Palin: ‘What The Bailout Does Is Help Those Who Are Concerned About Health Care Reform’»

[babylonsister]

:wtf:

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

Palin: ‘What The Bailout Does Is Help Those Who Are Concerned About Health Care Reform’»

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 it at link~

“She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,” Couric said of Palin. “It was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday,” she added.

Yesterday afternoon, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) canceled an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in order to do an unscheduled interview with Couric. In explaining why he believed the Wall Street bailout is necessary, McCain did not cite health care reform.

[supernova]

1. They've pumped her so much

she's getting her talking points confused.

[cui bono]

16. Pretty soon she's going to short circuit like the Stepford Wives.

I thought you were my friend.
I thought you were my friend.
I thought you were my friend.
I thought you were my friend.
I thought you were my friend.
I thought you were my friend.

:crazy:

[rvablue]

33. Hilarious and spot-on analogy! n/t

[supernova]

36. LOL

:D :thumbsup:

This is the first time I've seen a Stepford Wife actually put forward as an ideal. It's scary.

[dchill]

59. Well, compared to Palin...

:shrug:

[depakid]

28. I doubt even they realized that she was quite this clueless

Though anyone with her worldview would pretty much have to be....

[Marrah_G]

2. Each answer I read makes my head pound a bit more.

She is worse then Bush and I never thought that would be possible.

[DevonRex]

55. Oh, me too, Marrah. This morning my son came downstairs and

said he watched some of it and that she scares him to death. Seriously. That was the first thing out of his mouth. And he's usually the calm one around here. You know, while I go nuts over stuff, he tells me to chill out.

If she has rattled him, then I know she's worse than I even thought.

[Marrah_G]

57. She scares the hell out of me Jen

Crazy religious nutcase with a thing for militaristic style dress and delusions of granduer.

[DevonRex]

62. Every little tidbit that comes out of the Couric interview is worse

than the last. At first I thought some of them were satire. Then to find out that they are accurate quotes just blew me away.

Another thing, I fought long and hard to break away from religious fundamentalism and it wasn't easy. Heh. Now I have to hide all my books on different paths when my family visits. I figure there's no need to get into an argument about whether wicca is evil or if Buddha is a god or if meditation can lead to possession by demons. Heck, they think all Jews are going to hell so they're not ready for the really complicated stuff yet. And I guess I shouldn't tell them that I don't think there is a hell to begin with. We'll just stick to arguing about politics. Much safer if just as annoying.

Palin scares me to death, too.

[Johonny]

when the economy is doing good you feel better

I guess?

[Hugin]

3. She's correct... No need to worry about Health Care Reform anymore.

It's done.

Gone.

Poof.

Pfft.

[Supersedeas]

54. the money to fix it was spent on Bushler's criminal cronies on Wall Street -- the Tuxedo base

[Bicoastal]

4. Someone clearly needs to spend some more time studying Mr. McCain's flashcards.

[Thrill]

5. LOL “She’s not always responsive when she’s asked questions,”

No wonder they don't let her have Pressers

[Hugin]

8. "In what respect, Brent?" n/t

[FatDave]

20. Not always responsive?

What is she, catatonic?

"Not always responsive." I'm not sure how to take that. Does she just sit and stare back at the questioner? I mean, an attempted dodge is still a response, right?

[Thrill]

22. I think Katie was clearly saying she doesn't understand the questions

[FatDave]

29. You're probably right, but I'd argue the "clearly" part. (nt)

[Terran]

65. "responsive" in the legal sense, I'm thinking

A response in a legal case is only responsive if it actually answers the questions asked. You can make a non-responsive response, and that's what non-responsive responder Sarah does.

:freak:

[FatDave]

66. Well, that clears things right up!

Actually it really does, but it was still fun to read. Add some silly pictures and you'd have a good start on a Dr. Seuss book. :thumbsup:

[Cha]

23. Exactly!

Does she start drooling, for crying out loud!

[PA Democrat]

26. She's not particularly coherent either!

[elias7]

6. Palin is incoherent.

She clearly has no idea what she is talking about, and sadly, that cannot be hidden.

[Muttocracy]

7. Funny, when she interviewed Biden, I didn't see him having any "notes". nt

[gateley]

13. And you'll NEVER hear a reporter say "he's unresponsive" when it comes to Biden!

:rofl:

[Muttocracy]

24. :-D

[gateley]

9. She did poorly with Charlie Gibson -- she's really tanking with Katie Couric.

I'm lovin' it!

[cottonseed]

18. Maybe they should site down with Hasselback

they're running out of "journalists"...

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

35. They can't accuse Couric of sexism.

But they probably will anyway.

[KayLaw]

10. Not always responsive when asked questions . . .

Makes her sound like a robot. They cannot let her debate anyone, period.

[City Lights]

11. In what respect, Sarah?

:crazy:

Out. Of. Her. League.

[nc4bo]

12. Bat. Shit. Crazy. Oh My Gawd. nt

[Starbucks Anarchist]

14. Looks like she jumped off of her Cliff Notes.

[Thrill]

15. I've never seen a Politician looking at notes like that during an interview

[Ichingcarpenter]

17. Each one of these newly released soundbites from the interview are WTF!!!!

I mean, WTF is she talking about? She is an idiot and a poor student.

