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Palin casts herself as Washington outsider

Sarah Palin cast herself as a small-town outsider and "just your average soccer mom" on Wednesday as she introduced herself to the nation as John McCain's vice presidential running mate and fellow maverick.

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New Republican slogan for the maverick outsider ticket - "Vote for McCain-Palin! They're not like us!"
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She is a mother of five. And, I believe that she could easily command our military US generals in a major or minor conflict in the world. We do need to keep all Republicans in office to ensure that we truly do see "change" and protect us from these terrible people from overseas. They are patriots. They are our future. They, most of them, have money. Some have so many homes that they can't even keep track of the number. But, that is OK. They think of the little guy when they go to sleep. God Bless them. And, God Bless America.

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What Color House wrote:
Bush is in the..........White House
If we elect an African American then
he'll be in the..........Black House
Asian American..........Yellow House
If "Redneck" Palin gets in, we'll just call it..........The Shack!
Well, at least you're predjudiced against everyone. You can go away now.
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About That Trooper

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx...

Politics: You'll be hearing a lot in coming weeks about Sarah Palin's "abuse of power" in trying to get a state cop fired. Here's the back story you won't be hearing.

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Palin's political enemies have a stink bomb set to go off late in October, just before the election. That's when voters will see fruits of a legislative investigation into the charge that the governor fired Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan because he wouldn't get rid of Mike Wooten, a state trooper and Palin's ex-brother-in-law.
We can see where this is headed. Palin will be found to have done nothing illegal in firing Monegan, since public safety commissioners serve at the governor's pleasure. But the media will frame this case in vague but sinister terms: Think "abuse of power." It will also bury the back story that explains why Palin was so concerned.

So here are some key facts to keep on file (for a full report on Wooten, see adn.com/front/story/476430.html ). You may not be seeing much of them from here on:

• Mike Wooten, 35, has been a trooper since 2001. He has been married and divorced four times. One of his marriages was to Palin's sister, Molly McCann, with whom he had two children. That marriage ended in 2006. His behavior leading up to the divorce led Palin's and McCann's father, Chuck Heath, to file a formal complaint about him to the state police.

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It’ll be something unique when the left finds itself defending a poor, abused police officer from attack by a woman.

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Cal Maham wrote:
This broad is a total hag!
Oh, another eloquent liberal! You can’t criticize her qualifications and compare her to Biden, so just throw out a cheap shot. Typical. I’m sure you’re quite the looker yourself!

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Obama Bin Biden wrote:
About That Trooper
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx...
Politics: You'll be hearing a lot in coming weeks about Sarah Palin's "abuse of power" in trying to get a state cop fired. Here's the back story you won't be hearing.
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Palin's political enemies have a stink bomb set to go off late in October, just before the election. That's when voters will see fruits of a legislative investigation into the charge that the governor fired Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan because he wouldn't get rid of Mike Wooten, a state trooper and Palin's ex-brother-in-law.
We can see where this is headed. Palin will be found to have done nothing illegal in firing Monegan, since public safety commissioners serve at the governor's pleasure. But the media will frame this case in vague but sinister terms: Think "abuse of power." It will also bury the back story that explains why Palin was so concerned.
So here are some key facts to keep on file (for a full report on Wooten, see adn.com/front/story/476430.html ). You may not be seeing much of them from here on:
• Mike Wooten, 35, has been a trooper since 2001. He has been married and divorced four times. One of his marriages was to Palin's sister, Molly McCann, with whom he had two children. That marriage ended in 2006. His behavior leading up to the divorce led Palin's and McCann's father, Chuck Heath, to file a formal complaint about him to the state police.
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It’ll be something unique when the left finds itself defending a poor, abused police officer from attack by a woman.
I'm shocked! Are you suggesting the media is biased and we won't get the true story. Without a doubt!
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I can't say I was won over. It seems like she took a lot of cheap shots and just played to the audience. I didn't hear a lot about policy or what she was going to do for America. Just ripped Obama and the media. Frankly, I didn't watch to hear her bash her enemies. I want to know what she'll for America.

