*****CBS NEWS has picked up the McCain Incoherent interview Story******

[Ichingcarpenter]

McCain Still Struggling With The Basics
By Steve Benen

I'm afraid this is just embarrassingly incoherent. First, the notion that Palin's proximity to Russia counts as national security experience continues to be unusually stupid, even for McCain.

Second, "Energy" is not a response to the question, "What experience does she have in the field of national security?"

And third, to insist, publicly and on the record, that Sarah Palin "knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America" is, quite literally, laughable. We are, after all, talking about a politician who isn't sure about the human impact on global warming, and hasn't demonstrated any real expertise on the issue. Ever.

As Yglesias recently noted, "Give Sarah Palin this much -- her understanding of the geopolitics of energy is every bit as daft as that of much more seasoned conservative pseudo-experts. She can spin out outlandish and ultimately nonsensical scenarios about Iran (or Venezuela) deploying the mythical 'oil weapon' and she, too, can ignore the fundamentally global nature of hydrocarbon markets by prattling about 'energy independence.'"

Stepping back, it's striking that McCain still, even now, can't answer obvious questions about his own running mate. Caldwell's question was direct, but hardly an unexpected curveball. Indeed, the obvious answer for McCain is that Palin doesn't have a background in national security, but neither do most governors who seek national office, but he's confident in her judgment, her ability to learn quickly, etc.

But, no. Asked an obvious question, McCain offers a confused response that doesn't make any sense.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/11/politics/animal/main4440080.shtml

[1corona4u]

1. Ohh,,,,LOL this will be good....

I emailed it to everyone I know....

[quantass]

16. Emailed it to all my friends too!!

[POAS]

136. Sent it to a few conservatives I know!

Let them chew on this a while, they send me enough crap it's time to edumicate them a little

[atjrpsych]

78. ABC has the transcript of the interview on their website

Honestly, I could not believe what I was reading (transcripts from interview). Talk about baffling us with BS, her responses didn't make any sense. It's like she pulled the answers right out of her..... I don't think she had any idea what Gibson was asking her, forget a hard-line approach, she is clueless.

[mrJJ]

2. seven stages in Alzheimer's Disease.

Serious Question

There are seven stages in Alzheimer's Disease. All have recognizable symptoms.

Here is just one site with information that can help you.

Previous link was wrong .. my apologies

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_stages_of_alzheimers.asp

Should a person running (Dem. Rep. or Indy) for the POTUS release his records?

[Cronus Protagonist]

12. Gosh, according to that crap, I have stage 3 Alzheimer's

lol.. seriously... where do I sign up for meds?? :)

[mrJJ]

21. You just won an R ___ VP Slot!!!!!

I guess you can run on the R ticket as a VP!

[Cronus Protagonist]

24. Awww.... I was expecting nothing less than a Reagan style presidency

lol

[XemaSab]

38. I have stage 3 and I'm 31 years old!

:cry:

[symbolman]

60. Pre-emptive Alzheimers!

:)

I have it too..

[Ichingcarpenter]

64. I call it Partsheimers myself

When I forget something.

[rambler_american]

85. I call it OldTimers n/t

[Kindigger]

86. I call it

Mentalpause.

[Kindigger]

87. I call it

Mentalpause

[hisownpetard]

121. Tell me again - whaddyoo call it?

[ooglymoogly]

132. Palin-Mcheimers desease

and it is very contagious to the idiot mind.

[wizstars]

114. Half-heimer's n/t

[RedLetterRev]

120. Uhh

What were we just talking about?

:smoke:

And who's holding the munchies?

[anneboleyn]

63. Yes, some of those symptoms overlap with ADD or ADHD

like forgetting names when meeting people or having trouble with reading (forgetting content).

[POAS]

137. You talkin bout me Bob?

[pipi_k]

117. Aw....don't cry....

I'm 55 and I've been through all seven stages and am starting over at stage one for another run-through.....


:7

[rebel with a cause]

89. stage 3 can be caused by other factors that they fail to mention.

