Palin: "Obama/Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward me, my family..."

[jefferson_dem]

The Obama-Biden attack on Palin's family?
Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:16 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: 2008, Biden, Obama, Palin

From NBC's Mark Murray
This afternoon, the McCain campaign issued a Palin fundraising solicitation for the joint McCain-Palin-RNC fund. (After this week, McCain no longer can raise money after accepting $84.1 million in public funds, but the Republican National Committee and state parties can.)

"I cannot tell you how special last night was for me and how enthused I am to be John McCain's running mate," Palin said in the email solicitation, adding: "Unfortunately, as you've seen this week, the Obama/Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward me, my family and John McCain. The misinformation and flat-out lies must be corrected."

Unless we're mistaken, neither Obama nor Biden nor the campaign has attacked Palin's family. In fact, Obama said this after it was revealed that Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant: "I have said before and I will repeat again: I think people’s families are off limits, and people’s children are especially off limits. This shouldn’t be part of our politics, it has no relevance to governor Palin’s performance as a governor or her potential performance as a vice president. And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories."

Reached for comment about the charge, RNC spokesman Danny Diaz cited a comment Obama's Florida spokesman made noting (incorrectly, it seems) that Palin supported Pat Buchanan, whom Jews -- at least according to this spokesman -- have called a "Nazi sympathizer."

But Diaz didn't cite a single Obama or Biden charge against Palin's family.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/04/1347741.aspx

[ErinBerin84]

1. lol. fucking little victims. deceptive.

They're using this family shit as a smoke screen to cover up the real shenanigans.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Poor baby. Should we get the smelling salts out and a fainting couch?

[TwilightZone]

3. Pat Buchanan personally said that she was one of his supporters.

If they're looking for someone to blame for making that connection, they should start with Pat.

[and-justice-for-all]

4. That would be the media Caribou Barabie...

Barack defend you, or did you forget.

[cali]

5. that filthy little turd is lying again. trying to insinuate that it was Obama and Biden

who attacked her when they've actually defended the vile fuckwad.

I want to see her completely destroyed politically. And if it destroys her personally, well, tough shit for that disgusting piece of crap.

[Cha]

39. palin is going for the sympathy Independent vote/

Swing voters like a vicious female pitbull.

[Nipper1959]

6. WAH WAH WAH

what a bunch of whiners.
Politics is a contact sport, if you don't want to get roughed up don't put on the pads and get off of the field. Paraphrasing Bill Clinton.

[BeyondGeography]

7. What was it you told Hillary?

Stop yer :cry:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

8. Better not dish it out if you CAN'T TAKE IT!

"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

STUPID LYING SACK OF SHIT!

[gateley]

9. Well she's right and I just feel awful about it.

Why can't we take the high road and behave like the McCain/Palin Republicans do? They've treated our candidates with the utmost respect and have never furthered ugly untruths.

:puke:

[City Lights]

10. Sarah, you ignorant hypocrite.

Sucks when your own words come back to haunt you, you stinking winer!

"When I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or, you know, maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, man, that doesn’t do us any good. Women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country. I don’t think it’s, it bodes well for her -- a statement like that." ~ Sarah Palin

[renate]

19. wow... she said that?

Oh how I hope it's on video so Keith or Rachel can show it.

[City Lights]

20. Yup. Ain't she a gem?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/did-palin-call.html

[mnhtnbb]

11. SOP for Repubs is to lie and they always accuse Dems of lying.

Yawn. Those awful Dems trying to rain on her parade.

:nopity:

[TechBear_Seattle]

12. Stating truth is not an attack

Unless, that is, you are stating truths about Republickers. :eyes:

[kestrel91316]

13. We're just getting started you WHINY PATHETIC RACIST BITCH.

[Gabi Hayes]

14. I SAW Buchanan say she supported him.... he even had a special name for her.

that part of the story is bullshit

[RiverStone]

15. She will spout off outright lies, assuming most folks are too stupid to notice

Of course, we at DU notice --- now, how to remind main st. USA that they are selling lies with nothing more than smoke and mirrors.

[yardwork]

16. She hasn't seen anything yet.

She hasn't even given a press conference yet. She hasn't appeared in public without a teleprompter and a speechwriter.

