Palin: I'm not a 'bubble-head'

Jan, how can you say she's not rich? Earning over $150K in AK where the cost of living is much lower than here in the northest seems well-to-do to me. I'd be happy with it. And she wouldn't even be affect by the so-called Obama tax rise.

I don't know if: "has a mortgage, car payments and kids to send to college". Seem it may be a while for her oldest daughter. And her son, bless him, will get the GI Bill.

And: "The so-called smart people have totally messed up this country" I don't think many would call G.Bush smart, manipulative maybe, but not smart.

All I know is I don't want my next door neighbor, who is very bright, running the country.

Come back and tell us how happy you are when you are paying for more handourts for all the lazy recipients!!

AJB!

Palin is just a pawn in McCains bid for the White House. He is using to her to attract the voters that were upset when Clinton lost to Obama. I am surprised that the American people did not see right through his little game. If he choose Mitt Romeny he knew his chance of winning would drastically dimish. By choosing a women (unqualified for VP role) he knew this would boost his chances. However his choice has put into perspective his ability to make proper decisions as a leader. She is not qualified for this role! She has no scruples. She sounds like a ditz when speaking and she is creating a racist campaign. Obama is hanging around terrorists. Certain states are un-american. People at her rallys are yelling out racial slurs. Give me a break. The election for McCain has turned into a circus and she has become the ring leader.
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Palin goes on a magazine read only by bubbleheads, and says, "I'm not one of you!" Brilliant! It's too bad Weekly World News is not around any longer, she'd want to be on their cover, too.

Seriously, could you liberals be any more ignorant or white trash yourselves?

Do your homework and read up on the facts before you try to bash Palin.

and I agree with the post from wake up people ---- How Palin is not qualified and Obama is?!?! HE MOST definitely is not

Sarah Palin is a female Dan Quayle

"Apparently, if you diagree with her, you aren't 'Pro American'. That doesn't seem 'American' at all."

Exactly. It's amazing how "patriotism" has become a hijacked concept, hasn't it? Like it's a test that you need to pass, and only certain "self-appointed" people can decide whether you are "patriotic" or not. It's amazing how low she (and a lot of other politicians) have stooped to appeal to *anyone*. It's truly sickening.

@ number 23 -- Palin has "scruples"? Really? Are those "scruples" what led her to violate Alaska law by abusing her executive authority in Troopergate? Or to bill the state of Alaska per diem payments for sleeping at her own house, or flying her kids to events they weren't invited to on the taxpayers' dime?

[*crickets*]

Hey all you moron liberal moonbats whose political education comes from mental midgets like John Stewart and Bill Maher - they used to say all the same tings about Ronald Reagan. Here's a newsflash: long after y'all are dead, buried and being eaten as worm food the Legacy of Reagan as the greatest president of the 20th century will firm.

Keep eating up those BS lines that the New York Times feeds y'all

Obama is more qualified than Palin, because he has actually been a State Senator of a big state, a U.S. Senator, has advisors like Warren Buffett, Sen. Joe Biden and Colin Powell. Palin, 3 years ago, was the mayor of a town of 8,100, and for only 2 years has been to Governor of state that has roughly the same population as, and no where near the economic diversity of the City of Boston. She actually claimed that she knew how to deal with Russia because one can see Russia from Alaska. Are u serious?!!! She also does have more scandals than any of the other candidates ($150,000 for clothes anyone? What hockey mom spends that on clothes in her lifetime). The Ayers thing is garbage. They served on a board run by a Republican to give money to Chicago Public Schools, that doesn't equate them as friends. Palin mean while, was cited for bad ethics by the Republican controlled Alaska Legislature, and now cannot explain expenses she made to the state for her children's travel. Plus McCain is erratic and his adivsors are many of Bush's advisors. We cannot afford 4 more years of that. Some of you might be scared of Obama, but it has become clear over this campaign season that he is the one who has remained calm and is in control.

what has happened to the fine art of debate. Where you make your argument, back it up with facts, and then briefly tie it all together. Making a statement like XXX is not qualified, or XXX is qualified doesn't make either of these statements true. Give us facts people if you care so passionately. It's trait that I've noticed more and more by Mr. McCain's camp and it's nonsense.

Can't we just say "Yes, dear, you actually are a bubble head" and call it a day?

to wake up people: The US of A supported Bin Laden and his ilk in Afganistan because they were fighting the USSR. Remember? Bad analogy.

Oh yeah, Harvard Law School, Law review, taught con law (which Palin obviously never read) Your argument is just mouthing junk from the GOP that obviously is only playing with the permanently brainwashed base.

Jan wrote: "I'm voting for normal people whenever I have the chance."

Uh ... Palin isn't normal. I don't know anyone who slaughters wolves from the air or cheers on development to the point that it kills the lake in their backyard so it can't even support a fish population.

Do you really want someone who fills government jobs with unqualified friends? I was appalled when I read that she appointed a high school friend as Director of Alaska's Agriculture when the friend's stated qualification was a childhood love of cows.

This woman is not qualified to lead our country.

