One theory was that the powers that make up ther GOP establishment was trying to "snooker" the American public and theat they forced Palin on McCain, knowing that she was clueless, unconnected, ignorant about so many things including politics, history, geography, etc etc. The GOP wanted a "woman" on the ticket to compete directly against Hillary. And a woman governor they believed would be ideal, I guess they didn't realize until it was too late - clearly there hadn't been any other qualified woman in the in the U.S. to be McCains's running mate . (??????????) . An insult ....to the American public. And here we go again, it seems, but times 1000.
+rande stuart Probably something Palin would say ===> 'Well, in the great history of America, there has been many times that's be ushered in both at a state and federal level. I do not feel like the passage of time is relevant as every state is different, including Alaska. But I still have a great appreciation for America's time.
"Well hmm let's see. I like all of the times. Especially more local level times and that's why McStain tapped me to be a team of Meeyaaavericks. Oh! its all about job creation and the umbrella scope"
Well you know you cant be so hard on her. She made her point clear ya know and it can be misconscrewed or changed but at the end of the day sometimes you got to take the bad with the good. And our government hasnt really been doing this for all this time and im hoping to make a change you know you can see you know and sometime if i were to be elected I would build our country a stronger platform for it to stand on such as pro life and better living entirely ya know.
She couldn't even pick one or three newspapers she allegedly read when asked in a different interview, saying, "All of them", or the like, I think. No way she was going to name another Supreme Court Case, not even the one involving Muhammad Ali came to her mind, FFS, from the American Culture level. I believe there's a vid in the sidebar here now that says she cannot name a Founding Father!
@@xshxr He has a point. Comparing Trump to McCain is a little misleading because McCain was going up against a 47 year old juggernaut in Obama who was the fifth youngest President ever. McCain was 72 at the time and the only other President to be close to that age at the start of their Presidency since the 1800s was Reagan who was like 6 days away from 70 when he was inaugurated. Trump on the other hand was going up against Hillary and Biden who are both comparable in age. The age issue was a huge issue for McCain. It's why he picked a 44 year old Palin along with the hope that she would help bring in the woman vote. He obviously didn't pick her for a strategic electoral bonus like Obama did with Biden and his roots in PA along with him being white.
i loved mccain in 2000, but he was never going to win that election in 2008. The country was anti war and all he kept talking about was doing a surge, and at the same time couldnt criticize bush for the economic crash. Even if he had picked Leiberman the loss would have been the same
He was incumbent party during economic calamity - he was to lose anyway. Palin - actually bumped his polls and fundraising. She helped foretell the Trump story....
+Alex Doe i'm much more into the fed's keeping the christains at bay...there children with gun's...dumbing down the christain has made hem unable to understand what the hell life as a free man means...it dose not mean make crazy christain stances against our democracy...if you wanna live the christain life style...it will work just great if you move to the middle east...it is were your kind belongs...spending the day blowing up each others out houses..
She had an (R) after her name on the ballot. It's that simple and that tragic at the same time. Tragic in that she made it as far as she did politically without the least bit of ability ~ just that magic (R).
Yardidol But that is her job. She should not be unprepared and by being so she is only sending out a message that she doesn't hold strong conviction for her beliefs and again that is part of her job to at least present herself in that way otherwise how could she ever make a strong representative.
What time is it? Well, you know there's lots of times throughout the day...many of which, are the present, depending on what time you're looking for, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that I have a favorite time, that which time is made of..... Do you own a watch? Well, again I would think that would be best dealt by a panel of experts to determine the best outcome for this country, but as a vice-president, I wouldn't be in a position for changing the time we all have come to know and love as Americans.
Yea what she's trying to do is double-speak the interview, but she is horrible, politicians use double speak to get out of questions, push their agenda, manipulate the person or audience they are speaking to, but also sound intelligent doing it, but yea she has no clue what is going on nor does she have the mental capacity to do so, double-speaking requires you to be somewhat intelligent,
Republicans heard this and said, "yes let's try this again but maybe with someone who is more shameless about being ignorant." She should have just been honest and said that abortion is one of the main drivers of Republican politics and that there aren't any other major Supreme Court decisions that have quite as strong a political reaction so there's no incentive for any GOP politician to really be more broadly educated on judicial philosophy.
