NEW YORK (CNN) - Sarah Palin took questions from her traveling press corps Thursday for the first time since being tapped as John McCain's running mate.
Watch: Gov. Palin's first press availability as a vice presidential candidate
Speaking to a small pool of reporters following a visit to Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, Palin made a statement and then answered four questions, addressing the war on terror, the re-election bids of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young, and the bailout legislation currently in front of Congress.
Check out the transcript after the jump
PALIN: Every American student needs to come through this area so that, especially this younger generation of Americans is, to be in a position of never forgetting what happened here and never repeating, never allowing a repeat of what happened here. I wish every American would come through here. I wish every world leader would come through here, and understand what it is that took place here and more importantly how America came together and united to commit to never allowing this to happen again. And just to hear and from and see these good New Yorkers who are rebuilding not just this are but helping to rebuild America has been very, very inspiring and encouraging. These are the good Americans who are committed to peace and security and its been an absolute honor getting to meet these folks today.
CNN: On the topic of never letting this happen again, do you agree with the way the Bush administration has handled the war on terrorism, is there anything you would do differently?
A: I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them. We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy, but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there.
POLITICO: Do you think our presence in Iraq and afghan and our continued presence there is inflaming islamic extremists?
A: I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction. terrible destruction on that day. but since September 11, Americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again.
POLITICO: Do you support the reelection bids of embattled Alaska Republicans, Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens?
A: Ted Stevens trial started a couple days ago. We’ll see where that goes.
POLITICO: Are you gong to vote for them?
[no answer.]
JERSEY JOURNAL: What do you think of bailout package before congress?
A: I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals.
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OMG!!! Did the McCain campaign supply the questions before hand?
Spoken like a trained seal.
WWOOOOOOOOOOOAWWWWWWWWWW
round of applause everybody
Sarah should get out more often!
Finally a few questions and that is what they ask....
Wow, this "reformer" won't answer a question about whether she'll vote for a guy currently under investigation for corruption.
Just wow.
Nov 4. McCain/Palin
"Thanks, But NO Thanks"
Wow. What great answers. If that is the best she can do, McCain better have a clone in case he wins.
I would have asked Sarah if she plans on showing up to the Vice Presidential debate.
Four questions?
Wow, she is ready to lead in these troubled times!
I did not hear any original thoughts or ideas of her own. Just a repeat of Bush. And since 70% of America does not approve of Bush .....
Taking easy questions from her own press corps. What's the point in that? Anyway , what ever! I'm sick of the republican games.
And would someone put a sock in Bill Clintons mouth!
OBAMA 08'
Oh my god... has hell frozen over yet? Have lipstick wearing pigs sprouted wings and started flying yet? Of course, all the answers seem like she's parroting something that her handlers under the McCain campaign taught her.
Huh?
I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals....and what provisions are these. Oh yeah I forgot the same ones Obama has proposed. Can somebody please call the Sandman from the Apollo to come anchor her off the stage...ugg!
um....who cares?
*applaud*
She makes it to answering questions, didn't think I would witness this in this life...
Wow. She's a genius.
The fact that this "news", just goes to show you how UNqualified this woman is. What a freaking JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, looks like some hard hitting questions. Talk about lobbing softballs for her first questions from the press.
Palin sounds like a junior high school student trying to bluff their way through a pop quiz. She repeats only the most superficial of answers, never offering any real depth or insight. It's obvious she's memorized a handful of possible responses to any potential questions. My neighbor has a parrot that can repeat a dozen lines, too.
wow! hello ms palin.
at least she talking now, but I still don't like her and will never vote for her or McCrazy, tey are not ethical by a long stretch, tricks don't fix things Mr. McCain, Obama will fix thing by taking time to think about what is best for the common people, McCain cares about the rich and that it.
Four questions ... wow. That'll do it until 11/04 !
That was so much fluff that I could have done a better job!
That's it?
Two canned answers to be regurgitated as needed and a giant waffle topped with silence.
So not impressed.
Here we go again....Let's go back to "terrorism" supposedly McCain's best bet to become president...Wow, will you not try anything to become president. Just what America needs...To worry about our economy and terrorism...Thanks Sarah...Now you can run through the streets and say "The Sky is Falling"......WAKE UP PEOPLE...!
Considering Gov. Palin has a degree in Journalism her vocabulary is extremely limited.
Well, I guess that is the result of a
4 yr degree
5 different school
6yrs to complete
Ha fight figh has been on the Rep mouths forever!!! McCain has to offered are implemented? are you kidding me!! Poor women !! She's clueless!!!
wow, McCain's puppet. didn't answer the islamic extremist question... yes, it has inflamed anti-american sentiment... but hey, she couldn't tell the truth, so allot of verbage, not much in the way of a concrete response. anyone see her on katie couric? HORRIBLE!!!!!! I'm moving to Canada if they're elected... Bon Voyage!
"I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals" those are some nice thoughts of your own Ms Palin!
Okay?
This is so she can honestly say "I have taken questions from the press". We're smarter than 5th graders and this woman is a moron.
Obama/Biden 08
Great...only this debate is NOT on the Economy.
Unless they change the debate from 'Foreign Policy' to 'Economics'...then I'm siding with McCain on this one.
Well if she's prepared to answer questions now, maybe SHE could debate Barack at Ole Miss.
And let the bashing begin!
wow... she can form sentences
-V
Who cares, she's a joke.
ONE NATION
This is truly scary. This woman makes Bush look smart. I've been comparing her to a box of rocks – I think I've been doing the rocks a disservice.
CAN SHE EVEN MAKE A GOOD SENTENCE.
VOTE OBAMA..........08
Yawn.
Is it just me or do I hear the same answer repeated for different questions, like maybe she doesn't really KNOW the answer??? And there is never any depth to her answers... Maybe it's just me...
Obama in '08!
How come the press is not asking real questions, troopergate, her financial records, her stance on abortion, the witchcraft video, she is getting a free ride by the press
Since McCain is too busy for a debate this Friday, maybe, we should instead hold a VP debate this Friday. Biden and Palin are not involved in the bailout discussion.
Now she is coming out of the shell, we really like to see her in action.
No, CNN, she was asked 4 questions, but she only answered 3 of them. And really didn't answer one of those.
Pathetic!
Obama/Biden '08
Nice that she will take a few real questions, but I'm still waiting for some evidence of original thought. No sale so far.
So, we sacrifice the Afghani and Iraqi people so that 'they do not take the fight over here (US)". Hmm...did they sign up for this? Should we ask them if they want to continue to be killed for us?
You mean she can actually think on her feet or are all the questions prepackaged and her answers scripted?
And she answered what? Where was the mainstream media?
This lets us know that mccain's lap dogs are still following palin.
PLEASE, PLEASE Tell me what McCain thinks he can do to help? Last week he said there was no problem.
When it comes time to vote, then you should be there. Otherwise…
DEBATE! DEBATE! DEBATE!
How about this…Let the VP's go this week, and you guys go next week.????
So, she took questions but gave no real answers, just old talking points. Nice job, Mooseburger. Thanks but no thanks to you and McSame. I won’t take a chance on 10% change.
Wow. She actually answered some questions? Amazing. This is news. Expecially a whopping 4 questions!
What a joke. They let her out of her cocoon for yet another photo-op and staged stunt. This is a farce. Please let it end on November 4th.
Just say NO to Bush 44 and Caribou Barbie.
Go Obama/Biden!!!
Biden = 1929 believed they had televisions, thoght FDR addressed the Depression, says electing a woman VP would be a step backwards, says Hillary is a better choice then him, asks paralyzed Senator to stand up.
Let's not be fooled by this idiot liberal, let's vote for Sarah Palin, the true reformer. Who will actually REDUCE spending in D.C., not increase it 40% or more like the Obamaniacs want. Not to mention the taxes they will punish business and individuals with.
