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"He had this fly that was persistently buzzing around him during the interview...he swatted his hand and he said ‘I got the sucker’...it was a, you know, Dirty Harry ‘make my day’ moment."- The NYT's John Harwood, describing Obama's killing of a fly - 6/16/09
Charlie Gibson’s interview with Gov. Palin
Did any of ya’ll get a chance to watch the interview that ABC’s Charlie Gibson did with Gov. Palin tonight on their evening news? They were short clips, and thankfully we’ll be seeing more on Nightline later tonight (and supposedly some will be aired tomorrow) because just about everything she said was edited, for brevity, I assume. Here are excerpts from the interview, as well as a video clip.
I think she did fine in spite of the fact that, as K.Lo notes here, Gibson was condescending towards the Governor, acting as though he had to explain the world to her, and you could tell by the look on her face that she wasn’t happy about it – but she kept it together. Allah notes here that Gibson got one of her quotes wrong, which she tried to call him on but he would have nothing of it.
He asked her if she agreed with the Bush doctrine, and she in turn asked him what he meant – because clearly different people have different interpretations of what the “Bush doctrine” actually is … and that’s especially true if you’re a left-leaning journalist like Gibson interviewing a conservative Republican like Gov. Palin. It was a “gotcha” style question that she didn’t take the bait on. Tom Maguire hits the nail on the head with this post: Gov. Palin actually sounded more prepared than the man interviewing her. MM thinks ABC blew the whole interview. From the way they hyped it, and judging by Gibson’s looking down on the Gov. like she was a high school junior, I would say that assessment is pretty close to the mark. I think that under the circumstances, it’s fairly obvious who came out of “round 1″ shining like a rose, and it certainly wasn’t Charlie Gibson.
Memeo has more blogger reax. You’ll be surprised to see that The Usual Suspects are taking Gov. Palin’s words out of context already and suggesting that she’s as big a “warmonger” as the President. Surprise surprise.
Update: NRO’s Corner continues to document liberal blogger and PDS sufferer Josh Marshall’s rapid march off of the left wing cliff.
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just about everything she said was edited, for brevity, I assume.
I don’t know that’s a safe assumption … she’s pretty good at whipping up some primetime media tail and with what Gibson tried to get away with, lying & all, it might be enlightening what didn’t make the first release cuts
Not to worry–just netted the RNC $50 more from me….
Gibson, at his most snide and condescending – “What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you”? and earlier when she relied yes after he asked he if she was qualified three times he said “Didn’t that take some hubris”?
The ABC interview went as I expected. I initially made the mistake of thinking that Charlie Gibson would conduct himself with a modicum of honor, but he did not. Governor Palin aquitted herself well. She has a straight-forward style that reminds me of America’s northern heartland. She is not going to go wobbly.
The ABC news page containing the posted comments beneath the video link is largely a display of venomous hate towards Palin.
The Left has developed Palin Derangement Syndrome and they have known her for less than a fortnight. They simply hate her. I think she is simply too authentic for them. She shows confidance, but they call it “cocky.”
Obama is every bit as cocky, but to read what his most ardent supporters posted, it is “legitimate” due to his “elite” education and to him being a heavy “thinker.”
Unlike Obama, I’ll bet she never passed out and slept in the street near her house as a twenty-something. In a small town, everyone knows everyone else. You have to “measure up” every minute of every day.
Sarah Palin exudes a more genuine confidance – born from growing up in small-town America. Hers is not confidance muted by sophisticated “nuance.” It is a confidance born of clear-eyed authenticity and the full belief that American exceptionalism is NEVER something to apologize for.
I think we have a winner!
“Allah notes here that Gibson got one of her quotes wrong, which she tried to call him on but he would have nothing of it. “
I know the one, it’s the “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” One. Guarantee you the leftards are using it to try and portray her as a religious nut. Nevermind that As Allahpundit notes, it’s taken wildly out of context.
Nevermind, of course, that it was Barack Obama who sat and listened to a racist kook hatemonger for 20 yerars.
Why on earth are Republican politicians stupid enough to submit to Democrat Party operatives like Gibson?
Democratic operative? Do you not remember how Gibson whupped Sen. Obama in the Philadelphia debate? Not everything is a MSM conspiracy.
Please tell me you are joking Sean. I beg you. Charlie had his lips firmly planted on the Messiah’s southern end.
It appears ABC did a little “creative editing” to cover for Charlie.
Well, why would anyone think Gibson would do anything less, or more, than he did? A liberal hack is a liberal hack . . . they always think they are better than anyone else. Especially if the person they are interrogating is politically opposite of their point of view.
