Comments on: McCain Looking At Gov. Sarah Palin? http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/ Blogging for a McCain Victory! Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ted http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-969 Ted Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:56:16 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-969 Q&A How can McCain SIMULTANEOUSLY attract both Hillary AND Bob Barr voters? Answer: PALIN Veep! Q&A How can McCain SIMULTANEOUSLY attract both Hillary AND Bob Barr voters? Answer: PALIN Veep!

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By: Ted http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-959 Ted Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:31:40 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-959 After watching both McCain's and Obama's speeches on TV Tuesday night, McCain no less than NEEDS to run Alaska Gov Sarah Palin as his VP mate. After watching both McCain’s and Obama’s speeches on TV Tuesday night, McCain no less than NEEDS to run Alaska Gov Sarah Palin as his VP mate.

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By: Ted http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-898 Ted Fri, 30 May 2008 20:35:21 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-898 There’s been noted buzz of late on rising GOP star Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal as a McCain prospective Veep. Certainly Jindal is more than very good, However, I believe there’s some “strategerie” going on here. The “real” beneficiary of the Jindal talk is the other rising GOP star, Alaska Gov Sarah Palin. Palin’s got everything that Jindal has (new/exciting, wildly popular, ethics and spending reformer, core conservative etc.) and more — mother of 5 w/remarkable bio, she’s 8 yrs older than Jindal, Alaska energy issue, and set to garner the disenfranchised female Hillary voter (I don’t believe Dem leaders can dump Obama). Getting Jindal’s name out first — at Team McCain’s BBQ for instance — sets the stage for the obvious choice, Palin. For example, albeit Rush Limbaugh introduced Palin’s name, and later Jindal’s as good Veep choices, of late Rush has been praising the name of Jindal while on his very same shows discussing at great length the frustrated female Hillary voter and the global warming hysteria/need for energy development, without mentioning Palin’s name as the obvious beneficiary of those two issues. Rush walks a fine line, introducing Palin, yet can’t, at least yet, reiterate much, knowing that his praises may be counter-productive to many a swing, moderate and/or formerly Dem voter (who’s against Obama and switching to McCain). Moreover, while I feel that Palin has more real accomplishment, experience and qualification than Obama (and Hillary combined, albeit w/Obama the bar is pretty low), the only potential argument against Palin is she’s a newbie to the national scene. By having Jindal out there first as a VP prospect “passing” the “experience” and “new to the national scene” test, implicitly passes Palin as well. (For that matter Palin’s got as much if not more experience and accomplishment than Florida Gov Crist who’s only been Gov for 2 yrs — and the media has been touting Crist as a VP prospect.) That’s my thinking at least. There’s been noted buzz of late on rising GOP star Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal as a McCain prospective Veep. Certainly Jindal is more than very good, However, I believe there’s some “strategerie” going on here. The “real” beneficiary of the Jindal talk is the other rising GOP star, Alaska Gov Sarah Palin. Palin’s got everything that Jindal has (new/exciting, wildly popular, ethics and spending reformer, core conservative etc.) and more — mother of 5 w/remarkable bio, she’s 8 yrs older than Jindal, Alaska energy issue, and set to garner the disenfranchised female Hillary voter (I don’t believe Dem leaders can dump Obama).

Getting Jindal’s name out first — at Team McCain’s BBQ for instance — sets the stage for the obvious choice, Palin. For example, albeit Rush Limbaugh introduced Palin’s name, and later Jindal’s as good Veep choices, of late Rush has been praising the name of Jindal while on his very same shows discussing at great length the frustrated female Hillary voter and the global warming hysteria/need for energy development, without mentioning Palin’s name as the obvious beneficiary of those two issues. Rush walks a fine line, introducing Palin, yet can’t, at least yet, reiterate much, knowing that his praises may be counter-productive to many a swing, moderate and/or formerly Dem voter (who’s against Obama and switching to McCain). Moreover, while I feel that Palin has more real accomplishment, experience and qualification than Obama (and Hillary combined, albeit w/Obama the bar is pretty low), the only potential argument against Palin is she’s a newbie to the national scene. By having Jindal out there first as a VP prospect “passing” the “experience” and “new to the national scene” test, implicitly passes Palin as well. (For that matter Palin’s got as much if not more experience and accomplishment than Florida Gov Crist who’s only been Gov for 2 yrs — and the media has been touting Crist as a VP prospect.)

That’s my thinking at least.

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By: L.M. http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-893 L.M. Fri, 30 May 2008 10:55:07 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-893 <a href="http://community.adn.com/adn/node/124285" rel="nofollow">Read this</a>. Read this.