Stressed out or over active life style (absent minded professors, etc), and short term memory loss caused by injury or natural causes other than Alzheimers. Not until Stage 4 would it be clear cut Alzheimers in my opinion. Of course I am not a doctor, just someone who has suffered from slight #3 for most of my life because of stress (yes, even as a child I was treated for stress) and perhaps natural short memory retention. Now it is even worse due to damage caused by a drug induced coma I was put in, stress and medicines I take.

Alzhimer is a catch all disease now. More money for the drug companies now that they are coming up with treatments for it. Again, JMHO and not based on a medical degree. Of course, if you get #4 and you are young, there is such a thing as early Alzheimers. Saw that on Law & Order, where I get all my medical information. ;)

[Bette Noir]

98. Don't worry about it; we all have those symptoms.

It's called too much stress and not enough sleep.

[Bluebear]

14. I am no doctor, but would put him in stage 3 based on this list.

[atjrpsych]

79. How about just plain old psychosis?

Or delusions of grandeur?

[tucsonlib]

88. Only a Technical Glitch

Obviously, the radio feed into his earplug somehow kept repeating the "energy" talking points over and over and the guy in charge didn't know how to fast-forward to the "national security" portion of the feed. Not McCain's fault. The glitches will all be worked out in time for the debates.

Move along people. Nothing to see here.....

[speedoo]

3. It's a start. Something to bash over Gibson's head after the ABC/Palin lovefest.

If anyone would actually care to hold Gibson accountable, that is.

[LooseWilly]

82. Lovefest?

Gibson seemed to be running out of patience. Much more so on the tele than on the clips on the ABC website.

If anything, I think the journalists are starting to feel like they're going to need to start beating their heads against walls hoping to dumb themselves down if they're being ordered to make her look competent.

I don't think she's gonna be feeling too much love in the near future...

[Cha]

4. What a disgrace and a dishonor to his

history.

[nc4bo]

8. Lack of judgment and dishonorable behavior. nt

[livetohike]

5. This is why his handlers are keeping him from the media

This is why Cindy is glued to him everywhere he goes. This is going to get interesting.

[jhain]

25. DING DING DING

It seems he can not ever even find his way off a stage....

[lumpy]

103. There is a video with McCain stating that he depends on

Cindy to help him handle problems in public discussion. Do you recall that Nancy Reagan was always by Ronnie's side to whisper the correct answers or correct him when he made gaffs.

[Mad_Dem_X]

111. I've noticed that

She's right there, everywhere he goes. How can anyone be confident in his abilities as a leader??

[TornadoTN]

6. That's a good piece and very to the point - MCCAIN IS AN EMPTY SUIT AND A NAME

It raises a lot of good questions and points out the glaring problems that McCain has at this point. They are just trotting out there, the two of them, spouting pre-made talking points and living off his Token Vagina. When the questions hit, they can't handle it - but they plan on marching the rest of the campaign exactly like this. They'll pretend that all is well, slime Obama with the same insults with no substance, and hope that the power of the Token Vagina puts them over the 270 mark on election day.

This needs to be hammered - and hammered hard by the Obama team. Forget the "sexism" and Geralding fucking Ferraro and her incensed bullshit that will inevitably follow - the people that matter will listen.

[Number23]

93. Token Vagina??

They'll pretend that all is well, slime Obama with the same insults with no substance, and hope that the power of the Token Vagina puts them over the 270 mark on election day.

Yikes!! :scared: I'm not even going to tell you the disturbing mental image that comes with the use of that phrase.

The thing that gets me is how he keeps saying "She's the most popular governor in America" when NO ONE had heard of this wench two weeks ago and even members of the Alaskan Republican party are saying tellingly lackluster things about her like "Sure she's competent to run for VP. She's of an appropriate age." How in the hell is this woman the "most popular gov. in America" when two weeks ago no one had a clue she existed???

Is McCain's new strategy "Just make sh*t up and eventually folks will believe it??"

[mlevans]

126. Is McCain's new strategy "Just make sh*t up and eventually folks will believe it??"

Shhhhhhhh! That was supposed to be his little secret.

[nc4bo]

7. Good! Geez - it should be all over the place. Mccain made NO sense in this interview

none.

It was painfully obvious. Chip away at the facade and let's have a look at what's underneath.

What say you Rick Davis? How's that "composite view" people are supposed to have going for you now?

