Obama gets a little help from his friends
QandO — I’m not sure how many times I have to say "they just can’t help themselves" but here’s just he latest example: ...

Sick!... Dem Leader Spouts Off Crude Abortion Attack Against Palin
Gateway Pundit — More Dem Party meltdown... The South Carolina Democratic chairwoman lashed out at Sarah Palin saying her main qualification was that she didn't have an abortion. Unbelievable! The Politico reported: South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate " whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, ...

McCain Raises Lipstick Outrage with 'Meltdown' Call
Taylor Marsh — ... One thing is clear. The McCain campaign smells blood. McCain’s ad about "lipstick" and Katie Couric has been removed from CBS. That’s because it was low, very, very low. Palin continues to lie about the bridge to nowhere nonsense. But today, the McCain campaign is focused on their opponents’ missteps, which is the gift that keeps on giving. Democratic chairwoman, Carol Fowler, matched McCain’ low blows with her own below the belt blast. ...

"S.C. Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn't had an abortion"
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — From Politico: (emphasis mine) South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate " whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, earlier this year after finding out during her pregnancy that the baby had Down syndrome. Fowler told my colleague Alex Burns in an interview that the selection of an opponent of abortion rights ...

And the hits just keep on coming…..
Southern Appeal — From Politico : S.C. Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn’t had an abortion South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate “ whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.”  Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, earlier this year after finding out during her pregnancy that the baby had Down syndrome. Fowler told my colleague Alex Burns in an interview that the selection of an opponent of abortion rights would not ...

Sarah Palin Watch: South Carolina Democrat Chairman - Palin’s Primary Qualification is “She Hasn’t Had an Abortion”
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... More denigration of Sarah Palin from the Democrats. South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate ” whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” First, Obama says lipstick on a pig. Biden makes his comment about stem cell research. Now this. See a pattern? By the way, Ms. Fowler, you are referencing the Governor of Alaska. ...

Sarah Palin Watch: South Carolina Democrat Chairwoman - Palin’s Primary Qualification is “She Hasn’t Had an Abortion”
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... More denigration of Sarah Palin from the Democrats. South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate ” whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” First, Obama says lipstick on a pig. Biden makes his comment about stem cell research. Now this. See a pattern? By the way, Ms. Fowler, you are referencing the Governor of Alaska. ...

South Carolina Democratic Chair: Palin's Primary Qualification is that She Hasn't Had an Abortion
Wizbang — ... , remarked that the primary qualification Sarah Palin has to be John McCain's running mate is that she's never had an abortion. Classy. From the Politico : South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate " whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion." Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, earlier this year after finding out during her pregnancy that the baby had Down syndrome. Fowler told my colleague Alex Burns in an ...

Bombshell statement from S.C. Democratic chair: 'Palin primary qualification is she hasn't had an abortion '
Hyscience — ... Fox News is running it right now; Politico reports that "South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate " whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion." ...

SC Dem Chair on Palin
The Corner — ... Wednesday, September 10, 2008 [image] SC Dem Chair on Palin [Ramesh Ponnuru] Jonathan Martin : "South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate 'whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn t had an abortion.'" ...

SC Dem Chair: Palin's Chief Req for Job Is She Hasn't Had an Abortion
Political Punch — ... SC Dem Chair: Palin's Chief Req for Job Is She Hasn't Had an Abortion September 10, 2008 4:41 PM Does Gov. Sarah Palin have the Democrats completely and utterly rattled? What on earth is going on? Politico's Jonathan Martin reports that South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler told a Politico reporter today that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had chosen a running mate" whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion." Palin is an ardent opponent of abortion rights and earlier this year gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, who has Down Syndrome. ...

Palin's primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion."
The Corner — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Wednesday, September 10, 2008 [image] Palin's primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] A chilling remark from a Dem SC party chair. 09/10 03:46 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us This page loaded in ...

