"Sarah Palin did exactly what she had to do tonight!" out of every pundit's mouth Thursday.

[swag]

Guaranteed.

[flowomo]

1. she might, she might not; they might, they might not....

"guarantee" is a strong word; yours isn't worth the pixels that form it.

[CoffeeCat]

2. Really?

You think she'll do well?

I think she'll be insulting and full of mockery and one-line put downs--and she'll deliver it
all like Gidget.

I am hoping that Biden is prepared to be insulted by a flibbertigibbet, and all of the disgust
that will come from standing next to someone who is a complete dolt--but insists on disparaging
and mocking the foreign policy credentials of himself and Obama.

I would be infuriated. However, if you know it's coming, you can plan countermeasures.

If Biden is expected dizzy goofball Sarah to show, he'll be knocked off guard.

[jobycom]

10. It does not matter one bit whether she does well or falls on her face.

The media will still spin it the way the OP explains. Guaranteed.

[brooklynite]

31. All the media?

Quite frankly, I'm tired of the number of people who lazily throw this line out. Will Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow say she won? David Brooks, who's previously said she'll be luck to rise to the level of "mediocre"? Aren't they part of the media?

[jobycom]

40. They may be "part of the media," but they aren't the media.

The bulk of the media is owned by activist conservative corporations who get more money from Republican tax cuts than from good reporting. These corporations use their media outlets as advertising departments for their parent corporations. Sure, they hire a couple of people they can point at as "diverse" from their main point of view, but the overall message is "vote Republican." You only have to look at the 2000 elections to prove this--the mainstream media continued to spread deliberate lies about Al Gore--the Internet, Love Canal, Love Story, etc--even after each and every one of the members of the media had been shown that these stories were lies. Same with the 04 election. Same with 92. Look up Joe Scarborough and Lauri Klausitus, and compare to Gary Condit and Chandra Levy, at the exact same time.

The conservative activism of the media is easily demonstrated.

[OmahaBlueDog]

20. Very well said

The only question is whether she can actually stick to the script.

[LibraLiz1973]

25. No no no... the OP didn't say she would do WELL. Just what the PUNDITS will say

And they have no problem lying to the American people.

[jobycom]

3. There was no knockout blow. Palin came across as engaging. She communicated with the audience.

Biden seemed stiff and posed. You have to give her credit, she exceeded all expectations. She really helped her ticket tonight. Biden did nothing to hurt his ticket, but he missed an opportunity to take control of the election, and in that sense, maybe Governor Palin won this debate.

--

After watching enough of these things, you wonder why they even have them.

[CoffeeCat]

22. Wow, you're good...

You could be an executive writer for NBC/ABC/CBS/CNN/CNBC/MSNBC news. Any of them!

[jobycom]

26. yeah, I'm the one who writes the story.

I just cut out cliches from previous debates and put them in a hat. Then I grab ABC letterhead, reach into the hat, and write down the first sentence I pull out. Then the second, and so one, until I have a speech. Then I put them all back in the hat and repeat for each network, so that the order changes. I also leave blank spaces for ad libs, so that Chris Matthews can throw in a sexist comment, for instance, or Bill O'Reilly can claim that he flew the first hurricane hunter into the eye of a hurricane.

It doesn't pay much, though. The networks don't consider writing a skilled position.

[OmahaBlueDog]

23. Pretty much word for word

She'd have to commit a gaffe of almost unthinkable proportions for them to say otherwise.

[jobycom]

29. I'm thinking there are two ways she could screw up bad enough to get noticed.

One would be calling Obama a racial slur or threatening to assassinate him. Two would be breaking down into uncontrollable shakes and running from the stage shouting "How do I know what to do about the economy, I've already got mine and I don't give a damn about the rest of you!!"

In other words, as long as she doesn't say what she's really thinking, it will be hard for her to lose.

[RagAss]

39. Agree. As long as she doesn't shit on the stage and forget to wipe.....she wins.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Yeah, I'll almost guarantee it.

[Marsala]

5. Yeah, just like how they said, "John McCain did exactly what he had to do tonight!" last Friday?

The pundits are actually more honest than we give them credit for (excepting the pure right wing shills, of course). They called the last debate mostly for Obama; even the ones who gave it to McCain thought that he didn't win by nearly enough, and actually calling a debate is a very subjective thing. A lot of us thought that McCain did better, too.

