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by Slapnuts, Level 71
Last updated at August 30, 2008, 5:38 am
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Quick post before I head off and fall asleep to The Wire. I was reading around the net today and came across this forum which pretty much validated the thoughts I had when Vir first posted the idea of Sarah Palin a week or two back. Many women and particularly Hillary backers are going to love this choice by McCain.Â
Here is a sampling of some of the absurd comments. I realize this is just is just a small snippet of the online community but it does give you some perspective on why McCain made the choice:
"HOPE ITS PALIN, I WOULD VOTE TWICE JUST TO STICK IT TO OBAMA"
"Hoo Ray! Fu*k the DNC. Fu*k Obama. They are so fu*k up.  They brushed off the women base like dirt. and the GOP pick them up. Go McCain. Go GO OG !"
"Leave it to the GOP to pick a woman for the ticket. Obama snubbed the most viable and experienced woman who received 18 million votes, for another MALE. I have a feeling, somewhere somehow, Hillary is snickering!"
 "I AM SO EXCITED, I'M HEADING TO ALASKA, YES YES YES YES YES. VOLUNTEER, I'M IN, I'M READY,DONATE, TIME, WHATEVER, MY VOTE GOES TO MCCAIN/PALIN ALL THE WAY, I'M RUNNING BACK AND FORTH, CANNOT SIT DOWN, I'M CLIMBING THE WALLS"
Personally I am voting Libertarian regardless. But I have a feeling McCain just made one hell of a move with this choice which will grab many Hillary supporters who feel slighted and possibly many of those middle of the road women. Sure this won't wrap up many of those "woman's rights" folk with the anti-abortion stance Sarah has, but I think the positives far outweigh the negatives.
It does crack me up to see these supposed Democrats feeling this disenfranchised that they would vote for the other party just over a woman...
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104 comments
SKNeilyo Aug 30, 2008 at 12:53 pm
+3 votes
I can see how 90% of America is both sexist, racist, ignorant, and most important of all, retarded.
People on Gameriot, forums, McDonalds, the local Gym, they're all a bunch of ****tards.
God bless Canada.
People on Gameriot, forums, McDonalds, the local Gym, they're all a bunch of ****tards.
God bless Canada.
Pau Aug 30, 2008 at 6:00 pm
+0 votes
dude when you are you coming out with neilyo 15? also r u and serennia ever getting back together? You should run rogue rogue druid with ming
JohoArthas Aug 30, 2008 at 1:19 pm
+1 votes
"yay
McCain need to put her on his myspace main pic
than they will go in my top friends"
McCain need to put her on his myspace main pic
than they will go in my top friends"
Charlie Aug 30, 2008 at 1:23 pm
+1 votes
Eh, everybody I talked to that had been pro Hillary seemed to view it as an insulting act of pandering... Takes all kinds I guess.
panzer Aug 30, 2008 at 1:57 pm
+1 votes
They will probably not bother to even put her name on the ballot, something like has a ****** would be fine.
Wadsworth1 Aug 30, 2008 at 2:10 pm
+1 votes
I was the Mayor of Howard City, I'm ready to be vice president.
Slapnuts Aug 30, 2008 at 6:19 pm
+0 votes
3 years as a senator who didn't do jack ****, vs 2 years of a Governor who did plenty.
Sounds like a toss up to me. And one isn't running for the presidency...
Sounds like a toss up to me. And one isn't running for the presidency...
Wadsworth1 Aug 30, 2008 at 6:24 pm
+1 votes
Can't wait for the debates between her and Biden. Slaughter!!!!!
chrisongameriot Aug 30, 2008 at 2:21 pm
+1 votes
I'm sure just like Bill urged all Hillary supporters to vote Obama, Hillary will come out and do the same.
A 72 year old man that had 4 bouts of cancer picked a 44 year old 1st term governor of alaska that he met only once to be our next likely commander-in-chief.
Oh the irony... I think Mccain is trolling all of us.
A 72 year old man that had 4 bouts of cancer picked a 44 year old 1st term governor of alaska that he met only once to be our next likely commander-in-chief.
Oh the irony... I think Mccain is trolling all of us.
krigare1 Aug 30, 2008 at 2:47 pm
+1 votes
She already did urge her supporters to vote for Obama during her speech at the DNC. People who are going to switch just based on sex are pretty silly.
Joe631 Aug 30, 2008 at 2:31 pm
+1 votes
McCain panders to the blind spite vote. Clinton supporters who won't vote for Obama despite their nearly identical political stances ;o Can't blame McCain... it is a good idea.
Vote Bob Barr!
Vote Bob Barr!
Slapnuts Aug 30, 2008 at 6:21 pm
+1 votes
Vote Bob Barr!
This! Had two discussions with people this weekend about voting third party, and this bull**** about "wasting a vote" always comes up. Like the electoral college hinges on your one single vote as it is. The third parties aren't going to get a chance for matching funds and presence if you vote for the big two like media shovels into your head.
This! Had two discussions with people this weekend about voting third party, and this bull**** about "wasting a vote" always comes up. Like the electoral college hinges on your one single vote as it is. The third parties aren't going to get a chance for matching funds and presence if you vote for the big two like media shovels into your head.
Vadaria Aug 30, 2008 at 3:39 pm
+1 votes
People can be stupid.
Whats crazy is how similar Hilary and Obama's policies are and how fundamentally different Hillary and Palin's views are.
Even more crazy when you think that the best way to help Hillary's policies see the light of day and make her agenda easier would be to vote in a democratic president.
Yet Hillary supporters would rather vote in the rival party? Crazies.....
Whats crazy is how similar Hilary and Obama's policies are and how fundamentally different Hillary and Palin's views are.
Even more crazy when you think that the best way to help Hillary's policies see the light of day and make her agenda easier would be to vote in a democratic president.
Yet Hillary supporters would rather vote in the rival party? Crazies.....
Deathology Aug 30, 2008 at 4:03 pm
+3 votes
This was an Excellent Pick by McCain for several reasons:
1. As pointed out by slapnuts, the choice of palin represents, someone who can get people that supported hillary to swing over to McCain's side. Even though she's pro life, you have to think a lot of women out there are against abortion except in very certain circumstances (rape, other hate crime, threatens life of mother, ext...).
2. This is a women as VP, possibly. That alone will rally feminists to the McCain banner.
3. She is strongly conservative compared to McCain, who is a bit more liberal of a republican, this affirms many of the hardcore republicans, and conservatives that they now have someone who represent's them.
Still the smartest move he could have made for VP IMO would have been Condi Rice. Women and the african american vote in one.
1. As pointed out by slapnuts, the choice of palin represents, someone who can get people that supported hillary to swing over to McCain's side. Even though she's pro life, you have to think a lot of women out there are against abortion except in very certain circumstances (rape, other hate crime, threatens life of mother, ext...).
2. This is a women as VP, possibly. That alone will rally feminists to the McCain banner.
3. She is strongly conservative compared to McCain, who is a bit more liberal of a republican, this affirms many of the hardcore republicans, and conservatives that they now have someone who represent's them.
Still the smartest move he could have made for VP IMO would have been Condi Rice. Women and the african american vote in one.
Slapnuts Aug 30, 2008 at 6:22 pm
+1 votes
I wonder if maybe Rice is too associated with Bush, and maybe that wouldn't have been a wise move. Not sure though.
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