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- RadioKBWS, on 10/21/2008, -12/+207Jesus, this idiot can't even correctly answer what the responsibilities of the office she's running for would be. I guess they'll say Brandon the 3rd Grader is part of the mean old 'Gotcha' Media.
- pennsykid2000, on 10/21/2008, -15/+188I wonder if she could even pass a high school civics test. Maybe she said this to make Colin Powell look good for saying she was unprepared. I hope someone asks her to spell "potato (e)".
- angrykev, on 10/21/2008, -9/+155Really?
- oldugly2, on 10/21/2008, -11/+131Way to go McCain, nice vetting. geeeezussss.... A moron in the VP slot because why? Oh yeah the mavericky soul thing.
the Republican party, John McCain, has this old, contradictory & old, republican atheist praying.
God help us all... - cheesegypsy, on 10/21/2008, -11/+125Has this woman ever seen a copy of the Constitution, much less read it? I really thought she couldn't seem any dumber, but I stand corrected. No, seriously, I am sitting here in absolute awe at her stupidity. No, really. Do they not teach civics in Wasilla? Did she not take any classes on American government in high school? An old conservative friend of mine who worked in the Nixon and Reagan administrations would always carry a copy of the constitution in his pocket. Always. Every day he went to work it was just like pulling his pants on. At one time there were smart conservatives, conservatives who thought the Constitution was an important document, not something to shred or subvert. Palin is the worst kind of ignorant idiot, because she is obviously a capable politician, and maybe even intellectually capable. But she is not intellectually curious!!!!! That is a dangerous combination. She is the epitome of the religious right. They are so sure of their positions, so confident in their righteousness, but they are afraid to read anything besides their bible for fear of becoming apostate. Sad.
- nycjap, on 10/21/2008, -6/+82Chris Matthews just called her statement "delusional".
Pew! Pew! - bychance, on 10/21/2008, -10/+72And people like her?
(I guess it'd be too elitist to know what a vice president does). - nuorigin, on 10/21/2008, -7/+55I wonder if she'll let me be the king of Maryland if she is elected?
- BabushkaBlue, on 10/21/2008, -4/+51Who picked this woman to be VP, anyway?
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...................................,Oh Boy - jdduran, on 10/21/2008, -8/+54The Vice Prez also is in charge of the yearly White House Pageant, so she should be good at that, right?
- maynineteen, on 10/21/2008, -9/+52hahaha oh my god.
- charm803, on 10/22/2008, -2/+42BREAKING NEWS: THE ONION IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
The Onion wrote a story two days ago:
"Third grader stumps Gov. Palin with question: What does the Vice President do?"
Unfortunately, life has imitated satire and the Onion will be making cuts all across the board.
Film at eleven. - Meadow113, on 10/21/2008, -7/+44Clearly Bush has been filing her in.
- infodoc1, on 10/22/2008, -7/+41 Maybe as consolation, Obama will name her "Secretary of Keepin' an Eye on Putin"
- t3hmyth, on 10/22/2008, -7/+39CONSTITUTION, DO YOU READ IT!?
- jeffmcneill, on 10/22/2008, -4/+33Um no, they are not
- NYCdowntown, on 10/21/2008, -12/+41Can someone send her to Alaska for the next 14 days, I feel sorry for the republicans I mean they are smarter than this...
- stonecircle, on 06/11/2009, -8/+34Sarah, are you smarter than a third grader?
- Arishia, on 10/21/2008, -3/+27I thought they were strict constructionists.... um errr.....??
It's not like she hasn't been corrected recently and repeatedly on this, Some people just don't learn. Looks like Palin might be one of them. - Gerz1219, on 10/22/2008, -0/+23The problem is not so much the "[T]hey're in charge of the U.S. Senate." part, so much as the rest of the sentence: "...so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom."
The Vice President can't "really get in there with the senators" and affect policy. That not what the Vice President does, and it's not what the Vice President has ever done. Palin's comments imply a view of the Vice President as some kind of Super-Senator who can override the Senate Majority Leader and make changes to legislation at a whim. And I don't think I'm exaggerating or purposely misinterpreting here, because Palin was so specific about "policy changes."
And besides, Vice Presidents have usually not even had a serious say in policy within the executive branch. It's traditionally a ceremonial role that involves going to dinner parties and ribbon cutting ceremonies that are not important enough for the president to attend, while staying up to date on current events just in case the president happens to die. - LouiseCalabro, on 10/21/2008, -9/+31Vote Obama & Biden to save us from this unqualified lady!
- BowieX, on 10/22/2008, -3/+25I *AM* THE SENATE!!
- Gerz1219, on 10/22/2008, -0/+21That's an insult to Dan Quayle, who had spent 12 years in Congress when he became Vice President, and understood well that his new office was not part of the legislative branch.
- thelif, on 10/22/2008, -6/+26Let's say if I were a doctor, which of these are relevant?
1)I forget my neighbor's name when I see him in the morning
2)I left some milk out on the counter
3)I think that the heart is located on the foot - GlassAgate, on 10/22/2008, -4/+24Constitution of the United States
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitu ...
Enjoy.
Sarah, if you're reading this, you had better study this. - roccanet, on 10/22/2008, -10/+29Sarah Palin is about as sharp as a bowling ball with no holes
- DDayDawg, on 10/22/2008, -2/+21"But the vp IS in charge of the senate
How is this front-page news?"
No, the VP is "President" of the Senate, but in no way "in charge". VP has a VERY limited role.
