McCain/Palin's bizarre definition of "gotcha journalism"
By SilentPatriot Monday Sep 29, 2008 11:00am
John McCain and Sarah Palin appeared on CBS Evening News Monday night to rebut claims that Palin agrees with Obama's policy of launching unilateral strikes within Pakistan if there is actionable intelligence that high-value targets are in the area. According to McCain/Palin, it's "gotcha journalism" when a politician gives their opinion on any given issue.
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Couric: Is that something you shouldn't say out loud, Sen. McCain?
John McCain: Of course not. But, look, I understand this day and age of "gotcha" journalism. Is that a pizza place? In a conversation with someone who you didn't hear … the question very well, you don't know the context of the conversation, grab a phrase. Gov. Palin and I agree that you don't announce that you're going to attack another country …
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Couric: What did you learn from that experience?
Palin: That this is all about "gotcha" journalism. A lot of it is. But that's okay, too.
How is it possibly a controversial proposition that the United States ought to act, unilaterally if necessary, when the target includes those who are responsible for killing Americans? In bizarro Republican world it's OK to sing a little ditty about bombing a country that never attacked us, but it's not OK to take out people who actually did. This truly is silly season.
Jon Perr notes that McCain did in 2002 what he's now condemning Obama for doing.
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It doesn't get much funnier.
Watch the debate carefully. McCain's campaign may hire Tina Fey for the "brain stunt" scenes.
what you say only matters if a camera is rolling?
Like Olbermann pointed out last night on Countdown, 'When did John McCain become so soft on terrorism?!'
Senator McCain was not thinking about his country when he selected Palin. He really did our nation a huge dis-service by selecting her. Does not show good judgement.
Last night on Chris Matthews Chris asked one of the pundits how he would coach Palin. This campaign expert said she should reach through the screen and try to grab the voters with her I am one of you lines. You know reach out to the voters who want someone in a leadership position who is as uninformed about foreign policy issues as they are,
The Republican party should ask Tina Fey to step in for Palin on Thursday evening. The only way Palin can come out of this is by reaching out to the stupidity of some American voters. Those voters who are intimidated by someone smarter than they are.
How bizarre is it that Palin is wearing a top that's identical to the one Tina Fey wore the first time she "impersonated" her on the season opener? Go back and compare!
It's as if she's become a parody of herself!!
Give me a break. McCain's entire performance in the debate was based on 'gotcha' quotes that were every bit 'out of context' as this Palin moment.
And what does it say about Palin's qualifications that you have to have essentially a do-over with you present to steer things?
Candidates should be able to put up a front of what ever the group that is backing them comes up with and reporters should just report what they say and do. Asking questions and using the candidate's own words against them is OK for use on Democrats but journalists should really know their place when talking to the ruling elite who own this country. Democrats and the non-rich masses should be satisfied with what the ruling class lets them have and not try to always get more.
Just watched again. Senator McCain did not let her answer first. Katie asked Palin the question. McCain should be knocked out of the race just based on his irresponsible pick for V.P.
initially after watching this trainwreck i was going to go on a rant about not taking this shit any longer and moving to canada, etc.......
but there is no way. no goddamn way these two brain donors get elected. mccain cut his own throat putting her on the ticket.
it's over. dead as disco.
but if not, i still reserve the right to move to canada.
Maybe Palin Should Just 'Bail' on the VP Debate, for ‘Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?’
This reminds me of a scene from Coming to America. "Bark like a dog." .
I like the way McCain blathers so Palin can't talk. What a pair of losers.
I think Sarah is learning from John. When he starts talking look at the stupid grin Sarah gives.
Didn't Bush, McSame and the rest of the warmonging Republicans scream publicly for MONTHS before the invasion of Iraq that we should invade Iraq ?
they gave those evil terrorists ample time to grab all those WMD's, run into Syria and hide them under the sand !!!
Django20912 @ 5:
McCain and Palin are sharing the same suitcase so she couldn't pack much. Cindy the Lifedoll is taking up all the space.
"Is that a pizza place?"
WTF?
I don't know how ANYONE in their right mind, could ever vote for a Republican.
They talk to their followers like that because they are not; very smart, and / or, well read.
"What did you learn?"
"It's all always everybody else's fault."
