Palin expects Biden to be a 'great debater'

[gateley]

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she expects a challenging debate next month when she faces a Democratic opponent who was elected to the Senate when she was 8 years old.

"Sen. (Joe) Biden has tremendous amount of experience," Palin said in an interview scheduled to air Thursday on Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes.""I think he was first elected when I was like in second grade. He's been in there a long, long, long time."

Lowering expectations is typically part of the political gamesmanship before a debate. Biden has said he has debated "an awful lot of tough, smart women" and Palin will be no exception. <snip>

"So he's got the experience," Palin noted. "He probably has the sound bites. He has the rhetoric. He knows what's expected of him. He is a great debater, also. So yes, it's going to be quite a task in front of me." <snip>


Oh, and one more thing, Sarah, he KNOWS WHAT THE FUCK HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

And, Sarah? Fuck you.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080918/D939CI381.html

[BklynChick]

1. seriously, fuck you Sarah

[rhett o rick]

43. Hallalujah brothers and sisters, can I have another "Fuck you Sarah".

Nicely put, precise and succinct.

[tigereye]

92. yeah I would love to have a bumper sticker that said that...

well, if I didn't have a preteen I don't want to swear.... or clients whom I would offend...


:hide:



Maybe a t-shirt I could wear away from kid and work. :evilgrin:

[livetohike]

2. When she was "like in second grade"

She has the grammar of a ten year old. I cannot stand the way she talks. What an embarrassment.

[volstork]

8. I picked up on that, too

Paris Hilton sounded more intelligent in her ad rebutting McCain's calling Obama a celebrity.

Like, wow!

[Omnibus]

39. Paris Hilton is a better actress than Sarah Palin.

Possibly the only valid complete-sentence use in the English language of the phrase "Paris Hilton is a better actress than..."

[Rosa Luxemburg]

44. it will be Cheney talking

Iraq caused 9/11
the US must bomb Iran
PNAC policies

[Blondiegrrl]

9. My sentiments exactly. She can't even speak proper English.

Palin <--------- idiot

[goodgd_yall]

37. But that's what makes her relatable

:7

[autorank]

56. You're right but stupid doesn't work this time. Not with the sky falling.

[goodgd_yall]

57. I'm hoping you're right

that "stupid doesn't work this time"---in the minds of the electorate.

[MISSDem]

31. She also calls her husband "dude". I personally hate slang.

Does that make me an elitist?

[TooRaLoo]

58. Nah.

I like slang, but personally there are times when it GRATES on my nerves. There are times when it's not appropriate. Such as when you're a VP nominee in an interview on national TELEVISION.

*headwall*

[RoadRage]

66. "Hey, like umm Putin, can you like totally not bomb us.. you know.. pretty puuuleeeeez"..

:eyes:

Seriously... this is the next possible LEADER OF THE FREE FUCKING WORLD!

We thought Shurb had sound bites.. this lady will make Shrub sound intelligent (shrudder).

[tigereye]

93. exactly

it would be hilarious if it weren't so scary!

[PresidentObama]

3. I wonder if Palin will cry by the end of the debate.

Or shit herself. Whichever comes first.

I think we'll have a deja vu from 1992.

"Who am I? Why am I here?"

[4themind]

25. If she cries, biden may be screwed

:hide:

[WheelWalker]

49. Negative. He's always got a handkerchief in his coat pocket. He'll offer her a wipe.

If she wants to play the lady, he'll play the gent. Joe's the perfect gentleman of an animal.

[leftynyc]

77. Now THAT would make great TV (n/t)

[MercutioATC]

4. Like, totally great????

Fer chrissakes, he should just tear her throat out. He only gets one debate. Make her cry.

[d_b]

5. in what respect, charlie?

[onecent]

10. Touche d_b... (did I spell that right?) n/t

I guess I did passed check spelling


but

too shay!!!

[terrya]

6. Fuck you, BITCH.

"I think he was first elected when I was like in second grade. He's been in there a long, long, long time."

Take a close look at the old fart YOU'RE running with, bitch.

[1corona4u]

24. Yeah, what you said!

[gristy]

7. yup - Fuck you, Sarah.

Piece of trash.

[izzybeans]

11. While Obama and Biden master the debate, Palin is the pin up girl to which

the Republican base can masturbate. Nothing more.

