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Showdown in St. Louis: Vice Presidential Debate

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Comment by Barb

How can so many people think Sarah Palin is educated enough to be our Vice President. Do we now settle for less than average speaking. Is this what we want to teach our next generation to sound like? What happened to PROPER ENGLISH?
“…and I’ll BETCHA” “Say it ain’t so Joe” “we’re GUNNA FIGHT…” “DARN RIGHT it was predator lenders…” Economy is HURTIN’…” “now DOGGONITE…” “…CORRECTCHA on that”
“TALKIN’ to – TALKIN’ about” “…get down to GETTIN’” “Joe Sixpack” Sarah Palin’s first book should be a revised dictionary.
IS “CUTSIE” OUR NEW EXPECTATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT – IF SO VOTE PALIN – WINK, WINK…

 
Comment by Granny

What job record does Barry Obama have. Where has this guy ever worked? What has this guy done for us in Washington? What is the great record Biden kept referring to last nite, regarding Obama. I have not seen any indication this man has done anything worthwhile for this nation. His friends are questionable, his life is questionable, what has he done. One of his biggest campaign contributors was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Started by the Dems to pay off the people who voted Democratic. Give ‘em all houses they can’t afford, but just give the houses to them and let the other guy get stuck paying for them to live in these outrageously large and expensive homes. No one helped us pay for our home. Our life savings dropped dramatically (thank you nutcase Pelosi) is anyone gonna gove us our money back because of Pelosi. No. Will we end up supporting these people who bought these huge expensive beyond their means home, of course we will. Speak up Sen. McCain, tell the people the truth and point the finger at them. DOn’t wait til after the election, then it’s too late. I wouldn’t vote for Obama even if it meant my life. He’s a liar and a squirrel

 
Comment by gagenie

First of all I’m very proud of the way Palin talked at least she talked to the American people and not to Gwen..Why don’t you check out the facts that Biden gave as to how McCain voted it’s easy enough to find out. I think you will find out he lied about almost of it but I guess that doesn’t matter as long as he spoke proper english!

 
Comment by the mo

It is real funny how everyone at Fox and even some of your viewers are jumping and slobbing all over Sarah. She did not answer any of the questions last night and she never explained how her and McCain will change this country and help the middle class people. I also find it funny that you all have nothing good to say about Obama. Everything that he does or say is not right, he is a fake. Well what about McCain, Palin and Bush. They have destoyed our country and you all know it. McCain and Palin has no plan of helping the middle class people. Their plan is to continue to help the rich and the middle class will continue to suffer. I am starting to believe that fox has a problem with a black man becoming a president. As far as the debate last night, Biden won without a doubt.

 
Comment by P. Diann

Honestly, Biden gets an A- and Palin a C-. Biden at least answered mostly all the questions asked, Palin did not answer most of the questions asked, but gave rehearsed answers. U reps can spin her performance all you want, she is NOT VP material.

 
Comment by Mitch Rider

Bernard Goldberg is a Dumba** along with all the other people who said Palin should not do the debate.

 
Comment by Bobby MC

Sarah did an outstanding job. I am also proud to be am American.

 
Comment by Tony McDaniel

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE QUESTION NOT ASKED? mR. OBAMA AND MR BIDEN HOW DOES TAKING MORE MONEY FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED HARD ,MANAGED TO STAY IN A BUDGET, CREAT JOBS, PAY TAXES AND GIVE THAT EXTRA MONEY TO A BODY OF PEOPLE THAT DOES’T HAVE A CLUE HOW TO MANAGE MONEY OTHER THAN PUTTING IT IN THIER OWN BACK POCKET OR THERE FRIENDS POCKET

 
Comment by Jenny

SARAH WAS VERY, VERY GOOD TONIGHT.

BIDEN GOT PAST WITH MANY “UN-TRUTHS” ON HIS FACTS. THIS WILL COME OUT TOMORROW IN THE NEWS.

WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS WHAT EACH ONE OF DOES ON NOV. 4th.

OBAMA AND BIDEN ARE DO NOT OFFER THE FUTURE I WANT FOR MY COUNTRY.

COMPARED TO MCCAIN/PALIN, THE OBAMA HISTORY IS JUST TOO SORDID AND NOT AT ALL VETTED.

I WILL VOTE “CHARACTER OVER STYLE”

I WILL VOTE ACTUAL “DEEDS OVER PROMISES”

I WILL VOTE “HONESTY OVER EXPEDIENCY”

I WILL VOTE “LIFE EXPERIENCE OVER LIFE STYLE”

I WILL VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN 08

 
Comment by RT

CNN has become not a News organization, but How Can We Elect Barack Obama, it’s rediculous !

 
Comment by Teresa

She’s trash. No class. I want integrity. She’s a bully.

 
Comment by Teresa

She’s atrocious! What an insult to integrity.

 
Comment by Larry

Sarah Palin crushed Joe Biden. But the polls seem to reflect that Biden actually won the debate hands down! CNN has it 70%-30% for Biden and MSNBC has it 80%-20% for Biden. Am I missing something or did I watch a different debate.

 
Comment by Brian Lange

Gov. Palin did fantastic tonight with the debate. She was confident, and poignant of all issues that were addressed tonight. She came across as just a regular girl down the block, and this is just what we need in Washington now… not the same old politician attitude. She was great!

 
Comment by deborah

GREAT JOB WELL DONE..to you sara Palin. You are like David and golith. You being david and the dem. golith. They try their hardest to bring you down , attack, attack, attack and they were wearing on you but tonight you rose above and beyond them. America NEEDS you and mccain to lead this drowning country toward land so we can ALL stand firmly on solid ground and get back to basics of what this country was based on. WE THE PEOPLE………the moment i first heard you speak i knew this is the person we need to fight for us. stay strong, confident and know we are glad that you are our voice and you are making us heard. i thankyou ………go get them…..

 
Comment by ed knight

Greta, you need to ask some of the Mc Cain people why they are quitting in Michigan, Send Baracuda Sarah here and with her we can __win win win. Dont underestimate the silent majority. With all the bad news in this state. The McCain /Palin team gave us a sense of hope and a lot of hard working people were depending on on them. I Hope they rethink their strategy.

 
Comment by Karen

Sarah did a fantastic job, she has my vote! Go get em girl!

 
Comment by Amy Rochus

OK, ALL YOU TEACHERS OUT THERE WHO SAY YOU ARE VOTING OBAMA/BIDEN JUST BECAUSE YOUR UNION SAYS SO: GOV. PALIN SAID THAT NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ISN’T WORKING. MCCAIN/PALIN GET IT!! SO DO AS I DO WITH THE UNION PROPAGANDA IN YOUR MAILBOX EVERYDAY FOR OBAMA…TRASH IT!!!

 
Comment by Barbara

FINALLY!!!!!!!!! An unfiltered Sarah Palin…not through the voice of main stream media.
She spoke RIGHT TO ME!!
She SO won this debate!

 
Comment by bbart

PALIN: “Two years ago, remember, it was John McCain who pushed so hard with the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform measures. He sounded that warning bell.”

THE FACTS: Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska led an effort in 2005 to tighten regulation on the mortgage underwriters — McCain joined as a co-sponsor a year later. The legislation was never taken up by the full Senate, then under Republican control

 
Comment by bbart

PALIN: Claimed she has taken on the oil industry as Alaska governor.

THE FACTS: Palin pushed to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies and distributed the proceeds to the state’s citizens to offset rising energy costs. However, she has also sided with the industry on a number of issues. She sued the Interior Department over its designation of polar bears as an endangered species. That puts her on the same side as the American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry’s chief trade association. She also supports the industry’s desire to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a position at odds with McCain.

 
Comment by bbart

PALIN: Said the United States has reduced its troop level in Iraq to a number below where it was when the troop increase began in early 2007.

THE FACTS: Not correct. The Pentagon says there are currently 152,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 17,000 more than there were before the 2007 military buildup began

 
Comment by Tori

Biden had facts and all the sounds of a politician. I prefer the main street Sarah. How often were you told ” Only in American can you grow up to be President”? And not believe it? It is refreshing to see a regular middle class young woman hold her own with a 35 yr. experienced politician. Biden said he and Barack would stand up for those under genocide in Sudan but they did not stand up for those suffering genocide under Sadam in Iraq. Is one country different than the other. One set of lives more important than another? You can not fight a war on a timetable. All Biden could say is that McCain/Palin policy are the same as Bush policy. I personally don’t see it. Seems like unemployment was at an all time low 2 yrs ago, Dow up, jobs up until the Democratic Congress took over with 17% approval ratings.

Sarah won…She talked like real people to real people. She will fight for us.

