Palin: Passage Of A Bailout Package Necessary in Order To Avert Possible Great Depression
CBS News has just released an advance excerpt of Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin, to air tonight, and in it, Palin appears to say that we may be headed for another Great Depression if Congress doesn't pass a bailout package:
COURIC: If this doesn't pass, do you think there's a risk of another Great Depression?PALIN: Unfortunately, that is the road that America may find itself on. Not necessarily this as it's been proposed has to pass or we're gonna find ourselves in another Great Depression. But there has got to be action taken, bipartisan effort -- Congress not pointing fingers at this point at -- at one another but -- finding the solution to this -- taking action, and being serious about the reforms on Wall Street that are needed.
Palin hedges a bit here. But even so, she's saying that whatever the bailout package ends up being, not passing it risks leading to another Great Depression. That would seem to make it a bit tougher for McCain to vote against it.
I can't imagine that her views on any subject are likely to sway anyone at this point.
September 24, 2008 2:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
However, she has BOTH a savings account AND a checking account, so she knows quite a bit about financial policy!
September 24, 2008 2:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
She doesn't hedge a little, she hedges a lot.
Couric used the term Great Depression, and Palin just danced around with some meaningless cliches.
Don't make it more than it is.
September 24, 2008 2:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
She probably thinks the Great Depression is that big canyon in Arizona.
Palin is as dumb as a box of hair.
September 24, 2008 2:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
As a teacher of English, I am more than a little offended by this assault on the language.
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're an Elitist!
September 24, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
So we may be on the road to Depression, but we may not. But what's important is that action be taken that is bipartisan and serious.
It's that level of specificity I like to see in a candidate for the White House.
September 24, 2008 2:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, she only just "saw" Wall Street yesterday! But today she's a financial pundit & prophetess!
September 24, 2008 2:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
As the previous headline puts it, Letting Palin Answer Questions is Very, Very Dangerous. Is anyone else strucky by how incomprehensible she is?
September 24, 2008 2:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sadly, she sounds very much like Miss South Carolina, only without the charming accent.
September 24, 2008 2:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you! I get the feeling that she has grammar challenges and that she is so preoccupied with getting out her talking points that she sounds incoherent. Sometimes I get the impressions that I am listening to the "person in the street" who has some knowledge about what is going on in the world, but not enough to be an authority figure.
I don't understand why people are attracted to someone who is "one of us." I want my POTUS and VPOTUS to be better than "one of us."
September 24, 2008 2:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you for calming your avatar. It was literally making me feel sea sick.
September 24, 2008 2:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
No kidding...
Not necessarily this as it's been proposed has to pass or we're gonna find ourselves in another Great Depression.
What the hell is she even saying here?
September 24, 2008 2:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
No wonder she can't follow the bible and be a good person! She can't even think straight!
September 24, 2008 2:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
We need to pass something. Maybe not this proposal as it currently stands, but something, or we'll find ourselves in another depression.
See?
I could be Vice President!
September 24, 2008 2:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Do something!!!! Or we'll all be depressed!
September 24, 2008 2:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
I was thinking the same thing as I was reading her reply. It's obvious she knows the lingo but hasn't a clue how the parts relate to each other.
McCain/Palin = McIIIrd/Wisilla Witch
September 24, 2008 3:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bimbo weighs in.
September 24, 2008 2:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hilarious. I mean, seriously. McCain could have puffed out his chest and declared "I'm THE reformer, and I'm not going to vote for this POS" and attract a whole bunch of voters seduced by his maverickiness.
Instead, if he votes against it, he's going to be subjected to an endless series of "Is there discord in the McCain campaign" questions.
Too funny.
September 24, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gee, trained by Bush staffers, and what does she say? Exactly what Bush says. Kind of odd isn't it?
She, even though she knows more about energy than anyone else in America, may be the last person anyone should pay attention to regarding the economy.
Congress pointing fingers? Does she realizing they are pointing fingers at not giving the Treasury a blank check with no plans? That is a good finger pointing.
A bi-partisan effort for her is praying the democrat out of people.
September 24, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
She may have a point there - let's go to Paris Hilton for some analysis of Palin's response!
September 24, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
If Paris was a couple a years older, McMaverick probably would have picked her - she's definitely visited more foreign countries!
September 24, 2008 2:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
My eight year old can explain things better than this. . .she's obviously just spouting words without truly understanding what the underlying concepts mean.
September 24, 2008 2:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
I would say "noun+verb+reform" but "noun+babble+verb+gobbledygook+reform" is closer...
September 24, 2008 2:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Reverse engineering. She sounds like the chip implant did not work!
September 24, 2008 2:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Palin made a rookie mistake. She should have backed Couric off of the "Great Depression" talk instead of jumping right in with both feet.