[PresidentObama]

12. It's deja vu from 1992 for Palin: "Who am I? Why am I here?"

[Blondiegrrl]

13. Fortunately, our old geezer is healthy, robust and mentally sharp.

Too bad we can't same the same for McGramps and his bimbo nursemaid.

[That Is Quite Enough]

14. I wish I could figure out how to fit the "master debater" joke in here somehow.

Unfortunately Mrs. Palin isn't a cunning linguist, so it wouldn't really work, now would it?

Edited for spelling.

[Chorophyll]

51. Well done! nt

[ladyVet]

62. "cunning linguist"

I swear, my brain just morphed that phrase.................:evilgrin:

In my defense, I am sleep deprived this morning.

[livvy]

15. Reality is not Sarah's strong suit.

I wonder what it's like to live in an imaginary world?

[Beaverhausen]

16. Project much? "He has the sound bites." Says Miss "Thanks but no thanks..."

:puke:

He will make mincemeat of her just standing still.

[samuraiguppy]

you bet your ass

he is a great debater. you are cannon fodder

[rateyes]

17. No. Sarah, not fuck you....

Go fuck yourself, Sarah.

[bigwillq]

18. I've heard second graders talk

better than she does.

[still_one]

19. I will tell you what to expect palin, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE ISSUES /nt

[ErinBerin84]

20. she has

the maturity and language skills of a second grader.

[Jennicut]

21. Joe doesn't "do" sound bites, he just lays it out like it is.

What a complete jerk she is. Biden is more then sound bites and rhetoric. She is so in for it when she has to debate him. He has way more knowledge not just then her but a lot more than many other Senators.

[Muttocracy]

22. Actually Sarah, he has the facts, policy positions AND the sound bites.

And he knows McCain's record better than you do (and possibly better than McCain does).

[HughBeaumont]

23. It'll be like Andre the Giant sitting on Gary Coleman.

I hope Biden hears this and goes:

"Oh it's ON like DONKEY KONG, BIATCH!!!

With the "quiet cool", of course.

[rxdem84]

26. She is so cocky to be a nothing candidate

[nc4bo]

27. Unless she's well prepared with the topics beforehand and/or if she's wired, she will fail w/Biden

but we all know how it goes with debates these days, unfortunately.

Operation: BushIV coming to a VP debate near you.

Oh yea, almost forgot, FUCK YOU SARAH - hope every signal jammer in the world is turned ON.

[gateley]

28. Even if she's wired she's toast. nt

[Turn CO Blue]

40. There's got to be a way to surround the bldg with jammers

so she can't get get her next soundbite from Karen Hughes or whatever liploader they have working the mic.

[sentelle]

29. Biden has debated tougher women

Clinton, for example. And being a very sucessful litigator, Clinton is no slouch when it comes to debate.

Palin? Not so much.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

30. As to your last sentence,

please don't. She has enough children already, and doesn't need any more.

[gateley]

34. Not to worry - I'm a woman. I meant it in only the crudest, most insulting way. :-) nt

[WheelWalker]

32. Ooooo I just LOVE IT when you talk dirty!

[GoesTo11]

33. She doesn't realize there's more to it than soundbytes

She thinks that Biden had to prepare like she did, spending 2 weeks with a party advisor memorizing facts for a "stump me" quiz, reading teleprompted speeches, and spinning prepared phrases. She has no idea that there's such a thing as knowledge, and that a candidate might just answer factual complex questions based on his own knowledge (and she hasn't learned this lesson by watching McCain either).

[jillan]

35. Two weeks, baby. Two weeks.

I bet it will be the most watched VP debate - ever.

[lolamio]

36. Like, OK, Sarah. Just make sure to mention you can see Russia from Alaska and you'll be fine!

[TNMOM]

38. Sarah is a school yard bully. Biden knows how to deal

with school yard bullies. It's going to be bloody, but Biden will walk away with honor. Sarah will look like the airhead cheerleader that she is.

[Lochloosa]

41. gateley I wlll give you a...

FUCK YOU

[TheDonkey]

42. "You know the difference between a small town mayor and a statesman senator?" *mugs for camera*

I'm sure that's about as far she'll get.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

45. I bet she's surprised there's two Georgias.

[gabby garcia]

46. lipstick moves..

bullshit spews.

[vaberella]

47. It's unfortunate Biden can't say the same for you Palin. Stupid idiot.

I freakin' dislike this woman as my skin is Black (which it is).