In order for Palin to 'reach out' to voters, she must either:
- Demonstrate a newfound wealth of significant and coherent knowledge about international relations, without reliance on the same old 'we gotta fight 'em there, so y'know, they don't come over from Alaska, y'know' lines. We already know this is not going to happen.
- Establish she is capable of being clear-headed and responsible in the midst of a crisis. Yup, this ain't gonna happen, either.
- Appeal to the standard parade of evangelical Christian fears - fear of the Muslims taking over America, fear of the brown people, fear of that uppity black guy with the wacky pastor taking away your rights/religion/jobs/homes/children/schools ...
Gee, I wonder which one she'll go with?
That "Is that a pizza place?" line has to be examined. Where the hell did that come from? It seems to have come out of nowhere and has no relation to what he's talking about. I truly believe he's like an old man muttering non sequitors to himself.
As I've stated elsewhere, I think Mccain should drop sara and nominate Marty Balin as VP. That way they would just need to take a magic marker to correct thier campaign signs.
AND, if Mccain kicks we get the guy who wrote Miracles and Count On Me.
I don't know the political leanings of Mr. Marty Balin but hopefully he would be willing to take one for the team.
Mccain/Balin
*he said 'gotcha journalism', that must be the new 'mushroom cloud' or 'appeasement' that were supposed to repeat over and over* yeah...gotcha journalism *beep shutting down...awaiting further instruction*
At the debate, everytime Palin is unable to answer a question coherently Biden should say "Gotcha!"
There is a Youtube vid linked on All Hat No Cattle that shows Jack Cafferty reviewing the Palin/Couric "interview" and giving his HONEST opinion on it. It's truly priceless and should be played on a continuous loop until after Nov.
However what really struck me was the response from Blitzer who immediately attempted to soften and change what Cafferty was saying. Almost apologizing for him! And Cafferty wouldn't have it. He stops him and says "Don't make excuses for her, that's pathetic" but of course wolf can't stop himself.
Never in my life thought I'd see someone who made dan fucking quayle look good.
and to think...there are gender voters that say 'she's
just like me'.......wow....30 something days until the election and palin hasn't been out their taking questions.
I saw the actual interview on network television and watched KO to boot. Palin can't answer a question within an inch of her life even if McCain was there.
Did you see how nervous McCain was as Palin was talking?
He is scared of what comes out of this woman's mouth. No matter what damage control McPOW does to cover up her gaffes, it's not working. Palin still comes across as crass, stupid and ill-informed about world events all the while he comes off as boorish, stupid and patronizing.
Those two people are out of their skulls insane. Talk about estranged from reality....
Dale @ 16:
Evidently, Gotcha Pizza is a pizza parlor in California. As in, "I gotcha pizza right here..."
This reminded me of a father and his teen aged daughter. His daughter said "shit" at church and dad is trying in public to make excuses for her. I imagine McCain took Sarah to the woodshed after this interview.
Notice with McCain when he or his moose hunter do something out of line for the campaign, it's always someone else's fault. His republicans didn't fall in line yesterday so it's Nancy Pelosi's fault. Before that it was Obama's fault for not following McCain's every lead.
Sunday he was confronted with some of lies he smears Obama with in his ads. McCain said had Obama agreed to do town hall meetings with him, the campaign wouldn't have taken on the demeanor that it has. In other words his ads are to punish Obama for not doing what McCain wanted. This shows a vindictive old man and god knows, that is the last fu*king thing this country needs right now as a leader.
I suppose if a kid ask the "hockey mom" Palin if there is milk in the freezer, then that would be "gotcha-journalism" too, eh ?!
This clueless actress clearly can't speak outside of a script. Sure she packs a crowd, she is young (relatively speaking) and pretty and have a cadre of national enquirer enthusiasts and fashionistas tucked and following her every movement, and has a personal fodder that is as intriguing and complex and exciting as that of a soap opera, she is a celebrity - a clueless celebrity that is.
Wow! They're definitely coming unglued... and unhinged. What a team... McDumb and Dumber!!
Life is a Monthy Python skit on steroids.
McCain Looks like an annoyed dad forced to defend his stupid kid. Reminds of the dad who's son was caught jerking it in the library.
So did they go on air with Couric to tell her what a rotten journalist she is? And she smiled and nodded and agreed?
So will they be on again tomorrow night so someone can tell palin what a ridiculous joke she is?
