It was only a few weeks ago that Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska was introduced to the world as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee. A seemingly unknown woman, a year and a half into her first term as Governor of the state of Alaska, Palin was thrown onto the international floor.

I remember waking up the morning the McCain camp announced they had picked Palin to be his running mate to the sound of my dad yelling on Skype to our relatives in Brasil.

“Obama just won the election!” he screamed.

As each day passes, that phrase appears to becoming ever closer to the truth. Who is Governor Palin? What experience does she bring to the table? Can we trust her to be the Second in Command of this country? The answers to these questions appear to be no. Her lack of experience holistically raises grave questions about her competency for the job. Reading notes when asked about foreign policy and the economy during the recent Vice Presidential Debates was damaging to her credibility.

Her image has been tainted, and her ability to lead a country to which she is more than likely a heart beat away from leading left in doubt. Sarah Palin is not and would not make a competent leader, not in the Vice Presidential role nor in the Presidential role. Nationally televised shows such as Saturday Night Live, a comedic satire on current events did an excellent job portraying Sarah Palin in their mock debate. Tina Fey (acting as Sarah Palin) played perfectly the soccer mom “Maverick” that Palin is, and truly demonstrated a clear inability to answer thoughtfully “tough questions.” If she can’t answer these “tough questions,” quite frankly we are screwed if she and McCain win because these “tough questions” are our country, our economy, our future. Without answers, how can we award you the second highest office in this country?

Above is a segment from the Vice Presidential debate. You’ll notice numerous occasions where Palin looks down at her notes when responding to foreign policy and economic questions.

To add a little humor to the argument, Dave Letterman put together a nice video montage. I think Palin says it all when she says “I think it’s so obvious that I’m not ready to be the Vice President…”

Think about who you’re voting for in a few weeks, and think about their qualifications. Where will we be in four years with a McCain-Palin administration? In a deeper whole than we have been for the past eight years…

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