Palin Is Ready? Please.

I was reading what I thought was the transcript to the SNL spoof of the Palin/Couric interview. I thought so b/c Palin's comments were beyond incoherent and dumb. Then...to my absolute horror...I realized that I was reading a transcript of the ACTUAL INTERVIEW.

Bottom line: Palin is dumb as a rock!! Egad! If McCain is elected, there is only the uncertain health of a 72-year-old cancer patient between us and President Palin. It's time to rum screaming.

As someone who up until recently has been undecided the 'choice' of Palin by John McCain has been one that has turned the tide. I think she has presented herself very respectfully and has been the spark plug the McCain campaign was looking for but did they really expect her inexperience (and I'm not talking about as an executive, but her complete lack of exposure to the national stage) not to shine through?

What makes this decision even harder to stomach is the fact that McCain could have covered what have now become glaring inefficiencies with a better choice for VP.

Liberman may have been a 'maverick' choice but at least he would have brought national and international experience, as well as a being pillar of the hope for bipartisan politics. Or with some foresight, McCain could have looked like a genius by picking Romney for his financial expertise in the face of a economic crisis. Instead he chose Palin to sway Hillary voters and sure up conservatives (which he proved this week he still can't deliver).

Playing politics should have never suited a man of your stature...

I think John McCain taking Sarah Palin as a running mate is a "slap in the face" to the American public. This is one of the most important elections that "I "have ever faced and as an American one of the toughtest economic times since the Stock Market crash. With all that is involved both at home and abroad, you would think that the two men who are looking to lead our country would think long and hard on who would be the best person to help him (and US) lead us through these tough years ahead. ? Sarah Palin -- what an insult....

It is embarassing to me not only as an American but as a woman to see "her" represent herself as a legitimate possibility for the Vice President of the United States. Give me a break! If something happened to McCain (and at his age that is a VERY STRONG POSSIBILYT) she would be running the show!!!!!! What a JOKE!!!! Saturday Night LIve already has enough ammo to last until election date and she just got in...

If she has any loyality to this country and to "WE" the People of United States of America, she should take a minute to watch all her interviews and speeches. After that ask herself a morale and ethical question about her ability to help run this country or stand as a spokesperson for the US of A.. "Step down Sarah and walk away gracefully... this in not the PTA!!! "

Maybe you are a staunch Republican and have an issue with a Black man/woman being voted in as OUR leader ... but isn't it time that we looked at the best PERSON that will help us out of this MESS.

Lets not vote a PARTY , lets vote a PERSON and may our common sense help us decide who that is...

OBAMA/BIDEN .... THE COMMON SENSE CHOICE!

Off subject but Fareed is scary looking.

Only an intelligent courageous human being could have written this article. I am saddened and embarrassed as a Amercan for this side show. Utter gibberish indeed. Palin is not intelligent and is globally uninformed and to put her a heart beat away from the US presidency is an insult and disaster . John McCain is not a gambler who has managed his risks, but has always shown psychological signs of being an irrational risk taker who doesn't get it. Palin may represent thousands of ignorant Americans who just don't get it, but in the end the true intelligensia of this country and people who care will rise up and do the right thing, so help us God.

"Cultural gender bias", reality2? Look Zakaria may or may not be right about Palin but to suggest that he has a problem with her being a woman because of his ethnicity is not only racist and offensive but also, as Jon Stewart would put it, douche-baggery of the Robert Novak kind...!

McCain is right.............country first as long as he is the president. I really liked MCcain for his years as the Maverick..........he seemed to have alot of integrity. His campaign is viciuous, and prone to lying often. He used to be the captain of the Straight Talk Express....it has now digressed into the Stray Talk Express. He says whatever. I hope that McCain looks in the mirror before the election is over, give up the gimmicks, and plotting and just be the Maverick. He wants to be president so bad that he would sell his soul to be president.. As I think about he already has...............

Fareed, in the interest of fairness ... some Obama quotes that shows he is not ready to be President:
- "I've now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go."
- "It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
- "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died -- an entire town destroyed." --on a Kansas tornado that killed 12 people
- "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." (perhaps why you support him so much, eh?)
- My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join me as we try to change it."
- "To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists."
- "That???s just how white folks will do you."
- Call to Islamic prayer is ???one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.??? ... another one I'm sure you agree with.

Palin even lied about being involved in trade missions with the Russians.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/26/161713/402

I feel that John McCain doesn't give the American citizens any credit by picking Sarah Palin for his running mate. She had no clue about what is going on and after she gets done talking, your left scratching your head trying to figure out what she just said. She is a likeable person but not for such a high office. If something happened to McCain, she would be running our Country. Not GOOD!!! Just read her interviews and they just don't make any sense. I have more knowledge than she does of foreign affairs.and that is not very much. I don't think she ever reads a newspaper or watches the news. Heaven help us if she becomes our VP.

Liz: But Roosevelt wasn't the president in 1929 per Biden. He was elected in November of 1933 and Roosevelt started the WRA.

Zakaria spoke too soon. Obama and McCain dodged the question too when they were asked by Jim Lehrer about the bailout during the presidential debate. The fact of the matter is that none of the candidates wanted to take a position on the bailout plan before Monday! They all preferred to stick to their talking points. For Zakaria to single out Palin for unpreparedness instead of ascribing it to typical politicians dodging question, it speaks volumes about Zakaria's own cultural gender bias.

the choice of palin was three fold
firstly, to sure up the conservative base
secondly, she is female
thirdly and most importantly, she has no relevant experience.

the reasons

the republicans wanted an easy target to dangle in front of obama hoping he would jump all over it, and tear it to pieces so they could turn around and paint him as sexist, elite, god hating and most of all hypocritical on the experience issue. All forms of media have up until recently been pulling their hair out wondering why obama hasnt fought back against republican lies. We can now all see the wisdom of Obama and the dems strategy of ignoring the irrelevant and giving it enough rope to finish itself off.

Hey JT your missing the point of Zakaria's article. He isn't questioning Sara Palin's ability to lead based on her experience he's questioning her fundamental UNDERSTANDING of the issues. She simply does not understand the questions that are being asked of her in the Couric interview and thats blatently obvious. He's saying that its ok to not agree with someone based on where they stand on certain issues BUT what about when the person doesn't even comprehend what the "issue" being discussed is?? Thats frightening when you consider that Palin is a Vice Presidential candidate.
Honestly if anyone reads a transcript of this interview or any of the three Palin interviews it is truly disturbing to realize how unqualified she really is...her words are in fact utter nonsense and "gibberish" as Zakaria put it. They literally make no sense...the point is not that he or I or anyone disagrees with her on where she stands on these issues the fact is that she DOES NOT even understand or comprehend what is being asked of her.

Hey JT your missing the point of Zakaria's article. He isn't questioning Sara Palin's ability to lead based on her experience he's questioning her fundamental UNDERSTANDING of the issues. She simply does not understand the questions that are being asked of her in the Couric interview and thats blatently obvious. He's saying that its ok to not agree with someone based on where they stand on certain issues BUT what about when the person doesn't even comprehend what the "issue" being discussed is?? Thats frightening when you consider that Palin is a Vice Presidential candidate.
Honestly if anyone reads a transcript of this interview or any of the three Palin interviews it is truly disturbing to realize how unqualified she really is...her words are in fact utter nonsense and "gibberish" as Zakaria put it. They literally make no sense...the point is not that he or I or anyone disagrees with her on where she stands on these issues the fact is that she DOES NOT even understand or comprehend what is being asked of her.