Jackson Free Press

This is a truly stupendous moment. Just look at Katie Couric's face as she presses Palin for those examples of McCain's attempts at regulation and then Palin's response:

Here's her explanation about why Alaska being close to Russia is important foreign-policy experience:

Here's Palin getting saved from witches. Seriously. (Skip ahead to 6:30 for the really good stuff.)

You can't make this stuff up. It's be hilarious if it weren't so sad.

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"...and I'll bring 'em to ya." Are we sure she's the VP nominee? I really do think we're just watching a bad episode of the West Wing.

vince

Sep 24 2008

That's what you say when you are an administrative assistant and trying to cover your as$...not when you are second in charge of the free world. "Hey, Sarah, you got those QTP reports?" "Honey, I'll try to find them and bring them to you."

Lori G

Sep 24 2008

"...and I'll bring 'em to ya." Maybe I missed it, but I don't think McCain has gotten back with us on how many houses he own.

golden eagle

Sep 24 2008

Right, Lori. I can't wait to see what Tina Fey does with *this* one.

DonnaLadd

Sep 24 2008

This is classic! And oh so scary.

maggie

Sep 25 2008

Roosevelt was President in 1929 and discussed the stock market crash on television? Thanks Joe Biden! http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Biden_garbles_Depression_history.html?showall I can only imagine what this board would be posting if Palin had said the same.

QB

Sep 25 2008

He said television instead of radio. He is 65. Misspeaking one word is not the same as NOT KNOWING DETAILS ABOUT YOUR OWN RUNNING MATE! Couric gave her several chances to answer. I am sure that if Biden was given a second shot to revise his answer he would be able to correct that ONE word. Keep grasping at straws and you may eventually have a bale of hay!

FreeClif

Sep 25 2008

I think 1929 was Biden and McCain's first year in the Senate, lol. Maybe he's thinking of Herbert Hoover...since he was president in 1929.

Jeff Lucas

Sep 25 2008

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pegs Palin: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-kennedy24-2008sep24,0,1238333.story?track=ntothtml

FreeClif

Sep 25 2008

You have to honestly wonder if McCain in his deepest most secret places is going "Why the hell did I get this woman to be my VP?!?" She sort of reminds me of..."I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some... people out there in out nation don't have maps, and, uh, i believe thatour education like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like,such as and ... "

Puck

Sep 25 2008

McCain thinks she was the perfect pick because he thinks we are all stupid - especially women. She is a woman, so all of the women who supported Hillary are supposed to flock to her, but she is a tough, manly woman that kills moose and talks trash so all of the macho men are supposed to like her, and she is pretty, so everybody else will like her. Someone on "The Root of All Evil" said this about picking your leaders by asking, 'would I like to have a beer with this candidate?' - "Maybe you are in a bar right now. Look around. Do you see any presidents?"

Tre

Sep 25 2008

OK, here's more Couric-Palin video, this time about why her proximity to Russia is foreign policy experience. It's simply unbelievable. I find it hard to believe she will ever step onto that stage with Biden. Maybe she'll get the flu or something.

DonnaLadd

Sep 25 2008

Maureen Dowd wrote an interesting piece on Palin: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/opinion/24dowd.html?em=&pagewanted=print

FreeClif

Sep 25 2008

Dear Lord Jesus In Heaven and Mary...she didn't just say that, did she? She knows we can hear her, right? I am one of the believers that McCain pulled out of the debate to push back the VP debate due to Palin's recent gaffes in several interviews. I'm pretty sure they have realized she is NOT ready to debate Biden. But, after watching that video, I don't see how a few more weeks is going to help. The "protection"of Palin is wearing thin on the American public. Well, everyone except the woman next to me at a nail place on Saturday. She just thought Palin was "precious" and Cindy was "gorgeous" and I started thinking about ways to maim her with the electric filer. Right after she commented on how beautiful Cindy McCain was I couldn't stand it anymore and had to turn to her and say, "I KNOW. She's had some REALLY good work done on her face, right?" Her look was worth it. My best friend than copped to being a Democrat. We were in RANKIN COUNTY. She has a death wish, I swear. After she made this revelation, the nail tech REFUSED to finish her manicure. Seriously. REFUSED. It was the craziest sh!t.

Lori G

Sep 25 2008

That second video ladd posted has a great comment under it: Wow. Alaska is close to Canada, too. I forgot about that. She's just bubbling with foreign policy experience. I wonder if Bush ever claimed Texas' proximity to Mexico as foreign policy experience.

