Member of Senate GOP Leadership: Palin Isn’t Experienced Enough to be President

Tell Us Something We Don’t Already Know!!

Good to see some Republicans have a clue.

Not all Repubs are crazy after all!

What was McCain thinking when he picked this woman? It says volumes about his judgment.

Hillary was more qualified than Obama? Nonsense. The only public office she ever held was the Senate, after her husband left office.
And that’s fine. The problem was she claimed decades of “experience” based on the fact that she was married to Bill.
Obama has been in the Senate for only couple of years, but he was in the Illinois legislature for something like 7 years before going to Washington.
Neither Hillary nor Obama have as many years of experience as McCain. It would be great if each had more.
However, their other qualities — brains and, particularly in Obama’s case, judgment, make up for that lack. I’m not too keen on either Obama or Hillary — but I’m even less keen on what the “experience” of the last eight years has brought us.
As for Palin, she is completely unqualified. There is no comparing this inexperienced, pridefully anti-intellectual, politically extreme “whackjob” to either Hillary and Obama — or to the many Republicans whom McCain should have picked instead.

I used to support Sen. Obama, but what is the mainstream media and the Obama campaign trying to get at. so Sen. Ensign says of Gov. Palin “I do not think that Barack Obama or her are experienced enough to be president of the United States,” and the mainstream media titles the article “Member of Senate GOP Leadership: Palin Isn’t Experienced Enough to be President”? what about the “Member of Senate GOP Leadership: Obama Isn’t Experienced Enough to be President” part? and what’s the Obama campaign’s beef? given: Sen. Obama is not as experienced as Sen. McCain, but that doesn’t matter, because it’s judgement, and not experience that matters! but… when it comes to Gov. Palin, she’s unqualified because she’s inexperienced, aha.

So many say the media favors Obama. I heard this morning over coffee from a Republican friend who said she’s grateful the media isn’t telling the whole Palin story. I said – huh? You mean she hasn’t been fully vetted and exposed yet? She said – Not yet. She said the media is still trying to put the complex story together. What I heard is tied to Palin’s overly long multi-college years learning to be a sports broadcaster, her time trying to be a beauty pageant queen and her unreleased medical records. But she didn’t/wouldn’t tell me much more. She left me curious as she said she already said too much. Then she went on to say – Palin and Dude 1 having to get married could be somehow connected…and that Palin could be living each day ridden with profound guilt. That’s it folks – a very incomplete second-hand story. But, factually told to me, as she knew it. The question that’s begs for an answer is – what are they hiding by not releasing Palin’s med records? Maybe mental problems? What?

You mean Sarah is watching all episodes of the West Wing for nothing?
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Now come on folks, you gotta admit, that’s pretty gosh darn funny.

Now come on folks, you gotta admit, that’s pretty gosh darn funny.
Posted by: Dave in VA | Oct 31, 2008 8:06:10 PM
YOU BETCHA!

You can pin some of the blame on McCain, but it was Palin who should get the most of it.
She knew she was not qualified, but she let ambition get in the way of common sense.
She is only good with scripted speeches, when she speaks on her own, she sounds stupid and if that is what gets Republicans excited, then they are a sad bunch of people.
She should have blinked, or at least not let her kids tell her to go for it.
The blame lies with the person who did not have the common sense to realize she was not the right person.

Well he doesn’t think Obama is qualified either and he is running for president, not Palin.
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So we should base our decision on what GOP leadership says about the Democratic candidate?
Now that’s rational!

Palin’s major hurdle in the next cycle will be explaining her “pallin’ around” with the AIP, a radical organization that seeks the breakup of the United States.

Still crazy after all these years! John McCain

the scary thing in all this is how the main stream media seems to be not reporting for once creating a big issue as to why wont NObama or why is he not showing or telling us really where he was born. here the goverment is spending millions and millions od tax payers dollars to keep illegals out and here we are in the verge of selecting a guy who we dont even know if he’s really a true american citizen. have we become that brain washed do to todays main stream media that we or some dont even question this mayor issue that this guy can run for president of the US and may not even be an american citizen. GIVE ME A BREAK !!!! like john would say. have we become like the majority of your main stream engeneers that we were brain washed in school and have no common sense. people wake up and do your reseach. what about that special that nightline had on NObama on the projects he was invloved while in chicago ?? and who is sending NObama all this fundraising money 150 million in one month where is all that money coming from oversees ? and why and from whom. Do your research why do oversees people really want him as our next president ?? what about that attorney who is suing Nobama to show his birth certificate and why wont he show it. see what I mean way to many questions but the biggest of them all is where is the media in all of this. aren’t they the ones that we should try to rely on to do all this research and bring it to the forfront and why aren’t they ?? Hmm NoBama did just pay them a big piece of that fundraising money to advertize with all of the networks. HMM

Umm, Lucy? Are you just copy-and-pasting nonsense from Kos? That was her husband, and the AIP is about as “radical” as Ron Paul. Which is to say they’ve got the generally right idea, but a few too many nuts to appeal to regular folks.

