Palin Is Ready? Please.

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  • Posted By: xraydude2000 @ 09/29/2008 3:05:08 AM

    I don't think anyone can honestly say that they would follow her into battle. Can you actually see her commanding General Petraeus? We have a responsibility to our men and women fighting for their lives oversees to vote for the most qualified person to lead them in battle! Anyone who supports her just because "they like her" and say they support our troops is hypocritical! Even a lot of republicans are realizing that now. We are in a war and for McCain to pick her to possibly lead our men and women into battle is disrespectful to our fighting men and women.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 3:37:28 AM

      I personally would flee to Canada if someone like her was in charge during my service time in the Vietnam era.

  • Posted By: dsmb2007 @ 09/28/2008 11:21:33 PM

    As much as I'd hate to see a Democrat in the White House, I think McCain/Palin would do more damage than Obama/Biden. I think we need to concede this election to the Democrats and look forward to 2012. I don't think they'll do too much damage in their 4 years and then we can put together a respectable ticket that we can feel proud to vote for. McCain has been a joke from the day he became the nominee, and I don't just mean a joke to the 'Media Elite', that phantom enemy made up by the Republican establishment to try to make me question my better judgement. He's a joke to most people, republicans and democrats. Palin is a bigger joke. I don't know whether to laugh at her or feel bad for her. I guess it really depends on her perception of herself. If she is feeling in over her head, I truly feel bad for her and hope her and her family get through this without too much strife. If she is totally oblivious to her predicament and feels she is being treated unfairly, I feel no sympathy towards her and she deserves what she brought upon herself. If they somehow win this election, the joke is on the American people.

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 3:35:46 AM

      2012 shows just way too much optimism. Since Bill Clinton spends all day trying to knee-cap Barack and shill McCain love, you can tell that He sees this as a two-termer that blocks his return to the mansion via Hillary.
      After two terms, I doubt Hillary will be electable, 2012 was her shot if Barack lost this one. Now 2016 is an entirely different matter. If the GOP changes it's party name, purges it's fanatic religious zealots, loses the awful Rove/Atwater stench, and finds a slate of competent candidates, goodness sakes I see an opening at dogcatcher in municipal politics.

    • Posted By: Brother Steve @ 09/28/2008 11:24:50 PM

      From A Hated Democrat. Thanks for the concession, when can we move in?

  • Posted By: Kris in AL @ 09/29/2008 3:04:26 AM

    It's OK to have a person that was RAISED BY A COMMUNIST, who SOCIALIZES WITH A TERRORIST and has SAT IN A PEW LISTENING TO A RACIST FOR OVER 20 YEARS be the Democrat nominee running for president (as well as his VP running mate who GOT CAUGHT PLAGERIZING IN LAW SCHOOL AND REPEATED THE FLAW DURING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT!)

    BUT..... if a small town mayor elected governor is the VP candidate for the Republican party.....THEN SHE IS UNQUALIFIED?

    GIVE ME A BREAK. I'D RATHER HAVE A SHORT TIMER FROM OUTSIDE OF THE BELTWAY THAN A JOHNNY COME LATELY AND A COPIER !!!

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 3:25:30 AM

      You know, stereotypes have a solid root in reality sometimes.
      Please stop tarnishing the image of trailer trash.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 3:13:08 AM

      It is called the Peter Principle that applies to Palin. Please see the following link if you want to learn about the Peter Principle...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle. And this article is not about Obama. And even people like George Will on the right has said she should not be running. So all your rants and raves are meaningless.

  • Posted By: mormegil @ 09/29/2008 1:51:00 AM

    No matter who wins this election, we are all royally screwed. Rep or Dem, doesn't matter. They all ultimately serve the same masters.
    Only when an independent candidate, with NO party affiliation, current or former, is allowed to participate in a major debate, such as the one we just had (where the hell were the independents then?) and elected, will this country have any chance of becoming a true democracy, worthy of all this BS we're force fed about how great we are.
    Personally, I believe it's time for a revolution.wewe are

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 3:22:54 AM

      sounds like we need to bring the 60's back, LOL...

