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To: maica
Vocabulary point: her objection is not to Palin's qualifications but to Palin's positions on the issues. I wish liberals knew that words have meaning. Her real complaint is that abortion is not in the Bill of Rights and protecting that Supreme Court decree overshadows all other considerations. Palin is qualified, with experience comparable to many haghly ranked presidents. Four presidents generally ranked in the top fifteen by historians have had experience comparable to Governor Palin’s prior to assuming office: Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Grover Cleveland.

Sarah Palin spent four years as a City Council Member for Wasilla, Alaska, six years as Mayor of Wasilla, and two years as Governor of Alaska.

FDR spent just over two years in the New York State Senate, eight years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and four years as Governor of New York.

Theodore Roosevelt spent some time in the New York State Assembly(?), two years as Governor of New York, two years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and less than one year as Vice President of the United States.

Woodrow Wilson spent eight years as President of Princeton University and two years as Governor of New Jersey.

Grover Cleveland spent two years as Sheriff of Erie County, two years as Mayor of Buffalo, and two years as Governor of New York.

Overall, I’d say that Palin’s background is comparable with that of several presidents considered highly successful, even considering that her state has a smaller population than the other two states on the list.

While Obama has been running for office for as long as Palin has been running a state, I find it hard to consider the two tasks as comparable preparation.

One final note: I will be posting this multiple times because I think it is important to get the word out that that her experience is in keeping with previous presidents. I apologize to those who are annoyed by seeing it too often.

42 posted on 09/01/2008 8:58:27 AM PDT by RogerD (Educaiton Profesionul)
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To: RogerD

From looking at her picture posted earlier, she has no concern for ever getting an abortion and she would seem immune to rape also.

LLS


71 posted on 09/01/2008 9:16:54 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ( REAGANISM not communism)
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To: RogerD

You can add Harry Truman’s accidental presidency to your list.

Leftists don’t have a vocabulary problem as much as an honesty problem. They lie to themselves and then believe their own lies.

That is a maelstrom from which they cannot find a way out, so they just thrash around.


81 posted on 09/01/2008 9:25:25 AM PDT by maica (Peace is the Aftermath of Victory)
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