OK, as an Obama supporter, tell me why in the world would I be concerned about Palin?

Question

I was actually a little nervous about McCain's choice. He could have picked from a very capable pool of candidates that would have envigorated a fairly stagnant Republican base.

Then I turn on my TV to see that he selected a VP who was a mayor of a town with 8,500 people and a governor of a state with the same number of people as Memphis, Tennessee. I really thought it was a joke as it was an astronomically stupid pick on so many levels. Most importantly, it completely undercuts his best argument against Obama in terms of experience. I can't remember a less qualified candidate for this high of office, even someone I couldn't stand, like a d**k Cheney or Dan Quayle. And, on top of that, she's being investigated for abuse of power! I mean, really, what was McCain thinking?

So, needless to say, I am pretty happy. Sure, she will look pretty good next week at the convention, candidates always do. Republicans, for the most part, will fall in line behind their candidate. But, she is going to enter an environment she presently has no conception of handling and she will face scrutiny unlike she has ever faced before now. She is a very inviting target for the Democrats.

So, please tell me exactly why I should even be the slightest bit concerned about her as the VP candidate? And, please be realistic. No, she is not more experienced than Obama, don't give me that ridiculous backroom spin job. And don't give me the "Obama sucks" or "Obama is a fraud" stuff. Some substance, please.

Answer 1

Because this means Barry should have chosen Hillary as his experienced VP co-nominee! John already has the experience to the Nth degree so he went with a woman to cover all the bases! Barry is the one who has chosen badly,and it clearly shows now!

Answer 2

because mccain want to get the woman vote formally given to Hilliary,  in hopes to beat obama  

Answer 3

Obviously this is highly calculated pick designed to lure Hillary fans. And everyone knows it doesn't matter if you pick a freaking hunch back long as it wins votes.  

Answer 4

You may not like it but Palin has served.....and served well.....as an chief executive.... Obama has NO executive experience at any level....

Obama has a total of 140 days in Washington.... his performance has been anything but stellar.... he has the most liberal voting record on the hill.... he makes Kennedy look conservative.... his programs and promises are extremely myopic....

McCain has 22 years dealing with the Washington political machine.....on BOTH sides of the aisle.... his policies are grounded in history and proven to work

Palin is a strong woman.....a fighter....with a clear grasp of reality.....she brings with her a cross gender appeal.... will help capture those disenfranchized disillusioned Hillary voters.... I believe she will stand toe to toe with Biden and do fine

Democrats can not attack her "inexperience" without highlighting the FACT she has MORE experience than Obama

She is an EXCELLENT choice

EDIT..... WRONG..... A state representative does NOTHING executive.....he does not create a buget.....he does not administer to various departments.....he does NOTHING but run for office and vote.....Obama supported a minimum wage bill.... big deal.... all that did was create inflation which wiped out the increase....

Palin RAN A STATE GOVERNMENT..... whether it was one person or fifty million people.....it was a STATE GOVERNMENT.....not a glorified mayor...... but even being mayor would be more experience than Obama who has run NOTHING but his mouth

Alex and Michael have posted EXCELLENT retorts filled with information / facts to support their position.....all you have done is blown them off with your myopic vision/opinion.....obviously you are not looking for the truth.....just a forum for your bias

Answer 5

I've never known a liberal or heard a story about a single democrat who pursued a removal of a peer or fellow democrat for corruption.  She has a track record of rooting out corruption - Barrack has none.  She has a track record of reducing taxes - Barrack has none.  She's has private sector experience owning businesses - Barrack has none.  She has a track record of returning money to the govt. (the bridge to nowhere) Barrack has never done anything like that - much less any democrat I've ever heard of.  

What is most intriguing to me is how someone so unimpressive to the Dem's is getting so much blog activity, and so much disdain especially from liberal women.  

We'll see how she does against Plugs Biden, maybe when she says, "Joe have you ever returned a single penny to the government because it was wrong to have it?" he'll say, "Well, um... I think that's above my pay grade."   It's not above hers.  

She is igniting the Republicans - you don't need to fear her though.  She's nothing to worry about.

RESPONSE:

My dear, Obama isn't running against Palin.  He's running against McCain. when you bring experience into this, you demonstrate you're hoping his magic charisma despite his utter lack of experience as a presidential candidate will be washed by belittling light experience of someone with vastly more ethics than him.  He's outclassed by her consistent values, and by McCain's experience.

So which Democrat helped another democrat to be removed from public office for corruption?  How about in the last 5 years, and how about from any high office.  Ok, any low office.  If anyone is drinking Kool-aid it's you.  Prove your point.  Give a name please.

Answer 6

Perhaps McCain, by making her his running mate, is just paying her for services rendered.  

