I don't care about the slip of the tongue. Happens to everyone. What I care about is that her response lacked substance. It was pure drivel. She does that a lot, unfortunately. Tries to give glib superficial answers to substantive questions. I don't care who else does it, who else flubs up, etc. This woman potentially could be the Republican nominee two years from now. I want to see growth in the substance of her pronouncements on the issues of the day. So far I'm not seeing it.
You diehard fans of hers -- instead of whining about how mean the MSM is, and excusing her shallowness -- you are the right people to pressure her to sharpen and deepen her knowledge, message, and image. Push her to become more substantive. That's what real friends do. They aren't yes men and women, but care enough to give constructive criticism when necessary.
“I want to see growth in the substance of her pronouncements on the issues of the day.”
I agree with you. I’ve said as much on this and other threads.
“You diehard fans of hers — instead of whining about how mean the MSM is, and excusing her shallowness — you are the right people to pressure her to sharpen and deepen her knowledge, message, and image. Push her to become more substantive. That’s what real friends do. They aren’t yes men and women, but care enough to give constructive criticism when necessary.”
Not sure if *I* was your intended audience here, but I’m not actually supporting Palin as my first choice - which probably disqualifies me from ‘diehard fan’ status - lol. My first choice ticket presently is DeMint/Rubio. I will support Gov. Palin is she wins the Republican nod. But in any case, I think that Palin needs to walk in Reagan’s footsteps as AiT suggested in post 14 above.
Speaking of constructive criticism, let me give you some. May I? Perhaps you’re using this flub to highlight your concerns with what you perceive as a lack of substance - so granted. But I would suggest a little more context in your commentary, as in the acknowledgment of the press’ savaging of Gov. Palin and her family and how that may play into her ‘diehard fans’ concerns to defend her.
That’s if you really care to reach her ‘diehard fans’ or care to see Sarah Palin grow into more legitmate presidential timber in your estimation. But I really don’t know you from Adam, so perhaps my constructive criticism of you will not be well received - lol. ;)