Palin: ‘What The Bailout Does Is Help Those Who Are Concerned About Health Care Reform’
Palin: ‘What The Bailout Does Is Help Those Who Are Concerned About Health Care Reform’
This morning on the CBS Early Show, Katie Couric previewed the second half of her interview with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). During the interview, Couric asked Palin why she believes the Wall Street bailout is needed.
Palin responded incoherently by claiming that the bailout would “help those who are concerned about health care reform.” Palin then appeared to look down at her notes and says, “Oh, it’s got to be all about job creation”:
COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? … Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.
Watch it:
“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,” Couric said of Palin. “It was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday,” she added.
Yesterday afternoon, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) canceled an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in order to do an unscheduled interview with Couric. In explaining why he believed the Wall Street bailout is necessary, McCain did not cite health care reform.
Transcript:
COURIC: She’s not always responsive when she’s asked question and sometimes does slip back to her talking points. So it was a really interesting experience for mer to interview her yesterday.
RODRIGUEZ: Let’s see if that’s the case here, we have an excerpt where you ask her about her opinion on the bailout.
COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? Allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy? Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: That’s why I say, I like ever American I’m speaking with were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the tax payers looking to bailout.
But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Helping the — Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. Shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americas. A
And trade we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive scary thing. But 1 in 5 jobs being created in the trade sector today. We’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. ALl those things under the umbrella of job creation.
This bailout is a part of that.
Keep talking palin…..moose lips sink ships.
No wonder they want her silenced.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:16 pmLet me just say, “Gwhaaaaa…???”
September 25th, 2008 at 1:16 pm***BEATING HEAD ON DESK***
September 25th, 2008 at 1:17 pmSarah Palin, the gift that keeps on giving….
September 25th, 2008 at 1:19 pmCan someone interpret this please. It seems to be contradictory.
How do you reduce taxes, rein in spending and reform health care unless you mean do away with health care altogether.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:20 pm“Scary! Thing!” she says… lol this is pathetic. Terrifying. What an amazing insult the Republicans allow this to continue.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:21 pmShe brought her NOTES to an interview with Katie Couric? And STILL managed to sound utterly incompetent? I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE VP DEBATES! If they ever actually happen, that is…
September 25th, 2008 at 1:22 pmWell, DUH! It makes perfect sense - we’ve got to spend $700 billion to rein in spending! I mean, you can’t make an omelette without shooting a few meese, right?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:22 pmJust who in the name of atheism is this person?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:22 pmI’ve met people like Palin in businesses. She believes in the “if you can’t dazzle ‘em with brilliance, baffle ‘em with bullshiite” philosophy.
But there still has to be some underlying knowledge of the subject matter. And that she simple does not have.
Some Alaskans may have been impressed with her ability to make statements with absolute conviction, but I question just how much they understood what she was saying.
Right now, Sarah, we are listening. And we’re hearing nothing. Absolutely nothing.
PEACE
September 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pmNo wonder the McCain camp is trying to keep her away from the cameras and microphones.
Talk about babbling incoherently. If I were cynical, I would suspect Palin of being one of the trolls at ThinkProgress…
September 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pmPalin’s the quintessential moron, clear proof the republicans have no business governing.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pm“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,” Couric said of Palin.
- - Deference Katie, deference.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pmIs this the best VP candidate that the Republican Party has to offer? If I were a Republican I would be deeply embarased by her performance. She is so out of her league.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pmYour modern conservative movement: All nonsense, all the time.
Hey, did you here that John McCain was a POW, and Sarah Palin once shot a moose? The right leaders, at the right time NOT!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pmMan, I can’t wait for these debates. I really can’t.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pmFred Says:
So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.
Can someone interpret this please.
I think what she said was “… reducing taxes… has got to accompany tax reductions.”
I guess you can’t really argue with that logic.
LMAO!!!!
PEACE
September 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pmThis really scares me. We have an absolute idiot selected by McCain as his running mate. My God, I can speak more intelligently to the issues than she can and represent McCain’s positions far more persuasively. Talk about an empty dress, Palin fills the bill.
It really makes you wonder how the conservative wing can continue their support. It is one thing to support a right wing nut job who has some actual qualification, but it is quite different to have an absolute moron. Perhaps that is why we are beginning to see some very conservative pundits (Will, the Washington Times) starting to undercut McCain in order to cause a loss at the polls without a total rout. This is a very dangerous game. What happens should this dynamic duo become elected? Are they not concerned about the survival of this nation? God, what a joke for a campaign slogan - Country First.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pmThis is your Chatty Sarah doll! Pull her string and she says 11 different phrases!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pmFred - those are FUNGIBLE commodities, you know, where you track the molecules.
Thank you, Miss Wasilla!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:27 pmsamsuncle Says:
Is this the best VP candidate that the Republican Party has to offer?
