View Full Version : OT: McCain's Vice Pres...The Gov of Alaska
What do you guys think of a woman as VP?
Being a conservative Republican, I'm still digesting the news and
to be honest, a little concern, what with the ongoing global conflicts and other
troubles everywhere.
Reading her bio, one item struck me as unusual for a young hockey mom and a Gov at that...She is lifetime member of the NRA!. Now, its starting to get interesting!
Check here about Gov Sarah Palin (http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-seen-as-gop-rising-star/)
It doesn't matter to me if Sen. McCain chose a female for a VP. As long as she's God-fearing and capable of doing the work of a VP (and protect the rights of gun owners), I'm okay with it.
It's a slap on the face to the democrats if she gets chosen. A lot of democrats expected Hillary to be their party's VP, but Obama chose another.
It's getting to be interesting.
goldfinger
08-29-2008, 20:12
She's hot
Ang sabi nga ilan, "VPILF".:cool:
She's hot
Ditto! former Miss ALaska.
DragonEye
08-29-2008, 23:25
I just saw her at CNN. One clip shows her shooting a rifle with the Alaskan National Guard. The Dems are hitting her inexperience with foreign policy.
Yup, she's hot-looking!:hearts:
she got the looks alright. and yes, i also saw that clip, she wearing a yellow t-shirt and letting off a rather long burst from a tricked out M-16.
Not a seasoned politician just yet but I'm willing to give her a chance to highlight her credentials.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/VICARA/Palin5.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/VICARA/Palin3.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/VICARA/Palin4.jpg
The Dems are hitting her inexperience with foreign policy.
The democrats are much worse. It's their presidential candidate who is inexperienced with foreign policy.
Vault Keeper
08-30-2008, 07:22
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/myuching/Sarah-Palin-Vogue.jpg
chowchow
08-30-2008, 10:30
Wow she is a fulltime mom with a new child thats dx with Down's SYndrome. Being as VP can be very stressful together with her responsibility as VP. Thats a tough balance esp USA is facing the new Cold War with Russia.
She's got a husband who can fill that roll. I think she'll do fine.
vk, mukhang photoshoped yung vogue cover :cool: from the lady in red sa posting ko.:eyelashes: pero galing din pagkagawa.
this is the family minus the 5th with the DS. Pro-life, she really is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/VICARA/sarah_palin_02.jpg
I'm beginning to warm up to her with the mounting of infos about her exploit starting as a mayor of a small town all the way to the gov job. Mukhang astig din siya.
Listening to talk raido yesterday, a lot of ALaskans like her.
Listening to talk raido yesterday, a lot of ALaskans like her.
She has an 80% approval rating in her state, which is very reassuring. The husband is a commercial fisherman, and they are a middle class family. They could reach out with the middle-class to the less fortunate Americans. One son is in the Army and is scheduled to be deployed to Iraq.
I hope the people won't underestimate her and see her qualities as something that could help America back on its feet.
New_comer
08-30-2008, 21:57
McCain's over 70 years old, and has a high chance, later in his term, may he to entrust 10,000 nukes to this middle aged mom...
How confident could we now be with her finger on the switch, with Russia at war, Iraq in shambles, terrorism unchecked, oil vanishing, and the economy a mess?
American citizens have a very big decision to make come November... I just hope they make the right one.
New_comer
08-30-2008, 22:01
At least she knows how to play ball
http://www.serendipit-e.com/blog/images/sarahheathstatebb1982_1.jpg
Joe Tactical
08-30-2008, 22:04
Video ad from YouTube....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjqZ_vvLNc
nitrox920
08-31-2008, 01:30
Outstanding !!! The world will be safer with PALIN as VP.
McCain's over 70 years old, and has a high chance, later in his term, may he to entrust 10,000 nukes to this middle aged mom...
How confident could we now be with her finger on the switch, with Russia at war, Iraq in shambles, terrorism unchecked, oil vanishing, and the economy a mess?
American citizens have a very big decision to make come November... I just hope they make the right one.
Because she's woman?
McCain's over 70 years old, and has a high chance, later in his term, may he to entrust 10,000 nukes to this middle aged mom...
How confident could we now be with her finger on the switch, with Russia at war, Iraq in shambles, terrorism unchecked, oil vanishing, and the economy a mess?
American citizens have a very big decision to make come November... I just hope they make the right one.
