If Palin "steps down" (e.g. is Fired), can McCain still win?

[Dphins4me]

Personally, I think both of them are idiots. 

Personally I think we are all idiots.  We continue to allow a small group of people to control us & screw us, but yet here we are every 4 Yrs electing another member of that small group & thinking things will change.

We have more power than they do.  However we continue to not exercise that power as a group.

[run_to_win]

I think that Palin is completely unqualified (not just with experience, but also with intelligence and knowledge).

I think that Palin is a step backwards for women.

She's so ridiculously unqualified and quite-frankly, an irresponsible and dangerous choice, that it's a slap in the face of the many women that were actually qualified based on their intelligence, platform and credentials.  It's going to make the next step for a woman who actually deserves it that much more difficult.

What does this say about people who nominated a junior Senator with 143 days of pre-campaign experience in national government?

Why can't "we" be as excited to elect a ground-breaking but unqualified Vice President as the other side is to elect a ground-breaking but unqualifed President? 

The double standard doesn't make sense. 

[Tepop84]

Is this Palin's daughter?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

[ethurst2]

What does this say about people who nominated a junior Senator with 143 days of pre-campaign experience in national government?

Why can't "we" be as excited to elect a ground-breaking but unqualified Vice President as the other side is to elect a ground-breaking but unqualifed President? 

The double standard doesn't make sense. 

I agree with you run_to_win.

Who says that we must always take the "traditional" route to find a presidential candidate? I guarantee you that there is a mayor somewhere that can make the leap to the Presidents office and probably do more than any other President has in the last 50 years. The problem for that kind of person is lack of money and being shunned by people in the beltway.

But this country wants the "traditional" candidate, from the "traditional" network. Even though Obama gets rapped for being a community developer, he's still picked by the good old boy system.

I can't say that about Palin. It's evident by Miss Teen America that Alaska is not a part of the United States because people don't have maps and maybe it's a part of South Africa but here's the thing. I'd rather see someone stumble, get back up and get it right instead of always having the polish on. It looks fake. I think an inexperienced person has to use more intuition, common sense and wisdom than some of these hacks in Washington.

What's wrong with a soccer or football mom being V.P. regardless of party affiliation?

And who told Hollywood what to make us think? Matt Damon SUCKS!

[fyo]

Is this Palin's daughter?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

That's a cheap shot.

But the video is scary funny.

(Only when Palin talks like that, the "funny" part is killed by the risk of her becoming President).

[Phishfan]

Even though Obama gets rapped for being a community developer, he's still picked by the good old boy system.

I can't say that about Palin.

Let's not kid ourselves. Anyone in this position has been given the OK by some DC insider.

[Defense54]

I hope Palin sticks around.........even if she doesn't get the job, she sure is wayyyyyyy better to look at then most politicans. She definitely needs to step up the game though. Tonight should prove entertaining.

[Pats2006]

She's on tonight.  What a joke!

[ethurst2]

Let's not kid ourselves. Anyone in this position has been given the OK by some DC insider.

I agree Phish...that's the whole key and people are too dumb to realize it.

It's only one party and that's the "Green" Party.

If Obama gets elected, things are REALLY going to go South because he is a proponent of Marxism, which is the next step in finally conquering people who don't critically think. The illusion is that he's progressive and African-American.  Obama basically becomes the ultimate "plantation" master for all people but it's their fault because they are looking to this "character" for hope instead of being creative themselves.

No way McCain gets in because when you say republican, to the average person, that means war.

This whole system of "deception" needs to be done away with and I fault the American people for being so gullible and so lazy regardless of what party affiliation that they have.

The only way to deal with this is for a person to create an alternate form of living and get from under those damning influences as much as possible.

Power to the People!!

[Bubba]

because he is a proponent of Marxism,

Really?  Do you mean Marx brothers?  Surely you don't mean Karl Marx

[Sunstroke]

If Obama gets elected, things are REALLY going to go South because he is a proponent of Marxism, which is the next step in finally conquering people who don't critically think. The illusion is that he's progressive and African-American.  Obama basically becomes the ultimate "plantation" master for all people but it's their fault because they are looking to this "character" for hope instead of being creative themselves.

Wow, just wow...

Are there two ethursts on this board now? Can we get the other one back?

Marxist plantation master... wow

[Dphins4me]

Why can't "we" be as excited to elect a ground-breaking but unqualified Vice President as the other side is to elect a ground-breaking but unqualified President? 

The double standard doesn't make sense. 

Nope, only the Dems are allowed to elect unqualified people.  Thought you knew that.

[MaineDolFan]

Wow, just wow...

Are there two ethursts on this board now? Can we get the other one back?

Marxist plantation master... wow

I was thinking the same thing.  If I didn't know any better someone hacked his computer and made that post.

[Tepop84]