Palin and other conservatives are made stronger as candidates by the harsher and more intense scrutiny they receive.
Obama and other Democrats are demonstrably made weaker by the lack of scrutiny and vetting they receive.
Darwin. Natural selection. Whatever the results of this election, we win in the long run.
As far as Palin in particular. Whatever doesn't kill her, makes her stronger, as she has already repeatedly demonstrated.
Ping!
Great job, BTW. The only time Gibson even mentioned a foreign country to Obama was a simple question about plans to visit Iraq. But Gibson drilled Palin with questions about Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, and Pakistan.
Obama can not answer tough questions with authority or in a manner that will be accepted by the average American.
Palin on the other hand may not have exposure to international affairs as a Sen. or candidate would have, but she isn't afraid to answer or tackle tough issues this country faces.
In the attempt to marginalize Palin, they have in fact showed how intellectually weak Obama is.The fact that our media refuses to ask Obama any serious tough questions should be a wakeup call to the electorate.
Someone should go back and sum up the time Gibson was smiling or pleasant with Obama vs. Palin. That would also be telling.
Not so ironically , all Gibson’s questions to Obama seem to start from the premise that he is ALREADY President, and is for that reason, obviously a BUSY man, and that’s why Gibson starts so many questions with a clipped, “I’ll-get-out-of-your-way-in-a-second” overly-chummy “Gonna do this,gonna do that?” approach. And that is for the presumptive PRESIDENTIAL nominee. With Palin, the fact is that she had ALREADY been picked for VEEP by the REAL nominee of the Republican Party, McCain, the questions from Gibson are EXACTLY WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE ASKED OBAMA!
Yet there are more dimensions of irony to this:
It is clear now the appeal of an ObamabinBiden ticket is waning, and waning fast.
So in a sense it’s not illogical that Gibson grills her as if it’s SHE that is President or will be influential in the Administration of which she will be part. Yes, they still want to throw stones in her path, and McCain’s, and make it hard on them, and a big part of that is the resentment they feel privately that McCain/Palin will WIN!
It’s as though they’re getting in one last shot.
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This Gibson Obama vs. Palin thing is just begging for a quality video montage treatment. Could even make a good campaign ad.
Unfortunately, this will compel her to be more reserved and ambiguous in her future interviews.
Excellent find!
BTTT!
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Good post. Who woulda thunk?
Excellent posting.
Gibson has been despicable the way he was badgering Palin, while not asking a single hard question of Obama, even thought Obama is running for PRESIDENT and Palin only for VP.
He was really trying to ask something they can use against Sarah.
“GIBSON: Would you favor putting Georgia and Ukraine in NATO?
GIBSON: Because Putin has said he would not tolerate NATO incursion into the Caucasus.
GIBSON: And under the NATO treaty, wouldn’t we then have to go to war if Russia went into Georgia?
GIBSON: And you think it would be worth it to the United States, Georgia is worth it to the United States to go to war if Russia were to invade.
GIBSON: Let me turn to Iran. Do you consider a nuclear Iran to be an existential threat to Israel?
GIBSON: So what should we do about a nuclear Iran? John McCain said the only thing worse than a war with Iran would be a nuclear Iran. John Abizaid said we may have to live with a nuclear Iran. Who’s right?
GIBSON: So what do you do about a nuclear Iran?
GIBSON: But, Governor, we’ve threatened greater sanctions against Iran for a long time. It hasn’t done any good. It hasn’t stemmed their nuclear program.
GIBSON: What if Israel decided it felt threatened and needed to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities?
GIBSON: So if we wouldn’t second guess it and they decided they needed to do it because Iran was an existential threat, we would cooperative or agree with that.
GIBSON: So if it felt necessary, if it felt the need to defend itself by taking out Iranian nuclear facilities, that would be all right.
GIBSON: We talk on the anniversary of 9/11. Why do you think those hijackers attacked? Why did they want to hurt us?”
What the left-wing media hacks like Charlie Gibson don’t understand is that, thanks to their soft touch on Senator Obama, when people go into the voting booth, they’re going to think, “I honestly know nothing material about this Obama guy, so I’m voting for McCain.”
This is begging for video.
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You forgot this excerpt:
Gibson: Barack, I love you my precious leader!
Obama: I love you too my child. Please get me some grapes and bow before me.
(snip)
Gibson: Gov. Palin, why are you a moose hunting fascist with no experience for the Vice Presidency?
Palin: Why Charlie, is that a middle-age bulge or are you just happy to see me?
GIBSON (To Obama): Are you comfortable? Can I get you a pillow?
OBAMA: No, I’m fine, thank you.
GIBSON: Are you thisty, can I get you a glass of water?
OBAMA: I have a bottle of water right here, thank you.
GIBSON: Is that chair comfy? We can bring in an Easy-Chair if you want.
OBAMA: No, this chair is just fine, thank you.
GIBSON: Are these lights too bright, do they hurt your eyes?
OBAMA: No, the lighting is just fine, thank you.
GIBSON: Has my staff treated you well?
OBAMA: Yes, everything’s been wonderful, thank you.
GIBSON: Was the town car we sent comfortable? Did you need a stretch limo for the ride back?
OBAMA: No, my hotel is only a few blocks away. The town car is fine, thank you.
GIBSON: Did you have any trouble checking into the hotel or getting a cab because you are black in America?
OBAMA: No, everything’s been great - but my wife complains about this issue in her thesis
GIBSON: Yes, our country is racist and we need socialized healthcare.
OBAMA: Well, um, there, er, is no question that, um, that there is a healthcare, eh, crisis, in, uh, America. Too many, uh, Americans, um, are having, er, difficulties, uh, obtaining, ah, affordable, um, health care. And that is something, um, that we, uh, thay as Americans, um, we must all, er, work together, um, to, you know, um to strive, um, to correct.
GIBSON: Thank you very much for appearing on our program.
OBAMA: You’re welcome. Thanks for having me.
GIBSON: No, the pleasure is all mine, really.