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Sun Aug-31-08 07:34 PM
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McSame knows nothing about economics. Nor does Palin. |
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Doesn't that scare people? Until this pick, EVERYONE was saying that McSame had to pick someone with economic experience. Even the corporate media can read polls, and they were all screaming for this.
Well, there is no more proof of their complicity with McSame that they have not raised this issue since Palin's selection.
The Dems must hit hard with this. Two economic dummies want to run the United States? This is truly frightening, and I will believe if we fight back with this alone, we will win.
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:37 PM
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1. Palin governs a state. I'm betting she knows a little bit about economics. |
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:40 PM
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4. A state with a population the size of Memphis, |
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and was mayor of a city of 8,000.
Yeah, she's ready for the big leagues.................
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:43 PM
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5. Oviously ready to run the economy of the US |
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:sarcasm: Jeez, I'm a woman and I would be absolutely appalled if expectations were dumbed down for me as they have been for this woman.
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:48 PM
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8. Alaska's foreign trade alone is a multi-billion dollar annual enterprise |
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I'm betting she knows a little about economics.
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:04 PM
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19. Alaska's economy is all about extracting and transporting petroleum. |
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Given the price of oil, it's no wonder the the numbers look big. But it's such a one-note economic profile that Palin's 18 months as governor don't imply anything about her economic knowledge -- other than her ability to suck up to Big Oil.
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:06 PM
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22. I think the fishing industry is also a big revenue item |
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:11 PM
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Besides which, oil & fish hardly constitute a diversified economy. Being governor of Alaska (which, again, she's only been for a year and a half) is not like being governor of Ohio or Pennsylvania. A state with fewer than 700,000 residents and a weirdly structured economy is not a good schoolroom.
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:18 PM
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24. True. And shes a zealot about tapping and increasing the revenue.. But implying that |
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Edited on Sun Aug-31-08 08:19 PM by wlucinda
a sitting governor has no knowledge of economics is silly, and it's one of those kind of blanket statements that tend to make me point out the counter. I'm contrary that way.
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:56 PM
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:49 PM
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9. Whats their annual budget? Revenue? |
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Edited on Sun Aug-31-08 07:51 PM by wlucinda
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:59 PM
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15. The only thing you are seeing is the rise of a barrel of oil, |
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The Alaskan economy pretty much runs itself and is dependent on the price of a barrel.
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:06 PM
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21. Yep. They are definitely an oil driven economy. |
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:44 PM
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6. she left her tiny town 20 million in debt, that's impressive! |
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:46 PM
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7. I still havent seen a link on that. Did you find any details? |
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:54 PM
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:56 PM
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12. Thats the same undocumented stuff that was floating around last night. I looked and never found any |
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support for the statement.
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:58 PM
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14. well you can check out google, have you done that yet? |
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:01 PM
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17. Yup. Thats why I asked if you'd seen anything. I looked last night and hadnt seen |
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anything that supported it. I've been doing other research today and hadnt gone back to it...
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:00 PM
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16. Hey - it's been at least 15 minutes since the last time you said "I'm betting |
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she knows a little about economics."
And I agree. She *does* know a little. Very little.
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:03 PM
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18. She knows how to balance the checkbook.... |
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:04 PM
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20. LOL. We'll just have to disagree about it. Lots to attack her on, but to |
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assume a sitting Gov doesnt know more than a bit about economics is pretty laughable to me.
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:19 PM
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:38 PM
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2. Well, trickle down voodoo economics doesn't require sophisticated spokespeople |
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Cut taxes on the rich and trust that they will invest their money in the country. That's the Republican pitch, year after year.
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Sun Aug-31-08 09:41 PM
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27. I'm sure she could repeat that |
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but if any real journalist is actually allowed to question her during this campaign, it might be pointed out that that philosophy is what got us into this mess.
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:38 PM
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3. That's why Mitt R-money was supposed to be a good fit. |
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Edited on Sun Aug-31-08 07:41 PM by Lastlaughin08
But Gramps threw everyone overboard to get some eye candy on the ticket.
He is a very screwed-up person.
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Sun Aug-31-08 07:57 PM
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13. They'll just let the corporate overlords tell them what to think and what to say. no problemo. ~nt~ |
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Sun Aug-31-08 08:38 PM
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26. McCain knows so little about economics that he has no right to state |
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keeping the tax cuts for the rich is his policy. He doesn't know if that is smart or devastating to the economy. He flies completely blind on that. He takes advice from GOP bigwigs on that.
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