Comments on: Palin Has National Defense Experience? http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/ Wife, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-31071 Mike B. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:52:02 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-31071 To be fair, the paragraph starting "Palin’s hometown of 9,000..." above is not entirely coherent. She was mayor for much longer than 20 months (it was 6 years). She was governor for 20 months. <a href="http://www.crosscut.com/politics-government/17341" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> for a better (local) view of this VP candidate. To be fair, the paragraph starting “Palin’s hometown of 9,000…” above is not entirely coherent. She was mayor for much longer than 20 months (it was 6 years). She was governor for 20 months.

Click here for a better (local) view of this VP candidate.

]]> By: Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-31022 Mike B. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:47:43 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-31022 Oh, and it might help if your VP candidate actually <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-july-2008-i-dont-even-know-what-the-vice-president-does/" rel="nofollow">knew what the vice president does</a>. Oh, and it might help if your VP candidate actually knew what the vice president does.

]]> By: Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-31002 Mike B. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:12:53 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-31002 "I’ve made several international trips and was well received…wow! I’m just as qualified as Obama! " Actually, I would say that makes you more qualified than Palin. Exactly how many world leaders did you meet with, again? :) “I’ve made several international trips and was well received…wow! I’m just as qualified as Obama! ”

Actually, I would say that makes you more qualified than Palin. Exactly how many world leaders did you meet with, again? :)

]]> By: Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-30986 Mike B. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:46:20 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-30986 Yeah, gonna agree with Vincent on this one - you are changing the subject. McCain stressed the importance of national experience. Don't you think THE man should hold up his own VP choice to the same criteria? Yeah, gonna agree with Vincent on this one – you are changing the subject.

McCain stressed the importance of national experience. Don’t you think THE man should hold up his own VP choice to the same criteria?

]]> By: Vincent http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-30984 Vincent Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:36:44 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-30984 i don't why i put an apostrophe in your name shannon. there is clearly only one of you. and wow, there are a lot of typos in my comment. i don’t why i put an apostrophe in your name shannon. there is clearly only one of you. and wow, there are a lot of typos in my comment.

]]> By: Vincent http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-30982 Vincent Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:33:10 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-30982 wow, this is quite an exchange. i may regret this later, but i wanna join in. my problem with tucker (and no offence shannon's but your argument as well) is that it is purely deflecting and then redirection the question at hand. and the answers given were not original, but straight out of talking points playbook. (full disclosure here, i love obama) wow, this is quite an exchange. i may regret this later, but i wanna join in. my problem with tucker (and no offence shannon’s but your argument as well) is that it is purely deflecting and then redirection the question at hand. and the answers given were not original, but straight out of talking points playbook. (full disclosure here, i love obama)

]]> By: shannon http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-30980 shannon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:55:14 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-30980 I've made several international trips and was well received...wow! I'm just as qualified as Obama! I firmly believe the difference in this case (and please note: I have NOT decided who I am voting for) is that THE man for the job, THE man holding the executive level powers in the case of McCain has extensive national/international experience. Also, one other question for my Obama mclovin' husband . . .how can you be the candidate for change and pick an 8 TERM senator as your running mate? I’ve made several international trips and was well received…wow! I’m just as qualified as Obama!

I firmly believe the difference in this case (and please note: I have NOT decided who I am voting for) is that THE man for the job, THE man holding the executive level powers in the case of McCain has extensive national/international experience.

Also, one other question for my Obama mclovin’ husband . . .how can you be the candidate for change and pick an 8 TERM senator as your running mate?

]]> By: Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-30976 Mike B. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:21:50 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-30976 The problem is hypocrisy, Shannon. The Republican campaign has made a big deal about how important national/international experience is, but then they select a running mate who is a thinly veiled ploy to gain women and far-right voters. Palin’s hometown of 9,000 had a budget of 13 million per year. For argument’s sake let’s ignore Obama's 2 years in the senate, his extensive and well received international trip, and his work in Chicago. Obama’s campaign ALONE has a budget three times that EACH MONTH - and has been going on since February 2007 (which, for you non-math majors out there, is only 1 month shy of Palin’s paltry 20 months as mayor). The problem is hypocrisy, Shannon. The Republican campaign has made a big deal about how important national/international experience is, but then they select a running mate who is a thinly veiled ploy to gain women and far-right voters.

Palin’s hometown of 9,000 had a budget of 13 million per year. For argument’s sake let’s ignore Obama’s 2 years in the senate, his extensive and well received international trip, and his work in Chicago. Obama’s campaign ALONE has a budget three times that EACH MONTH – and has been going on since February 2007 (which, for you non-math majors out there, is only 1 month shy of Palin’s paltry 20 months as mayor).

]]> By: shannon http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2008/09/03/palin-experienced-in-national-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-30971 shannon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:14:42 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=1737#comment-30971 I think I'll blog tomorrow on Obama's Defense Experience . . .it will be a pretty short post. I think I’ll blog tomorrow on Obama’s Defense Experience . . .it will be a pretty short post.

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