The truth as I see it is that Kennedy is not qualified to be a Senator and neither is Palin qualified to be Vice President

"I think because of the writings of people like this, there should be restrictions put on the first amendment. He should only be allowed to write one idiotic article within a certain amount of time."
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Whatdidyousay.....these are your exact words from a previous post.
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Perhaps you should heed your own advice.

whatdidyousyay... just wondering if there is any specific reason you insist on posting your' ignorance here?

The mainstream media knows why. Palin was a conservative Republican, so of course she is not qualified to be dogcatcher. Caroline was part of CAMELOT. She is a liberal democrat, so if she is breathing, she's qualified.

Life is so much easier when you just accept the chosen left's doctrine.

Yep, it's sarcasm again!

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Because Palin is an idiot! Just like Bush.

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her
altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him,
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an
hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet
above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude
and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican."
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your
information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help
to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat."

"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're
going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air.
You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect
me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you
were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault."

I suppose Alaska has one of "the greatest economies" if you include their methamphetamine labs..

Kennedy, LOL. Palin is a successful Governor of a state that has one of the greatest economies in the nation. What does Caroline do? I suppose to a democrat it doesn't matter. they voted Obama in!! He has no experience, just what this country needs............:(

Does it have something to do with lipstick?

Both are capable, but being qualified is a far cry from being the most qualified.

mslindyk.. well first off check their educational backrounds.. one has two Ivy League degrees, one in Political Science and one in Constitutional Law ,graduated tops in his class at Harvard, has traveled the world, worked in Washington as a Senator. taught constitutional law as a college professor etc... while the other went from one community college to another, took 7 yrs. to get a journalism degree, worked as a sports reporter then quit be a beauty queen..has spent almost her whole life in small town Alaska..has been Governor of the state which has less people than Milwaukee County less than 2 yrs.. gee? which one sounds more qualified?

I'm sure someone has already posted this but if not I ask you...
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If Obama is qualified, why wasn't Palin?
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Just my two cents. I'm sure I'll have lots that disagree with me. And some that agree with me. Feel free to chime in. That's one of the great things about this country - Freedom of Speech.

the big factor an prolly more important factor, is that as far as im aware no ones ever written a song for mrs palin. get caroline the seat an bring on neil diamond!!;)

zoom you keep drinking that kool-aid.

Papers make money off the advertising.

"You have it a little wrong though. Reporters provide information, which generates revenue (which doesn't always result in a profit, which reporters have little control over)."
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The information provides no revenue. The revenue is provided by someone willing to pay for it. A reporter can write information all day, until the information is wanted by others there is no revenue. As I previously said. The "job" is not to inform it is to make a profit by providing information that can be sold/hyped/marketed to make a profit.

Zoom...first you say "what is your point" and now you say it is a cop out. Please make up your mind.

"""Zoom...and please don't forget reporters ask questions and report news to make a profit...not to inform. If there is no profit there will be no news to report." Thanks for the insight. What was your point?"
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If it must be explained to after you read this I am not sure anyone can help you."

Nice cop-out. You have it a little wrong though. Reporters provide information, which generates revenue (which doesn't always result in a profit, which reporters have little control over). So what? I think even your friends at Fox News know that much.

"Lets face it the Media doesn't ask hard questions or go after people they like. Reporter's should ask hard questions and followup on those questions and sometimes the answer. Most of the times the politicians dance around the question and never answer it, while the reporters let them get away with it. No one can argue that the reporters covering Obama gave him easy questions, while Palin they tried and did knock her down. I am not saying that theyb should of been easy on her, but they should be just as hard on the opponent."

I would agree that the mainstream medie should do better, but a politician has to make themselves available in order to be asked the hard questions to begin with. Palin was purposely kept from the tough questions, because the campaign managers new she wasn't ready to answer certain questions. I remember only two interviews with Palin that didn't involve softball questions: Katie Couric and Charles Gibson. Couric's questions were hardly difficult, and Palin had an extremely tough time answering them. The Gibson interview questions were more in depth, and Palin did better, but not anywhere near good enough to be the VP of the most powerful nation on earth. Over time, I'm sure she'll improve, but this wasn't her year.

"What they did to Joe the Plumber was just wrong. It made the next person who wanted to question a politician wonder if they should just keep their mouth shut. Yes Joe put himself out there when he decided to campaign for McCain, but did the reporters go after any of the democrats with such animosity."

By "they", I assume you mean the McCain/Palin campaign. As I stated earler, the fact that McCain mentioned him over 20 times in his debate, LESS THAN A WEEK after Joe had asked Obama questions, is the reason the media started investigating Joe. The McCain campaign put this guy in the spotlight, and I never really heard Joe complain about it. What exactly did the media do wrong?

"Even Kennedy right now isn't getting air time with the questions and answers they she is definetly under par with."

She also isn't giving interviews, or making herself available much, for the same reasons Palin was held back from most media outlets. But you can't really compare an open Senate seat to the VP position, can you?