SC Democratic chair: Palin’s “qualification” is that she hasn’t had an abortion
Hot Air » Top Picks — SC Democratic chair: Palin’s “qualification” is that she hasn’t had an abortion; Update: Sorry if you were offended, says Fowler posted at 4:51 pm on September 10, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Sarah Palin, talking womb. What can you say? Besides this , I mean. South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate ” whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.”… Fowler told my colleague Alex Burns in an interview that the ...

SC Dem Chair: Palin Only Qualified Because She Didn't Abort Trig
JammieWearingFool — What would you expect from a woman married to a guy who hoped for a monster hurricane in order to disrupt the GOP convention? Well, this thing named Carol Fowler deals from the bottom of the deck today on two fronts. South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate "whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, earlier this year after finding out during her pregnancy that the ...

Palin Primary Qualification: She Hasn’t Had an Abortion
Say Anything — South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate “ whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” -Politico Primary qualification??? Forget the “glass ceiling”, ladies! Unless you tow the liberal line, you ain’t nothing to the Democrats. Get elected Governor of a state on your own merit? Not good enough! Fight corruption? Need to pass a litmus test first! ...

Palin Truth Squad: Dems in 'Meltdown'
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — As the Politico's Jonathan Martin reported , South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler said that John McCain had chosen a running mate "whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion." Almost immediately, the McCain campaign's "Palin Truth Squad" held a conference call with reporters to highlight and respond to Fowler's comments. On the call was Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said he was "shocked and surprised [Fowler would] say such a thing." "Our Democratic colleagues and opponents are in a meltdown mode over Gov. Palin," said Graham. "If this were ...

Unsolicited Advice
Neptunus Lex — ... You know that old saying about “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer?” Barack Obama might want to consider taking it. If only because it might help keeping his friends a little further away: ...

SC Dem Chair Brings the Ugly
Little Green Footballs — ... The word that best sums this one up is “classy.” S.C. Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn’t had an abortion. ...

Lindsey Graham: Dems in "Meltdown Mode"
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Earlier today, Politico reported that South Carolina Democratic party chairwoman Carol Fowler said Sarah Palin's "primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” ...

“There’s always some son of a bitch who doesn’t get the word.”*
Six Meat Buffet — Or in this case, just a bitch. S.C. Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn’t had an abortion South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate “whose primary ...

Dem: Not Having Abortion Is Palin's 'Primary Qualification'
Political Radar — ... Davis, Bret Hovell, and Arnab Datta report: A Democratic Party leader said Wednesday that Sarah Palin's "primary qualification" for the vice presidency is that she has not had an abortion, prompting Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to charge that Democrats are trying to "demean" the governor of Alaska and "wipe out" all of her accomplishments because she "disagrees with the NARAL crowd on one issue." "Our Democratic colleagues are, quite frankly, in a meltdown," said Graham, referring to comments that South Carolina Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler made to Politico . "I ...

Why Do (Some) Democrats Hate Women?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... The Politico reports that South Carolina Democratic Chair Carol Fowler apparently can't think of a legitimate criticism of Sarah Palin, so she has turned to ...

Foul Fowler: Mrs. Edition
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... When told that McCain's support among white women increased after the announcement of Palin, the charming Mrs. Fowler replied, "Just anecdotally, I believe that those white women are Republican women anyway." ...

S.C. Dem chair says Sarah Palin's 'primary qualification' as VP is not having an abortion
Top of the Ticket — ... An early Obama supporter, Fowler told Politico that not choosing an abortion as Palin did from her own beliefs was not going to help the governor nor McCain get the women's vote on Nov. 4. ...

Fact Check
Power Line — The McCain campaign strikes back against the bizarre slanders of Governor Palin that have dominated the news in recent days: My sense is that intelligent Democrats--there are some--realize that their hate campaign against Governor Palin has turned into a train wreck. Here's one more out of many: South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate "whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” Fowler later released an apology, but the torrent of insanity continues. To ...

Your Daily Palin Roundup
Patterico's Pontifications — ... in her speech. Roger Ebert: Palin is a shallow, chirpy person with those vaguely alarming eyeglasses. Now her fans all want a pair. Remember back when women wore glasses that departed their ears in plastic swoops and swirls? My theory is, anyone who wears glasses that look weird is telling me something I don’t want to know. I added the link. I don’t think Roger would have. And still more apparent sexism: South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler ...

