Palin was even allowed to use her 3X5 Notes with Couric

[Ichingcarpenter]

This morning on the CBS Early Show, Katie Couric previewed the second half of her interview with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). During the interview, Couric asked Palin why she believes the Wall Street bailout is needed.

Palin responded incoherently by claiming that the bailout would “help those who are concerned about health care reform.” Palin then appeared to look down at her notes and says, “Oh, it’s got to be all about job creation”:

COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? … Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?

PALIN: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.


WATCH THE INTERVIEW

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/25/palin-bailout-healthcare/

THIS IS A REAL SCREENSHOT OF WHEN SHE LOOKED DOWN AT HER NOTES
I added the thought bubble at 1:08

[Aviation Pro]

1. Brick stupid and moving....

...toward sand stupid, Sarah Pornstar it is.

[Olney Blue]

2. If she ever compares herself to Hillary again, I will explode.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Chelsea Clinton is 10 times more articulate and knowledgeable

About National and International affairs, Hillary about 100 times more.

[demodonkey]

20. Only 10 times for Chelsea?? Give that lady a few years and she just may outdo both Mom & Dad IMHO.

I think Chelsea's not only smart, she has a lot of class.

[Left Is Write]

25. I couldn't agree more.

I admire Chelsea Clinton.

[JoFerret]

32. And Obama

98.63 times better.
(Palin is plain ridiculous, and so is McCain for choosing her. He was bad before but now he is a national joke.PS - I would put Chelsea at 61.19 times better.)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. No kidding.

[yourout]

3. Wow........I dont know what to say. There is no way this idiot can be allowed to....

get into the White House without a tour guide.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Alaskans must be proud of their Governor.

[Bread and Circus]

6. Really? She really was able to use flash cards?

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Think Progress and other sites have verified that notes were permitted

Unbelievable isn't it, that an open note oral test was this bad?

[Bread and Circus]

12. No way...that's unbelievable.

[rxdem84]

7. The camera should have panned to the note cards!

[AndyA]

8. The guy from Politico said it tonight on Hardball:

"Talk about dead air space..."

Dumb as a box of rocks.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. I'm paraphrasing..he also said, she want to hold the office of vice president, people don't even

know if she would be able to find it!!!!

[TexasObserver]

11. She has the understanding of a 15 year old.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

34. When I was 15, I had more knowledge about world affairs

than MissBarbiePresidential WannaBe Sarah Palin.

[PerfectSage]

14. She brought a cheat sheet to the interview and she still failed? That's pathetic.

:evilgrin:

[vanderBeth]

15. This is just sad.

[Raine]

16. GAWD she's a MorAn!

The thought of this IDIOT in second place behind an elderly president in poor health is frightening beyond belief. :scared:

edit: corrected typo

[glowing]

17. Her answers make absolutely NO sense at all.. What does this bailout have

to do with healthcare? This is insanity. There is no way these two should be anywhere near the White House.

[CrispyQ]

18. "shore up the economy"

I heard that at least three times.

[Jade Fox]

24. Apparently Palin believes.....

that a cliche' improves on repetition. :eyes:

[madaboutharry]

19. She is lazy.

She got by in Alaska with her aggressive personality and her attractiveness. She never had to be bothered actually gaining knowledge. She is intellectually lazy.

[intheflow]

33. Don't forget her "on air talent" training

that helped polish her enough to fake it for the cameras. Until she had to speak intelligently to a national audience. :evilgrin:

[tigereye]

21. incredible -

thrusting this woman into things so way over her head. :wtf:


How could McCain et al not know how clueless she would look. That's an incredibly steep learning curve.

[Yellow Horse]

22. OMG, she's incoherent! She's babbling on about the bailout and somehow everything else except...

...the kitchen sink bringing about world peace.

The thought of this woman getting anywhere NEAR the White House is terrifying.

[wanpete]

23. she was very obviously looking at note cards. isn't that like...cheating?

[Left Is Write]

26. Crib sheets! Won't that get you a big fat "F" on test day if the teacher catches you?

[PatriotGames]

27. Wow. Just wow. What a trainwreck. n/t

[Az_lefty]

28. geez, even Forrest Gump didn't use 3x5 note cards..

[ITsec]

29. The only words on those cards were "we have to shore up the economy". n/t

[Metric System]

30. Why is she allowed to get away with this shit? If Obama, Biden, Hillary, whoever tried to pull

something like this the so-called "liberal" media would be making a huge deal out of the need for notes.

[TheDonkey]

31. omg please tell me the media has been covering this interview. HOLY GOD

she is a moron.

[vaberella]

35. This should be sent to KO. No one reported on this. n/t

[CreekDog]

36. Unbelievable and here's a picture of her cards

[Surya Gayatri]

37. BWAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAA !!

OMG ! You've got me ROFLMAO ! SG

[RubyDuby in GA]

38. Good God! She actually makes my idiot governor look like a freakin' genius!

And yes, I'm talking about Sonny (bubba) Perdue who actually prayed for rain on the steps of the Georgia capital because we are in a drought.