[1corona4u]

11. Yep, incoherent babble...

[XemaSab]

39. This is actually the oldest republican trick in the book

A reporter asks a question, and if they don't like the question, they say something that sounds like a reponse, but doesn't actually answer the question.

Look at W during the last debate:

LEHRER: New question, Mr. President, two minutes.

Do you believe the election of Senator Kerry on November the 2nd would increase the chances of the U.S. being hit by another 9/11-type terrorist attack?

BUSH: No, I don't believe it's going to happen. I believe I'm going to win, because the American people know I know how to lead. I've shown the American people I know how to lead.

I have -- I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.

People out there listening know what I believe. And that's how best it is to keep the peace.

This nation of ours has got a solemn duty to defeat this ideology of hate. And that's what they are. This is a group of killers who will not only kill here, but kill children in Russia, that'll attack unmercifully in Iraq, hoping to shake our will.

We have a duty to defeat this enemy. We have a duty to protect our children and grandchildren.

The best way to defeat them is to never waver, to be strong, to use every asset at our disposal, is to constantly stay on the offensive and, at the same time, spread liberty.

And that's what people are seeing now is happening in Afghanistan.

Ten million citizens have registered to vote. It's a phenomenal statistic. They're given a chance to be free, and they will show up at the polls. Forty-one percent of those 10 million are women.

In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. You know why? Because an enemy realizes the stakes. The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously.

They showed up in Afghanistan when they were there, because they tried to beat us and they didn't. And they're showing up in Iraq for the same reason. They're trying to defeat us.

And if we lose our will, we lose. But if we remain strong and resolute, we will defeat this enemy.

[JBoy]

43. All politicians will deflect if they can. Answer the question you wished they'd asked.

But the answer you provide is supposed to help you, not make you look like a complete idiot!

"She knows more about energy than anyone in the US". "Alaska is next to Russia, so she understands Russia".

Well done, John! Here's your cookie, go have a nap.

[LooseWilly]

83. I think it was MacNamara that first coined the phrase

"Don't answer the question you're asked, answer the question you wanted to be asked..."

Or, at least, he's the first person I heard put it so concisely.

[yardwork]

9. Note the ad on that page - "presented by Exxon/Mobile!" LOL!

[NatBurner]

10. nice...

i hate to beat this dead horse, but-

if this had been Obama, etc, etc

[amborin]

13. we must expose all McCain's senile remarks---he is UNFIT n/t

[rucognizant]

81. Not only that...........

I noticed tonight ( Columbia U) that lump on his jaw is about double the size it was when he started this campaign!

[Raksha]

95. I noticed that too...it definitely seems bigger. n/t

[hisownpetard]

122. Well, don't forget, winter's coming on!

Gotta store up those nuts...

[shaniqua6392]

15. Will they put this on the Evening News?

Somehow I doubt it.

[ginnyinWI]

115. give CBS a look

They've been very good lately, with their "Reality Check" segment, debunking Republican lies and spin. Surprisingly good.

[nomaco-10]

17. The MSM honeymoon may come to an end soon.....BUT....

will it be soon enough?

The debates mean everything now. The polls are clearly showing that this election is trending towards being close enough to steal again.

You can blame it on the MSM, voting purges and voting machines, but the crucial factor is, and will always be the uninformed voters in this country. The nationalistic, xenophopic, homophobic, bible thumpin', gun totin', warmongers that get out and vote.

Sometimes, I don't even think I recognize this country anymore.

[liberal N proud]

76. Don't be so sure

They will play this for a day and then the next will be right back in bed with them and selling their propaganda.

It took less than this to bring down Eagleton. I don't think anyone in the media will suggest that McCain do the same.

[Bill_in_Arizona]

18. His meds do work, sometimes...

Our snowy haired senator whose 4 bouts with cancer and other ailments* swallows a great deal of medication daily to cope physically and mentally. You just have to know someone that is 72 years old and heavily medicated is going to seem in the ozone more times than not. More fun to come.

