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DENVER - John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention . In an announcement, the campaign said that Palin, who has been governor less than two years, "has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of." "Her experience in shaking up the ...
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... Your political news scuttlebutt: "John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention" [AP] ...
John McCain aggressively courts all-important hockey mom vote
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... The Associated Press reports that "John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin," and we giggled because we're that immature. We'll leave whether or not she's the right vice presidential candidate for ...
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ECHL Team Piggybacks on McCain VP Announcement
nhl.fanhouse.com 8/29/2008 — Sitting here in the office, I've had my television tuned to MSNBC all morning as speculation raged over presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain's choice of a vice presidential running mate. A little more than an hour ago, McCain shocked the ...
nhl.fanhouse.com 8/29/2008 — Sitting here in the office, I've had my television tuned to MSNBC all morning as speculation raged over presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain's choice of a vice presidential running mate. A little more than an hour ago, McCain shocked the ...
BREAKING NEWS: “HOCKEY MOM” TO BE MCCAIN’S VP NOMINEE?
illegalcurve.com 8/29/2008 — According to a number of news agencies, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a self-styled “hockey mom”, is Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s choice for Vice President. The official announcement is set for sometime early this afternoon. The Republican convention begins on Monday in the XCEL Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild. The Democrats had their convention ...
illegalcurve.com 8/29/2008 — According to a number of news agencies, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a self-styled “hockey mom”, is Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s choice for Vice President. The official announcement is set for sometime early this afternoon. The Republican convention begins on Monday in the XCEL Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild. The Democrats had their convention ...
POLITICS: Sound and Fury
baseballcrank.com 8/29/2008 — My take on Obama's speech last night, before it gets completely overshadowed by the McCain VP announcement (if it's indeed Palin, now we know what John McCain wanted for his birthday: Barack Obama's news cycle): 1. Yes, it's hard for me to objectively evaluate a speech of this nature by a Democrat, but I can say this: it wasn't a dud like Kerry in 2004 and wasn't power-mad like Gore in ...
baseballcrank.com 8/29/2008 — My take on Obama's speech last night, before it gets completely overshadowed by the McCain VP announcement (if it's indeed Palin, now we know what John McCain wanted for his birthday: Barack Obama's news cycle): 1. Yes, it's hard for me to objectively evaluate a speech of this nature by a Democrat, but I can say this: it wasn't a dud like Kerry in 2004 and wasn't power-mad like Gore in ...
Has McCain given up?
cakerockstheparty.blogspot.com 8/29/2008 — Conservatives seem to think so. They hate the choice of Sarah Palin. Hate it with passion and fire of 1,000 suns. Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney feel used. His age has just become a factor again (a.k.a. It's someone who was mayor of a tiny Alaskan town not more than two years ago, and McCain has a 1 in 3 shot of not making it two terms). And you know what? The inexperience of Obama, such as it ...
cakerockstheparty.blogspot.com 8/29/2008 — Conservatives seem to think so. They hate the choice of Sarah Palin. Hate it with passion and fire of 1,000 suns. Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney feel used. His age has just become a factor again (a.k.a. It's someone who was mayor of a tiny Alaskan town not more than two years ago, and McCain has a 1 in 3 shot of not making it two terms). And you know what? The inexperience of Obama, such as it ...
John McCain's VP Used to Erin Andrews It Up
backporch.fanhouse.com 8/29/2008 — When news broke this morning that John McCain had picked Alaskan Govenor Sarah Palin as his running mate, one thing was certain, she probably won't be doing any local broadcasting anymore. It turns out, the GOP hopeful graduated with a degree in ...
backporch.fanhouse.com 8/29/2008 — When news broke this morning that John McCain had picked Alaskan Govenor Sarah Palin as his running mate, one thing was certain, she probably won't be doing any local broadcasting anymore. It turns out, the GOP hopeful graduated with a degree in ...
