INTERVIEW suffering from Palin

The popularity of Palin to do better slipping in the polls and not everything in his conversations with the bad news presenter Charlie Gibson and NBC anchor Katie Couric CBS News. In the first case, Palin did not know for what the Bush Doctrine, comprehensible to a certain extent, has been criticized. But it showed that sometimes in their own attempts to answer the questions that they had no real answers may go up for lost.

GIBSON: Do we have the right to be taken against cross-border attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, with or without the consent of the Pakistani government?

Conquer PALIN: As for our right, we will work with these countries, building new relationships, working with other allies, but to new ones to, Charlie, to a point in this world where war is not the first option. In fact, the war must be and military strike a last resort.

GIBSON: But governor, I ask you, we have the right, in your mind over the border, with or without the consent of the Pakistani government?

PALIN: In order to stop Islamic extremists, those terrorists who seek to destroy America and our allies, we must do what is necessary, and we must not blink, Charlie. In the context of these difficult decisions about where we go and even who we target.

GIBSON: And let me with this surface. I am in a flood of words, it is lost. Is that a, yes you, we have the right to cross the border, with or without the consent of the Pakistani government? To go after terrorists who are in the Waziristan area?

Palin: I believe that America must pursue all options in order to destroy the terrorists that America and our allies are bent to stop. We have all options out there are on the table …

Herbert also took the record: “How is it that this woman could be selected and how is it for the vice presidential candidate of a major party ticket that so much of the mainstream media has every appearance of seriousness to hop on a moving train like an adventure and go dizzy? … You can not imagine that John McCain or Barack Obama or Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton or Joe Lieberman does not know what the Bush doctrine. But Sarah Palin? Absolutely no idea. women’s problem. Palin is not that they had been mayor of a city or governor of Alaska was short. His problem (and now ours) that it is not good on the critical issues facing the country at one of the main points of intersection versed .

Herbert continued. “I am the son of Mrs Palin, which flew into the war in Iraq. But, said the use of ceremony, was the same day as the interview with Charlie Gibson, September 11, to the public, by soldiers that they are all enemies, who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the combat deaths of thousands of Americans. “Was she deliberately falsifying history, or he does not know that Iraq and Saddam Hussein do with the attacks of 11 September had to be done? “(Source: Bob Herbert, She’s Not Ready New York Times op-ed column, September 12, 2008).

The CBS debacle was far worse, and in some circles, more fun. When Couric asked about the 700 billion U.S. dollars rescue package the government and support her if Palin descriptions offered the following response: “I’m on the position that in America, and we need to consider a bailout 700 billion. And, as Senator McCain said that if the rescue package will be nearly a trillion dollars is coming too late to have it without changes in the proposal Paulson really, I do not think the Americans support this initiative and we will not support, dass What In the last two days I’ve seen is interesting that the Americans are waiting to see what is John McCain on this proposal. they do not wait see to what Barack Obama will do. Will he do and see how the political wind is blowing? you expect to see if John McCain will be able to see these amendments implemented in Paulson’s proposal Implemented. ”

COURIC: You’ve said, I quote: “John McCain will reform the way Wall Street’s his business.” Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, you can send us some examples Besides leading the charge for more control?

Palin: I think the example you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie – that is of utmost importance. It is more than a damned many other senators and representatives did for us.

COURIC: But he has in Congress for 26 years. He was chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always less regulation, not more one-sided.

Palin: He is also known as the maverick but with shots from his own party and certainly taking shots from the other party. The attempt to understand the people what they talked about the need for reform of the state.

COURIC: But can you send me other examples? Because I know you said Barack Obama will be much talk and nothing done. Can you give me other examples in his 26-year-old John McCain really an opinion on this issue?

Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done this has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership qualities. And that is what America needs today.

COURIC: I will only ask you once again not – to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

Palin: I’ll try to find some and I’ll bring

Palin was obviously not prepared, and then was mercilessly mocked on talk shows late night comedy, and other places. They show that Saturday Night Live, where poor performance has been isolated from Palin was Tina Fey. For the majority of the clips in this week’s sketch appeared on various news programs.

