Top McCain Adviser: Palin Will Learn National Security From McCain Before He Keels Over

[jefferson_dem]

Top McCain Adviser: Palin Will Learn National Security From McCain Before He Keels Over
By Greg Sargent - August 30, 2008, 1:14PM

We already noted this in today's roundup, but if anything deserves its own thread, this one does.

Check out how a top McCain adviser is now defending the decision to put Sarah Palin within reach of controlling the most powerful military in human history, despite McCain's own frequent claim that national security experience is essential in our next commander-in-chief...

Mr. McCain's advisers said Friday that Mr. McCain was well aware that Ms. Palin would be criticized for her lack of foreign policy experience, but that he viewed her as exceptionally talented and intelligent and that he felt she would be able to be educated quickly.

"She's going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he'll be around at least that long," said Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain's top advisers, making light of concerns about Mr. McCain's health, which Mr. McCain's doctors reported as excellent in May.

Um, how reassuring. Better start cramming quick, Ms. Palin, the master's wisdom may not be accessible for much longer, and tragically, no one has yet thought to write it down for posterity...

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[Catch22Dem]

1. I'm still trying to figure out what the fuck HE knows about nat'l security

Seriously. 100 year war in Iraq and "bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran" is not the stuff of experts.

[janx]

2. Dear God.

I have never seen anything so pathetic in politics! It has only been a day or so, and they're already insulting her! :rofl:

[still_one]

3. How to win nuKlear war 101 /nt

[JBoy]

6. But first, let me tell you about Czechoslovakia and the Iraq/Pakistan border.

[still_one]

12. It is a HUGE border!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL /nt

[YDogg]

4. my ghod, that's not much of an endorsement of mccain and his health

[Phredicles]

16. No shit - "Most doctors think he'll be around that long [4 years]"???

That was probably more revealing than he intended, I'd say. Damn.:wow:

[liberal N proud]

5. Oh dear God

Help us all

[Vinca]

7. The next 4 years?? What if it's the next 4 minutes?? That's the problem. nt

[maseman]

8. NATIONAL SECURITY FOR IDIOTS -By John McSame

Ok...on page 135 it says...

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. "At the foot the Master" sounds like a slave analogy

I've seen better analogies of a teacher/student relationship.

[Retrograde]

10. sounds more religious to me

receiving wisdom from the Son of God himself. Just like the first apostles.

[goodgd_yall]

23. Or a yogi-Guru relationship

That's the one I thought of.

[yourguide]

11. I bet Palin is gone in 30 days or less.

[AzDar]

13. Talk about the blind leading the blind...with apologies to the blind.

[RagAss]

14. Our kids will be marching on Moscow by 2010....

mark these fucking words !!

[oviedodem]

15. She better learn quick b/c in approx. 32 days she gets to have a conversation with Biden

[CitizenPatriot]

17. gals, we've shattered the glass ceiling

"at the foot of the master "

SARCASM

[janx]

18. How much more insulting can they get? n/t

[hasssan1]

19. There are online courses that they can teach you how to be U.S.A Vp in 6 Months. Cheap too

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[stray cat]

20. So she is an intern?

[goodgd_yall]

21. I'm not surprised that's their answer to those concerns

Thinking about how they would address that, it's the kind of answer that came to mind.

"She's going to learn....at the foot of the master" :rofl: Yeah, she's be singing "bomb bomb bomb, bomb-bomb Iran" when she's done with her apprenticeship.

[gemlake]

22. Will he teach her about the Iraq-Pakistan border?

or Czechoslovakia? Lessons in stupidity.