I agree with Larison: the Republicans' keeping Sarah Palin in media purdah is ridiculous. Yes, the press doesn't have to be coddled. But good grief, this woman wants to be the vice president of the United States! If she can't answer questions like any normal politician, what business does she have on the ticket? What a disappointment she's turning into. I'm with Ross, who has, like me, defended her fiercely as a cultural figure, but who has been let down by her post-convention performance. Excerpt:
The fact remains that she has given one fine speech, and two lackluster interviews, and has otherwise dodged the sort of rough-and-tumble venues and conversations that Huckabee welcomed, and which he used to make his candidacy for president seem more plausible than it initially appeared. Palin needs to at least approach the standard Huckabee set; she hasn't yet; and that failure is showing up in her approval ratings. There's still time for her to turn it around, and as you might expect, I'm pulling for her to do it. But at this point, there's an awful lot riding on that one vice-presidential debate.
I have to say that when I turned on the TV yesterday afternoon and saw her sitting there with Hamid Karzai, I winced.
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It occured to me during the two-week frenzy after the Palin pick that the Republicans were peaking too early. Since I don't think Palin is qualified, at the present moment, to be Vice President, and I don't think McCain is the right choice for President, I am happy the Republicans peaked too early.
McCain would have to be crazy not to have noticed that Palin is an attractive woman, Sheila. It's human nature to notice attractive people. But I don't think it means anything.
I don't believe we've necessarily heard the last of Palin, but I certainly hope McCain-Palin loses in November.
"I certainly hope McCain-Palin loses in November."
I wish both sides could lose. I have no wish to see Obama the Marxist in the White House either.
I feel your pain, Rob. I was for Hillary Clinton, now I'm for Obama because I think we need someone steady and sane at the helm, Marxist or no.
Turmarion:
"As a fellow native of Appalachia, I say to Michelle Cottle, "You go girl! Can I hear an amen?"
You got that amen, from another native of Appalachia.
After now watching Gov. Palin with three different interviewers, I'm increasingly concerned. This woman, possibly only a heartbeat from the presidency, appears at times incoherent, unknowledgeable, and lacking any insights beyond the talking points she's been stuffed with. I'm honestly beginning to fear Sen. McCain has picked his running mate in much the same way failing banks picked their subprime lendees.
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