Palin’s Gibson Interview Unmasks A Dangerously Unqualified Candidate

GOPublius.com ^ | September 13, 2008 | GOPublius.com

[americanophile]

The bold choice of Governor Sarah Palin to be John McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate is one that caught many observers, including some contributors to this blog off guard. It was and remains a risky choice, and Governor Palin is not without negatives, but to Senator McCain’s credit, his choice of running mate has ignited a degree of enthusiasm and support across the political spectrum that has propelled him into the lead for the first time in this presidential contest. Whether Governor Palin was a wise choice will ultimately be determined on Election Day, and that will partly be determined by whether she can maintain the enthusiasm she has generated despite increasing withering attacks from the Left and sympathetic operatives in the mainstream media.

There is no doubt that Governor Palin has a narrow and treacherous path ahead, and one that will require extreme discipline, a thick skin and inherent political skill to successfully navigate. Luckily however, Sarah Palin seems to possess these traits, and her RNC address coupled with her subsequent media performances seems to have calmed the nerves of some GOP skeptics, and won her the furious support of many rank and file conservatives - some of who only half-heartedly supported McCain. Whatever Sarah Palin’s faults, at present, the combination seems to be working, politically…and the Democrats know it.

Thus, the Obama campaign and the mainstream media, is busy attempting to define Palin before she becomes any more popular, and have settled on a series of attacks relating to what they contend is her general inexperience in governance, her lack of foreign policy credentials, and a whole cadre of ad hominem attacks ranging from her family pedigree to her fitness as a mother.

[americanophile]

trick title

[Texas4ever]

What...testing 123..testing....where’s the beef?

[Texas Eagle]

Thus, the Obama campaign and the mainstream media,

There's a difference?

[Diogenesis]

Gibson, the Biased ABC Media Bully [looking down his nose from up on high]:
"Please take off your American flag pin. It is an abomination now prohibited by ABC rule."

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Charlie Gibson's Gaffee

"The Times got it wrong. And Charlie Gibson got it wrong.
There is no single meaning of the Bush doctrine. In fact, there have been four distinct meanings,
each one succeeding another over the eight years of this administration --
and the one Charlie Gibson cited is not the one in common usage today.
...... I know something about the subject because, as the Wikipedia entry
on the Bush doctrine notes, I was the first to use the term.
Charles Krauthammer

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Comparison: Gibson Questions for Obama (and Edwards in 2004) vs. for Sarah Palin

Obama's Puff-piece interview:
How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
How does it feel to “win”?
How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
Who will be your VP?
Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
Will you accept public finance?
What issues is your campaign about?
Will you visit Iraq?
Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech?

Palin's 'kangaroo court' interview:
Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking?
Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the Bush Doctrine
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
Is America fighting a holy war? [misquoted Palin]

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"Charles Gibson of ABC News was out for blood and inherently applied
a double-standard compared with the kid gloves George Stephanopoulos
used on Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on Sunday night.
Gibson was out to embarrass Palin and expose her presumed ignorance from the word go. "

UPI Say ABC Exhibits Double Standard

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ABC News Edited Out Key Parts of Sarah Palin Interview

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Verizon, BlindsTOGo, Magic Eraser (Mr. Clean), Stop and Shop,
Toyota, Bali Bras, Ghost Town (movie), Prilosec OTC, Verizon Wireless,
Ethan Allen, AT&T, Werther Original Chocolates, Garnier Hair Products

[healy61]

and that inept candidate is . . . B’roke Obanana.

[Charles Henrickson]

But if the interview proved anything, it is not the Palin is the dangerously unqualified candidate, but that Barack Obama is.

[Fast Moving Angel]

Trick title is right. Good article, worth reading.

This line completely cracked me up and is SO true:

It is precisely Obama’s utter lack of foreign policy experience that forced him to put the electoral equivalent of a dead battery on his ticket - Joe Biden.

[Texas4ever]

My Bad!

[yldstrk]

Bambi is a lying cheating old dead beatin two timing double dealing mean mistreating broken down Arab

[an amused spectator]

Charlie Gibson to Obama:

'How do my lips on your *ss feel, Senator and President-To-Be?'

[Navy Patriot]

ZerObama unmasked (but with lipstick). ;)

[paul51]

bump a god article

[Lancey Howard]

And then there's "dangerously incompetent", like Democrat Senator Debbie Stabenow:

(Real photo - no photoshop.)

[muawiyah]

We should focus on just one of the lineup ~ I suggest the weakest one. BlindsTOGo is definitely on the edge economically due to the downturn in home sales.

It's possible even a haphazardly organized boycott could put them under Before the election.

[mimaw]

Hit the ba$tards where it hurts, that's the only way they'll pay attention.

[jazusamo]

forced him to put the electoral equivalent of a dead battery on his ticket - Joe Biden.

Well said. Good article.

Sarah Palin is a live wire and everyone knows it, especially the Dems.

[YdontUleaveLibs]

It definitely was a trick title. I am sure to lure Booger Lefties into reading the article and while it probably won't change any minds, because let's face it Lefties aren’t the brightest people.

[SampleMan]

Palin’s Gibson Interview Unmasked A Dangerously Unqualified Journalist

[ronnie raygun]

Like in voting “we the people” is a powerful entity. Use your power to boycott those who use despicable acts to destroy descent people

[healy61]

Hey, why does Debbie Stabenow have Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s sign?

BTW, Gov. Granholm is standing in as Gov. Palin for debate excercises for Joe Biden, B’roke Obama, and the whole press staff. Gov. Palin is the stuff from which legends are made.