Yes, to Barack Obama’s chances in this election. The very best.
PEACE
September 25th, 2008 at 1:27 pmDear God: she is SO woefully unprepared to engage in a soft interview! A conversation, really. Babble, babble…
I will credit her with this: she appears to have invented a new paradigm - circular illogic. Nothing in that incoherent statement makes any sense, in the aggregate. Little makes any sense on a point by point basis. She is in over her head, literally drowning in front of our eyes.
Who the hell thought that she would be seen as prepared to be Vice President or ascend to the office of President, should that be necessary?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:29 pmBwaaahhaaaaa…..!!!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:29 pm“US legislators reach “fundamental agreement” on plan to bail out Wall Street, top Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd says.”
I wonder how much sooner it would have been accomplished if McCain didn’t pull his stunt and send all the Congress peeps out to do press conferences about it…
Looking forward to whatever happens at tomorrow’s debate!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pmPalin’s a joke and the way she’s putting the so-called woman’s movement back decades.
I mean, really, would the leader of Pakistan say to Joe Biden, “You’re even more handsome in person! (and please cross your legs again)”?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pmmargerine Says:
Man, I can’t wait for these debates. I really can’t.
Precisely the reason the McSpin campaign wants you to wait.
Am I missing something? Does the GOP plan a bait-and-switch, say MacGyver replacing McCain? Alice from the Brady Bunch replacing Palips?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:34 pmThis chick is toast…
September 25th, 2008 at 1:34 pmWow!
Two random current events intertwined in a sentence to appear as a coherent argument?
Here, let me try that.
Ultimately, it was the massive rains brought on by the aftermath of Ike that lead to the firing of the Lion’s Matt Millen.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:35 pmI expect to see the McCain campaign soon try to pull some creative maneuvers to control the debates.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:35 pmShe should used the techniques she used in the Gibson interview. The answers wouldn’t have made anymore sense, but more people wouldn’t have known that was the case, for example:
Breaking up normal speech patterns is an effective, was, should have, were an effective, so you really don’t notice what was missing from the statement.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:35 pmDang, she blew it. Everyone knows you end your Miss Trojan Moose interview Q &A with “…and World Peace.”
Now, she’s merely a caricature of a caricature.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:36 pmI just love the look on Katie’s face in the cut-away shots during Failin’ Palin’s responses. You can just see her saying to herself, “this woman is even dumber than everyone has been saying she is”.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:36 pmDidn’t I see something else like this on America’s Most Smartest Model?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pmThis broad has moose stew for brains!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pmGregor Samsa Says:
“If I were cynical, I would suspect Palin of being one of the trolls at ThinkProgress…”
I hate to say it Gregor, but even our most dellusional of trolls has a better grasp of the issues that Miss Piggy.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pmWhich, for the record, had such high winds causing major damage and it was a long time coming.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pmThis sounds so much like that clip of the South Carolina beauty pageant contestant prattling on about the lack of maps causing Americans to be unable to locate Iraq. Katie did a nice job of keeping a straight face.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:38 pmPreparation-H poster boy John McCain is afraid of the King of Late Night Dave Letterman!
And the 9to5 bubblegum chewing Palin ho is toast! I agree.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:39 pmOMFG - And McGonnaDieSoon and Moosejaw are on 9pts behind, WTF is wrong with the voters in this country?
She can’t even read her cheat notes correctly - this is insane that someone like this could even have a chance at the WH.
This is making us a laughing stock around the globe, I could see some village in Africa with one TV and a tape deck playing this over and over and the whole village laughing.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:39 pmPLEASE, repugs, keep that B!TCH in front of the cameras!
September 25th, 2008 at 1:39 pmShe is the iceberg to McCain’s Titanic…
(Titanic crock of BS, that is…)
Palin responded incoherently by claiming that the bailout would “help those who are concerned about health care reform.” Palin then appeared to look down at her notes and says, “Oh, it’s got to be all about job creation”:
OMG, she lost her place in her crib notes. Why did Couric allow her to bring notes into the interview. Isn’t that kind of like cheating? Are they going to allow her to bring notes into the debate?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pmGallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each
John McCain has gained ground and is now tied with Barack Obama among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Sept. 22-24, with each candidate getting 46% support.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm.
Even when playing “Connect the dots” as a child, she was still Sarah Falin’.
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September 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pmVerbalKint,
McKeating tried that, but they just announced that they have come to an agreement on the bailout so they can now get back to the business of campaigning again.
Grampy can’t win for losing :)
September 25th, 2008 at 1:42 pmomg. i can’t watch this. it’s giving me flashbacks to my foreign service interview, where i’m sure i was just as impressive! since then i’ve just decided to sit around and look pretty, and she probably should too.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm.