This is one of the problems that Palin is facing: as VP, one little slip-up in verbiage can have far-reaching consequences.
September 24, 2008 2:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Is anybody listening to Sarah Palin?
I think that the McCain camp made a mistake by sequestering her so much away from the press. Now people don't care what she thinks on these subjects nor do they trust her to know anything.
People listen to Obama, McCain, and Biden but not Palin.
September 24, 2008 2:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Indeed. And when will she face some real reporters? I'm not trying to take anything away from Couric or Gibson (Hannity is another story), but doing a sit-down interview is completely different than facing a pool of reporters.
We want some answers Palin. It's been 26 days since you were added to the GOP ticket. When will we get answers?
http://thepajamapundit.com/
September 24, 2008 2:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
The only people who listen to Palin are the one's who get a thrill out of her snarky putdowns of liberals and democrats. It's all fun without substance that they thrive on.
September 24, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just released - results of Fox News poll:
Obama (D) 45%, McCain (R) 39%
September 24, 2008 2:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ouch. That's gotta hurt when your own propoganda machine has you down by 6 pts.
September 24, 2008 2:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Fox News has him under 40%?!? Damn.
September 24, 2008 2:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
I expect another conference call with the press to explain why this poll is an outlier as well.
September 24, 2008 2:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
But wait!!! They say that 41% of the sample were Democrats. THAT'S JUST PLAIN FREAKING WRONG.
Oh.
Looky looky: 41% of the sample were Democrats in the last poll done by Fox, which showed McCain up by 2.
And check this question out:
Last year, Joe Biden made about $319,000 dollars in income and gave about
$1,000 dollars to charity. Do you think his charitable giving is better
described as cheap, generous or about right?
WTF?
September 24, 2008 2:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
First off, I'll say that I find it very interesting that if you click on the "Full Results" link on their front page...it actually takes you to a story of some UMass professor who wants to give his students credit for campaigning for Obama.
Anyway, I wonder how much Caribou Barbie and her husband gave to charity? I guess we could find out if they would RELEASE THEM. Shouldn't their have been some sort of snarky question about that? "Why do you think the Palin's haven't released their tax returns?" a) they didn't pay taxes on their per diem; b) they didn't give any money to charity; or c) they didn't pay taxes at all?
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just thought I'd throw that in because I don't give a rat poop about Ms. Palin's words of wisdom.
September 24, 2008 2:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sweet.
September 24, 2008 2:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
I just saw that. I guess it gives some credence to the ABC/WaPo poll. The margin is larger on that one, but the trend is the same.
September 24, 2008 2:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
My prediction: Palin is headed for a Great Depression!
(Do not refer this person to me!)
September 24, 2008 2:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know the video is probably smoother, but is it just me or does she simply sound confused?
The McCain camp has crammed so many thousands of talking points into her head that she stumbles through he answers, not by answering the question, but by trying to figure out on the fly which BS talking point(s) to spew.
Sad, really.
September 24, 2008 2:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
My guess is that they have Drilled her with so many facts, they're all getting mixed up into one plate of spaghetti.
September 24, 2008 2:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, I just saw the clip on MSNBC...it's not really any smoother.
September 24, 2008 2:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
As I go over he quote again, the more it confuses me. She just throws out warm fuzzies that sound good: working together, taking action, bi-partisan, not pointing fingers, finding a solution.
Yeah, NO SHIT Palin. How long did it take you to figure that out? She is absolutely handicapping this campaign, I don't mind it now, but if she becomes VP, adios amigos, I'm outta here!
This is what happens when you put a Hockey Mom as a VP, this is the result, there is a reason it hasn't been done before. There is a difference between Maverick and Dumb Ass. Both look the same until the result comes in and the result is becoming clearer and clearer.
September 24, 2008 2:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Palin said she watched the Tina Fey SNL sketch with the sound turned off and thought it was really funny.
Maybe Sarah is counting on American voters watching her interview with the sound turned off, hoping they find it inspiring.
September 24, 2008 2:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL!
September 24, 2008 2:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
She did that yesterday. Remember those meetings with heads of state; pictures but no questions by the press.
September 24, 2008 7:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think Tina Fey should show up at a Palin rally and try to take the stump
September 24, 2008 2:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe she has a future on some late night comedy show - impersonating herself.
September 24, 2008 2:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
I thought Bush's grammar was bad. She's struggling to fit in keywords and and cant construct a sentence around them.
September 24, 2008 2:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
Makes one wonders about the mental acuity of the people in Wasilla and Alaska. They voted for her for mayor and governor.
September 24, 2008 7:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's obvious by that fox news poll listed above they are in the tank for Obama and clearly a sexist organization.
