Sarah Palin: Clueless

by Brandon Kumm, Sep 12, 2008
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Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, in her interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson, doesn't have a clue about the single most important policy coming out of the Bush White House: The Bush Doctrine.

In her interview with ABC's Charles Gibson Sarah Palin articulated the Bush Doctrine as President Bush's “worldview”. Oh, yeah, she's ready for the Big Show.

The Question

During her interview with Charles Gibson on Thursday (Sept. 11) evening Sarah Palin was asked the following question:

GIBSON: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine?

And here is a nice technique for all of you debaters out there. Try to get the person asking you the question to tell you what the heck they're talking about when it's something you should already know. Here is her response:

PALIN: In what respect, Charlie?

Perfect. Good job, Sarah! Get the guy asking you the question to tell you what the Bush Doctrine is, because, by now, it's pretty obvious that you don't have a clue. So, Charlie, being the consummate professional, gives her another shot at it.

GIBSON: The Bush -- well, what do you -- what do you interpret it to be?

Now, wait for it. Here it comes. It's a simple three word answer that should warm the cockles of every American voter.

PALIN: His world view.

Great. She doesn't know. Wonderful. The woman running to be the Vice-President of the United States of America doesn't know the single most important piece of policy to come out of the Administration. Well, we should give her the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she just didn't understand the question.

GIBSON: No, the Bush doctrine, enunciated September 2002, before the Iraq war.

Good job, Charlie. Way to throw her the softball. She can probably answer it now that you helped her along.

PALIN: 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, and that's the beauty of American elections, of course, and democracy, is with new leadership comes opportunity to do things better.

Oops, guess not. What in the hell was THAT? You've got to give her credit though; she did hit all the high points. Terror, terrorists, President Bush is just trying to protect us, mistakes made and of course, democracy, new leadership and America. Of course, she didn't answer the question, because she doesn't have a clue. That's okay, Charlie is going to bail her out.

GIBSON: The Bush doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self-defense, that we have the right to a preemptive strike against any other country that we think is going to attack us. Do you agree with that?

Oh! You mean THAT Bush Doctrine! It just keeps getting better and better.

PALIN: I agree that a president's job, when they swear in their oath to uphold our Constitution, their top priority is to defend the United States of America.

I know that John McCain will do that and I, as his vice president, families we are blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are sworn in on January 20, that will be our top priority is to defend the American people.

Okaaay. But, do you agree with the Bush Doctrine? She STILL doesn't understand the question. It would be funny if it weren't so sad. Charlie Gibson, to his credit, tries to help her out some more.

GIBSON: Do we have a right to anticipatory self-defense? Do we have a right to make a preemptive strike again another country if we feel that country might strike us?

By this point, you can almost see the McCain political advisors cringing. Somewhere in a smoky hotel room, the McCain campaign wonks are slugging down Straight Shot Expresses (that's a shot made with Bourbon, Coke and Jaegermeister) and praying to God that Bill O'Reilly is right when he says that nobody watches the evening news anymore. It's like Charlie is giving a test to a high school senior in Government class. Here she goes some more, still trying to give a coherent response.

PALIN: Charlie, 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.

There you go. Finally, we get to the point. Apparently she does agree with the Bush Doctrine. Maybe. I'm not sure. Did she answer the question? I think so. I don't think Charlie is sure, so he wants to give her an example and see how she does. Go on, Charlie, serve up the softball.

GIBSON: Do we have the right to be making cross-border attacks into Pakistan from Afghanistan, with or without the approval of the Pakistani government?

Now, if I had equated myself with a lipstick wearing pit-bull I would have answered the question this way: “Hell yes!!!”. Which is what Senator Obama has said. Well, I might be paraphrasing a bit. But, here is Senator Palin's response. You know, from that highly experienced executive.

PALIN: In order to stop Islamic extremists, those terrorists who would seek to destroy America and our allies, 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.

What? Did she even say anything? Microsoft Word doesn't think so. It describes the above as a “fragment” and it tells me to “please consider revising”. Apparently, Charlie doesn't get it either.

GIBSON: And let me finish with this. I got lost in a blizzard of words there. Is that a yes? That you think we have the right to go across the border with or without the approval of the Pakistani government, to go after terrorists who are in the Waziristan area?

You can see the wheels turning in her head and hear the gulping of yet another round of Straight Talk Expresses by the McCain campaign. Wazira where now? She doesn't know where that is. You can see it in her eyes. So, she comes back with this.

PALIN: I believe that America has to exercise all options in order to stop the terrorists who are hell bent on destroying America and our allies. We have got to have all options out there on the table.

And there you have it.  Sarah Palin: Clueless.  

*Interview excerpts taken from:  http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=5782924&page=1

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Comments (100)
#1 by KmistKmist
Sep 12, 2008
She is just not ready for Vice Presidency.
#2 by Jane
Sep 12, 2008
Great, great penmanship..Wonderful article....
Like I have said in other articles that some people find hard to accept; if McCain/Palin make it to power, we are doomed to another 4 years of C grade students leading the country, YET again....
#3 by Denny Lyon
Sep 12, 2008
Palin: "We have got to have all options out there on the table."

And MY option as a voter, drum roll, pahleez! - is not to vote for that uninspiring ticket! ~ d
#4 by BC Doan
Sep 12, 2008
I love how you write this article, and your subtle way of pointing out the obvious! Can we afford another 4 years of this?
#5 by Amy
Sep 12, 2008
If McCain and Palin win, America will quickly lose its place as a world power. The problems facing our economy and our foreign relations are too huge and too complex to be solved by their collective ignorance.
#6 by Edward
Sep 12, 2008
The "Bush Doctrine" is a name applied by the press to describe how the current administration has approached several different foreign policy issues. The Bush administration has never used the term so there is no formal definition. Was Gibson asking about "with us or with the terrorists", preventive war, regime change, or what? In light of the facts her response to his vague question is perfectly reasonable. Of course when compared to the man who has visited all 57 states including "New Pennsylvania", knows about the "President of Canada", and thinks it perfectly reasonable that Russia will veto itself in the UN Security Council anyone would have trouble measuring up. Keep on plugging libs, the backlash is already starting and you know you're in trouble.
#7 by youknowme
Sep 12, 2008
This is a fine example of the rights never ending quest to hire the the mentally impaired and uneducated.Got to give them credit for their ability to choose the the most under qualified people in the country and make a large portion of the populace agree that they know what they are doing,lolol.Sad that these tactics work,makes Obama\'s speeches about the necessity of more educational opportunity\'s for the people of this country ring even truer.
Ask your self this,if this woman had been in the primary\'s how far would she have went?And,do you want this woman in the position to be president?
#8 by Jeanne
Sep 12, 2008
I think this "lady" is dumb as dirt, and to think, with the 3rd from the bottom of a Naval Academy will be a step above her, as President. God help us all!!! There isn't a great deal to pick from this year, but the others are a notch ahead of these 2 stoogies. Poor Charlie, I felt for him. He tried!!!
#9 by Dave
Sep 12, 2008
She's basically a SoccerMom, from a small town in Alaska. I don't think we should expect a whole lot from her. She hsd 17 years to let her daughter know that if you have sex with a boy, you MIGHT get pregnant, and couldn't even manage to get that message through.
#10 by Linda Maria
Sep 12, 2008
Whew...Glad you had a good sense of humor in writing that piece because it ALMOST took away my fear of Palin becoming VP. She shouldn't even be allowed in Washington, much less the White House.
There is no way in hell I want that woman with the ability to 'push the button. I tried giving her the benefit of the doubt but the more she speaks, the more websites such as factcheck.org and even the media are finding out the truth. She doesn't stretch the truth, but downright lies...everything from national security, the economy, earmarks, climate change, yada, yada. She puts a capital F in flip-flopper. And don't you find it strange how much her views go directly against McCain's? I'm going to go get my list ready for my volunteering for Obama/Biden campaign. God help us...
#11 by linda
Sep 12, 2008
Palin is just George Bush in a skirt.
#12 by BARBAR
Sep 12, 2008
rebublicans have a real problem with educated people running for president dont they?
#13 by Jeff
Sep 12, 2008
Sounds a lot like the comments of Obama when asked questions by Bill O\'Reilly. Wait a second, they haven\'t asked him the tough questions yet. Maybe he will answer them when he gets a high enough degree.
#14 by Greg
Sep 12, 2008
Everyone keeps talking about Palin's inexperiance, but what real experiance does Obama have? So, he's been in federal office for 4 years, 2 of those yrs he has been on the campaign trail. How many times has he actually taken a stand on anything for his constituents. He just votes "present" the majority of the time. He can't even seem to be able to make a decision based on what the people in his home state want him to do, and you want to put him in charge of the entire country?
#15 by bezinquo
Sep 12, 2008
Her lack of knowledge in an area of her own profession (and, yes, she is a professional politician...)is alarming. But true and somewhat comical as this is, it misses the underlying tragedy of it all, for America and the world. The modern electorate increasingly looks for people who reflect not only their values in general terms but also their narrow scope of knowledge on complex topics of more specialized nature (and sadly the population is becoming less and less knowledgeable because it spends more and more time on frivolous entertainment and sports, for example, rather than reading). Isn’t this how Bush connected with so many Americans? Wasn’t he the President you could sit down and have a beer with and shoot the breeze? Certainly not discuss the nuances of foreign policy, evidently. America is increasingly an anti-intellectual nation, a culture that resents in some way learning (except if it leads to a six figure---no, seven figure--- salary). Why? Because no one wants to feel their understanding, which is often nothing more than deep seated prejudices and conceptual metaphors, can be anything but reasoned and true, on par with the deeper analysis of \\\'elitists\\\' such as scholars, scientists, writers etc. And this is the disaster; some might even call it a form of proto-fascism in the making in that it celebrates the shallow and reactionary, where emotion and unthinking tradition supplant reason and critical thinking. Populism as politics is not a bad thing, provided there is substance---at minimum the capacity to grasp more complex issues---behind its essential superficiality.

Conclusion: You had better work hard for the Obama team if you love your country. God help us all if you fail.
#16 by KLE
Sep 12, 2008
Just reading through the questions that were asked to Palin you are right she never did answer the question that she was asked. My understanding is that Obama choice of VP, the Rep. told him one of them didn't have the experience to become VP, going through this person's record he had more experience that Palin, so what gives here.I believe Palin is not ready to become the VP of the US, just think about this for a minute, if anything should happen to McCain, she will step into running our country, she is not ready for this. People better think long and hard on this. If you want 4 more years of what we had of Bush, then you vote that way. I for one will not vote to have someone that had to be asked several times on the question that was asked her and she still didn't get it right or did she? You be the judge.
#17 by Jackie Powers
Sep 12, 2008
sure is funny how Sara gets her way, and now there's a rummor that GW Williams, the new world class rock, blues guitar player,will be doing several concerts to raise money. This is an outrage if it's true.Why can't these Musicians raise money for themselves and not powers to be republicans? ya i posted his link below, maybe some of you Democratic friends can write GW Williams and complain that he shouldn't get involved. People of entertainment should keep their freaking mouths closed.
http://jordanriversguitarforum.blogspot.com/

