Trainwreck: Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin

By Nicholas | Compared to this, W's speech evinces well-nigh human intelligence.  There's wonkery and then there's wankery, and I know which this is:

So....either we have to have a bailout or we'll be plunged into a depression?  I hope she's shared this insight with McCain. Or maybe not.  Really, I've no idea what she means, other than that the world is looking to McCain to save it from "predator lenders" and such (see below).  Try reading it aloud, preferably in a high-pitched nasal whine with the Rs all oveRemphasized. 

Palin: I'm all about the position that America is in and that we have to look at a $700 billion bailout. And as Sen. McCain has said unless this nearly trillion dollar bailout is what it may end up to be, unless there are amendments in Paulson's proposal, really I don't believe that Americans are going to support this and we will not support this. The interesting thing in the last couple of days that I have seen is that Americans are waiting to see what John McCain will do on this proposal. They're not waiting to see what Barack Obama is going to do. Is he going to do this and see what way the political wind's blowing? They're waiting to see if John McCain will be able to see these amendments implemented in Paulson's proposal.   (CBS)

Balloon Juice:

Train wreck” is being charitable – it was more like a train derailing on a bridge, tumbling a thousand feet into a canyon and landing on a pile of old dynamite and gas drums. And then a jumbo jet crashed into the flaming wreckage. Followed by an earthquake that caused the whole mess to slide off a cliff into the sea, where the few miraculous survivors were eaten by sharks.

If she weren't a moose-murderer and a rightwing nutjob, I'd feel a little bit sorry for her.  It's really not fair on her.  But, as Jonathan Martin says, she is what she is.  So I shall proceed without pity. 

Let's take a look at some more of Palin's financial insights, shall we?

Here's more:

 Couric: Would you support a moratorium on foreclosures to help average Americans keep their homes?

Palin: That's something that John McCain and I have both been discussing - whether that ... is part of the solution or not. You know, it's going to be a multi-faceted solution that has to be found here.

Couric: So you haven't decided whether you'll support it or not?

Palin: I have not.

Couric: What are the pros and cons of it do you think?

Palin: Oh, well, some decisions that have been made poorly should not be rewarded, of course.

Couric:  By consumers, you're saying?

Palin: Consumers - and those who were predator lenders also. That's, you know, that has to be considered also. But again, it's got to be a comprehensive, long-term solution found ... for this problem that America is facing today. As I say, we are getting into crisis mode here. (CBS)

"Some decisions that have been made poorly should not be rewarded."  Well, she's telling the truth anyway, because if Bush & Co. have their way, some that have been made poorly can and WILL be rewarded----excessively.

Also:  "Predator lenders"?  Heh.  Sarah, git yer gun!

But the best bit was when Couric asked her to give some examples of McCain's 26 years of trying to reform Wall Street.

Palin:  I'll try to find you some, and I'll bring them to you. (CBS)

The Anonymous Liberal deadpans:

That is not a good soundbite. Not only does it confirm that Palin is in way over her head, but every time the clip is played, viewers get to hear Couric point out that McCain has a 26 year record of not favoring regulations.

As  Jonathan Martin remarks, it's a good job that McCain's announcement that he's taking a time out is the main story. 

Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric, the first portion of which airs tonight, won't give Republicans any reassurance that she's ready for prime time.

It will, however, reassure McCain aides that they're following the right course of action by keeping her shielded.

Not only did Palin say the country could be facing another Great Depression without a bailout, but she offered a painful silence when pressed about campaign manager's Rick Davis's ties to Freddie Mac.

And, at the end, she had no good answer when asked by Couric for examples of what McCain has done to regulate Wall Street.  (Politico)

Martin reckons that some might find it "endearing."  I'm guessing that quite a few voters will.  They're called "Republicans."   Though maybe this time it will only be the hard core.

Petulant at Shakesville says, "Gee... No wonder McCain wants to postpone the debate."

Yes.  No wonder.

The Anonymous Liberal goes one better:

I'm serious.  The more I look at what happened today, the more I think it was all an elaborate attempt to stem the fallout from the truly disastrous interview Sarah Palin taped this morning...c

Ron Beasley says:

I originally thought she was probably pretty smart and they could pump a few facts into her head before the debate and before she had to do any "real" interviews.  Well I was wrong - she's a moron.  She actually makes George W. Bush look smart....[T]his is her I'm an idiot and proud of it moment:

Greenwald, who originally defended Palin as "perfecly smart" says:

Sarah Palin's performance in the tiny vignettes of unscripted dialogue in which we've been allowed to see her has been nothing short of frightening -- really, as I said, pity-inducing. And I say that as someone who has thought from the start that the criticisms of her abilities -- as opposed to her ideology -- were much too extreme.

One of two things is absolutely clear at this point: she is either (a) completely ignorant about the most basic political issues -- a vacant, ill-informed, incurious know-nothing, or (b) aggressively concealing her actual beliefs about these matters because she's petrified of deviating from the simple-minded campaign talking points she's been fed and/or because her actual beliefs are so politically unpalatable, even when taking into account the right-wing extremism that is permitted, even rewarded, in our mainstream. I'm not really sure which is worse, but it doesn't really matter, because with 40 days left before the election, both options are heinous.

Right-tilting Ann Althouse:  "Painful. Terrible."

Memeorandum has more.

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I'm all about

I normally stop listening when anyone over the age of 30 utters words such as, you know, like and stuff. Whatever! But I'm becoming more tolerant. This interview makes Dan Quayle look like the poster boy for Mensa.

I suppose Sarah Palin is a refreshing alternative to Dick Cheney. At least she won't be enacting foreign policy without consulting the Secretaries of Defense and State.

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