Senator John McCain really wanted to pick Joe Lieberman as his VP Running mate, but polling on Lieberman as VP indicated that could result in serious heartburn brought on by the Religious Righters during the convention. The Religious Righters justification for objecting to Senator Joe Lieberman as VP was Joe's support for leaving the abortion decision in the hand of the mother, rather than in the hands of the state, but I think there was additional deep seeded resentment from the Religious Righters regarding Joe Liebermans race and religious affiliation.
Another logical choice would have been Mitt Romney, but again he would not sit well with the Religious Righters, and McCain's comment during the primaries, about the only change coming from Mitt Romney would be his stance the positions, kind of threw cold water on any chance of that ever working out. I believe Senaor Mick Huckabee, a southern baptist, was in the Republican primaries mainly to protect the Religious Righter for having Mitt Romney win the nomination. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R, Texas wouldn't touch the McCain ticket with a ten foot pole. Kay justification was her intention to run for governor of Texas, and if successful, perhaps seek the presidency in 8 years. In shot Senator McCain was having all kinds of trouble coming up with a VP running mate that was acceptable all around; hence, the selection of Governor Sarah Palin, R, Alaska at the last minute. As controversial as Governor Palin is turning out to be, I wonder if it's too late for McCain to have her resign from the ticket, so he can bring Senator Joe Lieberman on board??? LOL http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/08/mccain-wanted-lieberman Regards, LelandJ Michael Madigan wrote: > What someone should do is spew made up stuff about these "journalists" and > see how they react. Either that or follow these creeps around and report on > their real shortcomings. Like who is Maureen Dowd sleeping with, or did Liz > Bumiller have an abortion. wouldn't that be something. > > ************************************************************************ > Right Wing Mike > > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike > > Bigfoot Hates Obama > > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5690856 > > I Wish Hillary had married OJ > > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 > > > --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Bob Calco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> From: Bob Calco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: RE: [OT] Palin wants to be part of the US when it suits her >> To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> >> Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 1:07 PM >> The allegation is not true: >> >> http://tinyurl.com/6n992d >> >> http://hotair.cachefly.net/images/2008-09/palin-voting.pdf >> >> - - - >> While the press scrambles to report on the process by >> which Governor >> Palin was offered the second spot on the Republican ticket, >> New York Times >> reporter Elisabeth Bumiller has opted instead to make up >> her own version of >> events. As the AP reports, "Sarah Palin voluntarily >> told John McCain's >> campaign about her pregnant teenage daughter and her >> husband's 2-decade-old >> DUI arrest during questioning as part of the >> Republican's vice presidential >> search, the lawyer who conducted the background review >> said." Yet according >> to Bumiller, yesterday's disclosures "called into >> question" how thoroughly >> Governor Palin had been vetted. Why the discrepancy? It >> seems one reporter >> actually reported the story, while Bumiller made up her >> own. . >> >> And Bumiller writes that Governor Palin "was a >> member for two years in >> the 1990s of the Alaska Independence Party." Not true, >> and unsourced. >> Governor Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982. >> >> ... >> >> A day after ABC News requested a response from Palin as >> to whether she >> was ever a member of the AIP, McCain campain spox Brian >> Rogers told ABC News >> that Clark's "allegations are false." >> >> "Governor Palin has been a registered Republican >> since 1982," Rogers >> says, providing some voter registration documentation >> showing her to be a >> Republican. "As you know, if she changed her >> registration, there would have >> been some record of it. There isn't." >> >> Rogers says the McCain campaign provided ABC News with >> all the voter >> registration information that exists. Rogers says that >> Palin didn't attend >> the AIP convention in 1994, "but she visited them when >> they had their >> convention in Wasilla in 2000 as a courtesy since she was >> mayor." >> >> He would not comment as to why AIP officials are so >> convinced Palin was >> a member of their party. When asked if Palin ever >> identified herself as a >> member of the AIP, Rogers said, "No, she's a >> lifelong Republican." >> - - - >> >> Unless you have some sourcing for the claim she was a >> member of the party, >> it's been refuted by actual records. >> >> I still think it wouldn't have been such a big deal >> (least of all compared >> to Barry's past affiliations) but we don't have to >> concede the truth of this >> allegation, it appears to be completely baseless. >> >> So let's summarize the "case" against >> Palin's "vetting process": >> >> * She faked her last pregnancy to protect her image from >> the Awful Truth >> about Bristol (Debunked) >> * She hid The Awful Truth about Bristol (Debunked, McCain >> was aware of it >> when he chose her) >> * The Awful Truth about Bristol is Really Awful (False, >> most evangelicals >> can relate to the situation and admire both her and her >> mother's choice to >> raise the baby and marry the father) >> * She didn't tell McCain she was part of some >> supposedly Alaskan separatist >> party (Debunked, all records indicate she was a lifelong >> member of the >> Republican party) >> * She didn't tell McCain the Awful Truth about >> 'Troopergate'(False, she did >> tell McCain about the baseless allegations and has welcomed >> a full >> investigation about them to clear her name) >> >> Who vets these so-called journalists, I wonder? >> >> - Bob >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> >>> Behalf Of Adam Buckland >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:27 AM >>> To: ProFox Email List >>> Subject: [OT] Palin wants to be part of the US when it >>> >> suits her >> >>> Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential >>> >> candidate, was once a >> >>> member of the Alaskan Independence Party, its >>> >> officials have said. >> >>> >>> News of Mrs Palin's former membership comes as the >>> >> latest in a string >> >>> of >>> potentially embarrassing disclosures about her past. >>> >>> >>> >>> The party has lobbied since the 1970s for the right to >>> >> hold a >> >>> referendum >>> on whether Alaska should secede from the United >>> >> States. Its motto, >> >>> "Alaska First", contrasts sharply with the >>> >> John McCain campaign slogan: >> >>> "Country First." >>> >>> >>> >>> It seeks "the complete repatriation of the public >>> >> lands, held by the >> >>> federal government, to the state and people of >>> >> Alaska" and aims to be >> >>> "self-sufficient" by using profits from >>> >> Alaskan oil and gas resources. >> >>> It claims that the vote held in 1958 which led to >>> >> Alaska becoming the >> >>> 49th state of the US was corrupt and did not offer a >>> >> proper choice. >> >>> >>> While it is thought that Mrs Palin officially left the >>> >> party to become >> >>> a >>> Republican in 1996, she recorded an address for its >>> >> convention EARLIER >> >>> THIS YEAR in which she said: "I share your >>> >> party's vision of upholding >> >>> the constitution of our great state" and told >>> >> members to "keep up the >> >>> good work". >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> If this was Obama the right would be jumping up and >>> >> down questioning >> >>> her >>> loyalty, calling her unfit for office, a traitor etc >>> >> blah blah >> >>> blah...... >>> >>> >>> >>> Basically she's not proud to be an American, not >>> >> fit to hold office >> >>> especially the second highest in the land, what an >>> >> embaressment!.... >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >>> multipart/alternative >>> text/plain (text body -- kept) >>> text/html >>> --- >>> >>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. 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