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		<title>By: Bithead</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-512029</link>
		<dc:creator>Bithead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Bit, I am sorry, but I am afraid you are just too much of a robot to waste any more pixels on...&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You&#039;re a joke, Anjin.. As everyone has just seen, when the topic gets a mite heavy for you, you head for the exists.

Enjoy your obscurity.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Bit, I am sorry, but I am afraid you are just too much of a robot to waste any more pixels on...</p></blockquote>
<p>You're a joke, Anjin.. As everyone has just seen, when the topic gets a mite heavy for you, you head for the exists.</p>
<p>Enjoy your obscurity.</p>
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		<title>By: G.A.Phillips</title>
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		<dc:creator>G.A.Phillips</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Look GA, if she can&#039;t handle a few questions from reporters, how the hell would she handle Iraq and Russia? Or deal with terrorist threats? The VP has to be ready on day one too.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

reporters, lol name some.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Look GA, if she can't handle a few questions from reporters, how the hell would she handle Iraq and Russia? Or deal with terrorist threats? The VP has to be ready on day one too.</p></blockquote>
<p>reporters, lol name some.</p>
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		<title>By: Beldar</title>
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		<dc:creator>Beldar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>anjin-san, you spectacular liar, I hope you&#039;re still following this thread, given your prior fabricated claim that Gov. Palin was in favor of denying contraception to the citizens of Alaska. The &lt;a href=&quot;//www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-sexed6-2008sep06,0,3119305.story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;exact opposite is true&lt;/a&gt;:

&lt;blockquote&gt;In a widely quoted 2006 survey she answered during her gubernatorial campaign, Palin said she supported abstinence-until-marriage programs. But weeks later, &lt;b&gt;she proclaimed herself &quot;pro-contraception&quot;&lt;/b&gt; and said condoms ought to be discussed in schools alongside abstinence.

&quot;I&#039;m pro-contraception, and I think kids who may not hear about it at home should hear about it in other avenues,&quot; she said during a debate in Juneau.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

In lieu of an apology, I suggest you send $10 to the RNC.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anjin-san, you spectacular liar, I hope you're still following this thread, given your prior fabricated claim that Gov. Palin was in favor of denying contraception to the citizens of Alaska. The <a href="//www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-sexed6-2008sep06,0,3119305.story" rel="nofollow">exact opposite is true</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>In a widely quoted 2006 survey she answered during her gubernatorial campaign, Palin said she supported abstinence-until-marriage programs. But weeks later, <b>she proclaimed herself "pro-contraception"</b> and said condoms ought to be discussed in schools alongside abstinence.</p>
<p>"I'm pro-contraception, and I think kids who may not hear about it at home should hear about it in other avenues," she said during a debate in Juneau.</p></blockquote>
<p>In lieu of an apology, I suggest you send $10 to the RNC.</p>
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		<title>By: anjin-san</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511976</link>
		<dc:creator>anjin-san</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bit, I am sorry, but I am afraid you are just too much of a robot to waste any more pixels on...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bit, I am sorry, but I am afraid you are just too much of a robot to waste any more pixels on...</p>
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		<title>By: Bithead</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511974</link>
		<dc:creator>Bithead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Joe Klein?

My god... you HAVE lost it. I mean, he&#039;s one of those blog lowlifes, isn&#039;t he?

And by the way, Anjin; Prove to me me the Democrat are not about losing the war.

We&#039;ll wait but not long.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joe Klein?</p>
<p>My god... you HAVE lost it. I mean, he's one of those blog lowlifes, isn't he?</p>
<p>And by the way, Anjin; Prove to me me the Democrat are not about losing the war.</p>
<p>We'll wait but not long.</p>
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		<title>By: anjin-san</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511972</link>
		<dc:creator>anjin-san</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What&#039;s more offensive? Bottom feeders on a blog saying something slimy, or a candidate for President saying something slimy?

You be the judge...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What's more offensive? Bottom feeders on a blog saying something slimy, or a candidate for President saying something slimy?</p>
<p>You be the judge...</p>
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		<title>By: anjin-san</title>
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		<dc:creator>anjin-san</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;He did?
Where did he say that? You have links?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Rodchester, New Hampshire on July 21:

JULY 22, 2008 7:00
&lt;strong&gt;McCain Meltdown&lt;/strong&gt;
Posted by Joe Klein &#124; Comments (264) &#124; Permalink &#124; Trackbacks (0) &#124; Email This
John McCain said this today in Rochester, New Hampshire:
This is a clear choice that the American people have. I had the courage and the judgment to say I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war. It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.
This is the ninth presidential campaign I&#039;ve covered. I can&#039;t remember a more scurrilous statement by a major party candidate. It smacks of desperation. It renews questions about whether McCain has the right temperament for the presidency. How sad.


