Palin says she is ready to step in as president

[RiverStone]

Source: msnbc

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Thursday that she didn't blink when Republican John McCain asked her to be his running mate, a surprise selection that shook up the presidential race.

"I didn't hesitate, no," she told ABC's Charlie Gibson in her first televised interview since accepting the Arizona senator's invitation to be on the Republican ticket two weeks ago.

"I answered him 'yes' because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can't blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you can't blink. So I didn't blink then even when asked to run as his running mate," said the 44-year-old Palin, a governor who has been in office less than two years.

Asked if she felt ready to step in as vice president or perhaps even president if something happened to the 72-year-old McCain, Palin said: "I do, Charlie, and on January 20, when John McCain and I are sworn in, if we are so privileged to be elected to serve this country, we'll be ready. I'm ready."

Gibson also read Palin a comment she made in her former church — "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God" — and asked whether she thought the United States was fighting a holy war.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26664074/

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Oh sure Sarah, you don't ever presume a damn thing. :sarcasm:

[Changenow]

1. Her grammar and usage make

Bush look articulate.

We are so screwed.

[madrchsod]

7. she has a journalism degree. just think of that

[mitchum]

16. No, she has a communications degree. Just think of THAT.

[Barrymores Ghost]

23. She has a B.S. in Communications/Journalism from University of Idaho...

...so you're both right. In any case, she butchers syntax like Leatherface on crystal meth.

[mitchum]

32. "she butchers syntax like Leatherface on crystal meth"...

LOL!
All 3 of us are right!

[bulloney]

50. She has a BS in communications and has been spewing BS for over a week now.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

60. :-0

[mrs_p]

67. i just don't see how someone can get a BS

(bach of science) in journalism. it isn't a BA (bach of arts)?

edit: typo

[Barrymores Ghost]

82. It depends entirely upon the academic institution.

Google either. You'll see what I mean.

[madrchsod]

40. oh god ,a communications degree...is`t that what jocks major in?

[mitchum]

44. That was the major of ever athlete I knew

I think it may have been created just for that purpose

[Pete2069]

35. Think about this

She went to 5 different colleges in 6 years, and her grades
are a secret like all of her background.
Cheney has taught Palin well about a secret policies and
government.

[Bette Noir]

56. Men don't like women who are smarter than they are.

Given McCain's grades in the Academy, she must be pretty dumb to have impressed him so favorably.

Watch out, Cindy!

[maryallen]

76. And Dubya has a Master's degree in Business: Imagine that!

Wouldn't know it from the state of our economy!

[uppityperson]

79. Screwn indeed. Just don't blink because you are so wired into the mission of reform and victory.

I love it when repubs talk about taking back the country from the repubs. It makes me blink.

[King Coal]

96. I think you meant to say "screwn".

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[villager]

4. ????

n/t

[firedupdem]

5. what was that? n/t

[angstlessk]

8. sugar, she will need more than simple confidence..boosh has plenty

of confidence and look what that got us? It is confidence that says that thinking and introspection is usless...let's just charge forward and never look back (at the destruction left in your path)!!!!

[flamingdem]

9. Yeah, right, a BA in journalism makes her ready to negotiate with foreign leaders and control nukes

WHAT have U been smokin'?

[ryanmuegge]

41. Jesus Christ. Why aren't we hammering the shit out of her on that?

I guess Obama's afraid of looking like an elitist, but this is important. Or maybe our candidate's just a fucking wimp. Maybe both.

We're fucking losing. It's time to take some chances. What the fuck is it with our party? In our party, a candidate only gets one chance to be the nominee, and none of them ever want to make the most of it. If Obama doesn't take chances, he's going to lose. That means trying out some attacks that may not work. Hell, it may even mean sacking Biden as VP and bringing Hillary in at the last second (under the guise of some bullshit excuse, of course). This is why Republicans win: they are willing to do whatever it takes. Hell, I think we should pull a Ken Blackwell or Jeb Bush if we have Democratic leadership in the right states. Cheat. Fuck it. This country cannot stand a Palin presidency under any fucking circumstances.

[Bette Noir]

58. We're not losing.

1) The polls are all over the place, from a dead heat to our side winning handily. The occasional outlier predicting a McCain victory is meaningless.
2) People who communicate via cell phone or internet-based phone aren't reflected in the polls. That's mostly young people, who favor Obama overwhelmingly.

To your other point-- get off the Hillary wagon. That's not an option. If she wanted to be VP, she should have played nice during the primaries. In addition, the only candidate in my lifetime to switch VP nominees LOST. How indecisive do you want him to look?

[ryanmuegge]

65. I have not seen any post-RNC polls showing us winning handily.

In a country where elections are this close, being down three or four points when doing a meta-analysis of the post-RNC polling is devastating. Yeah, in one or two polls we may only be down two points, but that's getting our asses handed to us in a country where elections are so close.

About your second point, that's what they said last time around.

Look, I'm no Hillary supporter. I just want to us to win (officially) for once. Americans are ignorant. The public pays such litten attention to the news that most would forget who Biden is within a week of him dropping out. The switch may appear too transparent, but the transparency of McCain cynically picking a woman wasn't enough to keep him from gaining the lead, so I don't think that is applicable here (though Obama does not have the luxury of getting uniformly positive coverage from the corporate media, so who knows?). Either way, Obama's ran a ridiculous, weak campaign, much like John Kerry before him. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if the same crew are running it. They should never work again.

If we ran a ticket as flawed as the Palin/McCain ticket, the Republicans would eat us alive, but that's because they actually try to fucking win.

Look, I hope you're right and I'm wrong, but this is looking eerily like 2004, when Bush's "post-convention bounce" in the polls never went away, and it allowed them to get it close enough to "win" through fraud in Ohio.

[jmowreader]

72. I don't look at aggregate polls, only electoral-vote.com

This is what worries me: right now, Obama only shows 273 EV. Worse, we're seeing Ohio and Virginia both flip around considerably.

A positive note: Florida is still in a dead heat.

[ryanmuegge]

75. Yeah, I've noticed that about those states on that site too. What's even scarier

is that many of the state-by-state polls aren't recent enough to fully show the "Palin effect."

People who are denying that something is going on here are being foolish. The question is not an "if," but it should be "what are we going to do about it?"

[melody]

87. Just keep your eye on Ohio

All we really need is all the Kerry states and Ohio -- Obama is ahead in Ohio by several points.

[mitchum]

19. And she was also the second prettiest woman in Alaska...one year

[Vadem]

36. No, only second runner-up, not second!.... n/t

[goclark]

48. Wasn't an African American crowded queen that year?

?

[Bette Noir]

59. Yes, and she's endorsed Obama.

[goclark]

92. Wonder what her impressions were of Ms. Pain

[Frank Cannon]

22. William Hung set the gold standard for having confidence

Would you want that guy to be President?

[mitchum]

33. Hey, what about Ted Baxter!

[Virginia Dare]

51. She's got a bitchin pair of glasses too...

:eyes:

[HughBeaumont]

57. Gee, sorry you got DROPPED.

LGF and YouTube must've let out early . . .

[laureloak]

81. She has COCKfidence, not confidence. n/t

[mitchum]

84. Thanks for tombstoning that dumbass

[kayell]

88. She has so much confidence that she has no problem with threatening war with Russia

She would become the most dangerous woman on the planet if she and McCain make it to the White House.

She's Rapture Ready!

:nuke:

[brentspeak]

3. Ready to step in and declare WWIII

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[Pete2069]

38. Bush and Cheney were able to step in on day one....

Just look at the disaster that has been....

Are Americans really stepping back and looking at the results
which will come from a McSame / Palin presidency..

One person Kucinich put it the best and it should be the
democrat's battle cry!!!!!

          ***** WAKE UP AMERICA  *****   
Before you , your children and their children's children are
slaves to the elite and this corporate controlled
government...

[madrchsod]

6. she`s the worse candidate in the history of our country.....

god or who ever help the world if she ever becomes president

[flamingdem]

11. A total embarrassment for the USA, after Bush how could we, world will pull plug on us

That'll be the end of their tolerance, watch the stock market CRASH

[ixion]

10. the mission that we're on, reform of this country

define 'reform' Sarah. My bet is that it's a theocratic reform.

