TOLEDO, Ohio –Barack Obama seems to have only one problem with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president: She holds the same positions as John McCain, the GOP presidential candidate who tapped her.
That may seem like a “well, duh” observation on his part, but Obama has tiptoed carefully around Palin as he tries to attract female voters. So far he has criticized her only for her ties to McCain.
On Sunday, the Democratic nominee seemed eager to blunt Palin’s possible appeal to undecided women, but again, indirectly.
“We’re going to make sure that equal pay for equal work is a reality in this country,” Obama said at an economic forum in Toledo, Ohio, a battleground state this fall. Alluding to Palin without saying her name, he told about 200 people sitting on a sun-drenched office rooftop that she “seems like a very engaging person, nice person. But I’ve got to say, she’s opposed, like John McCain is, to equal ...
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Cutting to the Chase
corner.nationalreview.com 8/31/2008 — I've been thinking about it and I think the bottom line on Palin is pretty simple. If she does a good job at the convention and survives about three weeks of serious media scrutiny -- no horrible gaffes, no unforgivable I-don't-knows to gotchya ...
Biden: Palin's good-looking
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 8/31/2008 — TOLEDO, Ohio (CNN) – Joe Biden says there are obvious differences between himself and fellow vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, but they’re not just on policy. She’s good-looking.
“There’s a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack ...
Wikipedia Edits Forecast Vice Presidential Picks
tech.slashdot.org 8/31/2008 — JimLane writes "The Washington Post reports on the findings of Cyveillance , a company that 'normally trawls the Internet for data on behalf of clients seeking open source information in advance of a corporate acquisition, an important executive hire, ...
McCain defends Palin's experience level —
CNN Political Ticker 8/31/2008
(CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Sunday defended the experience level and judgment of his recently-chosen running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
The 44-year-old Palin is a first-term governor, and her previous ...
The difference between Biden, Palin —
First Read 8/31/2008
From NBC/NJ's Mike MemoliTOLEDO, Ohio -- Joe Biden is already conceding one thing to Sarah Palin.
“Well, there's obvious differences,” he joked during a roundtable discussion on the economy this afternoon. “She's good looking.”
Biden was trying to ...
Obama: Palin against equal pay —
First Read 8/31/2008
From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones TOLEDO, Ohio -- At an economy town hall here Sunday afternoon, Obama said his rival's pick for vice president was against equal pay for equal work.
“We're gonna make sure that equal pay for equal work is a reality ...
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