The miracles of the Internets. All those tubes.

Nice work.

And finally! A message from Stephens I can get behind. Thanks for the endorsement, crooked old man.

http://pufferfish.typepad.com/

Is that guy wearing a moose vest?

This VP pick is Palin' in comparison to...(just fill in the blank).

I KNEW it! McCain is actually on Obama's team! It's the only logical explanation! He knows he's wrong for the country and is too chicken to withdraw so he's intentionally scuttling his campaign!

Can someone give me the address to email the AP, as I am livid about the assessment of Obama's speech by their reporter last night, Associated Press's Charles Babington, who obviously is a Rove associate or something. People across the board praised that speech, most Republicans included. For this guy to mock the speech immediately afterward is outrageous, as the AP new wire will send that report across the globe.

Anyone else that would write I would appreciate it, and again, email address anyone?

The online news polls I've seen so far suggest that the popular perception is that Palin was not a good pick. Meanwhile, there's an MSNBC poll that says 75.2 % would be more likely to vote for Obama as the result of his speech last night.

Take it for what it's worth.

MSNBC just reported that the ratings for last night convention is in. 38 million people, according to their report, saw BO acceptance speech. The report said that more people saw his speech than people who saw the opening of the Olympics and the finale of American Idol.

Palin's Chief of Staff as Governor, Mike Tibbles, abruptly resigned in May 2008 to "spend more time with his family."

Tibbles now is Ted Stevens' campaign manager.

Do we need to know more about Tibbles?

Sarah Palin, a celebrity that you can believe in.

http://celebrity.rightpundits.com/?p=3237

That's not the only Palin embarassment that has dissapeared. A press release where Palin praises Obama's Energy Plan it's not anymore on:

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1384

But, you can find it here:

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:wbCGTUeD1r0J:www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php%3Fid%3D1384+%22I+am+pleased+to+see+Senator+Obama+acknowledge+the+huge+potential%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Also, she likes fur. I can't wait for PETA reaction.

Sarah Palin: One heartbeat away.

old men choosing a younger woman, what is so extraordinary about that? Same old Same old.

Aw I think you are being too hard...Palin can bake some cookies for Putin and persuade him with her PTA skills.

...this really hits home the judgement issue. at 72 years old, does john mccain really not get it? REALLY...!

As the Stevens scrubbing shows, being a Republican in Alaska's a bit like being in the waste disposal business in New Jersey; even if you're ostensibly clean, some of the shit's still going to rub off on you.

From the very conservative National Review:

"Both the pros and the cons are pretty obvious. I’m going to focus on the cons, mostly because conservatives right now seem to be paying them less attention...

The cons: Inexperience. Palin has been governor for about two minutes. Thanks to McCain’s decision, Palin could be commander-in-chief next year. That may strike people as a reckless choice; it strikes me that way. And McCain's age raised the stakes on this issue. As a political matter, it undercuts the case against Obama...

Conservatives are pointing out that it is tricky for the Obama campaign to raise the issue of her inexperience given his own, and note that the presidency matters more than the vice-presidency. But that gets things backward. To the extent the experience, qualifications, and national-security arguments are taken off the table, Obama wins. And it’s not just foreign policy. Palin has no experience dealing with national domestic issues, either. (On the other hand, as Kate O’Beirne just told me, we know that Palin will be ready for that 3 a.m. phone call: She’ll already be up with her baby.)...

I am not even sure that the pick will have quite the galvanizing effect on conservatives that it seems to be having now as it sinks in. The concerns I’ve mentioned here—about her readiness and her credentials—are the kind of thing that many conservative voters take seriously.

Taken from The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan.

Sarah Palin: One heartbeat away...

We need all the female dems ( ummm...Hillary, anything to say ??) to start speaking out against this woman as VP ! I think they (McCain/Rove troop) want Obama/Joe,etc. to take the lead so they could twist it to sexism, "boys club" being mean to the girl,etc....

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Miss Wasilla 1984:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/MissWasilla198477.jpg

Yeah, don't make us feel sorry for her so people will want to defend (and protect) her.

Maybe just let her do the talking.

That's why he hates the internet - its a series of YouTubes!

