Sarah Palin People Interview: Ready To Be President? "Absolutely. Yup, Yup"

People magazine scored one of the first interviews with McCain and his vice president pick Sarah Palin. In the interview they discussed Palin's resume, being a mom, her child's down syndrome and her message to woman. People also asked her about her readiness to be president:

Do you feel ready to be a heartbeat away from the presidency? SARAH: Absolutely. Yup, yup. Especially with a good team around us.

Read the full interview.

Comments

[booker52]

Palin's answers show me that she is not a very smart person and how the good people of Alaska could vote her in is beyond me. Her decison to jump on a plane while 8 months pg is also dumb. This woman is not ready to be VP. McCain you just tell me you lack judgement to be President in your selection of Palin as VP.

[flymic]

45: number of months Sarah Palinn has been pregnant
20: number of months Sarah Palinn has been governor

9,000: population of Wasilla, AK the town of which Palinn was mayor
15,000: the number of people at the rally announcing her nomination as VP

7: number of people in the Palinn family
7: number of houses John and Cindy McCainn own

72: years that John McCainn has been alive
49: years that Alaska has been a state

1: number of times McCainn and Palinn had met before today
20 million: the number of dollars that the city of Wasilla was left in
debt when Palinn's term as mayor ended

When John McCainn started his campaign, Sarah Palinn was not yet governor of Alaska.

John McCainn left both his first wife and Mitt Romneyy for beauty queens.

[dtrain51]

Thank I needed that to get my Sunday morning going.

[tony2008]

That was hillarious.

[auntiecairo]

Where's the McCain's adopted child they pat themselves on the back so much for adopting. . and wonder how much it will cost taxpayers to haul that Palin family back and forth from Alaska and additional secret service detail - not to mention governmental health care they will receive --

[mairs]

Did anyone else think it was creepy the way McCain was checking her out, up and down, up and down, while she was talking? The surreptitious old man sideways eye. Would we have to put up with that for four years if they were elected? Is he going to be hugging on her whenever he can? I mean, in regular life ok, but not your VP.

[MOSPDC]

Maybe he is eyeing his next sweet thing...

[DaOne]

She lives next door to Russia so that's meant to give her foreign policy experience.

I use gas in my car, I guess I'm Boone Pickens.

[pupbayer]

Have you negotiated agreements with any foreign government like she has with Russia over fishing? If so, I'm impressed with you.

[bartonfink]

replace "fishing" with "aggression in georgia" or perhaps "nuclear proliferation" and I'll be impressed. otherwise, the palin pick serves a narrow section of the GOP base, the one who helped put the. worst. president. ever. in office. twice. it does nothing for the country except threaten our safety and well-being, what little still remains, that is. it's a horrible, crass, short-sighted, self-serving, disgusting choice, made at the expense of the american people, and, ultimately, the world. utterly indefensible. "fishing?" are you serious? fishing. her "foreign policy" experience pertains to fishing. this is the level of thinking, the depth of thought mccain apologists are rising to. just awful

[PeterTheChanter]

yeah, she totally stared down the junior district under-commissar for regional development and resources over turbot quotas

[TDL]

This is out right scary. I cannot imagine this woman ever being ready for any subject or issue relating to foreign affairs, let alone be a heartbeat from the Presidency.

[DEMTRUPATRIOTS]

it is acknowledged that one of the miriad reason a person can have a down syndrome baby is the advanced age of the mother when she became pregnant. perhaps miss alaska, if she doesn't believe in birth control should have kept her legs together after 40. working moms are great...bu­t i wonder, on the off chance she becomes vp(LOL) with possible 12 hr days..in the big city....wh­o will be watching this child? mr mom palin? the 17 yr old daughter?

[pupbayer]

I've never seen Democrats who want to run everyone else's lives. That USED to be a Republican thing. I guess the parties have flip flopped (along with their candidates). Didn't like the Republicans judging and sticking their noses into people's private lives and don't like the Democrats doing it. I guess O's vote for FISA should have been my first clue that the Democrats are into butting into every aspect of our private lives. No, thanks. Really, I, and I'm sure Palin, can make her own choices about sex, birth, and raising our children.

Perhaps if you get a life of your own, you won't be so worried about hers.

[Miket53]

All you Liberals..­.with all these wacky posts....s­ays loud and clear...

WE DEMOCRATS BLEW IT AND DON"T KNOW HOW TO WIN THIS ONE/.

McCain/Pal­in---Lands­lide voctory in November!!!!!!!! This has energized all republicans because of her credentials and YES she would make a great president.­..probably will be the first women Prez.

Hillary will have the opportunity for the big "I told you so"......a­nd the Democratic leadership will be thrown out. Remember a year ago when Hillary was guarenteed as the next President. Hardy Har Har....

We Republicans are rolling in the isles laughing because it is so easy to out smart you guys.

[steamboat]

As an Independent I forsee a close win for Obama. Mainly because of the Bush-facto­r.......As far as Palin, yes she is controversial because of the experience­.....But hey liberals, maybe now you'll realize just how little experience Obama has. Very little.

