Re: Palin speaks with group of reporters
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Originally Posted by
Wild Cobra
Wow, being a bit sexist, aren't we?
Why is that? If she would be ugly as shit, nobody would care/tune to see what she has to say. This is what political races have turned into these days, and I'm honest enough to acknowledge it.
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Originally Posted by
Wild Cobra
I have seen many women who age well, and she appears she will be one of them. She definately has more Charisma than Biden or McCain.
That's *ALL* she got going for her right now, along with the looks and the christian background to appeal to those voters. She just needs to gain experience in the next 4 years. I think thats her major drawback right now. Maybe seek a congress position in the meantime?
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Originally Posted by
Wild Cobra
Who would she be against in 2012, 0r 2016? Charisma is a key factor, and goes beyond appearance. How many people have that quality more than she does?
2012 will be Obama if he wins next month, unless his presidency happens to result in a absolute mess. Remember Obama has the economic crisis cop-out right now, so he's got somebody to point fingers at. That said, I thought I would love to see a Hillary vs Palin fight, because you would basically be taking away the sexism part, and they could really go at it. And Hillary being the bitch that she is, and with the experience that she has, would probably send Sarah packing at the first 'Gosh golly'.
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Sarah is now THE Obama of the republican party. She is their new star. Look for her to make a run in 2012. You betcha!!
Re: Palin speaks with group of reporters
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Originally Posted by
ElNono
She just needs to gain experience in the next 4 years. I think thats her major drawback right now. Maybe seek a congress position in the meantime?
Win or lose, as govorner or VP, that will give her more executive experience. Being in congress is not ececutive experience, nor should it be considered a stepping stone to the presidency.
Why do you liberals thing being a Washinton Insider is presidetial experience? I want to see solid executive experience. Am I wrong to say most of our best presidents came from either military command experience, or as a govorner?
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No candidate ever has presidential experience.
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She's better than Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney. I'll give her that.
Re: Palin speaks with group of reporters
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Originally Posted by
Wild Cobra
Win or lose, as govorner or VP, that will give her more executive experience. Being in congress is not ececutive experience, nor should it be considered a stepping stone to the presidency.
I don't think it's a stepping stone, but I do think she's at a disadvantage being the governor of a state like Alaska. There's just way too much geopolitical relations with the wars and the economy in general, and you can see she just hasn't been exposed to that.
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Wild Cobra
Why do you liberals thing being a Washinton Insider is presidetial experience? I want to see solid executive experience. Am I wrong to say most of our best presidents came from either military command experience, or as a govorner?
I personally don't think you need to be a Washington insider. But I do think you need to be able to understand the world we're living in. I think current Bush (as opposed to his father) is and has been over his head on that particular department. And honestly that's what I get from Pallin. Perhaps she's informed, but cannot communicate it properly. Whatever it is, I don't get the feeling she knows what she's talking about. I attribute it to being a governor on a state that's fairly detached from the rest of the country. Now, it's entirely possible my guess is wrong. However, like I said, whatever it is, she's not coming through. For example, I see McCain as a guy that DOES understand pretty well, even though I don't agree with some of his proposed policies.
At any rate, that's nothing she can't learn over some period of time, so I'm sure she'll catch up and come back strong.
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If I were her, I would just go back to Alaska and enjoy the good life. The lower 48 can GFT.
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ElNono
I personally don't think you need to be a Washington insider. But I do think you need to be able to understand the world we're living in. I think current Bush (as opposed to his father) is and has been over his head on that particular department. And honestly that's what I get from Pallin. Perhaps she's informed, but cannot communicate it properly. Whatever it is, I don't get the feeling she knows what she's talking about. I attribute it to being a governor on a state that's fairly detached from the rest of the country. Now, it's entirely possible my guess is wrong. However, like I said, whatever it is, she's not coming through. For example, I see McCain as a guy that DOES understand pretty well, even though I don't agree with some of his proposed policies.
I completely understand this as a concern. However, what makes someone with executive experience is that it is a skill set that requires you to know how to delegate and appoint people who are good at the things you lack. People with poor executive experience like to micro-manage things, not able to trust others, and often make bad decisions. She has proven herself to make good decisions in Alaska, and you can be sure she didn't do it alone. She surrounded herself with people who's opinion she trusted.
Re: Palin speaks with group of reporters
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Originally Posted by
Wild Cobra
I completely understand this as a concern. However, what makes someone with executive experience is that it is a skill set that requires you to know how to delegate and appoint people who are good at the things you lack. People with poor executive experience like to micro-manage things, not able to trust others, and often make bad decisions. She has proven herself to make good decisions in Alaska, and you can be sure she didn't do it alone. She surrounded herself with people who's opinion she trusted.
Completely agree. And I believe that has been one of the weak points of Bush Jr. That said, there are though decisions to be made in the times we live in. And the final word on those decisions is with the President. That's why, IMO, we need a President that's very well informed on his own. I don't think Sarah is anywhere near there yet. If she wants to seriously pursue a Presidential nomination, she's going to have to catch up with that.
One more point related to this: Look how the economy is hurting McCain right now. This is a guy that admitted not knowing much about economy. That will make you say stuff like 'the economy is strong' right before the debacle we're going through right now.
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Originally Posted by
ElNono
One more point related to this: Look how the economy is hurting McCain right now. This is a guy that admitted not knowing much about economy. That will make you say stuff like 'the economy is strong' right before the debacle we're going through right now.
Yep, I don't think McCain got any good advice on this one, or made the bad decision on his own. I'm referig to the bailout. What I consider the fundimantals however, haven't weakened until the bailout. Sure, there are aspects in the markets that were suffering, but when you look at people employed, and still having an econimic gowth. They were still there. Now I fear the economy will fail us. We rewarded irresponsibility and now we can expect more of it.
If you recall, I don't care much for McCain's policies, but I do respect him as a man. I do agree he is weak on the economy, along with border security. These are both important to me, and why I wouldn't vote for him until he picked Palin for VP. I'm voting for her.
