Martin Eisenstadt Was Never My Source...

English, michaelscherer! Do you speak it?! Cuz it's sure hard to tell from this post.

MS,
You'd best be careful. You're headline sounds remarkably like Nixon declaring "I am not a crook!"

And I mean that in the kindest way possible.

For the sake of those first two sentences, I hope Obama outlaws torture soon.

That's terrible. I heard the Wurzlebacher/Keating thing and assumed it was true. And it's pathetic that MSNBC and The New Republic would fall for this after he had been revealed as a fake.
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Good for him for showing how gullible the media is.

"English, michaelscherer! Do you speak it?!"

What ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What? The irony is that Sarah Palin actually believes What is a country.

Well from watching Palin I am sure that she has inadequacies, however I am not going to condemn someone for that being that it has never been her responsibility. I as a Systems Administrator in several positions have never had to institute backups in my former jobs however, that does not mean that I am incapable of learning that role or does it just mean I have needed it as a job requirement. I am a quick study and when it becomes an issue it is in my best interest to learn that particular skill, however each job is different and may not require that to be a strong suite depending on the job requirements.
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I know that everyone seeking office should have a certain knowledge of world matters, however can anyone here consult from memory the gdp and top export of Namibia without looking it up? I doubt it. It is not a world issue. It is not a country of consequence so therefore, why would you know? Unless maybe you live there.
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I think that Palin will be a player in the republican party and I think like Geraldine Ferraro, and Hillary before her she got a bad shake by the media. I think that all news outlets are too critical of women, and as a man who was mostly raised by a single parent mother with ambition for success, I think these women are not getting their fair opportunity to lead. There is no one that I respect more than my mother for her accomplishments, and definitely removed my doubts that women can hold any office.

kill your television

MS, I think now you're just trying to write in a confusing way. And I've defended you from so many criticisms about your incomprehensible style! I understood the first sentence, but it did resemble an especially difficult GRE reading comprehension question.

judgementz, wait... are you saying that you think Palin didn't know Africa is a continent, and that's okay?

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Eeesh..."The Harding Institute" should have been a dead giveaway, but Google, the words "Eisenstadt Parody", and 0.32 seconds should have been more than enough to figure things out. Sad.

ms, When you have lost Rose...

judgementz,
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Sarah Palin is not your mother. Judging by your writing abilities, I would guess that your mother's genetics provided you with a native intelligence lacking in Palin's genes. You should be grateful.

Funny thing in the article is that it cited only tradmed sources who were fooled, despite referring to bloggers as being most frequently fooled.
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I certainly hadn't heard of this guy before.

Ah, Sarah Palin's frequent manglings of the English language...the gift that keeps on giving.

Michael,
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Don't feel bad. If you have even a cursory knowledge of the English language, you are one language ahead of Sarah Palin.
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I know that is setting the bar very low, but she was a journalism major.

Rose,

I am saying that I think that she did. I have watched her and overtime I would find it hard to believe that she did not know. However, on the flip side I am saying that if she didn't I am not as concerned about here knowing all 195 countries around the world. Do you know them all? I thought there were 168 till I googled it to be sure I had the total right. Can you name them all without help. Do you know the domestic issues in each of these counties?

To be honest no I don't think that is important. That is what I was pointing out. If you are governing a state then you need to only be competent at completing that task. Do you think Obama who has never run a business, has no governing experience; never offered real policy when it matters has the experience to lead this country through one of the worst economic disasters. Time will tell, however I am not doubting because of his lack of experience. He himself doesn't possess the experience but, I believe that he will try to seek out the subject matter expert. As a Systems Admin I may not always have the answer but, what separates me is my ability to find the answer through study, or finding the correct information from another. This is not unlike the role of a politician or practically any leader in any field. It is not for one person to know it all that is impossible but, what separates leaders is their ability to find the answer to difficult problems that matter.

Palininatowel,
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My same response stands to your question as well.

It amazes me that the same people who say Obama doesn't have the relevant experience to be president have so much faith in a person who runs a socialist petro-state.

judgementz,
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You are obsessing on a triviality. Whether Sarah Palin did or didn't know that Africa is a continent is not the issue. Who cares? The point is that she makes Bush look like Stephen Hawking.
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If she is not reciting memorized facts/talking points or reading from a teleprompter, she is incapable of formulating a coherent sentence or a cogent thought. While you speak of your abilities to seek out answers and solutions to complex problems, she continues to exhibit a complete lack of intellectual curiosity, ala Bush. Only worse.

Or he is as real as Joe The Plumber was a true undecided voter...

http://www.political-buzz.com/

Palininatowel,
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By that rational can we not draw the same conclusion of Obama? I mean he had no governance experience, and picked a canidate that had 30 years of foreign policy experience to help him. Granted, that Joe has been wrong on several issues over the years, but at least he has experience to draw from. Also, he is trying to surround himself with as many economic experts as possible. Should that make us worry about his ability to lead?
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I find the argument moot and disingenuous to believe any leader that accepts the presidential office to be totally qualified. This is why it is important that they surround themselves by so many subject matter experts. Everyone needs help in certain areas, where she may be much more competent that he would about domestic governance, she may lack in foreign affairs, however she has actually done that job. I find that throughout history you can see this of Presidents that were governors as opposed to senators. Senators do nothing more than debate issues, vote, and debate policy however, they actually govern nothing. They set policy which is not actual governance. If you can provide me with the information to show that the senate actually governs and does not set policy and law I would be interested to see how they affect the daily governance of this nation.

Rose,
I am saying that I think that she did. I have watched her and overtime I would find it hard to believe that she did not know. However, on the flip side I am saying that if she didn't I am not as concerned about here knowing all 195 countries around the world. Do you know them all? I thought there were 168 till I googled it to be sure I had the total right. Can you name them all without help. Do you know the domestic issues in each of these counties?
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judgementz, how do you get from not knowing all the countries of the world, or of Africa, to not knowing that Africa is a continent? Yes, I doubt I could list all the countries of Africa from memory. But I know it's a continent. That's the issue. BTW, I'm sure Palin did know it's a continent. She's ignorant, and not that intelligent, but she's not that dumb either. Although she may not know that China is rapidly expanding its influence in the region, making Africa a likely economic - and perhaps military - battleground in future decades.

judgementz,
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What are you going on about? My point was that Palin has proven herself to be an incurious idiot. Period.
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Obama, by any account, does not fit into that category.