Palin better qualified than Obama, Biden

Charles W. Wooten, Broomfield

Published October 31, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

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October 31, 2008

2:25 a.m.

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TimeLord writes:

Now the news is posting copied and pasted smears Foxc smears. Do you ever google this nonsense before you publish, or are you happy to recycle such tripe? I know your editorial board wants to trash Obama all you can, but this is pathetic.

BTW, Charles, Palin is convicted of a crime in her current job, under investigation for others, apparently semi-literate, a pork-queen of the first water, and a frequent liar. And the vast majority of Americans agree she is unqualified for the Presidency, unlike Obama and Biden. The obvious conclusion: you copy and paste without acknowledgment, and you're dead wrong about her qualifications.
October 31, 2008

5:51 a.m.

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LetsThink writes:

There is no question that you are right, Mr. Wooten.

It's amazing that the liberals don't want to acknowledge this truth.

(again, the defense by TimeLord is so weak).
October 31, 2008

6:22 a.m.

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ML writes:

And don't forget that she stopped the bridge to nowhere! ROFLOL!
October 31, 2008

7:53 a.m.

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Acemon writes:

Charles,

Who hynotized you? I've got some Florida seafront property to sell. Palin qualified? Considering she has absolutely no national experience makes her less than ideal.

LetsThink,

Why have so many republicans jumped ship and endorsed Obama? Perhaps they see the Truth you so often miss.
October 31, 2008

7:57 a.m.

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leftside writes:

If all of what Mr. Wooten say's is true, why would the people of Alaska elect a "beauty queen" as governor is the first place? Wouldn't you want someone more knowledgeable than a mayor would be on these issues of national security?

I would've had to at the very least ask myself about her husbands membership in the Alaskan Independence Party as well as her on record support for that organization before she got my vote and trusted her with such a valuable national security responsibility.

Since I've brought up the AIP, wouldn't you want to vote for a VP of the USA who is loyal to her country? Who's family members are loyal to this country?

Not very bright Mr. Wooten.
October 31, 2008

9:28 a.m.

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rg writes:

Vote no on any judge's 3rd term. I know Judge Hyatt seeks to evade term limits to inherit Fed. Judge Nottingham's mantle-type behavior in Denver District Court. Too much time on the Bench imbues arrogance and abuse in hamburger lawyers whose allegiance is much more to the Bar than to justice, also, their arena where non-lawyers are excluded. I'd rather the bar was precluded from sitting on the Bench in a separation of powers mandate as in a citizen's constitutional initiative.
October 31, 2008

9:52 a.m.

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Spencer writes:

you left out that she has a broadcast journalism degree and used to be a sportscaster. Oh yeah, she was mayor of a town about the size of Bennett.
October 31, 2008

10:26 a.m.

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jvb writes:

I agree. Palin is better qualified to be President. She has, in her arsenal, a weapon that dwarfs all of the Pentagons weapons combined:

Talking to Dr. Dobson: "I can feel the power of prayer, in our prayer warriors and I am going to know at the end of the day cause I’m going to know putting it in the hands of god that the right thing will be done on Nov. 4th," says Palin
October 31, 2008

10:31 a.m.

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Brunowolfe writes:

Mr Wooten, In the event of any national crisis, the govenor of alaska succedes the control of the Alaska National Guard to the president/military.

Although she does get some briefings becasue of the 49th, they are not of the higher level National Security issues, or counter intelligence claims you make. Go google it.

If you base your decision for president, based upon Govenor Gidget's association with the National Guard, you really should become a bit better educated on the issues, such as the economy, Iraq War, job losses, financial crisis, etc......
October 31, 2008

10:33 a.m.

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becca00 writes:

First, this letter to the editor is nothing more than a verbatim cut/paste job from an Internet message forum, and has been subsequently re-posted in numerous right-wing blogs.
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums...

Points for originality = 0

The article, however, is completely unsubstantiated and the assertions fail utterly under any degree of scrutiny.

