How and Why McCain Chose Palin - Norm Ornstein

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/01/Baker_Ornstein_and_Mann_at_the_RNC

American Enterprise Institute resident scholar Norman Ornstein reveals the contentious sequence of events that led McCain to choose Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate - claiming that, in fact, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut was McCain's first choice for the ticket. This interview was recorded on September 1, at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

FORA.tv coverage of the RNC: http://fora.tv/topic/republican_convention

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Norman J. Ornstein is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. An election analyst for CBS News, he writes a weekly column called "Congress Inside Out" for Roll Call. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs, and he appears regularly on television programs like The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Charlie Rose. He serves on the board of the Public Broadcasting Service and several other nonprofit groups. Like Mann, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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[ls1z28chris]

Wow. Interesting perspective if accurate.

[superfisto]

Crash and burn.

[PObserver]

You can tell OrnSTEIN was miffed about the decision because he wanted a Zionist in the VP chair who was actually and truly committed to their cause.

[gonadcancervictim]

he chose her to give the finger to the dems for not picking a girl, and because he has no conservative credibility and people didnt give a damn about his campaign until they saw an actual non-lib on the ticket

[inked7607]

Both Palin chicks have hot guys.

[masterdude59]

Mccain chose Palin because he got horny :O

[TuesdayPillow]

McCain seems easily ired. So we need someone like that so close to the nukes?

[warrencurrier]

her tits look hot! with clothes on.

I wonder how big her nipples are.

Levi, do you know?

I'm sorry... you are not the father.

or, are you?

hicks.

[pyton1234]

stupid gay

[diggersstory]

This is how McCain makes his decisions, through anger? Something as important as to pick a VP with experience? This should warn us all. This video helps to understand McCain's choice in choosing a VP with litle to no experience. McCains decisions is based on a post traumatic survivor's way of dealing with anger. Lash out with no thought or care to others due to anger. Act alone. Is this the maverick McCain talks about? Please not when the US is on the verge of crisis? God help us all!

[diggersstory]

I don't understand how Sara uses the U.S. churches to endorse her. I've seen vdos of pastors from the pulpit pushing their churches to vote for Palin, pray for Palin guilt tripping their congregation for Palin votes. Watch for yourself on YouTub! Isn't this against the law? Why do the churches have non profit status is this is lawful? Where is the separation of church and state? Pastors pushing 1 religion, 1 party? Where is God, where is Country in all this? Something is terribly wrong here.