Transcript: Palin And McCain Interview

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

(CBS) 
Couric: Over the weekend, Gov. Palin, you said the U.S. should absolutely launch cross-border attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan to, quote, "stop the terrorists from coming any further in." Now, that's almost the exact position that Barack Obama has taken and that you, Sen. McCain, have criticized as something you do not say out loud. So, Gov. Palin, are you two on the same page on this?

Palin: We had a great discussion with President Zardari as we talked about what it is that America can and should be doing together to make sure that the terrorists do not cross borders and do not ultimately put themselves in a position of attacking America again or her allies. And we will do what we have to do to secure the United States of America and her allies.

Couric: Is that something you shouldn't say out loud, Sen. McCain?

John McCain: Of course not. But, look, I understand this day and age of "gotcha" journalism. Is that a pizza place? In a conversation with someone who you didn't hear … the question very well, you don't know the context of the conversation, grab a phrase. Gov. Palin and I agree that you don't announce that you're going to attack another country …

Couric: Are you sorry you said it?

McCain: … and the fact …

Couric: Governor?

McCain: Wait a minute. Before you say, "Is she sorry she said it," this was a "gotcha" sound bite that, look …

Couric: It wasn't a "gotcha." She was talking to a voter.

McCain: No, she was in a conversation with a group of people and talking back and forth. And I can tell you that I would say, if I was asked, of course we have to do what's necessary to protect America. The question is, is whether you make an outright public announcement the way that Sen. Obama did. And I don't think you do that. And … I'll let Gov. Palin speak for herself.

Palin: In fact, you're absolutely right on. In the context, this was … a voter, a constituent, hollering out a question from across an area asking, "What are you gonna do about Pakistan? You better have an answer to Pakistan." I said we're gonna do what we have to do to protect the United States of America.

Couric: But you were pretty specific about what you wanted to do, cross-border …

Palin: Well, as Sen. McCain is suggesting here, also, never would our administration get out there and show our cards to terrorists, in this case, to enemies and let them know what the game plan was, not when that could ultimately adversely affect a plan to keep America secure.

Couric: What did you learn from that experience?

Palin: That this is all about "gotcha" journalism. A lot of it is. (laughter) But that's okay, too.

McCain: We don't mind. We just …

Palin: That's okay.

McCain: That's life.

Couric: Gov. Palin, since our last interview, you've gotten a lot of flak. Some Republicans have said you're not prepared; you're not ready for primetime. A conservative columnist, Kathleen Parker, went so far to say that you should step down from the ticket.

Palin: Well, I don't know who she is, and I apologize for that. So, and I don't wanna offend her, but I don't know who she is. So I won't take …

Couric: But there has …

Palin: … her words necessarily to heart.

Couric: … people have questioned your readiness since that interview. And I'm curious to hear your reaction.

Palin: Well, not only am I ready but willing and able to serve as vice president with Sen. McCain if Americans so bless us and privilege us with the opportunity of serving them, ready with my executive experience as a city mayor and manager, as a governor, as a commissioner, a regulator of oil and gas, not only with my résumé proving that readiness, but I think the important thing here is that John McCain and I, we share a vision for America that includes energy independence.

It includes securing our nation, first and foremost. It includes an environment where we are cherishing every child in this country and we are providing them good education opportunities. And top of our agenda, too, in getting our economy back on track, we share a vision of job creation in America so the hard-working American families can start paying their bills, not worrying so much about their future, their retirements. I look forward to working with him on those items on our agenda.

McCain: Let me just … the end of that. This is not the first time that I've seen a governor being questioned by some, quote, "expert." I remember that Ronald Reagan was a cowboy. I remember that Bill Clinton was, ah President Clinton was a governor of a very small state that had no experience either.

I remember how easy it was gonna be for Bush I to defeat him. I still recall, (laughter) whoops, that one. But the point is, I've seen underestimation before. And that's fine. We understand that. We understand what this is all about. So, I'm very proud of the excitement that Gov. Palin has ignited with our party and around this country. It is a … level of excitement and enthusiasm, frankly, that I haven't seen before. And I'd like to attribute it to me (laughter.) But the fact is that she has done incredible job. And I'm so proud of the work that she's doing.

Palin: Thank you.

Couric: A former Bush speechwriter, David Frum, questioned your judgment of putting, quote, "such a neophyte second in line to the presidency."

McCain: Well, David, God bless you and good luck in your speech-writing ambitions (laughter.) And I will ask after … for our inauguration, we'll ask you to write the speech for us.

Couric: I want to start with climate change, if I could. What's your position on global warming? Do you believe it's man-made or not?

Palin: Well, we're the only arctic state, of course, Alaska. So we feel the impacts more than any other state up there, with the changes in the climates. And certainly it is apparent. We have erosion issues and we have melting sea ice, of course. So what I've done up there is form a sub-cabinet to focus solely on climate change. Understanding that it is real.

Couric: Is it manmade in your opinion?

Palin: You know … there are man's activities that can be contributed to … the issues that we're dealing with now with these impacts. I'm not going to solely blame all of man's activities on changes in climate. Because the world's weather patterns … are cyclical. And over history we have seen changes there. But kind of doesn't matter at this point, as we debate what caused it. The point is it's real, we need to do something about it. And like … Tony Blair had said … when he was in leadership position, he said, "Let's all consider the fact that it is real." So instead of pointing fingers … at different sides of the argument as to who is to blame, and if nature just to blame, let's do something about it. Let's clean up our world. Let's reduce emissions. And let's go with reality.

Couric: Because, if it's not man-made, then one might wonder, well, how can human beings contribute to a solution?

Palin: Well, human beings certainly are contributing to pollution today. And to some adverse effects on the environment. And it's all of our jobs to do to clean things up. And that's what we're committed to doing.

Couric: So you do believe … that man is contributing to global warming, because you just said they're causing pollution. Of course, pollution causes global warming.

Palin: I believe that there are a lot of causes. And there is one effect. And one is changes in the climate. And there are things that we can do to make sure we're cleaning up the environment. I also formed an integrity office that solely is focused on petroleum, on pipelines, on those things that we do up there in Alaska to contribute to the U.S. domestic supply of energy.

Where we can focus solely on environmental protections. There are a lot of things that I've done there in that arena of environmental protection that have kind of ticked off some in my own party thinking that I went too far. But I've always been of the mind that, you know, we gotta prove that we can do this right. Safely, ethically, environmentally friendly developments, or we're not gonna be allowed to unlock our lands and tap these supplies.

Couric: John McCain proposed legislation calling for mandatory caps on global warming gases or CO2 emissions. Do you agree with that?

Palin: I support his position on that. Absolutely.

Couric: But he somewhat backtracked on the campaign trail saying it wouldn't, they wouldn't, the caps wouldn't be mandatory, they'd be voluntary. So what do you think? Do you think voluntary caps go far enough? Or they should be mandatory?

Palin: He's got a good cap and trade policy that he supports. And details are being hashed out even right now. But, in principle, absolutely, I support all that we can do to reduce emissions and to clean up this planet. And john McCain is right on board with that.

Couric: Voluntary or mandatory in your view?

Palin: We're gonna keep working on how it can be implemented to actually make sense and make a difference.

[benighse]

WHY IS SARAH ONLY TALKING TO KATIE COURIC on CBS??????....No Newsweek, no ABC, no NBC, no MSNBC, no O''Reilly, no Sports Illustrated, no Washington Post, no New York Times, no Kansas City News, no Barron''s, no Wall Street Journal, no Chicago Sun, no Field and Stream, no Hunting News, ....only Katie Couric....and mostly softball questions that draw goofball answers....WHY????

[thebob-bob]

Well golly, she sure was her usual non-answering self. They made McCain baby-sit her this time so that he could protect her if she got in trouble. How patronizing.

Oh boy, Gwen is going yo have her hands full.

