Just a quickie, since I'm supposed to be working...
If I had a chance to sit down with Gov. Palin and ask her the questions that I feel are relevant to the issues facing our nation today, here is a partial list:
1. Your state of Alaska is experiencing a growth in methamphetamine production, and associated crimes. What if anything are you doing with Alaska law enforcement to combat this scourge? Is there anything that you have learned from that experience that you could apply to drug crime in the nation as a whole - as regards to crack cocaine, and the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs - especially by our teens?
2. How do you feel about the separation of church and state as it is commonly understood in America? Is there a way to reconcile your appearances in your church asking the congregation to pray for a natural gas pipeline, for example, with the concept of separation of church and state?
3. Do you regret taping a welcome statement for the recent convention of the Alasakan Independence Party, a party that promotes secession from the United States of America?
4. It could be argued that you denigrated community activism in your acceptance speech at the recent RNC. Can you see how that might not sit well with the millions of people who work long hours, for little pay in order to improve their communities and the lives of people within that community?
5. How would you explain the fact that when you became mayor of Wasilla it had no debt, but when you left, the town had a deficit of $22 million? Do you think that it is fiscally responsible to leave every man, woman and child in Wasilla a debt of almost $4,000?
6. How do you reconcile your statement that you are a reformer, and against pork barrel spending, when you requested just this past year almost $300 million in earmarks in a 70 page memo to Sen. Ted Stevens? Have you and Sen. McCain discussed the fact that three of your pet projects were on John McCain's pork list?
Wouldn't you like to hear the answers to those questions? Do you have any of your own? Also, what do you think the odds are that we will hear anything like this in the ABC interview? Which, I understand will be taped over two days, providing ample opportunity for do-overs. Does anyone know if the list of questions was submitted and pre-approved?
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Maybe a bit snarky, but still I would want to know:
How do your reconcile your "abstinence only" stand as it pertains to your own family?
I don't have confidence in Charlie Gibson's ability to ask the tough questions. I hope I'm wrong, because this is important stuff. Your questions are among those I'd like to hear her answer; given the paucity of information about her in the public record, I think it's critically important that these questions and many others like them be asked.
I don't see anyhing snarky in Ted's question. Palin's stance defies logic, which is a prerequisite for the job, and her continued support of that stance amounts to denial, which is a serious red flag to those who demand accountablity from our leaders.
1) If Alaska secedes from the union do they get to keep the federally owned land?
2)Do you have concealed weapons in your hair-do?
3) If we build that bridge to nowhere, would you promise to take a one-way trip across it?
Hey. According to Yahoo news, she's already started a fashion trend with her rimless glasses.
Mr. Suza says that there will be a porno Sarah Palin very soon if there isn't one already.
But, I particularly like question 5, FH!
suza - "Impalin' Sarah"
I bet she doesn't go rimless in that one.
"More curious, frankly, is the revelation that Sarah Palin hates cats. This is not abnormal on its face, since it's perfectly reasonable to loathe anything that requires the permanent installation of a box full of feces in one's household. However, Palin may have a political reason for opposing cats. According to a letter sent to the Palm Beach Post, it seems that the residents of Talkeetna, Alaska - who the Wikipedia tells me is the inspiration for the fictional burg of Cicely, as depicted in the teevee show Northern Exposure - chose a cat named Stubbs as their official mayor. Stubbs has executive experience, hunts prey with his bare paws, and does not bilk the taxpayers of Alaska out of money for fake per diem expenses, like Palin does.
Stubbs the cat hangs out at Nagley's General Store in Talkeetna, with a bunch of other cats, all of whom have been thoroughly vetted, by actual veterinarians. "
Hey, j.m. ferretti! Garofoli from SFGate's Politics Blog must be reading Brushfires of Freedom. He poses the same question today, somewhat expanded
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Thanks for the head's up, tedspe. I used it as an opportunity for a plug for the blog...
I have a question for Palin: How do you, as a conservative Republican, justify this administration's "borrow and spend" economic policy?
I'm hoping to start a fashion trend with my rimless ears...
BTW, have you all forgotten that the vice president does nothing? In this case she's more like a cute personal assistant...
