There is a new Govenator in town

[willy]

watched the Govenator of Alaska tonight give her speech, WOW

Thank you John McCain for Sara, well done :clap:

[charlie_the_tuna]

i also watched her speech.
she is intelligent, attractive and just a regular woman.
she is breathing life into this campaign.
she is also sassy. i like that.

[turbinedoctor]

I saw her speech on the web and was impressed. She has given his campain a breathe of fresh air.

:clap:

:love:

[Mac_Attack]

Yes it does, she gives us another candidate we can question her experience. She's quite an orator, much like Obama, with her as VP or president we would get, CHANGE. Billy Mac :beer:

[nipper]

She is quite articulate and bright. She started off like many speakers being pretty nervous and really rushing her speech. After about 5 minutes, she shook her nervousness, took control, and really did a fine job. I am not as concerned about her as I was when it was first announced she would be the VP candidate. At first I thought she might doom McCain's campaign, but I think that wily fella may have fooled everyone with this pick.

[Pipe_Dream]

Home Run!

[Stinky_Hooker]

She is awesome! LOVED IT! I bet she is pissin off some feminists!

[Blue_Runner]

I'd say she's got a good shot at prez if Mcain is elected.
:nut:

[CaptJJ]

I am lovin'it! She is going to be a great VP and she's smokin', don't mind watching her at all. :hide::love::beer:

Now let's think about 2012 election. Sarah vs. Hillary Ought to be a good one.............................. :fight:

[parishht]

I was just thinking of who I want to vote for this election,
and I realized, I sway to the candidate that gives off the most comfortable vibe.

Actually last election it was John Kerry and you know this election,
for me anyway, Mccain and Palin are both giving off a very comforting vibe.

[phatdaddy]

i agree with parishht, until this happened, i was not real excited about either choice. i was voting against somebody, now i think i can finally vote for somebody

[reelapeelin]

Been readin' this over...and here comes Oz w/his hand grenade...she 'bout had me...articulate, smart, GOOD lookin'...whadda package...and then I heard this directly from her mouth...

"...our fine young soldiers are being sent to Iraq by our leaders to do God's tasks"...

Her own son is about to go to Iraq...

Talk about DENIAL...wrong-minded motivation if ever I heard it...we invaded Iraq to do God's work?

Do we really want to believe that what is going on in Iraq is somehow attributable to God?...that God started and approved and blesses our participation in what's going on over there?...Iraq is God's task?...I don't have the vocabulary to convey how many ways that is wrong...if that's the God she believes in, I don't want ANYTHING to do w/her or her God...and sure as hell don't want her anywhere near the White House, much less a probably short heartbeat from the presidency...

Does God need the oil too?...enough for us to send our children to come home to us in a ZIPPER-BAG?

[bradford]

...if that's the God she believes in, I don't want ANYTHING to do w/her or her God...

Perhaps Obama and Rev Wright's version of God is better suited to you then Reel.:nut:

[reelapeelin]

Perhaps Obama and Rev Wright's version of God is better suited to you then Reel.:nut:

Try thinkin' outta the box for once in yer life...it dosn't have to be one or the other

[parishht]

I agree that there should always be a seperation of church and state,
just so she remembers that.

The Iraq war probably would not have gone as long as it did,
except for the fact that the terrorists saw an opportunity
for a battle field.
So in essence, you actually could see this as a religious war,
now that the radical islamists have called this a jihad.


Saddam had to go...

that may have been God's task to protect the innocent people
being terrorized by him.
But then is "W" God????????????????????

[charlie_the_tuna]

Try thinkin' outta the box for once in yer life...it dosn't have to be one or the other

unfortunately it does have to be one or the other in this case.
not voting is a vote for osama and we certainly cant have that.
you wont get behind everything a certain candidate is for but if you like 75% of what she says, then thems pretty good odds.

[parishht]

WOW, CTT, where did that come from, are you sick with the flue or something??

