McCain Camp Insiders Say Palin is "Clueless"...

I did feel sorry for her yesterday but, after today I think that if conservatives are going to show their arrogance then they get what they deserve. Yesterday I thought she lacked knowledge today I think she is an idiot. I thought in the beginning of this that as long as Biden was treating her like every other person that he has debated that no one would be able to say he was a bully but, now, I believe after the debate on Friday if Biden doesn't just kiss her butt and do it with a smile, he'll be dubbed a bully. Those of course are only my opinions.

I think that as long as they stick to topics in which Sarah's been coached on, she'll do fine. If they go outside the box and ask her a question where she has to think to come up with an answer, it'll be a disaster. She's McCain's parrot, and really doesn't seem to have much to say other than what she's been told to say. Hopefully her lack of knowledge and savvy will push voters in Obama/Biden's direction.

Sadly, Biden will completely make a complete fool of Palin in the Vice Presidential Debate this Thursday because Palin really has no idea what is going on. Just look at what Obama did to McCain! Oh, and look at what Katie Couric did to Palin in her interview the V.P. nominee. This is not about "I can relate to her" and "She is a woman, so it would be great to have a woman vice president", this is about "Who can do the job?" and "Who can clean up this mess that this country is in?". McCain and Palin do not want change from what I can see of the two candidates, and they really do not know what they people want.

I predict Biden is going to rake her over the coals in the debates considering how her few interviews have gone lately. Unless she really studies up on policies then she is going to have a hard time debating Biden. And if the VP debates go the way I think McCain supporters are going to have to really step back and question his judgement. Because his pick for VP is a HUGE choice so if he screwed up as bad as it's looking he may be in big trouble.

Biden has to be very careful not to look like a bully or a snob. She is such a disaster that I don't think any prep will work. McCain still thinks she's wonderful which is a big reflection on him. I can only hope that she continues to be herself and that the American people can see her as she is. She confuses her sound bites. And she can see Russia from her house, don't forget that.

The short version is be on the look out for a surprise. I know most people expect a solid Biden victory. There is no doubt he is more expierienced. However this is poltics and as has been noted on other boards about the Presidential debates Bush was not even close to being considered a god debater and he was president twice. Also you need to be aware that the whole debate is prepped. That has been the number one thing Palen has been working on. Her problems during interviews have only lowered expectations of her performance. Which means its a win for her if she stays calm and sticks to the talking points. A final note Biden is a gaff machine as well the burdun is squarly on him if he dosn't clearly dominate the debate. its a win for Palin.

People may not think she's too bright but neither is Biden. In the words of s/o "She's going to kick his @ss". Just like McCain did the other night...even though the news reported differently. Who did Obama think he was trying to tell what veterans need because he was "on a committee"!? Pshaw! Sorry, but the more I see the less I can stand the Obama/Biden ticket. One seems like a jerk and one is an idiot...and they very well may be interchangeable. McCain/Palin is far from perfect but I have my votor registration form filled out just in case.

It's a fact that many conservatives are worried about Palin and have a low opinion of her ability to do the job of VP. Many conservative political analysts, stategists and writers have expressed big doubts about Palin and have even stated that she should go. Among them are: Kathryn Jean Lopez, George Will, Tony Fabrizio, Chris Lacivita, David Brooks and David Frum. Anyone can check these out. Obama 08

I do think she's over her head right now.I'm rooting for her to make a good showing,but I don't know if it will happen.I think McCain made his decision based on things other than qualifications. The media is being very hard on Palin,as they have a right to.But,they seem to be going easy on Obama.He's never done anything as a Senator.He has said some really stupid things in his campaign.Yet,these things seem to brushed over fairly quick. Hey,next time I'll run for President.I can't screw the country up any more than these buffoons are going to.

