Originally Posted by RU OX Alum (Post 1725260)

I was trying to think of one, but they would all lead to alcohol poisoning.

I agree though, these are probably the worst VP candidates ever. And both of the Presidential candiates are very likely to die in office.

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum (Post 1725260)

I was trying to think of one, but they would all lead to alcohol poisoning.

Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1725230)

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Maybe you should check how much of that campaign fund for both parties goes directly into the pockets of consultants and campaign managers? Unless you think that Obama or McCain really knew that much about the economy and mortgage-backed securities trading before, oh, 4 months ago?

While it would be ideal to have candidates that fit your mold, I don't think they exist. Palin's failure is 100% a failure of preparation - we're looking for aptitude to become a great politician, and whether by her own fault or the fault of others in preparation, she's not displaying that, even though she has some innate qualities (good public speaker, by all reputation a reputation for efficient and effective work once in office) that should make this relatively easy. McCain has every right to be upset at his staff - they've done a piss poor job. It doesn't even matter whether Palin is particularly well- or ill-suited - their job is to make her into a viable candidate, and that hasn't happened. Whether you give a chef a prime cut of sirloin or the crappiest flank steak, you still expect it to be cooked correctly.

Originally Posted by texas*princess (Post 1725413)

OK then... why are they playing the blame game? Ooooh it's all the fault of those people coaching her!!!

Originally Posted by Benzgirl (Post 1725428)

Who is passing the popcorn that night?

Originally Posted by pinksirfidel (Post 1725028)

Did anyone understand the joke she made today at an Ohio rally about seeing Joe Biden debate since she was in 2nd grade? The crowd was laughing. But if she saw Joe debate since 2nd grade, that means John has been debating long before she was even born. :confused:

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1725673)

She was trying to suggest how old and entrenched in the Senate Biden is. An odd strategy, given who her running mate is.

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1725673)

She was trying to suggest how old and entrenched in the Senate Biden is. An odd strategy, given who her running mate is.

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel (Post 1725701)

Well, she was trying to make a point of how much of a Washington insider Joe Biden is. A decent point considering John McCain was still in a prison in Vietnam when Joe Biden was sworn into the Senate for the first time.

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel (Post 1725701)

Well, she was trying to make a point of how much of a Washington insider Joe Biden is. A decent point considering John McCain was still in a prison in Vietnam when Joe Biden was sworn into the Senate for the first time.

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1725724)

Not a very decent point, I don't think, given that McCain has been on the Hill since 1982 and in the Senate since 1986. 36 years makes you a Washington insider but 26 doesn't?

You don't make that point by stressing how long Biden has been in Washington, 'cause that comes back to bite you with McCain, who has also been there long enough to be considered an insider by any reasonable, chronoligically-linked definition. You make that point by pointing out what Biden has done/who he has sided with during his time in Washington.

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel (Post 1725734)

I didn't say that you compare it to when McCain got there, I said you stress that McCain was still a POW when Biden got there. Because without saying the years you start the thought process of "Well, McCain is pretty old, but he wasn't that old when he was a fighter pilot and that's when he got shot down. Jesus, Biden must have been there forever!"