And the Repimps are already working to steal this election.
And a large unit of US Army soldiers are being "deployed to defend
the theft of that electionthe homeland."For our own good, I'm sure.
Bogie @ 28:
He speaks in riddles... and lies and half-truths and outright outrageous bullshit!
theWalrus @ 23:
Now THAT is funny! Thanks for the LOL!
he looked like he wanted to tie Sarah up and have his way with her.
c'mon John, spank her. you know you want to, and we want to see it.
call her something nasty.
talk dirty to her.
you're good at that.
actually, that's all you're good at.
pissed off patricia @ 29:
A-men. McCain is a fake. And unwittingly, it is his own actions that are bringing him down.
The same could be said of Palin. She is a national nightmare right now. This woman is so atrocious that it is almost an act of mercy for her to see McCain and herself beaten in the elections.
I must conclude that the people of Alaska are stupid as she is ambitious. Or, that most of them are staunch republicans. There is ambition and blind, naked ambition. One says: "I want to lead and ask you to allow me to". The other says: "I am right, I'll do what I think is best for you."
Every high school student in the U.S. is going to rail against their teachers for asking 'gotcha' questions.
right on! @ 31:
I think it is funny that McGrandpa Simpson has to baby sit Caribou Barbie for her interviews. Neither of them is fit to go out into public.
fred @ 32:
The difference is that Monty Python was actually funny.
Note to men who want to vote for Sara Palin: SHE'S NOT GOING TO FUCK YOU.
Do you want pepperoni on your pizza, Gov Palin?
Aha, that's a gotcha moment isn't it? You think that just because I live near Russia that I don't know anything about Italian food. As to the pepperoni, I'll go find out and get back to ya with some answers.
Chuck U @ 20:
It seems he's just trying to point out that Sarah Palin was in a pizzeria when the question was asked. I suppose he's implying that since it was a pizza place,the questioner was just a stupid 'Joe-Blo' guy who knows nothing and just asks stupid questions.
Pizzeria patrons = stupid people
5-star restaurant patrons = smart people.
Kathleen @ 4:
I don't know, seems it would be difficult to find anyone dumber then she is!
I love how "Father Time" (as Jon Stewart has called him) steps in to protect Palin from....answering a question. On that crapshow called The View, idiot extraordinaire compared Biden's gaffe about FDR to all of Palin's idiocy, so I immediately feared the worst - that people think Biden and Palin are equally unintelligent. The problem for us is that the bar has been set so low for the VP debate that just by Palin showing up and putting a few words together to form a sentence, she'll have exceeded expectations.
I'll bet mcstain is sorry he chose a hairspray scented millstone with less intelligence than an actual millstone.
Perhaps "Is that a pizza place?" was John McCain's weak and failed attempt at a 'gotcha' question for Katie Couric.
Obummer @ 44:
Unless you start a business with one of her family members... then maybe...
Obummer @ 44:
She puts out; otherwise, she would not be McPerverted-Old-Man's running mate.
The only thing is; I don't have enough cash for that Gold-Digger.
Obummer @ 44:
That's funny. And a relief.
No no, you're misrepresenting McSame's position! It's just fine to take out people we don't like, even if it's in Pakistan.
What's not okay, apparently, is talking about it. You know, because that's undiplomatic and damaging! (diplomacy? McCain??)
Obviously Obama's reckless and glib remarks have imperiled US-Pakistani relations. If he hadn't gone talking about that stuff the Pakistanis would never have guessed! I mean.. how could they possibly know if our troops crossed into their territory? If it hadn't been for Obama's careless talk the Pakistanis would never doubt or distrust McCain's respect for their sovereignty!
Seriously though.. Who is McCain trying to fool? It's not the Pakistanis, that's for sure. One can only conclude that it must be the American public. I guess you just don't need to know whether McCain intends to respect the sovereignty of other nations or not.
Interesting that John joins Sarah for the follow-up interview. Apparently, if she can't phone a lifeline, she will bring one with her.
When are the training wheels going to come off?
I noticed that McCain is not wearing a flag pin.
Bastard!
there are gender voters that are saying quit picking
on sarah palin. the same people who have been
relentless at judging and mischaracterizing barack/michelle obama during this campaign.
Amazing.
