Palin makes first US TV Interview

[Flagg]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7611625.stm

The interviewer really put her through her paces and asked her the diffucult questions.

It really concerns me where this fear of Russia is coming from. We all know that Russia didn't make an unprovoked attack on Georgia. She couldn't even say yes to questions such as what would the US do if Israel decided to bomb Irans nuclear facilities or would the US have the right to invade Pakistan if it was believed, terrorists were there.

Sorry, but she is woefully out of her depth. She is as ready to potentially lead America as much as you or I would be.


There's a second part to this interview where she talks about God:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7611638.stm

In some ways I can admire that she is okay with her son going off to war, I imagine a lot of politicians would never put any of their families asses on the line, however it just reinforces my belief that she IS pro war, as is suggested in the first part of this interview. However, she cant seem to make her mind up on things. Either, she thinks everytime America goes off to War its Gods will, or backtracking, it's what Lincoln said: "that we have to make sure we're on Gods side". I mean, the those two things seem pretty different to me.

[gixxerboy1]

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

I didnt have a real opinion on her till i saw this interview. She has no clue and should not be in the white house

[Flagg]

Though I don't want to clutter this thread with video links, Matt Damon sums this woman up perfectly in this interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

Seriously, it really is like a bad Disney Movie.

And like Gixxer said, she clearly is WAY out of her depth. The fact she can see Russia from Alaska gives her credentials in Foreign Affairs. On a clear day, I can see France but that doesn't mean im an expert on French politics. She is gonna stand no chance in her debate with Bidden.

[Carlos_E]

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

I didnt have a real opinion on her till i saw this interview. She has no clue and should not be in the white house

The Bush doctrine question killed me. I knew what it was. She didn't. This woman wants to be the VP and most likely the president and doesn't know the Bush doctrine? Yes, the average American doesn't know what it is. Who cares, they're not running to lead this country. SHE IS!!!

[Carlos_E]

She is gonna stand no chance in her debate with Bidden.

She has time to cram and remember responses for the debate. She should have been honest last night and just said "they didn't give me the answers to that question. Can we skip it."

[Kärnfysikern]

It will never stop to amaze me that america continues to produce shitty politicians. I mean there is not a lack of intelligent people in america. But they sure as hell seems to stay out of the white house.

[Flagg]

If that interview did not convince the masses just how crackers this woman is, then nothing will!

Her stance on Russia, Iran and Pakistan worries me. Actually her disregard for the environment concerns me, as does just about every other arcaic thing that comes out of her mouth, does.

[Carlos_E]

It will never stop to amaze me that america continues to produce shitty politicians. I mean there is not a lack of intelligent people in america. But they sure as hell seems to stay out of the white house.

That's because people vote for someone who they want to have a bbque or a beer with. Instead of voting for someone smarter than them.

[gixxerboy1]

Though I don't want to clutter this thread with video links, Matt Damon sums this woman up perfectly in this interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

Seriously, it really is like a bad Disney Movie.

And like Gixxer said, she clearly is WAY out of her depth. The fact she can see Russia from Alaska gives her credentials in Foreign Affairs. On a clear day, I can see France but that doesn't mean im an expert on French politics. She is gonna stand no chance in her debate with Bidden.

He is correct. I just wonder where he got there is a 1 in 3 chance Mcain wont survive his first term

[Carlos_E]

I'm shocked women are lining up behind her.

Despite denials by the Palin campaign, new evidence proves that as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Sarah Palin had a direct hand in imposing fees to pay for post-sexual assault medical exams conducted by the city to gather evidence.

