Whoa. Palin struggles in Couric interview

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Craig234

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
Has anybody seen the Sarah Palin church video? The one in which two guys are "laying hands on her" (yeah, baby, yeah!) while some African medicine man implores God to make a way for her in politics and protect her against witchcraft?

who cares what she (or Obama) does in church as long as she doesn't attempt to put it into law?

So, you would vote for a Muslim just as much as for any other religion, right, 'as long as they don't put it into law'? How many Americans do you claim would?

of course. that's a stupid question.

but would =! should, unfortunately.

Well, it's not a stupid question. You seem to like to fall in that quiet middle ground - claiming to support someone while tearing them down all the while...

 

[OrByte]

god I couldnt finish watching.

Even I felt embarassed for her.

It is all over her face...she knows she's a fraud. She knows she is in over her head.

Now it makes sense why she doesnt talk to reporters. At first I thought maybe McCain was just trying to cash in on her mystique as a conservative hero. She was more like a puppet on a string, just there to stir up the masses.

Now, it is obvious that if she opens her mouth she is a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[ProfJohn]

I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

PJ, it's not when, deer in the headlights, she's gathering "her" thoughts, it's the quality of her "thoughts."

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
I loved this part of the interview:

PALIN: ...The interesting thing in the last couple of days that I have seen is that Americans are waiting to see what John McCain will do on this proposal. They're not waiting to see what Barack Obama is going to do. Is he going to do this and see what way the political wind's blowing. They're waiting to see if John McCain will be able to see these amendments implemented in Paulson's proposal.
COURIC: Why do you say that? Why are they waiting for John McCain and not Barack Obama?
PALIN: He's got the track record of the leadership qualities and the pragmatism that's needed at a crisis time like this.
COURIC: But polls have shown that Senator Obama has actually gotten a boost as a result of this latest crisis with more people feeling that he can handle the situation better than John McCain?
PALIN: I'm not looking at poll numbers. What I think Americans at the end of the day are going to be able to go back and look at track records and see who's more apt to be talking about solutions and wishing for and hoping for solutions for some opportunity to change, and who's actually done it?

Facts? I ain't got no facts! I don't need no facts! I don't have to show you any stinkin' facts!

Why do I need polls to show me what the American people think, when I can just make up my own crap?

Its the other Bush Doctorine: Comforting words always trump reality.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

That's probably because when Obama DOES answer, he gives a very thoughtful and intelligent answer most of the time. God only knows I wish I could say that for our good friend Sarah.

Looks like my prediction on the day she was nominated is coming true. Her numbers are going down the toilet.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

PJ, it's not when, deer in the headlights, she's gathering "her" thoughts, it's the quality of her "thoughts."

Perk, part of it is because Couric is asking 'gotcha' questions.

She asks about the lobbyist thing. Palin says what she knows about the case, but Couric asks again. What else is Palin suppose to say? She told her everything she knew. Is Palin suppose to know the specifics of everything going on within the McCain camp?

Same thing with the 26 years question. Give me specifics.

Someone ask Joe Biden to name something specific that Obama did while a state senator and see what he comes up with.

 

[OrByte]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

PJ, it's not when, deer in the headlights, she's gathering "her" thoughts, it's the quality of her "thoughts."

Perk, part of it is because Couric is asking 'gotcha' questions.

She asks about the lobbyist thing. Palin says what she knows about the case, but Couric asks again. What else is Palin suppose to say? She told her everything she knew. Is Palin suppose to know the specifics of everything going on within the McCain camp?

Same thing with the 26 years question. Give me specifics.

Someone ask Joe Biden to name something specific that Obama did while a state senator and see what he comes up with.

If McCain is this big grand "Reformer" that they both have been touting since the RNC convention.

you would think Palin would know exactly what it is McCain supposedly "reformed"

she didnt.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: eskimospy

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

That's probably because when Obama DOES answer, he gives a very thoughtful and intelligent answer most of the time. God only knows I wish I could say that for our good friend Sarah.

Looks like my prediction on the day she was nominated is coming true. Her numbers are going down the toilet.

As you guys would like to say, they had nowhere to go but down.

She still has higher favorability numbers than Biden. According to Rasmussen, its 54% for Palin to Biden's 49%.

 

[OrByte]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

I would cut her some slack if she paused...and a thought came out as a result

as it stands now she paused and repeated almost verbatim what she just said seconds earlier.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

PJ, it's not when, deer in the headlights, she's gathering "her" thoughts, it's the quality of her "thoughts."

Perk, part of it is because Couric is asking 'gotcha' questions.

She asks about the lobbyist thing. Palin says what she knows about the case, but Couric asks again. What else is Palin suppose to say? She told her everything she knew. Is Palin suppose to know the specifics of everything going on within the McCain camp?

Same thing with the 26 years question. Give me specifics.

Someone ask Joe Biden to name something specific that Obama did while a state senator and see what he comes up with.

So when Palin goes on and on about what a great regulator McCain is, and the best thing she can come up with is "well he tried and failed at something once", the interviewer's not supposed to ask for some other examples? Pssh, it's not like she's supposed to be a 'reporter' or anything, why should Palin have to have evidence to back up her claims?

 

[Lemon law]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

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As usual, non Prof John misses the point. One giant sucking sound pause occurred when Couric asked for another example of McCain's position, and once her great talking point was questioned, Palin had no answer at all. And now the question is, will Palin even get back with Couric at all.

