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Posted on Oct 9, 2008
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After praising Sarah Palin for her political talent, conservative political columnist and commentator David Brooks proceeded to declare that she isn’t ready to be vice president and, in fact, represents a “fatal cancer” plaguing the Republican Party. Brooks made his comments to The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg at a luncheon held by the magazine on Monday.

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By nrobi, October 9, 2008 at 10:05 pm #

Sarah Palin, was and is the worst kind of fascist that is known to mankind and womenkind, one which believes that G-d, has placed her in this position at this time to rule with an iron-fisted glove of fundamentalism and without mercy for anyone show the world her true colors as a closed-minded, idiotic fundamentalist Christian. I cannot for the life of me understand the reasoning of choosing such a person for the V.P., except that she is the type of person that would not dare to allow dissent and disruption of her beliefs and would force them on the rest of the nation and then the world.
For this reason alone, I stand in opposition to the McCain-Palin ticket, yet there is more than enough reasons to go around that prove she is not capable of the job of V.P.
For one thing, her closed mindedness reminds me of a terroristic and fascistic state of mind resembling the current administration’s viewpoints.
Mercy is not given to the poor and downtrodden, yet the uber-rich and supremely elite of this country are pampered and adored by the political elite of our land. Something is very wrong with this picture.
It should be that we are our brother’s keeper, but the wealthy elite of this country have forgotten the biblical injunction to care for the widowed, orphaned and disabled of our land. More than that, they have given themselves over to the god, Mammon, who is entirely self-centered and avaricious.
Yet the same people loudly proclaim their love of G-d, and how much they serve G-d. This is an entirely distorted picture of who G-d is, and how we are to treat those in need of our help.
This is another of the reasons why I will avoid like the plague the ticket of McCain-Palin. For she is just such a person as this. No longer can we ignore the facts that are staring us in the face, as a country we are failing to meet the needs of the homeless and hungry, the widows and orphans, the disabled and those who cannot truly work for their living.
The clarion call is sounding, we must change our way of living or fall by the wayside as a nation, failed in our attempts to share our wealth with those in need.

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By lieke, October 9, 2008 at 8:06 pm #
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Because woman Like Sarah always drown themselves.Pitty is that when it happens they take good people with them.

....I watch CNN for the news around the campaign…and during sports(sorry not interested in sports) I switch to fox news,just to see their opinions.I think they are scaring…they are pro MacCain and anti Barack,(which should be possible,freedom off press of course),only when they are allowing those people to make other people scared about Barack,being a terrorist,I get scared…lots of people only watch Fox news….they become wrongly informed about what is realy going on.

Next to that I watch BBC world.All together I hope to get the right impression…and right now I am afraid that the end of this missery is not seen yet.

If Barack really is going to win the elections,America will be devided into two camps.
That together with economical problems,which won´t be solved for a long time,I am afraid America is facing a long term of missery for a lot of people.

that won´t be solved by going into a war or so,but by the cooperation of all Americans.
Therefore I think people should be educated about the financial situation,what can they do right now,at home? Because overcoming a big disaster like this,only is possible when the average people are working together….not sitting down and waiting for some high Bosses or Presidents to solve there problems.You will need strong people to be the leader…certainly not a Sarah Palin,who only can smile falsly and saying things nobody really understands what she means…ready to be VP.? No Way…think of her being the President if something happens to MacCain,which is in this case reallity…....

I do hope Barack is elected…..for the sake of all Americans and for the sake of the whole world.
I am not an American,I am Dutch,but highly interested in what is happening right now in your country.

God Bless you All.

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By JimM, October 9, 2008 at 1:51 pm #

Actually, she is the worst kind of terrorist: charming other repugs with her viciousness and inciting their impressionable ‘minds’ into a frenzy of anger, while she steps back, watches and winks.

I just need to go back to my previous statements about this woman and hope she too experiences the terror and agony she has inflicted on the innocent animals she has merrily murdered.

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By P. T., October 9, 2008 at 12:47 pm #

Having ideas is not enough.  Ronald Reagan had ideas, but they did not fit with the facts.

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By hippy pam, October 9, 2008 at 10:29 am #

BE AFRAID of this lipstick wearing,gun toteing,moose cleaning,wolf killing pit bull…BE VERY AFRAID..Of what she represents and what she wants for you and yours should she step in to a position of power…Cuz if we GO AGAINST HER- SHE WILL MAKE OUR LIVES….H…E…L…L…

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