Comments on: GOP Has Buyer’s Remorse

By: CJHill

CJHill — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:07:49 +0000

“But if she’s such a great pick, why is she being hidden from the press? Why not even just a _single_ interview so she can tell us how awesome she is?”

Hey, Jaim -

Two things for you:

Like Matthew said – she’s doing a sit down interview with ABC News shortly.

And, when you take into consideration how the so-called non-biased media has treated her so far, why in the world would she talk to any of them? Because they’ll give her a fair shake?

Yeah, right.

cjh

By: Matthew C. Richards

Matthew C. Richards — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:01:03 +0000

To the person who said BS about her not granting interviews… Actually she will be doing an interview with ABC shortly.

By: Kimberly Morrow

Kimberly Morrow — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:58:57 +0000

I don’t think so. They are just getting started. If you want to see some slightly older interviews go here http://kimberlymorrow.typepad.com/painless_money_saving_tip/2008/09/sarah-palin-on-energy.html

By: I don’t think so, either. | BitsBlog

I don’t think so, either. | BitsBlog — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:06:49 +0000

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By: durablend

durablend — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:38:52 +0000

No worries–the campaign is graciously allowing Ms Palin to be interviewed on ABC by Charlie Gibson…no doubt to expound on important issues like where she gets her hair done, why she thinks Obama hates America, and the most important question of all–Pearle Vision or Lenscrafters?

By: Neo

Neo — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:35:51 +0000

You must be kidding .. the VP is always the more powerful position .. look at Cheney.

By: jr

jr — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:43:33 +0000

“what is a Democrat like me doing tutoring a VP candidate on foreign policy?”-Joe Lieberman

By: Nimrod Gently

Nimrod Gently — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:53:18 +0000

You want the president to be physically and mentally capable of the job from the start? What are you, some kind of arugula nibbling elitist?

By: Repack Rider

Repack Rider — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:51:08 +0000

Nah, we’re pretty patient.

Because being ready on Day One is overrated.

By: buma

buma — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:46:30 +0000

Obviously Palin will be on all the Sunday talk shows this week, to demonstrate her firm grasp of foreign policy and economic issues. Or maybe not.

By: Pug

Pug — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:37:05 +0000

After they go their separate ways it will be funny to hear the McCain campaign try to explain why Palin events outdraw the old man. You know thousands of starstruck wingnuts will show up at her events. His not so much.

By: daveinboca

daveinboca — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:14:43 +0000

Nah, we’re pretty patient. We’ll let her be VP, help the Old Guy reform government, build up some experience, and then she can run against Hillary in 2012.

Sounds like a good plan to me, and McCain is the kind of guy who might be willing to step aside and let Sarah deconstruct Hillary into “a million little pieces,” in 2012 like the fraud that was on Oprah’s brain-dead show. Being on Oprah is like a circus animal anyway. Too bad Sarah can’t jump up and down on Oprah’s couch, but the black bigot’ll probably have the Obamanable Showman back.

By: Jaim

Jaim — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:15:16 +0000

McCain’s too old to expect to be alive for another eight years, says a Republican?

Hmm, might want to work on your talking points there buddy.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:13:19 +0000

“Sounds like a plan.”

Sounds like a fantasy.

By: daniel rotter

daniel rotter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:37:38 +0000

“…build up some experience…”

Imagine the howls of a laughter from conservatives if a liberal said that a Democratic presidential candidate would use the VP job to “build up some experience”. Also, how do you know that Hillary will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2012, or that she will even run again at all?

By: Bill L.

Bill L. — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:55:14 +0000

Uhh, why wouldn’t the “Old Guy” be running for re-election in 2012?

“Reform government”…awesome. And I almost went the whole day without laughing out loud.

By: Dave in SoCal

Dave in SoCal — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:21:47 +0000

Oh noes, they’ve got the wrong candidate at the top of the ticket!

Nah, we’re pretty patient. We’ll let her be VP, help the Old Guy reform government, build up some experience, and then she can run against Hillary in 2012.

Sounds like a plan.

By: Jaim

Jaim — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:06:51 +0000

But if she’s such a great pick, why is she being hidden from the press? Why not even just a _single_ interview so she can tell us how awesome she is?

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/in-hiding-for-t.html

IMO, Palin secures the base for McCain but doesn’t bring swing voters in any substantive numbers. It might work, but personally I’m really confused now. Is the GOP for or against unwed teenagers getting pregnant? I mean, if Palin wants to legislate the criminalization of abortion and sex ed (i.e., “abstinence only”), don’t the American people have a right to know her thoughts on the issue of, say, parenting? Isn’t this the party that lectures us daily about how parents need to raise their children to be chaste and moral?

It’s a house of cards. A weird, tacky house of cards at that.