OT question:
If Johnny McSuspended his campaign today, why did I just see a campaign ad on my local CBS affiliate here in Seattle?
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September 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pmVerbalKint Says: I expect to see the McCain campaign soon try to pull some creative maneuvers to control the debates.
- - Umm, maybe you haven’t noticed but that started several days ago. McPalin already dumbed down the VP debate rules for Sarah and now Lindsey Graham is trying to substitute a presidential debate for the VP debate. The VP debate would then be rescheduled for a later date.
Yanno, like perhaps November 5th.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pmAnd she has a degree in communications… After going to five colleges in six years, you would have thought she would learn something..
September 25th, 2008 at 1:44 pm“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,” Couric said of Palin. “It was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday,” she added.
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Interesting indeed.
Kind of like an inattentive high-school student who crams all night before the test, only to find out she was studying all the wrong chapters.
That kind of interesting.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:45 pmA living example to Marilyn Mansons song “This is the new shit”
September 25th, 2008 at 1:45 pmDid anybody check her grade point?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:45 pmScary to think that about 40% say they would acually vote for these incompetent fascist clowns. Typical of reich-wing supporters- ignore the facts but believe the lies and propaganda. I’ll ask again- any BushCo, McCain/Palin supporters want to buy some beautiful ocean front property in Lubbock, TX???
September 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pmYES…she learned how to pack and unpack moving 5 times in 6 years…lol
September 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pmsound familiar?
“I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don’t have healthcare and, uh, I believe that our, uh, bailout like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our healthcare over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our deficit.”
September 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pmPresident “Bobby”: Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?
[Long pause]
Chance the Gardener: As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.
President “Bobby”: In the garden.
Chance the Gardener: Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.
President “Bobby”: Spring and summer.
Chance the Gardener: Yes.
President “Bobby”: Then fall and winter.
Chance the Gardener: Yes.
Benjamin Rand: I think what our insightful young friend is saying is that we welcome the inevitable seasons of nature, but we’re upset by the seasons of our economy.
Chance the Gardener: Yes! There will be growth in the spring!
Benjamin Rand: Hmm!
Chance the Gardener: Hmm!
President “Bobby”: Hm. Well, Mr. Gardner, I must admit that is one of the most refreshing and optimistic statements I’ve heard in a very, very long time.
[Benjamin Rand applauds]
President “Bobby”: I admire your good, solid sense. That’s precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill.
from being there.
#
chauncey gardiner could actually
become our next president.
art imitates life.
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September 25th, 2008 at 1:47 pmjuniebird Says:
And she has a degree in communications… After going to five colleges in six years, you would have thought she would learn something..
September 25th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
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Pah! The only thing anyone ever learns with a degree in communications is how to shotgun a beer.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:47 pmOMG FUNNY!!! :)
September 25th, 2008 at 1:47 pmThis interview simply shows how sexist that Katie Couric is…
…oh wait…
But Obama still has that crazy black preacher…
…oh wait…
September 25th, 2008 at 1:48 pmHe may but she has a preacher chasing “witches” in some other country.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pmthem_libs Says:
Cling to it little man. It’s all ya got.
Try this one
September 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pmBiden will make her cry during the debates.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pmI hope she does a Geraldine. This is pretty funny after all that they put Hillary through.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:53 pmthe Lone Voice of Reason Says:
He may but she has a preacher chasing “witches” in some other country.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
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Oh, right. So when he gets caught in a sex scandal he can say he was “just counting nipples.”
(Counting on some Pratchett/Gaiman fans to catch the reference)
September 25th, 2008 at 1:56 pmit’s like those refrigerator magnet words…
or even listening to doctor speak…
impressive words on their own, but unintelligible gibberish…
September 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pmHorse hockey! What a bunch of balderdash. McCain-Palin are running to occupy the CorporaWhorehouse on Pennsylvania Avenue. The bailout bill is mostly a Wall Street dream.
The resetting of our economy is pushed off to the future and onto our nation’s youth. But someone’s getting their needs met.
It’s not your healthcare. Instead we witness another round of Corporafornication. A pox on all their houses!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:01 pmHey! We finally got us a token troll!
Welcome them_libs, we thought you all were hunkered in your bunkers.
Heh Heh
September 25th, 2008 at 2:01 pm.
Q U E S T I O N:
How does giving the top % a financial parachute ultimately secure health care?
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September 25th, 2008 at 2:01 pmThe sad part is that she makes GWB actually look smart in comparison. GWB must love it. Yes, yes there is someone dumber than me on the planet!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:02 pmPalinology is when you think your pretty good looks is the sole convincing answer to all quesions asked.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:02 pmHey them_libs, when you’re through checking out Fred’s link @ post # 60 take a deep breath and check out THIS:
Study: Omitting cell phone users may affect polls
http://hosted.ap.org/ dynamic/ stories/ P/ POLLS_CELL_PHONES?SITE=CONGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Looks like the people at Pew research have concluded that cell phone only users are a more one-sided demographic than they previously thought. Factoring them into polling could boost Obama’s numbers by several points.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:03 pmMan, that interview was like leaving the lid off a blender - everything mashed up, ground up, spit out, and flung all over the place.