Good comment, I agree completely.

I believe the constitution was set up with numerous checks and balances.
That is why we should not have Obama,
he would sign any cockamamy bill that comes across his desk,
just to apease his friends in the sneate and congress.

I also think he would turn this country into a huge socialist state.

[C YENSEN]

I am a Democrat and I will be voting for McCain/Palin..............I think???

[Mac_Attack]

Obama isn't going to turn us into a socialist state. There are checks and balances. I swaying towards Obama because I,m in the working class and I want a working class in the future. This trickle down theory has dried up. Billy Mac :fight:

[reelapeelin]

I'm not voting on what someone says they will or will not do...history will easily prove believing a politician(Dem or Rep)trying to get your vote is buying snake oil and swamp land...I'm voting based on what has been done...I don't know what we're gonna get, but I know what we've had...and here recently McCain's talkin' CHANGE like after all these years of votin' w/ and bein' one of the boys, he's gonna jump up and reform the system...ho hum...

Obammer nor nobody else will change this democracy of ours into a socialist state, cause too many people like you and me won't let him...but what he will do is give us a break after 8 long years of the moron:nut:

[reelapeelin]

...you actually could see this as a religious war,
now that the radical islamists have called this a jihad...


But now aren't we talkin' about THEIR God?...

[bradford]

Try thinkin' outta the box for once in yer life...it dosn't have to be one or the other

I think "out of the box" so much it scares my friends and family. You're right, it SHOULDN'T have to be "one or the other". A couple of other like-minded folks and myself voted for Ron Paul in the primary election while being insulted that we were "throwing our vote away". Paul ran on the republican ticket only because he stood even less than a snowball's chance in hell at getting elected as a libertarian. Now here we are once again with the typical two-party lines of bullsh!t to choose from. Out of those two I'm picking the one that "says" it represents my way of thinking and lifestyle,and will hopefully leave me the hell alone just a little bit longer than the other vermin. So while it SHOULDN'T have to be one or the other, it WILL be one or the other and I'm stuck in the rat cage pulling a lever for my daily ration of moldy cheese.

Ya'll have a nice day.

[overboard]

2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS





ISSUE



JOHN McCAIN

BARAK OBAMA
Favors new drilling offshore US



Yes

No
Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it



Yes

No
Served in the US Armed Forces



Yes

No
Amount of time served in the US Senate



22 YEARS

173 DAYS
Will institute a socialized national health care plan



No

Yes
Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy



No

Yes
Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately



No

Yes
Supports gun ownership rights



Yes

No
Supports homosexual marriage



No

Yes
Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase



No

Yes
Voted against making English the official language



No

Yes
Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals



No

Yes

CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN


0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.


OBAMA


28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.)



DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN


15% (no change)


OBAMA


39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.')



INCOME TAX
MCCAIN
(no changes)


Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250


OBAMA


(revert to pre-Bush tax cuts)


Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!



INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN


- 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)


OBAMA


Restore the inheritance tax
Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.


NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA
New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet. New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already) New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity) New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least....New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!















You can verify the above at the following web sites: http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html (http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html) http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html)http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes (http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes) http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html (http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html )http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/ (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/) http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain/)

[Mac_Attack]

Sounds like McCain is about the same old S--t!

[CaptJJ]

I like that Overboard and have seen similar articles before. I always do my best to verify because that is what I do. To me it is a no brainer as I mentioned days ago

VOTE McCain all the way!!!!!!!!!!

Mac Attack, I respect your thoughts...we all have the right to our own opinion and vote and that is just one of the things that makes this country the best!!! And I will buy you the first beer after the election (with the money I save in taxes, HA, just kiddin').:beer:

[parishht]

Reel, yes it is their God and it is like the line in the Gofather,

everytime I think I'm out, they pull me back in.

and everyone thought the crusades were over.

[macojoe]

Heard a comedy talk guy today he referred to McCain & Palin as

The Marvick and the MILF!! :clap: