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Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 9:34:31 PM
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CherishedbyGod
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So far, I have only seen the first installment of the interview with Charlie Gibson, but she did great!!!! She was fantastic and she is very sharp.
This woman has been so underestimated by so many...
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 9:55:46 PM
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I had to work so I only read the trascript and saw a couple of clips (forgot to set Tivo). She did OK but I wasn't wow'ed. I'm glad to see tonight was just the first run and not the whole thing. I'll be sure to see the rest in it's entirety to guage better. I think she's fantastic and really hope this series of interviews goes well.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 10:26:02 PM
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To read the AP report on the interview, one would believe that she was a bumbling idiot who has lived in a cave her whole life. What a joke the dominant mainstream mass media is anymore.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 10:52:06 PM
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Wouldn't it be nice to just get the who, what, when, how and why and not an opinion piece disguised as an unbiased report of fact. Even the title of the AP piece is biased. It reads "Palin tries to defend qualifications in interview." The title leads to the conclusion that she failed, not to mention the story itself. Here is an excerpt:
***FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – John McCain running mate Sarah Palin sought Thursday to defend her qualifications but struggled with foreign policy, unable to describe President Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against threatening nations and acknowledging she's never met a foreign head of state.
The Republican vice presidential nominee told Charles Gibson of ABC News in her first televised interview since being named to the GOP ticket that "I'm ready" to be president if called upon. However, she sidestepped on whether she had the national security credentials needed to be commander in chief.***
http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080912/ap_on_el_pr/palin_interview
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 11:13:58 PM
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Eh. She didn't know what the Bush doctrine was, and she said we might have go to war with Russia over Georgia.
The first is ignorant, the second is pretty dumb.
...and as to the interview in general, Palin made it obvious her answer to every question is a canned response, and when she doesnt know what to say it becomes "Generic responce that sounds tough and agree with whatever."
Less than impressive.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 11:22:27 PM
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Eh. She didn't know what the Bush doctrine was, and she said we might have go to war with Russia over Georgia.
The first is ignorant, the second is pretty dumb.
Actually, the second is very accurate. The context of the question dealt with the prospect of Georgia and Ukraine becoming members of NATO. The NATO treaty requires members to come to the aid of any member state which is attacked by a foreign power.
The fact that this is missed by you is either another example of your propaganda spin... or pretty dumb!
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 11:34:21 PM
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In fairness, I haven't seen the entire interview, but Palin did okay - she answered some questions intelligently, but tap danced badly on others.
Gibson should not have to ask Palin three times to get a straight answer on her opinion of the Bush Doctrine.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/11/2008 11:57:30 PM
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Eh. She didn't know what the Bush doctrine was, and she said we might have go to war with Russia over Georgia.
The first is ignorant, the second is pretty dumb.
Actually, the second is very accurate. The context of the question dealt with the prospect of Georgia and Ukraine becoming members of NATO. The NATO treaty requires members to come to the aid of any member state which is attacked by a foreign power.
The fact that this is missed by you is either another example of your propaganda spin... or pretty dumb!
Ha, no, missing the context was ignorance on my part.
Going to war with Russia over Georgia is pretty dumb, even in the context of necessity. But you are right, I can't blame Palin for the question she was asked.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 3:10:13 AM
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Somebody dropped the ball with this poor woman in getting her ready. She appeared very uninformed on foreign policy. I thought she would come out swinging after taking more than a week to get prepared for this interview. I wouldn't call her a 'bumbling idiot' but I most certainly wouldn't ever think she is qualified to lead either.
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Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin answered: "They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 4:32:00 AM
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Eh. She didn't know what the Bush doctrine was, and she said we might have go to war with Russia over Georgia.
The first is ignorant, the second is pretty dumb.
Actually, the second is very accurate. The context of the question dealt with the prospect of Georgia and Ukraine becoming members of NATO. The NATO treaty requires members to come to the aid of any member state which is attacked by a foreign power.
The fact that this is missed by you is either another example of your propaganda spin... or pretty dumb!
