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FatDomDaddy -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:00:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: celticlord2112 How many of those 15 senators were officers in the military? That's kind of a subjective thing. Most of them actually but as we are a country with an historic citzen Armed Forces some only served for a brief time. Lyndon Johnson somehow fanagled a commission as 2nd LT in WWII but is was all a show pony rank. Franklin Pierce on the other hand, was commissioned a Bigader in the Mexican War. Of those 15 only 3 could be what is called a Career Officer, Jackson and Harrisson were careere Generals and Truman made Colonel in the National Guard.

chickpea -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:02:28 PM)
Okay, the biggest joke of the hour, comparing Biden with Palin... by comparing their populations. that's like saying China is 4 times better than the U.S. because they're 4 times bigger. These arguments are crazy, and are obviously a last ditch effort at distraction from REAL ISSUES, that is the Republican's only LAST GREAT HOPE. The McCain Train just officially ran off the tracks today... (if it were ever on it). [sm=jerry.gif][sm=jerry.gif]

celticlord2112 -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:04:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy quote: ORIGINAL: celticlord2112 How many of those 15 senators were officers in the military? That's kind of a subjective thing. Most of them actually but as we are a country with an historic citzen Armed Forces some only served for a brief time. Lyndon Johnson somehow fanagled a commission as 2nd LT in WWII but is was all a show pony rank. Franklin Pierce on the other hand, was commissioned a Bigader in the Mexican War. Of those 15 only 3 could be what is called a Career Officer, Jackson and Harrisson were careere Generals and Truman made Colonel in the National Guard. How many served during a war and saw some amount of combat?

Sanity -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:06:15 PM)
Yeah, no reason for you to even show up at the polls. quote: The McCain Train just officially ran off the tracks today... (if it were ever on it).

FatDomDaddy -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:15:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: celticlord2112 How many served during a war and saw some amount of combat? Seven. Monroe, Jackson, Harrison I, Pierce, Harrison II, Truman and Kennedy

FatDomDaddy -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:19:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: chickpea Okay, the biggest joke of the hour, comparing Biden with Palin... by comparing I agree... Alaska is 10x harder to to run (which Palin actually does) than Delaware is. Biden has never run the state of Delaware a day in his life.

farglebargle -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:25:30 PM)
Being Governor isn't so hard. In NY, there's a BLIND GUY doing the job. Minnesota had an ex-pro-wrestler, and California's got a Steroid-Burnt-Out-Ex-Actor.... And didn't Dumya supposedly run Texas for a while?

slvemike4u -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:29:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy quote: ORIGINAL: celticlord2112 How many served during a war and saw some amount of combat? Seven. Monroe, Jackson, Harrison I, Pierce, Harrison II, Truman and Kennedy What about President Hardin? [8\|]

popeye1250 -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:32:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SophiaCorrupted quote: Sophia, a Captain in the Navy is an O-6 , the same as a Colonal in the Marines. And Captains command Air Craft Carriers with 5,500 Sailors and Marines on board, the same amount of people in that Alaskan town that Palin was the Mayor of. Captains and Colonals make "life and death" decisions. Plus approve dept. budgets, do personel changes, review and approve training excercises, meet with other officers from other ships, and know tactics and strategy. Senators vote on legislation. Being a big deal isn't what defines an executive position. A general or an admiral is an executive in the armed forces. This is the same logic used by those who think McCain's time spent as POW somehow make him more capable of leading the country. You can't just throw out "But he did important stuff in the Navy" when it doesn't actually have anything to do with the issue at hand. The guy has no executive experience, and if he does we're just stretching the definition of the word, in which case I guess since Obama was the president of the Harvard Law Review, he's had plenty of executive experience too, you know, "making decisions" and everything. Sophia, if you're a U.S. Citizen and what,....35 or is it 40 years old you're "qualified" to be President.

FatDomDaddy -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:34:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: slvemike4u What about President Hardin? [8\|] mike... a spelling nazi too??? jeeze...you leave a g off a mans name and............ BTW... you missed Delaware...but I just fixed it so HA!

popeye1250 -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:35:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy quote: ORIGINAL: celticlord2112 How many served during a war and saw some amount of combat? Seven. Eight, Eisenhower. Monroe, Jackson, Harrison I, Pierce, Harrison II, Truman and Kennedy

FatDomDaddy -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 3:37:18 PM)
He wasn't a Senator Pop. But also... While he did command one of the greatest Combat forces the world has ever known, Eisenhower never actually saw combat action and nor did he ever commanded troops on the field

