Gail Collins lists the severe disconnects between the questions Palin was asked and the nonquestions she answered -- and even the contradictions between her answers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/op...ss&oref=slogin
My favorite:
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She railed repeatedly about government regulations getting in the way of the private sector, then announced that the financial rescue plan “has got to include that massive oversight that Americans are expecting and deserving.”
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And, of course:
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When she was asked to respond to Joe Biden’s critique of the McCain health care plan, she announced: “I would like to respond about the tax increases,” cheerfully ignoring the fact that tax increases had never been mentioned.
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When the moderator, Gwen Ifill, asked under what circumstances the candidates would consider bringing America’s nuclear weapons into play, Palin said: “Nuclear weaponry, of course, would be the be-all, end-all of just too many people in too many parts of our planet, so those dangerous regimes, again, cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, period.”
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Which, of course, didn't answer the question.
*This* is the person some people think won the debate on its merits?
I'm on record saying she came off as more confident and competent than the extremely low expectations set for her, and by that measure could move the needle in McCain's favor. But answers like the above aren't winning the debate; they're ignoring it.
10-04-2008, 11:30 AM
Palin's nonanswers
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