I hope this wasn't posted, but it is excellent in depth journalism of the type you rarely see today. Buy the magazine too, support independent thought.
'It Came from Wasilla' By Todd S. Purdum
"...What does it say about the nature of modern American politics that a public official who often seems proud of what she does not know is not only accepted but applauded? What does her prominence say about the importance of having (or lacking) a record of achievement in public life? Why did so many skilled veterans of the Republican Partylong regarded as the more adroit team in presidential politicskeep loyally working for her election even after they privately realized she was casual about the truth and totally unfit for the vice-presidency? Perhaps most painful, how could John McCain, one of the cagiest survivors in contemporary politicswith a fine appreciation of lifes injustices and absurdities, a love for the sweep of history, and an overdeveloped sense of his own integrity and honorever have picked a person whose utter shortage of qualification for her proposed job all but disqualified him for his?"
Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com
read here.
Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com
""Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and Im amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, Does any of this really matter?"" Sarah Palin
'It Came from Wasilla' By Todd S. Purdum
"...What does it say about the nature of modern American politics that a public official who often seems proud of what she does not know is not only accepted but applauded? What does her prominence say about the importance of having (or lacking) a record of achievement in public life? Why did so many skilled veterans of the Republican Partylong regarded as the more adroit team in presidential politicskeep loyally working for her election even after they privately realized she was casual about the truth and totally unfit for the vice-presidency? Perhaps most painful, how could John McCain, one of the cagiest survivors in contemporary politicswith a fine appreciation of lifes injustices and absurdities, a love for the sweep of history, and an overdeveloped sense of his own integrity and honorever have picked a person whose utter shortage of qualification for her proposed job all but disqualified him for his?"
Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com
read here.
Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com
""Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and Im amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, Does any of this really matter?"" Sarah Palin