Liberals reveal their hypocrisy. Again.
Politico: Scholars question Palin credentials by David Mark, Fred Barbash
Presidential scholars say [Sarah Palin] appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era.
So unconventional was McCain’s choice that it left students of the presidency literally “stunned,” in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency.
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“I think she is the most inexperienced person on a major party ticket in modern history,” said presidential historian Matthew Dallek.
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“If she had been around for two terms as governor — or been a senator — it would have been an incredible choice,” said historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. “Who else could he have found who appealed to the conservative base … and as someone who was a reformer?”
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Palin . . . is a total “wild card,” said Stanford historian David Kennedy.
Of course, it is not personal ideology that is behind the concern of these “historians,” right?
The McCain campaign issued the following statement: “The authors quote four scholars attacking Gov. Palin’s fitness for the office of Vice President. Among them, David Kennedy is a maxed out Obama donor, Joel Goldstein is also an Obama donor, and Doris Kearns Goodwin has donated exclusively to Democrats this cycle. Finally, Matthew Dallek is a former speech writer for Dick Gephardt. This is not a story about scholars questioning Governor Palin’s credentials so much as partisan Democrats who would find a reason to disqualify or discount any nominee put forward by Senator McCain.”
I guess it is personal ideology. Stunning indeed.
Did Kennedy, Goldstein, Goodwin, and Dallek show the same concern about Senator Obama’s lack of experience?
Oh right. Obama’s a Democrat.
Filed under: Barack Obama / The Messiah, John McCain/Sarah Palin , Alaska, David Kennedy, Doris Kearns Goodwin, double standards, experience, Joel Goldstein, John McCain, liberal hypocrisy, Matthew Dallek, Sarah Palin
