Letter to the editor:

Don’t be hoodwinked by folksy routine

Cathy Kama, Henderson

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

Gov. Sarah Palin’s attempt to appeal to the average American, the “hockey moms” and “Joe Six-Packs,” as she calls them, is wearing very thin.

While Americans are concerned about issues such as the Iraq war and the current economic crisis, Palin’s “folksiness” just does not connect with those Americans who want their leaders to be able to think through our problems and implement solutions to those problems.

Her desire to connect in a way George W. Bush did (remember, he was the “folksy” guy you’d want to have a beer with), reminds me what happens to our country when that is the barometer for what we want in a leader.

I don’t want to sit down and have a beer with the president or vice president; I want our leaders to be smart enough to find solutions to the country’s problems.

Being winked at by Palin and her attempt to connect with me because she is a “hockey mom” do not convince me of her competence to address the difficult issues our country faces.

Some consider Palin’s debate performance a success because she did not make a major gaffe while merely reciting talking points. However, it is evidence only that she is well out of her league to serve as vice president of the United States.

Do we really want to set the bar that low? The idea of Sarah Palin as vice president is frightening.

Discussion: 17 comments so far…

By tokaloshe

10/8/08 at 7:12 a.m.

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At least she is not a liar.
By redferret

10/8/08 at 7:36 a.m.

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...except that whole bridge to nowhere thing.
By JustTheFactsJack

10/8/08 at 8:07 a.m.

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.....and her tax returns that the IRS is looking into. Seems she didn't claim $17,000 she got from the state of Alaska for working at home.

No wonder she spent so little time at the state capital, it is more profitable to not go to work.

Sounds hinky to me. Especially when she only lives 1 hour from her office.
By JohnF

10/8/08 at 8:36 a.m.

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Speaking of which, why hasn't Sarah Palin released her income tax returns? Why hasn't McCain released his health records?

What are they hiding?
By JustTheFactsJack

10/8/08 at 9:15 a.m.

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She did release some of her tax returns and this is what she is hiding.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/06/P...
By coronada_xv

10/8/08 at 9:27 a.m.

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McCain looked shaky and old, trying to control his temper. He and Palin really scare me. A psychiatric exploration of Palin, I think, would uncover multiple pathologies.
By JustTheFactsJack

10/8/08 at 10:03 a.m.

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The McCain supporters are so quiet today you could hear a "Chad" drop.
By tokaloshe

10/8/08 at 10:21 a.m.

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Globama,
I just heard Barack say "it was good to see the global rate cut, this is a global problem that needs to be solved globally".

Hoodwinked? This guy is about as sharp as a marble.
By LasVegasRocks

10/8/08 at 12:05 p.m.

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1) Palin may not be a liar, but she has very close ties to a domestic terrorist:
"My government is my worst enemy. I'm going to fight them with any means at hand" quote is from Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party.

2) Palin may be cutesy and folksy, but that won't cut it when she has to negotiate with America's opponents. I doubt they'll be swayed by a *wink* and a "you betcha."

3) Calling Barack Obama names does not move the discourse forward, it just proves you're cutesy and folksy, just like Palin: all fluff and no substance.
By jfnance32

10/8/08 at 1:10 p.m.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12221294...
By redferret

10/8/08 at 1:20 p.m.

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SPAM! BLETCH! This has no bearing on this thread, Spammy McSpammerson.
By JustTheFactsJack

10/8/08 at 2:15 p.m.

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nance, again I will ask, Do you have anything new

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
By redferret

10/8/08 at 2:31 p.m.

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Look, she tries to act like she's in touch with the common man, but she's living in the past. She wants to put women back in the 50s with reproductive rights. She wants to get rid of abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is threatened. This includes RAPE and INCEST.
Worse, as mayor of Wasilla she made rape victims/their insurers pay the police to do rape kits on them.
She is the anti-feminist feminist, and could be our next president. Don't let that happen.
By jfnance32

10/8/08 at 3:28 p.m.

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Here is some stuff:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/o...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_o...

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081008...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20081007/bs_...

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct...

http://israelinsider.ning.com/profiles/b...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/i...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/article...

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/Oct08a...
By redferret

10/8/08 at 3:41 p.m.

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Again, where's the connection. This is on Palin. All you ever do is spam every thread with your anti-Obama messages. Just give it up. All you republicans do is run attack ads.

In any case unless you can pull a full warren of rabbits out of a hat, I think the race is basically over.
By jfnance32

10/8/08 at 3:44 p.m.

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There are polls that are showing the race is tighting again.

Do not count your chickens........
By gunowners4obama

10/8/08 at 6:50 p.m.

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Did somebody actually say, "At least she is not a liar?"