Vice Presidential Debate

This was originally posted on MySpace in October...

Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:14pmVice Presidential Debates

*Did anyone else notice that Palin never acknowledged Biden in her opening statement and didn't look at him until she began to answer her own line of questioning?

*Why the hell is Palin always mentioning the fact that she's a hockey mom? She's not the first politician that has children. Therefore it should have no impact on whether we like her or not.

*Palin said that McCain's comments about the fundamentals of the economy being sound were referring to the workforce. The workforce isn't sound because we're foreclosing on our homes, can't afford gas, can't afford groceries and a lot of people have gotten laid off due to mergers, buyouts, etc.

*In referrence to foreclosures, Palin said it was the fault of the predator lenders. But when she was interviewing with Katie Couric about a week ago, she said it's the fault of the consumers and the lenders. So which is it? And at the end of the day, has anyone heard any suggestions from the Reps. about what steps will be taken to help homeowners? I heard Biden say that he wants to go to the banks and adjust both principle and interest....

*When Biden gave clarification on McCain's health insurance plan..Palin never responded. So basically our $12000 premiums will be reduced to $5000 premiums that WE will be paying for. How good can the coverage really be? That's a $7000 reduction in services per person!

*Who the F is Joe Six Pack and what about him makes Palin think that I have anything in common with him? This goes for the whole hockey mom thing too. First of all hockey's not even that popular in the states. But second of all, I'm black, young, have no children, I'm in shape, well-educated and well-versed. You're not appealing to me but using those phrases. Also, saying "Dagnabit, daggonit, gotcha, catcha...etc. sounds extremely ignorant to me, especially when coming from a supposed national leader. To top it all off, this heifer said that she wants to give a "shoutout" to a group of 3rd graders. Now, think about this....if Barack had said that he wanted to give a "shoutout" to anyone...what would have happened? It's like when a white person in power does something like that it's charming. When a black person does it, it's a shame. This is crazy!

*I think that for any debate, the questions should stay on the bottom of the screen so that the viewer can remember and decide whether or not the question was answered.

*Palin said that her and her husband Todd have been middle class all their lives. During the "Charlie" Gibson interview...they showed her private plane and the lake in her backyard, plus the governor's mansion and her own home. That doesn't sound middle class to me.

*Palin can't seem to get her own and her ticket's opinions straight. Palin cut taxes in AK and gave back about $1000 to her constituents. Biden said he and Barack want to do the same thing. I think Palin is playing for the wrong team...lol

*The Republicans are for deregulation. So, why is Palin intervening with the businesses in AK and saying she wants to do the same in Washington? That sounds like an increase in regulation to me. Is she sure she's playing for the right team?

*Gwen asked Palin about her opinions about the causes for our climate changes. Palin had the audacity to say that she's not here to argue. Heifer...it's a debate! You're supposed to argue (using facts, of course)!

*When Gwen asked both about their ideas on the Iraqi war, Palin started namedropping. Nice job, except the general in Afghanistan is named McKiernan and not McClellan, who was a general in the Civil War!

*Gwen asked about which country is more unstable and more of a threat--Iran or Pakistan. Palin's too funny. She said, "That leader of Al Qaeda and General Petraeus said the War on Terror is needed in Iraq." Honey...who is "that leader?" and why in the world would he tell you where the real problem is? Let's think about this...

*This whole meeting our enemies without preconditions thing is necessary. Clearly what we've been doing hasn't been working. Why would they want to meet with us if we say, "Until you do what we say you need to do, we won't talk." Sitting and talking with someone doesn't mean that you agree with what they are doing, which is the mistake that McCain's campaign seems to keep on making by saying that Barack is associated with such-and-such terrorist, Muslim, preacher, etc.

*Biden said that Bush's administration was a failure and Palin said it was not. That should tell us what we need to know right there. This heifer then follows up by saying that the Obama ticket does too much finger-pointing for anyone to believe that they are really about change. I love how Biden responded. He said, "Past is prologue, right? ...I haven't heard how McCain's policies are any different from George Bush's." It's true, if we don't take a serious look at what happened and what these folks propose should happen in the future, we haven't made a good judgment about where our country needs to be. But furthermore....how many times did Sarah Palin say, "we need to take a look at what McCain was warning about 2 years ago?" What about all of the finger-pointing done by her ticket? Is she serious? Ain't that the pot calling the kettle black...

*Biden made an interesting point. He said that when dealing with terrorism, if we are going to help, we need to help build/rebuild the infrastructure of the area. That's true because that's how terroristic organizations thrive. They're like gangs. They breed off of poverty. Off the hearts of those who are weak, who have nothing and who feel hopeless. These gangs come along and offer folks money and security. What do they have to lose? Well, if they were more educated, healthy and financially sound these "gangs" would have no hold.

*Towards the end, Palin said that we need to remain unapologetic. I'm sorry but I think that in due time the President of the US needs to issue formal apologies to various ethnic groups within our country (Native Americans, Blacks, Asians, Puerto Ricans-look up sterilization procedures on Puerto Ricans, etc.) and various countries of the world (all of those countries who make all of our products but who are still poor as hell). Of course, it won't be that particular President's fault...but there needs to be some type of acknowledgement of the atrocities that have taken place because of our actions.

*Palin said she doesn't want to speak through the filter of any media. So, what kind of "transparency" are you supporting if no one can ask you questions? Even in the debate, you were given specific questions and you chose not to answer a number of them. Why were you there? You can give your own speech during another scheduled time to talk about what you want to talk about. But during a debate, you're supposed to follow the guidelines set forth by the mediator.

FINALLY...She said "Maverick" 5 times. A good friend of mine said that friends of hers were hosting drinking parties and that everytime she said "Maverick" they would take a shot...lol. She topped "Maverick" though with "NOOKULAR" which she said 8 times.