Fear of a Palin Presidency Drives US Expats to Vote for Obama

[struggle4progress]

... Jim Sides, 55, a Californian living in Bonn, is a swing voter who cast his ballot for President George W. Bush in 2004. This time the one single factor driving him to the Democratic ticket is the possibility that the Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is a heartbeat away from the American presidency ...

“Biden is someone who can deliver the experience that Obama lacks, but not the electoral votes that he needs to win the presidency. Obama’s choice was not based on the short term decision to get into office, but to put together a good team for the long haul in office,” continued Nagel, who declined to name his company since he was expressing his personal views ...

“If McCain had picked (former Massachusetts governor) Mitt Romney or any other qualified candidate, I would vote for him in a flash. Picking a running mate was the most important decision of his candidacy and he blew it with Palin. How could he be so dramatically out of touch to pick this woman?" asked Howard, who added that the role of VP today is no longer just a president-in-waiting, but an important team player in the cabinet ...

Then there is Mickie Nagel, who unlike her husband, an Independent, has been a lifelong Republican and even worked on the campaign to re-elect the incumbent president’s father, George Bush Sr. She was opposed to Palin enough to cross the line for the first time in this election. “I never thought I would vote for a Democrat,” she said ...

Hear Republicans say 'Caribou Barbie'

[opihimoimoi]

1. Poor Sarah got punked by them Canucks....so funny...so revealing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eGRHUht6fg

[struggle4progress]

2. I don't know what's worse: that the campaign couldn't even vet the call,

that Palin couldn't be bothered to learn anything in advance about Sarkozy and apparently didn't seek any advice on dealing with a foreign head of state, or that the woman is incapable of adult conversation, can't tell when she's being played, and isn't quick enough on her feet to come up with a good line when she steps in it

I watched it once and laughed, but I don't think I could watch it again without shrieking

[opihimoimoi]

3. The whole world is laughing at American Politics and how we choose our Leaders

Bush is evidence we don't know how to pick um

Palin is evidence we haven't learned much in 8 years

I don't know whether to cry or laugh for our Country....even that comes into play as McCramps using it in his thingy...