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Robert Schlesinger

Sarah Palin and Charlie Gibson Got the Bush Doctrine Wrong: It's Preventive War, Not Pre-emptive

September 12, 2008 11:21 AM ET | Robert Schlesinger | Permanent Link | Print

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Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin is a joke. If McCain and Sarah Palin are successful, the American people are throwed off. This will explain why America is failing. The American people have been tricked, lied to, violated, and still want more. My miniature poodle has more sense. The American people are more interested in belonging to a paticular party than the well being of America. If this gas game, the Iraq war, the bailout, and the failing economy is not enough, let them get what they deserve.

gibson

regardless of palin's answers - I think Gibson came off as arrogant - it was fair to ask the questions - but his attitude was arrogant - we need better media people in this country - can we not find good people for that job either?

Bush Doctrine

You bunch of fool Bush does not have a single Doctrine, You can pick on Palin all you want but she is kicking ASS and you can't handle it. Mr.Robert Schlesinger get a real job and stop writing a bunch of BS

Better check with Charles Krauthammer.

Hey, Bob,

According to Krauthammer, who first coined the term "Bush Doctrine," YOU'VE got it all wrong, too! Better check it out and get back to us, Einstein.

Sarah Palin

I'm very glad that Charlie Gibson asked her the question on Bush Doctrine. This proves her intelligence level and her capability in becoming a vice president of the US. If McCain wins and he so happens to die, oh My God! This country is in a world of trouble.

Women need to stop looking toward her as being the great feminist hope, because she doesn't have the since of a pig with lipstick and she makes our current president look like a rocket scientist.

She doesn't care about the welfare of the country. She doesn't care about the issues and probable don't know the issues.

I hope that the whole world is listening to these idiots before the vote Palin. They're behaving as if she's a beauty contestant. Wait a minute... she was in the past wasn't she?

GIBSON: LAZY JOURNALIST?

The “Bush Doctrine” question, among others was unprofessional. Mr. Gibson didn’t know enough about the “Bush Doctrine” to field a question. Mr. Gibson had to answer Governor Palin’s question about specifics, with yet another question. Either Charlie Gibson was unprepared to articulate the “Bush Doctrine,” or so intent on leading the interview or both was he, that when Ms. Palin asked for clarification Charlie blew it. By tossing the erroneous question back into her lap, Mr. Gibson appeared at least a lazy journalist. So, I’m not surprised Charlie Gibson misquoted the prayer either. Sarah Palin did an excellent job of articulating her take on the “Bush Doctrine.” Don’t do your homework, it’ll show. And, I noticed the demeaning TV camera techniques. One might have expected a hint of impartiality; instead of having to do a double take, to see whether in fact Gibson hadn’t sawed the legs off Ms. Palin’s chair: http://theseedsof9-11.com

The Bush Doctrine

Preventive, Pre-emtive either way she looked liked one of the dears caught in the crossed hair scopes of her high powered rifles. The only other person who could have been more clueless than Sara Palin would have been Bush but at least he would have invented some new words to explain it.

She will back McCain in over turning Roe vs. Wade so maybe we should all invest in a clothes hanger factory somewhere in China.

She used her power to get her brother in law fired, she is sending her son off to a war she doesn't understand, her 17 year old daughter is being forced to marry a boy that would have already married her if he had intended to.

Doesn't sound like she can run her family much less run OUR country.

I quote Sara Palin, "Just what does a VP do all day?" Well Sara I can answer that for you, you start wars, enrich your friends, subvert the constitution and shoot your hunting friend in the face.

The Bush Doctrine

Preventive, Pre-emtive either way she looked liked one of the dears caught in the crossed hair scopes of her high powered rifles. The only other person who could have been more clueless than Sara Palin would have been Bush but at least he would have invented some new words to explain it.

She will back McCain in over turning Roe vs. Wade so maybe we should all invest in a clothes hanger factory somewhere in China.

She used her power to get her brother in law fired, she is sending her son off to a war she doesn't understand, her 17 year old daughter is being forced to marry a boy that would have already married her if he had intended to.

Doesn't sound like she can run her family much less run OUR country.

I quote Sara Palin, "Just what does a VP do all day?" Well Sara I can answer that for you, you start wars, enrich your friends, subvert the constitution and shoot your hunting friend in the face.

FOR THE RECORD

The irony is not that the Dems are pointing out Palins' inexperience and then saying Obama is great. It's that for months all you heard from the Rebublicans was that Obama has done nothing, he has no experience, what's he done??/bla bla bla... and then they go and pick Palin. So now I guess they are saying that experience doesn't really matter. Is that what they are saying? It's ok to not have experience now??

I believe in God, Capitalism, The Pledge of aligance, and a babies right to choose to live. I guess that makes me a right wing wackoo. Why Does nobody ask Obama about his socialist agenda for our country. Change, I think that is what is wrong with our country since the 1960's we've changed too much.PC has made us impident.God has been removed from our lives. What's wrong do the Ten Commandments scare you commie libs? If you love America vote McCain / Palin. If you think are country sucks vote Obama and it will.

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Robert Schlesinger is a deputy editor at U.S. News and World Report and oversees all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters.

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