CNN is unanimous: Palin has lost all of her confidence

[tridim]

So I would once again like to thank Tina Fey, whom I believe threw the first effective punch.

McCain is going to have to dump her, he really has no choice. She's not equipped to debate anyone, let alone Joe Biden.

[writes3000]

1. I can't believe how frank they're being. Is this live or a repeat? They're killing her.

Wow. Anderson's pauses and looks to camera are killer.

[book_worm]

2. he's not going to dump her. But I agree she looks shell shocked

But to dump her would be to admit he made a mistake and McCain won't do it. Also, the right wing base would bolt.

[bushisanidiot]

31. The right wing won't bolt. They will vote for any moron with an R next to her/his name.

they are all about party first, country dead last. they will fall inline like lemmings to vote for McPanic no matter what he does.

[chatnoir]

35. Yep. Put a monkey there with an R next to his name and they'll vote for him.

"Country first" my arse and forget defending the constitution.

[WinkyDink]

40. It's been done. :)

[chatnoir]

48. Very true, how could I forget the chimp :)

[snake in the grass]

41. That is exactly...

...what we had the past 8 years. Now the Republicans are going for one of the lesser hominids.

[chatnoir]

49. Ha! Lesser hominids indeed.

Still trying to figure out which ones they've foisted on the world this time.

[snake in the grass]

51. I think the next one will be a squirrel monkey.

[chatnoir]

59. Or maybe lizard-monkey & barracuda-monkey hybrids :)

[snake in the grass]

63. Could work...

...but they are against the science that would create hybrids.



VP Palin

[Warren DeMontague]

47. No, that's not true. But they'll vote for a fucking carrot if it is against Roe v. Wade.

If said carrot is a creationist fundy kook who also believes the Earth is 6,000 years old and believes that Jesus rode around on a dinosaur, they will bounce giddily to the polls to vote for it, enthusiastically.

In Sarah Palin, they have found their carrot.

[lonestarnot]

61. No! These days they think they can disguise that R with a GOP!

:rofl: ROFLMFAO! They'd rather be the GRAND OL PERVERTS THAN REPIGS! :rofl: Their constituency is too stupid to figure it out on some ballots.

[Thrill]

3. She is the only keeping his campaign going. Their supporters come to see her

No way he is dropping her

[godai]

4. They may use her affair as a reason to dump her.

She needs to be with her family. The media harassment is just intolerable, they will say.

[Genevieve]

9. Maybe!

but, I don't think anyone else is going to want to be McAsshole's running mate, though.

[godai]

13. Lieberman would probably take it! n/t

[Genevieve]

16. Yes! That's it!

I honestly couldn't think of anyone, but I'm sure Traitor Lieberman would be honored.

[tblue]

17. And that would be the end of it.

Oh, let us pray!

[Genevieve]

21. Praying . .. . .

:-)

[racaulk]

23. Oh you bet he would!

There is no way CT voters are sending him to the Senate again, and the Dems probably won't have anything to do with him once they have a more comfortable majority in the Senate...which fortunately looks very likely. Being McCain's running mate would be his last chance at political relevance, and if it comes to that, I bet he would jump at the chance!

[wileedog]

24. Lieberman would be so awesome

I would take a week off work and just read FR all day to bask in the complete and utter meltdown that would ensue.

[calico1]

62. Lieberman I think would be the ONLY one

who would accept, because he is under the delusion that McCain is going to win big.

But someone like Romney I doubt it. He probably wants to run again and if he does, he isn't going to want to associate himself with this disaster of a campaign.

[Dinger]

50. Seems To Me I Remember That mccane Was Having Trouble Finding A Running Mate

He was probably thrilled that someone, anyone, accepted his pleading.

[StClone]

5. BIG NEWS! McCain has asked Fey to replace Palin!

DEVELOPING!

[trueblue2007]

7. Tina would make a good VP

But ..I would want her on OUR side

[Booster]

19. Tina IS on our side.

[MichDem10]

10. Now -Tina is HOT - Palin is NOT!!

[tomg]

57. That would be hilarious. What

would be funnier is that most of the Republican base wouldn't notice the switch.

[msallied]

6. Too late to dump her. It won't happen.

But ZOMG will it be fun to watch her go down... LOL!

[tblue]

8. I wasn't watching. What did who say?

[Windy]

11. I'm sorry, they were giving her too much credit. She is truly not very bright.

A lack of confidence has very little to do with it.

[ingac70]

12. I hope it has absolutely ruined her self esteem...

after calling Hillary a whiner, she's getting what she deserved... and the media hasn't even jumped on her good style yet.

[spanone]

14. she had none to lose. ignorant bravado isn't confidence, it's arrogance imho

[ErinBerin84]

15. I don't think they'll dump her.

They'll try to run out the clock and have a media blackout...lol, have her do lots of fundraisers, like Ed Rollins said.

[Marsala]

20. At this point, dumping her for Romney might be McCain's next "big move"

His campaign is now based on recklessness. Why not go the distance?

[nickyt]

18. Fey, Letterman, Stewart, Colbert, (Chris) Rock, (Craig) Ferguson -

pretty damned amazing how much "hand" they have when it comes to our national consciousness, isn't it?!

Plus all the "comedians" on DU, man - couldn't make it without you crazy kids!

