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September 4, 2008 at 7:03 am #637239
HPMemberHunter 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 !!
September 4, 2008 at 7:05 am #637240
JennyMemberEVERY 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?
September 4, 2008 at 7:06 am #637241
mellaw6565MemberDon’t forget one of them is named Willow – isn’t that a baby’s name from a movie?
September 4, 2008 at 7:18 am #637242
HPMembermellaw i think we have found a topic (politics) we are in agreement on :)
September 4, 2008 at 7:25 am #637243
acemotelParticipantRainyDay, 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.
September 4, 2008 at 7:28 am #637244
mellaw6565MemberSeptember 4, 2008 at 7:28 am #637245
HPMemberace 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
September 4, 2008 at 7:32 am #637246
JanSParticipantactually, 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 ;-)
September 4, 2008 at 7:34 am #637247
mellaw6565MemberJan – 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”.
September 4, 2008 at 7:42 am #637248
HPMembermellaw 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
September 4, 2008 at 7:43 am #637249
HPMemberJan thanks i must have been typing while you were posting :)
September 4, 2008 at 8:40 am #637250
JanSParticipantmellaw, 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 :)
September 4, 2008 at 8:44 am #637251
AnonymousInactive“Bristol? Bristol Bay. Piper? Piper Cub airplane. Willow? The town north of Wasilla. Trig Paxson? Another town further north of Wasilla. Track? Generic outdoorsy”
September 4, 2008 at 1:43 pm #637252
GenHillOneParticipantLOL – I’ve been reading mudflats too, JT!
September 4, 2008 at 2:26 pm #637253
HPMemberJT thanks for the link that is hilarious!!!!!!!!!!
September 4, 2008 at 3:11 pm #637254
TheHouseMemberReading 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”.
September 4, 2008 at 3:18 pm #637255
GenHillOneParticipantYou know that post is flawed, right House? ;)
September 4, 2008 at 3:21 pm #637256
CPMemberUm… is that not grounds for some sort of complaint? I mean really…
September 4, 2008 at 4:21 pm #637257
JoBParticipantCP..
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?????????
September 4, 2008 at 5:15 pm #637258
GenHillOneParticipantPersonally, 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.
September 4, 2008 at 5:21 pm #637259
charlabobParticipantDon’t feed the troll; unfed trolls wither and die.
September 4, 2008 at 5:24 pm #637260
CPMemberYou are right indeed. It’s just getting a little much for my tastes, but I’ll refrain from feeding the fire. :)
September 4, 2008 at 5:27 pm #637261
GenHillOneParticipantheh, heh, I was actually adding to JoB’s post – are you calling Jo a troll?! LOL, apologize now! ;)
September 4, 2008 at 5:31 pm #637262
JoBParticipantI 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:)
September 4, 2008 at 5:41 pm #637263
CPMemberMcCain gives us a hint at why he really chose Palin
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