On Sep 26, 2008, at 12:30 PM, John D wrote:
> > There is a debate between Gerson and Harris > in Newsweek Magazine the upcoming print edition. > Here's a link to some of Sam Harris' ideas: > http://www.newsweek.com/id/160080 I disagree with one bit: "Palin's most conspicuous gaffe in her interview with Gibson has been widely discussed. The truth is, I didn't much care that she did not know the meaning of the phrase "Bush doctrine." And I am quite sure that her supporters didn't care, either. Most people view such an ambush as a journalistic gimmick. " No...it was NOT a journalistic gimmick. Of course we can't expect the average Joe or Jane in the street to articulate the Bush Doctrine ("The US reserves the right to attack any country we THINK might pose a threat...someday..."), but someone who wants to occupy the second-highest office in the land, who will be dealing DIRECTLY with the effects of the Bush Doctrine on a day-to-day basis damn well BETTER have a freakin' clue! When I have a surgeon perform heart surgery on me I don't go looking for some guy I can have a beer with...I don't care if the surgeon is an arrogant asshole on his third trophy wife who neglects his kids. All I care about is does he know heart surgery. The Vice President, ESPECIALLY Palin, has to be ready to step up from Day 1. We saw how Vladimir Putin completely bamboozled George "I saw into his soul" Bush, who came into office as a similar "just a regular guy" whose only contact with foreign policy had been dealings with the Chihuahuan Governor when he was Governor of Texas. I thinki he'd met the PResident of Mexico once...Sarah Palin has never met even the PM of Canada. We can't afford a VP who is completely clueless as Palin is. We can't afford to have the US run by her graduating class of Wasilla High, like she's been running Alaska. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