Duh! The US president can't just order to pull the nuclear trigger. The approval also has to come from the Congress and the military.
What difference does it make if she's a woman? The most important thing is that she is qualified for the job, that's why she was selected to be McCain's running mate. The selection process for a running mate isn't made with a blink of an eye. :)
I too like the choice, but the media has little or no respect for a Real Woman.
They'll tear her apart at the seams in the name of cultural diversity, progressivism and the environment. It's only a matter of time before they start dropping the hints of "how safe are her children around a woman who enjoys killing innocent creatures".
I pray she is up to the task.
Gos
Very,
She has already proven that she has more respect for human life than Barack and Joe combined...
Gos
McCain's over 70 years old, and has a high chance, later in his term, may he to entrust 10,000 nukes to this middle aged mom...
How confident could we now be with her finger on the switch, with Russia at war, Iraq in shambles, terrorism unchecked, oil vanishing, and the economy a mess?
American citizens have a very big decision to make come November... I just hope they make the right one.
atmarcella
09-02-2008, 09:05
she is against teen sex education and the her 17yr old gets pregnant. 17yrs old! i just heard this on cnn.
I've seen it happen to very good people, and to some who were not so good.
A teenage daughter getting pregnant? That can happen to almost anyone.
Too easy to judge others when you don't have kids. The whole world is
an ocean of sensual stimulation you CAN'T totally isolate your kids from,
nor should, and there's only so much a parent can do.
IMO, the pregnancy has almost zero bearing on qualification for office.
Almost:
It only has bearing when a candidate USES it as an issue,
dragging another candidate's children into the political mudslinging.
Any candidate that does that has shown themselves unfit for public office.
IMO.
h.
She didn't have an abortion and decided to keep the baby. That's what I'm proud of her.
Read the news today that the family will UNCONDITIONALLY support the pregnant daughter.
That killed the issue.
she can have the secret service whack the guy pinoy style if she wins :)
I'm kidding
she is against teen sex education and the her 17yr old gets pregnant. 17yrs old! i just heard this on cnn.
And waht does it have to do with the Elections? She is consistent with her beliefs, pro life.
she is against teen sex education and the her 17yr old gets pregnant. 17yrs old! i just heard this on cnn.
Here's the Son of your Candidate, accused of defrauding miliions of dollars. Looks like everybody has a sKeleton in their closet ay.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/23/AR2008082302200.html
Boy the mudslinging in politics is really vicious!!! Get ready to go under a microscope if you want a high public position. - Which I think is pretty sad!!! What happened to qualifications? Is she qualified or not? WELL think about Gloria too - she is qualified but is she doing good - Hello FG!!! :steamed:
Politics is such a complicated thing :wow:
atmarcella
09-02-2008, 23:57
your Candidate
i dont have a preference for any candidate. im not amerikano. but my personal opinion is mcain's choice for VP will drag him down. its sad cos i wanted mcain to win. i like people with combat experience.
That killed the issue.
IMO. its not an issue if she is NOT opposed to teen sex ed.
Too easy to judge others when you don't have kids
i have one on the way. does that count?
i have one on the way. does that count?
Then, congratulations. :)
New_comer
09-03-2008, 04:49
The last thirty or so years had shown that women world leaders can be just as effective as their male counterparts, or just as inept.
Thatcher, Merkel, Bhutto, Cory, GMA, Suuk Yii, etc. There's no denying that they can lead.
A lady US VP, if she has the guts and class like Thatcher had, can be a most formidable presidential successor should McCain be unable to continue. But to take the Oval office, they have to run over a similarly powerful Dem ticket
Hope the US decides wisely come November.
IMO. its not an issue if she is NOT opposed to teen sex ed.
Even Obama wouldn't wan't to touch on the topic. He said that Palin's daughter's pregnancy is a private matter.
Even Obama wouldn't wan't to touch on the topic. He said that Palin's daughter's pregnancy is a private matter.
That was a class act of Obama for warning his staffers not to touch the pregnancy issue and leave it as a private matter.
That was a class act of Obama for warning his staffers not to touch the pregnancy issue and leave it as a private matter.
Perhaps the attack was intended precisely to show Obama had "class"?
Heheh.
antediluvianist
09-03-2008, 20:09
Palin: Iraq war 'a task that is from God'
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is from God."
