Questions that will never be asked during the debates (unless our side raises them beforehand)

[jgraz]

1. Senator McCain: How do you respond to charges that you have physically assaulted several of your colleagues in the House and Senate, including then 97-year-old Strom Thurmond? And how can you assure the American public that you have the temperament to hold the highest office in the land?


2. Governor Palin: How long were you a member of the secessionist Alaska Independence Party and do you still agree with their political goals? Is your husband or any family member still connected with that party? And why did you choose to speak at their recent convention?


3. Senator McCain: Is your pick for Vice President really the most qualified candidate for that office? Was there truly no one else in your party whom you felt had more experience or ability to lead in the event that you are unable to serve as president? Why, for example, did you not choose Joe Lieberman, who was rumored to be your first choice up until you picked Governor Palin?


4. Governor Palin: You have been accused of attempting to ban books in your town's public library and then firing the librarian when she refused to go along. How do you respond to these charges?


5. Senator McCain: Could you describe your relationship with Vicki Iseman? Why was you campaign staff concerned about your interactions with this paid lobbyist for the telecommunications industry?


6. Governor Palin: Do you believe that we are in or close to the End of Days and that Alaska will be a refuge from the Apocalypse? Do you expect to be raptured? Do you believe terrorism in Israel is punishment for the Jews' rejection of Christ? And do you believe in Darwin's theory of Natural Selection as an explanation for the origins of modern plant and animal species?


7. Senator McCain: Do you share your running mate's views that victims of rape or incest should be forced to give birth to their attacker's child?


8. Governor Palin: Why does a mayor of 9,700-person town need to hire a city manager to help her run things? And how, with all the federal earmarks you managed to secure, did you leave your town with $20 million of debt?


9. Senator McCain: Your wife stole prescription drugs from her charity to feed an addiction. Do you feel that other drug addicts who commit illegal acts should be treated as leniently as she was?


10. Governor Palin: How do you respond to the religious leaders of your own party who feel that it is not appropriate for a mother of five, including a special-needs child, to take on the responsibilities of such a high office? Is their biblical view of the proper role for women incorrect? And do you agree with your church's stance that your husband Todd holds a position of ultimate responsibility in your family and that, as a woman, you must submit to his authority?



Any others? Remember, they won't be asked unless we start asking them.

[Ian David]

1. See also: Quick list of Sarah Palin scandals

Quick list of Sarah Palin scandals
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6950681

[ihavenobias]

2. K & R and one more question for McCain...

Senator McCain: Do you acknowledge that compared to yours?

[grannylib]

3. Great questions. Here are a couple that I would add:

Governor Palin: Ronald Reagan called for Americans to join together in volunteer efforts in their communities. George H.W. Bush called Americans who volunteer "...a thousand points of light." Community organizers feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless, visit the sick and imprisoned, just as Jesus commanded. How can you justify mocking what Christians do in Jesus' name?

Senator McCain: You once joked that Chelsea Clinton was so 'ugly' because Janet Reno was her father. Will you publicly apologize to Ms. Clinton and Ms. Reno for your disgusting, insulting, pathetically juvenile behavior?

Senator McCain: You have a hard time remembering things, including your stance on issues. Do you remember WTF you were thinking when you chose Caribou Barbie here, to insult the intelligence of American women everywhere?

Senator McCain: You once called your wife a cunt in the hearing of several reporters. Why should Cindy not be allowed to nail your scrotum to a tree, hand you a knife, and set the tree on fire? And if she's too big a whore to do it, wanting to be First Trashy Lady and all, why should any other woman not be allowed to do it for her?

[jgraz]

4. I had to alert on you for making me think of Grampy McSaggy's scrotum

Just kidding but ... ew.

:P

[Shanti Mama]

5. Let's be accurate

She did not fire the librarian. But the librarian is positive that it was more than a hypothetical inquiry into "what would happen if I asked you to rearrange the room, remove a few books, subscribe to more magazines"

[jgraz]

6. Yes, she did fire the librarian

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Sarah-Palin-Small-Mind-In-by-Judy-Swindler-080904-485.html

Sheesh, instead of spending your time defending Palin, maybe you could try googling "Palin fired librarian".