Comments on: Palin Most Qualified Recent VP Nominee

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:21:00 +0000

If that was the only question asked, I might think you have a case to make, but Palin has been asked questions they haven't even asked Obama.

Such as?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:59:29 +0000

Al Gore was qualified as VP? The guy is a friggin MORON! Probably really does think there is a Man/Bear/Pig out there!

And Triumph, really hitting that thesaurus hard tonight, huh? "apposite"? F*ck me! lol! And being a governor of a state IS executive exp. and significant at that! moron
(try to figure out what U.S.A. stands for sometime, dude. Hint: emphasize the 'S')

By: G.A.Phillips

G.A.Phillips — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:47:19 +0000

Most of you have probably given much more thought to conservative issues than Palin actually has.

Maybe, maybe not, but to liberal issues then 0bama has, most assuredly.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:34:12 +0000

If that was the only question asked, I might think you have a case to make, but Palin has been asked questions they haven't even asked Obama.

Sure. But most people aren't going to care too much if she can't answer a hard question. It's not failing to answer hard questions well that made her look like an airhead. Heck, I bet that 80% of the right-of-center commenters on OTB could have given a much better interview than Palin. Most of you have probably given much more thought to conservative issues than Palin actually has.

By: Liberty11

Liberty11 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:07:56 +0000

You can thank your Democratic Party for the current financial crisis.
The Democratic Party(through Democratic dominated organizations such as ACORN, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac and Democratic inspired laws such as the Community Reinvestment Act) intimidated banks into lending money to poor minorities and whites who could not possibly pay the money back.
The resulting bad loans were packaged into mortgage securities which(since they were based on fraudulent loans) had no significant value.
It is no accident Obama and Dodd are the top two recipients of Fannie Mae campaign contributions and that Obama chose Jim Johnson(former Fannie Mae executive) to select his vice presidential nominee. It is no accident Obama represented ACORN and that he and Ayers donated to ACORN while they were on boards together. It is no accident Democrats such as Frank, Dodd, Reid, Pelosi and Obama did not join John McCain when John McCain called for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005. It is no accident Democrats like Obama, Dodd, Reid, Pelosi, and Frank resisted President Bush’s calls for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Don’t buy Obama’s demagogic claim Bush “deregulation” caused the current crisis! There was little financial “deregulation” under Bush and Gramm Leach Bliley(1999) was not only under Clinton but, by its breaking down of barriers between commercial and investment banks, has helped to alleviate the current crisis by facilitating recent mergers between commercial and investment banks. The media and Obama can cover up the above truths but the above truths can not legitimately be denied. The current crisis is directly traceable to your Democratic Party

By: G.A.Phillips

G.A.Phillips — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:42:16 +0000

...and every single one of these, plus Palin, are more qualified than Obama... for any position... 'cept maybe community organizer.

Or the next Matrix trilogy, or the remake of "The Greatest story Ever Told" maybe a Pepsi commercial.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:37:50 +0000

Sarah Palin made more decisions in a day as Governor than Obama has made in his tenure in the Senate. She has accomplished more than Obama has in his political career yet no one questions his qualifications. Hell, Obama cannot qualify for a top secret clearance. He could not become an FBI agent or hold any sensitive job. Yet no one questions this Marxist. Ayers/Obama 08

By: just me

just me — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:48:41 +0000

Come on, asking someone what newspapers they read is a gotcha question?

If that was the only question asked, I might think you have a case to make, but Palin has been asked questions they haven't even asked Obama.

And frankly I will take her answer to what she reads over Biden's belief that we kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon anyday. The fact that he said it with such confidence doesn't make it true.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:20:38 +0000

the interviewers seem to concentrate a lot on the "gotcha!" looking to expose what she didn't know

Come on, asking someone what newspapers they read is a gotcha question? This is the best the Republican party can offer?

Surely there are many more people in the Republican party who are more competent. But for some reason, the Republicans never seem to nominate their best and brightest, at least in recent history.

It will be interesting to watch the primaries in 2012 if both Jindal and Palin are in the race. The contrast would be huge.

By: rodney dill

rodney dill — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:17:51 +0000

Dick Cheney, Joe Lieberman, Al Gore, Lloyd Bentsen, and George H.W. Bush?

...and every single one of these, plus Palin, are more qualified than Obama... for any position... 'cept maybe community organizer.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:16:41 +0000

McCain supporters like to claim that Obama is the candidate who will "say anything to get elected."

Quotes like the one JJ discusses will do a lot to put that tag around McCain's neck.

By: Eneils Bailey

Eneils Bailey — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:52:06 +0000

I don't think 18 months as governor of Alaska is enough.

Tell me how Obama's experience is better.

She had as much, if not more time as an active governor as Obama had as a fairly unforgettable Senator.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:41:43 +0000

As a general rule, we discount private sector experience unless it's truly extraordinary and tend not to count Cabinet time either.

I concur with your assessment of how "experienced" is defined. It is interesting to look at the budget numbers. The DoD has a budget of about $482 billion (not counting the War expenditures). Even a second class cabinet post like Secretary of HUD--which VP nominee Jack Kemp managed for Bush the Elder has a budget of 28 billion. Compare that to Alaska's budget of about $3 billion. Furthermore, Alaska is one of the least-representative, homogenous states in the country. Having federal cabinet experience gives candidates a feel for the "real America" which has eluded Palin.

By: just me

just me — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:28:33 +0000

Well, she certainly has experience enacting windfall profits taxes on oil companies.

Actually it wasn't a windfall profits tax, it was a severance tax and it is a type of tax every state with natural resources taxes companies for, what she did was renegotiate the terms and where they had been closed, she opened them up for public record.

Which is half the problem-those who hate her just use the talking points and don't even bother to learn what they mean.

By: Davebo

Davebo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:22:54 +0000

I bet she could talk Obama and Biden in circles on energy.

Well, she certainly has experience enacting windfall profits taxes on oil companies.

Actually, I think I'd like to see that conversation on prime time!