To EMR in post number 6: Fact: The job of the Vice President is to preside over the Senate. Look it up if you have the intel to do so.

Come on.....most guys would rather see Palin working at Hooters than in the White House. Beer and buffalo wings, anyone?

Let's be serious then. We have put up for 8 years the policies of Bush and have watched this country become an embarassment due to his policies and lack of judgement. Bush and Cheney have done nothing for this country for the past 8 years, except help their rich executive buddies become even more wealthier. How many times have you seen Bush speak and he sounds like a complete idiot? Do you like that smirk on his face when he his addressing the country on issues that are affecting you and I? Seriously!

McCain has that same smirk and I would love to slap that off his face. Palin is a joke to this world because she is a joke.

People are sick of how things have been run for 8 years and want a change... a real change!

Good luck to us all if McCain/Palin win this election. We'll have another 4 years of the same failed Bush policies that have destroyed this country.

Wake up!

I simply don't like where McCain and Palin stand on imortant issues, nor do I appreciate the way they attack the character of Barak Obama in an effort to distract us all from their true agenda and the fact that they are NOT Mavericks at all. In fact, the real Mavericks are Democrats! (and I'm referring to the family where that term originated from.) Let's be fair. If we are to judge Obama on his religious affilitations, then we should really examine Sarah Palin's more closely and how she's mixed her fundamentalist christian beliefs with her politics. Her actions are NOT christian in my book. Inciting racism and calling Obama a terrorist is indefensible. Imagine if it were Michelle Obama who had the drug problem and not Cindy McCain, or if it were the Obama's teenage daughter who was pregnant instead of the Palin's. And I'm tired of the us versus them politics of the left and right. We can have both an economy that is pro-business and pro-worker. It's not either or. I do not want an "ordinary" person in the White House. I want an extraordinary one. If my child were to go to Columbia University and Harvard Law, I would be proud of his achievements, not think of him as an elitist. Let's not dumb down the highest office of the United States any further than it has been already. We need someone who has had a passport more than a year, who is worldy and intelligent, articulate and dignified, and who has a broad view of America in all of its forms. Palin was a mistake and a political stunt.

Palin can walk into a den of wolves like she did on SNL and turn things around. Just read what Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey are saying these days about her. If Palin can go onto SNL and change the tone of the people there, I can almost guarantee you she can shake things up in Washington. She has no fear of people and she has a kindness that transcends those who despise her. Here's the deal, there is no question she has more executive experience than Obama. No one can refute that, you can disagree but you can't refute it. She is also extremely intelligent. I have no doubt whatsoever that she could be the leader of the United States.

Given the crowds at the latest McCain/Palin rallies, it's easy to see why so many call her a "breath of fresh air." If a breath of a fresh airhead is what you're looking for, she's your gal. If a creationist, anti evronmentalist, book-banner, women's rights denier is your cup of tea, she's your babe. How Republicans can continue to say with a straight face that the woman is prepared to lead anything besides a parade is beyond astounding.

Obama was the head of the Harvard Law review- he lacks years in public office but is certainly very bright.

Palin on the other hand went to a half doezen or so schools and later joined the PTA. She then became the mayor of a hick town and the gov of a state with as many people as Baltimore County.

I don't think she's stupid, but she doesn't appear to know what Hamas is, or the Bush doctrine. That scares me a lot.

How's that kool-aid taste Meredith Aim?!

IF McBush wins, the majority of us... who DONT make 250 grand a year... better sit back and get ready to eat Caned beans for the next FOUR YEARS!

Re the "experience" debate. Abraham Lincoln was an eight -year state senator and lost his bid for the US Senate in 1856. This "inexperienced", country lawyer is arguably our greatest president. On the other hand, his predecessor, James Buchanan, had long service in the US House and Senate, was a Sect. of State and ambassador to Russian and England. He is arguably one of our worst presidents. What we look for in a President is not necessarily a long resume but the judgement and temperament to lead our country in difficult times. Many of us believe that Barack Obama has displayed those traits during the past four years despite his thin resume. Sarah Palin has not.

I consider myself and independent voter and require the candidates to "earn" my vote. I had only heard of Sarah Palin's before she received the nomination. Her performance at the Convention was admirable and she truly energized the McCain campaign. However since that time, it has become apparent that she is not qualified for the position. As a voter, I am also concerned with Sen. McCain's judgement (or lack there of) in picking her when there were so many other highly qualified candidates in the Republican party. This may prove to be the final blow in a poorly run campaign. McCain has been over-matched by Obama in all debates as well. That being said, I am fearful of an Obama presidency. His relationships with political extremists is disconcerting and the media has done a shameful job of exposing. Once again the media shows its political bias and this time it will elect a president who's leadership is more than questionable.

To Jan,
I see your point. "The so-called smart people have totally messed up this country. I'm voting for normal people whenever I have the chance." So if you're looking to stay away from smart people, Palin is your candidate. Moreover, the next time I'm thinking about brain surgery, I'm staying the heck away from the doctor who graduated at the top of his or her class and then got a great internship. Show off! Give me the med student who barely squeeked by while nursing hangovers and reading crib notes. For that matter, a presidential candidate who graduated fifth from the bottom in his academy, and a running mate who needed five schools before she could graduate. Whoo! Nice, normal failures!

