First Two Segments Of Charlie Gibson’s Interview With Sarah Palin
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Energy, Foreign Policy, McCain, Palin, Religion, RepublicansThe other two segments will be on Good Morning America and 20/20.
World News Tonight – Part 1
As mentioned earlier, her lack of understanding of the Bush Doctrine and the “head of state” excuse are extremely troubling. And, in general, it doesn’t really seem like she truly knows about what she’s talking about.
I know that sounds harsh, but it definitely appears as if she has merely been told what to say instead of arriving to those conclusions on her own. And I think the distinction is important. Because after the neo-cons had such heavy influence over Bush and his disastrous foreign policy “decisions”, having somebody who has good judgement is key. And so, this is why she needs to do A LOT more interviews. Because I don’t know about you, but we need to get a much better sense of how her mind works.
World News Tonight – Part 2
Personally, I think this segment is probably the most worthless. Who cares if she hopes God blesses or condones our actions. Bush set the precedent for fundamentalism in the White House and he was voted into 2 terms. Time to move on.
Nightline
She certainly didn’t seem to know more about energy than anybody else in the United States, as McCain suggested yesterday. However, I think her non-answer of the global climate crisis is troubling. Because let’s just say that something happens to John McCain. Will Palin follow through with his agenda or follow the agenda she has pushed in Alaska, which seems to be “drill baby drill”?
Long story short, my opinion about Palin hasn’t changed much. She seems like she has the foreign policy knowledge of a Governor of a very low population state and the energy philosophy of somebody who has a very specific agenda. Neither of those make me think it’s appropriate she’s a heartbeat away.
More soon…
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September 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I thought she’d do better. She seemed programmed. She needs practice at delivery scripted lines with conviction.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:15 am
If she is so knowledgeable she sure didn’t show it. I think we are in a world of trouble if McCain/Palin ticket gets in. We need to consider McCains age and think about the what if he dies what will we have. Ifs like giving a person with no gun experience a gun. If he was going to choose a women he should have chose one with the knowledge of foreign policy and globle warming etc. No some one who has 2 be groomed on the matter 50 plus days befor the elections and 2 and a half month before she has to show up for work. I hope all you voters will look at the whole picture here before we all be in a situation we can’t correct or get out of.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:19 am
@asc
I think the opposite is true. She is being over groomed. Understandable given the “gotcha” nature of the interview gauntlet she will be facing, but a mistake. Let Sarah be Sarah.
Still – over all – not bad.
If you want a better picture of Palin’s grasp of energy issues, check out the Maria Bartiroma interview. This interview was conducted the week before she was selected by McCain. Very impressive.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:49 am
As a religious person, I feel the need to respond to the second video. While I don’t believe that the church should mess around in the state or the state in the church, I do believe that for religious people, faith does, and should, play an important part in politics. Justin may not care whether or not God condones our actions, but it’s important to me that my political leaders, if they are also religious, consider if what they plan is really what God wants for us. I do believe that whatever God wants for us is, indeed, the best path for this country.
In fact, Palin’s comment about not wanting God to be on our side but for us to be on God’s side I thought was beautifully worded. Religious people have a tendency to try and conform God’s will to meet their own so that we never have to wonder if what we are doing is right. Instead, we should be conforming our will to God’s will. Also, I was very happy that she made the point to not presume what God’s will is. None of us ever can, we can just hope we our following the right path.
Sarah Palin is definitely a fundamentalist. However, the ideas she expresses in this interview are not. Hopefully, every Christian or follower of any religion is always considering what God wants for our country and whether our current path is in sync with the one God wants.
September 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
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