*from the McCain campaigns document dump of May 23, 2008
In very recent years McCain has experienced: blood in his urine, high cholesterol, degenerative arthritis, diverticulitis, vertigo, enlarged prostate, kidney and bladder problems, weight management issues,--in addition on February 6th of this year he had a squamous cell carcinoma removed from a leg, and on April 1st he had "6" pre-cancerous polyps removed from his colon. This dump did not indicate any mental/physiological records or what might be missing in that area as far as drugs or antidepressants currently administered.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0508/The_McCain_doc_dump_pooler.html

[Wheezy]

40. Hey Bill, welcome to DU!

Great first post. I'm in AZ too. :hi:

[RagAss]

47. Welcome aboard !

[spag68]

97. Meds

I wish to remind everyone of Nixon's condition when he was in MIami Heart Institute for the "phlebitis" in his legs. At the time, I was friends with two nurses there, one the head nurse in the recovery room. At the time nixon was on 1800 mg of Thorazine a day. Try that for meds.

[Bette Noir]

99. Yikes!

I hope it was being used for some experimental, off-label purpose. I've only known it as a treatment for schizophrenia. Since it's a VERY dangerous drug, it was only used for the most severe patients, in my experience.

[high density]

19. that's good

I'd like to know why CNN, et al can't ask the same questions that the 5:30 news anchor from an NBC affiliate in Maine can ask.

[PearliePoo2]

23. good question

After he curtly shut down the Time reporters on the plane, I didn't think he would TAKE any more questions.
He messed up this time and it will remind him why he will avoid it again at all costs.
Well...his handlers will make sure of it. The guy is so dementia-rattled, I don't think he knows from straight-up any more...truly.:scared:

[Bread and Circus]

20. What's funny to me is that the "CBS News" on that web page is presented by "Exxon Mobile"

What's said is that something is wrong with McCain, he's not the same guy he used to be.

However, when you have the CBS news presented by Exxon Mobile, even on the web, you have a problem.

This is the logo on the web page:



Don't be surprised if we have President Drill Baby Drill Palin sooner rather than later.

[Ichingcarpenter]

28. I have adblock on safari and Mozilla didn't see it but your post on his

dementia ties nicely into this thread.

[unblock]

22. are they claiming that sarah palin invented the oilnets?!

:evilgrin:

[tilsammans]

26. Ed Schultz is playing this now . . .

McCain's incompetence and incoherence is truly frightening.

:hide:

[Cha]

30. Good! Can't hide this shit under

the carpet.

[riverdeep]

54. I was in the car when I heard this on Big Ed.

That was like a high school kid's response when he didn't do his homework.

Q. What specific experience does Palin bring to National Security?
A. (pause) Energy.

[FLyellowdog]

27. He needs help

Vitamin B-12 May Fight Brain Shrinkage...Reuters
We should send supplements as soon as possible. McCain's brain can't afford to shrink any more than it has. Google and read.

[flpoljunkie]

29. It really makes you wonder why McCain wants to be president when he seems so disengaged.

We don't need another Commander-in-Chief who make decisions by the seat of his pants--or, god forbid, his gut! McCain lacks the temperament to be president. He is rash and reckless, and I do no want his finger on the 'button.'

We make him president at our peril.

[OneGrassRoot]

33. He's been disengaged this entire time, I agree. I think he is....

a placeholder. I never would have thought it was for Palin, but for Romney or someone else to be "installed" at the last minute.

[Skwmom]

31. This is a GOLDMINE for an ad.

[Teaser]

32. That's NOT cbsnews per se

It's political animal, the washington monthly blog.

[Ichingcarpenter]

34. CBS news has it on their website ..... that's what counts

People go to CBS for their news more than they go to washington monthly blog or American Blog.

[Teaser]

41. it's a good blog

.

[NYDem Observer]

35. This needs to be on youtube and everywhere else

Crap like this from McCain needs to go viral

[Disturbed]

37. Remember that Interview about Viagra vs Birth Control?

His expression for a few minutes after the question displayed his lack of cognitive ability.

He could not answer the question. He said that he would need to ask his staff about it.

