ABC News blows it
Scroll for updates…Is ABC doing some West Coast whitewashing?…Wow, Even the LA Times sees Gibson’s distortion…
Charlie Gibson had a chance to show that he could be fair, balanced, and P.D.S.-free with Sarah Palin’s first major MSM interview.
Looks like he blew it.
Taking quotes out of context.
Engaging in distortionary hype.
And the reason we should watch the rest of this hatchet job is…what exactly?
Also: Guess this is good preparation for the kind of neutral, objective questions we’ll get during the debates.
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Interview excerpts here.
This is how Yahoo! News is promoting the interview:
GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” Are we fighting a holy war?
PALIN: You know, I don’t know if that was my exact quote.
GIBSON: Exact words.
PALIN: But the reference there is a repeat of Abraham Lincoln’s words when he said — first, he suggested never presume to know what God’s will is, and I would never presume to know God’s will or to speak God’s words.
But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that’s a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God’s side.
That’s what that comment was all about, Charlie.
GIBSON: I take your point about Lincoln’s words, but you went on and said, “There is a plan and it is God’s plan.”
What she actually said:
“Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God,” she exhorted the congregants. “That’s what we have to make sure that we’re praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God’s plan.”
Allahpundit rips Gibson:
Totally untrue, but that’s what he gets for relying on the Associated Press, which took the liberty of bowdlerizing her quote mid-sentence in order to make it fit the narrative they were trying to build of her as some fundie who thinks she can read God’s mind. Here’s my post on the subject from last Thursday. Read it and see just how egregious the distortion here is.
More:
What’s missing from the AP’s version? Right — the beginning of what she said, the part that makes clear she’s not asserting that we’re doing God’s will but simply praying that we are. It’s the difference between me saying “McCain will win” and “I pray McCain will win.” The first is an assertion of fact/secret knowledge, the second is an expression of desire/hope. The AP actually stoops to picking up the quote mid-sentence to make it better fit the stereotype of the holy-roller yokel claiming divine inspiration for Bush’s Crusade.
Will Gibson acknowledge this egregious distortion?
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More reax…
Kathryn Lopez: “Or was Charlie Gibson just condescendingly explaining the world to Sarah Palin?”
Commenter MNgirl: “I just finished watching both ABC News and I was okay with it for the first 5 minutes but when Gibson looked down his little nose at her disapprovingly and said ‘Why don’t you tell me what you think the Bush doctrine is……’he lost me. This one is going to backfire on the media once again. He blew it, women hate being patronized and women watching that are only going to see him trying play “gotcha” with Palin and her fan club is going to grow. What a jerk. He gets a gift handed to him and the most he can do is patronize her and try to trick her. Idiot.”
Commenter jencab: “This is a lame interview. Charlie belittled her, chopped up her answers, seems repulsed, and sighed. What the hell is that? I never seen him like this with any other politician. Unbelievable.”
Patterico: “Holey Moley — L.A. Times Criticizes Gibson for Mischaracterizing Palin’s Prayer”
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appropriately though.
This Mac keyboard is not so great to type on….
And I hope you never comment here again.
But we can’t always have what we want, right sweetie?
Nice try, but sounds like just another unqualified Republican.
sarc off
I’ve got one thing to say – There ain’t nothing new under the sun with our MSM, the one we’re stuck with. They pulled this same crap in ‘04 and they lost then. They’re going to lose again. And you know what, I’m sure that Sarah Palin would agree, that if God wants Obama to win, he’ll win. And if God wants McCain and our girl to win, they’ll win. We just pray for our victory, and God’s will.
Oh, and I forgot he’s a man!
The bomb throwers are not done and it will only get worse. I am still inspired by the woman. She can take tremendous flak and keep on going.
i viewed the clips on Yahoo, i refuse to watch the alphabet media. charlie looks angry. he comes off as arrogant and as though he is a perturbed overlord trying to put a young upstart in their place. i expect the alphabet media, to take out of context and lie about facts. conservatives have always had to deal with these things when being interviewed by the alphabet media.
what did come across to me, is that this guy, if he could, would slap this woman around for changing the game. it is apparent that he is angry she has come on the scene and pulled the rug out from under obamitler. obamitler’s followers are going to become shrill and hostile, i just didn’t expect it to be right out of the gate and so darn obvious.
The best of the best – our military..and an honorable send off by SARAH PALIN to all of the soldiers heading out and already ‘over there’:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-sends-her-son-track-off-to.html#comments
I hope this keeps up. Obambi/Biden will be down at least 5 more point in the polls by this time next week.