[innerpeace]

McCain just proved that experience means nothing.It took amazing ignorance for him to pick a running mate who is under investigation for something.

[innerpeace]

Why do republicans like VP candidates that are under investigation?Why do republicans like POTUS candidates who are so ignorant as to pick a running mate who is under investigation?

[flymic]

McBush has been campaigning longer than she has been in office.

Nobody wants a Cheerleader Creationists with NO national policy experience and NO Foreign policy experience to be a heart beat from the presidency.

Also the baby is Not hers. Why does she lie EVERYDAY?!

[mairs]

You Republicans outsmarted yourselves. You'll go down in flames with this one. I know she appeals to the more ignorant among you, but you're not supposed to pick VPs on the basis of their looks and perkiness. Oh yeah, you did that 8 years ago as well. We are sick and tired of you and want you and your ilk out of our lives, now! Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Slam!

[borderorder]

Which isles might that be? The British, Shetland, Padre, Golden?

So many dictionaries, so little time.

[Catseyes]

Experience matters, but experience without wisdom is a recipe for disaster.

[amiblueyoubet]

??????WTF

[sunny555]

Your headline is making fun of Palin and those people who don't speak the language of elite intellectuals.

[mairs]

Another ignorant remark. Tell that to the other world leaders at the next G8 summit, that you picked a leader because she speaks like you and isn't all high-falutin' and puttin' on airs and such! You did that 8 years ago, how's that workin' for ya bub?

[bartonfink]

the language is called "english." I was able to read your post, and amazingly, hold down my breakfast, so I guess we're speaking the same language. otherwise, it's a question of quality of ideas. in that regard, you're indignation is a reasonable response.

[Americatortures]

Thanks,Johnny McSkirtchaser! You showed the American public a perfect example of your judgement! That noise being heard around America is the noise made by millions of Independent voters running as fast as they can.....AW­AY FROM YOUR CANDIDACY! You're lucky the worst you can do is second place!!

[keepemhonest]

Palin has no CREDENTIALS - forget "Experienc­e."

Interesting how the GOP are twisting the 'experience' word & omitting the "Credentials" word.

She has no CREDENTIALS in dealing with:
* ethnic groups (there are none in Alaska)
* foreign policy
* national economics
* national border control
etc.

It will interesting to see if the media, in print & tv, spotlight on Palin's lack of credentials to be a heart beat away from a 72 year old President.

[gage]

No ethnic groups in Alaska? Oh dear. I can't believe you said that.

Border control? Granted Alaska is not one the four states that border Mexico, but Alaska does border Canada and Russia. All of it's border is either foreign or maritime. It has no border with the rest of the US.

[steamboat]

*Alaska has many different Native-American groups. Very sizeable. And a small but growing African-American group.

*Did a Gov. of Arkansas (Clinton) or Gov. of Georgia (Carter) have foreign-policy experience? Actually Alaska is in different Pacific-Rim Associations so they do have a limited dealings with other nations. Unlike a Arkansas or Georgia.

*More so then most other states. And she initiated a natural-gas project (very innovative) to make Alaskans self-sufficient in the future.

*Look at a map, have you seen how close Alaska is to Russia? And please, Alaska (and Hawaii) are the only states completely away from the rest of the US. So there is alot national border control experience.

[bartonfink]

proximity to another country counts for what? perhaps, if the unthinkable happens, and mccraven wins(god forbid), we can send the estimible v.p. palin to russia to negotiate terms of withdrawl from georgia! and by georgia, I mean the beseiged former soviet republic, not the state.

[Americatortures]

"Sarah,ready to go baby seal bashing?" "Absolutel­y,yup,yup"­!!!

[Darkdonnie]

Not much meat from a b@by seal but it does taste like chicken with a littl more fat!

[Darkdonnie]

Ummmm Good!

[bb922335]

143 days in the US Senate...n­uff said.

[Americatortures]

19 months being vetted by the Americanpe­ople=Obama­! Sarah Palin...re­ady to go bashing baby seals! Absolutely­,yup,yup!!­!

[Darkdonnie]

tastes like chicken!

[Americatortures]

bb ,in your case, must refer to brain size!!!

[Darkdonnie]

How much do you really h@te America!

[robynuva]

represented a district in IL with a larger population than Alaska.

[muadibe]

"143 days in the US Senate."

When you're brilliant, it doesn't take much.
But look at just a sample of what he's done in that time.

http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/when-the-cameras-are-off-barack-obamas-hurricane-katrina-record/

What has your candidate accomplished in the same period? Do tell us.

And you conveniently leave out 8 years in the State Senate.

[steamboat]

He was my state senator. Very mediocre job he did.

[xmw]

5 years in the Illinois Senate, 4 years in the U.S. Senate=far more experience than Palin. Whtever book you are reading please get a refund.

[4peace]

And he knows the CONSTITUTION, lets not forget that. He taught Constitutional Law, and from all accounts was quite good at it.