Palin Is Ready? Please.

Waving or wearing a flag is not a substitute for my patriotic duty to question and criticize my government when I disagree with its words, intentions and/or actions. Even though IMHO, the news has been bad and very ugly for the last eight years I must listen. I must stay as informed as possible. Mr. Z with his steady and clear presentation of our world has made the medicine go down easier in his books, articles and on GPS. Once again I need to thank him.

Now for the bad news:
I know who I am and fight daily the urge to put on my aluminum foil hat. Sense 2000, I have heard myself screaming foul to fire, in hopes that someone with more power then myself would hear my words of fear. Finally, someone with an obviously good education, high intelligence, world wide exposure and respect has written in a widely read and fairly respected magazine the following:
???But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start.???

OMG!
The bad news? I???m not crazy but I only have one vote.

Waving or wearing a flag is not a substitute for my patriotic duty to question and criticize my government when I disagree with its words, intentions and/or actions. Even though IMHO, the news has been bad and very ugly for the last eight years I must listen. I must stay as informed as possible. Mr. Z with his steady and clear presentation of our world has made the medicine go down easier in his books, articles and on GPS. Once again I need to thank him.

Now for the bad news:
I know who I am and fight daily the urge to put on my aluminum foil hat. Sense 2000, I have heard myself screaming foul to fire, in hopes that someone with more power then myself would hear my words of fear. Finally, someone with an obviously good education, high intelligence, world wide exposure and respect has written in a widely read and fairly respected magazine the following:
???But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start.???

OMG!
The bad news? I???m not crazy but I only have one vote.

You are correct. Sarah Palin does have the catchphrases down but has yet to put them into coherent answers, kinda like that Miss Teen contestant who kept blurting out "such as.. Iraq and Africa, such as.." However, I don't think this be be a detriment to her in the upcoming debate.. of course, I'm assuming the debate will be in a multiple choice format.

Fareed, you are exactly right on. I hope and pray you will push this issue throughout the media. Palin is not even close to ready, and for her to be a heartbeat away from the presifdency is more than frightening. Thanks for writing the truth.
Harold Iler

See it only took a few minutes to show your true agenda. Sorry everyone dons't look like you, chew tabacco, and carry a shotgun. Obama is a candidate, Palin is a moose hunter.

Hey, Fareed Zakaria. How much did you get pay for this *** bias stuff?
Does Barack Huisein Obama have enough experiences to be a president?

You know the similarities between Palin and Bush are just astounding. Neither can speak in coherent sentences. And BOTH were governors. Loving Jesus is not a prerequisite to governor the country. I say send her back to Wasilla.

And to Granny's 60's Chick: Obama was seven years old when all of that happened. Sheesh get a time line grip! The article was about Palin not Obama.

Typical Republican "beat around the bush" comment. Am I running for VP? Then it dosn't matter...

Palin is clearly out of her league. By pushing her out front long before she was prepared, John McCain and his crew has done a disservice to a rising female politician. Shaame on you John. It is clear that you are not beingled by the dogma of "putting our country first", but rather by your personal and selfish ambition..

Leave it to the Republicans to find a "moose hunter", and make her vice president. What? Larry the cable guy was too busy? Is this a serious Presidential election, or a California Governer "style election

Granny 60s--you are SO right!

To Granny 60's chick:
Answer to your comments:
Experience - Judgment/temprament/intelligence matters more than experience. What did George Bush do with his experience as the Governor or Texas.
Corrupt - what about troopergate/charging for rape kits/hiring people because of their loyalty to you, having your husband present during official discusions, not cooperating with subpoenas in official investigation....this is corruption too!!
Anti-American crowd- Todd Palin belongs to a party that wants to break from the US!! That is more anti-american than criticizing your government for accountability for its actions..

John McCain's judgment in choosing Palin is a clear message to America and the world that he may well have a lot in common mentally with Palin. I question his ability to choose people competent enough to steer our government in the coming years of more energy and economic crises.

"You don't blink" is not an effective crisis management strategy, it is something a teenager says when he plays chicken with his parent's station wagon. Can you imagine this woman with access to atomic weapons?

And although I normally agree with Mr. Zakaria, urging Palin to "stay home with her family" is a cheap, dare I say, sexist comment. John McCain, however, is not sexist when he keeps Palin away from the cameras, he is instead behaving in a prudent manner - and saying prudent and McCain in the same sentence is a stretch.

I truly believe that McCain would keep a completely incompetent MALE candidate away from the cameras, too.

I'm a 35 year old white, Christian, married, mother of two children (one of whom has special needs) and the nicest thing I can say about Palin is she looks good for her age.
I truly hope McCain is not our next president, but even more than that, I sincerely pray that if he does, he will live out his term. The thought of Palin being in charge is absolutely frightening.