Comments on: Ghosts of VP Debates Past

By: Vitajex

Vitajex — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:06:58 +0000

Oh, by the way, those huge revenues from oil drilling? That’s coming from the pockets of those in ‘the lower 48′.

By: Vitajex

Vitajex — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:05:13 +0000

Actually, I think she might have problems forming opinions if she reads EVERY publication put in front of her.

How has she proven herself? She’s governor of a state that has fewer people than Austin, TX. By that mentality, Rudy Giuliani is more than 10 times more qualified than Sarah Palin. (8.2 M to 680,000)
Also, Alaska is a unique state in that there is no income tax, due to the huge revenues from oil drilling.
The proposed government bailout program is more than 15 times the gross state product of Alaska.
It’s like saying the manager of your local Burger King is qualified to be CEO of the company.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:06:13 +0000

Oh please. Sarah Palin is bright, savvy and generally quick on her feet (when not handled by the campaign). I’m a little sick of people putting her down. You don’t have to agree with her positions, but don’t act as if she doesn’t have the sense to form opinions/take positions. She has already proven herself.

By: Vitajex

Vitajex — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:37:26 +0000

I am willing to go out on a limb and make a prediction right now.

Palin will come out smelling like a rose. She will spout off empty buzzwords and convey ABSOLUTELY no substance. But she will look poised and be charming. In other words, her portion of the debate will be strikingly similar to the Q & A sessions of the Miss America pageant. Any of the media pundits and politicos who actually listen to the content of the debate will declare her to be bereft of any content, but there will be a lot of discussion about how Palin surprised everyone by being comfortable and confident.

And let’s face it, for most of the American public, the presidential campaign is just a glorified popularity contest.

By: Sheldon Siegel

Sheldon Siegel — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:58:57 +0000

I’ll be watching tonight. I’ve never seen a Saturday Night Live dress rehearsal before. :-)

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:58:52 +0000

Not a big deal, but it’s Bentsen, not Benson…

By: Witty Nickname

Witty Nickname — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:14:32 +0000

“I don’t know about you, but I have a feeling that after tonight, there’ll be a few more clips to add to this hall of fame.”

I hope you are right, but I doubt it. The word is Biden will sit on the lead and not risk looking like he is ‘attacking’ a woman. Palin will do better than she did in the CBS interview, but I doubt she will be brilliant. My bet is this is forgotten in a week.