MORE CONSERVATIVE DOUBTS ABOUT PALIN
September 26th, 2008, 9:15 am · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
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There are apparently two types of Sarah Palin supporters:
1. Those who believe that no matter what she says or does, she is the right choice for John McCain, & the media is out to get her in a da(rn)ed-if-she-does, da(rn)ed-if-she-doesn’t-way.
2. Those whose doubts increase about her efficacy on the ticket with each new interview, like conservative columnist Kathleen Parker:
“Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.
No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted.
Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there’s not much content there. Here’s but one example of many from her interview with Hannity:
“Well, there is a danger in allowing some obsessive partisanship to get into the issue that we’re talking about today. And that’s something that John McCain, too, his track record, proving that he can work both sides of the aisle, he can surpass the partisanship that must be surpassed to deal with an issue like this.”
When Couric pointed to polls showing that the financial crisis had boosted Obama’s numbers, Palin blustered wordily: “I’m not looking at poll numbers. What I think Americans at the end of the day are going to be able to go back and look at track records and see who’s more apt to be talking about solutions and wishing for and hoping for solutions for some opportunity to change, and who’s actually done it?”
If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself.”
Read the full column here, & please tell me your thoughts by posting a comment! All views are welcome.
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