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Palin's Astounding Lack of Knowledge and Competence

October 02, 2008 01:53 PM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

All anybody has to do is watch this CBS News video of Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin on the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe. v. Wade.

One of the speakers offers keen legal insight into the meaning of the ruling and the background behind it. One of the speakers stumbles around and reveals a horrifying lack of knowledge and information.

One of the speakers is then asked about Supreme Court rulings that were wrong and immediately posits the court's overturning of a law that person wrote. The other cannot think of any other Supreme Court decision but Roe.

Many noted conservatives have already called Governor Palin's lack of political experience and her hole-ridden knowledge base an embarrassment to the GOP. If this video doesn't prove that point, I don't know what would.

Tags: Supreme Court | presidential election 2008 | running mates | Sarah Palin

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She is there for style, no substance

Even though Republican commentators pronounced the debate a victory for her, the McCain campaign says she will do more interviews between now and the election. That goes to show you what his campaign thinks of her.

Palin's Astounding Lack of Knowledge and Competence

I think Palin really lack of all the knowledge in the world. one good point is shown through the part she disagree to end war in Iraq.Just how much more many does the government wants to throw into the war?A great example in the history is the failure of RU in Iraq about 20 to 30 years ago.There is no quick way to end to the war or destroy all terrorist in the world.Comparing the crisis now and the war,if you are the government,where do you think you will put the money into?

Palin's Astounding Lack of Knowledge and Competence

We have had years of people in political positons that had vast knowledge of historical decisions and the workings of federal government. I look at the person that is running for office and what solutions they would apply to the current issues, reducing the massive size and cost of our federal government, returning control back to the American people.

I look forward to some new faces and new ideas for moving the country into the future.

I personally subscribe to the NINA approach (No Incumbent Need Apply).

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About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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