The asshole media is advising Biden to go easy on Palin

[PlanetBev]

Anybody around here think that Joe will pull his punches?

[jgraz]

1. Yes. It's called finding a way to lose.

Dems are experts at it.

[Cha]

42. THanks for the negativity jgraz..

I see ya see got Edwards.

[1corona4u]

2. I think Joe will do what him and Barack decide he should do...

I don't think they give a shit what the media thinks.

[medicswife]

10. You know what? I don't think they do either. nt

[DemsUnited]

3. All he has to say is that he'll debate her just like he debated Hillary Clinton.

[Muttocracy]

Uh, the same media who anticipated the Clinton v. Guiliani race ?

Obama does not take advice from them.

[la la]

4. I hope not!

male or female--if you want the job, you gotta perform.

palin's glass ceiling needs to be epoxied shut!

[Bluerthanblue]

5. if she can't stand the heat, she better stay out of the house-

Because the office of VP doesn't get graded on a curve.

[DainBramaged]

6. Like not jingling keys or bashing the baby? Joe won't pull punches

but a LOT of folks around here will.:grr:

[vixengrl]

7. I think he should treat her just like any other candidate

for vice president. If people cry, "No fair picking on the lady!" in a poutrage, then the only responsible answer is,

"Politics ain't beanbag--this is for the vice-presidency. How's she going to face other world leaders if she can't hang on in a tough debate?" It would throw the issue back to her competency, and McCain's judgement for picking her.

[RollWithIt]

8. No, I think they just want to get their facts straight first.....

They are portraying her for what she is, some unknown mother of 5 from Alaska that no one knows about. On Thursday night McCain will give some sort of speech to end the Republican Nomination. The next morning they will do something huge to put the spotlight on Palin.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. If Yukon Barbie makes it to the debates...

I want Biden to rip her to shreds, but in a gentlemanly way with a smile on his face.

[bdamomma]

13. will she have a ear piece in her ear.

she knows nothing. that is something we all have to know.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

20. I imagine she'll be wired. Just like Commander Flightsuit. (n/t)

[medicswife]

25. You know, I forgot about that,

but I remember thinking that he was wired. Dude, I'm starting to get really fucking pissed off lately. Goddamned Republicans and their cheating. We're going to whoop them this year. I think enough people are feeling like me and willing to work our tails off this time.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

33. "Lately"? I've been pissed off since I first laid eyes...

on that coddled, swaggering frat boy! Before I even knew much of his record in Texas, my gut told me there was something horribly wrong with him. And my gut was right.

The corruption and greed are staggering. Which makes me wonder about election fraud and whether all of this is for naught. Trying to remain optimistic...

And good for you for volunteering -- GOTV is crucial.

[liberalpress]

30. That's exactly right

Just talk to er about the issues, especially foreign affairs, and she'll go down like a house of cards, I don't care how good her breifing is

[Motown_Johnny]

11. at first, yes.. counter punching is the way to handle this

let them have their disastrous little convention. wait out next weekend and be respectful through 9-11

then start in around the 14th

[AlinPA]

12. The "debate" will be about flag pins and mooseburgers and snowmobiles.

[EV_Ares]

14. Let me ask you all something here. OK, women want to break the glass ceiling and

Hillary has. She never asked for anyone or expected anyone to take it easy on her. Only respect her as any other candidate. Also, we are talking about the VP of the US for god's sake. Do we want to soft shoe this so called VP candidate all the way to the WH. Does she expect the foreign leaders to treat her with kid gloves. Biden will show her respect but this taking it easy on her the media is talking about I don't know. What is he supposed to do when he debates her? Bullshit.

[vaberella]

17. I know. Their using sexism to get ahead. I'm not surprised. n/t

[EV_Ares]

21. I think that most women who reach the glass ceiling doesn't want nor expect favors and I am saying

most, not all.

[City Lights]

15. Wow. The press corpse pointing out that the GOP is weak!

Never thought I'd live to see it.

If the GOP is too fragile to go toe-to-toe with a fellow American, how will they hold up against America's enemies?

You heard it from the media first: The GOP is wimpy. Go easy on 'em! :rofl:

[Meshuga]

16. He doesn't need to

All he has to do is attack McCain and show McCain is a Smuck and let the Palin issue take care of itself.

[Muttocracy]

19. exactly. Especially if they're both answering the same questions and the moderator

is reasonable. Their moderator is Gwen Ifill from PBS.