McCain needs to be with the woman to keep her in her place and to make sure, he answers questions for her and she parrots.
GOP version of feminism: "Be quiet woman! Do as the man says!"
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Don Davis @ 10:
Make me laugh all ready. I just hope Biden does not fall into feeling sorry for her. Biden should answer questions clearly and then let Palin put her foot in her mouth over and over again with her confusing and chaotic responses. She has dug her own hole, let her keep digging.
I feel like I am watching the beginning episode of an American Idol where people get on the stage who are horrible and no one will tell them. Someone should save Sara from Sara.
McCain's choice is dangerous for our country
Their appearance together reminds of Bush's refusal to speak to the 9/11 Commission unless Cheney came along.
So "gotcha" journalism is a voter asking you a question?
EJG @ 47:
I think I know someone dumber than she is. I know someone who was baking brownies and reading the instructions on the box. The instructions said, "Stir by hand". This woman put her hand into the batter and stirred it.
This same person visited me once and was looking at all the wild birds feeding in my backyard at the bird feeders. She smiled and said, This is so great. How did you get so many birds feeding here, did you buy a starter kit or something?
StirFry @ 12:
The movie "Dumb and Dumber" comes to mind. If I had the technical and editing prowess I'd throw together a video with all the clips of McCain being stupid. Lieberman having to whisper in his ear etc., intercut with Palin being "stupider". Ha!!!
And just for the record, we have no "evidence" that Osama bin Laden had anything to do with the events of 9/11. Just call the F.B.I. and ask them why 9/11 is not listed on bin Laden's "Most Wanted" poster. They'll tell you, "Because there's no EVIDENCE that he was behind the events of 9/11."
Maybe it would be wise for us to retrace our steps and go back to "The 9/11 Omissions Report" and actually convene a grand jury in New York City led by Vincent Bugliosi as the appointed prosecutor by Andrew Cuomo to try to dig through the evidence (what's left of it), then bring indictments against the perps of 9/11. Maybe Osama bil Laden will be on the list, and maybe he won't. Let the chips (truth) fall where they may.
Just sayin'.
Gotcha for McHypocrite is not ok. Gotcha for Obama is, like his "bitter" comment in relation to NAFTA induced job losses.
Why do some people pronounce it PITZ-eria? I've never heard anyone order a slice of PITZ-a.
I think Thursday night will be the debate of the century, in a humorous, embarassing way.
theWalrus @ 65:
I can only imagine the drinking game for that one. ;)
Kathleen @ 59:
Biden's best plan would be to never never interrupt her. Let her talk as long as she wants because the longer she talks, the worse she looks.
She's already making snide remarks about Biden, saying she has listened to his speeches since she was in the second grade. If she is referring to his age, she might not want to go to that well too often.
constituent @ 57:
For the Pukes, there is only one issue in this campaign: Obama's a KNEEGROW!
It's all they've got. There's a pretty good possibility that it's enough.
The McC(umst)ain strategy has always been: "Give white voters a plausibly deniable reason NOT to vote for Obama. Scarah Palin is perfect for this plan...
Alexdem @ 54:
When Obama first mentioned weeks ago of possibly going into Pakistan to go after terrorists, McCain criticised him but not for tipping his hand, he criticised him for suggesting we invade a sovereign ally. he mentioned nothing about secrecy.
Obummer @ 44:
Okay, am I the only male who doesn't find Sarah Palin particularly attractive?
I mean, seriously. There's nothing there. There's nothing in her eyes, a voice that sounds like screeching brakes, and nothing to indicate she's got two brain cells to rub together.
Shadowgm Hussein @ 70:
My husband agrees with you 100%!
I'm kind of hoping McCain will come debate Biden in drag.
This interview looks like a parent/teacher conference with the student making excuses about why they didn't do their homework.
I always wondered who those warnings were for on blow dryers. You know "do not use in bathtub". Now I know.
Obummer @ 44: Note to men who want to vote for Sara Palin: SHE’S NOT GOING TO FUCK YOU.
i think you misunderestimate her capacities to pull a train.
if we give her a chance, she'll fuck us ALL...
Grandpa clearly thinks less of Moose Momma's ability to answer simple questions from that hard ass Katie Couric than we do.
pissed off patricia @ 67:
It's a snide comment that someone else told her to say. If she comes from a background of backwoods, moose-hunting , Bible-toting, separatist, bigoted hunters, you know her parents would never allow her to listen to Biden. In fact, she can barely recall any Supreme court cases or judges.
