Could very well be. But it won’t be a Republican asking the question, will it?
Do tell us more about this teleprompter story.
Well, you might just open the door and jump out, but that would mean getting a new car. 
Actually it’s a bus, and it is being driven off a cliff. And the driver promised he would hit the brakes. Instead he has had his foot on the accelerator, all the while telling us that this will slow the bus down.
At least we will all have free health care at the bottom of the cliff.
Regards,
Shodan
Shame the old driver threw out the map and effed up the steering.
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And instead of saying “No no no, I’m just as stupid as you are” say “Yes, I am smart, I am well educated, I’m driven, engaged and successful. Isn’t that the sort of person you WANT to be running the country?”. Or rather, have other people say that.
But don’t call yourself part of any elite. Just point out that you came from an average middle class background and you worked hard all your life to get where you are.
Six people died because Obama didn’t have his teleprompter.
I offer an example of a Obama-Palin “debate” in this [thread=559138]thread[/thread]. Bottom line: Obama dismissed and disposed of Palin with barely a wave, yet was in no way mean.
And to the comments upthread about Palin’s interview with Couric - watch the video of the supreme court case question again. Not only does Palin sink with her non-answer, but Couric threw some lifeline follow-up questions to Palin, and Palin just hugged the anchor all the way down.
I kind of disagree with the idea that he should be kind. Obama’s not an Al Franken, it’s apparently not in his public personality to completely & humiliatingly demolish his opponent. But if he did, it would matter. It would be important.
Let him come out & prove that he’s not just an affirmative action pity hire, but that he really is ten times smarter than her.
Have you met Maxine Waters? The difference is that the GOP put their loonies out as leadership. I’m not sure why.
It seems like perhaps the demand for right-wing pols outstrips the actual depth of the bench & depth of thinking on the right-wing GOP side.
There are puddles left by incontinent spaniels that out-depth the thinking of the right-wing GOP.
Being interviewed is a high pressure situation, I don’t think the average person would do better than Palin. Then there’s reporting bias to account for.
Best response:
[QUOTE=Jon Stewart]
I know that elite is a “bad word” in politics, and you want to go bowling and “throw back” a few beers, but the job you’re applying for, if you get it and it goes well, THEY MIGHT CARVE YOUR HEAD INTO A MOUNTAIN. If you don’t actually think you’re better than us, then WHAT THE <bleep> ARE YOU DOING?
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("<bleep> added since this isn’t the Pit.)
Watch the video of the Couric interview again. If there was any bias there, it was Couric asking simple, basic, and downright easy questions because Palin was at the time a political newcomer. Any politician - even at a local level - has to learn how to speak to the press, how to handle unexpected questions, how to say nothing but make it sound like something. You think Alaska politics are nice? You think Anchorage reporters don’t ask “gotchya” questions? I’m sure they do, but Palin did not show any skills in answering basic questions. Those are skills she should have developed running for governor, or even mayor of her small town.
What newspapers does she read? How about “Well, to save my time my staff goes through the local papers and briefs me. They do the same for national media when the stories are about Alaska or things that affect Alaska like energy policy. I still like to read the Wassila paper - keeps me in touch with home when I’m in Anchorage or I’m traveling for Alaska.” So easy a caveman’s five year old child could do it.
What Supreme Court cases does she disagree with, other than Roe v. Wade? Her husband Todd was connected to a Supreme Court case that had just been ruled on a few weeks before. Whether Palin agreed with the results or not, she could have bought time and gathered her thoughts by speaking on that.
Two of Palin’s problems are that she does not approach things thoughtfully, and does not think clearly.
One of America’s problems is that a large chunk of the voting population considers those attributes as assets in a President. :shudder:
Well, my answer would have to be an unqualified “Hell, yes”, but somehow I doubt I’ll be invited to the debate.
Heck, Obama could easily turn the question on Palin- even she would have to admit that she’s doing a hell of a lot better than she was four years ago.
How truly sad it is that voters in this country don’t want a candidate for President to be either elite or intellectual. To me, those should be minimum requirements - not detriments.
(Not picking on Anduril - just responding to the general theme)
I absolutely agree that Couric’s questions were fair, and relatively simple, and not something that any decent political candidate at ANY level should be unable to answer.
But it’s worth noting that, pre-interview, Couric asked Charles Gibson for advice on how to trip Palin up.
This would be a more sinister story, of course, if his advice had been anything other than, “Ask her basic, simple questions that a fourth-grader could handle.”
Okay, I’ll bite–cite?
Wait. It’s worth noting that, prior to conducting an interview - Couric prepared for it? And this preparation could have been “more” sinister? Does that mean you only consider what she did to be somewhat sinister? Sinister-lite? Sinister-esque?
And, just to specify, counselor, I’m asking for evidence that Kute L’il Katie not only asked for advice on “tripping Palin up,” but anything along those those lines: “Charlie, how can I trick her?” or “Got any gotchas that you didn’t get to use?” or “How 'bout any subtle, seemingly innocuous questions that will get her to make an idiot out of herself?”
Why do you need evidence? I think it’s reasonable to assume that any correspondent interviewing any presidential candidate might want to catch out the interviewee.
I don’t think Bricker is suggesting that Couric barged into Charles Gibson’s office and said, “look here, Chuck, I need you to help me nail this bitch!”