GW Williams Blog
#18 by Alan
Sep 12, 2008
Palin is just George Bush with more ba!!s and less brains!
#19 by Derek
Sep 12, 2008
It looks like the Sarah should be kept away from the media for along time to come so she can learn what to say. They have not educated her enough yet. Meanwhile Obama has been overseas many times and met many of the foreign leaders. He doesn\'t have to be educated on what is going on in the world. He has been living it. He has been to the middle East and actually met with foreign leaders. Not just quickly taken on a trip earlier this year for a few hours so she can say she has been overseas. If they win God help protect John McCain. I don\'t Sarah Palin will get any respect from around the world.
Oh yeah Sarah Americans do take going to Russia seriously. I do believe in God, but I don\'t think starting wars hoping the Rapture will come is the way to go.
#20 by Larry
Sep 13, 2008
Did you also hear him ask if living across the sea from Russia qualified her with international experience? She acted like it was enough. He asked if she had ever met any heads of state of any other country. And she hadn\'t. And then, the biggy, he asked her if she had ever BEEN to another country. And after hesition she said, \"Canada and Mexico.\" It did sound as if last spring she went on a tour to visit some troops in Europe or somewhere. But that\'s it. No China, no South America, No England, No France, No India. And I bet her trip to Mexico was for vacation... There's no leadership experience in Sarah Palin. Just another dipstick (oops..lipstick) looking for 4 more years of Bush...
#21 by ERIC
Sep 13, 2008
THERE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT BUSH DOCTRINES. BOTH GIBSON AND PALIN WERE CORRECT. THEY WERE JUST DISCUSSING TWO DIFFENENT PHASES OUT OF THE FOUR. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST ASKED ME BEFORE WRITING THIS AWFUL AND INACCURATE ARTICLE.
#22 by eric
Sep 13, 2008
WOW, I'M SCARED. I SOME HOW WONDERED INTO ANGRY LAND. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LIBERAL BLOG...SO MUCH HATE HERE.
#23 by ndc
Sep 13, 2008
The point of our government should be to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. I am sick of hearing people arguing about pointless banter. Would at least one of these stupid candidates stop for a second and remember why they even have jobs to begin with?
#24 by pbrrrrrr
Sep 13, 2008
damn shame ERIC, (#24, & # 25 comment) didn't get chosen as VP... as he "wandered into angry land..." You nailed it, we are angry and tired of the b.s that our country may end up with more of the same. So brainiac, tell me what has your conservative republicans offered the American citizens but a bad ride we can't get off of as we sink lower and lower. Please sing us a new tune.
#25 by nancy
Sep 13, 2008
like the liberals have given us so much more hope??? Obama? has no experience either! and he wants to be president? besides it's the old school congress who really runs the country and it is controlled by the Dem's for two years now... what have the accomplished... maybe renaming a couple bridges and buildings! HA!
#26 by jake
Sep 13, 2008
Its really to bad that nobody in the media will grill B.O. in the same fashion as they did Sarah. Charlie came off as being a stupid snob. I lost ALL respect for him. What about J Wright, Bill Ayers, Tony Resco and a host of others. B.O.\'s \"Community Organizer\" stuff is nothing but a 3 year period of learning and teaching anti-American Radicalism. Barack is nothing but a clown in a suit. 57 states, \"My Muslim Faith\" PLEASE!!! He\'s just a stuck up elitest with a private school background, Ivy league education and a Silver spoon jammed up his rear end. He doesn\'t give a rats about America and you fools who will vote for him. He is in it for himself and his socialistic ideas. Go ahead cast that vote for someone who has learned from books dedicated to Lucifer and will tax you into the poor house if he doesn\'t sell us out to terrorists first. If this loser would take on a regular Joe like me in a nationwide TV debate I\'d chew him up and spit him out. He can\'t get through a simple question without um, uh, ah, gulp, well, uh, you know, uh, um, uh etc. etc. etc. Trying to remember which lie he told last. Give him a promptor and he sounds like Hitler. Especially in front of 100,000 stupid Germans. Did that remind anybody of 1936? Anybody who has the worlds approval isn\'t somebody I\'d want in charge. It\'s America FIRST and if you don;t like it GET OUT!! GOD Bless the USA and all her patriotic citizens.
#27 by L J TIBBS
Sep 13, 2008
You also need to stop and think Biden is going to step in and take Obamas place \\\"if\\\" anything happens to Obama yet he couldn\\\'t get elected on his own. Congress is overrun with Democrats who have done nothing for the American people only for themselves and you want to put in, a person who for 20 years listened to and went to a church that bad mouths America and any person who is not there color and you think that he doesn\\\'t have his own agenda. Wrong
#28 by Joe public
Sep 13, 2008
Obama has been thrown softball questions in every interview except Bill O\'reilly since he showed up on the national radar, and even then he dodged alot of tough questions. Sarah Palin has proven herself in political gunfights as governor, even against her own party. That\'s the kind of change we need in Washington. PBrrrrr #27 Ok Einstein, tell us what the Dem\'s have given us since taking power 2 years ago (congress controls the MONEY). McCain/Palin have promised to veto any pork barrell spending while Obama has authored a bill that would committ .7% of our GDP about a billion each year to fight global poverty (most of that money going to Africa and corrupt dictators)and that is on top of the money we already send to other countries. No thanks to SOCIALISM!
#29 by Thomas B
Sep 13, 2008
Geee I wonder who you are voting for?and the media is always so fair to both sides.Your elite nature shows through continuously.One of the problems we have in this country is that all our leaders are lawyers with great intellect and no common sense.Sarah, just like myself; would be awesome as president or vice because she knows whats right.There are plenty of lawyers already there to advise her as to the rules and restrictions placed on her by constitutional issues and laws.She has core values and guts and wont cow to the usual suspects.Who cares if she knows the political lingo.Everyone has been asking for a non politician to run this place!!!!
#30 by Gaadzooks
Sep 13, 2008
Palin is Spiro Agnew in drag. She keeps repeating the lie about being against the bridge to no where, even though it as been proven that she was for it until it was killed by Congress. The right does not care that it is lie. In fact, they love that she will repeat the lie to the lefts face. Give no quarter mentality, dam the facts conservative mentality. When cultures start to fail, they do not get more creative. When they realize they have screwed up (Iraq, the debt, the trade deficit, the climate, mortgage bubble, etc.), fear makes them more rigid. Recently we have had the telecom bubble, the internet bubble, and now the mortgage/housing bubble. Why don't we learn. Because we are afraid to make more mistakes. So we keep doing the same things hoping that this time it will work. It feels safe. Palin/McCain will win because America fears change as much as it wants it.
#31 by adam
Sep 13, 2008
It's funny when you Republicans call us out out on having "so much hate." Why shouldn't we hate?! We have had to put up with Bush for 8 years now. I really don't want another 4..
#32 by b-dub
Sep 13, 2008
Waaa!-Waaa! Can you demo's cry anymore. Like a bunch of damn sissies.I will agree with you Bush hasn't done much for us with Iraq. So then... hey everybody lets vote for a Muslim!, and maybe next term we can just put in a Nazi, both sound like great ideas. Talk about clueless. Listen I hate Hillary Clinton like poison, but I can't question her patriotism for her country. But Obama are you kidding me?? May as well be Osama!! He talks about CHANGE? To what MUSLIMS? And HOPE? That your dumb enough to vote for him. May as well put a Burka on now and buy a Koran. We all want change! but let me ask you, change to what? The guy is a snake oil salesman, he could sell ice to Antarctica. As far as Palin goes, I'm sure she has her faults like everyone else. But at least she's not part of the Washington aristocracy. It's probably the first time I've heard or have seen someone on the ballot that sounds like your everyday real American, and I think that is what this country needs to be run by , not the Washington elite. Besides she's friggin hot! Voting for Obama because of Bush, is like turning gay because you got screwed over by your ex-girlfriend! So with that said, I got one word for you BOHICA! ...THAT STANDS FOR BEND OVER HERE IT COMES AGAIN.... THE RED STATES!!!
#33 by Dub-t
Sep 13, 2008
Palin should have quit at trying to become Miss Wassila. In this segment of the interview, Palin really does sound like a clueless beauty pagent contestant. Even lipstick can\'t cover up the lack of functioning brain cells.
#34 by Guitarzan
Sep 13, 2008
It seems like the Republicans are continuing their pattern of pandering to the left side of the bell shaped curve. The major criteria for being a national republican leader seems to be graduating from the bluebird reading reading group. Could you imagine having Palin face off with Putin? It would be like Mohammed Ali getting into the ring with Phyllis Diller. Clueless goes to Washingon will probably be a big hit with those who are still wondering if the light goes off when the refrigerator door closes.
#35 by plumbitup
Sep 13, 2008
You guys are showing your fear that Sarah Palin will be your President and it makes me laugh!
#36 by Amy
Sep 13, 2008
Joe Public and b-dub should stop to think what will happen if Palin really were to become president. Does she have the education to figure out how to solve our imploding economy? (she went to 5 colleges in 6 years). I know I myself don't know enough to figure it out, and I want someone smart enough, and educated enough, to give us a fighting chance. Patriotism as you describe it means nothing if we end up a second class country. You don't seem to understand how close we are to truly going down the toilet, especially with China growing ever more powerful. Calling Obama a socialist is a scare tactic- Helping the middle class instead of the rich is not Socialism: it is Democracy. Or are you so rich you want to keep in power those who will protect your wealth?
#37 by Amy
Sep 13, 2008
We all should be afraid of Sarah Palin being President- it would ruin us all
#38 by K. Camille
Sep 13, 2008
Keep criticizing Dems. You just make it easier for McCain-Palin to win in November. People can see through your sour grapes. The Bush Doctrine is media slang for the President\'s policy. President Bush\'s Administration does not call his world view \"the Bush Doctrine\". According to the press, there are four different \"Bush Doctrines\". Sarah did well given the condescension from \"Charlie\".

If you want socialism, go and vote for Obama. You will get higher taxes, a redistribution of wealth, a reduced military, no oil or nuclear power exploration, socialized medicine, and oh but wait, you will get ROTC back at Columbia University! Once Obama saw the positive response from the crowd when McCain said it, it became a great idea! He will say anything to get elected because the ends justify the means.

Obama\'s playbook is Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. Obama was a student and follower of Alinsky during his \"community organizing\" days. He taught Alinsky\'s organizing methods. Scary stuff, Marxism.
#39 by eve
Sep 13, 2008
I'm going to be point blank. Everyone who vote's for McCain and Palin . YOU are as dumm as they are.
#40 by vmmills@aol.com
Sep 13, 2008
The difference betwee palin and bush is LIPSTICK ooops.....
not another 4 years
#41 by Dennis Michael
Sep 13, 2008
The Obama Doctrine? White Flag and bent over !
#42 by Lindsey Carmichael
Sep 13, 2008
Awesome article-very well put. Unfortunately, not only do her answers illustrate how ill-prepared she is for the Vice Presidency but how stupid the American people can be as well by the overall JUMP in McCain's popularity since he added her to the ticket. Politically, it was a smart thing for McCain to do for the most part, obviously, as a lot of women will vote for McCain now because they like Sarah Palin regardless of the fact that she definitely doesn't have enough experience to hold the #2 post in the Whitehouse (and many women wouldn't analyze her answers as you have, Brandon)...let's just hope and pray that if McCain wins...he doesn't keel over from a heart attack (or die of old age-grin) before his term ends. ~LL
#43 by Anna
Sep 13, 2008
Why is it that the people who say they are the most patriotic act in such unAmerican ways? America means freedom of religion, and look at the antiMuslim bigotry just in this blog alone.
#44 by Dean
Sep 13, 2008
Made complete sense to me. She is still only just #2 on the bill. McCain has the final say not her. But she is saying that 'IF NECESSARY WE WILL GO TO WAR ' in a very nice way. Sorry if you couldn't get that out of what she said.
#45 by Deedle
Sep 13, 2008
I would just like everyone to stop the bickering and take a hard look at the facts, as best you can figure them out, and platforms of both parties.We are not voting for the VP as President and, unless you believe Mc Cain is due to become deceased, Palin is not the issue in this election. Agnew was not so bright, Quayle even less so and Gore, under Clinton, was non-existent. Get your priorities straight...it\'s Obama vs Mc Cain, period! Judge them and judge them critically.We are a diminishing power in the world, people, and someone has to stand up be our leader. We saw what happened during the Carter years, the Clinton years and the Bush(s) years. Use this as a tool to choose wisely.....don\'t be misled by media sniping and set ups. Lastly, get off the party loyalty crap. Choose who you truly believe in and choose according to whom you think will heal our nation and get all of us to prosperity and security. Don\'t ridicule people who are trying to get elected....no one on this board could stand up to the kind of media sniping being doled out to both sides. Get smart!! Stop arguing and offer intelligent answers.That\'s what we all need.
#46 by Susie
Sep 13, 2008
Lmao, I really can't believe how defensive she seemed during the whole interview. I've heard from several women before this interview that they'd vote McCain/Palin in Nov. because she's a woman and Hillary isn't on the ticket now BUT now actually hearing her say several of the things she said they have jumped to Obama/Biden.Slowly ppl are noticing that Palin is just not equipped to be VP or stepping in a President.
#47 by Sandra
Sep 13, 2008
Sara Palin is not prepared to be the Vice President of the United States. Why? Because before she attempts to clean up the world\'s house, she must first attempt to clean up her own house!
#48 by Canadian
Sep 13, 2008
As an outsider, she sounds well polished in avoiding answering questions directly, which I see alot from the Republicans. I cannot understand how Americans cannot see through the fact that she is not the least bit globally aware and she is out there merely as a showpiece to attract women voters and disgruntled Hillary supporters. Its so transparent is sad, really. I will have a new low view of Americans if she ends up getting in office and I will literally pray for the good health of McCain. Hopefully, common sense will prevail once we get back to issues and past this media fascination with this woman. I can't wait for the vice presidential debate....it shouldn't be very pretty if this interview is any example.
#49 by Sandy
Sep 13, 2008
Oh my goodness! If John Mccain\\\'s selection of Sara Palin is any indication of his decision making process, America, we are in a world of trouble if he gets elected!
#50 by Sandra
Sep 13, 2008
Sara Palin is not prepared to be the Vice President of the United States. Why? Because before she attempts to clean up America's house, she must first attempt to clean up her own house!
#51 by HistoryTechDoc
Sep 13, 2008
Sarah Palin: "A Brain to Nowhere!"
#52 by L Moore
Sep 13, 2008
I\\\'m a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....





If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you\\\'re \\\"exotic, different.\\\"



Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.





If your name is Barack you\\\'re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.



Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you\\\'re a maverick.





Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.



Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you\\\'re well grounded.





If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate\\\'s Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran\\\'s Affairs committees, you don\\\'t have any real leadership experience.



If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people,

then you\\\'re qualified to become the country\\\'s second highest ranking executive.





If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you\\\'re not a real Christian.



If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you\\\'re a Christian.





If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.



If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state\\\'s school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you\\\'re very responsible.





If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family\\\'s values don\\\'t represent America\\\'s.



If you\\\'re husband is nicknamed \\\"First Dude\\\", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn\\\'t register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.



OK, much clearer now.
#53 by timetodoit
Sep 13, 2008
if palin was a man would the race be close no just because she it,s a woman don\'t make her the one for the job
#54 by Judy Sheldon
Sep 13, 2008
I love the way you presented this animated article. Thanks for the entertaining facts.