[lewis011504]

I think it''s clear who Couric is planning on voting for in November. It''s so obvious by how much badgering she''s done to Palin in her two interviews with her. Some of these questions don''t have any clear answers, and I think she knows this. I read between the lines, and I see an HONEST person. She''s not going to say something, one way or the other, that she doesn''t COMPLETELY believe in. If she''s going to be that tough on Palin, she should be equaly as tough with Biden and with Obama. This is ridiculous. I am hoping others are smart enough to see what the media is doing. I am proud of Palin, in her honesty. I am ashamed of our liberal media, who seem to make fun of people who have the guts to stand up for what''s moral. Palin''s right, we SHOULD stand up more for the sanctity of life - - whether that''s popular or not, I don''t care. It''s the right thing. As far a evolution and christianity being taught in our schools - - Palin''s absolutely right: they''re both theories. If you don''t think so, are you brave enough to say that if there is a possibility that a God exists? I''m not. Don''t be so concieted.

[expert47]

Dear Sarah, you are about as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Your vague, inept, pointless, weird, incorrect, adlibs are sad excuses for answers.

We all know you don''t have an original thought in your head.

What I wish Katie asked you, when you said your story was an open book, would have taken hours.

Why do you support killing wolves?
Why did you promise to cooperate in firing Walt Monegan and then changed your mind when you got tapped for being VP?
IS it true you gave Johnny Oldman a woodie?
IS it true your husband is a co-govenor?
Why did 2000 people rally in opposition to you on Saturday?

I have hundreds more.. lets chat over tea and a wolfburger. Oh, I''m sorry, you just slaugher them so you can kill more moouse. Silly me.

You will be slaughtered yourself on Thursday. You won''t have any help on stage, they won''t let Johnny Old be there with you. And they know you''ll likely try to wear an earpiece to get cognigent answers, although even those will be McCainized.

And is it just me, but does your pal, Johnny Old only run ads that attack Obama? Obama runs ads that state his policy without even mentioning the old codger.

You are sad. Go back to Alaska and face your constituents. Then come back in 8 years.

[lewis011504]

Okay. I don''t know what happened to my previous comment, and I think this site is biased, or it would have gone through. It''s so obvious who Couric is voting for in October. I''m ashamed of her interview of Palin. It wasn''t so much about what she can do for our country, as it was a liberal nit-picking on Palin. Why is she asking Palin, several times, what her stance is on the morning after pill or abortion? Palin made it clear that she is for sanctifying life, that should be enough of an answer. There are no clear cut answers in the questions that she gave, and Couric knows this. I am hoping others are smart enough to see through all of the biasly framed questions. I am proud of Palin for standing up for her beliefs in front of media that makes fun of moral choices. The media should be ashamed. I believe there is a God out there, and that he is very disappointed in our media for how they make fun of people standing up for right choices. Also, with the questions on Evolution and Creationism being taught in public schools: They ARE both theories, where we are sitting (at least). To say that they aren''t is to be very conceited. You better hope that there isn''t a God out there, because if there is you''ve put yourself above him.

[expert47]

Lewis, if you think her questions were tough, you need to get a grip. She softballed her over and over and Sarah couldn''t even answer the simplist of questions, choosing to circle the question with inane and mostly off-topic answers that never answered the question.

Wait til Gwen Ifill gets her and actually asks questions that demand actual answers.

And why, if katie is sooooooo tough, why doesn''t she face the easy news media? the NY Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune.

Oh, how we need Tim Russert. He''d make it all make sense.. And why did your boy, Johnny Old skip Letterman???? Duh.. of course, we know.. He would have been hammered by Letterman. Why don''t you go visit Dave. He''s not even a journalist.. Oh wait, you are!! I totally forgot. Oh wait, you were a beauty pageant girl, a sports reporter, and a mayor who hired an assistant to do all the work. Had to get more reading in?

Just sad.. Fortunately, Johnny Olds blunders this week has caused his poll numbers to start sliding! And trust me, your schtick might work with a small number of country folk, but the people in NY, DC, LA and other metropolitan areas won''t buy your country girl bs..

You''re about to be toasted..

Dead debater walkin.

[stevehp1]

This woman is a complete idiot. Hey Sarah; go back to Alaska and burn some books. How could McCain make such a poor choice. He is toast.