Hello all. I have to agree, Charlie was downright tastless. He seemed agitated that she was actually challenging his attitude. Earlier posts said he was smug, smirked, and condensending, I agree with that.
This was not his best interview. He broke several rules. The first rule of a televised political interview is ‘never ask a question you do not already know the answer to’. He asked the same question three times expecting a different answer. He became noticably more irritated each time he asked the same question. He actually attempted to bully her into some type of submission on TV. What an IDIOT.
For her part. Governor Palin did an excellent job keeping her composure. Though we were never afforded the opportunity to hear complete answers, I have the feeling they were hack edited to take away the meat and belittle her response. Not a good move on the part of ABC.
This was not Governor Palin’s first test, nor will it be her last. She will be afforded opportunities to participate in real interviews as time goes on. Any negative impression created by this ABC hack job will fade. However, ABC’s first impression on fair and balanced treatment of female VP candidates will become a shining example of ‘exactly what not to do’.
I have witnessed some bad interviews in my time, but this was treating a sitting Governor and VP Candidate with trailer trash TV mentality. It will not play in Peoria.
Have a great day everyone
“Bush Doctrine” has been debunked for some time – it doesn’t exist. And yes, Russia invaded Georgia without provocation, confirmed by various international observers on the ground.
Thank goodness Gov. Palin has more tolerance for this stuff than I do. I won’t watch any more of his junk, it’s not good for me.
Was that Charlie Tuna…sure smelt like it to me…
he’s like the rest of libs…Palin Power has ‘em runnin’ scared and I love every step.
It figures. This is par for the course when it comes to the MSM and conservatives.
So will there ever be a backlash? Someday McCain will reintroduce the bill allowing cable TV customers to pay a la carte for only the channels they want.
Fome me, that’ll leave 10 channels, of which half are sports channels, watched only in the fall. The rest will all be left out in the cold.
Gibson is such a little man.
The distance between what Gv Palin said and what Gibson quotes about God and war is quite far.
The backlash will come.
War with Russia? Looks like Russia already started it. Invest every border country with Russia with de facto NATO type support. Zero tolerance of Russian aggression and forward deploy.
The Georgia war may not be Poland, 1939, but it is at least the Sudetenland, 1938.
Obama? More like Chamberlain. McCain is more like Churchill. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I urge you NOT to vote in November.
Charlie Gibson proved tonight he’s just another leftie hatchet man, and the south end of a horse headed north.
Sarah Palin, I have your back…. she was superb……
To those who would make idiotic remarks about ’seperation of church and state’ in regard to Palin’s “task from God” comments, you need to remember that she was in church and was there as a mother and a citizen, not the VP candidate. No seperation junk could even be applied there, even if it was in the constitution, which it is not.
Why is this an issue? I would rather have a VP that asks for guidance and wisdom from the Almighty, than to have a President sit in a church where America is urged to be “damned” by God! As would the majority of our citizens.
MJ is right – this is getting good. It gets betta and betta all the time.
Go McCain/Palin
and what did Bill do? oh yeah, an intern.
BTW, CBS News calls John McCain “embarrassingly incoherent, because he said energy was a national security issue.
The reporter/commentator than cites Matt Yglesias as an expert on energy policy.
Charlie had an agenda which is to elect his political candidate at all costs. Journalism in America has been dying over the past decade and now has died in 2008. R.I.P.
Why can’t they at least try to be objective and let the people decide. Are they that afraid that the public will not see things their way? If that is their concern, might it also be a concern that their way is wrong?
I know it must be hard to admit they are wrong and that maybe they are not that smart but the American people can respect someone who admits their mistakes. At least thats what they said about President Bush.
Ditto that #109
Well, I was worried that this would happen and it would. The MSM doesn’t give a crap about a fair election except to see their guy win.
Lgm: You’re an insulting fruitball. You’ve insulted the victims of 9/11 and now this. When has Obummer been taken out of context or had a hatchet job done on him? Oh, and no O’Reilly doesn’t count.
I know a horse’s arse, when I see one… Charlie Gibson is no horse’s arse… he is what the horse’s arse leaves behind as evidence of its passage.
I just watched the interview…..Charlie Gibson is a pompous arse. Seriously, he sighed during her answers, made unpleasant faces, kept fidgeting with his foot, obviously impatient. Complained that he got lost in a “blizzard of words”. What a putz…..she sat close to him, obviously not intimidated and held her own. Gibson came across as a male chauvanist pig.
