Sarah Palin's been craving the spotlight since forever.

Here's the link, I finally googled:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luA0AMP51Gc

And here are my thoughts:

1. O'Reilly is an ass. And he comes across as an ass.

2. Given that this was a Fox-produced and Fox-edited piece, O'Reilly was probably a much bigger ass when it was "live."

3. Obama comes across as a calm, thoughtful, knowledgeable and articulate person soothing a much angrier, much more volatile, and much less intelligent, person. People who are concerned about his leadership abilities should watch this. O'Reilly doesn't get under Obama's skin.

4. Because of this, O'Reilly's attacks don't really land.

5. Obama comes across as - dare I say it? (need I say it?) - presidential. And if you look at my letters history, you'll see that I'm no Obama-bot. Can anyone picture McCain (or Palin) maintaining their poise, answering "gotcha!" questions deftly, and actually taming Mr 'Do it live!" in a similarly hostile situation?

Salon, I know there are several more parts to be aired over the next week, but I'd bet goo money there's no Obama melt-down in it, and it's probably more of the above. (Had Obama said anything Fox could use as ammo against him, they would have). Did I miss coverage of this interview on salon.com? Seems to me, this is useful viewing for any moderate undecided.

...he'd finish the thought:

"Don't vote for Obama, he's just an unqualified but popular celebrity. Like Ronald Reagan!"

.....so no one accuses me of plagarism, I saw this on another site....Lord help us if it is true...

For those of you who wonder how a decrepit old creature of the advanced age of John McCain can occasionally appear lucid, here's the answer: Insiders report that first thing each morning, and after each of his several daily naps, his attending physician, Dr. Feelgood III, shoots his a** up with a concoction similar, but 'much more advanced', to the 'cocktail' JFK used to overcome his infirmity those many years ago. McCain's potion temporarily invigorates dying neurons, and creates a psychological aura of invincibility, similar to the 'manic' phase bipolar patients experience.

The medical profession warns, however, that this 'treatment' is only palliative, not restorative, and is definitely temporary, with a maximum effective life of five months. Since McCain started these 'booster' shots on August 20th, he is apparently doomed to have his brain turn to total mush on January 20th. OMG! That's inauguration day! How lucky for Sarah!

I guess that's what McCain means when he shouts 'Country First'.

...and if McCain manages to pull this one out, meet President Palin...Dick Cheney in drag...

So Barrack Obama is a celebrity, and Sarah Palin is reveling in celebrity this week. We hear how she has inspired Mc Same and revitalized the GOP, yet somehow her celebrity status is "A ok" with her salivating followers. Reality check: what comes out of her mouth? Shallow cliches, comparisons to a vicious animal known to attack and kill other animals and humans, and assumptions that she is the spokesperson for all women, working mothers and a star who has "burst" into the horizon, finally getting to "stut her stuff" again. A beauty queen with a "pea size brain" and the new "backbone" for John Mc Same. A stereotypical "good woman" saving "her man" while attempting to imitate Hilary Clinton, and woo us women whom she and Mc Same believe they can impress. Yes there are some of us who are blinded by the joy of having a woman running as vice president, but why should we settle for her? Obama does have "star quality" but he also has a brain that works well and the ability to have chosen a compatible running mate who can be respected. What is there to respect about Palin? As the week has unfolded we have discovered one lie after another about her, one distortion of facts after another, and a woman so secretive that she hid her pregnancy until she was forced by the birth of her son to reveal it. How can we trust her? Aren't these some of the same truths that we have come to understand about George Bush, he lies and he is secretive.

If Mc Same dies in office we have another secretive liar to contend with. Can America afford to have that happen? We are at the most critical point of survival that I have ever witnessed in this country. I am shocked and sick at heart to think that someone like Palin could potentially become our President, and that there are voters out there who once again are willing to believe the lies of the GOP. John Mc Cain is part of the lies, and had no problem distorting the facts about the much regaled tale of selling the Govenor's plane on E-Bay, or waiting until the story of Palin's daughter was exposed, to finally bring it up. It isn't right to bring children into the campaign but handled differently might have kept it from becoming fodder for gossip that resulted. Palin isn't just an opportunist phony, she is a selfish woman who put herself before her daughter. What was she thinking?

Sorry the above link re McCain's lies does not work as given.

Just search Alternet.org and scroll a bit to the article.

Obama needs to run ads on these five lies and Democrats such as yourself, Joan, need to help publicize these facts.

Exposing Five Dangerous Lies in McCain's Big Speech | Election 2008 | AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/election08/97813/?page=1

He can fill Mile Hight Stadium with exuberant, enthusiastic people at home. His appeal is not limited to Europe, clearly. His party is solidly behind him and totally energized to take back the White House AND the country.

Your lot can't even fill the Xcel center, even with the pale male crowd, and with your convention trimmed to three nights and with the Deathly Duo of Bush/Cheney safely gone. It was like an exceptionally long, dull funeral with roasts in the place of eulogies Your VEEP pick oozes petty corruption has a nasty mouth, and I'm guessing her shelf-life isn't going to be too enduring. People love her now, but how long do you think her broad-based appeal will last? Since this time last week, you've been lurching from crisis to crisis with all the nasty little rumors coming out of Alaska about her. Yet she completely upstaged you at your own convention where you were supposed to be the star in a moment you've waited years for. (On the plus side, now I've got an idea for a good, scary Halloween Costume.)

Clearly, you're jealous John. Who wouldn't be of a telegenic, energetic younger man who can deliver a speech better than you can. But you'd best think up another line of attack. The last time you tried this, you got felled by a left hook by the Goddess-Empress of Rich Blonde Bimbos herself, Paris Hilton. She put together a wittier and more substantive ad than any of yours, and left me reluctantly, admiring her for a nanosecond.

Fight with you? Well,fine, just remember, you asked for the fight, and you'll get it.