[expert47]

books.. forgot that one.. why didn''t katie actually ask her questions about real topics? My guess.. McCain said if she did, they''d walk out..

You want the truth, You can''t handle the truth.

[spencer042]

Katie Couric has been relentless in her attacks on Sarah Palin. I think Sarah finally came back at Katie today- thank goodness! Katie is certainly not being objective.

[expert47]

relentless?? gee sarah, whats your opinion on abortion in cases of rape or incest?

Wow, that''s a tough, unfair question..

Yea.. relentless.. hahahaha

[kellycorene]

Obviously this is cut from the transcript of Katie interviewing Sarah. I%u2019m curious/stumped about her statement that %u201CA vice president doe not make law%u201D, but that it%u2019s the %u201Clegislature%u201D.

The vice president can be a voting member in the senate, where the legislative branch makes the laws

[expert47]

kelly, geeze.. you can''t expect a party candidate to actually know stuff.. stop picking on her!

did you hear all the moaning and groaning at McCain World HQ? They were all screaming SHUT THE F UP at the tv screen..

[arlinej]

I wish SOMEone would ask her about the quote she used in her acceptance speech by Westbrook Pegler. She referred to him a simply "a writer" - does she even know who he is? It''s like quoting Hitler! Why has she gotten away with this?

[arlinej]

I wish SOMEone would ask her about the quote she used in her acceptance speech by Westbrook Pegler. She referred to him a simply "a writer" - does she even know who he is? It''s like quoting Hitler! Why has she gotten away with this?

[expert47]

Hair on Palins hair hides the transmitters and power supply.. She hasn''t got an original thought to share and her speech at the Conv was 100% written for her..

Ask her questions about it, she won''t have a clue.. but what''s different about anything else she does?

[arlinej]

I wish SOMEone would ask her about the quote she used in her acceptance speech by Westbrook Pegler. She referred to him a simply "a writer" - does she even know who he is? It''s like quoting Hitler! Why has she gotten away with this?

[arlinej]

I wish SOMEone would ask her about the quote she used in her acceptance speech by Westbrook Pegler. She referred to him a simply "a writer" - does she even know who he is? It''s like quoting Hitler! Why has she gotten away with this?

[arlinej]

I wish SOMEone would ask her about the quote she used in her acceptance speech by Westbrook Pegler. She referred to him a simply "a writer" - does she even know who he is? It''s like quoting Hitler! Why has she gotten away with this?

[expert47]

Ya all know what''s funny? I grew up in MD when Spiro Agnew was govenor.. Who''d have thought he might have been brilliant compared to Palin?

Just cause he resigned because he took bribes.. Oh wait, Sarah took over $25,000 in gifts as gov..Isn''t that the same thing? Huh? Sarah??

[arlinej]

I wish SOMEone would ask her about the quote she used in her acceptance speech by Westbrook Pegler. She referred to him a simply "a writer" - does she even know who he is? It''s like quoting Hitler! Why has she gotten away with this?

[expert47]

Rather interesting.. An article elsewhere said Palin is practicing at McOld''s ranch for the debate, with?

Well, how about 3 of Bush''s old advisers..

So, what happened to Johnny McOld''s maverick ways? He''s such a maverick, he''s using W''s people to teach Palin everything she needs to know?

How huge is this irony? He wants change, and reform, yet her teachers are Bushites..

This is just soooo funny.

[desertaries]

Too bad Katie didn''t keep pressing on what newspapers and magazines Palin read...Palin says "all of them," and then goes off on how Alaska is part of the good ol'' USA. My Alaska-native friend says "Alaska''s like another country." I''ll bet Palin can''t name five magazines she''s honestly read on a regular basis prior to being asked to be VP candidate.

[jenyoung3]

Why is CBS withholding some of the interview clips when Sarah Palin failed to name some of the Supreme Court Cases?

American people deserve a right to learn as much as they can regarding the people who are seeking the highest office in the country

[jenyoung3]

Why is CBS withholding some of the interview clips when Sarah Palin failed to name some of the Supreme Court Cases?

