Actual quotes from the bears:

“Drilling is it.. man. Think of it.. the more drilling, the less the Alaskan land. That means the Alaskan wildlife will run into the ice as the land runs out! More food for us. Pretty cool.. eh? Go Palin ! ”

“I still have tears in my eyes as Palin made our species famous world-wide. She wanted to remove us from the endangered-list– and you know.. that was the first time ever I became famous. She cares. ”

“I could be in the white house as one of Palin’s fur coats.. I have a shot at fame!”

Hmmmm, I don’t know…maybe it’s because the results of your elections affect us too? Maybe because you don’t exist in isolation from the rest of planet? This is exactly the mentality that has been screwing Americans and the rest of us over the for the last eight years. We worry plenty about our own country, but in case you haven’t noticed, it’s pretty closely tied to yours, what with the whole being next-door thing.

“America has a populist tradition of electing the ordinary because our Constitution never expected us to select the freakin leader of the free world.”

No, it didn’t, but times change. And the current global situation is such that your president does get to be the leader of the free world. So, whoever you elect makes decisions that have consequences for countries outside of your own.

No leader has to be perfect, I agree, but come on.

America has a populist tradition of electing the ordinary because our Constitution never expected us to select the freakin leader of the free world. Gov. Palin is not Margaret Thatcher and she doesn’t have to be.

The whole “change” argument by both party camps is pretty weak when you consider that they both have obligations to continue all our global military projects. Both camps will eventually bankrupt and destroy our country as we continue to overplay our hand in international affairs. Why must we waste our treasure and lives playing global policeman?

Ron Paul’s comprehensive plans are the only real agents of change. But he’s too full of himself to compromise with either party to fix what we must.

Obama will make this country like a EU country. That’s not so bad until all our best and richest move to China because they are better rewarded for their efforts.

And McCain is more likely to be Bush III than maverick.

Palin is the only one I trust because she is us, imperfect and all. I only wish she had the wisdom of Thatcher, who dismantled the last remnants of the waning British Empire and privatized government to save it.

also instead of waiting to “get all the facts”..research them on your own…just looking over the budget that Pallin vetoed some important line items..EDUCATION & GREEN ENERGY.

I looked ta the budget..lineby line..and what i noticed is that there were some services that werent funded at all..like behavioral health…but you see that 15,000 were granted to community in schools…wow a whole 15k..but line 16 the Kachemak Ski Club, Inc. gets a whopping 89,000..oh it gets better…
line 14..community development..gets nothing..
line 29..wildlife foundation…who serves toprotect endangered species..got zip.
but both 33 Yakutat Salmon Board – 250,000 &
Cook Inlet Aquaculture 403,825..a salmon hatchery…so lets recap…skiing, caviar (yes its public record she requested that beluga wouldnt be on the endangered list) are pretty important issues to ms Palin…

but dont take my word for it..read the budget yourself.

http://www.votesmart.org/billtext/20131.pdf

Was it the mass liberal mind control to have the whole world think that the US has gone down the toilet in the past 8 yrs?..

wow…pretty powerful.

Not this time…yes we can..and we will.

Obama/Biden 08

please take the 25 cents I gave to marlene up there for a clue…

and give her one of yours.

the hypocrity and the audacity of the neocons never cease to amaze me…I for one cannot WAIT for Nov to be over and Obama/Biden administration to be ushered in…

someone has to begin cleaning up their mess.

My name is PaigeInPhilly and I approve this message

“Choosing Governor Sarah Palin as Senator McCain’s running mate IMHO was the wisest move possible to resurrect the Republican party and put them on third base. Both of them have such strength of character, belief, experience and knowledge for and of their country…”

YOu really haven’t a clue do you?
Here is 25 cents..please go buy one.

I have never heard of this weapon.

Why didn’t Palin just use some of that $1200 that she gave away to every citizen in the state to fix that ‘hole in the roof’.

If the school was using unsafe equipment what difference would the ‘whole story’ make?

It would seem that palin had no trouble borrowing money for her pet projects so why wouldn’t she just borrow some money to fix the ‘hole in the roof’ instead of giving away $1200 to every citizen in the state.

It’s obvious attempts at buying votes like that that will prove the republicants undoing.

Fact Checked: “Palin vetoes $10,000 replacement of unsafe school equipment.”

Point Being Made: Palin doesn’t care about kids’ safety.

What’s the WHOLE truth? The school board had frittered away their budget? Replacing “unsafe” equipment was someone’s desire for newer, expensive state-of-the-art luxury? The available money should instead fix the hole in the school’s roof? We never get the COMPLETE story. This cheap election ammunition will prove the liberal’s undoing

http://webpages.charter.net/suasponte/

I’m encouraged to see you are connecting the dots of the American political system!

As a Canadian with a deep interest in American politics I cannot understand why the Republicans are being considered at all.

They have been running the country for the last 8 years with arguably the worst economic record and now they are asking Americans to vote for them to “change” the country. You don’t propose more of the same Bush policies with the same people and expect to effect change.

I wonder how the Republicans can fool the electorate into placing the ‘Country First” when it lied to the electorate about Iraq and stifled any debate by questioning one’s patriotism. Excellent strategy ! Keep using it while it works.

The utter hypocracy of this group of people ceases to amaze me anymore.

At one point in time I was firmly behind the democrats and had little respect for the Republicans…My how times have changed.

And if people think calling Sarah Palin a new “Thatcher” is an insult…well, if she is a new Thatcher where do I sign up!

FIRST off..you dont even live here..nor are you a citizen of this country.

Therefore you really dont know how the last 8 yrs of Dubya have affected us (unless yo had your head in a hole..which is what it sounds like)…so lets try this…come here become a citizen..work…get screwed over again and again..oh BTW you have to PAY for your healthcare here…and all the socialistic things you take for granted..come here….see how we live…then go running back across the border thanking God you are a Canuck.

Obama 08

really??..i would think your wife should shed her tears for the strog indpendent women like myself who wont get equal pay for equal work..

neocons..masking as “conservatives”…make me sick.

This is PaigeInPhilly and I totally approve of this message.

And you, Governor, are no Hillary Clinton.

As stated elsewhere, that’s a feature, not a bug.

LOL, the Democrats are trembling in fear before the ascendant power of cheap mockery and bad jokes! I think it’s pretty telling that Sarah Palin, given the opportunity to say something cogent on the national stage, she chose instead to overplay her hand and go into full-on attack mode.

Did the speech energize the base? Certainly, but it’s energized the Democratic base even more, which is probably not the effect the GOP was hoping to produce.

So…against Bush? That’s not toeing the party line, that’s having an ounce of common sense.

It’s usually pretty plain to average policy wonks, never mind Washington insiders.

The Obama campaign is on the ball getting it all out quickly so the “journalists” don’t have to do any hard work. A smart move.

Thanks for the reference but I still don’t get it. Are they saying McCain votes 95% of the time with other Repub Senators?

I wonder because the president doesn’t vote nor does he write legislation so I am not sure how they know what his position is. Bush is a near-record holder in not-vetoing any legislation and surely there was plenty in those bills he wasn’t too chuffed about.

A quick google search brings up FactCheck.org, which notes that, according to Congressional Quarterly’s voting studies, in 2007 McCain voted in line with the President’s position 95% of the time, and with the Republican party 90% of the time. In contrast, Obama voted in line with Senate Democracts 97% of the time.

You should try google out one of these days. It works really well.

Hey, I thought it was 95% of the time. Which is it? And what are they talking about because the president doesn’t vote, so how do you vote with him?