Actually think we have a much renewed interest in politics, and that's great. I've got to bookmark this one.
#55 by D Ward
Sep 13, 2008
I just lost my supper. I wasted my time reading the ignorance put forth in this blog. It is always a failed human being that screams we should get along. That the Republican/conservative has caused us to be two separate nations. That because the black American has been put down so long that we should elect one that has NO answers. He is a slogan master. He looks good. He is clean. I thought that we tried to elect people that had a core relationship with America. (For you that do no readin or ritin) This is a person who actually puts his hand over his heart when the National Anthem is played. A person who actually believes in the majority of this country no matter our original heritage. I hear noise from the left in this country who will not be happy long even if the democrat wins. You just want change (to what, when, or where) so that you can shirk your responsibilities and blame someone else for your failures. It seems to me that Democrats passed over the line in the early voting and insured that they would have two liberals to vote for in this election. Well, you accomplished your mission. You can have a liberal\\\'s liberal, or you can have a Republican liberal. If you chose the latter, we will have a woman whose has done nothing to the left that she has not done to the Republican party. I hope that she is chosen with McCain so that Hell does rain in Washington.
#56 by Vedapushpa
Sep 14, 2008

The charlie - Sarah Palin dialogue does not by itself make any 'political ignorancy' of Sarah Palin.

Did she not answer to the question on Bush's 'Doctrine' [ in the sense of his pro-active politico-military strikes against any anti-American international foe] in quite an affirmative?

Quite realizing the fact of the majority Bush-basher humanity - the fact remains that G W Bush 'Doctrine' is indeed is very much a justifiable political merit - the 'secularism' and the commercial considerations therein not-withstanding.

Ms Vedapushpa
social anthropologist
Bangalore - India
#57 by Veritas Pro Dilectio
Sep 14, 2008
A very capturing article, but based on incomplete resource. Interview excerpts have been known to be eliminated of much useful information to simplify its information, making it easier to understand. This often misleads readers in creating a somewhat biased perspective of certain arguments. Also, be aware that interviews within politics have their media motivation- it is not wise to depend on them for adequate information.
#58 by Joel Krupa
Sep 14, 2008
Doesn't it feel a little sickening to know about the church Barack went to for so many years only to turn his back on it when he runs for office? Doesn't anyone feel that to be a little bit of a red alarm going off? No matter who gets voted in, I promise you it will be McCain or Obama. They're both not going to be awesome administrations. We can all agree on that. Problem is, which one is going to screw us over harder? Find the answer to that one, America. GREAT article, by the way, I enjoyed reading it.
#59 by FRANCE
Sep 14, 2008
VOTE FOR OBAMA AND YOU CAN BE JUST LIKE US. FULL OF TERRORIST AND LAY DOWN TO ANY INTRUDERS THAT INVADE YOUR COUNTRY. JUST LIKE WE DID WITH NAZI GERMANY.
#60 by Obama
Sep 14, 2008
I cant believe these idiots are buying it!
#61 by CGK
Sep 14, 2008
I agree with Michael Moore that the choice of Palin is insulting to women. McCain obviously thinks we\'re so stupid, and disgruntled over Hillary not being nominated, that we\'d vote for him simply because he picked a woman, ANY woman, as a running mate. Is it really possible that they could not dig up a single man in the entire Republican party who is better qualified than this particular woman? She was picked ONLY on the basis of her gender, she is supremely unqualified and in way over her head. To think that women all over the country are going to be so grateful for being thrown this crumb that now we\'re going to vote for McCain is truly offensive. We are not so easily and obviously manipulated. They still give us no credit at all.

Then again, as long as voters like J-Ray and B-Dub outnumber the
ones with intelligence, reasoning, logic, critical thinking skills, the ability to learn something from the past, and MEMORIES, we are doomed to 8 more years of Bush failures and fiascos. Losers are naturally attracted to other losers. Dummies are naturally attracted to other dummies. It helps them to not feel so inferior.
#62 by JoeyD
Sep 14, 2008
After the last eight years, I'd be happy just to have a president who can speak English.
#63 by Anne
Sep 14, 2008
Well said, L. Moore. I suggest that everyone to this blog read his recap of the political choices.
Having said that, I am not surprised that Palin is getting some attention. In a nation that glorifies skanks; Britney spears, Anna Nicole Smith, Paris Hilton, etc, Palin has a wonderful set of boobies, a mouth that can swallow a you-know-what and a still useable vertical taco, I am not surprised that most women will vote for her...
#64 by thestickman
Sep 14, 2008
OMFG you can just hear the hamster wheel squeaking in her skull and that poor over-worked little rodent of a brain she has is running as fast as it can, trying to come up with an appeasing answer. Sheez!

Even a WRONG answer is better than some of hers... like if she'd said Bush's motto for Armed Service's invasion & occupation of Afghanistan & Iraq were "Kick their Ass & take their Gas!", at least it is a quantifiable answer.
#65 by Sheltonious
Sep 14, 2008
These are our elected officials. Funny how qualifications only become an issue when they run for president.

\"Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time\". ~Winston Churchill
#66 by Speed Limit
Sep 14, 2008
All Dumbocraps unite! Even then you will still lose the elections.
#67 by FactMeister
Sep 15, 2008
If you don't have any facts to disprove a woman's qualifications, just call her clueless? Too bad for your side, but the man who invented the term "Bush Doctrine" wrote an article explaining that Charles Gibson got it all wrong, so if he did and you are defending his position, so did you.

Charles Krauthammer, who probably knows more about the Bush Doctrine than Bush himself, was the first to point out that Governor Palin answered correctly even though Gibson's question was incorrect.

Before you lead more blind followers down the primrose path of ignorance, kindly get your facts straight.
#68 by Marty
Sep 15, 2008
Bush Doctrine:

Bush: Hello Doctrine? I have a headache and the sniffles.

Doctor: Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.
#69 by bURNING iCE
Sep 15, 2008
hilarious, informative, entertaining! bravo!
#70 by America
Sep 15, 2008
Dont let this country Bkumm an Obamanation !
#71 by you and me
Sep 15, 2008
It was only 2 years ago. Remember the election in 2006?
Thought you might like to read the following:
A little over one year ago:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.

America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!
Remember its Congress that makes law not the President. He has to
work with what\'s handed to him.

Taxes...Whether Democrat or a Republican you will find these
statistics enlightening and amazing.
www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html
Taxes under Clinton 1999 &nbs p;T axes under< /FONT> Bush 2008
Single making 30K - tax $8,400 Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $14,000 Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $23,250 Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K - tax $16,800 Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $21,000 Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $38,750 Married making 125K - tax $31,250


Both democratic candidates will return to the higher tax rates


It is amazing how many people that fall into the categories above
think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest
President ever. If Obama or Hillary is elected, they both say they
will repeal the Bush tax cuts and a good portion of the people that
fall into the categories above can\'t wait for it to happen. This is
like the movie The Sting with Paul Newman; you scam somebody out of
some money and they don\'t even know what happened.
#72 by sue
Sep 15, 2008
Why I’m (Finally) Supporting Sarah Palin


Since John McCain announced Sara Palin as his running
mate, like many of you I suspect, I’ve been constantly asked: “What do you think of Sarah Palin?”