[casus belli]

17. In short: Please donate. Dems are MEAN!

(sigh)

Apparently, she's qualified to do everything except take tough hits.

Wake me when it's over.

[Eurobabe]

18. Call a fucking WAAAAAAAHHHMBULANCE already

and here's a banky for ya Sarah Smile.

[Madam Mossfern]

43. Is that a Polar bear?

Just sayin

[24HRrnr]

21. "Obama/Biden Democrats "

That would be many here. I'll let others decide if the attacks have been vicious but there have been attacks. It's politics. I only disagee when I see (way too much) misogyny here.

Otherwise, the statement is accurate whether you agree or not with the sentiment. And I would love to get all the "flat-out lies...corrected." Parsing a bit.

[Bluenorthwest]

45. Gee-Misogyny here bugs ya?

But not John McCain? All of this whining out of the running mate of the man who told jokes about Chelsea Clinton being ugly and 'fathered' by Janet Reno is confusing. I dare you to write a more misogynistic joke than that one, it is multi layered in its sexism...
And that is about as vicious as it gets as well, calling a teenaged girl ugly. That statement is accurate. McCain/Palin- Years of Experience Trashing American Families. Agree or not, it is a fact.

[apnu]

22. WTF is she talking about?

What Democrat, on the Obama-Biden, ticket attacked her family?!?!

Really, I want to know?

[tridim]

30. The strawman "Democrat" Rove and others conjured up a few days ago.

[1corona4u]

23. Boo fucking who...

who the fuck cares what she says.

[JeffR]

24. Here's another vicious attack for you, Sarah:

Fuck off and drop dead.

[debbierlus]

25. They are such lying foul traitors....

They SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO want to be the victims.

And, they are so screwed.

The Enquirer has a new article out next week. And, Palin is going to be exposed for cheating on her husband.

Beautiful.

[blondeatlast]

26. Still STIFLING OUR FREE SPEECH, Sarah? What are they saying about our nominee on FR?

What do you think ot that, Poor Pitiful Pearlie?

[Alter Ego]

27. Even the media's figuring it out.

What the fuck is going on? Did I die and go to Bizarro World?

[AspenRose]

28. Amateurs.

They're trying to provoke Obama and Biden. Won't work. That's why our guys have been classy from the get-go (aside from the fact that they are classy guys to begin with).

They're not going to give you any ammunition for your AK-47, Gidget.

[backscatter712]

29. Where's that old political cartoon:

It was one that made fun of Hillary, showed her wearing a frilly apron saying "I'm just a girl!", brandishing a bloody mace, and crying "NO FAIR!!!"

I want to photochop Palin's head on that cartoon...

[YOY]

34. Morning star or Flail

A mace has no chain. ...yes I played D&D when I was in High School.

[backscatter712]

36. Yeah, it was a morning star....

[YOY]

31. A staged "I'm offended" when she has truly no reason to be offended.

Sorry Sarah...you're full of shit.

[beac]

32. And after Obama was so graciosu about her tabloid-trash family,

Palin went ahead and took a nasty swipe at Michelle in her speech.

Palin is SCUM!

[vanderBeth]

33. I don't know where the fuck she gets off putting Obama/Biden label on

that after they defended her.

[Deb]

35. Palin needs tinfoil lipstick

to prevent those vicious attacks.

[Cha]

37. palin, you're the vicious pitbull with lipstick..abolutely live

up to your self appointed appellation.

Buck up, whiny..your family needs you.

[KathieG]

38. Ugh...she is a real piece of work

:nopity: :puke:

[nini]

40. Sounds like she'll be able to handle Putin, Ahmadinejad, Al Queda etc.

riiiiggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhtttttttttttttttttttt

[glitch]

41. How can you stand up to [insert current bogeyman here] if you can't stand up to Democrats?

Bets on when she uses our "meanness" to back out? And better yet, bets on who's next?

[blue_onyx]

42. I think Obama and Biden have been overly kind to Palin.

Obama said her family was off limits. Biden even complimented her speech and her "zingers." She's trying to play some victim so Obama/Biden come off looking bad.

[demo dutch]

44. but but ... Sarah! ... Hilary was the whiner remember????