I just caught the end of a clip on this with McCain & Palin......what's this one all about??

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This is so funny. I was just now listening to K. Olbermann talking about this. Evidently Katie Couric's questions were gotcha journalism designed to make Palin look like an idiot. You know, hard questions like name an important Supreme Court ruling.

I think it had something to do with her answering a question from the crowd that was caught on tape. Apparently, her answer was similar to the policy approach Sen. Obama has said he would have, which unfortunately for Gov. Phalin, is the exact opposite of Sen. McCain's proposed policy.

So, now she is grounded and can't answer a question without Sen. McCain by her side to basically answer the question for her ... LOL ... No wonder Sen. McCain's end game last week, when he decided he was required to "save the day" and just had to cancel the debate for the good of the country (hahaha) , was to delay the VP debates. Such sad times...

Oh my ........... Oh my my ............ Come on Gov. Palin, can't you name even one national or international news source? Heaven help us. "Most of them ... all of them" is right up there with dead silence to SC decision awareness.

Couric: And when it comes to establishing your worldview, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?

Palin: I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.

Couric: What, specifically?

Palin: Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.

Couric: Can you name a few?

Palin: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news, too. Alaska isn’t a foreign country, where it’s kind of suggested, “Wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?” Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.

"This was a voter, a constituent, hollering out a question from across an area asking: 'What are you gonna do about Pakistan? You better have an answer to Pakistan.' I said we're gonna do what we have to do to protect the United States of America," Palin told the "CBS Evening News" in an interview about her exchange with a voter Saturday at a Philadelphia restaurant.

The Republican vice presidential candidate's answer was similar to Democratic nominee Barack Obama's statement that he would support sending U.S. troops into Pakistan to attack high-value targets like Osama bin Laden who are thought to be hiding in tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

"If that's what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we should," Palin told the voter during the exchange, which was captured on video."
The Associated Press: Today on the presidential campaign trail

"Katie Couric: Over the weekend, Gov. Palin, you said the U.S. should absolutely launch cross-border attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan to, quote, "stop the terrorists from coming any further in." Now, that's almost the exact position that Barack Obama has taken and that you, Sen. McCain, have criticized as something you do not say out loud. So, Gov. Palin, are you two on the same page on this?

Sarah Palin: We had a great discussion with President Zardari as we talked about what it is that America can and should be doing together to make sure that the terrorists do not cross borders and do not ultimately put themselves in a position of attacking America again or her allies. And we will do what we have to do to secure the United States of America and her allies.

Couric: Is that something you shouldn't say out loud, Sen. McCain?

John McCain: Of course not. But, look, I understand this day and age of "gotcha" journalism. Is that a pizza place? In a conversation with someone who you didn't hear … the question very well, you don't know the context of the conversation, grab a phrase. Gov. Palin and I agree that you don't announce that you're going to attack another country …

Couric: Are you sorry you said it?

McCain: … and the fact …

Couric: Governor?

McCain: Wait a minute. Before you say, "is she sorry she said it," this was a "gotcha" sound bite that, look …

Couric: It wasn't a "gotcha." She was talking to a voter.

McCain: No, she was in a conversation with a group of people and talking back and forth. And … I'll let Gov. Palin speak for herself.

Palin: Well, it … in fact, you're absolutely right on. In the context, this was a voter, a constituent, hollering out a question from across an area asking, "What are you gonna do about Pakistan? You better have an answer to Pakistan." I said we're gonna do what we have to do to protect the United States of America.

Couric: But you were pretty specific about what you wanted to do, cross-border …

Palin: Well, as Sen. McCain is suggesting here, also, never would our administration get out there and show our cards to terrorists, in this case, to enemies and let them know what the game plan was, not when that could ultimately adversely affect a plan to keep America secure.

Couric: What did you learn from that experience?

Palin: That this is all about "gotcha" journalism. A lot of it is. But that's okay, too."

Exclusive: McCain, Palin Answer Critics, Katie Couric Asks Palin If She Contradicted McCain On Pakistan And Her Response To GOP Criticism - CBS News


I’ve changed my mind about Palin I like her! Of course I’d never vote the McCain/Palin ticket but she soooo funny

I wonder why Couric didn't ask Biden about this?

YouTube - Joe Biden on Renewables and Coal in Maumee, OH

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Oh, John McCain, you so don't want her to speak for herself. Ducking the question by saying that you will let Palin speak for herself when you have cloaked her in the great shroud of being "not available for comment" is not only disingenuous; it is a lie.

I don't generally call a lie when it comes to politics. I respect the campaign process, which has both sides shading the shades of gray, everyone kissing a baby, and inventing the BlackBerry.

But Palin isn't speaking for herself. And to say that she is is just a lie.

Honest John, where have you gone?

Palin has been wrapped up in ice up to now. She had an interview with Charlier Gibson, where she sucked. And then with Katie Coric, where she really, really sucked.

I understand that she had done another interview with Couric where she did great, and it will air after the debates.

How nice it must be to do "do over" like this. Wish that I could do "do-overs" in my life. I'm just a little flabbergasted that the McCain administration is ecstatic about a do over when the original interview was so really horrible. I would be concerned about the fact that my choice of candidate was really bad; McCain's campaign seems more interested about whether they can make it look better be doing it again.

I bet Qualye would have spelled "potato" different too on a "do-over."

My guess is that Palin will do fine on Thursday. The expectations are so low, right now, that I don't think that she shouldn't be able to overcome them.

So, I'm going to come out in advance of this story: "Palin wasn't an absolute idiot, so she wins the debate."

Betcha.

And I take paypal.

“I’m not going to solely blame all of man’s activities on changes in climate.”

Tell me, please. What does this mean????

Here's the long (3 pages) version of the interview it covers a lot of interesting topics.
Transcript: Palin And McCain Interview, More In-Depth Answers To Questions Katie Couric Asked McCain And Palin On The Broadcast - CBS News

All I can say is John what were you thinking with ...uh...I mean... of

The saddest thing that I have read lately is that the McCain campaign is thinking that a lavish wedding for Palin's unfortunate daughter might just help them in this race.

I don't really want to see this marriage take place. After watching Bristol and Levi at the convention, with their absence of smiles and rare glances at each other, I just don't think that these two should be forced into a marriage.

Do you seriously think that clips of those two, Bristol and Levi, at the convention is really indicative of their relationship?? Do you think that maybe nerves may have had something to do with their behavior?? What were they supposed to do, ogle each other?? lol

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I would expect that a couple who are about to get married to look at each other and smile once in awhile. Bristol should be used to being in the spotlight by now, Levi, perhaps not. Both of them look like deer caught in the headlights. Yes, I do think that their behaviour is indicative of their relationship. And, I hope that if they do marry, the wedding isn't made into a political circus.

I think they are both still children and shouldn't have been exploited for political gains.

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