The struggle that I’ve been going through in trying to answer that question honestly, is that all the things I find compelling about her: that she’s attractive and charismatic, has a great personal narrative, is eloquent, a 'breath of fresh air'--yes, even "tokenism" (for lack of a better word) were also true of Obama. And, I, like many Clinton supporters, decided those were not sufficiently strong reasons to support him.

So, in one sense, I would feel like a hypocrite supporting Palin for any of those reasons.

Although I think she is more experienced than Obama—(She, has, after all, directed a budget of over $10 billion, supervised 24,000 employees and negotiated with foreign governments -Russia and China over fishing rights); she is lightly credentialed in terms of the possible field of socially progressive Republican women McCain could have chosen (Snowe, Whitman, Hutchinson etc.). And, although I respect her integrity, there is virtually no social issue on which I share common ground with Sarah Palin. Unlike John McCain, who has never been ideological; Sarah Palin is, and unabashedly so.

However as I’ve struggled with these issues since her selection, I keep coming back to two points. Of all the basic rights—human rights-- that Democrats have stood for---there are two that seem to me to be the most important: the right to vote (and have that vote counted fairly) and the right to free speech.

The right to vote, it seems to me, is not simply about exercising your franchise—but actually having that exercise tied to a result. Whether we look narrowly at Florida and Michigan, or broadly at caucus and convention intimidation and fraud—what becomes clear—crystal clear—is that the delegates—both in number and composition-- did not accurately represent the ‘will of the people’ that voted for them. And, as a tribute to their organizational skill, if not their integrity, the Obama campaign did everything in their power to ensure that that would be the case. Just as importantly, throughout the nomination process, the Obama campaign did everything possible to curtail the free speech of those who opposed him. Whether it was as simple as harassing supporters at the local metro, or as brazen as intimidating delegates at state conventions and threatening members of the Black Caucus---opposition to Barack Obama put people at risk—to be taunted, insulted and harassed in a way I’ve never before experienced in a political campaign.

So, I come down to this. Do we believe that the Obama campaign curtailed the freedom of speech of those who opposed him? Do we believe that Clinton’s supporter's votes were not counted fairly? If we answer ‘yes; as I have answered, than it seems to me that the fact that we disagree with Sarah Palin on reproductive choice, or creationism, or even protecting the Polar Bears—is the human rights equivalent of small potatoes. There are two basic rights that make us a democracy; two essential rights that keep us free. If I have my voice—and my vote—I can work for all the other issues. Without them, I can do nothing.

So, this fall I will vote for John McCain and, yes, Sarah Palin. I will vote as a protest, and as a promise. A protest at what took place; a promise that it will never happen again. I will vote as a democrat.
#73 by Westbrook
Sep 15, 2008
The term “Bush Doctrine” is no more than a liberal media spin. Liberals immerse themselves with such liberal jargon, but others may not pay much attention to such liberal categorization of policy or intensions. I am highly educated and even I may have had to think about Charlie Gibson’s snobbish question as he peered down at Sarah Palin with his glasses hanging on the tip of his nose as if he was such an intelligent Journalist “interrogating” a little ole housewife. At least she engaged her mind before her mouth before answering. Just because she didn’t glibly spout out an answer to such a question does not mean she is unintelligent and unaware of the crucial events of the day. In fact, I think she should be given credit for asking questions, that’s what unpretentious people do. One of the biggest problems with government today is that we are being governed by rich and often elitist politicians. I thought our government was “by the people, for the people,” not “by the rich, elitist, for the common people.” Most people in our country are not privileged to be rich and Washington polished. Sarah Palin may not be the ordinary “yes” politician, but at this time, she desires to help change government to the values upon which it was founded. I think she should be applauded for standing her ground and not bending to the whims of those who disagree with her, rather than trashed, which liberals and “follow the crowd” bunch are trying so hard to do. Her courage to be a real American and willing to fight for decency and security is refreshing and honorable.
#74 by Virginia
Sep 15, 2008
Yes, Sarah Palin is a diversion to distract us from what has actually be going on these past eight years. Those of you who are even considering her, consider this:

If you would have asked her six months ago if she would be nominated for the position of VP of the US, she would have laughed at you. How ready can she possibly be?

Now the GOP are continually grooming her so that she seems ready enough to you. She has five kids - one just headed off to Iraq (how distracting is that?, one is pregnant (how distracting is that?), the same one is making wedding plans (oh my, how distracting is that!), another one is a young infant (how distracting is that), and that same infant has a disability (how distracting is that)?

She is being used to manipulate us, and it's time to wake up! Consider the following article:

This is a very interesting read concerning McCain's choice of Palin and Republican manipulation from an unusual and surprising religious perspective. I highly recommend checking it out:

http://www.newsflavor.com/Opinions/McCain-Hijacks-Christianity-Via-Palin.240929

#75 by a fool
Sep 15, 2008
The tragedy, reading some of the comments, is that few grasp
the full reality.

Firstly, here\'s a female who can\'t even monitor her own
child. Not only does the underage girl engage in sex,
but unprotected sex, and gets herself pregnant.

And where was this Soccermom when the sex was going on?

Most mothers who\'d call themselves \'soccer moms\' mean that
they are so involved in their child\'s life, that this kind
of sleeze would not have happened.

Further, the child and her lover are of such \'quality\' that
he didn\'t marry her. Which makes me wonder what kind of
mother Palin was to have raised a child who engages in
unprotected sex with a guy who doesn\'t have the decency,
if not for her, than for the sake of her mother\'s position
to marry her?

Secondly, America\'s prestige and the good feelings of those
outside of America has taken a nose dive during the Bush years.

This can be felt in the economic nose dive.

People do NOT buy American. People do not support America.
It is not a \'so what?\' as America races into a depression
while the economies of China, India, Brasil, and other parts
of the world boom.

You can\'t drop bombs on people to make them buy your cars,
or you computers, or invest in your markets, when they have
options.

McCain will be George Bush with rabies, and Palin will
make Dan Quayle look like Einstein.