How about patronizing jackass.
That works too.
ABC News summarized:
That number wavers between 5000 and 9000 according to the MSM. What’s the point? Should Palin have recruited some Yukon or British Columbians?
Meanwhile, Obama’s military experience is limited to deciding not to join any military organization because the Vietnam War had ended six years previously. Oh, yeah — and his successful 3-point jump shot in a gym in Kuwait.
ABC News Blows
Oh and the interview was edited to cut off some of her answers.
And he cut her off. I was asking aloud, “Will he actually let her answer the question?”
Gibson tried as many Gotcha questions as he could get in… which was pretty much all of them. He seemed determined to get her to say something that would make her “Same as Bush!!!” or make her look like their view of a “whacked out zealot”…which is what the teasers apparently attempt to do as well.
Folks… expect more of the same. The Lib media is aghast at the possibility that the republicans may put a woman in the White House before “their” party does. And they’re going to do their damndest to punish Gov. Palin for that.
Pretty disgusting behavior wouldn’t you say?
Did anyone actually expect any less?
I am putting my eggs in Palin’s basket.. that being said… she did the interview and said what she said.
Blaming the interview for how it came out is really rather pointless.
It is and was what it is.
There is an expression about “looking down your nose” at someone to connote a condescending and superior attitude toward another. In most cases, it is a metaphor, but in the Gibson interview, he actually WAS looking down his nose at Palin.
If ABC was going for impartial, they really blew it. Gibson’s demeanor plus taking statements way out of context or running with a debukned version of the facts.
Asking Palin about whether she thought this was a “Holy War” was ridiculous. I don’t recall him asking Obama anything about whether Obama’s Islamic beliefs affected his views on jihad, which would be along the same scale of credibility.
A patronizing jackass that actually knows what the term “Bush Doctrine” means without having it spoon fed to them.
Actually, some here may feel that describes me as well.
I’d like to see Gibson interview Biden and see if he is as condescending and disrespectful to him as he was to Gov. Sarah Palin.
Elizabetty… I whole-heartedly agree… lol.
Bush Doctrine (Legacy?) = Solid leadership following the dark days of 9/11/2001, followed by Keeping America safe from attack for 7 years, tax cuts and rebates for all citizens, solid GNP, farly low rate of unemployment, massive increase in government revenues, wealthy paying larger share of taxes while being taxed at a lower rate, huge investments in humanitarian aid worldwide including for AIDs fight in Africa, No Child Left Behind program in place to help overcome ineffective leadership of NEA, freeing millions in Iraq & Afghanistan from tyranny, standing firm against despots like Kim Il Jong and Castro, dealing with nincompoops like Reid & Pelosi while being perceived as unpopular and yet scoring higher ratings than Congress, and unfortunately there is also the massive overspending by Congress and his unpopular and incorrect stance on a remedy for illegal immigration which would include any ‘amnesty’ provisions.
I’d give his doctrine a B minus.
On September 11th, 2008 at 8:56 pm, travlinman said:
Try again. And I am not even saying the Bush Doctrine is bad policy. But I would expect the potential VP to have a vague concept of what this very very common term means.
“His worldview?” Yeesh.
Wow… is it possible you don’t understand what was going on with that question? It was a gotcha question. The Bush Doctrine and the concept of pre-emption is not a simple Yes/No subject. It depends on the circumstances.
Like this question…
Is it ok to punch a woman?
Well… maybe it is.. maybe it isn’t. If she happens to be a female body builder and she’s coming at me with a large kitchen knife… the answer could be yes.
I watched the interview, but until I watched a replay of part of it, I didn’t realize just how badly butchered it was. Asking somebody a question and then deciding what part of their answer to broadcast is downright shameful.
Unless you’re the loony left, voters know the MSM is out to get her. I think they’ll look at this as what it was — a trap and hatchet job. I wouldn’t be surprised to see her poll numbers rise higher because of Twitchy Charlie’s bullying attitude.
On “Grapevine,” Britt Hume couldn’t keep from smiling tonight when he was reporting on the angst in The Agitator’s HQ on his falling poll numbers. He quoted one staffer, who asked to remain anonymous, who said, “It always happens like this, every time. This is so depressing.”
Don’t worry, Sarah. We’re all rooting (and praying) for you and your family.
I didn’t see it, but her response sounded rational and calm in the face of someone having a meltdown.
And claiming she said something she didn’t. Which is different than misunderstanding what she actually said.
Keep it up lefties… you’ll go down in flames……..
