Cindy McCain: Palin knows foreign policy because ‘Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.’ (flag)

thinkprogress.org — Today on ABC’s This Week, Cindy McCain tried to rebut the criticism that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) has no national experience by taking a talking point from Fox’s Steve Doocy . McCain pointed to the fact that Palin’s state is near Russia: STEPHANOPOULOS: But she has no ...

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The Palin-Maginot Line
Balloon Juice — And you thought TBOGG was kidding. Take it away, Cindy McCain: STEPHANOPOULOS: But she has no national security experience. McCAIN: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at stake here. And let us not forget Canada! Hey, what the hell. It worked with Bush and Mexico. Might as well run the whole Russia ...

Proximity to Russia is irrelevant
Political Animal — ... .") This morning, Cindy McCain made the exact same argument , telling George Stephanopoulos, in response to a question about national security experience, "[R]emember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It's not as if she doesn't understand what's at stake here." Has Palin ever been to Russia? No. Has she ever demonstrated any expertise on U.S. policy towards Russia? No. Does she have any background in international relations at any level? No. But for Republicans, the fact that she's lived near Russia is somehow a qualification for national office. The ...

Cindy McCain, dimwit
The Reaction — ... upcoming pity play on today's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Basically, she claims to be "offended" at the criticism of her husband for not knowing how many houses he owns. It's really, really hard being a wealthy heiress, after all. But that wasn't the only example of Cindy's dimwittery on display. In response to Stephanopoulos's point that Sarah Palin "has no national security experience," she said this: You know, the experience that she comes from is ...

I’m An EXPERT In Foreign Policy, Mexico And Latin America
The Moderate Voice — I know more about it than John McCain or Barack Obama or anyone working in the State Department in Washington or anyone who teaches at Harvard or Yale. I’m an expert. I must be because I live here in San Diego. ...

Cindy McCain Is a Ditz
Comments from Left Field — ... I do hope it’s not too terribly sexist of me to say that; I can’t help myself. She thinks that Sarah Palin is experienced in national security and foreign policy because she lives in Alaska, and Alaska is close to Russia (emphasis in original): ...

A Day in the Nonsense of Cindy McCain
The Moderate Voice — ... presidency. Obama’s criticism is hardly unfair, and Cindy’s pity play, the whining of the wealthy, is simply ridiculous, evidence of a character corrupted by a massive inheritance and a life lived in many houses and on many easy streets. ********** But that wasn’t the only example of such dimwittery on display. In response to Stephanopoulos’s point that Sarah Palin “has no national security experience,” she said this: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s ...

Palin’s Russia Experience
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... Russia is ridiculous and borders on a SNL skit to suggest that it conveys foreign policy bona fides on Palin. And yes, I know that Mrs. McCain didn’t specifically say that Palin has directly interacted with Russia, but she is clearly suggesting that geographic proximity to the hinterlands of Russia means that Palin has some operative understanding of the politics of Russia’s international behavior. This is something of a stretch, shall we say. h/t: Think Progress.

Is Tax Policy Important To You? And What About Character Traits Like Honesty And Integrity?
DownWithTyranny! — ... In all the hubbub over McCain's reckless selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate and Bush's slash-and burn, though, alas, retroactive, ...

Judgment, Experience, Honor, Country: McCain’s Epic Palin Fail
Firedoglake — ... pick a running mate who doesn't embarrass yourself, your country, your dignity and your honor. Don't pick a candidate whose family and staff leaned on one of her direct reports to fire a guy who had a messy divorce with her sister, then fired the direct report and replaced him with a guy with a sexual harassment history who lasted only two weeks but got a nice severance. Don't pick a candidate whose foreign policy experience is based on her state's proximity to Russia. Don't pick a candidate to shore up your rapidly peeling-away base, ...

Ah, The Irony That Is Labor Day
Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness — Ah, The Irony That Is Labor Day In honor of bullet-point #2... The proliferation of reality shows and greenlit movie remakes during the recent writers' strike has made slightly humorous pop-culture criticism almost superfluous. Not to be outdone, one of the 1.3 major political parties... the grand old one, I think... is working to make sure that the I cannot plumb the depths of near-insanity to produce lo-quality parody or commentary. For instance: -------------- 1. Stephanopoulos : But (Governor Palin) has no national security experience. Cindy McCain : You know, the ...

Rove: Bush Had Foreign Policy Experience Because Texas Is Near Mexico
News Hounds — ... Just as Cindy McCain laughably suggested that Sarah Palin knows foreign policy because Alaska is near Russia, Karl Rove insisted to Alan Colmes last night that George W. Bush had foreign policy experience as governor of Texas because Texas is on the Mexico border. Rove also tacitly admitted that John McCain picked Palin for “political” reasons. It was another discussion in which Palin’s corruption investigation and many of her other shortcomings as a candidate were conveniently overlooked. With video. ...

Alaska Delegate: Palin Has Dealt With Mongolia and Iceland
The Latest on Air America — ... Feeling humorous himself, when asked if Alaska's proximity to Russia made Palin more prepared for national office, as some supporters have suggested, Stepovich asked, “If you stand next to Einstein, does that make you a genius?” ...

Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday
Daily Kos — From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Welcome to Osmosis University! Last week the Republican party rolled out a line of logic that instantly raised America's IQ by several points. Fox News's Steve Doocy and John McCain's wife, Cindy, explain... Mr. Doocy:  "But the other thing about [Sarah Palin], she does know about international relations because she is right up there in Alaska right next door to Russia." Mrs. McCain: "You know, the experience that she ...

Does Sarah Palin know how many countries she has visited?
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... benefit of Sarah Palin's nomination is that we are learning more about Alaska. Well, other than Ted Stevens (indicted) and Don Young (investigated) are the state's senior politicians. But we are also realizing what we don't know. Steve Doocy, "Fox and Friends" "But the other thing about her, she does know about international relations because she is right up there in Alaska right next door to Russia." Cindy McCain on ABC-TV "...the experience that she comes from is what she's done ...

Feedback In The Echo Chamber
Balloon Juice — ... “You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at stake here.” [Cindy McCain, 8/31/08] ...