Sarah Palin Interview

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Sarah Palin Interview
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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 12:02am

She was awful.  But I suppose her fans will makes more excuses and blame Charlie Gibson.


 


Gibson asked the questions she should already know the answers to, viewpoints that she should have already had long before being groomed by the McCain team.  To suggest that Gibson was purposefully rude or condescending is absurd – he was easy on her. He asked questions that Americans want and need to know their public officials- especially the second in command- know before taking oath.  Any frustration he might have experienced during this interview was because of her clear lack of familiarity with really important issues.  She tried to evade the questions, which will unavoidably lead a journalist to keep trying to get an answer. that's what they do!  She got defensive when he asked her if she had ever met a Head of State.


 


Was he supposed to ask her where she bought her shoes?  Or “what’s it like to be a pistol-packin hockey mom?”


 


Sarah Palin needs to learn the pronunciation of “nuclear”.  I believe we have just witnessed "Apocalipstick Now". Sarah Palin came across as both clueless and arrogant.  The party is over, the confetti is gone.  Since she’s so adamant about being “ready” to help lead the country she needs to get real.

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 12:52am

((Sarah Palin needs to learn the pronunciation of “nuclear”. I believe we have just witnessed "Apocalipstick Now". Sarah Palin came across as both clueless and arrogant. The party is over, the confetti is gone. Since she’s so adamant about being “ready” to help lead the country she needs to get real.))

Great line "apocaliptick now". lol. Bush43=Palin=McCain. My concern was that she charged in to answer questions without asking enough questions to clarify what Charlie was asking. Can you imagine her talking to a leader of Korea or Russia ASSUMING that she thinks that she knows what he/she has said to her?? She was defensive instead of inquisitive. How did she get so far with such a negative temperament? Oh yeah, her haunting beauty. lol.Giving her constituents profit checks doesn't hurt either.lol.

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Registered: 02-27-2008
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 1:55am

You mean if this pair get elected they won't even change how nuclear is pronounced?

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 1:57am
lol.

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 2:59am

Out of all of the options available to the US BEFORE declaring war on another country, the first word out of Sarah's mouth was WAR. OMG!!! Palin = McCain = Bush43. The last thing that I expected to hear out of her mouth, after her son deployed, was fight, fight, fight!!!

How disconnected she and McCain are from their children, that they would willingly send them off to fight unnecessary wars. Or maybe they are just so out of touch and delusional that they really believe that the unnecessary war, even in light of all of the overwhelming evidence that it IS in deed unnecessary and based on lies, should be fought. Awful and delusional.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB122117715359325849.htmlDOW JONES REPRINTS

Palin, on TV, Says U.S.
Should Defend Its Allies

By LAURA MECKLER
September 12, 2008; Page A6

WASHINGTON -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Thursday that Georgia and Ukraine should be admitted to NATO and that the U.S. should be prepared to go to war if Russia invades Georgia again.

"I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help," she said in an interview with ABC News. It was her first interview since being chosen as Sen. John McCain's running mate, aside for an interview with People magazine about her family.

Gov. Palin also defended her national-security experience by citing her knowledge of energy issues. She said she hadn't traveled to foreign countries except Canada and Mexico until last year, when she went to Kuwait and Germany. She said she has never met a head of state and dismissed others who have.

"We've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time," she said. "It is for no more politics as usual, and somebody's big, fat résumé maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state."

Gov. Palin has proven to be extremely popular, ginning up enthusiasm on the trail and helping to lift Sen. McCain's poll numbers. But critics have questioned whether Gov. Palin is experienced enough to step into the Oval Office should she need to. And until Thursday, she hadn't appeared publicly in anything but scripted settings.


Associated Press
In this image released by ABC, Charles Gibson talks to Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in Fairbanks, Alaska.
On the Russian-Georgian conflict, her comments appeared to go further than Sen. McCain has in the past. When asked in August whether he would consider using military force to defend Georgia against Russia, he said, simply: "The answer to your...question is no." He has also emphasized that while he strongly supports Georgia, he isn't trying to reignite the Cold War. But his national security adviser, Randy Scheunemann, said Thursday that like Gov. Palin, Sen. McCain believes that U.S. military action would be needed if Georgia was a member of NATO and Russia invaded.

"If John McCain were asked, 'would we act to defend another NATO member that was invaded?' the answer would be yes. That is the core of NATO -- the Article 5 security guarantee that an attack on one is an attack on all."

Gov. Palin cited her state's proximity to Russia in explaining her understanding of the international issues. That prompted Mr. Gibson to ask her what insight that gave her into what Russia is doing in Georgia. Gov. Palin replied with warmer comments toward Russia.

"Well, I'm giving you that perspective of how small our world is and how important it is that we work with our allies to keep good relation with all of these countries, especially Russia," she said. "We will not repeat a Cold War. We must have good relationship with our allies, pressuring, also, helping us to remind Russia that it's in their benefit, also, a mutually beneficial relationship for us all to be getting along."

The Bush administration has criticized the Russian invasion, but hasn't offered to help Georgia rebuild its military. Instead, it has announced a $1 billion plan to help rebuild civilian infrastructure.

In the interview, Gov. Palin appeared unfamiliar with the Bush doctrine, the term used to describe the administration's policy that the U.S. has the right to pre-emptively strike nations that pose national security threats, even if that threat isn't imminent. Asked by ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson if she agreed with it, Gov. Palin replied: "In what respect, Charlie?" He replied by asking for her interpretation. She said:

"I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell-bent on destroying our nation. There have been blunders along the way, though. There have been mistakes made. And with new leadership...comes opportunity to do things better."