This is scary. But what may be even scarier is that about 1/2 the people who hear this will either: a) not care that she can’t answer a question in a coherent manner, or b) will give her a free pass on this because, after all, who wouldn’t be a little confused in that situation, and this proves once again that Sarah is just like us!
So, no big whoop.
And still this train wreck could be a heartbeat away from the oval office. No amount of lipstick or fancy shoes in the world makes that a pretty picture.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:06 pmfinally… catching up:
Study: Omitting cell phone users may affect polls
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
While many major polls including The Associated Press-GfK Poll already interview cell phone users, some do not, largely because doing so is more expensive. …
Polling gets with the electronic times Globe and Mail
A Kuhnian Revolution About To Take Place In Polling? Atlantic Online
Pollsters who miss cell phones miss Obama voters The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
FOX 9 News - U.S. News & World Report
all 78 news articles »
http://news.google.com/ news?hl=en&ned=us&q=polls%2C+cell+phones&btnG=Search+News
September 25th, 2008 at 2:06 pmWell, I guess Palin has proved she is ready to step in for McCain in a heartbeat.
NOT!
Government by Cliff Notes, anyone?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pmHave we started calling her Quaylin yet? Cause we should.
What a waste it is to lose one’s mind…
September 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pmBriseadh na Faire Says:
Government by Cliff Notes, anyone?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
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It’s what we’ve had for the past eight years. Why stop now?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:09 pmUmmm, POW!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:09 pmI thought the Tina Fey bit on SNL was a clever parody (I like the part where Fey/Palin admits she has no idea what the Bush doctrine is).
Tina Fey was closer to reality than I imagined she could be…
September 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pmTo quote Bugs Bunny, “What a maroon.”
September 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pmBackarooBanzi says:
“Biden will make her cry during the debates”
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It will be interesting to watch. !!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:11 pmI’ve never seen a crying barracuda before.
For our trolls edification, here are the rest of the stats, Obama first then McCain:
Research 2000: 49 43
Diageo/Hotline: 48 42
Rasmussen: 49 47
Gallup: 47 44
ABC/WaPo 52 43
WSJ/NBC 48 46
Fox News 45 39
What I find odd about Gallup is that they were 47 44 yesterday and today they are tied. I bet that means Gallup went back yesterday to interviewing equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats.
Never the less, Obama is way out ahead in the electoral college count so that’s what really counts.
Plus, these polls were taken before McBush’s last stunt. I doubt that it will help him in the polls.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pmUltimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform
September 25th, 2008 at 2:14 pmsamsuncle Says
September 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Is this the best VP candidate that the Republican Party has to offer? If I were a Republican I would be deeply embarased by her performance. She is so out of her league.
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I believe there are plenty of Republicans who ARE embarrassed by Sarah Palin, and who would readily admit that she’s not ready for prime time. However, these Republicans are kept as quiet as possible by the McCain campaign, and the MSM is all too willing to cooperate.
Maybe because the MSM is having just way too much fun with Palin as she is?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:14 pmMaybe not crying, but we have seen a LYING one though.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:14 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins,
i think you scared off
libby. good post.
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September 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pmInterviewing Palin, even for an air-head like Couric, is just about as informative as interrogating the “8-Ball.”
September 25th, 2008 at 2:16 pm#74 Toaster said:
ROFLMAO!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pmtarazan Says:
Palinology–when you think your pretty good looks is the sole convincing answer to all questions asked.
Send that to Colbert!! Funny!! :)
September 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pmmisshusseinmolly,
then you have the blind followers, like our troll them_libs, who will vote Republican no matter what, and are even proud of McCain’s choice of VP.
If the two Bush terms have taught me anything, is that you cannot underestimate the conservatives’ capacity for lowering their expectations. Even at their own expense.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pmGODDAMN CRIMINAL LIARS, LOOTING OUR TREASURY AGAIN:
NEW YORK (CNN) — “I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They’re efficient. They’re flexible.”
– Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, March 16, 2008
“Our policy in this administration — laws shouldn’t bail out lenders, laws shouldn’t help speculators.”
– President Bush, May 19, 2008
“Our economy has continued growing, consumers are spending, business are investing, exports continue increasing and American productivity remains strong. We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy…I think the system basically is sound. I truly do.”
– President Bush, July 15, 2008
September 25th, 2008 at 2:19 pmOk, latest news on the bailout. The Democrats have come to an agreement, but Boner says “not so fast”. Boner is going to try to stall an agreement past tomorrow to give McBush an excuse to miss the debate.
