What a truly, truly disrespectful, harrowing choice McCain has made in his VP selection. And I'm harrowed, too, thinking that anyone wouldn't understand the danger this choice poses to our country and our allies.
Reading comments & listening to right-wing pundits, there seems to be a growing meme -- that Obama and Palin are equally "inexperienced." If the MSM picks up this talking point, we're in for it.
Over at one of The Nation blogs, I found a great post listing their respective accomplishments. I also found another link that lists Obama's legislative record.
If you can improve either of these "resumes" in some other way, great!
Please post whenever you catch someone trying to equate their accomplishments or experience. We really must fight this with the facts.
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Palin: Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Idaho. Briefly worked in broadcasting as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations. Palin spent four years on the Wasilla "City" Council. Two-term mayor of Wasilla, population approx 6000, from 1996-2002. Governor of Alaska, population 670,053, from December 2006 to present.
Obama: Bachelors degree in political science and foreign relations from Columbia U. Law degree from Harvard Law School. Editor of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Majored in Constitutional Law. 2+ yrs. as a community organizer between college & law school. Practiced civil rights law, law professor at University of Chicago. Wrote two best-selling books. Senator of the 13th district in Illinois from 1996-2004, representing approx 653,647 constituents. Representing Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2004-2008 Obama was representing approx 12,831,970 constituents. Member of Veterans' Affairs Committee; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs; Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. Created the largest and most effective field campaign in modern Democratic history. Broke new ground through use of online organizing. (The original two lists compiled by Puma J; additions by Kossacks.)
Senator Obama's legislative record/bills found here: http://tpzoo.wordpress.com/...
Economic summit meetings with such people such as former Clinton administration Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Warren Buffett, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, and two officials from George W. Bush's first term as president: Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Securities and Exchange Commissioner William Donaldson.
Meetings with his senior advisory group on national security which includes such people as Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Senator David Boren, former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, Dr. Tony Lake, former National Security Advisor, etc.
Further Obama has been to the Middle East and met with the leaders of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, and Palestine, as well as with the leaders of some of our European allies, and the leaders of our military.