Biased headline much? Ensign said that he doesn’t think Obama is qualified to be president–he’s at the top of the ticket Jake. Oh. Wait. That won’t keep your seat on the plane though, will it?

Bill Clinton, stumping for Obama. Doesn’t sound very reassuring.
“I haven’t cleared this with him and he may even be mad at me for saying this so close to the election, but I know what else he said to his economic advisers (during the crisis),” Clinton told the crowd at a Wednesday night rally with Obama in Florida. “He said, ‘Tell me what the right thing to do is. What’s the right thing for America? Don’t tell me what’s popular. You tell me what’s right — I’ll figure out how to sell it.’”
Clinton said when the crisis broke, Obama called his own advisers as well as those of the former two-term president, Hillary Clinton, Warren Buffet and others.
“He called those people. You know why? Because he knew it was complicated and before he said anything he wanted to understand,” Clinton said. “That’s what a president does in a crisis.”
And don’t argue, that that’s what a President does, because I read the scorn McCain took for his part. Obame didn’t seem to do much better, but get better press from the whole debacle.

Lucy is right. The AIP seeks to break Alaska away from the Union, which the South tried a couple hundred years ago and got stomped for it. They are traitorous people, and a dangerous group. Sarah is in with them, and she will subvert America if shes given the chance.
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Well this story has already been disputed, by even some in the msm’s…so I can only gather, that you get your news from HuffPo, or DK!

What were Bill Clinton’s foreign policy credentials before being elected president?
Nothing, oh, that’s what I thought.
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Exactly Right, Captain.
Carter had the same non experience in foreign affairs. Which leads me to believe, that not only are Democrats racist, but sexist as well. Look how they treated Hilary!
By the way, did you hear we’ve been judged as selfish, for not wanting to pay higher taxes? Unpatriotic as well.
I guess Obama is God!

Oh I get it, so Bill Clinton is saying he never seeked advice on any issues while he was the president? He was just instantly wise, eh?

Obama, at one point in his life, feel
that he was betray by his country.
This show up, when he chose his
friends in his early peroid of his life.
He is not alway a patriot of this country.

well its not a voting issue, but i do need to comment on this. alaska was brought in the union for its RESOURCES. the nation was looking to the future, and wanted alaska for its oil reserves. now, the liberal idiots that control the democratic party these days, wont let us drill there and use it for its original intentions.

As one poster here a day or two ago. Remeber the story of the Pied Piper.

I was just floored today, at the video of the woman at an Obama rally, who truly thinks that money from the government(Tax payers) would take care of her needs , from here on out.
I just can’t believe people out there, believe that will happen. It’s so sad to me.

why do people think Sen. Obama is a unifier? Because he says he is? why do people think he listens to the other side? Because he says he does? He said small-town Pennsylvanians are “bitter” that’s why they “cling to their guns and religion,” and he says their bigotted. nevermind you don’t have to be bitter to value your right to bear arms enshrined in the United States Constitution, and faith! He says it’s a way to “explain their frustrations.” How does he figure? really, has he ever talked to a small-town Pennsylvanian?

I think of Joe the Plumber as just an american with his own point of view and has the right to express it as we all do. Actually I believe I heard him say that he was at first leaning toward Obama. I don’t know what made him change. I applaud him for his courage to withstand the press the way he has. ould you have. Also I have noticed that the press hasn’t dug into the personal lives of those on the Obamamercial the other night.

tiaa..
i couldnt agree more. perfectly said.

tiaa
I will give my views on welfare to all and see if they agree. Welfare is supposed to be a help in time of need, not a way of life. There should be a limit on the amount of time you can collect. You should get more than a worker on minimum wage does, no matter what. No Food stamps. You would get the block cheese, spam, powdered milk etc. that the people of our grandfathers and fathers time did. No cell phones, and designer closthes. If you can afford those then you don’t need welfare. Just my opinion folks.

