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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Snowshoe who wrote (80946)8/30/2008 7:52:10 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 542645
 
Fascinating read.

A couple of things that struck me as I read:

While I and others criticized her glittering generalities during the campaign, the more she spoke them the more people fell in love. That is the significant power she has of making voters forget about the policy and focus on the person

That is so strongly reminiscent of the Obama Star Myth---
this DOES wear off..

In April of 2006, Palin and I shared a cup of coffee together in the Captain Cook coffee shop. We had just been at a debate up at the University of Fairbanks the night before and she said although the was impressed with my ability to state policies and figures, when looking out over the audience, she wondered to herself if having a grasp of that really mattered.

Well, hmmm- I think knowing something about the ME might be kinda nice. This sort of comment is terribly revealing and says a lot about her intellectual standards.
Which has nothing to do with what school she attended.
I want someone who thinks studying, learning, understanding the issues which face our country is a tad more important than riding a bike or shooting a caribou.

Another weakness is Palin's habit of tailoring the facts of a situation to meet her political needs.

Well, that's nothing new. Fits right in there!
But it does put lie to this whole perfect ethics thing...
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