I can't say I knew who to vote for before, but now I do. And it won't be wasted on someone so negative.

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Phenomenal! I can’t wait for her to take on Biden. He is going to come off like the stiff, arrogant, lifetime politician that he is. It will be too easy.

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Meh wrote:
I can't say I was won over. It seems like she took a lot of cheap shots and just played to the audience. I didn't hear a lot about policy or what she was going to do for America. Just ripped Obama and the media. Frankly, I didn't watch to hear her bash her enemies. I want to know what she'll for America.
I can't say I knew who to vote for before, but now I do. And it won't be wasted on someone so negative.
Do everyone a favor and stay home on Election Day. You shouldn’t base your vote on one speech that you think was too negative. It’s the VP’s role to be the “attack dog”, for both parties. Have you been listening to the Obama and Biden? Can you honestly say that Palin is more negative? Please research the issues a little more before making a decision. If you aren’t willing to do that, don’t vote.
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Meh wrote:
I can't say I was won over. It seems like she took a lot of cheap shots and just played to the audience. I didn't hear a lot about policy or what she was going to do for America. Just ripped Obama and the media. Frankly, I didn't watch to hear her bash her enemies. I want to know what she'll for America.
I can't say I knew who to vote for before, but now I do. And it won't be wasted on someone so negative.
Open your ears next time clown...
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if the dems were not worried about sarah, they would just let her be and not criticize her at all. but insteed they are throwing everything they have at her. she can take a punch and she she can throw one too. she will eat biden alive.
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Cal Maham wrote:
This broad is a total hag!
She's hotter than ANY Democrat.
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Meh wrote:
I didn't hear a lot about policy or what she was going to do for America.
Obviously, you didn't listen to her speech.
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Meh wrote:
I can't say I knew who to vote for before, but now I do. And it won't be wasted on someone so negative.
Did you listen to the vile negativity of the Democratic Convention? To the msm over the past week? There is no way that yours is an honest post.
4 Years Till President

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Whatever wrote:
Sounds like Levi's been laying some of them pipelines!
Leftist Democrat Victims Party.......Why such Hatred for this WomAn?..... Hate is not a Family Value"
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Meh wrote:
I can't say I was won over. It seems like she took a lot of cheap shots and just played to the audience. I didn't hear a lot about policy or what she was going to do for America. Just ripped Obama and the media. Frankly, I didn't watch to hear her bash her enemies. I want to know what she'll for America.
I can't say I knew who to vote for before, but now I do. And it won't be wasted on someone so negative.
"Don’t hate me just because you are insecure about me being smart, attractive, modest, and advocate for the unborn"
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Have you even read a newspaper or watched tv in the last week? The liberals and liberal media went right for this womans family and ripped them to shreds...at least she has the seeds to fight back...more than I can say for Obama
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She's a feisty little lady. I didn't think I would like her, but her speech was quite honest and entertaining.

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Meh wrote:
I can't say I was won over. It seems like she took a lot of cheap shots and just played to the audience. I didn't hear a lot about policy or what she was going to do for America. Just ripped Obama and the media. Frankly, I didn't watch to hear her bash her enemies. I want to know what she'll for America.
I can't say I knew who to vote for before, but now I do. And it won't be wasted on someone so negative.
You didnt hear talk about policy!? Seriously? Your sign language translator take a lot of bathroom breaks or something? Or are you just so hoping to find an actual dent in her armor that you'll grasp at anything that might sound true?

She did talk about policy. Not only the plans but the HOW! Something Obama avoids like the plague. Those nasty points of how he plans to actually impliment his policies.

Also... She isnt running for the presidency. I would bet you'll hear more tomorrow when McCain talks. Well, that is if you get a new sign language translator.

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Did you listen to the vile negativity of the Democratic Convention? To the msm over the past week? There is no way that yours is an honest post.
Liberals tend to have selective hearing and memory.
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