Obama threw 3 reporters, from newspapers, that support McCain, off of his plane today.
He’s told a tv station in Florida, no more interviews, for asking hard questions of Obama. The same message went to another station in Pennsylvania.
Does this sound like a man that’s centrist? Works with others, well? Will be bi partisan, and include all schools of thought, on the issues? Only if they tow the line with his thinking.
This is but a mere picture of what the future will be like. Chavez started out the same way.

Bush and the Republicans have bankrupted the country!
You don’t have any personal wealth left unless you are filthy rich and one of the favored under the Republican regime of the past 8 years.
Have you not being paying attention to the Economic news? The wealth is gone, people have already lost their homes, lost their jobs.
The Republicans have already taken and destroyed the wealth. It’s now in the hands of the oil, banking and military/industrial pals of Bush, Cheney, etc.
That’s their special brand of welfare.
They have looted and largely destroyed the country.

tim
I honestly don’t know. I know our county tried to put them to doing a little work wherever it was needed. The welfare rolls dropped dramatically. Then some one ssaid about unconstitutional and we are back again. We have second and third generation welfare families here. It needs to stop. I am the first to help if someone shows me they have true need. But it should not be a way of life.

Think of all the charities that will suffer now, due to higher taxes. If half of our income goes to taxes, and with Pelosi, and Reid, I think it will, since we’re so selfish…and unpatriotic….there won’t be a whole lot left, for charities.
Obama wants to continue ethanol production, even though it’s already shown, it doesn’t do a lot of good. So why keep tapping into food resources, for fuel? Now with Pelosi and Reid saying they will put the ban back on drilling, watch for fuel prices,and food prices to skyrocket.

pefros,
We all advocate for change, but it is important to know what kind of change you want.
Obama (D-ACORN) cannot possibly deliver on all the promises he is making in hopes of getting elected: universal health care, free college education for everyone, etc. etc.
Do you really want to elect a dishonest, dishonorable, and wholly unqualified man (Obama) because he says change?

The welfare system of this country
so bad. There are welfare for the rich
and welfare for poor.
I want to know when these people will start working for living and help this
country that they profess to love.
This is why I am independence.

jeanie…
thank you. see, the problem with voting for obama isnt JUST obama!!! its the radical left taking over the democratic party. obama? pelosi? reid? frank? dodd? these are just a number of the “leaders” in the democratic party. 9 percent approval rating the last time i checked. we DO need to vote for change alright.

Have you not being paying attention to the Economic news? The wealth is gone, people have already lost their homes, lost their jobs.
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For 8 years, and 17 times this year alone, Bush warned about the downfall on the economy, due to the mismanagement of Frannie, and Freddie. Who were with ACORN complicit, in the sub prime loans, that tanked the economy. There are other factors, and both sides are to blame, but there was a bill brought forward , to try to bring regulation , and all the Republicans voted for it,none of the Democrats voted for it.
Barney Franks lied, when he said things were fine, was having a relationship with an exec at one of these entities (conflict of interest) and did nothing, but say things were fine, and it was racist to bring it up.
All of these, are Democrat programs. Bush is not soleley to blame. He had help by Franks, Pelosi, Reid, Waters, Schumer, Dodd.
I’m sure you felt elation , and still do, at the falling gas prices. Remember? These are the prices we were paying a few years back…BEFORE the Democrats took control of Congress. Now if they were so concerned, why did Obama instead of finding ways to lower the costs for us consumers, want to put a tax hike in place, on top of an already to high tax on gas?
Why did he say he wouldn’t be unhappy if gas reached $12 a gallon? Why? Because we the tax payers pay for their cars, car rentals, and gas. What does he care, that the rest of us have to pay that much?

pefros…
im a CONSERVATIVE not a republican. and i will agree, the republicans have screwed up, most but not all, for the last 8 years. i will criticize a republican just as quick as a democrat. i believe mccain would have turned the election into a landslide victory if he would have been the one to come out STRONGLY against the bailout. he should have done what a number of other repubs did in congress, and said no to it both times. but he didnt. what little confidence i had in him went right out the window. but he is still a better canidate than obama. hands down. i will not vote like our nation is a movie and we are getting the “happy ending from obama. i, and alot of other americans, know change is needed. but what kind of change?

