John McCain picks Alaska Governer Sarah Palin as VP.

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by TheGame

I've read up a lot more on Palin, and honestly I respect her a LOT now. I wanted to save my opinion for when I became more educated on her. Honestly I would place her a level above obama for leadership experience, but I wouldn't say either of them truely have a long enough track record to be in the oval office.

I understand the Obama camp won't argue the experience factor, but I will. Palin is more experienced than Obama? I just think that's a joke.

Palin credentials:
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Idaho.
- Briefly worked in broadcasting as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations.
- She spent four years on the Wasilla "City" Council.
- Two-term mayor of Wasilla, population approximately 6000 people, from 1996-2002.
- Governor of Alaska, population 670,053, from December 2006 to present.
- Member of the PTA, has 5 kids, Alaska is near Russia so she has "international relations" credentials.
(Okay, I just added these to be a dick, but the McCain campaign has legitimately touted these as qualifications. In my opinion that is pathetic)

Obama credentials:
- Bachelor's degree in political science and foreign relations from Columbia University
- Law degree from Harvard Law School. Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Majored in Constitutional Law.
- Senator of the 13th district in Illinois from 1996-2004, representing approximately 653,647 constituents.
- Representing Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2004-2008 Obama was representing approximately 12,831,970 constituents.
- Member of: Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Member of Veterans' Affairs Committee; Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs; Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions.
- Has been to the Middle East and met with leaders from Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Israel, along with European allies.
- Here's a link to his senate accomplishments...http://tpzoo.wordpress.com/2008/08/3...nts/#more-6370

I personally think it's not even close. Plus, Obama defeated the Clinton machine to get here. His campaign has been tremendous and he's stood strong through many tough attacks. That shows leadership to me. He's been properly vetted by the 18 million Americans who voted for him. Palin was handed this gig.

Yeah, she's a VP candidate and he's a presidential candidate and I think that's just about right.

The people crying sexism already bug me too. It's been three days! The media is talking about how inexperienced she is because well, SHE IS! If it was a dude, they'd be doing the same thing. Anyway, just my thoughts.