I hate to keep harping on this, particularly because I usually don't enjoy political discussions, particularly in the internet medium. For the most part people that have certain views tend to keep those views and see others' views as irrational, and that really applies to everyone. And for those that enjoy that kind of thing, there's enough forums on the internet already.

However, I can't help but notice that the whole Palin situation has been surreal/unnatural. The press are getting no access to her (they're finally starting to make a lot of noise about it), she's not giving interviews, etc. We're nearing a month before the election and the McCain campaign is trying to cancel (or at least postpone) the VP debate. Isn't anyone, and I particularly mean Republicans who are willing to vote her into office, interested in knowing her opinions and thoughts on actual issues? We've gotten nothing but smokescreens and distractions about her family, scandal, etc. but she could just waltz into the White House without anyone really knowing how she'd handle political situations.

We don't have much to go on, but I found her interview with Katie Couric pretty revealing, since she actually got asked some difficult questions. The thing is, these questions shouldn't have been unexpected, and she still floundered. Note that the second half of the second video includes some of the footage from Part I again, even though it is marked Part II.





Let's see...everyone, not just the US, but "The World" is looking to McCain to see how he fixes the economy. Right, I believe that. Because he'll walk into Washington and flip a switch only he has the strength to flip and will save the world while everyone else debates bailout proposals. Per Palin, Barack has no track record in comparison to John McCain on the economy. The same McCain who has admitted to not understanding the economy, who has made several incorrect remarks about the economy in just the past week (not just the fundamentals quote he tried to argue was a misunderstanding), and this coming from Sarah Palin's extensive knowledge of Obama's track record (which she proved last week is non-existent with her "federal transparency" comment). Actually, I should be more understanding...she probably meant Obama has no track record in Alaska since that seems to be all she's aware of.

The best part was when Couric asked if Plain was supporting a moratorium on foreclosures to help homeowners. She clearly didn't know the answer and started saying they were working on a multi-faceted solution. No. Fucking. Shit. You mean, you can't just fix this whole multi-billion dollar mess with a single strategy? Brilliant! But Katie Couric wasn't distracted and pressed for her actual view on the moratorium, at which point Palin was forced to admit she didn't know. Likewise during other questions she started bringing up healthcare and other issues instead of addressing the question. Is it any wonder they're trying to postpone the VP debate?

I guess the good thing that came out of this for Palin was that they didn't bring up sexism, which has already been used to try and discredit findings against her that aren't sexist in the slightest. Really the most sexist comment made towards Palin came from the new president of Pakistan!