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McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the the-one-upping-continues dept.

Many readers have written to tell us about McCain's choice of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his VP choice. "Palin, 44, a self-described 'hockey mom,' is a conservative first-term governor of Alaska with strong anti-abortion views, a record of reform and fiscal conservatism and an outsider's perspective on Washington. [...] If elected, Palin would be the first woman US vice president, adding another historic element to a presidential race that has been filled with firsts. Obama, 47, is the first black nominee of a major US political party. The choice of a vice president rarely has a major impact on the presidential race. Palin will meet Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a debate in October."

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  1. Quote from the Future by Bryan_Casto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Joe Biden: "Governor Palin, I served with Dan Quayle; Dan Quayle was a friend of mine. Governor, you're no Dan Quayle."

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    1. Re:Quote from the Future by megamerican · · Score: 5, Funny

      Joe Biden: "Governor Palin, I served with Dan Quayle; Dan Quayle was a friend of mine. Governor, you're no Dan Quayle."

      In this case, that quote would be a great compliment.

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    2. Re:Quote from the Future by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, that's what we in the humor biz call "the joke".

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    3. Re:Quote from the Future by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Man.. what a sense of deja vu...

      Flashbacks to Mondale/Ferraro... Even the jokes will be the same:

      "Senator Obama, what do you wear: boxers or briefs?"

      "Boxers!"

      "Senator McCain, what do you wear: boxers or briefs?"

      "Depends."

      Funny thing though is that Palin may indeed be a Dan Quayle. Bush Sr. was quite brilliant actually. Though I disagree with many of the things he did, he was no intellectual lightweight. Then there was Quayle.

      The late-night hosts had a field day with Quayle. They called him Bush's insurance policy. Everyone sought the well-being of Bush because.. oh my.. imagine President Quayle..

      And strangely enough, Palin's record is eerily like Quayle's. Looks great on paper, but rather innocuous. Nothing jumps out. And alas, that's what's needed in a VP. She votes firmly with the party line. Nary a rebellious thought in her head. Just like Quayle.

  2. A female Dan Quayle by linzeal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well she just asked "What exactly does a vice president do?", on CNBC. Um, ok that is scary. This is just a female Dan Quayle that instead of golfing hunts, fishes and wrestles bears. Unfortunately she does none of these things naked.

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  3. Re:Sure shes pretty and all but.... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    C'mon, don't be such a downer. We need faith based science to advance our faith based economy!

  4. Re:Sure shes pretty and all but.... by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Republican ticket is now complete

    Yeah, I still couldn't get the voice of Darth Vader out of my head for that.

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  5. Re:Cool.. by drpimp · · Score: 3, Funny

    I myself don't want to see McCain in the White House, but if they (McCain/Palin) actually do get elected, I wouldn't mind becoming an intern to Palin in the White House. You know what I am talking about! Yeah Baby!

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  6. Re:Sure shes pretty and all but.... by jandrese · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is so sexist, vpilf.com doesn't have a single picture of Dick Cheney.

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  7. Re:nice pick by SleptThroughClass · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, good, then she runs Linux?

  8. Re:nice pick by rufus+t+firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yea, she is pretty hot for her age, definetly a MILF, I'd tap that too if I got the chance. :)

    I suppose you mean a VPILF?

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  9. Re:Sure shes pretty and all but.... by rufus+t+firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is so sexist, vpilf.com doesn't have a single picture of Dick Cheney.

    Could I mod this (-1, Nauseating)?

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  10. Re:nice pick by Nutria · · Score: 4, Funny

    But having worked with her, would you vote for her?

    I guess that all depends on what "I'd tap her" means...

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  11. Age by 222 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not that this is the basis for my vote, but I'd like to point out that Palin was the Gov. of Alaska, one of the states that McCain is older than. Made me smile, at least ; - )

  12. Re:Creationism by cfulmer · · Score: 3, Funny

    If a sizeable portion of the population holds to an "uninformed" side, then you had better teach that, too. Heck, I try to teach my kids what Democrats think and we have a great discussion about it.

  13. My Girlfriend will actually vote republican now by killkillkill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait. I'm a conservative... I have a girlfriend... What the hell am I doing here?

  14. Re:nice pick by javamann · · Score: 5, Funny

    Call her 'North Shores' and I'd drill her.

  15. Re:Naked! by jimmyharris · · Score: 3, Funny

    To be fair, 'decent' would be a huge improvement on any previous VP!

  16. It was close, by bgspence · · Score: 3, Funny

    but it looks like she beat out Romney in the swimsuit competition.