Palin's Moment

[cwo_ghwebb]

Thank you for the question, Ms. Ifill — patronizing though it is. And, yes, if pressed, I could probably stand up right now, walk across the stage and name every country on that blank map of the Middle East you’ve so graciously set up for me. But I think I’ll pass.

First of all, I’d rather not spend next week fielding questions about whether I saw Tina Fey doing another impression of me of Saturday Night Live, this time bending over to point out Yemen — during which, of course, she’ll throw in a blank stare and gratuitous wiggle of her butt in order to suggest that the only reason John McCain picked me for the vice presidential slot was because I was once a beauty queen.


Second of all, I’d rather not log onto the Internet next week and discover that one of your producers has surreptitiously supplied Bill Maher, who two weeks ago called me a “category five moron,” with a camera angle that shows a flash of cleavage — which, of course, he will freeze-frame and weave into an obscene rant.

The point, Ms. Ifill, is that ever since I accepted Sen. McCain’s invitation to be his running mate, I’ve become an object of ridicule and derision among the media elites whose commitment to political correctness apparently admits an exception for howling, sophomoric sexism as long as it is directed at their ideological adversaries.

It’s not that I expected a fair shake, Heaven knows. I realize that there’s a deep-seated emotional investment among liberal commentators in the candidacy of Barack Obama. I watched them chew up and spit out one of their perennial darlings — Hillary Clinton — when she stood in the way of their group hug. I heard Senator Clinton called a “big f — -ing whore” by an Air America host; I heard one MSNBC host accuse her of “pimping out” her daughter, another call her a “she-devil,” and a third suggest that she needed to be taken into a backroom and beaten senseless to convince her to drop out of the primary race. And I heard a CBS News anchor — yes, the same one who turned a recent interview with me into a pop quiz — ask Sen. Clinton if she remembered being nicknamed “Miss Frigidaire” in school. Ugly stuff, isn’t it? So it’s no surprise that when Senator McCain began to surge in the polls after he selected me as his running mate, the liberal media would come loaded for bear every time I made a public statement.


Ever since Senator McCain made that selection, by the way, I’ve been working hard to get up to speed on foreign policy and global issues. The reason I wasn’t up to speed beforehand is that, curiously enough, I’d been focusing all my energy on doing the jobs I’d been elected to do. When I was elected mayor of Wasilla, I tried to be a good mayor. When I was elected governor of the Alaska, I tried to be a good governor. I didn’t regard either position as a stepping stone to anything else. I saw no need to go on fact-finding tours, at taxpayers’ expense, to foreign countries in an effort to bolster my geopolitical credentials for higher office.


So no, Ms. Ifill, I think I’ll keep my seat. You can take down your blank map. I came here tonight to discuss, to the best of my abilities, the international and domestic issues that confront the United States and to provide the American people with an insight into my governing philosophy. I didn’t come to convince voters that I could be a Jeopardy champion. If that’s the main qualification for the vice presidency, then I’d suggest both Sen. Biden and I step aside for Ken Jennings.


Palin’s Moment by Mark Goldblatt on National Review Online


Unfortunately, if Palin actually said this, Biden's hair plugs would fall out. Hope the man can keep eye contact.

[The Oyster Guy]

Are they now allowing teleprompters at the debate?
'Cause that's the only way in hell that Palin could hope to string together the cogent thoughts in the article.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by The Oyster Guy

Are they now allowing teleprompters at the debate?
'Cause that's the only way in hell that Palin could hope to string together the cogent thoughts in the article.

You learn a new word this week??

[The Oyster Guy]

Originally Posted by itsbob

You learn a new word this week??

Yes.
However, it didn't appear in my post.

Got any other comments?

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by The Oyster Guy

Are they now allowing teleprompters at the debate?
'Cause that's the only way in hell that Palin could hope to string together the cogent thoughts in the article.

Lets hope Biden tells everybody to vote for Obama because he's clean

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by The Oyster Guy

Are they now allowing teleprompters at the debate?
'Cause that's the only way in hell that Palin could hope to string together the cogent thoughts in the article.

I'm guessing that, since you didn't comment on the actual CONTENT of the article - since it depicts a fictional setting - that you basically agree with it, even though you doubt Sarah possesses the wherewithal to deliver it?

[vraiblonde]

This is going to be a fun debate - I can't wait!

Sarah Palin exudes confidence. And has this kind of restrained rage when she gets pissed - all baring her teeth through a smile and such.

And Biden has this charming habit of just saying what he thinks. He's sort of folksy, which is why the Dems gasp when he speaks off the cuff.

Of course no matter what happens, the MSM will insist that Biden "won" and Palin was clueless, but it's still going to be an entertaining debate.

[The Oyster Guy]

Originally Posted by SamSpade

I'm guessing that, since you didn't comment on the actual CONTENT of the article - since it depicts a fictional setting - that you basically agree with it, even though you doubt Sarah possesses the wherewithal to deliver it?

Naw. The piece makes Palin out to be a victim, which is not the image one should be promoting if you're seeking national office.

The only for Palin to dig the ticket out of the hole at this point, is to kick ass in the upcoming debate and/or kick ass in a slew of press interviews between now and the election - neither of which I believe will happen.

I really think McCain screwed the pooch when he picked Palin (I've said it here since her selection). Just imagine if McCain had done the sensible thing and picked Romney (even though he doesn't like him at all)... right now, McCain and Romney could be "the reformer" and "the proven businessman" who are gonna straighten-out this whole Wall Street fiasco, and look like saviors to a worried electorate. Instead we got Caribou Barbie, looking more and more like a reindeer in the headlights. Oy vey! (Rosh Hashana)

[Pete (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

This is going to be a fun debate - I can't wait!

Sarah Palin exudes confidence.

I think you have been seeing a different Palin than me. I think she is up for the job but after the luster has worn off she doesn't exude confidence to me. I hope she does well.

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by The Oyster Guy

I really think McCain screwed the pooch when he picked Palin (I've said it here since her selection).

I disagree, and if you check my posts, I've been talking about her as a possibility since early March - which is why I'm amazed there are journalists about who feign ignorance on the matter, because I'm hardly more in the know than they are.

I'm mystified why a VP pick so bothers so many people. Usually, a VP pick contributes absolutely zero to a ticket. If I mentioned the VP losing ticket, how far back would you have to go before you'd have to pause and think who it was? Humphrey? Goldwater? Wallace? McGovern? Heck, I had to think for a second who Dukakis had, and who Dole had - and I cannot remember for the life of me who Perot's second running mate was. Who the hell cares?