"Well, look at 1992. Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas, and look where he is now."

demmiblue

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:21 AM
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"Well, look at 1992. Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas, and look where he is now."

This was the response from the host of the M&J show in response to a discussion regarding Palin's lack of experience. I think she used to be on some morning show on Faux. What the hell are these people smoking?!

:crazy:

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AllentownJake

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:23 AM
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1. Big Dawg was Govenor for 12 years

Edited on Fri Sep-12-08 08:24 AM by Jake3463

and considered a potential candidate for the Presidency in 1988 4 years before he actually ran.

He also had intellectual curiosity about the rest of the world outside of Arkansas to at least read newspapers (he did more than that).

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Avalux

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:23 AM
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2. And Bill Clinton has a brain. n/t

Edited on Fri Sep-12-08 08:24 AM by sparosnare

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pdxmom

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:25 AM
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3. Have you noticed when they use former governors-turned-President, they

never, ever, ever mention the most recent and obvious example -- George Bush?

They jump back to Reagan and Clinton. They even claim that Clinton was successful as Prez, even though they excoriated him and called him awful up to this point. They want to pretend that Bush never happened.

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demmiblue

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:39 AM
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8. Yes!

Edited on Fri Sep-12-08 08:52 AM by demmiblue

I think there has been a little sucking up regarding Bill Clinton's presidency in order to pull in Hillary Clinton supporters. At least that was the impression I got when I watched Lieberman at the RNC.

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rndmprsn

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:27 AM
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4. um...can someone say Rhodes Scholar!?

nuff said

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On the Road

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:29 AM
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5. I Think That is a Good Point, Actually

Resume alone is not the issue. Perot was fond of saying Clinton was executive of a state the size of Dallas/Fort Worth.

On the other hand, I think Clinton had a very bad first year due to the steep learning curve. For Palin, it would be an infinitely greater challenge.

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:32 AM
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6. He was a Rhodes Scholar.....Caribou Barbie

received her bachelor's degree (B.A.) in journalism after transferring five times in six years: Hawaii Pacific University, North Idaho College, University of Idaho, Matanuska-Susitna College, University of Idaho again. None of the colleges have entry requirements.

There are no records of any honors achieved. Sarah hasn't released her records to the public, normally an indication that no honors were received and the grades were enough to graduate.

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demokatgurrl

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:38 AM
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7. Bill Clinton was a student of foreign policy

for years. People denigrate candidates who have long had ambitions toward national office, but it clearly helps- it makes the person actively PREPARE for such office. Clinton did that. In Palin we have someone who until very recently, admittedly, had no bloody idea what a Vice President does.
That is simply fucking scary.

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demmiblue

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:45 AM
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9. It is scary...

Edited on Fri Sep-12-08 08:46 AM by demmiblue

I cannot believe people are buying it!

I have a relative who seems to think that she is a wonderful pick. When I tried discussing her lack of experience, I got the "Obama has no experience" spiel. So I started making point by point comparisons... it didn't end well.

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yellowcanine

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Fri Sep-12-08 08:51 AM
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10. "I know Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton is a friend of mine. Sarah Palin is no Bill Clinton."

Well someone has to say it.

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