# Your position in the Palin/McCain administration. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429 "2008-09-20T13:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/41 "2008-09-21T04:28:50Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > Fixed I don’t take any personal offense at changing my quote, but you should be aware that some other posters have had serious issues with altering their quotes in the past. At least one member was banned over an arguement involving a quote revision. Hope I’m not straying over the line to “junior modding”. Please be aware I have no actual authority to chastise you or interpret the rules for anyone other than myself. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/42 "2008-09-21T04:47:01Z")
I’ve loaned friends money before. Sometimes they pay me back; sometimes they don’t. Call me Secretary of the Treasury. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/43 "2008-09-21T06:48:33Z")
I own - and often watch - the DVD of Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, so clearly I should be made the ambassador to France. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/44 "2008-09-21T09:57:30Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Boyo Jim > That definitely works. We need…sexy judges. > Fixed Hey, you haven’t seen Scalia in fishnets! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/45 "2008-09-21T10:40:04Z")
My teeth show some Native American features (shovel teeth, extra nerves in my molars) so I would be an excellent choice to run the Bureau of Indian Affairs. ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/46 "2008-09-21T11:55:15Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I don’t take any personal offense at changing my quote, but you should be aware that some other posters have had serious issues with altering their quotes in the past. At least one member was banned over an arguement involving a quote revision. I disagree that **pedescribe** _changed_ your quote - the use of ellipsis is standard quoting practice to indicate a missing word or words. The above constitutes my application for the position of Director of FMCS. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/47 "2008-09-21T11:59:22Z")
My childhood love of animals and the annual camping trips dad took us on qualifies me for director of the National Park Service. Plus, my favorite color is green! ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/48 "2008-09-21T14:24:37Z")
> [@ASAKMOTSD](#): > > I can guess as good as the next guy. Sign me up to be the head of the Federal Reserve. I changed my mind - after going to Epcot this week, I am now eminently qualified to be Ambassador to the United Nations for a McCain administration. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/49 "2008-09-21T15:13:54Z")
I’ve balanced a checkbook; I’m (over)qualified for Treasurer. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/50 "2008-09-21T15:38:58Z")
I’ve almost made it to Staff Sargent on _Battlefield 2_ so I’m clearly ready to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. I also lock my doors at night and have a dog so Secretary of Homeland Security is obviously for me. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/51 "2008-09-21T15:39:39Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > My teeth show some Native American features (shovel teeth, extra nerves in my molars) so I would be an excellent choice to run the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are Native American teeth features? I never knew that! Are they conclusive, heritage-wise (i.e. if you got 'em, does that mean there’s some Native American somewhere in your ancestry)? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/52 "2008-09-21T15:50:23Z")
It appears that Half Man Half Wit is qualified for a position involving freedom of Information requests. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/53 "2008-09-21T17:49:31Z")
I’m a Libra, so I’m fully expecting a Supreme Court appointment. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/54 "2008-09-21T18:31:35Z")
I once had a staph infection, so I’m obviously a great choice for Chief of Staph. If not, I worked in the oil field and really like carbs. I am an energy expert. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/55 "2008-09-21T22:40:28Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > I’ve balanced a checkbook; I’m (over)qualified for Treasurer. Another over-achiever. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/56 "2008-09-22T01:06:57Z")
**Morganstern** , was “somewhere else” the Stephanie Miller Show? They had a great running bit with this last week. My fave answers there: I can see the moon from my house, so I’m the head of NASA. I drive by the International House of Pancakes on the way to work every day, so that makes me head of the UN. My marriage is a disaster, so I’d like to be the head of FEMA. Steph Rocks; a radio show that gives me a laughing grip on sanity these days. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/57 "2008-09-22T14:02:09Z")
Elelle, it was the mudflats forum. If anyone hasn’t seen Mudflats yet (the Alaskan anti-Palin site) it’s well worth a look. Mudflats is a great blog. [http://mudflats.wordpress.com/](http://mudflats.wordpress.com/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429.md?page=2)