parah salin?

[Sean]

And beyond the Katie Couric interview, Palin actually took four questions from the press corps that follow her around today. Wanna read her pitif-I mean inspiring statement and then her idio-I mean insightful answers (with my highlights)?


PALIN: Every American student needs to come through this area so that, especially this younger generation of Americans is, to be in a position of never forgetting what happened here and never repeating, never allowing a repeat of what happened here. I wish every American would come through here. I wish every world leader would come through here, and understand what it is that took place here and more importantly how America came together and united to commit to never allowing this to happen again. And just to hear and from and see these good New Yorkers who are rebuilding not just this are but helping to rebuild America has been very, very inspiring and encouraging. These are the good Americans who are committed to peace and security and its been an absolute honor getting to meet these folks today.

CNN: On the topic of never letting this happen again, do you agree with the way the Bush administration has handled the war on terrorism, is there anything you would do differently?

A: I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them. We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy, but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there.

POLITICO: Do you think our presence in Iraq and afghan and our continued presence there is inflaming islamic extremists?

A: I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction. terrible destruction on that day. but since September 11, Americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again.

POLITICO: Do you support the reelection bids of embattled Alaska Republicans, Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens?

A: Ted Stevens trial started a couple days ago. We’ll see where that goes.

POLITICO: Are you gong to vote for them?
[no answer.]

JERSEY JOURNAL: What do you think of bailout package before congress?

A: I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals.



Seriously? "And that was some destruction"? That's how you define what happened on 9/11? And you can almost sense the relief in her last answer, like "finally a question I can just answer by saying 'I agree with Big John'". No wonder they keep her safely locked away.

[Deckard]

Unbelievable.

I swear most of us here would make a better VP than this person!

It's just embarrassing isn't it?

[cured]

I was about to post this, Deck. Can't make this shit up.

[gambit]

Well, clearly Katie Couric is sexist.

[BeautifulBurnout]

WTF?!

"Our next door neighbours are foreign countries"...

Must be really scary with Russia just over the water there, eh?

RED DAWN! WOLVERIIIIIIINES! FUCK YEAH!!!

She is truly off her rocker if she thinks that that qualifies her to be Veep. Hell, I have visited more foreign countries in a year than she has all her life. I guess I should be running for Prime Minister next time round, then.

[gambit]

Hey, has anyone talked about Sarah Palin's witchhunting pastor yet (about a minute in)? And by witchhunting, I mean he literally goes hunting for witches in Africa, which can result in murder.

[testudo]

Originally Posted by BeautifulBurnout

WTF?!

"Our next door neighbours are foreign countries"...

Must be really scary with Russia just over the water there, eh?

RED DAWN! WOLVERIIIIIIINES! FUCK YEAH!!!

She is truly off her rocker if she thinks that that qualifies her to be Veep. Hell, I have visited more foreign countries in a year than she has all her life. I guess I should be running for Prime Minister next time round, then.

this truly is some red dawn stupidity!

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by gambit

Hey, has anyone talked about Sarah Palin's witchhunting pastor yet (about a minute in)? And by witchhunting, I mean he literally goes hunting for witches in Africa, which can result in murder.

Yep - we've done him already. There are so many things to rake up on this poor woman that one kind of loses track on everything that has been covered already. I am beginning to feel quite sorry for her really, because I don't think that she realised for a minute the extent to which every bit of her life was going to be put under a microscope like this.

[kagenaki koe]

my innapropriate comment of the day:

even Trig is embarrased at how retarded his mom is.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by BeautifulBurnout

Yep - we've done him already. There are so many things to rake up on this poor woman that one kind of loses track on everything that has been covered already. I am beginning to feel quite sorry for her really, because I don't think that she realised for a minute the extent to which every bit of her life was going to be put under a microscope like this.

I can't feel sorry for her. If she came out really trying - like by accepting the nomination with grace, ideas, and humility rather than sarcastic douche-baggery, or if she didn't try for weeks to convince us she said "thanks but no thanks" when every single person on the planet knew she was full of shit, and on and on - then maybe I'd feel sorry for her. But she didn't. She came out with guns a' blazin', acting as if she thought she could say absolutely anything she wanted with impunity. So while I know you don't mean you feel deeply sorry for her, I just can't seem to feel even a tiny sliver of empathy for the woman. In fact, I'm rooting for her political career to completely implode, because I've actually seen interviews with her friends and political cohorts where they've said that Palin's told them that her ultimate goal is to be President. I never want her anywhere near the White House. Ever.