As most people have not heard of Palin, should we not give her a chance to introduce herself before we pass ?

Question

As most people have not heard of Palin, should we not give her a chance to introduce herself before we pass ?

judgement on what type of VP she will be??

Thanks!

Answer 1

I agree.

She seems old enough to cast the tie breaking vote in the Senate, and the founding fathers only thought the president needed to be 35.  

Answer 2

First of all--Zero Experience. She makes Obama look like he's been around as long as old John "McCane" himself.

Secondly, McCaine brought her on not because she can lead this country, but that she can help him win an election and is into Big Oil, and that's about all, folks. She is about getting votes, not about what's right for our country.

McCain/Palin not about you or me, it's about dragging the horrific Bush-Cheney government on for another 4 to 8 years.

Bush/Cheney/McCain want to drag out country into war with Iran and Syria, and we are already teetering on the brink of a tremendous economic collapse and Great Depression due to the Iraq War and Bush/Cheney/McCain domestic and foreign policies.

Answer 3

Here's some info for you.

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.

We also asked Alaska residents what the rest of us should know about their governor. The response was striking. Here's a sample:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 4

Most people don't really know anything about John McCain or Barack Obama, either; particularly the ones that "pass judgment" on them.  Don't expect any better treatment for their running mates; this is politics.

Answer 5

This may be true for those voters who want to have an extremely rightwing Vice President.  If the only objection is her background or personality, then yes, we should give her a chance.  My objection, however, is to the policies she supports.  It doesn't take very long to learn what these are, as she is on record as being opposed to environmental protection, abortion rights, and workers' rights.  She would pretty much suck for everyone, especially women.  Only a few people already at the top might do well under a McCain/Palin administration.

Answer 6

I can only speak for myself, a lifelong Independent – It wouldn’t matter if Palin was a household name, being the running mate of John McCain, I feel most voters are going to say “pass” regardless.  The Democratic Party could run two chipmunks on their ticket and still have my support in this election.  My Nation cannot withstand another Bush Administration or, anything like it.