Open thread: Palin on “Hannity & Colmes”
posted at 8:40 pm on September 17, 2008 by Allahpundit
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You’ll all be watching so let’s open a thread. Here’s the extended excerpt from the interview, thick with populist laments about “corruption” on Wall Street, in case you missed it in Headlines. Some commenters were grumbling that it’s too vague and boilerplate, but most people will be studying her less for flashes of insight than for reassurance that she has some basic sense of what she’s talking about. Grade on the curve for now; the debate with Biden is the final exam.
If the public at large is cooling to her, the crowds most assuredly are not.
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If you can find it on You Tube – you must watch….
Rove ripped Alan a new one and handed it to him wrapped in purty paper with a big shiny bow.
It was brilliant.
tru2tx on September 17, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Wow Rove hit creased Alan across the his mellon with a Beuford Pusser stick.
The throw under the bus was good also. Not sure if they will fit under Obamas bus though, lol
jharada on September 17, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Enoxo (10:03)
Discussed on Hot Air
rockhauler on September 17, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Gee, I sure hope McCain and Palin listen to Rove wreck Colmes and take the advice …
tarpon on September 17, 2008 at 10:08 PM
OK, reaction to this – yes, I absolutely do want to see Sarah Palin as VP, and preferably as President at some point. The Troopergate-droolers are looking over something very important: she axes people who don’t get the job done. This is a lot like some COs I have known in the military and IMHO this is a very effective way to keep your staff and organization honest. I want someone like her who doesn’t F around running the show.
She handled herself very, very well and handled the ANWR question brilliantly. Of course Sean didn’t mess with her that much, but I think this is very reassuring to conservatives. I do wish she would open fire on Bambi, though.
fiatboomer on September 17, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Did anyone else listen to Mark Levin today when he was discussing Obama’s ‘world welfare’ plan???
carbon_footprint on September 17, 2008 at 10:07 PM
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Have a link?
christene on September 17, 2008 at 10:08 PM
who is this TOOL ON greta??
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM
If I was McCain/Palin I would insist that Huffington Post take these Screen Shots down. Stolen not invaded.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/17/palins-email-account-hack_n_127184.html
Dr Evil on September 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Terrye, they just dont seem to care. Thats how arrogant they have become, it’s amazing, also sickening. They are so reckless, its bound to be catching up to um soon.
surrounded on September 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Welcomer to Washington Sarah?
Who’s this redheaded prick?
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Enoxo
Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, S. 190
artchick on September 17, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Does Greta’s crooked ape jaw bother anyone else?
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:11 PM
God, I despise Gloria Allred- obviously she’s an Obama operative.
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:11 PM
fiatboomer on September 17, 2008 at 10:08 PM
humor is needed with Obama attacks. Her speech was funny and it worked. she needs to poke fun at biden. and Obama. the liberals hate it when we laugh at them. Far more than any attacks humor drive them nuts. IT’s an ego thing. In their mind they can be wrong but they do not like looking foolish. I think that was one of the main reasons that the Left attacked Palin so much. she brought down Obama by laughing at him.
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:12 PM
one thing you have to give Obama supporters credit for they have been staying on message the last couple of days.
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:13 PM
No, I just checked his site. his audio downloads from today’s show aren’t posted yet.
He was basically reading from Obama’s website about Barrack’s plan to provide healthcare, food, water to every child in the world at US taxpayers’ expense. It was unbelievable. Obama does not intend to stop at being President of the USA. He wants to be the leader of the world.
carbon_footprint on September 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM
So any one in your family who doesn’t look like a model is subject to criticism just as infantile?
jgapinoy on September 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM
yeah…uhm…..Bush is bad.
I believe they’ve been on that for 8 years now.
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM
big deal, who cares
foxone on September 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM
The video of tonights interview is already available if you want to watch it again.
AnthonyK on September 17, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Sure. Why not.
Is Greta your sister?
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:15 PM
I guess we’re going to find a way to fry Sarah Palin for this e-mail thing too??!
Good Lord. Is this whole e-mail thing an Obama slime job?
