POLITICS: Palin Punk'd

Right before election day, Sarah Palin has reaffirmed my belief that this country needs Obama-Biden. Palin fell victim to a radio show prank when she agreed to speak to the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. However, to her surprise it wasn't Sarkozy, it was the "Masked Avengers."

This is just a few things the phone conversation touched on:

"The seven-minute conversation touched on topics including politics to hunting by helicopter quoting 'Like we say in French', 'on pourrait tuer des bebe phoques aussi' [translation: We can kill baby seals also], but leaving Dick Cheney behind, as well as Palin's political future. When one of the duo suggested they saw her as President one day, she responded, 'Maybe in eight years.' During the prank, the duo identified Johnny Hallyday as Sarkozy's advisor on American relations, Stef Carse as the Prime Minister of Canada and their Les Cerveaux de l'info co-host Richard Z. Sirois as the 'prime minister' of Quebec. They also referred to the Hustler porn film 'Who's Nailin' Paylin?' as a documentary about Palin, to which the real Palin replied, 'Oh good, thank you.'"



I really hope the nation doesn't elect a politician this ignorant, a politician that thinks it's a good idea to go on SNL to counter its jokes or a politician that would have that phone conversation.

I can't wait to vote tomorrow, a vote against eight more years of stupidity.

POLITICS: VP showdown (smack down) pt. 2

Economy:

Biden- This was close, basically a tie. Neither have a plan to solve the funk our country is in. I give Biden the win by exposing McCain's votes to support Wall Street greed. He also cited the quotes of McCain stating the economy is strong, then two hours later realizing his comments stated that we are in crisis. That uncertainty of our economy is too much of a risk. 

Environment:

Palin- I believe Palin really showed that she can use her experience and solve the environment better. I didn't know she was the first governor to establish a climate change cabinet. She also got Biden to concede that she has done a good job fighting off oil companies in Alaska.

Iraq:

Biden- This is a clear win. CLEAR. Biden pointed out that McCain has no withdraw plan, that he and Obama's plan is a clear 16 month withdraw. This left Palin with an awkward pause only to say, "That plan is a white flag of surrender." The days of war hungry patriots is over, we want our soldiers home from Iraq ASAP.

Pakistan/Iran:

Biden- Palin's foreign policy became exposed. She only recited a 6th grade definition of the conflict in Iran. Biden won that Pakistan can be solved with diplomacy, that the war on terrorism is better solved in Pakistan and that they have nuclear weapons now.

Genocide:

Biden- Many will disagree on this point. I think genocide needs acted upon, and that U.S. action can help. Honestly, this shouldn't be a U.S. effort but a world effort. However, due to China's seat on the UN Security Council, world action has been denied. This is when morals cross political lines, and that some action should be taken. It's too bad American boots are stuck in Iraq.

Conclusion:

Despite Palin's attempts to sympathize with middle class America saying she still is apart of the middle class and her consistent winking, I give the win to Biden. I felt Palin stuck to her note cards, constantly referring to 'the maverick' and repeating 'heck' over and over again. Biden turned up the heat at the end responding to 'the maverick' claims, throwing McCain under the bus with all of his former proposals. Obviously, it was not the smack down as promised. However, I and others I have talked to are left with the impression that she is too ignorant to be a VP and that the Obama-Biden ticket is the most appealing vote for 2008.

POLITICS: VP showdown (smack down) pt. 1

The VP debate is tonight at 8 P.M. Tonight is the night that the GOP regrets their VP candidate, that they wish their VP was someone with actual experience. Tonight is the night that the Palin effect comes to an end, and the night that Biden's name becomes known.

The Washington Post wrote an article about how Biden had no effect on voters, and that no one knew who he was or his policies. Peculiarly, after the Republican convention, Palin put McCain ahead in poles and no one had even heard the name Palin (besides those who live in Alaska). 

The Palin effect will come to an end. The hype of having a woman vice president will be buried by the realization that she would be a terrible choice to lead a country. She has ZERO foreign affairs experience (no matter how close Russia is), has MINIMAL knowledge of laws, and I doubt she could really be the best choice for America. 

McCain has already announced that Palin would be in charge of things such as the environmental policy. Placing anything that important into the hands of a Washington rookie is just asking for a mess.  

Tonight is the night for change. The media believes Biden will "look too good" next to Palin, and will come off as aggressive...

I don't care how aggressive he'll look. He should shine as much as possible, defeat Palin and make the GOP bury their heads into their hands, shaking their heads in agony. The Obama-Biden ticket should pull away in the polls even more once the debate concludes tonight, while the march towards the White House continues.