# A shout-out? from a VP candidate? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 3, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304 "2008-10-03T13:11:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/21 "2008-10-03T15:42:24Z")
> [@fessie](#): > > Her performance was so ridiculously wretched that I can’t imagine how anyone with two functioning brain cells is buying it. > > Really, it makes me sick. > > “maverick maverick McCain maverick maverick” Didn’t you mean, "Maverick maverick McCain maverick maverick Wink " Palin is WAY, WAY out of her depth. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/22 "2008-10-03T15:42:49Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Not sad, because she threw us enough meat-covered bones over the course of the 90 minutes to fill us for awhile. > > It’s just that the idiotic folksy-ness of winking and the other bullshit was the barbecue sauce. and yet the bellies rumble with hunger… ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/23 "2008-10-03T15:43:06Z")
Did she answer one question? Seriously? All I heard was a mismash of “maverick,” “Hockey Mom,” “ENERGY!” and false allegations about Obama voting to increase taxes whenever she was asked about anything specific. She seemed incapable of responding to anything specific that Biden said. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/24 "2008-10-03T15:47:43Z")
Frankly, I"m a fucking idiot. I don’t want someone JUST LIKE ME in the oval office. I want someone with a farking clue! Cripes! ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/25 "2008-10-03T15:48:10Z")
It was better than Biden’s fake choke-up. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/26 "2008-10-03T15:48:57Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Did she answer one question? Seriously? All I heard was a mismash of “maverick,” “Hockey Mom,” “ENERGY!” and false allegations about Obama voting to increase taxes whenever she was asked about anything specific. No, not a fucking one that I noticed. That was infuriating. > [@](#): > > She seemed incapable of responding to anything specific that Biden said. Or the moderator for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/27 "2008-10-03T15:49:06Z")
> [@BoBettie](#): > > Frankly, I"m a fucking idiot. I don’t want someone JUST LIKE ME in the oval office. I want someone with a farking clue! Cripes! This may be more telling about you than the VP candidate… ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/28 "2008-10-03T15:49:07Z")
I don’t have a cite, but I am 99% sure Obama gave a shout out or two, before. I am thinking at his convention, but I am not certain that was when. I thought a bit of slang seemed perfectly natural coming out of his mouth. I didn’t catch her use the term…I somehow missed it. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/29 "2008-10-03T15:49:27Z")
> [@CircleofWillis](#): > > The wolves were hungry at the prospect of the banquet last night. Unfortunately, nary a drop to satiate themselves. Apparantly still rummaging through the bones for the tiniest speck of meat. Sad, really. Why do you hate America? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/30 "2008-10-03T15:50:51Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Not sad, because she threw us enough meat-covered bones over the course of the 90 minutes to fill us for awhile. > > It’s just that the idiotic folksy-ness of winking and the other bullshit was the barbecue sauce. I believe we were promised a six pack. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/31 "2008-10-03T15:52:54Z")
> [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](#): > > Didn’t you mean, > "Maverick maverick McCain maverick maverick Wink " You betcha. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/32 "2008-10-03T15:53:06Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > I don’t have a cite, but I am 99% sure Obama gave a shout out or two, before. I am thinking at his convention, but I am not certain that was when. > > I thought a bit of slang seemed perfectly natural coming out of his mouth. I didn’t catch her use the term…I somehow missed it. The convention is much more of a party affair. Yes, she used the term. Obama or Biden did not. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/33 "2008-10-03T15:55:38Z")
> [@ArizonaTeach](#): > > It was better than Biden’s fake choke-up. I thought he pulled that off rather well. I almost believed it for a second or two. Usually such things are instant redlines on the bullshit meter from a politician. ---
**Author:** ![hopesperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hopesperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hopesperson)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/34 "2008-10-03T15:56:31Z")
> [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > \ **I’m no hater** , I think that she and McCain are absolutely NOT what this country needs right now, and I have logical arguments to back my position. (bolding mine) > [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > Goddammit. I hate My fellow Americans. All righty then. So a dopey VP candidate says something characteristically dopey during a debate. As a result, you hate all Americans (other than yourself, of course). But you are not a hater. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/35 "2008-10-03T16:12:29Z")
> [@hopesperson](#): > > (bolding mine) > > All righty then. So a dopey VP candidate says something characteristically dopey during a debate. As a result, you hate all Americans (other than yourself, of course). But you are not a hater. Nope. I loathe with reason, not on principal. Nor am I jealous. > [@](#): > > ``` > hater > > ``` > > A person whose jealousy of another person success or achievements makes them verbally nit-pick any flaws no matter how small or just make up flaws in order to somehow try and belittle the successful person. > > The term is more often than not used improperly to title a person who simply does not like something or someone because it’s not what they are into. > Hater: there’s no way John could score a chick that hot, he’s gotta be paying her > Dude: man, why do you have to be a straight up hater? ---
**Author:** ![frankzafka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@frankzafka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frankzafka)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/36 "2008-10-03T16:16:15Z")
wait… this wouldn’t be complete without elucidator compsing his 84000th inane post whilst Dio sucking his cock. Sorry Dio is not literally sucking his cock. I’m sure he has a family that misses him and the tard time he furiously hammers at the keys on this site. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/37 "2008-10-03T16:23:07Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Is this the best you could come up with to dump on her? Why not just call her a “Poopy-head” and make fun of her stupid glasses? > > :rolleyes: So just out of curiosity, are you \*good \*with a VP who sounds like she should be wearing an apron and chewing gum while serving up mooseburgers? Because that was some profoundly _“I’s jus’ folks”_ shit she was spewing there. ---
**Author:** ![frankzafka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@frankzafka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frankzafka)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/38 "2008-10-03T16:33:37Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > So just out of curiosity, are you \*good \*with a VP who sounds like she should be wearing an apron and chewing gum while serving up mooseburgers? Because that was some profoundly _“I’s jus’ folks”_ shit she was spewing there. Give us your ideal VP candidate.. Because I’m sure you’re ten times brighter, secure, both personally and financially, and successful than she is. But of course I may be wrong. Once you’ve taken a breath from the GD thread explain how you’ve managed to be half the woman she is. moose. apron. burgers. Where’s me Mom? ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/39 "2008-10-03T16:40:13Z")
Well, I’m pretty sure that I am, in fact, better than her at almost anything that doesn’t involve field dressing or birthin’ babies. But that certainly has nothing to do with the question at hand. \*Are \*you okay with how she presents herself? I’m not asking if you think she can handle the job, or if she’s smart enough, or cute enough, or whathefuckever enough. I’m asking you if you’re actually good with that downhome shitkicking image she portrays. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304/40 "2008-10-03T16:41:59Z")
I kept waiting for her to say, “Well, you know something? It’s _not_ okay”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-from-a-vp-candidate/466304.md?page=3)