Conservatives are great, aren't they? On the one hand they want the government to stay out of every thing and keep its hands off the economy, health care, and everything else because its about "Personal Liberty" and "Personal Choice" and that needs to be protected. Then they flip and say things like the Government absolutely must step in and ban abortion and deny every woman the right to make that choice for herself. Then you ask them, well okay, what about the government stepping in and doing gun control to prevent about 35,000 Americans a year from dying by gun violence? Then they flip back and say that the government must stay out of that because of "personal Liberty" and an individual's right to own guns. My question is why does a woman not have the "personal Liberty' and "Personal Choice" to choose to have an abortion if she wants one? If it is her body why should it not be her "Personal choice" and her call?
While I can easily name dozens of SCOTUS decisions with which I disagree because I studied hundreds of cases as a graduate student of American history, it's incredibly sad that a person running for the office of vice president can't rapidly name several SCOTUS decisions with which she disagrees. This is a basic question that to me was a softball question. It seemed that every time they lobbed one over to her, instead of hitting it out of the park it turned into what appeared to be the most difficult question ever asked. It was even more pathetic that they invented the idea of "gotcha" questions simply because she was too ignorant to answer the questions asked. How is "what newspapers do you read?" a fucking gotcha question? This so freaking pathetic it's hard to find the words to describe it. How is asking her what other SCOTUS decisions with which she didn't agree trying to trip her up? Or asking he how she's enjoying her trip to Boston. That a really tough gotcha question. She has trouble answering the question "how are you?" as if they just asked her to run complex calculus equations in her head. It's sickening. What was even more pathetic is calling them gotcha questions. Even if I stipulate that that's true, which I don't for second, so what? She wanted to be vice president and potentially president and is crying about gotcha questions? The presidency is one long, four year gotcha question. She's pure stupid.
That's what cracks me up about her. Ask difficult questions, she can't answer. Dumb down the questions, she still can't answer. The interviewers don't want it that way. It's good for a laugh, but makes for a shitty interview. Anyone can get tripped up, but even some of the easy, factual questions bring a blank stare. How can anyone watch something like this and still want her in office? I've never seen anyone that talks so much while saying so little. I wouldn't want her running a fucking McDonald's, much less the country.
+Justin Whittington I find it hard to find any republican that is any better. Donald Trump is just as bad. Marco Rubio is equally bad. Ted Cruz makes me sick, pretending to be a devout Christian.
God, this even had me cringing in sympathy (almost), owing to how she is just so OBVIOUSLY out of her depth to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency of the US of A, and I don't like her a bit. Woman, if this didn't tell you and everyone who thought you were up to the task that point of fact you are NOT, well, stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
Couric came prepared, Sarah thought she could “aw-shucks, you betcha!” her way through what she obviously thought would be softball questions on her life and bio, when Couric sliced her apart with real policy questions.
" I am a Federalist" but it should be dealt with on a "State level"!!! Scary to think that this woman was thrust into the spotlight where she was 'gunning' to be one,small step from living in the White House!! Why isn't her 'fifteen minutes of fame' not over with yet?? Only in America, Sherrey in Southern Ontario
She's BAAAAAACKKKK They asked her what job she could do in the cabinet under Trumpet, and she said "I think a lot about the Energy Department" and went on to talk about the things she'd like to get her hands on -- none of which are part of Energy. In fact she is so lazy and lacking in intellectual curiosity that she doesn't even google to find out what that Department does, nor what part of government does the things she talks about (Interior btw).