We have seen a massive redistribution of wealth over the past 8 years – a movement of more and more wealth towards the upper 5% of the population at the expense of the middle and lower income groups.
While many have suffered from this redistribution of wealth, Bush, Cheney, McCain and their pals in the oil, banking and military/industrial families have made off like bandits.
A massive welfare scheme to benefit the wealthy elite compliments of the establishment party – the Republicans.
Sorry, you had your feast at the trough. The electorate is about to give the Republicans the boot.

pefros
I would love for Obama to take responsibilty for his past dealings with the Oldinga, Farrakhan, Wright, Rezko, Acorn etc. Give us the whole details. How about responsibilty for over 100 votes of present so he wouldn’t have to take a side. At least McCain has the character to make a vote and stick by it. I like that character. One who isn’t afraid of criticism.

a movement of more and more wealth towards the upper 5% of the population at the expense of the middle and lower income groups.
and this top 5% pays 80% of the tax burden in this country, provides the jobs, thru their investments, and income.
Do you do this much, for the country? Most people that are what you call “rich” worked for their money, and still do. They educated themselves ,and set off , making their way.
Why do you feel you’re entitled to this money? You didn’t earn it, or work for it! Why do you think they should be punished, and you should just be handed money? If you want wealth, go get it. Opportunities are out there…for now….but if Obama is president, no one will work harder for wealth, if they’re going to be taxed in the way he wants to tax them.
Those companies sending jobs overseas? Just see what happens when they get taxed more. They’ll pack up, and send everything overseas, and more jobs will be lost. Obama’s $3,000 for each new job, is not enough for these companies to compensate with, for a full years salary, and benefits.

rindy – welfare accounts for 1% of the federal budget. in the state i live in, more people on welfare work than do not (that means they may get schips for their kids, or medicaid for a pregnancy – in fact most families have children young and on medicaid). teachers are on welfare here – because they don’t make enough money to pay for rent on their wages alone. more white people are on welfare than black people in the us. ever looked up welfare numbers in alaska?

Sorry, the public has seen the Republicans feasting at the trough and destroying the country for 8 years.
That’s enough. People are not completely blind and they’re fair minded.
Republicans had their chance – and look at the results. A disaster.
Time to move your snouts out of the trough and get some employment doing actual work.

Disgraced internationally, bankrupted beyond belief at home, economy in turmoil, elitist rich making off like bandits.
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You know what? In two wars, we stood next to other countries, to defend them. At this point, I really don’t give a fig what other nations think. Most of them, are socialist, and want us to become what they are. Thus stripping us, of what we always have been. A free country. No…not every President is perfect, but I want to keep it free, and a free enterprise system. That’s what makes this country great, and unique. If you hate it so bad, head on down to Venezuela and try out socialism for a year. I guarantee you won’t like it.
You don’t see hoards of Americans getting out of America…and for one reason. Most know , you won’t find it better anywhere else, than here.
I’m so sick of people telling me how bad this country is. I’m proud of my country, and all she stands for, and I don’t want to trade that in, for massive unemployment, and a health care system run by a government.

Anyhow, it’s going to be a Democratic landslide so I hope the Republicans have the decency to go with some democratic dignity, instead of scratching and crying and whining and blaming.
Grow up.

I’m tired of Republicans who continue to discount Governor Palin’s executive experience and put her on a par with Senator Obama. Obama’s experience is all about running his mouth and running for president. He has had an unprecedented budget of $600 million and is such a poor financial executive that he is still asking for more money to spend. After outspending his opponent, what has Obama got? A lost race. Poor management all around. As governor, Palin has successfully conducted negotiations with a foreign country, stood as advisor to oil and gas rich countries, and has brought fiscal probity to Alaska. Moreover, she’s helped to root out corruption in her state. It’s a pity that Ensign and Eagleburger have not taken the time to read Governor Palin’s bio. Had they done so, they would have spared themselves idiotic comparisons with between a doer, Palin, and a talker, Obama.

>>> SilentWatcher | Oct 31, 2008 9:41:57 PM
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THANK YOU!

I think it’s sad that they’re already blaming her handlers. She was sitting alone when she did her interviews with Couric and Gibson. (Notice with Brian Williams she was chaperoned by McCain)
Palin gave the bizarre answers in her interviews, not her handlers, such as saying she knows foreign policy because Alaska borders Russia and Canada.
McCain didn’t know her and he didn’t really vet her as he should have. It was a poor decision that reflects mostly on McCain.
Palin was obviously not ready for prime time. She wasn’t really familiar with national and international issues. Her handlers are not magicians.

