By: dean

dean — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:41:56 +0000

Biden’s knowledge of foreign affairs and how he employs that knowledge are 2 entirely different things. He can’t keep his foot out of his mouth long enough to engage in the diplomatic process.

By: Daniel F. Vojir

Daniel F. Vojir — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:11:55 +0000

Prof. Throckmorton:
Yes, I confess that I used some material from ThinkProgress for my post. Thank you for requesting the source. I will also try hold ThinkProgess accountable in relations to the Special Olympics funding.
One of the problems I have with Sarah Palin, however, is that she has not answered satisfactorily many of the accusations that are prevalent in blogs like ThinkProgress. The fact that the McCain campaign has kept her from the mainstream press from the beginning requires skepticism from the entire nation.
Call me old-fashioned, but I consider Sarah Palin a politician first and foremost. To me, all politicians are guilty until proven innocent.
In addition, I didn’t like her tone concerning “community organizers”. I come from Chicago: a community organizer for the South Side of Chicago (not including Hyde Park) is subject to problems the Governor of Alaska has never seen: the South and West sides of Chicago are amongst the worst inner-city ghettos of the country. To my knowledge, Palin has never even seen an inner city.
One comparison that never seems to make the headlines, but I think should be addressed is the matter of foreign relations. Under our Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler aka The Diplomatic Dimwit, the efforts of American diplomats over the past fifty years have been erased. Foreign countries either fear us or laugh at us. Now look at the duos: Obama-Biden or McCain- Palin. Which would you chose to represent you? We got into a disastrous war because our President didn’t know a thing about the country he wanted to invade. In fact, every time he steps off of Air Force One, you know from the look on his face that he doesn’t even know where the hell he is! (And an intense, twenty-minute briefing en route never seems to help either).
Look at the duos again: Obama has a good working knowledge of different cultures and Biden has unimpeachable knowledge of foreign affairs. McCain is too hard line to consider any avenues of diplomacy with foreign aggressors and Palin’s personal and professional life has been spent absolutely oblivious to events/cultures outside of Alaska (“I heard in the news about it…”). We need leaders to be exceptional diplomats, not dimwits who, when they put their (our) best foot forward, it lands in cow patties in Crawford, Texas. We need diplomats and we need them NOW!
Again, thanks for reading and commenting on my blog.
DanV

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