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Former NY mayor: Palin 'scares the hell out of me'
Google/AP ^ | September 9th, 2008 | KAREN MATTHEWS

Posted on 09/09/2008 10:45:40 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Saying that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "scares the hell out of me," former New York Mayor Ed Koch endorsed fellow Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday.

In 2004, Koch backed President Bush for re-election saying the Republican incumbent was better equipped to combat international Islamic terrorism than Democratic candidate John Kerry.

Koch, who was mayor of New York from 1977 to 1989, said he has concluded that the country would be safer in the hands of Obama and running mate Joe Biden than presidential candidate John McCain and Palin.

"Protecting and defending the U.S. means more than defending us from foreign attacks," Koch said, citing such concerns as civil liberties, abortion rights, gay rights and access to health insurance.

Koch said he is particularly troubled by Palin's record in those areas.

"It's Palin primarily," he said. "She scares the hell out of me."

Koch called Palin a "plucky, exciting candidate" but also said: "If the vice president were ever called on to lead the country, there is no question in my mind that the experience and demonstrated judgment of Joe Biden is superior to that of Sarah Palin."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: koch; mccainpalin; palin
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He endorsed Bush. Are Bush's public positions that different than Palin's?
1 posted on 09/09/2008 10:45:40 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

She ought to scare the hell out of every Democrat politician in the country.


2 posted on 09/09/2008 10:47:00 AM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (Jesse Jackson talks about neutering Obama, but Sarah Palin actually delivers.)
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To: nickcarraway

If Palin scares him based on her experience, what does Obama do?


3 posted on 09/09/2008 10:47:20 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: nickcarraway

Dementia taking hold of a “loved one” is a painful thing to watch.


4 posted on 09/09/2008 10:47:31 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (I've left Cynical City... bound for Jaded.)
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To: nickcarraway

Old Ed has always been a bit of a nut case. Now in his tender years he is clearly showing he is losing it.

Too bad, as he had a great wit about him and speaks his mind without agendas.


5 posted on 09/09/2008 10:47:44 AM PDT by bestintxas (It's great in Texas)
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Koch is back on the kool-aid. Is he kidding me?
6 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:04 AM PDT by angcat
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To: nickcarraway

I would interpret that as a resounding endorsement


7 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:10 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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Ed's a "confirmed bachelor" ... I wonder if that's why he's "scared" of her?
8 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:13 AM PDT by The G Man (The NY Times did "great harm to the United States" - President George W. Bush 6/26/06)
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To: nickcarraway

Former mayor succumbs to “fundie fear”.


9 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:14 AM PDT by popdonnelly (I'll tell you a little secret: We're smarter and more competent than the Left.)
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To: Nervous Tick
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10 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:33 AM PDT by GVnana ("The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.")
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[Ed] Koch: I May Back McCain
11 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:48 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Koch wants to give us to the Muslim Terrorist, and Obama and his running mate will do just that they scare the hell out of me.
12 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:57 AM PDT by YOUGOTIT (The Greatest Threat to our Security is the Royal 100 Club)
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Old line pro-security liberal Jews may be turned off by all the false allegations of her supporting Buchanan, creationism in schools, etc.

It would be helpful if Lieberman hits the campaign trail with Palin in Florida.


13 posted on 09/09/2008 10:48:58 AM PDT by Chet 99 (http://www.mccainpalinvictory2008.com/)
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"she scares the hell out of me"... Poor boy...
14 posted on 09/09/2008 10:49:23 AM PDT by drzz (I)
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To: nickcarraway
"Protecting and defending the U.S. means more than defending us from foreign attacks,"

BS

15 posted on 09/09/2008 10:49:38 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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"If the vice president were ever called on to lead the country, there is no question in my mind that the experience and demonstrated judgment of Joe Biden is superior to that of Sarah Palin."

Okay. So did the reporter ask Mayor Koch who, between the two candidates running for President, possesses the superior experience and demonstrated judgment? Hmmmmm???

I bet there's no question in his mind who wins that battle. :-) There's no certainly no question in my mind.

16 posted on 09/09/2008 10:49:46 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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"It's Palin primarily," he said. "She scares the hell out of me."

Good. That means she probably scares the hell out of the women-fearing, camel-loving terrorists, too.

17 posted on 09/09/2008 10:49:57 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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Misinformation from a voice of authority scares the hell out of me, Ed. And you are still respected in some quarters. Shame on you, not fact-checking before you speak.


18 posted on 09/09/2008 10:50:26 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (diogeneticistical...esque...ish...)
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Ed's a "confirmed bachelor" ... I wonder if that's why he's "scared" of her?

Not a happy man.... A little gay, but not happy.

19 posted on 09/09/2008 10:51:52 AM PDT by Stepan12 (Gov. Palin for President (at some point in time))
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To: nickcarraway

Well, Ed, it’s a good thing NY didn’t have a wimp like you as mayor during 9/11.


20 posted on 09/09/2008 10:52:20 AM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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