[firedupdem]

48. Fuck You Sarah! You can't pull that bully shit here! This isn't

Wasilla! You will get your ass kicked!...(That's Biden talking to her at the debate....I wish)

[FVZA_Colonel]

50. Build them up for Biden, and thusly lower them for her.

Makes it easier for her to claim a victory.

[Chorophyll]

52. Any self-respecting second-grader

would know she was in over her head and would step down.

What an idiot. What a giant, inflated ego. Argh! :nuke:

[complain jane]

53. And, Sarah? Fuck you. n/t

[Lilith Velkor]

54. Biden will unhinge his jaw and swallow her whole.

Ain't even gonna be bones left.

Fuck yeah.

[SallyMander]

64. LOL! nt

[autorank]

55. Discounting her loss by lowering expectations

She's toast. He's a natural and a big game guy.

Post debate commentary: "She shoulda stayed in bed."

[mcg]

59. That's kind of like going into a singing contest and saying "So he'll sing better, so what."

She's trying to make the debate seem like a meaningless exercise.

It's like saying about a singing competitor
"So he's got the experience, He probably has the tunes down pat. He knows the words to the songs. He is a great singer, also. So yes, I'll probably lose, because I sign off-key and don't know the words. So what."

[joop]

60. but wait

"Sen. (Joe) Biden has tremendous amount of experience," Palin said

I thought SHE was the only one with experience of any kind of the four??

I hope he wipes the floor with that no brain wench. Also I need to tell you I so love this thread. I am occasionally called to moderate a forum that has a political section to it, among many other sections. As a moderator I am allowed absolutely no opinion posting in that forum and the place is as red, red, red as it gets. These freaking ASSHOLES have been posting today about what a poor speaker Biden is. HELLO BITCHES, ever catch one of his speeches or just regurgitating what Hannity said today? I am so thankful I rarely have to police that section of the forums or I would burst into hives.

They're now attributing "strategery" to Biden. Hello, that was Will Ferrell on SNL spoofing your asshole in chief.

Thank you for being my safe spot. This is home to me.

[gateley]

83. Hi, Joop -- Welcome to DU!

:hi:

Glad you're here!

[Bryn]

61. Then Why did you accept VP Nom, Sarah?

:eyes:

[CarbonDate]

63. So she could be President....

...without having to earn it. Simple.

ON EDIT: Oh, yeah: Fuck you, Sarah.

[Alter Ego]

65. You have no idea, Sarah--but you will when Joe feeds you your intestines

on national television. Fuck you very much.

[NewJeffCT]

67. I'd be surprised if Palin didn't win the debate hands down

I mean, she is a former sportscaster, so she is obviously very media savvy, and Biden is known to be a gaffe machine. Biden will be lucky to come out even against the media superstar Palin. If Palin doesn't win the debate, it will be a huge letdown for the McCain team. Even a draw should probably be considered a loss given her celebrity status.

[chiefofclarinet]

68. Have you even LISTENED to EITHER of them??

Joe Biden is NOT a "gaffe machine," anymore than Al Gore is "stiff" and Barack Obama is "elitist." Long winded, maybe. Prone to gaffes, no. Biden is on his A game right now, firing bulls-eyes against McCain/Palin in every speech he gives. He occasionally misspeaks, which everyone does, and the MSM call him "a gaffe machine." Give me a freaking break!

Sarah Palin was a SPORTSCASTER!! I trust these people to tell me about college football, not how to fix problems with college loans. I trust these people to argue about which NFL team is best, not argue about foreign or domestic policy.

If any of the four candidates is a "gaffe machine," it's Palin. She can't even read a teleprompter. She lies habitually, and keeps doing it even after every single one is debunked. The McCain campaign is probably doing a collective face-palm every time she makes a mistake.

Joe Biden will allow Palin to self-destruct on national television. He doesn't need to do anything, except show the immense difference between the Democratic ticket and Republican ticket.

[NewJeffCT]

75. Umm

I was being sarcastic & trying to manage expectations.

[chiefofclarinet]

94. Completely missed that!

Sorry, I'm sick and irritable, and my sarcasm meter is depressed because of that. It's easier for us, especially with the loads of trolls trying to invade, to put the sarcasm smilie underneath.

