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To: Little Joe who wrote (125304)	11/21/2009 4:32:39 PM
From: KonKilo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542938

I would have a hard time thinking of any Presidential appointment made by any President who couldn't read and write. Most have expertise and have completed their education. What do you find so remarkable about appointees who do so. Perhaps they are thinking of Michael Brown, whom GWB appointed as head of FEMA, and who had expertise in Arabian horses, but none in running a national disaster response organization? Or one of the the many young ideologues who were sent to head important agencies in Iraq based on nothing more than their loyalty to GWB?

To: Little Joe who wrote (125304)	11/21/2009 8:15:28 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542938

<<<what does Sarah Palin's children have to do with the discussion.>>> You asked for my opinion and in the context of consequences of appointments that lack verifiable abilities to read and write I used Sarah Palin as an example. One of the characteristics of Obama appointments imo was their extraodinary quality of educational attainment. I used Sarah Palin and her family to contrast the differences in attitude between the political parties and to highlight consequences.