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By: L.M. http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-892 L.M. Fri, 30 May 2008 10:53:59 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-892 Are you aware of the fact that Sarah Palin-Chavez proposed and pushed through the largest socialistic tax increase in the history of the world? It’s a <strong>400% increase</strong> on the state’s #1 taxpayer that funds roughly 90% of the state’s budget. (See ACES) Speaking of budgets… do you know that she increased the fy09 operating budget by <strong>23%</strong>? And what do you think of her left-wing socialist energy rebate debit card for $100.00 and utility reductions for every Alaskan resident? And people wonder why she has high approval ratings… <em>ha</em>! If you can’t figure that out, you’ve never been to Alaska were people love free money from the government!!! Oh, and... you may want to read this: <a href="http://community.adn.com/adn/node/124285" rel="nofollow"> Are you aware of the fact that Sarah Palin-Chavez proposed and pushed through the largest socialistic tax increase in the history of the world? It’s a 400% increase on the state’s #1 taxpayer that funds roughly 90% of the state’s budget. (See ACES)

Speaking of budgets… do you know that she increased the fy09 operating budget by 23%?

And what do you think of her left-wing socialist energy rebate debit card for $100.00 and utility reductions for every Alaskan resident? And people wonder why she has high approval ratings… ha! If you can’t figure that out, you’ve never been to Alaska were people love free money from the government!!!

Oh, and… you may want to read this:

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By: Right Pundits http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-890 Right Pundits Fri, 30 May 2008 01:17:22 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-890 <strong>Sarah Palin Has Baby...</strong> Sarah Palin is otherwise known as the hottest governor in the country. The Alaskan Governor has given birth to her fifth child and given the baby a really weird name. Sarah Palin Sarah Palin had her fifth child yesterday! She and her husband Todd Pal... Sarah Palin Has Baby…

Sarah Palin is otherwise known as the hottest governor in the country. The Alaskan Governor has given birth to her fifth child and given the baby a really weird name.

Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin had her fifth child yesterday! She and her husband Todd Pal…

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By: Ted http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-889 Ted Fri, 30 May 2008 00:42:17 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-889 Here's an important piece of advice: If it looks like it's going to be McCain/Palin anyway (and that should be a "no brainer" for Team McCain), McCain should announce NOW or VERY SOON, rather than later towards the convention. There's currently a growing chorus for Obama/Hillary (as VP) ticket (in fact the Dems are likely aware of the Palin phenomenon). If the GOP waits while movement for Hillary as VP grows -- even worse until after it is solidified that Hillary will/could be VP pick -- selecting Palin will be portrayed by Dems/liberal media more as a reaction by GOP selecting its own female (overshawdoing Palin's own remarkable assets), rather than McCain taking the lead on this. Selecting Palin now or early (contrary to the punditocracy) will mean McCain will be seen as driving the course of this campaign overwhelmingly, and the DEMS will be seen as merely reacting. And, there's absoultely no down-side to this because even if Hillary is a no-go as VP for Obama, the GOP gains by acting early. McCain the maverick. Palin the maverick. Do it now! There's no reason, and actually substantial negative, in McCain waiting to see what the Dems do first insofar as his picking Palin as VP, because, no matter who Obama picks, Palin is by far (and I mean far) the best pick for McCain and the GOP, especially in this time of GOP woes. The GOP can be seen as the party of real 'change' (albeit I hate that mantra, change, change, bla bla), while not really having to change from GOP core conservative values, which Palin more than represents. In light of the current oil/energy situation, as well as the disaffected female Hillary voters situation, and growing focus on McCain's age and health, Palin is more than perfect -- now. (Perhaps Team McCain is already on to this.) Here’s an important piece of advice: If it looks like it’s going to be McCain/Palin anyway (and that should be a “no brainer” for Team McCain), McCain should announce NOW or VERY SOON, rather than later towards the convention. There’s currently a growing chorus for Obama/Hillary (as VP) ticket (in fact the Dems are likely aware of the Palin phenomenon). If the GOP waits while movement for Hillary as VP grows — even worse until after it is solidified that Hillary will/could be VP pick — selecting Palin will be portrayed by Dems/liberal media more as a reaction by GOP selecting its own female (overshawdoing Palin’s own remarkable assets), rather than McCain taking the lead on this. Selecting Palin now or early (contrary to the punditocracy) will mean McCain will be seen as driving the course of this campaign overwhelmingly, and the DEMS will be seen as merely reacting. And, there’s absoultely no down-side to this because even if Hillary is a no-go as VP for Obama, the GOP gains by acting early. McCain the maverick. Palin the maverick. Do it now!

There’s no reason, and actually substantial negative, in McCain waiting to see what the Dems do first insofar as his picking Palin as VP, because, no matter who Obama picks, Palin is by far (and I mean far) the best pick for McCain and the GOP, especially in this time of GOP woes. The GOP can be seen as the party of real ‘change’ (albeit I hate that mantra, change, change, bla bla), while not really having to change from GOP core conservative values, which Palin more than represents.

In light of the current oil/energy situation, as well as the disaffected female Hillary voters situation, and growing focus on McCain’s age and health, Palin is more than perfect — now.

(Perhaps Team McCain is already on to this.)

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By: Cajun http://mccainblogs.com/2008/05/29/mccain-looking-at-gov-sarah-palin/#comment-888 Cajun Fri, 30 May 2008 00:15:14 +0000 http://mccainblogs.com/?p=410#comment-888 Excellent way to attract those disaffected Hillary supporters - Bravo!!! Excellent way to attract those disaffected Hillary supporters - Bravo!!!

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