[Shiver]

12. Hold on....

She answered right away? Right after he asked her? She didn't think maybe that she should consult her family before doing this? I thought that was something you did, you know, before running for any office...


~Shiver

[kestrel91316]

13. Sarah, dear: You are TOO STUPID to be president.

Pledge? Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac? End of subject.

[DUlover2909]

14. I guess it had to be asked, but what a softball question!

What is she supposed to say? "Nah, I'm not really ready. I'm just on the ticket to win the election. After that? Well, I dunno."

[thecrow]

15. She says yes

Everyone who knows anything about the job says NO

Mooselini needs to know a lot more than AoG and AIP stuff
oh.... and constitutional law would be helpful

[tilsammans]

17. I saw a clip from the interview

Lemme tell ya -- if it was any indication of the rest of the interview, it'll be softball all the way.

Nothing about issues.

Nothing about plans.

Nothing about policy.

Nothing about REAL qualifications.

That's it: Nothing.

[Bette Noir]

61. Remember, the campaign demanded "deference."

They probably only let her speak on condition of getting pre-approval of all the questions.

[Tempest]

18. And her first act will be to declare war on Russia

She can't wait to bring about Armageddon.

[guitar man]

20. Palin says she is ready to step in shit as president

corrected headline ;)

[2Design]

21. of course she didn't hesitate - no conscience - she wants to make the

whole country right wing dummies

[CBHagman]

24. "You couldn't lie straight in bed, mate."

To borrow a quotation from Breaker Morant.

[AzDar]

25. Oh dear Jeebus...she's delusional. Is that now a prerequisite for being a Republican?

:nuke:

[EVDebs]

31. 3 Steps to GOP

1. Stop thinking

2. Stop caring

3. Now you're Republican !

Plus, if you repeat a lie often enough, Republicans will believe it.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

26. yeah if that means president of a hunting club not of a nation

[Sal Minella]

27. I'd bet she feels perfectly qualified to step in as The Returning Messiah, if anyone asked, but

someone could do her a favor and point out the noticeable abyss between what she thinks she is and what she actually is.

[AndyTiedye]

28. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[EVDebs]

29. She's a Mat-Su Valley Girl !

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[sandyj999]

30. She's ready to step in as President. And I'm ready to fly..

Soon as I grow some wings!

[kirby]

34. Glad to hear she is humble! n/t

[kayell]

37. The condidence of the truly clueless

Any sane person with even the most basic knowledge of what it must take to fill that role should suffer some serious trepidation and soul-searching before they presume they are ready. Her firm belief that experience as a small-town mayor and governor of a small state makes her ready, surely tells us how hopelessly unready and unsuitable she is.


But of course, Georgie was totally ready too. How hard could it be? You just can all the people you don't like, or who might disagree with you, order up some weekly happy reports, and you're ready to go.

[Politicalboi]

39. Hey now

Your forgeting that she was a PTA memeber too. Every little bit helps. :rofl:
After Bush any idiot can do it.

[BayjanDem]

68. LOL

George has definitely lowered the bar. Palin is Bush with boobs.

[krabigirl]

42. WTF is all of this about "reforming" our country. We've been under Repug rule for 8 years.

What could they possibly reform? Oh, wait, I get it. Make it into the Republic of Gilead.

[LAThinker]

43. Is anyone surprised?

http://www.ucubd.com/Index.aspx?id=681&cid=3121

[Norrin Radd]

45. This woman is demented. The thought that I myself would be ready to be

a president makes me laugh.

[Demeter]

46. US Says No Way in Hell!

We are not ready to be led down the paths of right-wingedness by Sarah Palin or any other whacko in severe denial of reality.

[Faygo Kid]

47. Lot of self-examination in that woman, eh? Frightening, ignorant warmonger.

The sooner she can get her finger on the button and trigger Armageddon, the happier she will be.

Perhaps a tiny bit of reflection about being selected for the Veep slot might be expected, but not from today's extremist Limbaugh ditto-head Republican Party shitbags.

[MadinMo]

91. And, she won't blink!

[bulloney]

49. She says she's ready. I guess that settles that. Why bother holding elections?

If this is a sample of the softball questions lobbed by Charlie Gibson to Caribou Barbie, then I'm not surprised.

