Just got through watching the first segment of the Palin
interview, and I have to say, she did pretty awful. It wasn't a
matter of an obvious gaffe you could point to -- though she did
draw a complete blank when asked whether she supported the Bush
Doctrine as she clearly had no idea what it was, and seemed to
endorse strikes within Pakistan if there was actionable
intellegence, which Obama was mocked for by conservatives last
year. But overall, she looked so rehearsed and scripted, and just
kept repeating catch phrases without displaying any depth of
understanding about the complexity of the national security issues
being discussed. She came off very nervous, like a student who had
crammed for an exam and was speaking in generalities becuase she
doesn't have an understanding of the specifics.
UPDATE: I thought she came off fine in the second segment of the
interview, defending her comments about whether we were doing God's
will in Iraq.
topics:
Iraq, Pakistan
