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When Tom writes his own opinion, Gary, you insult him. When he offers a news story that confirms his opinion, you insult him. It occurs to me that your steel-trap mind is not likely to flex for anything from Tom.<BR>
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The reality is, anyone other than Todd Palin and John McCain would have seen the interview and thought how remarkably unprepared, inexperienced, and unknowledgeable this woman is about foreign policy. She's not distinguished herself on the economy, either. Feel free to explain how her performance in the interview recommends her as McCain's successor in the event of his death.<BR>
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Extra points if you can do it with a straight face.<BR><BR>Keely<BR>http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/<BR><BR><BR>> From: jampot@roadrunner.com<BR>> To: vision2020@moscow.com; thansen@moscow.com<BR>> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:07:04 -0700<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palin Falters on Policy in First TV Interview<BR>> <BR>> Another opinion piece presented as news. Boring, Tommy but hardly <BR>> unexpected. Cut and paste is all well and good but, perhaps you could try a <BR>> change up and offer something in your own words. Something other than <BR>> insulting invective and "nuff said" that is. Most of us already know how to <BR>> read the newspaper.<BR>> <BR>> g<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com><BR>> To: <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:46 AM<BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] Palin Falters on Policy in First TV Interview<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >" ... What President Bush has attempted to do is rid this world of Islamic<BR>> > extremism, terrorists who are hell-bent on destroying our nation."<BR>> ><BR>> > Gov. Sarah Palin, GOP Candidate for vice president<BR>> ><BR>> > ----------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> >>From today's (September 12, 2008) Spokesman Review -<BR>> ><BR>> > ----------------<BR>> ><BR>> > Palin falters on policy in first TV interview<BR>> ><BR>> > FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - John McCain running mate Sarah Palin sought<BR>> > Thursday to defend her qualifications but struggled with foreign policy,<BR>> > unable to describe President Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes<BR>> > against threatening nations and acknowledging she's never met a foreign<BR>> > head of state.<BR>> ><BR>> > The Republican vice presidential nominee told Charles Gibson, of ABC News,<BR>> > in her first televised interview since being named to the GOP ticket<BR>> > that "I'm ready" to be president if called upon. She sidestepped on<BR>> > whether she had the national security credentials needed to be commander<BR>> > in chief.<BR>> ><BR>> > Palin, 44, has been Alaska's governor for less than two years and before<BR>> > that was a small-town mayor. McCain has defended her qualifications,<BR>> > citing her command of the Alaska National Guard and Alaska's proximity to<BR>> > Russia.<BR>> ><BR>> > Asked whether those were sufficient credentials, Palin said: "It is about<BR>> > reform of government, and it's about putting government back on the side<BR>> > of the people, and that has much to do with foreign policy and national<BR>> > security issues." She said she brings expertise in making the country<BR>> > energy independent as a former chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas<BR>> > Conservation Commission. "I want you to not lose sight of the fact that<BR>> > energy is a foundation of national security," she said.<BR>> ><BR>> > Palin said other than a trip to visit soldiers in Kuwait and Germany last<BR>> > year - "a trip of a lifetime" that "changed my life" - her only other<BR>> > foreign travel was to Mexico and Canada. She also said she had never met a<BR>> > head of state and added: "If you go back in history and if you ask that<BR>> > question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I<BR>> > just gave you."<BR>> ><BR>> > Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by<BR>> > living in Alaska, Palin answered: "They're our next-door neighbors, and<BR>> > you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in<BR>> > Alaska."<BR>> ><BR>> > Foreign policy questions dominated the first of three interviews Palin was<BR>> > giving Gibson over two days.<BR>> ><BR>> > In the interview Thursday, Palin:<BR>> ><BR>> > .Appeared unsure of the Bush doctrine - essentially that the United States<BR>> > must help spread democracy to stop terrorism and that the nation will act<BR>> > pre-emptively to stop potential foes.<BR>> ><BR>> > Asked whether she agreed with that, Palin said: "In what respect,<BR>> > Charlie?" Gibson pressed her for an interpretation of it. She said: "His<BR>> > world view." That prompted Gibson to say "no, the Bush doctrine,<BR>> > enunciated September 2002, before the Iraq war" and described it to<BR>> > her. "I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid this<BR>> > world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell-bent on destroying our<BR>> > nation," Palin said, adding "there have been mistakes made."<BR>> ><BR>> > Pressed on whether the United States could attack terrorist hideouts in<BR>> > Pakistan without the country's permission, she said: "If there is<BR>> > legitimate and enough intelligence that tells us that a strike is imminent<BR>> > against American people, we have every right to defend our country. In<BR>> > fact, the president has the obligation, the duty to defend."<BR>> ><BR>> > .Said nuclear weapons in Iran's hands are dangerous, and said "we've got<BR>> > to put the pressure on Iran." Asked three times what her position would be<BR>> > if Israel felt threatened enough to attack Iranian nuclear facilities,<BR>> > Palin repeatedly said the United States shouldn't "second-guess" Israel's<BR>> > steps to secure itself.<BR>> ><BR>> > .Called for Georgia and the Ukraine to be included in NATO, a treaty that<BR>> > requires the U.S. to defend them militarily. She also said Russia's attack<BR>> > into Georgia last month was "unprovoked." Asked to clarify that she'd<BR>> > support going to war over Georgia, she said: "Perhaps so."<BR>> ><BR>> > "I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another<BR>> > country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and<BR>> > help," she said.<BR>> ><BR>> > .Said she "didn't hesitate" when McCain asked her to be his running<BR>> > mate. "I answered him 'yes' because I have the confidence in that<BR>> > readiness and knowing that you can't blink, you have to be wired in a way<BR>> > of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of<BR>> > this country and victory in the war, you can't blink. So I didn't blink<BR>> > then ,even when asked to run as his running mate."<BR>> ><BR>> > Later Thursday, after her return to Alaska, Palin indirectly linked the<BR>> > war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound<BR>> > brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the<BR>> > innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the<BR>> > death of thousands of Americans."<BR>> ><BR>> > "America can never go back to that false sense of security that came<BR>> > before Sept. 11, 2001," Palin said.<BR>> ><BR>> > ----------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > "Jesus was a community organizer and Poncius Pilate was a governor."<BR>> ><BR>> > - Marilyn Trail, sister of Representative Tom trail (September 8, 2008)<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ---------------------------------------------<BR>> > This message was sent by First Step Internet.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.com/<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > ======================================================= <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> http://www.fsr.net <BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> =======================================================<BR><BR><br /><hr />Want to do more with Windows Live? 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