But, that’s OK because the debate is on no matter if McBush shows up or not. It will be a great opportunity for Obama to show his stuff and make McBush look like a total idiot with the empty podium next to him. At least I hope they leave the empty podium there.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:19 pmWhen (or if) the VP debates happen, what are the odds that after Joe slices and dices the Sarahcuda into cat food, the Repugs will scream “SEXISM”. HOW dare you do that to a …. a ….. G U R L !!!!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:21 pmHow will they know the difference?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:21 pmCheck out this video of Sarah (the evil, wicked, high priestess of misery from which there is no escape) Palin getting prayed over and purged from any witchcraft affecting her. http://www.guardian.co.uk/ world/ 2008/ sep/ 25/ sarahpalin.republicans
You just can’t make this shit up! LMAO!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:22 pmI thought they stated pretty much out and out that they did not need Grampy there. What excuse could he come up with now?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:23 pmIs it just me or does this whole McDepends/Flailin campaign seem like an extended SNL skit?
Like Mr. Evil says, it would be hard for a group of comedy writers doing a better job of making two people (and their handlers) look this stoo-pid!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:24 pm“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,” Couric said of Palin. “It was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday,” she added.
Translation = Caribou Barbie is basically a dipshit …….
September 25th, 2008 at 2:27 pm“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,” Couric said of Palin. “It was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday,” she added.
She’s probably just as responsive as the plastic f*&ck-doll she resembles.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:28 pmShe is in so far over her head it’s ridiculous.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:30 pmWow, that answer made absolutely no sense. Now that the Sarah Palin experiment has failed. The lies in the smears have been debunked. We have the McCain Hail Mary pass in the debate delay due to his “urgent” work needed to the bailout plan. McCain serves on no Senate commitee’s involving this issue and has little or no knowledge of the economy. It’s only to delay the inevitable. He has to debate Obama sooner or later and he’s lousy at it.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:31 pmShe must have been cursed by a witch!!!
CALL REVEREND MUTHEE - QUICK!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:35 pmWhat the hell was that? She could have spoken in tongues and made more sense
September 25th, 2008 at 2:38 pm“getting prayed over and purged from any witchcraft”
I think she may be past-due for another session…
September 25th, 2008 at 2:41 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
At least I hope they leave the empty podium there.
Actually I hope they have a life size cardboard cutout of McGonnaDieSoon there, maybe with a mechanical attachment to the jaw so they could mock answer the questions….
…that would be a great SNL skit…maybe i should email them the idea.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:42 pm“Not responsive” is a polite way of saying dumber than dirt.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:43 pmsatirev Says: The internet is buzzing with rumors of McCain having a recent TIA which has resulted in his left eye droop.
Yes, I pointed that out yesterday to my wife, and she thinks he may not make it till the election.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:45 pmPalin is a complete disaster for the Republicans.
Puzzles me why McCain didnt pick Romney instead of this embarrassing ignoramus when he knows this election is all about the economy
September 25th, 2008 at 2:49 pmA call to arms for progressive bloggers!!!!
Liberals, please come to Speak Free Politics it’s an easy to use message board blog dominated by right wingers. My name there is osamabinforgotten. I need to recruit some lefty bloggers as i am being ganged up on and called a terrorist for being a liberal. All bloggers are invited to come there and check it out.
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Johnny B Goode was a maverick when it came to recognizing MLK
So the old cracker donned his klan robe and voted against a holiday
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Johnny B. Goode!
His mother told him someday you will be an old man
And you will be the leader of a murderous criminal clan
Many people will be blown to bits from miles around
To see you launch the nukes and take us all down
Maybe some day you will make mushroom clouds so bright
Sayin’ “Johnny B Goode pushed the button tonight”
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
September 25th, 2008 at 2:56 pmGo! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Go! Johnny!
Go! Go! Johnny B. Goode!
Palin sez: …”Every american that I’ve been speaking with”…
Oh, when did that start?
September 25th, 2008 at 2:57 pmWhen Dan Quayle was campaigning for the second term, he had a stop in our New Hampshire town.
Husband has yet to let me live down the fact that I encouraged him to accompany me, ’cause I thought even if I’m not supporting his ticket, it’s still a slice of history.
Here’s how small a sliver we were treated to: After waiting outside the Town Hall for an extended time (in cold weather), the lovely vice president emerged from the Town Hall, waved to the gathered assembly and shouted:
“Let the snow begin!”
With that, he was whisked away in the motorcade.
