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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
I really have no idea what is or who is a pseudo-intellectual.
I think Palin problem was she couldn't answer basic questions then blamed the media for asking questions. If I asked my Realtor what the closing costs on a property would be and they answered "what are closing costs?" I'd find another Realtor. When a person running for VPOTUS is asked what that job entails four times and doesn't know the answer four times I longer take them serious as a viable candidate.
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It could be reasonably suggested that Palin is a pseudo-intellectual (a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship....a person who pretends an interest in intellectual matters for reasons of status {as VP candidate}) if one were to consider how she claims to understand Russia because "you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska"
PALIN: And, Charlie, you’re in Alaska. We have that very narrow maritime border between the United States, and the 49th state, Alaska, and Russia. They are our next door neighbors.We need to have a good relationship with them. They’re very, very important to us and they are our next door neighbor.
GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks (re: invasion of Georgia), does the proximity of the state give you?
PALIN: They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.
GIBSON: What insight does that give you into what they’re doing in Georgia?
PALIN: Well, I’m giving you that perspective of how small our world is and how important it is that we work with our allies to keep good relation with all of these countries, especially Russia.
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or her wacky interpretation of the First Amendment and her pretentious interest in "protecting candidates from the media"
"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media." --Sarah Palin, getting First Amendment rights backwards.