Since constitutional law was based on the bible.....

Caroline Kennedy has written several books, including one on constitutional law.

Has Sarah Palin read a book other than the bible?

You can't question the way she speaks. She's a woman with a (D) after her name and she's a Kennedy. How dare you.

She's at least as qualified as Herb Kohl, and she's not as likely to doze off during confirmation hearings as does "nobody's Senator but Ours" while he waits to vote the way Sen. Reid tells him to. She can vote as she's told just as well as Herb.

You know, those reporters, youknow, asked Carolyn Kennedy, you know, some hard questions you know. She tried to , you know, answer them, you know, but she was, you know, struggling to , you know, form a complete, you know, sentence!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAgI4AS1N...

Where have all the journalists gone? They all seem to have an objective now. Instead of reporting the news.

Lets face it the Media doesn't ask hard questions or go after people they like. Reporter's should ask hard questions and followup on those questions and sometimes the answer. Most of the times the politicians dance around the question and never answer it, while the reporters let them get away with it. No one can argue that the reporters covering Obama gave him easy questions, while Palin they tried and did knock her down. I am not saying that theyb should of been easy on her, but they should be just as hard on the opponent. What they did to Joe the Plumber was just wrong. It made the next person who wanted to question a politician wonder if they should just keep their mouth shut. Yes Joe put himself out there when he decided to campaign for McCain, but did the reporters go after any of the democrats with such animosity. Even Kennedy right now isn't getting air time with the questions and answers they she is definetly under par with. The news should be impartial and accurate period. The media drives who we elect. If you are comfortable with that then good for you. I for one one would like to see honest and impartial reporting for once.

""Zoom...and please don't forget reporters ask questions and report news to make a profit...not to inform. If there is no profit there will be no news to report." Thanks for the insight. What was your point?"
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If it must be explained to after you read this I am not sure anyone can help you.

""he became fair game" nice...this answers it all."

You're welcome again. Do you think the media shouldn't analyze what Joe was saying, even though McCain and Palin made him part of their campaign? After questioning Obama, Joe willingly allowed himself to be put in the spotlight. What do you think the media did wrong? I'm really interested in your perspective.

"Zoom...and please don't forget reporters ask questions and report news to make a profit...not to inform. If there is no profit there will be no news to report."

Thanks for the insight. What was your point?

Exactly

Zoom...and please don't forget reporters ask questions and report news to make a profit...not to inform. If there is no profit there will be no news to report.

"he became fair game" nice...this answers it all.

Zoom what does the occupation of the questioner have to do with the bias of the listener or the answer? Katie's position as anchor does not negate the fact of her biases pre-question or post answer just as Joe-the-plumber. Nor the biases of half the voting public..

"Zoom- Was Joe the plumber running for anything? This is just to easy."

When McCain mentioned Joe's name more than 20 times during a debate, when the McCain/Palin campaign started inviting Joe to events, and when Joe held press conferences, he became fair game. It isn't the media's fault that Joe is an idiot. But I'm sure you didn't see any of his more crazy comments on Fox news.

"Zoom..obviously the remark on Katie was over your head. Your retort on Joe-the-plumber was no mater the answer he got from Obama he would not change his point of view...just like Katie's questions, no mater the answer she received her point of view would not have changed; the same as half the voting public."

Obviously, the difference between a reporter and a non-reporter is over your head. A reporter doesn't ask questions to change their own point of view. They ask questions so that the viewers may be informed. Joe's questions, and his behavior afterwards, were more similar to a political talking head than an average citizen looking for actual answers. I'm sure he didn't set out to be a part of the McCain/Palin campaign when he spoke to Obama, but obviously he had already made up his mind before he got the answers.

"Zoom Joe the Plumber was outside playing football with his kid. He asked a question. That could have been anybody. Keep drinking the kool-aid."

whybesad, do you get all your talking points from Fox News?

"What about the channels people actually watch?"

What? You asked for a few conservatives, and I listed them. BTW, CNN had the second highest ratings on election night, so people are obviously watching them. On a day-to-day basis, the 24 hour news networks, including Fox news Channel, broadcast way more actual news than the networks. I never said some of the networks weren't biased, but blaming them for the failures of Bush, or the Republican election loss is silly.

What about the channels people actually watch? Are there even ANY conservatives working for NBC, and CBS? What about The NY Times?
As for Fox News. Let's see there's Alan Colmes, Kirsten Powers, Mary Anne Marsh, Juan Williams, Mara Liasson, Susan Estrich , Zell Miller, Jeff Cohen, Mort Kondracke, Harold Ford, Jr, FNC host Greta Van Susteren gave $4,200 to the unsuccessful Democratic Senate campaign of her sister, Lise Van Susteren, a Maryland psychiatrist. (Greta Van Susteren also appeared at a campaign event for her sister.) Fox News employee Aaron Bruns, who contributes to the Brit Hume show, gave $362 to America Coming Together, the liberal get-out-the-vote operation, in 2004. Brett Bush, identified as a Fox News producer, gave $342 to America Coming Together in 2004. Amy Burkholder, a Fox News Channel senior producer and former CNN employee, gave $250 in 2003 to the Howard Dean for President campaign. These people all work for one station, and this isn't all of them.