It seems we’ve come full circle.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:58 pm… and by “his ticket” I meant Quayle’s, not Husband’s.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:59 pmWHAT!!! OMG, What did she even say? At least, Dan Quayle was funny. This no longer funny.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pmComments from YouTube site on this video:
D0VVNT0VVN (26 minutes ago) Show Hide Marked as spam Couric is a liberal activist. She has had Bill and Hillary Clinton at her house for a “sleepover”. Since becoming co-host of NBCs Today in April 1991, Katie Couric has often used her perch to salute her liberal heroes (including Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Carter) or complain about “right-wing conservatives.” In her years on Today, Shes lectured Charlton Heston about the need for gun control, championed the need for campaign finance “reform,” and even touted the wonders of Frances nanny state.
redstate82 (58 minutes ago) Show Hide -1 Marked as spam I like Palin, and will be voting for she and McCain in November but she got that last question wrong. Much of this problem should rest on the shoulders of the American public because we have become a society of greed. We want to live in houses and drive cars that we cannot afford. We need to live within our means. Wall Street and the American people should both be held accountable for these turbulent times.
PerryM99999 (1 hour ago) Show Hide 0 Marked as spam It would be my fondest dream for McCain remain in Washington on Friday and send Palin to debate the Anointed One.
Then you would see just what an average citizen can do against a slick lawyer; she will decimate him while he fumbles and bumbles around trying to Lawyer” the answers.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:04 pmShe doesn’t make a lick of sense. It’s like there is a talking point randomizer in her head and it just spews words out randomly.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:05 pmthem_libs Says:
Gallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each
John McCain has gained ground and is now tied with Barack Obama among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Sept. 22-24, with each candidate getting 46% support.
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Gallup shows a tie. Battleground tracking shows McCain up by one the other 8 polls show Obama ahead
Rassmussen Obama by 3
September 25th, 2008 at 3:07 pmHotline Obama by 4
Foxnews Obama by 6
NBC Wall st Obama by 2
ABC Wash ps Obama by 9
La Times Obama by
SCDem Says
September 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
WHAT!!! OMG, What did she even say? At least, Dan Quayle was funny. This no longer funny.
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No, this is no longer funny. Especially when you consider the number of supposedly rational adults who aren’t frightened by the prospect of this person being a heartbeat away from the presidency.
But even though it’s not funny, it’s oddly compelling. Like watching a major hurricane about to slam into the Texas coast. You know the outcome will be horrible, yet you stay glued to the teevee.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:08 pmOOOPS
LA Times obama by 4
Ipsos Obma by 1
CNN Obama by 4
YOU are a loser themlibs.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:09 pmWTF!!! She sound like that Miss America contestant when asked to explain why children didn’t have enough maps. That segment was completely incoherent.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:09 pmbigeugene Says
September 25th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
She doesn’t make a lick of sense. It’s like there is a talking point randomizer in her head and it just spews words out randomly.
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And she forgot to feed it the proper keyword, “economy”, and fed it “health care” instead. Common mistake. Could happen to anybody.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:12 pmKatie Couric must be given props for the 1st ever interview of a Martian …………
September 25th, 2008 at 3:16 pmSomebody is bewitching her, quick call Rev Muthee.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:17 pmTalk about “Not ready for Prime Time”??
September 25th, 2008 at 3:19 pmPalin is too incoherent for a 3AM infomercial.
This would-be president is not ready period.
Time for Americans to stand up and call her out.
“moose lips sink ships.”
LOL!
Especially when there’s lipstick on them moose lips.
“You can put lipstick on a moose, and it still sh*#s in the woods…”
September 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pmgalmud Says
September 25th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Puzzles me why McCain didnt pick Romney instead of this embarrassing ignoramus when he knows this election is all about the economy.
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I think I can tell you exactly why McCain picked Palin, and why he announced it when he did.
On Thursday August 28, Barack Obama accepted the presidential nomination of his party with an inspiring speech in front of a stadium full of listeners (as well as many millions of people watching at home).
McCain HAD to suck all the wind out of Obama’s sails as well as deaden his post-convention bounce. The only way he could do this was to knock Obama off the front page.
Therefore, he played the biggest chip he had left in his pocket — the announcement of a running mate — as soon as possible after Obama’s speech.
If McCain had chosen somebody predictable, like Romney, it would scarcely made a ripple, since that was what people were expecting.
So he had to make a choice that would leave the country slackjawed. Enter Sarah Palin. AKA “Sarah who?”
It worked. Obama became old news fast. Palin became a star overnight. She was a primary point of interest going into the GOP convention, and McCain got a nice post-convention bounce.
Unfortunately, McCain is now stuck with her. The initial glow faded quickly, and Palin is now one of the greatest liabilities of the campaign.
But McCain goes for stunts in an effort to boost his sagging numbers (like the one yesterday about suspending his campaign). He hasn’t yet learned that stunts often backfire.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:26 pmToday in Doonesbury, a girl is reading the instructions for her new Sarah Palin action figure: “If you play the sound bites enough times, after a while they will actually sound true.”
