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Video: Matt Damon Condemns Sarah Palin


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Can it be that Sarah Palin is not qualified enough for running for VP? Just a guess...

Video: Matt Damon Condemns Sarah Palin

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anxkrm9uEJk&eurl=[/youtube]



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Could it be Matt Damon is

Could it be Matt Damon is not qualified enough to render an intelligent opinion on Sarah Palin? Just a guess...

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One thing that is odd.

Critics complained that Dick Cheney was part of an old boy network in Washington and that is how he got the  nomination for VP.

Joe Biden is part of a similar old boy network in Washington. That is how he got his nomination.

Palin is not part of an old boy network in Washington. (In fact, she took on her party, like McCain, to get things done.)

She got the nomination because she is a sitting governor and a popular one.

 Cheney and Biden have expertise in foreign affairs. Palin has expertise in excutive duties,  working with other governors and oil.

Assuming, as usual, a sitting President will seve out his full term, which expertise is going to matter more for a VP in the next administration?



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Joe Biden arguably has a

Joe Biden arguably has a significant track record in foreign affairs having served in congress longer than McCain. In fact, he was first elected when Palin was in the second grade. Yet, even he disputes whether he is the best qualified for Obama's VP...right before he invited a wheel-chair bound colleage to stand and be recognized.  Is THIS the best the Dems have against Palin?

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Two Facts:

1)The President and his appointed Secretary Of State usually run foreign affairs.                                                             

2) Putting Biden on the Demcratic ticket underscores that Obama has no ability whatsoever in this very important field.

Criticism of Palin own lack of experience in foreign affairs ignores both facts.

Scary.

(BTW: As for Biden's judgement, he voted against the Alaska Pipeline li 1974. Can you imagine where the US economy would be if his vote had carried the issue?)

It is safe to guess that McCain will serve out his term and that Palin will be put to her best use in her own field.




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Video: Matt Damon Condemns

I think it's important to keep the following in mind when reflecting on Matt Damon's comments on Sarah Palin, and his other forays into political commentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTzyU5MFgM

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