Holy cow, Sarah Palin! You are a moron. Not to say that the average American should be able to discuss the Bush Doctrine at length, but certainly anyone running for national office should have a real command of basic foreign policy. And I’m not even someone who thinks that you knew what you were doing to begin with!
Did anyone else read the article about how she demonstrated such a paucity of foreign policy knowledge that they hope Charlie Gibson asks her opinion on patently false things? That would be television gold.
What a delicious and splendid idea — grilling Palin on purely imaginary matters of foreign policy. Delicious, splendid — and –sadly — surely — far too subtle.
Given your stance on the Russia/Georgia situation, do you feel the Justice League is setting an unfortunate president by expanding to include Omega Red?
To me, more astonishing than the Bush Doctrine gaffe was her response to the question of if she gave any thought to whether she was experienced enough to be VP. I’m not sure I can say it any better than what I posted on Twitter right after I heard her answer:
ABC World News asks Palin if she thought she was experienced enough for VP. Her answer: I didn’t think, I just accepted. WTF HOW IS SHE HERE
140 characters isn’t much, but I think that sums up my reaction.
I mean this in all seriousness, since I was seven when Dukakis coughed up a 30 point lead. Is this the beginning of a meltdown, or is this something where people who see this as ridiculous on its face just having a really good time with this?
I’m in Spain and kind of self-select my media through RSS. What kind of serious discussion is this getting Stateside?
What kind of serious discussion is this getting Stateside?
Luckily there are a lot of media folks bringing up her subpar (to put it lightly) answers, but none of them are willing to say what they want to say, that is, “These answers show she is not fit for the (V)P office.”
Obviously the media can’t take a hard stance, but they are throwing nerf balls at this wide open target.
Jake, after 8 years of Bush/Cheney, it takes a lot of stupid to bring on a meltdown. I will say, though, that I was happy to find colleagues at work discussing the interview when I arrived today, and it was featured on NPR this morning.
wait, this is an open thread, right? so can i vent (excellent word choice) for a moment about the UNBELIEVABLY PUTRID STENCH that’s infested my car? the smell whose source eludes me, despite having just spent my lunch hour pulling up the floor mats, wiping every surface and spraying half a bottle of “odor neutralizer?” this is either an invisible half-drunk sippy cup or an invisible rodent who got violently ill just before dying.
Deron: not that I know of, but wow, I’m gonna file that one away for the next time someone crosses me. raaaar! Um, anyway.
Jake: definitely have considered that, especially since I can’t see any visible source inside the car. It seems to be coming from the floor, and from the center of the car. And it’s unreal. I mean, no mouldering sippy cup or putrefying mcdonald’s bag can approach this level of gross. So if that’s the case, what does one do about it? wait for it to… finish?
Huh–I just assumed that Andrea was referring to the stink of the Palin interview she heard on the car radio. I know it got all up in my hair and shit when I heard it.
Believe it or not, I think it’s something a mechanic can take care of.
Everyone:
Speaking of foul smells, does anyone here read Wonkette? From today’s McCain interview on The View…
What is the world coming to when the ladies on The View ask John McCain the toughest questions he’s gotten in weeks? And yet even these hardened journalists don’t follow up on one of his most infuriating talking points of this whole infuriating campaign, which is that he had to start running ads that were complete utter laughable bullshit lies because Obama didn’t want to debate him as often as McCain would have liked. This is akin to saying, “I was forced to smother your house in a truckload of diarrhea because you wouldn’t answer my phone calls.”
Deron, they were saying what we are saying–lots of “Can you believe its.” Of course, I hired most of these people, so perhaps it’s just my little bubble.
Yeah, everyone in the library is already firmly in the Obama camp. But I’ll find out this weekend what my mother and brother think of it. They’re the kind of voters I’m most concerned about in this election: they consider themselves Independents. They supported Hillary and think Obama “stole” the nomination. They don’t want to admit it, but I know that they would have a hard time voting for a black man. They say they’re just not going to vote, that they won’t vote for McCain, but I’m not so sure. I’m doing my best to make subtle suggestions to sway them. No vote at all is better than a vote for McCain.
On the importance of foreign policy knowledge and experience of presidential ‘teams’, I do feel it pertinent to add that Bush’s 2000 mob (esp. Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rove) came in with the most experienced and (in theory, at least) knowledgeable crew for many, many years.
[...] soaked up. But I did want to respond to something from over in yesterday’s open thread, where Jake wrote, I mean this in all seriousness, since I was seven when Dukakis coughed up a 30 point lead. Is this [...]
Holy cow, Sarah Palin! You are a moron. Not to say that the average American should be able to discuss the Bush Doctrine at length, but certainly anyone running for national office should have a real command of basic foreign policy. And I’m not even someone who thinks that you knew what you were doing to begin with!
Did anyone else read the article about how she demonstrated such a paucity of foreign policy knowledge that they hope Charlie Gibson asks her opinion on patently false things? That would be television gold.