  • Posted By: rlmcca @ 09/29/2008 12:57:29 AM

    And can anyone name one substantial piece of legislation that Obama has passed either in Illinois or DC? Just because you can site an instance where a candidate has difficulty making a neat soundbyte for the media does not mean that that person is unfit to serve. It should be noted that Biden has plenty of difficulty not embarrassing himself whenever he speaks in public, and Obama has stumbled plenty of times when he didn't have a teleprompter to read from.

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 3:19:33 AM

      Biden often contradicts party line because he can think for himself, and speak for himself. That's good, it shows he has a personal grasp of the issues, even if they may not be his bosses choices.
      You are looking for that lock-step stupid, obedient Romney-drone, that will say whatever the handler thinks is right. Bush has reall set your bar so low that you just need a tape recording, that Palin has proven that she can not reproduce.
      Yeah, you need to keep smart people away from power. Since you people have obviously ditched "Country First" you need to rebrand. How about: "Stuck on Stupid."

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:55:29 AM

      Very interesting you brought Biden into your paragraph. Do you know why people do what Biden does when he makes a dumb remark? I am guilty of this along with millions of other people who have a brain that is full of thoughts. It is called having your brain three steps ahead of what you are speaking. Perhaps you did not know that happens, now you do.

    • Posted By: Achilles22 @ 09/29/2008 1:10:29 AM

      Seriously? Astounding!

      Obama authored legislation (with (r) Dick Lugar) to secure loose nuclear weapons, he has authored or co-authored ethics reform, transparency, and veterans health care legislation just to name a few. Not to mention he sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Commitee. But lets get real - Obama is a constitutional law professor, he has held elective office for 12 years - in a state with an actual population. He has earned his nomination by defeating a political dynasty, collecting 18 million votes. He has been vetted by opposition research by Clinton and McCain, he has been in 25 debates, and had countless other avails to the press and interviews otherwise.

      .....uhhh Palin is being hidden from the press for a reason.

      She's not in the same universe as Obama and Biden or McCain.

      Cute story for a minute - but that sound you hear is the nation finding out she's not qualified by any measure to serve at this level.........

      • Posted By: labman57 @ 09/29/2008 1:20:50 AM

        Oh yeah? Well Palin tried to get books banned from the Wasilla library because the titles upset some of her religious conservative friends. And she told Congress "thanks but no thanks". And she tried to get her mean ex-brother-in-law fired for the good of the state. And don't forget that she was Miss Congeniality! And it only took her 6 years to get a degree in Communications, only slightly longer than it takes most college athletes who never go to class.
        So beat that!

    • Posted By: Cazador1972 @ 09/29/2008 1:06:35 AM


      Ethics reform in Illinois and Washington and The Obama-Lugar Bill for nuclear weapons security.

      http://www.globalsolutions.org/in_the_beltway/lugar_obama_bill_seeks_secure_weapons

  • Posted By: phillydog @ 09/29/2008 12:05:27 AM

    I do agree with you, but I do not understand why the Democrats agreed to this vice presidential format. Biden can not engage Palin directly. This debate is really a scam to protect her from real harm. Maybe Obama is scared that Biden might make some mistakes on his own. Everytime she attacks Obama, Biden should counter with I know he has what it takes to run this country, but what do you really bring to the table.

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 3:12:16 AM

      None of the debates are debates. They are semi-moderated forums.
      If they let Biden loose on her it would get bad ugly. He'd eat the blame and the R''s would trot out more of their PUMA shills to claim that Obama is sexist, etc. There is almost no upside to the 90 minutes that are coming. The people who support McCain now are not going to change their minds no matter the result.
      They hate Democrats more than they love America.

    • Posted By: USMC WIFEY @ 09/29/2008 12:37:58 AM

      Its actually better this way... we know that Biden will rip her to shreds... so to avoid these ridiculous sexist claims, just have him not attack her... but its great because she will only hit her talking points and then will go into one of those rambles that she gave to Couric... we are only allowing her to hang herself... without the aid of Biden!

  • Posted By: snesich @ 09/29/2008 12:08:30 AM

    Thank goodness that Sarah Palin has demonstrated how little she knows and how confused she truly is. Imagine, if like Ronald Reagan, she could better memorize her lines and just repeat what she was taught. Reagan's understanding was no better than Palin's, but he knew how to memorize a script and deliver it well. She can't hide her ignorance and her lack of intelligence. Thankfully, she and McCain are going to lose.