1. A Federalist is someone who is pro expansion of federal government like Hamilton. 2. List of Supreme Court Cases she could've said: Griswold v. Connecticut, Brown v. Board of Education, Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, Mccullough v. Maryland (if you really wanna be extreme), and pretty much any other case of selective incorporation. 3. Shows how good the education quality is in Alaska
Fair enough. AL education isn't exactly on top in the country, but state-by-state education belongs to a different discussion. I shouldn't have worded that last number the way I did. I'll agree that her college-jumping (and personal factors) probably have more to do with her lack of knowledge than the AL education system solely. Also, as a note, I have been to Alaska before, and I do actually like the place overall, so please don't mistake my criticism as discrimination.
+Natalie Wu - no worries, Natalie. AK education def worth another discussion. She finally graduated from University of Idaho, Moscow, but if you look at all the universities she attended, she averaging about a year apiece at each one. A family member of mine is a prof. at Moscow and definitely doesn't brag about their most 'famous' alma mater. I like your adding the definition of a federalist and your quick listing of cases she could have cited - Brown vs Board of Education should have been an immediate choice by her in answering the question - I remember learning about that case myself in high school in AK! It's all good. I think we can agree she's no academic! :)
I had the same gut sickening feeling....and I never liked her, so that just shows we have empathy, the thing that keeps us from being sociopaths. But apart from that, after viewing it...and with her colossal arrogance and pontificating along the campaign trail (she was NOT qualified, she ought to have realized this, or someone should have), I ultimately have no sympathy, then. She was all about herself, even doing things to hurt or separate herself from the McCain train. She's made a ton of dough, so, this is part of the price for all that.
She couldn’t have met with the goddamn editorial board of the big newspaper in Alaska, let alone a seasoned professional of a major news network in New York or DC. Couric filleted her just by letting her talk.
On Roe v. Wade "I think it should be up to the states for them to decide for themselves, and not be decided nationally. However I am pro life, and would like to see that embraced by America". So she's against pro-choice being decided nationally and should be decided by the states, but would like for anti-abortion to be dictated on a national level. So she against an issue being decided nationally for all the states, UNLESS it's the outcome she wants.
Look at her eyes while she talks, she is LOST and actually see her Searching for an answer. She's is cutting and pasting while she talks. Haaahahaaaahaaaahaaaa!
Oh MAN this is like a kid trying to bs their way through a subject they have NO IDEA about. It is really painful to watch Sarah struggle through this question. She did NO research, and has no understanding of why Roe v Wade HAD to play out like it did. I am not running for president, but I have a better understanding of Roe v Wade than she does. This is high school knowledge about US History and Government, and Sarah can't even speak intelligently about it :(
I really supported John McCain in 2000, when he ran against Bush and lost. Bush turned out to be a disaster, of course, but McCain choosing Palin in 2008 was one of the most boneheaded political decisions he ever made.
Hey America, Before today 12/01/2011, I knew nothing about Sarah Palin But after listening and doing some due diligence I have come away a believer this woman HAS A MESSAGE for America. Wow !!! SHES THE ONE !!! I believe she could do it and you know what? not from the White House either but imagine this Palin and Oprah get together and do like a huge lift and Change America theme. What do you think ??
My heart goes out to Sarah Palin. She was clearly out of her league running for VP. What I don't understand is why some people got upset with Katie Couric. Katie was only doing her job, and the questions she asked Palin would have been easy for a high school kid to answer.
@@jonhohensee3258 I believe most high school kids would know about Brown vs. State of Kansas. That Supreme Court case dealt with the desegregation of schools in 1954. They teach that in high school history classes don't they? Sarah Palin was unable to name even ONE Supreme Court case.
I agree re: she should have declined the VP offer but you also have to fault McCain's campaign honchos for the worst vetting of a potential running mate EVER!! Had they done a credible job, they would have discovered how completely inadequate she was for the job.
I love how she starts to string random big words together whenever she's asked a question of high school level difficulty or higher.She short circuits like a robot that gets asked the chicken or the egg question.
oops... oops... i don't know much about the Supreme Court...I don't know much about magazines or newspapear because I'm too busy shooting wolves from a helicopter...like oops....I was a mayor of a town of 7,000. That's smaller than most middle schools in US capital cities. I don't know a great deal about Constitutional law because... oops... which one is the Bill of Rights? Am I running for Vice President? oops I did it again
That's like using a nuke on an anthill. She was stumped at being asked what she liked about the Paul Revere museum, she had JUST gone through. She could have mentioned ANYTHING, that she just saw. She even later said it was a "Gotcha question". It's what you ask a second-grader on a field trip.