Well, unless McNut's head explodes and all that white goo falls out. Then you should worry about being rimless...whatever that means.
djloo - Welcome!!! Normally, I wouldn't sweat the VP pick so much, but with McCain being 72 and having had 3 or 4 bouts with skin cancer...it just seems that much more likely that his VP may get the top job. Also, the assumption seems to be that McCain would only get one term, which would make Gov. Palin the incumbent candidate... In that light - VERY SCARY! BOO!!!
Also, just thinking/writing out loud here but although Palin does appear to be more symbolic than anything else, the role of VP has been morphed in the last 8 years.
There's no denying Cheney's influence on, basically, everything that happened in the current administration. Granted, compared to Bush he had the gravitas of..well...being older and wilier but it's also possible that the VP role ha taken on anew meaning and we won't turn back.
Ms. Palin, your recent demeaning comments about community organizers - & community service in general - struck me as mean spirited and selfish. Your comments about small towns vs big cities struck me as elitest, as if you aren't quite a US citizen if you live in a city. [And how ripe were those same words coming from the former mayor of this country's largest metropolis?!] Are you really prepared to deal with the issues which effect ALL citizens regardless of the size of the 'burg in which they live?
As you refuse to listen to leading scientists (and the majority of scientists) about climate change and basic science & biology, what/who will guide your policies about land use, conservation, alternative energy, and science education in general? Would you silence and/or edit them when the science doesn't jibe with your views/policies?
How do you expect this country to stay competitive in the future if our children cannot compete in the world of science and engineering because they're being given faith-based viewpoints in biology class?
The northern portion of your state is melting into oblivion, what do you propose to do to assist those natives who's centuries old homes are dropping into the sea?
You seem very fond of the Second Amendment; are you familiar with the 2nd & 3rd words ("well regulated")? Do you see any difference between a hunting rifle and a glock 9 with a 50 bullet cartridge? (As for "cop killer" bullets, have you ever seen a deer wearing a bulletproof vest?)
If you truly believe the media of this country are elitist snobs who look down their noses at the rest of us, do you propose amending the First Amendment? Do you only wish to hear from those who already agree with you? Isn't silencing opposing viewpoints the first step toward totalitarianism? Would you allow your administration to use taxpayer money to create and release propaganda w/o identifying its source?
If elected, will you promise to include the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in the budget, and not leave it "off budget"?
Are you willing to spend the money needed to help our returning vets with injuries you can't see as well as injuries you can see? Where will the money come from?
What is your opinion of the lowering standards for military service? Do you really want your son serving next to a kid who didn't graduate high school, but does know how to steal cars or cook heroin?
For that matter, what would you propose to keep that kid in school?
Why do you believe that if we teach kids about drugs, they won't try them, but if we teach kids about sex, they will try it?
If your daughter's pregnancy is "a private family matter" and off-limits to questioning, why did you issue a press release?
How do you square abstinance only education with reality? Or do you, like the current administration, believe you create your own reality?
There are so many more, but not enough space.. and apparently not enough time. It's less than 60 days to the election, why do you believe you don't have to answer questions from your fellow Americans? (Whether you choose to believe it or not, those people asking the questions are usually US citizens, too)
deb - DANG! I'd plotz if Charlie boy had the nerve to ask even one of those questions!
Auntie Debbo, WOW! My only regard is, you asked "have you ever seen a deer wearing a bulletproof vest?"
That's unfair considering VP's are now expected to shoot folks in the face. Mooses, too.
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Talkeetna is a delightful place, nothing like Wasilla. Bunch of interesting people in Talkeetna. Good place to gauge the real Alaskan character. (Homer is the only town in Alaska I've been to that I enjoyed more than Talkeetna.) I would vote for Talkeetna's cat over Palin any day.
I'm pretty solidly in the Obama camp, but at this moment, I'm thinking auntie debbo write-in.
Ok, moment's over. I'm still voting Obama, but now I'm thinking auntie debbo right on!
Oh yeah, I'd also like to ask about health care affordability and access, affordable child care, warrantless wiretapping & data mining (that pesky Amendment IV), corporate tax breaks for off-shoring, the Supreme Court & judicial appointments, separation of powers... and I'm sure I'll think of a few more after I post this.
