Comments on: Here's another one about Sarah Palin

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:34:07 +0000

That competence matters and it’s much better to have it there from the start than to find out through experience that it really isn’t there at all. A prospective vice president of the USA who has never travelled is not a desirable thing.

I’m not particularly impressed by many of our parliamentarians either.

By: Mariop

Mariop — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:57:42 +0000

Corinne, Clinton did not do badly – he came from a town of 102,000. Reagan was an actor ( and a so and so one at that). I mention these two presidents from opposing sides to show that background does not really have anything to do with proficiency in office. Some of our majors are graduating to Parliament now and I would not hold it against them. What’s your point exactly?

By: IM9

IM9 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:20:06 +0000

Wow, just wow…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10hnDoQaOg0

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:28:46 +0000

Palin is not the wisest politician in town, but she is increasingly popular with the verage suburban and rural American mostly due to the hysterical attacks by the elite media (which is based in huge urban centres). They hold her with disdain (since she is coming from a small town) and mock her relentlessly. The Democrats have have circulated all these fake pictures (there are about 7 different ones doing the rounds at the moment) and have even hacked into her yahoo account. Elite journaliststs are very paternalistic with her and compete with each other by trying to ‘trap her’ y asking her difficult and convoluted questions which she would surely not answer.

All these attacks, whether justified or not, have made her really popular with the underdogs, people who suffer quietly at home or at work etc

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:27:03 +0000

Or Malta’s, for that matter?

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:26:45 +0000

Mario P: Let’s put it another way. Would it make sense for the mayor of, say, Sliema or Birzebbugia to decide US foreign policy?

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:25:22 +0000

Mario P: I also know that the US VP takes over when the president is unable to fulfil his role. That portfolio includes foreign policy.

By: Mario P

Mario P — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:50:36 +0000

Corinne – I suppose you would know that Palin as VP has little say in foreign policy. Even if she were to become Ms President, there are enough checks and balances in the system. We need the likes of her to tell Ahmadinejad & Co. when to get off the bus before it’s too late.

By: Adrian Borg

Adrian Borg — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:29:28 +0000

I don’t know if this you tube video has been posted before, but if you haven’t seen it please do. It shows actor Matt Damon making some absolutely brilliant points about why the Republicans chose Palin and why it is so risky for the US and the whole world if she is elected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

What worries me about the Guardian article is how true the comment about “rednecks” not trusting intellectuals is. This is also undeoubtedly the case here in Malta, otherwise the MLP would not get even 20% of the national vote.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:18:11 +0000

“I suppose exactly the same words were said when Kennedy announced that they will land a man on the moon within the decade. It sounded like fiction…”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tkB3raSbyo&feature=related

Yes it’s a fake, but it gave me the giggles.