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Now comes the cover up.We ALL know the people that are behind the hacking. The media will find a way to turn this hacking on Gov Palin.
christene on September 17, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Sarah was so relaxed with Shawn. I thought the interview was great. I honestly believe that she will make a great VP.
I am very concerned about the ruthless attacks on her; they are unrelenting.
mindhacker on September 17, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Really? What message is that? And where’s his ‘vision’ for the country?
JonPrichard on September 17, 2008 at 10:16 PM
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM
more like McCain is bush and Palin is who again?
I think they ignore Palin at there own peril. I would like to see the veiwers that turned in tonight.
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:17 PM
McCain needs Rove to start taking down libs like K9 Karl just did. That was classic stuff. He ate the Colmie and spit him back out. Colmie was all flustered because he doesn’t think on his feet all that fast anyway.
Glad to see someone finally hit Colmie with facts and make him just fold.
Seans a nice guy, but lets face it, he’s the “Conservatism for Dummies” type of guy. Rarely will you see a very intellectual debate with him. It’s very plain and predictable. He follows talking points too much. Never reaches back in an instant with hard core stuff. Rove has that down. That’s why libs hate him so much.
JP1986UM on September 17, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Mrs Rothschild better have someone start her car for her tonight. Those Obama-crats are crazy.
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:18 PM
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:15 PM
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/17/the-story-behind-the-palin-e-mail-hacking/
check out the link. Best indepth I’ve seen on it so far. Best part about it was the hacker could not find anything that would hurt Palin. she is as clean in private as she is in public.
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:18 PM
So is this how you respond to people who ask honest questions, folks who care not for political parties but rather demand excellence from anyone seeking elected office?
Look, Palin’s interview was quite pitiful. It’s kind of ironic: politicians have never had the ability to get their message heard as they do now, yet they actually say so very little. Such a waste. There’s no contest in terms of content of speeches given by leaders of old and contemporary politicians. Who needs a message when image is all that counts? Who needs a systematic political philosophy when you can woo an audience through irrelevant, yet somehow effective, platitudes and cliches that used to mean something. Just saying, “I’ll help make this country safer, more prosperous, more energy independent…” means nil to me. I want to know how, not just what. So she’ll help make the country “safer”? Really? So, what does that mean for the southern border? “More prosperous”? How? Taking money from successful companies and giving it to everyone else (like Alaska does with the oil companies)? “More energy independent”? How? Sen. McCain has already nixed ANWR drilling and is a Global Warming apologist. I ask, how is this different than the Democratic platform?
Granted, the Democratic response reminded me of “My Cousin Vinny” where Joe Pesci wakes up and says, “Everything that guy said is bull****. Thank you.” Heck, in our culture, if Obama did just that, I’d bet good money that his popularity would soar.
Send_Me on September 17, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Woooowwwww….
This Rothschild dame is like hot grease on the dems!!
That’s gonna leave a mark!
I am totally shocked!
tru2tx on September 17, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Good Lord. Is this whole e-mail thing an Obama slime job?
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:15 PM<?I.
Please let it be traced back to the Obompa campaign…please oh please please PLEASE let it be.
Bishop on September 17, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Gack. Italics.
Bishop on September 17, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Actually they’re trying to paint Palin as Dan Quayle.
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Greta is gonna show Palin at the town hall today!
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 10:20 PM
“Whistleblowers”, I think they’ll be called in the press.
Any-hooo, I might have been a babe at the time, but I remember the climate during Nixon/McGovern (Streisand also did a biggie thingy for that loser when she had a voice) and this election reminds me of that pairing more than any other. Like Rush, I have faith Americans will do the right thing.
Marcus on September 17, 2008 at 10:20 PM
JonPrichard on September 17, 2008 at 10:16 PM
bush bad. mccain is next bush…bush bad…capitalism is bad…individual thought is made…need to remake entire country into a Stalinist wetdream. The last 2 are implied. What the reps need to do is force those last two out of them into the open.
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Wouldn’t THAT be fun!
upinak on September 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Bookmarked Politico during its first week of operations. Deleted the bookmark by the end of the second week.
phreshone on September 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
should be individual thought is bad
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Hacking…..
Dr.Evil on Sept 17,2008 at 10:09PM.
