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106. "Well, I think that I had to do what I think is best for the future of the country." --John McCain
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 12:58 PM
Aug 2014

The context of the above quotation follows:

Transcript: John McCain on 'FOX News Sunday'
Published September 01, 2008

...

WALLACE: The choice of a running mate is the first presidential- level decision that you've made. Why shouldn't we think that this is really about politics, about reaching out to women, especially to Hillary Clinton supporters?

MCCAIN: Well, I think that I had to do what I think is best for the future of the country. That's the point here. And I think, by any parameter of judgment, given the economic difficulties that we're facing today, especially on jobs and health care and insurance, these are issues — health insurance and education, these are the issues that, really, Americans are most concerned about.

Americans are concerned about our nation's security. And I think she (Sarah Palin) has exercised and shown the judgment to address those issues. But she also understands the fact that people in America are sitting down at the kitchen table this morning, as we speak, and saying, how are we going to stay in our homes? How are we going to keep our health insurance? How are we going to educate our kids? And some of them have just lost their jobs.

So I think Governor Palin is uniquely — as a governor, she has had executive experience. She didn't sit in the state legislature. She didn't vote just with her party and go along to get along. Senator Obama has never taken on the leaders of his party on any issue. You tell me a time when he had. She has been an independent spirit that has taken them on at every opportunity.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/09/01/transcript-john-mccain-on-fox-news-sunday/