Palin's role is now confirmed by Wasilla City budget documents available online.

http://www.cityofwasilla.com/index.aspx?page=136

Under Sarah Palin's administration, Wasilla cut funds that had previously paid for the medical exams and began charging victims or their health insurers the $500 to $1200 fees. Although Palin spokeswoman Maria Comella wrote USA Today earlier this week that the GOP vice presidential nominee "does not believe, nor has she ever believed, that rape victims should have to pay for an evidence-gathering test...To suggest otherwise is a deliberate misrepresentation of her commitment to supporting victims and bringing violent criminals to justice," Palin, as mayor, fired police chief Irl Stambaugh and replaced him with Charlie Fannon, who with Palin's knowledge, slashed the budget for the exams and began charging the city's victims of sexual assault. The city budget documents demonstrate Palin read and signed off on the new budget. A year later, alarmed Alaska lawmakers passed legislation outlawing the practice.

News of the controversial policy has leaked slowly into the press this week as the presidential campaign has heated up and Palin's record has been subject to increasing scrutiny. The practice of charging rape victims has called into question Palin's stated commitment to women's issues, her judgment as an executive and her honesty about her record.

[beefjr22]

I really really really hope obama is not elected

[Flagg]

Maybe you don't want Obama elected, but if McCain doesn't get in, then McCain only has himself to blame. There is just story after story after story coming out about Palin, none of them good.

Her interview showed how woefully ignorant of the world she is.

[Carlos_E]

The fact she can see Russia from Alaska gives her credentials in Foreign Affairs.

Hey If she is so close to russia to see if from parts of Alasks- how come she didn't warn the Georgian that they were coming?

[gixxerboy1]

Hey If she is so close to russia to see if from parts of Alasks- how come she didn't warn the Georgian that they were coming?

she was a hockey game otherwise she would have

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

she was a hockey game otherwise she would have

hahahahahaha



man.... ****ing Palin

[shifty_git2]

I'm not ganna get involved in your countries politics, as nothing to do with me...


But this woman scares the hell out of me!!!

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

I don't know what to do anymore....

[Flagg]

Hey If she is so close to russia to see if from parts of Alasks- how come she didn't warn the Georgian that they were coming?

LOL!

[Coop77]

Oh God.. she mispronounces nuclear "nuc-u-lar" just like the current dumbass. I can't take another 8 years of listening to that.

[Panzerfaust]

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

I didnt have a real opinion on her till i saw this interview. She has no clue and should not be in the white house

She is so godamn ignorant, she is perfectly fit to run America.

Congrats!



*vomits*


I like her stance on pre-emptive war, funny but it is exactly like Bush's..and here I thought we were getting "Change".


I like the quote in my signature from Eisenhower

"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly, I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Hitler (and Russia) attacked Poland pre-emptively and that wasn't ok.....but America is allowed to do so? haha

[thegodfather]

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except all others"- Winston Churchill

[B.E.N.]

The Bush doctrine question killed me. I knew what it was. She didn't. This woman wants to be the VP and most likely the president and doesn't know the Bush doctrine? Yes, the average American doesn't know what it is. Who cares, they're not running to lead this country. SHE IS!!!

Glad you thought you knew it...because he did not know.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...091202457.html

I'm late to this thread but I had to chime in on all this spin and rhetoric.

[Kratos]

Forgin policy is complicated and I'm not convinced she belongs anywere near it. If McCain gets in, I hope they can find some busy work or something for her to do. She was put in place to win an election. Win over Hilary Clinton lovers who hold a grudge against Obama, make sure people see Obama's lack of experience by forcing an attack on her lack of experience, she holds text book republican values so that will get them to come out and vote, and women find her likable and real. She is not the best person for the job, and even her ability to help win the election may be over-estimated.

[B.E.N.]

I don't know about all of that.

Read what she has done in Alaska so far. She basically came in and shock up the boys club. Went against tradition and bucked what had been considered the 'norm'. She is an outsider that holds the core right wing values and won't stray from them. She has chinks like everyone but she may be just what the Republican party needed. Hell, it appears she has already brought much to the table...like her or not.

[Flagg]

It's not McCain that much that bothers me, it's Palin. The fact that she actually could be President is really worrying.

