The question is, can Palin give a coherent answer?
DAVID USBORNE - SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
September 26th, 2008
The reviews of Sarah Palin's latest television appearance tumbled in yesterday and they were ugly. In only the third major broadcast interview since she was selected by John McCain as his running mate at the end of August, she seemed at times lost for words and not all those she spoke fitted together.
The financial crisis means less attention will be paid to it than might otherwise have been the case. It could be, meanwhile, that Palin's unhappy performance will lower expectations ahead of her encounter with Sen. Joe Biden at the vice-presidential debate in St. Louis next Thursday.
It remains possible that the CBS interview will be known as the moment when the high gloss that Palin wore upon her selection before the Republican convention -- burnished by her performance in St. Paul -- began to fade.
Even as members of the American media strive to avoid appearing snobbish or elitist in their treatment of Palin, most commentators seemed unable to disguise their sheer consternation at a performance that at times seemed worthy less of a candidate for vice-president than for school president.
"Marginally responsive," was the gentle verdict of the Los Angeles Times after watching the interview of Palin by Katie Couric, the anchor of the CBS Evening News, shown on Wednesday and Thursday. The influential blogger Andrew Sullivan complained that the governor was skittering not between "talking points" but "babbling points."
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sarah Palin struggles through another interview, this time with friends
Sarah Palin struggles through another interview, this time with friends
Sheldon Alberts - National Post Canada
September 18, 2008
WASHINGTON • Ever since Sarah Palin sat down with ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson last week, Republicans have complained that the venerable newsman was unforgivably condescending and aloof.
Gibson’s sin? Asking Palin, insistently, whether she supported and could describe “the Bush doctrine.” The Alaska governor simply couldn’t answer.
“In what respect, Charlie?”
Gibson: “What do you interpret it to be?”
Palin: “His world view?”
Umm, okay.
Conservative commentators – notably syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer – rushed to Palin’s defence. Krauthammer pointed out there have been “four distinct meanings” of the Bush doctrine.
They include America’s willingness to unilaterally withdraw from international treaties, the president’s post-9/11 ‘with-us-or-against-us’ ultimatum to nations harbouring terrorists, the use of pre-emptive war to protect the United States from imminent threats, and his second-term ‘freedom’ agenda.
Krauthammer chastised Gibson for practicing “gotcha” journalism and said the anchor “captured perfectly the establishment snobbery and intellectual condescension” elitists feel toward Palin.
Or, maybe, Gibson was just asking...
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Sarah Palin struggles through another interview, this time with friends
Sheldon Alberts - National Post Canada
September 18, 2008
WASHINGTON • Ever since Sarah Palin sat down with ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson last week, Republicans have complained that the venerable newsman was unforgivably condescending and aloof.
Gibson’s sin? Asking Palin, insistently, whether she supported and could describe “the Bush doctrine.” The Alaska governor simply couldn’t answer.
“In what respect, Charlie?”
Gibson: “What do you interpret it to be?”
Palin: “His world view?”
Umm, okay.
Conservative commentators – notably syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer – rushed to Palin’s defence. Krauthammer pointed out there have been “four distinct meanings” of the Bush doctrine.
They include America’s willingness to unilaterally withdraw from international treaties, the president’s post-9/11 ‘with-us-or-against-us’ ultimatum to nations harbouring terrorists, the use of pre-emptive war to protect the United States from imminent threats, and his second-term ‘freedom’ agenda.
Krauthammer chastised Gibson for practicing “gotcha” journalism and said the anchor “captured perfectly the establishment snobbery and intellectual condescension” elitists feel toward Palin.
Or, maybe, Gibson was just asking...
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Sarah Palin struggles through another interview, this time with friends
Friday, September 12, 2008
Palin confused on Social Security, other issues
Palin confused on Social Security, other issues
September 12, 2008
BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Columnist
WASHINGTON--Sarah Palin, talking about domestic policy with ABC's Charles Gibson in his second day of exclusive access on Friday, seemed confused about entitlement programs -- and unaware that Congress has little say in significantly reducing the costs of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.
When she seemed to equate these entitlement programs to agencies "where we can find efficiencies in every department" Gibson lectured her that agencies are not involved in entitlements. Palin -- who as governor of Alaska should be well versed in Medicaid since it is a joint state and federal program -- did not skip a beat, just plowing on about the growth of government.
When she seemed to equate these entitlement programs to agencies "where we can find efficiencies in every department" Gibson lectured her that agencies are not involved in entitlements. Palin -- who as governor of Alaska should be well versed in Medicaid since it is a joint state and federal program -- did not skip a beat, just plowing on about the growth of government.
