Karl Rove is the most powerful Republican alive. Defender of scandals, architect of McCain campaign tactics, consultant to Fox News. And he can't be voted out. His tactics are what you saw from Bush II 2000, and Bush II 2004...and now...what people are sick of. Swift boat type campaigns, character assassination, name calling, inuendo, and so on.

If I hear one more person say "it shows poor judgement" I'm going to puke on your shoes and shit in your hat. Name me one Presidential candidate that has never made a poor judgement. It's not possible to make it 40 years without a poor judgement or two. If someone is perfect...now THAT is a problem.

When the North Vietnamese anti Aircraft battery fired that SAM at McCain...he pulled back on his stick and punched it straight up. Which is exactly what his trainers told him NOT to do. Because the SAM missile has a far superior thrust to weight ratio. Going straight up...means that the SAM owns you, and he couldn't have made a worse evasion decision.

The second worse decision McCain made in his life was Sarah Palin. And he just may pay for it with an election victory. If he would have picked Tim Pawlenty, who knows. At least Pawlenty wouldn't be causing Republicans to whine, snivel, and feign outrage for the mistreatment of the incompetant dunderhead they're trying to push on us (Palin).

from the article:

She shouldn't hide behind a minor child as a shield to force only nice receptions and ward away boorish ones. But worse insofar as campaigning, it's a huge colloquial cultural flop too insofar as the Philly region culture goes, much like Kerry trying to get a Philly cheeseteak with swiss cheese and eating it sideways instead of hands on wolfing it end to end 'like a real man does' if you will. Hiding behind a minor child as a shield from the 'Philly baptism' boo is 10x worse in how it gets received.

Here was her 'reception' at the NY Rangers--Philadelphia Flyers game in typical Philly style:

YouTube - Sarah Palin BOOED at hockey game

Here's the deal with Philly given I live in the area--Philly boos everybody except Rocky because he's cool, he won unlike most real Philly sports teams and figures, he's from the gritty Philly, and also fictional. And if Rocky was real and lost he'd get booed too.

It's just a local tradition and pasttime and people laugh when they do it. I don't know how it got started, but it did at least decades ago. My personal guess is that being a sports fan in Philly is such a sad and pathetic experience given the historic record of losing so much across all sports that booing just became the inside joke in Philly. The fact that the Phillies are in the pennant race right now is almost taboo to mention because it might jinx them as per usual.

You get street kudos, however, for being able to take the boos in stride. It's kind of like military hazings and such--the boos are a test of your mettle and fortitude for this gritty city. If you handle it cool, then you pass the character test and Philly people are reciprocally very 'thumbs up' on you for passing the test. That's why they also are so loyal to their sports teams although they usually suck. They may suck, but they have grit for passing the boo tests and such. But if you flunk it, and they'll guffaw you even more for being a 'weak pussy,' etc, and they'll just harangue you more until you either toughen up to standards or you become the punching bag for being snivelling.

Palin was heading for an even deeper boo because it's known in Philly from her frequent recent stays here that she is a big Scott Gomez fan on the NY Rangers (he was the one the puck was dropped to) because he is from AK. Given the Philly-NYC rivalry in sports, however, that is the surest way to get booed. It's a sports and colloquial thing once again. The only teams or fans that get booed more than them are the Dallas Cowboys and their fans in the NFL games against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Heck, a Palin supporter had to save her skin from boos, guffaws and a big faux pas when she nearly went jogging on Philly with her NY Rangers shirt on:

Inqlings: But will Palin lose votes in Dallas? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/05/2008

These things are preventable, however, with a little research and being willing to playing to--rather than defy--the traits and quirks of any local area. "When in Rome, do as the locals do" is wise political courting, just as it is with socialising, etc.

Liberties; The Joke's On Him - New York Times
Ed Pilkington on John McCain's joke about Chelsea Clinton | Life and style | The Guardian
BBC NEWS | Americas | Wannabe first daughters woo youth vote
Post Magazine: The McCain Makeover

I found the whole episode amusing and appropriate. I do hope the woman stops parading her kids around though.

Man, she's got some wicked choppers! You'd think Bill and Hillary would have spent a few bucks to get those fixed. Bill, especially, can appreciate how those teeth would be a detriment!

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So do you think "its cool" to parade your young children around for political gain? Especially under such harsh circumstances?

No...they will never do that. That would actually make sense.

Why do you people always question the souce(s) when its not in your favor. Liberals almost never do this. Very telling.

Yep...a MASSIVE amount of boos. God for her!

Bwahahahahahahahaha!!! Dude...you kill me with your Piratey talk. Its like watching a real movie. You should star in Pirates of the Caribbean 4.


The Right-Wing loons are utterly dispicable, reprehensible guttersnipe.

Thank ye for the articles!

Truth!

I sincerely pray she does. Its reprehensible.

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"My mother would have said that a woman voting for John McCain
is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders." - Cecile Richards, TX

I haven't seen them at all.

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Jeez... That was bad.


Not even the inherent sympathy for marching out alongside a "special olympics" person restrained the crowd's disapproval.

I would guess that had Palin's daughter and the mentally challenged person not been with Palin that the crowd reaction might have actually been more raucous.

I'm not sure what this really means... Philly fans are notorious for being unruly. They would probably would have boo'ed Mother Theresa......

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Congratulations President-Elect Obama

Oh, that is so wrong, but funny. Seriously, though, I thought she was a cute kid, even for being at that gangly age. And, she has grown into a very attractive young lady.

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I think we see Palin's kids more because she just splashed onto the scene like 6 weeks ago. I think had she built her own campaign, like Obama, the kids would be back in Alaska in school, and only coming out now and again, like Obama's daughters.

It's also the "family values" thing, too, which is part of the Palin package. Part of what was supposed to be so appealing about her was the fact that she's just a regular person and a hockey mom first, so if you're going to be those things, you sort of have to cart the family around on the campaign trail.