Sarah Palin =/= President.

I think SOME PEOPLE need to do a little studying on the topic of humor.

Incidentally, I honestly am surprised that someone with a first name of "Barrack" is actually potentially electable. Middle name is irrelevant and last name is easily written off due to the nature of surnames, but his first name is totally outta left field, apparently African in origin (rather than the typical "good Christian name")? Especially given that everyone pumpernickels bricks if a person running for President isn't a practicing Protestant? That's the crazy part in my opinion. Just the fact that his charisma and speech abilities can dig him outta that admittedly irrelevant rut is amazing.

Also notice that ties to "Hussein" are only a problem for the ignorant and blind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein

So his time spent as a civil rights attorney doesn't mean anything?

That also doesn't mean a thing as far as being president is concerned. It'd be like applying for a job as a Network Administrator and telling the employer that your previous job as a stocker at Kmart gave you the necessary experience for the job. Conversely, Palin would be a person with a little experience in Network Engineering, and by the same rights, I suppose you could say McCain's analogue would be a senior position at Kmart. rofl

someone who understands Americans' rights and the laws

That's not the job of the president.