Jack Cafferty Tells Us How He Really Feels About Sarah Palin

[Mentalist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8__aXxXPVc

 

[Gonad]

FYI for all of you who do not live in the US, many conservatives feel/state that the majority of the news media is unfairly biased against the Republican party.

 

[Mentalist]

Yeah, totally!

Like the hatchet job FOX did on Ron Paul! Fuck FOX and it's anti-Republican bullshit!

Anyway, bias aside, it was a clip from her interview and it was a question asked of her that was one of the most relevant that could have been.

Can any Republican really say that her answer was anything less than pitiful?

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Jack Cafferty is a conservative curmudgeon. Half the time he makes his CNN co-anchors hide under their desks with his old-righty-white-guy editorials. It's newsworthy that he's hitting out at this universally criticized move by the McCain.

Nobody wants Sarah Palin on the ticket. I don't think McCain wants her. It's a cheap marketing stunt that could jeoparize the future of the country, and this is the result. And it's only going to get worse for them this Thursday during the VP debate.

 

[Gonad]

Yeah, totally!

Like the hatchet job FOX did on Ron Paul! Fuck FOX and it's anti-Republican bullshit!

Anyway, bias aside, it was a clip from her interview and it was a question asked of her that was one of the most relevant that could have been.

Can any Republican really say that her answer was anything less than pitiful?

Hi, Mentalist. I think you misread my post. Whether or not there is a newsmedia bias, many American citizens feel/state that a bias exists.

Also, Ron Paul is not terribly popular with the GOP machine. If he were, perhaps he would have received the nomination.

Here is how she got on the ticket:

1) GOP does not prefer McCain; as he does not fit the social conservative/religious part of the platform.

2) McCain has been attempting to appease that section of the Republican party, but he has not been particularly successful since his views are so well documented.

3) McCain wanted Leiberman for his VP.

4) The GOP said that he couldn't have Leiberman; that he should pick a social conservative.

5) He threw a dart at a map of North America; it hit Alaska since the state is so darn big.

6) She has a record of being a social conservative (you know, guns/God/gays.)

 

[Mentalist]

The point about Ron Paul was a point about the fact that it's not so much a bias against the Republican Party as it is with their incredibly weak credibility. Ron Paul was running under the Republican ticket but didn't fit the mould of what it means these days to be "Republican." Hence the attack job on him by FOX.

I don't think 'bias' is the right word when the Republican Party represents Neo-con interests which are so easily lambasted. They deserve to be called on their bullshit.

I don't know who this Cafferty guy is tbh, and I don't really care too much. I just copy/pasted the Youtube title of the video but he was spot on in this clip at least.

The clip of Palin's woeful understanding of the Economy (you really THINK she would have been briefed fully at least to give the illusion of some understanding) was really the point.

I'm looking forward to the VP debate because I think it has the making of a complete smackdown on Bidens part. I just don't see how Palin has a chance. McCain was pretty decent in his debate when he wasn't completely misrepresenting Obama but Palin is going to suck hard.

 

[Gonad]

I don't think the debates will make much of a difference (unless there is some excitement) because:

Bush Jr. was elected president. Twice. Even if you call the results into question, he had the favor of roughly 50% of the US voting populace.

 

[Mentalist]

We all know how bad Bush is at debating/speaking but I think it's a different issue this time. Palin is a virtual unknown and has only be unveiled in to the public eye recently. I think there is going to be a lot more scrutiny on her performance and that it does have a chance of tipping the balance in the Election if she makes major gaffes.

The debate process is pretty intense. There is nowhere to hide and she can be directly called on points by Biden. Biden is going to be comfortable in his position, and fully aware of all the indepth issues that are relevant or could be asked. Palin is clearly no match for him in this respect and I think it could show her and the whole campaign up badly is she seems clueless or confused on issues.

I think the battlefields are drawn differently than in previous years and if she doesn't turn in at least a competent performance it's going to bush Obama/Biden that much closer to the White House.

That said, I really don't think this election is sewn up in their favour yet but with McCain trailing they can't afford another mistake this close to the grand finale.

 

[Gonad]

Didn't matter before, won't matter this time --unless something particularly exciting occurs.

And don't think that the VP debates will be anything like the POTUS debates; the format is different:

NY Times Link

At the insistence of the McCain campaign, the Oct. 2 debate between the Republican nominee for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin, and her Democratic rival, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., will have shorter question-and-answer segments than those for the presidential nominees, the advisers said. There will also be much less opportunity for free-wheeling, direct exchanges between the running mates.

McCain advisers said they had been concerned that a loose format could leave Ms. Palin, a relatively inexperienced debater, at a disadvantage and largely on the defensive.

No shit.

 

[Alyssum]

FYI for all of you who do not live in the US, many conservatives feel/state that the majority of the news media is unfairly biased against the Republican party.

For all you who do not live in the US, FOX NEWS TV media is a completely biased source of Republican lies and enquirer type made up stories against the Democrats designed to look just like a real news station.

Jesus Gonad, I expect more from you than this.

 

[Alyssum]

Hi, Mentalist. I think you misread my post. Whether or not there is a newsmedia bias, many American citizens feel/state that a bias exists.

Also, Ron Paul is not terribly popular with the GOP machine. If he were, perhaps he would have received the nomination.

Here is how she got on the ticket:

1) GOP does not prefer McCain; as he does not fit the social conservative/religious part of the platform.

2) McCain has been attempting to appease that section of the Republican party, but he has not been particularly successful since his views are so well documented.

3) McCain wanted Leiberman for his VP.

4) The GOP said that he couldn't have Leiberman; that he should pick a social conservative.

5) He threw a dart at a map of North America; it hit Alaska since the state is so darn big.

6) She has a record of being a social conservative (you know, guns/God/gays.)

I need drugs like you have. That's not how/why at all.

 

[Alyssum]

I don't think the debates will make much of a difference (unless there is some excitement) because:

Bush Jr. was elected president. Twice. Even if you call the results into question, he had the favor of roughly 50% of the US voting populace.

Bush Jr was only elected if you consider that both elections were rigs and cheats. Something they're trying to do again.

The debates will be fun to watch, and things should shift back into reality shortly after that. Although when Obama has to start dodging bullets, that won't be so much fun.