I'm being serious... Tell me why I shouldn't be horrified at the idea of this woman being VP, and insulted that they would think I would vote for her purely because she is a woman.
Her nomination was totally a stunt. She has almost no experience, no idea what she's doing, and no business being a "heartbeat away from being president"! She's a female George W. Bush and that's the last thing we need.
Ok, this is not about me hating on her because I am a democrat. I do NOT trust her and really can not believe that she was picked to take on this responsibility.
Nothing she says makes any sense. It is like she was given a series of answers to questions ahead of time and she is just told to repeat them accordingly. I don't think she is of ANY value to McCain at all. Like he is really going to ask for her opinion on anything. I mean if he wanted a women to try to take Hilary's votes there were plenty of other women who were alot better choices then her. She just seems like a huge flake.
The debate with her should be very interesting. My sister and I will be making up a new drinking game for sure for that debate!!!
What “horrifies” you, her lack of foreign policy experience, or the manner in which she (very) poorly expressed this lack of experience when put on the spot in an interview?
If it’s her lack of foreign policy experience, would you feel better if she had lived in a foreign country at the age of ten, or campaigned for President on a brief, whirlwind tour of Europe? Because that’s the kind of foreign policy experience that I’m supposed to be comfortable with in a President.
While Sarah Palin does not have foreign policy experience, I am very confident in her experience and capabilities when it comes to energy, energy alternatives, and reducing our dependency on foreign oil. This major issue is inextricably linked with foreign relations, climate change, and our economy.
This interview is terrible for Sarah Palin, but not as disastrous as a sound bite would be of her blatantly admitting that she has no foreign policy experience. That’s just the unfortunate way that politics work. A sound bite of Palin admitting her lack of experience would be more damaging and straight-forward than an edited and pieced-together interview of her blabbering like an idiot when put on the spot.
This is one interview question, on one issue. What would you think if I were to post/circulate this clip or, this one with the message "OMIGOD, YOU GUYS, THIS IS WHAT BARACK OBAMA HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS HEALTHCARE PLAN! I AM ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED AT THE IDEA OF THIS MAN BECOMING PRESIDENT!"?
I would hope that you would say, “Lori, you’re an intelligent girl. Why don’t you turn the hyperbole down a notch? Or seven.” And then I hope you would come to my house, ring my doorbell, and greet me with an index finger to the forehead, knocking me to the ground. Then, I’d hope that you’d step over me to come inside and have a drink.
Also, who suggested that you should vote for Palin simply because she is a woman? I don’t think it was the Republicans. We know full well that McCain wasn’t soliciting Hillary voters with his VP pick as much as he was securing Huckabee voters. (McCain’s “not conservative enough” for some Republicans.) But, the truth of the matter is this: for every woman that is (or acts) insulted by McCain’s VP pick, thinking that he is trying to woo female voters, there is another woman that is genuinely angry about the fact that the Dems had two candidates nearly identical on paper, one being a woman, the other being a man…and their party chose the man. To add insult to injury, when it came time to pick a VP, Barack Obama could’ve created the “dream ticket,” secured 18 million votes, had the undeniable support of his entire party (and many Republicans), and had this election in the bag. But he let his ego get in the way. He didn’t want his second-in-command being more qualified than him. So there are disgruntled women voting for McCain, but not because he lured them with a female VP pick. It’s because they think Obama and the Democratic party slighted them. (See: PUMA)
And that's why I asked... and that's seriously just the way I talk.
I don't have any problem with her as a person. I feel like they're throwing her to the wolves and after she's been chewed up and spit out and made a fool of, her career with be over. It's AMAZING to come this far in such a short period of time, but I think they're going to ruin her.
When I referred to hyperbole, I wasn't referring to you specifically. I just hear a lot of hyperbole regarding Sarah Palin. Like from Dooce, who said "this one minute and twenty-eight second video perfectly sums up why the selection of Sarah Palin as a vice presidential candidate scares the holy living shit out of me." Heather Armstrong is an intelligent woman, who apparently has some fear and anxiety issues that Sarah Palin seems to trigger. But at least Palin helps her with her constipation problem.
I am also sick of people promising to move to Canada if Republicans win elections, and then not following through on that promise.
I really hope she has some good things to say at the debate, I am interested. My opinion of her was not based on this video, I just saw this for the first time on this blog. As of this point I am personally just not convinced she has what it takes. I am just not. Hopefully after Thursday that will change.
Also, yes a man won for the Democratic nomination but he was a black man. Terry is always telling me stories of people who come into his work and make political comments. He doesn't want to hear them, but I guess some people think that it is ok to harshly state your opinions on politics at an auto parts store. Anyhow, last week a man came in and said he had registered to be a Republican because there was no way he was voting for a black man. Terry, asked was it because he was black or he didn't like his views, and the man said - nope, because he is black I would have much rather voted for a women. sigh
These people who are voting soley because of race AND gender and NOT issues are out there. More then we think.
"...but I guess some people think that it is ok to harshly state your opinions on politics at an auto parts store."
This made me laugh out loud.
Yes, racism still runs rampant in this country and it's very unfortunate, to grossly understate the situation.
With regard to the election, for every story I hear of racism and people not voting for Obama because he's black, I hear one about someone voting for Obama because he's black. And I don't think many people are voting for Palin because simply because she's a woman. Feminists certainly aren't voting for her, because she's a pro-life woman. Heck, NOW (National Organization for Women) endorsed Obama. Can you imagine if the NAACP endorsed McCain in this election?