McCain picks Sarah Palin for VP
gautham.typepad.com 8/29/2008 — By now you've already heard , Alaskan governor and former beauty queen Sarah Palin is McCain's choice for veep. While Palin is young, photogenic , pro-life and a lifelong member of the NRA, I don't think she was the right choice. Surprisingly, the best assessment may be here . Either way,this pick smells of weakness. Look at the timing: the GOP is hoping to steal some of Obama's thunder ...
gautham.typepad.com 8/29/2008 — By now you've already heard , Alaskan governor and former beauty queen Sarah Palin is McCain's choice for veep. While Palin is young, photogenic , pro-life and a lifelong member of the NRA, I don't think she was the right choice. Surprisingly, the best assessment may be here . Either way,this pick smells of weakness. Look at the timing: the GOP is hoping to steal some of Obama's thunder ...
Strange Choice of Joe Biden Makes John McCain the Vegas Betting Favorite For the First Time
lines-maker.com 8/23/2008 — John McCain should be the heavy favorite to be next President of the United States. I've never said that before. If "Barack America" chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Obama would and should remain as the favorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting odds would likely have gone up. Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that voters chose between ...
lines-maker.com 8/23/2008 — John McCain should be the heavy favorite to be next President of the United States. I've never said that before. If "Barack America" chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Obama would and should remain as the favorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting odds would likely have gone up. Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that voters chose between ...
POLITICS: Cantor for VP
baseballcrank.com 8/28/2008 — We had a roundtable yesterday on the GOP Veepstakes over at RedState (as you can see, among the Contributors there we have a major divergence not only over the right VP pick but over McCain's odds in this election - and yes, that's former FEC Commissioner Brad Smith taking the view that McCain is a lost cause). I ultimately came to the conclusion that McCain should pick Virginia Congressman ...
baseballcrank.com 8/28/2008 — We had a roundtable yesterday on the GOP Veepstakes over at RedState (as you can see, among the Contributors there we have a major divergence not only over the right VP pick but over McCain's odds in this election - and yes, that's former FEC Commissioner Brad Smith taking the view that McCain is a lost cause). I ultimately came to the conclusion that McCain should pick Virginia Congressman ...
Sarah Palin is giving mad props to baked potatoes
yaysports.com 8/29/2008 — We love this pick for McCain’s VP - if you really need to make a splash, pick someone the vast majority of the country has never heard of. That way, everyone just assumes she’s got like some special quality that only a presidential ...
yaysports.com 8/29/2008 — We love this pick for McCain’s VP - if you really need to make a splash, pick someone the vast majority of the country has never heard of. That way, everyone just assumes she’s got like some special quality that only a presidential ...
Hardwood Pundits: NBA Players Weigh In On Obama vs. McCain
nba.fanhouse.com 8/29/2008 — Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. In this exclusive video NBA players like Grant Hill , Derek Fisher and Carmelo Anthony talk about who would they ...
nba.fanhouse.com 8/29/2008 — Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. In this exclusive video NBA players like Grant Hill , Derek Fisher and Carmelo Anthony talk about who would they ...
Dancing With the Stars Odds Posted For 2008
lines-maker.com 8/26/2008 — As we reported yesterday , it was only a matter of time before the sportsbooks posted odds on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. Also, as you watch the Democratic National Convention, please note that most online casinos have taken the Republican choice for Vice President off the board. Intrade still gives Barack Obama a 61 percent chance of being elected President of the ...
lines-maker.com 8/26/2008 — As we reported yesterday , it was only a matter of time before the sportsbooks posted odds on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. Also, as you watch the Democratic National Convention, please note that most online casinos have taken the Republican choice for Vice President off the board. Intrade still gives Barack Obama a 61 percent chance of being elected President of the ...
POLITICS: What Gov. Palin Needs To Say Tonight
baseballcrank.com 9/3/2008 — Tonight's speech at the Republican National Convention by vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is probably the most important convention speech in memory by a vice presidential candidate. Gov. Palin made a smashingly good impression with her initial appearance on Friday, but her relative inexperience combined with a ferocious left-wing/media assault on her and her family has left ...
baseballcrank.com 9/3/2008 — Tonight's speech at the Republican National Convention by vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is probably the most important convention speech in memory by a vice presidential candidate. Gov. Palin made a smashingly good impression with her initial appearance on Friday, but her relative inexperience combined with a ferocious left-wing/media assault on her and her family has left ...
