Last night at the Republican National Conference, former beauty queen runner up turned Republican V.P. nominee, Sarah Palin as well as 911 racketeer...err ex- Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani, criticized Senator Barack Obama's background as a community organizer; their mocking of Obama led to chorus of laughter coming from the GOP audience.
Contrary to Republican’s asinine beliefs, Community Organizers are probably some of most patriotic people in the United States. Usually with little pay and at times a very small staff, community organizers assist people with jobs, healthcare, unemployment, credit issues, law suits, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, child care, environmental issues, crime, discrimination, education and more including spurring movements to change laws.
The reason community organizers do this is because they realize people who are in despair either don't know where to find help or have the finances to assist them out of a crisis.
Judging by Governor Palin's remarks, she hasn't really helped anybody but herself. But let’s be fair. Courtesy of AP, let's compare Barack Obamas background to Sarah Palin and let's see who has better qualifications:
Obama: B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations; J.D. in Law from Harvard, graduated magna cum laude; President of the Harvard Law Review; 12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law; 7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills; 4 years Senator for Illinois, a state with 12.8 million people
Contrary to Republican’s asinine beliefs, Community Organizers are probably some of most patriotic people in the United States. Usually with little pay and at times a very small staff, community organizers assist people with jobs, healthcare, unemployment, credit issues, law suits, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, child care, environmental issues, crime, discrimination, education and more including spurring movements to change laws.
The reason community organizers do this is because they realize people who are in despair either don't know where to find help or have the finances to assist them out of a crisis.
Judging by Governor Palin's remarks, she hasn't really helped anybody but herself. But let’s be fair. Courtesy of AP, let's compare Barack Obamas background to Sarah Palin and let's see who has better qualifications:
Obama: B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations; J.D. in Law from Harvard, graduated magna cum laude; President of the Harvard Law Review; 12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law; 7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills; 4 years Senator for Illinois, a state with 12.8 million people
Palin: Bachelor's in journalism from University of Idaho; 4 years Wasilla City Council (8000 people); 6 years Wasilla mayor (8000 people); 1 year "Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; 20 months governor of a state with 660,000 people.
--Kevin Lockett
--Kevin Lockett
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