I keep hearing people say this (including Cindy McCain) when they’re defending Sarah Palin’s lack of experience…
“It’s the closest point of America to Russia.”
How in the world does that equal foreign policy experience? Colbert put it in the best perspective by also saying that since Alaska has Mt. McKinley, America’s closest point to space, that she must also have space policy experience.
Just admit that she wasn’t chosen based on experience but by the fact that she isn’t mired in Washington Politics and can be an agent for change… What’s wrong with the RNC spin that they can’t turn that lemon into lemonade… BARACK OBAMA did when met with the same criticism…
For those having a hard time keeping up… it works like this:
No Experience = Agent of Change
Lots of Experience = Wise, Strong Leader
See how easy that was… and with none of the lame geographical experience qualifiers…
05/09/2008 at 6:35 pm Permalink
I agree that Palin doesn’t have very much experience, but then again – neither does Obama! (Community organizing? C’mon!!)