A Dem relative from AK weighs in on Sarah.

[wtmusic]

"I didn't vote for Sarah for governor, but since she won I have come to like her. Virtually everybody in Alaska likes her, she's very charismatic
and sees no need to suck up to the Alaskan republican establishment, the oil companies, etc. The fact that she is a creationist and a life-long
NRA member and stuff like that doesn't seem to enter into her governorship very much, although she did just come out against the Alaska clean water initiative (protecting salmon streams from mining runoff), and it was soundly defeated on Tuesday.

My feeling is that she will really appeal to a lot of people and give McCain an incredible boost. I think her selection was brilliant (and cynical). This is bad news for us Democrats."

FWIW.

[DesertFlower]

1. thanks for that information.

i think she will definitely bring in the fundie vote -- the ones who are only concerned with outlawing abortion and teaching creationism in the schools. they don't care about the country -- only their own agenda. and there's a lot of them.

[Lars39]

2. She sees no need to suck up to the oil companies because her husband

the oil man sits in on private meetings.

[seabeyond]

3. ya right. other people from alaska saying wow, she wasnt experienced enough for gov

certainly not for vp and difinitely not for pres

[wtmusic]

6. IMO that's the point we need to hammer home.

There are millions of nice people who are reasonably intelligent, charismatic, and in no way qualified to be president.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Alaska attempted to pass an act protecting streams from mine runoff, and it was defeated?

Holy crapoli!! And she opposed it? What the hell is to oppose? "I for one believe that all streams should flow at pH 2 with enormous burdens of heavy metals."

Thank God I have never had a reason to move to Alaska.

[wtmusic]

8. I don't get it either.

It's not even a money issue - fishing and tourism both bring in more money for AK than mining. :shrug:

[The Wielding Truth]

5. A charismatic hard core creationist . How wonderful for a free

democracy! Is she nuts to like her? Maybe. Have a beer with her but keep her out of government, please.

[stillcool]

7. Why don't they just get a cardboard cut-out?

[midnight]

9. Dennis Kucinich is begging us to wake up. Charismatic or not,

She has no foreign policy experience. Either did George. How is that working? I would keep asking this question over and over. Because George was under the impression that this war was not nation building, but freeing Iraq. And that this country would greet us with open arms. They did not, and this is nation building. If this women is the next v.p. this is bad news for the whole country.

[old guy]

10. The only voters she will bring in

are those who were looking for an excuse to not vote for Obama in the first place. All she does is give them cover.

[trayfoot]

23. I agree.......

Just like Dobson endorsing McSame now......he only did it because there's an anti-choice person running with him. She will consolidate the fundie vote, no doubt. She will also alienate a lot of other voters who are still of the opinion that McSame is still a "maverick". He has proven, with this choice, that he is an opportunist! I do not believe that moderates will be impressed with Ms. Palin.

[jmowreader]

24. No sir. Not true at all.

I think a LOT of fundies were planning to stay home in November--they wouldn't vote for Obama because he's a Demoncrap LIEberal baby killing tax raising socialist pinko commie, and they wouldn't vote for McCain because he's unbaptized and got rich off Demon Alcohol. They CAN vote for Palin because she's one of them.

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. Top 11 Things to Know About Palin

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3887150&mesg_id=3887150

http://www.grizzlybay.org/SarahPalinInfoPage.htm



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The top 11 things you should know about Sarah Palin:



1) She is presently under investigation in Alaska for abuse of power

2) She strongly supports big oil (her husband works for oil company BP)

3) She believes creationism should be taught in public schools

4) She is opposed to abortion even in cases of rape and incest

5) She has no federal or international experience. Prior to being governor (for less than two years) she was only the mayor of a small Alaskan town and a beauty queen!

6) She believes global warming is a farce and is opposed to listing the polar bear as an endangered species

7) She stands for everything that Hillary Clinton stood against

8) She supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and anywhere else big oil wants

9) She supports Pebble Mine which will destroy the richest salmon run in the world

10) She supports aerial shooting of bears and wolves in Alaska

11) She is pro-war

More to read at link
http://www.grizzlybay.org/SarahPalinInfoPage.htm

[wtmusic]

12. So in other words, she's like McCain but charismatic

which is exactly what he needs.

None of those positions contradict his own, so she will cost him no base. And the "charisma" factor will win some centrists who aren't paying attention.

[lonestarnot]

19. Those are some goofy assed look'n people.

[Whoa_Nelly]

20. They're her friends!

Leave Sarah Alone!!!




:evilgrin:

[lonestarnot]

21. Well I included her, not just her friends.

:evilgrin:

[asjr]

13. At least she doesn't look like

Casper the Ghost.

[sandnsea]

14. She supports killing salmon and polar bears???

Tell your Dem relative that the rest of the country isn't particularly on board with that. :eyes:

[old mark]

15. I am afraid he is right.

I think McCain has increased his chances of winning.

We are going to need to work hard to beat them.
I am afraid we will not.

mark

[wtmusic]

22. We can take nothing for granted

and we haven't even seen the start of this fight yet. They are going to hit us hard at the very end, and they will stop at nothing.

[mitchum]

16. I'm sure she's a wonderful person to handle snakes and speak in tongues with...

but an unqualified, inexperienced, lying, batshit crazy religous fanatic does not need to be anywhere near the Oval Office

[ourbluenation]

17. My feeling is that she will appeal to alaskans and we won't get the three electoral votes we werent

getting anyways.

[graywarrior]

18. We cannot take four more years of this crap

I don't care if she's Jesus, I am so done with republicans.