PALIN /// OBAMA EXPEREINCE

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PALIN--- Pro life;

obama---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


Earmarks

PALIN---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




OBAMA---Secured federal earmarks for wife’s employer and for campaign bundlers



Guns


PALI----Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter;

video can be found on YouTube of Palin firing an M4 at a military firing range


OBAMA---Worked to pass legislation in Illinois that would prevent all law-abiding citizens from owning firearms



How they dealt with corrupt individuals in home city/state


PALIN---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


OBAMA---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



Legislative Record


PALIN---Passed a landmark ethics reform bill;

Used veto to cut budgetary spending;

Prevented “bridge to nowhere” that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.



OBAMA---Voted “present” over 100 times as IL state senator



Bipartisan/”maverick” credentials


PALIN---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



OBAMA---Talks about bipartisanship



Iraq and Troop Support


PALIN---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



OBAMA---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



Union affiliation

PALIN---Union member, married to Union member


OBAMA---Endorsed by a union


Family Affairs


PALIN---May have removed State Public Safety Commissioner as part of effort to protect sister in messy divorce and child custody battle


OBAMA---Often says, “I am my brother’s keeper”;

Brother lives in a hut in Nairobi on $12 per year




What they’ve done to live that theme:


PALIN---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



OBAMA---Selected 36-year incumbent Senator as running mate


Theme:


PALIN---Change and Clean Government



OBAMA---Hope and Change;

“Bringing Change from Outside Washington




In Current Office Because…


PALIN---Upset sitting Governor in GOP primary due to public support for her efforts to clean up corrupt government establishment



OBAMA---Republican opponent, who was leading in the polls, was forced to leave race after unsealing of divorce records exposed a sex scandal


Most Courageous Moment in Public Service


PALIN---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.


OBAMA---Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators in Hyde Park in 2002




Speaking ability

PALIN---Beautifully executed initial stump speech in Dayton, OH hockey arena without a teleprompter


OBAMA---An enter…wait–did you say without a teleprompter??



Private Sector Experience


PALIN---Sports reporter;

Salmon fisherman



OBAMA---Associate at civil rights law firm




Military Affairs experience


PALIN---Commander in Chief of Alaska National Guard;

Son is enlisted Infantryman in U.S. Army



OBAMA---None


Foreign Relations experience


PALIN---Governor of state that borders two foreign countries (Canada and Russia


OBAMA---Chaired Senate subcommittee on Europe but never called it into session;

once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans



Executive Experience

PALIN---Governor for 2 years;

Mayor for 10 years



OBAMA---None


Previous Public Jobs


PALIN---Mayor of Wasilla, AK (1996-2002); President of Alaska Conference of Mayors;

City Council member (1992-1996)



OBAMA---State Senator (1997-2004);

Community Organizer



Current Job


PALIN---Governor of Alaska


OMABA---Junior Senator from Illinois



Religion/Church attendance


PALIN---Evangelical Christian;

attends Juneau Christian Center when in Juneau and grew up attending Wasilla Assembly of God



OBAMA---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

[straydoglogic]

Tweetall looks good fuzo but i would like to make one correction..she originaly was for the " bridge to nowhere"..and then later opposed it...but by then it was too late...

[FUZO]

TweetSHE KNEW WHAT THAT CORRUPT SENATOR WAS DOING FINALY WITH THAT BRIDGE AND SHE BLEW THE WHISTLE ON HIM AND HE WENT DOWN.. SHE WASNT CORRUPT. AND THIS PROOVES SHE HAS MORE EXPEREINCE

[firstenrgy]

TweetThere's nothing hotter then a chick who can operate a firearm.

[FUZO]

TweetOBAMA CANT OPERATE A POP GUN