Wow, nothing like a presidential campaign to bring the insults on (just had to mention this as I was reading the previous posts). I can't quote any sources but I watch NBC news & have heard that the Republican party is concerned about McCain's VP pick. Anyone would be concerned given the performance Palin has put on recently. While I would say that Palin is intelligent & perhaps a good governor (even though the state of Alaska is sparcely populated), I do not feel that she is ready to carry out duties of a VP of our great United States. Let's forget the fact that she is inexperienced & look at the time she has had to get ready for the election. Biden ran for President & has been in the Senate a very long time. Ditto for McCain. Obama has been in the Illinois state senate & then Congress & has been running for President for quite some time. The American people have gotten to know these men & they have gotten to know the expectations of a national office. The press is voracious to know more about Palin because she has not been out there. She is not experienced with interviews & has not had much time to soak it all in. McCain should have known better. I think the debate will be quite telling. The American people will see what she is made of & what she knows. For her, the VP slot will be on-the-job training in the truest sense of the word. It's too bad but Biden will have to "walk on thin ice" when debating her simply because he will be seen as the bad guy if he is too harsh. I think/hope that Biden will be crowned the winner of this debate but I don't overestimate the Republican party.

I'm starting to feel kind of sorry for her. I'm sure she knows she's out of her depth but she's going to hang in until the bitter end I'm sure. I hope she can go back to her Alaska carer after this is all over, but I think she's starting to rankle some feathers there also. her popularity has dropped from like eighty percent to sixty percent just in the last few weeks. I think her arrogance in accepting the nomination has really backfired on her.

Actually, Annie, I think all the hoopla about how clueless she is going to work in her favor. Everyone is going to be tuning in Tuesday night to watch her fall on her face. If she manages to do more than babble Tuesday night, people will be going 'Hm, she's not as dumb as they made her sound'. The fact is that she's not stupid - she's been concentrating on things other than national issues and foreign policy most of her life. I don't agree with a good deal of what she says, and I think she has a dangerously provincial point of view on world issues, but having listened to interviews in their totality, I believe this: given enough time to study the issues without the pressure of a campaign and an impending election, she would be able to express herself more clearly. If she were expressing her own views, she would not sound as clueless - but she hasn't had time to form her own views on a lot of the questions she's being asked. I think she is a victim of the same kind of advice that has turned McCain into a spinning top during this campaign. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they told her 'you know what, look as dumb as you can for now - that way, anything you say in the debates will sound brilliant.'

On one hand a feel a bit bad for Palin. She's in over her head, but I thinks she wants to be a good Republican, so she tries to do what they want her to do. The McCain campaign are treating her like a kid, which is not doing them or Palin a favor. That said, she scares me. If you cannot pickup on any of the concepts that are being presented to you or at least agree with your running mate on important issues you do not need to be running for this job. There is nothing sexist about how she has been treated in the media. As a woman, I find it insulting that people use her gender to say Palin should be given a pass. I want to know where Palin stands on the issues, I need to know in order to make an informed decision. The sad thing about Tina Fey's latest SNL skit was a lot of what was said by Fey was taken verbatim from Palin's answers in the Katie Couric interview. The SNL skit was funny, but once I stopped laughing a became horrified. This is the woman that could be a heartbeat away from being President.

Dude... Considering the fact that next to none of the people in this discussion know as much as either of them. Why again are you attacking them verbaly? I mean come on Its great to state opinions but not verbal assaults.

Why was I not surprised to see anniepa's handle on this discussion. "Balloon Juice"?? BALLOON Juice???? lo f'in l... What,was HOT AIR taken???hahaha Come on, annie could you at least TRY to find a real source on something. So what do we have here? "One senior McCain aide was quoted as saying.." Not only is the source unnamed, we don't even know who is QUOTING the source. This is pure Liberal Playbook. If ya can't beat em. Call em dumb. It happened with Quayle, Ford, Bush, Reagan, Bush,Now Palin. But of course the Democrats are just geniuses. That's why Democrats keep RE electing Criminals. Oh there are some criminals on the right. the difference is We don't keep RE ELECTING them. annie, do you know what TROLLING is? Maybe one day you will get a hit. but not today. I WILL be watching the Debates though. Looking forward to it. For anyone that is interested in truth instead of hype, Check this out. http://www.capitalcentury.com/1992.html

You're quoting Comedy Central. Getting all excited over faked news. Excuse me, I have to go laugh hysterically.

More than an election campaign the whole thing looks to me like a movie to some extent and sarah palin is the actress in the movie and McCain is the actor every day even in India the news about these two individual's is coming up at every half an hour and before these two it was Barrack Obama who was in the news .

Well...considering that Biden said in the Katie Curic interview that when the depression hit FRD got on the TV to talk with people (and FDR was not the Predsident then and TV was only in the experimental stages), I don't think she'll be much worse than him. I think it will be an interesting debate.