We CANNOT go to war with Russia. We can offer some aid and comfort to Georgia. impose economic sanctions, or engage in diplomacy, but we cannot start lobbing missiles at the Russians. In case you've forgotten, the Ruskies have nuclear warheads pointed at American cities, just as we have nukes aimed at Moscow. What has kept our countries from waging World War III is the reality of mutually assured destruction. Neither country can launch a nuclear attack without getting annihilated itself.
As for Palin, she had a team of campaign staffers coaching her for this interview with their hand-picked, slow-pitch interviewer, Charlie Gibson, and she still blew it, yet they insist that she is ready to become president. Given her performance, these must be the same folks who have been prepping McCain for his public appearances, where he has demonstrated his keen understanding of economics and foreign affairs. (snicker) Check out these highlights from Mr. Straight Talk, himself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c
But is it fair to blame McCain's aides (or his age) for these "senior moments". Given that he finished 5th from the bottom in his class of nearly 900 at the Naval Academy, it could be that McCain has never been all that bright. (Just the guy we need leading our nation in these complex times, picking up where the current upper-crust c-minus student leaves off.)
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 5:34:14 AM
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From what I saw of the interview, in a nutshell sentence, she displayed much more zeal than knowledge.
In fairness, it would have been IMPOSSIBLE for almost anyone to live up to the duelling hype machines that have been laying out a public image for her over the past few weeks. Yes, she did appear a little naive and not quite up to speed-but I don't know that this interview alone is a fair assessment of her abilities.
I think Charlie Gibson was a little stung by a few stories in the blogosphere about him easing up on Mrs. Palin so for this interview, he came in both guns blazing and the types of questions and the way he asked them often backed her into a corner. Once there, she did display that yes, she has not had the close to 2 years of spin practice that the other candidates (all either current or former presidential candidates) have had.
Long and short-I'm largely neutral on Mrs. Palin in general, but this interview, while interesting, may not have been all that it was cracked up to be-because it was cracked up to be SO much.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 6:23:33 AM
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I was one of the people who was truly undecided before the Palin announcement. Undecided because I really didn't like either of the choices. But I was excited by her selection, and it gave me a big push in McCain's direction.
So, I may not be unbiased, but if anything, I am biased FOR Governor Palin.
That said, I was really disappointed by her performance in the first interview segment, but I want to see the rest to see if she does better on other topics. I think she sounded like she was just repeating lines she was given -- I really wanted to hear a yes or no, not a "We should do anything..." because to me it sounded like her answer was yes, but that for some reason she did not want to say yes.
My wife, who is also strongly behind Palin, felt the same way.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 7:05:52 AM
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I was disappointed by the interview. She was all hyped up to be a straight talking woman. Her answers were rehearsed and she repeated like a Mina bird what and how she was to answer. We did not get to see who she really is but who the campaign wants her to be. My position has not been swayed.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 7:07:34 AM
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I'm typing this as I watch the video. Pausing at parts that I have something to comment on. So this is a running commentary...
I think the fact that she didn't question her own qualifications to be vice-president shows arrogance and also naivety.
She dodged the question about national security. As Charlie Gibson pointed out, national security is a lot more than energy. Then I felt she kind of fumbled a bit and really just talked nonsense until she could get her feet back on the ground again. Gibson moved on sensing that she was never going to answer the question.
With the next question she revealed what we already knew, that she's never really met a world leader or talked to a world leader. But I don't care. As she pointed out you could ask that question of many vice-presidential candidates through-out history and they'd have response.
The next part about Georgia was interesting. She's wrong that the conflict was unprovoked. And she clearly didn't understand the terms of NATO. That little nervous laugh after Gibson said "wouldn't that mean we'd have to go to war if Russia invaded Georgia" is a dead give-away.
Now on to Israel and Iran. I can't believe how many times she said "we cannot second-guess Israel" no matter how differently Gibson rephrased the question to try and get a different response. I just found the broken-record answers a little annoying.