I would invest in Thrift shops soon, because they will be one of the few businesses left as many of us will be unemployed if Scary Obama is elected.
So, more unprovoked warmongering is in store if McCain/Palin are elected. Right from the horse's mouth. Vote for them if you want billions more spent on war and killing people who haven't attacked America and probably don't have the funds, organization, or technology to do it. Of course terrorists are in Iraq fighting us, because they want to fight us. If we announce, "We're going into (name of country) to get the terrorists", droves of terrorists will show up there to fight and draw American blood. If we stay here and work on our own problems, we can conserve our money and energy to monitor terrorists groups effectively and prevent attacks in their planning stages. Down with warmongers like McCain/Palin. Vote Obama/Biden.
Maybe, now that Gov. Palin has dipped her toes into the travelling pool of reporters, she will appear on MEET THE PRESS...or FACE THE NATION...or WOLF BLITZER....or LARRY KING LIVE or...or..or.. – so many options. We the people, just need to see in being interviewed for 30 mins to an hour. Thanks Gov. Palin.
Mean people suck!
They still didn't ask her the biggest question that needs to answered from her and I'm sure most of you all know what that question is. But for the unenlightened people here, that question would pertain to her direct involvement(or non-involvement) with the probe back in Alaska and why she won't cooperate.
She didnt provide any answer for the 2nd part of the question asked by CNN.
She is a joke.
It's about dam time! Grill her hard reporters. I hope they ask her all the questions we've been asking on this blog. Bring up troopergate and everything. Go get her!!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Masters of the Obvious
...and way out of her league...pretty scary, huh.
FROM HILLARY TO McCAIN!! WAY TO GO.. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!
You mean... Palin has opinions and answers of her own which have not been carefully scripted by GOP? I am impressed!!!
Puppet on a string!
And in a photo, Gov. Palin tells the press how many fingers old she is.
Mrs. Palin – there were no WMDs found in Iraq so why are you still upholding the U.S. invasion – where have you been?
over there, over here.
Palin speaks as if she is talking to her children.
wasn't that a song...over here over there we will hit the dusty trail....
GOD PLEASE HELP US!!!
Great, more Bush doctorine. Way to make change. Let's see what other $10 billion per month wars we can get into.
..............this lady should face larry king, Oreilly, Chris Matthew, if not am not voting for republican anymore
What the hell kind of reporters are these - her inlaws?
"do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here"
Nobody asked, "So, Gov. Palin, you believe that Iraq attacked us on 9/11?"
All this time and she's just now answering... four questions.
Weak...
OMG she sounds like a little girl saying the same thing over and over. America Wake up. McShame is done..........
Clueless air head Palin is at it again. I can't believe these stooges, her and McCain must think all Americans are a bunch of idiots. November can't get here fast enough.
People please END THE DRAMA, VOTE OBAMA!
Pathetic. It is so obvious what she doesn't know. The prospect of this woman ending up as the leader of the free world is the biggest crisis we face!
I heard nothing of substance here. The usual GOP talking points: "Fight them over there..." "We'll see where that goes." "I support McCain's proposal..."
What a dud !
Trropergate Barbie is not answer question 2, just a rehash (with bad grammar) of her first answer.
The woman can't put 2 sentences together without getting fouled up in her own blizzard of words.....
Wow quite the grueling Q&A session... must have lasted all of 10 seconds....
Her answers are very scripted. I don't want someone a heartbeat from the Presidency with no real answers of her own to give.
Palin takes questions from press corps for first time....
So.... ? I mean seriously when are we going to start treating her like any other candidate? She thinks everybody who doesn't share her world view is sexist, so apparently she is pretty sensitive about the issue of sexism. But if a man was in her shoes, hiding from the media, nobody would have been as flexible with him as they are with her. Yes there is sexism but it is working in her benefit. Yuck!
Will Palin not pick-up the load for McCain ?
SARAH'S WORDS:
"I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them. We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy, but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there."
MY WORDS:
"Lord, help us."
what a joke
Tough questions...not. How about a real presser, not a 4 questions, 1 minute fluff session.
WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!
Wow, a whole 4 questions! And what's with the questions that were asked? Do you support some Alaskans' reelection bids? With all that has not been able to be asked of Sarah Palin, that's what you come up with? None of these were hard questions. They were all open ended comment questions that would just allow her to repeat her fed lines. Disappointing.
Soooo... as usual she didn't really answer any questions. Seriously, people, look at the questions she was asked and ask yourself whether her responses actually ANSWERED any of them, or whether they just repeated talking points and rhetoric.
She answered 4(!!!) questions!
wwwoooaaahhh, great leadership skills! Congrats and kudos to you!
Oh boy, what is the name of this really bad movie that I have to watch now for weeks.....
WHAT A JOKE SHE IS.THEY ARE BOTH A JOKE GOD FORBID IF THESE TWO GO ON TO THE WHITE HOUSE. DAH ? & LOL,LOL. WILL BE THE BIGGEST JOKE OF THE CENTURAY.
Five questions?? Thats it?!?
Geez CNN.....since when do you post transcripts of what people say on the ticker?????? Maybe if you posted the transcipts of Obama back in the day, then everyone would have seen how arrogant, unprepared, and inexperienced he was back then and we would not have had a losing, poor judgemental candidate in the Democratic Party.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR FAIR AND BALANCED REPORTING!!! yeah right!
AND PLEASE KICK CAMPBELL BROWN OUT FOR YOUR NETWORK.....SHE BELONGS ON MSNBC!!!! She disgusts me!
I got a question for 20 month Governor Pay-lin
What are Senator McShame's proposals?
Wow! She can answer questions! Halleluja!!! Let's elect her!!!! not.
Oh my god she is so dumb. Is she the only person that still believes that we went to Iraq in order to take fight to terrorists? Even Bush hasn't said that line in years.
OMG! Is English even her first language? Apparently even her journalism degree must be a joke – she can't put together one coherent sentence in a row. She has worse grammer than George Bush, and I didn't think that was possible. And with all those words that came out of her mouth, not a thing was said. Unbelievable!
Wow she finally answered questions. Dont make them to hard because she won't answer them.
Once again, Sarah Palin has said absolutely nothing in 300 words or less.
Jeeze.....are you kidding me?
No way, No how, No McCain/Palin
She's an idiot.
obamabots attack in 3,2,1......
mcamnestybots counterattack in 3,2,1........
maybe the real change we need is a viable 3rd party!
low or no content! she needs to be asked tougher questions about her meetings the the world leaders!
no way, no how no palin-mccain–you have so much you are hiding from us!
Taking it to them over there..WHERE? It's not in Iraq and never was there. She still can't get it right even when the answer is scripted...America, THIS IS NOT CHANGE, IT'S MORE OF THE SAME...
Why won't you cooperate with the investigation that you said you would on national tv to Charles Gibson?
Why did you say you was against the Bridge when we saw out of your own lips you were?
Why did you charge rape victims for rape kits?
Why did you cut funding for special ed?
There is nothing christian about you lady and you are a disgrace! How you look yourself in the mirror is beyond me.
mccain/palin = pathological liars!
From Huffington Post:
John McCain has skipped more votes during this session than any member of the Senate except for Tim Johnson, who had major brain surgery. He has cast a single vote in five months, since April 9. All of a sudden, McCain is demanding that the presidential race shut down so he can return to Washington?
Four questions.
Thats one per year for first term.
Are you sure youre not pushing yourself too hard Palin?
Is this really supposed to impress anyone?
Has Hugh Heffner called you yet, Sarah, to show all on his pages?
The pm of Pakistan wants to buy a copy.
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."
Four questions.
Quite impressive, I must say.
Wow that's a lot of non-answers. Great job MooseBarbie.
Palin agrees with Bush on starting an unwarranted war in Iraq? Hello!!! At this point, even Bush wishes he never got into that mess!
Enough said!
Vote: Obama/Biden ‘08
Brilliant, spoken like a true wild-card student-who has crammed all night-stepping in for the professor-who has taken leave of his senses!
This should be a riot!
OH MY GOD! She did not answere any of the questions... she seem like a deer in teh headlights. YES! She is ready to lead isn't she!
What. A. Joke.
Period.
10 to 1 odds she can't even name the provisions that "Sen. McCain has offered"...either that, or she'll have to go "dig some up and bring 'em to ya" (like she told Katie Couric). She makes my brain hurt.
in other words?
no comment.
Too much, Too little, Too late...she is nothing more than a McCain Camp Puppet
That A Girl. Keep focused. You deserve respect. SARAH POWER!!!!
Ignorant. That's the only word that comes to mind about her. Please go back to school sweetie and learn how to compose sentences, speak without an annoying tone and then go learn about well-EVERYTHING. Since it took her six years and five colleges for a four year degree maybe just maybe in about 50 years she will be ready for prime time.
ITS ALMOST OVER REPUBLICANS, YOUR JUST PROLONGING THE INEVIETABLE, WE WILL NOT MISS YOU WHEN YOUR GONE.
she must have a script that says " never again, take the fight to them, 9/11, repeat if necessary.
FOUR questions? That's all we get? And her answers were pathetic on top of it... hey Palin, 2003 called and it wants Bush's disastrous foreign policy back.
Go back to Alaska, you two-bit hack!!!
iT'S ABOUT TIME... SORT OF. She didn't really answer most of the questions?
Sarah Palin is a very smart woman who has been in elected office for over 10 yrs. I hope people will start listening to her instead of looking for things to make fun of or twist to try to prmote their candidate.
what a joke
I hope she ended by "theenking" everyone.
Why ask questions that she already answers through her prepared talking points?
This is obviously a case of media manipulation and it is outrageous.
AS ALWAYS COUNTRY FIRST (MC CAIN)
IM ALWAYS FIRST (OBAMA)
WHEN WILL YOU OBAMA PEOPLE EVER LEARN.
MCCAIN WANTED TO HAVE LOTS OF DEBATES AND OBAMA RAN SCARED FOR KNOW REASON.
NOW MCCAIN IS LOOKING OUT FOR OUR COUNTRY BY GOING TO WASHINGTON TO DO HIS JOB TO HELP SAVE AMERICA AND THE OBAMA PEOPLE ARE SAYING HURTFUL THINGS.
YOU JUST WAIT IF OBAMA WINS THIS ELECTION COUNTRY WILL NOT BE FIRST. THIS COUNTRY WILL BE HISTORY.
PLEASE WAKE UP!!! CAN'T YOU SEE!!!!!!!!!
The Cliff Notes Version:
Oh Yah, 9/11!
Surge? You betcha!
In what regard, Politico?
Let me get back to ya!
This woman is a joke!!!
Can she even string words correctly into a sentence? OMG. All she can do is repeat the most BASIC talking points. There is NO DEPTH there!
I agree with Sarah!
McCain/Palin-08-In a Landslide!
McCain is at this moment being bombarded by political advisors on "talking points" and fancy catchy phrases that have no content whatsoever.
They did that with Palin because she knew nothing. They are doing it with him because he's clueless…
Why am I having flashes of Miss South Carolina in her question and answer?
To little to late. I'm not a fool I've watched the games being played with this camp and the press. They have already lost my respect and a chance for my vote. I am agnist these kinds of games.
Every time she opens her mouth it's dead air–disinfo.
Okay, so she's not articulate, neither was Bush.
McCain/Palin
McCain hasn't suspended his commercials in Maine. I am watching CBS right now and one of his latest spots just aired. Whats up with that???
She made nice short answers to easy questions
Republicans: Here's your real empty suit!
Kate Couric: What specific reforms has John McCain put forward in terms of regulation?
Palin: You know, I'll have to get back to you on that!
Reporter: How many houses do you own John McCain?
McCain: I'll have to get back to you on that!
McCain on Monday: The fundamentals of our economy our strong!
McCain on Wednesday: America is facing an economic emergency that might lead to a depression, which is why I'm postponing tomorrow's debate to reformat my campaign and hopefully get people to forget all missteps Gov. Palin and I have made this past week.
Obama/Biden 08! Yes We Can! Si Se Puede!
Just because Palin finally crawled out from under a rock, doesn't mean others have to visit Ground Zero in order to understand what happened.
The story is all over Progressive Talk Radio today about the MCain campaign sending absentee ballot applications to registered democrats or people that have donated to Obama's camapign. These ballots are dilberately misleading and have postage paid return addresses that are for an election clerk that is outside of your city or town. What this will end up doing is either having your vote not counted, or if you return one of these, they will cite you for election fraud, saying that you already voted absentee.These ballots are only being sent out in 'purple states' and this is a big deal.. This is called voter caging, and is a huge problem.
The McCain campaign is stealing this election as we speak. Please get this information out to as many people as you can ,and tell anyone you know who has received one of these ballots that they need to contact their city election clerk or the supoervisor of elections immediately. Also call the local media and let them know what is going on.
The main stream media is never going to cover this so we have to depend on our ground campaign to get the word out to our voters.
Bill Clinton says, he likes Palin and spent very much time of his
appearance talking about admiring Palin.
Bill Clinton says not to say anything bad about Palin! I don't like
negative politics AT ALL, so you are right on that one. But, can
Obama, at least, defend himself? against McCain Palin vicious attacks?
Bill, our country is in a crises and your Party needs to hear some
hope, from youm for YOUR PARTY.
Bill,on Larry King live last night, you did a little better for your Party than you did not THE VIEW,
and I agree that Hillary has been great speaking on Obama's behalf
for her party. But can you please quit praising McCain.Congratulations
to Hillary but, so far, not to you!
OBAMA BIDEN 2008 and thanks Hillary for being a sport.
Good. Now let's dispense with the scripted questions and answers and get after it.
From this day forward, VP-wanna-be Palin should be answering every question that is levied her way.
wow, what unique, outside-the-beltway answers from a "washington outsider." Very detailed, in depth. Even the yes/no answer about Stevens was handled deftly. Watch out Biden!
On a serious note, I wish more questions were asked about Rangel/Stevens. This is a clear area for McCain and Obama to show that they really plan to bring about change/root out corruption. The fact that those two are still around shows exactly the type of corruption (on both sides) that created this Fannie/Freddie meltdown.
What's up with John McCain's left eye? And when can people see his medical records without being wisked away like reporters at a Sarah Palin meet and greet?
"We against them that is the ideaology". Take the fight to them. What a joke one answer for all questions.
Perhaps now Gov. Palin is "willing" to answer some serious questions about her involvement in Troopergate...and not merely from those recently appointed to her "self-investigation."
Pit bulls don't normally cower and hide...
what a dork
She just does not have an original thought on the issues. She is so scripted it is sad and sexist that the McCain campaign will not allow her to say anything of any substance. She has shown she has had plenty to say in the past.....why the gag order all the time? Are they really that distrustful or her intellect? I sure hope not she could possibly be the second most powerful person in our government.
"I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them."
ENOUGH SAID!!!!!
She agrees with the Bush Admin. going into Iraq. Iraq was not the battleground...........................WMD..........................NOT!!!!!
A vote for Mc-no-debate/Palin is a vote for the Bush Administration policies.
Our economy cannot handle that.
What are those proposals that McCain wants implemented, This lady knows nothing and neither does McCain. If America elects these 2 the world will be in a great deal of hurt. Far worse then todays mess.
