Voter who provoked Palin's Pakistan cheesesteak gaffe talks on CNN

[susanbanks44]

Run time: 05:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8OUiBUUuqE   Posted on YouTube: September 30, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 01, 2008 By DU Member: susanbanks44 Views on DU: 2744

 

[doublethink]

1. Told ya all it wasn't a 'pizza place' ...... like McCain said ....

and Palin agreed with in the Couric interview !!! Gawd they can't even get that one right !!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x202262

I knew someone would find this guy. Thanks for posting this.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Good catch

nt

[krkaufman]

12. That was yet another odd moment from Palin, from my perspective ...

... how she rolled her head back then nodded, mouthing "pizza place", after McCain had made the mistake. It shows me that she is all theatrics. It wasn't a pizza place, so why would she nod in agreement? She doesn't need to agree with McCain, but neither did she need to make *any* comment or acknowledge the statement.

[Cali_Democrat]

2. I cringe every time I watch her

Palin is a walking, talking disaster.

[bluestateguy]

5. She has a very irritating voice

I can't be around people with that kind of accent.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

4. "I'm not a journalist, I'm just a tax-paying citizen."

I wonder if he's received death threats from the wingnuts yet.

Thanks for posting... I was curious about this guy!

[Gap Spanner]

6. So we have to prep her first?

So if some terrorist wants to attack America, he should first notify Palin, let her know what he plans to do, when and where, then give her time to prepare a response?

She can't handle a simple question from a guy in public, how will she handle world leaders?

I ran into Sarah in an elevator in Anchorage once last year. I thought she was an Avon lady or a realtor...until the person I was with said, 'Good Morning, Governor.' My opinion of her hasn't changed - she should be driving a pink caddy and hawking lipstick rather than making a mockery of our political scene (McSame was doing that just fine on his own).

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

7. Fantastic video which so defines McShame

Not only is McShame totally incorrect in his characterization of this encounter,

but his interruption and attempt to answer for Sarah Palin makes him look more crude than normal.

They really are afraid of letting Palin answer anything on her own.

In that parallel world where they might actually be elected, if something happened to McCain, who would hold Sarah's hand in the oval office?

Pathetic. Totally pathetic.

[Zambero]

8. McComplain does it again

First, he swoops down to shield Palin from having to answer questions that are put to her. Then he challenges the right of a citizen to pose a legitimate question to his running mate. These people seem to live in a virtual photo op world. "Intereacting" with voters on the campaign trail apparently means having them shut up unless spoken to first. Palin was clearly there to be seen with "just plain folk" but not to be questioned by them.

[targetpractice]

9. He's hot!

Marry me!

[Honeycombe8]

11. My thoughts exactly! Come to mama! nt

[Tutonic]

15. Jail bait. You'll do 10-20 fot that ladies.

LOL

[Number23]

20. He's a grad student! And he looks at least 25

And yes, I agree with the other posters who commented on his "hotness." Yes, indeed-y...... :evilgrin:

[bigscott]

29. man o man

he is at least 22 (most graduate college at 22 and he is a grad student)

hot hot hot

[LiberalFighter]

10. Notice the girl that was standing in line in front of Palin to be served?

Wasn't that thrilled to see her. Didn't gush over Palin, ask for her autograph or engage in a conversation.

[mamalone]

19. I noticed her too.

She was civil... and that's all. I'll bet I can guess who she's voting for this Nov:D

[ArmeniansForObama]

13. The cashier asks her for her name at 1:07?

[Maraya1969]

16. Yes. And then some of the people who knew who she was laughed because

she wasn't recognized.

[WoodyD]

14. So it's "gotcha" journalism

every time you ask her something other than "what's your favorite recipe for moose stew"? Because when Putin rears his head over Alaska, I'm sure that's what he'll be looking for. We already have the WPE. So thanks, McCain, for the potential WVPE.

[barack the house]

17. Gee, would this happen for 8 years when a world leader asked her a question.

[Heather MC]

18. OMG he is Pretty, I wasn't listening to anything he said, I was to busy looking for his soul in eyes

yummy yummy.

let me take my old married as to bed

Hey Michael, you can play Gotcha games with me anytime
grrrrrr

Someone invite him to DU
And tell him nude photos of new member is manditory
hee hee

[stlsaxman]

21. i love it when she gives her order and the clerk asks her name...

she says "uh-SARAH!?!?!" and the clerk just waves her off.

like you don't know me, biatch?!?!?!

[olegramps]

22. Response only reveals the evil side of McCain

His attempt to discredit a citizen for asking a candidate about what her response to terrorists would be only reveals that he is morally bankrupt. He is a vicious junk yard dog whose election to the presidency would be a catastrophic blunder. I have to wonder how Palin, who claim to so religious, can associate herself with a person who dumped his crippled wife. I can bet that the immoral bastard made sure to check out Cindy's financial status before committing himself. It was love at first sight, yeah love at first sight with her checkbook.

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. The best part: "I don't even know what that means"

He repeats it several times. As somebody who went to graduate school for six years, I can tell you that this is perhaps the most insulting thing you can say to somebody in a graduate seminar: I don't even know what that means. What you are trained to do in graduate school is take intuitive cliches and analyze them, which is to say, take them apart and examine their constitutive elements.

In this context, Rovito is doing that to "Gotcha Journalism." What does it mean? It cannot be used as a catch-all term. It cannot just circulate as a soundbite. It has to mean something. And when you break down the notion of gotcha journalism, it quickly reveals itself as meaning nothing at all. Or rather, it means something that most people would disagree with: that journalists (or even ordinary people) shouldn't ask tough questions of candidates, or shouldn't reasonably expect a candidate to have a solid answer, based on deep knowledge, ready to go for any question related to important policy. It's an absurdity.

This is how we used to do it in graduate school: I don't even know what that means. Or, if we were being more collegial, you'd get "Could you explain that a bit more?" What's funny is that the CNN imbecile actually took Rovito to not understand what gotcha journalism meant, and tried to "explain it" slowly for him. He cut her off with what amounted to an eyeroll. This is just classic graduate seminar response. Love it.

[Kiwinet]

28. Great observation!

:yourock:

[bdamomma]

24. grampy was protecting her, Palin can't answer for herself

john again shows what an angry ole man he is.

[Muttocracy]

25. yep, she couldn't even defend herself. nt

[Muttocracy]

26. kudos to CNN for having him on - has he been on other networks? Couric

looked astounded by McCain.

[nc4bo]

27. He was on faux news. Strike what I said.....this Fox station he let it rip too

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7544684&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1

But I could have sworn that he was on another Fox affiliate and his answers were very "sedate".