..."I think it's a stretch to, in any way, to say that she's got the experience to be president of the United States," Hagel said in an interview with the Omaha World Herald.
Hagel also expressed concern about Palin's lack of international experience. "She doesn't have any foreign policy credentials," Hagel said "You get a passport for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don't know what you can say. You can't say anything."...
..."I think they ought to be just honest about it and stop the nonsense about, 'I look out my window and I see Russia and so therefore I know something about Russia,'" Hagel said. "That kind of thing is insulting to the American people."...
Hagel also expressed concern about Palin's lack of international experience. "She doesn't have any foreign policy credentials," Hagel said "You get a passport for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don't know what you can say. You can't say anything."...
..."I think they ought to be just honest about it and stop the nonsense about, 'I look out my window and I see Russia and so therefore I know something about Russia,'" Hagel said. "That kind of thing is insulting to the American people."...