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 3:05:55 AM

      Reagan had practice with actual monkeys, delivering lines in "Bedtime for Bonzo."
      He was also a Democrat until the red scares and McCarthyism drove him across party lines for convenience. He was also a Union leader. you know, community activist and radical....
      Palin is the organ grinder's monkey.

  • Posted By: walden333 @ 09/29/2008 2:22:15 AM

    Anchorage held a huge Hold Sarah Palin Accountable rally in Anchorage this weekend. Pics here: http://laurainak.blogspot.com

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 3:02:09 AM

      WOW, I never thought I would ever see that happen. Some of those scenic pictures of Alaska are absolutely gorgeous too.

  • Posted By: zqll @ 09/29/2008 12:29:42 AM

    To Stockwell66: Bush did what Clinton could never do; keep America safe after a terrorist attack on our home land. Bush got rid of Saddam (I know, I know, that didn't make US lovers of totalitarian regimes too happy, but what the hey! they can't do anything except live with it.) Bush got rid of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, got rid of the al Queda sanctuary and brought in a democracy. During Bush's administration Lybia stopped being a terrorist government and Syria ended its 17 years of occupation in Lebanon (I know, I know, it didn't make lovers of totalitarian regimes too happy, but what the hel, they will learn to live with it. Besides they will be happy because they can still cheer for their stupid heroes achmadinijad and "dearest ruler" in N. Korea. I am sure that Obama if elected will be nice and remove both of them from the terrorist list. It will make all liberals and some Democrats very happy, I am sure.)

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 3:02:06 AM

      Bush didn't "do" anything. Members of our Military, our Intelligence agencies, and Mercenaries have "done" things. Shrub has vacationed, done a drive-by at Katrina, choked on a pretzel, and shredded the constitution. He is proof that generations of inbreeding will produce an imbecile.
      But heck, he makes you look smart.

  • Posted By: Therese in NV @ 09/29/2008 2:36:15 AM

    Sounds like a lot of Democrats are afraid of Sarah Palin's popularity to me. You should be scared.. You are in for the shock of your lives come the VP Debates. I have seen this lady in action first hand and all of you are in for a very, very rude awakening. .....Did you just hear that sound? That's the other shoe dropping folks!

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:58:37 AM

      You scare me because of your thought processes. Palin is too dumb to know any better.

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 2:53:40 AM

      The question is, Bush gave us 8 years of stupid. McCain isn't stupid, he's clever. Do you want 4 years of Stunts? Will he cancel the Presidency because of a crisis?
      Caribou Barbie has flunked out.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:47:28 AM

      Do you know what the Peter Principle means? I will even give you the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle

      More and more people recognize that Palin is out of her league, regardless of what you want to believe. Every interview she has had shows that she cannot be vice president.

    • Posted By: labman57 @ 09/29/2008 2:41:52 AM

      I beg to differ. We are not afraid of her abilities, but rather her deficiencies.

      Palin does fine when debating issues and topics about which she has adequate familiarity, i.e., when she is in her comfort zone. As soon as she is asked to address a topic unfamiliar to her, she resorts to scripted talking points, and if a follow-up question is asked, she freezes with that "deer-in-the-headlights" stare, her voice quavers, and she simply restates the same memorized response.

      You can respond with "I told Congress, thanks but no thanks" only so many times....

  • Posted By: labman57 @ 09/29/2008 12:42:05 AM

    Sarah Palin is a one-trick pony that would be speechless (literally) without a tele-prompter or cue cards in front of her. Most of her one-liners are little more than smug, sarcastic, self-righteous rhetoric and the rest is a pack of embellishments, distortions, and outright lies. No substance whatsoever.

    Her recent interviews with Gibson and Couric have shown her to lack the knowledge and intellect necessary to speak extemporaneously. She has become a caricature of political bufoonery.

    Each day, the luster of her image fades a bit as more is learned about her nefarious dealings in Alaska. If she had been properly vetted, all of this would have been public knowledge already, and she probably would not have been selected. Now all McCain can do is try to deflect attention and bury the details of her actions before the press digs it up.

    I predicted a few weeks ago that, eventually, McCain would begin to regard her as more of a liability than an asset. I think that time has come to pass.

