Thread: Charlie Gibson's Palin interview

Originally Posted by Philadelph

I won't be stepping further into this conversation, but for those of you who have seen any of the Gibson/Palin interviews (please DO NOT comment if you haven't), how can you seriously want this woman for VP? Did you not find her to look completely incompetent? If no, please explain!

Hi Alex,
Of course, your question is directed towards the Republicans in the group. Actually, maybe I can answer this for you, so gimme a minute to lay this out. Your question is how can someone find the Palin pick appealing, even after viewing the interview. That's it right?
This woman was nominated for the Republican VP role by the presidential nominee, Mr McCain. Even though most party members had probably never heard of her before this, that was not the most important thing. Even though there were probably countless blank stares when her name was announced, that wasn't crucial at all. And, even though those confused members didn't know exactly WHAT was so good about her for VP, that also didn't matter.
Nope, all those people needed was to be told those things, they needed to hear the story told properly (party line, in other words). THEN, they knew why they loved her for VP. Yeah, once those catch words and phrases were put out there, the GOP ate it right up!
So, to answer your question, it's very easy for Republicans to argue her as a good choice, no matter WHAT she comes off as looking like to others. I've read a bunch of reviews (both party commentators), and guess what, many of those people give Mrs Palin good marks in that interview. Certainly none of the Dems were included in that group, and that's the whole point here.
As you probably know, members of BOTH parties will lie to achieve a goal. Both will avoid truth or reason when it suits em, and try to incorrectly rationalize somehow what's obviously not true to most others outside their political circles.
Watch, you're gonna hear some members here defending her choice. She's fresh, a maverick, she's one of us, all that same party line crap. Hey, that's fine if you believe it, but yeah, that reasoning has to be defended in a logical manner.
In other words, being competent is NOT the issue here, but instead, it's one to avoid mentioning too much about. What IS interesting is that Mr McCain obviously feels like she's ready to be Prez if needed, and must have picked her for the good of the country?
No, I'm not a member of either party, and this is truly my objective view. Take my answer for what it's worth.
Martin

Oh, in all seriousness, I hope my post didn't offend anyone......just my cynical and jaded outlook. Did I also mention the Democrats were exactly the same when it suites em?