damn, I thought Tina Fey wrote that bit! Wow! When you can create an SNL skit almost verbatim, that's impressive. :)
On Sep 28, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Dana wrote: > 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:271232 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