American people deserve a right to learn as much as they can regarding the people who are seeking the highest office in the country

[wendy386]

I am not voting for McCain, but I will tell you your interview tactics Katie were a sickening embarrassment and your attempt to belittle Paulin were blatant and obvious. You are a sickening excuse for a woman. I feel like vomiting. How jealous are you? It seems as though you are oozing with jealousy for Paulin and your power hunger is obvious as your career moves and tactics show. Your jealousy is an embarrassment for all women. You should be removed from the forefront of American journalism. You should seek forgiveness. Ugh, what an embarrassment.

[vhs21-2009]

I''m a democrat and I can tell you I can see the bias. I am not afraid to say it. I may have a lot to disagree with when it comes to McCain/Palin, but when I see the media acting like this it makes me sick. It shows me how much people want to be told how to think rather than do the grunt work of sifting through all the facts ON BOTH SIDES whilst reading between the lines. It''s much easier to throw yourself to one party and act like a friggen cheerleader and believe all the bias *** and lies about book banning etc, isn''t it.

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html

[britnee8]

Um, okay, Wendy? Sweetheart? Learn to read because spelling Palin ''Paulin'' is the first signal of your alarmingly obvious ignorance. Secondly, Katie Couric would NEVER be jealous of a woman as dense as Sarah Palin, that''s a joke. As a woman, the only thing embarrassing about this interview taking place is that Palin is only in the limelight because she''s a woman and McCain was wanting to tap the female vote. Why else would he choose a woman he had met only once and only talked with on the phone for 15 minutes? It''s disgusting, and Katie Couric SHOULD BE pointing out the flaws in what a 71 year old man (who, let''s not kid ourselves, is likely to not survive a term if he is *god forbid* elected) is choosing to be his backup. It would be irresponsible not to.

[wendy386]

I am not voting for McCain, but I will tell you your interview tactics Katie were a sickening embarrassment and your attempt to belittle Paulin were blatant and obvious. You are a sickening excuse for a woman. I feel like vomiting. How jealous are you? It seems as though you are oozing with jealousy for Paulin and your power hunger is obvious as your career moves and tactics show. Your jealousy is an embarrassment for all women. You should be removed from the forefront of American journalism. You should seek forgiveness. Ugh, what an embarrassment.

[wendy386]

I am not voting for McCain, but I will tell you your interview tactics Katie were a sickening embarrassment and your attempt to belittle Paulin were blatant and obvious. You are a sickening excuse for a woman. I feel like vomiting. How jealous are you? It seems as though you are oozing with jealousy for Paulin and your power hunger is obvious as your career moves and tactics show. Your jealousy is an embarrassment for all women. You should be removed from the forefront of American journalism. You should seek forgiveness. Ugh, what an embarrassment.

[vhs21-2009]

Britnee your fear mongering about a 72 (not 71) year old guy not likely to survive is B.S. Sorry "sweetie", but even his mother is still alive and well. If you don''t like them, that''s one thing, but stop with the ***. Palin is in the limelight as a woman in the same respect as Barack is for being black. Either way, history is going to be made this election.

[britnee8]

Terribly sorry I don''t keep up with his birthdays. And as much as I''ve seen his mother, I''ve never seen her do anything more than wave (she might be doing more, I''m just saying I haven''t seen it) not to mention that I''m sure her life expectancy, being a woman, not being tortured for years, and not having cancer as far as I know, is longer than his. Also, Barack is in the limelight because he is a brilliant politician and the answer that our country needs, not because he''s black.

[wendy386]

I am so sorry, i thought the posts would show up on the last page and not the first. SO sorry for them showing up over and over. I also appologize for misspelling a name. I have a disability in my hands and my typing is often affected. I think the entire debate and fight between the dems and republicans is irrelevant and set as a stage to divert the American publics attention. There is a huge elephant in the room. Watch "Freedom to Fascism" and visit the campaign for Liberty website, then question who is uneducated. I may misspell and hit publish like a fool, but believe me, I pray you educate yourself about the dire situation America is in and I pray you take great responsibility to fix it. ;-)

[rmonroe401]

JoeE39,

So McCain has released his medical history? I heard he has refused to allow the media to see it. So how can you make that statement?

