The question is being asked because she will be a "Heartbeat" away from having those "powers", right?
On Sep 9, 10:21 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > d.b. > > You are forgetting one important thing. As Gov. of Alaska Gov. Palin > was the chief executive of that state and had executive power. > > You DO realize, don't you, that the VP of the United States has NO > executive powers? > > On Sep 9, 5:10 am, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The rise of Sarah Palin has virtually nothing to with her personal > > views regarding abortion - one of the many social issues she prefers > > leaving to the separate states. > > > Sarah's rise has everything to do with her record as a genuine, no > > nonsense, political reformer. If she could undue the ruling political > > classes in Alaska, including big oil, there's no reason to believe she > > can't do likewise in Washington. There's no downside, she can only do > > better than the status quo - the crooks and thieves who infest > > American politics from sea to shinning sea. > > > Identity politics, gender wars, glass ceilings - it's all factional > > commentary. The majority will vote for McCain because they want Palin. > > She's Average-Man's last, unaffected hope. > > > On Sep 9, 4:18 am, creusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sarah Palin isn't running for the VP of a Muslim country. She is > > > running for the possible top job in a supposedly enlightened, balanced > > > and rational country. As for the US being more tolerant of other > > > religions than ...(you mentioned Europe) , it isn't Europe which has > > > spewed such hatred for Muslims as I have seen in this list. > > > And finally, the right-wing Americans seem to have forgotten one > > > important ideology in the Constitution...that the Church and the State > > > are separate. That a VP should not be electedd beause she is a > > > fundamentalist Christian to the extent that she thinks that women who > > > are pregnant due to having been raped should be condemneed to a > > > lifetime of a child she doesn't want and which was forced on her. > > > Now you can back-pedal all you want about "what she says and thinks is > > > irrelevant because it won't be enacted in law"...I suggest that it is > > > precisely what she thinks which has made the far right so enamoured of > > > her. > > > I am staggered that such extremist bias has become mainstream. I > > > suggest that after GW and his disastrous 8 years, America is either in > > > shock or up their own behinds. > > > I also suggest that the choice of a governor of less than 2 years of a > > > population of 770,000 which is less than the size of our medium > > > cities, which is Alaska, has more to do with oil than may be at first > > > glance. The US didn't get all teh oil they wanted out of the Iraqi > > > war...they are now going to get it out of Alaska. And Palin is an > > > avowed denier of global warming (yet another really intelligent > > > stance). > > > Between McCain's constant whining about his VietNam years (as soon as > > > he says he doesn't want to talk about it he mentions it) and her off- > > > the-wall far-right extremist views, it is clear to anyone who can see > > > out of his own backside that this is a disaster for the US as a global > > > player. > > > > On Sep 8, 7:14 pm, Zebnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There are MANY creationists in this country and MOST people around the > > > > world believe in something other than the Big Bang or Evolution. Just > > > > ask any Muslim. In any event, Evolution and the Big Bang are just > > > > theories. Not buying into them is hardly extremist. > > > > > On Sep 8, 1:24 pm, creusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > BBC Radio4 three days ago as I listened to a conversation with some > > > > > Republican women who are upset about Palin's attitude to abortion. > > > > > And if being a creationist isn't a fundamental Christian extremist > > > > > POV, I can't think of a better example. My reference to bias to other > > > > > countries was in the context of musing as to whether she would carry > > > > > bias against Muslim countries including African ones. > > > > > creusa > > > > > > On Sep 8, 3:33 pm, KeithInTampa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello CREUSA! > > > > > > > I read the comments below yours, but I am curious as to how you came > > > > > > to the conclusions that you did.....What issues are there, or what > > > > > > specifically is it that you believe Governor Palin to be a > > > > > > "fundamentalist extremist"? Where did you come up with this > > > > > > information that Governor Palin would outlaw all abortions? > > > > > > Because > > > > > > she chose to carry her downs syndrome baby to term? What "bias to > > > > > > other countries"? Where do you come up with such untruthful, > > > > > > prevaricate information? > > > > > > > On Sep 8, 6:43 am, creusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > What on earth is WRONG with you all in the US? Have you all lost > > > > > > > any > > > > > > > understanding of moderation and commn sense? Is this how people > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > Planet Belch think? > > > > > > > > She is a fundamentalist extremist...and I find it highly amusing > > > > > > > (if > > > > > > > it were not so tragic) that those in this forum who dislike > > > > > > > fundamental extremism in in other cultures is actually supporting > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > in your own. > > > > > > > > Are you going to tell me that someone who objects to abortion > > > > > > > even in > > > > > > > cases of rape or incest is balanced????? That believing that > > > > > > > evolution > > > > > > > doesn't happen is balanced and open minded enough to possibly run > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > country? > > > > > > > > And who knows much of anything about her stance on the handling > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > economy, (kind of important right now...) capital punishment > > > > > > > (I'll bet > > > > > > > I can make a good guess at this one...) or oil exploration? How > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > international diplomacy or her bias concerning other countries? > > > > > > > > Where in God's name have you all left your good sense?? > > > > > > > > creusa > > > > > > > > On Sep 8, 6:42 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Libertarians Voting for the Republican Ticket?!?!?!?!?!? > > > > > > > > > Something tells me Obama is in some serioous trouble now... > > > > > > > > > How long before he dump Biden and BEGS Hillary to be his > > > > > > > > VP?!?!?!?!? > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > On Sep 7, 9:19 pm, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Sarah Palinby Walter Block > > > > > > > > > No one who has anything nice to say about Ron Paul can be all > > > > > > > > > bad. Sarah Palin has said nice things about Ron Paul > > > > > > > > > (seehere,here,here,hereandhere). Ergo, therefore, as a > > > > > > > > > result, it cannot be denied, it logically follows, Sarah > > > > > > > > > Palin cannot be all bad. That is, she cannot be all badno > > > > > > > > > matter what elseshe is guilty of (within reason of course.) > > > > > > > > > So, what are the criticisms of her? > > > > > > > > > First and foremost, she is accused of not having enough > > > > > > > > > experience. I admit it! She does not have enough experience. > > > > > > > > > Enough experience, that is, to become emperor of the world. > > > > > > > > > Yes, John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden do seek this > > > > > > > > > post of planetary domination, now held by George Bush. That > > > > > > > > > is, these three show every evidence of wanting to continue > > > > > > > > > the U.S. role as hegemon of the entire globe. Now, it may > > > > > > > > > well be that Palin will in future be seduced into this sort > > > > > > > > > of ambition. But, at least as ofright now, there is little or > > > > > > > > > no evidence of it (apart from some pro-war sentiment). Of the > > > > > > > > > four presidential and vice presidential candidates, her > > > > > > > > > present experience shows theleastdesire to rule the world. > > > > > > > > > So, her "lack of experience" is a good thing, not a bad one. > > > > > > > > > Does she have enough "experience" to be president of a > > > > > > > > > country with a limited government, and no aspiration to be > > > > > > > > > world dictator? Of course she does. And, again, she > > > > > > > > > hasmoreexperience in this regard than either McCain, Obama or > > > > > > > > > Biden. She, alone of the four of them, has > > > > > > > > > hadexecutiveexperience as the Governor of the great state of > > > > > > > > > Alaska, while the other three have been whiling their way in > > > > > > > > > a relatively unimportant institution, in this era of > > > > > > > > > presidential power. So, don’t talk to me about experience, as > > > > > > > > > a critique of this lady. > > > > > > > > > Second, it is said that with five children, she has too many > > > > > > > > > other obligations to take on the role of vice president. Give > > > > > > > > > me a break. She can’t vote in the senate when there is a tie? > > > > > > > > > C’mon! This charge emanates from left-wing feminists, of > > > > > > > > > course. Suppose Hillary were to have had five children the > > > > > > > > > ages of Sarah’s. Would the legions of her supporters be > > > > > > > > > making this case with regard to Mrs. Clinton? To ask this is > > > > > > > > > to answer it. In that case, Hillary’s ascendency would only > > > > > > > > > serve as evidence that "You can have it all." The hypocrisy > > > > > > > > > of these "feminists" stinks to the high heavens. They do not > > > > > > > > > support the idea ofwomenbreaking through the so-called glass > > > > > > > > > ceiling. Rather, they favorleft-wing socialist femalesbeing > > > > > > > > > given positions of authority and responsibility. This is > > > > > > > > > something very different. It is a rare occasion that these > > > > > > > > > feminists have been caught with their contradictions so much > > > > > > > > > in the public eye. All those sick and tired of these > > > > > > > > > harridans ought to thank Sarah for this one boon alone. > > > > > > > > > Third, a criticism made by some libertarians is that her > > > > > > > > > adherence to our principles is only skin deep; she has raised > > > > > > > > > some taxes, considered banning some books from libraries, > > > > > > > > > engaged in public-private ventures regarding oil pipelines, > > > > > > > > > she is altogether too friendly to US foreign aggression. Yes, > > > > > > > > > yes, she is no libertarian, certainly not of the purist > > > > > > > > > variety. She is no Ron Paul. But, a little context here, > > > > > > > > > please. Compared to McCain, Obama and Biden, she is a > > > > > > > > > veritable Murray N. Rothbard. What about matching her up > > > > > > > > > against all the other 49 governors? Well, Bobby Jindal of > > > > > > > > > Louisiana is not all bad as far as these things go, and there > > > > > > > > > might be another half dozen of this breed, mainly in the > > > > > > > > > poorly populated states west of the Mississippi, but surely > > > > > > > > > Sarah Palin fits > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
