Posted on 10/03/2008 11:55:34 AM PDT by steve-b
Early in last night's vice-presidential debate, Sarah Palin said that she might not answer the questions as moderator Gwen Ifill posed them. This was the Alaska governor's way of saying she was going to stick to the talking points she had stuffed into her head, no matter what the subject.
When Palin described John McCain's health-care plan, she talked about his offer of a $5,000 tax credit so families could buy insurance. She failed to mention that McCain would pay for the credit by taxing existing insurance benefits. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden -- politely -- pounced on her omission, warning that McCain's plan could lead millions to lose their insurance coverage. Palin didn't come back to defend her running mate.
This week, McCain's backers signaled their fears that Palin would fail by trying to discredit the debate in advance. Although it has been known at least since July that Gwen Ifill was writing a book on "Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," the usual right-wing attack squad waited until two days before the debate to mount a campaign to the effect that Ifill's book project turned her into a biased moderator. In her measured questioning, Ifill showed that the attack was nonsense....
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How many times was Biden allowed to get the last word in?
“...Sarah Palin said that she might not answer the questions as moderator Gwen Ifill posed them.’’
She didn’t say that at all. She said she might not answer the questions in the way Gwen and Joe wanted her to. Big big difference conveniently misstated by shill-EJ.
EJD is carping on her performance is simply further proof that she did great.
EJ Dionne?? LOL, that pantload is still around?
“This was the Alaska governor’s way of saying she was going to stick to the talking points she had stuffed into her head, no matter what the subject.”
No, it simply means that Palin won’t dance to the MSM tune...she’s already established that and you can tell it’s bothering them when they make snarky comments like this one.
Yeah, how dare she behave like a Democrat? ;)
I’ve heard some put the ratio at 6 to 1
Now if you make 100,000 and your insurance is 9000 a year you only pay taxes on 91,000. Mccains plan includes that 9000 now as taxable benefit but then gives it back in the form of deductions. The real question is what kind of insurance can you buy for between 5 and ten thousand?
Now if you make 100,000 and your insurance is 9000 a year you only pay taxes on 91,000. Mccains plan includes that 9000 now as taxable benefit but then gives it back in the form of deductions. The real question is what kind of insurance can you buy for between 5 and ten thousand?
EJ is Keith Olberman’s concubine.
You have to give these Commie Propagandists credit for fidelity. They are in it to the end, and will go down with the rotting, stinking ship that is the “Main Stream Media”.
The Washington Pest is still around; see the byline in the OP.
Let me guess, this is just to show the "media bias", right dork?
It is so nice not to be E.J.
depends on your age and risk group.
how about $114 a month (1400/year) with no deductible? No, I’m not joshing.
They could have wheeled Byebiden out in a coffin and he would have been declared the winner by the Establishment press. Their outrage should be a badge of honor to Sarah.
Pray for W, Palin/McCain and Our Troops
Governor Palin scares the panties off the libs. LOL
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