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Republican presidential John McCain surprised most everyone by selecting Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his running mate. He said to the 44-year-old mother of five who joined him at an event in Dayton, Ohio, "I’m very happy today to spend my birthday with you, and to make a historic announcement in Dayton.” Palin is the first female vice presidential candidate in the Republican party.
McCain explained, "I’ve looked for the best to help me shake up Washington...She is exactly who this country needs to help us fight the same old Washington politics of me first and country second." Palin is seen as a reformer--she even dismissed talk of being a VP choice earlier by saying, "As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration."
Not is it hoped that Palin will appeal to female swing voters, her selection gives something for social conservatives to get behind. Former head of the Christian Coalition Ralph Reed told the Times,"This is a home run. She is a reformer governor who is solidly pro-life and a person of deep Christian faith. And she is really one of the bright shining new stars in the Republican firmament.” She appeared with her husband and four of her children (her eldest son signed up for the Army on September 11 last year and is being deploying to Iraq next month) and said,"I know that it will demand the best I have to give, and I promise nothing less." She also said, "It was rightly noted ... that Hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest hardest class ceiling in America. But it turns out that the women of America aren't finished yet!" Video after the jump.
McCain's announcement was designed to take some of the punch out of Barack Obama's acceptance speech last night. The Obama campaign issued this statement: “Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush’s failed economic policies — that’s not the change we need, it’s just more of the same.”
One interesting detail about Palin is that she was the runner-up in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant. In this video interview with Newsweek, Palin explained she did the pageant circuit for scholarship money, which did pay for college. The Newsweek video also has Palin's thoughts on Hillary Clinton's claims of sexism on the campaign trail (Palin says as a female politician, "you have to plow through it").
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First
and
She puts the "vice" in vice president"
yeah!
Not that I'm for McCain in anyway, but wait a sec...a VP with no experience is somehow worse than a President with no experience?
Trivia: John McCain is 23 years older than the state of Alaska.
I love that she has a BA in Communications.
I bet she could put kissinger to shame with those credentials.
#2- it's worse cause she's a woman, duh! Gothamist, you should have posted the pics of Palin and McCain in a warm embrace. You know that McCain would have had a boner if he could still get it up.
B O R I N G
OH MY GOD This makes me indescribably angry. And after I was feeling so good after Obama's speech. The nerve of them trying to trick America into thinking they're all progressive.. and the fact that idiot housewives all over the country are fucking falling for it! She's going to undo any positive things Hillary did for feminists everywhere. What a slap in the fucking face.
I loved her when she played Elaine on Seinfeld.
My question is will Hillary-supporting women who aren't happy with Obama be able to support an extremely conservative woman?
What do women think about this? On the one hand she's running for the second highest office in america, on the other she is militantly pro-life.
I'd like to call it a "feminist mindfuck" if you will.
The baby boy is apparently her 16 yr. old daughters.
I'm a woman and it sucks. I'm a feminist, but I'm not stupid - I want people who are qualified to do the job in office; I'm not going to vote out of SPITE, which is what a lot of Hillary supporters seem to think is the best way to fix this country.
I think women are smarter then that plk779.
The fact that Old Crusty McCain would trust the country with someone so inexperienced with the presidency if he died in office is puzzling. I understand what his camp is trying to do (appeal to moms, hoodwink the "disenfranchised" hillary voters, assuage conservatives etc) but this is a very odd choice when you look at the big picture. I think he's getting senile already.
The good thing about this choice is that he can't knock Obama for not having enough experience because in terms of politics, this woman was practically born yesterday.
I should hope most women are smarter than that, Roger, but check some of the comments here: http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/mccains-vp-pick-rearranges-the-dynamics-of-the-race/
JOHN McBUSH'S FEVER
Dig here! Dig now!
God's my copilot today!
Victory in Iraq--pow! pow!
Gather ye Hillaryites while ye may!
beauty queen, ardent pro-lifer, Alaskan.
yeah, a lot of hillary supporters would relate to that.
nothing wrong with alaska, I spent 2 weeks there two summers ago. the people I stayed with wanted me to move there, saying we need more diversity in AK.
and WHAT is up with that hairdo!?!
I think I'll need more popcorn.
that's the type of hairdo for Specs Appeal.
like matty mentioned, she'll remove her glasses, pull out a few hairpins and MY GOD! Miss McGillicutty (or Miss Crabtree) you're Gorgeous!
Don't call me Norman, call me Chubsy Ubsy!