[Left Is Write]

71. Jeff, I was on the radio for years. I'm experienced on a mike, I can talk off the cuff...

I even do pretty well with speeches. I speak better than Palin does, I have a good grasp of the English language and try not to sound like a petulant 14-year-old.

None of that qualifies me even to TRY debating with Joe Biden, let alone winning a debate against him.

Joe Biden is NOT a "gaffe machine." He has the knowledge and the substance to back up his positions and what he says.

Did you see Palin's interview with Charles Gibson?

[NewJeffCT]

74. sheesh! I'm trying to manage expectations!

I guess I should have included the "sarcasm" smiley, but I figured I didn't need to do that because it was so obvious.

[Left Is Write]

82. The sarcasm isn't obvious, because there are people who really do feel that way -

even those supposedly on our side.

I'll admit that such an attitude would surprise me coming from you, though, so I'm glad you clarified.

[southpaw]

73. Whoa... bummer!

[EnviroBat]

69. Sarah, go to hell you frigid fucking whore.

And take that retarded stump of a husband with you. Better yet, why don't the two of you take a long "snow machine" ride off of a short iceberg. In conclusion, one could surmise that I find Sarah Palin unfavorable.

[southpaw]

70. Joe's voice is strong, reassuring and confident!

People like the sound of Biden's voice, especially when he's confidently delivering substantive, comprehensive answers on relevant topics.


Sarah Palin's voice is similar to the sound you get when you saw a styrofoam cooler in half with a straight-edged knife! And you can bet she will be sarcastic, snarky and superfluous...

A bucket of irrelvant fluff with a hideous voice!

[LynneSin]

72. Did anyone see that bad movie "Born Yesterday" (the Melanie Griffith Version)

Part of making Melanie fit into DC political society was how to talk to those in the know. And her tutor gave her like 10 key phrases to use in order to seem like she had a clue.

Well that's Sarah Palin - 10 key phrases she'll use during the debates. But the thing is, will she actually say anything or just hope that the zingers stick.

If anything poor Jennifer Granholm is doing practice debates as Sarah Palin and that has GOT to be a challenge for her. To debate with Joe Biden but basically use zingers instead of talking about the issues and let's face it, we know Granholm knows the issues - hell she would make a great President if she could run (she was born in Canada).

[madinmaryland]

78. I hope that she does fall into the trap of using Zingers.

Biden will humiliate her if she goes that route, and possibly show her as the fraud that she is.

[gateley]

85. I was thinking that in using Granholm as Biden's sparring partner, he's

essentially debating with a brilliant, politically savvy, aware person. WAY different than what Sarah will be like -- so had the same thoughts as you. That it will be a challenge for her to channel Palin during their practice sessions. I know they'll ace it, though.

[leftynyc]

76. We need to raise the expectations for

Barbie. Otherwise all she'll have to do is not drool to win the debate. All the dem surrogates should be saying what a good debater she is and how Biden will have his work cut out for him. I'm sick and tired of the lowering of expectations for pukes.

[gateley]

87. Biden's been saying that when he's been asked. Saying that she's sharp and he

anticipates a strong debate, meanwhile talking down his rep as a good debater. :7

[grace0418]

79. OMG, Sarah, like totally, YOU BETCHA! That Biden is a righteous dude!

And you are a twit. My nine-yr-old niece could debate circles around you. She's certainly smarter.

[mscuedawg]

80. That Sarah Palin...she's a smart cookie....

GO JOE!!! :bounce: :applause:

[tv45]

81. Funny article about Palin's "experience" and appeal

Made me chuckle:

Following Success of McCain-Palin Model, Bob Barr Names Running Mate Kelly Ripa

[Overseas]

84. Sitcom Sarah will be carefully coached, and is still young enough to memorize

paragraphs of Republican clap trap in response to different subject categories.

She's trying to play up Biden's expertise so that her having memorized some hot quips and longer paragraphs will appear fabulous with our lowered expectations.

[kestrel91316]

86. Dear Sarah: Joe's gonna wipe the floor with you. Just a head's up.

[nini]

88. 2nd grade?

How old was she when her running mate joined?

She is one Grade A snotty POS.

[gateley]

89. Exactly. Snotty. nt

[rvablue]

90. Another thing: he won't need an earpeice in order not to look like a fool!

[Stop Cornyn]

91. Expectations have been set: If Palin doesn't lose control of her bladder during the debate, she wins