So, she's just talking BS for the cameras.
pissed off patricia @ 71:
Mine, too. Although he loves Tina Fey, even when she does Palin!
Shadowgm Hussein @ 70:
You're not the only one.
So now McCain wont let Palin go in front of anyone without him being there to intercept the questions and tell her what to say.
Here is a Great Site that will Generate Palinesque
answersdrivel automatically.Well, aside from the subtextual jingoism of this post (suddenly liberals want to "take out" people?) McCain looks like he's with his busted daughter. Awful.
Shadowgm Hussein @ 70:
Not to mention a JAW that could be used on the front end of a Backhoe.
Gone gone gone gone gone McCain
Gone gone gone gone gone McCain!
(sung to the tune of "Barbara Ann" or "Bomb Iran", take your pick)
The interview between McCain and Palin with Couric makes me think of a father accompanying his daughter to the bank to open a savings account. "Gotcha Journalism" is a joke. In the same manner that Bush's legacy will include the appointment of incompetent people to important positions, McCain is following suit. Palin's need to have McCain present to cover for her shows that she doesn't have the competence, caliber, or education to be commander in chief; and the McCain campaign knows it.
And McCain is talking about suspending his campaign AGAIN!!! So he can show real leadership.
☺☻Bangkok Bob☻☺ @ 80:
Bangkok Bob, that is a hilarious site. It also brings a person to tears to know that there is a public figure that dense. This is such a travesty. :(
McCain is proposing for the fed to do something that it already has. Notice how this fed news is not anywhere in the mainstream. This may have been the ploy all along. Have the bailout bill defeated, call on the treasury to take unilateral action, and when it does, claim that he came up with the solution. Nobody will realize that the action was already taken before the bailout vote even occured, not to mention before McCain made the suggestion.
Susie @ 85:
What are you talking about?
Obummer @ 44:
No...but her daugh...okay...I won't go there...
No flag pin = America haters
Right?
Dale @ 16:
I'm in Canuckistan ...
wasn't it a Cheesesteak place ...??? even we know the difference...
... that old guy is CRAZEEEEEEE ...
now if she had a Donair ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Donair
What a pair of dumb fucks. Just how many interviews are they going to do with Katie Couric??? Talk about overcompensating for the Palin disaster.
Also, the way conservatives are carrying on about how attractive Palin is, it makes me wish GOPers got out more. I guess to a bunch of sweaty, nervous, pasty, pudgy, Bible-carrying conservatives, she's a dream. For the rest of us, not so much.
Jason @ 84:
Gotcha journalism is when they ask you a question and you have no frigging idea what to say cause you DON'T KNOW.
☺☻Bangkok Bob☻☺ @ 80:
I noticed Palin starting with the word "voter" and quickly substituting the multisyllabic and impressive word "constituent". Ah, the intellect.
The McPalin ticket is starting to become very painful to the GOP. McCain cannot drop her now. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. I think the only way out of this for them is if Sarah Palin gets pregnant again and bails on the ticket for 'family reasons'
Todd Palin... Get off the couch and fire up yer popcicle!
Security will have to stop Grandpa from standing next to Palin at the debate.
No wonder it took Sarah Palin six years to get a degree in broadcasting. She must have had to talk the professors into letting her out of the required JOURNALISM courses, the ones in which you ask public officials about inconsistencies in statements, their record, etc., etc. This is not GOTCHA journalism. This is journalism, period. And maybe she didn't take any American history courses, either. I mean, come ON. In addition to Roe v. Wade, there's Brown v. The Board of Education and Bush v. Gore, which has put us in this current mess.
Thank you, Supremes. Hope you're happy with what your designee, George W. Botch, has wrought.
But is wasn't gotcha when Obama said people cling to guns and religion.
Republicans need to take their BS elsewhere.
Vote Grandpa & Caribou Barbie.
They can protect us from those rotten Democrats who want regulation and high taxes.
We must lower taxes, protect corporations, only then...can we really be free and independent and lift ourselves up by our bootstraps.