Dr.Evil: Notice how the KOS,and HuffPuff,are only worried
about the right on spying on Americans,where the
“RIGHT” don’t do any spying period!
Its been the LEFT that has a track record of it,
all the way back to the Liberal old couple,mind
ing their own business illegaly listening to
Newt and taping his private conversation,
and now Palins Privacy has been breached!
This is the DNC’s shadow goons operatives in
action,or their free-lancing for the Pure-as-
the-Wind-Driven-Snow of Hopey/Changeys innocent
campaign staff,me thinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on September 17, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Why? You expect someone to care beyond those of us who support the republican ticket anyway?
Sue on September 17, 2008 at 10:22 PM
She was even better on CNN with Blitzer.
surrounded on September 17, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Thanks for the laffs, sucker. Mwahah. You just made my day.
fiatboomer on September 17, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Wouldn’t THAT be fun!
upinak on September 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Fun and game over for Oblabo.
Bishop on September 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Hey… I like Greta. Lay off.
Oink on September 17, 2008 at 10:24 PM
That must have resonated well at CNN. Was there a collective heart attack?
hehehehe
tru2tx on September 17, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I did find this on Barack’s “Global Poverty Act”.
carbon_footprint on September 17, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Why? You expect someone to care beyond those of us who support the republican ticket anyway?
Sue on September 17, 2008 at 10:22 PM
A federal crime committed by his campaign? You betcha someone is going to care, all those people who are currently keeping this race fluctuating by three points every other day.
Bishop on September 17, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Palin does a great interview.
ErinF on September 17, 2008 at 10:25 PM
The left is definately organized today. The different blogs are definately on very similiar talking points.
Any discussion about her e-mail is (what was she hiding behind a private e-mail instead of government accounts)
They’re collectively saying the poll bounce is either (McCain/Palin got p’wned on economic discussion) or (the conservatives are turning on Palin)
They are all over the web and they are saying more acidic evil things than I ever thought I would hear about one person, They absolutely hate her. Some of their rhetoric actually scares me for and of them that have to be in public during this campaign.
It sure took the discussion away from him having illegal discussions with the Iraqi Government about stalling the troop withdrawl. Hmmm
hawkdriver on September 17, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Let’s just sayyyyy…Volfie tried hard to earn his paycheck for this week.
surrounded on September 17, 2008 at 10:26 PM
So what was the tool from Politico’s agenda? He was desperate to insinuate, “more bad stuff out there”
Why would this decent woman even want this job?
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:26 PM
You know I was never a racist before but if the dems keep calling me a racist because I won’t vote for Obama I may become one. since it seems like 97% of the black population are racists since they are voting for Obama based on his race…..than it seems like a matter of personal security to rally around my own race also. Do the Dems really want to make this a race war kind of thing? They already p*ssed off a large portion of the female vote now they are p*ssing off the white and lation votes as well?
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:26 PM
hawkdriver on September 17, 2008 at 10:26 PM
that isn’t going away…Reps in congress need to make hay out of that one. that and energy
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Oh.
Snore.
This is all just old Obamacrap that is already factored into the mix a long time ago. Actually i don’t think the Obama campaign has been ‘on message’ as you say. They’ve trotted out all kinds of distorted gunk, like McCain running the most dishonorable campaign, etc. What I see happening is that the MSM is reporting no gaffes (like Biden’s last five or six the past couple of days). If they are on message with this stuff I hope they keep on it, I doubt it will throw the McCain camp off its stride. Which by the way I think they’re rounding into form again on the economy and will start hammering the Dems with the collusion stuff in FM and FM.
JonPrichard on September 17, 2008 at 10:28 PM
pff….you aren’t gonna become a racist.
surrounded on September 17, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Geez,
“actually scares me for them that they have to be in public during this campaign.”
Long day
hawkdriver on September 17, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Interesting thoughts. I hope you are on to something.
mikeyboss on September 17, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Incase this hasn’t been posted, here is the link to Greta’s poll about the hacking of Sarah Palin’s email account.
If you care to vote:
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I don’t think Greta even knows what side she’s on. She seems to be all over the map. I do wish she’d have told her panel to kiss off. Esp. that ambulance chaser, Gloria.