Palin has been a quick study on talking points, but this is a sneak preview, Palin is going to have to learn how to defend each and every one of those talking points. Or she who lives by Image shall die by image. As the Palin asset must now be a carefully managed where to hide her.

And now that the press knows Palin's weakness, everyone and their brother in law will try to exploit it at every opportunity.

All in all its been a terrible week for the GOP, as both their candidates have a chronic case of foot in mouth disease.

Its been a horrible week for the entire country also, but in the process the democrats are vindicated and the GOP are getting the blame for their extremely poor leadership of the past eight years.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: QED

Originally posted by: eskimospy

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

That's probably because when Obama DOES answer, he gives a very thoughtful and intelligent answer most of the time. God only knows I wish I could say that for our good friend Sarah.

Looks like my prediction on the day she was nominated is coming true. Her numbers are going down the toilet.

As you guys would like to say, they had nowhere to go but down.

She still has higher favorability numbers than Biden. According to Rasmussen, its 54% for Palin to Biden's 49%.

According to the other polls they are much lower than that, and perhaps more importantly her favorable/unfavorables are tanking. According to fivethirtyeight.com.

According to CBS news polling, her favorables/unfavorables are even worse, and Biden's favorable/unfavorable gap is +21 compared to Palin's +10, and Palin's has been in free fall. I think everyone's starting to notice she's a bit of an idiot.

 

[frostedflakes]

I feel a bit bad for her, I get the impression that she kind of got in over her head with this whole VP thing. I don't think she had any idea what she was getting into... media scrutinizing every aspect of her life, hardball questions on the campaign trail, etc.

 

[OrByte]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
I feel a bit bad for her, I get the impression that she kind of got in over her head with this whole VP thing. I don't think she had any idea what she was getting into... media scrutinizing every aspect of her life, hardball questions on the campaign trail, etc.

It is all over her face in that interview.

 

[pstylesss]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
Has anybody seen the Sarah Palin church video? The one in which two guys are "laying hands on her" (yeah, baby, yeah!) while some African medicine man implores God to make a way for her in politics and protect her against witchcraft?

who cares what she (or Obama) does in church as long as she doesn't attempt to put it into law?

I ask this all the time...

 

[dbk]

When I heard that live, I had to do a double take. Did she really just say that??!?!?

 

[jpeyton]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:laugh: :laugh:

When is that VP debate again?

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
Someone ask Joe Biden to name something specific that Obama did while a state senator and see what he comes up with.

PJ, it was Palin who said that McCain was a champion of deregulation. Couric merely asked her to back it up with, you know, some FACTS. She couldn't. That's lame.

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: QED

Originally posted by: eskimospy

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don't think it was that bad.

She pauses a few times to gather her thoughts. When Obama does that he is being insightful, when Palin does it is the because she is an air head.

That's probably because when Obama DOES answer, he gives a very thoughtful and intelligent answer most of the time. God only knows I wish I could say that for our good friend Sarah.

Looks like my prediction on the day she was nominated is coming true. Her numbers are going down the toilet.

As you guys would like to say, they had nowhere to go but down.

She still has higher favorability numbers than Biden. According to Rasmussen, its 54% for Palin to Biden's 49%.

You left out the part where more people said they would be comfortable with Biden as a VP and a President:

Voters More Comfortable with Biden Stepping in as President

More voters would be comfortable with Joe Biden as vice president as would be comfortable with Sarah Palin in that role. Some 40 percent would be ?extremely? comfortable or ?very? comfortable with Biden as vice president, while 34 percent would be with Palin.

Similarly, when the question asks what if it were necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president: 44 percent would be ?extremely? or ?very? comfortable with Biden as president, and 32 percent with Palin.

The big difference comes at the other end of the scale: 38 percent of voters say they would be ?not at all? comfortable with Palin stepping in to serve as president ? more than twice as many as say the same about Biden (17 percent).

Palin?s favorable rating has dropped a bit and now stands at 47 percent, down from 54 percent two weeks ago. Nearly half of voters ? 48 percent ? have a favorable view of Biden, down from 51 percent (September 8-9).

http://elections.foxnews.com/2...-over-mccain-45-to-39/

 

[Craig234]

Other questions PJ would call gotcha questions:

President Bush, why did your administration's claims of "no doubt" on WMD turn out to be incorrect?

Secretary Paulson, why is it best for a trillion dollars to be placed in your sole discretion to dole out, without any review possible?

Senator McCain, what was Karl Rove's role in the selection of Sarah Palin as VP nominee?

Example of not a gotcha question:

Senator Obama, how can the American people trust you or your patriotism when your advisor for 20 years once gave a sermon questioning US foreign policy?

 

[rockyct]

Wow, just wow. If people thought she was weak with the Charlie Gibson interview, this was a complete train wreck. It's not like she has done countless interviews and she made a couple of gaffs in this one. She does very few interviews...and she couldn't even get past Katie Couric. I'd be nervous to send her on Larry King Live at this point.

 

[Deeko]

I try to avoid jumping on the "lolz I hate Palin she's so dumb11!!!!1" bandwagon, but that was pretty bad. She didn't give a single solid answer. The quip about "I'm not looking at polls, Americans look at track records" or whatever was especially terrible. Really? You could almost get away with that if 15 seconds earlier you hadn't just said that more Americans are interested in McCain's response to the issue due to his great track record with such things.

 

[First]

Yikes, disastrous.

 

[Red Dawn]

McCain's little gimmick is starting to wear thin.