I just sit back and relax as these two sink into the sea of reality....Sarah opens a can of 'Chicken of the Sea Tuna' and says: 'Hey,there is no chicken in here!' McDummy just lies like bush and mutters 'there,they'll believe that'. Pass the popcorn please,this is pure pleasure...lol.
This is just incredibly unbelievable! I'm willing to bet that anyone of you could adequately represent McCain's positions on most issues to the press, and none of you are governors (at least most of you). Is she not curious, uninformed, disinterested, too stressed to pay attention, what?
"Obummer Says: Note to men who want to vote for Sara Palin: SHE’S NOT GOING TO FUCK YOU."
Not even if we stuff dollar bills in her g-string? Bummer.
This is the question I ask every day:
How is it possible that John McCain is a viable candidate for President and Sarah
Palin could even be considered as a nominee for Vice President?
Talk about gotcha'!!? We've been had....
McKKKAin ......" She and I did not say what you thought we said."
(can I have a do over on National TV to explain what we meant?)
McKKKain....... " This is Bullsh*t letting a voter ask a gotcha question."
(Damn voters and their accountability crap!)
McKKKain....... " I'm going to end the corruption in Washington."
(And I'll start just as soon as you elect me.........Trust me!)
If you cannot handle Katie Couric's 'puppy dog' questions, you better get out of the hot kitchen !
Hilarious, big daddy McCain had to jump in before his prom queen daughter said something stupid again. No wonder the Republican base loves this woman she's as dumb as they are.
Also on Olbermann last night they showed the recent Tina Fey/Sarah Palin sketch and how most of what Tina Fey said was the EXACT SAME WORDS as Sarah Palin used during the Couric interview, with the exact same timing/delivery, and the audience was laughing very hard. No comedy writers needed!
Shadowgm Hussein @ 70:
No, I don't think that she is attractive at all.
I think that intelligent women are attractive.
Pat Schroeder. Ani DiFranco. Rachel Maddow. Molly Ivins,RIP
pissed off patricia @ 67:
Last night on Hardball Chris asked (this would be a great blog) you have to watch the whole clip to get to the two strategist)
Sept. 29: Republican strategist Todd Harris and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon talk with Hardball’s Chris Matthews about what to expect from each candidate in Thursday’s vice presidential debate.
How they would prep Palin and Biden
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/
Nice work Elaine. Now go get me some socks.
Ok Mr. Pitt.
The one question I wish Katie would have asked
"Gov Palin, in our last interview I asked you for ONE example of John McCain's record regarding his support for more regulation on Wall Street. You said you would get back to me. Well....what have you found out?"
☺☻Bangkok Bob☻☺ @ 80:
Too realistic.
Frightening!
McGrampa said, "I'll hunt Bin Laden to the gates of hell."
Time to change your Depends and get a nap.
Pathetic, sad and OVER.
"Is that a pizza place?" Not hard to explain. Apparently Moose stumbled into a pizza parlor when the Difficult Question was asked. Pizza parlors are well-known havens of "gotcha" customers. One time I saw a guy order a medium thin crust with anchovies and chicken, but NO CHEESE. WTF? What's to keep all the good stuff from sliding right off? That was fucking whacked, man.
McCain and Moose best steer clear of pizza parlors. Too dangerous.
Palin should know better than to stroll into a crowded market place without heavily armed soldiers and at least three or four strike helicopters overhead for cover. McCain knows it and he should have told her.
no no, you don't understand ... mccain is not against unilateral attacks ... he's just against being on the record "officially" saying he's for them, even though he is.
it's hilarious to watch him try to take both positions at the same time. he'd better be careful, his brain plate is going to pop.
pissed off patricia @ 67:
Such an obvious swipe. I mean Biden did become a congressmen when she was in second grade but she would not have been listening to any of his speeches in Idaho or Alaska even if we could (cough) believe she was interested in listening to speeches while in the second grade. whatever. Why didn't she invoke the "John was a POW when I was in second grade?" image???
Fun with math:
McCain bd: 1936
Biden bd: 1942
Obama bd: 1961
Palin bd: 1964
Palin is 28 years younger than Father Time. 22 years younger than Biden, and three years younger than Obama.
What is her point? Biden is six years younger than Grampy and in much better health to last the first term of a Obama presidency.
If Grandpa wins, Palin will never been heard from again. She will be attending many state funerals. The concern is whether or not Grandpa's funeral will be one of them.