[AmFuzzy]

It amazes me that people believe what they read from organizations on the internet. If you actually went to the EIA''s own website and looked up the numbers you would easily see that 263,595 (thousands) barrels were produced within the land mass of Alaska AND another 91,824 offshore in Alaska giving Alaska 19.22947% of the Crude Oil Production of the US. I think this is the ALMOST 20% of the US she was referring to that the left liberals and even FACTCHECK.ORG seem to twist into a falsehood.

=====================================================
PALIN: As the governor of an energy-producing state, we''''re supplying 16, 17 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy coming from my state.

THIS IS FALSE. FROM FACTCHECK.ORG -

Alaska''''s share of domestic energy production was 3.5 percent, according to the official figures kept by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Posted by piniella at 02:10 AM : Oct 01, 2008

[joee39]

Monroe401
He has released enough medical history plus all the drugs he takes. That assessment is easily made. Even if he was actually dying of a serious cancer at this moment is life expectancy would be 5 years or so. So, based on what we know and the tables, I estimate 92 years. 8 years would be no biggie. The point is that people make ludicrous comments about McCain''s life expectancy being so short. No one in reasonable health at 72 has a life expectancy of only 8 years. Do your own research.

[wendy386]

google - "freedom to fascism" and "restore the republic"

The results will enlighten you. Take care patriots!

[elwik-o]

Britnee, your reply to Wendy was great. And Arlinej? BB is right - you need to be a little more original

[mascarponi-2009]

We have come to a very sorry state when the country holds its breath waiting to see if someone who could possibly be president possesses the requisite knowledge to do the job.

Recently on the Chris Matthews show, David Brooks said that Palin may be able to work up to mediocrity.

...Is this what the United States has come to that in such a complicated world we are willing to accept someone who has to work up to mediocrity? What happend to an expectation of excellence?

[djh36]

Katie Couric needs to remember how awful and inexperienced she was when she became the anchor for CBS Evening News. Now that she is so "experienced" she should leave behind her "gothca questions" and biased attitudes. Maybe CBS should start a new game show called "Pop Quiz" with Katie as the star.

[mascarponi-2009]

Prompted in part by the selection of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate, attention is focusing on McCain''s history of skin cancer and the need for more information about his medical records.

"I don''t see anything wrong with opening up the discussion," said Ronald Bronow, former chief of dermatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "What we want to know is, what stage is this melanoma? Particularly with the prospect of the vice president becoming the president... If you are an objective physician, you have to be concerned about this."

With just weeks before election day, McCain''s campaign says it has released all of the information needed to make a thorough assessment of his health, and then some.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN''s medical correspondent who was one of only a handful of reporters allowed into the review, summarized :

"We were given three hours to go over 1,200 pages of records. That is a lot to go through. It was very sort of cloak and dagger and I''m sure they had their reasons. Given that I had my medical training, I was able to hone in on what it thought was important more quickly. But the pages weren''t numbered, so I had no way of knowing what was missing...

[mascarponi-2009]

Famed conservative columnist George Will told a gathering of Senate aides on Monday that Gov. Sarah Palin is "obviously" not prepared to assume the presidency if necessary.

Appearing at a Senate Press Secretaries Association reception at the Cornerstone Government Affairs office, Will offered a harsh assessment of John McCain''s running mate.

Palin is "obviously not qualified to be President," he remarked, describing her interview on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric as a "disaster."

[dixiedem]

Sarah Palin''s comment about hearing Joe Biden since the 2nd grade was certainly a dig - ok. But, it was weird that rather than back up her claim with a comment like, "yea, Joe Biden is old politics" or something, she dove right in to Katie Couric''s perspective that it was a remark about his age - certainly hypocritical considering 72 year old McCain is the top of her ticket. She just doesn''t have the level of thinking on her feet that a person needs to be effective at this level of politics. Worse, she''s getting cocky and angry, and she''s blaming the press for her inability to rise to the occasion. Her reaction to her blunders are as bad or worse than the blunders themselves - if that''s even possible.

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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.

[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!