Seriously? Barack Obama

The Democratic presidential candidate compares his experiance with Sarah Palin's

By U.S. News Staff

September 2, 2008 RSS Feed Print

"My understanding is that Governor Palin's town, Wasilla, has I think 50 employees. We've got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year—we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. Our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the past couple of years and certainly in terms of the legislation I've passed in the past couple of years, post-Katrina."

—Barack Obama's response in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper when asked about whether his experience in the U.S. Senate dealing with weather-related situations compares to Palin's executive experience running the state of Alaska and as the small-town mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.

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I think the choice is pretty much clear. The only reason this woman was picked is because the GOP wants to recuit Hillary supporters. Which is really quite dumb if you think about it. There are not too many women who supported Hillary just because she is a woman. Hillary shared these women's values and concerns. To pick Palin as his VP pick for this reason should be a slap in the face to women everywhere not just in the Democratic Party. Then they just so happen to announce that her teenage daughter is pregnant. Oh but wait, she getting married. So that makes her pregnancy okay? Give me a break. I agree with Obama that the candidates families should be off limits, but they are trying to play this situation to their advantage. If this was a teenage girl in my neighborhood who was pregnant at this age, it would be viewed as a tragedy by the Republican party and most of America even though there is to be a wedding. This does not mean that this child is ready to be a wife and mother. Then they go on and on about the infant she has with Down Syndrome. Really my heart goes out to her and her family but, that hardly qualifies her as an expert on pro-life or family planning. Especially since I feel that she can't keep her own household in control, how is she going to help run our country. Think about this people. I am a woman as well. I want to see a woman on the ticket just as bad as some of you. But, the Republican ticket is the wrong ticket. McCain is a bitter old war hero who is still angry about what happened to him so many years ago. Which by the way does not qualify him as an expert on national security. The choice is clear America. If you want to move forward and restore America back to the great country it once was, vote Barack Obama for President in November.

Tiffany of IL 5:21PM September 03, 2008

It's clear to me...experience and/or none!? Do they (RNC) really expect us to believe anything they have to offer? From War, taxes, Gas, and even the value of my dollar....I cannot continue to allow this...with the power of my vote...I"m hoping for change....real change and not just some promise of a better tomorrow. I"m still "hot" with the Obama campaign...."Hilliary" was a clear and most respectful choice...but enough crying, wimping, and shouting!!!!! Finally, many of us are atleast on one accord...and that's the need for change here in America!

Let's make it happen.....

MIG of MD 4:08PM September 03, 2008

It's clear to me...experience and/or none. Do they (RNC) really expect us to believe anything they have to offer? From War, taxes, Gas, and even the value of my dollar....I cannot continue to allow this...with the power of my vote...I"m hoping for change....real change and not just some promise of a better tomorrow. I"m still "hot" with the Obama campaign...."Hilliary" was a clear and most respectful choice...but enough crying, wimping, and shouting!!!!! Finally, many of us are atleast on one accord...and that's the need for change here in America!

Let's make it happen.....

MIG of MD 4:07PM September 03, 2008

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