12 September 2008

Palin's disturbing interview

Sarah Palin gave an interesting interview with ABC's Charles Gibson, which aired last evening.

I have to give Gibson credit: He asked some tough questions about her lack of foreign policy experience.

Gibson: "Have you ever traveled outside the country prior to your trip to Kuwait and Germany last year?"

Palin: "Canada, Mexico." [And then lots of bragging about traveling to Kuwait last year to meet with the troops.]

Gibson: "Have you ever met a foreign head of state?"

Palin: "I have not." [And then lots of doublespeak and excuses for why it doesn't matter.]

Etc.

She tapdanced around each and every question, often citing her experience with "energy". (In Palin's lexicon, it seems that "energy" is a euphemysm for the oil industry.)

And then the part that really got me steamed: When Gibson questioned her about the situation in Georgia, Palin chastised Russia for "invading a smaller democratic country unprovoked."

This is the same Sarah Palin who is 100% in favor of continuing our occupation of Iraq -- you know, that smaller country that we had invaded unprovoked.

It's just another one of those right-wing double standards.

Then, as if my blood pressure could afford to go even higher, Gibson asked Palin about a hypothetical scenario in which Israel might feel so threatened by Iran that it decides it must take out Iran's nuclear facilities. Her take on it: "We are friends of Israel, and I don't think that we should second-guess the measures that Israel has to take to defend themselves and for their security."

>> Watch the interview. (But take my advice and pour yourself a stiff drink first.)

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