What was Palin's most disturbing remark?

[King Coal]

"I'm not going to answer this the way you (Biden) or the moderator want me too, I'm going to answer to the American people. And I'm going to talk about my track record."

That really pissed me off. What she said is that she was going to answer a question she wasn't asked. I should have used that technique in microbiology exams in high school. When asked about DNA I could have explained it was an igneous rock of a morrison formation, and aced the test.

[Guaranteed]

1. Her "answer" to Ifill's question about the use of nuclear weapons.

Pretty much let us know that she didn't have a clue.

[Supersedeas]

33. that'd be my choice too, Charlie

[FSogol]

2. I nominate the Cheney-esque Vic Presidential Power grab

The Constitution supports giving more powers to the VP? Wait a minute, what?

[fed_up_mother]

3. I second that, if only because at that point I didn't think she could surprise me anymore!

[FSogol]

18. I think that was a shout out to her crazy base

telling them that she'll take over if they would only elect old-man McCain.

[vanbean]

4. That was the most shocking line

I am surprised more people aren't discussing it.

[King Coal]

9. I agree. I need to find a transcript of the debate. I must have missed that part.

[bullwinkle428]

5. MORE POWER! MORE POWER! MORE POWER!

[frickaline]

51. McPow / Mo'Pow '08

[DevonRex]

6. Yep. That was it. I got creepy chills at that one. Thank God

the post debate commentary caught it too. They were all aghast.

[EstimatedProphet]

8. Exactly. It disturbs me greatly that she's running for VP and doesn't know what the VP is.

[succubus.blues]

13. Her lack of

understanding of the Constitution is scary. This shows her complete lack of knowledge. She is out of her depth.

[FSogol]

20. She didn't even know what the term "Achilles Heel" meant.

:crazy:

[patrice]

47. Clear she has never sat for a conventional interview for a job; she didn't recognize the "your most

concerning flaw" question.

[EnviroBat]

17. Yep, this fascist is a dangerous woman.

she should be locked away, in a cold cell, on a small Alaskan island...

[kestrel91316]

62. ......with a nice view of Russia.

[Bonobo]

19. Agreed. nt

[secondwind]

55. my favorite also.......my jaw actually dropped when she said that

[uppityperson]

58. That one really took me aback. The rest I expected, but that was a wtf moment.

Other than the fact she obviously knows nothing about the constitution (and great job to Biden for his answer clearly stating the Constitution), it showed her greed for more power.

[leftist.]

7. Her non-response to Biden's emotional answer?

Biden just almost tears up and when it gets tossed back to Palin she gets glossy eyed, stares into the camera, and just goes on with what McCain's camp told her to say.

[trudyco]

11. Yep. And smiling and cheerful too. In her own timewarp.

I missed somehow the "Drill, baby Drill" reproach to Biden. That has a nasty connotation that went with her whole firty behavior that makes me want to puke.

VP? Eww.

[succubus.blues]

15. I don't think she had a CLUE

that Biden had lost his wife and daughter. Her utter lack of sympathy because it wasn't on the script is appalling. She is a puppet.

[leftist.]

25. It was a moment that was obvious to all Americans ...

... she had not been prepped on or given information about Biden's personal life and his past. One of the more obvious moments of being so scripted.

[Chorophyll]

24. She is a narcissist.

Like Dubya, maybe even worse. Other people's emotions don't show up on her radar.

[Essene]

32. one of the worst, imo, at this level of politics

she's so incredibly vain and narcissistic it's crazy.

also keep in mind her religious upbringing and her own words about being able to know prophesy... and that god supports her policies. that is also part of it.

[patrice]

54. Blaspheming Narcissism = It's ALL about me!!!

[patrice]

48. Borderline Personality Disorder-ed types often are also Narcissistic.

[ITsec]

10. All of them. Everything she said disturbed me.

It was like listening to a pull string doll.

[Shine]

12. I agree with you.

Arrogant. Manipulative. Dangerous.

[patrice]

49. and Ignorant.

[spanone]

14. that she wants more power than darth cheney

[FedUpWithIt All]

16. It was the way she said this..."There have been huge blunders in the war. "

"There have been huge blunders in the war. There have been huge blunders throughout this administration, as there are with every administration." With an eye roll and a sarcastic tone.