Zoom..obviously the remark on Katie was over your head. Your retort on Joe-the-plumber was no mater the answer he got from Obama he would not change his point of view...just like Katie's questions, no mater the answer she received her point of view would not have changed; the same as half the voting public.

The difference (largely) in Fox news and the remainder of the media is the fact they do not hide the bias...they do try to offer both sides; but they are largely on the right [and the market has reacted to this]. When was the last time you picked up the front page of any major newspaper and saw two points of view on politicians/government/education? No mater the media or the journalist there WILL BE BIAS. The media that should scare us all are those that claim pure impartiality because we all know this is not true.

Zoom Joe the Plumber was outside playing football with his kid. He asked a question. That could have been anybody. Keep drinking the kool-aid.

Zoom- Was Joe the plumber running for anything? This is just to easy.

"Yes, like Katies questions..."

The one about which newspapers Palin reads, or what an alternative to the financial bailout might be if it didn't pass, followed by Palin's incoherent response?

"Fox news actually hires Liberals. Name a few Conservatives from NBC CBS CNN."

OK. But I'll only list the 24 hour cable news networks, since, you know, they're mostly news.

CNN:
Bill Bennett
Glen Beck (going to Fox in the spring)
Amy Holmes
Bay Buchanan
Alex Castellanos
Ed Rollins
Leslie Sanchez

CNBC/MSNBC:
Pat Buchanan
Joe Scarborough
Larry Kudlow

Wow you are right on, they don't let you know their political views. Exactly my point. You can't tell which way the reporters for the NY Times lean? Katie Couric? I could never even guess...Fox News anchor people, and commentators outright announce their party. They then argue a point with someone from the opposite party. You should really try watching it some time. Then you would understand.
In my opinion they ARE presenting the news in an unbiased nature, letting you hear BOTH sides of the story, instead of one person feeding you one side, the one they want you to hear.

Does FOX broadcast which way it's journalists vote, or can you just tell the majority of them are conservative because they are unable to report the news in an unbiased nature?

I think the point in reporting the news is NOT to know which way a journalist leans. Maybe that's where FOX dropped the ball.

Fox news actually hires Liberals. Name a few Conservatives from NBC CBS CNN.

ProudFighter,
Fox News is successful because the right is brainwashed into believing that every other media outlet is liberally biased. FOX is so ridiculously slanted, the Republicans can't help but watch. Has it ever occured to you who scream "liberal bias" to examine what the motivations behind the bias would be? I really am curious.

There is a big difference in VP and Senator...Palin would have been President had something happened to McCain.
Palin, though I cannot stomach the woman, has been elected and maintains a very high approval rating among her electorate. There is no disputing that. I do take issue with Kennedy even being considered. She has done a very good job up until this election of staying out of politics. Why should she be considered now? Because of her name?

Spot on, localboy1968! You are correct sir!

Great point, Shutupandfish. Zoom is guzzlin that Kool Aid.

"Have you even heard his question to Obama? You could tell he wasn't really interested in being pursuaded by the answer." Yes, like Katies questions...

"Did they do that to Bill Ayres or the Rev. Wright?"

Ayers and Wright also weren't running for Vice President of the U.S.A. Remember, Ayers and Wright broke during the Primaries, long before Palin and Joe-the-plumber did. By the time Palin and Joe came on the scene, the Ayres and Wright stories were widely known. Who do you think played the Wright videos over and over again? Not everyone watches Fox News.

"They crucified Joe "the plumber" a normal American citizen that just asked a simple question."

Joe is hardly normal, given his behavior after his 15 minutes of fame. Have you even heard his question to Obama? You could tell he wasn't really interested in being pursuaded by the answer. Had Joe not stood out in front of the media every day, and made some pretty crazy comments, the press would have moved on to something else. Palin and McCain created the phenominan that was Joe-the-plumber when they made him part of their campaign.

zoom you may have heard a little bit about the Ayers story and Rev. Wright. You did see the media send hundreds of reporters to Alaska to try and dig up dirt on Palin and her family. Did they do that to Bill Ayres or the Rev. Wright? They crucified Joe "the plumber" a normal American citizen that just asked a simple question. Did they do anything to Ayres and Wright? The media gives all dems a free pass.

Zoom must be watching at least a little bit of Fox News...

"Why didn't you hear all about Ayers, Wright, and Rezko on your NBC, CNN, and CBS?"

I did. Ad nausium, when each of the stories first broke. The media also reported that most of the country didn't care about those issues at election time, and they didn't.

"What about how good the surge went for us?"

I've seen that reported too. And also reports on how many experts agreed that Rumsfeld didn't go into Iraq with enough troops, which would have negated the need for a "surge" in the first place.