Now, that is quite the feather in John McCain's cap!
I can't bear to watch it, but your transcript was mind-boggling. femmocrat Aug 2014 #1
I thought the transcript was going to be some kind of humorous DU captioning... whoa Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #30
my dog just left a turd on my floor with more intelligence than this hideous bimbo spanone Aug 2014 #2
ROFL malaise Aug 2014 #8
it's truly a clown show. how someone with a gnats intelligence has such attention is beyond me spanone Aug 2014 #9
She speaks in word clouds now lunatica Aug 2014 #42
Seriously if it is possible malaise Aug 2014 #47
She's discovering new frontiers within the confines of her skull lunatica Aug 2014 #57
But two thoughts have never clicked in that brain malaise Aug 2014 #68
peas in pods barkway Aug 2014 #75
Evolution in the brain power to use more that whatever percent is used lunatica Aug 2014 #92
"Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go." riqster Aug 2014 #87
If there were any actual prosecutors in Alaska, she'd end up in a worse one jmowreader Aug 2014 #141
Alas, not much gets looked into up there. riqster Aug 2014 #142
... MrMickeysMom Aug 2014 #79
Apparently she still thinks it's cute . . . brush Aug 2014 #208
Acid? Vinegar is acidic and would make an excellent dressing MineralMan Aug 2014 #3
?????? Stellar Aug 2014 #4
OMG she sounds DUMB. Like the JaneyVee Aug 2014 #5
The phrase I would use is "She is stark, raving stupid" Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #179
''I take mine with mescaline.'' Octafish Aug 2014 #6
KO nailed her a long time ago madokie Aug 2014 #7
The interview with Couric when she couldn't name one news publication she read. She has brewens Aug 2014 #11
She might have dodged the question at the time, but... Frustratedlady Aug 2014 #23
6, actually, lol catbyte Aug 2014 #89
For real? I'm sure her failure was the fault of each of the colleges. Frustratedlady Aug 2014 #93
I know, pathetic, isn't it? All I know is that John McCain will NEVER live that down. catbyte Aug 2014 #110
I think he had other plans for Ms. Palin, as witnessed by his twisting of his wedding band Frustratedlady Aug 2014 #117
Ew, lol. I need to grab the brain bleach! catbyte Aug 2014 #124
McCain Iwillnevergiveup Aug 2014 #160
Not really nxylas Aug 2014 #168
I know a conservative who believes that Couric asked her a "gotcha question". Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #185
You've seen the William Shatner beat peotry reading of the Palin speech haven't you? brewens Aug 2014 #190
I had to look it up, that is really good. She tried reading from Shatner's book but it just made he uppityperson Aug 2014 #198
I almost alerted to this post............it hurts my head Demonaut Aug 2014 #10
She was like...idunno edhopper Aug 2014 #12
Poe just died. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #76
Who can even understand onecaliberal Aug 2014 #13
Perhaps homegirl Aug 2014 #156
Maybe onecaliberal Aug 2014 #159
I thought the transcript was a parody until I listened to the clip...... hedgehog Aug 2014 #14
Me too! i thought it was too garbled to be true. likesmountains 52 Aug 2014 #134
You need the proper atmosphere when listening to a Sarah Palin speech Quasimodem Aug 2014 #206
rofl Beartracks Aug 2014 #207
please somebody tell me this isn't real Botany Aug 2014 #15
Well it's definitely unreal Zambero Aug 2014 #52
She is spurring her sleech and sounds like she's... Systematic Chaos Aug 2014 #16
She was on something or she has had or was having a stroke Botany Aug 2014 #67
This was my line of thought... Ilsa Aug 2014 #139
Alcohol is my wager......someone should start a poll. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #144
Yes, she sounded drunk when she was delivering Ilsa Aug 2014 #146
She Couldn't Pass High School Speech Class grilled onions Aug 2014 #17
kpete..I'm embarrassed to point this out but you got the transcript all wrong. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #18
Did Sarah kpete Aug 2014 #21
That thing wot you did there, I see it. nt DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #99
Dumber than a f*ckin' rock. TxVietVet Aug 2014 #19
My cat keeps trying to cover up my monitor now Tribalceltic Aug 2014 #20
The "ugliness" of her fredamae Aug 2014 #22
I've been noticing this for quite some time cilla4progress Aug 2014 #31
I agree-It's the Hate fredamae Aug 2014 #37
I've been noticing something similar. Ugliness tends to show up sooner or later in the face. Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #34
True-but then isn't fredamae Aug 2014 #53
Someone must have destroyed the portrait in her attic ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 #121
sarah grey... dionysus Aug 2014 #150
I get it. She's ripping off "Drunk History" on Comedy Central. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2014 #24
Drunk Sophistry. n/t beac Aug 2014 #187
... nolabear Aug 2014 #200
We have Ranch, French, 1000 Island and a delicious Raspberry Vinagerette Ruby the Liberal Aug 2014 #25
