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Reading yours and Skybirds really makes me wonder what they show on TV back in Good ol' Germany.
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Is it you or us that is cocooned in their national media? I am tired of being lectured about the german media by people who will never have first hand experience of any foreign news sources - which I check on daily base - because for whatever reasons they lack the opportunity to acquire language skills.
I am not here to defend the european media but foremost the BBC but also our German and French news sources are of a very high standard though admittedly somewhat leftist in the case of Germany and especially France.
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Do YOU know what the Bush doctrine is? There are at least 4 different incidents where the term was coined by THE media, not by the politicians.
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Sure I could try to answer your question but I dont run for Vice President of the United States. Of course I don't disagree that the term leaves room for interpretation, but Palin didn't know what to say
at all, and she
is running for VP. She should have known that with her previous record the eyes would be on her to say something meaningful - like for instance what you just said - but not this "Charly..oh..Charly" chitchat.
Conclusion: She cannot handle situations when she didnt learn the answers by heart because she is an naive housewife with just barely above average intellect and ambition.
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Where did she say that war against Russia is a viable option? She never said that.
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(That was her 1ST interview by the way.)
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She never met a head of state because she did not need to. How many foreign heads of state did Gerhard Schroeder or Angela Merkel meet before they got elected? Obama didn't meet any either before he traveled last year.
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Honestly I dont know off the cuff about Schröder but Merkel had a lot of of that experience before she came to office (e.g. she visited G.W. Bush during her election campaign). Palins cunning remark that many previous VPs did not meet heads of state has already been proven WRONG, all of them had (well before you take me literally I guess that means after WWII).
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Unlike in Germany, citizens of the US of A are NOT required to hold a passport or state issued ID, unless they plan to travel outside of the country. There is no federal law that forces the residents and citizens to carry an ID at all time. In Germany, you are required by law to carry an ID with you when you reach the age of 16. And just in case, you do not need a Passport to travel within North America. A Drivers License is good enough to enter Canada and re-enter the US. There was simply no reason for her to have one.
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I know all that, but outside the US borders your laws dont apply any more. Already answered by other posts: She can not have been very interested in travelling outside the US without a passport. What a lousy preparation for what she wants to do, I probably travelled more than her in my life, and who am I?