Palin's Smiles and Smirks - Well Gosh, Ain't it Great???

[DemoRabbit]

Not exactly.

Let me tell you, I was all for seeing her fall flat on her face tonight. I do not like this woman in any way what-so-ever. I'm so left-leaning that I realize no matter what had happened tonight I would still vote for Obama on November 4th... however, that doesn't prohibit my ability to recognize inappropriate behavior when I see it.

No matter what the topic Palin smiles her way through the answer. Ya know, if this was a beauty pageant, a high school drama club audition or a political debate in a state where the population is low and 12-1 in favor of men, well then maybe it would fly.

However, this is a national Vice Presidential debate during some VERY SERIOUS times. We have troops at war. We have lost respect and standing around the world. 40 million Americans have no health insurance. Thousands of houses PER DAY are being foreclosed on, unemployment is up and we're on the verge of complete economic collapse. She wants to smile while she answers questions about her kids or her favorite movie, well fine, but when she's addressing questions about war and genocide, Wall Street bailouts and nuclear annihilation I'd prefer she do it without grinning from ear-to-ear.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm disgusted at petty one-liners and insulting jokes when the theme of the day is American families suffering. Call me callous but I'd like to know I'm voting for a "team" that not only says they take the global and American problems seriously, but actually looks like she means it.

Biden was smart, articulate and emotionally appropriate. To me, the clear winner. Palin... well she gets a big old F on my debate scorecard. She could have memorized and recited War and Peace, but if she keeps speaking at me with that grin and reminding me how, well gosh, she just doesn't take these most important topics seriously, then there's no other conclusion to draw than that she believes she's going to be the next American Idol, not the next American Vice President.

[dana_b]

1. I'm with you

we don't need another smirking, no nothing fool.

God, I just realized it.... she REALLY does remind me of Bush - it's not just a saying!

[DemoRabbit]

2. Bush with Lipstick

However, at least George knows when to keep the smiling and smirking to a minimum. I never thought I'd hate a politician more than W... but it has happened.

[honkydonkey]

3. Golly Gosh Dog Gone It!

I think George W. Bush should dump Laura. Sarah is his soulmate!

[youthere]

4. How did you like how she downplayed the " blunders" of the Bush admin?

A nice little eyeroll and heavy sigh as if she were talking to an exasperating child. As if those "blunders" were no worse than a parking ticket or wearing white after labor day.

[DemoRabbit]

5. Same as with her answer to Couric

when she talked about Cheney shooting a guy in the face. She was more upset - though with a big grin on her stupid face - that it made a mockery of him. Never mentioned the guy that actually got shot.

[tblue]

6. And that sums up Sarah right there

No compassion. No heart.

[TrogL]

7. You forgot the winks

We had a debate up here in Canada tonight. After the Canadian networks got through dissecting that (which took awhile - there were five people involved) they started running footage of Palin winking and grinning.

I was at an NDP party function and we all gasped simultaneously and said "oh you've GOT to be fucking kidding".

[Supersedeas]

8. well said, I'm with you too.