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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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  2. 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!

  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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 ; - )

  6. 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?

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

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