Visually and experience wise both Candidates now have very opposite Vice presidents.
its a smart choice and it shows McCain understands why Obama is so popular. Change..making history.
In the end I Hope beyond hope that it wont make a difference but I'll give it to McCain, its a good choice...
i enjoy the fact that feminists would support hillary, who rode the coattails of her husband and stood by while her husband consistently cheated on her and made a fool of her. she didn't get to where she is by anything but the fact that she is married to bill. stand by your man feminists...no matter what he does to you and your marriage. that's your message?
yet here is a powerful woman who has worked her way up by herself, and has shown women everywhere that with hard work you can be whatever you want. that should be a feminine roll model.
So where are the photos of her in 1984 as a beauty pageant contestant? I want swimsuit shots now!
Let's see.........Joe Biden, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee or her? Hmmm.....
I love watching all the leftist bitching about this. Hahahahahahahahah hohohohohohohoho heheheeheeh
republican affirmative action in action.
No one who thinks a woman isn't capable of deciding what to do with her own body has anything to do with feminism.
great to know he found his long lost daughter @ last.
lanciano your first post is right on. And I hope he is getting senile already, because pulling a stunt like this to get female votes is completely insulting the intellegence of every woman in America.
I was happily taking in both sides till now. Obama-Biden '08!!!
While I have to commend her for her accomplishments, she is certainly not the kind of woman I want in the White House.
Furthermore, the fact that McCain chose her seems to send the message to feminists everywhere that, well, HE CHOSE HER. She did not choose him, get it? Women have to wait to be chosen, and then they can only play second fiddle, their rightful place after having children (of which she has had 5). That is the message this choice is sending.
Any Hillary supporter who thinks she's the answer to their dreams has to only have wanted a uterus in the White House and to hell with women's rights.
What's up with the hair? Well, I"ll tell you what is up with that hair: it's "little woman" hair.
I completely agree plk779 and in fact came here to post something similar.
There is no such thing as pro life, it's choice or anti choice. I fear for the future of women's rights in this country.
it's like getting a hot girl to play tambourine in the band
is this really news?
btw how creepy is McCain lurking in the background of that photo.
This is a gimmick, the GOP chose her because they think she'll take bitter Hillary supporters votes...funny though because Hillary's policies ARE COMPLETELY different from what's her name...oh yeah Palin - a Governor who supports drilling into her own beautiful state of Alaska for oil! Shame on her, you'll save an embryo, but not our ever-disappearing natural wildlife and resources. Shame on you.
Obama 08'!
Seems like a huge gimmick to me. Id be worried if mccain had a stroke or something cuz she seems like she has zero experience.
@34 Kait
Glad I'm not the only one that noticed that. Photoshop to follow...
Seems like a huge gimmick to me. Id be worried if mccain had a stroke or something cuz she seems like she has zero experience.
The experience sword can't cut both ways here. She doesn't have much experience, true, some years in local government and 2 years as governor of a state. Obama was in Chicago politics for a couple of years, and 2 years in the Senate, if you include the last one on the campaign trail.
whoa nellie!!
http://images.google.com/images?q=sarah+palin&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=4
Now it is decided. I WILL VOTE FOR MCCAIN. Seriously! God bless America.
what is up with her crazy hairdo?
crazeee. it's like she's afraid of letting it down.
bad move mcOldie.
Nice try Republicans
But true patriots who care about the reality of America can see right through this pr ploy
Can't wait for the debates
It'll be like Nixon vs Kennedy
The old man doesn't stand a chance
Her husband works for BP????
I guess I'm the only one around here enjoying the irony: the misogynistic hateful conservatives are overjoyed with Palin and the tolerant, open-minded, feminist liberals hate her already.
Epic fail.
"Oh, hey, Hillary was a woman, let's get a woman to run as VEEP and hope no one notices that she has the opposite stances of Hillary."
There is so much here to laugh at and be pissed about at the same time.
now mccain will have 2 trophy wives.
shouldn't she be with her new baby with down's syndrome? isn't that family values?
sorry, just doing some cooking.
The first of many to come, I'm sure...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/DarkGemini1979/PS/McCainGiggity.jpg
Vote issues or vote vagina? What's it going to be PUMA.
"I guess I'm the only one around here enjoying the irony: the misogynistic hateful conservatives are overjoyed with Palin and the tolerant, open-minded, feminist liberals hate her already."
As a hateful, misogynistic, liberal, I take umbrage sir!
Fuck this shit!
