When I woke up, one of the first things I found out was that John McCain had caught us all off-guard by reaching deep into left field for his VP pick...first-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. I don't think ANYONE expected that. And maybe that's why McCain picked her. I mean, who had even heard of her before this morning? Probably no one but the 670,053 residents of Alaska. That's about the population of the college town I live in during the school year. And I don't think the Mayor of Provo is qualified to be Vice President.
"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency." - Bill Burton, Obama campaign spokesman
As I broadcast industry-insider, I did enjoy watching the media scramble to come up with information and video about her, in an attempt to try to explain this inexplicable choice. It should be fun to see what happens in the next few days as we near the Republican National Convention.
The only thing I can say is that I, along with millions of others I'm sure were hoping his pick would be Mitt Romney. I fear this choice will help Obama win in a landslide, and this morning the Obama camp is drawing up a statement addressing the issues of bringing in someone "without experience" who is "under investigation in her own state" etc. Others note that choosing a woman as his running-mate may further help McCain attract those disgruntled voters that still support Hillary Clinton.
Only time will tell what the repercussions of this choice will be, but I am now mentally preparing myself for 4 years under a democratic Presidency.
1 comment:
"reached deep into left field"
Considering she's Republican, I would say he actually reached deeply into "right field."
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