Comments on: Newsweek: Palin Too Common, Too Stupid to be Vice President, She’s ‘Dangerous’

By: Eddie Mac

Eddie Mac — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:13:02 +0000

We need to ALL save our breath. John McCain sealed the fate of his campaign when he chose Sara Palin as his VP. He actually had a pretty good chance until then. The more she speaks, the more the Republican team slides in the polls. There will be a change in January, and that will be a Democratic reform. We do not need a continuence of Bush’s 8 years. McCain is too out of touch with what is going on. His retoric is humorous. We are not ready for Palin to step in as President, God forbid something happen to McCain. Palin is not ready. She has governed a state with a population the size of Austin, Texas. And all she talks about is what she has done as Mayor. Eligible yes, ready…..NO !!

By: Sam landis

Sam landis — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:38:46 +0000

I am shocked about the Palin cover. That was typical of newsweek. It should be called NEWSWEAK. What kinda trash do these people make? What kind of people work there? this publication is good to wipe with.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:41:42 +0000

1. Misunderestimate is a Bushism, not a word.

2. William F. Buckley was an intellectual. He delighted in the debate of ideas and was articulate and brilliant. Sarah Palin is none of these things.

3. Sure, many people are ELIGIBLE to be President, but certainly not qualified.

4. Barak Obama was Constitutional Law professor. Sarah Palin majored in Sports Reporting. Which experience do you think would be most useful to some one serving in public office?

5. Imagine if you took the first 400 people from the phonebook, narrowed down the group (how elitist!), and then held a nationally televised debate. Then picture Tom Brokaw asking Joe Six-pack about the Treasury Dept.’s role in reparing the economy or maybe how to address the issue of spent nuclear fuel containment. Try to imagine what a joke that would be. It would get great ratings though.

6. Do I think Obama is lacking in experience? Yes.

Do I think Palin is lacking in experience? Yes.

Does this mean they have the same amount of experience and therefore it’s a moot point? NO!

By: Lefties Are the Dense Ones

Lefties Are the Dense Ones — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:17:05 +0000

Meacham is an [edited]; a typical selfishly dense metrosexual boomer. I have a Stanford PoliSci degree and I can tell you that Palin is smart – and getting smarter day by day. Listen to her in her interview by Laura Ingraham – she is more with-it than the other candidates! Plus she has what they don’t have – moral courage, one of the chiefest requirements of leadership. Where did all you butthead lefties come from? Here’s Sarah and Laura: http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/09/audio-palin-and-laura-ingraham-knock-obama-on-abortion-ayers/

By: Don

Don — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:02:38 +0000

What I see is that some people make a case about why Sarah Palin should not be Vice President. What I see in response is that people attack them personally or their beliefs. I see no actual supporting arguments of why Sarah Palin is qualified to be Vice President.

Now, please do not take this the wrong way, I am in no way implying that Sarah Palin is mental retarded. However, by your arguments, a mentally retarded person who is a naturally born citizen and over the age of 35, should be allowed to be Vice President? What I am getting at is that even though the person is eligible to be Vice President, and Sarah Palin clearly is eligible, that does not necessarily mean that she is qualified to be Vice President.

For what I see is a double standard from some people. I see people readily admit that she is not necessarily the most experienced person with regards to this position. However, you then turn that same argument against Barack Obama. I read about how he is not experienced enough to be President. As you asked, where does it say that he has to be experienced enough?

So the point I am coming to is that if you are going to point out that he is too inexperienced to be President, then admit that Sarah Palin is to inexperienced to be Vice President. Otherwise, we should all just drop this line of argument and talk about actual issues. Not just pointlessly slandering each other.

By: Warner Todd Huston

Warner Todd Huston — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:13:35 +0000

..well, there is that point, yes. Anyone stupid enough to vote for Bill Clinton should not be trusted.

By: No

No — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:08:16 +0000

I would place a [safer than the stock market] bet on that the majority of the population IS too stupid to be President or even Vice President of the United States. Remember, these are the same people who elected the same idiot twice [who was as "average" as a President gets in this age] and now complain about him every chance they get. Look at his list of mis-accomplishments.

By: alison

alison — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:32:51 +0000

You missed the whooooole point. It’s not that Palin shouldn’t be ALLOWED to be vice-president. It’s that our country is in dire straits, and we need the absolute smartest, most knowledgeable, sharp, creme de la frickin creme of the bunch to be in the White House. We are insulted that McCain expects us to believe that this blatant moron is the absolute “best” he could do. Doesn’t make me an elitist, doesn’t make me a snob. Sure as hell doesn’t make me sexist (I am a woman). I am an absolute realist, and this person has demonstrated time and time again that she is NOT READY, not knowledgeable, not prepared to take on such a huge responsibility. We have journalists, pundits, and voters, (liberals AND conservatives) calling for her to step down. She is a joke. She is a farce. She is not ready. I repeat: she is not ready.

By: R. Dvark

R. Dvark — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:32:14 +0000

“Bob on October 9th, 2008 7:40 pm

As a school teacher I find the Newsweek article reprehensible. We the people must rise up and be heard and make them accountable for their biased views.”

What do you mean “we”?

By: mark

mark — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:58:25 +0000

While it is true that the basic constitutional requirements for becoming president are minimal, I find it hard to believe that the founding fathers thought that all who met the basic crtieria set forth in the constitution were equally qualified to assume the office.

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and, I would venture to say, most of our founding fathers were exceptional men -the elite of their time.

Please do yourself a favor and read Lincoln’s speech on slavery that he gave at Cooper Union on Feb. 27 1860 – and tell me how you think Sarah Palin measures up.

Our country deserves to be led by the best and the brightest. Ignorance is not an option. Anyone who is not scared to death at the thought of Sarah Palin being a heartbeat away from the presidency is either seriously delusional or intellectually dishonest.