NYT slams Sarah Palin in their ABC interview review

[ClarkUSA]

At times visibly nervous, at others appearing to hew so closely to prepared answers that she used the
exact same phrases repeatedly, Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was asked by Mr. Gibson
if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about. Mr.
Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher, informed her that it meant the right of “anticipatory self-defense.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/us/politics/12palin.html


Ouch.

[tekisui]

1. She had a good run, huh? Almost two FOOL weeks.

[ClarkUSA]

2. Heh

I can't wait until the next interview. :D

[FatDave]

47. Next interview?

There'll be no next interview. They're probably trying to come up with a way to get her out of the VP debate as I type.

[Cha]

4. I'd like to

think she's done but I don't think the many-headed monster is over just yet.

[Alhena]

3. Does this mean no "WONDER WOMAN" headline from Drudge tonight?

[whistler162]

5. Maybe a Wondering Woman headline....

of course, tin foil hat on, this could be a setup for being brilliant in the next two interviews.

[whistler162]

7. BURRRPP... that one repeaed on me... Excuse me.

[ClarkUSA]

9. "WTF? WOMAN" is more appropriate, perhaps.

;)

[provis99]

6. she's ready for the job?

She isn't qualified to be the assistant nightime floor waxer at a WalMart, and she thinks she's ready to step into the President's shoes? Suddenly the definition of hubris is shockingly apparent to me.

[ClarkUSA]

16. She doesn't do well when she's not reading a teleprompter, does she?

PUMAs must be crazy if they still intend to vote for McCain.

P.S. I notice the trolls are relatively quiet tonight. Too bummed out by their idiot VP nominee's stupid performance, perhaps?

[Motown_Johnny]

8. SEXIST... oh wait.... never mind

[chitty]

10. I got your 3 am phone call right here.

[ClarkUSA]

11. Can you imagine what Hillary thought of Palin's performance tonight?

:popcorn:

[Jennicut]

13. Somewhere Hillary Clinton is thinking "What a major dumbass"

Seriously. Sarah Barracuda is more like Sarah the Limp Goldfish.

[ClarkUSA]

14. Ain't it the truth?

I can think of - oh say, 100 DUers - who could have done a better job of answering those FP softballs Charlie lobbed at her.

[angee_is_mad]

15. No. I wondered what Joe thought

since he is the one who will be debating her. It should be interesting.

[ClarkUSA]

17. I think Joe and his wife went through at least two bags of popcorn amid all the laughing.

The mental wattage between the Democratic ticket and the Republican ticket is the difference between the sun and a dim bulb!

[chill_wind]

19. LOL! :-)

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. I heard he had to go to the hospital for stomach cramps

he was laughing so hard.

[krkaufman]

41. Seriously. Hillary has to be steaming at the damage that Palin is doing ...

... to the work Hillary had done. Whatever Hillary had done to show that a woman was just as qualified for the Presidency as any man, Palin is showing that any woman can be just as unqualified as any man.

[gauguin57]

22. OK ... we're supposed to be discussing Palin here, and you post a pic of those two hotties.

How's a girl supposed to discuss Sarah Blinkity Blink's performance when I'm lookin' at Barack and Joe. *sigh*

[jazzjunkysue]

12. You know-They've usually narrowed it down to the top 5 contestants, by now.

Why is this taking so long? Everyone knows I'm going to win. I always win.

[chill_wind]

18. AP headline/story rips her also. Palin TRIES to defend qualifications. Hah!

AP: "Palin tries to defend qualifications in interview"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7038470&mesg_id=7038470

[Maven]

20. Ya know, as much as it's satisfying to read the NYT tearing her apart

I think we're figuring out more and more how little it means.

The people we need to reach aren't scouring the NYT for their opinion on her performance.

[chill_wind]

23. What encourages me is that there's been a decent cross-section

of print media (Not just NYT or WAPO, but Time, Newsweek, McClatchy, AP and others) pulling the curtain back for a closer look.
I don't know what Independants or swing voters read-- but it's kind of bad when you can find even guys like Joe Klein carrying on about McCain-- or Philip Klein, for that matter at such places as The American Spectator.

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13861

Was just at Little Green Footballs. We're NEVER going to change those hearts and minds. Whew!! Talk about alternate realities...

[RamboLiberal]

35. What encourages me is I've read a good cross section of comments

tonight on various news sites and she's been universally panned by readers with only the few koolaid drinkers having the guts to praise her.

[chill_wind]

39. And THAT's the part that matters. The readers...who VOTE in November.

Good!

[sandnsea]

24. IA, NM, CO

We need to see how every media outlet in those three states covers this story, and make sure they all get it right. Those are the three states we have to win if we don't win Ohio or Florida.

