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Fri. 09/05/08 09:01 AM

Obama not qualified

Score card: Governor--Palin, yes, Obama, no

Mayor: Palin, yes, Obama, no

City Council: Palin, yes, Obama, no

Head of the state National Guard: Palin, yes, Obama, no

Community Organizer: Palin, no, Obama, yes

"Running a Presidential Campaign": Palin, no, Obama, yes

So whose experience is better? Every fringe party runs a Presidential campaign and has a candidate. Obama's qualifications will match the candidates from the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the Green Party, the Peace Party, the American Independent Party.....have I left anyone out?

And why are the Dems comparing their number 1 with the Reps number 2? Doesn't that say something?

Mr. and Mrs. Palin are people like us and it's time we got a voice in Washington. Only 2 weeks ago Mr. Palin was working the night shift on the North Slope. What other spouse can claim to be like us?

RING, Ann Arbor, MI

Fri. 09/05/08 08:40 AM

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I guess George Bullard didn't really watch CNN last night. Every commentator and analyst save one were a died in the wool Democrat. I've never seen Wolfe be so partisan. And Donna whatshername never can be objective. King and Anderson are certainly not objective reporters. It seems that if you're going to have Dems cover the DNC then you should at least have a panel of Reps to cover the RNC. CNN is in the tank for Obama and it shows. They didn't even try to hide it. And I don't even want to talk about Larry King and his panel of Dems. Where is fair and balanced? Not on CNN!

RING, Ann Arbor, MI

Thu. 09/04/08 10:22 AM

Michelle Obama

The attacks against Palin included statements about her child-rearing, motherhood, her special-needs baby, etc. Michelle made a political statement in a political environment. Hypocrisy on the Dems on this one.

The extent of Obama's executive experience has been 'community organizer' and 'running a Presidential campaign'. If that's all it took, we would have thousands, if not millions, of people just as qualified as Obama. Real executive experience would include elected government positions such as mayor, governor; running a business, heading large organizations such as committees on oil, etc. Obama truly is a light-weight in this area. Hypocrisy on the Dems and media on this one.

RING, Ann Arbor, MI

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