(April 14, 2009) "Did McCain snub Palin on Leno?" (CNN)

[Tim4Hillary]

Full post here (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/14/did-mccain-snub-palin-on-leno/).

Did John McCain snub Sarah Palin during an appearance Mcnday on NBC's The Tonight Show?

That's what some pro-Palin bloggers and other political observers claim after the former GOP presidential candidate left out his former running mate when naming five governors who he thought were in position to lead the Republican Party.

"We have, I'm happy to say, a lot of voices out there," McCain told host Jay Leno before listing Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Utah Gov. Jim Huntsman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.

"There are a lot of governors out there who are young and dynamic," said the Arizona senator.

McCain then quickly joked, "I've left out somebody's name and I'm going to hear about it."

[greenleaf]

I saw the show and he did seem to intentionally skip her name and add that bit about leaving someone out. He didn't mention any other female names either.
Perhaps he figures that with Hillary out of the mix everyone can just forget about the idea of a woman for another few decades.
After all we haven't yet had an Asian man, or a Hispanic man, or a Native American man . . .

[TheTaoOfBill]

I saw the show and he did seem to intentionally skip her name and add that bit about leaving someone out. He didn't mention any other female names either.
Perhaps he figures that with Hillary out of the mix everyone can just forget about the idea of a woman for another few decades.
After all we haven't yet had an Asian man, or a Hispanic man, or a Native American man . . .

Or he simply realizes Palin would be the worst pick for the GOP since they picked John McCain.

[Suzan]

I saw the show and he did seem to intentionally skip her name and add that bit about leaving someone out. He didn't mention any other female names either.
Perhaps he figures that with Hillary out of the mix everyone can just forget about the idea of a woman for another few decades.
After all we haven't yet had an Asian man, or a Hispanic man, or a Native American man . . .

You said it well!

Or the UPS man ... and the beat goes on ....

[Laura Cereta]

I don't know that it matters. I think there are some bitter feelings on both sides in hindsight. Who knows what really went on behind the scenes of the campaign. They should both give each other a break because the election was over in Oct. when Soros and a few others manipulated the market and scared the crap out of the American people.

And honestly, I would rather the Dems have no leader than to have Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Dodd, and Barry at the helm. Both parties need new blood.

[foxyladi]

he was joking...:rotfl:

[Classical Liberal]

Or he simply realizes Palin would be the worst pick for the GOP since they picked John McCain.

John McCain was a fine pick in terms of the results and could have beaten Obama easily if he had run a better campaign, known what he was talking about, and didn't have the financial crises.

Despite the fact that the media was firmly against McCain and Palin, McCain made multiple mistakes, McCain had little to no idea what he was saying regarding economics, McCain let Obama slide on tons of issues (conservatives were left scratching their heads with all the low-lying fruit Obama had up for grabs that McCain ignored), the financial crises, and that Obama outspent McCain something like 6-1, McCain still garnered 48% of the popular vote (Obama got 52%).

Had McCain known what he was saying, not been an idiot, and attacked Obama on issue after issue articulately, Obama would have definitely lost.

And Palin could be a fine pick for the GOP as well. She greatly aided McCain's campaign and a lot of American women like her. The Democrats feel threatened by Palin because they want a monopoly on women, plus if 50% of the woman vote was lost to the Republicans, that would be very bad for them.

[rickya]

John McCain was a fine pick in terms of the results and could have beaten Obama easily if he had run a better campaign, known what he was talking about, and didn't have the financial crises.

Despite the fact that the media was firmly against McCain and Palin, McCain made multiple mistakes, McCain had little to no idea what he was saying regarding economics, McCain let Obama slide on tons of issues (conservatives were left scratching their heads with all the low-lying fruit Obama had up for grabs that McCain ignored), the financial crises, and that Obama outspent McCain something like 6-1, McCain still garnered 48% of the popular vote (Obama got 52%).

Had McCain known what he was saying, not been an idiot, and attacked Obama on issue after issue articulately, Obama would have definitely lost.

And Palin could be a fine pick for the GOP as well. She greatly aided McCain's campaign and a lot of American women like her. The Democrats feel threatened by Palin because they want a monopoly on women, plus if 50% of the woman vote was lost to the Republicans, that would be very bad for them.

Even with all of the mistakes, I felt that McCain could have won easily had it not been for the financial crisis. They were actually leading in the polls shortly after the conventions. That would have propelled them to a win in November had it not been for the financial crisis.

[Tim4Hillary]

I'm glad McCain snubbed Palin. After her disastrous post election performance she needs to re-group. It's actually kind of embarrassing that he chose her as VP and now he can't even bring himself to include her in his top 5.

[agatha]

And honestly, I would rather the Dems have no leader than to have Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Dodd, and Barry at the helm. Both parties need new blood.



The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. - Thomas Jefferson


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And another one from ol' Tommie just for kicks...


"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."

[agatha]

John McCain was a fine pick in terms of the results and could have beaten Obama easily if he had run a better campaign, known what he was talking about, and didn't have the financial crises.




Throw in the media actually doing its job instead of campaigning FOR Obama and I'm with you.