Is Palin experienced?
A case is made for the idea that Palin is actually more experienced in foreign relations than Joe Biden. No, this is not a joke. Read it and see what I mean.
And why do you think it was that Obama compared his own experience to Palin’s mayoral tenure rather than her governorship?
Um, what is up with the Jimi Hendrex vid?
The Left says they are out to fight Big Oil companies that use their wealth to crush little people.
And yet… Neo, what are their actual actions? It is to help Big OIl, by attacking Palin.
That is the reality of the Left, and it is something classical liberals had to recognize before they could be considered fit to be classical liberals.
Ymarsakar: It’s “Are You Experienced?”
Oh, I see.
On another note,
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please read Cassandra’s comment about the best way to negate the Left’s attacks against Palin and family.
Thanks.
Sorry, bad link. Right one
I understand the puzzlement.
But you can’t keep them out of the spotlight. As soon as she accepted that nomination, they were in for the duration. I think it is probably astute of her to take the bull by the horns and say (in effect) “I’m not ashamed of my daughter, and if you morons think that you can damage me through my daughter, think again because not only am I not embarrassed by her, I’m *proud* of her!”
I have been threatened several times myself since I started blogging and that is the only response that makes sense. If someone holds something over your head, you have to show them the threat is not an effective weapon. And the truth is, unless you are willing to live under the threat of blackmail, you can’t give in to that nonsense or you’re letting other people control you.
Don’t talk about it. Don’t whine about it. Just take the weapon out of their hands and move on. I think that is what she did by having her children at the convention – she taught them to hold their heads high in the face of ugly threats and intimidation. It’s the right response.
As to the VPILF nonsense, yes, I was offended by it too. I think Mitt Romney is extremely attractive, but you’ve never seen me going on and on about how I’d like to catch him alone and cause him to make a joyful noise unto Yahweh.
I don’t take it personally, but sometimes it depresses me. There are days when I don’t think men will ever see past the exterior to what we have to offer as people. To me, that is just a line I would never cross with a man, but men don’t think twice about crossing it with a woman because somehow we are not in the same category.
I don’t understand it, but I think it has something to do with biology. I let it go – I’m not going to change the world anytime soon, nor anyone else’s mind.
Posted by: Cass at September 3, 2008 06:12 PM
“And why do you think it was that Obama compared his own experience to Palin’s mayoral tenure rather than her governorship?”
I figured it was another 57 state gaff-o-matic thing.
– who couldn’t love Jimi? I never heard that one before – thanks for putting it on
Obama had that comparison rehearsed. That was no mistake. It was a calculated bit of propaganda that will work against those who aren’t paying attention.
It’s one thing to spin; it’s another to intentionally mislead. Obama is one of the most deceptive candidates I can remember.
here is a good article on her. Given that she rose through merit she isnt part of the structure, she isnt beholden to the sisterhood, or the left, or the right in where she is and what potential it has brought her. for her it seems doing the moral right thing has led to huge success.
and THAT is scary to the left in that she might just light some fires that would clean house (thats the term, i am not trying to be sexist).
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/how_sarah_palin_handled_corrup.html
Neo,
thanks for the first link.
in return, here is an interesting take on why Obama will lose
Obama went so far as to mispronounce Wasilla “Wasilly” with intent when speaking of Palin’s mayoral experience. He is not an honest chap.
She did a good job this evening, I’m impressed.
Grand Slam, the first of many I hope, I can imagine quite a few heated editorial board meetings tomorrow….
Palin:
She has next to no experience in government. When ask about national security back ground or knowledge regarding foreign affairs the best Ms. McCain could come up with was “she lives right by Russia.”
She has only traveled outside the country twice in her life.
She was associated with to a 3rd party which among other things supports allowing Alaska to secede from the United States and feels the only thing wrong with the John Birch Society was it was to liberal! Her husband “First Dude” was registered as a member of this party between 1994 and 2004!
She tried to have a local Librarian fired for not banning books. She used her political office to try to have fired and smear a state trooper who is in a custody battle with her sister. She is being investigated for this and is worried enough about the outcome to have recently “lawyered up.”
Palin currently has pretty messy family issues. She recently gave birth to a son with Downs Syndrome and has a 17 year old daughter who is pregnant. Ironically she has fought sex education in the schools and availability of contraception for minors. I am glad she was able to make the choice to carry her disabled son to term…we all need the right to make our own choices!!!
She believes that for 9 months a woman has no right to control what is happening to her own body and is basically nothing more than a baby container. She does not believe in a women’s right to choose to end a pregnancy, even if she has been raped.
She reminds me of Lynn Spears – Britney’s mom. She is thrusting her children into the spot light for her own gain. I understand her daughter Bristol and her boy friend Levi are dropping out of their senior high school year to become poster children in her pro-life (anti-choice) cause.
She does not believe human pollution has anything to do with global warming (even Bush has had to back down on this one). Is so in bed with big oil she is willing to watch as the polar bear and beluga whales become extinct, rather than slow the possibility of drilling. She would open up one of the last great wilderness on earth to exploitation by oil interests.
She laughed when hearing a fellow Republican woman being called a bitch in public (she and the woman had disagreed on several issues) I guess this does make her on par with McCain who thinks it is alright to call your wife a cunt in public.
She has been repeatedly described as stubborn with a vicious streak — even by family and friends. (nick name Sarah Barracuda)
Has an undergraduate degree in Journalism for a small obscure university.
She did fund raising for Sen. Ted Stevens (think major Alaskan corruption) and accepted money from the same sources as Sen. Ted Stevens. She pushed for the “bridge to no where — the flipped when convenient to do so.
She has been named Sen. John McCain’s VP selection for the Republican ticket. Sen. McCain is 72 years old and has reoccurring cancer as part of his health history. One can not help but question Mr. McCain’s judgment regarding her selection. John McCain has made a calculated choice in selecting his VP, that has unfortunately put an undereducated, inexperienced right wing nut case a “heart beat” away from becoming President at a time when our Nation faces some of the most complex and volatile issues it has in decades.
How can she be ready to lead if she is not even ready enough for an interview???
These are all talking points. i wouldn’t waste time on them. that’s what they’re designed to do