‘Would you contact Palin and ask her to release her medical records unless she has something to HIDE!!!!!
BECAUSE IT DOES MATTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!!!’
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Her records are forthcoming, but:
WHERE THE HECK ARE OBAMA’S MEDICAL RECORDS? OR SCHOOL RECORDS? OR RECORDS FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE?
He’s running for the top spot.
WE NEED TO SEE THESE RECORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many McCain supporters are quick to tell us about the “wonderful” experience of Palin. She was first a mayor of a tiny town of 5,000… then she served 18 months as Governor of Alaska, a state with the population of a city like Memphis. She has a VERY basic education…not that McCain has an impressive education.
McCain has been a US Senator for 20 years. He is known more for his uncontrollable temper than for any real accomplishments.
Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate 12 years ago. He is also the only candidate with an impressive education.
So… the only “executive” experience award goes to Palin. McCain has more Senate experience than Obama… after all, he IS 72 years old. Obama is very well educated and has served several years in the State and US Senate.
We all knows McCain was a POW. So what?
As far as I am concerned, I have no problem voting for an Obama/Biden ticket.
McCain was not able to select a competent VP pick. He was not able to run a decent campaign… Why would we think he would have a competent administration? Does he really think earmarks are more important to Americans than jobs and healthcare?

pefros;
Do you mean that we should blindly give our vote to Obama simply because he is not a Republican?
What if some of us believe that Obama is more Bush than McCain is?
(Hell, even their campaigns are ultra similar! And Bush managed to spend almost the same outrageous amount of money on HIS run that Obama is pissing away on his!)
In fact, it’s like looking at Bozo! (Bush), and Bozo 2 (Obama),,,,, and if you put the two together, except for their color, they would be indestinguishable!
Honest!
OH MY GOSH!
It’s believable!

In the old days on the farms and homes it was if you don’t work, don’t eat. Your choice.
Posted by: A Veteran | Oct 31, 2008 10:09:17 PM
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That’s the problem, the old days!!!!
Do you see people in other country starving???
The system is not perfect and have many flaws but could you see your fellow man/woman/child hungry????
I believe that is why FDR create the NEW DEAL and WELFARE!!!!!
Too many people were STARVING AND OUT OF WORK!!!!!!

“Too many people were STARVING AND OUT OF WORK!!!!!!”
I believe that was why Roosevelt also set up Poor Houses…. and Potter Fields and other such niceties because as great a president as he was, there was just so much that he could do!
So maybe it’s time to bring back the Poor Houses one again.
What do you think, sister d?

That’s strange. I read that the guy said neither Obama nor Palin is qualified to be president and he would rather see the most qualified person been on top of the ticket. Which means the McCain/Palin ticket is a stronger ticket, but yet Tapper’s headline only talks about Palin. Why?

Posted by: A Veteran | Oct 31, 2008 9:40:01 PM
Anyhow, it’s going to be a Democratic landslide so I hope the Republicans have the decency to go with some democratic dignity, instead of scratching and crying and whining and blaming.
Grow up.
Posted by: A Veteran | Oct 31, 2008 9:40:01 PM
To the poster who posted this:
Anyhow, it’s going to be a Democratic landslide so I hope the Republicans have the decency to go with some democratic dignity, instead of scratching and crying and whining and blaming.
Grow up.
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Surely you have not forgotten the whining and fussing and lack of dignity aafter the 2004 election when you liberal Democrats kept holloring sayijng Bush stole the election. I call that whining, crying etc.

Palin is running for Vice President, not President. If the reporter were not so biased the headline would have read: Member of Senate GOP Leadership: Obama Isn’t Experienced Enough to be President.

With an IQ of 130 Obama is not exactly the brightest bulb in the room and then add ignorance on top of that.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.. “if you look at the polling, the people who are voting against John McCain say the primary reason they’re voting against him is because of Sarah Palin. They don’t believe that she’s ready to be vice president.
Well, DUH

AMEN TO THAT!

All these Republican leaders are telling the truth about Palin. She should have left the stage long ago with her low IQ tail stuck between her legs. How embarrassing for her to hear fellow GOPS diss her. McCain too.

buzziea
Palin’s IQ is 130, the same as Obama’s. Maybe it is time for him to march his puny little butt off the stage also.