[chill_wind]

26. Really good point.

[krkaufman]

42. Sadly, you are right.

People who remain undecided aren't exactly they types who are swayed by reason or policies... 'cause the differences in those areas are stark. They're the ones who are swayed by gut feelings and campaign noise.

So, sadly, it'll take many more public embarrassments like that interview for there to be any effect. Heck, just look at what an idiot Bush was during his campaigns, yet he won twice.

[bridgit]

25. This is just the beginning, she'll be pulled apart like a artichoke before long check it!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6992271 ;)

[Imagevision]

28. In Washington Palin will seek solutions from God Like Bush did...

[bridgit]

32. yep, likely a continuation of the same ole one dog one trick pony show

[avaistheone1]

27. Palin stumbled just like she did when she was questioned on Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae.

Palin does not know what the hell she is talking about.

She has been hidden away for a week while being coached with GOP talking points. Her answers really did not make alot of sense. Palin could not answer most of the questions and kept beating around the bush.

[arewenotdemo]

29. “Anticipatory self-defense?????”

That would make Goebbels proud.

[tbyg52]

45. That *is* the Bush Doctrine, but the first question in my mind

was did she know what the big words meant.... ;)

[SweetieD]

30. I don't plan on watching her interview. But the reviews look horrible.

I don't think I could stomach watching her interview. There is no way.

[chill_wind]

33. Sure you could, and you'd be the stronger for it, SweetieD, I say.

You'd shake your head, amazed, and know beyond question she's a fraud.

PS-- Welcome aboard DU :hi:

[renate]

48. Oh sure you could watch it. It's fun!

I think this clip takes less than a minute... you really don't want to miss it.

http://aaronsaylor.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/in-what-respect-charlie/

[imax2268]

31. my review...

[samuraiguppy]

34. she is finished now

over, so done!

[RamboLiberal]

36. I'll be curious next week if some of the Alaskan Idol

star power dies down with the crowds decreasing. Or are that many dumbass fundie koolaid drinkers in this country?

[Earth Bound Misfit]

38. Yes, there are that many dumbass fundie koolaid drinkers in this country

But hopefully they're not in CO, NM, NV, OH, PA, MI, or FL.

I say the "Republican Idol" gets voted off the show in 5, 4, 3,....

[bushmeister0]

37. "Decades and decades in that Washington establishment?"

"We’ve got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody’s big fat résumé that maybe shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they’ve had opportunities to meet heads of state."

Um . . . How many decades has John McCain spent in that Washington establishment?

Yeah, wouldn't want Joe Biden going head to head with Putin. Alaska's so much closer.

Big fat resume?

Experience bad, desire good!

My God, if this whacko gets in we're all doomed!

I can just see her putting the pillow over McLaimebrain's face and telling Naevius Sutorius Macro he died of natural causes.

'Quickly, give me the ring! I'm going to make some horse a great senator!

[krkaufman]

40. Author let her skate, a bit, on the Bush Doctrine discussion

... but then I haven't seen any review of the interview get it right.

My feedback to Rutenberg, on his article:

Thanks for your analysis of the Gibson/Palin interview.

One question, though, in regards to the "Bush Doctrine" discussion...

Even after Charlie Gibson explained the premise of the Bush Doctrine to Gov. Palin, did she not fail to understand it? From what I can tell, the response she offered goes no further than what international law allows a country relative to self-defense: evidence of an imminent threat. (Palin: "...enough intelligence that tells us that a strike is imminent against American people, we have every right to defend our country")

No one would argue such a case. But that's not what the Bush Doctrine calls for with "anticipatory self-defense", or preventive war -- where "imminence" is not a consideration.

I've seen no review of the Gibson/Palin interview that recognizes this failure. The Governor did not know what the doctrine was, and even when explained to her she did not recognize the key factor being the absence of an imminent threat. Anyone with a basic sense of civic responsibility, who voted in the 2004 election, let alone responsible for a state's National Guard, should have long ago learned and understood this distinction.

But then what should we expect from someone who recently said she hasn't thought all that much about the Iraq war.

[ps1074]

43. Charlie Gibson is being sexist

There, I said it.

[kayell]

44. Scariest moment: When Sarah Strangelove threatened war with Russia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxVFiUZglH4

[olegramps]

46. Dysfunctional Family

From what I have read so far, the Palin family appears to be one of the most dysfunctional families in the nation. I don't have to repeat what has been discovered so far. But, I couldn't help from remembering what St. Paul had to say about those who sought to be leaders in the Church. "For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of the Church of God?" (1 Timothy 3,5) I believe that this has even more application when it comes to wanting to lead a nation. For those who say that the family is off limits, I respectfully disagree when it is obvious that it is grossly dysfunctional. When she shoved her two older kids into the limelight as some example of her superior parenting skills expressing how proud she is of them she opened door that has resulted in their being exposed as less than desirable products of a family out of control.

[Coexist]

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