With the "why did the 9/11 hijackers attack us" question, she revealed herself to be another ignorant fool who believes "they attacked us for our freedom". No. They attacked us because of our foreign policy with Israel. Realising that is the only way to keep America safe in the future. So in that respect, Sarah Palin cannot keep us safe if John McCain is elected and doesn't finish his first term.
She didn't know what the Bush Doctrine refers to. "His world view?" lol. Keep trying Sarah. Charlie Gibson had to coach her, mid interview, about what the Bush Doctrine is. Even when he explained it she didn't get it. So Gibson rephrased the questioned, dumbed it down and like she had done earlier in the interview, she fumbled. As Gibson put it, it was "a blizzard of words". You couldn't make sense of it.
But I have to give her credit for her answer to the "task from God" question. She did answer that well. Bringing up Lincoln and comparing her words to his was very smart. Although, anyone who sees the original clip knows that's not what she meant. She did mean that she believed the Iraq War was a "task from God" given to President George W Bush who was "chosen by God" (in his words, not hers) to lead the free world. So the original comment she made was wacky but how she saved herself in the interview with the reference to Lincoln was very good.
So yeh, overall she fumbled a lot, didn't answer many of the questions directly and revealed how little she really knew. But she saved herself on that least question, which is the most important one because that's what people are left thinking about. It'll be interesting to see the remainder of the interview in the coming days.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 7:33:42 AM
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Oh, we want "change", and "no Washington insiders", but then we're upset when the candidates don't know the pulse rate of every squirrel inside The Beltway. Helloooo. She's the gov. of ALASKA! 
She sounds as if she's been over-coached. Instead of looking at how they respond in interviews, to decide how they would run the country, why not look at the state of Alaska, and how it's been run, and her appointments of advisors, and staff in Juneau? 99% of a Presidents decisions are not solved in a 30min segment in between commercials.
A good manager, will always surround themselves with people smarter than themselves. It works, in business, as well as politics.
And I look at Obama the exact same way; who does he surrond himself with.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 7:45:45 AM
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Todd_t, Todd_t, Todd_t.... 
The so-called "Bush Doctrine" doesn't exist. It is a liberal invention!
It's simply a left-wing invention spouted first by "The Nation" in 2002 so that they could have a handle with which to attack him. It was designed as a nice, tidy, liberal summation that appeared to be something real.
Here is it in its infancy...
The left wing paper, The Nation, Invents the "Bush Doctrine"
Of course, YOU swallowed it and thought BUSH had coined it... as did the liberal media. It actually shows how the media has been led around by the nose by the far left for some time now.
I'm sure than you are thinking to yourself that The Bush Doctrine actually has an entry in Kikipedia so it must be 'mainstream'; but, anyone can begin a Wikipedia article and frame the definition.
But, the bottom line now, it appears, is that all candidates, both left and right, have to be fluent not in English; but, Left-Speak the new language of the old media.
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In fairness, I haven't seen the entire interview, but Palin did okay - she answered some questions intelligently, but tap danced badly on others.
Gibson should not have to ask Palin three times to get a straight answer on her opinion of the Bush Doctrine.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 8:32:43 AM
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In fairness, I haven't seen the entire interview, but Palin did okay - she answered some questions intelligently, but tap danced badly on others.
Gibson should not have to ask Palin three times to get a straight answer on her opinion of the Bush Doctrine.
Do you not mean ask her three times to try and get her to say what he wanted her to say.
I would give her a B or a B- on what I have seen of the interview.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 8:43:30 AM
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I was disappointed by the interview. She was all hyped up to be a straight talking woman. Her answers were rehearsed and she repeated like a Mina bird what and how she was to answer. We did not get to see who she really is but who the campaign wants her to be. My position has not been swayed.
Harsh
I agree with Deedee Meyers (former Clinton Press Secretary) comments this a.m. She said if you like Palin, you'll think she did pretty well, but the other party will most likely say she didn't convince anyone she is ready.