Missile Interceptor Defense? Do you mean Star Wars? Or a Patriot missile battery? As it breaks down, the U.S. has three primary "front lines" of defense: one in Alaska, one in Europe, and one in Canada (for those missiles that would come across the North Pole/Arctic Circle). All of these "front lines" are legacy Cold War deployments for a threat that ceased to exist almost 20 years ago. Yes, Russia is still a threat, but they now pose a very different threat than what we knew back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

She's "Commander in Chief" of the AK Nat'l Guard? Yes. But as others have noted, their primary (and most often performed) duties include search and rescue along the Alaskan coast, and cold-weather research and training for military units expected to operate in cold weather environments. The primary responsibilities of the missile battalion involve monitoring RADAR for airborne threats--they don't even get to monitor movements of Russian missile batteries. The monitoring of Russian ground forces is the responsibility of the U.S. (federal, not state) intelligence agencies (the DoD, NSA, and CIA). Palin only gets that information which is relevant to Alaska.

Do you honestly think that Palin is the only governor briefed on national security issues? Yes, Alaska is sooooo critical. But New York, Florida, Texas, California? ... Screw 'em.

Palin has a higher security clearance? Please. Biden and Obama both serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. You're asserting that the Gov. of AK has a higher security clearance than the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? Foreign relations don't involve just champagne soirees and black-tie affairs, a la James Bond. From the committee's website:

http://foreign.senate.gov/
"The committee has oversight over the foreign policy agencies of the U.S. gov't, ... the State Department ... and international treaties and legislation relating to U.S. foreign policy."

Q. What Broomfield resident has no idea what he's talking about? Answer: Charles W. Wooten.
October 31, 2008

11:03 a.m.

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becca00 writes:

One other thing: As Brunowolfe noted, Palin has nearly zero responsibility when it comes to "counterterrorism."

So just what is the "terroristic threat" to which Alaska would be exposed that Sarah Palin would need briefing on counterterrorism efforts?

Of all the places where terroristic threats are of concern, Alaska has to rank in the bottom 1% of the list. Alaska has no national landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Sears Tower, or Golden Gate Bridge. Although it is home to Denali, the highest peak in North America.

The only viable target in Alaska is the Alaskan pipeline, and it is more likely to succumb to wear/tear/age/weather than to terrorist activity. Terrorists want to instill fear in the population and draw attention to their cause. In this respect, they would get more mileage from bombing a day care center or office building (i.e., Timothy McVeigh or 9/11) than the Alaskan pipeline. Besides, the Alaskan Pipeline has already been deliberately blown up once (Feb. 1978) and ruptured by a gunshot from a drunken hunter (Oct. 2001). Impact to our national energy infrastructure? Nil. In addition to the above referenced incidents, the pipeline has been shut down several times for maintenance and reconstruction with no visible impact.

What else would terrorists do? Scale Denali and blow its peak off? Kudos to them if they can accomplish it.
October 31, 2008

12:59 p.m.

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davis_x_machina writes:

I'm as concerned that as mayor she took a town with no long term indebtedness and left them with a $22 million debt.I'm wondering if Caribou Barbie ever went on maneuvers with that missile battalion?The wingnuts have really learned to stretch on trying to paint her as qualified.
October 31, 2008

1:53 p.m.

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October 31, 2008

2:01 p.m.

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sheepherder writes:

No bruno, YOU get my vote for your moronic post and name calling.

I seem to recall a little known Governer from Arkansas that ended up being a pretty good president. Why are people all over Palin?
October 31, 2008

2:29 p.m.

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TimeLord writes:

I second, but cheap slurs are all Repuke scum have at this point, and MM is as limp as they get.
October 31, 2008

2:56 p.m.

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HassanChop writes:

Hey Bruno, I second, but I also nominate LetsThink for a close 2nd place. They're a great one-two punch. And by one-two punch, I mean they have a combined IQ of 12.
October 31, 2008

3:06 p.m.

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sheepherder writes:

When someone degrades to name calling, it is a sign they know they have lost the argument and have nothing else to contribute...TimeL, Bruno?
October 31, 2008

3:27 p.m.

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TimeLord writes:

I stand by my words, and I have far more evidence that MM is a piece of scum than he has that Biden is a drunk. Now go back to watching your impotent old man and fundie moron queen flail their way to defeat.
October 31, 2008

3:34 p.m.

