I love the way that people automatically assume that Sarah Palin has to be programmed for answering questions. I think it's more like she's groomed for a national media that she has never experienced, much the same way that the prosecution prepares a witness before taking the witness stand. They don't tell the witness what to say, they just help them know what to expect and how to handle themselves.
She didn't have speech writers provided by others when she won the bid for mayor or most likely when she ran for governor. I think that she was able to get as far as she has on her own determination and grit.
Everyone saw that Obama faltered when he lost his teleprompter. It's been all over the place. Why can't we just realize that they are people, the same as we are but with a bit more ambition.
Gibson did a lousy job interviewing her, true. He acted pompous and arrogant. He misquoted and was ill prepared. She had the exact same posture and means of answering as Obama did during his O'Reilly interview. He slouched forward and his eyes were unfocused.
We need to focus on the truth and on the issues at hand. We need to give credence to both candidates weaknesses and strengths. We also need to understand that for the past two years we have had a deomocratic rule in both the house and the senate, things have not improved but they want to blame all of it on Bush.
Personally, I don't want to give more of my tax dollars to the welfare program. I don't want an increase in taxes when I'm already living paycheck to paycheck. I don't want to provide college dollars to low income students when my children won't qualify for the program but I can't afford to send them to college. It doesn't seem fair. I have to weigh all of the issues at hand and then see where the scale tilts.