Dale @ 88:
I am sorry I tried to find the original link. McCain was on the Fox Morning show and Steve Doocy asked if he would suspend his campaign since it was so successful the 1st time. (really he said that). If I find it I will post it.
earl @ 91:
I thought it was a cheese steak place too. I think it was the same place in Philly where all candidates seem to go for a photo opportunity.
I guess to McCain any place that puts cheese on anything is a "pizza place".
If only the people at that market had asked questions she could answer...like..."Does this melon look ripe"..."which aisle is the dairy on"...and my personal favorite..."Apple Jacks...or Cheerios?"
This is even more embarrassing. Suddenly Palin isnt allowed to speak for herself now? I thought she was the governor of Alaska, and the Republican VP candidate not McCains teenage daughter.
And yeah the "gotcha" explanation is bogus. McCain is just embarrassed Palin made a fool out of herself saying something McCain tried to ridicule Obama for just days earlier
I will give credit where credit is due. Thanks to Palin, dumb blond jokes are now so yesterday. Thanks, Sarah.
pissed off patricia @ 123:
Did you hear the one about the dumb Governor who...?
Governor Palin...what is your stance on Pizza.
"We should only use American Cheese!"
McCain mentioned again this morning that she is the top energy expert in the country. You would think someone that smart wouldn't need a minder with her everywhere she goes monitoring every word she speaks.
Nada @ 51:
Well, I don't think that's clear, so the first question of the VP debate should be "Will you fuck people if they vote for your ticket?"
xoites defends Constitution @ 124:
Or, did you hear the one about the female moose hunter who.....?
Susie @ 119:
Perhaps he should suspend his campaign to fix what's wrong with his campaign.
Liberal AND Proud @ 102:
It would take Hundred dollar bills(lots). Hey did you know she can see Russia from Alaska ?
Did you see what Arkansas?
I don't know. But Alaska.
Is that a 'gotcha' question, too?
pissed off patricia @ 128:
Did you hear the one about the female woman hater who...?
Dale @ 88:
"On Fox they were virtually begging him to 'suspend' his campaign again in the wake of the bailout failure yesterday on the Hill. You know, since it worked out so well the first time. McCain's answer: He just might suspend again."
That would not be a funny or appropriate line even if her running mate was NOT Methuselah.
No class!
Someone just sent this to me in an email...
The Post Turtle
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President.
The old rancher said, ' Well, ya know, Palin is a post turtle.'
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was.
The old rancher said, ' When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle.'
The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain. ' You know she didn't get up there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, she doesn't know what to do while she is up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put her up there to begin with.'
1. "As for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day?" --Sarah Palin, interview with CNBC's "Kudlow & Co", July 2008 (Watch video clip)
2. "As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It’s Alaska. It's just right over the border." --Sarah Palin, explaining why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, interview with CBS's Katie Couric, Sept. 24, 2008 (Watch video clip)
3. "I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric to cite specific examples of how John McCain has pushed for more regulation in his 26 years in the Senate, CBS interview, Sept. 24, 2008 (Watch video clip)
4. "I told the Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere." –Sarah Palin, who was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it, multiple
5. "That's exactly what we're going to do in a Palin and McCain administration." --Sarah Palin, elevating herself to the top of the ticket, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept. 18, 2008 (Watch video clip)
6. "I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq." –Sarah Palin, interview with Alaska Business Monthly, March 2007
7. "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending soldiers out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan." –Sarah Pailn, on the Iraq war, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008 (Watch video clip)
8. "I think God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that." –Sarah Palin, on the $30 billion national gas pipeline project that she wanted built in the state, speaking to students the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008 (Watch video clip)
9. "Perhaps so." --Sarah Palin, when asked if we may need to go to war with Russia because of the Georgia crisis, ABC News interview, Sept. 11, 2008
10. "I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" --Sarah Palin, as quoted by former City Council Member Nick Carney, after he raised objections about the $50,000 she spent renovating the mayor's office without approval of the city council
pissed off patricia @ 120:
His parlance may also be:
"The place where the young folks get those pizza pies ..."
SKdeA @ 134:
LOL! Excellent.
Cindy McCain :"For his birthday, I think I'll get John a gold embroidered silk bag for his golfballs."
