUR MILITARY EXPERIENCE
    THANKS FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF "ENERGY" . ADVISE TO CONGRESS (ASK FOR HER ADVISE ON ENERGY AND YOU MIGHT TAKE AN INFORMED DECISION FOR ONCE. MAYBE EVEN A DECISION THAT DOWEN'T INCLUDE BILLIONS IN "PORK" AS YOU ARE TRYING TO SNEAK BY US TODAY.

    THANKS SARAH
    JJSJR

    Posted by JOSEPH STUCKEY, JR. September 16, 08 08:15 PM
  1. Lobbyists Are Running The McCain Campaign
    All of the TOP PEOPLE in the McCain campaign are lobbyists for large corporations, including Big Oil, and FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    Campaign CEO - Rick Davis, a partner at lobbying firm Davis Manafort

    National Campaign Director- Christian Ferry and associate at lobbying firm Davis Manafort

    National Political Director- Mike Dennehy, who founded The Dennehy Group, a New Hampshire lobbying firm

    National Finance Director- Susan Nelson lobbyist working for Loeffler Group LLC. Continued taking monthly lobbying payments after starting with McCain''s campaign.

    Senior Policy Advisor- David Crane. A Senior Executive at The Washington Group, a corporate lobbying firm with 2006 billings of $10.4 million.

    Senior Foreign Policy Adviser - Randy Scheunemann. He is McCain''s PRIMARY Foreign Policy Adviser. He is also a lobbyist for FOREIGN COUNTRIES, including Georgia (that was just in a war with Russia).

    National Finance Co-Chair Tom Loeffler Owns one of the most lucrative and influential lobbying practices in Washington.

    Regional Campaign Manager- Doug Davenport ran DCI''s lobbying practice. Was forced to leave when it was exposed that he LOBBIED FOR the REPRESSIVE REGIME IN BURMA.

    Campaign Spokesman- Charlie Black who is chairman of BKSH & Associates, with lobbying billings of $7.6 million in 2006

    Barack Obama has no lobbyists on the payroll or serving as key advisers.

    Posted by Obama/Biden '08 September 16, 08 09:23 PM
  1. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are deep in the pockets of the very congressmen who are suppose to regulate them. The top 5 Senators in receiving contributions from these corrupt companies this year alone are:

    1. Chris Dodd (D - CT) - $133,900
    2. John Kerry (D - MA) - $111,000
    3. Barack Obama (D - IL) - $105,849
    4. Hillary Clinton (D- NY) - $75,550
    5. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) - $65,500

    Is anyone out there bright enough to see a pattern?

    Is anyone out there bright enough to see that Barack Obama is on the take?

    And you believe Barack Obama's call for change??? How ignorant or just plain stupid can you be?!!!


    Read for yourself on OpenSecrets.org

    Posted by Obama is Corrupt September 16, 08 10:36 PM
  1. Forget the candidates comments. Look at how they have voted on economic issues over their political careers.

    Talk is cheap. Politicians will say anything. Need I remind you...

    "Read my lips. No new taxes."
    "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
    "I am not a crook."

    Posted by Martin September 17, 08 12:02 AM
  1. Barack Obama is finished.
    He lost his bid for the President of the United States of America on September 4, 2008., at the Republican Convension. The selection of Sarah Palin, as John McCain's VP running mate was brillant. Sarah Palin literally rips the Democrate's platform to pieces. Pro-Life is a huge issue for men and women. Sahara Palin personifies the "right" and shines light on the deep and murky "wrong". Praise God you people from Washington and especially Oregon, who are lost in their own uneducated, athiest beliefs of self-importance and control. You haven't won and you never will. John is the only answer.

    Posted by R. McAllister September 17, 08 10:38 AM
  1. Palin should carry the message, how former DEM HACKS have been bloodsucking Wall street and both Freddy and Fanny dry. OBAMA has
    gotten massive support in recent years from these institutions, as the
    former Pol"Lampreys", in charge sucked up America's wealth. The big financial
    OFFENDERS are DEMS, working with the likes of Barney Frank. The 20 million
    illegals, are future rank and file voters for the DEMS. Tell it like it is, Sarah, we
    are listening!

    Posted by Allan S. September 17, 08 12:44 PM
  1. OBAMA = BETRAYAL
    Obama supporters are foolish to think that he will never betray them.
    Obama was a close friend of Pastor Wright for TWENTY YEARS.
    Obama threw Wright under the bus for personal ambition.
    McCain would not betray his country even after 5 years of torture.
    You can put lipstick on a traitor, but he's still a traitor.

    Posted by Howard September 19, 08 10:30 AM
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