Breaking New York Times article

[creature of habit]

no longer an internet rumor:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02vetting.html

[Punkingal]

1. Good grief!

This article will send McCain over the edge.:bounce:

[XemaSab]

2. It's official

The Lord is a Democrat. :D

[Bobbie Jo]

7. Amen, Sister.

:kick:

[creature of habit]

26. Herald Tribune link up on Drudge report

Global edition of New York Times


http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/america/02vetting.php

[anigbrowl]

3. Genius...

"Although The Washington Post quoted advisers to Mr. McCain on Sunday as saying Ms. Palin had been subjected to an F.B.I. background check, an F.B.I. official said Monday the bureau did not vet potential candidates and had not known of her selection until it was made public."

[WeDidIt]

11. She won't be able to pass an FBI check, either

Being a member of the AIP will in all likelihood disqualify her from achieving a top secret security clearance.

[cliffordu]

22. That's exactly right. She might be on the terrorist watch list.

[FatDave]

46. Oh man, that would be the greatest thing ever.

I'd love to hear the spin on "is your veep a terrorist?"

[americanstranger]

30. Deal-breaker.

Game over, right there.

Anyone who has gone through a background check of any kind will read that sentence and instantly be disgusted.

I thought he was done yesterday. Tomorrow ain't gonna be good for the former Maverick. Not at all.

- as

[Booster]

4. ooooooh, Mac ain't gonna like that. Cue the fireworks.

[Arugula Latte]

5. Holy crap!:

"He had his first face-to-face interview with her on Thursday and offered her the job moments later."

This impulsive man with a hair-trigger temper is supposed to be PRESIDENT? Are you freaking kidding me?! :wow:

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Well, well, well..and that ain't just three holes in the ground...

[vaberella]

8. It's times like this my hate of MSM is sedated. n/t

[grannylib]

9. So, Gramps makes hasty decisions without all the facts...hmmm...

that's not a pResident we can believe in, my friends

[lapfog_1]

10. oh oh oh...

I think I got it now...

The reason that Sarah Palin waited 10 to 12 hours after her water broke with her latest pregnancy is that she really wanted her kid to be a "native born Alaskan"... because if Alaska does secede from the union, she didn't want any question as to whether her kid was a citizen of the new nation of Alaska.

That's the only thing that makes any sense (well, sense in nutso world).

[XemaSab]

32. Interesting idea

b/t

[Dem2theMax]

34. Ya know, in a twisted way, that makes sense. For them. LOL!

;)

[Jennicut]

12. Nice judgement there Johnny boy.

What a total mess up. If you can't pick a good solid VP to run with you what CAN you do correctly? Makes the choice by Obama of Joe Biden seem incredibly brilliant.

[ccharles000]

13. K&R

[lapfog_1]

14. She filled out a form with MORE THAN SEVENTY questions?

in my best Tweety voice.... HA!

I once went through a security background check for "classified" (and I can't tell you the level of classification) position with a government contracting company.

They asked hundreds of questions. The form was enormous. And a lie detector test. And they checked everything. I got calls from old friends from junior high and high school asking me what the hell was going on. My parents got a call from an old neighbor of ours when I was 3 years old (moved when I was 5).

It took months.

McCain asks her to fill out a questionnaire with 70 questions? And talks with her for maybe 15 minutes... for the VICE PRESIDENCY?

Holy Crap.

[samdogmom]

16. And...we can all witness the results!

Not a stellar moment for the McPOW campaign. AT ALL! They messed up big time. Just sit back and enjoy the show. I predict it will be good.

[mcctatas]

19. Hell, I even had to take a mini-MMPI to be the manager of a

freaking clothing store and it was a hell of a lot more than 70 questions. They cannot be serious with this pick! It's seriously making me feel all discombobulated, what the hell is going on???

[glitch]

58. In all fairness puppets don't really need security clearance.

They've really outed themselves as figureheads haven't they?

[me b zola]

15. McCain's choice reveals him to be reckless and a loose cannon

"...While there was no sign that her formal nomination this week was in jeopardy, the questions swirling around Ms. Palin on the first day of the Republican National Convention, already disrupted by Hurricane Gustav, brought anxiety to Republicans who worried that Democrats would use the selection of Ms. Palin to question Mr. McCain’s judgment and his ability to make crucial decisions.

At the least, Republicans close to the campaign said it was increasingly apparent that Ms. Palin had been selected as Mr. McCain’s running mate with more haste than McCain advisers initially described."

[demokatgurrl]

57. I LOVE to read the words

"brought anxiety to Republicans". :D

[me b zola]

60. It's a thing of beauty!

I wasn't going to watch the gop convention, but this is just too much fun! :party:

[ginnyinWI]

17. When the guy got up and stated today that they were a unified party,

I knew they were not. In fact, everything the guy said was to try to deny realities that exist in the RNC. If something is true, you don't have to trumphet it. But if you are trying to spin something, you do.

They are split, fractured and dysfunctional. They are fighting and backbiting. They are punching at each other as they all go over the waterfall together.

They are dividing into their parts: evangelicals one way, libertarians another way, neocons a third way, moderates Obama's way.

Schadenfreude.

[creature of habit]

20. unified party

moderates Obama's way.

Right On.

[thenam]

18. Breaking New York Times article

Looks like the shiny-newness has worn off, and we`re getting to see how things will really work with Palin as McBush`s veep pick. The train is coming right off the tracks.

