Right. Obama people are complaining about her lack of foreign policy experience? Whatever.
erm, that appears to be President Laura roslin of the 12 Colonies of Kobol
Sarah Palin named as McCain's VP
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erm, that appears to be President Laura roslin of the 12 Colonies of Kobol
dilute micro
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I know. Point is she didn't have any experience at all and she was suddenly president of all the humans. She did a fine job.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Exactly!
is she related to michael palin? if she isn't then i'm not interested
just saw her pic, she's not a bad lookin' woman 
i take back what i said earlier
i take back what i said earlier
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ironic that a country so insular should worry about foreign policy experience.
Yuwipi Woman
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Michael Palin would be an excellent candidate. I've seen his travel videos and no one could claim he hasn't got foreign policy experience.
Yuwipi Woman
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Perhaps your perception need adjusting.
Since passports have starting being required, the percentage of people with them has gone up dramatically.
Besides, its not ironic at all. Almost all foreign policy is channelled through the executive.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Where else would it be channelled?
"Foreign policy experience" appears in any case to be a euphemism for "ability to run wars abroad". I doubt people are thinking of skill in negotiating trade treaties.
And the US in general is very insular. A very large number of people there take it as read that the US is the greatest country in the world and have very little interest in anywhere else, which must be by definition not as good.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Clever choice in the short term because now everyone is talking about this instead of Obama's speech last night...whether this will pan out in Baby Bush McCain's favour is another story...
Yuwipi Woman
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You're missing the point. The voters are paying attention because foreign policy is relevant to the position.
BTW, I don't know anyone from any country who doesn't think their country is the best. The Brits are usually so entirely sure of this that they don't feel the need to say so.
I say again, that perhaps it's your perception that need adjusting.
dilute micro
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I think it'll last longer. The election isn't that far off and now everything will be about 'woman president - can she do it?'. There's no better way to own the media attention.
Well picking her has definitely made things more interesting but ultimately it's a bad choice for McCain, it essentially destroys his 'experience' agenda and Palin will alienate more Hillary supporters than she will win over due to her views on abortion, she and McCain are both pro life and McCain has made comments about trying to overturn Roe Vs Wade. I sincerely hope the women who are still unsure about voting for Obama because Hillary failed to get the nomination will recognise this as a cynical ploy to win votes purely based on Palins gender.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Nah. I lived in the US for 2 years. The absolute belief of a great many Americans in the greatness of their country is different from Britain or anywhere else I've been.
I also lived in Cuba for a year. Most Cubans are very proud of being Cuban, but this is different from thinking that Cuba is the best country on Earth.
And I know Belgium quite well. It is a part of Belgium's understated charm that not a single Belgian believes that their country is the best at anything.
dilute micro
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dilute micro
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When you're the alpha male it's easy to see yourself as the alpha male.
What, by highlighting the fact that the Republican candidate aint the youngest or healthiest of men?
dilute micro
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What, by highlighting the fact that the Republican candidate aint the youngest or healthiest of men?
Thought of that too.
dilute micro
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I know nothing about Vice President Sarah Palin. What kind of person is she? Is she nice? You know this has to ruffle the feathers of people like Hillary and Pelosi to think that this nobody might be vp. 
Bernie Gunther
Fundamentalist Druid
A quick dig around via google seems to suggest that she's a strong anti-abortion advocate, which I suspect isn't going to win over many pro-Hilary female voters who aren't so sure about Obama.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
U.S. Passports Issued per Fiscal Year (2007 - 1996):
2007 - 18,382,798
2006 12,133,537
2005 - 10,123,424
2004 - 8,825,410
2003 - 7,300,667
2002 - 7,001,482
2001 - 7,119,506
2000 - 7,292,182
1999 - 6,722,198
1998 - 6,539,864
1997 - 6,295,003
1996 - 5,547,693
You'll notice that the number of passports issued has gone up drastically in the last two years.
2007 - 18,382,798
2006 12,133,537
2005 - 10,123,424
2004 - 8,825,410
2003 - 7,300,667
2002 - 7,001,482
2001 - 7,119,506
2000 - 7,292,182
1999 - 6,722,198
1998 - 6,539,864
1997 - 6,295,003
1996 - 5,547,693
You'll notice that the number of passports issued has gone up drastically in the last two years.
Badger Kitten
oof
Some right wingers already moaning that with 5 kids inc.a Downs Syndrome young child, she should be at home, not criss-crossing the US making stump speeches.
Bad mommy!
etc etc
Bad mommy!
etc etc
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Links?
thats because due to new laws we now need them to pass into and out of Canada and Mexico...which was not the case before
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
thats because due to new laws we now need them to pass into and out of Canada and Mexico...which was not the case before
Yes, I said so on the previous page.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Put McCain in an eyepatch and there's a more than passing resemblance to Colonel Ty and all
i got as far as 'eyepatch' before guessing the rest and spitting apple over the screen
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