As a mother, i would think that any discussion about "blunders" in a war my CHILD would be fighting in would be deserving of a far graver tone. Apparently, she is dangerously detached from the realities of war and the the consequences of the dire errors in judgment made by the admin. I am sure the mothers and fathers of fallen soldiers would not share in her snide dismissal of the mistakes that cost them so much.

[trashcanistanista]

45. This was extremely offensive to me as well.

She laughed off and rolled her eyes about blunders while these blunders have been killng and maiming thousands of Americans and Iraqis for years. That was the most cold blooded thing I ever heard any politician say. It truly disgusted me.

[uponit7771]

21. VP remark blew me away, why would she want to tie herself to a person liked less the dog crap?

[skypilot]

22. "Her reward will be in Heaven"...

...or something to that effect when talking about Biden's wife who is a teacher. I was hoping he'd take her to task for not wanting to reward teachers right here on earth.

[Essene]

29. ya, that basically lost her a lot of votes even tho she tried to make up for it...

[patrice]

53. That's her answer to any- and every- one's problems. "Don't worry. Be happy. Your reward will be in

heaven."

Since she wants to be VP: Definitions of "reward" and "heaven" please? Her assumptions about us and our problems are rooted in BLASPHEMY.

[skypilot]

57. Don't worry. Be happy. Your reward will be in heaven"

Look for that to one day be the Republican party's motto.

[Chorophyll]

23. That pissed me off, too. I think I'll use that line

next time I have a job interview.

Just when you think the Rethugs couldn't come up with a lower life form (Bush I, Quayle, Bush II) they stick a bucket into a stagnant pond and dredge someone up. Unbelievable.

[jacksonian]

26. God, so many

1. her agreement with Cheney about the VP in the constitution.

2. just ingnoring Biden's feelings about his family. That's what she claimed to be all night, a sympathetic mom connecting with people, then when it came time for that - attack.

3. how she "quasi-caved".

4. her answer on same sex marriage. Spouted BS that seemed like tolerance, but asked if she truely agreed with herself - in the lingo "walked the talk" - she said nothing, looked scared, and changed the subject.

5. when she called McKiernan McClellan (twice) revealing her ignorance AND compounded the mistake by completely misspoking his position on the situation in Afganistan, just so her party wouldn't face blame. Really, there's no other reason for them even arguing about Afganistan except saving party face, unless the rethug party is going pacifist on us.

6. her assertion that, if taking over for the POTUS, she wouldn't follow anything McCain did and instead would be a maverick like that was a good thing. Biden said clearly Obama would be Pres, not him - no such assertion from Palin. Notice that? Power, baby, power.

7. in general, the stupidly fake "i'm like you" accent and idioms.

[Clio the Leo]

27. Her blatant and unapologetic refusal to answer questions unless SHE wanted to....

..... can we say "I think I'm above the rules"?

Wonder if she's used the same approach as Governor of Alaska .... hmmmmmmmm

[demo dutch]

28. VP power grab of course but what about about the wink! OMG she's going to wink at Putin????

[Essene]

36. enjoy this animated gif ;-p

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[uppityperson]

56. I have a request for that, put it by Mccain's recent eyetwitch video

The one from yesterday where the left side of his face, his eye, was spasmy. I would love to see that and this side by side.

[zulchzulu]

61. Good work... that pretty much shows Sarah Snark in action...

:puke:

[Essene]

30. 1) attacking GOP on wall street 2) attacking GOP on the east coast 3) saying her family is diverse

waving the white flag of surrender.

claiming that the other "joke" was bad.

trying to pretend she's just a regular working girl who hangs out with soccer moms...



there are so many. she's shown total lack of tact and awareness of the stage. she's truly so provincial and clueless that she slashes at her own political base without hesitation. it's truly scary in the context of her other comments.

[jeffrey_X]

59. 3) saying her family is diverse //// what a crock of shit this was.

eom

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. There you go again Joe talking about the past

When clearly he was talking about the present economic conditions.

Trying to channel her inner Reagan I guess.