Alan, that's a horrible thing to say about Dan Quayle!

Regardless of whether or not you like Palin or believe she is qualified to be the Vice President, she was correct about the duties of the Vice President.

Article I, Section 3 of the US Constitution states:

“The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States.”

Note that, contrary Joe Biden’s statement in the VP debates, the title of this article is “The Legislative Branch.”

Here's what I think. Blah Blah Blah. Comment Comment Comment. I Must semi-anonymously make myself heard by people who either agree or disagree with me. I must make my case! My words will live FOREVER.

What's unbelieveable is that Obama is even considered Presidential material - you're kidding Democrats right? 143 days in the Senate and he runs for President.

Where is the GLOBE story on the AP poll? It's ALL TIED!
Sorry Democrats - not so fast.
America is beginning to wake-up.

Hey Tim : "It will all be better when Obama gets in. Nothing to worry 'bout!
Everything will change. All will be amazing. Really. " I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. And SPalin is a bit of a "Dim Bulb", as Mick Jagger was wont to say.
And yes she would be totally embarrassing as VP or as Pres - sort of a female version of GW (did you see "W." - I was TOTALLY depressed when I left the theater)

So how many of you folks made to be Governor of a state? Hmm 0 right?
How many of you can fly a fighter? Let me tell you only 10 out of 100 or less can do that but Bush was able to do that? So all fighter pilots must be a ditz or dumb?

I suppose if people are jealous they have to scorn others. Because someone believes in God and chooses to cherish life they must be well slow right? I know there are good decent folks here in New England I have met them and I see some of them have left an opinion or two.

Our society is getting shallow because if someone looks good and is well spoken then they must be smart aka Obama and of course "The One". What I hear is a visceral hate for someone folks have not met. What happened to the old saying "Don't judge a book by its cover"?

So please tell me why is it considered murder if you kill a newborn and a Womans right to choose if you have the baby killed at 7 months when the child today can live outside of the womb? I really don't think the state has a right to tell women what they can do with their bodies but on the other hand why do a large number of pro choice women seem to hate Sarah P?

There seems to be a lot of hate from the liberal side of the aisle when I thought they were supposed to represent tolerance?

to "wake up people",

we know nothing about Obama? how can you say that? he's authored 3 BOOKS!!!

I am sure Joe Six-Pack and Hockey Moms everywhere dress just like this. Please, if you want to attract voters, walk your talk. I am counting the days until this travesty is over - I am fed up with the ridiculousness of the double-talk.

Go McCain/Palin - you have my vote

Nah, she's not a bubble head. She has accomplished far more than she could have if she were stupid. I think she's smart, sure, and ambitious, good-looking, witty...

But no way in hell should she be the Vice President of the United States.

MPM is a loser. He/she is forgetting the 8 years that preceded Bush...want to talk about embarassments...hooking up with an intern in the White House while terrorists where plotting and executing plots against this country. Allowing Bin Laden to escape twice when they could've taken him out, but he was too worried about the politcal fallout! William Jefferson Clinton put us in this mess. Bush isn't the brightest bulb in the closet, but at least he didn't get impeached!!!

Get a clue you moron and stop drinking all the Obama-laid.

From a newspaper whose editorial section begins on the front page and continues until you hit the classifieds, I guess I'm not surprised. But for the people of New England, I say WAKE UP. Like lemmings to the shore, you gobble up every minor misstep by an executive of a state, while you let her rival Biden tell you that a major catastrophe will occur if he's elected, you allow a freind of a domestic terrorist off scott free whhile you scoff at the money spent on Palins wardrobe.

Hum, if she's not a bubble head, then there's another choice. Lazy! Too lazy to pick up the Constitution and read it? It's not that long, it would take an average person less than 10 minutes to read it and that's including the Bill of Rights. A bubble head is someone who has the ability to learn, but chooses to instead fill their heads with information like: hair style, fashion, make-up and trendy affairs of others. If she's not a bubble head, she's very, very close to it.

She's reading The Looming Tower now?! I read it a couple years ago when I wanted to understand alQueda. She wasn't interested until now. Sad.

"I want to know the IQ of people that think she is qualified to be vice president - ready on Day 1 to be president. That is scary! Like Palin is actually reading books now in the heat of the campaign!"

Ditto Mary Ellen. I think they're the same folks that thought Obama is an Arab. I don't think they have any IQ at all nor do they know where to get the truth from. That library must have been rigged....These are the same old-mid-western folks that are ignorant, uneducated, and probably high-school drop-outs and think that war is the answer to everything. America needs to learn from peaceful Canada. Middle America scares me.

To all of you right-wing, Evangelical Christian, Bush ballwashing, Palin loving, war mongering voters, I find it hilarious reading your ignorant and small-minded feedback here in the Boston Globe's boston.com. Absolutely hilarious, for the simple reason that the state of Massachusetts will overwhelmingly vote Obama and you can do absolutely nothing about it. Perhaps you should move to Texas, or maybe Oklahoma, or even better yet, Mississippi, where your like-minded comrades reside.

