Comments on The Bush Doctrine

But she can SEE Russia from parts of the state that she never visits! She should be the fucking Pope!

Forget the pope, she should be God's personal assistant. She can see Russia, come on! Why are people so...oh wait, if she can see Russia, does that mean I can cancel my classes when I see the classroom/lecture hall?

Gibson is playing softball. Instead of giving her the definition He could have said "I'm sorry to have to press this but this is important, if you can't tell me now what the Bush doctrine is, then I and America must assume you don't know what the current presidents doctrine is. Again what is the bush doctrine?"

Wow - Gibson isn't exactly a hard ball interviewer here, and she still looks terrible.

No wonder they've kept her from the press.

By the way - on the View, during McCain's interview, he suggested he and Obama visit the show together. When one of the hosts quickly inserted 'that would be good for the VP candidates as well' McCain IMMEDIATELY deflected, saying 'the electrion is really about the primary candidates.' They just want no chance of her appearing somewhere unscripted.

Poke your head outside the echo chamber for even just a moment (it might help you understand Obama's recent freefall in the polls). From the perspective of the "average American" (the Walmart, Applebees, American Idol America), Palin absolutely nailed that question. Lost a point or two when Gibson threw out the "blizzard of words" comment, but otherwise, her response was exactly what was needed.

Guess what Sloggers, it doesn't matter that you're smarter than Palin. The average American couldn't even spell "Bush Doctrine", yet these are the people who will be electing your next President.

Hope your smug, pretentious derision will be enough to comfort you during another four years of Republican presidential "leadership"...

Did he ask her if the earth is 6000 years old?

I get the whole "not prying into someone's personal religious views" thing, but if Obama had to defend something his pastor said, Palin ought to come clean about her young earth creationist views - which strike even most Christians as unbelievably wacky.

And did he call it "The Bush Doctrine" ?

Nope.

off topic but still about Palin -
It BOTHERS me that she shows that much leg (in heels no less) as a politician. no matter what you think of Hillary, I think pantsuits, pants, or at least longer skirts are waaaay more appropriate attire for a politician. you don't see the men running around showing that much skin do you?
I'm not against women looking feminine, or pretty, in the political arena. just (especially) in Palin's case (she's got nice legs, dammit, it will make a difference to a certain kind of voter!) it is not appropriate.

The real problem is that most Democratic politicians (including Obama) and voters ENDORSE the notion of preemptive war. They don't care if it violates international law. There's never been a serious debate about it. Which is part of why Palin doesn't know what it is. She doesn't need to.

@5--Way to exemplify smug, pretentious derision, yo. Jesus. Oh, and I didn't know you had a direct connection to ALL AVERAGE AMERICANS! Wow. You must be so important.

War with Iran? Sure...

War with Russia? Piece of cake...

Let's just show all those pussies who's in charge, and that'll take care of our standing in the world.

I thought the bush doctrine was Palin's sex ed policy.

If McCain wins, forget moving to Canada; I'm just going to kill myself.

@5, testify brother. It drives me crazy the way the progressive left seems to think they can win merely on the basis of better ideas and better governing. Many Americans, probably more than half, don't want to hear nuanced discussions about civil rights and international law, they want to hear "if you fuck with us, we'll bomb the shit out of you", even with the Iraq debacle staring them in the face.

The left calls these people morons, and then threatens to decamp to Canada. But guess what? Those morons are going to keep you out of power if your only answer to terrorist violence is an appeal to law and diplomacy.

After McPain croaks, the Palin Doctrine will be all that matters: We will possibly go to war with any nation that we can see from Alaska.

Hell! She's got nice legs. Isn't that one of the main reasons she was picked?????? Her selection doesn't have anything to do with experience.

Oohhh and @5:
Guess what? I'm an idependent voter, avid Stranger reader, musician & social worker and... I enjoy "American Idol." Is your head going to explode now?? Pretty please???????

Rumor*: For her final foreign policy briefing, McCain campaign to send Sarah Palin to EPCOT.

*That I just made up.

yesterday evening i asked every woman i talked to if they knew what the Bush Doctrine was, and none of them did.

and Charlie Gibson doesn't know what Hubris means.

@10:

Well, if @5 can SEE an "average American" from where they're standing, clearly that is sufficient to make them an expert on what average Americans think, no?

And which of the polls exactly show Obama in "free-fall"? Every poll I've seen come out in the past few days either shows O with a slight lead, or at worst, neck-and-neck with McSame. In other words, the slight post-convention bounce the GOP ticket enjoyed last week has all but disappeared.

@5: sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has...

@8,

It's definitely unprofessional. If she were a lawyer, that much leg would get her kicked out of the courtroom.

Man, even at face-to-face volume, her voice is just indescribably ear piercing. Is it just me? It's really one of the worst things I've heard.

@18 - So I take it then that you'd also have no problem with any of your friends being vice president of the country? Must be an, um, impressive bunch...

Her fist is out of control!

She's a fucking idiot.

What a dumb cunt. She is more suited to being a right-wing talk-radio douchebag than a politician.

@18: Hell, that's all I need to hear. If most women don't know what the Bush Doctrine is, why should we expect a lady vice president to know?

Do you think those women know that the U.S. Military recently invaded Pakistan and that the Pakistanis don't approve? Do you think Palin does?

i..hate..how..she..haltingly...speakes..to you...charlie...how..do you...maintain..a..straight..face?

I just joined that facebook group because I really do have more foreign policy experience than sarah palin.

wow.