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Title: Palin says she'd be honored to help Obama
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URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/palin/index.html
Published: Nov 12, 2008
Author: CNN
Post Date: 2008-11-12 21:33:19 by christine
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Views: 1296
Comments: 157
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday that she would be honored to help President-elect Barack Obama in his new administration, even if he did hang around with an "unrepentant domestic terrorist." The Alaska governor said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer that she would be willing to help if Obama asked her for assistance on some of the issues she highlighted during this year's campaign, such as energy or services for special-needs children. "It would be my honor to assist and support our new president and the new administration," said Palin, whom Sen. John McCain chose as his running mate in August. "I speak for other Republicans and Republican governors, also," she said. "They would be willing also to seize this opportunity that we have to progress this nation together, in a united front." Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer interview Palin » But asked moments later about some of the tough rhetoric she hurled from the stump, she said she was "still concerned" about Obama's ties to former Weather Underground member-turned-Chicago college professor William Ayers. "If anybody still wants to talk about it, I will," she said. "Because this is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who had campaigned to blow up, to destroy our Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol. That's an association that still bothers me, and I think it's fair to still talk about it," she continued. "However, the campaign is over. That chapter is closed. Now is the time to move on and make sure all of us are doing all that we can to progress this nation." Watch Palin discuss how she could help Obama » Palin was attending the annual Republican Governors Association convention in Miami, Florida. She was interviewed for CNN's "The Situation Room" -- the latest of several high-profile appearances for the ex-VP candidate. She will also appear Wednesday night on CNN's "Larry King Live." iReport.com: See readers' questions for Palin There's speculation that Palin, as well as other incumbent governors at the conference -- such as Charlie Crist of Florida, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota -- could all have designs on the Republican presidential nomination in the next race for the White House. All three governors were on McCain's list of possible running mates before he selected Palin. As the 2012 buzz takes off, a new poll suggests that just less than half of all Americans have a favorable view of Palin. Forty-nine percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday have a favorable opinion of Palin, with 43 percent viewing her unfavorably. That is lower than a previous poll, suggesting that favorable opinions of Palin are dropping among Americans. "In early September, just after the GOP convention, her favorable rating among registered voters was 57 percent, and only a quarter of all registered voters had an unfavorable view of her," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "Palin is less popular than Vice President-elect Joe Biden, with a 64 percent favorable rating, or her boss on the GOP ticket during the just-completed campaign, John McCain, who is seen favorably by 61 percent of the public." The poll also suggests that men have a slightly more positive view of Palin than women, with 51 percent of males viewing her favorably, 3 percentage points higher than female respondents. Forty-one percent of males have an unfavorable opinion of Palin, compared with 45 percent of female survey respondents. Watch what McCain says about Palin » "With fairly high negatives and lower support among women, who should be a natural constituency for Palin, she's not starting off from a position of strength," Holland said. "The question is no longer whether Palin was a drag on the McCain ticket but whether her unfavorables could be a drag on a future Palin ticket." See viewers' video questions submitted for Palin » Among Republicans, though, Palin's rating remains high, with 86 percent of Republicans questioned in the poll holding a favorable opinion of her. That number drops to 48 percent among independents and 27 percent among Democrats. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll was conducted November 6 to 9, with 1,246 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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#8. To: christine (#0)
She's just a better looking toadie that the rest of them. Bend over Sarah, you'll get 'stump-trained' soon enough.
Bend over Sarah, you'll get 'stump-trained' soon enough. Now lod, was that really necessary? She said many things, no politician has had the guts to, today, when she was able to speak for herself. No MAN in politics would have said it. I wish there were actual men running the government. But, when I look around here at 4um, many seem unable to take the truth when it comes from a woman, rather than insist that the same truths are uttered from the actual real power. The MEN of government. Or DC. Sarah has specifically discussed accountabilty expected by voters, and the American people, of the bankers that Congress wants to bail and promote. She has talked today about the needs of a Governor to manage the budget of thousands of state employees, and be straight with the books. She talked about the need to be honest about fairness, and went on to explain that taxpayers should not be stuck with the bill, again and again.. 2nd 3rd, 4th, 5th, bailout and stimulus.. and denounced the bad actors who have not been held to account. She said, many governors face budget shortfalls that they are honestly trying to deal with, adding in the the federal and new state legislative (and ignorant) mandates, that do not take consideration of tax shortfalls in a slowing (dying) economy. That an economy can not grow without jobs. JOBS. Surely you are right. She'll be stump trained. And surely you will know, as the summer of 09 falls upon the chaos of another 13 million jobless, few will suffer fools. Fewer still, will find an audience for their false victim status.
No, that was coarse, crude, and totally uncalled for. Apologies up to those who don't realize that politics is the second oldest profession. And even dirtier than the first.
Apologies up to those who don't realize that politics is the second oldest profession. And even dirtier than the first. Well there you go. Facts are facts. :)
That was outstanding! Thanks lod.
Rest assured the Mrs. is in close proximity. Now we know why she keeps an eye on olde Lod.
Now we know why she keeps an eye on olde Lod. LOL! He has good taste in music cyni. Sooths the soul. Much appreciated.
Try not to overdo it as Lod enjoys and gathers such adoration. I know the TRUE Lod and why the Mrs. rarely leaves him unsupervised. Hint...Lod is getting to... "THAT"... age.
This age?
Mike... You wont know until you get there, and Lod is there. You are still too young.
You wont know until you get there, and Lod is there. You are still too young." A wise old friend once told me, youth looks ahead, old age looks back, and middle age looks bewildered. Guess where 54 puts me.
IN another Repubicrat bath house ?
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#14. To: lodwick (#8)
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She's just a better looking toadie that the rest of them.
#22. To: OliviaFNewton (#14)
Now lod, was that really necessary?
#23. To: lodwick (#22)
No, that was coarse, crude, and totally uncalled for.
#27. To: OliviaFNewton, Cynicom, all (#23)
Let's have a nice tune -
#29. To: lodwick (#27)
#30. To: OliviaFNewton, lodwick, lovers everywhere (#29)
#31. To: Cynicom (#30)
Rest assured the Mrs. is in close proximity.
#35. To: OliviaFNewton, lodwick (#31)
He has good taste in music cyni. Sooths the soul. Much appreciated.
#36. To: Cynicom (#35)
#39. To: Ferret Mike (#36)
#51. To: Cynicom (#39)
"Mike...
#52. To: ferret mike the corn holing commie (#51)
Guess where 54 puts me.
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