Palin is at least as intelligent as Biden. Clearly more intelligent (and real) than Yobama.

Boy these are harsh comments... wow! fact, more people read people magazine thus she gets more exposure... she was cruely depicted in business week and thrown under the bus by media... of course she has humor she's smiling!!! You don't know her ... only through the media but ask people from Alaska , neighbors or friends becuz they love and admire her. No, She isn't stupid! She has 4 years as city council, 6 years as mayor, and 2+ yrs as Governor! Not bad for a rookie.
Don't be fooled by the media..don't buy in so quickly... Be smarter than the media thinks you are.!.. Remember they like to create drama & sell newspapers!!

Palin is at least as intelligent as Biden. Clearly more intelligent (and real) than Yobama.

To those who think Palin is qualified to be President of the United States:
Keep watching Fox News. The Republicans continue to target the uneducated and narrow-minded to vote on their behalf. In other words, you eat the garbage they feed you. Perhaps finally, and I mean finally, the American people have awoken to the travesty that has occurred in this country over the past eight years. But, truth be told, I still don't have any confidence in my fellow citizens.
Some say Palin is qualified to be President because she is Governor of Alaska, a state with the population of 680,000. The population of Boston is 616,000. So please tell me with that reasoning Tom Menino is qualified to be President of the United States. I rest my case. And I didn't even mention the Couric interviews....

Greg, Marxist policies? Who is buying stocks in banks now? Who bailed out these crooks that crashed the economy?

I know, Bill Clinton right? Gotta be someone else besides yuor republican conmen right?

5x4, Obama graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law. Palin earned a journalism degree from U of Idaho after attending 2 community colleges. I doubt she could even pass the bar, let alone get accepted to Columbia or Harvard.

Anyone who thinks BHO is a socialist is now a rascist because socialist is a drerogatory term for black. Well when I was 3, I thought my daddy looked like my golliwog but he did not when his hair turned white. Anyhow as the term socialist is being so heavily refuted and we are being smeared with rascism for using it (Kansas City Star), perhaps we should try not to be so polite or delicate and say the big C word. Anyone up on The workers flag tune. Call it what it is because it is the creepy dems who odo not like to hear the truth. We can handle it because it is kinder to us. Another example is abortion.. Abortion murders babies well how can anyone not get that. Intellectuals are the most stoopid eejits around.

Sarah Palin is not a bubble head, she is a bobble head.

sarah palin is a clown and doesn't even belong in the government, circus maybe

You betcha! Let's put an average Joe in the White House to replace the average Joe leaving it, so we can have 4 more years or average. NO, we need above average, and Sarah ain't it.

You have to draw a careful distinction between unqualified and "not my choice." You may not agree with Obama or you may feel that his positions are without merit, but that is an entirely different thing from being unqualified. He has the skills to do the job, even if you feel that the way he would do the job is counter to what you want. Hell, if he runs the country a tenth as well as he's run this campaign, we'll be in better shape. Palin is not qualified because she lacks the *skills* to be vice president. She is not intelligent, has zip experience outside of one small (population-wise) state and no international experience. She's not knowledgeable about domestic or international issues, speaks poorly and has serious ethical challenges. I also disagree with her on any number of issues, but that is different from her qualifications. As a woman, I am insulted that the Republicans have put up such an dolt of a woman as a candidate. There are tons of Republican women *qualified* to be VP - In the Senate alone there's Olympia Snowe, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, even Lisa Murkowski (sp?) from Alaska! What about Condi Rice or Virginia Fox? Choosing Sarah Palin insulted women and showed highly questionable judgment on McCain's part.

IT'S FUNNY HOW EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW DISQUALIFIED SARAH PALIN IS EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS MORE EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE THAN OBAMA AND OBAMA IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, NOT VP.

KOKKINOS

YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE TOLERANT PEOPLE THAT IS OPEN TO ALL VIEWS. WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU CLAIM TO BE. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH SOMEONE DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO CALL THEM IGNORANT BECAUSE THE SAME COULD BE SAID ABOUT YOU. I HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR YOU. YOU AND YOUR LIBERAL FRIENDS CAN HAVE THE NORTHEAST AS LONG AS YOU TAKE ALL THE COMMON CRIMINALS, WELFARE RECIPIENTS, AND ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH YOU. LET ME AND MY IGNORANT FRIENDS HAVE THE SOUTHEAST AND MOST STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPI EXCLUDING CALIFORNIA. IN THE REGION I CALL HOME EVERYONE WILL SPEAK ENGLISH, UNEMPLOYMENT WILL BE NON EXISTENT, CRIME WILL BE EXTREMELY LOW, LOWER TAXES, NO ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS, WOMAN WILL BE ABLE TO WALK THE STREETS SAFELY, AND HARD WORK WILL BE REWARDED.
WHICH WORLD WOULD YOU RATHER LIVE IN?

I don't know if all of all the wonderful true americans realize this but I just stumbled on this page. Most of the negative comments are during the day when all the non-working americans are at home with nothing else to do but be talk bad about us hard working, non-socialist americans. All the positive and TRUE comments come after all of us SANE people came home to catch up on todays news. Let's think about this.

