Anyone see Tina Fey and Poehler reenacting the interview on SNL tonight? Quite funny. For those of you who still maintain that Palin was great, watch the sketch to see how the rest of the world saw it.

SNL points out another inequity that I'm sure Obama supporters will deny, but as funny as Fey's Palin satire may be, where are the Biden gaffe spoofs? If Biden were a conservative, I'm certain he would be fodder for laughs on SNL too.

In the latest installment of the Couric interview(s) Palin answers questions on social issues. She did well, though this is her bread and butter.

 

COURIC: If a 15-year-old is raped by her father, do you believe it should be illegal for her to get an abortion, and why?

 

PALIN: I am pro-life. And I'm unapologetic in my position that I am pro-life. And I understand there are good people on both sides of the abortion debate. In fact, good people in my own family have differing views on abortion, and when it should be allowed. Do I respect people's opinions on this. Now, I would counsel to choose life. I would also like to see a culture of life in this country. But I would also like to take it one step further. Not just saying I am pro-life and I want fewer and fewer abortions in this country, but I want them, those women who find themselves in circumstances that are absolutely less than ideal, for them to be supported, and adoptions made easier.

 

COURIC: But ideally, you think it should be illegal for a girl who was raped or the victim of incest to get an abortion?

 

PALIN: I'm saying that, personally, I would counsel the person to choose life, despite horrific, horrific circumstances that this person would find themselves in. And, um, if you're asking, though, kind of foundationally here, should anyone end up in jail for having an … abortion, absolutely not. That's nothing I would ever support.

 

COURIC: Some people have credited the morning-after pill for decreasing the number of abortions. How do you feel about the morning-after pill?

 

PALIN: Well, I am all for contraception. And I am all for preventative measures that are legal and save, and should be taken, but Katie, again, I am one to believe that life starts at the moment of conception. And I would like to see …

 

COURIC: And so you don't believe in the morning-after pill?

 

PALIN: ... I would like to see fewer and fewer abortions in this world. And again, I haven't spoken with anyone who disagrees with my position on that.

 

COURIC: I'm sorry, I just want to ask you again. Do you not support or do you condone or condemn the morning-after pill.

 

PALIN: Personally, and this isn't McCain-Palin policy …

 

COURIC: No, that's OK, I'm just asking you.

 

PALIN: But personally, I would not choose to participate in that kind of contraception.

 

COURIC: Do you believe evolution should be taught as an accepted scientific principle or as one of several theories?

 

PALIN: Oh, I think it should be taught as an accepted principle. And, as you know, I say that also as the daughter of a school teacher, a science teacher, who has really instilled in me a respect for science. It should be taught in our schools. And I won't deny that I see the hand of God in this beautiful creation that is Earth. But that is not part of the state policy or a local curriculum in a school district. Science should be taught it science class.

 

COURIC: The governor told CBS News though she's not a member of any church, she visits a couple of them regularly when she's home. She took issue with news reports that one of them, The Wasilla Bible Church, sponsored a conference where gays could be made straight through prayer.

 

PALIN: Well, it matters though, Katie, when the media gets it wrong., it frustrates Americans who are just trying to get the facts and … be able to make up their mind on, about a person's values. So it does matter.

 

But what you're talking about, I think, value here, what my position is on homosexuality and you can pray it away, because I think that was the title that was listed on that bulletin. And you know, I don't know what prayers are worthy of being prayed. I don't know what's prayers are going to be asked and answered. But as for homosexuality, I am not going to judge Americans and the decisions that they make in their adult personal relationships. I have one of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay, and I love her dearly. And she is not my "gay friend," she is one of my best friends, who happens to have made a choice that isn't a choice I would have made. But I am not going to judge people.

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Good responses I think. Standard conservative views with a touch of compassion. Though I don't agree with her on abortion in the case of rape/incest or the morning after pill and I think conservatives are entirely too hung up on the gay issue.

 

She did give Democrats something to talk about, however, on Biden:

 

PALING: Oh no, it's nothing negative at all. He's got a lot of experience and just stating the fact there, that we've been hearing his speeches for all these years. So he's got a tremendous amount of experience and, you know, I'm the new energy, the new face, the new ideas and he's got the experience based on many many years in the Senate and voters are gonna have a choice there of what it is that they want in these next four years.

(^Think of Obama v. McCain)

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As far as red meat like the last interview, there wasn't much. She refused to tell Couric which newspapers she reads, which is odd, but most probably explains why she can't put together a sensible answer on the economy or foreign affairs.

In the latest installment of the Couric interview(s) Palin answers questions on social issues. She did well, though this is her bread and butter.

 

 

Though I haven't seen this portion of the interview, she sounds much more coherent here and gives good, conservative responses.

Though I haven't seen this portion of the interview, she sounds much more coherent here and gives good, conservative responses.

 

Did UKPat just say something positive about Palin? :eek:

 

Almost makes me wanna say something nice about Obama....Almost.

I agree with her answers on pretty much everything she said, except for her stance against legal action for those who get abortions.

 

She definitely seems much more competent on social issues than she does with foreign policy. Of course, McCain is about as good as they come IMO on that, so I'm not too worried about her gaffs there.

