“Give the woman a chance to at least have two or three weeks of answering questions before you say, ‘Oh, she’s not prepared to be president or vice president,’ ” former New York mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani told ABC's Good Morning America.
There are only eight weeks to go until the election. Giuliani says the party's presumptive vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, should be given a grace period.
Republicans have been branding Democrats and the press "sexist" for criticizing Palin.
However, Democrats and the press were equally tough when George H.W. Bush pulled an 11th hour surprise and named the relatively unknown Dan Quayle to be his running mate.
By the way, despite Fred Thompson's inspired speech last night about John McCain, and Joe Lieberman's followup, all scrutiny in the press and blogsophere turned again today to Palin, understandable given that she speaks tonight.
Still, McCain and staff should do something to gain control of this convention and make the focus the top of the ticket.
There are only eight weeks to go until the election. Giuliani says the party's presumptive vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, should be given a grace period.
Republicans have been branding Democrats and the press "sexist" for criticizing Palin.
However, Democrats and the press were equally tough when George H.W. Bush pulled an 11th hour surprise and named the relatively unknown Dan Quayle to be his running mate.
By the way, despite Fred Thompson's inspired speech last night about John McCain, and Joe Lieberman's followup, all scrutiny in the press and blogsophere turned again today to Palin, understandable given that she speaks tonight.
Still, McCain and staff should do something to gain control of this convention and make the focus the top of the ticket.
It's interesting all the media scrutiny about Palin's supposed inexperience while all the while, Obama gets a pass by the media. BTW, it's absurd to think that campaigning for a job is equal to experience.— palmyra21- karen: With all due respect THESE are the quotes of the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3kg The foregoing is a segment showing Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy getting caught on an open mike disparaging McCain's pick of Palin. This is what Republicans REALLY think when they don't think the public is watching.— AHiredGun
Comment removed.- Not sure all the fuss is properly directed. Seems to me that the plan is: 1) dangle Palin in front of the still-pliable values voters not cognizant of the disastrous consequences of their past guillibility 2) draw enough votes to win 3) after a seemly period (but less than a year) have her resign (EVERYBODY, NOW!) "to spend more time with my family". 4) appoint a worthy, solid, fully-vetted, qualified, experienced, drama-free, surprise-free, less-distracted white guy to fill the unexpired term. It's about the profound difference between campaigning and governing, a difference so huge that the GOP may actually be using different people for each. Those concerned with the lack of due diligence concerning Palin's selection should understand that there's no homework in that class because there are no tests in that class. She is not really going to be Vice President. She's a vote magnet, a conversation starter, a motivator, a SYMBOL. Pity us all if it works.— PhillyVision
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- PhillyVision, you may be right on the money about the plan. You know those couples who spend tens of thousands of dollars and months and months to stage weddings as extravagant as a Broadway play, and once it's all over, all they know is how to GET married, not how to BE married? Well, this choice is the political equavalent of that.— MojoMama
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