"Did you hear any of the networks talk about John McCains POW story?"

Yes, and thanks to McCain himself, all the time. I'm not sure how anyone could say his life story was under reported. He is a true hero.

"As for an "unjust" War, that is more of your brainwashing showing through. Saddam was killing thousands of people."

So haven't other dictators, even in Bush's two terms. That alone isn't good enough reason to invade a country, unless you throw in the threat of WMD's.

"Your very own Democrats voted to go in after they were convinced there were WMD's. Oh yeah, the media doesn't talk about that, the fact that it wasn't just Bush who was in favor of the war."

Those that voted for the war were wrong, including the Dems. I remember Hillary getting hammered by that throughout the primaries...you know, by the media.

"Uh, I don't know where you were during Desert Storm, but the media played it in Clinton's favor."

What did Desert Storm have to do with Clinton?

thediplomat - Alaska wasn't BFE when we were in a cold war with Russia. I am sure the people of Alaska would take offense to your comment. If you had to go up against a countryman from Alaska in the event of survival, I am sure you would loose, or at least give them more credit. If we ever start getting our oil from Alaska, you won't be thinking it is BFE.

The liberal media control information, and information is power. That is why the young adults are so facinated with Obama and hate Bush. They read what is being printed and believe it. As you get older, you see past the bias, and do your own research through discovery and make your own judgements. Oh, to be young again......

First of all, I don't think Kennedy is qualified either. However, if I had to answer the question posed, I would say Kennedy doesn't sound like an idiot. In addition, she doesn't live in in the middle of BFE either.

Because Palin was a Republican

The media seems less concerned than ever with letting their readers and viewers know what the arguments are on both sides, than with promoting the liberals' views.
The liberal media won't even use the term Partial Birth Abortion. They say Late Term.
The success of Fox News proves my point.
When it comes to gun control, you hear it over and over that murder rates are much lower in countries like Britain or Germany, which have more restrictive gun control laws than ours. But how often do you hear about murder rates that are much higher than ours in other countries like Russia, Australia, or Brazil? They have more restrictive gun laws than ours. How often do you hear that murder rates are lower in some countries, such as Switzerland and Israel, where gun ownership is more widespread than here in the United States? Not very often, because liberals in the media want you to think that gun control is a key to the murder rate.

I believe someone already used the word "Sheep". So just keep on believing what you're hearing. What are you going to do when I am proven right? When The House, Senate, and President have no one to blame everything on?

Uh, I don't know where you were during Desert Storm, but the media played it in Clinton's favor.
As for an "unjust" War, that is more of your brainwashing showing through. Saddam was killing thousands of people. Your very own Democrats voted to go in after they were convinced there were WMD's. Oh yeah, the media doesn't talk about that, the fact that it wasn't just Bush who was in favor of the war.
If you're going to go back and forth with me, at least try answering the questions I pose...You could also try reading peoples whole posts.

Proudfighter

If the media was truly liberally biased they would be reminding us EVERY DAY of the brave American men and women dying in Iraq. Coutdown with Keith Olberman is the only place I hear on a daily basis any mention of the death total in Iraq and how long it has been since the declaration of "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" by King George. They hide these facts because they are not biased.

As for Kennedy vs. Palin (this has probably already been mentioned but...)
VP for an aging President vs. Senator
Ability to learn and prove to the American public she can be educated on basic and complicated foreign policy issues, as well as domestic issues. Kennedy doesn't sound like a mayor of a small town - Palin does.

That is probably unfair but if you listen to the two women speak and what their ideas are it is clear who APPEARS more prepared.

Plus, Senator vs. Vice President.

Blame the media, blah, blah, blah...

The media didn't get us into an unjust war. Why no contempt for the people that got us there in the first place? I know, I know, a good soldier doesn't question his/her Commander in Chief. So, it must be the media's fault. I certainly didn't hear any complaining about the media during the first Iraq war. Was that because things were going good and they had nothing bad to report?

The media didn't tell Sarah Palin what to say, how to say it and when to say what she did (the few times she actually gave an interview). She looked stupid all on her own. They were scared of her? Too funny. I hope she stays in Politics a long time. She makes me laugh.

If you don't think the media is Liberally biased, and that they didn't purposely spin the news about Iraq in a bad way every time they could, you Zoom are wearing your blinders.

They may have not wanted things to go south, but when it did they were right there making it sound worse than it was. I think the media helped lead us into this recession.
Maybe if you watched a balanced news program, and opened your eyes, you Libs would be able to see clearly.
I used to call myself a Democrat, until I saw first hand the crap they pull in the media.
I was in Iraq while our media was over here, only talking about the bad, ignoring the good. Disrespecting the men and women who keep their pitiful behinds safe every day! They only show interviews with Left Wing soldiers with a bad attitude. They talk about the death toll, not about all the lives we SAVE every day. They show 10 people who don't want us there, while there are three hundred in the background who are thanking us and patting us on the back.

