Palin Obtains Coveted Heinlein Endorsement

In "Time Enough for Love", the master of SF wrote:

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." _via_BCP

Heinlein wrote for the multiply competent, and multiply competent wannabes. Palin no doubt possesses a greater number of skills than the above, but it is a start. Search the Al Fin sidebar under the "Alternative Curricula" section for the John David Garcia curriculum. That is the starting point for an Al Fin school for competent future adults. But Palin grew up in small town Alaska, where girls and boys are traditionally expected to learn basic skills for survival in an unkind environment. She learned lessons that Heinlein would approve of.

Of course the psycho-neotenates in and around the Obama candidacy would never have even half a clue about why real-life people who understand the importance of basic competencies would be attracted to a fellow traveler. That is why Obama's attack dogs are frightened and confused by this inexplicable phenomenon. Obama's media force at the NYT has been shooting blanks, as have Obama's deputies in the broadcast media.

The endorsement was bestowed by the Chicago Boyz, and heartily endorsed by Al Fin--one of the few bloggers posting on this topic who has actually heard Heinlein speak at a space conference.

As for what Heinlein would think of Obama, don't ask. Heinlein never even gave the time of day to phonies. And spotting Obama as a phony takes less than a second, even for Al Fin, who looks for the best in all people.