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    Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

    Palin's views on abortion are well known, right down to her barbaric views on rape and incest victims. Yet, some Republicans are willing to overlook that, because well, John McCain will never die and the qualifications to be Vice President on the Republican ticket aren't much more than being a seat holder at the Oscar's. Would they still support her if:

    - she didn't believe in the Holocaust

    - used to belong to the KKK

    - publicly called gays sinners and threats to children

    - had DUI arrests or drug charges in her background

    - been treated psychologically for a mental disorder

    On a political Richter scale, where does forcing rape and incest victims to carry a child to term fit into the above? Would Republicans want a VP candidate who had any of the above in their past? Are all of these worse or not as bad as her abortion views? How much can you overlook before you say you've had enough? How can one be okay and the other not?
     
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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    Good questions. It's really amazing how willing people are to overlook cruelty. And Palin's views are cruel, whether she intends them to be or not.
     
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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    >><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/29/latest-palin-gaffe-cant-n_n_130395.html<<" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...<<</a>

    And now comes word that as-yet unreleased footage of Palin's interview with Katie Couric, she can't name a Supreme Court case other than Roe V. Wade.

    Keep 'em comin' folks.
     
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    Originally Posted By Mr X

    I hesitate to give her TOO much of a hard time for particulars (like the Bush Doctrine), as this is starting to sound more like "Quiz Show" than anything else.

    I personally can't name more than a couple off the top of my head. Brown vs. Board of Education springs to mind, since it was heavily discussed here. Was it Gore vs. the United States in 2000?

    I know of plenty of others, just not the particular name headings. And I don't think it's all that important either, really. Familiarity with WHAT happened is important though in some landmark cases, for someone seeking high office at least.

    What does scare me anyway is not the fact that she doesn't have "all the answers", but that she doesn't even seem to understand the questions most of the time!
     
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    Originally Posted By queenbee

    Entirely different matter X. This is not your area of expertise, yet, you can name several. Isn't this suppose to be her bailywick? She seems to lack core knowlegde for job she seeks.
     
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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    I know the inevitable response in some quarters will be, "Well neither can I!" And those people shouldn't VP either. When will people realize that Sarah Palin being just like them is a bad thing, not a good thing?
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    >>When will people realize that Sarah Palin being just like them is a bad thing, not a good thing?<<

    Around February 12, 2009.
     
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    Originally Posted By wonderingalice

    ^^I'm hoping it's November 3, 2008.
     
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    Originally Posted By WorldDisney

    ^^I'm hoping it will be this Thursday.
     
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    Originally Posted By Sport Goofy

    << I personally can't name more than a couple off the top of my head. Brown vs. Board of Education springs to mind, since it was heavily discussed here. Was it Gore vs. the United States in 2000? >>

    I wonder if she would understand what was meant if asked what the results of Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld were? I think that's an extremely relevant question in the current environment.
     
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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    ^^^Exactly. Perhaps she can be forgiven for not having heard of Marbury v. Madison, or Dred Scot v. Sanford. These are more historically based (although with the Executive trying to claim more power, Marbury is still relevant). But in these times shouldn't someone know about these kinds of cases? Even knowing that she's heard of Miranda would be comforting.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    I love Carmen Miranda!
     
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    Originally Posted By DAR

    Really that coochie coochie thing is annoying?
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    No, no, that's Charo, not Carmen Miranda. But Charo is not on trial here!
     
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    Originally Posted By hopemax

    I figured, also without knowing the exact case names, she could at least talk about the decisions involving prayer in schools and the separation between church and state.
     
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    Originally Posted By barboy

    ///-she didn't believe in the Holocaust///
    No, that would be political suicide


    /// used to belong to the KKK///
    No, that, too, would be political suicide


    ///- publicly called gays sinners and threats to children///
    Yes, Bible believers and Islamists(as well as non religious folk) freely call same gender relations sinful or upsetting


    ///- had DUI arrests or drug charges in her background///
    Maybe--- depends on types of charges and how far back. If she was distributing cocaine to minors in Harlem 2 years ago they would not support her. If she had a non injury/collision DUI at age 18 then, yes


    ///- been treated psychologically for a mental disorder///
    Again, maybe--- depends on types of disorder and at what age
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBE9oa3ODK0&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By wonderingalice

    ^^*LMAO*

    I had a parakeet named "Carmen Miranda." She was so cute!

    Maybe that makes ME qualified to be VP.

    Clinton/WonderingAlice - 2012!



    Heh heh.
     
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    Originally Posted By vbdad55

    People overlook stuff allthe time in elections - how is this new news.

    How many Catholics in this country are going to vote? If any votes for a pro choice candidate are they not overlooking their religious doctrine ? Of course they are. And gee, many of them vote Democratic.

    so highlighting that GOP voters are overlooking people's stances on things seems senseless --most people are voting for who they believe will do the best job (whether they relly understand the issues or not) - and not on their beliefs...
     
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    Originally Posted By vbdad55

    - she didn't believe in the Holocaust
    > would never have gotten this far - she'd have had a talk show instead like Rosie

    - used to belong to the KKK
    >Well we have an ex Black Panther party member as a Congressman in Chicago...but this would never fly

    - publicly called gays sinners and threats to children
    > there are some who would likely vote for her forthis very reason - but I still believe there are far more rational people than kooks on either wing - she'd be toast

    - had DUI arrests or drug charges in her background
    > She'd get an award at the Kennedy center than- if a Senator can get away with what he did 40 years ago, not sure if this is an issue. Also isn't Obama an admitted former Coke user ? He wasn't arrested but should I hold it against him because he could have been ?

    - been treated psychologically for a mental disorder
    > the stigma in this area would likely preclude anyone from being electable-
     

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