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raycarey

as much as i appreciate the sentiment, my mod duties and doctoral studies have me quite pressed for time as it is.

DrivingForce

yeah that's obvious...based on how many rants you make...

DrivingForce

now that's scary!! you two should get a room...

Norton

She and Palin have much in common. Both have an understanding of the "big bang". A theory for Merkel, a practice for Palin.

blackgang

This kinda straightened it all out for me., Now I kinda know whats going on and what to expect.
Reverend Manning's Fierce Prayer For Bristol Palin



ATLAH Daily Webcast - Manning Fierce Prayer for Bristol Palin

raycarey

all in due time. when an unknown is rolled out like this, the first thing both sides try to do is 'define' that person.
over the next few weeks i think we'll see the obama campaign try to bring the focus back to mccain...but if that doesn't work and the spotlight stays focused on palin then they'll bring out all the facts about her positions on the issues....including forcing rape victims in her town to pay $1200 for their rape kits.

i fully expect to see this in october....if not sooner.

raycarey

interesting point herman.

apparently her thirst for power trumps everything....including the well being of her children....both the developmentally challenged newborn and knocked-up teenage ho.

DrivingForce

ok lets get serious for a moment, this is more directed at those who might be a bit on the fence and not rc since he is already corrupted and fully over on the dark side..

There are only 2 choices for PRESIDENT Obama and McCain, they in turn have chosen 2 other candidates to run with as their VP..
those 2 candidates are going to play very different roles in the office should they get in, due to Obama's lack of experience his VP is going to play a far larger role in advisory influence and he was not even selected by HIS own party to even make it into the semifinals not once but twice and this is the man that you want to be making serious foreign policy suggestions to his younger less experienced President? ..all of his rock star status in Europe in the real world is going to have little to do with Obama, you should realize this it is going to be based more on what Biden recommends..your being very naive if you think otherwise..

on the other hand we have a relatively inexperienced VP candidate just as it should be, in sequence, being second and all that, with a rare hypothetical possibility that she might become the President and it being far less likely that she is going to have much influence at all on presidential decisions in her term.

Then there is all of the balances that would be keeping her in check as it were and advisers that would be helping her in such a case (just as they will be for Obama from the git go in his starring role). coupled with the fact that washington changes peoples perceptions, so her current views and policies might possibly change just as they did when she made the decision on the "bridge to nowhere". so lets not read too much into her being SECOND in command. that's the reality..

DrivingForce

Will speaking Arabic...14-09-2008 03:33 PMraycarey put down the bottle and maybe you'll be able to use the quote function properly.


predictable like my morning bowl movement rc, but not nearly as satisfying..just illustrates your childish desperation.. as is also usual your comprehension is off base as I told you I don't drink moron...

pai nai ma

pics?

DrivingForce

woah! how do you look at yourself in the mirror? what a vile pup you are...

Boon Mee

CNN Conjures Up Palin Travel 'Scandal' That Never Was


CNN Conjures Up Palin Travel 'Scandal' That Never Was | NewsBusters.org

Boon Mee

Her Constituents ...

panama hat

That has to be the most disingenuous post yet . . . the discussion is about Palin, and what parallels do you draw between the two women?
Isn't being able to concentrate on a one's job important? I just look at how much time my wife and I have to take off work to tend to the girls, even though we have a nanny.

Before we had children our work-related efforts were far greater than they are now.

You call that a sexist comment, but it is real, it is realistic and it is a potential problem.

You can't just sweep it under the rug and pretend it doesn't exist . . . honestly, I am a bit surprised that she accepted the nomination with so many things going on in her life. When 'Charley' asked her her reaction about being offered the job, her answer was that she didn't hesitate one instant (paraphrasing) . . . not one instant to think about her family?

Kudos to her if she can manage, all strength to her.

I know I couldn't, nor could my wife, family commitments are paramount. But then I have never been asked to help lead the free world.

drivingforce:Remote? Hypothetical? Possibility?

True, she won't become the next president . . . but it is not a remotely hypothetical possibility that she may become the one after next if McCain gets elected.

Quite right. Not he next.

DrivingForce

share those sentiments..... you know not how much.... and there is some truth to this thinking, but for me it isn't any more relative to this debate than the dismissal of Clintons white house romp with monica is in the eyes of clinton lovers..as it is her personal life and maybe she has that much confidence in her support system..

DrivingForce

are you referring to IF McCain dies in office or post his admin in the next election? if the latter, there is obviously a voting process to determine that..and if not it's all still hypothetical..but what is guaranteed is having a president with no experience if Obama is elected a much more alarming scenerio for my taste..

spiff

I read what I quote. Please have the same courtesy.

What is your problem?

pai nai ma

convivial?

panama hat

Nope, sorry. I strongly disagree. Though we have a nanny, we always take complete charge when we are not at work. Parents are more important than child psychologists, certified pedagogues and the like.

There is no substitute for parenting by parents.

Palin's per diem's for working from home were an issue I ddn't comment on simply because I believe she did so to be with her family, i.e. children = good for her.

This, however, is something she cannot do if she is VP or even Prez.

Is it fair that women are judged to be the primary child-carers . . . ask them, they would say yes with a great majority. Definitely nothing to be ashamed of, something to be proud of.

britmaveric

Dare say her husband will be running the family situation once Palin becomes VP, since he obviously won't be working in Alaska anymore. So in reality I don't find this any different - woman will be the fulltime provider and the man will be the house husband. Mind you - dare say they will have plenty of help in the VP home from staffers ect. In reality life will probably get easier for the family, not harder. So I don't think having 5 children has any relevence to this discussion or bearing on her being VP. Any rate - 1 is off to Iraq, - two others are independent (old enough), and reality only small baby and her youngest daughter will need the attention.

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