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Here it is...
Palin On Positions, Experience Video - CBSNews.com
The last 2 or 3 min made me cringe!
Palin On Positions, Experience Video - CBSNews.com
The last 2 or 3 min made me cringe!
That wasn't the point, was it? I was responding to the person's post re: why she has/had such strong support, and why that has changed over time.
Context is your friend.
That's like saying the score doesn't matter in a baseball game. The passage of time (which is the opposite of simple) is the whole point. Completely different time period with totally different circumstances on pretty much every issue imaginable.
Since you think 1860 is to far back in time to look for lessons or analogies to today, whats the year that one can go back to look for such things?
She was responding to the insinuation that Palin's poll numbers are extremely high by stating that they're falling and that there are reasons for them being high outside of her job performance. You apparently ignored this.
Context is lost on you, isn't it?
The only reason her poll numbers are falling now is because of the drag that national presidential campaign will often have on anyones approval rating.
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So why isn't Biden plummeting?
Since you think 1860 is to far back in time to look for lessons or analogies to today, whats the year that one can go back to look for such things?
Because Biden has been on the national scene for nearly 40 years now. Everyone knows him inside and out relative to Palin. The Democrats and their allies have also decided to target Palin. Despite that, Palin still beats Biden in many of these polls.
This is almost identical to the ridiculous Kaine questions you asked Irvine repeatedly.
My response is identical to Irvine's.
I made my own point that every politician out there has someone that does not like them, so listing a blog of criticism is irrelevant.
Thats what I thought.
How about answering this question then:
So, since you think Lincolns time is not relevant, you should be able to explain what type of experience was needed to be President in 1860 and why the experience needed today is completely different?
Because Biden has been on the national scene for nearly 40 years now. Everyone knows him inside and out relative to Palin.
Is it not fair to say, based on this line of thinking, that Palin's numbers are falling because people are getting to know more about her and don't like what they are finding out?
Right. So they know him and have a stable opinion of him.
As they get to know Palin, the gag reflex kicks in.
Perhaps, but most of it is just the reality that any new person will encounter during the course of any national Presidential campaign.
Here it is...
Palin On Positions, Experience Video - CBSNews.com
The last 2 or 3 min made me cringe!
Oh damn! That CBS video is no longer available!
Is this the video that's 10:46 in length? I'm listening to it now
There is this thing called globalisation. There is also this special role the US nowadays has in the world.
But only slight differences to the international interrelations of 1860 of course.
And that's not even considering the vast differences between the two people in question.
My mother, a conservative leaning, registered independent, on McCain and Palin, after quiet observation for a month:
"I'm extremely disappointed in McCain. He used to be my favorite politician. But he chose her just because he thinks women who liked Hillary are stupid enough to vote for Palin just because she's a woman. I mean, there's no other explanation for him picking someone like that."
I get the indication that her brothers, who drink the Republican Kool-Aid constantly, feel the same way.
So why isn't Biden plummeting?
What type of experience would some one running for President in 1860 typically of had?
What type of experience does someone running for President in 2008 typically have?
Yes, there are all kinds of differences between 1860 and 2008, but were talking about one thing, the experience required to be President.
Here it is...
Palin On Positions, Experience Video - CBSNews.com
The last 2 or 3 min made me cringe!
Couric: You recently said three times that you would never, quote, "second guess" Israel if that country decided to attack Iran. Why not?
Palin: We shouldn't second guess Israel's security efforts because we cannot ever afford to send a message that we would allow a second Holocaust, for one. Israel has got to have the opportunity and the ability to protect itself. They are our closest ally in the Mideast. We need them. They need us. And we shouldn't second guess their efforts.
Couric: You don't think the United States is within its rights to express its position to Israel? And if that means second-guessing or discussing an option?
Palin: No, abso … we need to express our rights and our concerns and …
Couric: But you said never second guess them.
Palin: We don't have to second-guess what their efforts would be if they believe … that it is in their country and their allies, including us, all of our best interests to fight against a regime, especially Iran, who would seek to wipe them off the face of the earth. It is obvious to me who the good guys are in this one and who the bad guys are. The bad guys are the ones who say Israel is a stinking corpse and should be wiped off the face of the earth. That's not a good guy who is saying that. Now, one who would seek to protect the good guys in this, the leaders of Israel and her friends, her allies, including the United States, in my world, those are the good guys.