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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Everybody Hates Sarah.

A few posts ago, I put up two Obama-related videos, and in this post, I'm going to dive into US-politics again, because let's face it, it'll affect the course of the free-world, the economy, and our lives in general. Oh, and I've been watching too much of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, and even if those are "comedy" shows, I'd like to think I'm more equipped to comment on the circus that is American Politics than the average blogger.

Obama took a very conservative route by picking Joe Biden as his running-mate. Some people fear that a move is too typical of him, too smart, and goes against his message of "change". After all, Joe Biden has been senator for 20 over years, so what change can he bring about, some may ask.What the Obama camp wants to do is to cover-up his perceived "lack of experience", and also pander to the votes of older voters, I guess. It's a smart move, and he shouldn't be faulted for that.

McCain, on the other hand, does something which was...sort of expected, but is the most unexpected-expected move ever possible. He chose Sarah Palin. And just who is Sarah Palin? Now, I'm sure nobody really knew who Joe Biden was either, but that's from a Singapore perspective...if we were in America, we would have heard of Joe Biden. Sarah Palin on the other hand virtually unknown on all fronts! I gathered some info on her for you guys, so lap it up.

Sarah Fact #1
Sarah has been the Governor of Alaska for a mere year and a half. On top of being in the post for only a short time, Alaska is also (contrary to popular belief), a considerably small state, with a smaller basket of issues. Not wanting to belittle Alaska in this post, but do you think they face the same issues that states in America, and America as a whole face?

Sarah Fact #2
McCain only met her once, about six months ago at some convention. Is this enough to give McCain enough information to aptly judge her as a fitting running-mate?

Sarah Fact #3
Sarah Palin doesn't believe that Global Warming is caused by humans. What the...

Sarah Fact #4
Sarah Palin is pro-choice, which means she is against abortion. Come on, do we really need to regress in terms of our stand on this subject? Personally, I'm pro-choice on this case because I think people should be given the choice to decide whether to have children or not. In a society which is becoming more...sexually-active, for lack of a better term, what do you want to achieve with pro-life policies? You'll get unwanted pregnancies, and you know what they say about "pro-life-ist", "When you're in the womb, you're the priority, but once you're out, nobody cares,"

Sarah Fact #5
She's a creationist. Come the hell on! Again, creationism is not science. It's a pseudo-science. Why? Because it goes against the scientific method; it lacks proof, and whenever evidence against it is presented, it makes up some rubbish, as it had done so many times already.

Sarah Fact #6
Sarah Palin was a former-beauty queen. OK, I for one don't think this matters, but this was on the front page of The Sunday Times today. On the front page read "Sarah Palin was a beauty queen". Seriously? What the heck am I supposed to draw from that headline? It's so sexist and stereotypical that it's laughable. It's like saying "Barack Obama played basketball". It's a headline which plays to the stereotype of beauty means no brains, which I take offense to, because I'm a beautiful creature.

Ahh, I'm fully aware I'm quite biased with the "facts" I chose to put up. Granted, she may be have been amiable as the Governor of Alaska, and may have even done a good job, but is she ready for the Vice-Presidential seat? Looking at her credentials, definitely not. Maybe she'll step up in the coming weeks of Debate, and media coverage, but for now, we can conclude that McCain made a bad decision.

Then why did McCain pick Palin in the first place? The most obvious guess is that he wanted someone who may be seen as "fresh", "energetic" and filled with "vigour". In contrast to Obama's speeches, his has been...dead and tired, and his views as well has been considered as archaic. "More of the same" is what McCain is labeled, and with Palin's pick, he may have wanted to dispel it. But did he really? Palin's an unknown with little credentials and experience. She brings more harm to his campaign than anything else.

It's been said that McCain picked Palin to get Clintonnites, but he cant' be that naive, can he? Other than the fact that she's a woman, almost every single of Palin's stance on issues opposes Clinton's.

C'mon lah, can use your brain abit anots, McCain? I spoke lots about Palin, but this pick also puts into question McCain's decision-skills. Do they exist?

Wow. That's it for me. I'm out. I'm by no means qualified to rattle off like how I did, I know. We're still a long ways to the elections, and in that time, the only way McCain can win is if Palin dispels all the controversy surrounding her, and establish herself as someone inspiring, and fresh, just as Obama did, which is unlikely.

Obama-Biden, for life.

2 Comments:

  • GG mccain

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:34 PM  

  • now he can't bash obama for inexperience any longer.

    capture disgruntled hillary supporters? not happening.

    election over.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:02 AM  

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