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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 4:38am

Palin would support war with Russia

Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer

Friday, September 12, 2008

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, emerging from media silence for her first serious interview as the GOP vice presidential pick, said Thursday that the United States might have to go to war if Russia were to invade Georgia again.

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And on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, she appeared entirely unfamiliar with the Bush Doctrine, the central foreign policy tenet of the current administration, which asserts the right to wage preventive strikes in the aftermath of such terrorist attacks.

Palin made her statements during an interview with ABC "World News" anchor Charles Gibson in which she was pressed on her foreign policy credentials and knowledge. Additional Gibson interviews with Palin will be broadcast today on ABC.

Palin said she favors admitting Georgia and Ukraine to NATO. Asked if the United States would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia when it was a NATO member, Palin said, "Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.

"And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable," she told Gibson. Russia invaded Georgia after the ex-Soviet republic invaded the separatist region of South Ossetia.

Palin said she had insights into U.S. relations with Russia because "they're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska ... from an island in Alaska."

During the interview in Fairbanks, Alaska, Palin acknowledged that she had never met a leader of a foreign country and that she had visited only Canada and Mexico before a trip to Kuwait and Germany to visit U.S. troops last year.

"But, Charlie, again, we've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual, and somebody's big fat resume that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state."

'Ready' to serve
But she insisted she was ready to be Sen. John McCain's vice president - and, if necessary, president of the United States.

"I answered (McCain) 'yes' because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can't blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you can't blink," she said.

Throughout the interview, Palin appeared prepared, though she stuck to carefully constructed talking points. In one segment, asked to explain what the country should do if Israel struck Iranian nuclear facilities, she repeated three times that the United States cannot "second-guess" what Israel must do to defend itself.

But she seemed off-balance when asked about the Bush Doctrine - which includes preventive war, spreading democracy to eliminate terrorism and brandishing power to force other countries into line.

Asked if she agreed with the Bush Doctrine, she asked, "In what respect, Charlie?"

Said Gibson: "What do you interpret it to be?"

Palin: "His worldview."

Gibson: "No, the Bush Doctrine, enunciated September 2002, before the Iraq war."

Palin answered that she believed the president "has attempted ... to rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell-bent on destroying our nation."

After Gibson informed her of the doctrine's definition of "anticipatory self-defense" against any country that might attack the United States, she replied: "If there is legitimate and enough intelligence that tells us that a strike is imminent against American people, we have every right to defend our country. In fact, the president has the obligation, the duty to defend."

Asked if that meant a right to go to conduct cross-border attacks from Afghanistan without the approval of the Pakistani government, Palin said, "We have got to have all options out here on the table."

Palin - who has spoken in her church about U.S. troops being "on a task that is from God," was asked if she believed the United States is fighting a "holy war."

Quoting Abe Lincoln
She deflected the question and said she was merely quoting Abraham Lincoln, adding, "I would never presume to know God's will."

On other issues, Palin appeared to do a sharp turn on the issue of man-made global warming in a part of her interview broadcast on "Nightline."

In an August interview with the conservative Web site Newsmax.com, Palin said, "I'm not one, though, who would attribute (global warming) to being man-made."

But asked Thursday whether she believed man had a role in it, Palin said:

"I believe that man's activities certainly can be contributing to the issue of global warming, climate change. ... Regardless of the reason for climate change, whether it's entirely, wholly caused by man's activities or is part of the cyclical nature of our planet - the warming and the cooling trends - regardless of that, John McCain and I agree that we gotta do something about it, and we have to make sure that we're doing all we can to cut down on pollution."

The interview will be broadcast in three parts over the next two days. ABC's "World News," "Good Morning, America," "Nightline" and "20/20" will all feature the interview.

The broadcasts will include biographical footage of Palin and coverage of her 19-year-old son, Track, who is scheduled to be deployed to Iraq this week.

Prior to Thursday, the GOP governor was virtually inaccessible to reporters on critical issues like national security, terrorism and the economy.

In the week since she accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention, Palin has stuck mostly to the script reprising her widely praised speech - and has not taken media questions when appearing at the side of her running mate.

The protective cocoon surrounding her has provided a sharp contrast to GOP presidential candidate McCain, who has had a generally warm relationship with media at his events, where he has welcomed their questions.

The McCain team has created a "truth squad" to protect her from charges in the media. And it has surrounded her with seasoned Bush operatives and media handlers to prepare her for Gibson and the coming debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden.

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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 6:17am

She was informed, poised, articulate!


MCCAIN/PALIN = REAL CHANGE

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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 8:23am

I agree.

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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 8:43am

"MCCAIN/PALIN = REAL CHANGE BY PROVEN LEADERS"

Would you please explain how Palin is a "proven leader". Specifically, what qualifications make her a "proven leader"? I look at her resume and I see Governor of a tiny state of less than 700,000 people for less than two years and Mayor of a tiny town before that.

Do you think Palin is one of the better qualified Republicans that McCain could have picked?

Do you think McCain would have picked Palin if Sarah were Sam? See the headlines, McCain picks Sam Palin, Governor of Alaska for under two years, over Pawlenty, Romney, Huckabee and the other potential nominees.

When McCain picked Sarah, people knew why. It was to try to suck up Hillary voters by a women who embodies the policies they find most offensive. It was to find a celebrity, after running nasty ads about Barack's celebrity. It was to distract people from what McCain, Bush and the Republicans have really done to this country over the past several years, and from the failure of their policies to work.

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Registered: 07-03-2008
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 8:55am
My foot, change! More war, maybe! Maybe with Russia and or Iran or BOTH, who cares?
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Fri, 09-12-2008 - 9:52am
'Ol Obama will maybe let Iran and N. Korea expand their nuclear programs unchecked. Then it won't really matter how you pronounce it, will it.

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