Comments on: Biden Needs Remedial History Course

By: Burdog

Burdog — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:03:08 +0000

“Because Palin has a lot more to prove about her background and experience than Biden does.”

“…it’s just an understandable slip of the tongue after endless and exhausting days of campaigning.”

These two quotes sum up the level ignorance and standards to which the American public has fallen. Of the four candidates on the two tickets, Palin is the only one with the PROPER experience. She’s the only one with Executive Branch experience from a state with a Foreign Policy. As for the other three…well, let’s just say any Obama supporter (143 days) shouldn’t consciously bring up the word ‘experience’ when trying to promote their candidate. Finally, I’m tired of not holding the candidates to a higher standard. Don’t you think there with be “endless and exhausting days” in the White House? What kind of “slip” can we afford there?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:37:30 +0000

Fine … vet the candidates on their experience and their stand on the issues. I agree with you that we still need to know more about Palin than we do Biden. My point is that every little misstatement made by Palin or McCain (as well as the current president) are treated like sure signs of a low IQ or at least a loose grasp of the facts. When Obama or Biden do the same thing (we have 57 states, FDR was President in 1929, we use breathalyzers for those with asthma), it’s just an understandable slip of the tongue after endless and exhausting days of campaigning.

By: Catherine (Sarah's sister)

Catherine (Sarah's sister) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:45:26 +0000

No, Sarah, I can’t tell you “that much more media attention would not have been made to this statement if made by Palin.” You know why? Because Palin has a lot more to prove about her background and experience than Biden does.
Yes, Biden can afford to be looser in his speech because of his long track record of experience. He can probably afford to be more flip in his comments than Obama can, actually.
And I’m guessing that he was meaning to make a comment about how FDR related to the American people during times of economic crisis, and that economic crisis was in part precipitated by the crash of ‘29…hence his inconsequential sloppy statement, which I think you have given way too much attention to already.