Obama/Biden 2008
Wow. Reading those words....it's so disjointed. She stumbles around looking for the right thing to say, not what she is thinking. She wears a mask.
Happy now Campbell?
[no answer]
You might as well fill in that response to all these questions, if you edit out the BS.
Pinocchio?
I thought McCain AND Palin suspended their campaigns. There they go lying again! And is it just me, but does she not ever really answer anything in her answers?
3 out of 4 aint bad.
So basically she didn't really answer any questions – she just spewed out talking points from the McCain campaign.
Wake up America!
O and Joe '08
She sounds more like a Parrot with Lipstick rather than a Pittbull.
and the "Community" of New York?!
What!!!!!! And no one called her on the fact that Iraq did not come to our soil on 9/11???? Same McBush tactics!!!! Thanks McPalin
(quote) " I’ll bringem to ya" (Last night on CBS interview)!!!!!
I had to read this a couple times to try and figure out what she was trying to say. I've been willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, but it's becoming more obvious to me that this lady is in way over her head here. And potentially a heart-beat away from the presidency...jeeminy christmas.
Short answers; not the windbag type you get from Biden.
Of course there will be 500 negetive responses from bitter Obama operatives?
Not sure how it sounded live, but it reads very rote and "OK, can I leave now?"
Gwen, CA,
...and so are you.
Uh, and I have faith in my abilities, and uh, that type of thing and such, and uh, whatever McCain wants, and uh, I wasn't given an answer to that question, and uh, America is good (MmmmmK) and uh, we are good, and, oh yeah, God loves us all and is behind McCain but not Obama, and um, we'll all dye on November 5th if McCain isn't elected, um the terrorists said so........um I'm a pitbull with lipstick because I love hockey!!
Go Mighty Ducks!!!!
And oh, we should cancel the debate because I am busy working in Washington, or um, Alaska. Just ask Katie.
...aaaw bless her heart, a 3 year old could have answered those questions better.
obama/biden 08
Maybe it's just the nerves, but she doesn't seem to have very good control of the English Language. As far as her stance on "taking the fight to the terrorists", I think the American people are getting sick of this endless war for nothing. Yes, find Bin Laden and bring him to justice, but you can fight a war against an invisible enemy.
Her responses:
Take the fight to the terrorists.
Take the fight to the terrorists.
We'll see.
No answer
Whatever John McCain says.
Thank you Gov. Palin. I now have a much better understanding of who you are and how you think. And you have completely answered any questions I may have had about your knowledge and ability to be VP or President of the United States.
What a robot...go hide Waldo...1-2-3 go....
"I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation"
*sigh*
Same old strategy from Bush era.
Our presence in Iraq has only inflamed extremist ideology. We're no safer. We made the target on us a bigger, brighter red.
What's the point of going in front of reporters if you're not going to answer their questions?
Good luck getting an answer.
I'll get back to you, in what sense, etc... – these are not answers, OK. Just so we're clear.
No wonder they've been shielding her all this time.
She can't form a complete, coherent sentence.
Good grief!
Whew what a performance! All of the media were obviously unprepared for her to take questions. You guys are not very good at your jobs are you?
And folks trust this woman to be a hair strand away from the Presidency!?? OMG! I'm scared too death.
If we can't understand what has happened to us in the last 8 yrs then we deserve everything that will happends to us if we elect McCain/Palin.
Sad. Very sad.
The first quote – was this transcribed correctly? I had a hard time reading some parts so that it made sense. Seriously.
Also, I wonder if she know what the provisions supposed offered by McCain are and their implications.
I can only hope that they did not quote her verbatum because if so, she not only acts like an idiot...she sounds like one too.
Obama/Biden 08- Change is coming!
Just as I thought Another Bush Follower. I don't think we can afford another four more years of this. Besides I don't think McCain or Her would make a good President. If he didn't want to debate Obama why didn"t he send her. If she suppose to fill in since she would be his second in command. Of course he doesn't want her to speak. Wonder why that is. IS it because he knows that she isn't qualified. They both pretend to represent us, but they really don't care. Well I voted for Republicans in the primary, but I'm not come NOV. It will be OBama.
Umm...i don't think this qualifies for VP.
The bright lights of the press are blinding. I wonder if she regrets not blinking.
Hey! Look at that. She answered some questions. Good to know that she's tough enough to answer...not a single question about the many, many things she needs to answer.
I blame the reporters following her for playing such a ridiculous game of slow-pitch softball with their questions. Where are the things that Americans need to know?
I don't want that woman representing my country. At least Cheney commands respect.
What questions? I didnt see anything hard that she had to answer but then again the McLAME camp wont let their little baby answer tough questions now will they. The best thing for them to have done was for Mclame to go to washington ( as if he's going to be of any help anyways ) and let Palin run the camp since she's "so ready" for the job. im disgusted with the republicans as an independent.
Just heard another few stories today on CNN about how Palin is not giving the press access. If CNN wants access, start covering Joe Biden when he gives a press conference or interview—today CNN said he's given dozens. But who would know? Are they covered ? NO! Every night we hear 3 minutes on McCain, 3 minutes on Obama, then 3 minutes on Palin (she can campaign alone, she can speak alone, she can meet dignitaries without an audio track)—and then we hear 3 minutes on Biden, right? NO! The Republicans get their 6 minutes to the Democrats 3 as far as the candidates are concerned. Stop lavishing all this on Palin and give Biden's interviews or news conferences the play. Report that Palin gave the same speech somewhere else and move on. Why did McCain choose her? Why doesn't she speak to the press? Why is he canceling a debate? It's election by marketing!
What a joke... You can tell from her statement that she made that her worldview is incredibly small. Then there is the her 'answering' the questions. Two of the answers are exactly the same and then she didn't answer the questions from Politico. The last question pretty much shows she has no idea what is going on with the bailout.
It's scary to think that this women could be very close to the presidency.
Ok it is now official – she IS as dumb as was feared... Great VP choice Sen McCain. The nation thanks you.
Sarah Palin should be a guest on David Letterman. Maybe she could explain what’s eating John McCain. I think it’s Sarah Palin and the conservative base. McCain has looked uncomfortable from the moment she was air-lifted into this disaster area he calls a campaign. And, talking about cancellations … Why hasn't anyone brought up the option of having McCain hang around Washington D.C. but still be part of the debate ... via satellite? Obama did quite well addressing the CGI in NY while he was in FL. Amazing technology out there. It's 2008. You don't need a stamp to mail a letter. Wouldn't that resolve McCain’s scheduling conflict?
If "Ol' Cut and Run" has seddadled, does that mean Palin will be debating Obama? Good fun.
LOL!! This is so PATHETIC!!!
Obama/Bdien '08
Stick to smiling Sara, you don't have a single clue in that empty head of yours.
Really???
Waaaay too abstract! Give us more substance, and journalists should ask stronger questions! She should have an open press conference, go on meet the press and then we'll judge her!
Is it just me or does she talk in circles?
Simplistic thinking shown here from the-candidate-for-the-second-highest-office-in-the-land Palin. Even my 10 year old grandchild would have offered more depth.
And, does this woman have a problem with repeating the same lines over and over again, or what?
Scary to think this woman has a chance to be President.
Wow...permission was granted so that she could answer four whole questions? This is ridiculous...while running for office especially vice president of the united states you should talk to all reporters and answer any and all questions. We, the people, need to know.
Hey "McCain for Pres." – we'd listen to her if she actually SAID anything. Her transcript is above. She says NOTHING. She has NOTHING TO SAY. There's nothing to twist and nothing to ignore. Why the hell do you think she deserves anything other than a good grilling? She wants to be VP, right? She should be scrutinized right down to the last firing scandal.
Great answers Sarah! She can definitely hold her own. I hope the McCain campaign will let her speak out more often.
