So who will it be that decides to grill her about that?

 

Anyone?

 

... but of course, we're not supposed to look at that, we're supposed to look at her family values, her many qualifications, and just flatout idolize this girl.

Hey, she's a mom.

And according to Jeff Christie, "... she's twice the man Barack Obama is."

I don't know if I wanna' know how he would have been able to find that out.

But according to noleftturns and his little sister POV that attack is justified because it only deals with the issues. Palin being questioned for her patriotism because she joined a group who wants to dissolve the union is a personal attack because it's personal.

That's why we'll be hearing them call Obama a n!@@#r soon because it's only dealing with issues...

"Hey, she's a mom."

So is Mrs. Dugger - and with 3 times as many children she MUST be three times as qualified!

Yeah.  Moms are off limits.  Look how easy the right were on Cindy Sheehan.

hey don't be so sexist...

i've heard a little about this story, but didn't have all the details.  obviously she knew what this party was all about.  alaskan independence party sort of sums it all up.  what really disturbed me was the video of her saying our iraq policy was "god's policy".  i guess that all buys into the theory that god wanted bush to be president.  praise the lord and pass the ammunition. 

But didn't you hear, The Left Declares War on God!

 

 

Rush's entire career is an affront to God

If we just keep up the surge a few more years I'm sure we can win!

All the Mc campaign "proved" is that Palin has always been registered Republican.

But it doesn't prove her non-membership in the AIP. Anyone can be continuously registered in one party, yet periodically supportive of another.

How many Reagan Dems are still registered as dems? I know lots.

Off subject but TOO GOOD not to mention: go to Huff Post to hear Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy caught off camera totally slamming Palin.

Excuse me. I see Jeter had already reported on this on another thread.

That's okay.... it's worth posting twice. I LOVE IT!

True, it's big news. MMFA does the same thing every once in a while, IIRC

Hey, did y'all see the official record of mccain's vetting process? I've just got the palin vetting process on video right here.

mmfa issues howling protests when Obama is linked to a controversial church...or a former terrorist...and then have the dishonesty to try and promote this non-story.

Palin clearly stated "competition is so good, and that applies to political parties as well. I share your party's vision of upholding the constitution of our great state".

Palin once again demonstrates her belief in the rule of law and the constitution...and her willingness to work with other interest groups...and that really burns mmfa...because she's conservative, principled and right.

Wesley... The point is that the CBS reporter claimed McCain campaign "prove[d]" Palin has "no connection" to Alaskan Independence Party.  This "non-story" points out that "no connection" fails to mention the address expressing sympathy and the membership of her husband in the group.

Now if you are so outraged about this, I suggest you tell sean Hannity to lay off all his venom about obama's paster and his wife, whose controversial remarks, according to you must be merely an example of "competition is good" in politics.

I mean, get real here.  I have yet to hear anything about Obama, his pastor, or his wife encouraging parts of the United States to leave the union.  I especially like the part when Palin told the AIP, "So I say good luck on a successful and inspiring convention. Keep up the good work, and God bless you." 

I wonder how sean hannity will spin and/or ignore this! 

If her husband is indeed a member, isn't that newsworthy? I mean, imagine the outrage if it came to light that Michelle Obama was or had been a member of the Communist Party, or the Black Panthers?

Hannity and I think Rush have already made a big big deal about remarks Obama's wife has made that are not patriotic enough for them.  I can confidently say they will gloss over this Alaska Independence stuff. 

I'm curious what makes this Alaska independence party think that if they go their own way, Russia won't try to reclaim them.

What total idiots-- oh, I forgot, Palin's got that National Guard command experience. 

Don't give Putin any ideas ;)

"Palin clearly stated "competition is so good, and that applies to political parties as well. I share your party's vision of upholding the constitution of our great state"."

Tell me, why would you have anything to do with a bunch of un-American separatists?  Would you tell them you "share their vision" about anything?  If she was involved in this because she wanted to socialize or something, then she shouldn't be sending them video messages twelve years later.

