McCain's VP Pick Fails McDonald's Test

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McCain's VP Pick Fails McDonald's Test
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Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:29am

"Says former Reagan Chief of Staff and longtime GOP insider Ken Duberstein of John McCain's VP selection: "Even at McDonalds, you're interviewed three times before you're given a job.""

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/Duberstein_backs_Obama_whacks_Palin_pick_on_way_.html

You've got to watch this. This is not the media. This is not a left wing conspiracy. This is not even a Democrat.

This is Reagan's former Chief of Staff for goodness sake. This was after the following:

"Earlier this week, Sen. John McCain noted that he had been endorsed by a number of former secretaries of state, including Lawrence Eagleburger, who served briefly at the end of President George H.W. Bush's term. But in an interview with NPR's "Talk of Nation" yesterday, Eagleburger could not bring himself to endorse Sarah Palin.

When host Neal Conan asked Eagleburger if he was "entirely comfortable" with the selection of the Alaska governor as the GOP vice presidential candidate and whether she was prepared to be president if McCain died in office, Eagleburger responded candidly, saying she was not qualified but perhaps would be "adequate."

"It is a very good question," he said. He paused, and then added: "I'm being facetious here. Look, I don't think -- of course not."

"I don't think at the moment she is prepared to take over the reins of the presidency,'' he continued. "I can name for you any number of other vice presidents who were not particularly up to it either. So the question, I think, is, can she learn and would she be tough enough under the circumstances if she were asked to become president, heaven forbid that that ever takes place?

"Give her some time in the office and I think the answer would be, she will be" -- Eagleburger paused here, searching for the right word -- "adequate. I can't say that she would be a genius in the job. But I think she would be enough to get us through a four-year -- well, I hope not -- get us through whatever period.""

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/31/eagleburger_palin_not_ready_to.html

Eagleburger later said, appropriately, on "Fair and Balanced" Fox that he had made a terrible mistake in telling us . . . the truth about Palin on NPR.

Even McCain could not bring himself to say that Palin might be President - instead of saying the word President McCain laughed and moved on. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#27480158

Palin is not just unqualified. She is way short. She is so bad that the McCain campaign is calling her a "whack job", a "diva", and a "rogue" at great personal cost.

How did she get here? McCain never vetted her. It's not so much her fault for taking the job, as it is his for offering it to her when a little diligence would have revealed she is clearly not qualified to be VP let alone President. And the thought of President Palin is really scary. Do you want to take this risk?

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 10:31am
Any Republicans care to comment? I'm taking orders here at Micky D's ;)
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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:33pm

Still taking orders Republicans. Any takers? . . . .

What? Mickey D's not good enough for you? It's just Barney's New York and Sachs Fifth Avenue for you types?

You'all are forgetting our roots. Good hard work. People are just given jobs like Vice President of the United States of America on a silver platter with one phony interview. People earn the right to that offer over a lifetime like Biden.

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Registered: 02-19-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:47pm
BO as President is terrifying to me. So is President Biden. What would you suggest?
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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:54pm

"BO as President is terrifying to me. So is President Biden. What would you suggest?"

I suggest you listen to McCain and then make up your mind based on the policies the candidates are proposing.

"Fearing the raw and at times angry emotions of his supporters may damage his campaign, John McCain on Friday urged them to tone down their increasingly personal denunciations of Barack Obama, including one woman who said she had heard that the Democrat was "an Arab."

Each time he tried to cool the crowd, he was rewarded with a round of boos.

"I have to tell you. Sen. Obama is a decent person and a person you don’t have to be scared of as president of the United States," McCain told a supporter at a town hall meeting in Minnesota who said he was “scared” of the prospect of an Obama presidency and of who the Democrat would appoint to the Supreme Court.

“Come on, John!” one audience member yelled out as the Republican crowd expressed dismay at their nominee. Others yelled "liar," and "terrorist," referring to Obama.

McCain passed his wireless microphone to one woman who said, "I can't trust Obama. I have read about him and he's not, he's not uh — he's an Arab. He's not — " before McCain retook the microphone and replied:

"No, ma'am. He's a decent family man citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign's all about. He's not ." "

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14479.html

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:54pm
lol. That's funny. Seeing that

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:56pm
Good questions. No good answers.
iVillage Member
Registered: 02-19-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 7:00pm
Many McDonald's around here are largely staffed by illegal immigrants. So you'll have to forgive me if I am unimpressed with McDonald's hiring practices.
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Registered: 07-04-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 7:03pm

what's the matter soupy? No one wants to come out to play with you today? :(

I'd debate with you but I agree. Sorry.

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Registered: 08-27-2001
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 8:30pm

Many McDonald's around here are largely staffed by illegal immigrants.


OT - but how do you know they're illegal?

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 8:52pm

"Many McDonald's around here are largely staffed by illegal immigrants. So you'll have to forgive me if I am unimpressed with McDonald's hiring practices."

Good point. They interview 3 times. Apparently that is not enough.

McCain on the other hand, doesn't even meet the Micky D's standard.

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce special orders don't upset us . . . . ooops that's B-K ;)

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