Is Sarah Palin fit to be Vice President of the United States

[Captain Zap]

Is Sarah Palin fit to be Vice President of the United States?


My opinion? ABSOLUTELY NOT!! She's CLUELESS!

[Diabolique]

*Shudders at the thought*

She has absolutely NO FOREIGN POLICY experience whatsoever. Hell, she got her US passport for the first time in 2006.

In the second part of the CBS interview with Palin, which will air tonight on the "CBS Evening News," Couric, to her enormous credit, asks Palin to explain what this talking point means.



COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land -- boundary that we have with -- Canada. [...]

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our -- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia --

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We -- we do -- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where -- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is -- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to -- to our state.

This is just one of the many dumb answers she's given so far.

According to an Associated Press review of records from the governor's office, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who touts her state's proximity to Russia as part of her foreign policy experience, has not met with Russian leaders or delegations, negotiated any Russian issues or visited the country.

What was going through McCain's mind when he picked this woman?!


She must be his mistress or he's in the early stages of dementia. You pick.



Tonight's debate should be interesting...to say the least.

[soloist]

[Captain Zap]

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[Lagoon Bug]

I live in close proximity to the Pacific Ocean. I've never studied marine life or ocean geography in college. But I just live near an ocean. That makes me an expert on oceans and ocean life.

[chooch]

*Shudders at the thought*

She has absolutely NO FOREIGN POLICY experience whatsoever. Hell, she got her US passport for the first time in 2006.

And what about Obama? He has no foreign Policy experience either. Six months as a US Senator, then decides to run for president. IMO just because you don't have a passport doesn't mean you don't have Foreign Policy experience. Whether you go to a Foreign Country or not you could still have some experience.

[Diofan]

Okay, First off, anything Couric says is immediately dismissed. Couric Recently interviewed Palin about the current economy, and asked Palin if we were heading for another great depression. Palin not once mentioned the term "Great Depression" Couric did...keep that in mind!

Later in the same broadcast, Couric asked McCain if it was wise for his running mate to be bringing up "Great Depression". Remember, Palin never said Great Depression, Couric did!

Foreign Policy inexperience? Don't make me laugh!! Hillary Clinton has more foreign policy experience then Obama...Hillary has indeed had 35 years experience for all of you hard heads who don't want to learn the truth. Barrack Obama has ZERO Foreign Policy experience. His Political career is STATE Senator (State Governments rarely deal with Foreign policy) and a whopping SIX MONTHS as a US Senator before he decided to run for President, and most times he voted "Present". Since deciding to run for President, Obama has spent more time campaigning then acting as US Senator.

So...Palin isn't eligible for the second highest office for no Foreign policy experience, yet Obama, who also has no foreign policy experience IS eligible for the highest office??? Explain that logic!

One more thing:
Before running for Vice President, Sarah Palin is/was a state governor....Before running for PRESIDENT...Bill Clinton was....GASP.... A State Governor!

I see so much Hypocrisy in these Palin Attacks it's not even funny.

[Southern Image]

I think she's just as fit to be VP as anyone else is.

How is Obama fit to be President?..... But everybody is jumping on his bandwagon.

Makes no sense to me at all.

[Frong]

You guys need to keep something in mind here: Palin is running for VICE President, not President. No, she doesn't have nearly any foreign policy experience. Is it the Vice President's job to be a foreign policy advisor? No. If she were running for President, I'd say she greatly lacks the overall experience, the same way I say Obama greatly lacks the overall experience. That's not the case though, so it's less of an issue to me. Yes, I understand that she would be "a heartbeat away from the Presidency," as the commonly used line states, but McCain seems to be in good health in spite of his age. I'm not terribly worried about that prospect.

As for her knowledge level on various things, I'd be willing to bet that if any of YOU guys went on a lengthy national TV interview like that, you wouldn't necessarily be able to pull to mind all of the knowledge you possess, either. Basing your entire opinion of her upon one interview is incredibly shallow, quite frankly. Until you've seen more of the woman, you shouldn't judge.

I also happen to agree with Dio that criticizing Palin's lack of experience but ignoring Obama's is amazingly hypocritical. Obama got elected to the US Senate and then practically started campaigning for President right away (see: his actions since his 2004 DNC speech). He has no major legislation with his name on it, barely any more foreign policy experience than Palin, an extremely short (and extremely liberal; not the best thing for "bringing people together") voting track record, no executive experience whatsoever and he wants to be the next President? Give me a break. Since I have no need to be politically correct here, I'll flat out say it: the only reason he gets any attention at all is because he's black and a good speaker. If some random white senator named Jerry Smith who had the identical political profile as Obama tried to run for President, no one would even bat an eye.

[TStodden]

The McCain campaign trying to force the "kid gloves" on the press with Sarah Palin really makes you suspect if she's really ready for it.

Obama might be rough around the edges, but looking at how bad Bush Jr. screwed everything up... he really can't do any worse... however, there's always a chance of screwing things up in a new & interesting way.

[soloist]

My choice for candidate is a rather simple one
(not really, but this particular issue weigh-
s heavy in my decision). Whoever beli-
eves and supports the idea that th-
ose who earn more should be t-
axed more than those who
earn less are taxed ac-
cordingly receives
my vote. Wha-
t I find so
humor-
ous
bout th-
e political
structure of p-
residential positi-
oning is that one pe-
rson is selected to run
their term and just when
they are close to making th-
e necessary changes to suppo-
rt their electing into office, ano-
ther is selected and the process th-
en repeats... but I digress. I only hop-
e that candidates are not chosen based o-
n their visual appearance or who is popular
or 8 years can easily turn into 16. We will see.

[punkypower]

I think Palin is more suited to be PTO President. I think McCain chose her because she's a woman and he had to choose a running mate who was just as controversial as a black man running for president. Imagine if McCain ran with another old white guy against Obama. There wouldn't be so much to talk about.

The level of experience of any of the candidates doesn't really mean anything to me. Look at all the "experienced" people who are or were in office. Did any of them fix everything for us? Absolutely not - so why does it matter if somebody's been in Congress for 6 months or 6 years or 60 years? Everybody's going to be screwed on something no matter who's in office.

[soloist]

Without getting too specific, there
is a system that existed for a g-
reat period of time which ne-
eds to be upgraded or rev-
ised, but altering it wi-
ll upset the "balanc-
e" and will cause
more problem-
s before go-
od becom-
es of it.

[punkypower]

Without getting too specific, there
is a system that existed for a g-
reat period of time which ne-
eds to be upgraded or rev-
ised, but altering it wi-
ll upset the "balanc-
e" and will cause
more problem-
s before go-
od becom-
es of it.

Whatchoo talkin' about, Willis?

[soloist]

Well, if one were to look at the laws and
regulations (both fair and unfair) of
old (during this country's found-
ing)... it can be seen that t-
here are many which hav-
e not changed to refle-
ct the times. There
is more to it tha-
n that, but su-
ch info can
cause, u-
m pro-
blem-
s!!