Whatever she's on isn't acid. Acid doesn't make you stupid. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #26
She looks like 2naSalit Aug 2014 #33
She lives on Red Bull and diet pills. Loopy times infinity. namaste2 Aug 2014 #49
Just watching her try to respond... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #27
Nope, people on acid make more sense than that. zeemike Aug 2014 #28
Nothing's "wrong with us" in that regard: McCain/Palin went down the hole. I knew Repubs who refused Hekate Aug 2014 #138
That was one of the most incredible things I have ever seen PAProgressive28 Aug 2014 #29
To some people she makes perfect sense. lunatica Aug 2014 #46
She should drop more acid. Turbineguy Aug 2014 #32
No, she just dropped her facade and showed she IS an ass! Joe Bacon Aug 2014 #64
Do not let this transmission escape the planet. randome Aug 2014 #35
Dumber than a bag of hammers. Scuba Aug 2014 #36
Don't be so hard on fredamae Aug 2014 #41
Add to this her recent performance in Denver her condition is getting worse. gordianot Aug 2014 #38
I was thinking the same thing. She sounded hammered or someone slipped 'luudes catbyte Aug 2014 #98
One last time, Thank you John McCain Zambero Aug 2014 #39
His legacy is the Klondike Kardashian ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 #123
She sure says "I dunno" a lot. SalviaBlue Aug 2014 #40
"I dunno" is her segueway into mocking someone. lunatica Aug 2014 #54
Hey, I'm a liberal, and I enjoy my fast food! (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2014 #43
Country First, huh? I don't think so Johnny boy. I think she is getting dumber. EEO Aug 2014 #44
Close your eyes, focus on your breathing and listen to this garbage looped. randome Aug 2014 #45
LOL What you said! abakan Aug 2014 #74
Stare into the abyss... DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #103
didn't she have notes on her hand? 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #48
(Second post on this subject) I can just hear comedians all over the world saying> BlueJazz Aug 2014 #50
I would have rather read the transcript. Her voice absolutely annoys..... marble falls Aug 2014 #51
I don't wanna' know how someone got ahold of this video clip groundloop Aug 2014 #55
I, too would never encourage dishonesty, but... Ineeda Aug 2014 #172
Um....OK alphafemale Aug 2014 #56
Hero of the Stupid Marr Aug 2014 #58
The word salid was tossed more than usual Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #59
Somebody PLEASE make it go away MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #60
That is a tossed word salad liberal N proud Aug 2014 #61
English speaks does she? Cyrano Aug 2014 #62
She Pushed One of My Buttons Leith Aug 2014 #63
But, I wonder how many million$ she has made in the interim? Frustratedlady Aug 2014 #107
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is the Meth Capital of Alaska jmowreader Aug 2014 #143
Help..... ewagner Aug 2014 #65
Her head is so far up her ass, she can the the back of her incisiors. Half-Century Man Aug 2014 #66
She got one thing right and repeated it several times. Amethyst Ring Aug 2014 #69
touche Enrique Aug 2014 #70
I think this says it all... Pendrench Aug 2014 #71
That rant never gets old. lovemydog Aug 2014 #164
I think she's channeling Tina Fey. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #72
Come on guys,...You all know her fans just want her to get naked.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #73
Isn't that what Ray Crock said about McDonald's jobs? MrMickeysMom Aug 2014 #77
I will never get back those 50 seconds I spent watching this NastyRiffraff Aug 2014 #78
What? shenmue Aug 2014 #80
Acid is way saner than that. GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #81
Rut row libodem Aug 2014 #82
Call Me Shallow tea and oranges Aug 2014 #83
WOW. That wilted word salad isn't even suitable for compost, LOL. catbyte Aug 2014 #84
Man, that is methed up... Blue Owl Aug 2014 #85
WTF was that!?!? Rex Aug 2014 #86
that was... Enrique Aug 2014 #95
A stroke caught on camera as it happened... DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #101
I couldn't bear to watch it either, but... stopwastingmymoney Aug 2014 #88
OUR GIRL DOESN'T DISAPPOINT! drynberg Aug 2014 #90
She's whacked out of her gourd. tridim Aug 2014 #91
Speaking of fast food, Palin's a few fries short of a Happy Meal. AtomicKitten Aug 2014 #94
There's 46 seconds of my life I'll never get back Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #96
I couldn't believe that was the transcript. My god, it's word-for-word... nt DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #97
English Majors… I DARE you to try and diagram that sentence! KittyWampus Aug 2014 #100
Her mouth needs better government regulation with the money she's taking in... DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #104
And to think she graduated with a BA in journalism. The school should have its catbyte Aug 2014 #113
It cannot be done in two dimensions ThoughtCriminal Aug 2014 #148
I just felt my IQ drop twenty points............ lastlib Aug 2014 #102