http://time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/mccain_meltdown.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>He did?<br />
Where did he say that? You have links?</p></blockquote>
<p>Rodchester, New Hampshire on July 21:</p>
<p>JULY 22, 2008 7:00<br />
<strong>McCain Meltdown</strong><br />
Posted by Joe Klein | Comments (264) | Permalink | Trackbacks (0) | Email This<br />
John McCain said this today in Rochester, New Hampshire:<br />
This is a clear choice that the American people have. I had the courage and the judgment to say I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war. It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.<br />
This is the ninth presidential campaign I've covered. I can't remember a more scurrilous statement by a major party candidate. It smacks of desperation. It renews questions about whether McCain has the right temperament for the presidency. How sad.</p>
<p><a href="http://time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/mccain_meltdown.html" rel="nofollow">http://time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/mccain_meltdown.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Bithead</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511970</link>
		<dc:creator>Bithead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Who cares what bottom feeders on blogs have to say?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

LOL!
Yeah, sure, Anjin. Sure.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Believe it or not, there are even people crass and slimy enough to call Obama a &quot;poverty pimp, or to suggest he would lose a war to win an election (oh wait, that was McCain).&lt;/blockquote&gt;

He did?
Where did he say that? You have links?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Who cares what bottom feeders on blogs have to say?</p></blockquote>
<p>LOL!<br />
Yeah, sure, Anjin. Sure.</p>
<blockquote><p>Believe it or not, there are even people crass and slimy enough to call Obama a "poverty pimp, or to suggest he would lose a war to win an election (oh wait, that was McCain).</p></blockquote>
<p>He did?<br />
Where did he say that? You have links?</p>
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		<title>By: anjin-san</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511967</link>
		<dc:creator>anjin-san</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who cares what bottom feeders on blogs have to say? No Obama, DNC, or Democratic party officials have made below the belt attacks on Palin. 

I take stuff on Kos about as seriously as I take stuff on Red State, which is not at all. Individuals, be they left or right are free to post whatever nonsense they want on blogs, even if it is nasty, false whatever.

Believe it or not, there are even people crass and slimy enough to call Obama a &quot;poverty pimp, or to suggest he would lose a war to win an election (oh wait, that was McCain).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who cares what bottom feeders on blogs have to say? No Obama, DNC, or Democratic party officials have made below the belt attacks on Palin. </p>
<p>I take stuff on Kos about as seriously as I take stuff on Red State, which is not at all. Individuals, be they left or right are free to post whatever nonsense they want on blogs, even if it is nasty, false whatever.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, there are even people crass and slimy enough to call Obama a "poverty pimp, or to suggest he would lose a war to win an election (oh wait, that was McCain).</p>
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		<title>By: Bithead</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511964</link>
		<dc:creator>Bithead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Heard of links?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Well, I guess I over-estimated your logiocal ability.

&lt;a href=&quot;http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/06/palin-rumors/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&#039;s a whole list.
&lt;/a&gt;

Now... are you seriously suggesting Republicans are pushing this nonsense, particularly when we&#039;re seeing it on Kos, DU, and the like? Come on, Anjin. You&#039;re running low on tinfoil.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Heard of links?</p></blockquote>
<p>Well, I guess I over-estimated your logiocal ability.</p>
<p><a href="http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/06/palin-rumors/" rel="nofollow">Here's a whole list.<br />
</a></p>
<p>Now... are you seriously suggesting Republicans are pushing this nonsense, particularly when we're seeing it on Kos, DU, and the like? Come on, Anjin. You're running low on tinfoil.</p>
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		<title>By: Bithead</title>
		<link>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/palin_more_popular_than_obama_and_mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-511963</link>
		<dc:creator>Bithead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Generally people who don&#039;t have anything to hide don&#039;t hide...&lt;/blockquote&gt;

So, does that statement include Obama who has gone to great lengths to keep people from investigating his history?

As one example of many, you may want to ask Stan Kurtz about the lengths Obama&#039;s people are going to.

Oops, huh, Anjin?

Face it, pard, you&#039;re not ready for prime time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Generally people who don't have anything to hide don't hide...</p></blockquote>
<p>So, does that statement include Obama who has gone to great lengths to keep people from investigating his history?</p>
<p>As one example of many, you may want to ask Stan Kurtz about the lengths Obama's people are going to.</p>
<p>Oops, huh, Anjin?</p>
<p>Face it, pard, you're not ready for prime time.</p>
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		<title>By: William d'Inger</title>
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		<dc:creator>William d'Inger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Like I said, it is a bit scary, just not the way you think it is. She is ready to be a 72 year old heartbeat away from the Oval Office, but not ready to take a few questions?&lt;/blockquote&gt;I agree. I think elections ought to be about the issues and not about personalities. I think the same thing ought to apply to my side as well as the other side.

