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: The rising tide

Found this interesting.. I got an email from my dad today, who had thought for a while he'd be voting for McCain. Doesn't seem that way anymore.

"My choice has been made, I cannot vote for a man who would make a tremendously bad decision for a running mate. I have watched George Bush make one poor decision after another, and have been worried that we will stay the course until the end of time. I think McCain will do the same.

There are many points that I cannot agree on with Obama, but I can counter many of those single issues with voting for like minded people in the legislature as myself. But my vote for president must be for Barack. I feel that he will be presidential and set the tone for the country when a crises such as the flooding of New Orleans happens again. I think that when he makes a decision based on finding weapons of mass destruction, and finds differently he will then figure out it is time to bring our young men and women home.

I have complete confidence that our country will, in a landslide vote Barack into office. Now I need to figure a way to move up the inauguration date to mid November."

POLITICS: Tina Fey making sense of Palin

I didn't originally want to post SNL clips of Sarah Palin, mainly because I was scared of the truth coming out of Sar...I mean Tina Fey's mouth. After the debate, not one media outlet outright criticized her performance. It was easier to find media outlets praising her "surprisingly good" performance than criticism.

As I watched the debate I noticed the constant "maverick" and the awkward blink to America. Yet when I went to read the papers, no one even made note of it. I guarantee you if Obama or McCain attempted multiple sexy winks to America, they would be eaten alive (or called a pedophile).

Anyway to the SNL part... SNL has been about the only place that has pointed out any of this. So far, SNL has done such a good job pointing out her flaws and shaky policy discussion, that I tend to agree with them more than CNN. 

So I leave you with how I saw the VP debate see video above (Note: They do a great job of Biden's, "I heart McCain"), and with this thought: Only vote McCain-Palin in if you want SNL to be funny again, or you want Tina Fey to be the largest celebrity in America.

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. 

POLITICS: Sarah Palin Interview With Charles Gibson

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Journalism veteran Charles Gibson sat down with VP candidate Sarah Palin for a interview that merely only showed her ignorance and inexperience. When asked about the Bush Doctrine*, Palin admitted she hadn't heard about it until yesterday and danced around questions.

Veteran Gibson stuck her in a corner on the doctrine, asked about the Middle East and her comments of the U.S. fulfilling God's will in the Middle East. Of course not recalling her exact quote (as seen below in video), rookie Palin fumbled her answer.

Why the GOP selected a VP candidate that has only been to Mexico and Canada, I will never know. All I know is I can see the 'deer in the headlights' expression on her face, notice her lack of confidence and assume she is not ready to lead this country. 

Final score:

Rookie Palin: 0

Veteran Gibson: 1

*Bush Doctrine: Bush's foreign policy post-9/11 attacks. It originally gave the US the right to invade Afghanistan, and allowed for punishment against countries that harbor terrorist or aid terrorists.