WAR WITH RUSSIA??? IS SHE F*CKING INSANE???

[jpertello]

EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson Interviews Sarah Palin
Republican VP Candidate Speaks with ABC News' Charlie Gibson in Exclusive Interview
Sept. 11, 2008—


The following three excerpts are from the ABC News exclusive interview with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in Fairbanks, Alaska, conducted by "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson on September 11, 2008

Sarah Palin on Experience:

GIBSON: Governor, let me start by asking you a question that I asked John McCain about you, and it is really the central question. Can you look the country in the eye and say "I have the experience and I have the ability to be not just vice president, but perhaps president of the United States of America?"

PALIN: 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, will be ready. I'm ready.

GIBSON: And you didn't say to yourself, "Am I experienced enough? Am I ready? Do I know enough about international affairs? Do I -- will I feel comfortable enough on the national stage to do this?"

PALIN: I didn't hesitate, no.

GIBSON: Didn't that take some hubris?

PALIN: I -- 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.

Sarah Palin on God:

GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God." Are we fighting a holy war?

PALIN: You know, I don't know if that was my exact quote.

GIBSON: Exact words.

PALIN: But the reference there is a repeat of Abraham Lincoln's words when he said -- first, he suggested never presume to know what God's will is, and I would never presume to know God's will or to speak God's words.

But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that's a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God's side.

That's what that comment was all about, Charlie.


GIBSON: I take your point about Lincoln's words, but you went on and said, "There is a plan and it is God's plan."

PALIN: I believe that there is a plan for this world and that plan for this world is for good. I believe that there is great hope and great potential for every country to be able to live and be protected with inalienable rights that I believe are God-given, Charlie, and I believe that those are the rights to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

That, in my world view, is a grand -- the grand plan.

GIBSON: But then are you sending your son on a task that is from God?

PALIN: I don't know if the task is from God, Charlie. What I know is that my son has made a decision. I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not choosing a real easy path where he could be more comfortable and certainly safer.

Sarah Palin on Russia:

We cannot repeat the Cold War. We are thankful that, under Reagan, we won the Cold War, without a shot fired, also. We've learned lessons from that in our relationship with Russia, previously the Soviet Union.

We will not repeat a Cold War. We must have good relationship with our allies, pressuring, also, helping us to remind Russia that it's in their benefit, also, a mutually beneficial relationship for us all to be getting along.

GIBSON: Would you favor putting Georgia and Ukraine in NATO?

PALIN: Ukraine, definitely, yes. Yes, and Georgia.

GIBSON: Because Putin has said he would not tolerate NATO incursion into the Caucasus.

PALIN: Well, you know, the Rose Revolution, the Orange Revolution, those actions have showed us that those democratic nations, I believe, deserve to be in NATO.

Putin thinks otherwise. Obviously, he thinks otherwise, but...

GIBSON: And under the NATO treaty, wouldn't we then have to go to war if Russia went into Georgia?


PALIN: Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.

But NATO, I think, should include Ukraine, definitely, at this point and I think that we need to -- especially with new leadership coming in on January 20, being sworn on, on either ticket, we have got to make sure that we strengthen our allies, our ties with each one of those NATO members.

We have got to make sure that that is the group that can be counted upon to defend one another in a very dangerous world today.

GIBSON: And you think it would be worth it to the United States, Georgia is worth it to the United States to go to war if Russia were to invade.

PALIN: What I think is that smaller democratic countries that are invaded by a larger power is something for us to be vigilant against. We have got to be cognizant of what the consequences are if a larger power is able to take over smaller democratic countries.

And we have got to be vigilant. We have got to show the support, in this case, for Georgia. The support that we can show is economic sanctions perhaps against Russia, if this is what it leads to.

It doesn't have to lead to war and it doesn't have to lead, as I said, to a Cold War, but economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, again, counting on our allies to help us do that in this mission of keeping our eye on Russia and Putin and some of his desire to control and to control much more than smaller democratic countries.

His mission, if it is to control energy supplies, also, coming from and through Russia, that's a dangerous position for our world to be in, if we were to allow that to happen.


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ECONOMIC SANCTIONS? DOES SHE REALLY THINK THIS IS AN OPTION WITH RUSSIA? SHE'S TALKING ABOUT WAR. MAKE NO MISTAKE.

