Senator Boxer: “The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice. If John McCain thought that choosing Sarah Palin would attract Hillary Clinton voters, he is badly mistaken. The only similarity between her and Hillary Clinton is that they are both women. On the issues, they could not be further apart. Sen. McCain had so many other options if he wanted to put a woman on his ticket, such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. Olympia Snowe -– they would have been an appropriate choice compared to this dangerous choice. In addition, Sarah Palin is under investigation by the Alaska state legislature, which makes this more incomprehensible.”

Senator Boxer: “The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice. If John McCain thought that choosing Sarah Palin would attract Hillary Clinton voters, he is badly mistaken. The only similarity between her and Hillary Clinton is that they are both women. On the issues, they could not be further apart. Sen. McCain had so many other options if he wanted to put a woman on his ticket, such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. Olympia Snowe -– they would have been an appropriate choice compared to this dangerous choice. In addition, Sarah Palin is under investigation by the Alaska state legislature, which makes this more incomprehensible.”

Senator Boxer has it right, “The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice. If John McCain thought that choosing Sarah Palin would attract Hillary Clinton voters, he is badly mistaken. The only similarity between her and Hillary Clinton is that they are both women. On the issues, they could not be further apart. Sen. McCain had so many other options if he wanted to put a woman on his ticket, such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. Olympia Snowe -– they would have been an appropriate choice compared to this dangerous choice. In addition, Sarah Palin is under investigation by the Alaska state legislature, which makes this more incomprehensible.”

Here’s what Senator Boxer said: “The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice. If John McCain thought that choosing Sarah Palin would attract Hillary Clinton voters, he is badly mistaken. The only similarity between her and Hillary Clinton is that they are both women. On the issues, they could not be further apart. Sen. McCain had so many other options if he wanted to put a woman on his ticket, such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. Olympia Snowe -– they would have been an appropriate choice compared to this dangerous choice. In addition, Sarah Palin is under investigation by the Alaska state legislature, which makes this more incomprehensible.”

Fariba—Put a sock in it. This woman is a total imbecil. And talk about big government. What the hell do you think GWB has done in the last 8 years? Turn on your own brain and take a look, Freeper.

Lorin—-I would hope it would help but actually there was a very good article on alternet.org today that said how it could actually realy hurt, why people make decisions to vote for someone etc. I posted the link at the top of the thread somewhere and am too pooped to go chase it down….

My thoughts too, Catherine.

Thanks Alice and Susan ——and she also is a dominiionist…..seriously look into that because it is very scary. http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/TheDespoilingOfAmerica.htm Here’s what Senator Boxer said (and Steny Hoyer, house majority leader also made a fine observation—there’s a vid of him on Huffington post with his statement) “The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice. If John McCain thought that choosing Sarah Palin would attract Hillary Clinton voters, he is badly mistaken. The only similarity between her and Hillary Clinton is that they are both women. On the issues, they could not be further apart. Sen. McCain had so many other options if he wanted to put a woman on his ticket, such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. Olympia Snowe -– they would have been an appropriate choice compared to this dangerous choice. In addition, Sarah Palin is under investigation by the Alaska state legislature, which makes this more incomprehensible.”

Thanks Sue for being someone here who is thinking.

Rocky, Well thankfully Barbara Boxer has it right. While HRC, just as she was so wrong in Iraq, is wrong again in her statement of support of this idiocy. I am ashamed of women that view this dangerously unqualified person’s selection, made to pander to them and manipulate them…as a good thing. How really stupid can you get? Here’s what Senator Barbara Boxer said: “”The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice,” Boxer said. “If John McCain thought that choosing Sarah Palin would attract Hillary Clinton voters, he is badly mistaken. The only similarity between her and Hillary Clinton is that they are both women. On the issues, they could not be further apart. Sen. McCain had so many other options if he wanted to put a woman on his ticket, such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. Olympia Snowe — they would have been an appropriate choice compared to this dangerous choice. “In addition, Sarah Palin is under investigation by the Alaska state legislature, which makes this more incomprehensible.’ This is insanity at its absolute worst that makes me wonder if these women that think this is so great have even taken a civics course. she has 18 months exp governing a state with less population than San Francisco. This in NO WAY qualifies her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Where are your brains??

Barbara— “You don’t even know her or her abilities, yet.”—Don’t make assumptions/assetions you have no way of making. She is totally unqualified and this is an extremely reckless choice. It isn’t about having ANY woman…it is about a qualified woman. Mayor of a 9,000 pop podunk town, and 18 months gov of the least populated, least diverse state and no international exp is NOT qualified….plus she’s under investigation for possible crimes, and she has values that are against women’s best interests including her whacko religious beliefs. The entire state of AL has less population than 17 different major US cities. She is NOT qualified to be a heartbeat away from the most powerful job in the world. And if you think she is, you are seriously ridiculous. this is a beauty contest. She has a journalism degree from a third rate school. that you think this is OK is truly insane. “make an honest decision not based on if she is a Democrate or Republican.” She is unqualifed AND she is a Republican and she has idiot views. ” proud of her nomination” there is nothing to be proud of. Not her in a position for which she is dangerously unqualified. Not her for allowing herself to be used as a tool. Not of McCain for pandering to women to get elected so he can continue the ruinious policies of Bush that have been so detrimental to people and the environment and have only helped the very rich. And not for women voting for these people who have so wrecked the US. What kind of smoking wreckage of the US do you need to see to get it?? 8 years of a nightmares isn’t enough??

Susan, No you’re not the only one. This is one really sickening display all the way around.

I am really impressed too, Star. I am impressed that someone who has so often mentioned financial and feminist issues is voting against the two who’ve actually done things to support the people. And instead for the corporate puppet who has consistently voted against women and anything that helps people and for his corporate paymasters. good job, Sparky. But then not a suprise. My great-grandfather was a big city mayor and one of the town’s developers…and he used to say, “Any working person who is voting Republican is voting against their own self-interests.” Rousseau’s “Social Contract” [you know the missive that sparked the American and French Revolutions] wrote that the money powers always trick and enslave the masses. Am sure Rove is having a big laugh tonight.

Star—-You are so right. she isn’t a cocktail waitress…she’s more of a mary kay makeup artist.

Dana— Feel free to copy any post of mine and edit it as you wish and sign your name. Wrote them quickly so not checking spelling and grammar…and obviously quite ticked. This act of McCain’s so diminishing of everything. And, as you may have noticed someone must have posted this thread on a Freeper site somewhere because they’re all here today, and that is new. Take care! Thanks!!