Other points of the Palin interview -- in the segment shown on the ABC Nightly News on Friday, and not including what was scheduled to be on 20/20 later Friday -- suggested that a Vice President Palin was not going to crusade on the hot button social issues of abortion, embryonic stem cell research and homosexuality and would embrace John McCain's positions. She referred to the Arizona senator as "McCain" several times in the interview.
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Palin confused on Social Security, other issues
September 12, 2008
BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Columnist
WASHINGTON--Sarah Palin, talking about domestic policy with ABC's Charles Gibson in his second day of exclusive access on Friday, seemed confused about entitlement programs -- and unaware that Congress has little say in significantly reducing the costs of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.
When she seemed to equate these entitlement programs to agencies "where we can find efficiencies in every department" Gibson lectured her that agencies are not involved in entitlements. Palin -- who as governor of Alaska should be well versed in Medicaid since it is a joint state and federal program -- did not skip a beat, just plowing on about the growth of government.
When she seemed to equate these entitlement programs to agencies "where we can find efficiencies in every department" Gibson lectured her that agencies are not involved in entitlements. Palin -- who as governor of Alaska should be well versed in Medicaid since it is a joint state and federal program -- did not skip a beat, just plowing on about the growth of government.
Other points of the Palin interview -- in the segment shown on the ABC Nightly News on Friday, and not including what was scheduled to be on 20/20 later Friday -- suggested that a Vice President Palin was not going to crusade on the hot button social issues of abortion, embryonic stem cell research and homosexuality and would embrace John McCain's positions. She referred to the Arizona senator as "McCain" several times in the interview.
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In ABC Interview, Palin Seen As Struggling With Foreign Policy
In ABC Interview, Palin Seen As Struggling With Foreign Policy
Friday, September 12, 2008
CAMPAIGN NEWS US News and World Report
While the presidential campaign's back and forth was largely suspended on Thursday's anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, ABC World News used the occasion to run extended excerpts of Charles Gibson's exclusive interview with Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin, her first televised interview since coming on the national stage. ABC ran 10 minutes of the interview at the top of its broadcast, and another 2 1/2 minutes at the close.
Reviews of her performance tend to be more negative than positive, with a focus on her labored efforts to deal with foreign policy questions. The AP says Palin "struggled with foreign policy, unable to describe President Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against threatening nations and acknowledging she's never met a foreign head of state." The Chicago Tribune also notes Palin "seemed unfamiliar with the 'Bush doctrine,' which says the United States does not need to wait to be attacked before going to war." The New York Times says in "choosing Mr. Gibson as Ms. Palin's interlocutor, the campaign was going with a journalist known for having a mild manner but the gravitas to be taken seriously. But the interview was hardly gentle." Gibson "expressed exasperation" with Palin, complaining that she "had buried him in 'a blizzard of words.'" The Washington Times reports Gibson "also asked her about her travel experience, and she acknowledged that before a recent trip to Kuwait to visit Alaskan National Guard troops she had only visited Mexico and Canada and had not met personally with any foreign leaders."
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Friday, September 12, 2008
CAMPAIGN NEWS US News and World Report
While the presidential campaign's back and forth was largely suspended on Thursday's anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, ABC World News used the occasion to run extended excerpts of Charles Gibson's exclusive interview with Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin, her first televised interview since coming on the national stage. ABC ran 10 minutes of the interview at the top of its broadcast, and another 2 1/2 minutes at the close.
Reviews of her performance tend to be more negative than positive, with a focus on her labored efforts to deal with foreign policy questions. The AP says Palin "struggled with foreign policy, unable to describe President Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against threatening nations and acknowledging she's never met a foreign head of state." The Chicago Tribune also notes Palin "seemed unfamiliar with the 'Bush doctrine,' which says the United States does not need to wait to be attacked before going to war." The New York Times says in "choosing Mr. Gibson as Ms. Palin's interlocutor, the campaign was going with a journalist known for having a mild manner but the gravitas to be taken seriously. But the interview was hardly gentle." Gibson "expressed exasperation" with Palin, complaining that she "had buried him in 'a blizzard of words.'" The Washington Times reports Gibson "also asked her about her travel experience, and she acknowledged that before a recent trip to Kuwait to visit Alaskan National Guard troops she had only visited Mexico and Canada and had not met personally with any foreign leaders."
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In ABC Interview, Palin Seen As Struggling With Foreign Policy
Alaskans Notice Palin Sticking to Her Script
September 11, 2008, 9:51 pm
Alaskans Notice Palin Sticking to Her Script
Wall Street Journal Blog
Elizabeth Williamson reports from Fairbanks, Alaska, on the presidential race.
