No. The GOP picked Andrew Johnson (who went on to become Lincoln's VP) for his second term. Lincoln was killed a few months later.

It was a joke. See, you post one thing, and then I post something that seems mildly amusing (but apparently wasn't).

And, yes, both Kennedy and Lincoln had a VP named Johnson. And Lincoln was in the FORD theater and Kennedy was in a Lincoln. Also, they were both shot. And they were both President at the time.

Anybody watching Rudy?

I am now. Thanks for the heads up.

You are very welcome.

Ok, Drill, baby, drill??? Rudy, I just lost whatever respect I had for you.

Oh, and how long did it take you to mention September 11th? I should have timed it.

First the Islamic comment then SEPTEMBER 11TH!

That was a keynote speech???

What a speech

I believe that the correct term is VPILF.

My sentiments exactly Miggy

I believe that two things just stole the night:

The difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom? Lipstick.

Little Piper(?) licking her hand and then using spit to fix baby brother Trig's hair.

The Former cracked me up!

"Our opponent". Notice that she never mentions Senator Obama's name in order not to give him any name recognition.

Edit: Clean coal?? That's got to be one of the biggest oxymorons in the history of the English language.

I am noticing that

There she said his name.

There is a crap load of people there, Veterans, everyone

She's speaking well and seems earthy enough, but her energy plans for the future (concentrating on drilling in Alaska) don't seem realistic enough to concentrate on. We MUST concentrate on alternate energy!

I'm looking forward to see how she handles herself in the VP debate(s).

The end of her talk was the usual bullshit rhetoric (done by both parties) but overall I think she did a decent job tonight.

Yeah, I also think an alternate energy source is very important to concentrate on


My only thing is her age and Experience, if something happens to Mccain, will she be able to effectively run the country

Standing ovation

You go girl!! You hit the campaign trail and kick ass.

Yes she will Santino. What experience does Obama have to run the country? Being a city organizer?

I don't see her crying cuz the big boys are being mean to her like Hillary did.

No, thats not what I was saying, I don't think Obama has any more experience, I think McCain should win, I am just a bit worried about Palin being able run the country, she may do a great job, who knows?

Mig, this woman has run a small city and the least populated state in the country. She is by no means experienced enough (although I don't really buy that argument anyway. Isn't that what they used against both Reagan and Clinton?). Don't believe the rhetoric that was spewed by the speakers tonight.

Oh, and she pretty much automatically gets a standing ovation, so don't be that impressed.

As for her not crying, she's been in the nation's eye for like four days. Let her have the relentless attention that Hillary has endured, and let's see what she does. AND Hillary didn't cry. She had a catch in her voice like she was fighting back tears, and everyone jumped all over her.

As for her speech, Governor Palin was energetic, she was dynamic and she was witty. She's obviously an intelligent woman, and I would like to see more of her. I don't agree with one thing she said tonight, but she sure is a firecracker.

My report card:

Romney and Huckabee: "C-". Typical political speeches. Had me reaching for the remote. Yawn.

Rudy: "B". Would have gotten a B+ if he didn't stretch a 20 speech into 40 minutes, and of course bring up 9/11.

Sarah: "A". For a night, she did better than anyone could have expected. She seems to like to throw a punch. Soon we'll find out if she can take one.

Yeah. But which one wears the lipstick?

Man, you must be grading on the curve. That was an absolutely TERRIBLE speech ESPECIALLY considering it was the party's keynote speech.

I also didn't like the term "community organizer" to describe what Obama did. How about the fact that, despite graduating at the top of his class from Harvard, he decided to give back to the community instead of joining a powerful Chicago law firm for a huge salary. They don't mention that. Instead, they mock that commitment to public service, unless it's their own.

But Obama is experienced enough cuz he was a city organizer in Chicago and and in the senate?



I know that's what they all do.



We shall see!! I happen to like this woman. I am looking forward to the VP debates. Both canidates need to be on top of their game.