Vice Presidential Debate Tonight
Just a quick thought. In one way I’m sorry there’s only going to be one VP debate. It should be very entertaining to say the least.
On one side you have Joe Biden, the democratic VP nominee.
Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and lived there for ten years prior to moving to Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969 and was elected to a county council in 1970. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972, and became the fifth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, and 2002, and has served for the sixth-longest period among current senators.
Biden is a long-time member and current chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. His strong advocacy helped bring about U.S. military assistance and intervention during the Bosnian War. He initially supported the Iraq War, but later proposed resolutions to alter U.S. strategy there. He has served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties, and led creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and Violence Against Women Act. He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
Long time Senator. Knows foreign affairs like the back of his hand. Loads of experience in Washington. Has had tremendous exposure internationally. Has a tendency to speak his mind, even when it’s political suicide. He just doesn’t have the restraint some other politicians have when it comes to saying what he wants. I personally applaud him for it. And it’s fun to watch too.
On the other side you have Sarah Palin, the republican VP nominee.
Palin attended Wasilla High School in Wasilla, located 29 miles (47 km) north of the city of Anchorage.[9] She was the head of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter at the school and the point guard and captain of the school’s girls’ basketball team. She helped the team win the Alaska small-school basketball championship in 1982, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds of the game, despite having an ankle stress fracture. She earned the nickname “Sarah Barracuda” because of her intense play.[10]
Palin attended several colleges and universities. In 1982, she enrolled at Hawaii Pacific College but left after her first semester. She transferred toNorth Idaho community college, where she spent two semesters as a general studies major. From there, she transferred to the University of Idahofor two semesters.[11][12] During this time Palin won the Miss Wasilla Pageant beauty contest,[13][14] then finished third (second runner-up) in theMiss Alaska pageant,[15][16] at which she won a college scholarship and the “Miss Congeniality” award.[17] She then left the University of Idaho and attended Matanuska-Susitna community college in Alaska for one term. The next year she returned to the University of Idaho where she spent three semesters completing her Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism, graduating in 1987.[11][12]
Started her political career in 1992 on the city council. Was elected Mayor of Wasilla in 1996, Lieutenant Governor 2002, Governor 2006. Got the nicname “Sarah Barracuda” because of her intense play as point guard for her high schools girls basketball team. Won the Ms. Wasilla Beauty Pageant.
Personally I think Joe Biden is unfairly going to be in a no win situation. First of all the bar is set so low for Sarah Palin. It’s of her own doing. Because of the VERY few open interviews she’s done since being presented at the RNC and totally bombing in each of them. I think the country has gotten tired of her smart assed one liners. Those are cute but get old real fast especially when you keep repeating them. Let’s forget the VP should have some political knowledge and substance, which we have yet to see from her. She’s good at attacking, making cute little sound bites and easy on the eyes, but at the end of the day she still needs to prove she’s up for the second highest office in the country. I personally doubt it very much. Secondly Joe can’t go after her without people saying he’s sexist. He can’t push the issue that he’s more experienced than her because then he’s talking down to her. Total crap in my opinion. She has stepped into the big leagues and it’s time for her to take the shots for herself. Hold her own. People say she can. They say she has done it before when she won the Governor position in Alaska. Maybe she does have “it” in terms of toughness. Maybe it did show in Alaska. But she knew Alaska very well. So far she hasn’t shown she knows anything outside of Alaska and that can be a big problem when going up against Joe Biden. I don’t want to see the “Pitbull with Lipstick.” That’s NOT what we need representing our country. I want to see a person who can step into the Oval Office if needed and run our country like an intelligent, worldly person.
What do you think?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
