Thursday, September 25, 2008

And finally…

I understand that this election is not about Joe Biden or Sarah Palin, it’s about Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain but this… this is just too damn good to pass up.

In case you hadn’t heard or seen, Palin was interviewed by Katie Couric and, well, check out the transcripts yourself and enjoy.

COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?
PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land-- boundary that we have with-- Canada. It-- it's funny that a comment like that was-- kind of made to-- cari-- I don't know, you know? Reporters--
COURIC: Mock?
PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah.
COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.
PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--
COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?
PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state.


But wait; there’s more…

On the bailout;
COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? ... Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.


Wow… that was painful.

Or this from her continuous dodging of the repeated inquiries about McCain’s regulatory record:

COURIC: I’m just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.
PALIN: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.


You don’t suppose that’s the real motivation for “suspending” the campaign do you, that they’ve finally realized Palin sucks?

Hmmmm…

1 comment:

Lefty1129 said...

And whilest Katie is trying to figure out what McBush is trying to say, on the other end of town. the FEDS have siezed WaMu and sold the assets for 1.9 billion to JP Morgan Chase. What is the deomocatric stance on this. And will we be watching Barack tomorrow all by himself??