McCain Advisors: " able to be educated quickly" Before He Keels Over

[L. Coyote]

Top McCain Adviser: Palin Will Learn National Security From McCain Before He Keels Over
By Greg Sargent - August 30, 2008 - http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/top_mccain_adviser_jokes_palin.php


We already noted this in today's roundup, but if anything deserves its own thread, this one does.

Check out how a top McCain adviser is now defending the decision to put Sarah Palin within reach of controlling the most powerful military in human history, despite McCain's own frequent claim that national security experience is essential in our next commander-in-chief...

Mr. McCain's advisers said Friday that Mr. McCain was well aware that Ms. Palin would be criticized for her lack of foreign policy experience, but that he viewed her as exceptionally talented and intelligent and that he felt she would be able to be educated quickly.

"She's going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he'll be around at least that long," said Charlie Black, .....

[RagAss]

1. This is fucked.....am I in a coma dreaming this shit ????

[C_U_L8R]

2. Oh how cute.. they have an on-the-job training program

at the foot of the master??? Oh I'm just not gonna go there.

[WeDidIt]

3. This is like a New Christmas EVERY FUCKING HOUR!

My gosh.

I am simply overwhelmed.

WORST.VEEP.CHOICE.EVER!!

Not only is McCain going down, every one of his colleagues in the Senate will avoid him like the plague after this is over.

The juiciest bit about it is Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman will be forever tarred over thier judgement in supporting such an IDIOT so much!

[janx]

7. It is, it is! I have stuff to do but cannot tear myself away from DU!

:rofl:

[Kierkegaard]

4. At the foot of the master?! Master what?

-bator??

[stray cat]

5. So she is an intern!

[rurallib]

6. talk about the blind leading the blind. This must be a joke? Please?

[WeDidIt]

8. It's worse

IT's the blind leading the deaf.

[nc4bo]

9. Jesus! You have to eventually ask yourself, "Is this for real"?!

What is going on - WTF? Foot of the master?!

We're in trouble people, there's an alternate universe out there and we quietly slid into it while we were sleeping.



:wow:

[charlyvi]

10. This is so patronizing.

Like an Eliza Dolittle/Henry Higgins type thing. The experienced, worldly man molding the little ignorant girl in his own image. Do these people even know how offensive they are?

[L. Coyote]

11. Does anyone esle get the impression Cheney will be the candidate?

Will the real writer of "Wag the Dog" please stand up!

The whole "Palin thing" has been a Big Oil dog wagging from Day 1, but this is too much to be true.