And she didn’t even come up with that, it’s a standard fare Republican talking point that Bush used to repeat over and over again, likely fed to him by that stupid Karen Hughes woman.
Of course Hannity jumped to her defense saying “Most Americans couldn’t name a Supreme Court case.” The person opposite him ( I can’t remember who) responded “ Yes that’s true but most Americans aren’t running to be Vice President.”
Though this is Officially the "Past," it's still excruciating to watch! I'm yet so embarrassed for her...Such a sad moment! She may be ignorant of truths many would deem quite necessary knowlege for such an office as President, but watching this for the first time I'm seeing her as just a person who's drowning! Though i'm satisfied with the ultimate results of the past election, my heart truly goes out to her! Poor thing...:/
Everyone's cheering about Tina Fey's brilliant Palin impersonation but I think Amy Poehler deserves a honorary mention. She got Couric's incredulous eye blinking down pat
Are you sharper than Ms. Palin? RESPECT her life of service to this country and remember she was a Govenor! Do you get that??? Start getting the truth before you spew your stupidy on the internet. Thank you Ms. Palin for all your hard work and service to my country. You are brilliant, brave and good and an beautiful example to all Americans!!!!!!!!
Every politician obfuscates like this. But, she is clearly nervous, and let Couric control the conversation. She should have put the hot potato in Couric's hands. "Is there something particular you're thinking about? No? Well, then, next question." Even the Justices are not familiar with every case. Or, any time the SC of the US decides in a way that defers power to the Federal gov't that belongs to the states... as Roe v Wade did.. That is a problem.
Obfuscates? There's a difference between dancing around a topic without giving a definitive yes or no and absolutely not knowing any answer to the question. She's not avoiding the question and being evasive, she truly doesn't know. She doesn't need to know ALL the SC rulings ever made, she just needs to know one decision she doesn't agree with. She can't even name 1 SC Case!! It's not obfuscation it's complete ignorance. Nervous?? Seriously if Katie Couric makes her nervous with softball political questions how would she handle a nuclear crisis from Korea? C'mon KnowJesus, you cannot defend this woman. She is NOT smart. She is damn ignorant. You just like her cause she's pro-life.
can she actually DIRECTLY answer a question? Even if she doesn't have an answer she should have said, "NO." America needs an honest leader. We need a fearless leader who will be willing to admit one's mistakes.
I am a 17 year old student in the UK and can name more 'liberal activist' rulings on the US Supreme Court than the 2008 vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party??????
"Sometimes I start a sentence and I don't have any idea where it's going, I just hope I find it along the way" -Michael Scott
That's true and hilarious when she does that, and mostly pathetic.
Lmmfao 😂
it's got to be about job creation. LoL
I’m a trump supporter but I always thought Sarah palin was a disaster
Not sure what the late mccain was thinking
One theory was that the powers that make up ther GOP establishment was trying to "snooker" the American public and theat they forced Palin on McCain, knowing that she was clueless, unconnected, ignorant about so many things including politics, history, geography, etc etc. The GOP wanted a "woman" on the ticket to compete directly against Hillary. And a woman governor they believed would be ideal, I guess they didn't realize until it was too late - clearly there hadn't been any other qualified woman in the in the U.S. to be McCains's running mate . (??????????) . An insult ....to the American public. And here we go again, it seems, but times 1000.
You could stump Palin by asking her what time it is
+rande stuart hahaha. Now that one made me laugh. Good one. LOL
thanks...east target you know [Palin]
+rande stuart Probably something Palin would say ===> 'Well, in the great history of America, there has been many times that's be ushered in both at a state and federal level. I do not feel like the passage of time is relevant as every state is different, including Alaska. But I still have a great appreciation for America's time.
