Dear Governor Palin:
I called the White House to see if the president might be available to debate you. Alas, I was told he was busy running the country and trying to make peace in the world.
So, I was kinda thinkin', you wanna debate, don'tcha? (Mitt Romney is training me on Alaskan dialect, so don't hold it against me). Well, I am no President Obama. I am also no Jack Kennedy. But, I am no Katie Couric, either.
We could have a really good debate. Senator McCain said that you knew more about energy than anyone in the country, so people should hear you. You told Mike Wallace that you know your American history, so you have got me there. You have seen Putin rearing his head... or those... so you have an advantage. It would all be kinda neat, don't you think?
I suggest a limited set of rules: No teleprompters. No papers. For notes, palms are OK, but backs of the hands are off limits. Cameras permitted in back of us so no one can wear a Bush-Rove device. You ask me a question, I answer and then ask you a question, and on and on until the last 10' when we each close for 5'. The moderator keeps track of time so we have an equal number of minutes.
I would have proposed Rush Limbaugh as moderator, but I fear he would have done most of the talking. Same with Donald Trump, who would be guaranteed to do all the talking and if, as is likely, you would have won, he would have claimed all the credit.
Instead, I propose Newtie's last two wives -- Marianne and Callista -- to be co-moderators.
One other rule -- no winking. Otherwise, Rich Lowry may have intractable tingles, or, if he had taken Viagra, something even worse.
I am tempted to say "let's get it on," but I don't want Rush calling you names.
Yours dialectically,
Paul
P.S. You can call me "Paul," or "Joe," whichever you prefer.
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She is not Governor of Alaska.
I repeat, she is not Governor of Alaska.
I reject your and and others attempt to create a class based society here in the U.S.
Just because a person held that title once, while in office, does not flow to the person AFTER he or she has left office.
The current Governor of Alaska is Sean Parnell.
http://gov.state.ak.us/
Actually, we both will be the last people on Earth not on Facebook.
;-)
Same reason Newt is still referred to as Speaker, even though he resigned. Same reason Nixon was still referred to as President, even though he resigned
Just the nature of the beast in terms of tradition
Newt Gingrich should not be addressed as Mr. Speaker since nobody addresses Nancy Pelosi as Madame Speaker any longer. In fact, he didn't use the title for years preferring that everyone forget about his debacle as Speaker of the House. Now, he's pretending he's responsible for everything that happened during the Reagan admin. as long as it's positive.
"And still win". Did you mean to say, "And still WINK"?
Our President, however, remains classy. He would never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Haaaaaaa!!!! :)
But these rules are too tough for her - she needs to have the questions in advance so that her ghostwriter can prepare the answers and then she has to memorize them - otherwise she can't debate anyone .