I particularly like the part where Brit quoted Matt Damon’s idiotic statements, all the while, trying not to laugh.
Dude,
SHE. DID. NOT. KNOW. WHAT. IT. MEANT.
I am not talking about whether or not it is an easy question or the validity of it.
She did not have the first clue as to what the Bush Doctrine was until Gibson spelled it out for her. Even i knew what the Bush Doctrine was. And, according to many of you here, my intelligence is barely that of an knuckle-dragging ape. What does that say about Palin?
What a condescending prick.. Hope I can say that. I thought the editing sucked, like he cut off most of what she said. Did you see at the end, they just cut if off when she was still talking. Must not have wanted us to hear it.
It always happens Sandyb because they’re such moronic hateful twits.
They love to accuse conservatives of being hateful, and yes, some are, but the real vitriol is on the left… unbridled hateful rage. Scary.
2008 is the year that the main stream media, long on life support, finally died.
“Bush Doctrine” I just want to know who made that ridiculous term up. We are so all about trendy terms and dribble.
Regardless, Bush will have a very favorable legacy – he’ll be remembered as one of the greats, whether some like it or not. Clinton…not so much…
I’m not saying this because I necessarily believe Bush was a great president, but he had 9/11, Katrina, and history has a way of remembering only who had to deal with these almost insurmountable situations and not so much the details.
Maybe she should just stick to giving interviews on Fox News.
Dude… she does know what it means. Most non-comatose Americans know what it means. She read his intent with the question, which was to put words in her mouth, and she handled it in the most appropriate way possible. Forcing him to be more specific.
So Dude. Be real.
Ummm… if you say so, but the apes would like an apology now.
(yes… I’m kidding.. hey.. you set yourself up)
I think Gibson did more than blow the interview but he put another nail in the MSM coffin. Have they not been watching the reaction the attacks on Palin? I’m fine with tough questions but he was just a snob the entire time talking down to her. If you watch the clip of him with Obama back in July it’s nowhere near as tough, in fact looks pretty easy compared to this garbage.
Ridiculous? Maybe. But I’ll bet dollars to donuts (See! I’m folksy!) that you knew what the term meant, ridiculous or not.
Don’t forget deciding not to see wounded soldiers in Germany, I think that’s a relevant part of his military experience.
Good point. Probably some pundit made it up. But I really don’t know the answer. Will have to research that one. I wouldn’t be surprised if its not what the Bush Administration uses to refer to any of their policies.
The more they attack…the more her numbers go up. Moderate women can see the distaseful manner she has been mistreated. Nobody has brought up anything on Biden….yet. His foreign policy “experience” is a joke plus he, you know, plagerizes. This is a smart, self-made woman, who believes in God as do most people and the left media is revealing their ugly face out of panic. Americans aren’t stupid. They will see through this and it will backfire in the liberals faces…I hope it does cuz I read Kos daily (puke) and a lot of them are moving out of the USA if McCain/Palin win. Even more reason to get behind this ticket. They can take the illegal aliens with them!!!! How much better off would we be then?
So Charlie laid an egg. Big deal. Did anyone actually expect ABC to be fair?
Personally, I’d have to be physically present and witness Governor Palin, dressed in a klan outfit, with a swastika patch on one shoulder, and a pentagram medallion around her neck while committing a blood sacrifice on a live human being, before I’d NOT vote for her.
There’s really nothing the MSM can tell me about her that I would believe. Even if she shows a lack of this or that or has a skeleton of the other, I trust her values. She more closely resembles my beliefs than anyone in the demon-crat party and 2/3’s of the republicant’s.
GO SARAH! We’ve got your back.
Ok… you get some points for that Chap.
Bush’s worldview?
Do you mean the one that recognizes that there are those who would destroy us if given any opportunity?
That we are the most giving and generous nation in the entire world? Donating untold dollar amounts to combat disease, poverty, hunger, political strife and in times of natural or man-made disaster?
A nation that has stood up for its “allies” even when it was not the popular thing to do and while having its young people pay the price in blood, time and time again?
A nation that has created astounding technology which is shared and has given more economic opportunities to more people than all of the other nations combined?
That world view is the one you have questions about, for either Bush or Palin? I think they get it.
I think the term Bush Doctrine only resonates with Dems, and is important to them because they think McCain and Palin are Bush and Cheney. Most voters will just not care.
SHE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HE THOUGHT IT MEANT
That’s the nature of gotcha questions. They are ambiguous so the questioner can twist any less-than-exact answer.
She recognized it and didn’t step in the trap; that rankled Gibson.
