Comments on: Transcript: Palin And McCain Interview

More In-Depth Answers To Questions Katie Couric Asked McCain And Palin On The Broadcast

[chazzzman2]

See the transcript of the earlier interview to get the true lowdown on Palin''s honesty:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eveningnews/main4476172.shtml

Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.

Couric: I''m just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

Palin: I''ll try to find you some and I''ll bring them to you.

(Interview ends)

Apparently, "I can give you examples" translates into "I''m making all this up to sway voters."

[bandit-560]

"The contribution of North Slope oil has slipped from 25 percent of U.S. domestic production in 1988 to about 17 percent today. The certainty of a gas pipeline is expected to increase exploration across the North Slope and should result in new discoveries and infrastructure expansions that extend the life of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS) beyond 2050. An early shutdown of TAPS would potentially strand about one billion barrels of oil reserves from the fields analyzed."


http://fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2008/08002-DOE_Releases_Alaska_Report.html

[benighse]

McCain acted like MR. GRUMPY as he interrupted questions to Palin just like he knew she was about to goof it up again....then he goofed it up on his own....what great irritable bowel syndrome answers John....YOUR CRASS JUDGMENT SHOWS YOU TO BE A MEAN TESTY NEGATIVE OL'' COOT....You have simply lost your marbles and should go home....It''s time to put McCain in the Manorhouse, not the Whitehouse!!!

[benighse]

WHY IS SARAH ONLY TALKING TO KATIE COURIC on CBS??????....No Newsweek, no Time, no ABC, no NBC, no MSNBC, no O''Reilly, no Sports Illustrated, no Modern Maternity, no Washington Post, no Bible Times even, no New York Times, no Fish and Game, no Kansas City News, no Barron''s, no Wall Street Journal, no Chicago Sun, no Field and Stream, no Hunting News, not even each or any of the local papers of the towns and cities she has visited and given the same speech in....only Katie Couric....and mostly softball questions that draw goofball answers....WHY????

....Now we know why McCain wants to HIDE her from even the Wasilla News and the Anchorage newspapers, let alone someone new other then who she has always talked to before...

Palin is the new Republican SCUD Missile....You just never know where she will blow up with her silly comments on TV and Radio. Every time I hear her words, I''m hoping it''s actually Tina Fey so we can say it really is a comedy routine, instead of her world view.

CAN WE PLEASE ELECT OBAMA and BIDEN in ''08! Let''s get to work and make this happen.

[tony_m1962]

Hey skmartin7 -- 4 or 5 posts below mine...:

"Many of you posting here don''''t know what you are talking about. It makes me sick!!"

That sounds like Palin giving us a retort...hehehe!!!

[timeforsam]

With so many brilliant & accomplished women to have selected from as a female running mate, McCain has shown that he should not be Pres. based on his selection of Palin. Yikes! Palin is an insult to those women. At a time in our history that requires no less than the best leadership that America has to offer, it was not only one of McCain''s biggest blunders to have selected Palin, it goes to show that McCain suffers from bad judgment. Palin herself is now the bridge to nowhere for McCain. Why we really like Obama is that it is crystal clear that he is one of the brightest men currently available to bring this Country out of the Bush 8 years of disaster and to reclaim respect around the world. I would prefer the two Maverick''s go Moose Hunting ASAP. Perhaps then we would have the top Mooseheads running!

[strandc]

Sarah Dodge the Question Palin. Why does she refuse to answer every question directly? What is she trying to hide? Why is she so evasive?

Not only is she evasive, she continually mis-speaks and uses improper english, further complicating whatever it is that she is attempting to say or not say. Is this the person I want speaking to represent me on the national and world stage? NO WAY. What an embarrassment!

McCain, in deciding that Palin is the best person in the country to be 2nd in line to the Presidency, proves that his judgement is reckless,rash and frankly horrendous.

This country is burnt toast if McCain/Palin win.

[binkygirl_99]

I think there wouldn''t be as much flaming rhetoric about Palin if she''d just answer questions as they''re being asked. The reason for giving interviews, and why we watch, is so we can find out where candidates stand on issues that are important to us, and vote accordingly. If it''s important to you as a voter where a candidate stands on abortion, shouldn''t you as a voter have a right to know what that stand is? Come on. We ALL want less abortions. As a candidate, it is your job if elected to help guide what should and should not be law. If you think abortion should be legal, say so. If you think it should be illegal, say so. Saying you want less abortions and are pro-life doesn''t help a voter who is either against or FOR you, because if you don''t believe in it but will allow it to remain legal without a fight, that might make a difference to someone who is a pro-lifer and wants less abortions and wants them to be illegal. Whoops! Am I catching on to something there? Is it possible that she doesn''t want to commit to any real stance whatsover with any conviction or certainty or demonstrable level of knowledge because she''s afraid to alientate even one voter? Is that really the kind of person we want in office - ANY office? She said as VP she wouldn''t be making laws, but there''s a real possibility she would become president should McCain win the election. So it IS important that she find some way to give a straight answer to some very important questions.

[skmartin7]

Many of you posting here don''t know what you are talking about. It makes me sick!!

