Try, just try, to watch this without cringing
 

Sarah defending her foreign policy experience with Russia.

OMG

She should have smirked arrogantly while brandishing a map in the face of the interviewer... you know, "Bush-style"

She's going after the same demographic, isn't she.

Well she doesn't appear to be the sharpest tool in the shed there, does she...

Perhaps its one of those localized things - I can't imagine anyone THAT ignorant. I really can't and I live with me - Sheesh.

I thought at first I wasn't impressed because of my liberal leanings and what I felt was a farce, and a bad choice.

I've since felt vindicated.

Oh, and I love me some Katie Couric. I always have, despite the criticism she gets.

Letterman pointed out that if McCain really does believe that suspending his campaign is important, then why isn't Palin really stepping up to the plate. As he put it, and I paraphrase "If for any reason you are unable to fulfill your duties as President of the US..." you know the rest. That would be her job, ffs, to step in wherever needed.

Get used to Sarah. We're going to be seeing a lot more of her for the next 8 to 16 years.

I really don't think so.

But, I still have hope for humanity.

I dunno - I didn't think it was that bad. In fact I found it quite refreshing.
I dislike Palin's politics - she is as near as opposite my views as is possible in mainstream politics - but it's quite nice to see an unpolished politico occasionally.

If you want to see an unpolished politico, you need look no further than our pres for the past 8 years.

You havent had enough of Bushisms over there?

Oh he's inept.
She just seems unpolished.

We're quite suspicious of polish over here (with a small p, although there are plenty suspicious of Polish too). Hence our tacit approval of John Prescott - Deputy Prime Minister - lamping a campaigner who threw an egg at him.

OK, but her brand of 'unpolished' is just a bit scary for me.

SG, does "unpolished" mean "uneducated and uninformed" over there? Just curious :rolleyes:

I mean it to mean human, not slick and slippery, occasionally fazed.
As I say - I would never vote for her. I just wouldn't count this as a reason why.

Imagine that you're going for a job interview and you handled questions like this; just being human. In certain situations, being polished means you have done your homework and are prepared, with the information you need to do the job.

Myself, I like to cultivate a casual conversationalism, but it's peppered with white-hot information nuggets, which, if you know enough to catch on, reveal that I very deeply know what I'm talking about.

Being unpolished is nice--if you are, simultaneously, casually confident with some actual, useful information.

Sounds like my job interview. Sure, I was unpolished, but I knew what the eff I was talking about.

Hmm. Sarah Palin is human? And fallible like the rest of humanity? Whodathunkit? That being said, if you're going in for an interview on NATIONAL TELEVISION, would it not be wise to be prepared for ANY potential question? It's not so much I'm concerned about what she states is her policy... I'm more concerned that she has NO CLUE what she's talking about!

What's even more concerning is that she actually thought her original statement would be uncritically absorbed by a sponge-like population.

Palin is a symptom of a larger problem. Same problem had McCain quoting George Jr exactly, "Our economy is sound" - as AIG was going under. Same problem now could not decide to support the bailout or opposed it - as demonstrated by McCain's contradictory statements. Same problem even had him tell Letterman that he was hustling to Washington to save the negotiations when, instead he went on the CBS News and his puppy dog Palin visited Ground Zero. Letterman was incensed. And then the running to Washington only confused the bailout issue with partisan politics - even dragging Obama into a do nothing meeting.

McCain has a serious problem. Not Palin. He has advisers that could not even agree whether they were for the bailout before they were against it.

Like I said, get used to her.

I heard Letterman make that statement, and thought, if McCain had to suspend his campaign to attend to serious shit in Washington, why wasn't Palin there with him, to learn what was going on and how they solve these problems.

The other morning they were interviewing a bunch of MI hockey moms, who were gushing how they would vote for Palin because, "She's a hockey mom, just like us". Fucking airheads. :mad:

You sound surprised, and if you are surprised then I am surprised at you. Spend a little more time outside your circle of acquaintances and you'll be afraid to leave your house.:eek:

No, I'm not surprised, but I'll always be outraged by such stupidity. :mad:

Why do I have a pic in my head of those women I don't even know? Grrrrrrrrr

I'll see your :mad: and raise you a :mad2: Bruce!

Them's fighting smilies.

I prefer to think of them as euthanasia smilies. :sniper:

"I'll try to find some examples of them and get those to ya"

#1. You do NOT make a statement about your presidential running mates' experience and background without being able to back it up.

#2. Sarah Palin is a complete moron and that is something that everything in all her appearences backs up without any doubt.

She is scary stupid and should not be allowed anywhere near Washington STATE, much less Washington DC!

Youth in Asia? You mean like Ibram?

Triple Chocolate Latte Flip AMEN, brother.

This chick is absolutely surreal.

Sarah Palin is what happens when your country is circling the drain.

Excellent!
:cheerldr:

Sometimes ya gotta throw out the baby with the wonton soup.

So Alaska is where the planes go from and where Russia invades air space.

I have to cringe at the thought of Sarah Palin trying to face down Putin.

There is nothing sexist about this. Personally, I think Hillary could outmaneuver Putin most days of the week.

To be clear, Alaska does have an Air Guard, and they have escorted Russian planes from their air space. Their is no foreign policy involvement other than making sure someone doesn't get shot down by accident.

Issues like fishing rights, etc are negotiated between Russia and the U.S., not Russia and Alaska.

You brits always picking on the poles... :rolleyes: :D