Sarah Palin in The Actor’s Nightmare

By Michael Mahler, on September 24th, 2008

This is painful to watch. I almost feel sorry for Sarah. She seems hopelessly lost and scared. She seems to know a couple of buzzwords and stock phrases and seems terrified that someone will ask her what she really means.

And the last line, “I’ll try to find some and I’ll bring them to you” just sounds like a high school girl who is panicking over having forgotten to do her homework and trying desperately to cover her tracks.

I wonder if they used the mnemonic of having her use the phrase “track record” because her son’s name is Track.

So, dreams can come true. Or at least nightmares. Specifically the nightmare where one is on stage in some play and has no clue what one is doing or supposed to say.

Sarah Palin is woefully unprepared to be president and deep down, she knows it. Who would have thought that the self-proclaimed pit bull would turn out to be a scared bunny rabbit?

This is why McCain canceled the debates. Watch Sarah Palin on CBS tonight. Utter disaster.
John Aravosis (DC) · 9/24/2008 07:49:00 PM ET · Link

A grander pattern is emerging as to what was motivating McCain’s Hail Mary publicity stunt today. For starters, we now have the first look at Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric. Palin is in so far over her head, it isn’t even funny. Watch especially at 4 minutes 30 seconds into the interview (video is below) when they have the following exchange after Couric asks Palin for examples of John McCain leading the charge for oversight of Wall Street:
Couric: You’ve said, quote, “John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business.” Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight?
Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie – that, that’s paramount. That’s more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us.
Couric: But he’s been in Congress for 26 years. He’s been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more.
Palin: He’s also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he’s been talking about – the need to reform government.
Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you’ve said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?
Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.
Couric: I’m just going to ask you one more time – not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.
Palin: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.