Palin associated herself with these people.  Party members say she was a member, whether she changed her registration or not.  If she doesn't sympathize with their radical cause, then she's the dumbest person on earth for pretending like she does, and then putting herself in the spotlight for everyone to see it.

Desperation is a lousy cologne, and your lame excuses simply reek of it. 

Ironically, we should be shocked, just shocked that obama has not surrounded himself with politically safe people his whole life.  Actually Obama seems to be the product of a sophisticated environment of different ideas and visions.  He lived out of the country, he was a community organizer, he went to an Ivy league school.  For that segment of our country that fears any complex ideas of society and economy, this is unacceptible.  For the conservative media clowns, their hysteria about Obama reflects their hysteria over the fact that our country is filled with "exotic" ideas and viewpoints.

Now we have Palin, who, has not always surrounded herself with political safe people.  However in the right wing context, unless you are in the clan or a neo nazi, anything goes: right makes right.  There is plenty of tolerance for crazy ideas as long as they are conservative.  Unlike the supposed politically correct left where there is a lot of contention among various issues, among the right extremism is normal.  So if Palin pals around with successionist and promotes creationism, no problem.  Once ideas are coded as conservative, they are wonderful and safe no matter what.  See, that way everything remains simple.

 

Is she only right on this, Wesley or in general?

Do you consider the Iraq War to be "a task from God?"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_palin_iraq_war;_ylt=Agqowbo6XOk1KSNtr5hJEqfCw5R4

What about a plan for a $30 billion oil pipeline?  Is that worth praying for?

What about her earmarks?

berg,

We'll see.

Very well could be.

Certainly...if you're of the persuasion.

Looks good at this point.

Does that help you?

That does, Wesley, thanks.  What do you make of her so aggressively pursuing earmarks and McCain's criticism of her town receiving them in the past?

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-earmarks3-2008sep03,0,2482434.story

Palin once again demonstrates her belief in the rule of law and the constitution...and her willingness to work with other interest groups...and to use her elected position to even out family disputes. And to run a shell game with her pregnancy.

You hypocrite, jerk, wes. You were on the forefront of the Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers junk and now you have the temerity to whine about Palin, whose husband was a member of the AIP, hanging out with secessionists.

Dishonest punk. Maybe next time you come along talkin' smack you'll remember what it feels like to be on the receiving end. Nah. Doubtful.

I know cons like you are used to being on the offensive and having your way with defensive liberals but you need to realize that the days of the wishy-washy left are behind us.

Hey Roundhouse, was it you that asked yesterday if W's speech was written by rinohunter? Whoever it was, I got a good laugh out of that, and was reminded of it tonight with the speeches of Giuliani, Romney and Palin.

I hear Rush & Sean and see Fox news, read some of the wingnut posters at this site, and I'm just amused, thinking their strange neighborhood of make-believe is restricted to an extreme fringe. Then I turn on the convention of one of the major political parties of our country, and I hear essentially the same views, the same perceptions of reality, and the same effortless lying, and it's suddenly not as funny.

It's really difficult to understand how this is a viable party in the 21st Century. 

Yeah, I asked that. Associating the left with "angry" and torture is common fare for these derelict thugs. What do we expect? Bush is well known for his phantasms and McCain has cocooned his campaign with a horde of Rove protege's. Expect worse to follow.

The righties seem to think they own property rights to hardball politics or something. They seem to believe, as Snoopy points out, that character assassinations like the Muslim smear are issues oriented while exposing a family values hypocrite is character assassination. Hey if they didn't want family values front and center, they shouldn't have built it into their Party platform. But it's officially silly season now, so I'm not surprised by the wingnuts. They're not used to being engaged by lefties on the cultural front, so they piss and moan about the utter unfairness of it all. Whatevs.

I was listening to Mike Malloy listen to Sarah and Julie's speeches, so I didn't catch all of the bs. I can guess what they were saying though, their various iterations of elitist, weakling, socialist, unpatriotic, terrorist sympathizing baby killers is just so predictable. Oh yeah, drill, drill, drill.

