Thank you, frankg and ++ , for the thoughtful responses. May I call you ++? ;-)
On Oct 3, 1:56 pm, "++" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 3, 10:58 am, frankg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My guess is it’s because those who weren't predisposed to dismiss or > > disagree with Palin didn't see it the way you did. > > I was personally looking for her to appropriately define her role as > VP, should she be elected, to describe how she would engage on a > learning curve, due to her life decision not to be better read and > informed, and to indicate her professional demeanor, which is partly, > but not wholly , lacking. > > > > > I thought her demeanor was very good, very professional. > > I did not. The black suit in the debates was respectable, but the > heels were too high, the skirt too narrow. There was too much > repetition of set phrases and not enough fresh initiative. It has > gotten to the point that the self labeling of these candidates as > mavericks has become not only specious but abhorrent. I personally > cringe when I hear the word. Difference for the sake of difference is > not commendable and there has been little in the way of statements > explaining any McCain, much less Palin, sense of change. There is > little of the show how and say why to Governor Palin. I found the > dismissal of good points of debate as just history to be particularly > irritating and sad, primarily because it was her way of getting out of > debate or distancing herself from topics of which she was ignorant, > and partly because she ha ssuch a poor command of history . > > She shouldn't > > > need to apologize because she wasn't a stone cold, robotic, > > personality-free, male-wanna-be. She’s a professional woman who isn’t > > afraid of being a woman. My wife gave her a better grade than I did. > > I don't like her Joe six pack and soccer mom illusions. It demeans the > American public. For the former, it either refers to characterizing > males in terms of either alcohol consumption or the state of their abs > (the two being not so compatible in reality), a rather sad image of > the state of mankind, and of women not in the boardroom but as someone > who ferries people back and forth to root at sports games. I imagine > in her household, it's either house hubby ferrying the kids back and > forth and nanny taking over when he's engaged in long distance > snowmobile racing. She seems like a nice enough person but she "wings > it" so much that I seriously worry about her judgement. The fact that > she isn't better read and prepared by her age and political > inclination is very sad. I'd pit any member of my church or > neighborhood of any political party against her in terms of > preparedness > > > > > Where I did feel uncomfortable with her was that she still doesn't > > have sufficient depth of knowledge in many areas, especially on > > international issues, and you could tell when the knowledge well ran > > dry and she'd spin off into some rhetoric that she apparently feels > > more comfortable with. McCain would have been wise to settle on her a > > month earlier and spend that extra month ingraining her with more > > facts and figures. > > That would be very unfortunate. Wisdom isn't a cram course. And you > can't learn Washington dynamics in a short period of time. > > There’s no substitute for knowledge, and no better > > > way to show off that you don’t have it than to participate in a > > national debate. > > It's fortunate that we have a debate between the Vice Presidential > hopefuls. Ross Perot immediately lost ground over his VP pick. In an > election, it would be good to remember that even a candidate that does > not win, gains or looses influence ground through the conduct of the > campaign. > > > > > > > .- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
