Could McCain's Extremist Running Mate, Palin, Help Obama?

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If it was not for Palin McCain's numbers for President would have been far worst--

bob of CA 2:04PM January 22, 2010

Palin,
# 1 Book , When she speaks people listen,when she's on TV ratings go up!
What I like about her- She is real. She has done more to help a candidate with large crowds and fundraising.
She reflects the Tea Party values.
She doesn't need to run for office --people just like her Values---People who lived in Alaska hunt to eat--like everyone did 100 years ago --- If you eat meat I will tell you hunting what you eat only is better then what is done to aminials you eat.
The environmentalists have a lot to answer for.

lynn of CA 2:00PM January 22, 2010

Help him the same way you helped him become president!!

Edwood of CA 1:49PM January 22, 2010

We love Palin for many reasons... that liberal will never understand . Just like we love Scott Brown both are not beholden to anyone.The Tea Party movement ---Silent Majority no more !!!!!!!!!!
Liberals get a life and stop worrying about Palin---It's getting very old

Bob of CA 1:33PM January 22, 2010

I think Palin being on the McCain ticket will help the Obama campaign. I had an open mind in the beginning when it was announced that she was selected as the choice for the VP position. In my opinion, things have been going downhill since then. I saw a horrifying picture yesterday. Palin was crouching beside a beautiful, sadly it was dead, caribou. There she was, next to this bloody-faced majestic animal, smiling in pride with her "achievement". As if this isn't enough, how can we vote for an individual or party that promotes the barbaric practice of aerial hunting. And what is this business of promoting drilling in one of the most beautiful parts of our country?! Palin says "Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America’s energy problems — as if we all didn’t know that already. But the fact that drilling won’t solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all." If she truly "knows that", she would consider that the answer is not to drill but to try to instigate change. The change I'm talking about is - influence car manufacturers NOT to build vehicles that get 9mpg; stop car manufacturers from promoting "buy a new XXX and get two years gas for only $2.99/gallon; yes, it may be unpopular, but what about increasing vehicle taxes for automobiles that are not environmentally friendly? And lastly, drilling will not solve ANY of America's energy problems - long term and that's what we should be thinking about. America, as a large contributor, needs to address the global effects our activities are having. What kind of world are we leaving for our children and grandchildren? We can't leave the problems that we are creating for them to solve.
I'll certainly be voting for Obama.

Lea of CA 9:18PM September 08, 2008

If McCain was looking for a woman, I can't believe he chose Palin, and he thinks that at a given point she is the right person to guide the nation
She has no international affairs experience, she actually supported the bridge to nowhere before opposing it, and she doesn’t have any environmental conscience.
I am disappointed of McCain.
A Woman

Izzy of CA 5:29PM September 08, 2008

Seriously? Gallup polls have McCain up by 3. Leave the left wing hate-mongering at the door! Your liberal feminism is at stake, and you are scared! Why do you want to hate a conservative woman, just because she doesn't hate liberalism??? I thought you would be above that! Sarah Palin has been a favorite amongst the conservatives for quite some time. Ask Glenn Beck listeners, or the National Right to Life people! And no experience, she has had more executive experience than Obama, Biden, and McCain combined!!

of 1:30AM September 08, 2008

By now I'm sure everyone is aware of her attempts at banning books in the public library when she was mayor. How can you categorize that kind of censorship as anything but extreme? I certainly don't want what books are and are not acceptable to be determined by one person in a position of power. I'd say that's very anti-freedom... seems almost unamerican.

Mel of NM 6:12PM September 07, 2008

Even though I try my best to respect the opinions of others, Bonnie Erbe is on my TV right now because I hate Sunday sports.
Both McCain and Obama said Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter's pregnancy would NOT be a political issue. Even Barack said he would fire any member of his staff that made it so. So why are the a------- in the media MAKING it one?
Because they're a-------! Period! Rock On, Everybody!

Larry of WA 2:42PM September 07, 2008

A closer check of Genesis will reveal that Mankind is the crown of God's creation. After the fall of Adam, things changed, but not that. There are plenty of meat eaters in the Bible, along with animal sacrifices as part of the Old Covenant rite of atonement. The New Testament mentions meat.
The environmental claims have proven absurd in many cases. There are enough trees in Oregon alone to build every house in the United States. The spotted owls' habits that were protected at the expense of whole communities going jobless has proven another farce. A forest fire broke out in that exact disputed tract because it was not allowed to be regularly cleared, a preventative to fires. And, the spotted owls not removed by the fire have been breeding with barn owls.
The environmentalists' logic and record are enough askew. Let's don't skew the bible as well. The environmentalists have a lot to answer for. They are about control.

Daniel of KY 1:54AM September 06, 2008