Is there any indication that Palin is intelligent?

[Alhena]

I've cut and pasted part of her Wikipedia profile below. I'm sure she's not an idiot, but notably missing from her profile is anything like an honors graduation from high school or college that might indicate that she's intelligent. She apparently got her scholarship to Idaho from a beauty pageant. In my view, a person would have to be a borderline genius to get prepared to debate Joe Biden in a month or so, and it seems to me that it will be hard for a person of average intelligence to avoid coming off like a complete nothing during the debate.

Profile follows:


At Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin was the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She was the point guard and captain for the basketball team. She helped the team win the Alaska small-school championship in 1982, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds, despite a stress fracture in her ankle. She earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play, and was the leader of team prayer before games.

In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla contest earlier that year, Palin finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant which won her a scholarship to help pay her way through college. In the Wasilla pageant, she played the flute and also won Miss Congeniality.

Palin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Idaho where she also minored in politics. She married her high school sweetheart, Todd Palin, on August 29, 1988, and briefly worked as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations while also working as a commercial fisherman with her husband.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Seems like an empty suit in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSKe_Xf6EJs&NR=1

[seabeyond]

4. i heard that oil was promised outside of country already. i know it

has nothing to do with why you have the you tube up. but i read that a while ago and have not heard mention of it since

[harun]

5. Not seeing any substance in this video either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ys4HGbiONY

At the end of this video she says it is probably out of the realm of possibility that she would be picked for the VP spot with McCain, funny.

[barbtries]

2. wow, check that out

maybe THAT's why mccain chose her: today is his birthday, her wedding anniversary, and the anniversary of katrina.

as good a reason as any.

[wtmusic]

3. Not being an idiot = qualified?

How far the bar has sunk. She is not even close.

[SteelPenguin]

9. apparently you have to hunt and fish too

This is just a really bad joke.

[kath]

6. she's a creationist and she says "NU-KU-LAR".

'nuff said.

[SteelPenguin]

7. Does it matter?

I graduated Magna Cum Laude from college. I'm sure as hell not qualified to be President. And neither is she.

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. John Kerry got mediocre grades in college, but is a very bright guy

[dmosh42]

10. She does have nice lips! n/t

[fascisthunter]

11. Well... she does wear glasses

:sarcasm:

[Freddie Stubbs]

14. So does Geraldo Rivera

[Crankie Avalon]

12. We haven't seen an intellect this keen on the national scene since...

...Dan Quayle forsook politics to work in monastic seclusion on cold fusion and superstring theory.

[dorkulon]

13. Better hope not, it would alienate her base. /nt