http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/525510.html (see photo link)
I want Sarah Palin to go back to Alaska. Although it appears (see link above & photos (link above) it is questionable if some Alaskans want her back at all. The magnitude of today's politics is much to large for her. She is most certainly out of her league. I think it's egoistic of her to think she is capable of what's ahead in our country and the world. Sigmund Freud once said "Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.??? Though she's not a child it definately relates to Sarah Palin. She seems like a nice enough lady, and even though I disagree with her on many issues, she isn't educated enough to command our country. She really isn't. She's a small town girl. I'm a small town girl, too, and wish I still lived in a small town. But the experience she does have won't be enough and it's quite scary to visualize her actually sitting in the White House or possibly becoming Commander in Chief. Her smile and charisma and small state experience will NOT be enough.
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The focus groups offered virtually no conversation about the Palin's pregnant teenage daughter or other recent flaps. Even when the moderator of the unmarried group mentioned the probe into whether the governor improperly tried to fire her trooper ex-brother-in-law, the consensus was that they needed more information about the matter. They were similarly disinterested in the fact that Palin has said that the U.S. invasion of Iraq was a "task that is from God." Even some Democratic-leaning women seemed unbothered when told Palin is stridently opposed to abortion rights, with several shrugging that McCain was unlikely to pick someone who was not, like him, pro-life.
Greenberg said she was surprised by the amount the participants knew about Palin and the presidential race in general: "I'm continually impressed with the degree to which people are paying attention this year."
Merriman wasn't the only one who had female-specific questions and thoughts. One woman suggested that the way Palin pointed was "very Mommy-like." Vicki Corso, 34, an undecided Democrat, wondered "if people will respect her because she's a woman."
Another, 53-year-old Republican Debbie Zampino, thought she seemed like a "cheerleader for McCain." That prompted a rejoinder from 36-year-old single Republican Stacey McGreehin: Would you say that if it were a male candidate? I don't want a cheerleader for vice president."
The participants had been asked to jot down their thoughts, positive and negative, as Palin gave the speech. The first thing on Liberti's page? "Tina Fey will do a good impression of her on Saturday Night Live."
Fey is hosting this weekend.
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