Swimming with the Razorfishes

Friday, September 12, 2008

Palin

Buy now, it seems that everyone has commented on Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin.

Here is what struck me about the interview and the "bush doctrine" gaffe.

When Gibson asked Palin if she "agreed with the Bush Doctrine," it was clear she had no idea what he was talking about. No clue. Nor did I know what the "Bush Doctrine" was. Not the point.

What struck me was her reaction.

In a moment when she could have acted with honesty and integrity, she chose to ad lib. She chose to fake it.

Rather than ask Gibson what he meant, she, effectively, chose to lie.

Don't debate her obvious and utter lack of qualifications to be Vice President. Don't question how a rational person could, as she claims to, have no doubts about her readiness to be Vice President. Don't comment on the absurdity of equating proximity to Russia with foreign policy experience. Don't even question how the Republican party has managed to field another candiate who has never crossed the ocean to visit another country.

Why are we not talking about why Sarah Palin's first instinct, her snap decision was to lie?

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