How exactly was that trying to put words in her mouth? His world view? Come on. That is the type of answer all of us gave in English class when we hadn’t read the required reading and were called on in class.
He gave her another chance and this was her answer:
Thta says NOTHING to the notion of preventative and/or preemptive war. Again, trying to string a few things together to look smart when you hadn’t done the class assignment.
t is evident she had not the first clue what it meant until Gibson saved her. She was flailing.
The McCain camp should do no more interviews with the liberal media crowd. Gibson’s tone of questioning indicated he simply wanted to score a “gotcha” response. The out of context AP quote..terrible. ABC is the next NBC.
Again, it has nothing to do with what one thinks about the term “Bush Doctrine” or the merits of the doctrine itself. It is the fact she did not know what it meant.
The McCain campaign — still hiding behind Sarah’s skirts.
“You’re so mean to Sarah.”
Yeah, she can gun down a wolf from a helicopter, but she doesn’t do so well face to face.
Grow up.
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Blame the refs. Sure sign of a LOSER.
Actually, now that donuts cost more than a dollar, that phrase is probably a bit dated.
That they cannot see how badly their bias has backfired is truly incredible. Talk about “OUT OF TOUCH!”
I suppose all the “media elite” are hanging around the produce department of Whole Foods discussing the price of arugula.
The more they keep this up the more people who are going to just get fed up with them. I mean, even NBC management realize they can’t keep up this tripe! What was Gibson thinking?
Sarah knew what the Bush Doctrine meant. Gibson was asking her about it because he was trying to associate with George Bush and his alleged failed policies. That’s the Obama campaign tactic.
She refused to fall into the trap.
Chap!!! Someone made it up…It’s not like you can’t be one of the popular kids if you don’t get it…jeeze, it’s not middle school. It’s a vague term at best. A smoke screen – I doubt very few people know what the “author” meant when they coined the term at this point.
meant, “associate HER with George Bush…”
Wow. Has the press ever “pressed” bama like that? That was simply disgusting. Chapoutier…you are an f’ing asshole. Get lost. I have NEVER seen Obama asked questions remotely like that or with that condescending attitude. Freaking sickening and he is running for PRESIDENT, jackoff.
The Bush Doctrine seems to also refers to Unilateralism according to pundits, not just pre-emption. They are two separate issues.
https://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.12943/pub_detail.asp
And you’re still not getting it. He was trying to get her to align herself with Bush. Which she knows is poison at the moment. She wanted to speak to our policy on her own terms. Not Black or White… So-called Bush Doctrine Is.. or Is Not.. my policy. She explained that in her response…”There have been mistakes made.”
So.. could she have formulated a better answer? Sure. Did she need to answer yes or no? Absolutely not.
And as for putting words in her mouth. Clearly, she agrees with some elements of what people call the Bush Doctrine, but not others. How do you answer that question with a yes or a no?
Why did you use an analogy of Palin as a liberal Democrat?
He asks an ambiguous question, she gives an overview. Then he gets specific and she gives a specific answer.
McCain-Palin should grant no more interviews with the liberal media. Gibson’s condescending tone suggested he simply want to elicit a Palin “gotcha” moment. The out of context quote from Gibson was disgusting. ABC will is the next NBC.
No…he was asking what she thought of Bush’s alleged failed policies and she had no clue what she meant. Seems a legitimate question of any politician to ask if you think the doctrine that lead us to war with Iraq is a wise one.
And Misscheryl, try googling “Bush Doctrine” You will get over 21 million hits. Anyone that is running for her position should know what that meant even if they felt the term was unfair or derogatory.
That link actually points to another article that precedes 9/11 which ascribes the Bush Doctrine to Missile Defense and rejection of the Kyoto treaty. Point being, it’s not a good idea to assume you know someone’s intent.
I don’t know. It seemed like she was caught off-guard by it, perhaps because she didn’t recall what it was. Gibson was definitely a jerk about it and came across as lecturing her, but I thought that part was very iffy, honestly. It improved towards the end though.
I’m not too worried about this one interview, though, regardless. I want McCain/Palin to win and hope they do…I don;t see this as making a difference either way. Some will use it against her, but to most I would imagine she came across just fine, which is what she had to do.
I just watched Katie Couric in High Definition for the first time… man that broad is getting old and wrinkled.. it is time to get a younger chick with bigger boobs.