Sarah Palin, John McCain and ESPN: Let the Spin Begin — Sports On My Mind
Sarah Palin. ESPN. John McCain. What are their ties?Television and the Republican Party.
Eighty percent of the country feels the U.S. is "headed in the wrong direction." John McCain and his campaign people have tailored their speeches and television appearances to point out the stark experience difference between himself and Barack ...
Afternoon Line — KK Hockey
From Steve Zipay at Blue Notes :
“The idea of possibly having a hockey mom in the White House just blows my mind.”
Those are the words of Dayton Bombers owner Costa Papista, with whom I just spoke after watching a CNN shot of him presenting Bombers jerseys to both John McCain and VP candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a self-described “hockey mom”, after ...
John McCain Goes After Hillary Dems and Picks 1st Term Alaska Govenor, Sarah Palin — The Starting Five
John McCain has just made 1st term Alaska Govenor, Sarah Palin his choice as vice president. She’s 44, with 5 children, is pro life and against gay marriage. I guess after last night’s amazing pageantry, McCain has to do something to make it happen. He’s going after the women and independent vote in one fell swoop. This is a huge roll of the dice and it proves the ...
John McCain throws dice by choosing ex-baller — The Sports Culture
There’s so many firsts during this United States presidential campaign. You’ve got race, gender and about 143 percent less stupidity than was present for the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns.
Republican John McCain recently asked Alaska governor Sarah Palin, who has been a governor for less than two years, to be his running mate. There are obviously mixed emotions from ...
Old Photo of John McCain With Sarah Palin — Hoops and Other Pop Culture
I KNEW I had seen them together before!
Minor league Dayton Bombers gear up McCain and new VP — Puck Daddy
One last, rather interesting Sarah Palin/hockey connection for today; this one from Ohio. Watching the television coverage of the Alaska governor's introductory press conference as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential pick, it was hard to miss the hockey sweaters in the audience and on the stage. Although I spied one Columbus Blue Jackets sweater, the other ones -- featured on stage -- were ...
Game, set, match for McCain and Palin — The Eric Gargiulo Blog at phillyBurbs.com
Just when I started losing some confidence in the McCain Campaign, they hit one out of the park. The choice of Sarah Palin shows a campaign that is prepared to win. Sarah Palin is more than just a pretty face, and yes she is pretty…hot! Sarah Palin will change the ...
McCain Picks A Sportscaster for Running Mate — Eye On Sports Media
Athens, GA (Aug 29, 2008) - Now that John McCain has picked his running mate, Sarah Palin , we are guaranteed to have a history making election this November. If McCain wins, the United States have the first ever female vice-president that was also a sportscaster. From BellaOnline : The family eventually ended up in Wasilla, where Sarah attended high school. It was here she met her future ...
Sarah Palin is McCain’s pick for vice president — yankeesdaily.com
Now I know why the Polar Caps are melting
I know some about politics but there are a lot of people that know a lot more than I do. I have fox, channel 5 on right now and I have to admit, this woman is attractive. She’s from Alaska where there are like, 100 people living there. I wonder if McCain will get a lot of the women vote now. I’m betting Hillary is happy about this ...
Sarah Palin was state title starter, Obama a backup — Sports stories from Newsday
Yes, I know I swore off blogging for the weekend (see post below), but WatchDog by-laws clearly state that promises can be broken any time a governor of Alaska is named a major party candidate for Vice President.
Unfortunately, I arrived in the Last Frontier a few months after Sarah (Heath) Palin led Wasilla to a state small schools championship, and I left before her stint as a local TV ...
My Sarah Palin Timeline Prediction — L.A. Seitz of Chicago
I know I said I wouldn't get into politics very often, but I have to preserve this for posterity. My predictions for the media reactions to Palin:
Day 1: Bold, exciting choice by McCain. The news media and the American people can't wait to know more about her.