The same media was looking at every issue they could find, trying to make Bush look like a doofus. All the while padding questions to their messiah.
Why didn't you hear all about Ayers, Wright, and Rezko on your NBC, CNN, and CBS? What about how good the surge went for us?
Then they got a hold of Sarah Palin, they were scared of her. They did the same to her they did to Bush. Looking for any excuse to make her look bad. In fact the only time they brought up abortion, was to say that she should have had one!
Did you hear any of the networks talk about John McCains POW story? Why are we not hearing much about Iraq now? Could it be because things are going better than ever?
When Obama takes the Oath, the news stories will start to spin in his favor even more. Which will be more of a challenge, considering the Libs run the country now.
That said i think I'm going to change my last name to Kennedy.

"They wanted the war effort to go bad, and pointed that out each chance they could. They wanted the economy to be bad, so they could point their finger at Bush and say it's his fault."

You are projecting your true feelings onto others. Nobody "wanted" the war to go bad. The war was never good to begin with, and history has proven the nay sayers correct, at the expense of many military and civilian lives. Nobody "wanted" the economy to go bad, except now, you want it to get worse. If the next President fails, we all suffer. I can't believe anyone would want that, but apparently you do. Good luck, you'll need it with your attitude on life.

the article is about wether Kennedy or Palin is qualified to lead. I guess Sarah Palin with her experience, has proved herself qualified, you can't deny her record of leadership in Alaska. Caroline Kennedy has done nothing outside her role as a parent. I know she has done a few fund raiser things and supproted Obama for president. But in the long run what has she done to prove herself qualified to be Senator? Nothing. That being said, Look where all the "qualified" Senators and Congressmen have gotten our country today!!! although I feel she is probably full of the family rhetoric and same old, same old, maybe she should be given a chance to prove herself. After all there is an election in 2 years to vote her back in or out. Anyone running for the Senate the first tome doesn't always have experience to do so. Although I don't like the back door Kennedy wants to take to get the job. Answer some questions woman!!!!

JohnDoe: Your argument makes no sense. Kennedy is essentially appointing herself by putting her name in consideration by meeting directly with the governor. The process is far different than having a presidential candidate make his/her own list and then pick their own VP candidate. In addition, the vice presidential candidates must still campaign. Moreover, Palin held public office. I still argue it's not a matter of whether Kennedy is qualified, but rather why she won't campaign and only takes interest when she is able to take a back door into the position. Again, Palin put herself in the public eye of scrutiny during her campaign, which in turn showed that she needed more experience. With your argument there are hundreds of professors who have never held public office, but would still meet the same qualifications as Kennedy in terms of education, rah rah clubs, and who have also written books. It comes down to name recognition and an unwillingness to publicly campaign.

The media was very anti-Bush which really hurt his popularity. Obama is a media god of sorts. He won't be scrutinized as much as Bush was. Bush could care less about his popularity and that really mad the liberals upset because he stayed his course and did what he thought was best for the country.

Whatdidyousay - Keep in mind that if the president fails at his objective of getting this country back on track we all lose. I hated Bush but I was optimistic that he would do right by this country. If Obama's plans don't work fine, but to wish him failure in his plans to turn this country around screams of ignorance. Essentially you are saying that you want this country to be in worse shape after the next four years than it is now. Okay, real brilliant. As so many republicans said to the democrats after Bush was elected twice, If you don't like it leave. Otherwise, do something about it or keep your mouth shut.

Well, Barbra Streisand never did move to England as threatened (although she does spend a lot of time abroad, after all, one just can't be expected to spend all of one's time on just one continent, can one?). Maybe Madonna will move back now thanks to Obama and A Rod.

whatdidyousay is a real piece of work. Can't understand why he isn't already packing to escape the oppressive regime to be installed in January. Or maybe he already is.
We can only hope.

Whatdidyousay: Okay, whatever.

Whybesad: LOL! I understood your original response but was questioning whether you understood my original post. Anyway, I hope Obama does a good job too. And, yes, even I am going to miss President Bush at times. Even though I haven't agreed with some of his policies, I would like to think that I do respect him as my president. And, I wish him a happy and fruitful retirement.

Sarah I hope he becomes a good President. My post was that liberals NEVER supported George W. Bush from day one. Do you understand now?

Zoom- I never said i was against global free trade. It just happens that the democrats whine about losing jobs to foreign countries. But, their man Clinton signed it into law.

Whybesad: Try reading the post again. My statement meant that "conservatives" ALWAYS boast about supporting the president, but you're not doing so with all of your endless whining. Get over it; Obama won.

whybesad said: "Wan't NAFTA signed into law by Clinton? And isn't Clinton a democrat?"

Since you asked, unlimited free trade is a traditional Republican goal, and the U.S side of NAFTA was actually initiated by G.H.W. Bush. More Replicans voted for it then Democrats. Funny how some Republicans forget that bit of history.

