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I'll say this plainly and slowly, as non-partisan as possible:
If Palin takes control of the government, should McCain be incapacitated, this nation is in big, big trouble.
I'll say this plainly and slowly, as non-partisan as possible:
If Palin takes control of the government, should McCain be incapacitated, this nation is in big, big trouble.
That's pretty funny.
And scary.
I'm biased as well but I thought she did okay but not nearly as beautiful as a job she does on the stump. And I meant nothing sexual with that statement.
There are many excerpts around.
If you're on a committee but you're never there because you're out trying to campaign for president 140 days after you got in office, how much experience can you be gaining, exactly?So from what I gather in this thread from Republicans is that being on the Senate Foreign Affairs committee in no way qualifies you to deal with Foreign Affairs. How insightful.
Can you at least try and debate? C'mon, just try and put some facts together.......
Well I guess it's a good thing it was a hypothetical, then.
And what kind of foreign experience does being able to see Russia from Alaska give you? Can't you open your mind just a little bit and at least admit that she does not have foreign policy experience?
I've seen several of them now. They ran them on CNN.
Please tell me that was a joke or at least link it up.
Also, Fox News' Steve Doocy makes the same claim -http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/31/cindy-palin-russia/
Today on ABC’s This Week, Cindy McCain tried to rebut the criticism that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) has no national experience by taking a talking point from Fox’s Steve Doocy. McCain pointed to the fact that Palin’s state is near Russia:
STEPHANOPOULOS: But she has no national security experience.
McCAIN: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at stake here.
It's insulting to my intelligence to listen to the right wing sometimes. Did that guy seriously just say she has international experience because Russia is near Alaska?
This is why I've stopped watching Fox news a long time ago.
so I guess until Mccain kicks she will only be responsible for the following..
The Vice President is the President of the US Senate. While he does not really control anything in the Senate, he is called on to be the tie-breaking vote if the Senate is deadlocked. They also oversee procedural issues and preside over impeachment trials, unless the person impeached is the President. In that case, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court oversees the trial. The VP is not usually to be found in everyday Senate meetings, instead allowing a senate-chosen President pro tempore to preside over usual proceedings.
The second official job of the Vice President is to take over the Presidency if the President resigns, dies or is impeached and removed from office, as outlined by the 25th Amendment of the Cons ution of America. This has happened nine times in US history, beginning with the succession of President Tyler upon the death of President William Henry Harrison, and most recently with President Gerald Ford replacing President Nixon after Nixon’s resignation from office.
In addition to the two main duties, the Vice President usually performs whatever function the President deems necessary. Some have chosen to get involved with domestic issues, or have acted as the President’s representative to foreign governments. The VP may also serve in an advisory capacity to the President, but this is not always the case. The power of the office is largely determined by the relationship between the President and the VP. Frequently, the two holders of the offices have been political rivals or even enemies, and the VP is occasionally resigned to relatively low-impact work.
Nonetheless, the role of the VP is a vital one to the stability of the nation. By insuring that the succession will go directly to the VP in the event of the President’s death, the opportunities for panic and chaos are severely reduced. If the President and Vice President enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship, the Vice President can be a powerful figure in Washington and across the nation, even leading to their own future success as a candidate for President.
Obama has at least TRAVELED to foreign lands. He's met world leaders. O'Reilly grilled Obama on foreign policy and the guy at least had a clue what the he was talking about.
What the has Palin done? She may as well be reading cue cards when foreign issues come up. She recites like she's studying for a in history test. She's dangerous period. She doesn't know jack . She's the female version of Dan Quayle...and people want to accept this.
Boston is closer to Moscow than Juneau is.
gee.. I guess presidents don't have staffs, and cabinets members..
1. Why vote for anyone, then? Just vote for a 'handling team.'
2. Judgment. If she doesn't know - and apparently she doesn't - then how does she know to trust her advisors? History is replete with schemers and dark courtiers.
Yeah, Bush's cabinet and staff did GREAT to make up for his inexperience in foreign affairs
Palin says it as well....
Nice.
And I didn't buy her Abe Lincoln reference, either.
CROFLROCLDROFLROFL!!
She just lost McCain so many votes in the center....that was ing hilarious! CRWNT!!!!
AHF come on man you're smarter than that, theres nothing here to defend. She looked like a fool and Gibson was so nice about it theres no angle for the republicans to say she was badgered.
Defending her is like Spurs fans saying George Hill will pan out.
Allowing her to do this interview, at her peak popularity when a load of people probably watched, will go down as a huge mistake.
I can certainly understand the concern over her lack of foreign policy experience and I didn't necessarily get a warm fuzzy from listening to her. Still, she's not at the top of the ticket.
I just hope McCain survives until 2012.
Best line of the nightDefending her is like Spurs fans saying George Hill will pan out.
For a party that has always claimed to be so damn worried about National Security, you sure aren't expressing any qualms of the possible fiasco that could occur if she were President.
Hmm, maybe it was all bull ?
What the everloving ?PALIN: Charlie, you're in Alaska. We have that very narrow maritime border between the United States, and the 49th state, Alaska, and Russia. They are our next door neighbors.We need to have a good relationship with them. They're very, very important to us and they are our next door neighbor.
GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?
PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.
GIBSON: What insight does that give you into what they're doing in Georgia?
PALIN: Well, I'm giving you that perspective of how small our world is and how important it is that we work with our allies to keep good relation with all of these countries, especially Russia.
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