Tale of the Tape: Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama

Redstate ^ | 08/30/2008 | Jeff Emmanuel

[tsmith130]

Don't forget, by the way, that they're running for different positions

[tsmith130]

This is a side by side comparison of their qualifications. Notice what's under Barack's name in the category "Speaking Abilities".

It's a tough one to format and post so you'll have to click the link to read it all...or wait for someone with better HTML abilities to come along.

[Drango]

Sarah hunts moose.
Obama surrenders to moose.

[Joiseydude]

or wait for someone with better HTML abilities to come along.

Well, if you scrolled down the front page a bit, you'd find that someone already did it.

[alecqss]

Let's try fragment...

	Sarah Palin	Barack Obama
Office being sought	Vice President	President of the United States and Leader of the Free World
Full name	Sarah Louise Heath Palin	Barack Hussein Obama II
Nickname	Sarah Barracuda	Barry Obama; "The One"
Public opinion	Smoking hot in a "naughty librarian" sort of way	May be The Messiah
Age	44	48
Children	5: two sons, three daughters	2: two daughters
Religion/Church attendance	Evangelical Christian; attends Juneau Christian Center when in Juneau and grew up attending Wasilla Assembly of God	Attended Trinity United Church of Christ for 20 years, a "black liberation theology" church formerly led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and governed according to the Black Value System
Current Job	Governor of Alaska	Junior Senator from Illinois
Previous Public Jobs	Mayor of Wasilla, AK (1996-2002); President of Alaska Conference of Mayors; City Council member (1992-1996)	State Senator (1997-2004); Community Organizer
Executive Experience	Governor for 2 years; Mayor for 10 years	None
Foreign Relations experience	Governor of state that borders two foreign countries (Canada and Russia)	Chaired Senate subcommittee on Europe but never called it into session; once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans
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[maggief]

once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans

LOL!

[tsmith130]

I swear I searched! The search on this site is useless, which is why I think we see so many duplicate posts. Admin delete please.

[alecqss]

The rest

Military Affairs experience	Commander in Chief of Alaska National Guard; Son is enlisted Infantryman in U.S. Army	None
Private Sector Experience	Sports reporter; Salmon fisherman	Associate at civil rights law firm
Speaking ability	Beautifully executed initial stump speech in Dayton, OH hockey arena without a teleprompter	An enter...wait--did you say without a teleprompter??
Spouse's name	Todd Mitchell Palin	Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Spouse's occupation	Salmon fisherman; Former North Slope production supervisor for BP Oil	Vice President for Community and External Affairs at University of Chicago Hospitals; former Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago; former Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies; former Assistant to the Mayor of Chicago; former associate at Sidley Austin law firm
Reaction to spouse's political success	Quit 17-year BP oil job when BP became involved in natural gas pipeline negotiations with wife's administration	Promoted and given 160% pay raise by UofC hospitals within months of husband's election to U.S. Senate; Employer received $1,000,000.00 federal earmark, requested by husband, after her promotion
Coolest thing about Spouse	Tesoro Iron Dog Snowmobile race champion (longest snowmobile race in the world); In 2008, while defending his championship, was injured when he was thrown 70 feet from his machine. He was sent to the hospital but still finished in fourth place	Sister of Oregon State University head basketball coach Craig Robinson
Most Courageous Moment in Public Service	Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail.	Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators in Hyde Park in 2002
In Current Office Because...	Upset sitting Governor in GOP primary due to public support for her efforts to clean up corrupt government establishment	Republican opponent, who was leading in the polls, was forced to leave race after unsealing of divorce records exposed a sex scandal
Theme:	Change and Clean Government	Hope and Change; "Bringing Change from Outside Washington"
What they've done to live that theme:	Replaced entire Board of Agriculture and Conservation because of conflict of interest; Resigned from position of Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose corruption among members of own party	Selected 36-year incumbent Senator as running mate
Family Affairs	May have removed State Public Safety Commissioner as part of effort to protect sister in messy divorce and child custody battle	Often says, "I am my brother's keeper"; Brother lives in a hut in Nairobi on $12 per year
Union affiliation	Union member, married to Union member	Endorsed by a union
Iraq and Troop Support	Formerly (pre-surge) critical of apparent lack of long-term strategy for Iraq; Visited wounded U.S. soldiers in Germany; visited AK National Guard soldiers deployed to Kuwait; Son deploying to Iraq on 9/11/08 as Army infantryman	Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators; almost visited wounded troops in Germany, but decided to go shopping in Berlin instead
Bipartisan/"maverick" credentials	Married to a non-Republican; Exposed corruption within own party; Campaigned for Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell against corrupt GOP congressman Don Young; Called out Sen Ted Stevens (R-AK) to "come clean" about financial dealings that are under fed investigation	Talks about bipartisanship
Legislative Record	Passed a landmark ethics reform bill; Used veto to cut budgetary spending; Prevented "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.	Voted "present" over 100 times as IL state senator
How they dealt with corrupt individuals in home city/state	Exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders; Campaigned against corrupt GOP Representative; Ran against and defeated corrupt incumbent governor in GOP primary	Launched political career in home of unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers (and still refers to him as a part of "mainstream Democratic Chicago"; Purchased home with help of convicted felon Tony Rezko
Guns	Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter; video can be found on YouTube of Palin firing an M4 at a military firing range	Worked to pass legislation in Illinois that would prevent all law-abiding citizens from owning firearms
Earmarks	Opposed "Bridge to Nowhere" project; Said Alaska should avoid relying on federal money for projects; Campaigned against porker Don Young (R-AK) in 2008 primary	Secured federal earmarks for wife's employer and for campaign bundlers
Abortion	Pro life; gave birth to 5th child knowing that he would have Down's syndrome	Pro-choice; only IL state sen. to speak against the Born Alive Infant's Protection Act, which required medical care to be given to live infants who survived abortions
Energy	Believes energy independence is a matter of national security; For drilling in ANWR, which is in her state	Says Americans should "get tune-ups" and "check tire pressure"; Says "we can't expect the world to be okay with" our use of heating and air conditioning
Environment	Chair of Alaska Conservation Commission (2003-4); Announced plans to create sub-cabinet group of advisors to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in AK	Talks about the environment a lot
Athletic prowess	Runs marathons	Has reporters tailing him to the gym

