Karen hits it out of the park again.

Why thank you, Mr. Siamang! High praise coming from someone as articulate and well-written as yourself.

As she says, “do the research yourself”. Playing the “name me one….” game is what creationists do when they want to run out the clock with objection after objection.

Very similar. And I know it’s a talking point for sure now, since I just saw Newt Gingrich pull the “Name me one thing Barack Obama has done!” schtick on MSNBC. How shameless, to capitalize on peoples’ ignorance and laziness.

As she says, “do the research yourself”. Playing the “name me one….” game is what creationists do when they want to run out the clock with objection after objection.

Find sources you can corroborate. As a skeptic you should know, and be very wary of confirmation bias. Check the facts yourself. Check our facts if we are wrong about them… that’s how you and I as skeptics can illuminate the truth… as metal sharpens metal to quote the bible.

Still waiting on that meaningful legislation sponsored by Obama, or for that matter, any important legal papers he has published.

Okay, I’m now convinced that this is one of those right wing talking points that mindless people like ATL just parrot over and over, thinking they are scoring some big points. They aren’t really interested in the answer, because if they were they’d quickly find (given any computer literacy at all) that the answers are easily accessible online.

After all, Obama has been running for president for what – 19 months now? If you want to know about his background I suggest you check out his website, where there’s extensive information on his positions and his history in both Illinois and in U.S.Congress.

If there’s not enough there to satisfy you, try googling “Barack Obama” plus “legislative accomplishments” and you’ll get a long list (about 45,000) of results. If you still can’t bother doing the research for yourself, here’s a couple of sites where individuals have listed legislation from both his state and federal stints.

If you’re truly interested in making a meaningful decision, please do the homework for yourself. If you as an atheist (not to mention a libertarian) are honestly considering voting for a candidate who chooses a dominionist as his second-in-command, I’m flabbergasted.

My question at this moment is why is there a giant scientology banner ad at the top of this post? Google’s ad script is failing miserably.

Surely, if he was a Constitutional Law professor he would have some important briefs or publications…

He was the president of the Harvard Law Review. That’s a publication.

Does working in the inner city of Chicago somehow provide more “gravitas,” “intellect” and “foreign policy experience” than working in rural Alaska?

Not necessarily. But in this specific incidence, yes.

Still waiting on that meaningful legislation sponsored by Obama,

Linked above.

Also, still waiting for an example of Obama’s executive governance or commander in chief experience.

Now, now, you haven’t answered my question about naming one meaningful military action commanded by Governor Palin. We’re taking turns at this “name one meaningful…” pissing contest. You can’t take two pisses in a row.

Can someone name one foreign policy item, bill or proposal initiated by senator Obama?

Make that THREE pisses!

At his best, Obama (Presidential candidate) is on equal footing with Palin (the VP candidate) with regards to executive governance and commander in chief experience.

Yes, and then hits it out of the ballpark with his power and ability to inspire us to address issues like education reform, poverty-reduction, global issues on the environment, social justice and the ability for America to lead by example. He serves on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, he serves on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and on the Committee for Veteran’s affairs. This is a different type of experience than “commander in chief” experience. But it’s experience nonetheless. Working in urban chicago for many years on education, poverty and social justice issues IS ALSO experience. Years and years of experience that you don’t necessarily get from being a part-time mayor of a tiny town in the woods.

I suppose it’s elitist to say that I don’t think a BS in “Communications-Journalism” from the University of Idaho is exactly equal to a BA in Poli-Sci at Columbia followed by a Harvard JD graduating magna cum laude and president of the Harvard Law Review.

But let me be elitist and say that yes, it does matter if we are to discuss the seriousness, substance and quality of a candidate.

Do you really want to play this game? Do you want to be petty and bring up tiny gaffe McCain has made? Don’t be an idiot. Obama’s experience on the national level far outweighs Palin’s “executive” experience. Name one major thing she’s actually done for Alaska.

Perhaps a precedent-setting argument at that?
No?

Also, still waiting for an example of Obama’s executive governance or commander in chief experience.
Anyone?

Does being a junior senator from Illinois give one the foreign policy experience needed to be president?

Can someone name one foreign policy item, bill or proposal initiated by senator Obama?

Does working in the inner city of Chicago somehow provide more “gravitas,” “intellect” and “foreign policy experience” than working in rural Alaska?

You can blast Palin as being inexperienced all you like. You can discount her experience all you like. The arguments used in so doing demonstrate an elitist bias against rural america and reveal Obama to be even more inexperienced.

At his best, Obama (Presidential candidate) is on equal footing with Palin (the VP candidate) with regards to executive governance and commander in chief experience.
And that’s just sad.

In other news, yes, ATL Apostate is very embarrassed over Palin’s ignorance over the “under God” issue and the “intelligent design issue.”
But hey , Obama thinks there are 57 states, and doesn’t know the difference between St. Louis and Kansas City. Go figure.