On Oct 1, 2008, at 8:28 PM, William T Goodall wrote: > On 1 Oct 2008, at 23:35, Dave Land wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> An insightful article (http://url.ie/qxw) in the Huffington Post >> suggests that despite Sarah Palin's sketchy performance in situations >> where knowledge and understanding of issues are required, she proves >> to be a much more skilled debater because, as Andrew Halcro, 2006 >> Alaska gubernatorial candidate, writes: >> >> I've debated Governor Palin more than two dozen times. And >> she's a master, not of facts, figures, or insightful policy >> recommendations, but at the fine art of the nonanswer, the >> glittering generality. Against such charms there is little >> Senator Biden, or anyone, can do. >> >> Perhaps Palin, like Bush before her, knows (instinctively or >> intentionally) that you don't win elections by being smarter or more >> prepared than the other guy, you win by being more appealing, by >> seeming more _like_ the audience and wanting to be _liked by_ them. > > > > People who know stuff are boring. > > Like school Maru
I can't help but picture a talking Sarah Palin doll, in the same vein as the Barbie "Math is hard!!" doll, with the same quote but in that nasal Alaska twang of hers .. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
