"It's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where — where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is — from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to ... to our state," she said.
Sarah Palin in her interview with Katie Couric.
UPDATE: Yard sign from 5 O'clock Shadow at Daily Kos. H/T to Paul, the BB.
She is so NOT qualified to be a VP, much less a Pres. Just proves McCain really is out of touch with reality.
ReplyDeleteIt's the kind of thing that makes you want to go around apologizing to everyone you meet for living in a country that could produce a man who would make such a totally inappropriate choice.
ReplyDeleteThey said she was shooting wolves from that helicopter. I suspect she was patrolling for enroaching Russkis.
ReplyDeleteOne wonders if there are any with functional brains amongst his campaign staff?
ReplyDeleteJim, LOL. The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!
Sad, sad, sad indeed! The fact that ANYONE would even consider voting for this pair is truly terrifying!
ReplyDeleteWhiteycat, as long as "an eye is being kept", we should be OK, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteI absolutely cannot imagine why the liberal media and their rising heads keep questioning that she’s ready, because she’s ready, thanks but no thanks, and will absolutely get back to us when we stop characa….characa…mocking her.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the clip at +Clumber's page. The Russia remarks are nothing compared to what she has said about the financial bailout.
ReplyDeleteThis goes beyond Dem v. Rep, liberal vs. conservative, or whatever. Either one of my teenagers could do better, and they're only slightly "above average" (as are most of us Lake Wobegoninans).
I've never been to Alaska, but according to my map, and a few people that I've met who've been there, the only place where you can stand on American soil and see Russia is from the west side of Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait, and only on those rare occasions when the weather is clear.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't sound like a very promising place for Russian studies to me.
The giant head of Putin will eat Alaska!
ReplyDeleteThis woman is the worst, just the worst.
Rick, we agree! Just kidding. I know that we agree on many issues.
ReplyDeleteKlady, I watched. Awful. And Wolfie wanted to defend her, but Jack was having none of it.
Counterlight, details, details. Think of Putin's head, the air space, and THEY (Russia) ARE RIGHT THERE!
See. Fran gets it.
It's astounding to me, less for her . . . reasoning(?) . . . than for the simple fact that her incoherence would've prevented her from becoming a High School student council vice-president!
ReplyDeleteThis yard sign reminds me of a very rude joke involving Our Lord and St. Peter at the crucifixion. Regards to all who remember it. (If you really don't remember it, e me and I'll tell it, but not here, not ever, no way.)
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I don't see why America should own Alaska anyway. Give it to Russia, and Palin to Putin. But save the moose. When asked what he thought of Palin, the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, said "I like moose".
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd let the Russians have it.
ReplyDeleteHere are the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait. The one on the left is in the USA. The one on the right is in Russia. This is as much as anyone can see of Russia from Alaska.
ReplyDeleteThis is the sum total of Sarah Palin's experience with Russia. And this is a person who people will line up to vote for to lead the United States. We might as well pick a random name out of the phonebook and ask them to perform open heart surgery.
It's difficult for me to believe that we have candidates for top national political offices who are so blatantly ignorant and can't even string together two coherent sentences.
ReplyDeleteScott, I don't know the joke, but I won't be emailing you about it. I'd probably be shocked. I'm old-fashioned in many ways. ;o)
ReplyDeleteYou know, seriously, we probably should re-think how we choose vice-presidents. IIRC, under the original constitution the vice-prsident was whoever got the second highest number of votes in the electoral college. That system proved unworkable as the party system developed and the second place winner always turned out to be the winner's biggest opponent. But surely, with our presidential candidates put through such a marathon, it's anamolous that the VP can be picked at the whim of the nominee, often for reasons having little to do with fitness for office.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, Rick, you're right. There must be a better way. We could go back to the days of choosing the VP candidate at the convention. Maybe a brokered, back-room deal would work better than an impulsive choice by one, two, or three people.
ReplyDeleteOr we could ask God to send us a king.
Thats woman is a sloganbot out of control. Random phrases just keep dropping out.
ReplyDeleteAnd lately McCain isn't much better.
This pain is absolutely shameful.
Ha! That should have read "This PAIR is absolutely shameful.
ReplyDeleteWe went to see Carmen last night, so we didn't watch the debate.
Mike, I'm sure Carmen was much more enjoyable than the debate. The "pain" is shameful, too. I did not even realize that you had made a typo.
ReplyDeleteI myself like 5 O'Clock Shadow's "Desperate Times" sign.
ReplyDeleteAnd for the record, Sarah Palin has admitted that she has never been in the Aleutian Islands.
Paul, it was difficult to choose only one sign.
ReplyDeletePalin's never been on the islands? Well then, what she speaks is simply harmless truthiness. She's learning to speak truthiness from her master quite well.
She is a walking advertisement for truthiness. Stephen Colbert must be very proud. (teehee)
ReplyDeleteI've been to Russia. Twice. What office should I seek?
Czar?
ReplyDeleteJohn M is beginning to scare me. He seems to have confused "maverick" with "screwloose" -- and seems to be behaving in an erratic fashion. Not just in the choice of Palin, which I find appalling, but even in interviews.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else see some of the early signs of dementia? I'm serious about this. Irritability, confusion, rashness, tremor (slight), gait, etc? I'm no physician, but in my ministry with the elderly these are some of the things I keep an eye out for. I realize McCain's temperament has always been feisty, but he seems much more erratic than he used to be, and his affect seems artificial. Of course, that may be a cover for his anger and tendency to take things personally. Don't know. But I wonder if I'm alone in these perceptions?
John M is beginning to scare me.
ReplyDeleteTobias, you are not alone in your perceptions. I could not agree more with your assessment. I'm not a medical expert, either, but something seems quite wrong. If you watch videos of him from the 2000 election, you see a different man. In the debate, he seemed not normal.
As a person ages, he/she tends to respond to stress with less and less resilience. Take it from me. I know. He's only two years younger than I am, and I could not bear up well under the strain of campaigning for the presidency of the US, much less with actually being president.
Reagan was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s possibly for the final two years of his presidency. We don't need that again.
I emailed Mimi earlier today, Tobias, about what I perceive to be McCain's disturbing facial quirks - specifically mouth and eyes - and she referred me to your post. Your perceptions are dead on target for me. Could just be symptoms of the strain of campaigning - you may recall Hunter Thompson's memorable claim that Edmund Muskie was high on ibogaine during his 1972 presidential bid, not that I'm suggesting or implying that this relates to McCain's tics. The pressure of non-stop campaigning on anyone, regardless of age, must be unbelievable - and on a 72-year-old? Strain, aging, or both, what else is to come over the next five weeks?
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