McCain picks Alaska governor as running

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McCain picks Alaska governor as running
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Fri, 08-29-2008 - 11:02am
McCain picks Alaska governor as running mate


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Registered: 09-30-2007
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 5:07pm
I am both appalled and incensed by McCain's pick - much to my son's dismay I was seriously considering McCain after Hillary lost. After Hillary's speech I wanted to give my support to Obama but thought I would probably just put Hillary as a write-in. John McCain however had succeeded in guaranteeing my vote however - for Obama. Way to go McCain - another pissed off 50 year old white women goes to Obama!

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Registered: 04-17-2007
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 5:18pm
I wonder if running for VP when you have a 4 month old baby is good for women or bad? It diminishes the importance of motherhood. I am all for mothers working if they want to or have to, but I gotta wonder if running for VP is an appropriate job for the mother of a newborn, particularly one with special needs (down's syndrome). I haven't read, but maybe her husband is a stay at home dad. It doesn't diminish the questionable choices she made getting on a plane in early preterm labor to go to a speech in Texas and then flying home to deliver. I'm sure glad she made it home and sure glad I wasn't on the plane with her and possibly having to divert for her to deliver. One thing we must do is care for our children, they are the top priority.



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Registered: 05-14-2008
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 5:32pm

I was a stay at home but I recognize it's not what's best for all women. I don't understand why because she or other women may make different choices that it makes our choice better or more responsible.

If you really respect other women and their right to choose the lifestyle that is best for them then I don't know how you can suggest they are shortchanging their children. I think it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking "because it was what was best for me and my baby" that it's automatically what's best for another family.

I knew it was only a matter of time that we'd hear the whole....she belong home with her baby mantra.

I can only assume that this obviously hard working and dynamic women cares very much for her family and she must value her children--she had five of them. I had two because I knew it was what I could comfortably handle. That doesn't make one of us more right than the other because if I were her, I might just have five too.

I don't know how anyone could have anything but admiration for the woman. I feel the same way about Hillary Clinton. But then again I've never felt threatened or jealous of powerful women. Not to suggest you are but there are those who will be.

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Registered: 05-02-2005
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 5:37pm

***>>I am tired of pessimists and cynics that hate the government.<<

But yet you want to grow it larger and extend their authority even further?

What a contradiction.***

I am not pessimistic about the ability of the government to get things done, I am not cynical of hope and inspirational speeches that call people and the government to action to solve the many problems this country is facing right now. So how is that a contradiction? What I am sick of are people (general) who say that nothing can be done to solve these problems, that the government cannot do anything right.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 6:01pm

"It doesn't diminish the questionable choices she made getting on a plane in early preterm labor to go to a speech in Texas and then flying home to deliver. I'm sure glad she made it home and sure glad I wasn't on the plane with her and possibly having to divert for her to deliver."


You are relating the events in the wrong order.

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 6:02pm

I was thinking about all of this last night and realized it's stupid! None of us are being any better then the politicians are. Really, we attack each others' canidate like our candidates

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-27-2008
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 6:09pm

I don't think you live in igloos.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 6:11pm
See guys this is the attacking I am talking about. THEY ARE HUMAN FOR CHRISTMAS SAKE!!
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Registered: 02-27-2008
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 6:12pm

I don't care what Bill Clinton did to get his rocks off.

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 08-30-2008 - 6:18pm

Well I don't want my husband deployed anymore, so you send your and then you'll be authorized to speak on the war,OK. Just following your line of thought. BTW~~~ referring to us as Dems instead of people is really getting on my nerves. Like you said


YOU: I am not a Republican I am a conservative


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