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- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -17/+460I can't believe Sarah referred to herself in the third person. She seems a little more like Bush every day.
Check out the quote: "The Sarah Palin in those interviews was a little bit annoyed," she said. "It's like, man, no matter what you say, you are going to get clobbered. If you choose to answer a question, you are going to get clobbered on the answer. If you choose to try to pivot and go to another subject that you believe that Americans want to hear about, you get clobbered for that too."
So..."Sarah" says "Sarah was annoyed" because Katie wouldn't let her "pivot" and not answer the question. (By the way, you only get clobbered on the true "answer" when the answer is bad.)
Will she start using the Royal "We" next? - oswegodem, on 10/03/2008, -7/+424No kidding! How dare Katie Couric try to ask her questions to try and find out who she is-that's not how you perform an interview! Americans dont need to know what Palin stands for, they just need to know how cute she can be.
- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -5/+293ALSO: I can't believe that she has the stones to complain in this Fox interview that she wants to talk directly to the American people "without the filter." She is claiming that the media is blocking her access to the American people, when in fact it is her own campaign that is blocking her access.
- booksnmore4you, on 10/03/2008, -4/+278Here all Palin does is show her utter ignorance about the role of the press in society!
- RealityDigg, on 10/03/2008, -4/+210Good thing that Putin and Ahmadinejad won't annoy her, right? 'cause that might make her stumble.
- magus_melchior, on 10/03/2008, -3/+185"The Sarah Palin in those interviews was a little bit annoyed"
Translation: "Sarah Palin found Katie Couric's lack of obedience disturbing." - pennsykid2000, on 10/03/2008, -2/+160NPR commentator Ken Rudin: Palin’s debate performance was not even up to the low standard set by Dan Quayle. Biden should have said to Palin on Thursday, "I knew Dan Quayle. I served with Dan Quayle. And you're no Dan Quayle."
My biggest complaint is the notion that anyone would take Palin seriously, given the opposing ticket of Obama and Biden. Sarah Palin criticizing Barack Obama and Joe Biden is like my last place Pittsburgh Pirates criticizing the play of the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox--absurd on the face of it!
Palindrome: Short for “Palin Syndrome”, making statements that are as nonsensical read forwards as backwards. - baglady215, on 10/03/2008, -3/+122Man, Katie Couric is sexist, asking valid questions to a woman candidate. She wouldn't ask questions about the Supreme Court to a man. Wait... she did. My bad. But still, Katie Couric is sexist because she wouldn't let her talk about energy.
- inactive, on 12/08/2008, -2/+117I find her very childish. Literally. She has strong sense of entitlement, takes no responsibility for her own actions, and never considers that there may be some truth in the criticism against her. I would expect this from a 3-year-old, not a VP candidate.
- kismetropolis, on 10/03/2008, -6/+117Same story, with more information on crazy things she says: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Palin_Statements_on_ ...
She thought Couric wanted her to answer questions instead of "saying things [she thought] Americans want to hear".
From her own lips, ladies and gentlemen -- she is saying what she thinks Americans want to hear.
What we want to hear is the truth, not whatever she thinks we want. - stevets, on 10/03/2008, -1/+109Haha. So she's annoyed because she didn't get asked the questions that she wanted to answer.
Tough ***** lady. They were all valid questions, and you failed. If we wanted the same Nat'l security Q&A that's been at the forefront of every GOP candidates campaign since '01 we'd listen to Bush & Co's press conferences. Enough of the BS. It's time for something of substance. - mmmtoblerone, on 10/03/2008, -7/+115She already used the royal we in the debate last night. She was referring to what she would do as VP as what "we" would do. It was astonishing. Not as astonishing as her play for more power for the VP than even Cheney has grabbed, but still astonishing.
- jaymd33, on 10/03/2008, -3/+102Yes dear, you are in public office and seeking the 2nd highest office in the land. Of COURSE they are going to "clobber" you if you cannot answer questions or dance around them like a blathering idiot!
As a woman I'm completely disgusted that she continues to play the "but I'm just a girl" card. - relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -2/+95In fairness Joe Biden used himself in the third person a couple times in the debate too.
- rebotfc, on 10/03/2008, -6/+93To be fair Biden used the phase 'Joe Biden" a lot in the debate.
That said Palin is ***** clueless. - inactive, on 10/03/2008, -1/+84Palin: Waaaaaaa!!! Couric didn't let me control the interview! Not letting me pick the questions is nasty attack gotcha journalism!