NeedToUseYou -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 4:16:22 PM)
This is crazy, people are so full of bias it's just retarded. First off, obama has no real experience, just admit it. Second off, mccain has not ever been an impressive leader outside of the military(take his word on it). Biden, is equivalent to mccain. Palin, is near equivalent to obama, in terms of experience. You guys have the same ticket either fucking way you got. Democrats: Add 1 disempowered group getting some push because of that "change" factor. Add 1 washington insider to counter experience issues. Republicans: Add 1 washington insider. Add 1 disempowered group to counter perceived "change" factor. It's the same ticket, except for the most subtle difference, in terms of experience and newbies. It's the same fucking ticket in terms of "breaking the glass ceiling" factor. I find it all quite fascinating, that perception is skewed so much depending upon which group you identify with, reality seems to do little with it. Anyway, if Palin is being used for her femal status, then biden is being used for his old white dude status. The truth is everyone running is trying to use each other, and will select based on all possible advantages. If obama had chosen a woman, or another minority group to run with him, then it'd have been perceived as to radical to fast. So, it was inevitable that you'd select an old white dude for him to smooth it out. Same with McCain, he is looked at as part of the establishment, so in order to change that perception he needed to select someone that shares his views, but would still be seen as a change. So, if he'd have selected an old white dude, he'd have lost any chance of getting the "change" vote, and been viewed as to stuck in the past. And he couldn't select a black man either, because then it'd be perceived that he was just hunting for an uncle tom to counter the obama effect. The best and most productive choice was only a white woman. But this insane notion that both VP's were selected purely by qualifications, is retarded. They are selected by qualifications, drawing in biased voters, alleving fear factors, etc... You know the idiotic factors that most people vote on.

thishereboi -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 4:57:57 PM)
no, Billy wasn't from Texas.

subrob1967 -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 5:27:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SilverMark Although Alaska is a lovely state....THERE ISN"T ANYONE IN IT!.... The county I live in is bigger by 150,000 people and I don't think that qualifies our County Exec to be anywhere near the office of V.P. or President. The organization Obama built the drive and hardwork he has displayed took more executive experience than governing the least populous state in our union. We have had a number of great Presidents, Governors etc. that came with little "Executive experience" some people have often expressed a desire for a President that came from anywhere but! No matter, in 4 months wether it is Obama or McCain ....It isn't George"I have no clue""although I DO have "executive experience" Bush!....Thank the Lord Almighty! whoever She or He might be! I do hope it is Obama personally just to torture Shawn Hannity, Rush Limbough and our own version of them both....Celtic Lord...although it is unfair to compare you CL...sometimes I actually agree with You!and love to read what you have to say. And just how often does the Govenor of your state have to negotiate with his Soviet counterpart over fishing rights? This alone gives her more foreign policy experience than McCain or Obama. Face it, McCain made a brilliant choice for VP, stole Obama's thunder by announcing it today, and has all of you lefties in a tittiy twister. Point, set match McCain.

Musicmystery -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 5:28:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: farglebargle Being Governor isn't so hard. In NY, there's a BLIND GUY doing the job. Minnesota had an ex-pro-wrestler, and California's got a Steroid-Burnt-Out-Ex-Actor.... And didn't Dumya supposedly run Texas for a while? I'm from NY and I like the guy----but rotfl! Excellent point!

Hippiekinkster -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 5:29:02 PM)
I'm quoting Type_A Sub from another site: "Putting aside all the nonsense. I'm more than a bit shocked that he met her ONCE! He spoke to on the phone once, and met her in person once. These days we interview people 3 times for 45K a year jobs with almost no serious responsibility. If you're going to ask someone to be your "right hand man" (pun intended) in running the USA, wouldn't ya think you'd want to spend some time chatting a bit? I do think this will be a tremendously interesting campaign, but if ever there was an argument to question McCain's decision making - this is it. How do you make the single most important decision prior to becoming president, based on one meeting? This oughta be fun." Hahahaha it's so obvious he picked her because she has ovaries...

Thadius -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 5:57:38 PM)
Fast Reply Ah where do I jump back into the fray? To those wondering about how she is going to be on the national stage, or hold up under fire, this is the lady that took on Sen Stevens and the bridge to nowhere... and won. Dealing with foreign leaders? Do Russia and Canada count? On the experience issue I noticed that Obama has backed off questioning her credentials, and even reprimanded those that were "trigger happy" in his campaign. I think he realized any questioning of her experience is just a boomerang back at him. What has he done again? As Hillary put it, "besides giving a speech". Does anybody remember a certain inexperienced vp pick from '56, he was outvoted in the second ballot after the shifts, he went on to become President just 4 years later... Anyways, the pick of Palin while it may seem to be just a crass pick, a shot at drawing female voters, I would suggest taking a look at what she did for electrifying the party. She is going to be a spark to light a fire under the base, and I would guess probably grab some of those undecideds. Remember not all of Hillary supporters were liberals or Dems, many were indies that were excited by having a woman to vote for. I suppose some folks that are stating she is being used would have said the same thing if JC Watts or Michael Steele or Kay Bailey Hutchinson were selected. Sounds like sour grapes to me. Just a few quick thoughts.

knees2you -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 5:58:05 PM)
*Who are we kidding?* *Look at Geraldine Ferraro.* *{pardon the miss spelling if any}* *But then who would have thought "Jesse the Body Ventura" would have gotten elected* *Govenor of Minnisota?* *Always, knees2you.[sm=2cents.gif]*

dcnovice -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 6:04:18 PM)
quote: Kennedy, who past out drunk when his PT boat was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer I hadn't heard this before. What's your source?

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