A blog written by Manchester College students studying the 2008 presidential campaign.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sarah Palin scares me.

The elitist political party bosses of the past are supposedly dead and gone, and control of the “political machine” has been given over to the citizens of the United States of America. But WHO, then, is shielding Sarah Palin from the public eye?

Although the pressures of the General Election are pressing down with full weight, it seems as though Palin is still fulfilling (or at least, attempting to do so) her preprimary “Surfacing” functions. Journalists, citizens, both Democrats and Republicans alike are calling out Sarah Palin on her inability to demonstrate fitness for office.

Yes, Sarah Palin can be endearing even. I won’t argue that those trademark glasses do indeed look good on her. She also has a vagina, but that fact alone will not command any support from me, nor would I hope a matter of sheer biology to be the most influential factor for any other female voters out there.

The fact of the matter is this: "Palin's recent interviews with Charles Gibson (ABC News), Sean Hannity (Fox News) and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate who is clearly out of her league."

Even Jack Cafferty was stunned during live CNN coverage concerning Palin’s “failed” interview with Katie Couric. “If John McCain wins,” says Caffetry, “ this woman will be one 72 year old’s heartbeat away from being President of the United States…and if that doesn’t scare the hell out of you, it should.”

I don't know about you all, but I can't wait to watch this week's vice-presidential debate.

1 comment:

Heather said...

I totally agree with you.If McCain did kick the bucket Sarah would be our president and that scares me. I know many republicans just adore her or think of her as attractive but we need a commander in cheif that knows what many people go through on a day to day basis.