took a subtle swipe at Biden's age today with McCain standing right next to her at the Columbus rally; her comments were pretty funny on the stump but I find it ironic in light of how much his staff has complained about age code-words used against him that his own running mate is being just as explicit with Biden's age.

She does that cute look when cornered.

Is it just me or does it remind anyone else of a daddy going in to see the teacher after his daughter messed up?

I wonder if the video will come out tomorrow where she couldn't name a single SC case besides Roe v Wade?

I can't believe that voter in Philly asked one of our VP candidates a question about foreign policy.  Total gotcha politics!!!

In all seriousness, I sort of feel bad for Sarah.  How could McCain put someone so unqualified in this position?  Either he's incompetent and made a very poor decision or he's lying and he didn't vet her.  Sound familiar?

I am sorry but no way she can do well in the debate.

if they think 90 minutes of her repeating talking points wont be noticeable as hell!?

how stupid do they think we are!

t

I'm almost admiring McCain for the amount of humiliation he's able to endure.

On the "open thread" front, it's equally painful and funny to see our Good Old Pumas tearing apart actual progressive female leaders.

If you haven't checked out Rachel Maddow's interview with Rosa Brooks about Palin, it's brutal.  I can't think of another election where one ticket has become an utter laughing stock.  Was this what Hoover-Roosevelt was like in '32?

demeaning it is to obviously have McCain on to speak for her.

Thanks for posting this.  While her speech is utterly content-free, I can actually see her appeal here, from "Buckeyes" to "35 days."  Outside of that ("for choosing for America"?!) I just wanted to cringe.  She definitely has potential, but she's just not ready.

In the back of American's minds, they have to seriously wonder if she could be called on to serve as POTUS if anything ever happened to McCain.

Regardless, baring a major gaffe, I think it's over.

she is "pathetic".

But... in some way, I feel sorry for her. When I feel this way, I also feel a little violated for even giving her ANY sympathy at all!

The whole thing makes me ILL!

Every time I hear a GOP hack talk about the upcoming debates, they are saying Biden will win. It's like they are trying to talk America into accepting Palin by lowering their expectations.

It is really sad to think that this is our choice. I mean, I like Biden in some ways, I just wish there was really a challenge, or really a debate. Winning is more than beating up on a simpleton.

M

The answer . . . nothing.

What?!  Hu?  Is the senility set in already?  Does McCain think he's funny?  What on earth is he trying to say here?

Oh, say, Brown v. Board of Education?!

C'mon! Even though the American people aren't always the brightest in the world, I'd still say that the vast majority could name at least THAT one.

(There are, of course, about a dozen others that everyone SHOULD know... but that's another matter.)

Even I had a tinge of pity for her in those interviews, but then I see these smarmy, nasty little stump speeches.  Thanks for posting this one.

I'm amazed at all the empty dismissive chatter from the supposedly enlightened left. The way you make fun of a disabled war vet (and yet feign concern for equality for disabled Americans) and belittle Palin. Here's a thought, if you are so progressive, why do Democrats not declare themselves socialist as the European have proudly done so. Why do Democrats, including Obama, need to run a feux Republicans? Why not run openly as Social Democrats , like the New Democrats or Liberals of Canada?

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I'm amazed at all the empty dismissive chatter from the supposedly enlightened left. The way you make fun of a disabled war vet (and yet feign concern for equality for disabled Americans) and belittle Palin. Here's a thought, if you are so progressive, why do Democrats not declare themselves, socialists, as the European have proudly done? Why do Democrats, including Obama, need to run a feux Republicans? Why not run openly as Social Democrats , like the New Democrats or Liberals of Canada?

The line of attack here should be not that Palin is such a screwup that McCain has to babysit her for her interviews - anybody can see that for themselves.  It should be that he won't let her speak, because if he does she might find herself agreeing with Obama (see: Pakistan)

I'm amazed at all the empty dismissive chatter from the supposedly enlightened left. The way you make fun of a disabled war vet (and yet feign concern for equality for disabled Americans) and belittle Palin. Here's a thought, if you are so progressive, why do Democrats not declare themselves, socialists, as the European have proudly done? Why do Democrats, including Obama, need to run a feux Republicans? Why not run openly as Social Democrats , like the New Democrats or Liberals of Canada?

1)  Is it just me or does she look a lot older than she did a few weeks ago...

2)  Does anyone else feel like she is the real life equivalent of Michael Scott (Steve Carrell, The Office)...  just someone who you cringe at watching but can't turn away?

3)  Anyone else want to see her get her own reality show...I'd be fascinated to watch...

The first signs...

I don't understand why Palin isn't doing more interviews in America. In her hourlong appearance on Canadian TV, she engaged in a trenchant critique of Samuel Huntington's clash-of-civilizations theory, identifying the western Balkans and central Asia as but two significant outliers. She acknowledged Syrian secret service involvement in past unrest in Lebanon, but said to craft a Syria-focused US policy vis-a-vis Lebanon for that reason alone would be "reductionist." I didn't understand the second half-hour very well, when she was answering the questions in French. But I think she gently corrected the interviewer's imprecise use of the word "geostrategic."