September 25th, 2008 at 3:29 pmCan’t……..keeep……..3X3 crib cards……………straight………..shit..
September 25th, 2008 at 3:32 pmSo if the rumors of McIIIrd’s mini stroke or Bell’s palsy or whatever the hell that droopy eye deal is all about come public, the spectre of this superficial rookie governor actually pressed into duty in the PRESIDENCY will be front and center.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:34 pm“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions.” What, has her heart stop beating? Miss South Carolina must have given Palin a run for her money in the GOP VP sweeps.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:50 pmAverage citizen? I don’t think she measures up. It would be fun to watch but I’m afraid you need to adjust your meds.
palen can’t even fend off softball questions that she has been preped for. How could she possibly hold her own against a truly intelligent person. Sad that you would even think so, really sad.
September 25th, 2008 at 3:55 pmAre You Kidding Me! I saw someone post on another site that says Miss Carolina thinks Sarah Palin’s dumb. That says it all.
September 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pmFREE ADVICE FOR REPUBLICANS:
September 25th, 2008 at 4:12 pmSomeone had better lock Palin up in a box and not let her out till after voting in November. I swear, she opens her mouth and verbal poop spews out. This lady is a complete fool. God help us all if this lady finds her way into the White House. Holy Shit…
Notes???? She had notes for an interview?
Oh wow, I feel SO much better now that she is a candidate for VP… one melanoma or stroke away from the Presidency.
September 25th, 2008 at 4:19 pmSarah Palin makes Dan Quayle look like Einstein.
I mean really. The GOP = Fail. Nice selection. Guess you shouldn’t have been so anxious to try and steal Obama’s steam by picking this bumbling imbecile. You made the front page of the paper, yes, yes you did. And now look what is happening…Thanks for the help!! :)
September 25th, 2008 at 4:47 pmFLASH! America’s 5th graders in mass demonstration pleading with McCain people. They demand DO NOT let Palin on the show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER.
Reason: Humiliating a lesser IQ bad for their image.
September 25th, 2008 at 5:23 pmThe Emperor Has No Clothes!
The Emperor Has No Clothes!
The Emperor Has No Clothes!
The Emperor Has No Clothes!
The Emperor Has No Clothes!
Wake UP AMERICA!!
September 25th, 2008 at 6:11 pmTP Staff,
Not to sound like an unappreciative dick, because I love you guys and you do great work, but could you perhaps be sure to use ellipses in the above-the-fold transcripts when you, ya know, cut things out.
I’m not a below-the-fold kinda guy, mostly because of my slow dial-up connection (no, I do not live in a cave — I’m just poor,) so I rely on the accuracy of the front page when I tell my friends and family about stuff. I just don’t want to accidentally misrepresent anything (and in this case, the partial transcript makes her look waaaaay less crazy then she actually is in the clip.)
I caught this one because the transcript sounded so funny that I downloaded the youtube (took for-ev-er.) But I don’t want you or me to be accused of chopping a quote, now or in the future.
Thanks,
September 25th, 2008 at 6:20 pmSvlad Jelly
Bilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
…It will be a great opportunity for Obama to show his stuff and make McBush look like a total idiot with the empty podium next to him. At least I hope they leave the empty podium there.
Yeah, and they should keep cutting to the podium and asking for its opinion. And then make fun of McShame for not being able to “walk and chew gum.”
What a dingleberry.
September 25th, 2008 at 6:27 pmDo you think she even knows what she’s talking about? Because I sure don’t.
September 25th, 2008 at 6:54 pmShe is challanging W for the top idiot award.
September 25th, 2008 at 7:22 pmBut good news here in NC. Obama has now caught up with Johnnypoo in the polls conducted this week. But I’m waiting on the spin doctors to spin this whole bailout into another reason that John “S” McCain (the Maverdick)had to go to Washington to straighten everything out.
wow.
pluege Says:
Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform -sp
BINGO!!!! (even if a Freudian slip). Porkbarrel palin tells the truth. The “bailout” is to so strap the Government and Americans that Healthcare reform can not be enacted. Its the republicans parting “gift” to make sure Americans do not have the resources for the programs they actually want.
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w o w . . .
well, i mean, yes, we knew that, but i did not catch the slip.
of course.
September 25th, 2008 at 7:24 pmrandi said today that the interview with palin made katie couric
September 25th, 2008 at 7:27 pmlook like edward r. murrow…
I’ve known quite a few German Shepherds that make a lot more sense when interviewed! Couric was impressed with this babble?
September 25th, 2008 at 7:51 pmI never thought I would see it happen, but the Rethugs have managed to find someone who almost makes George Bush look like a freaking Rhodes Scholar.