 
Comment by Kathe West

Sarah won tonight’s debate. She knows how to present herself and is knowledgable on the
topics.

Wonderful presentation – wonderful personality.

Yes, wonderful seems to be the word.

 
Comment by bbart

you never heard from sarah if she asked her son about weather or not a time table was a good idea or if he wants to stay in Iraq

 
Comment by bbart

It was good to hear that sarah supports the windfall profit tax

 
Comment by dave%20frazer

Gov Palin is the clear winner!

 
Comment by bbart

i don’t think hillary supporter were impressed with that debate from palin

 
Comment by bbart

sarah got slaughtered, she was out of her league

 
Comment by Thomas

listen all you enviromentalist need to take your love for animals and stick it up your @$$$$$$
you @$$$holes you obivously dont see the value in offshore driling you a$$holes

 
Comment by Thomas

listen all you enviromentalist can take all your protection agencies and againist offshore drilling a stick it up your @$$

 
Comment by PatDem

Biden was informative, gracious, polite and a clear WINNER!!! Palin was citing from memory, condescending, smug (wink wink), pointing fingers and uninformative. She did alot of smiling????? But clearly avoided responding to McCain’s stand on deregulations, healthcare plan (give me a break $5k). She also admitted that she and McCain do not agree on everything! How can they run a united country when they themselves are divided????

 
Comment by kbd

Did Biden say, “How are we going to heat the Pub?” and then correct to say “house?”
I heard “Pub” first… froidian slip?

 
Comment by Lindsay

Linda— learn how to type so we can understand what you mean……

 
Comment by Kal%20McGinnis

Palin was excellent, refreshing and feisty. Way to go!

 
Comment by Chris%20Brown

Palin makes me hard… mmmmm…

 
Comment by linda

Did you hear Gwen say to Biden “YOU DID A GREAT JOB” ? She said it with such excitement in her voice!

 
Comment by Gary

Palin was speaking for the middle class. God bless her and John McCain….

 
Comment by brian

i think that sarah won it hands down i wish she would have said some more about investigations in to into the freddie and fannie

 
Comment by Jake%20

Matthews on MSNBC is killing Palin on her power of the vp answer and dodging questions. That was the first comment on the debate…typical.

 
Comment by Jeff

She spoke to american ( every class). She is AWESOME!!!! After hearing her I am a pround american that we still have folks that can talk to us and not be a politician.

 
Comment by al

Creationist’s are anti-science and should be required to pass an IQ test before seeking office.

 
Comment by Joy

You are all forgetting she was showing her self to the country tonight. She is who she is, an honest down to earth American who wants to change business as usual in Wash. BRAVA Sarah!

 
Comment by Jeannie

very proud of Sarah…excellent job…this middle class girl knows you were speaking for her…

 
Comment by Syed

Palin looks so fke

 
Comment by J.%20Ecuyer

What is there to say? Who was more positive? Palin won hands down. Palin actually talked about what she did, and Biden’s main talking point was how Bush is a jerk and all that stuff.

 
Comment by Nancy

Gov. Palin showed that she is a very storng and knowledgeable candidate! Great choice by John McCain!! SHE WON for sure!!

 
Comment by Ygnacio%20Moreno
 
Comment by JP

Can you see Palin as our president? I do not

 
Comment by hedur

why is it that biden got the first word and also the last? how can anyone say this was an unbiased moderator? it’s simply unbelieveable.

 
Comment by Lisayvonne%20Zammit

The Gov was great….She gently but firmly slamb home a home run!!!

 
Comment by Jessica

You are picking on Palin reading from a script. Have you ever heard Obama when he doesn’t have his teleprompter?

 
Comment by ReadyToVote%20Teen%204%20Palin

YEA PALIN!!! YOU GO GIRL!!! WAY TO WIN!!!!

 
Comment by Mandy

JP- Afraid of a womean who can think for herself? Sheesh!

 
Comment by Margaret%20-%20Colorado

Didn’t Chicago have more deaths in one month than in the whole IRAC war. Maybe we should pull out of Chicago. Good Job Obama.

 
Comment by Darlene

Palin did great for her first debate. She knows the issues at hand. Definitely a great pick for VP.

 
Comment by Lonnie

Good job Sarah !!!

 
Comment by Sonny

LAST 8 YEARS!?!?!?
How about just the LAST 2 YEARS???
Our Whole Economy and everything attached to it has been WRECKED BY THE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS!!!