In an address last June, the Republican vice presidential candidate also urged ministry students to pray for a plan to build a $30 billion natural gas pipeline in the state, calling it "God's will."
Palin asked the students to pray for the troops in Iraq, and noted that her eldest son, Track, was expected to be deployed there.
"Our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God," she said. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's plan."
A video of the speech was posted at the Wasilla Assembly of God's Web site before finding its way on to other sites on the Internet.
Palin told graduating students of the church's School of Ministry, "What I need to do is strike a deal with you guys." As they preached the love of Jesus throughout Alaska, she said, she'd work to implement God's will from the governor's office, including creating jobs by building a pipeline to bring North Slope natural gas to North American markets.
"God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that," she said.
"I can do my job there in developing our natural resources and doing things like getting the roads paved and making sure our troopers have their cop cars and their uniforms and their guns, and making sure our public schools are funded," she added. "But really all of that stuff doesn't do any good if the people of Alaska's heart isn't right with God."
Palin attended the evangelical church from the time she was a teenager until 2002, the church said in a statement posted on its Web site. She has continued to attend special conferences and meetings there. Religious conservatives have welcomed her selection as John McCain's running mate.
The Assemblies of God, which claims nearly 3 million members, is one of the biggest Pentecostal groups in the U.S. Unlike most other Christians — including most evangelicals — Pentecostals believe in "baptism in the Holy Spirit." That can manifest itself through speaking in tongues, modern-day prophesy and faith healing. The Assemblies of God teaches that spirit baptism must be accompanied by speaking in tongues. Still, some churchgoers never have the experience.
Rob Boston, a spokesman for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, lamented Palin's comments.
"I miss the days when pastors delivered sermons and politicians delivered political speeches," he said. "The United States is increasingly diverse religiously. The job of a president is to unify all those different people and bring them together around policy goals, not to act as a kind of national pastor and bring people to God."
My view is that nobody has a right to presume to know that a pipeline or whatever is the will of God. Self-serving. As stupid as those who oppose the pieline claiming that their cause is the will of God. Argue the pipeline matter on logic, not by invoking the arguement that it's the will of God.
dinggaling
09-03-2008, 21:40
I've seen it happen to very good people, and to some who were not so good.
A teenage daughter getting pregnant? That can happen to almost anyone.
Too easy to judge others when you don't have kids. The whole world is
an ocean of sensual stimulation you CAN'T totally isolate your kids from,
nor should, and there's only so much a parent can do.
IMO, the pregnancy has almost zero bearing on qualification for office.
Almost:
It only has bearing when a candidate USES it as an issue,
dragging another candidate's children into the political mudslinging.
Any candidate that does that has shown themselves unfit for public office.
IMO.
h.just heard her speak before the Rep Nat'l Convention and boy, she is one tough lady which i'm sure sent shivers down the spine of sen. biden and barak obama. after that speach a lot of accolades and praises were given by both media and the "republican public!" :cool:
saki1611
09-04-2008, 03:52
i watched her speech also, it was awesome delivery!!! :wow:
darwin25
09-04-2008, 04:07
i watched her speech also, it was awesome delivery!!! :wow:
Yeah. She totally trashed Oba(sa)ma Bi(nla)den.
How cool was that?:supergrin:
I think Hillary is not going to be the first female POTUS, Sarah Palin will be.:whistling:
Its a revelation, indeed!.
Now its easier for me to come up with my final decision on who to vote.
From what I'm hearing, she has converted a big chunk of non-believers, some in the national/drive-by media included. I guess she can play the game just like anybody else in the arena, even trapos with balls. I reckon, a lot of folks on the other side were sleepless last night, if they managed a wink, it was marred with nightmares.
Experience is once again brought up and I think it will be a routine topic throughout the campaign but hear this: while she is short of experience what with her being a small-town mayor and has been a Gov for less than 2 yrs, she has made more executive decisions than Obama has made in his life...and she is only running for VP not the Prez of the USA. Small State? well, is it true that it has the same electoral vote as the home state of Biden?