- maynineteen, on 10/03/2008, -3/+84BOO HOO HOO, Palin. I want your feathers ruffled. How else will you handle a stressful crisis, should one arise?
- Solacer, on 10/03/2008, -0/+79Couric can't be blamed that Palin self-destructed. Couric was doing a puff-piece but Palin made her look like a journalist.
Tim Russert would've ripped her a new one. - bitsculptor, on 10/03/2008, -3/+81Wow... I really hope America is smart enough to send her back to Alaska. She loves to trumpet the "straight talk express" battle cry, but openly admits that she'll "pivot" (aka, be deceptive) to avoid potentially controversial questions. I'm guessing most of the Fox News demographic will actually believe that her bumbling wasn't due to incompetence, but because of annoyance at the pointed questions. ("What publications do you read?"... such a loaded question.)
- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -1/+78If she can't even handle Katie Couric, what makes her think she can handle the leaders of the world-- comprised mostly of *****?
- julian02392, on 10/03/2008, -4/+78I lol'd when she was talking about qualifications.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -2/+72"Some of his comments that he's made about the war that I think in my world..."
Stop right there. - richirwin, on 10/03/2008, -3/+71"Katie Couric tried to trip me up by asking me questions and such.
Bitch." - buddhika86, on 10/03/2008, -2/+69This is hilarious. She thinks journalists and all other people should ask questions that she can easily answer ? This could be one of the craziest things I've heard a politician say.
- BelatedHero, on 10/03/2008, -2/+69At least she doesn't start every sentence with "My friends..."
- Kinsbane, on 10/03/2008, -1/+63FTA / FTV:
"In those Katie Couric interviews, I did feel that there were lot of things that she was missing in terms of an opportunity to ask what a VP candidate stands for, what the values are represented in our ticket. I wanted to talk about Barack Obama increasing taxes, which would lead to killing jobs. I wanted to talk about his proposal to increase government spending by another trillion dollars. Some of his comments that he's made about the war, that I think may, in my world, disqualify someone from consideration as the next commander in chief. Some of the comments that he has made about Afghanistan -- what we are doing there, supposedly just air raiding villages and killing civilians. That's reckless. I want to talk about things like that. So I guess I have to apologize for being a bit annoyed, but that's also an indication of being outside the Washington elite, outside of the media elite also. I just wanted to talk to Americans without the filter and let them know what we stand for."
So, she essentially wanted to be Polly Parrot on the GOP's shoulder and recite talking points? And now she's butthurt because Couric didn't give her the chance? *****. Awesome. - Echota, on 01/05/2009, -3/+63Sarah Palin "clobbers"herself. She dosen't need any help to do that.
- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -3/+57OK, good point.
But IMO, her quote itself is still hilarious, with or without the "third person" reference. She was mad because she gets "clobbered on answers" -- when in fact she gives bad answers. You don't get "clobbered" for giving GOOD answers. Then she complains that she is criticized for AVOIDing answering questions. And then to top it off, she complains that she wants to be "unfiltered" and speak directly to the American people, when in fact it is her own handlers who have her hidden away and "filtered" her. - bitfreak, on 10/03/2008, -2/+55Politics is a full contact sport lady, get with it or get out. I hate to be the one to say it, but you are not special.
Then again, maybe you are "special". - redtaboo, on 10/03/2008, -0/+48Keith Olberman issued a challange last night after the debate. Sarah Palin Live on his show, Maddow's show or with both at the same time 1 HOUR - LIVE - NO EDITING
all she has to do is agree to answer at least 20% of the questions.....
where is the filter there? - KeysDisease, on 10/03/2008, -1/+49 They used to call the press the Fourth Estate, indicating it's rightful place among the other three branches of government, you know the one that keeps the other honest by discovering and reporting the fact and asking questions of those governing or seeking to govern on behalf of the governed.
- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -0/+47Although I disagree with most of what you said, I would like to point out that since Obama and Biden go on Fox, then Palin should have no problem speaking to Keith Olbermann.
- jessicaking, on 10/03/2008, -2/+48Exactly. How dare the "media elite" ask her questions that she doesn't want to answer or hasn't memorized the answer for? Who do they think they are - some sort of "reporter" people doing "investigation" and "Q & A"? How about we forget the Q and skip to the A? 'Cause she's got all of those memorized already. Throwing the questions in there is just confusing.