[StonyMan451]

You forgot that Sarah Palin was also Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee.

[Former Proud Canadian]

About "troopergate"

Troopers eventually investigated 13 issues and found four in which Wooten violated policy or broke the law or both:

• Wooten used a Taser on his stepson.
• He illegally shot a moose.
• He drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion.
• He told others his father-in-law would “eat a f’ing lead bullet” if he helped his daughter get an attorney for the divorce.

Used a taser on his stepson? Drank beer in his patrol car? Threatened to kill the governor's father? And they want to investigate Palin?

[BossLady]

Beautiful work!!!! Im not trying to figure out how to email it that way....hahaha!

[alecqss]

I think I've copied all, if not - gap was not intentional. I also think that "Most Courageous Moment in Public Service" section mentions Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee: "Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman ..."

[mikrofon]

In January, you’ll see the “Barracuda” sworn in as VP, while the Libs will only lament that “Barack coulda”...

[alecqss]

Thank you for your kind words ;-)

Assuming you use IE or Firefox, you can save yourself a hassle of bringing up the source HTML script for that page and copying it into your email...

You can 1) save page (using File menu -> Save As...) and then attach it to your email; or 2) send page by email outright (File Menu -> Send -> page By Email...).

[BossLady]

Yes, I just decided to save the whole shebang in Word and am now emailing as an attachment to friends and family....giving you credit, of course! ;)

[ThreePuttinDude]

Just copy and paste it to your email.
It worked for me great.
Pictures and all.

[Wil H]

once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans

Not true.

You saw what 75,000 "screaming fans" looked like the other night.

Now tell me the crowd standing on three 120ft wide streets in Berlin was three times the size of that crowd..

It's utter rubbish!

The Berlin crowd was 50,000 or less.

[BossLady]

When I attempted several times to copy and paste into email...the facts and pics ended up all over the place...jumbled......so just made a Doc and attached it. Thanks though! ;)

[Wilhelm Tell]

Great post. Palin, not Obama, is the change agent. Obama, although relatively new, is a part of the establishment. Indeed, he came out of nowhere and quickly became a tame pet of one of the most corrupt establishments in the country. He says the same platitudes that sounded old when Jimmy Carter said them 30 years ago. Palin is a true leader and not a lackey of special interests.

[Armed Civilian]

Just Ping me

[MSRiverdog]

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