Ironic that McCain hammers Obama for having too little experience then picks Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. Salon.com highlights Palin's qualifications for national office as:
Having served as governor of Alaska for less than two years -- and as mayor of a small town before that...Four days ago I wrote about some of the odds of McCain not making it to the end of his term if elected president. So this former beauty queen will be the one to replace McCain if he checks out early. Ironic coming from the party who said Hillary couldn't be Commander-in-Chief because of being a woman.
And what exactly is her foreign policy experience, something the republican party has also hammered Obama for lacking?
She does share Republican values such as being a member of the NRA, a fondness for killing animals with guns, and being strongly against abortion, but what else do we know about this person?
Is he going after the stubborn Hillary fans who claim with will consider McCain over Obama?
In this BBC footage, Palin recently asked, "... What is it exactly the V.P. does everyday." Hope someone has told her by now.
This is from MoveOn.org:
- She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.1
- Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.2
- She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. 3
- Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4
- She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.5
- She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.6
- How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.7
Sources:
1. "Sarah Palin," Wikipedia, Accessed August 29, 2008
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2. "McCain Selects Anti-Choice Sarah Palin as Running Mate," NARAL Pro-Choice America, August 29, 2008
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3. "Sarah Palin, Buchananite," The Nation, August 29, 2008
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4. "'Creation science' enters the race," Anchorage Daily News, October 27, 2006
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5. "Palin buys climate denial PR spin—ignores science," Huffington Post, August 29, 2008
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6. "McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy Policy," Sierra Club, August 29, 2008
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"Choice of Palin Promises Failed Energy Policies of the Past," League of Conservation Voters, August 29, 2008
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"Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says governor," The Times of London, May 23, 2008
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7 "McCain met Palin once before yesterday," MSNBC, August 29, 2008
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