My take on the 2008 VP debate
Joe Biden came out and showed he was qualified for the job of VP, and that he could most definitely take over the presidency ... at a moments notice. He was thoughtful, knew the subjects, and respectfully presented his viewpoints.
Sarah Palin, I thought, was in insult to the majority of Americans, and especially women ... actually I thought she took them quite a few steps back. She talked of woman's rights in Iraq, and yet does not believe in them for her own country. Hockey moms are the only types of moms that count? Of all the women in this land that are well educated, knowledgeable, broadly experienced, and capable ... can think on their feet ... and hold their own in any public format, while showing respect to all other citizens 'created equally' ... ... ... Sarah Palin gets picked, by John Mc Cain, to represent us???
Considering the current crisis, the real suffering of average Joe, and Sally, and all the rest of the critical happenings in the world, she talked like she was talking to the third graders she gave a 'shout out' to ... well, gosh, shucks!
Speaking of education, it seemed to me, that this debate, during such very serious times, called for adult speech. One light moment, or maybe two, to relax all involved and give the audience a breather ... maybe, but every thing that came out from her was lightweight ... over-rehearsed answers, insults to the American people intelligence by the way over-use of cutesy comments ... wink, wink ... the same tired index card talking points ... ... ...'the American people love freedom' ... no duh!
The American people were reduced to "Joe 'six-pack' and all the hockey moms across America" ... which paints our nation's people in a light I found very insulting. Most Americans are about way more than tossing back a six-pack, and going to hockey games. Not every American has a hockey player in the family ... I don't know any! There may be a number of states that have no hockey teams at all! I have never even been to a hockey game, know of none in my well populated area, and I am 62!
Team sports is not a factor in every family ... maybe ten percent at our rather large local high school, and that is shared by foot-ball, soccer, tennis, and baseball as well ... a lot of families can't afford the uniforms, special equipment, shoes, bus fees, etc., even if they did want to participate, besides the fact that there can only be so many members on a school team!
Considering that whomever becomes the next leaders, of the America I believe in, has to inspire our country to be all that it can be, as well as set an example, of the best we have to offer in leadership, to the rest of the planet, I know Sarah Palin is not qualified on many major levels.
She did not speak for me, and I believe she left out the large majority of real American families ... families that value dignity, continually search for the truth, respect their neighbors, their environment, locally and world wide, and work hard to achieve the goal of excellence, in all they do ... hoping to leave their children, a planet in better shape than when they came in ... a place we can all be proud of.
Sarah Palin, I thought, was in insult to the majority of Americans, and especially women ... actually I thought she took them quite a few steps back. She talked of woman's rights in Iraq, and yet does not believe in them for her own country. Hockey moms are the only types of moms that count? Of all the women in this land that are well educated, knowledgeable, broadly experienced, and capable ... can think on their feet ... and hold their own in any public format, while showing respect to all other citizens 'created equally' ... ... ... Sarah Palin gets picked, by John Mc Cain, to represent us???
Considering the current crisis, the real suffering of average Joe, and Sally, and all the rest of the critical happenings in the world, she talked like she was talking to the third graders she gave a 'shout out' to ... well, gosh, shucks!
Speaking of education, it seemed to me, that this debate, during such very serious times, called for adult speech. One light moment, or maybe two, to relax all involved and give the audience a breather ... maybe, but every thing that came out from her was lightweight ... over-rehearsed answers, insults to the American people intelligence by the way over-use of cutesy comments ... wink, wink ... the same tired index card talking points ... ... ...'the American people love freedom' ... no duh!
The American people were reduced to "Joe 'six-pack' and all the hockey moms across America" ... which paints our nation's people in a light I found very insulting. Most Americans are about way more than tossing back a six-pack, and going to hockey games. Not every American has a hockey player in the family ... I don't know any! There may be a number of states that have no hockey teams at all! I have never even been to a hockey game, know of none in my well populated area, and I am 62!
Team sports is not a factor in every family ... maybe ten percent at our rather large local high school, and that is shared by foot-ball, soccer, tennis, and baseball as well ... a lot of families can't afford the uniforms, special equipment, shoes, bus fees, etc., even if they did want to participate, besides the fact that there can only be so many members on a school team!
Considering that whomever becomes the next leaders, of the America I believe in, has to inspire our country to be all that it can be, as well as set an example, of the best we have to offer in leadership, to the rest of the planet, I know Sarah Palin is not qualified on many major levels.
She did not speak for me, and I believe she left out the large majority of real American families ... families that value dignity, continually search for the truth, respect their neighbors, their environment, locally and world wide, and work hard to achieve the goal of excellence, in all they do ... hoping to leave their children, a planet in better shape than when they came in ... a place we can all be proud of.
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