In later interviews Palin would appear on camera with McCain. This will include a hand-holding session with Sean Hannity on Fox News that one was more annoying than enlightening.

Nobody bought the idea of Palin as “fiscal conservatism.” Eugene Robinson wrote,
“It looks like a conservative fiscal policy that abhors pork-barrel projects and said no thanks to the” Bridge to Nowhere “- a period of 398 million U.S. dollars, Ketchikan, Alaska, are linked to its airport in the Tongass road. But as mayor of Wasilla (population 9780) she hired a lobbyist in Washington to bring home the bacon. And as a candidate for the office two years ago, she supported both the Ketchikan bridge and the Congressional and thus provide the bulk of its costs would have to pay. “(Source: Eugene Robinson, who express cynicism, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, September 2, 2008).

The Republican Party has tried to do damage control. Supporters of Palin has dismissed the attacks sexist mocking of elite liberal media. They argued that Sarah was a mirror image of “small-town America,” and that voters that things were worrying about whether they could the duties of the President in the event of incapacity or death, McCain lead. They ignored the fact that most of the party, did not think it could.

McCain had additional problems. For starters, he admitted that he disagrees with the President “90% of the time that had the Obama campaign repeated ad naseum beaten. They also stressed that McCain denounced Bush tax cuts first and speak now to continue. In the first Debate, Obama McCain, a base for the war in Iraq and the senator from Arizona had said that the war is not only to do the right thing, but it would be quicker and America will be welcomed as liberators. None of this happened as America continues still in Iraq nearly three years after President Bush declared “mission accomplished”.

Obama said: “John, as you pretend like the war started in 2007. They talk about the wave. The war started in 2003 when the war started, you said that it would be quick and easy. You said we knew where the weapons of mass destruction you. were wrong. They said we would be greeted as liberators. They were wrong. You said that there is no d ‘history of violence between Shiites and Sunnis. And you were wrong. And so my question is … … Test ”

The Beat Goes On …
Since Congress began debating a package of 700 billion rescue for the ailing financial industry workers of the McCain campaign has continued to pull in the foot. Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, McCain economic adviser and campaign co-chairman said in an interview with the Associated Press, “” You’ve heard of mental depression is a mental recession, “said he said.” We can have a recession, we do not have another. We kind of become a nation of whiners … You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline “.

Gramm comments were widely condemned. McCain denounced the remarks and nine days later came grams

McCain does not seem to be able to gain any traction, first after the debate. There should be a debate, which focused to him that on foreign policy, costume store, and when he said Obama was weak and lacked leadership would benefit. The debate took a few days after McCain announced the suspension of his campaign on the mortgage crisis on Wall Street to concentrate.

When McCain arrived in Washington, he had several photo shoots, including the White House, where he and Senator Obama and several other members of Congress had convened at the request of President George W. Bush. A day later, a vote, and the rescue was a failure. Democrats voted for, but several Republican senators were upset by comments misguided Democrat of the House, Nancy Pelosi, criticized the government of Pakistan, for the fiscal problems. McCain was, as someone who could not assemble seen the troops, amid criticism went to Oxford, Mississippi for the debate.

Obama did point in the debate, when McCain emerged as an irritable, and during the debate was repeated in a condescending tone, I’m afraid Senator Obama does not … ”

Obama: “… We can not separate Afghanistan from Iraq, because that’s what our commanders have said, that we are not concerned about the troops right now with Afghanistan. So I want to send two more three brigades in Afghanistan. Now keep in mind that we have four times the number of troops in Iraq, where nobody do with 9 / 11 before we went, where in fact there were no Al Qaida before we went, but we have four times more troops than we have in Afghanistan. And it is a strategic mistake, because every intelligence confirmed that al-Qaida the greatest threat to the United States and the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged the central front – that if we to deal with these people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ..