I only hope that the MSM (including CNN) will be more unbiased in its nightly reporting. I have started watching FOX News since (believe it or not) they present both sides to each arguement. That is what has been missing with MSNBC and some on CNN.
But again, GREAT JOB SARAH!!!
McCain/Palin '08
Theenk You Theenk You !!
Is it just me or is this now the SECOND time she has claimed that going to war with Iraq was 'taking the fight to the terrorists'?
It's a little too late to try to add some normalcy to this floundering campaign. Had they treated Ms. Palin as a real politician, who the public knew little about, and allowed her to take questions and speak to the media, they would not be in meltdown mode now.
Palin/McCain-–both not ready for prime time and certainly not ready to lead.
OBAMA/BIDEN – The only choice in this election.
News flash!!!
The limited questions and the new McCain interest in the economy has been unearthed for its purpose.
Amazon has confirmed that both have ordered
"Economics For Dummies"
and are hard at thier reading and studying before they answer pre-prepped questions from the pre-prepped press corps.
BTW John, think youll be ready for Friday debate?
Or do you need more time?
I know you all will laugh, but mark my words...it's over for Obama. I can pratically guarantee you this, but it's over for the O. Go ahead and start the process to get Hillary for 2012. Barry's going back to IL in January.
These answers are not compelling. Actually there was no answer to one question. I guess she was propped up for these four questions because of the criticism of the photo op whirlwind meeting with world leaders who basically checked her out at her and beamed with admiration. Sorry, I am a woman too!
It's good to see Palin out and about.
Obama: Wait, you can't postpose the debate a few days to deal with a national crisis... I've crammed all week for this debate and I am due to hear myself talk!
Obama = self-absorbed joke who would prefer to run for office than go to do DC and do the job he was elected to do.
This woman is an airhead and a dingbat. What would she do without rhetoric and campaign talking points? I have yet to hear anyting from her mouth that was actually her, maybe she should contact her witchcraft hunting pastor.
This woman is not qualified for the role. Anyone, man or woman, in their right mind can see that. This is what you get when you choose to pander to the far right and the RNC. No substance, no quality, only someone who tries to memorize a line.
Obama was not my first choice but he certainly is now. I want a strong leader and yes, one who can MULTI-TASK the difficult situations this country faces on a DAILY basis. That is the job description. If you are not fit, if your VP choice is not fit, then you shouldn't run. John McCain made a huge mistake here though I am still not convinced that he alone chose Palin.
It is time for change and all of you right wing nutjobs can take your medicine now or leave. We'll fix the country with or without you!
Obama / Biden 2008 – 2012
The time is NOW!
Well there you have it folks! Give her the keys to the White House!
I tell you this woman is a joke, I would not hire her to be my secretary.
Someone should ask her if she thinks the Iraqis are responsible for 9/11.
Is it just me or does Palin not speak in complete sentences?
She answered questions and still didn't give any answers. What provisions does she want kept from McCain's proposal? And, how does taking the fight to a country that does not house the people responsible for 9/11 have to do with preventing another such attack?
"I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and The Iraq everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the US should help the US or should help South Africa and should help The Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children."
Hillary democrat,if you liked what you got from those few questions ,your judgement need questioning .what.s your iq
Hillary Democrat: Keeping focused does not mean avoid the press and being evasive. Ask Hillary...
She's such a tool, it's hard to say anything else bad about her; she does just fine in defining how clueless she is (in terms of running an entire country. OMG, If McFart and Pa "me 263 mill for a bridge to nowhere" -LIN get into office, I might have to start practicing the national anthem of Canada.
Hooray!! The potential Prez of the US of A taking questions from the media!
Palin...YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH!
Oh! and did I mention 9/11? it's very important to mention 9/11
So she still has not answered any questions...
This woman is pathetic. Took 4 questions from press traveling with her.I see how sherp and gutsy she is like Bill Clinton said.
SHAMEFUL!!!!!!!
What the hell did she just say? She wasn't making sense.
Yvonne
WOW!!! Four questions!! She's on a roll... is it me or did every answer sound the same?! I guess the one she didn't answer wasn't prepared for her yet!
Is it just me or does she make Journalist look incompetent...? I mean she does have that degree...And does she fit the stereotype of a once beauty queen..I mean her anwers are so deep...Like, such as..I wish for world peace...Sickening Palin, just sickening
Four questions...
First two, same answer.... "take it to them. Bush was right...war..war...war."
Third question... answer: No comment
Fourth question... answer: "What McCain said."
Boy, I have a better understanding of everything now.
Wow. It is about time....
2 soft ball questions... not bad. I thought all four questons would have been soft ball questions.
The approach of "fight them over there" reminds me of a guy I used to work with. We had an office in an developing economy and a pretty messy corporate apartment. My colleague used to always put out a bowl of ice cream in the kitchen of the corporate apartment when he went to bed. His theory was that all the roaches would go to the ice cream. He always wondered why that corporate apartment had more roaches than any other apartment in the building.
Nice to see she has learned how to answer questions. Too bad te questions were stupid. Just what answer did they expect when they asked her if she supported the WAR? Please stop asking stupid quetions that require the ONLY ANSWER IS already known. That just wasts time that could have been used to ask a good question. Note she used the same answer to two questions and the answer she gave really did not answer either question but no one asked for a follow up. Too Bad she got away again.
The questions were asked.... where were the answers?
Come on CNN, get it right!!!!!!!!!!
This is her 2nd time.
The thing that really scares me is that if Nobama is elected and the democrats have control of both the house AND the senate then this country is heading for DISASTER!!!!!
Think about it for a moment America.
This countRy went to pot AFTER the democrats took of both houses of congress. The do nothing democratically led congress has an approval rating on ONLY 9%.
The banking committee is led by the democrats.
The SEC is led by the democrats.
2 of Nobamas finacial advisors came from 2 of those FAILED banking institutions, and they made MILLIONs.
**** WAKE UP AMERICA ****
Vote Obama – say goodbye to America, plain and simple.
So she agrees with the Bush administration. Take the fight to them, even when they are not fighting us as was the case with Iraq. "Our presence in Iraq will lead to further security of our nation." How?
What she is saying is dangerous and overly simple. She fails to understand the dynamics of international relations, and the dynamics of other people. She also fails to understand the ethical dimensions of using the military in this way. This is unlimited war to create a diversion so that terrorists will attack American soldiers. Palin's world view: us versus them.
We've heard this befroe.
I THINK SHE ANSWERED THE QUESTION ON TERRORISM FULLY AND TRUTHFULLY JUST THE WAY 90 PERCENT OF REAL AMERICANS WOULD HAVE. ON THE REELECTION OF THE TWO THIEVES FROM ALASKA I WOULDN'T HAVE ANSWERED EITHER, ITS A LEADING QUESTION BECAUSE EITHER WAY YOU ANSWER THESE SO CALLED REPORTERS WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL OVER HER ANSWER. THE PACKAGE IS WHAT IT IS, NOT THERE YET, WHY COMMENT.
Interesting! Is it just me or she repeating the answers.
Next question-–> What are Mccain's proposals?
Answer--> uuummmm ummmm its a secret!
McCain for Pres.
....I can only conlude from comment, that you haven't seen Palin's interview with Katie Couric. Palin is failing miserably to be qualified for VP, let a lone a heartbeat away from Presidency. Even Laura Bush agrees, Palin doesn't have enough foreign policy experience.
While reading the comments, I thought they were talking about Barack Obama for a moment until I realized that they were his followers. What a joke this is getting to be. Your candidate is running for President and he has less experience than Sarah Palin.
So she wouldn't do anything differently for the war on terror?!?!
