Why would McCain pick a woman?

[npk]

When he knows the far right wing of his base, don't believe a woman should be in charge of anything but the household. I mean he must know that this decision is only going to alienate him further from the base of his party which already didn't like him to begin with. I mean is McCain trying to lose the election. Then to top it off he picks somebody who is currently facing an ethics investigation. Bizarre. You can only imagine quite a few right wing pundits are seething right now. Of course this is good new for Obama/Biden, right.

[muntrv]

1. Palin is a reich winger. Anti-choice, homophobe, talibornagain who will

appeal to the republicker base.

[bumblebee1]

2. The same reason a racist would hire a black lawyer.

McCain is trying to say, "See, I'm not a sexist."

[silverojo]

11. He did this to make up to his wife

For calling her a c*nt! :rofl:

[npk]

3. She is also not somebody you would say is a DC player

Hell I m willing to bet most conservatives if they were honst with themselve didn't even know who Sarah Palin was, before today. I think this could really hurt McCain for two reasons. One he didn't pick a DC conservative insider. A popular choice among his base. And two his far right wing sexist base wont like that he filled the ticket with a woman.

[Dagaz]

4. James Dobson LOVES this pick

What right wing base are you talking about? To me Dobson is about as right wing nut as it gets.

[npk]

6. Trust me

There is still a large contingent of conservative that do not believe a woman should be at this level of politics. They will keep quiet till election day. But believe me there are still a great deal of sexist right wingers in this country. Some of the them were on blogs earlier in the night. There are even some people in my family that feel this way. I think this could be a risk.

[davidpdx]

5. Because she'll be a pawn for the rightwing Republicans

and do what's she's told. Her new nickname should be Sara "the pawn".

Jobba the hut and Sara "the pawn"

[TheKentuckian]

8. Yep, yep a puppet

new package, same failed policies.

Way far right. The nutjob general population loves her, it's only the extreme theocrats that can't tolerate a woman. The rest care little what guise their puppets take.

I keep saying it, McCain is a SURGE on the same.

[WA98296]

7. I think the others quit after Obama's speech!

[NashVegas]

9. Because Republicans Will Feel She's *Their* Kind of Woman and Rove Thinks Democrats Will Implode

When certain elements within the Democratic party reveal how stupid they really think women are.

[Thrill]

10. She was picked to get the Hillary supporters

They already said last week they couldn't win without them

[Kool Kitty]

12. I don't even understand how they can make that claim.

This woman is against everything that Hillary stands for. Palin is one of the most anti-woman woman I have ever heard about.

Hillary Clinton worked her ass off for every vote she got. Having this lightweight make any claim to finishing what Hillary started is shameful.