That's not the part that gets me, it's the part talking about policy. The VP is the President of the Senate, but the ONLY role is to break a tie vote. As part of the Executive Branch (no matter what Dick Chaney says) the separation of powers prevents the Vice-President from getting directly involved in the creation of legislation. This get's blurred a good bit inside the beltway but still, she should not have answered the question that way. - Altron21, on 10/22/2008, -1/+19Correction, they should be smarter than this... McCain and Palin are a joke... MTV might as well be in charge of this election with all the retarded ***** coming from these two...
- JJVegas77, on 10/22/2008, -2/+20The VP only has the power to vote when there is a tie.
- Will1313, on 10/21/2008, -5/+23she's a DOLT...
- opticwind, on 10/22/2008, -5/+22Um, to be fair, she's not WAY off. VP also acts as President of the Senate. However it's true that she would have no affect on the actual passage and editing of legislation other than the ability to cast a tie-vote or control procedural matters.
- Danielshapiro, on 10/22/2008, -2/+18Potatoe.
- financedude2, on 10/22/2008, -0/+16If only there were somebody running with a Harvard Law degree.
- angrykeyboarder, on 10/22/2008, -3/+19Apparently McCain believes that basic knowledge of civics isn't a necessity for those who are a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
- bayoumonroe, on 10/22/2008, -4/+19RE: "Has this woman ever seen a copy of the Constitution, much less read it?"
"Do they not teach civics in Wasilla?"
"Did she not take any classes on American government in high school?"
Guess what? It is even worse than your realize---Anybody remember what she took in college?
She got a bachelors degree in Journalism and a minor in Political Science!
Yes, you heard correctly...Political Science! "You Betch'ca!"
"All that school'n and she don't know nuthin 'bout no government."
The college that handed her that worthless diploma should ask for it back! They made a mistake. - wonderlandpr, on 10/22/2008, -4/+19SERIOUS TIMES DEMAND SERIOUS ANSWERS AND VICE PRESIDENTS WHO ARE BETTER THAN A CARTOON.
No matter the gaffes Biden makes, everyone knows he is completely capable of running the country or standing in for Barack.
Palin can't even identify her own job description.
The terrorists must be filling out GOP voter registrations to get her into a place of power.
God help us. - eir574, on 10/22/2008, -2/+17True, but as president of the senate, the vice president is entitled to cast tie breaking votes and to handle certain procedural matters. It's merely a matter of modern convention that the latter function is handed over to another person as a way of respecting the balance of powers in the government. If Palin thinks that balance of power should be shifted more towards the administration, I'm concerned about that even if she can do it legally.
In addition, presiding over procedural matters in the senate is not quite the same thing as controlling it. It is not meant to be another arm of the executive branch. - Bagrad, on 10/22/2008, -7/+21I'm still wondering how she did not throw her feces on Biden at the VP debate.
- MindyB, on 10/22/2008, -1/+14IN NAME ONLY! The Vice President is only there to break a tie, that is it. That is the extent of the involvement. The Vice President has no say as to procedures or rules in the Senate. NADA
- rpad, on 10/22/2008, -4/+17She said, "so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes." How is that technically correct?
- gettophilosophr, on 10/22/2008, -5/+17The position of Vice President is first mentioned in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution. Article I defines the Legislative Branch. It reads as follows:
"The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States."
It then goes on--under Article II, on the Executive Branch--to define the VP's selection process (since radically changed...used to be whoever got 2nd in the election) and their role as the officer to take the office of President if the current President dies, resigns, is impeached, etc.
All that to say, while it would be erroneous to claim that the VP drafts legislation, it is not erroneous (though admittedly oversimplified) to say that the VP is "in charge of the US Senate". The VP *is* the President of the Senate, even though they are not allowed to vote.
Not tooting any candidate's horn here...just wanted to throw out that while her comment was oversimplified and incorrectly stated, it's not like she claimed the VP was in charge of the Supreme Court or something ***** insane like that. - Awesomecat, on 10/22/2008, -1/+13Have you voted?
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -4/+16None of those is the same thing as not knowing what the ***** the role of the office you're applying for is, and not being able to explain it correctly not once, but twice.
"But tell me, what is it that the VP does?"
"Just kidding guys, that was my attempt at a bad joke."
"The Vice President is in charge of the Senate. They can really get in there with the Senators and make a lot of good policy changes."
The Vice President is a tie-breaking vote, that's it. She doesn't even have the basics of this ***** down. - orlandogeek, on 10/22/2008, -3/+15Sorry, but she is wrong. The VP is only legally allowed to cast tie-breaking votes, not involve themselves in specifics of deciding which legislation is voted on or how the Senate votes on a bill.
- neocreo, on 10/22/2008, -0/+12"Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said, 'Vote for me. I'm an agent of change.' In 2004, I said, 'I'm not interested in change --I want to continue as president.' Every candidate has got to say 'change.' That's what the American people expect." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 5, 2008
I think Dubya is a paragon of typical republican brainiacs. - MindyB, on 10/22/2008, -3/+14President of the Senate IN NAME ONLY! And the only power they have is to BREAK A TIE IN THE SENATE. That is it. No role overseeing the Senate as she thinks it is, she is not "in charge of the Senate"! even 3rd graders know that!
She is a moron, and because she has no legal education, she wouldn't even be able to preside over procedural matters because you would need a good understanding of the law to do that! - johnnr2, on 10/22/2008, -1/+12anti-constitution
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