Obama's Win, Palin's Blunders, and a New Chief of Staff
John Moe
Angela Kim
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
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1. Obama Wins. Good news, bad news, or no news?
2. The McCain camp turns on Palin.
With the election over, people from within the defeated McCain campaign are harshly criticizing Sarah Palin. They say she thought Africa was a country and not a continent, that she didn't know which countries were involved in NAFTA, and that she didn't prepare at all for the infamous Katie Couric interview.
Is this still-anonymous sniping good news, bad news, or no news?
3. Rahm Emanuel becomes Obama's new Chief of Staff
Immediately following the election, the Obama administration began to take shape with the hiring of Illinois congressman Rahm Emanuel to be White House Chief of Staff. Emanuel is known for a tough, hard-nosed style. He's been a powerful figure in the House and was thought to be in line to be speaker. He also goes way back to the Clinton administration.
What kind of news is that hiring?
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From Shaker Heights, OH, 11/08/2008
To suggest that Sarah Palin had the "potential" to be the Barack Obama of the Republican party had she been handled properly is simply not true. As was evidenced over the two months she was in the spotlight, she does not have the intellect, the global appeal, the dignity, nor the world understanding and vision to be anything but in the out of touch Republican party. (Frankly our party system is apparently obsolete for the workings of today's America, in any event.)
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