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1. MissK
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   OMG!! I can't stand it!! These people are nuts. I saw a button on one of the delegates that said Guns+God. Yep I remember reading about God and his AK47.
   I hope I can stand it long enough to hear what Sarah Palin has to say. Also why does her daughter always hold the baby and not the husband????? Hmmmmmmm

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2. CP
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   Giuliani is driving me crazy. If the Republican Party was NWA, Giuliani would be Flavor Flav. All the non-sense you can handle, looks like a dope doing it, but boy does he rile up a crowd.

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3. MissK
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   Very very white audience. Is there ant diversity in the RNC?

   On a sidenote: All the noise cannot be good for the baby's ears. Nice real nice!!!

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4. k
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   personally, i love the "hoosiers for the hot chick" button". are you serious with this? people say it's sexist to say she should not have gone back to work 3 days after giving birth to a special needs child, yet these buttons are ok? help me out with this.

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5. add
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   I just posted on the other thread -- in a nutshell, UGH!!!

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6. MissK
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   All I've heard tonight from the speakers are snide remarks and passive agressive comments.

   They are talking about being mavericks and not being controlled by the lobbyists, when all Monday night they were partying like no tomorrow. With whom????? THE LOBBYISTS!!!

   Give me a break

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7. add
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   OK, and was that a shot of lower Manhattan (where the Twin Towers once stood) behind Guiliani during his speech? If they had a shot of all the speakers' home cities during their time at the podium, then fine, but if not ... BARF.

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8. k
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   what does being a POW have to do with being president? my sarcastic side wants to say if he were a good soldier he wouldn't have been caught!

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9. CP
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   I like how she mentioned how McCain will talk the same way no matter who is listening - so is he going to wait until all of America is listening for him to call his wife the c-word. Pray tell.

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10. k
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    good one CP!

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11. angelescrest
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    We can't watch. We don't have TV, but we couldn't bare it. My dad's a lifelong Republican (and a gun dealer!?!), and he cannot vote for McCain. Who are these people? And, who is Leiberman? We are in stunned disbelief.

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12. HunterG
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    This is going to sound horrible, and though I respect very much the individuals who go to war and serve our country, being a POW has NOTHING to do with being president!

    Though it is a reason not to vote for someone, I'm sorry, but you just can't elect someone who was trapped in a concrete "box" by an enemy nation for 5 years. You never know when that person could snap.

    AND I have never seen so many "Stepford Wives" in one place at one time.

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13. CP
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    He already has snapped - the man has a serious anger problem that will seriously impede his judgment. Point blank.

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14. GenHillOne
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    What an unbelievable travesty that even part of our country thinks this is right. "snide and passive aggressive" - she was very much so... surprised? And I just thought it was here! Did anyone NOT talk about the POW story tonight? Some new talking points would be refreshing. Other than "drill baby drill" that Rudy thought was so entertaining, I couldn't understand a single one of the chants (on CNN); just mush. Oh, and if you're not watching CNN, you're missing Sarah's sister at the (I'm not kidding) Peanut Farm restaurant. BTW, they found out about her running on tv - close family!

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15. k
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    still can't believe how she is exploiting her baby. get him out of that stadium. quit holding him like a doll and take him home.

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16. HunterG
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    ...and get the youngest daughter to stop grooming him like a cat!

    Did anyone else see her lick her palm and use it to straignhten his hair? EWWW!

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17. angelescrest
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    At least you guys had the stamina to watch...

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18. GenHillOne
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    yeah angelescrest, but now I'm just pissed.

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19. MissK
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    I think my ears have stopped bleeding now.

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20. angelescrest
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    One daughter (17) has threatened to move to Canada should...I can't even say it.

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21. HunterG
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    I think I might convince my husband to re-up his Italian citizenship if so.

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22. angelescrest
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    My son (21) just called to say that listening to Giulani was "like listening to some horrific, Nazi comedy. It was scary."

