It’s sort of a sad statement on the state of things in this United States when seeing a vice-presidential candidate being booed rather than inciting racism is a heartening experience and gives one hope that there are still a number or rational human beings in this country.

Georgia, I am copying and pasting this… it is too good not to ‘steal.’ I hope it is alright to do so - from; Bella Bartok

I’m not a Palin fan and she has certainly been campaigning on the dirty side of things and inciting some pretty hateful behavior in A FEW Republicans. She is a big girl and I’m sure the she will let the Booing if the crowd roll off. The thing that bothered me most was her five-year-old daughter being in the middle of that anger. I truly believe small children should NOT be on the campaign trail. It did seem that the booing died down once Palin and her girls took the ice - I hope this was because the crowd saw the kids and backed off. I certainly wouldn’t want to explain to a child why thousands of people were booing us.

Those children need to be home with grandparents and/or a nanny, sleeping in their own beds, going to SCHOOL, trying to be normal children while Sarah and Todd are off campaigning. Dragging them around in all the insanity does not make her mother-of-the-month material.

I still hear people say they don’t get what the bally hoo is all about. They excuse the crowd and remarks. These are the same people who say African Americans play the race card and that the only racism is black racism. I was not familar with Acorn until this presidental race. I don’t understand when some of the ladies on this site have mentioned Acorn and somehow it is linked to “Community Organizer” / The mission statement of Acorn doesn’t sound like it diserves scorn. Could some one in plain English provide some background ?. I am politically knowledgeable about somethings others not so much. Thanks

starry; I too was unaware of the Acorn group, until this same day, while I watched it on CSpan! We must always have CSPAN! As far as the Palin and children thing… as I watched her on that stage with her family and McCain, etc., I noticed the baby and how she was handling it. It really ticked me off! It was as though the child was a stuffed animal, and not a child! I hate it when parents treat their children like that! It is quite a different thing, if they are playing with them… she was not playing!

Ro- My mother was just talking about how Gov. Palin holds her baby. She said she holds it like a sack of potatoes. (LOL) I read that the conservatives have been taking aim at Acorn for many years. Every election it seems they go at it. But of course this election just seems to intensify everthing.

I could not bear to watch all of the first video, without thinking, hoping those idiots were “plants” - I wouldn’t put it past that campaign at all. When they shout out hate filled comments about Senator Obama’s citizen status, being a terrorist, and more, aside from easily laughing at their idiocy, one must realize that those very people know nothing about our government, how people are elected to office, and the security clearances involved; it’s an insult to all including McBlame, and mizzy Palin to have such ignorant, hate-mongering people any where near them, and dangerous at best. Do they realize that such people must not be trusted for a minute? Never second-guess such people. They must be keeping the FBI working 24/7. How much is that costing us? Is anyone stopping them? I well-remember the late 50s-60s, and the sit-ins, and efforts we put forth to bring equity and equality to all, and in spite of uprisings, and the violent KKK, I never of heard people like those now with the McCain campaign anywhere in America. This must be stopped.