When Atheists Attack

I am sick and tired of hearing about Palin's so called 'experience' as Governor of Alaska. She has absolutely no substance to her let alone intelligence. She gets up in front of crowds of people as Sen. McCain's opening act and regurgitates the same pathetic lines that have been proven to be false time and time again but nobody seems to be concerned that the Palin and McCain are lying directly to their faces. McCain then goes on TV shows and reiterates her lines as fact when they are FALSE!! The Bridge to Know Where, the luxury jet, the chef, the pipeline, supplying 20% of America's energy, etc. These so called experience issues have been embellishments and flat out lies but her supporters do not seem to care. Goes to show how Republicans are easily distracted by shiny objects. Also, being a great leader involves more than just experience attributes like communication and judgement qualify too. Considering Palin doesn't blink much communication with other nations is pretty much out of the question and in terms of judgement Obama was right about the War in Iraq from the very beginning. For those independents check out FactCheck.org for credible information on both campaigns.

The US Navy is sitting ducks in the middle East right now and they the rulling powers know it. So if you have family or friends on those ships send them your last regards because you only have a short time.

Christianity seems foolish to non-believers, like yourselves, but the inherent belief in God, upon which our country IS founded, proves that He is control, as we are the largest superpower in the world. How much more proof do you need? What's more is that no matter how much you all may hate that people feel led by the love of our God and Jesus, his son, it's what's gotten our country that title. Just remember, one day when you have nothing left, God still loves you, too.

huh? how does this draw sympathy for Palin? Do you mean sympathy for the fact that she lacks any relevant experience and is basically encouraging Americans to elect someone who pretty much knows nothing about current events or how to handle them in this day and age? Should we sympathize with someone who is putting an entire nation at risk and doing it with her eyes wide open?

Palin may be a great person and a woman worthy of admiration for whatever reason and kudos to her for her achievements but she is not someone who should be placed in any position of power over the lives of millions of Americans. No matter what anyone says, the FACT is that she simply does not have the relevant experience or knowledge to govern a country. Seriously, would you hand her nuclear codes and put her in charge of our armies and weapons? Really, would you? Because if any part of you is hesitating, then you should say no.

You folks -- the mainstream media -- never cease to amaze me. The title of this piece, on Harris' website, is 'In defense of elitism' -- by appling 'When atheists attack' to it, you are assuring that a good portion of your readers will either (a) skip it entirely or (b) approach it with a closed mind. The issues Harris raises -- thoughtfully and intelligently, as anyone who reads the article attentively should find -- are vital ones, and bear length and in-depth discussion. Choosing Palin to be his running mate, McCain has thrown the dice in a blatant attempt to appease the religious right elements (who, before Palin hit the stage, wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole) and women (whose motives for picking a candidate are, he hopes, much more shallow than reality should prove to be the case). Her nomination should be seen as not only absurb, but as an insult to the American people. She represents even more of a continuation of the dumbed-down, vile tactics of the Bush administration, than John McCain. Her record of cronyism in Alaska should be reason enough for voters to reject her out-of-hand -- look what that heinous practice has done to our government efficiency under Bush if you don't think it's dangerous.

We can't afford what Bush has done to this country already -- we certainly can't afford to see his policies continued...and very likely in much more extreme ways.

Here's just SOME of the 300 Economists who support John McCain's ECONOMIC PLANS!

Burton Abrams, University of Delaware
James D. Adams, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Douglas K. Adie, Ohio University
Richard Agnello, University of Delaware
William Albrecht, University of Iowa
Constantine Alexandrakis, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
William Alpert, University of Connecticut
Wayne Angell, Former Fed Governor
Fernando E. Alvarez, University of Chicago
Geoffrey T. Andron, Austin Community College
George R. Averitt, Purdue University North Central
Charles Baird, California State University, East Bay
Howard Beales, George W ashington University
Stacie E. Beck, University of Delaware
Gary Becker, University of Chicago
Donald Bellante, University of South Florida
Daniel K. Benjamin, Clemson University
John J. Bethune, Barton CollegeSanjai Bhagat, University of Colorado
Andrew G. Biggs, American Enterprise Institute
Robert G. Bise, Orange Coast College
Michael K. Block, University of Arizona
Donald Booth, Chapman University
Karl J. Borden, University of Nebraska
Michael Bordo, Rutgers University
George H. Borts, Brown University
Mich ael Boskin, Stanford University
Daniel P. Brandt III, Washington, D.C.
Ike Brannon, Department of the Treasury
David P. Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jeff Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Joseph Brusuelas, Merk Investments
Phillip J. Bryson, Brigham Young University
Andrzej Brzeski, University of California, Davis
James Buchanan, George Mason University
Todd Buchholz, Two Oceans Management
Richard Burdekin, Claremont McKenna College
Richard V. Burkhauser, Cornell University
James B. Burnham, Duquesne University
Andr ew B. Busch, BMO Capital Markets
James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware

great article. You really hit the nail on the head. It was also unnerving to hear McCain's unreserved approval of her last night in a '60 Minutes' interview. I keep waiting for an explanation, a rational exposition or proof of her readiness to be VP and am disappointed again and again . Just saying something over and over doesn't make it so. People seem to suspend judgement and common sense in this election. If your 12 year old said he could drive so he should be allowed to drive the car, you obviously wouldn't let him. This is so much more important and yet people seem to drink in her confidence and translate it to mean competence. Thanks again for the great article.

And the same could be said of Barack Obama, yet Barack is running for president and must be ready on day one. Palin is running for v.p. and has the benefit of experiencing the choices of McCain. Not to mention, two years as Alaskan Governor makes her eminently more qualified than Obama with a few years as U.S. senator.

The Gibson attempted ambush of Palin only exposed Gibson's bias. There is no Bush Doctrine, or maybe there are four different ones. Gibson got the one he quoted wrong, and Palin had to correct him. Gibson's Obama interviews were all soft ball puff pieces. Palin's speach at the Repub Convention was inspite of a broken teleprompter. Listen to Obama even with a teleprompter and its all stutters and repeats. Obama cannot think on his feet, only parrots speeches written by his 300 man brain trust. As for education Bush has an MBA from Harvard, just as hard as the Law school. And Kerry had a lower grade average at Yale than Bush.
The school means nothing. Where are Obama Law review articles?