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A reader writes: I don't see how you can rationally say that picking Palin is unserious but picking Obama is serious. Neither one has a ton of experience. But Palin’s experience is mostly executive, and Obama’s experience is all legislative.  That cuts in her favor.  Moreover, ...
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Thinking about attacking Sarah Palin
TigerHawk — ... and scroll down to get a sense of it.) The question for Democrats will be how best to make this point. There is the obvious problem that it reminds people that in Barack Obama they have nominated somebody of very little experience as well. Andrew Sullivan believes that any comparison between the two of them is "ludicrous," arguing that beating the Clintons constitutes experience, or at least demonstrates Obama's abilities, and there is truth in that. We will soon see whether Palin has similar, or at least comparable, abilities. The early evidence is that she is an ...

Andrew Sullivan’s Sexist Attacks on Sarah Palin
Patterico's Pontifications — ... In another post, Sullivan responds to comparisons between Palin’s and Obama’s experience by arguing that Obama campaigned his way to the number one spot, and Palin didn’t. (Neither did Hillary, Andrew.) Sullivan then lets loose with this shining example of patronizing condescension: ...

BECAUSE OF THE HYPOCRISY!
protein wisdom — Time to keep a running list of Sarah Palin’s sins — lovingly gathered, mostly in crazed speculative form — by members of the Church of Diversity and Otherness coddling. 1) Alan Colmes : Poor prenatal care (waiting too long after her water broke to get to a hospital) on Palin’s part created a Downs baby 2) Andrew Sullivan , et al : “Concern” that Palin taking time away from the young defective she should have shitcanned (call it “compassionate eugenics”!) cause even more harm to the useless little drain on society that should never ...

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