Oh and it's amazing that she is claiming she won't support the bailout until "the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented".. last I checked, Obama has been saying those same things for longer and they released a JOINT statement.
Americans need to be careful and not fall for the okie dokearound John McCain and Sarah Palin.
This woman's image and performance to date have been so bad that it is resulting in LOWERED EXPECTATIONS from the VP debate or any interaction with the Press.
Don't buy into that folks. We don't grade on a curve when it comes to the Presidency.
I expect to hold Ms. Palin to the typically tougher standards that every minority or woman executive hasto meet. Now is not the time to elect the "Sweathogs".
Here's the problem. The terrorists weren't in Iraq you clueless bimrobot. Second, you are clueless and NO amount of cliff notes, cramming sessions and speed dating with all the leaders of the world will ever get you ready because I believe you lack the fundamentals of INTELLIGENCE. And I also can't wait for the republican senator to come out and tell us that mccain is in the beginning stages of dementia which I am positive he has in the early stages.
the way the press is to her i feel that they have been right, when the debate with the idiot comes up they will find out what a brigt person on the gop ticket, biden is like having an anchor.
She agrees with with Bush on a war that should have never been waged in the first place. And I don't appreciate her being in my hometown suggesting that we don't want people to forget what happened here. Duh! The whole world saw what happened on 9/11/01. People in Wasilla are probably the only ones who didn't get the memo. Use your scripted, prepped answers until the debate bozo. YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED!!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Well, she gave gorgeously DUMB answers...
Blondes of the world unite! You have been falsely indicted for far too long!
Again all questions evaded except the last one on John Mcain! Palin believes it is only Mcains proposal which should be implemented or NO DEAL!
WHICH PART OF THE WORLD IS THIS?
..........I .....don't.....know.....what .......to .......say!!?
I'm not some nut job liberal nor am I some crazy conservative, but if you read her anwers to the questions, the only question she actually answered was the first one. You can be the most ardent conservative, but if you try to defend her answers to the last three questions then you're just playing the same old partisan games; where in your head you know she didn't answer the questions but from your mouth you defend the answers simply based on party.
That wasn't Palin. It was Tina Fey.
As A Democrat and an Obama supporter, I want to thank Mrs. Palin for once again demonstrating that she as well as John McCaine are still adhering to the " Bush Stay The Course Mentality " As we continue to pour Billions of dollars into Bush's war even as our country drowns in an economic cesspool. The terroist mentality from the beginning was not to defeat us militarily, But to play to the cowboy " Bring it On" mentality of Bush and McCaine and simply Bankrupt us. They are succeeding.
I believe Sarah is right in avoiding the press ( if indeed she is) because the press is trying to trip her up any way they can so that the Dems come out in the lead. Sarah is a far better VP candidate than old joe ( with his feet in his mouth) any day. She has the experience and will handle anything thrown at her. However, because she is a woman, she is being subjected to a sexiest bias and a more stringent scrutiny than joe. She is being held to aq different level of attention. How she looks, what she says, her family, her job as govenor, her experience, etc., etc. On the other hand – Joe Biden, who cares what he looks like, how often his foot is in his mouth, his family, his job – how long he's been in the senate – ( ???? what's he done in that time?), etc., etc. Sarah will step out and up to the plate when the time is right. This may not be when the media would like, but soooo what! Get over it. GO SARAH
It wouldn't be so bad that she has such a weak educational background – not all intelligent people go to college. And it wouldn't be so bad if she that her experience is so weak – some people are wise beyond their resume. But she is neither intelligent or wise. This is a huge joke and I can't believe that she's made it as far as she has and that she might be a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
Sounds like she running for Miss America and NOT an offical office. Maybe this flys in Alaska but NOT in the lower 48!!! WE are educated beyond high school and want intellegence in our White House, not a beauty queen!!! Her kids are ALL high school drop outs and maybe thats the way they do it in Alaska but NOT in the lower 48.
Come on Peter – you're censoring like Sinderbrand
Keating 5
Keating 5
Keating 5
Bring up the similarities or quit calling yourselves investigative journalists.
Theenk you Theenk you (Palin)
So she can talk! Now was that so hard?
I tihink she is honestly starting to believe the BS she is talking about
Great – but her job is to stand in for McCain when he is unable to do so. So whats the problem with this Friday?
Airhead and I mean just air...
i live in manhattan and walk by the site all the time. no one has forgotten it. no one, even flaming liberals like me, want another attack. our safety and security depends on intelligence, not the iraq war. shouldve made an example of bin laden instead of saddam.
Sarah!! Sarah!!!! Over here...
Thank you. Sarah, I can see the MOON from my house.
Do you think that qualifies me to work for NASA?
To the " McCain for Pres." blogger: You have gotta be kidding me! Listening to hear truly hurts my ears. And making fun of her is NOT hard to do. She does it all by herself.
Is it the reporters in their translations, or Palin in her speech, that do not understand the importance of using correct punctuation? As an oral language and writing teacher I am bothered by this abuse of the English language. It does not send a good message to future generations.
Isn't it sad that the fact that she's answering questions from the media for the first time is news itself? If a politician can't face the media ~ how the heck are they suppose to lead the country?
Sarah Palin's resume:
She is a republican (Check)
She sure is cute (Check)
She can see Russia from here house (Check)
Republican crowd response: She is the most qualified person in the world !!!
Asked about specific examples of McCain economic successes, she told Katie, I will get back with you...
What about the Bush Doctrine? Beat around the bush and talk about as many things as possible with the hope that she could hit on it but alas, no luck, she failed.
JERSEY JOURNAL: What do you think of bailout package before congress?
A: I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals.
_____________________________________________________
I wonder does she know what provisions McCain offered. Sometimes I think they are on different pages more so that Obama/Biden.
even her answers are vague and broad. she has yet to impress me with her knowledge on anything really. when will her new friends in washington stop hiding her i wonder?
sarah is a flash in the pan. now she is so 15 min's ago. why is she being protected from the press. give her the oppurtunity to stand and deliver. i'm thinking ditz......
Okay, I am so over this chic presscore and you should be to. Isn't there a moose somewhere that needs to be hunted?
Where's the story about Obama's new format for Friday's debate if the OLD MAN is a NO SHOW. I think it's brilliant. If the Mac doesn't show, BO is turning the debate into a Town Hall meeting, just like Mac wanted. Too bad he won't be there to join in the fun.
Checkmate!
Obama/Biden 08
Well. she fails again.
Fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here". As with Bush and McCain Palin has no understanding of the terrorists organizations who love having us fight them over there so they don't have to fight us here. Why? They have a paid for by the U.S. battle ground in Iraq to use to train new recruits. They can blend in withthe population over there making it difficult for our troops to determine who they are fighting and who they are not. They do not have extended supply lines by fighting over there and can rearm themselves at will by way of Iran, Syria and others. They can take pot shots at and kil Amercians (the troops) without having to bother with a strategy to cross U.S. borders and they can do so at will, rest awahile, and then come mout of thw wood work to attack our troops again. They can use Iraq and Afghanistan to garner world support and sympathy when innocents become the victims of errant U.S. bombings. There are so many reasons why the terrorists (and insurgents) would rather fight us over there rather than here it is truly elementary. But Palin uses that same typical BS line from Bush and McCain, fight them there so we don't have to fight them here, it clearly shows she is a robot totuing Bush and McCain talking points who understands nothing about the war against terrorism.
Our ears have been burning to listen to what she has to say that is not a script. Four measly "deferential" questions? Answer: Too little, too little, too late.