[lapfog_1]

1. End timers usually are. Now, does America want one of them with the "nukular" codes? - n/t

[opihimoimoi]

8. She is scaring the living crap outa me....Damn...this lady learned her talking points so well

she has no clue as to what she is sayin....Damn

memorization can be a good thing...

but without the Intuition of whats good and whats bad...she crosses over and confuses the 2

[LSparkle]

2. I need some feedback about her body language during that question

Was she kind of dismissive about the possibility? ("Bring it
on" attitude?) Or less gung-ho/koolaid-sated?

[OneGrassRoot]

4. My take...

that was the 30 seconds I saw. :)

I saw her as being more matter-of-fact about that particular statement. That, if one is part of NATO, that's part of the deal to protect one another. It's expected of us. She also said she had no doubt whatsoever the Georgia incident was unprovoked - he specifically asked her that.

Now, I didn't see what she said after that about Putin or others.

[angstlessk]

3. so, Russia is not allowed to control energy supplies comming FROM AND THROUGH

RUSSIA??? ALL YOUR ENERGY RESOURCES BELONG TO US!!! THAT IS U.S.

[jazzjunkysue]

9. I keep re-reading that sentence and it still doesn't make sense.

His mission, if it is to control energy supplies, also, coming from and through Russia, that's a dangerous position for our world to be in..

Does she think we control the russian oil supplies right now? Doe sshe think we occupy all countries of the world?

I don't get it.

[tanyev]

5. Yup, yup.

[krabigirl]

6. She has absolutely no idea what she is talking about. WTF!

[Aviation Pro]

7. When I was 24.....

...I was leading a platoon of tanks and preparing to defend my nation against the Soviet Union in the Fulda gap. What the fuck was 18-year old Sarah Pig doing?

So my question to you Sarah Pig is:

What the fuck qualifies you to make the decision to go to war with Russia, you motherfucking c***?

[CTyankee]

16. OK, we get it. But lay off using the "C" word, please. We don't need to be like the pukes, right?

Why, oh, why do even Democratic men resort to this? It is stupid and insulting to women. That is NOT what Democrats are all about!

[KathieG]

10. To answer your question...yes, she is fucking insane

[jpertello]

she is fucking insane and dangerous

Thew worst thing that can happen to this country was not 9-11. That was a horrible tragedy (which we all remember today). We as a nation can face worse horrors than 9-11. We are ripe for fascism. There are many willing minds ready to be brainwashed. We saw how easy it was for the Bush Admin to brainwash the idiots into war, and he's an ugly monkey face. IMAGINE WHAT AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN CAN MAKE MEN DO? Already women are relating to her like a long lost sister. They see Oprah only white with a better figure. They see Ellen only not troublingly gay. They see a Hollywood face and are confused. Media has melded Hollywood and politics into one giant messy amalgam of entertainment. We are picking better looking candidates with star appeal and smooth moves. I do admit that even Obama benefits from this in that he is infinitely more attractive as a human being than McCain. However most white Americans can't see beyond the black. So McCain gets the benefits of being 100% white. Proves you can be insane, feeble, creepy, sickly, old and clueless and still enjoy a close race or a narrow lead by dint of being white.


Sometimes I really really hate this country.

[radfringe]

19. she's an extremist

ready to take us down the road to nowhere because God told her to

[chelsea0011]

11. "it's the end of the world, as we know it" She is clueless.

[Truth4Justice]

17. Perhaps she IS the anti-Christ? Why not a woman as VP waiting for McCain to go to hell?

[DemoTex]

12. Yes. Yes she is.

Religiously insane. Be afraid. Verb sap.

:scared:

[WolverineDG]

13. Well now we know she never played "Risk" nt

[fascisthunter]

14. She's a Holy Floor Roller... of course she's insane

and corrupt to her core.... her religion is her alibi...

[pokerfan]

15. Georgia in NATO is insanity

"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none."

GIBSON: And under the NATO treaty, wouldn't we then have to go to war if Russia went into Georgia?
PALIN: Perhaps so...

Can you imagine what a Cuban Missile Crisis would have looked like with McCain/Palin as CIC?

VS.

[Sequoia]

18. Putin should kick her sorry ass back to Alaska...on an ice flow.

See how those Polar Bears feel while the berg floats off to Russia.

[Rocknrule]

20. Even * wouldn't attack Russia

I hope...

[ColbertWatcher]

21. I vote "YES" n/t