All we're seeing from the media with respect to the experience of Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are broad generalizations, blown out of proportion to a degree that would be comical were not the presidency such a critical matter. The link below shows how ridiculous it gets.
I'd like to see some comparisons like the one beneath the fold. I'm a luddite (but at least not a McCain) so I can't put it in the format that the link uses. Nevertheless, I think it makes its point.
Palin's Experience Trumps Obama's
MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE
Palin:
Less than two years Governor of Alaska, Pop. 680,000 (same as Ft.Worth,Tx)
Accomplishments:
* Approved a pipeline which will export oil and jobs to Canada
* Attempted to remove Polar Bears from Endangered Species List
* Cut taxes in a state that doesn't have any
* Proved the earth is indeed flat by proposing the teaching of creationism
in public schools and by denying man's influence on global warming
* Supported the principles of open government by denying a FOIA for emails on the basis of executive privilege - the open part is when she copied her husband, a private citizen, on these highly confidential emails
* Refused to accept the "bridge to nowhere," although she had promoted it, because Alaska would have had to pay $400 million to build it
* Exercised fiscal integrity by keeping all federal funds already allocated to Alaska for the purpose of building said bridge to nowhere
* Advanced the cause of justice in Alaska by personally intervening and firing an official who refused to fire her sister's estranged husband.
* Shot a moose.
Obama:
Four (4) years as a United States Senator from the state of Illinois
(U.S. pop. 300,000,000)
* Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
* Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs
* Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
* Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
* Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Accomplishments:
Passed 10 bills/amendments improving safety of genetic testing; accountability in military contracting; disclosure by lobbyists; summer learning opportunities for children; carbon capture and sequestration technology; mentoring in math, science, and engineering; employment protections for injured members of the armed forces; nuclear threat reduction and security; improving nutritional standards in schools; reduction of global poverty; prevention of homelessness among at-risk veterans and their families.
Introduced bills, including clarifation that military force against Iran is not automatically authorized by the authorization of force against Iraq; providing for criminal penalties for acts of voter deception.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Palin:
Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska (pop. 8000, not incl. moose)
Accomplishments:
Wasilla WalMart sells more duct tape than any WalMart in the United States, including any WalMart in Barack Obama's hometown
Fired police chief and library director after they failed to support her election as mayor.
Presided over zoning that permits gravel pits to be dug all over town, with no requirement that they be filled in when the gravel is all gone.
Learned to speak like Frances McDormand in "Fargo."
Gained the political support of virtually the entire population who wanted to see her to to Juneau (anywhere but Wasilla)
Kept the traffic signal in good working order
Shot a moose
Obama:
Eight years as Illinois State Senator (Ill. Pop. 13.000,000)
Accomplishments: Served as chairman of the health and human services committee.
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Palin:
Local news anchor
PTA President
Beauty Pageant Runner-Up...shot a moose in talent portion (unconfirmed)
Obama:
Senior Lecturer in Constitutional Law, University of Chicago
Nine (9) years associate attorney with Davis, Miner, Barnhill and Galland
EDUCATION:
Palin:
B.S.(figures)in Journalism, University of Idaho
Obama:
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Columbia University (Concentration in International Relations)
Law Degree, Harvard Law School
Any more questions?