Sarah Palin was chosen by the Republican brain trust not because of her political accomplishments but because she was a blank slate, someone onto whom they could imprint whatever self serving ideology they chose. Their big mistake was in not perceiving, before they committed her to the campaign circuit, what a true ‘tabula rasa’ she would turn out to be; to wit her complete intellectual vacuity regularly demonstrated by her inability to sustain a coherent conversation regarding issues of real substance unless reading from a teleprompter, cue cards, or reciting memorized talking points. And even then she’s as prone to babble inanities as she is to regurgitate the prepared sound bites. Simply stating that this woman is ill prepared for the office she seeks is a gross overstatement of her limited, near nonexistent credentials. The evidence is abundant that her practical experiences do not qualify for her the job. Being a mayor of a small rural town of 5,000 (actually run by a paid administrator during her tenure) in Alaska hardly constitutes executive management experience of the caliber demanded by the second highest elected office (maybe even the highest) in the land. Nor, truth be told, does being governor for 20 months (less if her time on the campaign stump is subtracted) of the least populous and probably least characteristic state of the union seriously elevate her credentials. But perhaps most disconcerting is her evident minimalist knowledge of seriously important policy issues coupled with what appears to be a genuine inability or disinterest, probably both, to learn. How many times does it take before it sinks into her pea brain that the powers and duties of the vice president as she understands and explains them are nothing but a pure figment of her own imagination? Has she ever even read the constitution? If she has does she understand what she read? Doubtful. This after all is the woman who said that if the pledge of allegiance was good enough for our founding fathers then it’s good enough for her. Just one problem. The pledge wasn’t written by our founding fathers, it was written in 1892 by Francisd Bellamy. And let’s not forget to throw in her almost pathological deceitfulness coupled with her predilection for descending into eloquent demagoguery. Oh yeah, Sarah Palin, as her maverick sugar daddy McCain just said again this week is probably the most qualified vice presidential candidate ever. Excuse me while I go outside and puke.

I happen to agree with Amy, However, people who are concerned should just do their own research. If you do not believe the media, look into the issues yourselves. Check out Obama's credentials. Look up Sarah Palin. Look at McCain's voting record as a senator. See what Joe Biden has said. Don't believe everything you read. We are a nation of rugged individualists. Think for yourselves. Don't be swayed by the fear tactics that one party seems hell-bent on using. Each of us has a big decision to make. We have all suffered enough for the past eight years.

Authored three books? About what? It should be audacity to think you have something to say. You all are a bunch of moon bats....everything will be great when Obama is president. Yeah, if we're not all DEAD in a year from some attack. What exactly has Obama EVER DONE to be in the position he's in? Nothing! Not a thing! The media put him there and kissed his butt all the way.

To all the good people of New England:

I have been watching the political drama unfold over the last few months and have come to the following conclusions: Mind you, these are just my conclusions and I am not expecting people to agree or disagree with me, just read what I have to write and respect my right to speak out.

1. US Voters and General Population: Congratulations, you have scored big in the eyes international community by even giving an opportunity and seriously considering Obama a presidential candidate. Quite possibly the hardest job in the world. Imagine having so much power in your hands that you can really change lives of billions of people worldwide. As a team, Americans can beat anything in this world, even this economic crisis. We shall overcome!

2. War in Iraq: Enough already! Losing valuable American lives everyday. Imagine losing an arm or leg in Iraq and coming back to America. Living every day with PSTD. Our soldiers have done more than asked for! Please bring them back. Stop spending billions of dollars every week in Iraq. Pro life candidates - how can you justify the carnage in Iraq. Please bring them back! Save our future. Invest in security and education here in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Invest in hitech security - do not build a stupid wall. It won't help anyone

3. Obama (pros) - Well educated, electrifying, extremely intelligent, loves our country, well respected worldwide and potentially the best candidate in the race.

4. Obama (Cons) - Has just Four Years to accomplish a lot! Does not have on the job training (well, none of the first term presidents did!) Promised a little too much - change in the system - he will not be bale to do it, thus will cause a lot disappointment

5. McCain (Pros) - Loves our country, has a lot of experience

6. McCain (Cons) - Somewhere, somehow, the straight talk express derailed. Choosing Palin was the worst decision ever. He made it in such haste and purely for political purposes - he chose to put himself first by choosing her and chose to put our country second. It was not a responsible choice. Please, there is no excuse for choosing her over other well qualified candidates. If he is willing to roll the dice upon a misconception that all Hillary supporters will just turn around and start supporting someone like Palin (just as George Bush wished that all Iraqi's will support our invasion and it brought us to such disgrace), what will he do when he becomes President. God save us all.

Thanks for reading!

ushi, wtf is your point? how can you equate socialsim with racism and abortion? please explain.... personally i dont agree with abortion (except cases of rape, incest, or the mother's health) but i DO agree that it should be the choice of the woman not the government....

wake up america, TYPING IN CAPS is similar to shouting. dont worry we all want to read your racist viewpoints. btw, i'm tri-lingual will i have to speak english only when i visit your utopia? no need to hit CAPS LOCK.