McCain: We must receive the support of the people of Pakistan. He [Obama] said he would launch military strikes into Pakistan. Now you can not do that. They do not say it out loud. If you do the things you need to do things, and work with the Pakistani government … And, yes, Senator Obama calls for more troops, but it does not work, it needs a new strategy, the same strategy that he condemned in Iraq. He will be deployed in Afghanistan … So not only the addition of troops that matters. It is a strategy that will have success. And Pakistan is a very important element. And I know how to work with him. And I guarantee that I would not publicly declare that I am attacked.

OBAMA: Nobody talked about attacking Pakistan. Here’s what I said. And if John wants to disagree with that, he can let me know if the United States, bin al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden, top-level lieutenants in the sights and Pakistan is not acting in the capacity or is unwilling, then should we take them out. Well, I think it’s the right strategy, I think it is good policy. And John, I – you are absolutely right that presidents have to be careful what they say. But you know, coming from you that you know, has in the past threatened extinction for North Korea, and you know, sing songs about bombing Iran, I do not know, you know, how credible that is …

McCain: I – I do not believe that Senator Obama understands that there was a failed state in Pakistan when Musharraf came to power … I have a folder. I have a record of who has been involved in these issues of national security, the greatest responsibility and the toughest decisions they have a president can do is to send our young men and women in danger. ..
OBAMA: … The question of the next president, we are good choices about how keep America safe precisely because sending our military into battle is like a huge step.
(Note: discussion comments were edited for brevity).

Identified with their differences, reported the post-debate poll conducted by ABC that more than half of respondents said Obama won. Approximately one third gave McCain the winner. CBS saw Obama 39% McCain 24% and 37% thought it was a draw.

The closer the elections, increased personal attacks against Obama. Sarah Palin accused the senator is “palling around with terrorists.” It has to explain his remarks by saying Obama needed to further develop his relationship with Bill Ayers, because he is not the truth be told about it streamlined. Few noted that terrorists used in the plural. There were also accusations of Obama is a Socialist “, after a voter (he was immortalized by the McCain campaign as” Joe The Plumber “) that it plans to those who redistribute $ 250,000 or more with the taxes and wealth .

Rove, et al. called tax cuts “Obama’s public support,” says do not go to people who did not work and therefore pay no taxes. At rallies in which these allegations have been raised, some in the crowd threatening comments about Obama, like “Kill him!” and “Off with his head!” McCain downplayed, and he replied: “You should hear some of the things said about me in the meetings of Senator Obama.”

Not even Fox News has been produced on video clips to back up the assertion by Mr. McCain.

Polls also indicated that voters were not interested in these “issues”. Their main concerns of the economy (especially the high prices of food and gas), the chaos on Wall Street, healthcare, the war in Iraq and taxes. They favored Obama on the economy and McCain has a slight advantage on foreign policy issues, even after the election, Obama’s Vice President, Joe Biden, guaranteed “that Obama would be tested” in the first six months with an international crisis.

McCain has suffered a blow when Stalwart Republican and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Obama. More bad news coming. “[A] NBC / Wall Street Journal poll has Obama 10 points ahead nationally. 60% of respondents in the CNN poll think McCain’s attacks on Obama are unfair, a figure that the chances of McCain Hurts with independent voters. Reuters / Zogby has an 8-point lead Obama’s latest tracking survey. And the Pew poll, the inclusion of mobile phone users, Obama was up 14 points. The prediction is that these figures will be in the next few days because the increasing impact of the Powell Endorsement hits full election results. “(Source: Steven Reynolds, Palin Is Sinking McCain campaign. Alternet.org, 22 October 2008)

Palin and McCain continue to insist that Obama could leave the country vulnerable, and there was in the Obama camp, who fear that Obama does not fight back. In response to the criticism of Obama responded with an ad that McCain “erratic” and “out of touch” marked on the economy. The campaign also reminded voters that McCain was involved in about twenty years ago, with convicted financier Charles Keating in the S & L debacle. While McCain found not guilty of any misconduct was, found the ethics committee of the Senate is no evidence that he “misjudgment.”

Polls show the race tightening in traditionally Republican states. Critics of the Republican candidate is afraid that McCain has given himself the election by not implementing the Reverend Wright issue raised, showing the video of Wright and shouted: “Not God bless America but God Damn America” Another problem, according to the Personnel McCain that Palin would not listen to her, she was adamant about the things his way. There were rumors that McCain has his misjudgment to him and Tom Ridge, the campaign consultant, said investigators choose the ticket would be better served if McCain had chosen.

