Gibson explains Bush Doctrine to Sarah Palin

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Charlie Gibson asks her: "Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?" It's obvious she has no idea what he's talking about. He eventually explains it to her. It's painful to watch.

ABC News/YouTube - Sarah Palin Holds Forth on Bush Doctrine, Pakistan

Honestly, I don't blame Palin for not knowing as she obviously has no serious interest in foreign affairs, nor need she as governor of Alaska. But I still can't believe that McCain chose this person to replace him as POTUS.

What do you guys think?
 
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Confused. I thought she was the female version of Bush? So does this mean she is not? This means she is not 4 more years of Bush policies? Guess Obama will have to let that one go.
 
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She clearly didn't know the Bush Doctrine.

Did Gibson state it correctly himself? Is an invasion into Pakistan consistent with the Bush Doctrine?
 
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notverycrucial said:
Did you watch the video? She's the one that's confused.
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I read the transcript an hour ago. I don't see that she was confused, she asked in "what respect". A legitimate question. He was trying to ask her if she bought into the idea blindly.
 
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Now that is weak. One positive to Obama's having been an absentee Senator for the past couple of years is that he's aware of Washington-ese.

The Bush Doctrine will, by the way, find a new name in the not too distant future.
 
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allvol123 said:
I read the transcript an hour ago. I don't see that she was confused, she asked in "what respect". A legitimate question. He was trying to ask her if she bought into the idea blindly.
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Are you kidding? She was stalling, she was basically asking for a hint. It was a smart technique, but it was painfully obvious.
 
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she didn't know the term, but clearly knew Bush's policy and its move toward preemption.
 
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She didn't know the Bush Doctrine - I ask again, did Gibson get it right and was an invasion into Pakistan a consistent example of the Bush Doctrine?
 
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notverycrucial said:
Are you kidding? She was stalling, she was basically asking for a hint. It was a smart technique, but it was painfully obvious.
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The doctrine has several elements to it, it is not one flatly defined concept. She asked Charlie, "in what respect"? Legitimate to me.
 
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I know there is no simple definition to "The Bush Doctrine" as it was used by the administration to describe about every stupid idea they came up with. Still, her answer was terrible. It's not the end of the world. Just telling I thought.
 
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notverycrucial said:
I know there is no simple definition to "The Bush Doctrine" as it was used by the administration to describe about every stupid idea they came up with. Still, her answer was terrible. It's not the end of the world. Just telling I thought.
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No her answer was not terrible. If you believe what you said above, the "in what respect" was completely sensible by her. It was a poor question from Gibson. VBH makes a solid point as well.
 
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She was clearly flustered but held it together pretty well.

One of my committee members told me this when I was studying for my comprehensive exams - "everyone on the committee can ask a question that none of the others could answer" His point was that I should prepare the best I could, be ready for questions that put me on the spot and that I would be judged on overall performance instead of answers to one specific question.

I don't doubt she handled other questions better and will improve overall the more she is subjected to this style questioning.
 
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volinbham said:
She didn't know the Bush Doctrine - I ask again, did Gibson get it right and was an invasion into Pakistan a consistent example of the Bush Doctrine?
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From what I understand, Gibson correctly explained one aspect of the Bush doctrine -- preemptive strike. I didn't think his Pakistan question was related to the Bush Doctrine. He was just trying to catch her contradicting McCain or Bush. She hedged on that answer which made it appear that she was unsure of McCain's position. Not sure if she is unsure, just that it appeared that way.
 
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notverycrucial said:
From what I understand, Gibson correctly explained one aspect of the Bush doctrine -- preemptive strike. I didn't think his Pakistan question was related to the Bush Doctrine. He was just trying to catch her contradicting McCain or Bush. She hedged on that answer which made it appear that she was unsure of McCain's position. Not sure if she is unsure, just that it appeared that way.
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He demanded a yes/no answer which most politicians avoid like the plague.
 
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volinbham said:
She was clearly flustered but held it together pretty well.

One of my committee members told me this when I was studying for my comprehensive exams - "everyone on the committee can ask a question that none of the others could answer" His point was that I should prepare the best I could, be ready for questions that put me on the spot and that I would be judged on overall performance instead of answers to one specific question.

I don't doubt she handled other questions better and will improve overall the more she is subjected to this style questioning.
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I thought it was a pretty basic question. All she had to do was repeat the question, define what it means, then give a simple yes or no. It was pretty cut and dry. She couldn't answer it because she had no idea what the Bush Doctrine was.

We've all been there before when something like that happens. It's embarrassing and yes, she handled it as well (in fact much better) than most considering she had no idea what he meant.

EDIT to add: She couldn't give a simple yes or no answer because she didn't know what it was -- regardless of whether she should have given a Y/N answer. I agree politicians generally shouldn't -- although Mr. Straight Talk might disagree.
 
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It's interesting how they both were getting amped up. She was angry and he went to the "you threw a lot of words at me" that isn't a typical way to cut through the clutter. A Russert would have handled the interviewing end better.
 
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notverycrucial said:
I thought it was a pretty basic question. All she had to do was repeat the question, define what it means, then give a simple yes or no. It was pretty cut and dry. She couldn't answer it because she had no idea what the Bush Doctrine was.

We've all been there before when something like that happens. It's embarrassing and yes, she handled as well (in fact much better) than most considering she had no idea what he meant.
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McCain, Obama, Biden, or her would never give a simple yes/no to that question in a million years.
 
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volinbham said:
It's interesting how they both were getting amped up. She was angry and he went to the "you threw a lot of words at me" that isn't a typical way to cut through the clutter. A Russert would have handled the interviewing end better.
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I know I was surprised at how combative Gibson was considering what a lightweight he is. I agree Russert would not have handled the interview that way. He never would've agreed to that type of Barbara Walters setting in the first place.
 
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I will say that Obama gave a "yes" to the question tonight at Columbia about whether or not they should let the ROTC on campus. He said "yes" without hesitation which I found refreshing.
 
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There is no "Bush Doctrine" as far as I know. He made a statement about if you harbor terrorists or support them, we will come after you and he made the infamous "Axis of Evil" reference, but there is nothing that is really set in stone. Limbaugh and the media are the only ones that I know of that have tried to create a certain set of ideas that may be called the Bush Doctrine... :ermm:
 
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I thought it was what Ras said - you're with us or against us defined by you're stance on terrorists. What Gibson said didn't exactly match that.
 
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