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Send_Me:
The Alaskan constitution requires that the profits from natural resources be shared, that is my understanding. And this was not just started by Palin, she has increased the amount people got when oil prices went up..but it has long been a feature of Alaska.
Terrye on September 17, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Wouldn’t it be great if Hot Air did an open thread each night about this time? A place where we could discuss anything?
carbon_footprint on September 17, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I have been paying attention to every presidential election since Reagan, may he rest in peace, and I have never, never seen, heard, read, tasted or smelled desperation this, er…desperate.
surrounded on September 17, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Carbon,
Brilliant!
pugwriter on September 17, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Sarah’s not bad in a townhall!
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Sarah did great!
About the email, though, some female lawyer on Greta was demanding that we all need to know whether Sarah had been conducting any government business in her personal email account!? Can you believe this??! Sarah has her personal property stolen and this lib lawyer is demanding to know whether the victim violated any laws! Aren’t these the same people that are always screaming about police abuse of power??
JellyToast on September 17, 2008 at 10:33 PM
NEWSFLASH:
STOP THE PRESSES:
In the narrow political waters of Alaska,the steam
Tramper Obominatin struck the McCain/Palin Iceberg
in broad daylight,witness heard Obama screaming to
CHANGE course,above all the din,it was heard that
AxelRod said,its to F%$%$$#%%^&^&&*n late,detail’s
to follow,butta boom,butta bing,haha!!!!!!!!
canopfor on September 17, 2008 at 10:33 PM
“Why would this decent woman even want this job?”
I’m sure that’s the medias and the lefts point. Can they make this baptism of fire so bad that she’ll want to quit. Then of course the press would say, “Poor Governor Palin, why did Senator McCain ask her to run if he couldn’t protect her better. He just threw her under the bus.”
I love the press…
“we’ve always been at war with Eastasia”
hawkdriver on September 17, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Attention: the same 4chan group has a thread up right now directing all the posters to go the Greta fox poll and skew the results.
carbon_footprint on September 17, 2008 at 10:35 PM
JonPrichard on September 17, 2008 at 10:28 PM
You have a point. The MSM is “mad” and they are painting the picture they want to make. It is an uphill battle. The MSM is out for McCain’s blood. Sooo what to do….go above the media. Where to do that…the debates….
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Palin is very effective in the townhall. She DID dodge a foreign policy question, but otherwise seemed very comfortable speaking off the cuff and without a teleprompter.
fiatboomer on September 17, 2008 at 10:37 PM
STALINIST AMERICA
Are you a racist?
No. Not me. I’m not a racist.
Who did you vote for?
Why, Obama , of course.
So did I! Why did he lose? I don’t know anyone that didn’t vote for him.
Neither do I! Man , there sure is a lot of racists in America, but I don’t know any of them.
*Both walk away from conversation wiping forehead with hanky*
Meanwhile, Congress enacts Open Ballot Voter Verification Act to ensure no more racial discrimination in the voting booth from now on.
Saltysam on September 17, 2008 at 10:37 PM
She is not supposed to be on a side on TV.
But her husband, a long time Clintonite, had a press conference declaring his support for McCain.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 10:38 PM
I think someone else linked to this ARG poll, but it has McCain up by 3. Some interesting stuff in the internals.
It might make Allah feel better or worse, depending on his heart’s true desire.
Terrye on September 17, 2008 at 10:38 PM
pff….you aren’t gonna become a racist.
surrounded on September 17, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I don’t know…Ive been practicing my lines…fight the power…power to the people…I want an affimative action position in gov like Barack…
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:38 PM
If the facts of the e-mail hackery do not conform to the Democraps theories, they must be disposed of.
Oh- and wasn’t it clever of Barry to deny any press coverage of his money party last night? If the rest of us don’t see all the rich people, it didn’t really happen.
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Wouldn’t it be great,carbon_footprint,
carbon_footprint on Sept 17,2008 at 10:31PM.
OUTSTANDING idea!
That way,the exchange of ideas,and missed news of the day!
BESIDES,
Its political war so to speak,so all options should be on
the table,me thinks,great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!:):):)
canopfor on September 17, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Let it go. Greta’s physiognomy is immaterial.