Yet, to my complete consternation, I watched Palin turn a whole room full of feminists into hockey moms.

As for your hypothetical &quot;handlers&quot;, they are doing the right thing. Look at the mess Michelle Obama made with her gaffe about the first time she was proud of her country. Look how long her handlers kept her in reeducation purgatory. If the Republicans are smart, neither she nor McCain will say a single word they don&#039;t have to.

Your side is going to have to come up with something stronger than whining about her not talking to the press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Like I said, it is a bit scary, just not the way you think it is. She is ready to be a 72 year old heartbeat away from the Oval Office, but not ready to take a few questions?</p></blockquote>
<p>I agree. I think elections ought to be about the issues and not about personalities. I think the same thing ought to apply to my side as well as the other side.</p>
<p>Yet, to my complete consternation, I watched Palin turn a whole room full of feminists into hockey moms.</p>
<p>As for your hypothetical "handlers", they are doing the right thing. Look at the mess Michelle Obama made with her gaffe about the first time she was proud of her country. Look how long her handlers kept her in reeducation purgatory. If the Republicans are smart, neither she nor McCain will say a single word they don't have to.</p>
<p>Your side is going to have to come up with something stronger than whining about her not talking to the press.</p>
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		<title>By: anjin-san</title>
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		<dc:creator>anjin-san</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I&#039;m not saying the Democrats are running scared of this woman, but I&#039;m telling you they should be.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Her handlers won&#039;t let her take questions. Like I said, it is a bit scary, just not the way you think it is. She is ready to be a 72 year old heartbeat away from the Oval Office, but not ready to take a few questions? Generally people who don&#039;t have anything to hide don&#039;t hide...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I'm not saying the Democrats are running scared of this woman, but I'm telling you they should be.</p></blockquote>
<p>Her handlers won't let her take questions. Like I said, it is a bit scary, just not the way you think it is. She is ready to be a 72 year old heartbeat away from the Oval Office, but not ready to take a few questions? Generally people who don't have anything to hide don't hide...</p>
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		<title>By: William d'Inger</title>
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		<dc:creator>William d'Inger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You know, anjin-san, I didn&#039;t place great emphasis on the Palin thing at first. Then, during my evacuation up north for hurricane Gustav, I overheard my rabid, feminist, Hillary-ite Democratic cousins talking about her.

I was shocked and amazed. They consider Palin a &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;genuine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; woman (as opposed to Clinton, an androgynous candidate who wore butt-ugly pants suits and cackled).

Seriously, my cousins identify strongly with Palin, especially since she has a pregnant, unwed teenage daughter. My cousins (or their mothers or their sisters or their daughters) have been there and done that. I never in my life would have imagined it could be a political advantage, but it resonates with a certain crowd.

Unbelievably, Palin&#039;s Pro-Life stance makes little difference to them, and her NRA membership isn&#039;t even on the radar screen. Suddenly, my family is full of hockey moms. I can assure you I have never seen such a remarkable political shift in my life.

I know my Democratic cousins are too small a group to be statistically significant, but if there is any ground swell along those lines, Obama is toast.

I&#039;m not saying the Democrats &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; running scared of this woman, but I&#039;m telling you they should be.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, anjin-san, I didn't place great emphasis on the Palin thing at first. Then, during my evacuation up north for hurricane Gustav, I overheard my rabid, feminist, Hillary-ite Democratic cousins talking about her.</p>
<p>I was shocked and amazed. They consider Palin a <em><strong>genuine</strong></em> woman (as opposed to Clinton, an androgynous candidate who wore butt-ugly pants suits and cackled).</p>
<p>Seriously, my cousins identify strongly with Palin, especially since she has a pregnant, unwed teenage daughter. My cousins (or their mothers or their sisters or their daughters) have been there and done that. I never in my life would have imagined it could be a political advantage, but it resonates with a certain crowd.</p>
<p>Unbelievably, Palin's Pro-Life stance makes little difference to them, and her NRA membership isn't even on the radar screen. Suddenly, my family is full of hockey moms. I can assure you I have never seen such a remarkable political shift in my life.</p>
<p>I know my Democratic cousins are too small a group to be statistically significant, but if there is any ground swell along those lines, Obama is toast.</p>
<p>I'm not saying the Democrats <em>are</em> running scared of this woman, but I'm telling you they should be.</p>
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		<title>By: anjin-san</title>
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		<dc:creator>anjin-san</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BTW Bit, I see &#039;ol Ed is still  telling you what you think.

Take a shower dude. You reek of fear...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW Bit, I see 'ol Ed is still  telling you what you think.</p>
<p>Take a shower dude. You reek of fear...</p>
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