“I may not answer the questions the way you or the moderator may want.” I’m going to just answer the way I want to answer. Sometimes they won’t even be answers, they’re just going to be things that I have on my list that they told me I’d have to squeeze in. So go ahead, fire a way because I’m not going to follow the rules of a debate. I’m a “Maverick” from a energy producing state. I’m going to be the energy czar. No, I’m going to be the rootin’ tootin’ six pack totin’ regular Joe czar. “Can I call you, Joe?” See, I’m too regular and everyday folksy to call you Senator. Yay hoo, not only am I qualified to be Vice President because I shot a moose, but now that I am VP, how about giving me more power than other Veeps. Can I call it Veep? I’m too regular to call it by its real name.
Wee doggy, I’m just gonna have to do a “Shout Out” to all the second graders in my little brother Tubby’s classroom. Now I know this here is a Veep debate, but that’s how we do in Alaska (wink, wink).
BACK TO REALITY
If that performance is what anyone is looking for in a Vice Presidential candidate at this juncture in American history and crisis, they deserve every last bit of what the George W. Bush presidency has graced our lives with. This performance is what they spent all this time cooking up on John McCain’s ranch in Sedona, Arizona? This? The pump was primed so well for low expectations that if Gov. Palin came out and recited her ABC’s in a sing songy manner without forgetting a letter, it would be considered a Palin win. Is this why we should re-consider the McCain/Palin ticket with new light? For God’s sake, when asked about any topic outside of Energy she made sure it was about energy? Making it abundantly clear, what her instructions were: “If you don’t know, say ‘energy’.”
The whole “bias moderator” card was played so hard during the hours up to the debate that Ifill would have been coined biased if she became adamant that Palin answered the questions with something besides: “I’ll take Energy for five, Joe”. The GOP is not happy with her performance, they’re happy she didn’t tickle her tonsils with her toes. More over, she played the Mom card on the wrong guy and it only goes to prove, yes, she does unnaturally exploit her children for political gain. So I guess we should get ready for an eleventh hour wedding between her pregnant daughter and her reluctant hockey boy friend.
This was pathetic. Pathetic. If you don’t think so, here’s a test question. What did Palin say was a position she most regretted in her career that she had to reconsider? Can’t remember? Say the word Energy (or the phrase, “dang it”) and you can’t lose.
Gay Marriage -- Energy
John McCain’s Record -- Energy
Afghanistan -- Energy
Education -- My Family & Energy
BIDEN: But here’s the deal. Barack Obama pointed out two years ago that there was a subprime mortgage crisis and wrote to the secretary of Treasury. And he said, “You’d better get on the stick here. You’d better look at it.” John McCain said as early as last December, quote — I’m paraphrasing — “I’m surprised about this subprime mortgage crisis,” number one…
IFILL: Gov. Palin, is that so?
PALIN: That is not so, but because that’s just a quick answer, I want to talk about, again, my record on energy versus your ticket’s energy ticket, also. I think that this is important to come back to, with that energy policy plan again that was voted for in ’05. When we talk about energy, we have to consider the need to do all that we can to allow this nation to become energy independent.
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