All About McCain

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Perhaps to some women breaking through to a new level is the highest priority in terms of what they are interested in.

I thought conservatives were against Affirmative Action. But if McCain wanted a woman veep, there just aren't that many truly qualified choices in the Republican Party.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by 3894

I thought conservatives were against Affirmative Action. But if McCain wanted a woman veep, there just aren't that many truly qualified choices in the Republican Party.

I'm not. I'm suggesting that it may be an issue to some women that you are encouraging not to vote for McCain.

[Alex]

I sure hope they vetted her well and she has no risk of being caught in the suction of Ted Stevens going down.

[Gemini Cricket]

I was directed to a video on YouTube from Wiki. This is it. I wanted to hear her speak, see what she was all about. This was not the best clip to see of her, I think. At about 1:54, after she is asked a question, she says:

As for that VP talk all the time, I tell you I still can't answer that question until someone answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does everyday.

Shouldn't she know? Maybe have an inkling? Maybe look up "Vice President of the United States" on Wikipedia?

After that answer, the host's response was an attempt at humor but it sounded like he was treating her like a kid. Which was lame.

[innerSpaceman]

I have no idea who she is. I wonder if she's at least partially miffed to be chosen simply for her gender.

Shrewd pick on the part of McCain, who - perhaps wisely - never ceases to underestimate the intelligence of Americans.

[Morrigoon]

Hahah... well played McCain!

(I'm still voting for Obama, but I admire a good chess move)

[Strangler Lewis]

And she apparently comes with a ready-made scandal.

If picking unknown female VP candidates was the key to victory, former President Mondale would have addressed the convention this year.

[scaeagles]

I hear there are questions around as to whether she is qualified to be the VP, and the Stevens scandal is an interesting twist on it. one would have to figure the McCain couldn't be so stupid as to select someone who is tied in anyway to him, though.

Not that I even know what Stevens has done. Just that something is going on. Haven't cared enough to reserach.

[Strangler Lewis]

Her own scandal is that she supposedly fired the state's public safety head because he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law as a Highway Patrol Officer.

[Alex]

Well, seems to me this should at least slow down the Republican argument that Obama is disqualified since he hasn't the experience to be commander-in-chief and it isn't an on-the-job-training type position.

Obvious debate question now is "Sir, you have suggested that Mr. Obama is not ready to be president on day one. In the hypothetical situation of your death in office, in what way is Ms. Palin qualified to be president on day one that Mr. Obama is not? And if she is not qualified to be president in the event you vacate the office are you not putting political gamesmanship ahead of principal considering that assuming the presidency is the sole official responsibility she'll have?"