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pyat ([personal profile] pyat) wrote2008-11-06 08:56 am

From Fox News:

Yes, FOX!


Smith: Now that the election is over, Carl, tell us more about those reports of infighting between Palin and McCain staffers.

Cameron: I wish I could have told you more at the time but all of it was put off the record until after the election. There was great concern in the McCain campaign that Sarah Palin lacked the degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a running mate, a vice president, and a heartbeat away from the presidency. We're told by folks that she didn't know what countries that were in NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, that being the Canada, the US, and Mexico.

We're told she didn't understand that Africa was a continent rather than a country just in itself ... a whole host of questions that caused serious problems about her knowledgeability. She got very angry at staff, thought that she was mishandled.....was particularly angry about the way the Katie Couric interview went. She didn't accept preparation for that interview when the aides say that that was part of the problem. And that there were times that she was hard to control emotionally there's talk of temper tantrums at bad news clippings...

[identity profile] freifraufischer.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no words for how ignorant Palin is and the fact that she's gotten as far as she has. But on the other side, I think I've seen the best description of this election yet.

Americans have gotten our self respect back.

I'm really tired of being ashamed of my country. I really want the world to stop hating us.

[identity profile] ladyceleste.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I keep getting attacked by people for saying "now I'm proud of America". "Where was your loyalty before? Can't you understand how great your freedoms are? Fair-weather patriot!"...

Yes, because I was treated so well as a bisexual pagan woman (hey, at least I'm white!), particularly for the last 8 years of Neo-Conservatism, but let's not forget the however-many-years of racial oppression that I'm proud we conquered. Please, equate me to someone who loses faith in a poorly managed sports team as opposed to having issues with laws, statutes, and foreign conceptualization of my own country that affects my life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Kthx.

[identity profile] freifraufischer.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, I'm white anglo saxon and protestant... and I was terribly ashamed of how the country was seen overseas.

But the answer is if you don't like the politics, to work against them. I didn't work for Obama, but I did work for my brand shiney new Senator and she will kick so much ass when she gets to Washington.

[identity profile] ladyceleste.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm from Biden's home state. As a 61% vote for Obama state, I'm pretty proud of the work we do here, plus reaching into Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Meanwhile, my sister spread the rumors of Obama being an evil muslim and whatnot. Can only do so much to educate people, I suppose.

[identity profile] freifraufischer.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, see, I live in North Carolina and they still haven't called us yet ;) Obama's ahead by 13,000 votes.

We elected a female governor, Beverly Perdue by the skin of her teeth (she needs to write a thank you note to Barack Obama because she ran a horrible campaign), and we threw Liddy Dole out on her behind in a 9 point traunching. In part because she ran ads insinuating that her opponent, a charismatic policy wonk former sunday school teacher was an aethist.

[identity profile] ladyceleste.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the "Godless" thing was a pretty dumb move. I'm excited for North Carolina making their own bit of history!

[identity profile] freifraufischer.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I was working for Hagan when that came down. It was .... surreal.