Posted on 11/21/2008 7:19:12 PM PST by Mobile Vulgus
We have gone through the first round of internal recriminations with the recent excoriation of Governor Palin by those “unnamed” McCain staffers. But, as we all know, Gov. Palin was the subject of heated debate even among Republicans long before the election. One common complaint was that she was the "worst" VP candidate pick "ever." But, was she really?
A look at recent history can only serve to deflate that ridiculous claim. There have been far worse picks than Gov. Palin and only the extremely emotional state of mind that this past election ginned up could obscure the historical record. Two of those picks in particular make Palin's choice rather inspired by comparison.
In the first case George Wallace's pick of general Curtis LeMay for his vice presidential pick in 1968 was a disaster and in the second George McGovern's pick of Thomas Eagleton for his in 1972 was even worse -- both were far more disastrous than Palin's. There was some speculation in the media that Palin would suffer Eagleton's fate, but the situations of the two just don't bear any resemblance at all...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Flashback #1:
Presidential Race Predictions 2008 - January 27, 2008-by Warner Todd Huston
"I don’t usually like to make predictions like this because,
historically this far out, it’s hard to get it right as so many things can change in the many months ahead.
But I feel things are solidifying already. So, here it is.
My prediction on who will be facing whom for the 2008 election for president.
Romney will win the nomination for the GOP.
... As to who Romney will pick for VP, rumors are abound that he will go for Fred Thompson.
.... It is also a good choice for Romney because principled conservatives hate the man. "
Regarding your post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2135215/posts?page=145#145
which one will it be?
(1) Post a statement that your post was incorrect, or
(2) Retract your post by asking an Admin. to delete it.
Warner Todd Huston was the author of the article.
Thomas Eagleton was picked to run as v.p. only to find out he had had electro shock therapy to help cure depression. He was dumped from the Mondale ticket the next day after it was discovered.
Hard to find a worse v.p. candidate than that.
Ah, I see what you mean. In other words you didn’t actually read the linked article because the thing is ABOUT Thomas Eagleton!
NavVet to GOP_Lady: "As some here who have TIVO’d it have already confirmed. Romney did say it.
You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts." Gop_Lady, you were shown to be wrong.
You failed to prove the initial poster wrong,
Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney
Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?
Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?
Romney Supporters Trashing Palin
Romney advisors sniping at Palin?
That makes Myth Romney the worse GOP candidate ever - in Massachusetts and in America.
Want some more proof?
“The Massachusetts Republican Party died last Tuesday.
The cause of death: failed leadership.
The party is survived by a few leftover legislators
and a handful of county officials and grassroots activists
who have been ignored for years.
Services will be public and a mass exodus of taxpayers will follow.
In lieu of flowers, send messages to New Hampshire Republican voters
warning them about a certain presidential candidate named Romney.”
- Boston Herald, 11/12/2006
"In 2006, while Romney was chairman of the National Republican
Governors Association - a group dedicated to electing more
Republican governors - his own hand-picked Republican successor
as governor lost badly to the Democrat, despite the fact that Republicans
have held the governorship in Massachusetts since 1990. Romney largely
ignored the Massachusetts elections and spent most of the time
during the campaign out of state building his presidential campaign.
He came back and publicly campaigned for the Republican candidate
the day before the general election!
“Locally, this is a rebuke to Mitt Romney and checking out within six months
after being elected and having accomplished almost nothing,”
[Jim] Rappaport [former chairman of the state Republican Party]."
- Boston Globe, 11/8/2006
Please avoid dragging arguments from thread to thread.
This person refuses to correct a blatent post that he knows is wrong. He twists words to suit his need. He is not responsible. DO NOT TRUST HIS POSTS.
My apologies. Will do. But when someone purposely spreads untruth (and I don’t care who they are about) ...
Freedom of speech carries responsibility with it.
In fact as NavVet said to you:
NavVet to GOP_Lady: "As some here who have TIVO’d it have already confirmed. Romney did say it.
You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts."
Conclusion: Gop_Lady, you were shown to be wrong.
You failed to prove the inital poster wrong,
So once again you try to evade your responsibility by anything else.
“The article supported her. Did you read it?”
The problem is that most people only read the title and jump to a conclusion about it. The title gives the impression that it was a serious question. That kind of support is hardly helpful.
Agreed, the best (by miles) of the four on the ticket, though Slow Joe and Obama set a hurdle that a slug can leap.
Why does he stop at recent history? I would nominate William R. King, Franklin Pierce's Veep, who was terminally ill with TB when selected for the ticket, a special Act of Congress had to be passed to allow him to take his Oath of Office in Cuba where he had gone due to his poor health. He survived only forty-five days after that, the office remained vacant for four years! So much for all this worry over "a heartbeat away" stuff, HUMPH!!
I stopped reading because the very first smear was based on a total fabrication that the author either dishonestly ignored or was too ignorant to have researched.
That was enough information to base my comments on, thank you.
And who appointed you content Nazi?
Ten you prove t be an idiot because the piece was IN SUPPORT of Palin. Next time you open your big mouth try to make sure you have a clue. But, from what I see that will never happen because you just don’t.
You are a nasty piece of work aren’t you?
You dive into personal attacks with no provocation whatsoever.
The first paragraph, if taken at face value, which I did, referenced a smear so I stopped Reading. Had I read on maybe I would have discovered it was supportive of Palin but I didn’t because there are too many smear pieces about her to bother persevering with them all to see how they eventually turn out.
So I did what I said I did. My Comment was factual and succinct, But you had to start calling me names and impugning my intellect.
People like you are generally more at home on the Daily KOS.
Lieberman and Edwards.
Don’t blame me if you haven’t the sense to make a decision on ALL the evidence at hand, pal. It isn’t MY fault you make foolish, snap decisions.
I’m not blaming you for my decisions; I’m blaming you for your gratuitous insults which you can go stuff up your arrogant ass.
Actually, you ARE blaming everyone else for your failure to actually inform yourself by claiming that other’s “name calling” is worse then your own failure to bother to inform yourself. You brought it on yourself, pal. Next time maybe you’ll make an informed decision instead of indulging in a kneejerk, uninformed reaction.
Call it a lesson learned and move on.
That’s utter rubbish and you know it I am not blaming anyone for anything.
I made a comment and YOU started the gtratuitous insults.
And as for “a lesson learned” that is yet again a stunning demonstration of arrogance on your part to think you could teach me anything.
So why don’t you stop digging? Your hole is big enough..
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