'Actual responsibilities' is the key word. Can someone say the same to the other guy?
atmarcella
09-04-2008, 19:50
Even Obama wouldn't wan't to touch on the topic. He said that Palin's daughter's pregnancy is a private matter.
her daughters pregnancy in ITSELF is not an issue. it is a private matter. but she being opposed to teen sex ed. AND her 17yr. old daughter getting pregnant is IMO something.
saki1611
09-04-2008, 20:32
her daughters pregnancy in ITSELF is not an issue. it is a private matter. but she being opposed to teen sex ed. AND her 17yr. old daughter getting pregnant is IMO something.
as a father of two daughters, i myself is against teen sex education. it will be hard for me to remind my daughter every time she'll be out of the house not forget to bring condoms with her. the essential things about this is to strengthen the moral value within family, though this will not guarantee us that our daughters will not go home pregnant but at least as parents we do the proper education and orientation of our children. IMHO teen sex education is not also a guarantee that things like this won't happen to our children. the only factor that i can see about teen sex education is they would only help to stimulate the teenagers curiosity about sex and they will be more susceptible of doing so. especially us guys, we grew up without sex education but still.... i know you can relate to what i mean.:supergrin:
her daughters pregnancy in ITSELF is not an issue. it is a private matter. but she being opposed to teen sex ed. AND her 17yr. old daughter getting pregnant is IMO something.
Oh boy, she has her reasons in opposing Teen Sex ( being a conservative) and it is a PRIVATE MATTER.
Freud-G23
09-04-2008, 20:42
This is pretty damn funny. They're supposed to be trashing her, but I think they make some really good points and reasons why I would vote for her.
http://www.jibjab.com/view/251649
darwin25
09-04-2008, 21:10
Teen sex education is another one of those liberal crap. There's just no substitute for strong moral values and traditional family values. Teen sex education in school is for those people who don't have time for their children and their family and people who spend more time about being politically correct rather than being morally upright
Sen. McCain just finished his acceptance speech. Grabe! Super!:patriot:
atmarcella
09-05-2008, 01:19
Teen sex education in school is for those people who don't have time for their children and their family
well i guess she didnt have time for her family then, what with a busy political career and all. so that, coupled w/ no sex ed. equals, KABOOM! hehehehe.
hear, hear...
The effect of the VP choice? (http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-08-voa32.cfm)
The Prime Minister of Canada dissolved Parliament last Sunday. We're gonna have an election in October. The current PM is a Conservative from Alberta. Sinabay ata sa US elections para lalong lumakas ang Conservatives sa North America.
McCain-Palin are holding onto a 5-point lead over Obama-Biden, post RNC,
and nationally-speaking.
http://i33.tinypic.com/n222xc.jpg
source Gallup 9/10/08
Obama-Biden however retain a (diminishing) projected electoral lead of 243 to 189:
http://i33.tinypic.com/ehdwrd.jpg
source RCP 9/10/08
IIRC, It takes 270+ for the win, and big states formerly projected for Obama
have become up for grabs, or have been actually become projected for McCain
in the days of polling after Palin's speech at the RNC. The next two weeks may
show even further change.
http://i38.tinypic.com/25z1qxe.jpg
source RCP 9/10/08
In any case, this is not the slamdunk, easy win that Democrats thought
they'd have, and Obama has to feel some doubt about his decision to
forego public funding, and also his choice of Biden as VP nominee.
I like a good fight.
:)
h.
Yes he did, but that's because he once said he would never want to "punish a bad decision by his daughter and force a child her when she could about it" vs. Palin's position is "yes this child has special needs, but human life is still precious and deserves to live".
Gos
That was a class act of Obama for warning his staffers not to touch the pregnancy issue and leave it as a private matter.
That's not a lead. That's being defeated without enough electrical votes. There's still work to be done.
At the local fair, I was approached by a DNC booth as I walked by and asked if I would like to make a donation or put up a sign in my yard. I explained very politely that I could not.
"Oh because your on duty?"
"No, because I took an oath to support the laws and constitution of this Nation, State and protect the Innocence in need. Your party's platform of releasing sex offenders, violent felons, rapists and the very worst our society has to offer is against everything I hold true and cherish and threaten the very lives I try to protect. I cannot, nor will not be an active member in destroying this country in the name of "I'm ok you ok" socalisum".
Several people who had gathered around us by then put their litterature back and left their booth... Go figure.