Sarah Palin has done quite well for herself given her circumstances. She has been thrust onto the national stage and into the limelight and her missteps have been to some extent blown out of proportion. It would have been an excellent proving ground for her if she had the poise, presence of mind and command of the language to turn her experiences in her favor. Sadly she does not. She is not ready to stand on the world stage and represent America. Back to Alaska for a few more years with a long list of things to learn.

I don't know if all of all the wonderful true americans realize this but I just stumbled on this page. Most of the negative comments are during the day when all the non-working americans are at home with nothing else to do but be talk bad about us hard working, non-socialist americans. All the positive and TRUE comments come after all of us SANE people came home to catch up on todays news. Let's think about this.

tina, what are you saying? basic logic would imply that anyone who comments on a website during a wednesday afternoon is unemployed, does not have a job with internet access, is a non-non-socialist.

i suggest you explore this internet thingy a bit more and visit some sports blogs. i'm sure you'll find all kinds of unemployed, non-non-socialists.

Hey wake up america guy you forgot the anti gay and jewish part!!! Come on man you must be a rookie skin head or something. You need to work on your racist rants I am very disapointed.

She's dumber than W. And I hate that guy!

Amazing: Why do you left wing fools hate her so much? Did your parents screw you up? Is your spouse boinking the pool boy?

Wonderful how much venom so many of you have.

Did she just insult Tina Fey?

I think she just insulted Tina Fey.

This = back-breaking straw.

If there is one thing we should learn from W it's that the pres. himself isn't so important as the folks he assigns to various positions. I don't trust the republicans to make good decisions in that regard anymore. Sometimes I still wake up with a cold sweat remembering Alberto Gonzales's testimony to congress. And McCain's pick of Palin for pure political reasons hasn't helped me get over that fear at all.

When Biden was picked, it was rather reassuring to me. The roll of the vp in modern times is to advance the president's agenda behind the scenes, whether the media wants to acknowledge that or not. I just can't see Palin winning over too many Washington folks, or leaders abroad, with her small town charm. And I blame the McCain campaign for that. Palin can be the most qualified and capable, if inarticulate, person ever, but by sheltering her from the media the comedy shows and the news were left to fill in the blanks about her on their own. And they have not painted a pretty picture.

Honestly, I'm hoping that the republicans get their butts whooped this year so they get motivated to purge all the crazies that litter their party, and go back to actually being conservative again.

I don't think she is a stupid individual. I just think she is in way over her head. It is also really unfortunate that she is striking this populist tone since the last thing we need is a soccer mom (or hockey mom or ballet mom or whatever) trying to interact with world leaders of substance. Does that make me a misogynist? Hardly. I am guessing Angela Merckel wouldn't take her too seriously either.

By the way, pointing out that it is okay for Palin to lack experience since Obama does too is not really a logical of convincing argument. All you are pointing out is that we are in deep no matter who wins.......... which is probably true alas.

wouldn't "Bible Head" be more appropriate...?

"Anyone who thinks BHO is a socialist is now a rascist because socialist is a drerogatory term for black. Well when I was 3, I thought my daddy looked like my golliwog but he did not when his hair turned white."-ushi, comment 93

Does anybody know what the above quote even means? It appears to be an attempt at rational thought , but in a language other than English. It may be Palinese or Rovian; I dont have an ear for such dialects, and they clearly translate poorly into the written word...

Hey --- !! It's NOT Socialism - She NEEDS the clothes !!

You checked off the block on your 1040A for funding the presidential elections -
live with it !!

A VP candidate does an interview with _People_ Magazine?

Sarah Palin has a couple of realities that are going to hit her like a ton of bricks in the very near future:
1) An embarassing, complete thrashing in the election on Nov. 4th.
2) A $million dollar offer from Mr Hefner to bare it all after her 15 mins are up.

Obama is not my first choice, but the far lesser of two evils. How could Palin possibly be qualified? She never even expressed enough interest in the rest of the world to get a passport until her 40s? More than ever, this is a global economy. Have you heard her speak? I'm sorry, but she clearly lacks the intelligence and skills for the job.

Would it actually hurt to have someone of above average intelligence be President? Dubya, McCain, and Palin. Some real think-tanks there...

Until 8 years ago, we had excellent economic growth, a federal surplus, and were respected as a nation. But because we don't like "elitist" liberals, the masses need to elect people as dumb as they are. And now... we are $10 trillion in debt and the laughing stock of the globe.

For those of you who feel you don't "know" enough about Obama after 2 books and 20 MONTHS of campaigning in the primarys, what else do you want? his blood type, genetic sequencing, psychic readings? he is an incredibly smart man who has run a near perfect multi-million dollar campaign. he has demonstrated a steadyness and intellectual curiosity that is a complete opposite to Bush and McCain . And he has not planned to win by splitting the country into "real" americans vs. not. I hope that after this is over, we can put the hate campaign behind us and work across the aisle to solve the serious problems that our country is facing.