You can stump the average American by asking them which gender they are.
"Well hmm let's see. I like all of the times. Especially more local level times and that's why McStain tapped me to be a team of Meeyaaavericks. Oh! its all about job creation and the umbrella scope"
I've never seen a person use so many words and still say nothing at all.
Yeah, the whole point of talking is to make a point. Many subsequent points. Common sense stuff.. All she did was use phrases lol
John Greene, that comes from practice.
...this didn't age well! Welcome to the age of post-Trump.
Lol
Jordan Peterson has entered the comment section.
Too many hours spent looking at Russia from her kitchen window.
She seemed to have a love affair with Russia, or was it just Putin?
Lmao
She never actually said that it was actually Tina Fey who said that lol
Man I look back on this and am still dumbfounded. She'll talk for 5 minutes and you'll still come out of it thinking "Did she even say ANYTHING?"
Well you know you cant be so hard on her. She made her point clear ya know and it can be misconscrewed or changed but at the end of the day sometimes you got to take the bad with the good. And our government hasnt really been doing this for all this time and im hoping to make a change you know you can see you know and sometime if i were to be elected I would build our country a stronger platform for it to stand on such as pro life and better living entirely ya know.
Her point was anything but clear. I still don't know what she was even talking about.
She's so stupid that all her answers conist of cover for her stupidity. (Mixed with right wing populism)
mark84j Don't worry, she did not know what she was talking about either.
mark84j exactly!
"Can you think of any?" ....Katie, you're awesome!
She couldn't even pick one or three newspapers she allegedly read when asked in a different interview, saying, "All of them", or the like, I think. No way she was going to name another Supreme Court Case, not even the one involving Muhammad Ali came to her mind, FFS, from the American Culture level.
I believe there's a vid in the sidebar here now that says she cannot name a Founding Father!
A more accurate question would have been "can you think....at all"
The day McCain announced that Palin would be his running mate, that's the day he lost the election.
The campaign knew what an uninformed, clueless moron she was, but chose her anyway.
Sarah Palin opened the floodgates for talking absolute nonsense in Politics . She was the precursor for Trumpism.
@@xshxr He has a point. Comparing Trump to McCain is a little misleading because McCain was going up against a 47 year old juggernaut in Obama who was the fifth youngest President ever. McCain was 72 at the time and the only other President to be close to that age at the start of their Presidency since the 1800s was Reagan who was like 6 days away from 70 when he was inaugurated. Trump on the other hand was going up against Hillary and Biden who are both comparable in age. The age issue was a huge issue for McCain. It's why he picked a 44 year old Palin along with the hope that she would help bring in the woman vote. He obviously didn't pick her for a strategic electoral bonus like Obama did with Biden and his roots in PA along with him being white.
i loved mccain in 2000, but he was never going to win that election in 2008. The country was anti war and all he kept talking about was doing a surge, and at the same time couldnt criticize bush for the economic crash. Even if he had picked Leiberman the loss would have been the same
He was incumbent party during economic calamity - he was to lose anyway. Palin - actually bumped his polls and fundraising. She helped foretell the Trump story....
At least I'm confident in her ability to fill up the word count for when she in college
Sometimes it is better to say i don't know
Thankfully these interviews truly exposed her as a blabbering idiot.
"I believe in more power to the states.... I'm, in that sense, a Federalist" Dear god....
+Alex Doe i'm much more into the fed's keeping the christains at bay...there children with gun's...dumbing down the christain has made hem unable to understand what the hell life as a free man means...it dose not mean make crazy christain stances against our democracy...if you wanna live the christain life style...it will work just great if you move to the middle east...it is were your kind belongs...spending the day blowing up each others out houses..
Edward Johnson ....... I'm an atheist, sir.
your already dead to freedom to evolve..that makes you cockroach..you can change,quit being a coward to an invisible nothing..grow up.
+Edward Johnson Atheists unite!
Edward Johnson lmao u talk about Christians dumbing things down and you can’t even spell correctly
how did she become a governor??????????
That's what she was wondering, so quit.