Alaskans hang on every word Gov. Sarah Palin has been saying on the campaign trail — and they’re noticing a lot of those words are the same.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner today had a big above the fold piece on Gov. Palin’s homecoming Wednesday that called her out with the headline: “Palin sticks close to same speech.” The lede of the story noted that the state’s governor “offered many of the same lines Wednesday at her welcome home rally that are fast becoming her standard.”
That’s what stump speeches are all about, but Alaskans clearly expected straight talk from their favorite daughter: the story notes virtually every made-for-Alaska deviation in the speech. Even Gov. Palin seemed to pick up on the “duh” moment she was providing for people in this oil-rich state, as she served up her canned plea for oil drilling. After the briefest pause, she added: “I feel like I’m preaching to the choir.”
The McCain campaign is tightly controlling Gov. Palin’s media availability. Other than the ABC interviews running now, they have shielded her completely, and she has made no casual forays into the press section of the plane on her Alaska trip.
The media are none too happy about this — but it may be her friends in Alaska who miss the unscripted Sarah the most.
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Alaskans Notice Palin Sticking to Her Script
Alaskans Notice Palin Sticking to Her Script
Wall Street Journal Blog
Elizabeth Williamson reports from Fairbanks, Alaska, on the presidential race.
Alaskans hang on every word Gov. Sarah Palin has been saying on the campaign trail — and they’re noticing a lot of those words are the same.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner today had a big above the fold piece on Gov. Palin’s homecoming Wednesday that called her out with the headline: “Palin sticks close to same speech.” The lede of the story noted that the state’s governor “offered many of the same lines Wednesday at her welcome home rally that are fast becoming her standard.”
That’s what stump speeches are all about, but Alaskans clearly expected straight talk from their favorite daughter: the story notes virtually every made-for-Alaska deviation in the speech. Even Gov. Palin seemed to pick up on the “duh” moment she was providing for people in this oil-rich state, as she served up her canned plea for oil drilling. After the briefest pause, she added: “I feel like I’m preaching to the choir.”
The McCain campaign is tightly controlling Gov. Palin’s media availability. Other than the ABC interviews running now, they have shielded her completely, and she has made no casual forays into the press section of the plane on her Alaska trip.
The media are none too happy about this — but it may be her friends in Alaska who miss the unscripted Sarah the most.
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Alaskans Notice Palin Sticking to Her Script
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Palin leaves open option of war with Russia
Palin leaves open option of war with Russia
CanadaTV
Sept 11 2008
CTV.ca News Staff
In her first interview with the media since being picked as Republican John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin said that Georgia should join NATO and war might be necessary if Russia invaded the country again.
In the excerpts from the first of three interviews with ABC News' Charlie Gibson, Palin advocated the inclusion of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO.
When asked if the U.S. would go to war if Russia again if it attacked Georgia, the Alaska governor said: ""Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.
"And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable."
On other questions of foreign policy and security, Palin towed the Republican line...
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Palin leaves open option of war with Russia
CanadaTV
Sept 11 2008
CTV.ca News Staff
In her first interview with the media since being picked as Republican John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin said that Georgia should join NATO and war might be necessary if Russia invaded the country again.
In the excerpts from the first of three interviews with ABC News' Charlie Gibson, Palin advocated the inclusion of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO.
When asked if the U.S. would go to war if Russia again if it attacked Georgia, the Alaska governor said: ""Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.
"And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable."
On other questions of foreign policy and security, Palin towed the Republican line...
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Palin leaves open option of war with Russia
The Bush Doctrine...What's That?
The Bush Doctrine...What's That?
Carla Marinucci, SF Chronicle Political Writer
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, emerging from media silence for her first serious interview as the GOP vice presidential pick, said Thursday that the United States might have to go to war if Russia were to invade Georgia again.
And on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, she appeared entirely unfamiliar with the Bush Doctrine, the central foreign policy tenet of the current administration, which asserts the right to wage preventative strikes in the wake of such terrorist attacks.
Palin made her statements during an interview with ABC "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson in which she was pressed on her foreign policy credentials and knowledge. Additional Gisbon interviews with Palin will be broadcast today on ABC.
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The Bush Doctrine...What's That?
Carla Marinucci, SF Chronicle Political Writer
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, emerging from media silence for her first serious interview as the GOP vice presidential pick, said Thursday that the United States might have to go to war if Russia were to invade Georgia again.
And on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, she appeared entirely unfamiliar with the Bush Doctrine, the central foreign policy tenet of the current administration, which asserts the right to wage preventative strikes in the wake of such terrorist attacks.
Palin made her statements during an interview with ABC "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson in which she was pressed on her foreign policy credentials and knowledge. Additional Gisbon interviews with Palin will be broadcast today on ABC.
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The Bush Doctrine...What's That?
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