Lipstick on your collar - Barack Obama meets Connie Francis
Roger L. Simon — ... Meanwhile, in the fever swamps, some woman almost none of us ever heard of, Carol Fowler, the Democratic Chairwoman of South Carolina, got her fifteen Warhol minutes by taking the most idiotic pot shot at Palin today… or at least in the last hour… before making her peurile apology. ...

Do We Have A Vaccine?
No Runny Eggs — Someone alert the Center for Disease Control!  There’s been a massive outbreak of Hoof in Mouth disease that has rapidly spread throughout the Democrat party! The first reported case was of course, this doosey: Wednesday morning, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) made this statement on the House floor: Later Wednesday morning was the most recent documented case, when South Carolina’s Democrat Party chairwoman, Carol Fowler, was quoted in an article on Politico.com as saying: John McCain had chosen a running mate “whose primary qualification seems to be that she ...

Palin-induced rabies
Betsy's Page — ... rented a Vespa and drove in the traffic of Rome. A few years later, I was able to send my mom, along with the $15 a Day book. You don't need to be a pointy-headed elitist to travel abroad. You need curiosity and a hunger to see the world. What kind of a person (who has the money) arrives at the age of 44 and has only been out of the country once, on an official tour to Iraq? Sarah Palin's travel record is that of a provincial, not someone who is equipped to deal with global issues. The chairwoman of the South Carolina Democratic Party had to give a grudging apology to anyone ...

9/11: It's Happening Again...
Blogometer — September 11, 2008 9/11: It's Happening Again... Liberal bloggers are growing increasingly disgusted by what they perceive to be John McCain 's willingness to lie. The netroots were already annoyed by Sarah Palin 's distortions of her role in opposing the Bridge to Nowhere, but the McCain camp's latest ad has sent them over the top. Liberal bloggers are furiously criticizing the McCain camp for releasing this ad, which falsely implies that Barack Obama wants children to learn "about sex before learning to read." Josh Marshall complains: "This is ugly stuff. And this is an ugly person. There's clearly no level of sleaze this guy won't stoop to to win this election." Meanwhile, the ...

Dem. S.C. Chair Goes After Palin; ‘No Abortion,’ That’s It
PoliGazette — ... South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler attacked Republican nominee for Vice President Sarah Palin on Thursday by saying that the latter’s “primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” ...

"The 20 Most Obnoxious Anti-Palin Quotes So Far."
Althouse — I'll highlight a few, but read the whole thing. 18) (John McCain has chosen a running mate) "whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion." -- South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler 17) "With Sarah Palin, America has taken one very large leap toward a completely theocratic politics." -- Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic 16) "They are true believers in the idea that one can be very sexy but also desexualized, which is why Palin is being treated like this giant sex object, because she's got a practiced ability at being f*ckable without showing that she might be the sort who wants to f*ck." -- Former John Edwards's blogger Amanda Marcotte ...

Palin Derangement Syndrome Database
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... ." • South Carolina Democratic Chair Carol Fowler: " [Palin's] primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion ." • Obama supporter Lincoln Chafee calls Sarah Palin a " ...

No double standard
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... ." • South Carolina Democratic Chair Carol Fowler: " [Palin's] primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion ." • Obama supporter Lincoln Chafee called Sarah Palin a " ...

Ticket Replay: S.C. Dem chair says Sarah Palin's 'primary qualification' is not having an abortion
Top of the Ticket — ... An early Obama supporter, Fowler told Politico that not choosing an abortion as Palin did from her own beliefs was not going to help the governor nor McCain get the women's vote on Nov. 4. ...

Freddoso: Not Their Chairman
National Review Online — W as Virginia s Republican Party State Central Committee right to remove party chairman Jeff Frederick from office on Saturday? Every Republican in Virginia will have his own answer to that question. Perhaps Frederick, a conservative member of the state House of Delegates, was unsuitable for the job — difficult to deal with in person and incautious about what he said in public. His embarrassing comparison ...