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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. Re:Good choice by Jaysyn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    At least the redundant mod means that I'm not the only one thinking it.

    Or the neocons are out in force with mod points.

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  2. Why not the front page? by mrbrown1602 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Obama's pick of Washington-hack Joe Biden was featured on the slashdot front page, but this, you have to dig in the Politics section to find it.

    Do I sense media bias?

  3. Re:Except that none of those are palindromes. by davidsyes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    man, oh man
    my, oh my

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome

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  4. Re:Sure shes pretty and all but.... by cain · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You may have passed biology, but I bet you failed English...

  5. Re:Sure shes pretty and all but.... by rrohbeck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    one of the foremost is to instill in girls the self-esteem that can help in postponing sexual activity.

    Why? Are you of the persuasion that "sex is bad"?
    If yes, ur doin it wrong.
    A girl (or boy) past puberty is sexually mature, and not having sex at that age is unnatural. It's just some weird religious "morals" that make sex bad. Like horrible (abstinence based) sex ed, horrible parental guidance, lack of information due to a prudish society, etc. As usual, the US are a couple of centuries behind the times, and other more enlightened societies are way past that stage (or have never gotten there in the first place.)

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