VIDEO: Palin, tap-dancing as fast as she can: "I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

When pressed, Palin can’t give specifics on McCain’s “pro-regulation” record

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/24/ill-get-back-to-you-when-pressed-palin-cant-give-specifics-on-mccains-pro-regulation-record/

Hannity’s infomercial notwithstanding, Sarah Palin is now 0-2 in media appearances. When Katie Couric asks her to name specific steps McCain has taken with regard to pushing for more regulation, Palin is stumped and says she’s gonna have to get back to her.



VIDEO CLIPS HERE: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/24/ill-get-back-to-you-when-pressed-palin-cant-give-specifics-on-mccains-pro-regulation-record/

Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.

Couric: I’m just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

Palin: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.

Maybe it’s actually smarter to keep her away from the press, no? Check out this report from Politico’s Jonathan Martin:

McCain then looked around the room and gestured as if to welcome questions. The AP reporter shouted a question at Gov. Palin (”Governor, what have you learned from your meetings?”) but McCain aide Brooke Buchanan intervened and shepherded everybody out of the room.

Palin looked surprised, leaned over to McCain and asked him a question, to which your pooler thinks he shook his head as if to say “No.”

As TPM’s Greg Sargent says: Letting Sarah Palin Answer Questions Is Very, Very Dangerous

Couric: You’ve said, quote, “John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business.” Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight?

Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that’s paramount. That’s more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us.

Couric: But he’s been in Congress for 26 years. He’s been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more.

Palin: He’s also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he’s been talking about - the need to reform government.

Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you’ve said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?

Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.

Couric: I’m just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

Palin: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.

[patrice]

1. It's hard to believe that she was put in that situation without an answer prepped for that question.

Can't imagine what that answer might be, but they would have given her something to say, right? Did she forget?

[BlooInBloo]

2. Except that's not what she said....

What she SAID was:

"I'll try to find ya some andi'llbringemtoya!"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x197354


A longer video of the interview is also posted.

[bbgrunt]

4. yes. I wish the people editing those transcripts would lose their jobs first.

[The River]

3. Better To Keep Your Mouth Shut

and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

She proves that old quote beyond any doubt at all.

[Blasphemer]

5. She can't even pass with cliff notes

I find it hard to believe that the campaign had no idea what type of questions would be asked during this interview and the Charlie Gibson interview and yet.... we can hear the crickets in her head chirping away. She's had plenty of time to prep and she still can't deliver. She's worse than Dubya - he can at least fake it.