I would be truly elated if they would just come out say what they are really for: War, forced conception/birth, corporatocracy, slave labor and domestic police state. They'd probably still woo their base and get a few indendents, too, like Joe Lieberman.

It looks like you miss the point entirely, Wes.  If it was okay for the media to go after Wright, Michelle, Ayers and all of that, why is the husband or the pregnant daughter off limits now?  The Republicans set the precedent here, why is it suddenly "no fair" when the tables are turned?

MMFA has the correct point here.  It would not be an issue at all, if a precedent wasn't already established.

OM,

That wasn't my point at all. mmfa squealed like a pig under a gate with repeated articles about Obama's past associations being misrepresented...and then they turn around and do the same thing with Gov.Palin and the AIP.

The fact that Palin never changed her registration doesn't prove that she doesn't have any connections to the AIP.  It's misinformation, and it was rightly exposed as such.

Her association with a secessionist fringe group is a valid concern, by the way.  This shouldn't be a point of contention.

Whatever, wes. You were out there giving aid and comfort to the Wright/Ayers smears while legitimizing the attacks on Michelle Obama's patriotism. So don't act innocent.

Buck up and take your medicine.

MMFA doesn't agree with the press misrepresenting past associations.  This article is consistent with that stance.  They are misrepresenting Palin's association with the Independence party, claiming she wasn't in it.  

Saw it on FDL, AA and POV are giving them hell right now somewhere.

Her book banning issue has yet to suface in MSM. Should I hold my breath?

Here's a quote that might help explain Palin's rise to power: 

"Alaska--a place where you can't be too fat or too drunk. Where nobody says things like: 'Let's see your high school equivalency certificate.'"

Homer Simpson, The Simpsons Movie

If you look closely, when you scramble the letters of her name and her message..........you get -----

   S A R A H P A L I N...........R I C K  S A N T O R U M

Sharia Plan ?

Whoa, Craig, I was not familiar with the anagram machine. Good for a quick alias. I'm Bunker Riot, & my co-worker is Pretty Gay. I think I came out ahead on that one.

I burn toker

One Turk rib

Nuker orbit

Ore burn kit

Outer brink

Broke, in rut

Biker or nut?

Gee, Brab. Now I'm not so gung ho on "Bunker Riot". "Burrito Ken" is still in the running , too.

Thanks POW. I'd been working all day and could only come up with anal sharpi.

Let's just say that mine is an "ARTISTS RENDITION".

Aha! Your real name is Snot Irritants Die !

That is my given name in my homeland....POW is actually WOP...and being Italian, it fits.

I've been working on an angram for JJ....the best I found after two painstaking hours is..... JJ

I think you've got it.

On the other hand, you ain't the only fushilinger artsy fartsy media matters maniac. Any one wandering about Kingston Wa. Sept 13th 5-8PM feel free to drop by The Kingston Art Gallery in downtown. I'll be the featured 3D arteest this month. Hopfully the piece I just epoxied some carbon fibre to will be ready. If not the rest of the group will be throwing me into the bay!

I'm not planning on being anywhere the PacNorWest anytime soon, EW. Got ex-pat OC comrades in Skedaddle & Bothell, I'll tip them off.

How pathetic! Republicans don't even know who they are nominating for VP!

RNC Co-Chair: We are proud to be nominating Sarah PawlentyBy: SilentPatriot @ 11:30 AM - PDT  

  I don’t know what scares me more: That Ann Davidson doesn’t realize she screwed up, or the thought of a hybrid Republican VP candidate.

 Download | Play   Download | Play  (h/t Heather)

“We are holding a convention that will nominate a Republican woman governor, Sarah Pawlenty, as our next Vice-President.”

Nicole adds: Yeah, she’s well known in her party

I was looking at those voter registration records, and noticed that they had her party affiliation listed as "R" (Republican), and the date of her original registration being 1982.  But they do NOT indicate whether or not she changed party affiliation between then and now.....