[timber84]

6. That is basically the same thing they said about Obama. n/t

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. "She had a pulse and didn't crap herself!"

[lutefisk]

16. You nailed the subtext.

And I agree with Swag's analysis, too.

:thumbsup:

[Frances]

8. Does anyone have a link so I can watch the debate online?

I don't have TV.

[grannie4peace]

9. hasn't happened yet-- chill

[Marlie]

11. I'm with you Swag

The only thing stopping them might be the fact they were so wrong last debate,
as the instant polling showed. They were a bit sheepish for a while but by the
next day, they were again saying it was a draw.

[Aloha Spirit]

12. How is she going to counter anything that Biden says... with rhetorical questions? Can't wait.

[lonestarnot]

13. And she told us about all those newspapers and magazines she reads, and named a few SCOTUS cases.

woo:puke:

[Cha]

14. The corportepunditshits are sooo predictable.

They tried that shit with Obama and the people spoke..and oooops Obama WON.

Hands fucking down.

[amitten]

15. I actually doubt that. I think the MSM has come to dislike her.

She makes a mockery of them in mamy ways. I think they're insulted to have to stoop to even speaking about her.

[lutefisk]

17. That could be a drinking game for Thursday night:

"Sarah Palin did exactly what she had to do tonight!"

Gulp:beer:

"Sarah Palin did exactly what she had to do tonight!"

Gulp:beer:

"Sarah Palin did exactly what she had to do tonight!"

Gulp:beer:

[Median Democrat]

18. Has The McCain Campaign Already Started Running Ads Congratulating Her For Her Win?

[SoonerPride]

19. yep

puke

[Shine]

21. The bar has been set so low. Complete sentences from her will be seen as a win.

:eyes:

We'll see what happens next..... :popcorn:

[LibraLiz1973]

24. I bet we hear that 100 times

[spanone]

27. she can't fool all the people all the time

[jberryhill]

28. Yes, she occupied space and metabolized oxygen - live on stage /nt

[cemaphonic]

30. Someone posts this at least once a day, but I don't agree

This is not the Bush/Rove operation. They knew how to cultivate the media. McCain's media strategy has been avoidance, with the occasional insult. Yeah, the corporate boards that own the media are probably still pulling for McCain (though the way the economy is going...), but lower down the food chain, she is just not that popular.

Plus, they care about their own ratings and egos too. You can be sure that more than a few of them have noticed her increasingly clear status as national laughingstock.

[swag]

35. I apologize for being redundant.

[FreeState]

32. She does not help McCain anymore - McCain is now the focus

When McCain took the stage to try and "save the economy" he knocked his distraction off the podium - she wont be back no matter how hard he tries. He screwed up big time in more ways than one with that (not only did he put the focus on the economy and his lack of leadership there he took the focus off his beard...).

[deadparrot]

33. Yeah, but the last time a VP debate had any impact on the election was,

well, never. There's no reason in getting so worked up over it.

[LanternWaste]

34. I'm of a different mind...

I'm of a different mind. I think she's going to be subtly ridiculed by the MSM in the next days news cycle. I've been inferring a distaste for her combination of arrogance and stupidity by the MSM this week.


However, as I'm not a Southern Baptist Preacher, a Fortune Teller, or absolutely sure of anything these days, I offer no guarantees.

[mitchum]

36. Take off her blouse and sing "Jesus Loves Me"?

[rufus dog]

37. Hell they even do it on MSNBC

Chris - "She was simply amazing, a true leader that exhibited a vast knowledge, I'm impressed, Pat?"

Pat - "I agree, she one this debate hands down, she is refreshing, knowledgeable, and an outsider who will shake up the Washington establishment."

Norah - "She was amazing, and beautiful"

Eugene - "uh, well, I'm not so sure, what about the Allies question when she said Prime Minister Thatcher could help us, or saying that people should withdraw the money from the banks and give the money to the churches?"

Chris - "Off to commercial, man are they Mavericks Love EM!"

[PA Democrat]

38. It's probably been prerecorded.

Gotta keep the race close. It makes for better ratings.

[Arkana]

41. I thought they would do it after the first Presidential debate, and I was wrong...

but I will be on my guard.