Best line in the VP debate.

[RoadKingLarry]

No one cares if you stress the wrong syllable in "irrevocable," but heaven forbid you say "nucular."  And the ONLY reason for that is that it was a cheap shot to make Bush look stupid.

Nay, the President is perfectly capable of pronouncing the word correctly; he did so in his speech in England. I assume that he mispronounces it in his own country in order to seem more down-home. Just makes me wonder if Governor Palin does it because she doesn't know any better, or if she thinks it makes her seem more "average Joe."

That said, President Carter also said the word that way, and he was an actual nuclear engineer. Go figure.

Actually, carter was a nuclear trained submarine engineering officer, He may well have a degree in nuclear engineering but it is not the same thing - ET1(ss) Roadking Larry

[anygunanywhere]

Actually, carter was a nuclear trained submarine engineering officer, He may well have a degree in nuclear engineering but it is not the same thing - ET1(SS) Roadking Larry

Fixed it for ya, Roadking.

Anygunanywhere STS1(SS)

[Perd Hapley]

No one cares if you stress the wrong syllable in "irrevocable," but heaven forbid you say "nucular."  And the ONLY reason for that is that it was a cheap shot to make Bush look stupid.

Nay, the President is perfectly capable of pronouncing the word correctly; he did so in his speech in England. I assume that he mispronounces it in his own country in order to seem more down-home. Just makes me wonder if Governor Palin does it because she doesn't know any better, or if she thinks it makes her seem more "average Joe."

That said, President Carter also said the word that way, and he was an actual nuclear engineer. Go figure.

I've actually heard that "nucular" is some kind of shibboleth among some group of people, but I can't remember who they were supposed to be.  I don't know how it would make anyone seem more folksy.  If the hicks and the Joe Sixpacks are all saying it that way, I've never noticed it. 

I'm not making fun of it. I'm saying she layed it on way too thick in an obvious attempt to "relate." It's fine to have an accent when it's real, but to force it like she did is condescending.

Didn't sound forced to me.  As a disclaimer, though, I listened to most of the debate in a crowded arena, where people kept clapping, so I only heard about 2/3 of what she said. 

[Monkeyleg]

Consider that Palin has had just five weeks to get a grasp on DC issues and debate them before the entire world (and roughly two-thirds of US voters, according to reports of viewership). Given that short time frame, I'd say she did damn well.

Nobody who is elected president has the instant qualifications to be president. Governors are more often elected because they have experience running a government rather than debating it. Alaska is not a huge state, but neither is Arkansas.

I'm extremely impressed with Palin's ability to get a handle on the issues as quickly as she has, and confidently go up against a seasoned political pro like Biden. If she can do this on such short notice, I'm sure she'll do fine if something happens to McCain. It's not knowing the details of amendment 5(a) to SB105 that matters, it's the way a person's views are shaped, and how he/she uses those views to articulate policy. On those points I think Palin is solid.

And it's true that McCain has to hit hard. He has two more chances to look Obama in the eye and tell him and the American public that Obama has been lying. It's time to call Obama for what he is: a self-absorbed socialist charlatan who will wreak havoc on the economy, on defense, and the future of this country.

[GingerGuy]

I like Pres. Bush.  But from him, through Reid and Pelosi, and the rest of the bunch....they need to go.  If there was a time to make changes in our leadership NOW is the time.

We need to unlease McCain and Palin and let them have at them....reduce our taxes, reduce spending and talk to us (the people) rather than the media.  The world will still be there, while we straighten out some issues at home...

[Scout26]

Let Sarah Be Sarah !!!

[grampster]

"And it's true that McCain has to hit hard. He has two more chances to look Obama in the eye and tell him and the American public that Obama has been lying. It's time to call Obama for what he is: a self-absorbed socialist charlatan who will wreak havoc on the economy, on defense, and the future of this country."


Getalong John will never do that.  That is why he will lose.

God save the Republic, John isn't even trying.  If he was the leader he claims to be, he'd dissect Obama and his left wing radicals in the Congress like a frog in a science class.  He hasn't done any of that, probably because he's probably had his "bipartisan" hands in all the political pettifoggery that set this massive tsunami of economic meltdown in motion.