Let's get drilling in Alaska!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/governor-palin-has-what-i_b_103702.html
Most unqualified VP in history! Worse than Quayle:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/29/104611/395/220/578471
Already embroiled in scandal and doesn't know what the job of a VP is..tee hee hee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pak-rH0dCeA (skip to 2:50)
She's also a creationist!
http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/2006/10/27/intelligent_design_and_the_ala/
And finally a member of this fake feminist radical pro-life group, as most people know:
http://www.feministsforlife.org
Don't believe any of this Republiscam campaign bullshit. I seriously don't think McCain cares if he wins or not. It's all starting to unravel.
Michael Palin '08
this woman is out of it...
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2008/08/sarah_palin_on_energy_and_the.html
I would vote for Michael Palin.
I don't think Cindy approves now, does she?
Come on, you guys, give Nia Vardalos a chance! I kid. MP3 highlights from the announcement are up.
Not that I'm voting for McCain necessarily, but how could anyway possibly object to Palin simply because she's a gimmick per se? Doesn't arguing that your greatest strength is that you're a newcomer who can effect change and then selecting someone who has been in DC for almost 40 years expose you as pretty gimmicky? I might vote for Obama anyway, but not because I believe the mononotous, empty, political mantra of "Change" "Change" "Change" blasted in my face over and over again.
And I realize that abortion is a touchy issue for everyone, but doesn't raising five children while having an incredibly successful career in a male-dominated field while still feeling comfortable running in something like a beauty pageant qualify you as a role model for at least *some* women???
I'd rather hear change change change than
I'm just a hockey mom from alaska.
and the changes were outlined last night.
Please. It was totally obvious that McCain would pick an anti-choice woman. Only the fact that the woman he picked is Palin is at all surprising.
This is no different than the Republicans running Alan Keyes in the Senate race against Obama in 2004. And the result will be exactly the same.
My God, can you imagine what Republicans would say about a female Democrat who chose to run for high office with a 4-month-old with Down's Syndrome at home? They pilloried Hillary in '92 for not baking cookies! This pick shows the craven hypocrisy and utter cynicism of the GOP- not to mention panicked desperation. They thought they had a permanent majority locked up; now they're watching it all slip away. And not a moment too soon- in fact it's been much too long.
This is bunk, pure and simple. They have no shame.
Quite big tits.
This is the political free market responding to the demands of the voters.
After looking at the Obama's success with a thin resume, and 'glass breaking,' historic feel; the McCain campaign responded accordingly. Quite effectively I'd add... Is anyone taking about that concert at Mile High last night?
McCain is totally checking out her ass in that picture.
TuraLura is correct. This VP pick is thoroughly cynical.
It's also not a "maverick" pick from McCain. While Palin is a surprise choice, she passes the GOP purity test from both the social conservative and economic/fiscal conservative wings of the party.
She also lacks the depth to challenge McCain on security issues, which means she's acceptable to the neocon/warmonger Republicans.
Her position on Iraq is troubling. She said "I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq." And she has a son going to Iraq. Astonishing.
M.I.L.F.
LOL @ tweet post #17 they "really" needed you there.
Polar bears are a common vermin in Alaska, while NYC Commies are a display quantity.
This woman is the Microsoft Zune of the campaign.
A little odd, you don't see many people proud of it, it still sorta works and it's sort of pretty in it's own way.
But at the end of the day, it's still a knockoff that's too new and unreliable for anyone to really take seriously.
And as governor of Alaska for only two years, she has more executive experience than Obama and Biden combined.
McCan't Vp pick is laughable; reaches for "change" and comes up with lint!
When I see her name on the tube it is listed as so: Sarah Palin (R-AK)
Is that misogynistic or sexist?
Jen,
If a woman was going to vote for Hillary solely because Hillary is a woman, then I don't see why Palin's conservatism would be an issue.
SO SAYS JOHN
McCain's been taken in hand
By foreign policy Bushies
Who've taught him the difference
Between the Sunnis and Sushis.
Most cynical exchange re: Palin
"She has a downs baby, too. Trig."
"Trig?"
"Yeah, the name of the baby."
"As in trigonometry?"
"I guess."
"You really have to question her judgment. It's almost - but not as bad - as naming a retarded child Calculus."
"Not as bad... But the more we know about her, the more revolting it becomes - "
"Yeah the poster woman for abstinence has a knocked up high schooler... It's like on one side you've got the celebrity - Paris - Hilton type and on the other side you've got Jerry Springer contestants."