Newsweek: McCain Camp compiling all of McCain's policies on large index cards for Plalin to study

So he'll know where he stands on issues too.

Good luck keeping up with McSwizzle, Sarah.

Que Sarah, Sarah

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Christ, it's Ronald Reagan all over again.

It gives me a headache just thinking about this.

Joe Biden can give a thoughtful analysis of the current situation in Iraq off the cuff. And contrast that to writing things on index cards for Sarah.

It just boggles the mind that people would actually take this woman seriously.

Biden is wise not to underestimate her, but he's still gonna kick her ass! :woohoo:

Nothin' beats Dapper Dan's Men's Pomade.

"The rain in Spain...."

Pathetic!!

Wooden tit be lovely.

...have discussed the issues with a prospective VP candidate BEFORE making the announcement?

Where is the MSM on this crap? McCain has shown himself to be totally disorganized, and the MSM just keeps chanting "POW!" along with him....

before putting one on for the convention appearance the other night!!! :rofl:

It's almost like spotting a bad toupee...

the guys! These are folks who wear nylon jackets and jeans to a funeral.

My husband hasn't needed a suit, hasn't worn one in years. Not having a suit doesn't make him less of a man, doesn't take away from his integrity, his wit, his sensitivity, his intelligence, his creativity. We have lots of legitimate objections to the Palins, but I don't think wearing or not wearing a suit is one of them.

in kindergarten and the early years of elementary school, to learn basic math and spelling? Knock me over with a feather!

They're treating this shit like she's cramming for a mid-term

She may be clever but she's no scholar.

If she knew she was being vetted wouldn't she have boned up on his positions?

I like to fish, I've borne children, I have more education than Caribou Barbie, I've held respectable jobs and was responsible for people's lives as a nurse. I didn't enter politics, but...that makes me an OUTSIDER, an everywoman.

Poor little Sawwah, so much to learn, so little time.

I'm gonna spike that one, if you don't mind!

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;-)

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country. This should be reported by every media outlet. But it won't.

i agree, on both points

spelling.

No one can tell which one applies THIS week.

When you actually know what you're talking about, and you're well-versed, and you've actually been thinking about foreign policy for most of your adult life, well, that shows up when speaking off-the-cuff. When you're thoughtful and well-prepared, you seem natural and bright in a debate setting.

Palin's gonna come off as stilted with canned lines. They're locking her away and loading her full of zingers and bromide, but I just don't think it's going to be effective against someone as formidable as "Joey The Shark" Biden. :-)

even memorize that much. I can't even name one policy of the McCain campaign. Oh, is being a P.O.W. a policy? Then I do know one :-).

She's young enough to memorize the scripts.

They'll include some little quips with punchlines, cued up for the laugh tracks which partisan audiences will dutifully fill in, enhancing her image as the popular TV star.

Her delivery is rather dull, with a limited range of emotions, but the look is good. Relatable, is probably how the RNC boys would characterize it.

Edited to add: Delivery is dull but the perky little "hope you like me" charm is still there. She looks cute while she rolls out her lines. See the tapes of her 2006 gubernatorial debates run on CSpan yesterday. Probably have video on their site.

Government by Flashcards-unfuckingbelievable.

Get the questions. Get Biden's prep sessions and "book", whatever. Prepare evasions for any unplanned unanswerable questions. Plan rebuttals for all Biden responses based on emotional tone, not substance.
Hammer in a catchy meme that they can take away as a triumphant "clever" gotcha moment. Cozy up to Biden sympathetically as being also a young politician with family tragedy at the start of a national career.

Control. Cheat. Get the talking point and sound bite. Holding her own is a victory. Scoring anything is a triumph. Retreat from details and do rope a dope(even causing misgivings and losing points is not so bad as a major gaffe). Gaffe free means victory. Slickness wins the perception.

There is a whole other level that Biden and Obama must consider as they confidently go in there and pass the experience and competence tests with flying colors- raised far lower on the media flagpole than pulling the wool over the homespun sheep. As Gore and Ann Richards found out, being better and winning a an issue debate means losing the spin game. Then, attacking the prancing loon as the GOP candidate holds the stacked PR deck of cards has been too little, too late and ignored. Hiding behind the dress is now another option.

In an equal debate, short of someone falling over and goofing to an unsympathetic fair minded jury, the GOP already has won the presentation of BEING equal, getting equal mawkish representation in the press and even having "mistakes" sympathetically reported. She shouldn't be on the same stage but the first and last goal of this debate is NOT to be Dan Quayled, to automatically, be default get the 40% vote simply being a GOP nominee scarily bestows on their future dictators.

That's just great.

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