Question:
What do you think of Palin and Mccain? read this?
anonymous
2008-09-03 20:27:41 UTC
> Yesterday was John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the oldest
president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for
"inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat away from
the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreign policy
experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.
>
> Huh?
>
> Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:
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> * She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago.
Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She
has no foreign policy experience.1
> * Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape
or incest.2
> * She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. 3
> * Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4
> * She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.5
> * She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy.
She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for
years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an
endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in
Alaska.6
> * How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a
meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being
vice-president. Then he offered her the position.7
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> This is information the American people need to see. Please take a moment to
forward this email to your friends and family.
>
> We also asked Alaska MoveOn members what the rest of us should know about
their governor. The response was striking. Here's a sample:
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> She is really just a mayor from a small town outside Anchorage who has been a
governor for only 1.5 years, and has ZERO national and international experience.
I shudder to think that she could be the person taking that 3AM call on the
White House hotline, and the one who could potentially be charged with leading
the US in the volatile international scene that exists today. —Rose M.,
Fairbanks, AK
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> She is VERY, VERY conservative, and far from perfect. She's a hunter and
fisherwoman, but votes against the environment again and again. She ran on
ethics reform, but is currently under investigation for several charges
involving hiring and firing of state officials. She has NO experience beyond
Alaska. —Christine B., Denali Park, AK
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> As an Alaskan and a feminist, I am beyond words at this announcement. Palin is
not a feminist, and she is not the reformer she claims to be. —Karen L.,
Anchorage, AK
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> Alaskans, collectively, are just as stunned as the rest of the nation. She is
doing well running our State, but is totally inexperienced on the national
level, and very much unequipped to run the nation, if it came to that. She is as
far right as one can get, which has already been communicated on the news. In
our office of thirty employees (dems, republicans, and nonpartisans), not one
person feels she is ready for the V.P. position.—Sherry C., Anchorage, AK
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> She's vehemently anti-choice and doesn't care about protecting our natural
resources, even though she has worked as a fisherman. McCain chose her to pick
up the Hillary voters, but Palin is no Hillary. —Marina L., Juneau, AK
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> I think she's far too inexperienced to be in this position. I'm all for a
woman in the White House, but not one who hasn't done anything to deserve it.
There are far many other women who have worked their way up and have much more
experience that would have been better choices. This is a patronizing decision
on John McCain's part- and insulting to females everywhere that he would assume
he'll get our vote by putting "A Woman" in that position.—Jennifer M.,
Anchorage, AK
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> So Governor Palin is a staunch anti-choice religious conservative. She's a
global warming denier who shares John McCain's commitment to Big Oil. And she's
dramatically inexperienced.
>
> In picking Sarah Palin, John McCain has made the religious right very happy.
And he's made a very dangerous decision for our country.
>
> In the next few days, many Americans will be wondering what McCain's
vice-presidential choice means. Please pass this information along to your
friends and family.
>
> Thanks for all you do.
>
> –Ilyse, Noah, Justin, Karin and the rest of the team
>
> Sources:
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> 1. "Sarah Palin," Wikipedia, Accessed August 29, 2008
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
Five answers:
MiM
2008-09-03 20:36:06 UTC
It's true McCain is old. If he were to die or something serious happens to him, he will leave the country at the hands of Palin, who can't even govern her own children. She just had a child a few months ago with Down Syndrome who desperately needs her. If she were to assume the position of Commander in Chief, she would be completely dumbfounded because she knows absolutely nothing about running the military, etc.



Just my thoughts...
DazzleMeTwilight
2008-09-04 20:38:01 UTC
Okay, people this is strictly my opinion, so just shut up please!

First off I say Palin is not just a 'Hockey mom'. (By the way, hockey moms rule! All my bros play hockey). She is a governor, and the governor of Alaska to go into more detail. Alaska is a big state. Sure the problems they probably have are having enough snow for a sled race. But look into her personal life. She has a son that is disabled, and loves her family. Anyone can see that. By the way, Palin probably has enough expirence to go to the white house. Not the most, but enough.

Now onto the main choices: Obama or McCain.

GO MCCAIN! Okay, people hear me out!

True, Mccain would be the oldest president if elected. But he's 72, right? So if he was in office, and after his 4-8 terms, in the constitution is says that after a president turns the age of 80 then we (the people) do not have to pay compensation (money) to him for retirement, as opposed to if Obama was president and we'd have to pay for his retirement for a LONG time. And what if Obama turns out to be a bad choice? Then what do we do? We're just spending our tax money on nothing. TAX PAYERS PAY FOR THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. So that is a benefit to McCain's age.



So Obama and Biden, eh. But McCain and Palin, YEAH!!!!



PS: BTW this year I don't think we have very good choices (Even though bush is terrible), but who's the better pick? SOmeone who is neutral and can never decide, or someone who has been serving this country for a while? It's your call. Chose McCain.
anonymous
2008-09-04 03:18:55 UTC
It's true McCain is old. If he were to die or something serious happens to him, he will leave the country at the hands of Palin, who can't even govern her own children. She just had a child a few months ago with Down Syndrome who desperately needs her. If she were to assume the position of Commander in Chief, she would be completely dumbfounded because she knows absolutely nothing about running the military.
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dogster b
2008-09-03 20:32:48 UTC
BOOOOO MCCAIN HES SOOOOO OLD GO OBAMA!!!!Ü IF JOHN MCCAIN WINS HELL DIE IN LIKE THE FIRST WEEK!!!


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