We’ve already had to waste nearly 8 years listening to someone who could barely manage to string more than 2 words together to make a barely coherent sentence…please, no more!
September 25th, 2008 at 8:47 pmkatie’s face was priceless she looked like WTF are you saying.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:41 pmThe tragic reality is that the “born again” contingent that believes she is a true gift from God in their efforts to take over the government and put “Jesus” in the President’s easy chair, are not interested in whether or not Ms. Palin makes sense, shows intelligence, or knows anything about government operations. Their only concern is whether or not she is “born again” and loves Jesus. I would hope the American voters will remember the last 8 years with a “burn agin” at the helm and vote accordingly. Personally, I can hardly believe her “love for Jesus” can possibly be genuine, since her “love for Sarah” would seem to overshadow her avowed Love for Jesus.
September 25th, 2008 at 10:34 pmPalin truly is post turtle—and John McCain is the one who put her on the post.
September 25th, 2008 at 11:18 pmThe whole interview is a disaster. The end.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:24 pmOh. My. God.
Trainwreck…..thy name is Palin.
September 27th, 2008 at 12:32 amMcCain is gambling that the ‘born again’ contingent will give him the presidency… and it actually might. They will vote ‘en masse’ for this pea brain regardless of competence. Once fired up, you’re dealing with a very motivated group here. Twice they helped G.W. to the white house.
The republicans have recognized that tapping into the evangelists may appear desperate, but in the end, it is a solution that gets you to power.
Unfortunately, the destructive impact on the secularity of the U.S.A. and stability of the world is the least of their concerns. If McCain wins you can kiss what’s left of church/state separation goodbye..
This is the new America… where a Palin McCain ticket can win. (How did she become governor again ?)
What is really killing america is voter apathy.
September 27th, 2008 at 12:17 pmSecular said:
Well, sir, that is very rude.
Governor Palin may not have all sorts of book-learning, but she knows the one Book that matters . . . the one from God!
She’s planning Operation Rapture, and let me tell you, members of the Paliban like me and other Christians will be the ones Saved from the nuclear Apocalypse, not unbelievers! I have it on good authority that President Palin will NOT be bringing unbelievers to the Refuge State of Alaska before dropping the bomb, NO SIR!
Now, the good folks over at CBS removed this portion from the transcript. Look at their website and see for yourself! They thought it just looked silly. Why are you people posting it here? Are you trying to make Governor Palin look stupid?
As I said, she knows the one Book she needs, to get MY vote!
September 28th, 2008 at 1:53 amThe transcript is inaccurate. Palin’s use of the word “all” has been curiously omitted in this sentence: “It’s got to be all about job creation…”
The totality is important, because it reflects her apparent faith in a discredited economic theory known as supply-side or “trickle-down” which holds that to help everyone, the government needs only to allow the rich to have more money, who will use it to create jobs. The opposite is true: only the lower and middle class can be depended on to to spend it on products and services, thereby creating jobs. The wealthy are more likely to tie money up or spend and invest it abroad instead of America.
September 28th, 2008 at 6:51 pmI watched this the other day, and it is clear that Palin has said to reduce (both) taxes and (reduce) reigning in spending. She was also very clear earlier in the interview (not shown) that part of tax reduction is to “reduce spending”, thus “reduce reigning in spending.” Reducing reigning in spending and tax reductions would thus mean greater job creation. When companies and “the people” (thus we the people in the Declaration of Independence)have more money in their pockets from their income instead of being “over-taxed,” then companis can hire more people, and there is thus greter job creation. This is all very obvious and simple, and it is being distorted, as usual. She has made it very clear in many other venues that she believes in less government and more independence for the people (and tax reductions from wasteful spending of tax dollars money). I am not sure, other than this is a liberal website, why this is being distorted, twisted, and perverted, as it is. She has made her position clear, and Katie Couric, by the way, appears as a very unbecoming and cold person, in her demeanor and attitude toward Sarah… her dislike of her from the inception of the interview is obvious, and there is obviously media bias here. Would you rather have a great communicator with poor character, or great character and integrity (and values) in a person. The choice is obvious…
September 29th, 2008 at 2:28 amBy the way, it is tax reductions for lower and middle income people, because when there is no wasteful spending from the government, the money is directly in the people’s pockets (all Americans form every economic status) and can spend their money on products and services the waythey choose instead of allowing the government to spend it for them. Being taxed 20 or 25 % of income, or no income tax at all and just paying sales tax (as the Founding Fathers had established our tax system) is a lot better than being taxed 35 to 40% of income. Our tax system is too high as it is right now and needs to be reduced for ALL Americans, and this is what Sarah Palin is referring!!
September 29th, 2008 at 2:36 amoops, I mean ALL Americans “From” every economic status would have tax reductions versus all Americans “form” every economic status (sorry, typo).
September 29th, 2008 at 2:38 am