Palin's "May I call you Joe" schtick was a setup for her zingers.

[Shakespeare]

I haven't seen this posted here, and I'll give credit where I found it--a poster on Ebert's blog.

By asking (and receiving, audibly) permission to call him Joe was the setup she needed for her "say it ain't so, Joe" attempted zinger.

Craven, tacky, sneaky, soulless.

[kirby]

1. No, you can call me 'The Esteemed Senior Senator from Delaware'...

That is what I would have said.

[Bobbieo]

4. Picture Sara asking Queen Elizabeth " Can I call you Liz?"

She is a classless Wombat!!

[kirby]

6. No diff than 'Can I call you Pooty Poot?', Vlad? I suppose... n/t

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. and it was said loud enough for the mics to hear it

if you notice, when Biden was telling her she could, his voice was noticably lower.

[FrenchieCat]

3. It has been discussed here too.....

cause it was so obvious.

She never called him Joe, although she asked for it.....as soon as she opened her mouth.

It was fake, phony and forced.

[Shakespeare]

7. She called him Joe in that attack line.

I saw it discussed here (and how distasteful it was)--I just hadn't made the connection WHY she asked him.

[WindRiverMan]

5. Yeah, but it bombed

She thinks she's funny, but she's not.

[Shakespeare]

10. Oh, I completely agree that it bombed.

I just find the whole thing considerably more craven now. Lightbulb moment.

[Jersey Devil]

8. He should have said "If I can call you Betty you can call me Al"

She wouldn't have known what to do then

[kirby]

13. Joe, that song was popular when I was in second grade! n/t

[Lars39]

9. I called it at 11:15 last night :^)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7292674&mesg_id=7293338

[Shakespeare]

11. Aha! I knew the greater minds here must've mentioned it.

:thumbsup:

[EC]

12. I'm also sure that Joe knew it was coming

since I'm also sure that he's heard that one before....

[VenusRising]

14. Another thread of responses.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7293386

[pnwmom]

15. She was also hoping that he would naturally call her Sarah

and that that wouldn't sound respectful enough. I was so glad that he kept calling her Governor.