Comments on: What is Palin’s Position on Vice-Presidential Exemptions?

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:25:47 +0000

PPA_Founder:

Gee, perhaps the "Contributor" thought that asking the Republican vice-presidential candidate how she feels about the present Republican Vice-President's shredding the Constitution (and the peoples' records), was a legitimate question. How silly of me!

After watching the moose-caught-in-the-headlights stare of Sarah Palin when asked tonight about the "Bush Doctrine," I guess PPA_Founder still thinks "what the heck does it have to do with Sarah Palin? "

No, PPA_Founder, asking those questions is not Journalism 101, it is democracy 101.

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:15:17 +0000

PPA_Founder:

"Contributor" perhaps thinks that asking the Vice Presidential candidate what she thinks about the present Vice President's total disdain for the Constitution might be relevant. How silly of me!

Did the PFA_Founder see the moose-caugh-in-the -headlights, petrified stare of Sarah Palin tonight when asked about the "Bush Doctrine?" Oh well, that perhaps also had nothing to do with Sarah Palin. No that is not Journalism 101. It is getting-ready-to-vote 101

By: PPA_Founder

PPA_Founder — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:10:08 +0000

Gee,
Odd story for a site called The “Moderate” Voice. Henry Waxman is about a partisan as it gets. Oh, and reading through, what the heck does it have to do with Sarah Palin? Contributor needs a course in Journalism 101 me thinks.

Cheers,
Mike

By: RememberNovember

RememberNovember — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:20:05 +0000

So what exactly did the msm focus on?
Issues? Hurricane Gustav?
Nope, it was a total debutante ball.

http://journalism.org/node/12693

:facepalm:headdesk:

and after the fanfare is over, the issues will still be there.
I blame reality tv and tabloid journalism. It's junk culture that's become main cultural diet...
maybe the lower 48 will acquire a taste for moose, maybe not.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:10:36 +0000

Since McCain's mantra is “Country First”, maybe someone needs to ask him what he plans to do about our crumbling infrastructure, and disappearing middle class.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:08:56 +0000

DLS- I have no problem treating Biden exactly the same as Palin. But compared to the governor, or to Darth Cheney, Senator Joe's life is an open book. If anything he's been too transparent about what he thinks or what he's up to— and its certainly a far stretch to imagine him as a stealth VP.

Meanwhile, we have Palin, who is enveloped in the cone of silence and emerges only to make a speech at a fundraiser or give an interview with a carefully selected media outlet.

By: jchem

jchem — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:57:00 +0000

DLS,

Yes, I know Gustav kept the president away, but he still did his few minutes via satellite. Couldn't they have done the same thing for Cheney? My guess is it didn't really matter what was coming up the coast. Plain and simply put, I think McCain just flat out said he didn't want them there (esp. Cheney). Just a guess…

By: DLS

DLS — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:15:54 +0000

J. Chem -- Gustav was Bush's excuse not to attend, as I pointed out already. [wink]

As to the thread title:

1. You should be concentrating on Cheney, the real person at issue here;

2. You should be asking of Biden everything you suggest asking of Palin. Let the media continue to be similarly "asymmetric" (with all that implies with terrorists and "asymmetric warfare" given the nature of the Left including many of the more "vigorous" in the mainstream media) and you'll be surprised at the backlash that's so well earned, even if in fact still subtle and tame compared to what is truly deserved.

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:14:14 +0000

All good comments and questions. We'll see if this subject comes up in the VP debates. The answers–if honest– should give us some insight into whether McCain-Palin really want to distance themselves from the Bush-Cheney culture of corruption.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:37:57 +0000

This is what is so hard to understand. They'll invest billions in weapon systems that are never used or don't work, pay no bid contractors for abysmal results (our new embassy in Baghdad or the Iraqi police station come to mind), lose billions more ( the 8 billion lost by Bremer in the early days of the occupation) or give billions to foreign governments without even a whimper.

But ask Republicans to invest in their own country or countrymen, and its automatically viewed as socialism or a waste of taxpayer dollars.

By: PattonGuy

PattonGuy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:58:21 +0000

As a Georgian from our Georgia, I can say that we could definitely use that sort of money for our infrastructure. If we could convince the Republicans that that sort of money should be spent on infrastructure, and not on tax cuts.

By: jchem

jchem — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:48:49 +0000

I think Cheney going to Georgia could have been an excuse to keep him away from the convention (cynical I know). I mean, even the president had only a few minutes to spare.

I think the questions you raise here Dorian our great questions. But rather than just asking Palin to answer them, why don't they get asked at the VP debate? I would like to see what Biden has to say about them as well.

By: archangel

archangel — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:42:13 +0000

excellent questions DDW

We did see Cheney last week via televised portion of his trip; he looks gaunt, as though they've changed his medications.