Metaphorically, Couric said to Palin: “Cite some specific sources you consult when you are making the effort to stay current on the issues of the day. It could be a newspaper, a magazine, a website, a TV or radio show, a phone-a-friend lifeline such as Henry Kissinger or Warren Buffett, anything that can provide you with relevant information on an issue.”

John McCain doesn’t count, and neither does Karl Rove.

I guess Palin’s whole approach will continue to be attacking the D.C. “insiders” As one of the strategist on the Chris Matthews show said “Palin needs to reach through that T.V. screen and grab people and let them know she is one of them”

She needs to keep grabbing the folks who want a V.P. who knows as little about foreign policy and other countries as they do. More of the dumbing down of America.

The strategy does not seem to be working so well right now
http://www.news.com.au/story/0…..09,00.html

DEMOCRAT Barack Obama is building widening leads in battlegrounds Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, in new polls released today in the trio of states that could be the key to victory on November 4.
New surveys by Quinnipiac University found Obama boosted by his performance in Friday’s presidential debate, the sliding popularity of Republican John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin and his handling of the economic crisis.

Another letter to my critters, immediately.

And, though a bit OT, something from the most brilliant comedienne to ever grace the boards or the screen…and who did clueless … brilliantly, Miss Judy Holiday…

That’s exactly who I thought of too, when someone mentioned playing dumb on purpose.

Judy Holliday had a 140-150 IQ. To convincingly play dumb takes smarts. Sarah Palin – not that smart.

Yes, there’s definitely a manipulative cunning Palin possesses. She knows how to play to her base. She’s clearly a right-wing authoritarian straight out of Bob Altemeyer’s studies. And she feels challenged whenever she’s asked a question to which she doesn’t know the answer, responding in an aggressive and/or accusatory manner – in other words, rather than curiousity to new information, she shows a attack/fear response.

So, Palin is not going to suddenly surprise us with her competence on Thursday night. She’ll either ignore the questions to go on the attack, or it’ll be the trainwreck we all suspect. Possibly both.

The debate should be interesting.

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Someone went out to Little Diomede Island and, while you actually can see (part of) Russia from there, Palin has never visited the place.

Just to be clear: from Little Diomede Island you can see Big Diomede Island. That’s it.

To say that this is a valid qualification for office would be similiar to a Russian politician, say a Chutkotkan governor, saying he had foriegn policy experience because he could see Little Diomede from Chukotka.

About 50 Yupik live on Little Diomede. Most of them don’t have TV. Big Diomede’s population is probably similiar.

That’s the part of Russia you can see from Alaska that Sarah Palin wants us to believe gives her relevant FP experience. About 50 Yupik subsistence fishers.

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http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsme…..book-club/

…sorry…

I wish that I were kidding.
I really, REALLY wish that I were kidding…

I so fervently wish that I were kidding…
Oh, and even gives Katie Couric a little ‘just between us gals’ winkie.

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