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Do McCain-Palin really look comfortable together?

Honestly. I ask in an innocent spirit of inquiry. In this video, he keeps pulling his hand and staring at her backside; she keeps stepping away from any of his advances. It's not like she was an empty, utterly cynical choice forced upon his Nixon-level 3 campaign, is it?

Oh, and don't be e-mailing me with personal stories about Palin's babies and children, and things like that. As far as I am concerned they are beyond the pale, and it's silly politics.

Far better to ask what her ties to the Alaskan Independence Party really were; whether she supported Pat Buchanan in 92, 96 or 2000; why people close to her used her name to illegally put pressure on people to fire state employees with whom she had fallen out; why she recently bankrolled a huge contingency lawsuit, which republicans are meant to hate; and why someone who just got a passport last year might be handed the leadership of the USA.

I'd also ask why anyone thinks that all women need is a sportscasting fundamentalist beauty queen to be placed in front of them in order to get them to hand up their vote. Men who exclusively and deliberately vote for men do not deserve a vote; nor do their counterparts.

Obama-Biden; talent, experience, wisdom. McCain-Palin; strong, wrong, reckless.

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Chris Brooke said…
It's more than "pulling his hand", isn't it? JMcC is fiddling with his wedding ring -- far more symbolic!
4:21 pm
Martin Meenagh said…
Your gimlet eye enlightened me, Chris. Thanks for the comment, hope you are well!
4:28 pm
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