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Old 09-03-2008, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Downtown Greensboro, NC
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Obama:
B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations
J.D. in Law from Hardvard, graduated magna *** C U M laude; President of the Harvard Law Review
community organizer
12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law
7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills
4 years Senator for Illinos, a state with 12.8 million people

Palin:
Member of the PTA
Bachelor's in journalism from University of Idaho
4 years Wasilla Town Council (8000 people)
6 years Wasilla mayor (8000 people)
1 year "Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission"
20 months governor of a state with 660,000 people
Do the Republicans really think we're so stupid that we would believe she is more experienced than Obama? As Bill Clinton would say...Give me a break…

Who do you think is ready to lead and understands the workings of our nation better? The republicans spins it as Obama's experiece is only running for president
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:12 PM
 
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You'll have to do better than that to convince me.
He's just another inside the beltway, corrupted politician. Elitist Ivy League. From Chicago, for crying out loud. Nice town. Horrible politics. He's from He's going to be more of the same. I see NO change with Obama. We'll just barrel down the road to socialism even faster.
Also, where's the change with Biden as a pick? Goodness. That's a joke, right?
What was he thinking? Was he pandering to the white guy vote, or what?
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:14 PM
 
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4 years Wasilla Town Council (8000 people)
6 years Wasilla mayor (8000 people)
I read that Wasilla actually has as little as 5570 people, but that's obviously beside the point .
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:15 PM
 
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At this critical time we need a VP that is ready to take over if need be...
Obama Explains His Choice, Reacts To Palin, Tells 60 Minutes Biden "Can Step In And Become President," Calls McCain's VP Pick An "Up-And-Coming Public Servant" - CBS News
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:18 PM
 
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To the OP, you pretty much just put it in plain black and white. I didn't actually realize how bare her resume is.

The most Palin can muster in terms of experience is governor of a remote territory with 600,000 people?

The mayor of my city has more experience for Chrissakes.
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:18 PM
 
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Originally Posted by gsoboi View Post
Obama:
B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations
J.D. in Law from Hardvard, graduated magna *** C U M laude; President of the Harvard Law Review
community organizer
12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law
7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills
4 years Senator for Illinos, a state with 12.8 million people

Palin:
Member of the PTA
Bachelor's in journalism from University of Idaho
4 years Wasilla Town Council (8000 people)
6 years Wasilla mayor (8000 people)
1 year "Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission"
20 months governor of a state with 660,000 people
Do the Republicans really think we're so stupid that we would believe she is more experienced than Obama? As Bill Clinton would say...Give me a break…

Who do you think is ready to lead and understands the workings of our nation better? The republicans spins it as Obama's experiece is only running for president

Actually, no. As Bill Clinton would say "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen".

In fact, thanks for the memory jog. Here's Bill full text. As we see now, he's the most intelligent politician we've had.

“Second, it is wrong that Senator Obama got to go through 15 debates trumpeting his superior judgment and how he had been against the war in every year, numerating the years, and never got asked one time, not once, ‘Well, how could you say, that when you said in 2004 you didn’t know how you would have voted on the resolution? You said in 2004 there was no difference between you and George Bush on the war and you took that speech you’re now running on off your website in 2004 and there’s no difference in your voting record and Hillary’s ever since?’ Give me a break. “This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen…So you can talk about Mark Penn all you want.

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Old 09-03-2008, 07:19 PM
 
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You'll have to do better than that to convince me.
He's just another inside the beltway, corrupted politician. Elitist Ivy League.
This is just silly. Someone growing up in a modest single mother household is somehow elitist because he is SMART enough to manage to get into an Ivy League school? As if somehow having the BRAINS and fortitude to get into a top ranking school is somehow a bad thing?

Remember, it was NOT Daddy's connections (like McCain and Bush) that got him into these schools, it was his very own brains and hard work.

We must be living on different planets to think hard work and smarts is now a bad thing if it gets you somewhere in life..

Oh and somehow I'm willing to bet you voted for elitist Bush who went to Yale.
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:21 PM
 
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You left off the time spent in Bali writing his book. During all that important experience time.

You got that right?
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Fondren SW Yo
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Originally Posted by gsoboi View Post
Obama:
B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations
J.D. in Law from Hardvard, graduated magna *** C U M laude; President of the Harvard Law Review
community organizer
12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law
7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills
4 years Senator for Illinos, a state with 12.8 million people

Palin:
Member of the PTA
Bachelor's in journalism from University of Idaho
4 years Wasilla Town Council (8000 people)
6 years Wasilla mayor (8000 people)
1 year "Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission"
20 months governor of a state with 660,000 people
Do the Republicans really think we're so stupid that we would believe she is more experienced than Obama? As Bill Clinton would say...Give me a break…

Who do you think is ready to lead and understands the workings of our nation better? The republicans spins it as Obama's experiece is only running for president
<shrug> Only elitists and fools are impressed by fancy degrees. SPonsored 800 bills in the IL state Legislature? Wow. That takes guts, intelligence and courage to,um, what exactly does cosponsoring a bill in a state legislature mean anyways? Oh, he taught Con Law. Wow. Those who can do, those who can't teach. And 4 years as a Senator where he did nothing, so little in fact you had to put the impressive statistic that Illinois has 12.8 million people in it next to that accomplishment. Bravo.
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:23 PM
 
Location: Fondren SW Yo
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This is just silly. Someone growing up in a modest single mother household is somehow elitist because he is SMART enough to manage to get into an Ivy League school? As if somehow having the BRAINS and fortitude to get into a top ranking school is somehow a bad thing?

Remember, it was NOT Daddy's connections (like McCain and Bush) that got him into these schools, it was his very own brains and hard work.

We must be living on different planets to think hard work and smarts is now a bad thing if it gets you somewhere in life..

Oh and somehow I'm willing to bet you voted for elitist Bush who went to Yale.

You forgot the color of his skin.
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