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McCain Makes History!
Daily Kos — ... Congratulations, Senator McCain! Your wise exercise of judgment in picking Sarah Palin as your running mate will go down in the history books!   ...

Manifestly unserious
Political Animal — ... be crossed for expediency's sake, no matter how strong the temptation. McCain was asked a while back about what he'd look for in a running mate. He said the "key" is to find the person "most prepared to take my place" in the event of a crisis. McCain spent the ensuing months with a motto: "Country first." I don't doubt for a moment that Sarah Palin is a nice person and probably a competent Alaskan governor. But she also has the thinnest background of any candidate for national office since 1908 . Is McCain willing, with a straight face, to argue that Palin is the single "most ...

A Dangerous Game
TalkLeft — Georgia10 plays, citing this article: "I think [Sarah Palin] is the most inexperienced person on a major party ticket in modern history," said presidential historian Matthew Dallek. That may well be. But isn't it true that a presidential historian could ALSO say, if asked: I think Barack Obama is the most inexperienced person on the top of a major party ticket in modern history. There is a reason Abraham Lincoln is invoked by Obama supporters, as Al Gore did, because you have to go back ...

Palin - Not The Most Inexperienced
Flopping Aces — ... This is simply so ignorant you have to laugh: John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era. So unconventional was McCain’s choice that it left students of the presidency literally “stunned,” in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency. “Being governor of a small state for less ...

Too Bad JibJab Did Their Latest Video Before Anyone Outside of Alaska And Idaho Had Ever Heard Of Sarah Palin
DownWithTyranny! — ... OK, I'm taking a 12 hour break from discussing the historic Sarah Palin nomination... starting... now. Although I do want to point to one last story before the 12 hour cease fire kicks in: Jim Vandehei and John Harris' ...

Politico Pushes Palin Inexperience Criticism Citing Obama-backing Historians
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... When I went to check out at about 10 p.m., I found the following update appended to their August 30 article, "Scholars question Palin credentials.": ...

Casual Researchers Question Politico’s Ethics
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... The headline from The Politico screams: Scholars question Palin credentials . A quick excerpt: John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era. So unconventional was McCain’s choice that it left students of the presidency literally “stunned,” in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency. “Being governor of a small ...

The "real" Sarah Palin
The Reaction — ... I'm often critical of Le Politico, but at least they had the good sense to report this: "John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era." ...

Palin’s Lack of Experience Doesn’t Matter; Her Accomplishments Do
Comments from Left Field — Isn’t this exactly the same point Republicans dismissed when made about Obama? (Emphasis mine.) Palin has no experience in national office. Before becoming governor in December 2006, she served as a council member and mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, which had a population of slightly more than 5,000 during her time in office. Brad Blakeman, who ran the 1988 Republican convention for GOP nominee George H.W. Bush, turned the experience question on its head, suggesting accomplishments in office mean more than ...

EXTRA! Partisan Democrats Dislike McCain’s VP Pick; Politico Deems Them “Scholars”
Patterico's Pontifications — This Politico post is too much. John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era. Who are the “presidential scholars”? It turns out they are — surprise! partisan Democrats. At the verrrrrry end of the post we see this: UPDATE: After reading this article, the McCain campaign issued the ...

Least Qualified?
Rhymes With Right — Well, that is the assessment made of Sarah Palin by a number of historians . Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era. So unconventional was McCain’s choice that it left students of the presidency literally “stunned,” in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency. “Being governor of a small state for less than two years is not consistent with the normal criteria for determining who’s of presidential caliber,” said ...

The “Real” Sarah Palin
The Moderate Voice — ... I’m often critical of Le Politico, but at least they had the good sense to report this: “John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era.” ...

BECAUSE OF THE HYPOCRISY!
protein wisdom — ... at the choice. Is McCain serious ? This woman has virtually no experience! Unlike Obama — who, though he doesn’t have experience, cannot be held responsible for such a gaping hole in his resume. Institutional racism, you see. Experience is relative. It’s a black thing, you wouldn’t understand. Says Whitey. 8) The Politico reports , “Presidential scholars say [Sarah Palin] appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era.” …Well, other than Obama, it goes without saying. But just who are these “presidential ...

Top Ten Palin One-Liners
Discourse.net — ... If elected vice president, Palin would appear to have the least amount of experience in federal office or as a governor since John W. Kern, Democrat William Jennings Bryan’s 1908 running mate. ...

In The Context Of History
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The Palin pick does break the mold: "I think she is the most inexperienced person on a major-party ticket in modern history," said presidential historian Matthew Dallek. That includes Spiro T. Agnew, Richard Nixon's first vice president, who was governor of a medium-sized state, Maryland, for two years, and before that, executive of suburban Baltimore County, the expansive jurisdiction that borders and exceeds in population the city of Baltimore. It also includes George H.W. Bush's vice president, Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle, who had served ...

Choices, choices
The Reaction — ... is not sexist. It’s legitimate political commentary. Chiding McCain for extremely poor judgment in selecting the Alaska governor as his running mate is not sexist. Questioning the McCain camp’s ...