Have Gun, Will Travel. Sarah Palin a Good VP pick?

[eskimo2]

FYI, j

Just a bit of trivia, my brush with fame:

I used to call Wasilla, Alaska home (where Palin was mayor).  She was just on city council when I left the state, and I didn't know of her.  When we go home to visit my parents in Alaska, we stay at their home in Wasilla.  I have a brother whose married with children who also lives there. 

While visiting my parents in 2006 I saw Palin at the Wasilla 4th of July parade.  I remember seeing her and thinking to myself, "The young mayor of little po-dunk Wasilla is going up against former US Senator and current governor Frank Murkowski, yea right.  Good luck... and gee, she's pretty."  My father and brother are pretty involved in the Republican Party.  My dad knows Murkowski well and my brother was fervently opposed to Murkowski and very much wanted him out.  I didn't realize that my brother's opinion was shared by the majority of Alaskans. 

Now she's on the big ticket; amazing.  Even if the Republicans don't win, she could stand a chance to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2012; as long as she keeps up her record and stays out of scandals. 

[Shuckins]

Don't know if it's because I changed jobs at the start of July and I've been really busy with that work or because I haven't had time as a result of that to partake of the wordy discourse here of late and therefore I'm going through AH Bulletin Board withdrawl or what but DAY-UM I am ENJOYING this thread!  

Sho-nuff!  

[Hap]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94113125#94100439

Links to NPR about Palin.  Worth a listen.  I like what I hear.  Especially the part about putting the governor's private jet up for sale on Ebay.

Kaw, you told me about "the problem" as you see it.  I asked you what you thought the beef the democrats have as you see it.  If you don't want to answer, cool.  No problem.

I agree with what you say about Pelosi.  I didn't know they have a majority in the senate.  Thought they had a majority in the house.  Thanks for letting me know about the senate.

As to "no drilling in America," folks drilling all over the place where I live.  Lots of oil, gas, and coal stuff going on.  Tons.

[Elfie]

I've been to Wasilla a few times while I was stationed at Elemendorf in the mid 80's eskimo. That's not the same as living there though.

[Kaw1000]

I see what your saying...I don't know the answer to your question. All I know
is their key Word is "Change". What are they going to change? How are they going to do it? They along with
Republicians have changed the country for the worse.

 Two things I think should be on the top on the list is getting our jobs back and energy.
Solve those two problems and the country will be in better place.

[Elfie]

Two things I think should be on the top on the list is getting our jobs back and energy.
Solve those two problems and the country will be in better place.

I would have to agree that those are two major issues facing this country.

As to "no drilling in America,"

I think that was a reference to the no offshore drilling and keeping ANWR closed to drilling. I am in favor of both btw, lets get that oil to market asap and also the oil in the Dakotas as well. Also step up oil exploration and step up alternative renewable energy research and development. The sooner we can eliminate our dependence on foreign oil the better off we will be.

[Kaw1000]

Agreed...They talk about the transfer of weath with respect to oil.
Billions and billions of our dollars are going overseas..we need to
keep it here!!

[lazs2]

Those that say there is no difference between a part time political hack..  a senator.. who spends his entire time running for next times election and gathering a war chest and trying to ignore the 20% approval rating of his ilk and it's part time job making useless laws and...

A full time governor..  I think you are not thinking it through.   If I were to look at a resume for pres..  If I were to write the job description...  it would look like the job description for governor.. It would seem to me that the logical step from governor would be.. POTUS.

I am heartened.. In this throwaway state...  I see a lot of enraptured osamabinbiden voters.. my last ex and her almost a man husband for instance... they wept at the osama speech..  the next day it was like shooting guns in the room while they nursed a hangover when I asked em about Palin.

They were livid.   They HATE this woman.  they hate her for all the reasons that they love osambinbiden...

Because they are mush heads who are told what to like and what to hate.

I asked them to name one thing about the messiah that they liked.. they said he would bring us all together..  I asked em if they thought I (and my ilk) would be at the campfire singing kooom byeee ahh with em...  they looked confused.

I said try again.. they said.. well..  he will make it so that the rich pay all the taxes and there will be no taxes on anyone who makes less than 180k (the exact figure that they make).

At this point I gave up.

lazs

[Kaw1000]

lol Laz....I beleve it ...I don't know where the democratic mindset comes from.
I think on of the problems is "here say" its hard to get the real facts.

I think we all fall in this catagory sometimes. I just want to know the facts.
But yet when you ask a politicain a yes or no question..you never here just a yes or no.
They have a way of skirting aroung the issue, and then we never really know what the
answer is.

[Hap]

Those that say there is no difference between a part time political hack, a senator, who spends time running for the next election, gathering a war chest, and ignoring his ilk's 20% job approval versus a full time governor,  you are not thinking it through. 

If I were to look at a resume for pres, to write the job description, it would look like the job description for governor.  It would seem to me that the logical step from governor would be POTUS.

I am heartened.  In this throwaway state, I see a lot of enraptured osamabinbiden voters.  My last ex and her almost a man husband for instance.  They wept at the osama speech.  The next day it was like shooting guns in the room while they nursed a hangover when I asked em about Palin.