The problem right here is that John McLame thinks YouTube is something you buy from the pharmacist.

;)

The Dems should not make the same mistake they made with McCain and allow the rightwing to define Palin. I seriously hope that they are already preparing ads about her. They must attack and put the Republicans in the position of having to respond instead of the other way around. It's a simple lesson that the Dems don't seem to get.

O Greggy - thanks for working on comments - whew - this is a big week, I know, and traffic has increased, I'm sure.

But inasmuch as that is one of your goals, somewhere along the line the commenting app has got to be able to handle it.

:)

McCain has totally undermined the central message of his campaign, while also taking identity politics and cynical pandering to a whole new low. While Obama picked a VP that would make his ticket and the country stronger, and provide for an able president if something were to happen to him, John McCain chose winning a political campaign above what is best for this country. It is reckless, and putting a true amateur a heartbeat (or stroke) away from controlling the country puts the country in danger. His campaign is over:

http://www.thepersonalispolitical.com/2008/08/mccains-shocking-choice-for-vp-sarah.html

Not to mention it is incredibly offensive to women, and to Sarah Palin herself, for McCain to have picked his VP solely on gender, and fully expecting women all over the country to support him because of her gender. Its shameless. Politics at its worst.

Oh, I get it! This is part of that new reality show "Who Wants To Be A VP?"

Let's enjoy.

...john mccain really does not want to be president as evidenced by this selection. either that, or she's being hired to hold his brain in her lap while he figures out "how to get it"...!

I have already lost count in how many times I've heard that Palin has a Down Syndrome child. It has even been offered to explain away questions of whether she is prepared to lead this country.

Down Syndrome is the new POW.

Oh, and have you heard that she eats mooseburgers?! What a resume.

Wow, that's pretty damning for a candidate who's already in the middle of her own scandal.

More scrubbing:

Hmmmm. Someone was doctoring, er, I mean editing Palin's Wikipedia page recently, and scrubbing off the bad stuff.

NPR has it:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94118849

"All Things Considered, August 29, 2008 · If you happened to check Sarah Palin's Wikipedia entry thursday, you might have had a good tip about today's announcement. Someone — and apparently it was just one person — felt like the existing biography wasn't appropriate for a vice-presidential candidate."

Strangely, the person had very detailed knowledge about her personal life. Could Sarah Quaylin have edited her own wikipedia page?

This was a perfect pick for McSame. He desperately wanted to find someone shorter than he, and that narrowed the field. Among males, only Lindsey Graham qualified, and we ALL know what his problem is (never married, lisps, etc.). So, as long as Sarah limits her heel size, she fits the bill!

Right now Republicans up for re-election are running away from Bush and "too busy" to show up at the convention. Watch the no-shows become a stampede. It must be really embarassing to be a Republican this year. The lunatics are running the Republican asylum. Is some campaign staff tomorrow going to tell the media that McCain doesn't speak for th McCain campaign again?

Wow... okay everyone. We have Brangelina and TomKat, even O'Biden (yeah, we came up with that one here in Denver)... May I introduce to the world...

McPain... Yes, folks. Johnny was thinking with his pants and not his brain and he chose Alaska Barbie (she comes with a rifle, tons of little babies, an igloo, and an Alaskan pipeline) as his VP... they will be a HUGE McPain in our butts.

Anyone else notice that he was SO awkward during her speech? He kept reading over her shoulder and clenching his hands like his was doing the Bob Dole.

Brilliant post, stimulating discussion. Now, there's another emotional factor to consider. I didn't get through all 350 or so comments, so in case no one mentioned it, Palin has a very grating voice. Research has shown that candidates with pleasing, resonant voices usually win. Examples- Reagan vs Carter/Mondale; Clinton vs Bush I. Compare the voices of Obama vs McCain and Biden vs Palin. The VP choice ultimately isn't the game winner but in this case, it does have the major impact of solidifying the GOP base. I think this is a loser as that group is way out of synch with everyone else, as evidenced by undying approval of Bush II, the buffoon and war criminal.

Was this woman vetted? Even a little?

http://www.mahalo.com/Sarah_Palin_Pregnancy_Rumors

http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/sarah-palin/22236/the-fully-vetted-sarah-palin/