This woman is clueless! No wonder McCain wants to postpone her debate with Biden!!! She is not able to answer questions with any type of substance. She grins and answeres with her typical memorized stump lines. Just like she did with the Couric intervie...she repeated her answer twice using the exact words! She is so scripted! Bless her heart...she is way over her head and she needs to go back to Wasilla...she does not belong on this national political stage...McCain was drowning and grasping for air when he chose her as his vp!!! Anyone who watches the news or reads could answer in the same generic way (actually many of us would be more knowledgeable!).. She is a joke! So is McCain! He is just as incapabable of making a clear concise comment beyond his political b...s...! He does not want to debate Obama despite all his whining about wanting to have these town hall debates. He would have postponed those as well. He is such a loser...a sore loser. Why would anyone in their right mind vote for these two republican idiots?
OBAMA/BIDEN '08!!!
I wonder when McCain had the time to coach her in answering the reporters questions? He seems to be so busy saving the world right now! What arrogance to think that HE will be the deciding vote on the bail;out vote! He might sway some of his republican cronies to vote one way or another, but he is not the GREAT DECIDER as he thinks he is. He is so full of himself and thinks he's so important! Can't you just picture him with a cape waving behind him, flying into Washington to save the day?????????????????? Give me a break! The only reason he is pulling this stunt is to give himself more time to come up with even more lies and distortions about Obama during the debate. I don't expect him to even show up at all. He will pull a McCain temper tantrum and show the world what he's really like! David Letterman finally realizes what a liar he is! He cancelled his show saying he had to get back to the capital, yet he had time to talk to Katie Couric! Such honesty we're seeing in him! He's losing and he cannot stand it! He will go to any lengths to draw attention away from Obama and towards him! He's a sad pathetic old man who is out of touch and should not be in any position of leadership right now. The country is finally waking up to this fact.
As president, neither candidate can do the things they're promising. Congress makes all laws. The President can only make suggestions to Congress. Since both candidates are currently in a position to do something about our problems, neither bimbo had done anything about them.
If you want a promotion in industry, it is important that you do your current job first. At least McCain is returning to Washington to work the problem. Obama says he doesn't need to? If he won't do his current job, what kind of a president would he make?
How about NO President for the next 4 years since both candidates are worthless.
If it is so important for every American and every world leader to go to Ground Zero, why didn't she go to Ground Zero the other time she was in New York? I resent Sarah Palin for exploiting my fellow New Yorkers' deaths on that tragic day.
WOW! FOUR WHOLE QUESTIONS!
I cannot believe this person is a serious candidate to the vice presidency of the United States. It absolutely shocks and boggles my mind. It honestly goes to show that McCain is an impulsive, shoot-from-the-hip decision maker.
Do we really want another D-student running our country? Look at the last one did to this great country. They've virtually collapsed the government!
May God save us from McCain and Palin!
"This is her 2nd time."
It is? When was the first time?
On Bill Maher's "Real Time" last Friday, Naomi Klein, author of "The Shock Doctrine–The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" said that Palen is Bush in drag. She doesn't look like him, but she sure thinks like him. If we Americans are stupid enough to vote for "Same-O Same-O", we deserve what we'd undoubtedly get!
no mcain, no palin, no way. she has been the vp nom for how long and this is the first time she has answered questions, and her answers were pathetic...to say the least. she said the same thing over and over, oh and a 'no comment' . please answer me this, why would the american people want a maverick for pres? a maverick does what he wants, when he wants, and how he wants reguardless of what anyone says. mccain surely is a maverick.....he suspended his campaign and resch the debate...reguardless of the american people WANTING to hear what he has to say.... yep a true maverick!
What a joke...I am so unimpressed...What gets me even more worried or saddened is that when she met with world leaders (Pakistan and Afghanistan) all they talked about were kids and her beauty. I can really see her being a great diplomat when it comes to a world crisis...what a joke...
To real news jounalist,Troopergate,witness-tampering.stay on this.
Someone needs to tell her that the campaign has been suspended. Apparently she's not on McCain's "need to know" list.
How can she expect to be one step away from being the leader in chief of the free world without taking questions from the national press. Does she think this is just another beauty contest? I don't anymore about this woman than i know the first day she was announced as John Mccain V.P nominee. It's been more a month. Come on!!!!!!
If Obama said Americans should eat their babies. Obama supporters would be eating their babies.
Palin is a brilliant responder. BRILLIANT.
You can try in vain to keep spinning Obamas bimbo smear tactics upon her. The only Bimbo in this campaign sports an afro.
Good grief!!! That term 'MooseBarbie' really said it all...
I Am Not Impressed At All With Palin! I Just Dont See Why People Are Excited About Her!
Sarah Palin is a very smart woman who has been in elected office for over 10 yrs. I hope people will start listening to her instead of looking for things to make fun of or twist to try to prmote their candidate.
PLEASE!!!!!! I BET I CAN GET ELECTED TO OFFICE IN ALASKA TOO!
THE ONLY REQIUREMENTS ARE B.S DEGREE AND THE ABILITY TO SHOOT A RIFFLE.
Theeenk you – Theeenk you
Why is she scared of telling the truth?
ANCHORAGE, Alaska– An Anchorage Democratic Representative wants the Alaska State Troopers to find out if laws are being broken by anyone attempting to convince witnesses not to testify in an inquiry of Gov. Sarah Palin.
It's the latest allegation in what has become a bitter dispute between the Palin administration and the Legislature, something the McCain-Palin campaign calls an absurd political maneuver.
obamanuts, it's going to be a long four years of suffering from Carpal Tunnel if you guys keep jumping in to make a comment on everything this woman does now as a candidate for the VP and when she eventually becomes VP. It'll be fun just reading your deranged comments. Lol
Sarah....just ONE MORE QUESTION.
Do you feel sorry for Hillary YET ?
I can't wait until Biden gets to rip her a new one!
"take the fight over there" ? For your information Sarah, these same people you call TERRORISTS where strong allies with America when Afghanistan was invaded by the Russians. But, now they are TERRORISTS because of failed policies of our administration. An unjust war is no war at all. These crazy terrorists are attacking america because of our troops till present in their lands and killing civilians and innocent people. what kind of War propaganda are you advocating?
She can't handle even the simplest of questions without a "Miss America" type answer. Come on folks, we need an intelligent person that knows our political system and is up on current affairs. She doesn't have a clue. And it's not her fault. The Republican Party is responsible for choosing her with her lack of wit and a trail of dirt a mile long.
Sarah Palin has an below-average education and her lack of life experience is evident in the way she speaks. With all due respect, intellectual capacity is much more imortant that experience. People who started Google, Apple, MS, etc. did not have great experience. They were smart.
Brain-dead cow. I hope everybody figures it out sooner than November.
This lady is a train wreck. This has got to be some kind of twisted political joke.
I would have to say to all instead of bailing out Wall Street try bailing out the American people. From my calculations 700 Billion Dollars could relieve 140,000,000 American families of their debts by $5,000.00 per household. Try that figure instead.
Continuation of the Bush doctrine. Take the fight to them, wherever that may be, and take the fight to anyone we think may be thinking about whatever it is we think they should not be thinking about.
I suppose this means then that we are getting ready to invade Iran, N Korea, Spain, Russia, and who knows where else.
We are going to have to implement a draft if we are to the the world's policemen and their holy crusaders.
You know what- I have been to Ground Zero, being a New Yorker I remember it before it was "Ground Zero", I almost lost my brother on 9/11, and we all watched as we lost thousands of innocent men, women and service members.
I have also watched as people have basterdized the memory of 9/11 and its victims as a Political ploy- the video showed at the RNC turned my stomach. We SHOULD remember those victims, and we SHOULD remember the lessons learned in that day... but we shouldn't use it as a ploy for Politics- that is just disgraceful. 9/11 has been used as the excuse for the war in Iraq, has been used to incite fear in the American people...I am glad she went to see Ground Zero but as usual with Republicans she has completely missed the point.
