Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

hesscl34 · 09-01-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by djnemo65

So Palin's 17 year old daughter is pregnant. Personally, I don't consider this to be a story at all but people are talking about it so there you go. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us...hp&oref=slogin

Not a story? .... I'm sure it's quite a story for that 17 year old girl who just had her news spread all over the country/world...

djnemo65 · 09-01-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

Not a story? .... I'm sure it's quite a story for that 17 year old girl who just had her news spread all over the country/world...

Huh? Are you saying that you don't think this should have received the media attention it has? Because if you are we agree. And if you aren't then I really have no idea what you are talking about.

hesscl34 · 09-02-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by djnemo65

Huh? Are you saying that you don't think this should have received the media attention it has? Because if you are we agree. And if you aren't then I really have no idea what you are talking about.

Yes, we agree.

dmek25 · 09-01-2008, 06:04 PM

the only reason it became a story, is because there were reports that her 5 month old son was conceived by her daughter

wolfeskins · 09-01-2008, 06:21 PM

i wish g.w.bush could remain pres. for another 8 years. he's done a fine job.

12thMan · 09-01-2008, 06:23 PM

Believe me, this is far from a non-story. Through the prism of our every day ordinary lives, yes, it's a non-story and should be none of our business. But this will impact the race, no doubt. Obama, Biden, and McCain have been dragged through the media since they started running for office over a year ago, and now it's Palin turn. I really hate it.

Unfortuntately this is where we are with our politics these days. Nothing and no one is off limits. I was glad to see Obama put the media in check and told them to back off the Palin story and leave it alone.

saden1 · 09-02-2008, 01:04 AM

Getting back on topic, I see that abstinence only education has worked very well for the Palins. Go family values! Yay!

Beemnseven · 09-02-2008, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by saden1

Getting back on topic, I see that abstinence only education has worked very well for the Palins. Go family values! Yay!

Another gem from that article:

"But Palin also is revered by the conservative base for her fierce opposition to abortion..."

What for? Don't conservatives realize that the vice-president has absolutely no power to do anything about abortion whatsoever?

Abortion isn't going anywhere in this country. Yet all a republican has to do is say the right things on that topic and all is right with the world for evangelicals. The thumpers had eight years of a pro-life president, and six of those years with a republican majority in Congress. What were they able to do about abortion? NOTHING.

Nevermind actual results -- just regurgitate the talking points.

Boy, talk about having a voting bloc in your back pocket no matter what.

firstdown · 09-02-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Another gem from that article:

"But Palin also is revered by the conservative base for her fierce opposition to abortion..."

What for? Don't conservatives realize that the vice-president has absolutely no power to do anything about abortion whatsoever?

Abortion isn't going anywhere in this country. Yet all a republican has to do is say the right things on that topic and all is right with the world for evangelicals. The thumpers had eight years of a pro-life president, and six of those years with a republican majority in Congress. What were they able to do about abortion? NOTHING.

Nevermind actual results -- just regurgitate the talking points.

Boy, talk about having a voting bloc in your back pocket no matter what.

Yea, and the Dems don't have any voters in their pack pocket.

Beemnseven · 09-02-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Yea, and the Dems don't have any voters in their pack pocket.

I didn't say they didn't. Both parties have constituents who will never leave no matter what.

And that's the problem.

FRPLG · 09-02-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Another gem from that article:

"But Palin also is revered by the conservative base for her fierce opposition to abortion..."

What for? Don't conservatives realize that the vice-president has absolutely no power to do anything about abortion whatsoever?

Abortion isn't going anywhere in this country. Yet all a republican has to do is say the right things on that topic and all is right with the world for evangelicals. The thumpers had eight years of a pro-life president, and six of those years with a republican majority in Congress. What were they able to do about abortion? NOTHING.

Nevermind actual results -- just regurgitate the talking points.

Boy, talk about having a voting bloc in your back pocket no matter what.

Yeah they should give that battle up. They probably don't care all that much about the issue anyways.

Beemnseven · 09-02-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

Yeah they should give that battle up. They probably don't care all that much about the issue anyways.

Oh I'm sure they care -- most evangelicals care so much about that issue that nothing else matters. A candidate could be a communist and it wouldn't matter to the thumpers as long as that candidate is anti-choice.

djnemo65 · 09-02-2008, 10:08 AM

Well if there was ever a time to push for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion it was after the 2004 election, with Republicans controlling essentially everything under the sun. What did we get instead? Privatized social security.

firstdown · 09-02-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by djnemo65

Well if there was ever a time to push for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion it was after the 2004 election, with Republicans controlling essentially everything under the sun. What did we get instead? Privatized social security.

First off even if congress and the president did pass a law making abortion illegal the Supreme Court would have the final say and I don't see them over turning their prior decission. As far as SS is concerned all you have to do is look at Galviston (spelling) Texas private system to see how much better it performs over the current broken system.

Even Congress has their own seperate retirment plain which is not in the current SS plain that they force us into.

saden1 · 09-02-2008, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

First off even if congress and the president did pass a law making abortion illegal the Supreme Court would have the final say and I don't see them over turning their prior decission. As far as SS is concerned all you have to do is look at Galviston (spelling) Texas private system to see how much better it performs over the current broken system.

Even Congress has their own seperate retirment plain which is not in the current SS plain that they force us into.

I keep hearing about Galveston health care system, would you be so kind to point me to information about their private health care system?

09-01-2008, 06:04 PM	#4
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 64 Posts: 10,672	Re: Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate the only reason it became a story, is because there were reports that her 5 month old son was conceived by her daughter __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

09-01-2008, 06:21 PM	#5
wolfeskins The Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: chesapeake,va. Posts: 2,160	Re: Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate i wish g.w.bush could remain pres. for another 8 years. he's done a fine job. __________________ Hail to Allen/Shanahan .... bring in some baby hogs and load up on diesel fuel !!! (budw38)

09-01-2008, 06:23 PM	#6
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate Believe me, this is far from a non-story. Through the prism of our every day ordinary lives, yes, it's a non-story and should be none of our business. But this will impact the race, no doubt. Obama, Biden, and McCain have been dragged through the media since they started running for office over a year ago, and now it's Palin turn. I really hate it. Unfortuntately this is where we are with our politics these days. Nothing and no one is off limits. I was glad to see Obama put the media in check and told them to back off the Palin story and leave it alone.

09-02-2008, 01:04 AM	#7
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 46 Posts: 10,069	Re: Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate Getting back on topic, I see that abstinence only education has worked very well for the Palins. Go family values! Yay! __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

09-02-2008, 10:08 AM	#13
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	Re: Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate Well if there was ever a time to push for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion it was after the 2004 election, with Republicans controlling essentially everything under the sun. What did we get instead? Privatized social security.

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