It is your choice America.
#76 by tickle-sticks
Sep 15, 2008
Typical American
#77 by tuanche
Sep 15, 2008
I know that you all are really nice and I hate to say this. I beg all of the people who post the comments here is on Obama's sides. And I beg if some people on McCain's sides post a few comments about this article, then i think you all will think the different way.
#78 by Crystal
Sep 15, 2008
Let me ask you a question. Did you know what the Bush Doctrine was before that interview aired? Not exactly common knowledge...it was coined by the press and could mean various different things, including Bush's policy of not negotiating with terrorists.
Anyone slamming Palin for her answers clearly has a bias.
#79 by Canadian
Sep 15, 2008
Well, I am merely an observer here. But stop making excuses for her and just admit the McCain didn't prep her well enough for the interview. Mind you, its hard to cram everything she would need to know in such a short span of time. I'll grant you she did well giving out very generalized, unspecific answers, but she was clear that she would not hesitate in continuing America's militant philosophy. She gives a decent interview, I guess that degree in journalism she has is paying off dividends for her.
#80 by LaRae
Sep 15, 2008
#81 by tuanche - I'm sorry if the rants against Sarah are not appealing to you. But, you won't convince anyone who is voting for Obama that the nomination of this woman is nothing other than the insult it is. It is a NO-BRAINER to vote Democrat this term considering all the crap the Republicans have administered these past eight years. Anyone who is voting for more of the insanity McCain will bring and continue is throwing our Country to the dogs like a piece of meat to be torn apart. WAKE UP!
#81 by Brandon
Sep 15, 2008
Well, I'm nothing if not impressed by the number and fervor of the comments to this, but I would like to address a couple of issues that seem to be showing up a lot in response to this piece and other editorials about Gov. Sarah Palin's answer to Charlie Gibson's question about the Bush Doctrine.

1. While it is true that the current definition of the Bush Doctrine does not represent its original meaning (supposedly articulated by Charles Krauthammer), the meaning that many, if not most, scholars give it primarily deals with the idea of using pre-emptive wars as a matter of foreign policy. This may not represent the totality of the "Bush Doctrine", but that is the primary policy position. Every other part of the Bush Doctrine (spreading democracy, defeating militarism and multilaterlism) comes from this overarching policy of pre-emption. Therefore, to make the argument that Sarah Palin was trying to decide which part of the Bush Doctrine to articulate is simply ludicrous. She was unable to understand what Charles Gibson was asking her. I'm not in any way suggesting she's unintelligent or stupid, I'm just saying that she does not have the depth of knowledge necessary to be Vice-President.

2. This is to all of the Hillary Clinton voters out there. If you vote for Sarah Palin because she is a) a woman or b) a protest, you stand the chance of voting into office the very people that do not support a woman's right to choose. You stand the chance of voting into office people that believe the world was created on a day in October 6,000 years ago. You stand the chance of voting into office people that will send your children off to die in wars that we don't want and shouldn't be fighting.
If your argument is that the Democratic Party didn't "listen to you" or somehow that Senator Obama "cheated", then I would remind you that Senator Clinton had every opportunity to make her point. She had every opportunity to win the election. She didn't. There were reasons beyond her control why she didn't do as well as she could have (Democratic Pary rules), but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't support the Party because you're upset your candidate didn't win.
Please consider that when making your decision to vote.
#82 by Paul R.
Sep 15, 2008
Democrats will never admit they're losing. Obviously the republicans are smarter.
#83 by Brandon K.
Sep 16, 2008
@ b-dub #35

You managed to epic fail at proving anything, much less a complete sentence.

On subject -- There is so much talk about Rep. vs Dem. is makes me sick. Think outside of the party alignments and take a look at the person themselves as an individual. Now decide if that is the person you want to run our country.

McCain used to have solid, very patriotic views on how to run our country. Recently though he has flip-flopped and changed his status on so many subjects it leads one to believe that he's only in it for the 'title', and doesn't truly have our country's best interests in mind. Choosing Sarah Palin as VP did not help him either. Just weeks before being chosen for the VP nomination she was under fire in her own state for wrongdoings.

Obama however has the best grasp of what needs to change to get back on track in US and improve our economy.

I'll vote Obama based on what he has done and what he will do, regardless of party.
#84 by Ralph Brandt
Sep 16, 2008
It is clear that Sarah Palin is studying world events, not worthless democrat talking points....

Good girl, go get em....

#85 by Sheltonious
Sep 16, 2008
I agree with Brandon that the party bickering does need to stop. And not just on this comment column but nationwide. Whether its Jon Stewart bashing Republicans by saying they hate half of the country or Rush Limbaugh making yet another moronic statement. Brandon hit the nail right on the head, we should look at the candidates without party bias. Because when you start a party debate talking about why or how your party supports this issue or that the debate more times than not de-evolves into a very nasty argument about who\'s party is better. Everyone has strong views about his/her party, but in order to make an intelligent decision come election day vote for the candidate who you think can do the best job. I have always had republican leanings but right now I am leaning towards Obama cause he seems to be on point. I am not looking at the party, I am looking at what the candidate has to offer. But I am not going to sit here and tell people that they HAVE to vote for my candidate or criticize them if they do not agree with me. This country is all about freedom of choice. And come election day it\'s all over but the cryin. I am sure the people who voted for the candidate that loses will claim SHENANIGANS! But that\'s America. So vote for who you believe in and don\'t criticize others for doing the same. Lets get out of the mindset that our opinion is the only one that matters.
#86 by Rick
Sep 16, 2008
The sarcasm is overwhelming in this article. Hate is obviously the motivator for this writers point of view. It is very sad that Obama and Palin have to go through such scrutiny in "the land of the free", but I sometimes feel that the media should back off and leave their biases out of view.

It almost feels as though Palin and Obama are running against each other, but like I said, the media paves the way for those who are quick to judge.

It's very disheartening to see how so many McCain opposers are preparing his funeral so to speak and are then filled with hate at the thought of a woman, such as Palin who comes and shakes the floor, who will take control of the White House.

These compaigns have gone way out of hand and are driven by greed, hate, selfish pride, and any negative word you can throw at it. It is not the American way.

I do hope that we learn from people who write this type of hate towards their fellow Americans who is clearly running to serve our country for our benefit. If you don't think that they are then I challenge anyone who disagrees with me to run for office then.

Peace
#87 by Gloria
Sep 16, 2008
Let's hear it for the beauty queens---yeah!
#88 by With all due respect....
Sep 16, 2008
Obama is clearly the CLUELESS one. He has no idea how to get where he is unsure we are going. But he is full of HOPE and CHANGE. No thanks.
#89 by huey
Sep 16, 2008
can you define the 3 different definitions of the bush docterine? oh you cant? youre clueless, you obama kool aide drinking, piece of crap liberal.
#90 by Mainstream Liberal
Sep 17, 2008
Hey huey,
You know, if you're going to blast someone for being an, "obama kool aide drinking, piece of crap liberal", you should probably know that there are FOUR parts to the "Bush Doctrine" and all of them hinge on preemptive war.
Just trying to help you out.
#91 by Kim Buck
Sep 17, 2008
Again...not a political person - I have no idea what the Bush Doctrine is - maybe I should have googled it before posting a comment. No matter what we write or read - our minds are made up for whom we deem should take the seat in the oval office. Almost everyone in the media supports Obama - why? I am not saying he is not \"the man\" but again, why? I did my own personal poll on my blog and the canidates were McCain, Obama, Nader & Tony Soprano. Tony Soprano won. I have also conducted my own poll in my workplace - McCain won. I receive daily emails stating that Obama is the anti-christ, Muslim, un-experienced and so on. Those emails have not swayed my choice or enhanced another... I wrote a short piece on Palin - http://www.newsflavor.com/Opinions/Granny-Palin.248847 - if any are interested.