Alaskans lack night time sleep, and the lack of such; fucks you up at the ballot box
She had an (R) after her name on the ballot. It's that simple and that tragic at the same time. Tragic in that she made it as far as she did politically without the least bit of ability ~ just that magic (R).
She wasn't even from there....Alaska i mean...
All these responses to how the fck did she become a governor. CAN ALSO REFERENCE this administration's know nothing President.
it hurts to watch her try to be smart.
It hurts? Speak for yourself. This is hilarious! HA!
Andrew Moes it hurts to know that she is any position of political power in the first place..
I agree with you both
Andrew Moes No I actually felt sorry for her. She was so unprepared. Poor thing.
Yardidol But that is her job. She should not be unprepared and by being so she is only sending out a message that she doesn't hold strong conviction for her beliefs and again that is part of her job to at least present herself in that way otherwise how could she ever make a strong representative.
What time is it?
Well, you know there's lots of times throughout the day...many of which, are the present, depending on what time you're looking for, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that I have a favorite time, that which time is made of.....
Do you own a watch?
Well, again I would think that would be best dealt by a panel of experts to determine the best outcome for this country, but as a vice-president, I wouldn't be in a position for changing the time we all have come to know and love as Americans.
Yea what she's trying to do is double-speak the interview, but she is horrible, politicians use double speak to get out of questions, push their agenda, manipulate the person or audience they are speaking to, but also sound intelligent doing it, but yea she has no clue what is going on nor does she have the mental capacity to do so, double-speaking requires you to be somewhat intelligent,
Hahahahahaha!!!!! Love this.
Digital Bullet This.
Beautiful, igykalen. Beautiful imagining of what that Alaskan airhead would have said
Read igykalen's comment again, agree with Themanwhocameback2, 1000%.
Painful to watch.
Republicans heard this and said, "yes let's try this again but maybe with someone who is more shameless about being ignorant." She should have just been honest and said that abortion is one of the main drivers of Republican politics and that there aren't any other major Supreme Court decisions that have quite as strong a political reaction so there's no incentive for any GOP politician to really be more broadly educated on judicial philosophy.
Conservatives are great, aren't they? On the one hand they want the government to stay out of every thing and keep its hands off the economy, health care, and everything else because its about "Personal Liberty" and "Personal Choice" and that needs to be protected. Then they flip and say things like the Government absolutely must step in and ban abortion and deny every woman the right to make that choice for herself. Then you ask them, well okay, what about the government stepping in and doing gun control to prevent about 35,000 Americans a year from dying by gun violence? Then they flip back and say that the government must stay out of that because of "personal Liberty" and an individual's right to own guns. My question is why does a woman not have the "personal Liberty' and "Personal Choice" to choose to have an abortion if she wants one? If it is her body why should it not be her "Personal choice" and her call?
Oftentimes, I've wondered if she'd ever consider doing a stand-up routine in Vegas.
There would be no point...she could never top the hilarity of these Couric interviews in a stand-up show.
While I can easily name dozens of SCOTUS decisions with which I disagree because I studied hundreds of cases as a graduate student of American history, it's incredibly sad that a person running for the office of vice president can't rapidly name several SCOTUS decisions with which she disagrees. This is a basic question that to me was a softball question. It seemed that every time they lobbed one over to her, instead of hitting it out of the park it turned into what appeared to be the most difficult question ever asked. It was even more pathetic that they invented the idea of "gotcha" questions simply because she was too ignorant to answer the questions asked. How is "what newspapers do you read?" a fucking gotcha question? This so freaking pathetic it's hard to find the words to describe it. How is asking her what other SCOTUS decisions with which she didn't agree trying to trip her up? Or asking he how she's enjoying her trip to Boston. That a really tough gotcha question. She has trouble answering the question "how are you?" as if they just asked her to run complex calculus equations in her head. It's sickening. What was even more pathetic is calling them gotcha questions. Even if I stipulate that that's true, which I don't for second, so what? She wanted to be vice president and potentially president and is crying about gotcha questions? The presidency is one long, four year gotcha question. She's pure stupid.
