It is obvious she is not a typical politician with a bullshit nonanswer to every question all ready to go.
[quote]katzenjammer wrote:
bald eagle wrote:
Well I am supporting McCain and Palin but I disagree with the premise that we need more regulation.
You might want to read my post again - I agree completely. It rather annoys me that Palin didn’t use this opportunity to make the argument that you do above. Instead she just yammered away about nothing. [/quote]
I am not so sure that she agrees with McCain about more regs on Wall Street. But that is one of McCain’s positions right now - or at least he is pushing different regs. She is kind of in a box because she has to be a team player. Could she have done better? Sure.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
It is obvious she is not a typical politician with a bullshit nonanswer to every question all ready to go.[/quote]
Correct! Instead she just makes up rambling nonsensical non-answers on the fly!
LMAO–just read this exchange. Poor girl sounds like a kid who crammed for an exam the night before. She makes Bush sound like Churchill. She has nothing but pathetic talking points and buzzwords shoved down her throat by her advisors.
[i]COURIC: Why isn�??t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? Allow them to spend more, and put more money into the economy, instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: That�??s why I say I, like every American I�??m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in. Where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh, it�??s got to be about job creation, too. Shoring up our economy, and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions, and tax relief for Americans, and trade �?? we have got to see trade as opportunity, not as, uh, competitive, um, scary thing, but one in five jobs created in the trade sector today. We�??ve got to look at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the umbrella of job creation.[/i]
I wonder how much Al Gore new about Bill Clinton’s executive and legislative past. “Uh…yeah…uhhh…he was governor of Arkansas, right? Uhh… yeah… he did…uhhh…let me get back to you.”
These people like Couric are so palpably biased as to be beyond reason. I hope the American people are capable of seeing the hatchet jobs Gibson and Couric have done.
How many of you could tell us all about your soon-to-be boss’ previous work experience?
Jezuss, I hate the Left in this country.
[quote]lixy wrote:
She did seem clueless. I don’t think that’s much of a scoop. It’s not like anyone thought she was a Nobel Prize laureate or anything of the sort.
What surprised me, is this supposedly die-hard conservative defending up to a trillion from the taxpayers’ pockets to bailout the rich and powerful. Can anyone explain that to me please?[/quote]
Tell us all about the past 20 years of experience of your college president. You may begin…now!
You guys don’t see the obvious hatchet jobs? They’re asking her obscure questions to make her look weak. Damn, guys, get a fucking brain stem!
[quote]theOUTLAW wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
lixy wrote:
She did seem clueless. I don’t think that’s much of a scoop. It’s not like anyone thought she was a Nobel Prize laureate or anything of the sort.
What surprised me, is this supposedly die-hard conservative defending up to a trillion from the taxpayers’ pockets to bailout the rich and powerful. Can anyone explain that to me please?
Because we are in a financial crisis. And many financial experts feel it is unfortunately necessary to avoid a depression. It’s one thing to support deregulation in the first place.
It’s another to cling to a hands-off position at all costs when the damage has already been done. And it’s not a true bailout. Many financial experts, including Warren Buffet, believe the government is likely to reap a profit from the arrangement in the longrun.
There’s other ways to do this, like cutting corporate taxes, but the Dems would never go for it since they need their hands in everything. Bush is just pushing this because he wants to feel important unlike the lame duck he is supposed to be.
…And you’re right. Most likely, Buffett and the Government will make a killing when values go up if they print off this $700 billion. And if Obama wins, he can use this money to fund all of his socialist programs! (and we can get right back into this mess again).
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Cutting corporate taxes might help. It ain’t gonna be enough. This has nothing to do with Obama. The profit has nothing to do with printing the money. That only causes inflation. If realized, the profit will come after Obama is out of office. Even if he went two terms. Read up on the issue.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
It is obvious she is not a typical politician with a bullshit nonanswer to every question all ready to go.[/quote]
Cmon, Zap. I usually respect what you say. It makes sense whether I agree with it or not. But not this time. Almost ALL her answers are bullshit nonanswers.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
It is obvious she is not a typical politician with a bullshit nonanswer to every question all ready to go.
Cmon, Zap. I usually respect what you say. It makes sense whether I agree with it or not. But not this time. Almost ALL her answers are bullshit nonanswers.[/quote]
How is that different from ANY politician? I watched the interview, and at the very least she does not have a speech impediment like Opie does without a teleprompter, and is far more at ease in a far more hostile environment than Opie has ever been since he decided to run for President.
