Sarah Palin Defends Experience, Takes Hard Line Approach on National Security

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[supercat]

I have to agree, Gibson hammered Governor Palin and she stood fast. I actually think it pissed him off because she was answering questions with conviction and not changing her answers under pressure.

Has anyone here seen Rush Limbaugh on the Phil Donahue program circa 1993? This reminded me of that.

[arrogantsob]

You can’t recognize victory staring you in the face.

[AlanGreenSpam]

Right on! Charlie was obnoxiously arrogant.

He’d be gushing over Obambi if he interviewed him. So biased.

[cosmic_me]

Arcadia you obviously didn’t get what Sarah was doing. Gib was being “glib” and evasive trying to corner her and she was highly aware of it so her answers were to answer with a question which included... Which ones? Be more specific. In other words she was telling him... she was in control, knock it off, cut the crap and lets roll. I thought she did brilliant!! He offered nothing of substance but a bitchy rude man and she was direct and let him know... I get what you are trying to pull and I’m not falling for it. Now if someone wants to twist it that she didn’t know something well.. LOL good luck with that. She did fine. he was an ass.

[CBF]

Do you have a link to the text of the Obama interview?? I'd like to read it. Gibson was downright adversary in the interview against Palin. She should have given him a smack down for being a biased pig. Pig (sic) direct reference.

That being said, she was no push-over and I think after reading the text of the interview, held her own and didn't gaff.

[M. Espinola]

In addition to Vice President, Sarah Palin should replace the top man at NATO!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>It is completely media created. Bush foreign policy would be a real term.<<

I suppose that we should include some “academics” too, but I have not seen the term “Bush Doctrine” in any government documents.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>But ... most well-informed conservatives know what it is and would expect her to know. That’s the problem, IMO.<<

So tell me what the “correct” answer would be. Seems like the term “Bush Doctrine” refers to a several policies. Gibson seemed to demand that Palin guess which of those policies he had in mind.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Yep, Charlie did his best to lure her into logic traps and tried to paint her as a religious whack-job. Sarah did a masterful job of parrying his verbal thrusts. But on the Georgia/Russia war question, he set her up so that if she answered ‘no’, then she would come across as weak and signal to Putin that Eastern Europe was his for the taking, but if she answered ‘yes’ she was a warmonger. He would get ABC’s headline either way. Disgraceful.

[Ultimatum]

It is like...no, wait....These people DO have hands up their back like puppets controlling their every move. I sincerely believe that liberalism is far more than a mental disease.

[xmission]

Someone with some editing chops should put together a vid of gibsons questions to Palin, and a comparison to his questions to Obama. It’s an embarrassment.

[conservativeinferno]

Anyone have a video link?

[Corin Stormhands]

You know, Charlie’s demeanor really hit me. I’ve held exec positions in male dominated fields, and have run across a few arrogant pigs.

We need that clip from Broadcast News when Holly Hunter found out that William Hurt was faking his tears.

[nutmeg]

I caught tonight’s ABC show and Gibson’s disgusting performance. Our Sarah showed such intelligence, grace, and class despite his contempt and condescension.

I agree. Funny how so many of us are referring to Sarah Palin as "Our Sarah", isn't it? That's how I've been referring to her... just comes naturally... so glad she's "ours"! ;-)

[top 2 toe red]

Bill Salmon was on Fox this morn and he empathetically stated that Charlie was the one that was wrong about the Bush Doctrine.

Bill has written FOUR BOOKS on Bush and said, "Charlie Gibson is wrong in that one narrow view of what he calls, 'the Bush Doctrine.'

Bill went on to say, "Sarah was right in asking that Charlie clarify what he meant."

Even that old, and I do mean old, liberal Barbara Walters just said, "I don't think there is just one Bush Doctrine."

Walters said this in response to Goldberg and Behar's rampage about how HORRIFIYING that Sarah didn't know the BD and how could she be qualified for the WH if she didn't know that? Oooooo!"

And trust me, Walters is NO Sarah fan!!!

[top 2 toe red]

Absolutely!

Did you see Bill Salmon this morning on Fox?

He said exactly what you just said and pointed out that he has written four books on Bush and there is no such thing as just ONE, Bush Doctrine!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>Did you see Bill Salmon this morning on Fox?<<

I had to mute the TV because my wife was asleep, but I read the closed caption text.

[omega4179]

Click to Donate!

[Bigg Red]

Funny how so many of us are referring to Sarah Palin as “Our Sarah”, isn’t it? That’s how I’ve been referring to her... just comes naturally... so glad she’s “ours”! ;-)

&&
Yep, she’s like family already.

[HonestConservative]

Watching the new part now....

Very unbiased piece.