[davepc]

18. No, the trick is for Biden to RAISE THE EXPECTATIONS of her for the debate.

"Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Il, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wont go easy of Sarah Palin if shes president, so I wont go easy on her during the debates. America needs to know that the vice president can stand up to tough foreign leaders. Make no mistake, the leaders of other nations wont go easy on Sarah Palin if she president because they're afraid of offending middle class working women. If she cant take a tough debate, she has no business being a candidate for Vice President."


Then...crush her.

[EV_Ares]

OH, oh, just saw a news flash, the media is now saying that her and Biden should go on a moose hunt

instead of a debate and that would be the telling point of which one was the most vice presidential and qualified.

[SteppingStone]

22. I certainly hope so...

McCain thinks Palin is ready to be president. It would be sexist for Joe to treat her any differently than he would a man opponent in the same position. If she is too fragile to debate Joe, then she was recruited by McCain for the wrong position.

[still_one]

23. They were advising us how to run our Convention. I remember the first few

days of the Convention telling us how terrible our Convention was

Hmmmmmm, we didn't listen to them on that advice either

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

24. Will bin Laden or Ahmadinajad "go easy on Palin" if, God forbid, McSame is incapacitated?

If she's strong enough to roll with the "big boys" and shatter the glass ceiling, then shouldn't she be tough enough to take on Joe Biden???

[C_U_L8R]

26. Joe doesn't have to say a word

I suspect Palin's own mouth will do her in....
if only the press would ask her basic questions

[Sebastian Doyle]

27. Which media shill is "moderating" the Veep debate again? I forgot

Odds are it will be a complete corporate whore who will slant everything to Tundra Barbie's advantage. So Biden needs to go in for the kill.

Being a hunter, Sarah shouldn't expect any less of him.

[BlooInBloo]

28. If Palin had any pride, she excoriate the media for that.

[blondeatlast]

36. Great point! That would be a great point for HRC to make, too. nt

[BeyondGeography]

29. He should, for now...but he should dismantle her at the debate

No sense playing nice. Remember George Herbert Walker "We Kicked a Little Ass Tonight" Bush? Americans don't give you enough credit for good manners to make it worth it.

[DCBob]

31. I don't think the Obama campaign takes campaign strategy suggestions from the media.

They will hit Palin and McCain hard when they are ready.

[PlanetBev]

32. Knowing Joe, he ain't gonna buy what the media's is trying to sell him

He'll be a gentleman, but he'll call her on her bullshit at every turn.

[mahina]

34. No need to- be soft on the person, and hard on the problem.

Any mediator will say the same! It's effective and you better believe it's already in Joe's toolbox. Like how at the convention he said that the ob requires more than a good soldier...he was respectful, almost even affectionate it seemed. But he truly nailed it.

[elocs]

35. I think that Biden will be respectful, but tough, and pull no punches with Palin.

He will not handle her with kid gloves because the vice presidency is far too important. The bottom line is that world leaders would not treat Palin with kid gloves either. I am very confident that the Obama is very aware of this situation and will handle it well. So Governor Palin...welcome to the big leagues.

[blondeatlast]

37. To do so would be disrespectful to her professional achievement.

Kick her ass, Joe--rhetorically!

[Raine]

38. Debate her exactly the same as if she was Hillary

then we'll see what she's made of.

[BlueIdaho]

39. Not. Bloody. Likely. nt.

[pdxmom]

40. Did Joe pull his punches with Hillary? He will go with the facts, just

like he always does. He knows how to do this. He'll come off as respectful, but strong. The Dems know how to debate with women in the mix. The real question is, how will they prep Palin for this? She doesn't have the knowledge base to be as up to speed on the issues. She will be spoon-fed talking points and will be given scripted shots to take. She hasn't ever played in the big leagues and I think that, even with the bar set so low, she'll have a really difficult time. Especially if it's McSame that is writing her script.

[chascarrillo]

41. I'm not about to tell the campaign what to do, but I do think...

... that just letting her self-immolate at the VP debate is a wise choice. I don't think that Biden needs to do any more than demonstrate that he has a wide, detailed grasp of foreign policy issues, while Palin struggles to stay afloat in the shallow end of the pool.

[treestar]

43. This is BS

If she wants to play with the big boys.

The very suggestion shows (1) she is not ready and / or (2) that woman are weaker - in which case, why should she be President?

The RW thinks women inherently too weak to be President. Joe can and has to go against her with everything he has. The idea is ridiculous. If she is fit to be President, she can debate Joe full on. If he can't debate her full on, she isn't fit to be President, female or male.

[ncteechur]

44. Fuck that shit.

If you are going to jump in with the big dogs, you had better be able to swim.

Biden needs to take her to task. He can do it without being condescending or mean-spirited. It was clear that Dan Quayle got taken to the woodshed from Lloyd Bentson even though Dukakis didn't win.