Let's remind ourselves of the minimal amt of experience that Obama has. All of the left wing liberals and media can keep on drinking the Obama koolaid!!

Obama is so far left--he believes in a socialistic, "free-lunch" govt. Sorry Obama, I work too hard for my money for you to "spread the wealth".

Here's to NOBAMA!!

McCain/Palin 2008-----has my vote! Yes, I am a registered Independent.

To Wake Up America,
The World that you want to live in is called Fantasyland, not the United States. Unfortunately you don't realize that the poverty level in the Southeast is the highest in the country, thus has the highest welfare rates. In addition, the most illegal immigrants in this country reside in Florida, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada. And finally, the highest unemployment rates are in the Southeast and Midwest. So what I am saying here is you don't know what you are talking about. Oh yeah, one more thing, nonexistent unemployment isn't a reality, not even in Fantasyland.

looks like all the Cambridge nitwits are here and accounted for tonight ! this means you DRW.If Yomama gets in we won't have to wait to see what this country looks like in a Democrapic administration as we live in the peoples. republic of Mass. Vote yes on question 1........p.s we need more 3 syllable words to show how smart you are !

I think George W. meant to say "LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS" when hestated that he read 18 books a month.

I was pondering Tina's theory about comments being made by "unemployed socialists" during the day, while the rest of hard-working Americans are at work busting their humps. Did she ever stop to think that not everyone works a 9 to 5? Some people have been laid-off from their jobs, others can't get jobs because their jobs have been out-sourced to foreign countries and then there are the rest of us who just work the NIGHT SHIFT!

I find all these posting quite funny from a bunch of libs in a state that allows two pole smokers get married....losers

Keep drinking the Kool Aid you liberal morons. Can't wait for Barack to "spread the wealth". Where do I sign up for free stuff?

I see a lot of response to this article!
The question is whether she is a dim, maybe a tungsten, bulb?
To my opinion, she is not the brightest bulb in the political chandelier.
She will fade away after November 4th.

I'm from New Zealand. We have liberal media bias here too, but nothing like the hate-filled vitriol that I have read about Sarah Palin. I can understand why people are concerned about her being VP, just as I can understand the concerns some have about Barak Obama, however the attacks on Sarah Palin seem to defy reason. How can she be that bad and yet sustain such a high approval rating as a governor? It seems to me people aren't capable of admitting her strengths even if they don't agree with her politics. The comments about her are so personal and vindictive and reflect very badly on the democrats who seem to pride themselves on being intelligent and tolerant. Instead they sound bigoted, ignorantt and lacking in credibility.

People who think that Obama is qualified to be president because he went to Columbia & Harvard Law should remember that Bush went to Yale and Harvard Business School.

Obama attended multiple colleges as an undergraduate, just like Palin, and myself. I transferred from a a state School to an Ivy League school. I also took a class at a community college over the summer so I wouldn't forget the Spanish I was learning. My point is the fact that Palin went to several schools doesn't matter.

Palin/Petraeus 2012!

I don't remember all these Democraps worrying about Howard Dean's credentials before his rant. Alaska is both larger and more populated than Vermont. And Howard Dean was never a Mayor.

The real reason for the complaints is that they are scared and they have no tolerance.

You people are all STUPID. If you had half a brain you'd see and admit how cool Sarah Palin is. She is smart, beautiful, capable, talented, innovative, leadership, executive experience with a track record to prove it. She can unwind the mess that's going to be left on the presidents desk when Bush packs up and leaves, because she is experienced.
Admit it. She is so cool you all are spewing dirty words of character assasination and lies because she shows up Obama's inexperience and you are panicked over it. Lies is all you people spew. Lies and shet. . It's OK for Obama and his wife to be gluttonous and eat a $500 plate of Lobster & Caviar last week at the Waldorf Astoria, but RNC is wrong for paying the VP candiate and her Family's expenses on the trail? You all are crazy. God help us. You, like your Obama candidate, have terrible judgement. Now go throw up some more vile words you pigs. Stupid is as stupid does.

sarah palin is just funny...and whats funnier is how people actually let her get away with it!!!!!

If everyone who watches Faux... I mean, Fox news channel were disallowed to comment on this article, none of these comments would be making any effort to apologize for this horrific choice in running mate. Just like Fox, none of the Palin defenders can use a SPECIFIC example to prove their desultory points.

First let me state my sadness that journalism in this country is dead. The MSM in general and the Globe in particular have lost all credibility with their "coverage" of this very important election. I read this paper frequently and what I find is plenty of stories regarding Ms. Palin's wardrobe, or SNL appearance, or pregnant daughter, but barely a mention of the fact that one of the candidates paid $800K this year to a corrupt organization for the very services that this group is under investigation for!

Which is a bigger story?

I don't pay much attention to the posters, because they are obviously attempting to serve an agenda, but I must say the tone of political discourse in this country has taken an alarming turn for the worse. My parents always told me that name-calling is an obvious sign of ignorance and intolerance. With this as the barometer, I'm afraid that many, if not most of the people commenting here have shown their true colors.