[Essene]

35. yea, i think that counter was where she basically finally 'lost' in the eyes of independents

she was trying to distort their pasts in every comment, but then tried to ignore all reality when it came time to discussion of bush and mccain's history.

this was very apparent when she was forced to explain "the fundamentals are strong."

[Marie26]

34. Drill, baby, drill!

Along w/the comment that she'd like to expand the VP powers.

[edhopper]

37. It was actually

her remark about moving our embassy to Jerusalem. This is a xtian fundie issue and they want it so that Jesus can come back and we can have Armageddon and the Rapture. It has nothing to do with mid-east peace. Very scary.

[Essene]

38. good catch. indeed, she's a TRUE believer that she's part of armageddon prophesy

see video in my sig

[XemaSab]

39. Her abject dismissal of discussion of the failures of the Bush administration

as "looking backward."

Um... you're trying to run as mavericks on a "change" ticket... change from WHAT, exactly?

She didn't state a SINGLE thing she would do differently than the BFEE, except giving the Vice President greater powers. :banghead:

And when Ifill asked her what she'd do if McSame ate it and she became president, and she just said she'd do whatever the hell she wanted... If I were McSame I'd ship her ass right back to Wasilla for that comment. Way to have some respect for the top of the ticket, Maverick Barbie. :eyes:

[nadine_mn]

40. "say it ain't so Joe" snark and wink

That pissed me off because she epitomized that she views this as a fricking joke. It showed a total lack of respect for everyone.

[Dukkha]

41. What if you were on a school debating team?

and you used that line? Instant FAIL and your teammates would despise you!

[Shakespeare]

42. The VP remark, but mostly the remark about moving our embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

What the fucking fuck? It was undoubtedly a shout-out to the fundies (code), but it's probably making the world outside the US flip out. Stupid, stupid (dangerous) thing to say.

[spanone]

43. as veep she wants MORE POWER THAN CHENEY

[Barack_America]

44. Her shoes.

Red patent leather, demanding the viewer to notice her legs.

You want sexism? THAT is sexism.

Now, like Palin, I decided to not answer the question as it was asked. I decided to tell you the FIRST disturbing MESSAGE Palin sent, not the "most disturbing remark" overall.

[ChiciB1]

46. I've Only Been At This For FIVE Weeks!!! Should Have Made Some WONDER!!!! N/T

[Sebastian Doyle]

50. She didn't answer ANYTHING.

The only time her response was even remotely on topic at all was when she could point to her own semi-mythological "standing up to the big oil companies" (except for the one that employs Todd, apparently)

[Hellataz]

52. "you betcha"

"you betcha" And all her other "down home" slang she uses, is actually the most frightening to me. I find it condescending, annoying and uneducated. Though i almost wonder if the GOP advisors are making her play that up, making her wear a "hockey mom mask" so to speak. They have nothing else to run on but her "charm" and that will not win an election if the american people have smarten up and learned their lesson from the last "joe six pack" got elected.

[lolamio]

60. Not a remark, but when she went back to her talking points after Joe's emotional moment...

She showed what a cold and callous person she is. Follow that with her comments on expanding VP powers, and you are looking at a female version of Dick Cheney - cold, calculating, and pretty scary.

[El Fuego]

63. Instead of answering your question, I'm going to talk about energy!

Yer darn tootin', I'm all about the energy! Like the energy that makes my left eye keep winking at at the camera and the energy that keeps the gravity-defying behive aloft on my head. Did I mention ENERGY yet? Have you forgotten what your question was because I won't stop babbling nonsense about ENERGY?

[grantcart]

64. don't know I get so disturbed i have to keep turning the sound off

[Haole Girl]

65. "Drill baby, drill!"

:-(

[FloriTexan]

66. When discussing global warming...

she said that Alaska was the state most affected by global warming. I have no doubt that Alaska is affected but to say that it is the most affected is wrong. We have 300 missing persons along the Texas coast due to Hurricane Ike and untold property damage. The point being is that stronger hurricanes are the results of global warming. Charley, Katrina and Rita also come to mind to.

[EndElectoral]

67. Her approval of Cheney's constitutional view of the VP..Extremely disturbing.Nuk-U-lar pronunciation