by annie89509 » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:09 am
For the most part, I've avoided interjecting my views in these political threads ... don't want to get into a war of words with you high testeterone, supercharged guys.
That said, I don't see any credence in the CNN report — with their "inside sources" that they couldn't name. As far as I'm concerned, this is just another sledge hammer thrown by the "fair and balanced media" (har-de-har har) to discredit Palin. This is the same news network that, only a few days ago, tried to bait and humiliate her during a one-on-one interview with their reporter (some guy named Griffin). This guy brought up an article written in another media, twisted the writer's words around, to insinuate that the world viewed her as a stupid, no-brained barbie doll .... just to see what kind of reaction he can get from her. When called on this, CNN issued an apology to the news source and writer of the piece, calling it a "regretable" error in interpretation. But the damage was already done, with the election just ahead. Not everyone saw the on-air correction (retraction). And the apology was not directed to Palin, but to the writer and news source (National Review, I think).
I am no Palin advocate. I do feel sorry for her — much of the personal attacks on blogs are made up and over the top. Even some of the issues against her were found to be untrue. But, just like the above example of damage already done, not everyone learns about a false claim.
I saw the interviews with Charles Gibson and Katie Couric, and it were cringe-inducing, for sure. So she's not particularly well-bred and articulate. And, let's say, for the sake of argument, she's not book intelligent (no ivy league background there). To her credit, she is a very popular governor in her state (80% approval rating), with a long list of accomplishments. How could this have been possible if she's such a dummy?