I personally think she has high intelligence and can adjust to any steep learning curve presented her, she has demonstrated that in spades.
I think that is why Democrats are focusing so much on destroying her early before she builds up steam. She can probably become in 3 years what took Hillary a life time to achieve.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 8:51:27 AM
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She can probably become in 3 years what took Hillary a life time to achieve.
Thanks to Hillary.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 8:52:39 AM
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She can probably become in 3 years what took Hillary a life time to achieve
I certainly agree with this.
I like Palin. I felt her interview was "ok". I think she was too prepared to be attacked and it was showing. She was waiting for the attacks. Of couse she has been attacked from the second she was announced by some so she is right to be on the guard.
What the heck is the "Bush Doctrine"? Has Bush given us a defination so "I" can say if "I" agree with him or not?
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 8:59:06 AM
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It's simply a left-wing invention spouted first by "The Nation" in 2002 so that they could have a handle with which to attack him. It was designed as a nice, tidy, liberal summation that appeared to be something real.
Was the invasion of Iraq, a country that posed no military threat to the United States, a "left-wing invention"?
The Bush Doctrine is all to real and our country is living with the disastrous consequences today. The fact that some Americans, including Sarah Palin, are not aware of the concept is troubling. And then there are those like John McCain who not only understand it, but also seems to agree with it.
There are many people on the Right , Center and Left who are opposed to the Bush Doctrine.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 9:06:50 AM
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It's simply a left-wing invention spouted first by "The Nation" in 2002 so that they could have a handle with which to attack him. It was designed as a nice, tidy, liberal summation that appeared to be something real.
Was the invasion of Iraq, a country that posed no military threat to the United States, a "left-wing invention"?
The Bush Doctrine is all to real and our country is living with the disastrous consequences today. The fact that some Americans, including Sarah Palin, are not aware of the concept is troubling. And then there are those like John McCain who not only understand it, but also seems to agree with it.
There are many people on the Right , Center and Left who are opposed to the Bush Doctrine.
And on what basis do you think that McCain/Palin would continue the same policy and not institute another. (other than the normal campaign rhetoric)/
And least we forget the congress voted to for the Iraq war including nearly all the liberals (except Kucinich).
Now Obama did not get to vote.
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 9:19:01 AM
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And on what basis do you think that McCain/Palin would continue the same policy and not institute another. (other than the normal campaign rhetoric)/
Good question. I'm still waiting for John McCain to distinguish his foreign policy from that of the President. Until he does, I can only base my judgement on his past support of President Bush's policies:
"The problem in Iraq, my friend, was not whether we went in or not, it’s the way it was mishandled after the initial invasion."
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22487036/page/3/
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 9:20:41 AM
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I think she sounded like she was just repeating lines she was given
That's why they call them politicians
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RE: Governor Sarah Palin and Her First Interview - 9/12/2008 9:22:24 AM
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So yeh, overall she fumbled a lot, didn't answer many of the questions directly and revealed how little she really knew. But she saved herself on that least question, which is the most important one because that's what people are left thinking about. It'll be interesting to see the remainder of the interview in the coming days.
For the most part, I agree with your assessment. I don't think the last question saved her, but it was certainly the pitch she'd been looking for.
She strikes me as having an overly simplistic, naive view of foreign policy indicative of, what in my opinion is history's telling of WW2 - we were the good guys, the nazis were the bad guys and we were pitted in an epic struggle of good and evil. The truth is that we partnered with Stalin who was just as bad as Hitler - and that sort of distasteful union is what is REALLY indicative of our current foreign relation situations. We can't just go in and invade Russia for invading Georgia. First, it wasn't unprovoked. Second, Russia has a lot of weapons and could put some serious hurt on us. Third, they're important in our fight against terrorism and in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. We aren't the big kid on the block that can just push everybody around; we need help from other countries - countries who sometimes do bad things. Managing these complex relationships is difficult and requires someone with an appreciation of that complexity. A hamfisted approach to foreign policy will give us another (potentially worse) Iraq.
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