Downtown Walissa and commentary of Rep. Mike Doogin

[jpertello]

Downtown Walissa




Here’s a great reaction to the Palin nomination from Alaska State Representative Mike Doogan:

…But debating foreign policy with Joe Biden? What’s she going to do? Hit him with her briefing book? If Palin has two thoughts about foreign policy, she’s managed to keep them to herself. Ditto health care. National energy policy. Fiscal policy. You could make a long, long list, but I’ll stop there. She’s going to need a lot of handlers feeding her a lot of talking points, and she’s going to have to hope that the discussion only goes about yay-deep.

She’s also going to have to hope that the national media is as pliable as Alaska’s has been. Palin doesn’t like people criticizing her, and she’s as competitive as any linebacker you ever met. If the campaign gets a little rough and tumble, that could be a bad combination.

So she could be great as a candidate. Or so so. Or blow up on the pad. But if the McCain-Palin ticket should win? Yikers. There’s no way on God’s green earth that she’s prepared to be president of the United States. The only consolation for me is remembering that J. Danforth Quayle once held the job she’s trying to get, and the world didn’t end.

But Sarah Palin?

Really?

Read it all at Alaskan Abroad and check out the rest of the blog for more good info.

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/

[gateley]

1. We need to hire this guy. Boy, he lays it out plain as day. nt

[roguevalley]

12. mike is our dave berry and he ran as a dem for office and won.

he's great and he's very funny as well.

[baldguy]

2. It doesn't matter that she comes from a small town.

Or that there are more people in one sq mi of New York, or Chicago or Denver than in the entire 600,000 sq mi of Alaska. It doesn't matter that the highest level of education she's achieved is a BS at a minor western college. She could still be well informed and have well reasoned opinions about any national or international issue you might think of.

The fact is she doesn't. For Sarah Palin, the world is Walissa. Even after she's traveled, even after she was elected Governor, even after she's been thrust onto the national and international stage - the only thing she sees & cares about are the 9000 people in a small Alaskan town.

[jpertello]

3. She has the inability to see beyond Alaska

Count Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as one of the most surprised that she was chosen as the running mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn’t seem “productive.”

In fact, she said she didn’t know what the vice president does.

Larry Kudlow of CNBC’s “Kudlow & Co.” asked her about the possibility of becoming McCain's ticket mate.

Palin replied: “As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we’re trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question.”

[stillcool]

5. my goodness..

Is the VP a 'fruitful' position?

[eShirl]

8. ask Cheney

[MannyGoldstein]

4. I'm Told That This Building Was The Former Home Of City Hall

In my previous post with a picture of Wasilla's current "city" hall:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6858545

[Blackhatjack]

6. Oh my! "Doesn't like to be criticized"?? She and McCain may both 'blow up' simultaneously!! n/t

[radfringe]

9. see

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3896481&mesg_id=3896481

Palin can't seem to admit she erred
DAN FAGANCOMMENT
Published: August 17th, 2008 03:19 AM
Last Modified: August 17th, 2008 03:20 AM
Anchorage Daily News

Gov. Palin is revealing her ugly side during this, her toughest political battle to date. As she continues to dig a deeper hole for herself day by day in the so-called Troopergate scandal, the more desperate she appears. Sarah Palin is not handling the pressure well.

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also notice the date on the commentary? 8/17 ... two weeks+ before being picked

[doc03]

7. Where's the moose? That reminds me of Sicily AK

from Northern Exposure.

[HereSince1628]

10. GOP had such success with *'s earpiece, they think a former sportcaster

will have no problem at all parroting answers fed to her.

[lonestarnot]

11. Oh cringe.McMoose as POTUS. I can't even think about it, that visual is so insane!

:scared: