Palin explains comment on Biden
Katie Couric and Sarah Palin are getting to be a daily act.
Tonight, the Republican vice presidential nominee will be shown explaining to the CBS anchor a remark she made in Ohio on Monday about Democratic rival Joe Biden's longevity.
"I do look forward to Thursday night and debating Senator Joe Biden," Palin is shown saying. "We are going to talk about those new ideas, new energy for America. I'm looking forward to meet him too. I've never met him before. But, I've been hearing about his senate speeches since I was in like 2nd grade.
Backstage afterwards, Couric asks: "You made a funny comment, you've said you have been listening to Joe Biden's speeches since you were in second grade.
"It's been since like '72, yah," Palin replies, in an excerpt of the interview released this afternoon by CBS.
"You have a 72-year-old running mate, is that kind of a risky thing to say, insinuating that Joe Biden's been around awhile?" Couric asks.
"Oh no, it's nothing negative at all," Palin answers. "He's got a lot of experience and just stating the fact there, that we've been hearing his speeches for all these years. So he's got a tremendous amount of experience and, you know, I'm the new energy, the new face, the new ideas and he's got the experience based on many many years in the Senate and voters are gonna have a choice there of what it is that they want in these next four years."
Palin's uneven performance with Couric last week has already been memorably lampooned by Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live."
UPDATE: In the interview aired this evening, Palin also allowed that human activity might be contributing to global warming, a slight softening of her stated position.
She stood by her opposition to abortion, even in the "horrific circumstances" of rape and incest, saying she is "unapologetically pro-life." She said, however, that she does not foresee sending people to jail over the issue, but would hope that people would "choose life."
"I would like to see fewer and fewer abortions in this world," she said.
Palin also said that while she believes in God's hand in creation, she would not try to stop the teaching of evolution in public schools. "Science should be taught in science class," she said.
She said that she does not begrudge those who have made the "choice" to be gay, though many would dispute whether homosexuality is a choice.
"I'm not going to judge people," she said.
In a second installment of their first joint interview, Palin and her running mate John McCain agreed to disagree on drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- she favors it, he opposes it.
"You expect two mavericks to agree on everything?" McCain asked, saying it would be "boring" if he and Palin agreed on every issue.
"You can say a lot of things about us, but we're anything but boring," he said.
Watch the video. She was definitely being negative when referring to Biden's age, forgetting that her own running mate is 72 years old! LOL
What an idiot.
So, when is Obama going to explain the following?
- His long-term relationship with the domestic terrorist William Ayers?
- Why he sat in that race-baiting church for 20 years and not say a single word about the racist and hate-filled sermons?
- Why he selected Rev Wright to baptize his children?
- Why he selected Jim Johnson to lead his VP selection committee even though he knew Jim Johnson was responsible for taking sweetheart loans from Countrywide Financial?
- How he was able to win election to the Illinois State Senate by forcing his opponents off the ballot for minor technicalities and not running a fair/ up front race on its own merits?
These are MUCH more important and probing questions than the ones being asked of Sarah Palin. The mainstream media is in Obama's hip pocket. They do not have the gahunas to ask anything to Obama for fear of being called a racist.
I think she great she will not let the negitive people get in her way.
about time we get some guts in the white house.
This is truly the Goliath vs David debate and all those familiar with that biblical story it ain't a walkover by big Joe, as a matter of fact he better protect his forehead from Palins slingshot."WOOOOOOO,,,,,,AM"."GOLIATH JOE BIDEN IS FALLEN,HE IS FALLEN,THE GREAT GOLIATH FALLS HARD FACE DOWN AND HE IS GONE"
And this, my fellow America's is only the beginning of the end of the GOP's bid for the white house. Stay tuned for more foot in the mouth campaigning.
More and more evangelicals are now voting for Obama, given Palin's anti-intellectual characteristics -- which is ironic because McCain put Palin on the ticket in large part to secure the evangelical voting block. For those who are pro-life: if Palin got into office, her irrational decisions could cost many more lives than abortion ever has or will.
She was good at twisting her bad comments and making sense or them, but when ask questions that are not even complex or difficult during all of the three interview, she reminded me of her son Trig.
I never thought I'd miss Dan Quayle.
I have to admit, I love the fact that you socialists hate her. It makes me know she is something special. I think she is.
Is it just me...or did she misunderstand the question? Again?
It's going to be some debate on Thursday. They will coin a new term for a meteoric rise to fame that flames out in one burning crash. It will be called the "Palin Effect".
ok ! enough already about Palin's experience , she is running for the number 2 job , while Mr Hollywood , with the same or even less experience than Ms. Palin , is going for the number 1 job.......The media must have a crystal ball to know that Mr. McCain is gonna pass away as soon as He takes office and that Ms Pali will have to take over rhig there and then.......
I've read about Governor Palin education,in that she went through 4-5 institutions, and took 5-6 years to finally get her degree in journalism. The inability to stay on subject when asked questions. She may be trying to avoid tough questions, or she may be dealing with Attention Deficit Disorder. Typically, ADD ers are very good at things they enjoy and get bored and easily distracted in stressful situations. She may do a lot better job if placed on Ritalin. Just wondering?
Sarah Palin really give mothers an edge in handling home and work.She is something special for all mothers around the world in that she is just like any other mother.The world is due away with royalist and speciality treatment for only the minority of women the likes of queens and princesses as there are'nt that many around.Hardworking mothers really matters these days.
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