    • Posted By: Braes @ 09/29/2008 2:57:37 AM

      Ask McCain's first wife, Carol about how that works out. Johnny MaC has gone trophy-fishing before, he can do it again.

  • Posted By: SBfromCA @ 09/29/2008 2:56:06 AM

    Therese in NV -
    OH PLEEEEEEESE! AFRAID OF SARAH PALIN? She is POPULAR??? Maybe only in the week after her well-rehearsed speech written by Bush's speechwriter. People got hyped up for a short while. Now, I take it you haven't followed the news latey. Or have you bothered to watch her 3 interveiws with Gibson, Hannity and Couric? (pathetic woman could not even handle Hannity's interveiw right. That was like a free pass for her to shake off her airhead image!!) I can't believe people still buy into that "lady in action", "she is just like one of us" nonsense. She is running for the VP of the US, not some PTA position. I am a mother of 2, and a top executive in a multinational corporation. Sarah Palin DOES NOT resonate with me. As a matter of fact, she is a disgrace to all women. If she really cares about Mccain's presidency, she should bow out NOW before she humiliate herself, her running mate and her party in front of national TV this coming Thursday!

  • Posted By: rmichael777 @ 09/28/2008 10:13:29 AM

    But you're forgetting one VERY important fact...Mrs. Palin supports the right to life of the unborn!! This surely is enough to counter any small concerns about her qualification to be Vice President.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:44:05 AM

      It is called the Peter Principle. Read and understand and then you will understand why journalists left and to the right are calling Palin out on her remarks.

    • Posted By: jwild @ 09/28/2008 11:39:58 AM

      How about our right to have a competent presidental candidate? I have the right to have that too. And review Obama's stance on abortion. Nobody is in favor of having abortions and no women ever wants to go throught one. You are the same people that voted the idiot George W Bush in and look what we got. Educate yourself lady

  • Posted By: trik69 @ 09/27/2008 8:34:02 PM

    I haven't decided which team is the best as of yet... seems like everyone here, author included, is comparing Palin to Obama. Uhh, isn't Obama running for Pres & Palin VP? I watched the debate last night and I feel kinda neutral... Obama sure is smooth, but I liked alot of what McCain said. My gut feeling is that McCain has the experience and really seems to want to fix our great country. If he picked Palin, must've been for a good reason

    • Posted By: redbudhill @ 09/29/2008 2:42:43 AM

      McCain picked Palin for ONLY 2 reasons: to appeal to (1) extreme right-wing conservatives and (2) disaffected Hillary supporters. He thinks voters are too stupid to realize that the only thing he cares about is being President; by his VP pick, he shows he cares nothing about the country, only himself.

      Everyone talks about how much Palin has accomplished as mayor and governor. I agree she has accomplished the following:

      1. Wasilla had zero-debt when she became mayor, but $22 million in debt when she left office.

      2. As mayor, fought for and won a $20 million hockey rink built on land not owned by the city, thus resulting in millions of dollars in lawsuits, which are not over to this day.

      3. Rape victims were charged for their own 'rape kits' while she was mayor of Wasilla.

      4. As mayor AND governor, fired qualified, loyal people and put her own friends into the jobs.

      5. Now is 'against' PORK, and as mayor and governor requested and got millions in pork. Yet she and McCain continue to lie about this.

      6. Is under investigation for abuse of power as governor; stated she would cooperate with any investigation before she became VP pick. Now refuses to cooperate, and her husband and employes have refused to honor subpoenas. If you or I refused to comply with a subpoena, we would be in jail for contempt. Of course, McCain has a team of lawyers and campaign people helping with the coverup. If there IS no coverup, why won't they cooperate?

      7. She and McCain continued to lie about the 'bridge to nowhere' even after it was proven to be a lie.

      I could go on with several other points showing what a liar she is, and certainly no 'breath of fresh air' at all. She and McCain both lie as easily as breathing. Maybe someone can tell me exactly how that is being a 'maverick' or different from some other politicans (I said 'some', not 'all').

  • Posted By: geeree @ 09/28/2008 1:47:41 PM

    you can pick up ANY person on the street, they will be able to answer the qustions better the Palin. it's sad.

