Sarah Palin is a brilliant pick as next VP of the US

[Veritas]

Charlie Gibson’s Attempt to Twist Sarah Palin’s Words
By John Stephenson (Bio | Archive)
September 11, 2008 – 21:03 ET

Hubris was indeed revealed in the ABC interview with Sarah Palin, and it wasn’t coming from Sarah Palin, but Charlie Gibson. But there was more than Charlie’s sneering condescending tone, looking down over the rim of his glasses like some snobby intellectual that bothered me. Twisting her words into a fabrication feeding the fear of theocracy was utterly insulting. It was especially insulting to claim that these were her “exact words” after being challenged on it. Watch this video excerpt from the interview to see the exchange.

Here is the transcript of the exchange:

GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” Are we fighting a holy war?

PALIN: You know, I don’t know if that was my exact quote.

GIBSON: Exact words.

PALIN: But the reference there is a repeat of Abraham Lincoln’s words when he said — first, he suggested never presume to know what God’s will is, and I would never presume to know God’s will or to speak God’s words.

But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that’s a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God’s side.

That’s what that comment was all about, Charlie.

GIBSON: I take your point about Lincoln’s words, but you went on and said, “There is a plan and it is God’s plan.”

Actually, Charlie, that is totally untrue. Here is what she actually said:

“Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God,” she exhorted the congregants. “That’s what we have to make sure that we’re praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God’s plan.”

Here is a tip for the future Charlie. Try not to rely on the AP for your “exact quotes”. It makes you look like a total fool, especially after condescendingly insisting you are correct.

[jficquette]

Veritas,

Everytime I see her I am more impressed. She is everything HC is not. She is bright, HC flucked her DC bar exam, She is professional looking, HC is a slob, she actually has answers to questions, HC would rather make up lies about being shot at by snipers.

If Palin was a socialist democrat she would be worshiped by the media.

McCain is running a great campaign. Usually Republicans are must mealy mouthed, try to be nice etc, try to debate the the issues etc. McCain is just stomping all over Obama and making the campaign personal which has caught Obama off guard. This is not your typical republican campaign.

I can’t wait until the debates. I may even be embarrassed for Obama considering how bad he is going to look next to McCain.

John

[jficquette]

Veritas,

Everytime I see her I am more impressed. She is everything HC is not. She is bright, HC flucked her DC bar exam, She is professional looking, HC is a slob, she actually has answers to questions, HC would rather make up lies about being shot at by snipers.

If Palin was a socialist democrat she would be worshiped by the media.

McCain is running a great campaign. Usually Republicans are must mealy mouthed, try to be nice etc, try to debate the the issues etc. McCain is just stomping all over Obama and making the campaign personal which has caught Obama off guard. This is not your typical republican campaign.

I can’t wait until the debates. I may even be embarrassed for Obama considering how bad he is going to look next to McCain.

John

[jficquette]

Veritas,

Everytime I see her I am more impressed. She is everything HC is not. She is bright, HC flucked her DC bar exam, She is professional looking, HC is a slob, she actually has answers to questions, HC would rather make up lies about being shot at by snipers.

If Palin was a socialist democrat she would be worshiped by the media.

McCain is running a great campaign. Usually Republicans are must mealy mouthed, try to be nice etc, try to debate the the issues etc. McCain is just stomping all over Obama and making the campaign personal which has caught Obama off guard. This is not your typical republican campaign.

I can’t wait until the debates. I may even be embarrassed for Obama considering how bad he is going to look next to McCain.

John

[jficquette]

Veritas,

Everytime I see her I am more impressed. She is everything HC is not. She is bright, HC flucked her DC bar exam, She is professional looking, HC is a slob, she actually has answers to questions, HC would rather make up lies about being shot at by snipers.

If Palin was a socialist democrat she would be worshiped by the media.

McCain is running a great campaign. Usually Republicans are must mealy mouthed, try to be nice etc, try to debate the the issues etc. McCain is just stomping all over Obama and making the campaign personal which has caught Obama off guard. This is not your typical republican campaign.

I can’t wait until the debates. I may even be embarrassed for Obama considering how bad he is going to look next to McCain.

John

[jficquette]

Veritas,

Everytime I see her I am more impressed. She is everything HC is not. She is bright, HC flucked her DC bar exam, She is professional looking, HC is a slob, she actually has answers to questions, HC would rather make up lies about being shot at by snipers.

If Palin was a socialist democrat she would be worshiped by the media.

McCain is running a great campaign. Usually Republicans are must mealy mouthed, try to be nice etc, try to debate the the issues etc. McCain is just stomping all over Obama and making the campaign personal which has caught Obama off guard. This is not your typical republican campaign.

I can’t wait until the debates. I may even be embarrassed for Obama considering how bad he is going to look next to McCain.

John

[LA_Renter]

I like this quote from Norman J. Ornstein, Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (a conservative think tank) concerning Palin’s interview

“She had me at hello Charley– had me scared to death….a series of knowledge and logic gaps that ought to shake every foreign policy specialist, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, to his or her roots.”

