Vice President Palin

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
Most importantly though, she's authentic, something The One and Joe Biden are not. Why do the Democrats keep running elitists who look down upon the rest of us? They are going to lose their third presidential election in row. Bravisimo McCain!!!

How in the heck do you know if she's authentic?

Try to make some sense, will you? Don't make such foolish ill-witted shallow pronouncements that you can't support. Do you raise your right or left cheek to pull these breaths of brilliance from?

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
They're all a bunch of elitists who are out of touch with normal folk and that's why they're going to lose a third election running another candidate who looks down on the rest of us.

You must have punctured the barrel with your bottom scraping.

McCain in touch with normal folk?

Do explain, Mr. One Track Man.

Originally posted by zeeblebot
leading a senator's staff counts?

counts as what? "executive" experience? That's not what I was saying. The presidents I listed had no gubernatorial experience and went on to be fine presidents. JFK, Lincoln, Truman, Washington, Madison. (soon-to-be Obama).

It's pretty hard to argue that 18 months of Alaskan governorship is worth a whole hell of a lot while simultaneously arguing that Biden's 36 years in the US Senate means nothing. If Biden's experience in the Senate means nothing, then what about John McCain?

Originally posted by Sickboy
counts as what? "executive" experience? That's not what I was saying. The presidents I listed had no gubernatorial experience and went on to be fine presidents. JFK, Lincoln, Truman, Washington, Madison. (soon-to-be Obama).

It's pretty hard to argue that 18 months of Alaskan governorship is worth a whole hell of a lot while simultaneously arguing ...[text shortened]... nothing. If Biden's experience in the Senate means nothing, then what about John McCain?

Apparently, being a POW absolves of any shortcoming.

Originally posted by Sickboy
There are millions of "authentic" Americans all over this country. Doesn't make them qualified to be POTUS, does it?....

I'd guess that the VAST majority of them would make a far better president than EITHER of the two losers that we're going to have to pick from.

Originally posted by Sickboy
counts as what? "executive" experience? That's not what I was saying. The presidents I listed had no gubernatorial experience and went on to be fine presidents. JFK, Lincoln, Truman, Washington, Madison. (soon-to-be Obama).

It's pretty hard to argue that 18 months of Alaskan governorship is worth a whole hell of a lot while simultaneously arguing ...[text shortened]... nothing. If Biden's experience in the Senate means nothing, then what about John McCain?

All those years in the Senate DO mean something. They mean that Biden (as well as Obama and McCain) are firmly in the hip pocket of the special interest groups who've bought and paid for them over the years. They mean that whichever of those losers wins the presidency, they'll govern with the best interests of their "sponsors" in mind, rather than doing what's best for the country. Any monkey in the zoo would be better than either McCain or Obama or Biden.

Btw, it's downright silly to include Washington on that list. How on earth could he possibly have been a governor prior to being president?

Originally posted by leisurelysloth
Btw, it's downright silly to include Washington on that list. How on earth could he possibly have been a governor prior to being president?

That's not the point. The point is that lack of governorship experience doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot.

Originally posted by irontigran
...and i would like to know 1 dem who is panicking, everyone seems joyful that they didnt choose someone with intellect and experience like romney

...because everyone knows that all beautiful women are stupid. It's axiomatic, isn't it I.T.?

Originally posted by Sickboy
That's not the point. The point is that lack of governorship experience doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot.

I think the point is that there isn't any point. Washington didn't have experience either as a governor or as a member of the US Congress. You can point to arguably decent presidents who come from either governorships or the congress. But it's not at all clear that ANY political experience is really a requirement to be a good president. More likely that political experience is just an indication of how corrupt they are.

Originally posted by leisurelysloth
But it's not at all clear that ANY political experience is really a requirement to be a good president. More likely that political experience is just an indication of how corrupt they are.

Dude, that is the point I'm making. I'm discrediting the canard that only "executive" experience is worthwhile.

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
Most importantly though, she's authentic, something The One and Joe Biden are not. Why do the Democrats keep running elitists who look down upon the rest of us? They are going to lose their third presidential election in row. Bravisimo McCain!!!

Authentic? Hardly.

For example, she wasn't being very authentic yesterday when she touted her opposition to Alaska's infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" debacle.

When she was running for the governor's seat Palin was asked if she'd continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges, and she responded,

"Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now--while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist."

Wow.

Her first real national public exposure and she's caught in a blatant lie.

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
They're all a bunch of elitists who are out of touch with normal folk and that's why they're going to lose a third election running another candidate who looks down on the rest of us.

Only a small minority of "normal folk" are personally offended by presidential candidates who are smarter than themselves. The last election, for example, wasn't about elitism; it was about wedge issues. If Bush wouldn't have been half as successful as he was manipulating the Southern vote by placing gay marriage on the table, he would never have won. Karl Rove effectively united bigots and Christians into one gargantuan, fired-up voting-block by putting gay marriage initiatives on the ballot in key states. This time around, though, even Rove admits that the top issues will be the economy and national security, not gay marriage. The economy is a Democratic issue and John McCain offers no comfort to those concerned about national security by picking a beauty queen from Alaska as his choice for vice president, so how can we expect this to end? All those poor folks who are so insecure in themselves that they'd vote against a candidate simply because that candidate is smarter and more educated than they are, I lump in with those infantile Clinton supporters who would vote for McCain out of spite without regard to serious issues simply because their lady didn't come out on top.

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Picking a woman for the VP spot was a smart move, Obama's now in trouble.

You sound so enthusiastic I think you may be right.

Does this ticket confirm what I have always suspected about gun toting republicans:- a love of porn and violence??

Originally posted by kmax87
You sound so enthusiastic I think you may be right.

Does this ticket confirm what I have always suspected about gun toting republicans:- a love of porn and violence??

Democratic districts consumed far more porn than Republican districts when Gore and Kerry ran. I suspect it's worse (or better, if you're Larry Flynt and Al Goldstein) now.

Originally posted by kmax87
You sound so enthusiastic I think you may be right.

Does this ticket confirm what I have always suspected about gun toting republicans:- a love of porn and violence??

This is such a coup for the Republicans -- it reaffirms my faith in the Republican leadership. I suspect that they knew The One and Madame Hillary would be like two scorpions in a bottle by the end of the primaries and the loser would never stomach the idea of being just the VP. Therefore, they planned accordingly to put a woman on their ticket should Hillary be snubbed or an African American if The One did not get the nod. Absolutely brilliant!