They were livid.   They HATE this woman.  They hate her for all the reasons that they love osambinbiden because they are mush heads who are told what to like and what to hate.

I asked them to name one thing about the messiah that they liked.  They said he would bring us all together.  I asked em if they thought I (and my ilk) would be at the campfire singing kooom byeee ahh with em.   They looked confused.

I said try again.  They said, "well, he will make it so that the rich pay all the taxes and there will be no taxes on anyone who makes less than 180k (the exact figure that they make).

At this point I gave up.

lazs

There.  Now I can read it.  

[Hap]

Billions and billions of our dollars go overseas.  We need to keep it here!!

I agree.  And I have some qualifications though.  If the gazillion gets divvied up at the top, so all of you get an extra 15K boost per year, I say "no." 

In 2007, the top 50 hedge-fund managers were paid 50 billon dollars.  That's 1 billion each.  That's 20 million a week.  Did I get the decimal point right?  Too many zeroes for me to calculate accurately.  I run out of fingers and toes.

I say "no" to Joe Schmoe's 20 million a week even if he lets dribble my way and yours 15K to 50K a year.

That's insane.  And to anyone who says, "it's not the money, it's the principle," I say, "you're fibbing."

There needs to be profit for continued investment to ensure a company's profitability.  Not for paying out bazillions in gross pay.

Just think what gas and paper towels would cost if things were not insane.

[lazs2]

anyone not thinking this was a brilliant (and rare) strategy by the republicans and Mccain is simply living in a daze.

The speed and intensity of this thread...  proves it..  every liberal socialist on this board is fuming.

This board has no "middle of the road" voters.. it has conservatives... individualists (and libertarians) and total weenie liberal socialists.

the first couple are pretty up front and honest and..  a few of the liberal weenies are upfront and honest but.. by far the most dishonest are the total liberal weenies on this board who pretend to not be.. the dreds and the morays the ones who claim to be middle of the road but would fit in fine in a san francisco save the illegal aliens parade.

They try to sound like the voice of moderation and reason but.. only if you agree with them.

Others.. say that the fighting upsets their stomach.. tough.. I want my guy to fight and dig up the dirt.. I want him to drag the liberals kicking and screaming into the light.   

Why would I vote for one over the other if there were no issues that they felt the other guy was wrong on.

That does not mean I want to hear about this or that guys taking copier paper home or firing someone out of spite or not getting along..

Nope... I want em to fight tooth and nail on the important stuff.   If everyone one candidate knows and loves is a commie..  I want that out in the open.   If the guy says he believes in the second amendment but votes to make all types of concealed carry and semi auto firearms illegal.. I want him drug out kicking and screaming into the light.    I want to know what the difference is between someone hunting all her life and someone taking a picture holding the wrong end of a shotgun in october.

I think it is really telling how much this VP choice is being slammed.. overtly or covertly by the liberals here and how it won't let this record breaking thread die.

They are scared witless... er... more witless.

lazs

[lazs2]

hap.. you couldn't read it till you quoted it?

Hell.. far as I am concerned.. you can go and tell everyone you said it.

lazs

[Hap]

hap.. you couldn't read it till you quoted it?

Hell.. far as I am concerned.. you can go and tell everyone you said it.

lazs

I had trouble making sense of it Lazs.  I wasn't intending to anger you or bother you in any way.

[Dago]

anyone not thinking this was a brilliant (and rare) strategy by the republicans and Mccain is simply living in a daze.

The speed and intensity of this thread...  proves it..  every liberal socialist on this board is fuming.

This board has no "middle of the road" voters.. it has conservatives... individualists (and libertarians) and total weenie liberal socialists.

the first couple are pretty up front and honest and..  a few of the liberal weenies are upfront and honest but.. by far the most dishonest are the total liberal weenies on this board who pretend to not be.. the dreds and the morays the ones who claim to be middle of the road but would fit in fine in a san francisco save the illegal aliens parade.

They try to sound like the voice of moderation and reason but.. only if you agree with them.

Others.. say that the fighting upsets their stomach.. tough.. I want my guy to fight and dig up the dirt.. I want him to drag the liberals kicking and screaming into the light.   

Why would I vote for one over the other if there were no issues that they felt the other guy was wrong on.

That does not mean I want to hear about this or that guys taking copier paper home or firing someone out of spite or not getting along..

Nope... I want em to fight tooth and nail on the important stuff.   If everyone one candidate knows and loves is a commie..  I want that out in the open.   If the guy says he believes in the second amendment but votes to make all types of concealed carry and semi auto firearms illegal.. I want him drug out kicking and screaming into the light.    I want to know what the difference is between someone hunting all her life and someone taking a picture holding the wrong end of a shotgun in october.

I think it is really telling how much this VP choice is being slammed.. overtly or covertly by the liberals here and how it won't let this record breaking thread die.

They are scared witless... er... more witless.

lazs

Sometimes it scares me how much I agree with you, you have said pretty much exactly what I have been thinking.  The libbies are scared chitless.  They are now trying to make out that Palin was a bad choice, when in reality she was a great choice, a fresh voice who has climbed the ladder while strongly opposing corruption in both camps.  She isn't afraid of confrontation, or guns like the girlymen of the democratic party.

I was pretty confident McCain would win the election, I am even more so now.