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Can We Please Just Move On?
The Great Plains Observer — ... . So why exactly is Cindy McCain continuing to put forward that same argument and more importantly, does she think that we are that stupid? Asked about Palin’s national security experience, Cindy McCain could not come up with anything beyond the fact that, after all, her state is right next to Russia — so she surely knows a lot about that country. She added that Palin has “more experience than….” but  Stephanopoulos cut her off before she could say, for example, “Barack Obama” or maybe “others give her credit for.” And while we are discussing ridiculous talking points, could ...

How Stupid Is Cindy McCain?
Barack to the Future .::. A Barack Obama Blog — From HuffPost: Asked about Palin’s national security experience, Cindy McCain could not come up with anything beyond the fact that, after all, her state is right next to Russia. “You know, the experience that she comes from is, what she has done in government — and remember that Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.” She’s the second person to say this. The first was some idiot on Fix News. In my opinion, that makes this even worse. ...

"Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard"
The Reality-Based Community — ... Of course, it was a pretty silly claim in the first place, and the claim that the proximity of Alaska to Russia put Sarah Palin toe-to-toe with Vladimir Putin was silliness on stilts. But now the Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard tells the AP that, while the Governor oversees the Guard's domestic functions, he and Palin play no role in national defense activities, even when they involve the Alaska National Guard. The entire operation is under federal control, and the governor is not briefed on situations . [emphasis added] Nice try, fellas. Wanna try again? ...

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for September 2, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... … the fiscal conservatives, the social conservatives, the good government ethics people, all of whom had a problem with one or three of the candidates running in the primary. This is the first time everybody feels cohesive … If you really want to have a debate about experience, bring it on.”  Ahh the arrogance, “Bring it on”, where have we heard that supercilious statement before and what exactly did it bring on??? * * * “ Cindy McCain on ABC Today: Palin Has National Security Experience Because Alaska Is Close To Russia ”  “National Security Experience”???  “Because Alaska Is ...

Country First or Alaska First?
Daily Kos — ... This isn't about whether Sarah Palin "loves America" and certainly nobody is raising any questions about her patriotism.  Rather, this may raise questions about her priorities. When she was a member of the AIP in the 1990s, its motto was "Alaska First, Alaska Always." As her campaign slogan in 2006 for governor, Palin chose "Alaska First."  And as user pawlr points out, this "Alaska first" mentality appears to shade even her national candidacy: I am ... I am up to the task, of course, of ...

Palin Foreign Policy
democracyarsenal.org — ... The campaign is pretty thrilled with Palin’s national security experience. Cindy McCain stressed how Palin knows what she’s talking about because Alaska is near Russia. ...

Palin's Goal Tonight: No Potatoe
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... Under these circumstances, it will be imperative for Palin not to overreach. I would avoid any specific claims -- like her arguably false claim in Dayton on Friday that she opposed the Bridge to Nowhere -- that won't hold up to a FactCheck.org vetting. And I wouldn't make any assertion to expertise in foreign policy. A claim, for instance, along the lines of what Cindy McCain said the other day -- that Palin is a foreign policy expert because Alaska is close to Siberia -- will ring hollow even if articulated well, and if articulated poorly, could easily become her ...

Palin either lied or violated operational security about her son deploying to Iraq
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... , Iraq vet and a member of VoteVets. Funny that someone living so close to Russia doesn't know the rules about deploying our forces in the Middle East. Then again, perhaps they didn't cover that one yet in her ...

Chuck Todd Bombs on 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'
Politics Daily — ... Unfortunately for fans of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", they're not going to get any real expertise until Sarah Palin appears on a Russia-themed episode or Tom Tancredo is quizzed about ...