    • Posted By: cygnusx1 @ 09/28/2008 3:28:03 PM

      If you think Obama is qualified to be Commander and Chief when he didn???t even know the difference between a Battalion and Brigade, and all that experience of less than 2 years as a first term Senator, (wow)! Obama's recent Condoning of the Russian invasion of Russian aggression against Georgia in South Ossetia is Ludicrous! His 3rd response was for the UN to pass a resolution to condemn the Russian invasion which shows he didn???t even know that all members of the UN Security council had veto power, (something most 13 year olds know)! You can pick up ANY person on the street and they will be able to answer the questions better than OBAMA! ??? What is truly pathetic is that Obama supporters have to compare him to the VP nominee, and he???s still a loser!
      Palin has more experience as a leader than Obama hands down.
      1) Leader of the State National Guard
      2) Mayor
      3) Governor
      All executive leadership jobs with a record of real change. Clinton was only governor of AR with one of the smallest budgets of any state! Reagan was governor of CA, Carter was governor of Georgia in fact 15 presidents are former governors, I???m trying to think how many ???Community Organizers??? became president? Oh that???s right ZERO. I do agree with Biden though when he said ???Obama isn't ready to be President???. And his ignorance is dangerous for America.

      • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/28/2008 3:51:16 PM

        Kathleen Parker, an early supporter of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, said Friday recent interviews have shown the Alaska governor is "out of her league" and should leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party. Parker's comments follow those by prominent conservatives David Brooks, George Will, and David Frum who have all publicly questioned Palin's readiness to be vice president.

        And the above list of conservative commentators are some of the most prominent on the right side of the spectrum. Considering the facts and the commentary of these well respected journalists posting what they did, can you still look someone in eye, knowing that Palin could become POTUS, and say without hesitation, or trepidation that she is ready right now to lead our country after seeing Couric's interview with Palin?

        And don't give the BS that Couric was hard on her. If you saw the debate, Couric's questions were easier than the ones that both McCain and Obama were given. So if you think Couric was hard, what is she going to do when she has her face-off with Biden? Case closed.

        • Posted By: yan8410 @ 09/28/2008 6:41:12 PM

          Your analyssi exposes your inelligence and reasoning. No doubt , your insult andbitterness is based on something else. Read more about Obama"s qualification and think again.

          • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:41:41 AM

            Have you heard of the Peter Principle? Look it up, and put Palin into the context of Peter Principle. Nothing more needs to be said. Maybe then you will see the light of why conservative journalists are stating things about Palin the same way as Zakaria.

    • Posted By: cygnusx1 @ 09/28/2008 3:38:11 PM

      If you think Obama is qualified to be Commander and Chief when he didn???t even know the difference between a Battalion and Brigade, and all that experience of less than 2 years as a first term Senator, (wow)! Obama's recent Condoning of the Russian invasion of Russian aggression against Georgia in South Ossetia is Ludicrous! His 3rd response was for the UN to pass a resolution to condemn the Russian invasion which shows he didn???t even know that all members of the UN Security council had veto power, (something most 13 year olds know)! You can pick up ANY person on the street and they will be able to answer the questions better than OBAMA! ??? What is truly pathetic is that Obama supporters have to compare him to the VP nominee, and he???s still a loser!
      Palin has more experience as a leader than Obama hands down.
      1) Leader of the State National Guard
      2) Mayor
      3) Governor
      All executive leadership jobs with a record of real change. Clinton was only governor of AR with one of the smallest budgets of any state! Reagan was governor of CA, Carter was governor of Georgia in fact 15 presidents are former governors, I???m trying to think how many ???Community Organizers??? became president? Oh that???s right ZERO. I do agree with Biden though when he said ???Obama isn't ready to be President??? As Obama keeps opening his mouth with his indecisiveness and profound ignorance American???s will see Obama is dangerous for America.

  • Posted By: wisesoul @ 09/28/2008 5:17:27 PM

    The fact is at least Palin managed a state. The governor is the chief executive of the state and runs the executive branch of the government. A governor is the commander-in-chief of the military and is responsible for managing the state budget. Governors also have significant involvement in foreign affairs, especially due to the advent of the Homeland Security Bureau. They must be familiar with security procedures, such as raising the terror alert. By the way last I checked Wasilla, Alaska was in the United States with challenges just same if not more than alot of the small towns in the contiguous US. Obama simply doesn't have that experience.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:31:41 AM

      Did you ever hear of the Peter Principle? Apply that to Palin, and you will understand why she needs to remove herself from the Republican ticket.