Days 2-5: Now that we know a little more about her, her scandals, her lies about very recent positions, we have to ask, what was
"Hockey Mom" Sarah Palin is McCain's choice for VP. — American Hockey Fan
Well, how about them apples? Just as we know now that Hillary Clinton would be up at 3:00 in the morning if the red phone rang in the White House, now we can safely know where Alaska Governor and recent Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin will be too- loading the boys into the van so they can make their 5:00 AM icetime for hockey practice. Can she make policy? I'm not sure, but I bet she ...
Sarah Palin, Alaska's Hockey Mom — Next Veep? — Ranger Pundit
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I would not have guessed that Alaska and hockey would come back so quickly to the top of the news after the flight of fancy from yesterday.
Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, John McCain's just announced running mate, calls herself a "hockey mom."
She also has a hockey-like nickname: "Sarah Barracuda." Her hobbies are moose hunting, ice fishing, and snowmobiling.
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Review: Kaylene
Sarah Palin -- Thoughts — Hoops and Other Pop Culture
Look, I grew up in the sticks and I understand life there pretty well. So I certainly understand why McCain would want to shore up his base in the rural areas of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Missouri, etc. by selecting Palin. If it is possible, she is to the right of Mike Huckabee on social issues. She has a kid going into the military, a new kid with Down's Syndrome who she refused to ...
Sarah Palin Looks Like Tina Fey — FilteringCraig
I don’t have anything political to say about this yet, but this was my first instinct on the topic. By the way, I went to bed last night. Did Obama accept the nomination? Just wondering.
McCain tabs former Sports Reporter — The Sports Complex
Sarah Palin, the republican candidate for Vice President has an interesting former profession. From CNN : Congressional Quarterly notes Sarah Palin’s other past occupations,
including commercial fishing company owner, outdoor recreational
equipment company owner and sports reporter. So I suppose this it is at least plausible this is my beat: SKIP
Carlos Zambrano's Top 10 excuses for missing scheduled MRI — Big League Stew
From the home office in Santa Monica., here are the top 10 excuses Cubs right-hander Carlos Zambrano might have offered for missing a scheduled MRI on his possibly ailing right arm: 10. Had to rush to Xcel Center in St. Paul for Gov. Sarah Palin 's speech at Republican National Convention. "Rudy wouldn't hold our seats forever. And me and Blanco wanted to hear what the lady has to ...
"Hockey Moms 4 Palin" — Ted and Tim's Hockey Emporium
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska spoke at the convention in St. Paul on Wednesday. Photo by Todd Heisler/The New York Times. I found it a bit comical to see people holding up signs during the National Republican Convention last night that said "Hockey Moms 4 Palin." Not completely sure why. I guess it may have something to do with the fact that non-hockey fans continue to attempt to discredit ...
Sarah Swoons the Nation’s Hockey Moms (Among Others) — On Frozen Blog
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Last Saturday I authored a file whose spirit was meant to celebrate the rise to prominence of hockey in 2008’s political discourse. A segment of OFB readers, seemingly wired for partisanship, took it the wrong way. Early on in her address to the Republican National Convention Wednesday night in Minnesota, VP nominee Sarah Palin, ...
The Schoolmarm Is Banking On Your Supposed Stupidity — Signal to Noise
(Again, excuse our politics.)
This woman really thinks you’re all morons. Every single last one of you. Sarah Palin , with a Bush-aide-written speech, decided to tout several things in her attack dog role against Barack Obama’s campaign.
Her supposed executive experience as mayor of a small-ass town and a state with a very low population
The idiotic fallacy of ...
Just What Are Sarah Palin's Hockey Mom Credentials, Anyway? — Bleacher Report - NHL
CNN was salivating at the mouth like a hungry dog about to get its Kibbles & Bits with a side steak. Barack Obama's speech was Thursday's news. On this Friday morning, Presidential nominee John McCain was about to announce his running ...
CNN was salivating at the mouth like a hungry dog about to get its Kibbles & Bits with a side steak. Barack Obama's speech was Thursday's news. On this Friday morning, Presidential nominee John McCain was about to announce his running ...