 
Comment by Chris%20Brown

She should whip out a tit and get to feeding that kid.

 
Comment by Tom

And who does Mayor Daley of Chicago have in the Obama campaign, many, many many and Chicago City Hall insiders will run everything if Obama gets in.

 
Comment by Michelle

I think more was said of Sarah by taking her son into her arms than was said the whole night…..

 
Comment by Bill

Palin had him on the defensive time and time again. “There you go Joe…” Priceless! Obama/Biden are backward lookers, backward thinkers. Palin was positive and real. She’s got my vote!

 
Comment by dallas

gwen illf did an excellent job at mediating this debate.

 
Comment by Michael

can’t WAIT to see this on SNL

 
Comment by Dan

Hate to say it but Biden is alot beter on forien policy. I wish it was McCain/Biden on the ticket

 
Comment by gloria

Checked out the comment on clean coal and Sarah Palin was correct Bden did say he didn’t suppot clean coal
Sarah did a great job!!!!!!

 
Comment by Beth

Outstanding job..you go sarah! Enjoyed watching the fight, and I’m eager to get you into the office!

 
Comment by Cindy

I watched Biden and I think I actually saw just a little admiration for the Governor about mid-way through the debate. Awesome job Sarah!

 
Comment by pc

Outstanding debate. Palin is a like fresh air. Biden is old school mean blah blah.

I am going with McCain.

 
Comment by EJ

Sarah was all over the place and never really answered any questions. There were many times when I was lost and did not know what she was talking about.

 
Comment by Kevin

I say lets reverse the ticket and elect Sarah Barracadu!

 
Comment by Amy

Palin smoked Biden!

 
Comment by Tommy

The Pentagon says there are currently 152,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 17,000 more than there were before the 2007 military buildup began.

 
Comment by unfair

Even a blind person could see how unfair and left the debat went

 
Comment by april

Palin won, hands down

 
Comment by Jessica

Socialism IS communism

 
Comment by chris

She should have brought up the fact about how the Dems and Barack are the biggest recipients of Fannie and Freddie. The same people who are trying to get a deal done to clean up their own mess.

 
Comment by Jessica
 
Comment by Scott%20Reeves

Biden is indeed to old school. Biden did loose his cool but Sen. Palin kept her cool. She kicked some political a** tonight. She was strong and she stood her ground.

 
Comment by kel

KATIE CURIC IS A TROLL

 
Comment by Bob

It was an excellent debate Both of them were great and both of them WON this debate. They both had excellent points to be made.

 
Comment by Bobby%20

Clearly Palin had the upper hand the whole time. She definitely has my vote!!!

 
Comment by Tracy

Sara is for the people!! Great job Sara!!!!!

 
Comment by Carolyn

I’m very proud to vote for McCain~Palin
She is what we need SHE DID AWESOME!!!!

 
Comment by Rethug

that’s because 90% of the Fox viewers are uneducated

 
Comment by Bill

How many books did Gwen sell?

 
Comment by shelli

Palin is an intelligent woman and I believe she will do great things for our country,as she has in Alaska.

 
Comment by Darwin

I thought i saw Bubba

 
Comment by Pauline
 
Comment by Doyle

Biden is the consumate spin-master. Palin is real and honest. I hope people can see the difference.

 
Comment by Alfred%20Williams

Great job Gov Palin, you are a breath of fresh air and a real chance for us to get a top quality leadership. What a great VP opportuity.

 
Comment by mark

Steven, the problem is you’re too over-educated… you’ve been brainwashed by your liberal comrades’ diatribes.

 
Comment by mike

Sara was greatt!!! Joe looked like a fumbling fool. a lot of talk by joe but no meat.

 
Comment by kel

GO SARAH !!!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Tom

Just spoke with many Hillary supporters, not 18 million, but all are voting for McCain/Palin.

 
Comment by missy

Hey! Did you hear that? When Gwen shook Biden’s hand she gushed about how “great” he did. What?

 
Comment by Donna%20Massachusetts

Tell me why those who work harder and earn more have to carry those who choose not to? Democrats should sign a waiver to pay more in taxes if they must absolve themselves of some guilt complex!

 
Comment by jm

Don’t these kids have school tomorrow?

 
Comment by Aaron
 
Comment by Richard

Palin was very good and able to respond very well, she is our next V.P.

 

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