Palin: "there have been many underestimated persons who’ve been elected to office"

[sabra]

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002980954

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VARGAS: There have been a chorus of voices from the Republican Party, stalwart Republicans who’ve come out and said they don’t think you’re qualified to be vice president.

PALIN: And I have never met any of those whom I have heard to have written something or said something negative. I would love to meet these people, have a conversation. And instead of them just superficially making a statement like that, it would be nice if -- if they would take it a step further and at least interview me.

VARGAS: Perhaps some of those people, like Colin Powell or Peggy Noonan or Ken Adelman, should have come out and met you first before coming out publicly...

PALIN: That would’ve been nice.

VARGAS: ... and saying you’re unqualified.

But what about the voters? I mean, why -- why is there this lingering issue with you and this question about whether or not you have what it takes to be an effective vice president?

PALIN: I don’t know, but there have been many underestimated persons who’ve been elected to office and have really been in -- provided the opportunity to prove the pundits wrong. Again, it’s motivating for me to work that much harder.

But I can’t speak to the negative perception that somebody would have, because -- again, I know who I am and I know the truth and I know my record. It’s going to have to be me walking the walk, not just talking the talk, trying to correct it, but to prove who I am and what I stand for.

[Hepburn]

1. Warren G. Harding comes to mind...

...her point? Other than the obvious ~~ she is not qualified! LOL...:hi:

[progressivebydesign]

2. Ha, ha, ha. Like.. say... GEORGE BUSH?? Must be hard to talk with that stiletto in her mouth! n/t

[FVZA_Colonel]

13. Well, many people underestimated his capacity for destruction and evil.

[orestes]

3. I think Palin falls more in the category of the misunderestimated Presidents

[No Elephants]

9. Curses! You beat me to the misunderestimate joke! Yep, she's Bush in a

skirt, but don't dwell on that too long or it will take on a meaning I did not intend!

[neomonkey]

4. Uh bimbo, get with the program,

The Bush program...that is misunderestimated to you and me.

[bushisanidiot]

5. Holy crap.. how did the Alaskan people vote this woman into office?

she truly is stupid. How did she get a college degree? She can't even form an articulate sentence, it's just word vomit.

[Inuca]

14. How did she get a college degree?

With much difficulty it seems.

[windbreeze]

21. and one in journalism at that?

One would think you'd need a command of the English language and how to use it...wb

[Buzz Clik]

6. I've often noticed that stupid people often lack self awareness.

[The Blue Flower]

7. She hasn't met Obama

She's never met or spoken with Obama, yet she feels fully qualified to shred his character.

[kwolf68]

12. Haha...

It'd be nice if the press would actually ask that question.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. It's that ol' "filter of the media" beast again!

[mrcheerful]

10. There lays your problem Palin, you have proven yourself and we know

what you stand for, see thats the problem with you, when you first came out no one knew you. But since then, we have heard your biggotry, we seen you charged with ethic violations, we have heard of your back stabbing of anyone who stands in the way of what you want, we seen you drag your family across the nation charging the expenses to the taxpayers back in Alaska, we have seen your ties with the religious wing nuts, yes Palin, we know you very well, in fact the last 8 years this once great nation has been destroyed by one very much like you, thanks but no thanks, we don't need your type in government of the people, for the people and by the people. Go back to Alaska and face your punishment.

[WeDidIt]

11. George W. Bush was very underestimated

I don't think anybody in their worst nightmares could have estimated teh extent of the damage he would do.

Not even SNL could, and they predicted some pretty gloomy shit in 2000!

[KittyWampus]

15. if anything, you've been over-estimated

[NotThisTime]

16. She can't speak.... can she put one sentence together properly?

[Inuca]

17. So she wanted to be interviewed by Powell? n/t

[Raschel]

25. How can anyone "interview" her when she doesn't do interviews!

[Lancer]

18. Just about every president between Lincoln and TR fits the category.

I'll bet only one American in 10 can name them in order, or remember which program, policy, war or Supreme Court nominee they screwed up the worst.

How many Presidents do think Palin can name? I'm guessing Washington, Lincoln, FDR and Ronald Reagan.

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Here is an excellent analysis of why Palin WON'T

be the future of the Republican party. http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2008/10/saradise-liost-chapter-one-hundred.html

[remember2000forever]

20. Thersa LaPore Comes to mind. She was the elected Supervisor Of Elections with the Butterfly Ballot

[Rocknrule]

22. Has she said "misunderestimated" yet?

[Occam Bandage]

23. That's true. George Bush was badly misunderestimated. That ended well, eh?

[prolesunited]

24. I call BS

"if they would take it a step further and at least interview me"

At what point would they have been allowed to do that?