To those who are devout followers of the Republican Party, I wish to remind you of one thing: Sarah Palin. Where did this woman come from and what is she going to do if she goes to Washington? Let us explore this question.
Sarah Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho. She is from Idaho, and therefore deserves some credit. Shortly thereafter, Palin moved to Alaska to be one of 650,000 residents that she would later come to govern. Palin grew restless of Alaska and graduated high school like the rest of us. She then decided it might be a good idea to go to college, so she returned to her Idahoan roots to pursue a degree in Journalism. Ironically enough, Palin never participated in the University of Idaho’s publishing department and many of her peers had never even heard of her. Needless to say, she was poor at networking, leading, and being involved. No one knew her name and she rarely became active in various aspects of campus life. After graduating, Palin jumped into the news casting occupation where she learned how to read cue cards, teleprompters and how to recite what people told her.
The Republican campaign began with attacks on Barack Obama for his lack of foreign policy experience and his youth. Mere months later, McCain elected a young female to fill the second-highest ranking seat in the United States government with only 8 years of government experience…in ALASKA. She governed less people in an entire state than Obama represented in one city. Her foreign policy experience extends so far as being able to see “Russia from [her] back porch.” Sarah Palin is by far the least credible governor in the United States of America. At least no one can bash her voting record because…SHE DOESN’T HAVE ONE!
I can only hope for everyone’s sake that Sarah Palin is never a commanding force in the nation’s leadership. Women’s rights funding will be cut and liberties will be lost. This “team of mavericks” will destroy America and all that we stand for by eroding the civil liberties we all treasure and hold dearly. So back away, Sarah: you obviously don’t belong in Washington.
- Bronwen Raff
Editor's note: Normally, this would be a discussion from both sides of the issue (Republican v. Democrat), but unfortunately our Republican representative failed to get his act together and respond to this post. Maybe next time he'll have something to say in opposition!