Presidential debates are usually long, drawn out, and if you pay close enough attention you will notice that all candidates for President and Vice President turn every question so that they talk about a totally different issue than was originally being discussed. If the question was focusing on how an issue should be handled in one country, another country is immediately brought up with only a vague description of the original issue, if that issue was mentioned at all. When a candidate is questioned about their personal views, they automatically attack their opponent’s views. The Vice Presidential debate between Senator Biden and Governor Palin was no exception to this trend. While the debate was typical, there was another aspect that I focused on.
I personally am not the biggest fan of either set of candidates, believing that we need a new party… but since I can’t do anything about that, I instead focused on something completely different about the debate. How would Governor Palin present herself to the masses? Think about it, she is the first republican women to make it to the final leg of a presidential election, so how would she portray women? When you take the time to really think about Senator McCain’s surprising choice for a running mate, he was pretty smart about it. Not only is Sarah Palin family oriented, a Governor of a large state, a Republican (important for the fact that he is of the same party), and gorgeous (which for some reason is important to some people…), but she also doesn’t have the same kind of political baggage hanging over her head that most politicians in Washington do.
In the debate Senator Biden claimed that she didn’t have enough experience, but she retorted that just because she didn’t participate in the same kind of political ‘activities’ as the politicians didn’t mean that she was inept. She sold herself as the new kind of candidate, one that was experienced in leadership and could bring completely new things to our country’s government on a national level. She also didn’t pretend that she agreed with John McCain on every issue. While Senator Biden was saying that he backed Senator Obama in every issue, Governor Palin was stating that she and Sen
ator McCain didn’t agree on everything, but that is what made them a good team, that they would have to come to compromises instead of the Vice President rolling over and playing dead. This shows that more than one side will be supported in a lot of issues, and I think that in general that is something the public likes to hear.
Now put your individual thoughts and beliefs aside, and think about her as a person. She didn’t back down when hard questions were presented, and more importantly she was never intimidated. If you forget the issues and look at Governor Palin you will see a strong woman who is more than capable of making decisions. If nothing else, Sarah Palin showed that a woman is more than capable to be in office, whether or not she is elected for the job.
I personally am not the biggest fan of either set of candidates, believing that we need a new party… but since I can’t do anything about that, I instead focused on something completely different about the debate. How would Governor Palin present herself to the masses? Think about it, she is the first republican women to make it to the final leg of a presidential election, so how would she portray women? When you take the time to really think about Senator McCain’s surprising choice for a running mate, he was pretty smart about it. Not only is Sarah Palin family oriented, a Governor of a large state, a Republican (important for the fact that he is of the same party), and gorgeous (which for some reason is important to some people…), but she also doesn’t have the same kind of political baggage hanging over her head that most politicians in Washington do.
In the debate Senator Biden claimed that she didn’t have enough experience, but she retorted that just because she didn’t participate in the same kind of political ‘activities’ as the politicians didn’t mean that she was inept. She sold herself as the new kind of candidate, one that was experienced in leadership and could bring completely new things to our country’s government on a national level. She also didn’t pretend that she agreed with John McCain on every issue. While Senator Biden was saying that he backed Senator Obama in every issue, Governor Palin was stating that she and Sen
ator McCain didn’t agree on everything, but that is what made them a good team, that they would have to come to compromises instead of the Vice President rolling over and playing dead. This shows that more than one side will be supported in a lot of issues, and I think that in general that is something the public likes to hear.Now put your individual thoughts and beliefs aside, and think about her as a person. She didn’t back down when hard questions were presented, and more importantly she was never intimidated. If you forget the issues and look at Governor Palin you will see a strong woman who is more than capable of making decisions. If nothing else, Sarah Palin showed that a woman is more than capable to be in office, whether or not she is elected for the job.
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Congratulations to Miss Marble. This article is a breath of fresh air in an environment of partisan reporting. Regardless of her party affiliation, Marble points out the strength of Palin, rather than emphasizing her politics. I am confident in McCain's choice and very confident in young students such as Miss Marble who have shown that strong, unintimidated women populate college campuses as well as vice-presidential nominations.
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