Like liberals supported George W. Bush? LMAO

Good grief! Get over it, folks. Obama won and is YOUR and my president. Now do what all good conservatives say they do: Support your president.

Hey fldpan, at least sight your source.
http://townhall.com/columnists/DavidLimb...

We are talking about qualifications what the hell has Obama achieved in his short Political career as to why he is qualified? He came from the same political corruption in Illinois that Gov. Rod Blagojevich and there maybe ties to Obama and the Gov. Hell he isn't even in the White House yet and all these questions still surround him. Should be an interesting 4 years. Obama's experience wasn't ever questioned by the media. Not even close to what Gov. Palin was.

Democrats blaming the Republicans Republicans blaming the Democrats. When will we as a nation wake up? They are both at fault and we are at fault in voting them in in the first place. By the way Justsayno oral sex is sex if you don't believe anyone else on this believe all of the the inmates sitting in prisons for sexually assulting underage girls. Even the former President should have known this. It doesn't take being a Rhode Scholar, an attorney, Attorney General as your background in Law to know that he perjured himself in a sworn testamony. Perjury is a crime that is punishable by a term in Prison.

Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright shall I go on???

I do believe he said I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Oral sex is a sexual relation. And the whole mission accomplished was based on the ousting of Iraqi Army. Not about the terrorists in Iraq. Get your facts straight.

villa - I am not one to defend Obama however, the inaugural ball is paid for by private donations, not tax payers. If you donated, then yes, you paid for it. Don't mix words to make it seem as if the tax payer will get the bill for it, because that is false.

The answer is very simple. Kennedy is a liberal democrat and so is the press. Palin is a republican, and therefore at the mercy of the unmerciful liberal democratic press. Just a note. Most of our uneffective business leaders are flowing out of our liberal colleges who are taught that America is bad, and it is best to get rich at no matter the cost. Screw your country, and take what you can. That is one major reason our country is in a major mess.

When the door of opportunity opens.....

Unidentified...are you saying that if it were possible for Palin to have been appointed VP she would have turned it down?

This lefty versus righty nonsense is ridiculous and really falls into the trap this article sets up.
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I refer back to my previous post to get back to the central issue with Kennedy.

What's wrong with sheep? You will need the wool to keep warm thanks (R) economics.

fldpan HOW TRUE IS THAT POST YOU WROTE?? GOOD TO SEE DOME PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH IS!!!

The answer is obvious. Kennedy won't be one step away from the Presidency. Plus she is a Democratic "legacy". They never have to pay "full price" to play :)

Blah blah blah liberal media blah blah bias against Republicans blah blah Barack Hussein Obama blah blah liberal liberal liberal blah blah blah Clinton blah blah blah. Time to move on.

We are talking about qualifications what the hell has Obama achieved in his short Political career as to why he is qualified? He came from the same political corruption in Illinois that Gov. Rod Blagojevich and there maybe ties to Obama and the Gov. Hell he isn't even in the White House yet and all these questions still surround him. Should be an interesting 4 years. Obama's experience wasn't ever questioned by the media. Not even close to what Gov. Palin was.

justsaynotomath the speaker of the house is only two heartbeats away from the Presidency. I don't think Nancy Pelosi is qualified to be President either.

Edsci--You're not making any sense......again. Are you ok with foreign companies investing in our country or not? I don't think that anyone would disagree with you in saying there shouldn't be a problem with Americans investing in Americans, but one would have to be totally clueless in saying that foreign companies shouldn't also be allowed to invest their resources in this country as well. How exactly did American senators "stick it" to Americans by letting foreign companies invest in their states? By providing their constituents jobs and benefits? By strengthening the tax bases of the communities they serve? Yeah, they really stuck it to them! As far as the comment about competition, please don't be so dramatic by suggesting the automobile prices will skyrocket without the presence of the big 3. GM and Chrysler, even if they go through bankruptcy, will still exist--and probably be stronger than ever after a forced reorganization. It would also be crazy to suggest that Toyota, Honda, BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Kia and all of the other automakers would get together and conspire to raise prices especially with the current economic conditions. They compete with each other as well as with the big 3--so, I'm sorry, but none of your points hold water....

First off let me say that I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I believe politicians from both parties will say anything to get elected. Now for Sarah Palin I have to say that I do like her, but was she qualified to be VP when she was choosen by McCain. I would have to say no. I wasn't her fault, she had no desire before that moment to go onto the national scene. Does that mean that she would not have made a good VP or yet a good President, of course not. We can look at history and it is loaded with individuals picked from obscurity who rose to the occassion and it can also be said just the oppossite as well. No one can argue with her qualifications as Governor of Alaska. It is like comparing apples to oranges. If we look at Obamas qualification for President same could be said. Besides his celebrity status what did he bring to the podium. Now Caroline Kennedy a person I also like, is she qualified to be a Senator? The answer to that one is no. But I for on would like to see all the current politicians out of office and that we would start over. The difference is that at least Palin went through the elective process, while Kennedy never has. Are current system will never change because we keep electing politicians to the office.

