Did anyone catch this interview on ABC Charlie Gibson did with Palin? I read about it on Politico.com (great great site), and then some reviews of the interview by people I respect (except for the Republican governor from Missouri… seriously, are you delusional sir?). Everyone said it was sort of a disaster; even the Republicans who were trying to make it sound like less of a disaster than it was were doing management, not promotion.
Sarah Palin totally banished any faith I had in her ability to lead a country. I'm sure she'd be fun to have at a party, and she's pretty. But why do I CARE? There was a great comment that somebody left at the bottom of the recap of the interview on the ABC website. This dude said a lot of things, but what I liked was, "I'm just some jerk, and it's disappointing that she doesn't know any more than I do." That's what it is. It's not that Palin's a moron. It's that she's ignorant. SHE CAN'T BE PRESIDENT. She can't. She has no idea what this country is like, period, nonetheless what Washington is like. No one likes the thought that DC is an ole boys club. But having grown up close to the House (my mother met her husband working in a congressional office) and close to the Senate (my aunt worked in Kerry's office) and in lobbying offices, there's no denying that it IS an ole boys club. You have to know how to play ball and then learn to manipulate it for that curved pitch. Palin seems to be taking the route of, "Nope... It will change because I want it to", but she's not showing anything that suggest she'd be able to do that.
This drove me absolutely nutty:
GIBSON: Have you ever met a foreign head of state?
PALIN: There in the state of Alaska, our international trade activities bring in many leaders of other countries.
GIBSON: And all governors deal with trade delegations.
PALIN: Right.
GIBSON: Who act at the behest of their governments.
PALIN: Right, right.
GIBSON: I'm talking about somebody who's a head of state, who can negotiate for that country. Ever met one?
PALIN: I have not and I think if you go back in history and if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I just gave you. But, Charlie, again, we've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody's big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state ... these last couple of weeks ... it has been overwhelming to me that confirmation of the message that Americans are getting sick and tired of that self-dealing and kind of that closed door, good old boy network that has been the Washington elite.
How long did it take her to answer that question?! And then when she did answer it, she gives some crap response like, "No, I've never met any foreign leader and you don't need some big fat resume to run the country". Actually, YOU DO! We're in a damn war, woman! This is the only job in the country you truly can't be overqualified for. I want your resume to be 85 pages long, I want you to be able to dictate the Constitution word for word, to understand advanced chemistry, and be able to hop on one foot whilst singing the American National Anthem backwards on key. Some foreign experience would be nice, too. Just saying.
This, also, was so frustrating I wanted to throw my computer on the ground and move to Canada:
And, Charlie, you're in Alaska. We have that very narrow maritime border between the United States, and the 49th state, Alaska, and Russia. They are our next door neighbors.We need to have a good relationship with them. They're very, very important to us and they are our next door neighbor.
GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?
PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.
GIBSON: What insight does that give you into what they're doing in Georgia?
PALIN: Well, I'm giving you that perspective of how small our world is and how important it is that we work with our allies to keep good relation with all of these countries, especially Russia. We will not repeat a Cold War. We must have good relationship with our allies, pressuring, also, helping us to remind Russia that it's in their benefit, also, a mutually beneficial relationship for us all to be getting along.
In case you missed it and were wondering, she never actuallys answers the question. She uses the words "insight", "Georgia" and "Russia", but never provides anything close to an insight.
America-- seriously, if you vote her in, I'm becoming a Canuck and learning to say "aboot".
Cheers.
H.
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