What a delicious and splendid idea — grilling Palin on purely imaginary matters of foreign policy. Delicious, splendid — and –sadly — surely — far too subtle.
Governor Palin,
Given your stance on the Russia/Georgia situation, do you feel the Justice League is setting an unfortunate president by expanding to include Omega Red?
wait. haven’t they been having imaginary foreign policy discussions for the past eight years?
Bingo.
Bingo? Shoot. All I needed was B-6.
Next week. Thursday night. Your lucky night.
To me, more astonishing than the Bush Doctrine gaffe was her response to the question of if she gave any thought to whether she was experienced enough to be VP. I’m not sure I can say it any better than what I posted on Twitter right after I heard her answer:
140 characters isn’t much, but I think that sums up my reaction.
I didn’t think. I just accepted.
In what respect, Charlie?
I mean this in all seriousness, since I was seven when Dukakis coughed up a 30 point lead. Is this the beginning of a meltdown, or is this something where people who see this as ridiculous on its face just having a really good time with this?
I’m in Spain and kind of self-select my media through RSS. What kind of serious discussion is this getting Stateside?
Luckily there are a lot of media folks bringing up her subpar (to put it lightly) answers, but none of them are willing to say what they want to say, that is, “These answers show she is not fit for the (V)P office.”
Obviously the media can’t take a hard stance, but they are throwing nerf balls at this wide open target.
Jake, after 8 years of Bush/Cheney, it takes a lot of stupid to bring on a meltdown. I will say, though, that I was happy to find colleagues at work discussing the interview when I arrived today, and it was featured on NPR this morning.
wait, this is an open thread, right? so can i vent (excellent word choice) for a moment about the UNBELIEVABLY PUTRID STENCH that’s infested my car? the smell whose source eludes me, despite having just spent my lunch hour pulling up the floor mats, wiping every surface and spraying half a bottle of “odor neutralizer?” this is either an invisible half-drunk sippy cup or an invisible rodent who got violently ill just before dying.
Cindy, what were people saying?
andrea, do you have an ex who is out to get you? I’ve heard stories of sardines under carpeting.
Have you considered something crawling into the undercarriage/ventilation and dying? It happens.
Deron: not that I know of, but wow, I’m gonna file that one away for the next time someone crosses me. raaaar! Um, anyway.
Jake: definitely have considered that, especially since I can’t see any visible source inside the car. It seems to be coming from the floor, and from the center of the car. And it’s unreal. I mean, no mouldering sippy cup or putrefying mcdonald’s bag can approach this level of gross. So if that’s the case, what does one do about it? wait for it to… finish?
Huh–I just assumed that Andrea was referring to the stink of the Palin interview she heard on the car radio. I know it got all up in my hair and shit when I heard it.
Andrea:
Believe it or not, I think it’s something a mechanic can take care of.
Everyone:
Speaking of foul smells, does anyone here read Wonkette? From today’s McCain interview on The View…
Stinky, but effective.
Maybe I should offer John McCain a ride in my car….
Cover up dead animal smell with old man smell? No thank you!
Deron, they were saying what we are saying–lots of “Can you believe its.” Of course, I hired most of these people, so perhaps it’s just my little bubble.
so I’m guessing already Obama supporters?
Maybe you should donate your car to the McCain campaign. It could follow the straight talk express around and pick up the bullshit it leaves behind.
Yeah, everyone in the library is already firmly in the Obama camp. But I’ll find out this weekend what my mother and brother think of it. They’re the kind of voters I’m most concerned about in this election: they consider themselves Independents. They supported Hillary and think Obama “stole” the nomination. They don’t want to admit it, but I know that they would have a hard time voting for a black man. They say they’re just not going to vote, that they won’t vote for McCain, but I’m not so sure. I’m doing my best to make subtle suggestions to sway them. No vote at all is better than a vote for McCain.
It’s all about the swing voters, y’all.
@Michael: Oh, that’s a win.
Here’s what McCain feels is important for the office of the presidency:
http://www.cnewmark.com/2008/09/john-mccain-att.html
I love the smell of hypocrisy in the afternoon.
Um, has anybody got any links to something cheerful, preferably with serious belly laugh potential? I haven’t gotten out much today. Thanks.
On the importance of foreign policy knowledge and experience of presidential ‘teams’, I do feel it pertinent to add that Bush’s 2000 mob (esp. Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rove) came in with the most experienced and (in theory, at least) knowledgeable crew for many, many years.
Just watched Charlie-on-Sarah #2.
Looks to me like Charlie’s balls froze off in the cold.
Here’s an article that might soothe those of you who are getting squeezed by the daily news madness. Looks like what to do is to volunteer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/13/uselections2008.usa
[...] soaked up. But I did want to respond to something from over in yesterday’s open thread, where Jake wrote, I mean this in all seriousness, since I was seven when Dukakis coughed up a 30 point lead. Is this [...]