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AUCATZ
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SCARY Sarah Palin?
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10/24/2008 5:25:49 PM
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I have to wonder why you Dems keep saying Sarah Palin is so scary? I mean, really. She isn't all that different from a lot of women I know here in the South. She's a Mom, she loves sports, she is a Christian, and she did things growing up a lot of us did. She was in a few pageants, she played sports, she married her high school sweetheart. What is scary about any of those things?
Which leads me to the related topic...what qualifications should a VP have? Some had no government experience at all, but were business cronies or just 'well attached' to the Pres. Some had been in government before. A VP presides over the Senate and acts as tie-breaker when necessary. They may be grooming to be President, or not, but they are pretty much doing what the President tells them to do.
I like Sarah. I think she could come in my house, sit in my kitchen, and we could have a very down to earth conversation. She isn't rich, she isn't part of the Washington in-crowd, she's just a normal person. Believe me, I have a Washington insider in my family and I wouldn't trust him farther than I could throw him, so that isn't a Pro.
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Swimmer27
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SCARY Sarah Palin?
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10/24/2008 5:33:44 PM
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If little Sarah scares them this bad, how can we expect thedems to deal with the real evil in the world. But I forget, the dems LOVE evil dictators.
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Mack
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But, Sarah is SCARY
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10/24/2008 6:50:26 PM
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to the DNC and to some extent, probably the RNC as well.
She ain't SCARY to me. She is simply Normal, which means she knows she cannot spend more than is in the checkbook, knows what the Insurance Premium is every month, and house payment, and grocery bill, and, and, and.. Common Stuff. That is really scary in a Politician!!
Sarah came out of "Left Field" as a candidate. She is SCARY to Democrats because she will draw votes for the ticket. She is SCARY to the Republicans because they are not confident that the "machine" can control her.
God Forbid that we elect a non-groomed politician.
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Talullahhound
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But, Sarah is SCARY
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10/24/2008 9:03:46 PM
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I don't find her scary as a woman. I'm sure she's a very decent woman. She's probably worked hard to build her political career in Alaska.
I don't know that she scares me as VP, if I knew she would never have to be President. But, she doesn't seem to me to be someone who is very intelligent, very informed or someone who has thought deeply about this country and it's problems and place in the world.
I don't agree with John McCain, but I know he's thought deeply about these things. I believe that Barrack Obama has thought about these things, and I think Joe Biden has thought about these things. I don't agree with Hillary Clinton's politics, but I believe she has thought about these things.
I'm not sure I get the value of having a "soccer mom" and "joe six-pack" run this country. Heck, in a lot of cases, these are the same people who can't figure out how to run their home budgets so they don't lose their houses.
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MrHodja
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10/24/2008 10:02:28 PM
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The three men "grew up" in the lower 48. Sarah Palin's frame of reference as she "grew up" politically was Alaska. From what I can tell she did a danm good job as Governor, and indeed accomplished a he!! of a lot more as Governor of Alaska that Barack Obama did as a Senator.
What's to say that she can't quickly adjust her frame of reference to a more broad scope. She is different, she is a change. Gosh, are you Democrats afraid of something different? Something that might be a change? Sure seems to me that is exactly what you've been tooting your horn about.
I too expressed a little reservation about her to my wife, but she quickly replied that, although Sarah Palin might not be totally up on everything, she was smart enough that, God forbid, she had to assume the presidency, she would surround herself with sage advisors who could help her through the transition.
I really think you folks are short-changing Sarah Palin.
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Talullahhound
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10/24/2008 10:31:43 PM
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Perhaps I am. In fairness to her, she did not have the same amount of time that the rest of them had -- likely she had a very short period of time to prepare before she was thrust out on the national stage. And she was employed as the governor so it's not like she was sittng around. The others have been in front of us a lot longer.
I'm not captivated by her "folksy" style, but I wouldn't hold it against her either.
I think she has been given a "message" to put out there by the strategizers, and she clearly has been told to stick to the message. It's hard to say how she might be if it was her campaign to run.
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MrHodja
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10/25/2008 12:47:05 AM
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We might both be pleasantly surprised. Or at least I would hope we would be.
Peace.
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AUCATZ
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My point is
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10/25/2008 8:04:04 AM
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that we all complain about the Washington Elite - they are out of touch with real people. They have everything done for them, they don't understand living on a budget, maintaining a household in middle-class America, they just 'don't get it'.
Now, along comes someone that is pretty much 'just like us'. And she is called 'SCARY'. How ironic. Truthfully, any intelligent person can learn what they need to do. Politicians aren't all that smart or wonderful. They started out, for the most part, just like us...they rose to be something else.
If we want real change, we need fresh new people in government who know how we live, what we face every day, what our problems are on a personal basis. That's why I like her.
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Talullahhound
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My point is
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10/25/2008 10:08:53 AM
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I think her ability to make changes in Waahington will come down largely to how John McCain intends to use her and what other people perceive her power is with the President. She has to have something to bring to the table and if she does, she'll do okay. If it appears that her access to JM is nothing special then she will be hamstrung and her participation will be ceremonial.
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Swimmer27
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YOU are the SCARY one
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10/27/2008 3:39:42 PM
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How you can question the intelligence of ANYONE while supporting the one is beyond hypocrital, it is down right STUPID. Funny how even the dems you don't support have still 'thiought things out', but republicans are to stupid to do the same. This coming from a woman whose husband can't seem to write a complete, intelligent sentence for love nor money. Wonder how much he has 'thought about things'. Not enough to raise his IQ into the triple digits yet, that is for sure.
You support a man who has YEARS of socialistic teachings and lectures and NO EXPERIENCE running ANYTHING but a corupt 'community orginization' is so much more qualified than a sitting Govenor with approvals in the high 80's. It is obviuos that you have 'thought about things' too.
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