Pffffftt. I call shenanigans.
Posted on 12/02/2009 10:21:30 PM PST by smoothsailing
This guy? At Yale University he excelled both in sports and in his studies; he was captain of the baseball team and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation Bush embarked on a career in the oil industry of West Texas.
He served two terms as a Representative to Congress from Texas. Then he was appointed to a series of high-level positions: Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Chief of the U. S. Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
He was also VP and the youngest fighter pilot in WWII
Faith, Family, Freedom: Remembering What Really MattersShare
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My parents and I just had a wonderful time at “Hard Work U” – the school motto of College of the Ozarks. It earned that proud nickname because students there work their way through college and graduate with little or no debt. (In other words, a place after my own heart, and the hearts of others who worked their way through college and, like me, maybe took five years to finish because of work schedules!)
At tonight’s patriotic event at the college we heard some amazing personal stories of heroism and sacrifice by our military veterans in attendance, including members of our Greatest Generation, who we honored tonight. It was such an inspiration to hear their stories and affirm the principles that make this country great – faith, hard work, perseverance, patriotism, and public service.
All Americans need to hear from these true, proud patriots. May we never forget their fight for freedom. Their battles make the petty shots and irrelevant “challenges” some of us face today pale in comparison. I thank them for allowing us a healthy perspective and a reminder of what really matters.
- Sarah Palin
Pffffftt. I call shenanigans.
She is smart and pretty and conservative. I love her, but I wouldn't let her fly the plane to Florida for my vacation. Why? SHE ISN'T QUALIFIED!
...Palin said she resigned the governor’s office for the good of the state, “with no scandal running me out office, despite what the media so wanted to find.”
“I knew that it might very well end any future political career that I would ever have,” Palin said.
Palin talked about how she got started in politics, working her way up from the Wasilla, Alaska city council to mayor and then eventually to chair of the Alaska Gas and Oil Conservation Commission and governor of the state.
As a city councilwoman, Palin said she didn’t conform to the town elders’ standards for the status quo of governance.
“I kind of went rogue, even back then,” Palin said jokingly, making a reference to her book title and history of going off-script while running for vice president last year.
Palin spoke to a friendly crowd that routinely applauded what she had to say about the current state of affairs in Washington, D.C., and her call for the country to return to its “pioneering values” of hard work, independence and taking care of your neighbors.
“History and common sense tells us that when government tries to take care of us, it ends up robbing us of our ability to help ourselves,” Palin said. “If we empower people to be free, providing a hand up but not a hand out ... then we will become a more prosperous and generous nation.”
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20091203/NEWS01/912030379/1007
the entire population of Alaska is 650,000. That puts it somewhere between Jacksonville, Fl and Memphis. She quit remember.
I think she has potential to be POTUS, but I would like her to EARN it, not be given it. One affirmative action president is too much.
Ignorance is bliss!
Will Rogers said a lot of good stuff too. If Obambi’s presidency has taught us anything, it is that campaigning and governing are two different things. I want EXPERIENCE.
Who would you prefer?
In other words, then: "No, I very plainly bonered on that one: there are NOT 'millions' of conservatives out there 'just as qualified' to serve as Sarah Palin demonstrably is."
Glad you owned up to the unforced error. A lesser poster might have tried weaseling their way out of it.
Sarah Palin
Past
Governor at State of Alaska
Vice Presidential Candidate at 2008 Election
Chairperson at Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
2 more...
Education
University of Idaho
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Political Organization
Websites
www.SarahPAC.com
Sarah Palin’s Experience
Governor
State of Alaska
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
December 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 7 months)
Vice Presidential Candidate
2008 Election
(Government Administration industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
Chairperson
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
(Government Administration industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
Mayor
Town of Wasilla
(Government Administration industry)
1996 — 2002 (6 years )
Council Member
Wasilla City Council
(Government Administration industry)
1992 — 1995 (3 years )
Sarah Palin’s Education
University of Idaho
Bachelor’s degree in communications-journalism ,
http://www.linkedin.com/in/governorsarahpalin
I would prefer Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney, but that ain’t gonna happen.
What experience of theirs is superior to Sarah Palin’s? Please be clear.
Who do you think is an electable conservative?
The population of Wasilla is around 10,500.
Boy, are YOU on the wrong site...magritte
You are seriously asking what experience of Rumsfeld and Cheney is superior to Palin's? Do you even know who they are? I now get the WV jokes.
Do you have any business or administrative experience? Your train of thought leads me to think not. ANY LEADERSHIP position is like herding cats.
Mayor is tougher than POTUS, in many ways. You can’t hide in a big house or plane. You have to buy groceries and gas. You’ve got to make sure the pot holes are filled! It is retail politics at it’s best, regardless of city size.
You appear to have an agenda, and like to gather negative attention. PDS is a tough thing to lick, but I will gladly continue to post the truth to you... Maybe you should just go play with Mitt and friends. RINOS are not welcome at FreeRepublic these days!
I know. It's like not believing in AGW and arguing with Michael Mann. I am going to stop before I am banned.
Here's a likeness for others to recognize you...
Believe me, I’m well aware of BushI’s resume. But despite that WONDERFUL resume, he was loser president. Resumes’ aren’t everything, good sense means a lot. And “good sense” Palin has in large measure. BushI was “all resume and no good sense” (as in Texas talk “all hat, no cattle”).
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