The liberal whiners and moaners are in panic mode, and like all critters that are dug out from under rocks and such, they go into attack mode the minute the light hits them. The things they say are purposely skewed to insult and demean and if they can’t find anything to make into an insult, they will make something up. Silly widgets.
But if they keep this up, they will do one thing right, they will win the election for McCain/Palin because folks are getting too savvy to put up with playground behavior, Unless, of course, they are part of the playground bully pack called democrats for Obama.
Absolutely condescending in nature! Many of us have felt that unnecessary unquantifiable “soft skill” interrogation in our workplace or elsewhere in life. If only we could handle ourselves as well as Palin. We do not need exact answers to every question or scenario, as TRUE leaders are hit with various situations that can not be pre-scripted. What we DO need to know are the leader’s fundamental beliefs that they will use as their filter when faced with challenges to come. Another $100 flies from my checking account to the GOP tonight!
I saw the nightline portion. CG was as pompous as always. He was just an agent on a mission to interrogate her. She did better than he did at the “broken record technique”. The DNC should fire him. He failed to intimidate her and break her. Way to go Governor.
The tone and condescending arrogance by Charlie Gibson must have had the Obama campaign jumping for joy!
He treated the Governor like a high school girl who was writing a term paper.
Boy, I thought Hillary was treated with little respect by the men in the media, but this tops it all!
No matter what your political persuasion, this attitude certainly won’t endear young women to want to get into government.
BARACK OBAMA: “In a conference call with reporters, Obama said Clinton would continue the “Bush doctrine” of only speaking to leaders of rogue nations if they first meet conditions laid out by the United States.”
Looks like Barack doesn’t know what the Bush Doctrine is either!
I guess Charlie tried to waterboard Sarah last night.
– Lorica
The truth of the matter is that if a woman appeared on TV all bloated and shaking when conducting an interview she wouldn’t be there. She would be fired and no doubt a male replacing her. He wouldn’t dare treat a man with such complete derision and the supercilious, condescending attitude that he treated Sarah Palin with. Had she asked him to explain what his question was about the “Bush Doctrine” he would have been stumped and stammering as well as shaking. That’s why he came back with the pathetic response of what was her interpretation of it. The Bush doctrine keeps changing, as anyone who tries to follow the government’s policies knows only too well! Charlie Gibson, given his terrible record wouldn’t know this. Sarah Palin is going to do just fine on the world stage — give her time to get her feet wet.
I believe her whole intention in asking Gibson to clarify what he meant by the term “Bush Doctrine” was to get him to say what he believes. It seems Charlie was going for a gotcha moment and he got caught. So caught infact that she had to correct his belief of what it actually was. Charlie was not being fair or unbiased last night, and there is ample evidence of that.
Now I have to wonder, will the next OBiden interview include a question about undergarments????- Lorica
I hope you will include this comment, even though I’m not agreeing with everyone else, but frankly, I’m worried. I thought she looked confused, and even stumped when he asked her about the so-called “Bush doctrine.” She seemed like a college student who stayed up all night cramming for an exam and then completely drew a blank under pressure, not a good thing for someone who’s “a heartbeat away from the presidency” like the msm keeps saying. I just feel like this interview will add fuel to the “she’s not prepared” fire…
Mary–
I’d have looked confused if someone asked me about the “Bush doctrine” too. It’s a curious and not particularly accurate phrase.
It’s something like talking about the “Bush regime” instead of the Bush Presidency.
Mary,
She had the PERFECT response.
Mary, you’ll find that simply disagreeing and holding a contrary opinion will not get you banned or your comment not posted here. Our wonderful hostess isn’t like the leftist blogs.
We will challenge other opinions, and disagree, but it’s usually pretty polite, unless the poster is being obnoxious, simply trolling, or being profane or obscene. Those things will get comments dropped and even posters banned, but it takes a fair amount of vitriol to get to that point.
Things can get a tad heated at times, but it’s a far more pleasant place than many blogs. Welcome aboard.
I agree with Trish, Gibson was trying to trip up Sarah with that vague comment . WHo actually knew what He meant. It was good that she asked him to clarify, it gave her the opportunity to correct him.
Sev is correct too. Many of us are long term posters to our Dear Sister’s Blog. We have strong opinions, but we are also more than willing to discuss these things. We welcome disenting ideas, but do expect us to reply in kind. If you are looking for a place to discuss these times in which we live, you have come to a very good place. – Lorica
Mary, Charlie is now schooled by the coiner of the phrase “Bush Doctrine”.
Sarah basically highlighted to Charlie his own ignorance if he took the time to do research after his silly question.
Why didn’t he just ask her what the “wind speed of an unladen Swallow” was??
She could have asked him “African or European”!!! 
– Lorica
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