Palin makes Quale look like Albert Einstein...

 

 

Maybe we should start calling her Sarah Quaylen.

 

:lol:

I've said it a million times: We know nothing about Palin's stance on some of the most important issues. Even worse, we don't know how she thinks about these issues, how she reaches her conclusions. After only two interviews (and she's been the nominee how long now?) all I've seen is a person who isn't, even at the very least, conversant on these issues and a person who attempts to respond with talking point vaguery to specific questions. She has presented vacuousness and unsuitability. Clearly, she is in over her head.

Let's see a sample of how Obama can sound:

 

 

 

i i i i i, wou wou wou, bu bu bu bu

 

I'll be the first to admit GW is a terrible speaker, but BOB has absolutely nothing on him especially when faced with detailed questions from interviewers.

I've said it a million times: We know nothing about Palin's stance on some of the most important issues. Even worse, we don't know how she thinks about these issues, how she reaches her conclusions. After only two interviews (and she's been the nominee how long now?) all I've seen is a person who isn't, even at the very least, conversant on these issues and a person who attempts to respond with talking point vaguery to specific questions. She has presented vacuousness and unsuitability. Clearly, she is in over her head.

Same way I feel about Obama.

Same way I feel about Obama.

 

Fine with me. But there is at least evidence that Obama is an intelligent person with answers (like them or not) to the important issues of the day.

Fine with me. But there is at least evidence that Obama is an intelligent person with answers (like them or not) to the important issues of the day.

Habib, lets wait until the debates before we talk about who's capable. Obama and Biden have shown their stupidity numerous times but for some reason many on this board choose to ignore it. I'll give Palin the opportunity to prove herself. The only thing I really see in her is that she isn't a typical politician, I find that refreshing to say the least. I'll wait until the debates to judge her.

COURIC: You met yesterday with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is for direct diplomacy with both Iran and Syria. Do you believe the U.S. should negotiate with leaders like President Assad and Ahmadinejad?

 

PALIN: I think, with Ahmadinejad, personally, he is not one to negotiate with. You can't just sit down with him with no preconditions being met. Barack Obama is so off-base in his proclamation that he would meet with some of these leaders around our world who would seek to destroy America and that, and without preconditions being met. That's beyond naïve. And it's beyond bad judgment.

 

COURIC: Are you saying Henry Kissinger …

 

PALIN: It's dangerous.

 

COURIC: … is naïve for supporting that?

 

PALIN: I've never heard Henry Kissinger say, "Yeah, I'll meet with these leaders without preconditions being met." Diplomacy is about doing a lot of background work first and shoring up allies and positions and figuring out what sanctions perhaps could be implemented if things weren't gonna go right. That's part of diplomacy.

 

 

Maybe if Palin read BGP she would have seen my post last week about Kissinger advocating engaging Iran. Or maybe if she followed the news. Or read one of his books. Or, what did they talk about in their hour long meeting?

COURIC: You met yesterday with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is for direct diplomacy with both Iran and Syria. Do you believe the U.S. should negotiate with leaders like President Assad and Ahmadinejad?

 

PALIN: I think, with Ahmadinejad, personally, he is not one to negotiate with. You can't just sit down with him with no preconditions being met. Barack Obama is so off-base in his proclamation that he would meet with some of these leaders around our world who would seek to destroy America and that, and without preconditions being met. That's beyond naïve. And it's beyond bad judgment.

 

COURIC: Are you saying Henry Kissinger …

 

PALIN: It's dangerous.

 

COURIC: … is naïve for supporting that?

 

PALIN: I've never heard Henry Kissinger say, "Yeah, I'll meet with these leaders without preconditions being met." Diplomacy is about doing a lot of background work first and shoring up allies and positions and figuring out what sanctions perhaps could be implemented if things weren't gonna go right. That's part of diplomacy.

 

 

Maybe if Palin read BGP she would have seen my post last week about Kissinger advocating engaging Iran. Or maybe if she followed the news. Or read one of his books. Or, what did they talk about in their hour long meeting?

Who cares? I don't agree with Kissinger and apparently neither does Palin.

Habib, lets wait until the debates before we talk about who's capable. Obama and Biden have shown their stupidity numerous times but for some reason many on this board choose to ignore it. I'll give Palin the opportunity to prove herself. The only thing I really see in her is that she isn't a typical politician, I find that refreshing to say the least. I'll wait until the debates to judge her.

 

Who says Obama hasn't said dumb things, or is on the wrong side of a lot of issues? My point is that I know that he's wrong because I know where he stands.

Who cares? I don't agree with Kissinger and apparently neither does Palin.

 

She also doesn't believe he supports it, either. Which is the important distinction.

Who says Obama hasn't said dumb things, or is on the wrong side of a lot of issues? My point is that I know that he's wrong because I know where he stands.

Do you really? I don't, he's backtracked so many times I have no clue as to where he stands.

She also doesn't believe he supports it, either. Which is the important distinction.

Did Kissinger say "without pre-conditions"?

Did Kissinger say "without pre-conditions"?

 

Yes. And if memory serves me correctly Kissinger thinks "preconditions" are usually more purposeful for rhetoric than practice.

Yes. And if memory serves me correctly Kissinger thinks "preconditions" are usually more purposeful for rhetoric than practice.

I totally disagree with him on meeting without preconditions.

 

But, remember this?

 

The only thing I really see in her is that she isn't a typical politician, I find that refreshing to say the least. I'll wait until the debates to judge her.

 

It's refreshing that she obviously doesn't know the first thing about foreign policy? You can't honestly watch that video and say she did a good job.