Submitted by Cheeto on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 12:11am
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Sarah Palin has demonstrated her blundering idiocy this week as she failed massively in a soft interview with Katie Couric and completely missed questions from the peanut-gallery in those few instances where McCain's campaign allowed her to take them. McCain should have seen it coming; his golden ticket couldn't last. Palin's total ineptitude was bound to take over at some point.
Fareed Zakaria, a highly respected journalist, called for Sarah Palin to admit her incompetency as VP candidate and to step down from the race. He's right. She demonstrates time and time again her lack of knowledge on central issues and compensates instead with, as Zakaria puts it, "a vapid emptying out of every catchphrase... that [comes] into her head."
Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a [expletive] of a time to start... In these times, for John McCain to have chosen this person to be his running mate is fundamentally irresponsible. McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, it is simply not true.
Even Bob Herbert suggests that Palin should leave if her terrible performances continue. He makes the valid point that anyone incapable of conducting a confident interview on TV is certainly incapable of running a nation:
The McCain campaign has done its bizarre best to shield Ms. Palin from any sustained media examination of her readiness for the highest offices in the land, and no wonder. She has been an embarrassment in interviews.
But the idea that the voters of the United States might install someone in the vice president’s office who is too unprepared or too intellectually insecure to appear on, say, “Meet the Press” or “Face the Nation” is mind-boggling.
This bad news for McCain comes amid reports that Obama destroyed McCain in Friday's debate. And he did. McCain's refusal to make eye-contact and perpetual scorn for his opponent played badly with independent and undecided Americans. For the first time in his career, McCain has developed a knack for pleasing his base - whether with Palin or his Friday performance - rather than "reaching across the aisle" and keeping "America first." In the entire debate, McCain didn't even use the words "middle class."
Next week is the Biden-Palin debate. For the sake of America, let's hope Biden shows that the moose-hunting ignoramus that is Sarah Palin is not worthy of the position to which she aspires.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:20am
#2
I can't wait until Thursday!!
I'll have my popcorn, smoothies, cotton candy...all ready. I'll be sitting at the edge of my chair. This will be better than a box office movie.
I don't know much about politics, or foreign policies, and my 11 yr old daughter knows even less. However, EVEN she could've answered Katies questions more logically than Palin...EVEN. :lol:
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 3:18pm
#3
Although I agree with you, it's ironic that your criticism comes in such horrible English!
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:50pm
#4
With the current economic crisis, even if Palin has a good debate, it won't be enough. Most people are cringing every time she speaks. They know that the country is a mess and we need someone smart.
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 12:15am
#5
The debate will be interesting. Palin has been makning herself look bad in interviews and Biden has diarreha of the mouth.
LOL, yeah, car crashes are fun to watch, though I'd hate to be the one to have to clean it up.
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 2:28pm
#6
In selecting Sarah Palin to be one beat of his 72-year-old heart away from the presidency, John McCain recklessly put campaign ahead of country. Sadly, this once-honorable man has succumbed to blind, unprincipled ambition late in life. His choice of a running mate was the most important decision he has ever had to make and he blew it. About 20% of our presidents have not served out their terms. McCain, if elected, will be the oldest person ever elected to his first presidential term. And he's not a particular healthy 72-year-old. He is plagued by everything from old war injuries to high cholesterol and several battles with extremely serious cancers, making his choice for VP unusually important. Surely to God he thought about all of this before choosing Palin as a campaign gimmick. If he didn't think it through, he showed horrible judgment and thus proved himself unworthy of the presidency. If he did think it through and chose her anyway, his judgment is equally deplorable. If Sarah Palin had an ounce of patriotism, she would bow out for the good of the country. If she didn't, McCain should toss her out with profuse apologies to the country. Sarah Palin was a "hail Mary" play by the impulsive and desperate John McCain. Trouble is, the vast majority of such plays don't work. We don't need a reckless maverick right now, we need a calm, intelligent leader. We don't need experience in our next president nearly as much as we need good judgment. Sarah Palin proves that McCain lacks good judgment. He just doesn't have the right stuff to be president.
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 4:42pm
#7
I am a life long republican and completely agree with you. This is very unfortunate for the Republican ticket. I cringe every time something comes out of her mouth. If Palin is still on the ticket come November my vote will either go to Obama or I will not vote at all.
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:15pm
#8
Republicans had a chance that they didn't deserve to begin with, and Sarah Palin pretty much blew it. Literally.
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:19pm
#9
Sarah Palin pretty much blew it. Literally.
...I have nothing to add, I just wanted to quote you on that.
Thu, 10/02/2008 - 7:44pm
#11
MStriker, that post is made of win.
This thread, in fact, was destined for win.
Now, all we're missing is an appropriate picture. (TTIWWOP)
The debate will be interesting. Palin has been makning herself look bad in interviews and Biden has diarreha of the mouth.