I could say the same thing about Obama. Yes, we don't know a lot about Palin. But that doesn't mean she isn't right for the job. Time will tell.
Have you listed any reasons for supporting her? Or is that we don't know if she's right for the job and she might be enough of a reason?
except that after that 15 minutes, he worked on significant legislation, met with foreign leaders, formulated well laid out plans and positions on issues for all to examine.
Unfortunately, I know I'm not privy to the GOP strategists' plans for unleashing Palin. McCain will make for an insipid interview even though I think he would make a better than average leader. In truth, I'm as eager as you to see Palin strap on her sword and do battle as Hippolyta with a smile. Will Obama or Biden prove to be her Hercules? That is the question.
Agreed. Biden did a great job on Meet the Press. Kudos to Tom Brokaw for some tough questioning. It seemed like he's really trying to emulate Russert's style. He asked tough questions but it wasn't like he was trying to play a game of "gotcha!"
FB, Be Fair. Palin has only been "on the job" for a week. Obama has had 19 months to perform in European rock concerts. She's in "fast training" mode, but I expect her to come out swinging shortly. Remember, Obama and Biden can count on a friendly press. McCain and Palin can bank on a hostile press.
It's a hostility of their own making. ------------------ In her speech on Wednesday night, Sarah Palin attacked journalists for scrutinizing her record. “I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite,” she said, “then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone.” During an interview with ThinkProgress in St. Paul yesterday, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough told us, “The McCain campaign has made a very calculated decision they’re going to run against the press. Personally, I don’t think it works.” He continued: http://thinkprogress.org/
Obama most certainly can not count on a friendly press. The primaries proved this as did the ridiculous ABC debate where they asked him about stupid flag pin issues. McCain has had a very friendly relationship with the press for ages. If Obama didn't know how many troops were in Iraq, and when called on it refused to acknowledge that he was wrong, while at the same time didn't have a clue between Shi'ite and Sunni or didn't know that Iran wasn't training Al-Qaeda, they'd be all over him. McCain has gotten a pass and the media still continues to label him as strong on foreign policy. McCain has been friendly and developed a friendly relationship with members of the media for years. Biden did not receive friendly kid-glove treatment on Meet the Press this morning. I think the fact that Obama has had 19 months to perform and learn while Palin hasn't. That has to do with the question about if she's ready or not.
Equal measures of their own thoughts and following force-fed talking points -- IMO (nothing provable as of yet).
thumbs, did you see Meet the Press today? As FB pointed out, Biden did not receive any "friendly" treatment from Brokaw, who went after him pretty darn hard, I thought. As an aside, I think Brokaw has gotten more center-right as time has gone by, as opposed to being dead center or center-left, as I think he used to be. Tom most certainly isn't a classic liberal like Uncle Walter, who I'm sure you remember well. Fondly, I hope. Cronkite always did a good job of keeping his natural political proclivities under wraps during the broadcasts. By the way, I just saw that Palin has agreed to an interview with Charlie Gibson of ABC News. I don't know the format or length, but she's making the poor guy fly to Alaska to do it! http://news.aol.com/elections/artic...w/163821?icid=100214839x1209087852x1200534753
I missed "Meet the Press" this morning. I'' try to catch the replay on the net. Did you get a date and time on the Palin interview? I know she is scheduled for Greta Van Susterin at 9 p.m. Monday on Fox News. BTW -- Walter Cronkite and Eric Severeid were my early journalistic heroes before I realized that I was a writer, not a "pretty face" for TV or a "modulated voice" for radio. Both did an admirable job in keeping their opinions to themselves -- one of the first dictums I learned as a reporter from a legitimately irate Austin American-Statesman city editor. Later, when Severeid became strictly a commentator, I adored the way he could use words to paint pictures and get across his points. I never thought of him as unfair.
Eric Sevareid was brilliant, as was Cronkite, when he was doing the news. When you consider what they were able to convey to the person watching them, so often with a look, a raised eyebrow, a pause, and in an incredibly short amount of time, the genius shines through. I don't know much about the Palin interview. Not yet.
I haven't seen it, but I hope to. I think these kinds of one-on-one interviews are very revealing. I learned more about Barack Obama during his interview with Fareed Zakariah than in the months before. McCain is a known quantity, so it's less necessary with him, but I certainly hope Palin does serious interviews, and I'm pretty sure that she'll do well.
weslinder, just wanted to thank you for your sincere post on page 5, explaining your point of view re: Palin. I don't think you really addressed her deficits, but the point was more to articulate what you like, and you did that. Have to ask, based on the articles you cite, do you subscribe to the "liberal media bias" that so many accept as given now? I always think to the (sad) days that we launched Iraq War II, and CNN was running a giddy graphic on every minute of their air time: "America's New War!" I wrote them a letter about the horribly offensive and subjective nature of their coverage of an event that would result in the death and disfigurement of so very many human beings. /tangent!
If you grow up in the same town your whole life... going through school, first jobs, etc... and then with all of that scrutiny and knowledge of who you are as a person you can still win an election to be the mayor... You've got a good reputation and a have passed the fine tooth comb test. If you then make yourself noticed by your achievements as mayor and are basically asked to run for a state level elected office... and lose, but then are appointed to a commission that in some ways may be of more importance than the elected position you didn't win... and you succeed, and resign because you helped root out corruption, and are still capable of then being elected as Governor... you have what it takes to stand up for principles and make tough choices and are a proven winner. Besides that, she's a better choice than Dan Quayle, or Biden, Obama or Dubya (but the only people that think Dubya's running are on the fringe left).
