by Nicholas | I covered the first part here. Here's more. And, as Glenn Greenwald noted earlier today, it's really rather sad.
Via Ambinder, this partial transcript:
COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?
PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land-- boundary that we have with-- Canada. It-- it's funny that a comment like that was-- kind of made to-- cari-- I don't know, you know? Reporters--
COURIC: Mock?
PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah.
COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.
PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--
COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?
PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state. (Marc Ambinder)
And don't get me started on her comments concerning the bailout.
I've said all I have to say about the sheer unbridled ignorance and naivete of this woman. Take it away, other bloggers:
Melissa McEwen: "I just don't even know what to say anymore...."Not ready for primetime" doesn't begin to cover it."
TBogg knows what to say: "Sweet Jeebus in a moose costume."
John Cole: "This isn’t even funny anymore. I am now feeling bad for this moron, she is in so completely over her head." Though he'd like to know how the right wing blogs are going to spin this.
Semidi: "Looks like the McCain camp should’ve kept her under wraps for a few more days. Forty of them."
My friends, Sarah Palin knows how to fight terrorism:
Palin was asked if she thought the U.S. presence in Iraq and Afghanistan was helping to mitigate terrorism.
"I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security for our nation. We can never again let them onto our soil," she said.
I...uh...huh?
In her defense, she can't see either Iraq, Afghanistan or terrorism from Alaska.
The Seventh Sense says, as someone surely ought to, "Oh, Give It Up Already, Sarah."
Daniel Larison is similarly at the end of his tether: "Make it stop....Please, please, make it stop.":.
Steve Benen: "[A]t this point, it's almost unfair for McCain to set her up for this kind of fiasco."
Even the cold-hearted bastards at Gawker think it's gone too far: "John McCain should be ashamed of himself."
Meanwhile, Cleek serves up this dish, which made me instantly cease to feel even slightly sorry for her again:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Less than a week after balking at the Alaska Legislature’s investigation into her alleged abuse of power, Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday indicated she will cooperate with a separate probe run by people she can fire.
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