Vice Presidential Debate

Right from the start of the 2008 Vice Presidential debate Sarah Palin came off as fake. She looked as if she was trying too hard to prove the critics that say she is not experienced enough wrong. Her persistent use of the phrase “You’re darn right!” combined with her sketchy way of avoiding questions does not help her case. As a female, I think that having a woman this high up in the government is a great thing. Still, I think that Palin is incompetent for this position. I do not think that she has enough political experience to be able to run this country. I too think that it is smart of Palin to recall her experiences in Alaska to prove that she has done some great work for the state, but when she starts to use this as the answer to most questions then it becomes obvious that this is all that she has done. Palin did not seem unprepared, as is insinuated in this article, she just seemed nervous. She talked about energy a lot and would not let questions go. When the moderator would move on and ask other questions, Palin would keep bringing up the previous topic and would not answer. It was blatantly obvious that she knew so much to say about these certain questions and not enough about others so to some it came off as unprepared. I think that she is too eager to show that she is not the things that the media is saying so she comes off as a little pompous and naïve.