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23. CP
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    HA! I had to make a call to the parents too. Let me tell you, us young voters who are still new at this are really getting thrown in the proverbial fire. It's scary!. ...I feel like I need warm milk and some cookies.

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24. RainyDay1235
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    I disagree. I think the fact that McCain was a POW is important. It's not the situation you find yourself in that defines you, it's how you deal with it. And by all accounts he was a hero, which is a testament to his character. Just as much as his adultery and use of derogatory terms for women are. It's a package deal.

    Palin was strong, intelligent and articulate. She also appears to live in an Alaskan "bubble", and spent the entire time pointing fingers, being saracastic and showing very little respect for the stage she was on. Trotting out the "off limits" kids was a nice touch at the end. Hmmm...wonder if any of McCain's kids show up? Guiliani's sure won't.

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25. Jenny
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    > ...and get the youngest daughter to stop grooming him like a cat!

    > Did anyone else see her lick her palm and use it to straignhten his hair? EWWW!

    Oh c'mon, that was one of the cutest shots ever!

    I dunno about you people. Maybe it's b/c I was born & raised in Detroit, and even after so many years in Seattle I still have a flyover country sensibility that (to my surprise) hasn't completely faded away, but I'll be utterly amazed if McCain/Palin don't clean up in the midwest.

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26. HP
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    Hunter I totally caught that licking thing..and all the shots they showed of the teleprompter. and the stepford wives LoL. and can we leave the baby at the hotel with a sitter!!!!!!! That was so wrong to bring the poor little guy with his baby ears to that place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Classy and her kids names sound like blog names rather than given legal names. Trig ! SERIOUSLY !!

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27. Jenny
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    EVERY candidate I've EVER seen who has children has had them up on the stage after the nominating speech. Has any pres/vp candidate EVER NOT done that in, say, the last 50 years?

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28. mellaw6565
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    Don't forget one of them is named Willow - isn't that a baby's name from a movie?

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29. HP
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    mellaw i think we have found a topic (politics) we are in agreement on :)

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30. acemotel
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    RainyDay, I agree that McCain's POW status + adultery + etc are all part of the package deal. I don't agree with the almost singular focus on his war experience - forty years ago - as rationale for his suitability for president. If anything, it's a liability as that experience, forty some years ago, colors his world view. The world is much different today than it was in McCain's prime time. A cold war sensibility - kicking ass and taking no prisoners - is not the attitude we need in 2009+. It puts us in great danger. It's not a function of age, but of attitude, and the man is long past his prime.

    And I'm sorry, but could he conduct himself with some dignity around Ms. Palin instead of acting like a lecherous old fool. for cryin out loud.

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31. mellaw6565
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    HP - I'm glad. Makes me feel better:)

    Oh yeah - we forgot their son - Track!

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32. HP
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    ace I thought the same thing when he had his arm around her, i bet he would not have been doing that if it were a man

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33. JanS
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    actually, although I can't stand Mrs. Palin, her children, Bristol and Willow, were named after places in AK. Track was named Track because, as I understand someone liked running? And Trig is named after a norse god or something like that. I'm not even sure what the 5th child's name is.
    I will defend her right to name her kids what she wants. I named my daughter Jessica, not a bad name, and when I told my now ex MIL what I would call a girl baby, she told me it was a terrible name, and she'd never call her that...oh, well..too bad for her - lol...

    But the rest...well, talk about Sarah Palin however you want ;-)

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34. mellaw6565
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    Jan - I guess to me the names just sound sort of juvenile, like something a teenager would pick.

    Funny story - there were a set of brothers that I taught whose parents were from Cambodia I think - in any event they named the boys "Base", "Ball", and "Bat".

