Insider: Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues - Palin ignorance led to cancelled interview

[LynneSin]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29847.html

A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.


“She did not feel comfortable speaking about issues regarding Hispanics and Latin America,” GOP consultant Ana Navarro told Univision anchor Jorge Ramos in an interview. “Those are not topics that come up frequently in Alaska. So she asked to cancel the interview and, unfortunately, you were already there.”


With both McCain and Barack Obama aggressively courting the Hispanic vote, each sat for multiple interviews with Ramos, whose evening news broadcast on the Spanish-language channel draws millions of viewers.


Both presidential candidates also agreed to a joint sit-down with their running mate. But on Oct. 9, the day that McCain and Palin were to face Ramos together outside of Milwaukee, only the Republican presidential candidate sat for the interview

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Hey Sweet-um's - you there courting the stupid vote. You want to be president you better understand Latin America policy. The other 49 states don't give a flying rat's ass what your policies were in Alaska. The office of Presidency means you represent ALL people and understand ALL issues.

You think you're going to win Latino voters by using a few catch phrases in spanish? :grr:

[Tansy_Gold]

1. Oh please, please. Tell me she didn't. . . .

try to speak a few words of Spanish?


Tansy Gold, who makes it a point not to watch even news clips of Teh Stuupid

[XemaSab]

2. She's too busy looking out for Putin's head

to worry about Latin America.

[LynneSin]

3. That's Governor Good Hair of Texas' job to watch those Mexicans

:eyes:

[peekaloo]

4. I guess even her love for Taco Bell just wasn't enough.

:sarcasm:

[bulloney]

5. You mean her ignorance is just limited to Latin American issues?

Cripe, she could talk about which brand of toilet paper you should buy and still sound like a babbling idiot with her string of incoherent sentences.

[UTUSN]

6. Add "Hispanic issues" to the LIST of things she can't speak to!1 n/t

[LynneSin]

7. OMG I hate to see the length of that list

:scared:

[sarge43]

8. There aren't enough electrons in the known universe

to post that list. She's proud of her ignorance; it makes her one with her fans.

[LeftinOH]

9. She's fleein' the interview! She's fleein' the interview!

[TlalocW]

10. Como se dice, "You betcha," en espanol?

TlalocW

[RufusTFirefly]

11. She's a hockey mom, right? Maybe she should chat with Scottie Gomez

The Alaska-born NHLer could get her up to speed on Latino issues.



And since he plays for Montreal these days (currently injured, so he may have time to chat), talking to him could be a twofer. Or maybe even a threefer!

She'd instantly become an international expert!

Bah, wai!

[Skidmore]

12. She does know "quit."

A bona fide expert in quit.

[RufusTFirefly]

15. Bona fide? Not fair!

And after we just told you she's not up to speed on Latino issues.

;-)

[LynneSin]

17. NO MAS NO MAS NO MAS

There you go

:woohoo:

[SoCalDem]

13. guacamole, burrito, taco.. Ricky Ricardo.. enough for Mrs Moose

:)

[Old and In the Way]

14. Bailin' Palin

This is another reason why she can't run as top dog...she's unable to discuss topics where the interviewer is not on the Fox payroll. I do see her on the undercard, though. She's got a big fanclub that will be attractive to any of the losers who the Republicans nominate as their Presidential candidate in 2012.

[LynneSin]

16. But that makes her a perfect candidate - just like George W. Bush

She doesn't need to understand these things, Bush Jr. never did. Why do you think Cheney was Vice-President? She just needs to show up, look pretty, recite what they write her and use her catchy 'You Betcha' quotes. Republicans just want to win - they could put a lump of coal as their top ticket and it wouldn't matter. And their voters are really 'Teh Stupids' because the buy into this as a 'Oh she's a great candidate' bullshit.