You are looking for substantive answers from Palin, but allow Opie the retard to stammer and stutter through every single scriptless situation he has been in.
Where are your critiques of Opie?
Why the double standard?
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
It is obvious she is not a typical politician with a bullshit nonanswer to every question all ready to go.[/quote]
Patience… she has a lot of learning to do. She’ll get there eventually.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
It is obvious she is not a typical politician with a bullshit nonanswer to every question all ready to go.
Cmon, Zap. I usually respect what you say. It makes sense whether I agree with it or not. But not this time. Almost ALL her answers are bullshit nonanswers.
How is that different from ANY politician? I watched the interview, and at the very least she does not have a speech impediment like Opie does without a teleprompter, and is far more at ease in a far more hostile environment than Opie has ever been since he decided to run for President.
You are looking for substantive answers from Palin, but allow Opie the retard to stammer and stutter through every single scriptless situation he has been in.
Where are your critiques of Opie?
Why the double standard? [/quote]
I’m really not saying she’s different or worse than any other poltician (although in certain aspects I think she is more vacuous and less qualified than most). I’m just sick of people acting like Sarah Palin is the second coming given all we learned about her. The more I’ve learned, the less I like. She has her pros such as fiscal responsibiltiy. But I like to call a spade a spade. And I’d like other people to do the same. Obama is often unacceptably vague and I’m the first one to criticize him for that. But this thread is about Sarah Palin’s disastrous interview. It’s not a thread about Obama’s failures. And Sarah and her campaigns’ attempt to present some foreign policy experience out of thin air where none exists is ridiculous. And obnoxious.
[quote]Mick28 wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
The media should do a better job of grilling ALL the VP and presidential candidates. That includes Obama.
They should? Well…THEY DON’T DO THEY?
At least not in the case of Obama. He gets a free pass every time he sits down with a member of the mainstream liberal media. P E R I O D !
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Palin’s gotten a free pass in every interview. Every single thing she’s said that’s made her look stupid or ridiculous has been her own doing and in response to an entirely fair and appropriate question. The so-called liberal media could milk this shit and go on a crusade to crucify her. But it hasn’t. P E R I O D!
[quote]Mick28 wrote:
hokiehess wrote:
Mick28 wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
Mick28 wrote:
Hey I wonder when Obama is going to sit down with someone in the mainstream liberal media and have a tough interview…Oh wait…I forgot they love him so that won’t happen.
Oh please. Compared to the kind of shit Hillary routinely dealt with, that was a ridiculous softball question. You really expect ANY reporter to not address the assertion that proximity to Russia qualifies as foreign policy experience?
Katie was nice to not press further and let it go when she failed to answer whether she had any negotiations or interaction with Russia whatsoever. Please try to achieve some semblance of credibility.
Did I mention Hillary? NO. Now answer the question. WHEN IS OBAMA EVER GOING TO FACE A TOUGH INTERVIEW FROM THE MAINSTREAM LIBERAL MEDIA?
He won’t huh? HUH?
The extremely liberal Bill O’Reily, not only giving somewhat difficult questions, but leading the interviewee, Barack Obama.
Wow…you don’t get it either huh?
Answer this question:
WHEN IS OBAMA EVER GOING TO FACE A TOUGH INTERVIEW FROM THE MAINSTREAM LIBERAL MEDIA?
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Please point me to some ‘tough’ interviews Palin or McCain has faced. Then you might have an actual point.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
Palin’s gotten a free pass in every interview. [/quote]
The Gibson interview was a journalistic ambush.
[quote]katzenjammer wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
Palin’s gotten a free pass in every interview.
The Gibson interview was a journalistic ambush.
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The editing and presentation to the public was. I don’t have a problem with the actual questions.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
katzenjammer wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
Palin’s gotten a free pass in every interview.
The Gibson interview was a journalistic ambush.
The editing and presentation to the public was. I don’t have a problem with the actual questions.[/quote]
I have a problem with the questions - obviously designed to make her look uninformed and stupid. But even more so, I have a problem with his sneering demeanor towards her, his thinly-veiled contempt.
edit: and on the questions, I wouldn’t mind so much if Obama was submitted to similar questioning.