Comments on: Palin and Obama—What Really is Wisdom?

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:26:47 +0000

Jeff, I have to disagree with you about why the small number of interviews. McCain’s not worried about Palin’s ability to handle an interview. He just knows that the press is working against him. Every interviewer is going to be asking gotcha questions, and also taking whatever she says and spinning it unflatteringly a la Katie Couric’s “Great Depression”.

Myself, I would never, ever, ever let her talk to the press, and I would announce it to the world! Let that be the issue of the day!

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:53:05 +0000

I am trying to understand nlcatter’s posts but it’s difficult because this person can barely string a few sentences together, unlike those in the intelligentsia or the common man who finds that he needs to learn to express himself in a clear, understandable fashion in order to get a good job.

If nlcatter can’t stand the fact that Gov. Palin is a conservative, than he/she should stop disseminating and just say it. Nlcatter’s lists of supposed “lies” are very telling. If only they set the bar as high for Obama, but of course if they did that then they’d have to admit (due to an extremely long list of significant issues) that they’re only voting for him because of his party affiliation and not actually voting for the man. “Progressives” like this have already let their masks slip, so now they need to come out and stop being disingenuous about Palin and should just say they can’t stand her because she is not a liberal.

By: Moultrie

Moultrie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:42:30 +0000

Another great VDH feature article. Mostly good comments too…I am a little surpeized at the smallish number of O-Bots commenters…they must have been distracted yesterday by something.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:13:43 +0000

We all need to really look at this election objectively. Since the completion of the vetting process of both VP candidates, Biden has gone on to accommodate roughly about 84 interviews with the press while Palin has done less than 4 interviews with the press. That is a MAJOR unbalance in the two comparisons and it truly shows McCain’s apprehensiveness about her ability to speak on her own accord, without his physical presence. What does this portray, first and foremost? It portrays that this Presidential ticket does not have the full and utmost confidence in his VP ticket to fend for herself and answer any questions that the American public needs to know. It truly shows that his vetting process was not done in a wise manner but more so in a political manner. Here is a woman that exudes family values; taking care of 5 kids while being the Governor of Alaska, maintaining a healthy marriage, having decent morals and values, and is completely a Washington outsider. This is a classic profile of a candidate that has never been tainted, in the eyes of the American public that has lost faith in the judicial system. This pick was merely done to appeal to the American families with values and tradition but what else could be said about this VP ticket? Does it show the American public anything about her ability to make all the necessary decisions in regards to foreign affairs, national defense, economic legislation, and the overall ability to govern the most powerful country in the world?

We must keep in mind that McCain IS in fact 72 years old and if elected, he WILL be the oldest President to ever be elected. The last oldest elected President was Ronald Reagan at 69 years old, when he was elected in 1980, but he was in fairly good health. McCain, on the other hand, will be 3 years Reagan’s senior, if elected. He also does have a history of skin cancers which are not completely cured, among other ailments that he suffered during his years as a POW in Vietnam. Can we, as the American public, be completely confident that if anything happens to McCain while in office, that Palin will in fact be fully ready to tackle anything and everything that this country will have to face? America MUST search deep down and answer this question, honestly.

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By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:46:24 +0000

Excellent dissection of the empty core at the center of Ivy worship – all manufacture, too little earned.

Palin’s achievements are far more remarkable and out of the box than Obama, who merely fawned at the right people along the Ivy/Chicago highway and was labeled a superstar.

Palin has simply lived, rather than calculated. The difference – and the attendant substance – is plain to all of us willing to see.

By: nlcatter

nlcatter — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:22:41 +0000

Agnew! great analogy! thanks!

By: JFo

JFo — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:07:31 +0000

A very good example of one seeing what one wants to see. Perhaps she possess a substantial amount of comment sense. But having now seen her interviewed, no one will convince me she posseses great intelligence.

Ms. Palin has been added to the Republican ticket in order to be the current day Spiro Agnew. Let’s not confuse common sense with insight. And please, let’s not elect someone again because we feel we could have a beer with them. Or ride in their Minivan.

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:47:38 +0000

You’re right, Ed, I should’ve known by the raw anger that it was a troll.

By: j. Barnett

j. Barnett — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:44:17 +0000

I have a idea this women can handle her own, she is sent to us for a reason. i believe she and McCain could put this country on the right track, she strong, she isn’t in the dirt of the dome, this women has plenty to say, and believe me i think her time is coming very soon, you don’t run families, children and personally family problems in the ground as getting to know someone, she’ll be hated but she’ll do her job, because she already knows what has to be done, shut up and let this women do it.