[nycmom11]

Palin is practiced at making nice for the crowds. Personally I''m completely immune but she does seems to have a likeability factor for some. But she''s a smokescreen and nothing more. She''s McCain''s weak attempt to call himself a candidate for change when she''s no more than a diversion to keep us talking about her and her lack of qualifications when there are real issues affecting this country right now and other female Republicans in government who would be far better able to navigate them. Don''t know about you guys but given the many disturbing stories circulating about the way she conducted herself in office and her gift for rhetoric that ultimately says nothing, I''d be plenty worried if she ever got into the Oval Office for more than a tour.

[kim4short]

Don''t believe the hype. What Sarah Palin has in her favor is the gift of gab. You have to give her credit for being a public speaker who can work a crowd. The content of her speeches may give the impression that she is smarter than she actually is. However, her narrow knowledge base of foreign policy, "global warming" and economics among other things is evident when presented with what should be simple questions for someone running for VP of the US. Look beyond this smoke screen and you will merely see an egotistical woman that the republicans have posed to pull the wool over the eyes of those who want to see a female in office. Don''t fall for this fiasco. She''s no Hillary by a long shot. She may make a good PTA president but VP of the most powerful nation on the globe? Come on, wake up guys?

[rockysmom3]

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE WOMEN WHO WERE LONG LONG AGO...

Couric: Where do you stand on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?

Palin: I%u2019m absolutely for equal pay for equal work. The Ledbetter pay act - it was gonna turn into a boon for trial lawyers who, I believe, could have taken advantage of women who were many, many years ago who would allege some kind of discrimination. Thankfully, there are laws on the books, there have been since 1963, that no woman could be discriminated against in the workplace in terms of anything, but especially in terms of pay. So, thankfully we have the laws on the books and they better be enforced.

[arlinej]

I''m really sorry - I''ve never posted before and didn''t realize I was posting over and over. I still think it''s worth looking into, this connection between the McCain campaign and Westbrook Pegler.
Again, sorry about the multi-posts (although I see I''m not the only idiot who has done that).

[twentysixpt2]

Palin: It would have turned into a boon for trial lawyers.

This trial lawyer wants to know what exactly a boon is?

So she''s not going to pass legislation she feels people will litigate over? Ummm good luck with that, this is America, people litigate over EVERYTHING.

[zorar-2009]

Oh, I think they''''re just not used to someone coming in from the outside saying you know what? It''''s time that normal Joe six-pack American is finally represented in the position of vice presidency, and I think that that''''s kind of taken some people off guard, and they%u2019re out of sorts, and they%u2019re ticked off about it," Palin told Hewitt


"Average joe six pack & trailer park trash"

Get the hook!

[ekc1007]

For those of you criticizing Katie for her interviewing technique, questions asked, etc.:

Katie is a reporter. Her job as an American media outlet is to inform and educate U.S. voters. So many of you have complained that people in this country are uneducated about our candidates and the issues at hand, yet you criticize someone for attempting to get honest answers to share with the general public. Her "bullying" or acting like a "bull dog" was merely an attempt to encourage S.P. to provide educated, truthful answers. Furthermore, through this interview, Katie was able to show Americans that S.P. is under qualified and a puppet of McCain. Sure she has a few ideas of her own, but it is apparent with her constant flip-flopping that she is trying desperately to become what the Republican party and Conservative right (McCain included) would like her to be. As an Independent and a voter undecided on who should be our next President, I appreciate the fact that Katie is honestly, even if brutally, trying to inform our country about those who could possibly be our future leaders.

Thank you, Katie, for providing us with this interview. How about another with Obama/Biden???

[bigbowler5]

Could Todd Palin slap her silly and take her where she belongs....Alaska?
As Don King would say, "Only in America, where such a dumb azz could be so close to being the President!"
Wake up people!

[bemorefunny]

The Palin Syndrome is a good way for us (the public part of public service) to think.

Please consider, for example:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/business/worldbusiness/01global.html?ref=worldbusiness

Foreign policy requires responsibility.

[choponic]

This woman seemingly has an inability to answer questions honestly. Katie Couric has to badger her over and over to get a straight answer, and she STILL won''t simply answer.

"Do you believe man causes global warming?" NO - that''s Palin''s answer, and it''s been her answer before. She''s just not willing to say it outright.

Will you work to make abortion illegal, regardless of the circumstances?" YES - that''s Palin''s position, and her nonsense about respecting other''s choices is just that - nonsense.

How can anyone believe a word this woman says? I think the US deserves a woman president - but I''d like to see someone who has an iota of foreign policy and economic knowledge and one who can give a straight answer to a straight question...

[choponic]

This woman seemingly has an inability to answer questions honestly. Katie Couric has to badger her over and over to get a straight answer, and she STILL won''t simply answer.

"Do you believe man causes global warming?" NO - that''s Palin''s answer, and it''s been her answer before. She''s just not willing to say it outright.

Will you work to make abortion illegal, regardless of the circumstances?" YES - that''s Palin''s position, and her nonsense about respecting other''s choices is just that - nonsense.

How can anyone believe a word this woman says? I think the US deserves a woman president - but I''d like to see someone who has an iota of foreign policy and economic knowledge and one who can give a straight answer to a straight question...