A dolt is a dolt is a dolt.
Here is a portion of Katie Couric’s interview with Sarah Palin, by way of Newsweek. Couric asks the Republican VP candidate about the planned $700 billion bailout.
COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries; allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health-care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the–it’s got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health-care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that. (end of excerpt)
WTF! The woman has no idea what she’s talking about!  This is gibberish strung together out of bits heard on Fox News and seen in newspaper and web headlines, without a sliver of comprehension. I do not exaggerate: you could’ve pulled that answer out of your ass. She sounds like Dubya, but dumber. It is not sexist to call a dimwit a dimwit, especially if she’s running for the vice-presidency—and let’s face it, age and health are huge issues—probably the presidency of a nation which on Monday lost One Trillion Dollars in the worst financial crash since 1987. Gone, vanished, pffft.
Careful when you’re walking down Wall Street, watch out for falling stockbrokers.
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October 1st, 2008 at 00:24
Disney would be all up in this. Check the trailer out for “Head Of Skate”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeOvHeKPxrM
October 1st, 2008 at 01:23
And for your added delectation, Tina Fey in a brilliant turn as Sarah Palin:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/29/05246/8323
The truly scary thing is that SNL simply used Sarah Palin’s words in the skit. Here’s the actual interview with Katie Couric:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2x_ohCdnzs
A resplendent display of ignorance + overconfidence + incoherence + zero self-awareness in one perky package.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:11
Falling stockbrokers? That time of the century again? Honestly though, I never imagined it would happen again.
Were we hit by the Crash in the 30’s, during the American colonization? I don’t remember reading about it – the only things I read were labor issues, city planning, liberals vs. Catholics, and the Commonwealth issue.
What the heck is Palin saying? She doesn’t even understand what she’s saying! I was expecting her to cash in with her support for the middle-class concerns (more predictable of her, being the small-town hockey mom), but she wants to look as if she understands the issue and be McCain’s, uh, stage mom, and she fails miserably!!! After her interview I can see Katie Couric banging her head on a desk.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:17
she actually sounded like miss teen south carolina 2007.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:06
Kind of soothing, if you think about it. I mean, we in the Third World do not have the monopoly of having leaders that are not exactly known for their intelligence and sharp wit. And as for having good communication skills…sheesh. Fugeddaboutit. Just listen to Bush, for God’s sake.
Maybe that’s what one gets from constantly watching Colbert and Jon Stewart. You get the impression that American politicians are buffoons and dimwits. Not just their politicians, but some members of their press as well.
See, being rich does not protect a country from stupidity. Far from it.
What does, I wonder.
October 1st, 2008 at 13:52
I watched the SNL skit first before watching Palin’s interview, and was so shocked to see that SNL was really quoting her from that interview. If Amy Poehler had more resemblance to Katie Couric, you could easily switch SNL’s parody with the real thing.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:58
I love the bit about Russia –
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4478156n
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:13
If history were any guide, I’d say the Republicans should ask McCain to swap places with Palin. She’d be a shoo-in for president.
October 2nd, 2008 at 13:24
One pundit said it’s not that she does not know the answer. What’s more worrisome is that she does not seem to comprehend the question.