http://statenews.com Republican presidential candidate John McCain ended all speculation but sparked widespread eyebrow raising by naming Alaska Gov. en-us Foundry4 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:17:07 -0500 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:11:01 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21320/view Touche. (Unfortunately on this library computer, I can’t make the accented “e,” so you’ll have to bear with me on that.) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:58 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21320/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21321/view interesting choice … this will fire up the fundamentalist christian base and might snag a few hillary voters. on the other hand it means this woman will be one heartbeat away from becoming the prez, which will make some undecided voters worried. on the other other hand, it sort of renews mcains maverick image, which appeals to a lot of independents. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:50:04 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21321/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21330/view if the idea of a woman as president is bothersome to people, they just need to get over it. We’re one of the only superpower countries left that hasn’t had a woman leader. If these other places haven’t fallen apart, i’m sure we won’t either. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:36:17 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21330/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21331/view Good move John. Sort of screws the “no experience” debate though. It will be an interesting several months once the Republ. convention is over and the real fun begins. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:52 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21331/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21333/view The more I think about it, the more this strikes me as a cynical choice on Senator McCain’s part. Since Governor Palin was rarely if ever mentioned before Senator Obama selected Senator Biden rather than Senator Clinton, and since essentially all the governor seems to bring to Senator McCain’s ticket is being a young woman with conservative credentials, Senator McCain seems to think that women will vote for a woman simply because she is a woman; he almost seems to think, “If they’d vote for Hillary, they’ll probably vote for any woman.” Perhaps I’m wrong, and perhaps Governor Palin will turn out to have qualifications that aren’t now apparent; but at the moment, it’s hard to think of any other explanation for Senator McCain’s choice of running mate. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:50:04 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21333/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21334/view Interesting choice. But it raises the notion that McCain picked her for political reasons, not because she was the best or most qualified person for the job. She doesn’t have much experience. It will be difficult now for McCain to criticize Obama for his lack of experience. After all, like George W. Bush, she’ll be just a heartbeat away from the presidency! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:57 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21334/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21336/view John McCain, the Walter Mondale of the 21st century. YAY! Go Obama! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:25:49 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21336/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21338/view I think it’s an excellent pick. She’s a realist. She’s done some really good work in Alaska for conservation of our natural resources. She’s cut spending and reduced the tax burden on Alaskans… and she has a fantastic approval rating in Alaska (80-90%)! I wouldn’t have voted for Hilary, but Palin is an excellent pick! If we’re going to have a landmark election, I hope it’s for this woman to be the first vice-president in office! McCain-Palin 2008! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:54:09 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21338/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21340/view Knowing that there are those out there who vote based on one issue and one alone … she has the potential to help McCain draw those voters Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:21:24 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21340/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21343/view I assume that “one issue and one alone” Caloysius refers to is abortion rights, which obviously cuts both ways. I read today that she has 5 children, one of whom has Downs’ Syndrome. The author of the article I read today wrote that, after learning their was a chance he may be born with the condition, her choice not to abort was especially admirable and showed her ‘bona fides’ as an anti-abortion conservative. Though I am neihter, I thought that was somewhat insulting to women who struggle with that choice, and people with Downs’ Syndrome. But that was just some hack at slate.com, not the candidate. I hope she and the campaign wouldn’t try use a disabled six-month old child for political gain. … Somewhat in line with An Old Person above, I think in part what this does is forces the Democrats to go weak on the attack of Palin out of fear of offending woman voters who feel that sexism played a significant part in Clinton’s primary loss. … woman: from what I can think, of the G8 only Canada, Germany, and the UK have had female leaders. Also Israel, India, and Pakistan. … rabble Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:18:45 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21343/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21344/view A wonderful choice for McCain. It has been fascinating to listen to Dems tying themselves in knots all day. They claim that Gov Palin is too inexperienced to be President should something happen to McCain, when she is more experienced than the guy at the top of their ticket. She’s actually run a city, a major oil/gas organization and a state. Neither Obama nor Biden have run anything. We’ll have to wait and see but I suspect there are no Jeremiah Wrights, Tony Rezko’s, or William Ayers’ in Palin’s closet. In two years as Governor she’s shown up for work more times than Obama has in four years in the US Senate. He started running for President almost immediately and has been a stranger to the place ever since. He was named a committee chair, but has yet to hold a hearing. And I bet Palin has probably never voted ‘present’ on anything, as Obama did many dozens of times in the Illinois Senate. Gov Palin has plenty of experience to be VP, or President should the need arise. Bravo John McCain. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:24:50 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21344/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21347/view “In two years as Governor she’s shown up for work more times than Obama has in four years in the US Senate.” This would be a welcome change, considering that GWB has had more vacation days than any President in US history. That includes the near-four-term-serving FDR. But he was a war president, so that doesn’t count. … Oh, wait… Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:36:44 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21347/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21348/view Love how the state news slobbers all over obama and put his pic and multiple front page articles on the cover, while giving this historic pic for McCain a tiny little article. Fair and balanced huh? Change change yes we can…unless you are the female muslim student that obama’s camp wouldn’t let her sit in view of the camera with her scarf on… Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:48:56 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21348/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21352/view Governors apparently started to vote, just like the President of the United States votes present. McCain is a sad case of anger, I’ll take a president that doesn’t wear depends and knows how many houses he owns please. I’m happy McCain keeps digging his own hole without even realizing it! Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:00:18 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21352/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21353/view It’s no surprise that the media is covering more of Obama then McCain. I was pleased to see that CNN didn’t plaster Hurricane Gustav over McCains face today… for a moment I wasn’t expecting the media to really care about McCain and his VP pick. We shouldn’t be surprised that the State News prefers Obama to McCain. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:58:35 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21353/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21357/view Woman- I don’t think people are worried about Palin becoming President because she is a woman, but rather due to her inexperience. She has been governor for all of 2 years and before that was the mayor of a tiny town. When trying to address her lack of international experiences, I heard commentators mentioning that her son is going to Iraq and that Alaska is close to Russia. Talk about digging deep. If she was chosen by anyone but a 72 year old man with numerous bouts with cancer, I would say it was a good pick. However, this VP pick is more likely to mean something than most others. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:09:53 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21357/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21366/view SoCal Spartan, Please, if you believed McCain when he said he didn’t know how many houses he owned, does that mean you believe Obama when he said he had visited 57 states? Just because McCain said he would have to get back at the reporter who asked the stupid question doesn’t necessarily mean he doesn’t know. It could have been a brush off to an irrelevant question. Use that thing 3 feet above your arse once in a while. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:45:00 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21366/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21374/view Crystal- The point is that McCain has been calling Obama “elite” and he owns 7 houses! It’s not important whether or not he actually knew the answer. It is important that the answer isn’t 1 or even 2. As for comparing the 57 states comment, it’s not the same thing. You can mispeak and say 57 when you mean 47. You can’t mispeak saying I don’t know when you mean 7 or no comment. I also don’t think it’s stupid question when he is calling others elite and when much of the election is about helping the middle class. I would like to say that both of men are elite in the sense that they are wealthy and had very good educations. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:04:49 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21374/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21408/view Except McCain graduated 894 out of 899 from the U.S. Naval Academy. He is elite only by wealth, not by any measure of intelligence or academic accomplishment. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:46:24 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21408/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21410/view You whiners are amazing. First of all, this story was on the front of the website on Saturday. Second of all, you really think it’s evidence of bias that the acceptance speech of the first ever African American was a bigger story than McCain’s VP choice? Not to mention that Obama gave a wonderful speech. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:11:01 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/21410/view