How about -why has no monument been erected yet- oh b/c of corporate BS...how about why are their fire fighters and police men who are not receiving proper care and are suffering with ailments caused my the recovery efforts durring 9/11.
I am so SICK of Republicans using 9/11 as "their cause"- Please just stop!!! You want to go to war, you want more people to die that is your own cause, but do not piggy back it on the tragedy of 9/11... those families have suffered enough!!!
NEWSFLASH to Sarah Palin- Our presence in Iraq has only further threatened the US as well as neighboring countries and caused further expansion of Terrorist regimes... so wrong answer!!!
Obama/Biden 08 Change we need!!
She is naiive...
Whenever she answer a question, she looks stupid:
She said we should fight Russia if it attacked its neighbour Georgia
She could not answer a question this morning on the role of the lobbiest who is heading her campaign...
Mitt Romney could have been a much better choice. Now I have to vote Obama/ Biden
And this is somebody who is supposed to be ready to lead? Notice she fails to discuss any of her answers- maybe because she is clueless!?!? All she does is essentially rephrase the question and say yes or no!
if we as a nation, put this woman a heart beat away from the presidency, then only God can save us all, for we will beome the laughing stoke for the rest of the world. watching her speak and reading her transcripts explains why the McCain campaign is creating all this drama so they can postpone the debate. Even my five year old daughter is more coherent with the English language than this woman. she is even worse the Bush.
Wow, Sarah Palin...You mean a "Journalism" major (notice I did not say graduate because I'm frankly doubting that) can only handle four questions at a time?
staged and scripted....Standard Operating Procedure.
She did fine. She didn't say anything that any republican hockey mom on the street wouldn't also have said, but she did just fine.
"Moose in headlights"
I am a proud american of african decent. I will honestly tell you, I have never voted for anyone simply because they are african american. I hope women will consider their choice as carefully. The excitement I've shared with my son and neice, of this historic campaign has turned to shame. There are easily 4 women more qualified than this woman in each party. Shame on you John McCain! "Suspend your canidacy", "Economy is fundamentally strong", V.P. pick, " I walked the streets of Iraq withouth troop support", Fought to deregulate wall street, Supported Iraq war, Keating 5, Furiously faught an MLK holiday, Numerous angry outburst! What more proof do YOU need concerning his judgement ? What are we leaving our kids?
Oh please. There are NO "Hillary Democrats" supporting Palin.
Lol. I laugh at this woman. What a joke!
Obama/Biden 2008
Oh wow, she visits Ground Zero 7 years after the fact. Is this trip to New York like her third or fourth time out of Alaska? I just can't seem to remember. Maybe she can look that up and bring me the answer later.
Memo to Sarah.... Only speak when we tell you to, you know your just a symbol to fool the independents. When you do speak, it's to say only what you've rehearsed.
Some people need to be hit in the head with a 2 x 4
Sarah, Iraq DID NOT ATTACK US.
What part of that do you not understand? She is living in denial...
McCain for Pres. ?? if she is so smart how come she can not answer any of the questions asked without sounding like she has not got an education? I have only a 2 year college degree that by the way took 1 college and 2 years to get raising 3 kids and working a full time job and I can answer questions asked without this kind of problem. I was just pondering your statement
I have always cringed, and been afraid to travel overseas, since the first time I heard the Republicans use the term "fight them over there and not here." I'm sure our friends in Spain, France, the UK, and elsewhere, to whom the fight has been taken by the terrorists, scarcely appreciate our cowardly and selfish perspective. Maybe it goes along with all the other reasons the world is crazy angry with us.
Let me see...which Vice President said: "The Vice Presidency isn't worth a bucket of warm spit!"
I'll bet Ms. Palin can say that! Warm spit! Isn't that a drink in Alaska?
Today is November 5th: "Now boarding flight 962 to Anchorage. Paging customer Palin….Customer Palin? Ah, sorry only middle seats in economy left for your flight back to Alaska. Thanks for visiting. Buh-Bye"
Every time this woman opens her mouth, stupid falls out...
Wow, Palin can't even speak in complete coherent sentences with proper subject-verb agreement.................................
40 days to election day,the republican vice presidential nominee is taking questions for the first time .
mcgimmick/palin 08 for the campaign to nowhere
Thanks for the laugh – it's so much fun reading the middle school blather from democrats as they foam at the mouth
Now we see why Camp McCain is going to try to finesse postponing and later outright canceling the VP debate.
OMG! She's a nut case.
Those were short issues with no content, not the detailed, meaningful explanations one might get from Biden.
Mike from Texas – you are an idiot. Honestly – this country went to hell after the democrats took control of the White House and congress? Really? Really.
Seems to me like we're in hell right now and you can thank YOUR president and his corrupt cronies for that.
You need to educate yourself and quit listening to Rush and O'Reilly.
She is still hiding. GOPs, no more secrecy please. I'm tired of secrecy and lies. Please put country first and stop lieing and stop hiding your candidates.
I'm an Obama supporter but I love this woman. I think she's intelligent, personable, loveable, and has a fantastic ability to understand this complicated system.
Don't care what y'all think. I think she's fantastic, just wish she was on Obamas side.
Palin like Bush and McCain still didn't get the message on taking the fight to "them". Iraq isn't the "them" who attacked us as Palin opens her mouth unintelligently and proves she is no quick study on foreign policies and these weren't tough questions. McCain and Palin both are poorly educated and unqualified to run our country, we've got enough problems without them.
community of new york – lol.
do you realize sarah that we are spread so thin because we 'took the battle over there' instead of here, that we more than likely cannot defend ourselves in our own soil if anything God forbid happens?
by the way, iraq had nothing to do with what happened on 911.
it is bush's war, his way alone. unfortunately, we pay for it by the billions a day.
I listen, I try to be positive, I watch, I try to give her the benefit of any doubt that I might have. I am sorry to say this woman is not ready to be VP of the United States & anyone that thinks she is has no idea of what they are talking about...I do not care if she is the Gov. of Alaska & a previous Mayor, & how much executive experience she says she has that does not make her qualified to be VP....and anyone that can see or hear should know better, this woman maybe smart & be a good Gov. but she is not suited or qualified for the VP slot...
Oh Lord!
4 questions
0 answers
You couldn't make this stuff up. Maybe, just maybe the
witches are still hounding her........ Pathetic!!!!
To PALIN NO ONE IN THEIR (right) mind is IMPRESSED WITH YOU AT ALL!!!!! Your not even a good topic anymore, our country is financially broke, and you keep getting asked questions, that my 8 year old can answer better then you. Why don't you go back to Alaska your just not ready for this type of Political arena.
I'm sorry, and No Thanks No Palin
From the comments on here Palin must intimidate alot of these women!
Anyone who is impressed with Palin needs to do some more thinking. Read this sentence out loud.
"I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction terrible destruction on that day. but since September 11, Americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again."
She has been thinking about this for weeks now and consulting with the best minds McCain could find, and this is the best she can offer.
How long, O America, will you fall for this crap?
WHERE DID MCAIN FISH THIS GOVERNOR FROM? LOOKS LIKE THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! FOLKS SHOW ME THE SHOT-CUT TO MARS!
She answers questions just like the beauty pageant contestent she is, smiling to the camera and that dumb waving of the hand.
Palin is an empty suit with a pageant crown...and repugs are regreting thier choice.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08/12 America needs you!
I agree with Cambpell Brown, it is a sexist they way the McCain camp treats her.
Can't she state her own feelings on issues instead of just saying "what ever John McCain says".
Are ready for war with Iran? If you do, McCain/Palin is your ticket.
If I wanted to see a further demise of the USA, I'd gladly vote for McPalin, but personally, I am looking forward to a long life here and I'd like my children to have a national history that they can be proud of. All GOP clowns should take this opportunity to exit stage left...