She was atrocious. I need you to know what the Bush Doctrine is…considering *I* know what it is and I’m not running for VP with a candidate for the top spot who supports it.
Also, and this is just nitpicky and petty, but her accent is atrocious.
LOL. I missed it, but then again, I think I miss most things involving Sarah Palin and then just get the info second hand.
It seems like she doesn’t know a lot of things. Why isn’t this a problem?? Because she a woman? Because of her Governor background? Because conservative men think she’s hot and conservative women want to find out where they can get her glasses??? WTF is wrong with the American people?? LOL.
Overall it was terrible. She sounded like she was reciting stuff without knowing the meaning. The 20/20 interview (Friday) was even more confusing because I got absolutely nothing out of her economic policies. At one point Charlie Gibson asked her to name three things she’d do different from the Bush Administration and she wouldn’t give him an answer… when pressed, she said the most ambiguous answers (cut taxes, curb spending, come down on agencies)… that doesn’t answer his questions. I was disturbed by her answer to the Obama tax question (Gibson asked her why her campaign keeps claiming Obama is going to raise taxes when he is going to actually lower them for 80% of the people) and she said… “I beg to differ.” How do you beg to differ? No answer. The same thing on the bridge to nowhere, earmarks, troopergate, gay marriage, and Washington reform. Her answer on Pakistan directly contradicts McCain’s, as does her stance on the environment, and stem cell research… but I’ll give her that since it appears those are really her feelings and her answers, not standard campaign reading points like her answer on foreign security. I think her answer on Roe v. Wade was her strongest… she acknowledged that she does not support abortion even in cases of incest and rape (which differs from McCain’s stance) and she doesn’t think it should be a constitutional issue (a common split between pro-lifers and pro-choicers)… I thought her response on “leave up to the states” was intriguing because I can see a lot of swing voters, conflicted on the abortion issue (because there are a lot) saying “leaving it up to the states doesn’t sound so bad.” I wish Gibson would have followed up with that question by asking about her stance on federal funding for organizations that do what Palin suggested (provide alternatives to abortion, and provide support and resources for those women that do not choose abortion). That’s a fair question, no? As it stands, the GOP platform doesn’t support federally funding programs like that because they often include sex education as part of their support program. Private orgs like “Feminists for Life” claim to offer support but a recent study by a California journal found that they did not provide any financial, educational, or social support for those women who “chose life.” So yes, I agree, there need to be alternatives to abortion in this country… but who is going to pay to help these women? Who is going to adopt these babies? There’s absolutely no such thing as pulling yourself up by your bootstraps in a case like this.
Ok anyway… I will say this. Palin is likable. She’s very very VERY likable. We (the people) know that Americans prefer likable time and time again… and when people look at Palin… they see a woman who doesn’t intimidate them and who is normal (I’ve heard the phrase “a breathe of fresh air” a lot). As much as it angers those who dislike her qualifications or politics… it does matter. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, no? So if I’m a Palin supporter, and I don’t give a darn about the Bush Doctrine (yet alone know what it is), I’m going to watch that interview and say Palin was “a breathe of fresh air.” The “sides” are already polarized so I doubt that interview is going to win her any new converts. If you already liked her, you probably like her even more (and hate Charlie Gibson)… if you already disliked her… you probably have new material to feed on (and you’re probably mentally high-fiving Charlie Gibson). I think the post-interview commentary by Bush’s former press secretary and H. Clinton’s former campaign advisor was right on the money. Independents will probably need/want more. I believe Palin’s on Fox News tonight doing an interview with one of their pundits.
Sorry for the long comment
PS – Obama on Bill O’Reilly was awesome (and got really high ratings). If you haven’t watched it, you can watch it online and they’ll be re-running it all weekend.
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She was atrocious. I need you to know what the Bush Doctrine is…considering *I* know what it is and I’m not running for VP with a candidate for the top spot who supports it.
Also, and this is just nitpicky and petty, but her accent is atrocious.
LOL. I missed it, but then again, I think I miss most things involving Sarah Palin and then just get the info second hand.
It seems like she doesn’t know a lot of things. Why isn’t this a problem?? Because she a woman? Because of her Governor background? Because conservative men think she’s hot and conservative women want to find out where they can get her glasses??? WTF is wrong with the American people?? LOL.
Ok so a few things:
Overall it was terrible. She sounded like she was reciting stuff without knowing the meaning. The 20/20 interview (Friday) was even more confusing because I got absolutely nothing out of her economic policies. At one point Charlie Gibson asked her to name three things she’d do different from the Bush Administration and she wouldn’t give him an answer… when pressed, she said the most ambiguous answers (cut taxes, curb spending, come down on agencies)… that doesn’t answer his questions. I was disturbed by her answer to the Obama tax question (Gibson asked her why her campaign keeps claiming Obama is going to raise taxes when he is going to actually lower them for 80% of the people) and she said… “I beg to differ.” How do you beg to differ? No answer. The same thing on the bridge to nowhere, earmarks, troopergate, gay marriage, and Washington reform. Her answer on Pakistan directly contradicts McCain’s, as does her stance on the environment, and stem cell research… but I’ll give her that since it appears those are really her feelings and her answers, not standard campaign reading points like her answer on foreign security. I think her answer on Roe v. Wade was her strongest… she acknowledged that she does not support abortion even in cases of incest and rape (which differs from McCain’s stance) and she doesn’t think it should be a constitutional issue (a common split between pro-lifers and pro-choicers)… I thought her response on “leave up to the states” was intriguing because I can see a lot of swing voters, conflicted on the abortion issue (because there are a lot) saying “leaving it up to the states doesn’t sound so bad.” I wish Gibson would have followed up with that question by asking about her stance on federal funding for organizations that do what Palin suggested (provide alternatives to abortion, and provide support and resources for those women that do not choose abortion). That’s a fair question, no? As it stands, the GOP platform doesn’t support federally funding programs like that because they often include sex education as part of their support program. Private orgs like “Feminists for Life” claim to offer support but a recent study by a California journal found that they did not provide any financial, educational, or social support for those women who “chose life.” So yes, I agree, there need to be alternatives to abortion in this country… but who is going to pay to help these women? Who is going to adopt these babies? There’s absolutely no such thing as pulling yourself up by your bootstraps in a case like this.
Ok anyway… I will say this. Palin is likable. She’s very very VERY likable. We (the people) know that Americans prefer likable time and time again… and when people look at Palin… they see a woman who doesn’t intimidate them and who is normal (I’ve heard the phrase “a breathe of fresh air” a lot). As much as it angers those who dislike her qualifications or politics… it does matter. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, no? So if I’m a Palin supporter, and I don’t give a darn about the Bush Doctrine (yet alone know what it is), I’m going to watch that interview and say Palin was “a breathe of fresh air.” The “sides” are already polarized so I doubt that interview is going to win her any new converts. If you already liked her, you probably like her even more (and hate Charlie Gibson)… if you already disliked her… you probably have new material to feed on (and you’re probably mentally high-fiving Charlie Gibson). I think the post-interview commentary by Bush’s former press secretary and H. Clinton’s former campaign advisor was right on the money. Independents will probably need/want more. I believe Palin’s on Fox News tonight doing an interview with one of their pundits.
Sorry for the long comment
PS – Obama on Bill O’Reilly was awesome (and got really high ratings). If you haven’t watched it, you can watch it online and they’ll be re-running it all weekend.