What it's like to debate Sarah Palin

[Divine Discontent]

"Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and I'm amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, 'Does any of this really matter?' " Palin said.

While policy wonks such as Biden might cringe, it seemed to me that Palin was simply vocalizing her strength without realizing it. During the campaign, Palin's knowledge on public policy issues never matured – because it didn't have to. Her ability to fill the debate halls with her presence and her gift of the glittering generality made it possible for her to rely on populism instead of policy.

Palin is a master of the nonanswer. She can turn a 60-second response to a query about her specific solutions to healthcare challenges into a folksy story about how she's met people on the campaign trail who face healthcare challenges. All without uttering a word about her public-policy solutions to healthcare challenges."

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[YOY]

1. She's the master of nothing.

And she's going to prove it...yammering on about 5 things that are losely connected in a 20 second crapspew.

[Divine Discontent]

2. if we get ANYTHING different than the couric type interview from her we know she's being told what

to say through an earpiece or something... I expect her to have dumb answers that are big on generalities.

[navarth]

3. hey that's a thought. will she have a "Bush Hump" strapped on?

Better watch her back. LITERALLY.

[navarth]

5. Know what? If this thread doesn't get kicked enough,

I'd like to start another new thread about exactly that. Would you mind?

[Divine Discontent]

7. not a prob eom

[treestar]

4. She doesn't think it matters?

Must be the fundie religious whackery she espouses, because to everyone in the real world, it does matter.

[11 Bravo]

6. At the end of her spiel, Joe should turn to her and say, "That's a lovely story", then fall silent.

Eventually the moderator will ask Senator Biden for his view and he should respond, "Oh, I'm sorry, was that the answer to your question about her plans to deal with (the economy, health care, national security, etc)?"

[JackintheGreen]

8. Heidegger (?) said

"the limits of my language are the limits of my world."

My guess is that her world is really very lonely, filled with noise and oddly named children just to try to drown it all out.


And somebody, please correct me if it wasn't Heidegger.