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35. HP
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    mellaw i am curious about the inspiration for these names, track like what you run around or track like tracking a bear while hunting? Trig like trigger on a gun??? willow ?????? bristol? And she really needs a stylist, and she will need that chef back and someone to take care of her kids and I am a working mom. I know one can have a career and children. What i question is if you were on your 5th child wouldnt your commitment be more to motherhood than to career at least until they are older. I only have 2, I know what they need from me but to have 5 and be second in command in the country seems a bit like biting off more than one could chew. It seems unfair to the children. but thats just my 2 cents. I would think if her goal was to shatter the glass ceiling she would not have had SO MANY children

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36. HP
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    Jan thanks i must have been typing while you were posting :)

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37. JanS
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    mellaw, HP...yes, while I think that she can name her kids anything she wants, I privately, in my heart of hearts, thought they were kinda...well...sophomoric in nature. Oh, yeah...third girl's name is Piper. So...is that as in Piper Laurie? Pied Piper? or Piper Cub? wait...as in..paid the Piper?...actually, I like the name Piper :)

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38. Anonymous
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    "Bristol? Bristol Bay. Piper? Piper Cub airplane. Willow? The town north of Wasilla. Trig Paxson? Another town further north of Wasilla. Track? Generic outdoorsy"

    http://mudflats.wordpress.com/

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39. GenHillOne
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    LOL - I've been reading mudflats too, JT!

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40. HP
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    JT thanks for the link that is hilarious!!!!!!!!!!

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41. TheHouse
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    Reading posts #1-#40, it reminded me of something my Dad used to tell me when I was younger:

    "Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought an idiot then to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

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42. GenHillOne
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    You know that post is flawed, right House? ;)

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43. CP
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    Um... is that not grounds for some sort of complaint? I mean really...

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44. JoB
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    CP..

    sorry to defend house.. but he was within his rights.. he was criticizing ideas... or more accurately in this case.. comments.

    He is entitled to his opinion.. just as someone was entitled to his opinion of project runway as a diversion... even though the local guy is still in the game and even he would think that a very big deal if it was connected to sports instead of fashion.

    the names are cute.. but there is a certain group in Alaska who do cute... SARAH PALIN IS ONE OF THEM.

    but i think he may have missed a comment or two in the first 40 that focused on something other than Sarah Palin's triviality.

    I'm not going to go back and site numbers.. i have more faith in his candidate than he does... she must have said something worthy of more than trivial comments...

    didn't she?????????

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45. GenHillOne
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    Personally, I'm not going to be crushed by someone's opinion of my other interests, even if snarky does get old. Everyone (over 18 and, we hope, registered) does get a vote, however.

    I am not by nature a student of politics. It's a passion for some and analysis excites them. Bravo for them (no sarcasm), because I get to, thankfully, reap the benefits of their knowledge and research. I do want to make choices based on issues as they align with my beliefs, so I tend to ramp up my interest at certain points. I won’t apologize if my contribution is not intellectual enough for some. I think I'm pretty representative of those with whom I work, live, and socialize on a daily basis. Now is the time to engage as many voters as possible and there is a broad spectrum within the masses – from political junkies to those who haven’t visited the polls in years. I think we should keep talking.

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46. charlabob
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    Don't feed the troll; unfed trolls wither and die.

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47. CP
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    You are right indeed. It's just getting a little much for my tastes, but I'll refrain from feeding the fire. :)

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48. GenHillOne
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    heh, heh, I was actually adding to JoB's post - are you calling Jo a troll?! LOL, apologize now! ;)

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49. JoB
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    I know charlabob is shaking her head as i type because she and i have had this conversation often..

    but part of upholding the right to free speech is upholding TheHouse's right to be as trivial and argumentative as he wants... as long as he doesn't indulge in personal comments about individuals.

    Just as it is our right to point out how thoughtless and unintelligent those remarks are...

    For that kind of freedom.. i will gladly tolerate a TheHouse or two.

    especially when their lack of forethought produces such an excellent opportunity to point out the error of their ways:)

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50. CP
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    McCain gives us a hint at why he really chose Palin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RN5xbWtNSU

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