[BrklynLiberal]

22. I don't think they will dump her...and I do not think I would want them to.

I do not think that it would be in the best interests of this country for him to dump her..
PLUS
McSame would have to admit that either he made a mistake in picking her...or
She was forced on him by others, and he did not do the deciding.
I do not think he would want to admit either one of those.
His ego is much too big for that.

[Claire Beth]

25. LOL - i LOVE the picture!!! n/t

[AndyTiedye]

26. They Won't Dump Her

Palin isn't on the ticket because of her looks or her speaking ability.
She is on the ticket because they are handing the keys to the Dominionists
if the Dominionists will steal this election for them and help them keep it stolen.

[knowledgeispwr]

27. Not gonna dump her

It would be an indictment of his VP selection process. He's stuck with her.

[Whisp]

28. she might want to think how those wolves feel.

when she's running and dodging and out of breath and confused with all the microphones popping up all over the place with questions she doesn't know the answers to. She panics, runs this way, that way, looking for cover.

for all the beautiful wolves she helped destroy - may she fall down exhausted and give up. we'll let her keep her left leg tho, cuz we're the'good guys'.

(I heard a bit of her thing with couric on Israel and Iran - blah blah good guys, good guys, blah blah, bad guys, good guys' - holy dinah what a moron)

[Ima Misfit]

29. It seems nearly impossible that McCain can win this election

with Palin as a running mate, but even a minuscule possibility that Palin could be one step away from the presidency is frightening. I'd rather McCain dump Palin even though he'd better his chances of winning, just to be sure that Palin will never be the leader of this country.

[crossroads]

30. OMG! What a dipstick... pun intended. nt

[bobd0]

32. If McCain dumps Palin now he might as well suspend his campaign permanently

Because he'll NEVER overcome the stigma of making a razzle dazzle pick that turned out to be such a moron he had to dump her.

NEVER!

[vaberella]

33. Lost Confidence = She's just really stupid. You can see Begalia had problems saying that. n/t

[tridim]

34. They were comparing the confidence she displayed during the convention..

to her confidence answering questions on Couric's show yesterday.

The difference is pretty striking even if it wasn't genuine confidence.

[vaberella]

36. I saw the talk. I disagreed. It wasn't lack of confidence. It was because she had no answers.

I don't see why people are giving her an out. This is why I said Begalia was not swallowing that crap well. It's not about confidence for her, it's the fact she can't answer questions. Someone who could handle the media and has an inkling on what's going on shouldn't be stumped by those lame questions.

Couric asked her about Davis and McCain...she had no real answer for either which says she doesn't even know what she's dealing with. Then they asked her a question about this Alaska/Russia crap and she's been asked that by Charlie Gibson and it's been heard every where and she's still giving a shit answer.

That's not lack of confidence. She's either plain stupid or hasn't even done homework on her own campaign.

[Raschel]

38. Remember she bragged, "you can quiz me anywhere, anytime

she's a big phony BS'er like McCain. I'm not gonna forget the crap she's said.

And just tonite took a shot at Obama calling him naive.

[vaberella]

39. I heard about that. This pass that she "lacks confidence" is bull shit commentating.

The woman has no clue on what she's talking about. She couldn't even speak on the economy, basically said we'd support Israel if they decided to H-bomb Palestine (or what's left of it)---without blinking, thinking or reprimanding. She couldn't give one reformist policy that her running mate made in congress---all she had to say was "No to Bridge to Nowhere" <--- She conveniently forgot that.

Buffoonary at it's best.

[Kool Kitty]

45. Exactly.

She's good with a written speech, but she is a hopeless interview, especially the Couric one. She seems like she is just repeating the talking points they drilled into her head. When she got a question where she had to show some real knowledge, she was just rambling. And she gave a very condescending answer to Couric when she questioned her about getting a passport. Palin is in no way prepared to take the second spot on the national ticket. The repubs should know better, and so should she.

[PA Democrat]

55. I agree. Katie gave her the opportunity for a "do over" and she failed miserably.

She apparently didn't learn ANYTHING from the mistakes she made in the Gibson interview.

[Fluffdaddy]

37. WATCH OUT PEOPLE..............LOWERING EXPECTATIONS don't fall for it

[Phredicles]

43. Possibly: At this point if she goes through with the debate and doesn't

flee from the stage in tears by minute 6, it will be spun that she's the Lincoln to Biden's Douglas (:eyes:) by the usual apologists.

But really, if you've heard her talk at all, can expectations possibly be lowered enough to keep up with the reality? I would not have guess a person could become governor of a state, no matter how much of a backwater it is, and be so utterly clueless.

[curiousdemo]

44. Ready on day one....

:rofl:

[Lugnut]

46. I don't think that's it.

She really is that stupid.

[tinrobot]

42. Hard to dump her when the voting has already started.

[qanda]

52. They are stuck with her. People have already started voting.

[onenote]

53. she's not going to be dumped. you can take that to the bank

The fundie base stays home if she's dumped, pure and simple. Put another way, McCain loses more votes dumping her than he does keeping her (granted, he loses votes either way).

[Mad_Dem_X]

54. She was so smug during the RNC

I wanted to reach into the TV and smack her. I'm glad that she's finally getting a dose of reality.

[ProgressiveMuslim]

56. I predict some sort of state of emergency in Alaska on Thursday

that will REQUIRE the good governor to be in her state in stead of debating Biden...

[Raschel]

58. I predict they use her baby as an excuse.

Yeah, I said it, I don't care. This conniving campaign will do anything.

[ronnykmarshall]

60. It's, it's ..... IT'S A TRAP!!