Obama Laughs off Palin’s National Security Experience »
Posted By capj71 9 months, 4 weeks ago in NewsDuring his interview on ABC’s This Week program this morning, Obama laughed off the idea that Sarah Palin has more national security experience than he does. He also took the Republicans to task for mocking his time as a community organizer. “I actually knew that Russia was next to Alaska as well. I saw it on a map,” Obama said.
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fsev419 months, 4 weeks ago
McCain was saying that her visiting ANG troops in Kuwait gave her national security experience. This gets more like Comedy Central everyday.
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gwhiddon9 months, 4 weeks ago
Sorta like talking in front of the Germans give Obama national security experience.
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Riiiiiiight.
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miklkit9 months, 4 weeks ago
No. It's more like being on the Senate Foreign Relations committee gives him experience.
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pc259 months, 4 weeks ago
Obama chairs the European Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which has oversight of military operations in Afghanistan
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http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/...
t's true that Obama has convened no meetings of the subcommittee, but his camp counters that he became chair of the subcommittee early last year, just as he was starting his presidential campaign. Clinton is technically correct that Obama could have used the subcommittee to conduct oversight of actions and policies related to Afghanistan. But the full foreign relations committee, under the guidance of Senator Joe Biden, has held several hearings on Afghanistan that covered NATO's role there. It's not as if the foreign relations committee did nothing on Afghanistan because Obama did not take on the mission. Also, as happens with many committees, the chair of the full committee reserves the right to handle the big issues him- or herself, and Afghanistan counts as a big issue.
seems nothing has been accomplished in Afghanistan under the watches of both Biden and Obama the Democratic candidates for President and Vice President.........
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Klarissa9 months, 4 weeks ago
If Obama wants to show where he has been, he merely has to release his passport records.
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Then everyone would know that his boast about traveling extensively in Europe is true -- even if this year he didn't have time to convene a hearing on the momentous issues affecting our relations with that continent and the world.-
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hyperbola9 months, 4 weeks ago
Your efforts to cover up for a "theocracy wacko" are getting more and more amusing.
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Palin lied about visiting Ireland as part of her foreign policy experience
...She didn't visit Ireland, which is what the McCain-Palin campaign claimed to Politico's Ben Smith on Saturday. She had a short refueling stopover, which means at best her extensive Irish diplomacy amounted to buying a sweater and a beer mug in the Shannon airport....
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vor9 months, 4 weeks ago
The "momentous issues' largely created by which administration Klarissa?
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I will be in Europe in a few weeks and I talk to my German and Belgian friends quite often. They are not looking forward to America making another "momentous" blunder in November. Nor is the rest of the world. But it is what they have come to expect from us!
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GOINGOINGONE9 months, 4 weeks ago
SECURITY;;;PALIN CANT EVEN KEEP HER 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER FROM A SMALL TOWN IN ALASKA FROM GETTING KNOCKED UP;;; HOW THE HELL IS SHE GOING TO KEEP US MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE FROM GETTING;;;;;;SCREWED;;;;;
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hefaa19 months, 4 weeks ago
Being on the Senate Foreign Relations committee gives Obama National Security experience. The only security related call Palin ever received at 3am was of a neighbor complaining about Moose in their garbage cans.
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moxxxxxxxxxx9 months, 4 weeks ago
Palin was chosen because she was supposed to represent the common people. Can't people see how they are being manipulated? She is a pretty woman, with children involved in her local political scene. She didn't want to be in politics, she fell into it. after she got her start in broadcasting and PTA Meetings. She has NO experience or education to run a country. I am your average American and I d on't want someone like me to run this country. i want a person who has dedicated their life to poltics evidenct by their choice of education and career goals. The Pres and VP positions are the most important positions in America. We should expect the highest level of intelligence , experience and dedication. Palin never aspired to any of this, if she had she would have at least chosen a different college major than journalism.
