Sunday, September 28, 2008
Palin Qualified?
I did my assignment on an article called “Is plain qualified, Obama not saying” from the New York Times. It talked about how Obama wouldn’t comment on Plain’s experience he would “let the American people decide. I think this is a very good move by Obama because this is a place he doesn’t even need to waste time criticizing Palin because so many people are already doing it for him. Republicans and Democrats are both constantly raising questions about her experience on TV and in debates. People are bombarded so much with this experience question that there is no reason for Obama to attack her more. The question the interviewer asked really even highlighted how inexperienced Palin was. He asked, “Sarah Palin claimed in an interview that Alaska’s proximity to Russia somehow enhances her foreign policy experience and credentials. Do you agree with that?”. It is laughable to me that she could even say that, and I’m sure many other Americans feel the same way. I think he is trying to come off as an even classier candidate because he doesn’t need to resort to smear tactics for this part of the campaign. This could attract many voters who have noticed the questionable tactics used by John McCain. He also turned the argument to McCain, stating that he was the one who was going to be in charge if elected, not Palin. This is where we have to bring the campaign back to, because in reality it is almost all about the Obama and McCain; Palin is really almost becoming a distraction to the real issues.
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I totally agree with what Tom is saying. Although this is by far the presidential campaign that I know the most about, I think that this one has been particularly focused around character attacks and other issues that are not critical to being president. I think that Obama sees that and is trying to end the cycle of gossip and rumors that are going back and forth about each candidate. Although Palin has a lot of strong opinions, a curious family, and osme interesting hobbies, when it comes down to it, the vp really doesn't matter all that much. Nothing is being said about Biden, and before this eleciton, the vps were pretty much not even talked about. I think, with the election coming closer and closer, it is important to get both campaigns back on task and focusing on the issues related to leading our country, not how many deer Palin's taken out.
I think we saw in the debate this past week just what Palin is all about. She is about attacking and bringing down Barack Obama, she has talked less about her credentials and more about attacking his. I agree with Ryan we should get back with the issues and worry less about the VP's squabbling
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