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Posted By: Anonymous

Perhaps we could save the personal attacts.
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Regarding the statements about Truman. If Truman had run for office today I believe he'd been treated exactly like Palin.

Truman never attended college. He didn't attend formal schooling until he was 8 years old (attended a religious scholl prior to that). He worked for 11 years on a farm. He was an artillery commander in WWI. Truman was then a failed small business owner (though admirably continued to pay off his debt over many years - but less admirably let a political supporter pay of the final part of the debt.)

Truman once gave a friend money for KKK membership though he never actively attended nor participated in the group. He was the equivalent of a county commissioner and held other administrative positions in Missouri. He was then elected to the Senate basically through back room decisions and the support of the largest Dem political "boss" (Democrats controlled Missouri at that point in time). He won a close re-election after the Missouri political boss was thrown in jail. He had a pretty non-descript time in the Senate before becoming the VP nominee. He was known for his "plain spokenness".

So if you looked at Truman's record through the media lense today.... he'd be an uneducated, military grunt, failed business man, with ties to the most extreme and corrupt parts of society.

Now I'm a huge Truman fan, but when one looks at Sarah Palin today, and Harry Truman prior to becoming President......well there are a lot of similarities. In no way am I stating she is of his quality, but the nonsense in the media has been way over the top IMO. I'd much prefer an in depth analysis of her record as governor to date and her record as mayor. Just because someone has been a politician longer doesn't make them more effective IMO. And if the focus was on her positions, actions, etc I'd bet we might actually get to know whether or not she is up to the task of being president.