evan
I did my best -- I have no regrets
Ancien, you misunderstand me. Obama should not attack Palin's experience. He should attack McCain's attacks on experience by saying "You just chose someone who is similarly experienced and chose them as your successor in case you die, essentially saying 'This person is ready to be president.'" That's what needs to happen and then you will find the issue of experience fading away.
Here's something that has come up on another board I engage in political debate in: The Down's Syndrome baby. What the hell? Ancien Regime, you make it sound like it's so high minded to NOT abort Trig (?) even those s/he has Down's Syndrome. Can you please point out to me where Obama says that abortions should be done for kids with Down's Syndrome? You won't find it. Using Trig (?) in this manner is despicable.
You are correct, however, that Palin's only real contribution to the McCain campaign is that she energises the base. But it comes at the cost of alienating moderates and independents. Palin is hugely pro-oil and drilling everywhere and has shown no real enthusiasm for investing in new sources of energy that are not oil and natural gas, like McCain. Energy is what she's being sold on and her only ideas on this are to repeat "Drill here; drill now!" and she means it. People in Alaska would drill in their back yards if they could. She is a great choice if Republicans think they can survive once more on just their base, but otherwise, she's disastrous.
Edit: I know I am going to regret this but I am going to respond to Deck Knight, but not on abortion. He lost all hope for any kind of actual response thanks to comparing Obama to Stalin, Hitler, and Mao.
On experience: Congratulations. She became mayor of a town of 9,000 people. Can you even imagine that? Her town wouldn't fill up the auditorium that McCain used to announce her (which I don't think was full anyway)! I don't know where you get the idea that governing the ridiculously small community beats out State Senator. Palin took on her party insiders. I appluad her for that. The Republican party in Alaska is so ridiculously corrupt that I cannot even begin to describe all the shady dealings. She should definitely be applauded for her work and getting the governorship. Alaska seems pretty happy about it, but then you just have to not spend state money on private jets and other things to make Alaskans happy. What is she known for? Suing Congress for passing legislation to protect polar bears because it would hurt oil exploration. From a party that has taken so much heat for being in the pocket of big oil this is ridiculous.
Palin has no foreign policy experience at all ("but McCain has experience!"). I don't care. The ticket is not balanced at all. Steve Doocy put it best when he said "Alaska is right next to Russia! That's foreign policy experience!"
With regards to the Obama reaction, Obama has quieted down his surrogates who had a knee-jerk reaction. He's smart. He's not going to react like you think he is. I am confident that if I can see the proper way to attack Palin on experience he will.
Conclusion: Palin excites the evangelical Christian base that Deck Knight embodies. She scares everyone else.
Here's something that has come up on another board I engage in political debate in: The Down's Syndrome baby. What the hell? Ancien Regime, you make it sound like it's so high minded to NOT abort Trig (?) even those s/he has Down's Syndrome. Can you please point out to me where Obama says that abortions should be done for kids with Down's Syndrome? You won't find it. Using Trig (?) in this manner is despicable.
You are correct, however, that Palin's only real contribution to the McCain campaign is that she energises the base. But it comes at the cost of alienating moderates and independents. Palin is hugely pro-oil and drilling everywhere and has shown no real enthusiasm for investing in new sources of energy that are not oil and natural gas, like McCain. Energy is what she's being sold on and her only ideas on this are to repeat "Drill here; drill now!" and she means it. People in Alaska would drill in their back yards if they could. She is a great choice if Republicans think they can survive once more on just their base, but otherwise, she's disastrous.
Edit: I know I am going to regret this but I am going to respond to Deck Knight, but not on abortion. He lost all hope for any kind of actual response thanks to comparing Obama to Stalin, Hitler, and Mao.
On experience: Congratulations. She became mayor of a town of 9,000 people. Can you even imagine that? Her town wouldn't fill up the auditorium that McCain used to announce her (which I don't think was full anyway)! I don't know where you get the idea that governing the ridiculously small community beats out State Senator. Palin took on her party insiders. I appluad her for that. The Republican party in Alaska is so ridiculously corrupt that I cannot even begin to describe all the shady dealings. She should definitely be applauded for her work and getting the governorship. Alaska seems pretty happy about it, but then you just have to not spend state money on private jets and other things to make Alaskans happy. What is she known for? Suing Congress for passing legislation to protect polar bears because it would hurt oil exploration. From a party that has taken so much heat for being in the pocket of big oil this is ridiculous.
Palin has no foreign policy experience at all ("but McCain has experience!"). I don't care. The ticket is not balanced at all. Steve Doocy put it best when he said "Alaska is right next to Russia! That's foreign policy experience!"
With regards to the Obama reaction, Obama has quieted down his surrogates who had a knee-jerk reaction. He's smart. He's not going to react like you think he is. I am confident that if I can see the proper way to attack Palin on experience he will.
Conclusion: Palin excites the evangelical Christian base that Deck Knight embodies. She scares everyone else.