Tedspe: Sorry, you're right about the deer & bullets & vests. Besides, the deer can't apologize to the VP after being shot!
I just saw the list of books Palin wanted banned from the Wassila library...homina homina homina. The Color Purple? Harry Potter books? Stephen King? woo hoo...
winkingtiger, me no Palin apologist, but I think I read the book banning thing about her isn't true.
I'm just curious. Why should the government pay for childcare?
Do you suppose the founding farters really envisioned this government that way? Can you imagine them sitting around discussing how this new government should pay for a nanny and your all of your medical bills? Do you supposed they discussed taking away the right for men to bear arms? Or that we should discount faith and replace it with the science of times? What kind of medicine was being practiced back then? It's kind of funny to think about it.
We've come a long way, haven't we?
They certainly didn't anticipate the upheaval mass immigration of catholics would bring. You've got a major voting to bloc to deal with today that has about as much to do with America as Falun gong.
winkingtiger - that list is actually a wish list of banned books by your usual suspects. Gov. Palin never asked that any particular books be banned, she just asked how the city librarian felt about banning books.
Librarian: NO!
Palin: You're fired!
Town Folk: Get out your pitchforks, we're goin' to City Hall!
Palin: You're not fired. Town Folk, you are on my shit list!
Apparently, Gov. Palin has a habit of presenting her employees with these sorts of 'loyalty tests'...yikes!
On the grimmest of anniversaries, y'all might do well to stop obsessing on the meaningless vice presidential candidate, and start worrying about electing a president who knows how to deal with the scum that lives to wipe us off the face of the earth.
djloo - I'd say that both candidates have ideas for how to deal with the 'scum'. The choice depends on whose plan you prefer. Do you want someone that will shoot anything that carries a Koran? Or would you rather have someone who talks to the people that know the 'scum' best, and seek their help in containing the problem?
I'm sick of war. I'm ready to give diplomacy and peace a chance...
If you want a president with the ability to communicate with our enemies, I suggest you write in Dr. Doolittle. Do you think John Lennon would have shot Chapman first if he had the opportunity or would he have given peace a chance?
djloo - honestly, given what I know of the man, I think John Lennon would have tried to talk to him. Others probably know tons more about John Lennon and can tell me if I'm wrong...
And, while I think the attacks of September 11, 2001 were barbaric, I don't think that any purpose is served by implying that our enemies are animals.
FH: You're much too nice. What would you call O.J. Simpson; a talented but tempermental running back?
Thanks for the clarification, gang! ;-)
Ya, TooSense. And it's a good thing those Catholics did come along. They seem to be the only ones with a conscience these days.
I'll bet the the old gents never envisioned tax-payers funding universities to create life in a dish just to kill it and use it to cure the sick. So, you know, some pharmaceutical company could make scads of money selling the pills. Who really, is in bed with Big Corps? Or how about tax-payers spending money to find a cure for AIDS? You suppose they had that one in my when they wrote the Big Dream? You guys ever think about why medical costs are so high these days? Maybe your practices are kinda expensive. I mean, all that fun sex going on in S.F. don't come cheap.
Modern science of our times instead of faith in what's right, huh?
Lance Armstrong's got nothin' on you, gina.
You know, you dems need to be careful. Don't remind swing voters why they shouldn't vote for you. Look at that Morford moron over at the Chronicle. All he can do is insult people and their religion and talk about strap-ons. Oh, ya, that's cool stuff. All it does is gross people out. I notice he's not married or has children. What a sack of bitter.Demands tolerance for his beliefs, but refuses to give it for others that think differently than him. No one like a hypocrite.
My suggestion would be to find reasons why we should vote for Obama, not reasons why we shouldn't. Christianity is good enough for him.
I mean, I can only imagine what he must need that big strap-on for. Let's see if we can figure it out. No girlfriend, no wife, no dates, not even a man around to keep him company. Hmmm.
Mark Morford is a priest?!
NO, I THINK HE'S A MISERABLE SACK OF POISON THAT NO ONE CAN TOLERATE AND THEREFORE NEEDS TOOLS TO DO THE JOB THAT NO ONE WANTS TO DO.
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