There is really no comparison between Palin's experience and Obama's.

I cut this from the center of Metafilter, but I think it's pretty accurate:

From wikipedia:

Palin's experience: After being selected as the runner up in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla, Alaska City Council from 1992 to 1996, was elected mayor of Wasilla in 1996, and ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 2002.

After charging ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders, she won election in 2006 by first defeating the incumbent governor in the Republican primary, then a former Democratic Alaskan governor in the general election.

Obama's experience: A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003. After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel. After announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama emphasized withdrawing American troops from Iraq, energy independence, decreasing the influence of lobbyists, and promoting universal health care as top national priorities.

Who sounds more qualified to be President?

He gave the keynote speech at Society for Neuroscience conference last year... he's turned over a new leaf now that he has nearly zero political power and influence.

... bastard.

just watched 6 parts of the carmack keynote... thanks thylan

>> ^sillma:
Hmmh. I disliked the first iPhone for the lack of 3G and the huge price tag, but now that it's been made VERY affordable, has 3G and GPS to boot, I think I will have to invest in the 8g version even though I'm not a great fan of touch screens.


...and now that I've heard how "cheap" the phone really is, I think I'll skip.

>> ^critttter:
I think you pay an extra $30 monthly for the high speed 3G access. GPS though, sweet.


I thought it was an extra $10/month over the existing iphone contract, which is to say $30/month (existing is $20/month).

I just want to know what kind of hoops I have to jump through with AT&T to upgrade to the new phone...

Don't F*#k with Bill Moyers.

A few hours after Moyer's keynote, a producer from Faux Noise's comedy show, The O'Reilly Factor, started peppering Bill Moyers with asinine questions. Moyers, as you probably could have predicted, made a fool of the guy.

*bravo

wont be going, but will be interested in the Keynote as always

Part 1 (start)

Comments are open on the first vid, if you want to leave comments.

Part 14 (link fixed)

Part 13

Part 12

Part 11

Part 10

Part 9

Part 8