Its your choice, choose whom you like...

#92 by Nick Mitchell
Sep 17, 2008
every liberal comment seams to be from a very uneducated liberal. like all of you are by the way. Sarah Palin would be a great vice president. have you ever heard Joe Biden talk. that guy couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time he's too stupid for that job and being vice president. you're all very stupid...
#93 by Brittany
Sep 17, 2008
A well-written article I must say; I enjoyed the satire, very amusing. However, I was met by dry humor after reading these comments. Nice writing, Brandon, I\'ll give you that. Give Jon Stewart a call, he might have some openings.

Now for this pile of mess below...

Such language and horrible manners. Lord help ya\'ll control your tongues. Why is it that everytime someone brings up topics like this everyone turns into a Rep. or a Dem. or a liberal or a conservative? Can we not find any middle ground? Better yet, can our candidates find middle ground? I mean, seriously, why must everyone be against the other? Can we not make compromises? Is there no way to sort these problems out like reasonable, well-mannered human beings?

Also, why does someone always bring up the fact that a politician lied?

Knock. Knock.
Who\'s There?
Duh.
Duh who?
Duh, all politicians lie. Ya\'ll know it\'s true!

Ahem, sorry about that. But it\'s true. So why is it a surprise when someone is proved to have lied? I just laughte or roll my eyes and move on. Wahoo. Another politician told a fib. Wah. Wah. Cry me a river why don\'t you. All politicans do is lie--Obama himself is the king of this. Now, now, Obama followers don\'t get you underwear in a bunch. This isn\'t flame, just an observation. Really, do ya\'ll expect him to followe through with all he promises? Ha. Yeah, that\'s funny. First, because, really, do ya\'ll not see that the guy is a \'yesman\'? I mean, he says \'yes\' to pretty whomever he\'s around so that he leaves a good impression. Secondly, last I checked we\'re trillions in debt and what does that mean? Higher taxes. And if Obama performs all the changes he has proposed... oh we\'re in deep, my friends. That house? Yeah, that one you still haven\'t finished paying off? Gone. \'Cause there\'s no way with what little money we have in that treasurey--heck, even with loads of money--that would enable him to implement all those suggestions, at least, not in a short period like 4 or 8 years. To reform America, we would need to help each other and find some agreements and such. Which as of the moment seems like never.

Like I said before, not a flame on Obama. Mclain/Palin have proven that they don\'t have the knowledge to run the country the best way either--as somewhat proven above to a certain extent, really, Biden has made some pretty bad mistakes himself--but in reality who is qualified? And why must their personal lives matter so much? No President was perfect. They all screwed up some way or the other. Bless their hearts.

So, go ahead backlash me if you want. Your words won\'t hurt my feelings one cotton picking bit. Maybe that\'s why I would love a politican to stand up and tell the truth. It might not be what I want to hear, but it would be the God honest truth. But from the way things are going, that\'s not going to happen for a good long while.
#94 by Hope
Sep 19, 2008
Face it Palin supporters the women is clueless. I actually felt sorry for her at some point! I blame McShame he knew this women was dumb as rocks. McShame doesn't really want a Vice President now does he? Run the whitehouse heck can she even find the whitehouse? Obama on the other hand picked someone ( even if you are not an obama supporter) that can step in President and commander and chief! Biden does come with foreign policy credentials. Palin \" I can see Russia from my house" OMG! I am sorry ladies Hillary in 2012. Palin with all of her baggage needs to gp back to Alaska and prays she doesn't get impeached!
#95 by hope is hopeless
Sep 20, 2008
I feel the same way about Obama, he would be a great used car salesman though.
#96 by Anne
Sep 20, 2008
I WAS ABSOLUTELY APPALLED WITH HER INTERVIEW...PALIN SHOWED EXACTLY HOW UTTERLY STUPID SHE WAS..... I THINK CHARLIE GIBSON DID WELL WITH THE INTERVIEW WITH WHAT HE HAD TO WORK WITH....PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS SITE http://www.palintruth.org/ IT WILL GIVE YOU A TRUER LOOK INTO PALIN AND WHAT SHE STANDS FOR. THIS SITE ALSO HAS FACTS/LIES ON MCCAIN. THIS SITE IS ALSO VERY FAIR...IT ALSO HAS FACTS ON OBAMA
#97 by ulovit
Oct 2, 2008
OMGSH! Thank you.Thank you.Thank You. We laughed so so hard! thank you for the humor because the truth alone is a scary thing. Great article!
#98 by Lindalulu
Oct 4, 2008
lol...I agree with you totally!
#99 by Ron B.
Oct 5, 2008
Well having read the above and the posted comments,I can see that most were obviously posted by Obama supporters.
Not a very objective bunch,because as someone who has not lived in the USA but someone who is directly affected by the decisions made there I can assure you that Obama may talk the talk but he will show in office that he is the one without experience.
Tell me,what has he actually done in his life that shows he is a leader. name one thing. Taking a nice picture and having a nice wife and family is not leadership folks.
George Bush showed America that making a nice speech was not leadership,Obama is doing the same.
I can see several things that Palin has done to demonstrate that she leads from the front,being a successful mother to 5 children being but one example.
At least Mc Cain took time off to earn his not inconsiderable senate slary to try and lend as hand in your present financial disaster.
What did Obama do ? what is his suggestion to alleviate the very real problem that wall street has inflicted on the rest of world by allowing America to print too much money and borrow the funds from China to do it? .
I notice silence on his part. Pehaps has a community organiser he can set up bread lines and soup kitchens for those who supported his nice speech making.
Cheers! and good luck with your voting decision next month.
#100 by Brittany
Oct 7, 2008
Nicely put, Ron B. Well-mannered and to the point without all the flashy adjectives in-between. I have no argument to counter since I am still waitin' for Obama to tell in specific details of this "change" he keeps speaking of and all until then, guess I'm lendin' toward the faulty "citizen" and old-timer duo. Or as I like to call them, the lesser evil. Unless Obama stops dancing around the truth in these next few weeks that is.
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