The idea that ANYTHING is relevant experience before becoming President is lunacy. Being a mayor, gov, Senator, or whatever is so vastly different from being President that it isnt even funny. Nothing is like it. Sure knowledge helps, but if anyone thinks being in charge of a state's national guard is even remotely close to being Commander in Chief, I have a bridge to sell you. Mayor? Really? Is the former mayor of Elkhorn(Its about the same size as that Alaskan town) qualified to be President? Is Mike Fahey? I would say no way in hell.
No previous job can prepare a person to be President. There have been good, and terrible Presidents who have been Govs, or Senators. Previous jobs have no bearing.
The right wing cant have it both ways. Maybe many conservatives have different views on this, but the public mouthpieces do not. And weather you like it or not, the public mouthpieces are who define how you are viewed. I personally dont care, but there is so much double speak around this fact it isnt funny.
The doublespeak you talk about can be said for people who espouse "breaking the glass ceiling" when it comes to women and minorities in the Democratic party. As long as you're a liberal, breaking that glass ceiling, then it's historic or ground breaking. If you're a Republican, then it's "Tokenism" or as Chris Matthews said about Rice and Powell, "A showcase appointment." Of course, he had to clarify himself later after his Freudian slip. Within their own communities, black Republicans are called Uncle Tom or Oreos (White on the inside and black on the outside), women Republicans are verbally assaulted by feminists, because they don't agree with them on abortion on demand. I think what pisses liberals and the press off most is that these great people, do not owe their success to the liberal establishment or the feminists, so they have to delegitimize or tear them down, because "How dare they make it without our help or blessing." I have seen this first hand working on various campaigns, so you don't need to preach to me about hypocrisy, it goes both ways.
They cant use Palin as a champion of conservative values(which ALWAYS include no sex before marriage) and not have anything bad to say about her 17 year old daughter being pregnant.
Like I said to Benny, what social conservative guarantees, if you try to teach your children the right values, they're not going to make mistakes? Okay, so you beat up on a 17 year old teenager. Feel better now? It still doesn't change the fact, she is pregnant, and it will be tough bringing up a child being so young, but all a parent can do is to support her the best you can.
