David Shuster just called Palin's "Russian" response in the CBS interview a "fresh controversy"!

[jenmito]

I've seen this clip played about a million times and then talked about negatively by Dems. and Repubs. alike! And Jonathan Capehart just said it reminded him of the now famous "Miss Teen South Carolina" answer! :rofl:

[RichGirl]

1. That poor girl got put through hell...

...and all she wanted was a crown. Palin wants to be next in line to be president and we are suppose to be hands off????

[LisaM]

4. Poor girl got put through hell?

How so? Was she forced to enter the pageant?

[jenmito]

6. I took it to mean the way she was (and still is) ridiculed for her answer.

:)

[Yavin4]

27. Such as...

the US Americans?

[jenmito]

28. Yes, and...

the Iraq.

[Bluebear]

35. Everywhere like such as!

[jenmito]

38. I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing that video clip.

[adamuu]

33. She totally redeemed herself by appearing on a talk show the next morning

I thought her answer was spot on, so clearly she was capable of halfway intelligent thought in general... just not at that moment that we like to replay and ridicule endlessly.

[jenmito]

39. I'm sure she memorized that reply. n/t

[adamuu]

43. Which is better than Palin can do, apparently

my point was, to compare Palin to the miss teen america is an insult to miss teen america.

[Teaser]

11. probably

stage mother.

[jenmito]

5. Exactly...

that's why I think she won't BE next in line to be president.

[ShortnFiery]

22. Sarah should have been wearing her sash and hit Couric over the head with her tiarra.

That would have shown that ole' "SEALs Rock!" liberal journalist. :P :spray:

[jenmito]

23. She could've just hit Couric over the head with that thing in her hair!

But I like your idea, too. :D

[alsame]

2. And Capehart said she's getting worse with each interview! He

can't understand why they weren't prepared for this question and didn't give her a good answer!

[jenmito]

7. That's right...

thanks for adding to the details of his comments. :hi:

[alsame]

21. My pleasure - that was delicious! eom

[msallied]

3. I'm trying to think of an equally embarrassing moment for a politician in recent history...

And I really can't find one. Nothing this bad. Maybe someone can clue me into anyone being THIS out of their element.

[CTyankee]

8. Bush in his first debate with Kerry was pretty bad.

I cringed all the way through it (altho I was delighted to cringe!).

[Catshrink]

10. Don't forget Poland.

[msallied]

18. Oh yeah! how could I forget Gerald Ford! Yikes! LOL

[adamuu]

34. I hear stories on the ..uh... internets... n/t

[alsame]

15. Was that the one when he kept blinking incessantly? n/t

[TEXASYANKEE]

17. You mean ....

The "It's hard!" debate. I think Bush said "It's hard" about 25 times in that debate. I couldn't believe that anyone seriously thought he did well in it.

In fact, Palin's responses remind me a great deal of Bush's responses from the Townhall format debate that Bush did with Gore in 2000. Equally as hapless and unintelligable, but the media just thought he was the greatest thing. The only difference, sadly for Palin, is that this time the media isn't buying it.

[msallied]

19. That was definitely one for the record books.

The funny thing is people thought he was wired. Well it obviously didn't help. He must have had a problem with his feed. lol

[mohc]

9. Somewhere out there

Dan Quayle is silently celebrating being usurped as the most awkward VP candidate of recent history.

[jenmito]

13. That's for sure! It was very telling (and funny) that Capehart compared Palin

to Miss Teen SC instead of Quayle! :D

[GoesTo11]

20. I suspect Miss Teen SC has a much better heart

Saw her on a talk show, and she was sweet and a little embarrassed about it, but being a good sport.

[CTyankee]

30. That Capehart guy was one reason I stopped watching "Morning Joe."

Smirky little bastid.

However, now that this thing is going our way I may take tiny doses of Mornin Joke now and then. I can always swear off again if it gets to be too much...

[jenmito]

32. I think he's pretty fair...

and I LOVE how he said, months ago, that his "ex" was thrilled to go see Obama in person and HE'S such a big Obama fan. :)

[CTyankee]

36. Maybe I got him mixed up with someone else.

He's the nattily dressed black guy, right?

[jenmito]

37. Yup, that's him. n/t

[27inCali]

12. Repugs have a knack for embarassing episodes

involving underage pages and bathroom stalls and weird statements about world leaders.

[jenmito]

14. Yeah, but they're usually already in office!

Hopefully, this will prevent her from getting into office.

[TwilightGardener]

16. Surprised she had her "potatoe" moment this early, frankly. I thought

she was a more skilled politician than that--I mean, if you listen to Bill Clinton describe her total awesomeness.

[jenmito]

25. Quale was already VP...

I doubt he would've BECOME VP if he had that moment before the election. But Bush is president, so ya never know. :D

[Aloha Spirit]

24. Theory--she froze up because she's afraid of powerful women.

Yes? No?

[jenmito]

26. Nah...

She froze up because she couldn't go beyond what her prepared answer was.

[TwilightGardener]

29. There's a possibility there--you might be on to something. She's used

to charming men, and crowds--not women who are brighter than her. I didn't see her wink at Katie, for example, the way she winked at Churrrlee, or use her name every third word. I think Couric intimidated her.

[CTyankee]

40. Yes, women from that culture dislike other women and women in general.

They like playing games with men. Can you just picture her in a meeting with Angela Merkel? :rofl:

[WA98296]

31. Luckily Russia is not making her comments an international crisis

[4_Legs_Good]

41. Exactly. It was so bad it made me cry

But not quite as bad as her good guy v. bad guy. That was embarassing for me to even watch.

David

[jenmito]

42. I thought you were gonna say...

cry from laughing so hard. Yeah-that good guy vs. bad guy answer was AWFUL!

[Poseidan]

44. ??

Why hasn't anyone asked Russia for their response? Are they afraid it would be like in Apocalypto... the scene with the Jaguar?

Seems to me, some people think Russia and the US are once again at war. People do understand, we have not been at war with Russia for 20 years? The only one's threatening this peace are Republicans.