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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 06:22 AM
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Idiotic Palin LTTE in today's Columbus Dispatch
Palin can overcome reported obstacles
(Columbus Dispatch, September 8, 2008)

As a wife and mother who had to work and raise a special-needs child, I am appalled at the insinuation that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cannot be a good mother and be vice president. Has anyone asked Illinois Sen. Barack Obama whether he could be president and still be father to his children?

To assume that because her oldest daughter is pregnant that Palin cannot be in control of her family is ridiculous. It insinuates that every parent who has a daughter who gets pregnant as a teen is a bad parent. What happened to the women's movement that says women can do it all? We can.

When President Clinton had an affair while in the White House, everyone said it was a personal matter because it was his personal life. A little double standard here?

Lack of international experience? She runs a state that is bordered by Canada, and Russia is only 50 or 60 miles away. You think she never gets into any international issues?

The reaction of the Demlibs and media has set women's issues back 100 years. I will be happy to vote for the McCain-Palin ticket.

THERESA SESTITO
Reynoldsburg

The overwhelming odor of stupid hit me right in the face when I read this idiocy. Who is this "everyone" who said that Clinton's sex life was off limits in the 90s? My memory is of Republicans, the very same ones who now want the Palins left alone, relentlessly hammering Clinton over his personal life, declaring him unfit for the presidency, and ultimately impeaching him. What alternate reality does this crazy woman remember instead?

Sestito's gratuitous slaps at "Demlibs" (wow, clever!) and the media, her repetition of the absurd claim that Barbie "gets into international issues" because Russia is "50 or 60 miles away" (actually, it's 2.5 miles away, but Republicans all flunked geography), and even the deeply moronic idea that it is liberals that have set back "women's issues" (say wha?), pale beside this completely insane, totally ass-backwards version of the right-wing feeding frenzy over Bill Clinton's personal life.

This foolish woman didn't just drink the Kool-Aid; she bathed in it. And now she smells like stupid.
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 06:28 AM
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1. "You think she never gets into any international issues?"
Just because the criminal charges haven't been filed yet....
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uberllama42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 10:09 AM
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7. Until I see evidence to the contrary,
the null hypothesis is that she has never dealt with a foreign country. I think it's reasonable to assume that, if the Republicans have not come up with anything in ten days, she very likely doesn't have any foreign policy experience.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 06:39 AM
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2. Hey Theresa - name ONE international issue she's handled. n/t
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Newshues Donating Member (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 07:35 AM
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4. there was that gas pipeline with Canada n/t
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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:13 AM
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6. I really hope you are kidding. If so that means
I'm a man of international mystery because I deal With BP(British), Schlumberger(French), Shell(Dutch), ENI(Italy) and so on. Are you starting to see how absurd the comment was?
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Newshues Donating Member (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 10:45 AM
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8. nope, don't see it.
It's her only claim to foreign policy experience. It's a hell of a lot better than claiming she has some because Alaska is bordered by Russia and Canada.

If you want to just dismiss it out of hand that's fine. I'd rather we be informed of her best credentials on the issue so we know how to tear it apart. There is a post floating around here today laying out what an environmental disaster that pipeline would be.

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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 11:03 AM
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9. "credentials"? Sending out a proposal package
and a foriegn owned company responding isn't exactely what you would call government level negotiations. Plus, there isn't even a serious plan of who, how, where, when it will be built.
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Newshues Donating Member (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 11:50 AM
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10. never said it was good credentials...
....just said it was better than Alaska borders Russia and Canada.

Don't think like a knowledgeable political junkie. Think like a TV couch potato.
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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 12:30 PM
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11. Aha, point taken.
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spelldmilk Donating Member (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 07:04 AM
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3. this is just silly…
She defeats the argument by bringing up the BJ in the oval office. It was a big deal, big enough for Pres Clinton to be brought into court, and later impeached for perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power. Hey wait, isn't that exacty what is at stake in Trooper-Gate, and doesn't this show just how grave the charges are for Palin? The only double standard is that Palin's abuse is not being taken serious enough. This is just silly.
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madmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:52 AM
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5. Here's one international issue she "handled" is this what we can expect from her?
http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/489139.html

Wonder how may "terrorists" made it through?
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