    • Posted By: MoralDem @ 09/28/2008 6:20:28 PM

      This is a tired talking point. Palin has shown that she cannot even talk coherently about HER OWN experience, executive or otherwise. You believe what you want to believe, but don't pretend like you're making a cohesive argument about Palin's experience when the McCain campaign's sequestration of her says it all.

    • Posted By: swe123 @ 09/28/2008 5:36:07 PM

      Well, lets hope that small towns in America don't have the same issues as Wasilla since that town went from a zero deficit to a 20 million dollar deficit under Palin.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/28/2008 5:25:43 PM

      OMG did you ever hear in business that people reach to the highest level of incompetence. You can hide by putting your head in the sand. The woman is clueless beyond her borders of Alaska. And that is even a reach by me. I don't like to dis on anyone, however, this is beyond belief, and way over her head. Dan Quayle is a genius next to her.

  • Posted By: Tanja @ 09/28/2008 6:21:03 PM

    As a fellow minority I have to comment on this.

    Governor Palin has MORE experience than Obama.
    You are more than welcome to research this by contacting the Political Science department at your local university. Ask the department the difference between mayor, senator and governor.
    This is truly yellow journalism on the behalf of Fareed Zakaria.
    Mr. Zakaria although you may not agree with the Republican party, it is your responsibility as a journalist to do the research and have correct/accurate information. By not doing this, you are insulting NEWSWEEK and journalists who take their job seriously.

    Thank you!

    Tanja Pineda

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/28/2008 7:10:58 PM

      Perhaps experiece of Palin sounding more like someone who has no brain. Experience that makes Dan Quayle sound like a genius compared to Palin. Experience that if I lived next to Canada, that I can say I have foreign policy experience. Experience to compare a Harvard constitutional lawyer who has a brain, to someone who is clueless? Do I need to go on? This is not a Republican versus Democrat issue, this is an issue that affects people on a global level too. Think MACRO!

      Kathleen Parker, an early supporter of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, said Friday recent interviews have shown the Alaska governor is "out of her league" and should leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party. Parker's comments follow those by prominent conservatives David Brooks, George Will, and David Frum who have all publicly questioned Palin's readiness to be vice president.

      And the above list of conservative commentators are some of the most prominent on the right side of the spectrum. Considering the facts and the commentary of these well respected journalists posting what they did, can you still look someone in eye, knowing that Palin could become POTUS, and say without hesitation, or trepidation that she is ready right now to lead our country after seeing Couric's interview with Palin?

      And don't give the BS that Couric was hard on her. If you saw the debates last night, Couric's questions were easier than the ones that both McCain and Obama were given. So if you think Couric was hard, what is she going to do when she has her face-off with Biden? Case closed.

      • Posted By: Obama McCain @ 09/28/2008 8:57:54 PM

        You could substitute the name Obama for Palin in a lot of your comments. It's is strange to me how people equate a College degree to being intelligent. Anyone that can think for themselves knows college only teaches you how to think, not how to think for yourself. If Obama had mastered that may be I would consider him.

        • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:28:49 AM

          The Peter Principle has struc with Palin; you are too close to the forest to see that.

        • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 12:21:34 AM

          No its not the degree, rather having a degree of conventional wisdom and knowlege.that is being called out here. And still you fail to pass the test of why are people on the right side of the political process equally concerned about Palin. When you speak in that context, then there is more to discuss.

    • Posted By: Reality_Mack @ 09/28/2008 6:33:12 PM

      Dear Panda,
      Palin's experience, while providing many laughs to many people (and we thank her and her GOP handlers for that) could be 5x more lengthy and we would still come back to one fundamental truth: The time she had in office has fast turned out to be fraught with lies, cover ups, scandal and incompetence - and this was at the local and state level, heaven forbid she be let loose on the National and International level. Listen, while you're at your university make sure to research her (ah hum) distinguised (LOL) track record.
      Vote Obama/Biden

    • Posted By: sunnfjord @ 09/28/2008 6:29:19 PM

      Add up the years of experience Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld had. The take a look at where America is today. I rest my case.