Palin: Airhead, DIVA

Even if it had held his own with Joe Biden in the lone vice presidential debate, the bar was low. Democrats, and most experts expect a major mistake on his part. She made it in the debate without Gerald Ford, like Boner to do, but it was criticized that she felt clearly dodged a series of questions and her winking at the audience’s immaturity and frivolity.

“During the debate, Vice President, Thursday announced the governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, saying she” not to answer questions, to evaluate either the moderator or hear you. In fact, “at least 10 times Sarah Palin gave answers that were nonspecific, completely generic, pivoted away from the issue at hand or simply ignored.” On NBC’s Meet The Press today, debate moderator Gwen Ifill said Palin “more than ignored “their questions. “Blew Me Off I think the technical term,” said Ifill.

Palin has continued to make embarrassing slip-ups, including his inability to explain the duties of the Vice President. Asked by What A third student’s Vice President, Palin responded that the vice of the present is “the Senate” and “can really get acquainted with the senators and a lot of good policy changes.” The facts are, in the case of the President can no longer perform his duties, the Vice President over. The only other condition is the second captain of the Presidency of the Senate and cast the deciding vote in case of a deadlock.

DEMOCRATIC STRATEGY

War chest Obama (has) about 700 million U.S. dollars, he published widely in the states, w = George Bush winning the 2000 and 2004. This has forced McCain to allocate resources to places he never thought he would. McCain played prevent defense, and Obama went to pay dirt.

It was no secret that the Democrats had no strategy to the south, they could support. So they want a “blitzkrieg” in the West. This was important for two reasons. McCain of Arizona was strong in the West and had an ally in Mitt Romney, a Mormon, this segment of the votes in both Utah and Nevada could help. Secondly, in 2004 George Bush won victories in four states with Democratic governors (Nouveau-Mexique. Montana, Wyoming and Arizona). “These states, as well as Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada to vote en bloc. They form a series of 53 electoral votes, almost matching the 55-California is firmly Democratic. 108 add-vote Bloc to New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania, all are gone Democratic in every election since 1992 (73 electoral votes in total) and the Democrats 2 / 3 of the way to the White House. “(Source: Timothy N. Stelly would, Sr., Go West, Young Men: The future of the Democratic Party . Useless Knowledge, July 30, 2005).

Bill Richardson understands the power of the Hispanic voting bloc and said: “These are times of political change … We need to regroup, and this means that more Latinos in Florida, Americans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, South Americans, we must – at network. We need to politically conscious, we must put aside party and us as Latinos, as Hispanics more than we in the past. ”

His efforts have paid off for Obama in New Mexico that went Bush in 2000 and 2004, but for Obama 57-42. Other states in the west and southwest, containing for Obama Colorado, Montana and Nevada, and as expected, in California, Oregon and Washington goes. The only state that Obama lost with large Latino populations were in Arizona and Texas. It was estimated that Barack Obama was the choice of 73% of Latinos. Its share of the black vote, more than 90%.

Discord in McCain Camp?

Rumors abound that Palin was “difficult” and not studying. Employees later, Carl Cameron of Fox News, McCain said that Palin does not understand the basic political formation, understanding the function of state and local government the names of the three countries which comprise the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), and they can not name all the countries that comprise the North America. She said she believed that Africa is a country not a continent. McCain not mentioned by these staff, she thought of South Africa was in the southern part of the country. “Late Night Talk Show David Letterman HOSR latest joke, she thought NAFTA meant” Need Another Thousand Fofty for accessories. “(Source: The Late Show with David Letterman. 5 November 2008).

Whether true or not, if it is new, there is a possibility, many people believe, and this damage Palin is not likely to rectify the situation. Palin drew criticism from anonymous “coward” and added: “If the allegations to questions or comments that I have in prep debate on NAFTA, and there on the continent over the country, when we talk about Africa, then they are out of their Context has been removed. It is cruel, it is small. It has not been reached. It is unprofessional and these guys are idiots … “(Source Dan Joling and Sharon Theimer, Palin denounced his critics as cowards. Yahoonews.com, November 7, 2008).

