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This Just In: Sarah Palin Still Doesn’t Freaking Know What The Vice President Does
Firedoglake —
I know wingnuts aren't supposed to know jack about the US Constitution, but this is getting rigoddamndiculous. ...
Just When You Think Palin Can't Say Anything More Ignorant...
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
She does. File this under dumb. Read the Constitution, Mrs. Palin, the vice president is not the majority leader. ...
Me fail civics? That's unpossible!
Daily Kos —
... Anyway, the full interview, available at Think Progress, is actually chock full of squid ink b.s., proving once again that Sarah Palin rarely if ever knows the actual answer to even the simplest and most straightforward questions. ...
Would Palin Pass A Citizenship Test?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Here's the latest:
Q: Brandon Garcia wants to know, “What does the Vice President do?”
PALIN: That’s something that Piper would ask me! … [T]hey’re
in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in
there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will
make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom. The veep runs the Senate? ...
Sarah Palin: The Vice-President Is in Charge of the Senate
Comments from Left Field —
I never thought there could be a bright side to Sarah Palin running for vice-president, but turns out there is one: She could be a second grade teacher. That would be worse:
Click here to view the embedded video.
Via Think Progress.
Sarah Palin In Charge...
Swampland —
Sarah Palin truly is not a Washington insider. Per Think Progress, she told a local television station in Colorado (in response to a question from a third grader), that the Vice President is "in charge of the U.S. Senate, so if they want to they, can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes."
It is true that the Vice President is technically the President of the Senate. (Remember Dick Cheney's ...
No Sarah Palin, The Vice President is Not in Charge of Senate
PoliGazette —
... The interviewer read
a question for Palin
sent in by a third grade elementary student. The student, Brendan Garcia, asked what a vice president
does
. Palin’s answer: “That’s something that Piper would ask me! … they’re in charge of the United States Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.” ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... today for her "pro-America areas" remark from the other day. * On a related note, Palin still seems a little confused about the V.P.'s responsibilities. * Bush has stated his desire to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, but he's ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... , who wonders when pundits will press conservatives to move to the center. Though Palin told a Colorado news station that the vice president is "in charge" of the Senate, the Constitution limits the veep’s Senate role to breaking tie votes, writes Think Progress's Ryan Powers . Palin seems to be talking up a legislative role, which is curious since she has touted her executive experience, writes Daily Kos's ...
Epic Fail
Balloon Juice —
... a third grader at a local elementary school.
Q: Brandon Garcia wants to know, “What does the Vice President do?”
PALIN: That’s something that Piper would ask me! … [T]hey’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.
This is the second time that Governor Palin has tried and failed to explain the job that she’s running ...
Not as smart as a third grader
The Reaction —
... Actually... no. As Think Progress points out, the Constitution -- you know, the Constitution (not that she knows much about it) -- " ...
Mean and Dumb: You take a dirty campaign and add dumb to it
BlondeSense —
... than even President Bush. And she's pretty ill informed too : When asked by a third grader what the Vice President does, Palin replied, "[T]hey’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom." Don't they have a book like "Government for Dummies" that they can hand out to folks running for public office? I'll bet a lot of Americans think she's correct too. ...
Not as Smart as a Third Grader
The Democratic Daily —
... Actually… no. As Think Progress points out, the Constitution — you know, the Constitution (not that she knows much about it) — “ ...
Republican Andrea Tantaros Falsely Claims Vice President Is In Charge Of The Senate
News Hounds —
... Republican Andrea Tantaros made herself look ridiculous trying to defend Sarah Palin's erroneous understanding of the role of the Vice President. On Monday, Palin incorrectly stated that the Vice President is in charge of the Senate. In fact, other than to break a tie, the vice president presides over the Senate only on ...
Friday McBush/McSame Bashing (Home Stretch Edition)
Discourse.net —
... freeloader.
Political Animal, A wardrobe for the Real America
Tuesday
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ThinkProgress, Palin Claims The Vice President Is ‘In Charge Of The U.S. Senate’ ...
Palin Gets VP Job Description Wrong Again; Van Susteren Gives Her A Pass
News Hounds —
... This is at least the second time Palin has wrongly described the job for which she is campaigning. Earlier in October, she incorrectly stated that the vice president "is in charge of the U.S. Senate." ...
Palin Takes Another Shot At Outlining Role Of VP: ?They?ve Got To Be Exclusively?Administrative?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... In a recent interview, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) claimed that the vice president was “in charge of the United States Senate.” She added that she was excited to “make a lot of good policy changes.” As ThinkProgress reported, her claim was contradicted by the Senate Parliamentarian’s office and the U.S. Constitution. Yesterday in an interview […] In a recent interview, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) claimed that the vice president was “ in charge of the United States Senate .” She added that she was excited to “make a lot of good policy changes.” As ThinkProgress reported, her claim was ...
Projections, Hallucinations, and Sarah Palin
The Mahablog —
... Whether she’s “dumb” I cannot say. She probably does have considerable native intelligence or she wouldn’t have gotten as far as she got. However, she shares with our recent president George W. Bush a pathological incuriousity about the world. During the 2008 presidential campaign she revealed more than once that her knowledge of how the federal government works, including what a vice president does, barely rose to the level of “superficial.” ...
Demystifying The Media's Take On Budget Reconciliation
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Remember last October, when Sarah Palin said that the Vice President was "in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better?" So many pundits made fun of her, for getting something so basic about the government so wrong! Many of the same people will soon be telling you that laws that pass with merely 51 votes are lesser laws than those that pass with huge majorities. This premise is significantly more inane than what they ridiculed Sarah Palin for saying. ...