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moxxxxxxxxxx9 months, 4 weeks ago
Grades do not measure intelligence. There are very intelligent people who do poorly in school. Law school is selective. You have to be intelligent to get accepted. Law school verses journalism school, hmmm, yes there is a diffrerence. Law school is far more rigorous and competitve than journalism school.
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Everyone has an opinion when it comes to politics. People think they know all the answers because they have an opnion. Do we think the same way about other professions? Do you pick a doctor because he tells you what you want to hear? Do you want a teacher who challenges you or makes you feel good?
We have already experienced eigtht years of an egocentric poltician running this country fueled by popular opinion.
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hefaa19 months, 4 weeks ago
Robin Williams on Palin on the David Lettermen show. Funny!
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http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive...-
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MajJohn9 months, 4 weeks ago
Funny stuff, also got a kick out of GB on a speaking tour and the Ethiopians having the fastest chickens in the world.
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Will13139 months, 4 weeks ago
that's hysterical.. and sad at the same time.. what he says is TRUE.. and this is the best we can put up ON EITHER SIDE....
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ningyo9 months, 4 weeks ago
try laughing off todays folls that have mccain/palin up by 4 to 10 %--the bloom is off the osamabama rose--from here on its just a matter of how badly he hurts the local tickets--voters are starting realize that he's just an empty suit fronting radical hard left socialism --palin is also a far better speaker than he is because she actually says things that have meaning--without his platitudes barry has nothing--oh wait he does--ayers--rev wright--rezko--achi--a shrew wife--community activism driving hundreds of families into decrepit housing---
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tchef9 months, 4 weeks ago
Wait until the debates when McCain and Palin have to actually answer questions about the issues. Then we will see what the polls do.
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Tangent0019 months, 4 weeks ago
I suspect the Palin 'breath of fresh air' will get pretty stale pretty quickly. She's already made her first 'gaffe': claiming that lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had “gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers.” Um, sweetie, neither company is taxpayer funded...well, until NOW that is. You don't have to be an economy wonk to know that.
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Her efforts to censor books at the library and her views on teaching Creationism will likely turn off the independents and Moderates McCain is courting, and her husband's secessionist tendencies could easily become a campaign drag chute for the 'red-meat' Right as well.
I imagine she'll be allowed to do only the most softball interviews and make campaign visits to only the most friendly red states. She'll be prominent in the campaign ads and can be easily trotted out for some crowd-waving at high-profile events.
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ConsAreNonGrata9 months, 4 weeks ago
Does Palin have any experience handling a Con red meat issue - illegal immigration?
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pf9 months, 4 weeks ago
AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED MY CHILD HAS MORE NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERIENCE THAN OBAMA!I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR HIM ! NO WAY NO HOW NO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!HEARD TOO MUCH ABOUT HIM TO FEEL SAFE AS MY PRESIDENT.YA'LL NEED TO CHECK INTO THIS ONE.BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU WILL FIND.HE IS DEFINITELY NOT A MESSIAH!VERY WARY OF HIM.
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Charlson9 months, 4 weeks ago
Being your child, that's enough reason to disqualify him for president. Now, better run to the padded room, so you won't hurt yourself.
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tchef9 months, 4 weeks ago
Oh yes, we should feel much safer with a government that will lie us into wars and take down anyone who challenges their lies.
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ProudBlueTexan9 months, 4 weeks ago
"...John McCain has been talking about putting country first and extolling the virtues of national service that’s what I did between the ages of 24 and 27 before I went to law school."
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MyCampingMall9 months, 4 weeks ago
It makes no sense to compare Obamo to Palin. Obamo has a law degree from the most prestigeous university in the USA. He taught constitution law for 10 years. He was a state senator in Illinois for 7 years. He serves as US Senator almost 4 years (Foreign Affairs Committee) and have met with with many foreign leaders. His experience is actually more diverse than John McCain who only served in the Navy and US Senate. Sarah has served as Mayor of a small town and Governor for less than 2 years of a state less than the size of San Antonia, population wise.