Sorry but I don't see WHAT she can bring to the table. That interview showed how woefully out of her depth she is, she is clearly inexperienced especially on Foreign Policy, I mean how can you believe that Georgia was attacked without provication? Is she that ignorant? Does she really think dinosaurs were roaming the earth only 6000 years ago? Like Matt Damon said, it's like a bad Disney Movie and I can't believe more people can't see it.

[Kratos]

I don't know about all of that.

Read what she has done in Alaska so far. She basically came in and shock up the boys club. Went against tradition and bucked what had been considered the 'norm'. She is an outsider that holds the core right wing values and won't stray from them. She has chinks like everyone but she may be just what the Republican party needed. Hell, it appears she has already brought much to the table...like her or not.

Oh, you don't know about that?
How much do you know about her record in Alaska?

http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...837918,00.html

On the enviroment
Palin doesn't believe in human induced climate change (that alone is fine)
Sued Bush against Polar bears being listed as threatened
supports right to shoot wolves from the air
Opposes the endanged species act
Palin has supported oil and gas drilling plans and mining operations just about anywhere in Alaska

She supports creationisim taught in public schools. WTF.

She's attacked Alaska's native tribes by going after many of their tribal rights including not providing them with lauguage assistance to voters. If she can't respect the cultures within her own state, how is she going to do it on an international level?

As for her praise for giving back the money for the bridge to nowhere? The state got the money for the bridges. They just chose to spend it on something else.

Don't get me wrong she has some redeaming qualities, and she might help McCain win. I don't want to see Obama as Pres. At least on the surface she apears to lean more towads less goverment than many others that could have been picked as a running mate.

[B.E.N.]

Oh, you don't know about that?
How much do you know about her record in Alaska?

http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...837918,00.html

On the enviroment
Palin doesn't believe in human induced climate change (that alone is fine)
Sued Bush against Polar bears being listed as threatened
supports right to shoot wolves from the air
Opposes the endanged species act
Palin has supported oil and gas drilling plans and mining operations just about anywhere in Alaska

She supports creationisim taught in public schools. WTF.

She's attacked Alaska's native tribes by going after many of their tribal rights including not providing them with lauguage assistance to voters. If she can't respect the cultures within her own state, how is she going to do it on an international level?

As for her praise for giving back the money for the bridge to nowhere? The state got the money for the bridges. They just chose to spend it on something else.

Don't get me wrong she has some redeaming qualities, and she might help McCain win. I don't want to see Obama as Pres. At least on the surface she apears to lean more towads less goverment than many others that could have been picked as a running mate.

I understand what you are trying to get at with your 'list' of negatives of Palin. BUT your 'list' is full of holes or half truths (much like Obama's entire campaign). Look into why she did not want polar bears on the endangered specie list. There is insufficient evidence polar bears are in danger of becoming extinct. Which is a trigger to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. This was more a push to limit drilling in ANWAR and Palin saw through it.

I could continue on the rest but for brevities sake I will leave it at this...

I don't think her a Saint and I'm quite sure she has made mistakes large and small. However, she has a record of bucking the boy's club lifetime politicians and has shaken up fellow Republicans by not keeping in line with there politics. That, to me, is exactly what this country needs.

[Kratos]

Her experience is as mayor of a city with a population of about 5,000 (at the time). I don't know about you, but that's barly a village where I'm from. Has less than 2 years as gov of a state with about 670,000 residents, roughly the population of Boston.
You keep talking about bucking the boy's club, how much do you really know about her actions? Sure she broke up "old boy's club" when she was Mayor of Wasilla. By putting in place a new set of "old boys". Palin fired most of the experienced staff she inherited. At the City and as Governor she hired or elevated new, inexperienced, obscure people. Some Alaskans think this was to create a situation of dependance and loyalty so she could push her own agenda.
As Governor, she gave the Legislature very weak to no direction and budget guidelines. Never gave an order to the state national gaurd whatsoever (this could be your commander and chief). McCain is old, there have to be rooms full of more qualified people.
Don't expect her to shake up the republican party, she's very solidly republican.
Of course I know the polar bear thing was about less barriers to drill, who do you think fills the state coffers in Alaska?