September 24, 2008 2:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't know who's the bigger idiot; Karzai for saying that she "understands the issues" after 30 minutes or her for trying.
What a fucking dog and pony show...
September 24, 2008 2:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Karzai knows who gives him his weekly allowance. He would say she was a Nobel Prize winner if Bu$h told him to.
September 24, 2008 3:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
She doesn't hedge a bit - this is all hedge. Shorter Palin: "We should solve this problem with a solution."
September 24, 2008 2:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh my! That's one of the funniest lines on this thread, and that's saying something, because there's a lot of good stuff out there today.
September 24, 2008 3:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank God somebody figured it out!!!
September 24, 2008 3:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow. Just heard that Mccain wants to postpone the debate.
September 24, 2008 2:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, I would too if I were tanking in all the polls and America 2-1 thought this mess was due to Republicans being in power.
September 24, 2008 2:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
BREAKING....
MSNBC is reporting McLiar wants to postpone Friday's debate to "work on the economic crisis."
Oh, so very LAME!
September 24, 2008 2:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let his VP choice step in for him!!! She's ready!
September 24, 2008 2:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ouch! Dude, you're killing today!
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
(SQUAWK!)
I say we give Cambell Brown her marching orders, and a baseball bat. Geddyup on that Public Stage, young missy! We have one or two questions we'd like to ask...
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes!
September 24, 2008 3:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
CNN International is reporting it!
September 24, 2008 3:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
The levy has cracked.
September 24, 2008 3:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank God somebody figured it out!!!
September 24, 2008 2:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
That was meant for up above.
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
I just read a piece by Adam Blickstein on the National Security Network website, under its Democracy Arsenal section:
"A major speech in front of the international community. A freewheeling press conference lasting more than an hour. An hour-long, prime time appearance with CNN's venerable Larry King. All in all, a busy busy press day. So, who allowed themselves to be exposed to the scrupulous press at such an unfettered level? Sarah Palin, a GOP candidate running to hold the second highest office in the United States of America? No, try Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Yes, in total, one of the most vile leaders in the world today yesterday arguably faced more direct media scrutiny with domestic and international press then a person who could theoretically become the most powerful person in America and the world. It's not only a slap to the face of the American people, but also an indictment of the McCain campaign's controlling insecurities that they have allowed the press perhaps less access to Palin over an entire month than the direct media scrutiny the detestable President of Iran received in one day."
intersting.
September 24, 2008 2:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
yup, yup. If I were one of the "bad guys" out there in terrist land, FIRST THING I would do is *test* America shortly after Jan. 20th if Mcfailin' get in office.
September 24, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Is Czar Paulson and McMaverick get their ways, we'll be too broke to do anything more to retaliate than throw paper airplanes.
September 24, 2008 3:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Aye, it's tough when Chimpy McWar Co.'s propaganda meets reality. America had better be prepared for the sound of a city's worth of card houses coming down, esp. post-election, and Obama is in.
I hope none of us plan to sit down and shaddup after January. If I read Obama correcty, it will be up to us to bring justice to America.
September 24, 2008 3:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let's go to the video; http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/24/couricandco/entry4474691.shtml
Now Bush is going to address the nation in order to make Sarah look intelligent.
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
"finding a solution" - "taking action" - "being serious" - yes, she's READY for BS!
September 24, 2008 3:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
HOLY SHIT!
McCain is suspending his campaing to "work on the financial crisis". And he's asking to delay the debate.
How nervous are these guys?!
September 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Unbelievable. And he's not on any committee that has anything to do with the bills under consideration. He's scared.
September 24, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
More desperate than scared. He is trying to look more presidential by putting off the campaign and placing Country First!
September 24, 2008 3:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
John McCain suspends campaigning to work on economy, requests postponing Friday debate; asks Obama do the same.
September 24, 2008 3:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama should request that Ms. Readiness step in!
September 24, 2008 3:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, I just heard that McCain is asking to postpone the debate so he can work on the bailout package. Can anyone at TPM confirm?
September 24, 2008 3:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
simultaneous posting
September 24, 2008 3:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
I picture mcShame and his Dame seeking refuge in a monastery, possibly clinging to the altar - as in the days of yore - for sanctuary.
September 24, 2008 3:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Fox News is in the tank! Deference, please!
September 24, 2008 3:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ok. First they had to make sure there would be special debate rules for Ms Readiness. And now Hizzoner isn't even going to debate this week at all!
Why don't they just suspend their campaign altogether?
September 24, 2008 3:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
WATCH THE VIDEO! of THE INTERVIEW.
SHE IS SOOOOOO ILL-EQUIPPED
September 24, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who says Sarah can't solve the Great Depression? She can do what she did in Alaska....tanning beds for everyone!!
September 25, 2008 8:05 AM | Reply | Permalink