But posters aside, the media "coverage" has been so transparently one-sided it makes me think that the scornful editors at this alleged newspaper could actually use a refresher course in journalism. Perhaps Gov Palin could remind them of the basic tenets they were supposed to have learned while studying their craft.

I am an independent voter who admittedly leans slightly to the right on many issues. Having said this, I've voted for candidates for national office from both parties and feel our current administration has been a collosal disappointment.

That said, I've seen nothing from the obviously liberal leaning posters here to make me believe their choice is qualified to be president. I happen to believe that Ms Palin has a thin resume relative to other VP candidates, but Obama's resume has to be considered as thin as any candidate to run for president in my lifetime. Many seem to dismiss this and point to his last two years running for president. This rationale leaves me scratching my head.

I guess I should declare my candidacy now for a run in '12. By that time I'll be twice as qualified as Obama.

That aside

On comparisons: The president of the US is sworn to uphold the Constitution. Barack Obama studied the law. We operate under the rule of law. So, he did his homework BEFORE his first public election. On executive experience: Where, in the system of checks and balances, does it say executive decisions are the primary duty? Our first president asked to be called "mister" Washington in order to remove any resemblance to a king.

I have worked with Todd Palin and know Sarah. I lived in Alaska and suffered through both of her previous campaigns. Sarah has been promoted and carried through her short political career by the big boy oil companies. She ran both her mayoral and governor campaign using the "hottie" issue. When questioned on real issues she dodged every time. A smile and a wink won her a couple of elections in a state where all of it's assets are in the same oil basket. There has been very little attention to the future of Alaska under her Republican predecessor or herself. Her inability to think for herself is not an act. She is and has been controlled by the Bush clan since claiming the governors office. I do not believe that Sarah Palin has the capacity for any public office. She is wrapped up in her far-right religious extremist agenda - believing in literal bible translation and that this country should be a theocracy. Bush and his administration has controlled this country with fear tactics for 8 years - Well.....with Palin in office, you really will have something to fear.

Sarah Palin was the "hail mary" pass, as some suggested. She has proven that she dropped the ball with her lack of intelligence. It is sad that a country like the U.S. has such poor candidates like McCain that could choose such an unqualified person to be on his ticket.
This judgement is testament of what we will see should he be elected. Lets not fall for the "old" Republican fiscal discipline anymore. The political parties have obviously changed dramatically.

All i can say is "bubble-head" or not's she's a G I L F

It's funny how all of you would-be elitist liberals make snide remarks about Governor Palin's intelligence, yet cannot punctuate a sentence or use grammar properly. I'd like to see you do any better.

Palin is not the only candidate who has made gaffes. If any of you were paying attention, you would see the good Senator Joe Biden making an utter idiot of himself every time he takes the stage, what with all his qualifying clauses ("I'm serious, I'm not joking, this is not hyperbole, I kid you not", etc). But yet you pick on Palin.

I guess that I am just not clear why there even is any debate about Palin / McCain? He is too old and should not even be driving and she, well what can I say? Why is it that Republicans want a candidate that is like them or has a homey, everyman quality? Research shows that people vote for people they like and not for the best candidate for them, thus they vote against their own best interests. Research also shown that Democrats tend to be better educated and well rounded. Sad but true! I know all those conservatives will want to see the research and all I have to say is “do the work on finding it for yourself”. Someone mentioned Reagan and my only response is “what?” He is the one that started us down the path we are on now and please don’t even tell me he had a firm grasp on the issues. I want the best qualified person leading the country and not the one who is likeable but not so bright. How can anyone think McCain / Palin are the best choice? Yea, please give me the guy who wanders around at debates like he has escaped from the home and the woman who cannot even name newspapers. What are the conservatives thinking?

For all you folks who think Palin is Presidential Material, answer this honestly -
Which of these 2 ladies NATURALLY conduct themselves in a more presidential manner: Condi Rice or Sarah Palin? Drastic contrast!! Any reasonable person will pick the former. Only a demented, biased, ignorant or even racist individual will choose the latter. Seek Help! You see it's not so much that any woman McCain picked (in his effort to woo Clinton's base) would have incurred the Media and public's fatigue; but THAT woman does not fit the bill.

"I guess that I am just not clear why there even is any debate about Palin / McCain?"

Why is there debate? Because unlike the Globe's readers, a lot of people don't want to see coffee-shop Harvard socialism become the ideology of the day. McCain is an elder statesman with experience and a record of service to the U.S.A.

Obama, on the other hand, is a mere politician who has talked his way to the top. I want you to name ONE accomplishment of his career aside from giving good speeches.

Obama graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law..wow!!..Shows he really knows how to BS people...Like all lawyers do..
Frankly, I'm not happy with either candidate but it all boils down to who the Government wants in, not the people...How else did Bush get in ? LOL

Obama is a liar. He talks about hiring and paying teachers..thats NOT the federal government that hires OR pays teachers. What does he plan to do, take away states rights? Thats all America needs---rights taken aways. If you enjoy your freedom then vote for McCain. If Obama wins-don't worry. Sometimes it takes a Carter to get a Reagan. If you don't understand that then DON'T vote.