Definitely a possibility. This is the best response from a McCain/Palin supporter regarding the Palin interviews that I've seen. Kudos.
I genuinely hope you're right. It seems like foreign policy or global economics, outside of oil, hasn't held her attention. This might mean she's repeating McCain's policies without forming an opinion of it herself. Is there any evidence otherwise?
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Totally agree that wes is WAY off the reservation in his opinion of Palin, with all due respect to him, and I do respect him. Directly about the video, I'm not a Cafferty fan, but he is dead on target here, and the thought of that woman a heartbeat away from the Presidency scares the hell out of me as well.
You know, I've worked with a lot of students; I've worked with a number of them who are pretty smart but face learning disabilities, and I'm wondering if Sarah Palin has a learning disability. Some of these answers are *exactly* like the kid in class who just writes everything they've ever heard of for an exam question, hoping to hit just the right phrase, or mistakenly thinking that there's some chance that all their random sentences will magically form a coherent argument. If she has a learning disability, it could explain: (a) her many college transfers (general discomfort with college), (b) why this intense GOP cramming session isn't going well, (c) why she can seem very sharp and successful in some venues and completely swamped in others. On that last point, when I've had students with learning disabilities, it's amazing the good work some of them can do (by any standard), once they've identified, understood, and learned to deal with the disability. In closing, I am in NO way formerly qualified for this speculation.
it's not whether she is qualified to be president (it's obvious she's not). it's whether she is qualified to be VICE PRESIDENT. hell, i think if she kept being governor of alaska, she's gonna destroy that state.
She has to be the dumbest politician I have ever seen. It also pisses me off that McCain picked this women, because I feel it is an insult to the American people. I knew this pick was a joke from the jump, but this lady is can barley complete a sentence without losing her thought.
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It's still surreal to me that a person like Palin is somehow in a position to potentially lead a nation. I just can't get over it.
Interesting piece from The New Republic, speculating about whether the obvious vote of no confidence from the McCain campaign has effectively ruined whatever political confidence and adeptness that Sarah Palin had to begin with: http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_...s-the-mccain-campaign-broken-sarah-palin.aspx I definitely agree that the McCain campaigns actions of late have effectively amounted to a vote of no confidence in Palin -- from denying media access to her to attempting to postpone, cancel or otherwise modify the debate to not even allowing her to come on TV to spin after presidential debates. I'm sure there will be more speculation and information to come out later when this is all said and done. Like others have said, though, it is almost mind-boggling to think we are even in this position where we are faced with the prospect of the most unqualified person we have ever seen aspiring to the position of vice president.
A couple of questions then: 1) What are her own beliefs? 2) If she does not agree or believe in McCain's talking points, why was she selected? (I am aware that VPs do not have to nor should they always agree with the president) 3) If she is as brilliant as you say - why are her beliefs being hidden by the McCain campaign? 4) Similarly, if she is so brilliant, why is she having so much trouble with, frankly, simplistic questions and concepts? It's not like she's been asked a terribly difficult retinue of questions...
people used to say bush was really smart, he just has trouble communicating or articulating his ideas. now this logic works with savants but not so much with politicians
I read somewhere yesterday that McCain and Steve Schmidt are very disappointed with the performance of the Bush-ites they hired to handle Palin. The two candidates will be together this week and Schmidt make take over prepping Palin for the debate.
The October 2nd issue of Rolling Stone has an article by Matt Taibbi, 'The Lies of Sarah Palin' which is an excellent commentary on what this election represents and has de-evolved to. http://brightideasgroupblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/matt-taibbis-lies-of-sarah-palin.html Hunter Thompson is smiling from heaven!
I think that analysis is spot on. I don't think Palin is dumb I think she is over her head and has been rushed into a spot that she isn't prepared for. While yes the Couric interview is worse than the Gibson one in terms of delivery of I'm not sure substantitively it is that much different. Palin may very well be brilliant but I think to go from a 2 year governor of a state with one of the smallest populations and dealing with issues different than most of the US to suddenly being on a national campaign is a huge step that I think very few would be prepared for.
According to the Washington Post today, the display of brilliance by the brilliant Ms. Palin has yet to be fully unleashed:
