Palin's Bush-like Interview: Foreign Affairs Is Good v. Evil

Gov. Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric has already provided several head scratching moments. But the installment that aired Thursday evening has Democrats openly perplexed as to why voters have not been more critical of her candidacy.

The segment they are pointing to involves an utterly simplistic take on the Israeli-Iranian relations that makes emanates of Bushism.

"We don't have to second-guess what [Israel's] efforts would be if they believe that it is in their country and their allies, including us, all of our best interests to fight against a regime, especially Iran, who would seek to wipe them off the face of the earth," Palin said when asked - playing off an earlier interview - whether the United States should ever second-guess Israeli policy. "It is obvious to me who the good guys are in this one and who the bad guys are. The bad guys are the ones who say Israel is a stinking corpse and should be wiped off the face of the earth. That's not a good guy who is saying that. Now, one who would seek to protect the good guys in this, the leaders of Israel and her friends, her allies, including the United States. In my world, those are the good guys."

There were other moments that had people up in arms. When Palin said it was "beyond naive" for Barack Obama to say he would meet with the leadership of Iran, Couric asked her if the same description applied to Henry Kissinger, who just this week said the U.S. should negotiate with Iran "without conditions."

Seemingly aware, Palin replied, "I've never heard Henry Kissinger say, 'Yeah, I'll meet with these leaders without preconditions being met."

Earlier in the day, noise was made about Palin's continued defense of her claim that Alaska's geographic proximity to Russia made her well-versed in foreign affairs. Ben Smith, over at Politico, called the interview "truly unsteady." That was one of the kinder descriptions.

Comments

[Zanita6]

Ummm... Are we being Punk'D? No Really! I was waiting for Ashton to jump out and say 'GOTCHA'! This chick is not bright.

[jgalvan]

Only in America.

[Snoop2]

She sjhould be kept in one of those lock boxes that the Republicans talk about every time time we ask them where our social security funds are. No way in the world they want this DDD on the loose!

October 2d debate will be a huge embarassment for the Republican Party.

I had some doubts about Sarahs intelligence, however the Couric interview convinced me
Sarah is dumber than dumb. She is bordering on being iliterate. Responding to Couric Sarah could not put a simple intelligent sentence together, never mind a paragraph. Didn't McCain know how dumb she was? The debate should be aired on Comedy Central!

BTW - do not be surprised if some last minute issues cause the debate to be called off.

[pmretep]

You people just don't get it, do ya. When Sarah was answering Couric's questions, Sarah was speakin' in tongues. It didn't have to make sense to us. God was talking through her.

[24hourrifle]

when the mccain campaign first pulled sarah palin out of the ether,set her to radically rightwing war-mongering dishonest hypocrisy mode,and turned her loose,i laughed...then i got angry...now im just kinda sad.its truly disheartening to think that 40-50 percent of our nation actually approve of this woman.she is a walking talking bush-cheney propoganda spewing example of sexism on display for all the world to see.and every time someone accuses one of her critics of sexism,its an insult to women who actually experience sexism every day.the world is laughing at us.seriously.john mccain oughtta be ashamed of himself.he hasnt put his country first in at least six months.

[quindy]

I don't like Katie Couric, but watching this interview, I felt sorry for her. Couric had to sit there and try to interview a complete idi*ot.

[pennsykid2000]

The Chronicle of Higher Ed has Palin's recent interview with Katie Couric juxtaposed with Miss South Carolina's legendary response to why American youth are so geographically challenged (you might have to copy and paste the link, since it wrapped around):

http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/index.php?id=2474&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

"Palinism"--meaning phrases strung together randomly to make absolutely no sense whatsoever. I suspect the meaning of the real word "palindrome" may change to a sentence that makes no sense whether read forwards or backwards.

http://dailysource.org/palin

[mouve]

Never tell her that most Iranians actually hate their government... mh.. at second glance, it probably wouldn't matter.

[Whatashame]

You know what they they. Don't be an A$$ and open your mouth and show it.

[FaceYourFears]

I'd love to hear Powell and Baker's take on Palin...I'm sure Condi just smiles!

[Yodada]

Palin is "beyond NAIVE" about diplomacy. In her interviews she has consistently put America in a position of policing the world against the bad guys. Does she not understand that we like Russia are not the Superpowers we once were? The McCain Palin rhetoric will have us at war with all of the Mideast, Russia . . . Who's next? Let's stop picking fights with the world and start cleaning up our economy before we have anarchy. Our economy will affect the global economy and it makes a huge statement to the world.

[TommyMcCarthy]

I wonder if our girl Sarah let Henry the K know that he's "beyond naive" earlier this week.

I'd have given anything to hear what a conversation between Palin and Kissenger sounded like.
tm

[Obibrenner]

Good/Bad, Right/Wrong, What a simple non complex world she lives in. Pastor Muthee prays for her to win, so it must be good, and what God wants. The Bible requires Armageddon and the Jews in Israel, so if they attack Iran, blow up their nuclear reactors, setting off Armageddon, we don't need to second guess it, it simple. God wants the end of the world so Sarah can experience the Rapture. And that's good. Unless of course Jesus was right about letting God judge, not Sarah.

HELP, she makes W. look worldly

[JesusOrtiz]

I am reminded of a quote from Mark Twain... "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

[dac253]

Mark Twain? I thought that was Mr Miyagi :)

[woodchips]

...which is why the McCain campaign has worked so hard to keep the press away from her.

[Camm s]

She is so "Simple Minded".