Thanks but no thanks
Well, I was trying to imagine Sarah Palin's first press interview with Charles Gibson of ABC.
Charles, "Governor Palin, there have been various reports of you receiving travel per diem for living at your home for more than half of the time while you have been in office. Aside from the fact that you seem to have been absent from the capital more than half of the time, do you feel it is appropriate to receive travel per diem when you are living at home?"
Governor Palin, "I told Congress thanks, but no thanks, on that "Bridge to Nowhere." If our state wanted a bridge, I said, we'd build it ourselves."
Charles, "Since you mentioned it, there are a couple of things not completely clear about that bridge. We learned that you supported that project during your election campaign, and after the US Congress removed the bridge from the authorization, you still received all the money and just spent it on other things. Also we see that for 2009 you have requested $190 million more in earmarks that you are now campaigning against. There seems to be lots of contridictions here, so how to you explain it?"
Governor Palin, "Do you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? [pregnant pause] lipstick. wink, wink, ha, ha"
Charles, "So, let's move on to a different topic. There has been some concern, because voters would like to know you better before supporting you for such a high office. We have learned that before you were Governor a judge twice issued a warning to stop defaming your former brother in law, Officer Wooten, because the judge said denigrating a father to his children is a form of child abuse. Now there is a bipartisan investigation in the Alaska legislature to determine if you actually fired the boss of Officer Wooten, because that boss refused to fire him. How can you alleviate concerns among voters that you may be revengeful or vindictive or otherwise use the power of your office for personal ends?"
Governor Palin, "I told Congress thanks, but no thanks, on that "Bridge to Nowhere." If our state wanted a bridge, I said, we'd build it ourselves."
Charles, "Thank, you so much Governor Palin for speaking with us. I am sure the viewers will agree that this has been a most enlightening conversation with you and that they have a much better understanding of the depth and breadth of your knowledge, experience and honesty as a public servant."
Charles, "Governor Palin, there have been various reports of you receiving travel per diem for living at your home for more than half of the time while you have been in office. Aside from the fact that you seem to have been absent from the capital more than half of the time, do you feel it is appropriate to receive travel per diem when you are living at home?"
Governor Palin, "I told Congress thanks, but no thanks, on that "Bridge to Nowhere." If our state wanted a bridge, I said, we'd build it ourselves."
Charles, "Since you mentioned it, there are a couple of things not completely clear about that bridge. We learned that you supported that project during your election campaign, and after the US Congress removed the bridge from the authorization, you still received all the money and just spent it on other things. Also we see that for 2009 you have requested $190 million more in earmarks that you are now campaigning against. There seems to be lots of contridictions here, so how to you explain it?"
Governor Palin, "Do you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? [pregnant pause] lipstick. wink, wink, ha, ha"
Charles, "So, let's move on to a different topic. There has been some concern, because voters would like to know you better before supporting you for such a high office. We have learned that before you were Governor a judge twice issued a warning to stop defaming your former brother in law, Officer Wooten, because the judge said denigrating a father to his children is a form of child abuse. Now there is a bipartisan investigation in the Alaska legislature to determine if you actually fired the boss of Officer Wooten, because that boss refused to fire him. How can you alleviate concerns among voters that you may be revengeful or vindictive or otherwise use the power of your office for personal ends?"
Governor Palin, "I told Congress thanks, but no thanks, on that "Bridge to Nowhere." If our state wanted a bridge, I said, we'd build it ourselves."
Charles, "Thank, you so much Governor Palin for speaking with us. I am sure the viewers will agree that this has been a most enlightening conversation with you and that they have a much better understanding of the depth and breadth of your knowledge, experience and honesty as a public servant."
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