Why do you think he picked her? - Democratic Underground

IDemo

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:35 AM
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Poll question: Why do you think he picked her?

Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 10:54 AM by IDemo

What was Magoo thinking when he chose Palin??

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patrice

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:42 AM
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1. Concretizing party voting base so as to have something to offer RE-cross-overs later. Offering Liber

tarians a foothold.

Oh! NEVER FORGET - They WILL Lie, Cheat, Steal a "win" if they can, but Job #1 is to rebuild the MACHINE.

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bunnies

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:44 AM
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2. vagina. vagina. vagina. nt

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BlooInBloo

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:44 AM
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3. Because his senility kicked in, he thinks he's 35, and that he's gonna get a piece of ass.

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patrice

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:51 AM
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10. You know, that DOES work. She'll sharpen him up a bit more than Lieberman does.

TPB have a great deal of experience with how to get a little extra mileage out of OLD Men.

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HughBeaumont

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Mon Sep-01-08 11:00 AM
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19. Preposterous! Absolutely PREPOSTEROUS, I say! . . .

. . . er . . . oh wait, it's NOT:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x178933

I mean, DUDE. You're on live TV. Millions are watching. Time and place, man, time and place . . .

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rug

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:45 AM
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4. Because he wanted to make the female reproductive system the centerpiece of the election.

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IndianaGreen

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:47 AM
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5. McCain thinks that women that supported Hillary are a bunch of brainless twits

McCain thinks that women that supported Hillary are a bunch of brainless twits that would easily fall for a female candidate with views diametrically opposed to Hillary's.

McCain has a "Tailhook" view of women.

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LisaL

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:47 AM
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6. I honestly can say I got no clue.

It was a shocker.
The only thing I can think of is that he was hoping to attract Hillary voters.

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Guava Jelly

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:49 AM
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7. She was assigned to him

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TexasObserver

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:49 AM
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8. he thinks he's locked down the fundie vote, with a shot at some female voters

I don't think it will, but that's his plan.

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patrice

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:54 AM
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13. Fundies + Libertarians; she has ties to a secessionist group

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/1/84544/50180/809/581942

This from the state, Alaska, 3rd highest in the country for receiving Federal $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

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patrice

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Mon Sep-01-08 11:11 AM
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20. P.S. Fundies + Libertarians + Disabled Community Activists

Where the heck DID that baby come from?

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smoogatz

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:49 AM
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9. Fundie turn-out.

They lose if the fundies don't turn out en masse. Plus, she's a lot perkier than Huckabee.

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jgraz

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:52 AM
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11. You forgot "total, pants-wetting panic"

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IDemo

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:55 AM
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14. What are you talking about? It's right there

:-)

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jgraz

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:56 AM
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17. Wow, how could I have missed it?

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donco6

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:53 AM
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12. RW Fundie ultimatum from Dobson.

Pick her or kiss our endorsement goodbye.

It's no coincidence he delivered the endorsement the day after.

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mdmc

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:55 AM
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15. Perhaps this is the best they could do

The GOP needs to run on an theme of change. She is pretty much change.

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patrice

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:55 AM
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16. P.S. NO way Rove et al did NOT know EVERYTHING about her. She's a very specialized Tool.

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Toucano

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Mon Sep-01-08 10:57 AM
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18. Throwing in the towel.

Internal numbers show they can't win.

McCain will stay in the history books by choosing a woman.

No qualified woman (Snowe, Hutchins, etc.) would jump on his sinking ship just to make a dog and pony show.

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gort

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Mon Sep-01-08 11:42 AM
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21. because she looks like Carolyn Shepp

Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 12:05 PM by gort

His first wife when she was the beautiful 5'8" swimwear model:

see any resemblance?:

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applegrove

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Mon Sep-01-08 12:36 PM
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22. He needed someone with charisma. And she was a woman. And was good for his base.

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L0oniX

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Mon Sep-01-08 12:42 PM
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23. Because Vicki Iseman is missing?

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