[L. Coyote]

21. "Aides to Mr. McCain said they had a team on the ground in Alaska now"

Hey, it's a long ways to Alaska!

[SoCalDem]

23. --They sure goofed on this one-

:)

[L. Coyote]

25. That, or they are going to nominate Cheney.

It takes a lot to make Cheney look young and smart!!

[SoCalDem]

My money is on Jebbie... or Newt

At this point Mccain should just say.. YOU guys decide,,I screwed up on this one..and turn it over to the various factions of the RNC to have a big ole floor fight..

[L. Coyote]

49. Floor fight! Floor fight! Pass the word...... LOL

Imagine Animal House-esque insanity in St. Paul.

[Dem2theMax]

36. I wonder what kind of transportation they used to get there?

[Carolina]

62. ROTFLMAO!!!!

I love it

[Major Hogwash]

40. The actors of Northern Exposure had more experience than Palin!

*Ouch*

[the Sundance Kid]

24. jab! hook! uppercut!

McCain goes down!!

[Kool Kitty]

27. They did this, according to the last line

in the article, to reach out to Clinton supporters? She is for everything Hillary has fought so hard against. Just add any random female to the ticket and it's a sure winner for you, huh, John? It's ridiculous and insulting.

[quantass]

28. lawdy..lawdy!

[Fleshdancer]

29. The hail mary pass is INTERCEPTED, lol!

They actually sacrificed knowledge and political prudence for a gotcha gimmick. An actual gimmick. :rofl:

[Metric System]

31. Hilarious, for so many reasons.

[Dem2theMax]

33. I think the repukes are going to start praying for more rain.

:evilgrin:


Not that I want anyone to be hurt.

But can't you just see them wanting to be able to cancel the convention NOW? :rofl:

[Danger Mouse]

35. What a fine mess...

McCain grumbles, glowering at Sarah Palin.

[WinkyDink]

37. Of COURSE the pregnancy is legit news. It goes against Palin's very public attempt to get OTHER

people's children to be subjected to lectures on ABSTINENCE.

[GrizzlyMan]

38. I'll go there: I think this campaign is over

Obama getting to 50 percent in a national poll was nice, but if anyone saw the USA Today article with all of the other questions asked in the poll including who shares your values, strongest leader, knows the economy etc. and Obama was leading in every one of them.

I just get a lost in the weeds vibe from the Repukes because they're stuck with an uninspiring nominee and a woefully unqualified VP nominee who I don't believe will survive the week and I just don't think Fundies can do it for the GOP this time like they did in 2004.

[justiceischeap]

39. This quote makes me wonder about something:

“They obviously felt it was worth the risk to rev up the base...” Mr. Schnur said.

When we attack someone the base likes, doesn't that just stir them up more? So maybe this was a calculated move to energize the base.

They knew she had lots of issues that would fire up Democrats and make us vocal. When we become vocal and attack their candidate, the base gets energized. Especially with the Bristol thing--nothing fires up their base more than perceived attacks on family values.

[regnaD kciN]

41. Unfortunate Quote Of The Day...

“They didn’t seriously consider her until four or five days from the time she was picked, before she was asked, maybe the Thursday or Friday before,” said a Republican close to the campaign. “This was really kind of rushed at the end, because John didn’t get what he wanted. He wanted to do Joe or Ridge.”

Now I've got to get that picture out of my mind. Ewwwwww! :evilgrin:

[Neshanic]

44. Yes, I needed a brain scrub after that.

[Tatiana]

42. OK, who can't stop LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF?

:rofl:

"Aides to Mr. McCain said they had a team on the ground in Alaska now to look more thoroughly into Ms. Palin’s background."

You cannot make this shit up.

[kwenu]

45. Oh wow!!! This is hillarious and it gets funnier as time goes on.

[L. Coyote]

51. Count me in. But, the Rs have a different view of this and we should worry

that the entire campaign will remain an emotion match from here on.
WHY? Because, they realized they lose on reason! So, they are creating this situation to WIN!

[wildflower]

61. That's a good point

We can't get complacent. "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst."

Do you think Obama will help tone down the emotional aspect? He is so steady.

[L. Coyote]

64. Obama did a great job of moving a lot of people away from the wrong focus

by saying "back off." That's not a pretty please sounding request!

[Goat or Panic]

43. I'm beginning to think that maybe

Republicans don't know how to govern. Just a hunch.


:sarcasm:

[mamalone]

54. Wow.. whodathunk?

:rofl:

[H2O Man]

47. Very good.

Thank you for this.

[Kablooie]

48. Well, that settles it. Pure incompetance on McCain's part. Giving in to unreasonable pressure.

What a wonderful 4 years we are in for if he, for some unknown reason, wins.

But after Bush winning two times, it's still a possiblity.

[BklynChick]

50. McCain is actually the trainwreck. Haha!

[Blue_Tires]

52. wow...who talked mccain out of getting mittens or suckabee?

[jberryhill]

53. I'll say this for the GOP

At least they make the trainwrecks run on time.

[mnhtnbb]

55. Maybe we should be placing bets on McCain stepping aside.

This is just disaster for the Repubs. Maybe McCain better not get on any small planes.

[maseman]

56. This is IT!

This is the reporting that the NY Times is known for. Too bad Shrub didn't have more of this type of reporting.

AMEN NY TIMES.

[glitch]

59. Cue the ringer. A little early, but needs must. Even puppets should have some cred nt

[krkaufman]

63. That *is* the story, McCain's minimal review of his running mate.

Not exactly rigorous.