916WI, First, America First was John McCan'ts slogan. Remember? Second, I never said any of the things you mention so snap back to reality. Simply put, there shouldn't be a problem with American investing in Americans. There is something incredibly wrong with American Senators sticking it to Americans in favor of foreign companies. What exactly do you think is going to happen to the price of an automobile if the big 3 go under? Less competition means higher prices. Way to think it through Milton Friedman.

We know know that a (R) behind your name equals scrutiny and a (D) behind your name gives you a free pass and softball questions.

pubsrus is an example of why lions eat their young.

whatdidyousay and whybesad are reasons some people shouldn't be allowed to pro create.

No Edsci, you're right. We should petition Congress to pass laws that would prevent any corporation but an American one the right to invest in this country. No jobs for anyone unless they are being provided by an American company. I'm sure the millions of Americans that you would be sending to the unemployment lines would really appreciate the "America First" rhetoric. Even though they won't be able to feed their families, they'll be able to sleep easier knowing they didn't sell out to the "evil foreigners".......

Edsci - You should watch this video before wanting a Democracy. Just sort of shows how the English language has been twisted. Just interesting thoughts.
http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/

Oh, and the difference between the two is that Kennedy doesn't have that deer in the headlights look when asked a question like Sarah did. :)

Setting aside all the blinkered perspectives and irrational partisan loyalties for a moment... the fact is, not much is publicly known about Kennedy's abilities, knowledge or experience. Perhaps she is thoroughly qualified. I don't really know. More disturbing to me is how we, as a society, tend to value celebrity over achievement and ability. Sometimes, it seems celebrity is all that matters. In fact, isn't Carolyn Kennedy's celebrity the only reason we are even discussing this?

Everyone here is so caught up in debating the "differences" between Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Palin that they are overlooking the THREE stunning similarities between the two. (1) Caroline Kennedy had a Dad who was shot in the head, and Sarah Palin was a VP Candidate on a ticket with a guy who shot himself in the foot. (2) Caroline Kennedy had a secretary named "Lincoln", and Sarah Palin had a secretary named "Nanook". And, most notably, (3) Sarah Palin preached "abstinence only" to her daughter even AFTER the daughter had been knocked up by the son of a drug addict, and Caroline Kennedy once told the story of her Uncle Ted driving home from a party with Mary Jo Kopechne when Mary Jo told Ted that she thought that she might be pregnant and wondered what Ted thought about it and Ted said "We'll Cross That Bridge When We Come To It". There are probably more similarites to be discussed, but this is only the GAZETTE message boards, and I wouldn't want to waste valuable time from my life posting long-winded, pointless posts for no reason whatsoever. Good Lord man, I have SOME dignity!!!!!!!!!!

Yep only "Republican dribble" is ever spewed here.

Same old republican dribble, same old arguments from the people who "know" on this site. If you claim to know so much about politics or how to better this country do something about it. Run for school board, city council, state assembly, something. People only can listen to so much complaining, then they just stop listening. Do something or shut up.

Yes, I live in fantasy land. Evidently, you have no idea what America First actually means. They are still selling out the rest of the country to foreign automakers. See the word F-O-R-E-I-G-N. As in not America. Also, those workers are compensated slightly less because they don't have any retirees here. So, basically Shelby and McConnell are saying its ok to dump on retired Americans who have put in their time. Just because we live in a global economy it doesn't mean our politicians have to pimp us out to the lowest bidder. Again, how does Germany do it? Could one of you answer that question? Have you heard of Germany? It is liberal and educated so you probably think its a fantasy land.

I think qualification questions are less important than another big question in my view. Both Palin and Kennedy have backgrounds and records. However, what I find troublesome about Kennedy, is that she appears to want to back into the senate. Meaning that she doesn't seem fit for a campaign or unwilling. This gives her a clearer path to the senate. In my view, taking the tough questions and handling the stress of a campaign qualifies a person more than anything. That is how Obama got elected with very little experience and how Palin was found by many as not yet ready. However, at least Palin put herself out there win or lose. This author does a great job of bypassing that pressing issue to put Kennedy in a better light.

Edsci said "At least (D)'s don't sell out American workers to the foreign companies like McConnell and Shelby. Way to put "America First." You seriously need to come back from fantasy land and rejoin us in the real world:) We live in a global economy. I'm fairly sure that the AMERICAN autoworkers that are represented in their states by McConnell and Shelby are thrilled with the relationships that they have forged with the foreign automakers. These Americans are employed by well managed companies who are dominating their industry. They make a very decent wage and their jobs are secure. Can you say the same of the Democratically supported(union) autoworkers?

You're a prime example of why everyone should be allowed to vote. Clearly, your not a prime example of anything liberal or educated. Rush Limbaugh defended by the ACLU also a product of the liberal education system. Your Doctor is also a product of the liberal education system. The medicines you take, also a product of the liberal education system. Most of the money generated in this country is generated by the liberal educated parts.

