that's the interview I was thinking of yesterday. I can't find a transcript right now but here's an article that has the part that had *me* shaking my head and saying what???? is she talking about.
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/odd-numbers/2008/09/26/im-speechless?addComment=true I am pasting the text below, but I suggest visiting the url anyway, as he attempts to map the sentence... Dana Here is a transcript from the program where Katie Couric discusses interviewing Palin with co-host Maggie Rodriguez: RODRIGUEZ: So what were your impressions of the governor? COURIC: Well, I think she is very confident and very cool, calm and collected under very difficult circumstances. Obviously, she has become an overnight sensation, an instant celebrity, but she seems to be taking it all in stride. I think she is boning up on a number of issues that she is not as familiar with as governor, and she does--she's not always responsive when she's asked questions and sometimes does slip back to her talking points. So it was a really interesting experience for me to interview her yesterday. RODRIGUEZ: Let's see if that's the case here. We have an excerpt where you ask her about her opinion on the bailout. COURIC: OK. (Beginning of excerpt from "CBS Evening News") COURIC: Why isn't it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries; allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess? Governor SARAH PALIN (Republican, Vice Presidential Nominee): That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the--it's got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we've got to see trade as opportunity not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we've got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that. Before I try to find the words to rip into this, maybe I can try to see what Palin is really saying. Let's break it down: First, Palin suggests the bailout is tied to health care reform which will "shore up the economy." How are these connected? Through the mechanism of "those who are concerned." Hmmm... OK, let's stay open-minded. Second, health care reform is also tied to job creation, and since health care reform is linked to the bailout, job creation must ALSO be linked to bailout. Now we're getting somewhere. Third, Palin says health care reform is also tied to reducing taxes and reining in spending. Now, since health care reform is tied to the bailout...tax reduction and spending control must ALSO be linked to the bailout. Wow, this is quite brilliant. We're solving a lot of problems with this $700 billion. Fourth, job creation -- which is linked to health care reform which is linked to the bailout -- just happens to be an important part of the trade sector. That must mean that trade -- which, by the way, we have to see as an opportunity -- is an important part of the bailout package too. This is really starting to make sense to me. If you're still lost, here is a flow chart of the Palin Economy: -- graphic missing here -- D But I think I've detected why Palin sounded confused. As the chart above shows, it's not the banking system that needs fixing, but the health care system. Still, either way, she also does seem to be saying that not only will the bailout help us with the overall economy, but we'll also improve health care, jobs, trade, the budget, AND the tax system. Now that's a plan we can all get behind. On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, it's comforting to know that Alaska is keeping an eye on Putin and his > planes for us. Now if they could just manage to keep an eye on President > Medvedev ... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "cf-community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 1:37 PM > Subject: OMFG. Couric-Palin Interview > > >> Watch this clip: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokTjEdaUGg >> >> This problem is beyond partisan. This lady is TOTALLY unprepared to >> be the Vice President of the United States of America. >> >> It's jaw-dropping that she's actually a VP candidate. >> >> If you told people this 6 months ago they'd think it was a bad SNL >> skit (and that's relative to most of them that are already bad). >> >> Seriously. Holy crap. This lady could be running the US. >> >> Terrifying. >> >> And more terrifying? There are people that think that's a good idea. >> Actual voters. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:271185 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