Gos
McCain-Palin are holding onto a 5-point lead over Obama-Biden, post RNC,
and nationally-speaking.
http://i33.tinypic.com/n222xc.jpg
source Gallup 9/10/08
Obama-Biden however retain a (diminishing) projected electoral lead of 243 to 189:
http://i33.tinypic.com/ehdwrd.jpg
source RCP 9/10/08
IIRC, It takes 270+ for the win, and big states formerly projected for Obama
have become up for grabs, or have been actually become projected for McCain
in the days of polling after Palin's speech at the RNC. The next two weeks may
show even further change.
http://i38.tinypic.com/25z1qxe.jpg
source RCP 9/10/08
In any case, this is not the slamdunk, easy win that Democrats thought
they'd have, and Obama has to feel some doubt about his decision to
forego public funding, and also his choice of Biden as VP nominee.
I like a good fight.
:)
h.
heres another slip of the tongue...or subconscious fart?
My Muslim Faith? (http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1150540,CST-NWS-faith08.article)
heres another slip of the tongue...My Muslim Faith? (http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1150540,CST-NWS-faith08.article)
Here's the video where he slips up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGMQ5DpVVTM
Too bad there's no video of Obama singing:
Allahu akbar... Allahu akbar
Allahu akbar... Allahu akbar
Ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah
Ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadar Rasulullah
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadar Rasulullah
(Allah is the Greatest
I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah
I bear witness that only Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah)
as he did for a New York Times interview (Nicholas Kristof, 6 Mar 2007),
and from which I quote the pertinent part:
"Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer,
reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully
uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described
the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=4&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
That's not a lead. That's being defeated without enough electrical votes. There's still work to be done.
Gos
Lots of work. 134 electoral votes up in the air (and votes already projected for Obama) to be won, with roughly 2 months to go.
I explained very politely ... "I cannot, nor will not be an active member in destroying this country in the name of "I'm ok you ok" socalisum".
and winner by brutal KO in the opening round...:supergrin:
McCain-Palin have apparently just caught up w/ regard to projected electoral votes,
even as they lost a point off of their national advantage over Obama-Biden
(according to Gallup 48% to 44%, as of 9/11/08):
http://i33.tinypic.com/fu6zyo.jpg
Source RCP 9/11/08
http://i35.tinypic.com/24m6o3t.jpg
Source RCP 9/11/08
h.
TacticalShot
09-11-2008, 19:54
The McCain-Palin team is pro-life, pro-religion, pro-individual gun rights, pro-small government.
The Obama-Biden team is pro-abortion, anti-gun, pro-big government (more taxes), pro-gay, pro-welfare (from our taxes), anti-religion.
Ang typical Pinoy ay pro-life, pro-religion (nagkalat ang imahen, rosario at mga shrine sa atin), pro-gun (obvious ba), anti-welfare (ang Pinoy kumakayod, hindi namamalimos), pro-small government. Saan pa tayo lalagay? Eh, di McCain-Palin.
jerrytrini
09-11-2008, 20:40
The McCain-Palin team is pro-life, pro-religion, pro-individual gun rights, pro-small government.
The Obama-Biden team is pro-abortion, anti-gun, pro-big government (more taxes), pro-gay, pro-welfare (from our taxes), anti-religion.
Ang typical Pinoy ay pro-life, pro-religion (nagkalat ang imahen, rosario at mga shrine sa atin), pro-gun (obvious ba), anti-welfare (ang Pinoy kumakayod, hindi namamalimos), pro-small government. Saan pa tayo lalagay? Eh, di McCain-Palin.
You are absolutely correct. If I may add to your quote, that marriage is only between a man and a woman, pro-military, pro-police and most of all against "Income Distribution" which Obama wants.
Ang typical Pinoy ay pro-life, pro-religion (nagkalat ang imahen, rosario at mga shrine sa atin), pro-gun (obvious ba), anti-welfare (ang Pinoy kumakayod, hindi namamalimos), pro-small government. Saan pa tayo lalagay? Eh, di McCain-Palin.
That is why whenever there's a mock US election in the Philippines, the Republicans always win by a landslide.
here you go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8
something to watch... with a grain of salt?:dunno:
The Christian Obama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWypGH-fX5g)
Obama, Plain and Simple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wuoiFzSYvc)
How Obama Deceives Stupid Americans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsIW7OYHdGo&feature=related)
Obama Plays President (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stkSo9SPXr8&feature=related)
Know Obama, NO Obama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RGNQCEmv6E&feature=related)
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