Answer 7

You want substance? Obama accomplished zero while an Illinois State Senator.  His last year he claims he passed 26 of his own bills, which would've been quite the feat except....they were handed to him by a fellow Senator in order to assist him in a future bid for higher office. And this was all expedited by Emil Jones Jr. who, by the way, has just given his Senate seat to his son, Emil Jones III, who has never been to college and truly has zero qualifications to fill that post. Kind of how he got Obama a U.S. Senate seat. Obama spent years handing out fliers for community meetings and that makes him a political genuis?

People compare him to Bill Clinton because Clinton was young as well. Difference was Clinton had 10 years experience as a Chief Executive....which brings me to Sarah Palin.  She's had almost 2 yrs. experience as a Chief Executive which is way harder than what Obama did in the U.S. Senate...which is nothing!!

Plus...she spent 3 terms running her hometown as mayor which, small though it may be, is about the same size as Obama's State Senate constituency!  So...what's your point?

She's experienced enough...and when she speaks, she speaks from the heart...not like Obama who speaks because he hopes someone will grab soundbites and call him brilliant!! I've never seen a more insincere speaker!!  Maybe Bush....but he's just a puppet of Cheney's just like Obama is a puppet of Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Do yourself a favor....look up Mr. Brzezinski. Find out how he and Carter completely destroyed what was left of our diminishing credibility in the Middle East during the late 70s and how it was their idea to arm the mujahideen to overthrow the Afghanistan government.  This led to the Russians having no choice but to come to their aid and caused the deaths of millions since that time.  You can blame Mr. Carter and Mr. Brzezinski (although it was Zbig's plan) for the Taliban and Al Qaeda.  Forget Hollywood and Charlie Wilson's War....this was Zbig's War from the beginning!!  And now he controls your lovely Obama.

Good luck!! I've never been more ashamed of my fellow Americans than I have since I've seen all the kowtowing done for this FRAUD Obama!!

Answer 8

You should ONLY be concerned about Her if McCain WINS the Election... -then God HELP Us all...  :0

Answer 9

mc aint hopes she helps him fix the cracks in that glass ceiling, kind of like throwing a hail mary pass into his own in zone.

Answer 10

You shouldn't be concerned because you have already made up your mind to cast a ballot for electors pledged to the election of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden. But, you have to realize that 25% of registered voters are Democrats, about the same percentage are Republicans and the remainder are who both parties are trying to attract.

The Democrats made a number of calculations in their nominees and platform to nail down the party base. The Republicans are about to do the same.

From a historical perspective, Presidents and Vice Presidents whose roots spring forth from a large city or metropolitan area are rare. There was Theodore Roosevelt, Millard Fillmore and one other as I recall. Few U.S. Senators who sit in the legislative chamber most concerned with the conduct of foreign policy matters have roots which identify them as "metro men" or "metro women", having sprung forth from a place with a large population. The current Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, comes from Searchlight Nevada. A town smaller than Governor Palin's town in Alaska. I know. I live forty miles or so northwest of Searchlight.  

You have also engaged in a little exercise of comparing apples and oranges. The only role given to the Vice President in the Constitution is that of President of the Senate. The job of President takes up the entire text of Article Two of that document.

Answer 11

Don't be concerned.  She is out for herself.  It is obvious. She took over that stage and the microphone like she was running for Pres herself.  She ignored Johnny and didn't look at him very much.  I like strong women and well meaning and well educated women .  But she had an edge to her that might be grating to some listeners.  A bit of a bossy and no nonsense type.  A VP is less protester and more compliant.  I guess she will have to be told to cool it down a bit.  She is readying her Alaska drill to break that glass ceiling and she wants it bad.  

Answer 12

its all cause of racist america and racist views by conservatives... Obama is goin to get elected. People are going to do whateva they can to ruin it. Cause someone peoples parents raised them messed up and the thought of a black person leading them has them wanting to move to Canada...

Answer 13

Right on. And with John Mccain being, oh like 242 years old, who would want Palin as the next in line if anything were to happen to him. I would only hope Hillary supporters wouldn't be so superficial and unthinking to vote for the uber-conservative, inexperienced, governor of Alaska...who, by the way, wants to destroy her beautiful state with drilling in Wildlife Refuges. I mean, seriously, this is beautiful for the Democrats. Thank you Mcsame.

Answer 14

We have heard news stories for weeks of former clinton supporters gravitating twoard McCain.  This solidifies that.  They were kind of thinking they might vote for him, and now he nominated a woman.  This election will not be about experience.  McCain knows that despite his campaign adds, obama mistakenly picke a VP with "more experience."  Obama should have picked more of a human interest story.  That is what is polling well in this election.  The new, the just like me....  Those are the one's we want to vote for.  Soccer mom runs for VP that is a great move.