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She's referred to as..
a 'novice' by the letter's author, but what exactly do we have occupying 1600 PA Ave right now?
Guy give it up
you are making a terrible argument. Unless you kept your head in the sand for the last year and a half, then Palin is a pro, and ride that 80+% approval rating in AK to 2012. But remember, Kaine was called a rookie because he was just mayor of Richmond. Then compare the population of RVA and AK. Guy, you make better arguments than this one, don't hang your hat here...
How's it a terrible argument?
Let's take YOUR points, shall we? What's the population of Delaware? What was the population of Arkansas when Clinton ran? What does size of the population of any state have to do with anything here? You need to find someone else to do your thinking for you AM. The hypocrisy of your argument is exceeded only by the stupidity of it!
Tell that to Karl Rove
He was the one who criticized Kaine. Then oddly enough, praised Palin for her vast executive experience. Like I said guy, don't hang your hat here, that point is a loser. People should treat Palin like a stock - get out before it hits zero. Isn't it priceless that she offered herself out to democrats?
No AM, YOU tell that to Rove...
or anyone else for that matter. You're going to whine because a prominent Republican does what all prominent Dems do in talking down their opponents, as Rove did about Kaine (I'm taking your word on that for the sake of the discussion)? YOU continue to ignore the hypocrisy of your own points. YOU brought up the population of Alaska, a typical Dem Party supplied talking point for people like you who have trouble thinking for yourself, while conveniently ignoring the size, population wise, of states that have produced some high office holders from your side in recent years.
You and yours continue to make the points others have made, especially myself, at your total, complete, and undeniable obsession with her. I agree that it IS priceless, and incredibly smart, to offer support for those Dems, and you know they're out there, who share many of her same values. She sure is laying down a platform for bi-partisanship, a word your uber-leftist media eats up, well, when it's convenient for the cadidates of THEIR choice.
I brought up the population of AK
because Rove made his attack on Kaine prior to Palin getting the VP nod. You don't have to take my word on it, you can feel free to look it up. You see, the problem with bad arguments is that they blow up in your face. Since you don't seem to remember, here is a link. Note the date of the story.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/10/ftn/main4336134.shtml
and for Rove's 180:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,414481,00.html
I don't disagree ith your point....
about bad arguments, and I ask, do you still have use of your eyes, given how many of yours have indeed exploded in your face? I don't need to look up what Rove said, I took your word for it. And Rove's statements about Kaine are relevant...how so? Rove is a partisan political operative. The same such operatives on the Dem side talked up Kaine's qualifications (when he was considered a Veep candidate) as well as others, like Biden, while talking down Palin and everyone else from the other side. That's politics. What part of that do you not understand?If you want, we can examine what Hillary and Biden said about Obama while they were both trying to get the Dem nomination. I remember "clean and speaks well for a black man" (not an exact quote, but certainly words to that effect) by Biden about Obama. Again, what's your point? If you're going to hate Palin's experience because of the size of the state she ran, you just GOTTA hate Biden for the same criteria, right? And Palin DID have to govern the largest state area wise in the nation. I'm sure you and yours will obligingly bad mouth that, but that fact is still undeniable!
Occupant of 1600 PA ave.
Oh, we have a guy who has a BA from Columbia and a law degree from Harvard.
But I can see why you would feel the need to compare him to the scholarly
journey of Hawaii Pacific College in Honolulu --> North Idaho College --> University of Idaho --> Matanuska-Susitna College--> University of Idaho.
Funny..
we had a guy with a masters in business from Yale, who served multiple terms as a governor (that actual executive experience thing, kind of what Palin has), and all we ever heard from the usual leftist suspects was how unqualified he was! But here, we have a law degree combined with time spent as a community organizer and a partial term as a Senator. Yes, I can see the basis for the love affair!
I'll take the actual executive anytime. That's just me...Silly me!
Bush drifted throughYale on his legacy
Not his scholarly accomplishments. It's well documented.
Well documented?
Well documented in what? NY Times? They actually document who does what assignments and when they submit them, and what grade they received is also part of their report? Interesting...
The only thing that is well documented, regarding Bush and obama, is the similarity in education, and the disparity in experience, coupled with the vast difference in media coverage.
More than the times reported statements from Bush's professors.
Find one that praises his scholarly achievement. You know, just listening to Fox and Rush really does leave you out of the loop.
