Charlie's Gaffe...

saveuplife
saveuplife Posts: 1,173
edited September 2008 in A Moving Train
...It's interesting that there seems to be several definitions of the Bush Doctrine.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html

...Maybe Charlie was trying to set her up? Hmmm.
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  • cubbieblue82
    cubbieblue82 Posts: 292
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...It's interesting that there seems to be several definitions of the Bush Doctrine.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html

    ...Maybe Charlie was trying to set her up? Hmmm.

    Semantics...

    She clearly had no clue that there even was such a thing as the Bush Doctrine. Even once he gave her his "definition" she couldn't even address the given definition.
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  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    Charlie Gibson is a pompous dick and he blew the interview. Palin needs to be killed with kindness, not condescension.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...It's interesting that there seems to be several definitions of the Bush Doctrine.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html

    ...Maybe Charlie was trying to set her up? Hmmm.

    Her reaction to the question was the most important moment in that interview, in my opinion.

    Gibson could have asked her to name the color of Earth's second moon, and she would have had the same reaction. ;)
  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    There is an overriding description of the Bush Doctrine, but it's generally defined as the notion of pre-emption; to be proactive in our response to terrorist threats as opposed to reactive. It's what led to our invasion of Iraq, because supposedly it was meant to make us safer by striking first.

    Besides, she seemed to apparently believe that the Bush Doctrine was Bush's "worldview." Even if the myriad number of reasons are accurate, the Bush Doctrine cannot be defined as his personal 'worldview.' Her face, her confusion, her first definition of the Doctrine being his worldview; why can't we just admit she didn't have a clue what she was talking about? I didn't like it, but I found her evasion of answers and rote memorization of responses to be equally troubling.
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...It's interesting that there seems to be several definitions of the Bush Doctrine.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html

    ...Maybe Charlie was trying to set her up? Hmmm.

    I guess both of them had no idea what they were talking about then. Doesn't change the fact that Palin didn't have a clue what the Bush Doctrine is.
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  • YieldInHiding
    YieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    long red wrote:
    Charlie Gibson is a pompous dick and he blew the interview. Palin needs to be killed with kindness, not condescension.

    Wow, I think you might be the first person to ever say anything like that about Charlie Gibson. He's one of the most respected news people in the industry.
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • fuck
    fuck Posts: 4,069
    Hahahaha, how can anyone take this guy seriously?

    "I know something about the subject because, as the Wikipedia entry on the Bush doctrine notes, I was the first to use the term."

    I'm sure that Wikipedia notes that because he wrote that line himself. What an honor to brag about.
  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    YieldInHiding wrote:
    Wow, I think you might be the first person to ever say anything like that about Charlie Gibson. He's one of the most respected news people in the industry.

    you can be well respected and still come across as an asshole during a particular interview.
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...It's interesting that there seems to be several definitions of the Bush Doctrine.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html

    ...Maybe Charlie was trying to set her up? Hmmm.

    If she was knowledgeable of it then whether he was setting her up or not, she should be able to answer the question. It is something I'd expect a vice president to know.
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  • YieldInHiding
    YieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    long red wrote:
    you can be well respected and still come across as an asshole during a particular interview.

    Should he have lobbed softball questions at her?
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    YieldInHiding wrote:
    Should he have lobbed softball questions at her?

    absolutely not. but if you watched that second interview, then you saw how he completely blew it. he left her off the hook.

    i hate Sarah Palin and I hate that she's gona swing this race.
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  • SuzannePjam
    SuzannePjam Posts: 411
    I look forward to her next hard hitting interview featured in the Ladies Home Journal. Because you know that the Gibson interview was the last "real" interview she's going to give. :rolleyes:
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    I enjoy how she is supposed to know the exact definition of a media creation.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    If Palin were a man, none of this would be happening.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    SuzannePjam wrote:
    I look forward to her next hard hitting interview featured in the Ladies Home Journal. Because you know that the Gibson interview was the last "real" interview she's going to give. :rolleyes:

    C'mon, she'll be on Hannity next week. ;):p
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  • LONGRD
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    YieldInHiding wrote:
    Should he have lobbed softball questions at her?
    to be real with ya, i honestly thought he went soft on her.
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  • SundaySilence
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    bootlegger10 wrote:
    If Palin were a man, none of this would be happening.

    depends on how you pronounce potatoe
  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    JaneNY wrote:
    If she was knowledgeable of it then whether he was setting her up or not, she should be able to answer the question. It is something I'd expect a vice president to know.

    Judging by how surprised Gibson looked when that exchange occurred, I doubt that it was intended as a gotcha question. You can hear how he quickly intended to move to the next question, but then stopped because he realized that she didn't know what the Bush Doctrine was.

    bootlegger10, I'll accept that there are many different aspects of the Bush Doctrine, even though I think that's kind of untrue. But, still, that's fine. However, none of those definitions defined the Bush Doctrine as the President's "worldview" as she stated. She just had no clue what it was; do you think Obama, Biden or McCain would have had difficulty with that question?
  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    LongRd. wrote:
    to be real with ya, i honestly thought he went soft on her.

    Yeah, okay. Why don't we get Obama into the same situation and see how he performs? It's like a fucking police interrogation, no one would perform well under those circumstances. Obama has never been in any situation like that to date. The closest was the O'Reilly interview, but even that wasn't that bad compared to Palin's.

    Charlie Gibson, to show how fair and balanced you are, why not bring Mr. Obama on and grill him like that? No? Why not? It would make Obama look like an idiot? Really??? Then why did you bring Ms. Palin on? After all, she is running for Vice President, not President like Mr. Obama, who has less experience than even Joe Biden. No comment?? Suit yourself.
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  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    MattyJoe wrote:
    Obama has never been in any situation like that to date. The closest was the O'Reilly interview, but even that wasn't that bad compared to Palin's.

    No offense, but are you actually serious with that statement?

    Gibson was a cakewalk compared to O'Reilly, if for the sole reason that Gibson was asking questions that matter.

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