Watching Sarah Palin debate tonight was absolutely delicious—she’s done!
John McCain choice for his running mate served up one half-baked response after the next, short on specifics and heavy on platitudes and generalities. With the public souring on the moose dresser turned instant media star—only 38 percent of voters now believe she’s ready for the big time—this was the Arizona governor’s last best hope to demonstrate any competence or comprehension about national and international affairs.
It didn’t happen. She wasn’t even close.
Palin served up the same old leftover right-wing bromides that she’s been feeding us, during the infrequent availabilities she’s made since screeching out her acceptance speech in St. Paul 30 long days ago.
“Can I call you Joe?” Palin asked in a folksy right off the bat of Sen. Biden before winkin at the Joe Six Packs and Hockey moms sittin out there in Red state America hopin she wouldn’t end up soundin too stupid.
Gov. Palin didn't. She didn’t say anything dumb. She said only one thing truly alarming—that she wanted to expand the power of the vice presidency over the senate. But she didn’t she say anything intelligent or knowledgeable. Heck, Palin didn’t even offer any straight talk to any of Gwen Ifill’s questions, choosing rather to ask her own softball questions before giving a practiced answer.
There was plenty of sizzle but no moose steak. Just an oversized platter full of talking points and snippets of her standard campaign speech.
So savor this: the elitist Eastern media, with its appetite for truth and substance, will have Palin’s poor debate performance for lunch before the week is out.
Here's the full vice presidential debate on YouTube:
And here's the SNL spoof with Tina Fey and Queen Latifah:
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