You have to maintain...
a "B" average minimum in any masters program that I'm aware of there, George, regardless of the institution. I know the usual suspects in the way of the Kool-aid drinkers can't accept that, but it is reality. I haven't ever seen it alleged that he cheated in school. He's not a (Teddy) Kennedy, after all!
Here we go again
I don't agree with you so I must watch Fox incessantly, and listen to Rush, accepting his every word as gospel. Well...I have a job that requires me to work during the day, so I don't listen to Rush, and I watch CNN and MSNBC more than I watch Fox, but the percentage is shifting lately, as their reporting is really bad and getting worse. I also read the NY Times, and USAToday. I have a very broad base for my information gathering, I would venture a guess broader than most people's.
But...I don't think I need to look for positive reports from Bush's professors about how stellar a student he was. I really don't care if he was stellar. I would like to see from you, however, a few reports from his professors that say something along the lines of 'he didn't deserve to pass based on his coursework, but I passed him anyhow because of the donations his family made'. I will bet a crisp clean US Dollar that you can't find one.
Liberals destroyed Palin?
No, she did that herself. Did you even watch any of her interviews? Did you bother to watch the VP debates? She is the epitome of the empty suit. When she speaks, all she does is regurgitate bullet points (even when inappropriate). She reads "all of the papers" but is unable to provide intelligent answers to any question posed to her. She couldn't even give the name of ONE Supreme Court case other than Roe v. Wade, even though the SC ruled on the Valdez matter just months before (and her office gave a comment on the ruling). You conservatives can keep beating on the Palin drum, for as long as the GOP throws out candidates like Palin, the Democrats are going to thump you. She is not that intelligent, she got caught lying early (remember the plane she sold on Ebay), and let's be honest, she is quite good at playing the victim. We saw that coming with the 'lipstick on a pig' fiasco. She didn't work out for the GOP in 2008, and she certainly won't be better by 2012, but I certainly hope the GOP is dumb enough to keep her in the mix.
She needs an intelligent handler
No one in politics can police themselves and the things they want to 24/7. Palin is no exception. She needs a good handler if she wants to be anything other than a joke where politics are concerned. There are millions who love her, I'm sure, but without looking like she has a lot more on the ball, she'll never get the majority of Americans to vote for her for any high-ranking office. She needs someone to tell her what she needs to learn. She needs someone to tell her when she's acting like a 5th grade school girl, who is mad at her best friend and can't stop talking about it. She needs someone to tell her, flatly, that making certain decisions isn't going to help her.
Sarah Palin's problem has nothing to do with George Bush or Barack Obama. It has all to do with Palin not having a clue how to be diplomatic. That's it in a nutshell. Love her or hate her - she knows nothing about what it takes to lead. She can make money, but plenty of non-politicians can do that. Maybe that's all she wants to do.
So Sorry Paul and GeorgeK you are wrong
The only ill prepared people voted into office are the incompentent socialist fools you democrats elected, How is that change you wanted working out for you. Are you better off with the 9.5% unemployment, lack of the economy turning around, paying off of the unions?Sarah Palin is not going away so you liberals can keep on worring about where she will show up next,she really scares you liberals, You have done everything in your power to try and destroy this lady and tarnish her image with frivolous lawsuits brought on by the National Democratic party. Each and every time you try to catch her on so called ethic violations you are DENIED by the very courts you try to stack in your favor. . Now take a look at your selection for vice president and you have a classic example of an idiot in office and the Presbo of being incompatent and not being ready for the responsibility, Now stand by while we treat your next candidate and their family like you Liberals have treated Sarah Palin’s Family this will be fun to watch how you all decry foul play then.
Funny.....
even after all of this I would rather be a socialist than a republican.....you folks destroyed democracy a long time ago.
JohnBo - your entire rant is hilarious but....
... this takes the cake:
"Each and every time you try to catch her on so called ethic violations you are DENIED by the very courts you try to stack in your favor."
The majority of complaints and ethics violations charges were heard by the AK state personnel board, whose members are appointed by... wait for it... the Guvnah herself. Low and behold, she went to great lengths to move the Trooper firing investigation to this personnel board. "On September 1, Palin essentially filed an ethics complaint against herself, asking the state Personnel Board to review the case."
Oh right, Rushpublicans never attack the families of Democrats.
Palin needed no help in destroying herself.