That's what cracks me up about her. Ask difficult questions, she can't answer. Dumb down the questions, she still can't answer. The interviewers don't want it that way. It's good for a laugh, but makes for a shitty interview. Anyone can get tripped up, but even some of the easy, factual questions bring a blank stare. How can anyone watch something like this and still want her in office? I've never seen anyone that talks so much while saying so little. I wouldn't want her running a fucking McDonald's, much less the country.
+Justin Whittington I find it hard to find any republican that is any better. Donald Trump is just as bad. Marco Rubio is equally bad. Ted Cruz makes me sick, pretending to be a devout Christian.
Reminds me of Kamala.
@@jonhohensee3258In what way?
@@zackcolbourne6921 Stupidity.
Yep, let's have 50 different laws for every situation so none of us know how to conduct ourselves every time we cross a state line.
Still hilarious.
God, this even had me cringing in sympathy (almost), owing to how she is just so OBVIOUSLY out of her depth to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency of the US of A, and I don't like her a bit.
Woman, if this didn't tell you and everyone who thought you were up to the task that point of fact you are NOT, well, stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
When I'm bored and need a laugh I come to RUclips to watch Sarah Palins greatest hits
Congratulations, Katie, you absolutely SLAMMED Palin on that 1! Well done!
What are you talking about, she did it to herself
Couric came prepared, Sarah thought she could “aw-shucks, you betcha!” her way through what she obviously thought would be softball questions on her life and bio, when Couric sliced her apart with real policy questions.
"In the great history of America......"
" I am a Federalist" but it should be dealt with on a "State level"!!! Scary to think that this woman was thrust into the spotlight where she was 'gunning' to be one,small step from living in the White House!! Why isn't her 'fifteen minutes of fame' not over with yet?? Only in America, Sherrey in Southern Ontario
Your right, only in America....but add FOX NEWS! lol
She has a tremendous talent for allowing many words to escape her lips without really saying anything of substance.
She's BAAAAAACKKKK They asked her what job she could do in the cabinet under Trumpet, and she said "I think a lot about the Energy Department" and went on to talk about the things she'd like to get her hands on -- none of which are part of Energy. In fact she is so lazy and lacking in intellectual curiosity that she doesn't even google to find out what that Department does, nor what part of government does the things she talks about (Interior btw).
1. A Federalist is someone who is pro expansion of federal government like Hamilton.
2. List of Supreme Court Cases she could've said: Griswold v. Connecticut, Brown v. Board of Education, Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, Mccullough v. Maryland (if you really wanna be extreme), and pretty much any other case of selective incorporation.
3. Shows how good the education quality is in Alaska
+Natalie Wu exactly
Don't throw Alaskan education under the bus with Sarah Palin. She college-jumped all over the nation.
Fair enough. AL education isn't exactly on top in the country, but state-by-state education belongs to a different discussion. I shouldn't have worded that last number the way I did. I'll agree that her college-jumping (and personal factors) probably have more to do with her lack of knowledge than the AL education system solely. Also, as a note, I have been to Alaska before, and I do actually like the place overall, so please don't mistake my criticism as discrimination.
+Natalie Wu - no worries, Natalie. AK education def worth another discussion. She finally graduated from University of Idaho, Moscow, but if you look at all the universities she attended, she averaging about a year apiece at each one. A family member of mine is a prof. at Moscow and definitely doesn't brag about their most 'famous' alma mater. I like your adding the definition of a federalist and your quick listing of cases she could have cited - Brown vs Board of Education should have been an immediate choice by her in answering the question - I remember learning about that case myself in high school in AK! It's all good. I think we can agree she's no academic! :)
Haha! Yeah, I agree :)
ouch, embarrassing to watch, poor woman.
I had the same gut sickening feeling....and I never liked her, so that just shows we have empathy, the thing that keeps us from being sociopaths.