Caribou Barbie : "Golfballs? Oh, I'm so sorry Cindy!"
"Does it hurt as bad as tennis elbow?"
Dale @ 128:
Yeah, get her fixed before she breeds again.
SKdeA @ 134:
The most concise description of her yet!
I mentioned this yesterday but I think that it bears repeating. Silent Patriot is simply stunned that anyone would believe it controversial "that the United States would act, unilaterally if necessary, when the target includes those who are killing Americans?" It does not seem to have occurred to Silent Patriot to question this policy when the targets that are hit by American bombs end up killing not terrorists but six Pakistanis, which happened about ten days ago, six of whom were children. Silent Patriot notes how Sarah Palin agreed with Barack Obama's "policy of launching unilateral strikes within Pakistan if there is actionable intelligence that high-value targets are in the area." Would this "actionable intelligence" be the same type of less than intelligent information that convinced American fighter planes to drop their 500 lb. and 2000 lb. bombs on 90 Afghan civilians last August, obliterating them forever? Among those 90 Afghan civilians were 60 children, ages 6 months to 16 years. It is extremely doubtful if Obama, the [alleged] antiwar candidate, will weep for these slaughtered Afghan and Pakistani people, since the [alleged] agent of hope wishes to escalate the war in Afghanistan while agreeing with Bush that, as Silent Patriot notes, that the U.S. reserves the right to send American forces into the territory of a sovereign country. It is a safe bet that the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan will feel little hope for their countries if Obama becomes the next president of the United States.
SKdeA @ 134:
Brilliant! :)
here's palin answer to a simple energy question. NOW
remember according to mccain ...palin is a leading energy
expert in the united states. short video
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/18/palin-energy-nonsense/
Kathleen @ 4:
I agree with Chris... I don't want a leader like me... I hang around political blogs when I should be working... I play World of Warcraft when I'm not trying to entertain an eight and six year old... I want someone who's smarter than me. I don't know about hockey moms, but if they're anything like the soccer moms and softball moms that I've encountered... we don't need a petty, vindictive bitch in the White House.
This picture looks like Palin had to bring her dad to the interview. But it's really not that far off.
She really did HAVE TO HAVE McCain there to help her spit up the talking points correctly.
McCain has Alzheimers and Palin is definitely one to screw her way into office. I'm sure she gave at least a little head to get were she is. In Alaska? Definitely. She's not smart enough otherwise. I know that sounds so rude and awful, but really think about it.... Pageant girl from a small town in the North Pole with a bunch of kids and a community college education turns governor?
So sad.
And now an answer you give on the street doesn't have to count if you don't want it to? Not only is that insecure, but it's a contradiction to the whole McCain campain so far. You don't think trying to say Obama wants to talk about sex to 5-year olds is 'gotcha' campaigning? Obama could use that line every single day, because that's all the McCain camp can use on him. Pull a few words out of context and say "gotcha." Isn't that what campaigns are about, period? But the McCain camp doesn't know what's up or down at this point. All they can do is get you to believe what they say in that moment, because it will always contradict something they said or did from the week before.
Obama is more intelligent then that level. He wants to talk seriously with Americans about deeper issues and the complex realities surrounding them. So that's the road he takes. McCain and Palin are not able to speak in detail about complex issues. Partly because they can't and partly because their base can't process that type of conversation.
SKdeA @ 134:
This was originally circulated back when Shrub got ordained by the Supremes.
Hummmm;
Reminds me of Daddy John going to the principals office with Little Sarah to justify her lying in class again!
Erroll @ 141:
McCain will do the same thing.
I agree that killing is wrong. I am opposed to war and especially bombing because the term "smart bomb" is a big lie.
I would prefer they send in commandos and capture Bin Laden and bring him to trial.
I wonder if they have enough evidence for a conviction?
Any question she can't answer is a gotcha question.
We'll see lots of them on Thursday.
C. Hussein Jr. @ 68:
Actually Obama first mentioned it way back in 2007! And it seems to have followed him ever since.
I think you're right that I was wrong about McCain's argument.. I think it might've been Clinton's argument against it actually. OTOH, McCain is just following line of attack that Clinton established.
Bottom line is still that ALL major candidates from both parties would, in fact, act the same way under the conditions Obama described. And in McCain's case, I'm not even sure he'd bother checking with the Pakistanis first.
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