I agree with her answers on pretty much everything she said, except for her stance against legal action for those who get abortions.

 

She definitely seems much more competent on social issues than she does with foreign policy. Of course, McCain is about as good as they come IMO on that, so I'm not too worried about her gaffs there.

 

Those weren't gaffes, those were a complete and total absence of knowledge and understanding.

Did UKPat just say something positive about Palin? :eek:

 

Almost makes me wanna say something nice about Obama....Almost.

 

I'm sure she's a lovely lady and she did give good responses to these questions. But, as Habib said, she was completely in her comfort zone with these questions and unfortunately these aren't the questions that are on most Americans' minds.

 

I really have no qualms with Palin as a person. She seems like a genuine woman. It's just the whole being-VP thing that has me up in arms.

Those weren't gaffes, those were a complete and total absence of knowledge and understanding.

 

But yet, she isn't going to have to deal with that area. McCain is more than seasoned enough to handle foreign policy issues without her aide. She is much better suited to be on the social side of things IMO.

I'm sure she's a lovely lady and she did give good responses to these questions. But, as Habib said, she was completely in her comfort zone with these questions and unfortunately these aren't the questions that are on most Americans' minds.

 

I really have no qualms with Palin as a person. She seems like a genuine woman. It's just the whole being-VP thing that has me up in arms.

:thumb:

But yet, she isn't going to have to deal with that area. McCain is more than seasoned enough to handle foreign policy issues without her aide. She is much better suited to be on the social side of things IMO.

 

 

That's pretty much admitting then that McCain chose Palin for her conservative social views and that she brings little else to the table (certainly not being remotely qualified from a foreign policy or economics standpoint). Her interviews have clearly borne this out.

 

I'm sorry, but it would be impossible to make the case that were there no more fully qualified people in our country of 300 million people than Sarah Palin. Country First? Please.

That's pretty much admitting then that McCain chose Palin for her conservative social views and that she brings little else to the table (certainly not being remotely qualified from a foreign policy or economics standpoint). Her interviews have clearly borne this out.

 

I'm sorry, but it would be impossible to make the case that were there no more fully qualified people in our country of 300 million people than Sarah Palin. Country First? Please.

 

You are correct, but at the same time do you honestly believe either Obama or McCain are the most qualified people in our country? If you say yes, you're fooling yourself.

That's pretty much admitting then that McCain chose Palin for her conservative social views and that she brings little else to the table (certainly not being remotely qualified from a foreign policy or economics standpoint). Her interviews have clearly borne this out.

 

I'm sorry, but it would be impossible to make the case that were there no more fully qualified people in our country of 300 million people than Sarah Palin. Country First? Please.

 

When the heck was the last time the most qualified person was chosen as a vp candidate??? Cheney? Edwards? Biden? Lieberman? Gore? Bush I? Qualyle? Benson? Well, ok, maybe Benson. Of course her conservative social views were an attraction for McCain as he had to give the conservative base something. Obama had to pick someone with foreign policy credentials to offset his weakness there.

^ Guys,

 

I didn't say Obama and McCain are the most qualified people in the U.S. to be President. I didn't say that Sarah Palin needed to be the most qualified person to be an acceptable VP pick. I said that, with her glaring foreign policy and economics deficiencies now in full view, it would be impossible to argue that there were no more fully qualified people in our country than Sarah Palin. That's a very different standard.

 

Either the McCain campaign's vetting process broke down or John McCain's judgment broke down.

It amazes me how many posts are on this thread when compared to other threads that link obama & the dems directly to the present economic crisis...Compared to any thread that shows suspicions in obama actually. I beg obama supporters to look at his record and associations with an open mind for one whole day...Take a step back and think about what you're voting for. Try this. Look at his record, associations and dealings. Now imagine he's a republican. Do you still vote for him? Be honest.

 

Obama has to run against McCain. Cut McCains throat at every turn. Dig DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP into every nook and cranny of Palin's history. Lie at will while having his campaign spew the race card.

 

McCain, on the other hand, has to run against obama, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Hollywood and many hate monger groups. All the while trying to remain civil by sticking to his guns.

 

My point is this. With all this help the onointed one has, it's still neck and neck! This alone should tell you something about your candidate.

It amazes me how many posts are on this thread when compared to other threads that link obama & the dems directly to the present economic crisis...Compared to any thread that shows suspicions in obama actually. I beg obama supporters to look at his record and associations with an open mind for one whole day...Take a step back and think about what you're voting for. Try this. Look at his record, associations and dealings. Now imagine he's a republican. Do you still vote for him? Be honest.

 

Obama has to run against McCain. Cut McCains throat at every turn. Dig DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP into every nook and cranny of Palin's history. Lie at will while having his campaign spew the race card.

 

McCain, on the other hand, has to run against obama, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Hollywood and many hate monger groups. All the while trying to remain civil by sticking to his guns.

 

My point is this. With all this help the onointed one has, it's still neck and neck! This alone should tell you something about your candidate.

 

:lol: Well, now, here's un unbiased opinion.