Is Sarah Palin qualified to be President of the United States?

[12th Doctor]

Same thing I said about Ridge, Sarah Palin is a not just a retaining wall, she is a bulldozer.  She moves earth.  I would have liked to see a more experienced pick, but as VP she doesn't have to be ready right away.

From a political perspective she is an A-list pick.

[12th Doctor]

Why? Just because she's a woman?

Nobody actually knows who she is.

People didn't know Barack or Bill Clinton at the beginning either...

Barack and Bill were at least fairly well known figures by the time they started running for President. People are literally learning who this person is today.

No they weren't.  Obama started running for President when people couldn't even properly pronounce his name.  Even Dick Durbin said so last night.

[12th Doctor]

No they weren't.  Obama started running for President when people couldn't even properly pronounce his name.  Even Dick Durbin said so last night.

They all started in the previous election cycle. Palin has two months.

Vice President

Most people have no clue who most VP picks are, when they are chosen.  The average voter didn' know who Joe Biden was, until a few days back.

[12th Doctor]

Why? Just because she's a woman?

Nobody actually knows who she is.

People didn't know Barack or Bill Clinton at the beginning either...

Barack and Bill were at least fairly well known figures by the time they started running for President. People are literally learning who this person is today.

No they weren't.  Obama started running for President when people couldn't even properly pronounce his name.  Even Dick Durbin said so last night.

That's nice. That's BS though. Everyone who keeps up with current events (at least somewhat) knew who he was after his speech at the 2004 DNC.

Probably more than half the people who vote in the general election forgot who the guy was by 2007.  People who follow current events didn't, but most people don't and most people have really short memories.

[12th Doctor]

If anyone is listening to Glenn Beck on CNN right now, he is making excellent points.

[12th Doctor]

No they weren't.  Obama started running for President when people couldn't even properly pronounce his name.  Even Dick Durbin said so last night.

They all started in the previous election cycle. Palin has two months.

Vice President

Most people have no clue who most VP picks are, when they are chosen.  The average voter didn' know who Joe Biden was, until a few days back.

Wrong, I think everybody knew who JOE BIDEN was, nobody knows how is a hockey mom Palin. 

I think you are making the classic mistake of assuming that, because people geeky enough to go online and discuss politics everyday know who Joe Biden is, that that means the average person has any clue.

Most people might be able to tell you who their congressman is, if you caught them on a good day.

[12th Doctor]

i hope biden shreds the bitch

This is a proud day for women.  But there are still people on the otherside who want to keep women in the sink, barefoot and pregnant.  Obvious, Joe Biden is one of those people, and he will try to come after Palin.

Obviously, the Obama campaign doesn't believe a woman can be President.  We are just a little more progressive here on the Republican side.

[12th Doctor]

If you had no idea where Yahoo stood politically before, all you would have to do is take a look at their homepage for the past 5 days.  What a bunch of hacks.