:eyes:

[Peacetrain]

42. Or the number of houses he owns??

Scary to think that is the best the republicans have

[NightWatcher]

36. Must. Watch. That. Video....must spread that video

http://www.wcsh6.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=immersiveplayer&maven_referralObject=850878100

[endarkenment]

44. Palin is the diversion. Gramps is the Real Issue.

Palin might be unqualified, in fact I'm sure she is, and she might be a dangerous religious fundamentalist radical, in fact I'm pretty sure she is that too, but McCain is mentally unfit to serve. He is frequently incoherent, does not seem to be in control of his own campaign, and is prone to errors in judgement, such as his choice of a running mate, that are suspect to say the least.

Gramps is too old. It is that simple.

[Dr Fate]

45. This is text on a website- not words spoken on TV- right?

Was all this said on TV or is this just more text on websites?

We have 8 years worth of scathing text on websites.

What is CBS saying in front of the cameras?

[xiamiam]

57. i think this is an audio clip i heard from a local (portland?) station today...mccain actually said

that her foreign policy experience was because russia was next to alaska...it was a pitiful interview on mccains part but i thought the interviewer asked relevant questions ... seemed to be having a difficult time with mccains answers..or non answers..

[Bette Noir]

102. That has been the position of the campaign,

that Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her adequate foreign policy experience. I've heard that from at least 4 different Republicans, and Gramps was not the first.

That's not dementia; that's *making stuff up.*

Not that I don't think age-related dementia is an issue-- I've been saying here for months that Cindy should be looking into a good retirement home for him.

[Spinzonner]

134. Well, that might help her on a Geography test but

I think that VP might have slightly higher qualifications.

I never thought I'd be wishing we had San Quaille back ...

[RagAss]

46. It's called Dementia...and the first debate will bring it out fully !!!!

[LonelyLRLiberal]

48. If McGramps does have dementia, I wonder if he can cover by repeating stump speech stuff? nt

My guess is that it all depends on the questions and the follow ups.

[greyghost]

109. That's what I've been counting on! eom

[FlyingSquirrel]

49. Presented by: ExxonMobil

I'm confused

[McCamy Taylor]

50. Fascinating. This is the best that Karl Rove can do,

[Auggie]

51. The debates will be one for the ages

[jpertello]

52. Hey!

It's tough to be articulate when you're clenching your teeth and your ass cheeks simultaneously.

[TexasLady]

53. if all those other stories are true, then how did her son

make the decision to serve? wasn't that made FOR him? I could have sworn it was because he was bein' a bad boy.

she sucked.

[TexasLady]

55. McCain hides behind this woman for two weeks..

and we get this?

Biden is going to whoop her ass. This is getting FUN.

[sellitman]

56. Scary stuff

We are in deep shit.

These two may make us wish bush never left office.

[MetaTrope]

58. Is this really CBS? The network that mixed-and-matched McCain's answers to questions just recently?

Maybe the economy's forced them to lay off all those editors that were backing up the propaganda effort?

[Dr Fate]

62. It's text on their website. Now they can say "Oh- we covered that." n/t

n/t

[aasleka]

59. Someone should ask a completely simple question of Palin about Russia like

What currency does Russia use or some such.

[hisownpetard]

133. In what respect, Charlie?

[brentspeak]

61. Unfortunately, this is only a blog commentary from CBS News online

No way on earth would CBS News TV allow this type of commentary on-the-air.

[Dr Fate]

66. At least 2 or 3 of us get that.

Someone writes scathing text online that 15 or 20 swing-voters may or may not see and DU acts like it's a magic bullet or an October suprise.

I've seen this play out literally hundreds of time on DU...

Look folks- if it aint on TV, it didnt happen.

[LaStrega]

65. Q: "What does she know about Homeland Security?"

A: "Energy."

:wtf:

k+r

[woosh]

67. He didn't seem that bad to me.

[gratefultobelib]

68. I was hoping this would happen!!!

[democrat2thecore]

69. Bravo to CBS!!! -nt

[AlbertCat]

70. Who's gonna run things?

I mean, if McCain wins HE's not gonna be running anything, and Palin is obviously to anyone paying attention incapable too. Who's gonna fill Cheney's shoes???? WHO? What unelected secret GOP operative will be calling the shots for the United States of America? I wanna know!

REALITY CHECK HERE.