[babylonsister]

25. It's almost like her brain has been removed; why was that

questioned answered this way? Her reasoning abilities are missing. :scared:

[PA Democrat]

19. That's just plain CRAZY.

She's starting to make Miss Teen South Carolina look like a genius.

[Overseas]

21. Wow. She really is quite incompetent. Much worse than I thought.

I thought she'd have the cleverness of tossing in Republican lies where needed, but the mixed up phrases she's tossing around above just don't make sense from any perspective.

Scrambled lies.

[kenny blankenship]

27. Helps them get over the idea that they'll live to see any health care reform

[PA Democrat]

30. From the comments section: "Moose lips sink ships"

[City Lights]

31. LOL!

:rofl:

[faithfulcitizen]

52. yes, that was great! 1st comment. ANY thinking person can see she is clueless.

I'd put any DU'er up against her in in a debate any day of the week! She is incoherent!

[elkston]

32. She is a disaster. This is what impulsive "maverick" decisions get you. (eom)

[GAtomboy]

34. OMG

She's using a cheat sheet... that alone says she has no idea what's going on. She's looking down trying to find the right talking point. It's like a gradeschool test - match the question to the right talking point "I KNOW... HE'S A MAVERICK"

[donco6]

37. James Stockdale made more sense.

Maybe he's available?

[Disturbed]

42. Gov. Palin needs to be Impeached, now!!!

At the very least, Alaskans need to mount a Recall of this corrupt, inept Gov.

[sabra]

38. pic - Palin reading notes during i-view

[Ichingcarpenter]

48. Added a thought bubble

[Rambis]

39. Tax health benefits as income yeah that's the ticket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px5YXs788uM

[gemlake]

40. It's like a Saturday Night Live skit

I was dying laughing.

[nam78_two]

41. Is she a random sentence generator?

I mean :wtf:? She really is like some computer program into which you input a collection of words and it combines them in random combinations to output senseless, if grammatically correct, sentences.

[Native]

no wonder McLame is in D.C. - I'd be setting myself on fire to divert attention from this

[izzybeans]

43. No one can possibly be that stupid.

wow.

[Fla Dem]

44. Not going to miss this tonight. Couric's expression was priceless,

like a Mom listening to one of her kids spinning a tale about something they did wrong. I was waiting for her to say " do I have stupid written across my forehead"? :rofl:

[Arkansas Granny]

45. She is clearly in way over her head and she sees no way out.

Her candidacy is nothing but a farce.

[bushisanidiot]

46. How before she turns into the Miss Teen U.S.A. contestant, or is she already there?

“I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as, uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.” - Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina

[ljm2002]

47. OMFG

There is just nothing else to say

This woman is a walking disaster

This campaign ought to be put out of its misery

McCain, if you have any honor left, just come in front of the American people and say "My friends, I have made a terrible mistake in my choice of running mate. I am sorry to have subjected you to this lunacy, and I apologize to her for subjecting her to this humiliating exposure. Now I ask my Republican colleagues to name new Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, because really, country must come first, and I cannot present myself as someone with sound judgment after this debacle, and I certainly cannot in good conscience present Sarah Palin as a person who should be entrusted with the office Vice President, much less (God forbid) the office of President."

[Yavin4]

49. Yet, The McCain Campaign Has A Very Good Chance of Winning

this "election".

[vstephane]

50. this is pathetic

no wonder they are willing to do anything to get her out of the debate..

[firedupdem]

51. Holy Lord! This is like a comedy skit! That woman is bat shit

crazy! I think I could have fudged an answer better than that!

[beac]

53. My favorite comment on the thinkprogress article:

"moose lips sink ships" :rofl:

[Midlodemocrat]

56. Couric: “It was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday,”

Translated: The entire time I was 'interviewing' her, my only thought was "Dear God, she CANNOT be this stupid. She simply cannot be. No one is THIS dumb".
Additionally, I thought I was being PUNKED. Kept looking around for Ashton and Dax.

[mscuedawg]

58. Her microchip is short-circuiting...

watch out...she's gonna BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! :nuke:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

60. Reminds me of a certain Seinfeld episode.

George was tired of his current relationship, so he decided to date another woman and purposely get both women's paths to cross in order to dump the first woman.

He told Jerry he was going to see "Godspell" with one woman and go ice skating with the other.

Later, in the diner, he tells the second woman, "The actor that played Jesus made some interesting choices."

The woman says, confused, "What?"

George catches himself and says, "Oh... I mean... I really enjoyed going ice skating with you."

[AZBlue]

61. This would be hysterical if only she wasn't running for the 2nd most powerful position in the world.

WOW.

[WI_DEM]

63. What an idiot.

[Az_lefty]

64. geez, she can't even repeat sound bites in a coherent fasion...

no wonder they want to get her out of the debate.

[Left Is Write]

67. Does she realize that speaking and answering questions

requires more than stringing random words together?

[Bigleaf]

68. Relax! She was just speaking in tongues.