- PattySoandSo, on 10/03/2008, -1/+45It's hard to imagine how far down the chute we Americans have gone where our standards for the offices in our officialdom are so low that the likes of Sarah Palin can not only contend for one of the highest of such offices, that natural selection did not keep her out of all the preceding offices she has held all the way down to Wasilla City Council, but that such a bush-leaguer (pardon the pun) can bitch and whine in an attempt to curry pity and sway popular opinion because they are asked fundamental questions related to the office they might one day hold (god help us if she does!)
- StarThrower2, on 10/03/2008, -1/+45Awww poor little Sarah! Supposed to be so tough. Tsk, tsk, tsk, gets creamed by Katie Couric and goes crying to the public about it.
And HOW 'BOUT BIDEN WINNING THE DEBATE?? CNN poll: 51%-36%, not even close! - oblique63, on 10/03/2008, -2/+46"... being outside the Washington elite, outside of the media elite ..."
just because you don't know jack ***** about how something is done (i.e. conduct an interview, run Washington, etc), does not make someone who does know what they're doing a ***** 'elitist,' you stupid *****... - ChristPissed, on 10/03/2008, -2/+44Sarah Palin is an appalling crybaby.
- dalnet22, on 10/03/2008, -1/+42All ya have to do is answer the questions.
- NightEmber79, on 10/03/2008, -2/+39First off... Deport Murdoch. Perhaps in a small wooden boat that gets "lost at sea". Secondly, vapid stupid beauty queen sportscasters are in no way qualified to manage a Starbucks let alone break ties and try and seize more power for the Republi-Tards. On the plus side, after listening to her speak, I'm sure that Trig will grow up to be smarter that his mother.
- chanop, on 10/03/2008, -1/+36Every time I hear her talk, I want to hit that Adblock "block" tab on the video
- FiestyPumpkin, on 10/03/2008, -3/+38Well, guess what, Palin? You annoyed the hell out of all of us who watched your lame ass interviews. I was annoyed that you couldn't answer the questions. I was annoyed by your side stepping the questions. I was annoyed by your blank stare when someone asked you something that you had no answer for. In the Gibson interview, I was annoyed the way you said "Charlie" after each sentence. I was annoyed by your lies. I was annoyed that you think you can wink your way out of a situation. I find it annoying that you can even think you have what it takes to be VP. Your flute playing was annoying. Your voice is annoying. You are just an over-all ANNOYING person.
- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -1/+36No way man, she was a journalism major, she totally understands the role of the press. ;-)
- AmazingSteve, on 10/03/2008, -2/+37Awww, she's throwing a tantrum because cute an folksy doesn't play as well in the rest of the States and the big bad media won't play along.
- IllBeBack, on 10/03/2008, -0/+35Especially since NONE of the people John McCain is talking to when he says "My friends" would ever consider him their friend. He's way too creepy.
That phony fake smile/grimace thing he does puts chills down my spine. - StarThrower2, on 10/03/2008, -0/+34The bottom line for me is this: Did Palin help her ticket? Probably not much. Did she "stop the hemorrhaging" caused by her previous train-wreck performances in interviews? Yes. And that's why all the work we've done to expose her radical views is still so important. She bobbed and weaved, trying to sound reasonable and moderate on issues like abortion and gay rights -- when in reality she is as far to the right as anyone currently in public office. She said she would "counsel" a rape victim to "choose life" -- when in fact she'd change the law to deny a woman who was raped from having any choice in the matter. She's so "tolerant" that as governor she supported a special election to oppose gay couples from getting domestic partner benefits.
Got to keep exposing the truth about her record. - Meadow113, on 10/03/2008, -0/+32I would like to hear something about tax cuts and jobs. We have given the wealthy HUGE tax cuts for the last 8 years, where are the jobs Sarah?
- AmazingSteve, on 10/03/2008, -0/+31We've seen about all were going to see of Palin before election after a day or 2 of attemted damage control. She's gonna be on a short leash and a media blackout come Monday.
- brundlefly76, on 10/03/2008, -1/+31OMG, what is she going to do when she is President?
Complain that Iran and Iraq aren't being polite to her?
She needs to grow a pair and take responsibility for herself - she can't be whining like a little girl. - magus_melchior, on 10/03/2008, -1/+30She knows what the Republicans think of the press: An entity that should be a conduit for Republican talking points.
They already have Fox News and countless conservative outlets as their mouthpieces. - CouchTomato, on 10/03/2008, -1/+29That's what they must be teaching in schools of Wasilla Alaska. Don't know the answers? Get annoyed at the examiner for asking relevant questions.
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