[Stardust]

105. Rhymes with Dick Cheney. Or whoever they annoint as bull-goose looney

to further their agenda. Stealthily commandeering from behind the curtain. :scared:

[Kitty Herder]

71. Everyone digg this story; email it to friends; whatever you can do.

Let's get it out there. And to send the message to CBS that people are interested in this story.

[riverdeep]

94. And here's the direct link.

http://www.wcsh6.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=immersiveplayer&maven_referralObject=850878100

[Anywho6]

72. And now Palin knows more about energy than anyone else in the US?!

OH MY GOD!!! Seriously?!!! And she has foreign policy experience because her state is near Russia? WTF?!! I guess that makes me a wine expert because I live about 45 minutes from Napa. These people are just scary!!!

[Anywho6]

73. Moderator: Dup-please delete!

OH MY GOD!!! Seriously?!!! And she has foreign policy experience because her state is near Russia? WTF?!! I guess that makes me a wine expert because I live about 45 minutes from Napa. These people are just scary!!!

[cartach]

108. Wine expert?

They would agree but in your case they would probably just call you a wino. In regard to Palin just imagine what an expert in all things she will have become after only a few months in Washington. And as McCain continues to deteriorate who do you think will be a shoe-in for President in 4 years. If that happens all hell will break loose. Hey do you think there really is something to this end times stuff?

[atjrpsych]

74. her response to security with energy threw me as well.

talk about tangential, how did she end up focusing her answer on the topic of energy.

[paparush]

75. Is Obama Basically Running Against Palin Now?

Obama should pound that meme!!

[Political Tiger]

77. Charlie Crist for Sec of State!

After all, Florida is only 90 miles away from Cuba, so using McCain's "logic," that makes him an expert in foreign policy!

[atjrpsych]

80. I guess because I live on the east coast it makes me a neighbor of Ireland

I love the line where Palin states there is an Island in Alaska where you can see Russia. So they are neighbors? I guess I am an neighbor of England and Ireland since it is only the Atlantic ocean that separates us.

[nolabels]

84. Holly crap, just heard a rebroadcast of the babbling fool, is she on the top of the ticket or is he?

I :loveya: Mike Malloy sometimes. He is just killing me with the review of what he calls the "gruesome twosome".

It's like can the republicans really be serious with this pair of knumbnuts :wow:

[Seldona]

90. K&R, Dugg.

In today's media climate I have to admit to being amazed someone had the courage to cover this rather glaring issue. Bravo!

[Douglas Carpenter]

91. THIS IS THE BIG, BIG STORY WE MUST PUSH RELENTLESSLY!! BOTH MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE UNFIT!!

There is more than enough proof and it has been around for a long, long, LONG, time. There is already absolutely MASSIVE PROOF - just by taking a quick look at youtube files -ANYONE can find countless examples of McCain stumbling around, making incoherent and confused statements and answering questions without a clues of what is up or down.

And Palin is even far, far less prepared.

This information MUST, ABSOLUTELY MUST be made into the public consciousness and it must be done fast!

[agentS]

92. Forget Palin; Is McCain even ready to be VP, let alone C&C?

If he can't even answer the questions properly for months now, does he deserve to be in the White House?
We already know Palin's not ready (qualified under the Constitution, yes. Ready on Day 1, HELL NO) What makes the MSM and 35% of America think McSenile is ready?
Just because one is qualified doesn't mean they can perform. We saw that with Bush/Cheney.

[Historic NY]

96. They let him out to give this interview......were in deep shit if he wins.

[Ichingcarpenter]

100. They thought it was a softball interviewer from a little local TV station

This guy was better than any of the top interviewers we see on TV.

I see a career bounce for him.

[Virginia Dare]

125. McGranddad looked like he wanted to punch his lights out the whole time..

he kept saying "sure" to him real sarcastically. there is always a seething rage boiling just under the surface with him. He's fucking scary.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

101. You know... really. What the FUCK is up with THESE PEOPLE.

Plenty of governors with basically little or no major foreign policy experience have run before, some successfully elected.

The McCain/Palin campaign could just compare Palin with previous governor only candidates and say how there's a precedent, and how just like so and so, she will pick it up fine.

But these MOTHERFUCKERS can't concede a point about anything, so they'd rather run with some ridiculous story or bald faced lie, about "her state borders Russia" and shit. Rather than a simple, common sense answer with a little dignity.