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lloydm659 months, 4 weeks ago
Well I'll take Palin's policies over Obamas anytime.I believe she is by far a better American.There I said it and I mean every damn word of it.Obama removed his flag pin.Why Mr. Obama uh uh ,it could,uh uh,or uh maybe uh offend somebody.Mr. Obama how come you won't salute,or put hand over your heart for the national anthem,The same as with the flag people around the world are watching,and I don't to be accused of taking sides
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tchef9 months, 4 weeks ago
Wearing a flag pin is what qualifies you for being President? I've seen Klan members who wear their flag pins on their white sheets, are they qualified?
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atgt749 months, 4 weeks ago
It's funny how the republicans are mocking the community organizer credentials of Senator Obama. If it weren't for community organizers and people believing things should be different-the United States wouldn't be what it is today. Tell all those men, women and children that fought for civil rights and our other rights that community organizers do nothing-this if for blacks, women, gun owners, gays & lesbians... This is how much Gov. Palin thinks of everything this nation stands for-we are just peons in her world.
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willottica9 months, 4 weeks ago
lloyd, if you want loyalty to flag to be an issue, you may want to rethink Palin's policies. Are you unaware of her support for the Alaska Separation Movement? I'd say she has done much more than "remove her flag pin" to demonstrate her lack of loyalty to the country.
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Tangent0019 months, 4 weeks ago
Interesting, you started by saying you liked Palin's policies better than Obama's and then spent the rest of your post talking about anything BUT policy.
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Charlson9 months, 4 weeks ago
Well, you've had Bush for almost 8 years and now want McBush to be your "nanny goat herded". But that's a bad analogy. A better one is a bunch of lemmings diving head long over the cliff.
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lloydm659 months, 4 weeks ago
Yes I've had Bush,and peace of mind .Right now the democrat leader are praying for another attack,or a lot more military casualty.They been promising their voters this for seven years.The enemy can't attack until they can stop running,and that will when be when a pacifist takes the white house.God bless America,please don't damn it.
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Ratskii9 months, 4 weeks ago
I think this is one of the more foolish posts that I've seen.
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First it betrays a complete misunderstanding how terrorists are organized. Al-Queda, like most underground movements, depends on cell organization that keeps numerous operations going at any given time.
Second it makes the assumption that there are a constant number of terrorists that can be reduced through military action when in fact our invasion of Iraq has created far more terrorist than it has destroyed.
Third, this person seems to think the only possible way to combat terrorism is through military invasions rather than good intelligence work, cooperation with foreign intelligence, hard police work and proper funding in critical areas. Don't believe me? Check and see how many incoming crates (from ships) get checked before being allowed into this country.
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tchef9 months, 4 weeks ago
Your probably right since I don't think anyone has met this "Obama Bin Ladin" yet. Is he/she running for something?
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ilovemryky9 months, 4 weeks ago
My question is...If Obama can't protect HIMSELF from the hits he has been taking from Gov. Palin, then how in the world will he protect US from the delusional N. Koreans, the angry Iranians, the hostile Russians let alone Osama?
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Good grief the man-child has been eaten alive by a PTA member!!!-
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Tangent0019 months, 4 weeks ago
Um, it's called 'sticks and stones'. I think Obama is taking the correct tack here. Palin will eventually reveal herself as just another po-dunk theocratic redneck.
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Tangent0019 months, 4 weeks ago
And McCain has foreign policy experience? How? He mixed up Sunni and Shia FIVE TIMES and couldn't recall that Iraq and Afghanistan don't share a border!
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BTW, If'n you recall, Reagan didn't have any such experience, neither did Bush (even though both California and Texas border Mexico LOL).
Obama at least has a degree where he specialized in international relations. Obama picked Biden to help lead in this area. McCain picked Palin because....um,...because...Hey! Look at the monkey! Look at the silly monkey! Ook! Ook! Isn't he silly?
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Tcaros9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Republican party substitutes falsehoods for the truth. Does anyone know what an elitist is?
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Google the Bush family, Zapata Oil, or Keating 5
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