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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
most of what you just typed isn't based on fact. it's just regurgitating talking points.
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You asked what I liked about her and I answered. the information available is limited and I have not seen her in action. If you don't like her, perhaps you can share that. My first reaction to a politician is from the "gut". For example Obama passed my initial test, and if he was honest and actually believed in change there would have been a possibility that he would have had my vote. I don't like McCain. My first awareness of McCain was when he was against the MLK federal holiday, his justification for his position was wrong in my view. He later changed his view on the MLK holiday but I also remember his response to a question about the Confederate flag flying in SC. I thought his view was wrong, again he changed. I think in both instances his position change was for political reasons. Many of his other "changes" have been political as well in my view.
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you trust her judgement on balancing the environment compared to economic growth? why? what in all that's been learned about her has earned that? i doubt she's dealt with that topic enough in 20 months to be 'trusting her judgement' on it.
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She lives in an "outdoor" state. She supports economic growth. She is an outdoorsman. given that I think she respects nature but has a realistic view of environmental issues. I think it will be difficult for Biden to explain why he does not support drilling in ANWR in her presence. I think she will be a positive influance on McCain on this issue.
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and you're not being a gentleman by always coming to the aid of women. i'll say it. you're being a chauvinist.
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Cool. Again, I am being honest. I was born with a predisposition to want to be protective of females. I can understand if you don't understand. I just hope that you show me and my kind tolerance.
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you're saying that women women need your help and protection.
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Not at all. I respect women who are strong and who can actually help me when I need it. But if an unknown to me man or woman needed my help, odds are, I would help the woman before the man.
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how can a woman be VP, possibly Pres, if she needs the protection of big burly men all the time? either she can stand up on her own and defend herself, or she can't and you have to do it for her. which is it? if it's the former, she isn't fit to be VP, if it's the latter, then you obviously don't think she's really up to the job cause a man will need to hold her hand through it all.
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I think Hillery Clinton is as tough as nails, I don't agree with her on much but at least she is consistent, clear and honest. I am not say she would need my help in any way, but that doesn't change my nature.
The irony of all of this is that I would have voted for Clinton before I would have voted for McCain. McCain, picking Palin is the best thing he could have done at this point to get my vote and support.
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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
It sounds like she's has a libertarian appeal to you.
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I am a libertarian in many ways. When I left the Libertarian Party (I left the Republican Party during the Clinton impeachment, which I thought was a waste of time and resources) it was because of the Iraq war and the Libertarian Party position on national defense. I was still a registered Libertarian when I voted for Bush in 2000.
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
She's honest? What about the lie regarding the bridge to nowhere and the cash she never gave back?
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Do we have her version of the events? Is it clear that she supported the "bridge" or was she supporting funding for improvements in Alaska?
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
I suspect press access to Palin will be very very selective.
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I suspect that she won't be fearful of doing an interview with a guy like Bill O'Rielly the way Obama is. Kind of ironic that Obama will be willing to talk to leaders of all countries or specific groups that may be involved in terrorist activity but he won't talk to certain talk show hosts. Again, Hilary Clinton was "man" enough to go on The Factor.
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
What do you expect from a campaign that assigns seating on their plane based who writes the stories they prefer?
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If it were me, ladies first.
