Palin Around?
Note: This entry was originally posted just before 8:00 a.m.
I won’t be around until this evening for further updating unless I can somehow break free during the day, so I guess this will all look prescient or, uh, less than perfect. Oh well.
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A plane flew from Anchorage, Alaska to Middletown, Ohio last night. Lots more here.
Maybe someone can translate this (HT Ace), but it looks to me like the plane arrived last night, and is leaving mid-morning for Snohomish County, Washington. Decoy?
For continued updates: Google Blogs search on “Palin Middletown” (not in quotes).
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UPDATE, 9:00 a.m.: At Drudge, right now; hope he’s right about the top left item (the linked AP story is probably dynamic) –
She got the not so coveted “Pain Dealer” endorsement yesterday.
Since then her odds on Intrade have gone through the roof.
Coincdence? Probably.
Comment by Mark McNally — August 29, 2008 @ 9:10 am
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Pingback by Pajamas Media » Could Gov. Sarah Palin Really Be the Republican VP Pick? — August 29, 2008 @ 9:13 am
I can’t argue with this selection (if it is Palin). While I’ll agree that she is not the most experienced VP nominee I don’t see that being a particularly effective tactic for the Dems. The presidency is not on the job training, but the VP slot essentially is a training role. Beyond that, she in the number two slot would have more experience than the Dem presidential nominee.
Comment by largebill — August 29, 2008 @ 9:30 am
A most acceptable choice if this is McCain’s actual pick. If it is, the conservative base will start getting interested in this race with certain caveats.
Comment by dscott — August 29, 2008 @ 9:40 am
Coming from someone who thinks the majority of women in “high places” are reckless, I am praying w/o ceasing…”no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney, no Romney…
Comment by Rose — August 29, 2008 @ 10:28 am
Ya!!! NO MITT!!!! If McCain gets in, no chance in (fill in) Mitt can run for president in 2012.
If Obama gets in No way Mitt can run in 2012.
No Way Mitt —– nation saved!
Comment by all smiles — August 29, 2008 @ 1:03 pm
Great pick!
Tom,
When are you having the “hey, it’s not Romney Party?” :-)
Seriously, I stopped worrying about Romney as soon as the McCain team rolled out the Biden ads. I was confident they would not pick a nominee who’s comments could be similarly used.
Comment by largebill — August 29, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
You must be relieved no Romney.
Huge gamble, huge upside potential.
Comment by Ben Keeler — August 29, 2008 @ 3:01 pm
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Pingback by Plunderbund - » Thoughts on Palin Pick — August 29, 2008 @ 3:30 pm
#6, #7, #8 — Yes, huge relief. Wow. Really want to know how close he got, and according to McCain what took him out of the running.
Comment by TBlumer — August 29, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
McCain has undercut his one single argument against Obama, about lack of experience. McCain is 72 years old and repeated bouts of cancer. This woman is a literal heartbeat away from the oval office. She’s been governor of a small population state for 20 months and mayor of a town of 6500. This is a worse pick than Dan Quayle. What was McCain thinking? For God’s sake, Lieberman would have been a better pick, or Jindal or Romney. After Obama’s speach last night the GOP can kiss this one goodbye.
Comment by CincyCapell — August 30, 2008 @ 1:35 am
#11, I see my second-in-command Official BizzyBlog Obama supporter has weighed in.
I’ll repeat the comment I made to the Lead Official BizzyBlog Obama supporter earlier at the next thread.
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You’re a laugh riot.
On the GOP side, we have one guy with years of military and legislative experience and a woman who has been Chief Executive of the largest state in the union (areawise) and a CIC (of the AK National Guard). Each candidate has (or will have) a son in Iraq.
On the other side, we have a serial speech plagiarizer who got an F in ROTC in college (how do you DO that?). And that’s the one who has “experience” — and he’s at the bottom of the ticket. At the top, we have a radical, gaffe-prone, ignorant while insufferably arrogant, corrupt, race-baiting machine politician, who has to find out from his advisers what he should be saying today, posing as an agent of change.
Not to mention that our gal HAS babies, even “imperfect” ones, while your top guy is bound and determined to help anyone so inclined to kill them.
I think we all might be better off with Palin at the top of the ticket — but I can wait 8 years for that.
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Oh, and I’ll add that Obama has no governmental or military executive experience.
As to your predictive powers, let me remind you of the following from August 22:
Uh, not exactly.
Remind me not to go to the racetrack with you.
Comment by TBlumer — August 30, 2008 @ 2:34 am