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Her nomination was totally a stunt. She has almost no experience, no idea what she's doing, and no business being a "heartbeat away from being president"! She's a female George W. Bush and that's the last thing we need.
Ok, this is not about me hating on her because I am a democrat. I do NOT trust her and really can not believe that she was picked to take on this responsibility.
Nothing she says makes any sense. It is like she was given a series of answers to questions ahead of time and she is just told to repeat them accordingly. I don't think she is of ANY value to McCain at all. Like he is really going to ask for her opinion on anything. I mean if he wanted a women to try to take Hilary's votes there were plenty of other women who were alot better choices then her. She just seems like a huge flake.
The debate with her should be very interesting. My sister and I will be making up a new drinking game for sure for that debate!!!
What “horrifies” you, her lack of foreign policy experience, or the manner in which she (very) poorly expressed this lack of experience when put on the spot in an interview?
If it’s her lack of foreign policy experience, would you feel better if she had lived in a foreign country at the age of ten, or campaigned for President on a brief, whirlwind tour of Europe? Because that’s the kind of foreign policy experience that I’m supposed to be comfortable with in a President.
While Sarah Palin does not have foreign policy experience, I am very confident in her experience and capabilities when it comes to energy, energy alternatives, and reducing our dependency on foreign oil. This major issue is inextricably linked with foreign relations, climate change, and our economy.
This interview is terrible for Sarah Palin, but not as disastrous as a sound bite would be of her blatantly admitting that she has no foreign policy experience. That’s just the unfortunate way that politics work. A sound bite of Palin admitting her lack of experience would be more damaging and straight-forward than an edited and pieced-together interview of her blabbering like an idiot when put on the spot.
This is one interview question, on one issue. What would you think if I were to post/circulate this clip or, this one with the message "OMIGOD, YOU GUYS, THIS IS WHAT BARACK OBAMA HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS HEALTHCARE PLAN! I AM ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED AT THE IDEA OF THIS MAN BECOMING PRESIDENT!"?
I would hope that you would say, “Lori, you’re an intelligent girl. Why don’t you turn the hyperbole down a notch? Or seven.” And then I hope you would come to my house, ring my doorbell, and greet me with an index finger to the forehead, knocking me to the ground. Then, I’d hope that you’d step over me to come inside and have a drink.
Also, who suggested that you should vote for Palin simply because she is a woman? I don’t think it was the Republicans. We know full well that McCain wasn’t soliciting Hillary voters with his VP pick as much as he was securing Huckabee voters. (McCain’s “not conservative enough” for some Republicans.) But, the truth of the matter is this: for every woman that is (or acts) insulted by McCain’s VP pick, thinking that he is trying to woo female voters, there is another woman that is genuinely angry about the fact that the Dems had two candidates nearly identical on paper, one being a woman, the other being a man…and their party chose the man. To add insult to injury, when it came time to pick a VP, Barack Obama could’ve created the “dream ticket,” secured 18 million votes, had the undeniable support of his entire party (and many Republicans), and had this election in the bag. But he let his ego get in the way. He didn’t want his second-in-command being more qualified than him. So there are disgruntled women voting for McCain, but not because he lured them with a female VP pick. It’s because they think Obama and the Democratic party slighted them. (See: PUMA)
That is what I sound like in a sales meeting when I've just lost it. No confidence and actually not sure what I'm even selling at that point.
And that's why I asked... and that's seriously just the way I talk.
I don't have any problem with her as a person. I feel like they're throwing her to the wolves and after she's been chewed up and spit out and made a fool of, her career with be over. It's AMAZING to come this far in such a short period of time, but I think they're going to ruin her.
When I referred to hyperbole, I wasn't referring to you specifically. I just hear a lot of hyperbole regarding Sarah Palin. Like from Dooce, who said "this one minute and twenty-eight second video perfectly sums up why the selection of Sarah Palin as a vice presidential candidate scares the holy living shit out of me." Heather Armstrong is an intelligent woman, who apparently has some fear and anxiety issues that Sarah Palin seems to trigger. But at least Palin helps her with her constipation problem.
I am also sick of people promising to move to Canada if Republicans win elections, and then not following through on that promise.
That's all.
I really hope she has some good things to say at the debate, I am interested. My opinion of her was not based on this video, I just saw this for the first time on this blog. As of this point I am personally just not convinced she has what it takes. I am just not. Hopefully after Thursday that will change.
Also, yes a man won for the Democratic nomination but he was a black man. Terry is always telling me stories of people who come into his work and make political comments. He doesn't want to hear them, but I guess some people think that it is ok to harshly state your opinions on politics at an auto parts store. Anyhow, last week a man came in and said he had registered to be a Republican because there was no way he was voting for a black man. Terry, asked was it because he was black or he didn't like his views, and the man said - nope, because he is black I would have much rather voted for a women. sigh
These people who are voting soley because of race AND gender and NOT issues are out there. More then we think.
"...but I guess some people think that it is ok to harshly state your opinions on politics at an auto parts store."
This made me laugh out loud.
Yes, racism still runs rampant in this country and it's very unfortunate, to grossly understate the situation.
With regard to the election, for every story I hear of racism and people not voting for Obama because he's black, I hear one about someone voting for Obama because he's black. And I don't think many people are voting for Palin because simply because she's a woman. Feminists certainly aren't voting for her, because she's a pro-life woman. Heck, NOW (National Organization for Women) endorsed Obama. Can you imagine if the NAACP endorsed McCain in this election?
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