Just my humble opinion. I mean, if they are just gonna spew the liberal agenda, I might as well be able to turn down the sound and enjoy…
Did you see the Obama v. Hillary debate he co-moderated? Seriously. The leftwing bloggers/commenters were crying as much as the rightwingers are here. I’m loving this. I can’t wait till the Biden/Palin debate.
An overview?
Teacher: What did you think of Catcher in the Rye?
Unprepared Student: It was a very interesting book with many interesting characters.
That was her answer.
Yep, Palin as a VP choice is killing McCain’s chances to win the White House. /sarc off
Actually, it may be Obama’s choice of Biden…
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c2f69ce-8031-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html
I really dislike this guy now. He’s just another snotty media talking head looking to besmirch someone, especially about their religious beliefs so they can marginalize them.
Gibson is a mole!
KaosKlerik, you make a good point. It looks better on paper than it did on TV. And the Bush Doctrine from what I understand involves multiple things, not just preemptive strikes (exporting democracy, with us or with terrorists, etc). I wish she had answered a little better, but it was alright…
Sarah more than passed any test…she stood strong, didn’t studder and spurt like the loons wanted(that pissed em off), didn’t hear any ummm’s, mmm’s. uhhh’s like that guy running for the top spot on the democrapic(liberal, socialist, hate America) side.
Looks like she got the old dick head flustered when she wouldn’t cave to his insulting, ignorant, biased questions and mannerisms. Like I said before Charlie not only smells like tuna he acts just as slippery.
Palin Power!
Actually, once Charlie saved her and explained what it meant, I thought she gave a fine answer. But that is not the point. And as for differing meanings of the term “Bush Doctrine” pre or post 9/11, I would have been fine if she would have said “Do you mean the pre or post 9/11 definition of the Bush Doctrine, Charlie?” and would have made her look smart and Charlie look foolish. So I wonder why she didn’t…..
His question was too vague (on purpose) and she didn’t fall for the trap. She’s been to Afghanistan, her son is going over there. I think she’s heard of the Bush Doctrine and knows what it means. She recognized he was trying to set her up and let him get specific first.
Your post proves my point. This is getting silly, but what the heck…my point is the term encompasses so much…it’s a stupid term and ambiguous at best. I don’t care if she knew what Charlie meant specifically or not. If he thinks he succeeded in making her look stupid by asking this question, he did not.
O.K. All together now: Gov. Palin began the answer about “have(ing) to go to war with Russia” with “Perhaps so…”
The campaign needs to tell the libs to look up the definition of “perhaps”.
(it’s just a little beyond “is”: they can find it).
More accurately, she wanted a specific question stating what he meant.
And if you walked up to Sarah Palin and asked her to define the Bush Doctrine, she would give you a pretty good answer.
I can say this, because I am as justified in knowing whats in her head as you are.
And yes… “His world view” is a pretty good answer given his asinine gotcha question. The Bush Doctrine could in fact be described as… his world view.
oh… and the policy seems to have ultimately succeeded in Iraq. Just FYI for ya there.
Chapoutier,
That’s not an accurate analogy at all. She knew the Bush Doctrine dealt with Islamic extremism, did she not?
Also, I didn’t mind any of the questions. Gibson’s tone in asking some of them, the combative style and condescension, wore on me, but its what I expected.
chapoutier:
You are an a**hole. That has been established. And it’s been fairly established that you’re a deceptive one as well.
But I find it galling that you come here and claim that Sarah Palin is unqualified to be Vice President when you’re backing a horse that has fewer qualifications as she does, and he is running for freaking POTUS!!!
Furthermore, she is smarter, sharper, more accomplished, and demonstrates greater natural leadership abilities than Obama the Indecisive Metrosexual.
Are you that obtuse? I know that you fell in love with Obama and he “inspired” you to get involved in the political process, but really, do you have to be his toady as well? And don’t you find it the least bit sad that you can’t get excited about politics unless you’ve got a dog in the race named “Demagogue”?
It’s pathetic that we have pseudo college educated people who do not comprehend the necessary elements for a free Republic, and it is because of those people, we will lose said Republic.
Oh, this is a sign of things to come. When Palin is asked, “who is the president of BFE?” and she doesn’t know, there will be an outbreak of PDS, the likes of which we haven’t seen yet.
If she doesn’t know what is meant by the “Bush Doctrine”, she sure as he** ain’t trying to BE like Bush, which blows the libs argument out of the water on that, too.
Ijits.
Yes.. it is getting silly mischeryl. And Thank you.
BTW: Chap… did you apologize to those apes. They’re here with me know and they’re getting a little agitated. Could you maybe tell them something so they’ll leave my office?