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President Palin? 30 Percent Of VPs Take Over Top Spot

Washington Independent | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Despite Vice President John Nance Garner's notorious description that the vice-presidency as not worth a pitcher of warm spit," the fact is that the o...

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Sinclair Lewis and Sarah Palin

Norman Horowitz | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Norman Horowitz

McCain's people moved seamlessly against many legitimate questions posed about Palin's record and experience, and ignored or denied them.

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Sexist McCain Camp Silences Female Surrogate!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media

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Woman Carly Fiorina, a female surrogate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has been unofficially removed from her position as campaign...

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Sam Stein

Fiorina: Palin Doesn't Have Experience To Run A Major Company

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Carly Fiorina, a key surrogate for John McCain on economic issues, said on Tuesday that Sarah Palin does not have the experience needed to run a major...

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Conservatives Turn On McCain-Palin

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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David Brooks writes in the New York Times that Sarah Palin is unqualified: In the current Weekly Standard, Steven Hayward argues that the nation's f...

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Sam Stein

McCain Pre-Palin: Mayors And Governors Can't Handle National Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time not disqualify your credentials on national security? When you are John McCain and your...

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Palin Poll: 4 In 10 Say She's Experienced Enough

AP | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Just four in 10 say Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has enough experience to be president, while nearly two-thirds...

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Oops, the McCains Said It Again

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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Robert S. McElvaine

While many people were going ga-ga over Sarah Palin being able to read, with feeling, the Bush team's talking points off the teleprompter on Wednesd...

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Republicans Revive "Bittergate," Dems Flounder

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Wednesday night the Republican Party changed frames, and did so brilliantly. The agent of change was Palin, who suddenly has become the most dangerous person to the progressive agenda since Reagan.

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The Palin Stuff Is Fun, but Obama Gets the Real Story: It's the 90 Percent, Stupid

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

We've all had our fun at Palin's expense. But it's time to join Obama and laser in on demonstrating how a McCain-Palin administration would continue the failed policies of George W. Bush's presidency.

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Mrs Palin Goes To Washington

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Bud McFarlane tells me that right now "a friend" of his is working with Palin on foreign affairs. "She's clearly very intelligent," he says. "It's a good sign she hasn't been afraid to say what she doesn't know. That was Ronald Reagan's strength."

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Great Speaker. The Right Experience?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

Maybe you thought I was talking about Barack Obama? No, I was actually referring to Sarah Palin. She will deliver a dynamic speech at the Republican ...

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Jason Linkins

Palin On Her Own 'Executive Experience': 'Not Rocket Science'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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As the GOP struggles to maintain some vestige of the "experience" argument in the wake of Sarah Palin being named as John McCain's running mate, much ...

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Sam Stein

McCain Surrogates Struggle To Defend Palin's Experience

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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There is, it seems, a dearth of effective talking points on Sarah Palin's lack of foreign policy experience. On Monday, McCain campaign spokesman Tuck...

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Jason Linkins

Sarah Palin Versus Vladimir Putin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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You know, I've listened to various McCain surrogates suggest that Sarah Palin's familiarity with Alaskan geography makes her uniquely predisposed to d...

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2004: GOP Blasts John Edwards As Too Inexperienced To Be VP...2008: GOP Leaders Say Sarah Palin A Great VP Pick

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

It is instructive to recall what many of these GOP leaders -- who are now praising Palin's complete lack of national and foreign policy experience -- said in 2004 about Edwards.

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McCain Meant Lack Of Experience Was A Good Thing

Jim Ramphal | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

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Jim Ramphal

I will in no way disparage the character, public service record, or policy initiatives of first-term Governor Sarah Palin for two simple reasons: I have no idea who she is nor what she has done.

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