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anderson writes:

As has been noted, the letter is a cut and paste job from the internet--unattributed no less. So Mr. Wooten didn't really write it, did he? Teacher, can I do that too? Sign a letter under my own name that isn't really mine?
October 31, 2008

4:28 p.m.

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leftside writes:

I actually agree with MM regarding our public school system. For a president like to Bush to be elected twice say's a lot about what's lacking in our educational system, ie., good common sense.

If McCain wins this election I will jump on board the Republican bandwagon and vote for education change immediately. Any change, because that will prove that America as educated the dumbest..........
October 31, 2008

6:44 p.m.

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carryBIGstick writes:

The same people who are insulting Palin about not being qualified for the VP job on the basis that Alaska is not a major state are the same ones who thought Clinton, being the Govenor of Arkansas was qualified to be president. What state do you think is overall more productive, more rich, more educated, and more self-reliant? If you say Clinton's Arkansas you are full of it!
October 31, 2008

9:34 p.m.

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leftside writes:

carryBIGstick,

Surely your not comparing Palin, who went to 4 different college's over a 6 year period to earn a mainstream degree, to Clinton, who's a Rhodes Scholar.

Palin laps in judgment of the day:

Stated her and McCain will balance the budget in his first term when his senior financial adviser stated this week that would be next to impossible.

Stated that the Democrats want to leave the war when it's almost won. That should come as a surprise to General P. since he thinks the war is far from being won in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

See BIGstick, Palin is simply a liar, which of course is one of the reasons she's a drag on the campaign. That, and well quite frankly, she's a beauty queen and you just can't make statements and answer question the same as you would in a pageant.
October 31, 2008

9:46 p.m.

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Sweetpickle writes:

You betcha.
That Sarah is as sassy as they get.
She'll put on her Prada boots and walk all over those Ruskies.
November 1, 2008

8:09 a.m.

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MLovett28 writes:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the letter writer is absolutely wrong in his assessment. The U.S. first line of missile defense belongs to NORTHCOM/STRATCOM of NORAD. Specifically the Missile Warning Center, now currently based at Peterson AFB, CO. They can't shoot down what they don't know is coming. Any missile launch, anywhere in the world, will be detected by a series of radar sensors that will be immediately detected within seconds by the Missile Warning Center. The threat will be immediately anaylized, if necessary tracked and if determined to be a threat to the US/Canada or other US interests, defensive measures to corresponding units are initiated. The wing and squadron the writer is talking about is further down the line, nice try though. I'll give an " A " for effort.
November 1, 2008

8:32 a.m.

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cs writes:

Leftside

Clinton's being a Rhodes Scholar never impressed me. Did he major in bad judgement, complete lack of morals, lying, and BJ's?
November 1, 2008

9:14 a.m.

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leftside writes:

cs, yes...and he also ran this country in a responsible manner as everybody including most Republicans agree.

"Clinton's being a Rhodes Scholar never impressed me."

Thats because the Republicans (McCain and Palin) involved in this election are lucky to have degree's at all.
November 1, 2008

10:19 a.m.

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AngelontheSidelines writes:

Palin/Let's Think 2012 :P
November 1, 2008

11:18 a.m.

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grandpaw writes:

carryBIGstick is cute. He thinks that Sarah Palin put all that oil under Alaska.
November 1, 2008

12:52 p.m.

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anderson writes:

David Brooks (a long-time conservative) was on Charlie Rose last night. He indicated that the Republican party was split and expressed his concern for the future of the party because of that portion of the party that he alternately described as the Joe Six Pack faction or the Hannity nation--which he said favored Sarah Palin. I thought: yep. And today I read someone say he wasn't impressed by Clinton's Rhodes scholarship, while implying that Palin is qualified as VP. Yep.
November 1, 2008

12:57 p.m.

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anderson writes:

MLovett tells us that the letter writer is wrong. First, I believe it's established that the letter writer didn't actually write what's in his letter. Second, I believe that the exact cut and paste job he offered as his own, was offered by someone else on another thread not so long ago, and that it was similarly criticized as being inaccurate--which of course didn't stop the cut and pasters or the RMN from publishing the misinformation again.

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Palin better qualified than Obama, Biden

Charles W. Wooten, Broomfield

Published October 31, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

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