[antimatter98]

52. She's too stupid and egotistical to understand what it means.

This is what you get from a stupid, egotistical, falsely confident politician who would rather ruin the country than to admit that skills and intellect are lacking.

Palin is someone you'd pick up at a bar and make her a CEO because you liked her cup size-- and this
has happened!

McCain is not just the same but also insane for picking a stupid bimbo like Palin.

They will both drive us off a cliff if elected, but will blame Americans for it.

We can't let this insane team get within 100 miles of the White House. Palin is just a stupid bimbo with zero intellect, but she knows how to dress and put on makeup. Perfect for McCain, but not
for America.

[onehandle]

53. She's ready to write her post-election book, because that's all she's going to get out of this.

Loser.

[Bette Noir]

54. Followed the link.

That woman is determined to start WWIII.

We've got to send her back to Alaska-- if they'll take her.

[spiritsong13]

55. Didn't anyone else notice...

...that they cut her answers short in a couple of spots and gave us alot of shots of the back of her head. It seemed like they were hiding her reaction from us, I'm surprised they didn't cut out the eye twitch. She looked scared and really stiff too.

[Bette Noir]

64. I've been avoiding the TV today,

not wanting to be drowned in 9/11. I hope this gets played in full on tomorrow's news. If not, I hope it gets posted on DU.

[Solitarymoth]

62. This coming from a mayor of a city of 5,000

Sure.

[SaveAmerica]

63. Nice that they chose Charlie "Worse Primary Debate Ever" Gibson for this gig...

He'll do his lord and master's bidding so they let him do the interview, the scumbag.

[superconnected]

66. And she believes it - showing us how bright she really is.

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

69. Reform and Victory

er, and the metrics for those are.................... ?????????????

[TroglodyteScholar]

70. What does a VP do every day?

Politico points out that McCain's VP pick dissed the job only a month ago:

In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn't seem "productive."

In fact, she said she didn't know what the vice president does.

Larry Kudlow of CNBC's "Kudlow & Co." asked her about the possibility of becoming McCain's ticket mate.

Palin replied: "As for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I'm used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we're trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-what-exactly_n_122514.html

[IndianaGreen]

71. She is as fanatical on her GAWD as Al-Qaeda is on theirs

The world is sunk if this woman gets a hold of the nuclear button. She will butcher billions in the name of Christ.

[L0oniX]

73. Yea she's ready to step in something ...shit!

[Kitty Herder]

74. Just another lie from a seeming compulsive liar.

"Why, yes, I'm ready to be President." Bullshit!! Sarah, your nose is growing.

[CountAllVotes]

77. go pray with your ASSEMBLY OF GOD CULT SARAH!

:puke: :puke: :puke:

Goddamn this woman makes me sick. She is an insult to all women!

Go pray Sarah. Your CULT will listen up and they'll be ready to help you to invade Russia you freak!!

[crossroads]

78. OMG! We are doomed if Scary and McLame win!!! nt

[CarlB]

80. LOL

just LOL.

[kayell]

83. Sarah Strangelove: totally ready to deal with international relations

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x187201

[Zavulon]

85. Gee, so am I.

I can shoot and play hockey, too. Shall I take the Oath of Office now or wait until January, after my qualifications make people forget McCombover and Obama in November?

[melody]

86. Anyone who thinks they are equal to the task, isn't. n/t

[Javaman]

89. you bet your ass this nutjob fundie control freak fucking moron is salivating

at the prospect.

[VaYallaDawg]

90. Interesting, how quickly she backed down from her "holy war" assertion

That probably sounded so damn kooky it scared even the kooks in the GOP.

[radfringe]

93. but she can't get through 2 weeks of campaigning without whining... n/t

[DS1]

94. I hope she at least blinks once before pushing the button

what a fucking bitch. I hate this woman.

[olddad56]

95. 'sending those troops on a mission from God to kill innocent people'

Not fom my God, this person is warped.

[kayell]

97. Yeehaw! She's ready to do it ALL

[Imagevision]

98. Without a script/teleprompter Palin seems to have lost her humor