  • Posted By: Love LA @ 09/28/2008 9:22:32 PM

    I'm worried about the ones that support B. Hussein Obama. Why? Because he's black. You talk about Palin not having the experience. B. Hussein was in the Senate 143 days. You can't go in the military and become a General in 143 days. You can't go into McDonald's and become a manager in 143 days. But you want to support someone with friends that STAND ON THE AMERICAN FLAG (William Ayers), has a Pastor that screams venom against white people. But Palin doesn't have the experience... Please!

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:20:37 AM

      Perhaps experiece of Palin sounding more like someone who has no brain. Experience that makes Dan Quayle sound like a genius compared to Palin. Experience that if I lived next to Canada, that I can say I have foreign policy experience. Experience to compare a Harvard constitutional lawyer who has a brain, to someone who is clueless? Do I need to go on? This is not a Republican versus Democrat issue, this is an issue that affects people on a global level too. Think MACRO!

      Kathleen Parker, an early supporter of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, said Friday recent interviews have shown the Alaska governor is "out of her league" and should leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party. Parker's comments follow those by prominent conservatives David Brooks, George Will, and David Frum who have all publicly questioned Palin's readiness to be vice president.

      And the above list of conservative commentators are some of the most prominent on the right side of the spectrum. Considering the facts and the commentary of these well respected journalists posting what they did, can you still look someone in eye, knowing that Palin could become POTUS, and say without hesitation, or trepidation that she is ready right now to lead our country after seeing Couric's interview with Palin?

  • Posted By: Glide @ 09/28/2008 10:25:25 PM

    Unbelievable....She is a governor, and the #2 spot on the ticket....How does the democratic #1 spot compare? LESS Qualified than her. The bias of the libs really came out on this one. Heck, McCain has more time in a POW camp than Obama has had in the Senate! I knew a guy that was yelling change, wealth re-distribution, and class warfare a few years back. Oh yea, people flocked to hear him speak, he "moved them"...Jim Jones. Keep drinking that Koolaid......

    • Posted By: OregonBlue @ 09/29/2008 12:43:20 AM

      Obama less qualified than Palin? Please - before he was a US Senator, he was the editor of the Harvard Law Review, a state senator, a faculty member at one of the best five law schools in the country, and also spent his younger years working directly on behalf of laid-off steel workers and others in need. Plus, he has traveled extensively, written two books, and so far has run one of the most impressive campaigns in American political history.

      Some of this might sound `elitist.' I hope it does! If I were an owner of an NFL team, I'd be looking for the guy with the super-strong arm and split-second decision-making ability to lead my team. I wouldn't care if their story resonated, or they seemed like a good person that I'd like to have a beer with. So as an owner(=voter) of the United States, I'm going to look for the person with the best intellectual, leadership, visionary, knowledge and inspirational abilities. Thank goodness we have such a candidate this time around. I'm tired to our president being the village idiot.

      • Posted By: rlmcca @ 09/29/2008 1:20:30 AM

        Yes, Obama did work as a lecturer at one of the best law schools in the country--but he never published one thing. He never wrote one law review article. And yet he found the time, and the need, to write TWO autobiographies before the age of 50 and before even winning his party's nomination. Who does that? As far as I can tell, the only sort of person that would do such a thing is someone consumed with his own sense of self-imporatnce. In spite of the fact that he has few , if any, real accomplishments.

        • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 2:17:09 AM

          Why are two pregnancies never alike? What is the definition of success? What is the definition of accomplishment? Now, lets put accomplishment next to success next to pregnancy, and what do you have? Give up? None of them have the same definition everytime it happens to someone.

    • Posted By: marksgershenson @ 09/29/2008 12:36:05 AM

      Kool aid is old news. Move forward to today. Tell me why does George Will and other prominent journalists on the ride side of the spectrum also asking Palin to stand down? When you do the research, then come back and reply to me. Go back several hours and I have listed people on the right who also question Palin being on the ticket. I think you missed your Kool Aide

    • Posted By: Brother Steve @ 09/28/2008 10:34:25 PM

      And you keep clinging to that joke of a failed ideology known as "Conservatism" Ooooh! It's just like a snuggly wuggly blanket, and if you drape yourself totally in it like yourself, then you don't have to see reality.You are living proof that ignorance totally is bliss! Sarah, can we get some more ice cubes for our kool-aid over here?

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