Earlier this week, the blame Palin staff Nicole Wallace campaign for its poor performance in his interview with Katie Couric and her negative public image. Is Republican strategist Ed Rollins said Palin, “[It] is certainly the most popular Republican in this country when this thing is over.” (Source: Dana Bash, Palin’s Off-Script Comments Irk McCain Aides. Cnnpolitics.com, October 27, 2008). In an interview with Matt Lauer NBS’c Wallace defended Palin, that “[it] done nothing wrong. It is perhaps the politician most UN diva I have ever seen.” I (no reference to McCain, they choose passes Wallace said: “It was a choice to be smarter than time. (Source: Video: Nicole Wallace defended Palin vigorously to Matt Lauer. Msnbc.com, November 7, 2008).

There were rumors that employees Randy Scheunemann had been released by McCain, who feared that the stories of discord to the press campaign, the son would take a few days before the election to be reinstated. After the election, Fox News, defended Palin’s daughter, insisting the stories were not to look angry accusations aid excuses for the defeat of McCain badly and get jobs with other campaigns.

Meanwhile, the black breath and hope for the best was expected, but the worst. Could steal They believed that if the Republicans choose other white men (Gore in 2000, John Kerry in 2004), then they have to travel longer distances in order to to submit should be an African American candidate.

Associated Press Writer Jesse Washington wrote: “Obama’s potential victory represents a previously unthinkable triumph over the centuries of racism. But, in the hope and pride, the fear that the inaccuracy of polling, voting chicanery or the nature of injustice and violence, always have blocked African American Progress. “(Source: Jesse Washington, Joy prudent Blacks Think Obama Win. Associated Press, November 2, 2008).

The decision will be announced at the beginning, just before 9 PT clock, as Obama reached the mark estimated 194 electoral votes. There was no doubt he will win in Washington, Oregon, California and in his home state of Hawaii, a total of 76 votes. In addition, he had won over the working class whites in Pennsylvania and Ohio. At this point, McCain knew rang the bell. The campaign is selected, the results in Pennsylvania, McCain head to display, but everyone had a Blackberry or cell phone has the death knell.

4. November 2008

Overcoming the odds against stiff-productive, the Clinton machine, and survive the attacks of the GOP-Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th To declare President of the United States of America and the first African American elected to that position.

Its success is based on his upbringing in an inner circle who remained loyal to him. There were no leaks and it the nickname “No Drama Obama.” Obama simply ran a smarter, more effective campaign, with the weaknesses and mistakes of the Clinton and McCain combined machine. This does not say that Obama “backed into” the White House. He won the American public and did more to earn their trust. He won the white, white, male and female element gurus who were sure would turn on him. He received help from Hillary Clinton and a smart campaign manger, David Axelrod.

One columnist wrote of McCain, the McCain we received in the general election is not the McCain we come to know. It was a partisan, he was small he used a lot of things (the suspension of the campaign Joe the Plumber, the ad fame). It does not rise above partisanship, he is not going with his instincts. It was manipulated by his advisors, to the point where clouded objectivity. Was he in a position to conduct a disciplined campaign focuses the problem on a faithful companion, he believed in runs (CT Senator Joe Lieberman or Governor Tim Pawlenty MN), the substance of this race would have been much different, and the battlefields of the last legal could have been much more competitive. It would be a greater capacity to have at the center of the debate, and not just reacting. “(Source: My Super, 5 reasons why McCain lost demconwatchblog.com, November 5, 2008).

Clinton and McCain can not go back and see what went wrong. They met on a masterful politician, including cereals, underestimate them. They do not even recognize at the American desire for change and to the intelligence of voters. Distortions, fear and slander would not work. Obama never panicked and stood on these issues.

Obama won the popular vote, 52-46, 65,293,083 and 57,325,487 votes against McCain, the second-highest total in history and strong enough to win in an election year to others.