Since some readers might be interested in facts being discussed, here are some links to check out, so you can form your own conclusions.

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>>Official Biography for Gov. Sarah Palin

State of Alaska: http://gov.state.ak.us/bio.html

InfoPlease: http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/...

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin...

BS - Journalism degree from the University of Idaho, 1987
Few brief stints as a TV sportscaster
Served on numerous boards and commissions
Joined the Wasilla (AK) city council in 1992
Wasilla's mayor from 1996-2002
Alaska's Govenor from Dec 2006 to current
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>>Official Biography for Caroline Kennedy

JFK Library:
http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+an...

InfoPlease: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0920653.h...

Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ke...

Radcliffe B.A. 1980 (sister school to Harvard)
Columbia Law School J.D. 1988
Attorney (NY and Wash DC Bar)
Author and/or Editor of... A Patriot’s Handbook; Profiles in Courage for Our Time; co-author of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action; The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; A Family of Poems - My Favorite Poetry for Children; New York Times best selling A Family Christmas
Chief executive for the Office of Strategic Partnerships for the New York City Department of Education
Currently serves as the Vice Chair of The Fund for Public Schools
President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Honorary Chairman of the American Ballet Theatre
Raised in and by a federally influential political family
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How your favorite Congressional Representative voted on NAFTA:
-Final Senate Vote Roll Call: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ro...
-Final House Vote Roll Call:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1993/roll575....
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How a bill becomes a law:
http://www.votesmart.org/resource_govt10...

Current White House Links for NAFTA:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/query.html?col...

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Read/Hear them in their own words:

One-On-One with Sarah Palin transcripts and videos from CBS News with Katie Couric, September 2008
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/2...

CNN LARRY KING LIVE: Interview With Caroline Kennedy, May 2002
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0...

Yes exactly, democracy is bad for a democracy. You are a genius.

The previous response is exactly why some people shouldn't be allowed to vote. They don't know how the government works.

What? It's the President's fault we have a law because he didn't veto it. Then isn't it the Supreme Court's fault for not overturning it. Or George Bush's and the Republican congresses fault for not undoing it? Blame Clinton first. It seems the party of personal responsibility isn't personally responsible for anything. Yes, it was Obama's fault that John McCain had to go negative too. How exactly do you know what a majority of those who voted for Obama know? How many dead soldiers are there because of Georgy Boy? How many dead Iraqi's? And all you can do is create some delusion in your mind that Obama is somehow connected to the Rod who hasn't even been convicted yet? Wow, we know you would never get past your first Constitutional Law class. Mission Accomplished.

edsi- The President has VETO powers. He could have vetoed the bill and then it would have been sent back to congress to re-write it.

I was commenting on this post. FYI I understand it's hard for people to scroll down the page.
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Yes, constitutional law professor does fit on a postage stamp so does the word Surgeon what the hell does that mean? How exactly is Mr Obama a fool? He beat John McCan't. At least (D)'s don't sell out American workers to the foreign companies like McConnell and Shelby. Way to put "America First".

NAFTA was signed by Clinton. Clinton did/does belong to the Democratic Party.
Did you have a point to your post or were you simply too lazy to look some information up in a book or on the internet?

Yes, signed into law by the President. Not written by. Congress writes and passes the laws. Were you unaware of this fact? What does that have to do with anything? Germany has to compete with low wage countries in eastern europe and yet still manages to have a larger trade surplus than China. The Republicans were the ones with the "America First" slogan. Remember? Or did you confuse that with "Mission Accomplished" seven years ago?

Wan't NAFTA signed into law by Clinton? And isn't Clinton a democrat?

Both Palin AND Kennedy are lacking the knowledge required for the office of Vice-President.
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They would both be MANY levels removed from the office of the President if they were Senators.
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THAT is the biggest difference between the two. Sarah Palin thought that she was qualifed to be the VP...Caroline Kennedy is as qualifed as anyone to be appointed to the Senate floor. Maybe not elected, but appointed.
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Actually, I wish that they both would just go away.

Yes, constitutional law professor does fit on a postage stamp so does the word Surgeon what the hell does that mean? How exactly is Mr Obama a fool? He beat John McCan't. At least (D)'s don't sell out American workers to the foreign companies like McConnell and Shelby. Way to put "America First".

New York Class? Wow how about that. Seems that you think much more of New Yorkers than you do the other Americans. And to think liberals aren't snobby.

Doesn't matter Palin is a conservative Republican hence the criticism. Kennedy being a liberal Democrat the criticism is irrelevant.

Even as a democrat I think there are people more deserving of the Senate seat than a Kennedy. However, to compare her to Palin? I wonder how someone becomes a columnist. Clearly, there are NO qualifications for that job.

You stated it right in your article. Palin lacked basic knowledge. Caroline Kennedy was raised on politics. There is a far cry from the Wasilla Hillbilly and the New York class of Caroline Kennedy.