I don’t know of any thinking person that could have looked at that interview and not be shaken. What happened to the Republicans? This used to be the most buttoned up political party offering the most progressive views on what Governments role should be. When listening to politicians running for high office people are generally trying to determine if they agree with them on the issues, after watching this interview I came away with the perception that Palin does not really know what the issues are. I’m sorry but this selection is a big minus in my book.

[LA_Renter]

I like this quote from Norman J. Ornstein, Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (a conservative think tank) concerning Palin’s interview

“She had me at hello Charley– had me scared to death….a series of knowledge and logic gaps that ought to shake every foreign policy specialist, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, to his or her roots.”

I don’t know of any thinking person that could have looked at that interview and not be shaken. What happened to the Republicans? This used to be the most buttoned up political party offering the most progressive views on what Governments role should be. When listening to politicians running for high office people are generally trying to determine if they agree with them on the issues, after watching this interview I came away with the perception that Palin does not really know what the issues are. I’m sorry but this selection is a big minus in my book.

[LA_Renter]

I like this quote from Norman J. Ornstein, Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (a conservative think tank) concerning Palin’s interview

“She had me at hello Charley– had me scared to death….a series of knowledge and logic gaps that ought to shake every foreign policy specialist, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, to his or her roots.”

I don’t know of any thinking person that could have looked at that interview and not be shaken. What happened to the Republicans? This used to be the most buttoned up political party offering the most progressive views on what Governments role should be. When listening to politicians running for high office people are generally trying to determine if they agree with them on the issues, after watching this interview I came away with the perception that Palin does not really know what the issues are. I’m sorry but this selection is a big minus in my book.

[LA_Renter]

I like this quote from Norman J. Ornstein, Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (a conservative think tank) concerning Palin’s interview

“She had me at hello Charley– had me scared to death….a series of knowledge and logic gaps that ought to shake every foreign policy specialist, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, to his or her roots.”

I don’t know of any thinking person that could have looked at that interview and not be shaken. What happened to the Republicans? This used to be the most buttoned up political party offering the most progressive views on what Governments role should be. When listening to politicians running for high office people are generally trying to determine if they agree with them on the issues, after watching this interview I came away with the perception that Palin does not really know what the issues are. I’m sorry but this selection is a big minus in my book.

[LA_Renter]

I like this quote from Norman J. Ornstein, Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (a conservative think tank) concerning Palin’s interview

“She had me at hello Charley– had me scared to death….a series of knowledge and logic gaps that ought to shake every foreign policy specialist, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, to his or her roots.”

I don’t know of any thinking person that could have looked at that interview and not be shaken. What happened to the Republicans? This used to be the most buttoned up political party offering the most progressive views on what Governments role should be. When listening to politicians running for high office people are generally trying to determine if they agree with them on the issues, after watching this interview I came away with the perception that Palin does not really know what the issues are. I’m sorry but this selection is a big minus in my book.

[jficquette]

La-Renter,

I guess we saw different interiews. Gibson was the one who looked uniformed. He didn’t know the answers of the questions he was asking and I don’t think understood the questions he asked.

The Bush Doctrine was the clue. There is no “Bush Doctrine” other then a series of comments concerning our right to preemptive strike against countries attempting to us hard.

That’s why she asked him in what regards relative to the Bush Doctrine he was talking about.

Of course all the ill informed liberals didn’t know any more then Charlie.

John

[jficquette]

La-Renter,

I guess we saw different interiews. Gibson was the one who looked uniformed. He didn’t know the answers of the questions he was asking and I don’t think understood the questions he asked.

The Bush Doctrine was the clue. There is no “Bush Doctrine” other then a series of comments concerning our right to preemptive strike against countries attempting to us hard.

That’s why she asked him in what regards relative to the Bush Doctrine he was talking about.

Of course all the ill informed liberals didn’t know any more then Charlie.

John

[jficquette]

La-Renter,

I guess we saw different interiews. Gibson was the one who looked uniformed. He didn’t know the answers of the questions he was asking and I don’t think understood the questions he asked.

The Bush Doctrine was the clue. There is no “Bush Doctrine” other then a series of comments concerning our right to preemptive strike against countries attempting to us hard.

That’s why she asked him in what regards relative to the Bush Doctrine he was talking about.

Of course all the ill informed liberals didn’t know any more then Charlie.

John

[jficquette]

La-Renter,

I guess we saw different interiews. Gibson was the one who looked uniformed. He didn’t know the answers of the questions he was asking and I don’t think understood the questions he asked.

The Bush Doctrine was the clue. There is no “Bush Doctrine” other then a series of comments concerning our right to preemptive strike against countries attempting to us hard.

That’s why she asked him in what regards relative to the Bush Doctrine he was talking about.

Of course all the ill informed liberals didn’t know any more then Charlie.

John

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