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After watching quite a few different news analyses, and reading quite a few blogs, here is some of what I've learned.
1. Quite a few people who support Palin haven't had a TV or followed politics until a week ago. They keep insisting that Obama and Biden have NEVER been asked questions this tough.
2. Those with media access who support Palin have been fooled by Charlie Gibson for the past 20 years. They've loved him and never miss watching him, but he is now dead to them, because he's finally shown himself to be a biased liberal media hack.
3. The media believes that as long as Palin can walk and chew gum at the same time, she comes out ahead. They've talked about how, as long as she has no major mistakes, she'll be fine. I do not know what qualifies as a major mistake.
4. The media believes this race is over. That everyone has hardened their positions and there will be no moving anyone from where they are right now. Hold the elections tomorrow!
5. The women who support Palin don't believe in equal treatment for women, they expect better treatment for women. Asking hard questions evidently is condescending and rude. Doing follow up questions is unfair. Gibson should have treated her more respectfully, because she's a woman.
6. A candidate for VP does not need to know the basics of our current foreign policy. No big deal. As long as you can see Russia from an island in your own state, you're good to go.
There are probably many other things to be learned from this interview. What other things did you learn?
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