On Sep 24, 2008, at 7:54 PM, do.rflex wrote: > Watch Sarah Palin on CBS tonight. Utter disaster. > > Palin is in so far over her head, it isn't even funny. Watch > especially at 4 minutes 30 seconds into the interview (video is below) > when they have the following exchange after Couric asks Palin for > examples of John McCain leading the charge for oversight of Wall > Street: > > Couric: You've said, quote, "John McCain will reform the way Wall > Street does business." Other than supporting stricter regulations of > Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more > example of his leading the charge for more oversight? > > Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his > warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that's > paramount. That's more than a heck of a lot of other senators and > representatives did for us. > > Couric: But he's been in Congress for 26 years. He's been chairman > of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided > with less regulation, not more. > > Palin: He's also known as the maverick though, taking shots from > his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying > to get people to understand what he's been talking about - the need to > reform government. > > Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I > know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you > give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking > a stand on this? > > Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has > done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership > abilities. And that is what America needs today. > > Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor > the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more > regulation. > > Palin: *I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you*
No, it isn't funny, it's pathetic. Sal
