She defended the notorious "The Fundamentals of the Economy Are Strong"

[nc4bo]

statement, Definition #2 - where Mccain was referring to the American workerforce.

GOV. PALIN: John McCain, in referring to the fundamental of our economy being strong, he was talking to and he was talking about the American workforce. And the American workforce is the greatest in this world, with the ingenuity and the work ethic that is just entrenched in our workforce. That's a positive, that's encouragement, and that's what John McCain meant.

But just a little over 2 years ago, John Mccain mocked hard working union workers by stating that even at the wage of $50.00 an hour, an American worker couldn't do it.

Remember this?:

http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/04/05/50-an-hour-to-pick-lettuce-you-bet/

Meeting in Washington, D.C., for their annual legislative conference, union leaders representing Iron Workers, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, Laborers, Painters and Allied Trades and other hard-hat unions traveled to Capitol Hill where they urged Congress to protect wages for U.S.-born and immigrant workers in the trades.

And when McCain spoke about immigration at the BCTD conference yesterday, the crowd began booing, with one participant honing in on the real issue, shouting: “Pay a decent wage!”

McCain’s response? Immigrants were taking jobs nobody else wanted.

But that wasn’t enough of an insult. McCain then offered anybody in the crowd $50 an hour to pick lettuce in Arizona.

When some union leaders said they’d accept his offer, the expensive-suited Washington, D.C., politician insisted none of them would do such menial labor for a complete season.

Said McCain: “You can’t do it, my friends.”

Anyone taking bets on whether McCain or building and construction trades guys would last longer working in the hot sun for 12 hours a day?

Oh yea Big John. You didn't have much faith in American workers in 2006, what changed in 2008?

[Duke Newcombe]

1. To which Joe should have said...

"I'm sure John appreciates the company. Now, there are exactly TWO people who believe that excuse."

Duke

[doc03]

2. That's their standard answer on that one, they were

trying to insinuate Obama was insulting American workers. I have heard McCain And Palin use that line several times and nobody ever calls them on it.

[casus belli]

3. "He was referring to workers". Would those be the same workers...

that John McCain told that they couldn't possibly pick lettuce for a whole summer because it was too hard?

[bevoette]

4. it was the FUNDAMENTAL - singular

*snort*