a lot of the poor rural folk who like Palin hollowdweller Aug 2014 #105
"Well, I think that I had to do what I think is best for the future of the country." --John McCain xocet Aug 2014 #106
Reminds me of the Sam Losco speech from the Trailer Park Boys. Crowman1979 Aug 2014 #108
"Mr. Lahey, you're drunk!" Ikonoklast Aug 2014 #171
At some point, she'll figure out (or be advised) that it would be easier to just show Sean Hannity world wide wally Aug 2014 #109
The spawn of John McCain. Thanks, John boy. zonkers Aug 2014 #111
Excuse me stewardess, I speak Jive (Palinese)... Moostache Aug 2014 #112
It's possible. Thespian2 Aug 2014 #114
I think you are correct LiberalLovinLug Aug 2014 #201
Clearly she has something in the tank and it's not booze. pa28 Aug 2014 #115
Opiates or Benzos, or possibly both Saboburns Aug 2014 #116
My dearly beloved late cat hifiguy Aug 2014 #118
... napkinz Aug 2014 #119
They want $100 per year for that?! icymist Aug 2014 #120
As Dick Cavett said of Palin, "She doesn't seem to have a first language." nt pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #122
The way vile baggers like her wrap themselves in the American flag pisses me off catbyte Aug 2014 #125
You can tell she has serious thoughts, many times - and then quits on them, closeupready Aug 2014 #126
People are PAYING MONEY for this? The GOP Fleecing Machine fleeces on. arcane1 Aug 2014 #127
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide ( LSD 25 ) orpupilofnature57 Aug 2014 #128
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #129
Damn, is she doing Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin? BuelahWitch Aug 2014 #130
Sarah could never do Sarah as good as Tina, she could orpupilofnature57 Aug 2014 #131
Exactly. Princess Dumbass has the self-awareness hifiguy Aug 2014 #132
Egad, is she trying to look like Elizabeth Warren? tanyev Aug 2014 #133
Purgatory? This is Hell! Hekate Aug 2014 #135
Minimum wage jobs are not "stepping stones" quaker bill Aug 2014 #136
I think she is a drunk Skittles Aug 2014 #137
The kind of acid Sarah Palin needs to drop isn't Lysergic jmowreader Aug 2014 #140
But, she has a BS in Communications from the University of Idaho IDemo Aug 2014 #145
She'll do anything to get her name mentioned on the news book_worm Aug 2014 #147
Speech to nowhere. JEB Aug 2014 #149
There is only one possible response... Scootaloo Aug 2014 #151
lol lovemydog Aug 2014 #163
Word is, her speechwriter committed suicide by jumping off the Bridge to Nowhere......... lastlib Aug 2014 #152
I love your title! emsimon33 Aug 2014 #153
Sea foam has more substance than whatever that was JHB Aug 2014 #154
I believe it's meth. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #155
response taught_me_patience Aug 2014 #157
Oh, is THAT still on (the intertubes)??? blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #158
Lulz. A complete out of the box time killer. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #161
I Don't Speak Stupid cer7711 Aug 2014 #162
What a scathingly snarky putdown of libtards! Devastating! Touché trusty elf Aug 2014 #165
K&R DeSwiss Aug 2014 #166
anyone who would pick this person to be anywhere close to Presidency JI7 Aug 2014 #167
Stop demonizing Sarah Palin! vlyons Aug 2014 #169
Meth is a helluva drug. nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #170
I couldn't bring myself to cntrygrl Aug 2014 #173
Palin: Where the dumbassery NEVER ends. doxydad Aug 2014 #174
What is this the Grifter's Network? kairos12 Aug 2014 #175
She makes me sick! marew Aug 2014 #176
"Sarah Palin goes after Elizabeth Warren ... with the expected result" underpants Aug 2014 #177
That's not word salad. 3catwoman3 Aug 2014 #178
I looked the FTD diagnosis reference, and see how that might apply. djean111 Aug 2014 #180
Clearly the long-term effects of intoxicative inhalant abuse; Alkene Aug 2014 #181
Has anyone else seen Some Kind of Monster? beerandjesus Aug 2014 #182
OMFG lillypaddle Aug 2014 #183
Palin Robert24 Aug 2014 #184
Sometimes I wonder how Liberalynn Aug 2014 #186
If you want to immigrate, learn to speak the language. n/t Orsino Aug 2014 #188
gross juliann9494 Aug 2014 #189
Script for Upcoming Sarah Palin Videos askyeshua Aug 2014 #191
Somehow not included in Mitt's Binders full of women underpants Aug 2014 #192
Honestly, I found this pretty coherent. thesquanderer Aug 2014 #193
Oh, no, it's a clever approach. joshcryer Aug 2014 #197
I think she's high on xanax taught_me_patience Aug 2014 #194
John McCain, burn in hell forever. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #195
Flame away, but I understood every word. joshcryer Aug 2014 #196
Would be fun to see the faces... the_sly_pig Aug 2014 #199
makes about as much sense PatrynXX Aug 2014 #202
Early Alzheimer? Helen Borg Aug 2014 #203
Don't eat the brown acid (nt) The Wizard Aug 2014 #204
PLEASE tell me this is Tina Fey on the Onion News Network! niyad Aug 2014 #205
Incidentally, she clearly knows nothing about the Roman Catholic doctrine of Purgatory Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #209
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