ARRRRGGGH.

[Ichingcarpenter]

104. This story now has 35 pages of comments on the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/11/mccain-interview-on-palin_n_125743.html

[greyghost]

118. Good, let it go viral! Once it's viral, the MSM is hard pressed to ignore it.

[krkaufman]

106. The motivation for the lies and exaggerations is obvious.

"resume padding", "insecurity", "a pattern of embellishment" and "overcompensating."

[Imagevision]

107. What experience did Bush have in foreign affairs and national security?!

and yet he pulled it off. oh I forgot, the fucker stole the election!

[Ganja Ninja]

110. The thing we have to understand here is that nobody is voting for

John McCain or Sara Palin. A vote for them is merely a vote against the Democrats. These people would vote for anyone or anything no matter how fucked up, so long as it's not a Democrat. You could wheel McCain out in a chair as drooling vegetable and they would call it a media conspiracy and would vote for him anyway.

[Apollo11]

112. According to the OP, anyone who uses the phrase "energy independence" is a dummy

Fortunately nobody on the Democratic side has ever used this phrase ... :eyes:

[penndragon69]

113. One word...SENILE !!

[No Elephants]

116. Bush's third term AND Reagan's third term. But, you need not use words like senility, dementia or

Alzheimer's. Those leave the speaker/poster open to charges of ageism. They would be false, but that is not the point. The point is to stay on track, without deflections or diversions. Terms like babbling, incoherent, faulty memory, etc. suffice. You don't have to mention anything age related. People get it.

[Butch350]

119. Hey...Central Missouri resident here...

I live not too far from the Callaway County Nuclear Power Plant...I guess that makes me an expert
in Nuclear Reactors?

[Virginia Dare]

123. Palin knows more about energy than anybody else in the country..

:wtf: and even if that ridiculous statement were true, IT DIDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION11!!!11!!!

[GAtomboy]

124. She's fucking Einstein

Tell that to all the environmental scientists out there. They don't have squat on Sara Palin, she knows more about energy than anyone on the face of the planet.... by God I think she's also Wonder woman!!!

You can see just from the interview she did that she is being programmed because she is seriously lacking!!!

[Khaotic]

127. Watched the Interview and ...

There's not much there.

Want to know why?

In a nutshell, the "journalist" didn't call him on the carpet on any of his answers.

Hell ... I don't doubt that in freeperland that the interview would be called nothing short of genius.

He met the goal, to get through the interview.

I mean, if you're a student and you get called into the principal's office and layout out a story that allows you to walk out of the office without any of your answers being questioned ... you have succeeded.

Even if the MSM is ruthless and slays him over his answers, the video is the only 'hand in the cookie jar' that really counts. Without that Joe Bag-o-Donuts figure that the 'drive-by media' is making shit up and ganging up on poor John McSame.

Until a real journalist calls McSame on the carpet and has the guts to listen to his response, tell him he didn't answer the question or that his answer defies reality, then reasks him the question ... McSame will continue to effectively get away with making up whatever the fuck he wants to.


An yes, he can get away with telling everyone that Sarah Palin knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America.

[Orsino]

128. I would welcome a complete discussion of Palin's energy "experience."

That should be exposed.

[vanderBeth]

129. So if he was elected, just another puppet? He looks like he's been going downhill for awhile.

[melissinha]

130. His answer makes sense..

Hear me out...

As our energy and national security policies are interwoven at least as far as the Bush Administration and Neo-Con agenda are concerned....

McCain is betraying the fact that our energy policies do affect National Security decisions....

Now, whether that translates to experience in the case of governors that have a lot of oil interests like Bush and Palin into a true understanding of foreign affairs and national security... I doubt it.

[GAtomboy]

135. Not to the question asked

It was a diversion tactic, very clearly. While energy does play in foreign relations, it doesn't speak to her experience with foreign leaders, policies, strategies, etc. She might know something about oil, but what does she know about Pakistan? Very little

[hasssan1]

131. MCCAIN IS UNFIT TO LEAD AND THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS COUNTRY

American must ask themselves , do we want this old guy to lead our country at this time of war and crisis ?????