Comments on: Who the heck is Sarah Palin?

By: The Colorado Independent » Oh, the tangled webs we weave…

The Colorado Independent » Oh, the tangled webs we weave… — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:57:10 +0000

[...] maybe not, and right now Palin still seems like a really weird pick to [...]

By: Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:02:29 +0000

And if you have links to any of those photos, please feel free to share them. For research purposes only, of course. :-)

By: Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:05:16 +0000

Sure, Palin will draw even more attention in the short-term, but a VP pick isn't just for a three-day media hit. Especially considering McCain's age, which I don't usually emphasize because I think it's a low blow, politically speaking Americans have to believe that Palin can immediately step in should something happen. According to McCain's own measurements – the ones he's using for Obama – Palin just doesn't cut it.

She'll make conservatives happy with her strong pro-life and pro-gun stances, but as part of the larger strategy it still seems pretty weird to me at this point.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:38:31 +0000

Its a great choice for that very reason. Rather than focusing on Obama's speech, the suprise and “mystery” about Palin is going to dominate the press for several days. Even if a decent amount is known about her by politicos, most average Joe is going to will be intrigued by a woman from the frontier (who has lots of photos holding fish up on the internet) who is at least easier to look at than McCain.

In a frightening aside, a google search on Palin revealed a t-shirt for Palin as a G.I.L.F….GOV. I would like to ……

By: The Colorado Independent » Palin flip-flops on creationism in schools

The Colorado Independent » Palin flip-flops on creationism in schools — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:57:07 +0000

[...] = ‘coloradoindependent’; By Jeff Bridges 8/29/08 3:57 PM Earlier today I wrote that McCain’s pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin seems a little odd, and noted in reply to a comment that at least she’ll keep the Republican base [...]

By: Jeff_Bridges

Jeff_Bridges — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:02:29 +0000

And if you have links to any of those photos, please feel free to share them. For research purposes only, of course. :-)

By: Jeff_Bridges

Jeff_Bridges — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:05:16 +0000

She'll make conservatives happy with her strong pro-life and pro-gun stances, but as part of the larger strategy it still seems pretty weird to me at this point.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:38:31 +0000

In a frightening aside, a google search on Palin revealed a t-shirt for Palin as a G.I.L.F….GOV. I would like to ……