No matter how you slice it, Palin is an anti-intellectual, small-town rube that has no place being a heartbeat away from the presidency of the U.S. Plenty of other republican women would be fine, but she is pathetic.
--- On Sat, 11/1/08, shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Palin was 100% right when she said the VP is in > charge of the Senate > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 1:36 PM > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I doubt whether it's possible to educate you. The > point is very > > simple. This is what the idiot Palin claimed, that the > VP is "in > > charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can > really get in > > there with the senators and make a lot of good policy > changes." > > > > The statement is untrue, as I have pointed out. The VP > is not "in > > charge" of the Senate. > > > > > > Uh, actually the VP is "in charge of" the > Senate...at least according > to the dictionary and thesaurus. > > Sorry that you discount the authority of the dictionary > but, again, > the phrase "in charge of" pretty much is the same > as "presides". > > Here is what dictionary.com says about the phrases "in > charge" > and "in charge of" under "charge": > > 48. in charge, a. in command; having supervisory power. > b. British. under arrest; in or into the custody of the > police. > > 49. in charge of, a. having the care or supervision of: She > is in > charge of two libraries. > b. Also, in the charge of. under the care or supervision > of: The > books are in the charge of the accounting office. > > ...and then when you look up the word "supervise" > -- which prevails > in the dictionary definition of "in charge of" -- > in the thesaurus, > we find that "preside over" is listed as a > synonym: > > Main Entry: supervise > Part of Speech: verb > Definition: manage people, project > Synonyms: administer, be in charge, be in driver's > seat, be in the > saddle, be on duty, be responsible for, boss, call the > play, call the > shots*, chaperon, conduct, control, crack the whip, deal > with, > direct, handle, inspect, keep an eye on, look after, > overlook, > oversee, preside over, quarterback, ride herd on*, run, run > the show, > run things, sit on top of, superintend, survey, take care > of > Antonyms: serve > > So Palin was exactly right when she said the VP is "in > charge of" the > Senate. > > > > > > > > > > > Senators are in charge of the Senate and resist > > pressure from outside. Ask LBJ, who became VP in 1961 > and thought he > > could influence the Democrats in the Senate by > attending their > > meetings. They froze him out. > > > > It would be much easier if you tried to educate > yourself for a > change. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > > > > You are missing the point entirely, and no > dictionary or > thesaurus > > > can > > > > save you. > > > > > > > > > > > > If I'm "missting the point > entirely", why don't you educate me? > > > > > > That is if you have any point to make. > > > > > > But I suspect that you don't...at least, not > any longer... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "shempmcgurk" > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "feste37" <feste37@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That is not being "in > charge" of the Senate! VP > > > merely "presides," has > > > > > > no influence other than casting > tie-breaking vote. > > > > > > > > > > Dictionary.com disagrees with you, > feste37: > > > > > > > > > > Preside > > > > > > > > > > Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & > p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. > > > Presiding.] > > > > > [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to > sit: cf. F. pr['e] > sider. > > > See > > > > > Sit.] > > > > > > > > > > 1. To be set, or to sit, in the place > of authority; to occupy > the > > > place > > > > > of president, chairman, moderator, > director, etc.; to direct, > > > control, > > > > > and regulate, as chief officer; as, to > preside at a public > > > meeting; to > > > > > preside over the senate. > > > > > > > > > > 2. To exercise superintendence; to > watch over. > > > > > > > > > > Some o'er the public magazines > preside. --Dryden. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ....and the thesaurus at the same > website makes the case > stronger: > > > > > > > > > > Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, > Third Edition > > > > > Main Entry: preside > > > > > Part of Speech: verb > > > > > Definition: be in authority > > > > > Synonyms: administer, advise, be at the > head of, be in > driver's > > > seat, > > > > > call the signals, carry on, chair, > conduct, control, direct, > do > > > the > > > > > honors, govern, handle, head, head up, > keep, lead, manage, > > > officiate, > > > > > operate, ordain, oversee, pull the > strings, run, run the > show, > > > sit on > > > > > top of, supervise > > > > > Antonyms: follow, serve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In > FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard Williams > > > <willytex@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vice President was > "in charge" of the US Senate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As designated by the > Constitution of the United States, > > > > > > > the vice president also > serves as the President of the > > > Senate, > > > > > > > and may break tie votes in > that chamber. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! 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