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...year, served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. Halcro said that his chief disappointment in the gubernatorial race was that the campaign lacked substance—a criticism he specifically directed toward Palin. “The fact is that Governor Palin??s message on issues never matured during the nine months that I was on the campaign trail with her,” Halcro said. “It didn’t have to because she was so good at populist appeals that she was never forced...
...Sarah Palin??s brief replies were similarly revealing. Her impressive verbal architecture ensured the maximum number of catchy phrases per minute; when there’s so much to say, who has time to conjugate verbs? And she did succeed in conveying her dedication (to buzzwords, if nothing else). When the moderator asked what each candidate considered to be his or her Achilles’ heel, Palin assured the audience of her “experience as an executive” and “connection to the heartland of America,” before conceding that...
Noting Sarah Palin??s support for the drilling, Burns said, “I think she’s the least qualified person in the history of the Republic to hold political office...
...around the Kennedy School, with Harvard University Police Department officers on hand to maintain order, less than five Alaska Klub members—out of the 60 members the Klub boasts—made it to the Quad. And the ones who were in attendance are not supporting Sarah Palin??s bid for vice president. “Somebody back home said a good metaphor for her as a leader is like a surfer waiting for the waves to come and just choosing one to ride in,” said Alaska Klub Co-President Timothy L.H. Treuer...
...We’ll find out soon enough whether Biden’s offensive jokes or Palin??s feeble mind surrendered the ten-second clip that lost either of their more able running mates the election. But just as last week’s show did nothing to advance the debate, except maybe exclude bracelets from future episodes, last night’s will do no more to put voters on the path toward making the right choice. The problem remains the same: a contest in which the rules are designed to save face will give...