Tre

Sep 25 2008

I guess I won't get my manicure in Rankin County. Alas, woe is me. I'm glad that Palin is looking out from her backyard in case Putin rears his head up into our air space. She can shoot him and gut him like a moose.

FreeClif

Sep 25 2008

Lori, that is so a column. Hint, hint. Putin: Gutted Like a Moose. Love it. ;-D

DonnaLadd

Sep 25 2008

I'm gettin' the hint. :) That last video...I wish he would ask Jesus to teach her foreign policy. God knows I hate witches and sh!t, but I'm generally more concerned with Putin...no matter if his head happens to be over SIBERIA from time to time. Maybe they should ask the witches to make sure Putin can't "raise his head" over Siberia....because that's just freakin' freaky. (As per the above comment...it IS a column because the woman's husband ended up working in energy and the nail tech "officially" refused to finish the nail job because when EB copped to being a Democrat HE screamed, 'DOES THAT MEAN YOU ARE PRO-CHOICE?' It went straight from cutting cuticles to accusations of baby killing. I feel that's an accurate description of Rankin County.)

Lori G

Sep 25 2008

Somebody needs to rescue me from Rankin County, Lori! Sorry you had such a ridiculous experience. Glad I do my own nails so I don't have to worry about such things! That last video is so sad and scary. I could tell she was nervous and knew she didn't have a good answer. Bless her heart!

andi

Sep 25 2008

"God knows I hate witches...". Me too. I wonder if Cheney is a warlock or something...no one ever seems to know where he is.

FreeClif

Sep 26 2008

The Washington Post Jonathan Capeheart compares Palin's response on foreign police and the Miss Teen U.S.A. contender from South Carolina: "Maybe it's a beauty queen thing."

Ronni_Mott

Sep 26 2008

I briefly felt sorry for Palin. People should not be put in situations that they are unprepared for. I immediately thought about that poor Teen USA constestant. I will feel even sorrier for us if she becomes president. We will need the witch hunter to put the voodoo dust on all of us!

FreeClif

Sep 26 2008

BeliefNet offers an interesting tie-in on Palin's foreign policy and her religious beliefs: [i">"As a mainline Protestant whose faith values pluralism, I confess that I have been reluctant to blog on Ms. Palin's religion or to make that an issue. But a small turn of phrase in her Katie Couric interview has given me pause and underscored the importance of Ms. Palin's theology in relationship to her politics. "In Part II of the CBS interview, Katie Couric pressed Ms. Palin on the issue of Russia and how Alaska's proximity has an impact on her experience in international affairs. Her answer, like her answer to Charlie Gibson to the same question, was awkward. In the midst of it, she proffered a strange expression to explain her worry about a resurgent Russia: "as Putin rears his head." "To most observers, that phrase may seem an unusual way to talk about increased Russian military activity in Eastern Europe and Asia. However, what secular observers do not know is that the specific phrase is also theological code for "as the Anti-Christ rears his head."' Read the whole story.

Ronni_Mott

Sep 26 2008

"God knows I hate witches..." Is that why she wrinkles her nose so much!?! That drove me crazy during her Convention speech. There doesn't seem anything presidential about wrinkling your nose up like you're looking at an ugly pair of shoes. It's so sad that a woman close to the presidency is such a ditz. Reminds me of the Republicans' choice of Clarence Thomas. Thanks, guys, for acknowledging the non-white-men who deserve it. [sarcasm off]

DonnaLadd

Sep 26 2008

My continuing question about Palin is: Why does she lie when she doesn't need to? Why not: "I have an Israeli flag in my office." That would not be a lie.

DonnaLadd

Sep 26 2008

They think the average American is an idiot/hick/rube who will believe whatever lies they tell them such as "buy whatever lie we are selling today because McCain is a POW and Palin wears a bigger flag pin than Obama".

FreeClif

Sep 26 2008

CNN: Palin in trouble: [V]oters are now apparently having doubts. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released yesterday found that while 47 percent of likely voters believed that Palin had the personality and leadership qualities a president should have, 49 percent said she didn't. Compare that with her Democratic counterpart Joe Biden: 55 percent said he had the necessary qualities, while only 39 percent said he did not. Both Barack Obama and John McCain had 62 percent of voters believing they have what it takes to be president. And now some conservative commentators are skeptical or disillusioned. Syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker, who had praised McCain's surprise selection of Palin, called yesterday for her to step aside from the ticket.

DonnaLadd

Sep 27 2008