ManlyRash on September 17, 2008 at 10:39 PM
The idea that these candidates are supposed to know everything about everything is silly. If they did they would need a cabinet and no advisors.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM
That made me cringe a little. Couric’s going to go after Palin hard on foreign policy. Bank on it.
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM
She did okay. Bungled that foreign policy question a little. She’s energetic. I’ll give her that.
I’m sick of her saying “readiness” though. Confident in that readiness is a real catchphrase with her.
I agree with Dennis Miller on O’Reilly though. Those are great campaign ideas.
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM
I know this has already been addressed, but this really hacked me off. I do not always agree with AP, but how dull would it be if there was no boos to our yays, and someone keeping us thinking about, or at the very least defending what we do believe in. Secondly, Michelle Malkin hired him and that is good enough for me. I would trust the woman with my kids, and I have never met her. So I think she was and is smart enough to know whom to have running this show.
Off topic, I read one of the titles of the stories on the header and it said AP knows who broke into Palin’s email. My first thought was Allah knows who did this? LOL!
Back to topic, I think she and McCain both must be more specific. The battleground states are certainly looking for more defined answers to job woes they are all suffering from. Sure most of these states are being run by Democrats, but ultimately we all pay the price via elections and taxes when other states suffer.
I am tired of hearing the word “reform”, “Maverick”, and “foreign policy”. They are going to have to get off the speech she made and move on to some new verbage. But I pay more attention to this stuff and listen to most everything and not all folks do.
I think she did well, but CONGRESS and CLINTON was the reason for the financial issues and I am not liking the trashing of Wall Street mantra. IF they keep this up some Americans are going to want more regulation that is not needed and capitalism will falter or eventually die off. I am hoping some of this is just to play to the Indies and Dem voters, but you never know with Johnny Mac. He needs to go after and name Dodd, Frank, Biden, Obama and all those in the GOP that are in on this Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac business.
All in all I think she did okay.
freeus on September 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:39 PM
where are the conservative operatives with the cell phone camera. We need another maccra moment like bitter and clinging or the people are basicly decent…
unseen on September 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Stone me if someone already posted this, but is there a link to the palin townhall anywhere?
Pasalubong on September 17, 2008 at 10:41 PM
I let it go some time back Manly.
It’s all good.
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Palin needs to remember.
America RA RA RA
Get the terrorists – even with limited strikes in Pakistan. easier to ask for forgiveness than ask permission.
Defend our allies. Increase NATO membership.
Win in Iraq.
It’s not that tough, really.
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 10:42 PM
The Lefty trolls are definitely spamming Greta’s poll.
SouthernGent on September 17, 2008 at 10:43 PM
No. Greta showed some highlights on fox just a moment ago.
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 10:43 PM
The View c*nts make me ill.
FiveWays on September 17, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I just saw a clip of the view. again. let me just say:
Gag me. .I need to go clorox my eyes
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Couric is yet another empty-headed reporter with an agenda. If Palin prepares well, she could realistically kick Couric’s aft across the universe. But of course she can’t take anything for granted.
fiatboomer on September 17, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Cool. Lotta posts here. Sorry if I seemed to jump on ya.
ManlyRash on September 17, 2008 at 10:44 PM
This election is about John McCain and his positions.
I never expected anything from Palin other than agreeing with her presidential candidate and working in an executive position carrying out orders by her commander in chief.
I’m still comfortable.
winemkr on September 17, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Just watched Governor Palin and Senator McCain on Greta at their town hall meeting. As usual, Sarah hits it out of the park. She is the genuine article. Amazing. McCain did well, too. They are an amazing team. They complement each other well. The crowd seems to love them, too. You Go Girl!
bloggless on September 17, 2008 at 10:45 PM
I’d love to see those View clips back to back repeatedly …. “I’m John McCain, and I approved this ad”.
Marcus on September 17, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Couric is a perky jerk.
bloggless on September 17, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Tension? Oh no, no tension there. What a bunch of sea hags. even the young blond- does she have no dignity?
anniekc on September 17, 2008 at 10:46 PM
But of course that will include…. AMNESTY!! allah/
fiatboomer on September 17, 2008 at 10:46 PM
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