"Can I call you, Joe?"

[madaboutharry]

This question asked by Palin at the beginning of the debate speaks volumes about her character. When greeting Sen. Biden, she sweetly asks him if she could call him Joe. He, as any normal person would think, most likely thought it would set a civil tone to the debate. But the reason she asked was not in the spirit of civility. It was for the purpose of mean spiritedness and for use in reciting comments that were for the purpose of ridicule. She demonstrated once again that she has no moral compass.

[iceman66]

1. A setup for the line "Say it ain't so Joe"

[AlCzervik]

12. that is exactly correct and Biden was way smart for always referring to her as "Governor"

can you imagine if her called her by her name even once? The Mccain camp and some in the media would have been crying sexisim.

[calimary]

14. That is EXACTLY what it was. Nothing more than a set-up clearing the way for that

smarmy second-hand schtick. She can't even come up with something original, and the "say it ain't so, Joe. There you go again" is overkill. You don't bunch all your folksy-isms into the same paragraph together. A little goes a long way.

Moral of the story: if she pats you on the back, just be aware that all she's doing is searching for the best place in which to plunge a knife.

She's ruthless, mean-spirited, and calculating as hell. And there was NOTHING genuine or friendly about it. It was COLDLY CALCULATED to score a point. Which means we have to be very careful to assess EVERY SENTENCE that rolls off her forked tongue. ALWAYS. Every single sentence. EVERYTHING she says and does needs to be regarded carefully and with suspicion, and examined for an ulterior motive. ALWAYS look for the lizard-brain mentality in there. It'll always be close to the surface.

Don't EVER drop your guard against a predator like this. NOT EVER.

[iceman66]

22. God help us if she ever becomes president.

Palin would make W look like FDR!

[MercutioATC]

25. Yeah, I can just hear her say "Can I call you Vladimir?"

...of course, finding cutesy phrases that rhyme with Vladimir is a little more difficult...

[midnight]

27. Moral of the story:

if she pats you on the back, just be aware that all she's doing is searching for the best place in which to plunge a knife. Good assessment......

[chupacabranation]

18. True. And I think it served another purpose -

She said it very loudly, as if she was trying to prove to America that SHE would ask someone before addressing them by first name, even though Obama didn't "ask" McCain (although they're clearly entitled to address each other as such because they know each other quite well).

This annoyed me even more than the prep for the "Say it ain't so, Joe" line - she was trying to make a character generalization about Obama.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

35. The full line was "Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again"

She was hoping that the modified Ronald Reagan line would get a lot of media attention and be a highpoint. It didn't and it wasn't. But it was obviouly pre-planned. No obvious take-off on Ronald Reagan occurs by chance.

[KathieG]

37. Yep...David Letterman called it

[Window]

41. That was exactly the reason she asked him if she could call him Joe.

And, what a corny line it was.

[TheCoxwain]

44. That line was SO forced .. her discomfort when it was time to blurt it so palpable that

it shook no one ... It fell flat .... She tried to do a Ronald Regan ... but ended up looking like a 3rd grader caught stealing candy from the kitchen pantry.

[RagAss]

2. and you think she thought of that herself?

[madaboutharry]

7. I am sure it was the idea of some

Rovian hack.

[RagAss]

15. me too.

[Clio the Leo]

3. yep and.......

.... it was a clear attempt to combat the "McCain was too impersonal, refusing to look Obama in the eyes" thing.

I bet there will be all kinds of weird forced hugging attempted by McCain Tuesday night.

[knowledgeispwr]

6. McCain will probably try to look more directly at Obama...

and end up doing the 'creepy old man leer' instead.

[Clio the Leo]

8. and he'll throw in that creep laugh ..... ask him out for coffee. NT

[knowledgeispwr]

16. Did you hear McCain's HEHHH?

He was talking up Palin and he kept adding "HEHHH?" as a tag. It was horrible:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8hhShMyZw

[tibbiit]

28. It shocked me... that is McCains Dean Scream

or it should be.
tib

[BlooInBloo]

4. "I'm a married man, Governor. I suggest you DON'T call me."

:rofl:

[jillan]

10. Speaking of which - take a look at the expression on Jill Biden's face when she met Palin -

:rofl:
You can almost read her mind.

[Eric J in MN]

30. The girl on the right looks even more skeptical of Sarah Palin. NT

NT

[jillan]

38. That's Ashley Biden, Joe and Jill's daughter.

[Eric J in MN]

45. Thanks. I'm guessing she's not a fan of Sarah Palin. NT

NT

[obiden]

39. Brilliant!

that's what he should have said

[DeepBlueC]

5. there's no "I won't go there" there

:thumbsdown:

[Muttocracy]

9. maybe she meant, "Joe, can I call you?" cause if she's elected

she'll need someone to tell her what the hell is going on in the world.

[jenmito]

11. The SNL skit tonight made that perfectly clear!

And it will get lots of play.

[BrklynLiberal]

17. That was one of the more subtle parts of that skit..but the truth was there.

[jenmito]

21. I think it will be played many times in the coming days

in case anyone "missed" it.

[targetpractice]

20. Biden: "I don't know. Can you?"

Palin: "Huh?"

Biden: "I don't know if you can or not. Do you want my permission?"

Palin: "Huh? Oh... I see you are playing the elite insider grammar guy. MAY I call you, Joe?"

Biden: Sure.

[targetpractice]

13. David Letterman called her out on that on Friday...

... during his interview with Brian Williams.

I thought she was being polite initially, but I watched again after Letterman's contention. He was right.

She aggressively asked, "Can I call you, Joe?" upon meeting him on stage. She was making sure to set up her, "Say it ain't so, Joe" gag.

[progressivebydesign]

19. I completely agree on that point. She READ that damn "say it ain't so Joe" thing from a card.

I watched the clip and it was a rehearsed line. I'm not sure what is more pathetic -- the fact that she said it, or the fact that it had to be written out for her. Another tool, just like George Bush.

[notheyrejustwrong]

23. Sure, you can call me joe...

if I can call you an incompetent, lying, sack-o-sh*t C*nt-muscle

[hisownpetard]

24. Right. No moral compass, just like her idols, McCain and Bush.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

26. She's evil like GW Bush, but she has an even lower I.Q. than Bush nt

[quakerboy]

29. Hmm

I like the comma placement. Makes me think of the MASH episode where winchester gets in trouble with the gal in the bar.

[Erin Elizabeth]

31. Actually, you need to include the "HEY" on the front.

Her exact words were "HEY can I call you JOE?"

I thought that was informal and disrespectful.

[Erin Elizabeth]

32. BTW I would have loved it if his microphone

wasn't on and he said "No you may call me Senator Biden."

Oh and it's MAY I not CAN I, Palin. Of course you CAN. But when you are asking permission, it's MAY.


(Sorry, I'm an English teacher.)

[bridgit]

33. Correct!

[scarface2004]

34. you can call me ray, or you can call me r j, or you can

call me johnson (anybody remember the rest from old red foxx show?, it was a hilarious bit)

[bridgit]

36. Sure do, "Or you can call me Ray J"

:)

[BklnDem75]

40. I think it was a dig at Obama

During the first debate, Obama kept saying John instead of senator. I've been hearing it from pubbies about how disrespectful Obama was. So when I heard Palin asked Biden that question, I just shook my head.

[Political Heretic]

42. That's a bit of a stretch.

[endthewar]

43. Good grief...

:crazy:

You and this opinion is like McCain and 100 years in Iraq. Lonely? :rofl:

[TNMOM]

46. Joe response: yes, if I can call you an idiot.