Palin Is Ready? Please.

Palin is not fit to be Vice President because she is simply not smart enough for the task. I concede that Obama does not have enough experience. His inexperience, however, does not mitigate her total lack of capability. The media has not asked Palin any questions that an average political science student could not answer. These questions have not been unanticipated and the Mccain camp has done its best to prepare her for weeks. The fact that she cannot even demonstrate a basic level of competence is astounding. People use the word "stupid" often to refer to someone who they disagree with or to someone who consistently shows bad judgment. Bush is often referred to as stupid under this definition. But despite his poor public speaking and erroneous worldview his level of discourse in addressing issues as a candidate far surpassed any level of competence Palin can ever hope to achieve. Obama isn't experienced enough and would probably have been better off running in 8 years. Biden is experienced but prone speaking without a filter. Mccain is a poor public speaker who often fudges facts and forgets names mid-sentece. All these candidates suffer from shortcomings that can be addressed. Sarah Palin however, is simply IQ deficient. She will never be ready. Not in 40 days, not in 10 years.

Republican or Democrat, you must admit those were really poor answers to the questions. It is apparent Ms. Palin can not formulate her own ideas, on the spur of the moment. She lacks not only the vocabulary of politics but also the charisma. I think proximity politics is at work here and it's designed to attract and entice only the dumbest Americans. In what reality does being near something (i.e. Russia, a foreign person) automatically produce expertise on the subject? How does being in the executive branch of state government translate to executive experience at the national level? Oh both terms have "executive" in them so the American people will buy it. I was excited by Palin (I'm not liberal by any means) but then she has simply not produced one moment of flash or brillance. That she is being hidden from the media can only say one thing. No, the media is not sexist and mean. Being hidden means McCain campaign is afraid to gamble on what stupid thing she might say next. Please Gov. Palin go back to Alaska.

Moose lips sink ships.

If experience is so important why did we have failures from: Lyndon Johnson, Viietnam 48,000 dead, and The Great Society which broke up African American families.,John F. JKennedy, Bay Of Pigs where 1500 Cuban Americans were slaughtered because the Cuban air force wasn't destroyed as planned. Richard Nixon, Watergate, Jimmy Carter, 20% interest and , Iran hostage crisis.. Common sense listening to good advice is what the job is all about. and a strong character

Why exactly is Back Obama more qualified Sarah Palin? His Russia-Georgia gaffes ought to have been a red flag- and those gaffes came after the world was made aware of his '300 foreign policy experts.' Was Jimmy Carter more qualified to president? He was surprised to learn that the Soviet leadership were evil and duplicitous. What makes Palin less qualified than Obama or Carter?

Excuse me but where did some of you gentlewomen and gentlemen get your manners? Are you in the habit of spouting hate and bigotry when you are face to face with someone? This is an important election. Please read the candidate's positions and the party platforms as well as listen to interviews and commentaries. Try to be unemotional. We need to pick leaders who can discuss tough problems with other world leaders and who can listen to their points of view with respect and understanding. We are not the rulers of the world, we live with other people having different cultures. The way you are talking you sound like you hate everyone who questions your candidates qualifications. If qualifications cannot be discussed in a rational way how can we possibly make any kind of informed decision. Remember it is the job of newsmen to ask questions. Do you really think name calling is conducive to a good discussion of ideas?

PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A SECOND AND LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS...
Things are rarely as simple as they seem on the surface. I feel like McCaine camp is hiding Sarah Palin for a reason. Her limited exposure to the Media and American public could be well thought campaign strategy.
The ???ELITE, biased, and liberal media??? and democrats are seeing her as an unfit person for the office. Now just when everyone calls her off, and VP choice seems like an obvious disastrous mistake she will make a remarkable comeback in the debate. If she beats Biden on Oct 2nd, McCaine will get props for his wise and bold judgment. Media will lose some credibility among independents. McCaine might come on top again.
An Obama Supporter.

I'm glad you found the post so amusing, "DaNoot". It's important to laugh. Thanks for reading.

"Bone Dry": He's been cancer free for 8 years. Check your facts. And 'egoist'? The only thing BO's truly capable of is writing books about himself.

Naive, idealistic, radical Islamic(???) socialist (but no "hidden agenda"...). These are desirable qualifications for the highest executive office in the land? I know opinions and the right to express them are what this country's all about. I also know it scares the s*!# out of me to even think about putting someone in the White House who is too cool to put his hand on his heart when pledging his allegiance to the country he wants to lead.