Although I was apalled at the choice of Sarah Palin...I had nothing against her personally. Being a hockey mom, a hunter, a special needs parent, a six-pack swillin dudette is all great. But none of those things qualified her to run this country. And there was a very high potential for that with McCain's age and health issues.
I suppose being a mayor of a city and governor of a state aren't qualifications?
Fact is...McCain made a hasty decision based on pandering to a certain demographic...ultra conservatives and the Hillary army. She was OBVIOUSLY not thoroughly vetted or they would have known she isn't terribly educated and doesn't handle herself well in interviews.
I can't remember an election where a VP candidate was sequestered from the press the way Palin was.
McCain didn't make a hasty decision, he made a smart one. Palin was the only reason McCain came in 5 million votes short in the popular vote. She inspired people ala Obama, and even drove more people to rallies than McCain himself.
She messed up in an interview against a partisan media, big whoop. If you actually watched her V.P. debate which spanned 90 minutes, she disproved everything that people such as yourself toted about the Couric interview. If you really want to discredit Palin from a few sound bytes, why is it not OK to discredit Obama or Biden for their more numerous gaffes?
Lastly I can't remember an election where one candidate was so brutally mauled by the media from day one. She was targeted for annihilation, largely IMO because of her values. She was a strong Christian woman who rejected the extreme feminism that Hillary offered. My hat is off to Mrs. Palin for not folding under the pressure that no other politician has ever had to face.
Firey speeches, winking and leaving the g's off of words are just not enough to lead this country.
What is then...giving great speeches offering empty promises with the words "hope" and "change"?
Now the McCain campaign leaders are bashing her...instead of admitting the error was their OWN judgement. They fell short of their obligations in picking a running mate and now they throw her under the bus.
It's called saving face. The truth is the blame lies with Bush, his pride and his ego. He should have came out of his cave and admit his wrongs, and helped establish the differences between himself and McCain. Obviously this would take loads of humbling and was never going to happen.
Sadly...she (and her daughter Piper) have had a taste of frothy cheering crowds and will want more of it.
What kind of comment is this? You're suggesting she's thirsty for attention? Please.
I can't wait for the day when she meets with world leaders and winks and says "Nice to meetcha...and meet First Dude Todd." It'll be like having Bush back in office...talking about strategery and being the Decider.
Hopefully with a Harvard graduate in office, the U.S. won't be embarrassed any more.
You do realize that George W. Bush attended both Yale and Harvard right? So what point is it that you're trying to make about Harvard degrees? Or any college degree for that matter? As far as I understand there isn't a "College of Presidency" a field of study for the Presidency or a degree requirement to be the President of the United States.
Seriously, attaining a college degree is the equivalent of grinding in a MMORPG. Sure it takes effort, sure it takes time but anyone who applies them self can get one. I don't consider anyone with a Harvard degree special, or an instant candidate for the Presidency.