The Palin interview

[qatarperegrine]

GIBSON: What if Israel decided it felt threatened and needed to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities?

PALIN: Well, first, we are friends with Israel and I don't think that we should second guess the measures that Israel has to take to defend themselves and for their security.

GIBSON: So if we wouldn't second guess it and they decided they needed to do it because Iran was an existential threat, we would cooperative or agree with that.

PALIN: I don't think we can second guess what Israel has to do to secure its nation.

GIBSON: So if it felt necessary, if it felt the need to defend itself by taking out Iranian nuclear facilities, that would be all right.

PALIN: We cannot second guess the steps that Israel has to take to defend itself. [transcript]

Well there's a woman with a talking point she's sticking to. Maybe I should invite her to my workshop on paraphrasing.

Also, did anyone else think it was weird for her to say, in the course of one interview, that "smaller democratic countries that are invaded by a larger power is something for us to be vigilant against" (regarding Russia crossing the Georgian border) and "we must do whatever it takes and we must not blink, Charlie, in making those tough decisions of where we go and even who we target" (regarding the U.S. crossing the Pakistani border)?

I am also appalled that Palin has visited no more countries in her entire life than I visited during my summer vacation. For sure, I am extraordinarily privileged to be able to see as much of the world as I do, but you'd think that someone who feels uniquely qualified to be VP would have gotten out a little more.

Two hilarious Palin-related videos that have been making the rounds lately: The Daily Show on the gender card; Palin for President. If you haven't seen them already, you should!

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[nicodemusrat.livejournal.com]

GIBSON: So, if Israel decided that it needed to launch a strike against the US to protect its sovereignty...

PALIN: We can't second guess what Israel has to do to secure its nation.

GIBSON: And if Israel says little green pixies--

PALIN: We can't second guess Israel!

GIBSON: But --

PALIN: NO SECOND GUESSING! NO THINKING!

Ouch, ouch ouch!

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

It was funny, on Friday this entry of your, was immediately preceded by another, with a you-tube link to a partial clip (~9:30 minutes) of the interview. I would never have bothered watching it, if not for your quote. I then read parts of the transcripts to catch some parts cut-out of that clip. How long was the whole thing?

All I can say is, I feel REALLY sorry for... Charlie Gibson. That must have been agonizingly painful for him. He even shows it at times.

I can't believe this woman is running as VP. I mean even the most inexperienced politician knows how to repeat themselves endlessly, but using different words, to make this less obvious. But not once did she really commit to a single question. She has the meaningless verbiage down pat (all she needs now is to add some meaning). He even called her on it at the very end ("I got lost in a blizzard of words there. Is that a 'yes'?"). She also beautifully tried to evade not having the slightest clue what the Bush Doctrine was, but was just as deftly caught.

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where are you Marjorie?
I miss your comments...