But apart from that, after viewing it...and with her colossal arrogance and pontificating along the campaign trail (she was NOT qualified, she ought to have realized this, or someone should have), I ultimately have no sympathy, then. She was all about herself, even doing things to hurt or separate herself from the McCain train. She's made a ton of dough, so, this is part of the price for all that.
I feel embarrassed just to be watching this..
You have to prepare yourself when you meet with journalist on that level..
She couldn’t have met with the goddamn editorial board of the big newspaper in Alaska, let alone a seasoned professional of a major news network in New York or DC. Couric filleted her just by letting her talk.
PIVOT!!...PIVOT!!
Haha great response
LOL
On Roe v. Wade "I think it should be up to the states for them to decide for themselves, and not be decided nationally. However I am pro life, and would like to see that embraced by America". So she's against pro-choice being decided nationally and should be decided by the states, but would like for anti-abortion to be dictated on a national level. So she against an issue being decided nationally for all the states, UNLESS it's the outcome she wants.
Look at her eyes while she talks, she is LOST and actually see her Searching for an answer. She's is cutting and pasting while she talks. Haaahahaaaahaaaahaaaa!
Plessy vs Ferguson?? Dred Scott?? Cmon! And pretty much any ruling in the Lochner era too
Oh MAN this is like a kid trying to bs their way through a subject they have NO IDEA about. It is really painful to watch Sarah struggle through this question.
She did NO research, and has no understanding of why Roe v Wade HAD to play out like it did. I am not running for president, but I have a better understanding of Roe v Wade than she does. This is high school knowledge about US History and Government, and Sarah can't even speak intelligently about it :(
UncleBiscuits79
You might want to remove the word intelligently, she can't even speak proper English about any subject...
I really supported John McCain in 2000, when he ran against Bush and lost. Bush turned out to be a disaster, of course, but McCain choosing Palin in 2008 was one of the most boneheaded political decisions he ever made.
Hey America,
Before today 12/01/2011, I knew nothing about Sarah Palin But after listening and doing some due diligence I have come away a believer this woman HAS A MESSAGE for America.
Wow !!! SHES THE ONE !!!
I believe she could do it and you know what? not from the White House either but imagine this Palin and Oprah get together and do like a huge lift and Change America theme. What do you think ??
My heart goes out to Sarah Palin. She was clearly out of her league running for VP.
What I don't understand is why some people got upset with Katie Couric. Katie was only doing her job, and the questions she asked Palin would have been easy for a high school kid to answer.
The only people that get upset were Republicans. They did the same with Trump when he got asked "tough questions" but claimed that opposition did not.
@@darkspeed62 I agree. 💯💯💯
Not true. Most high schoolers would not know about Supreme Court decisions.
@@jonhohensee3258 I believe most high school kids would know about Brown vs. State of Kansas.
That Supreme Court case dealt with the desegregation of schools in 1954.
They teach that in high school history classes don't they?
Sarah Palin was unable to name even ONE Supreme Court case.
@@justmyopinion9883 They might cover it in high school, but few students would retain that info a few weeks later.
Props to Couric holding back her laughter
dear god I thought we where done with her. what has trump done.
We dodged a bullet. Thank you Katie Couric 💜
Just to swallow a grenade 8 years later...
Wasn't Dred Scott a governor in Alaska? Katey, are you sure Europe isn't a country? Ah.. Such a brilliant woman. lol
Some times when I need a laugh, I always ended up watching Sarah Palin videos.
You know when you cringe out of embarrassment for others? That's my face the whole time.
I haven't watched anybody get one over Katie. She's bloody witty and very knowledgeable on a wide variety of topic. Poor Palin.
Just came back for a good laugh
She was in over her head and simply didn't have the courage to admit much less know it. She shouldn't have taken then nod in the first place.
I agree re: she should have declined the VP offer but you also have to fault McCain's campaign honchos for the worst vetting of a potential running mate EVER!! Had they done a credible job, they would have discovered how completely inadequate she was for the job.
Still dont understand how she became a mayor much less a governer
She had an (R) next to her name.
@marcelis robinson; you hit the nail right on the head !!
Seriously, what on Earth was McCain thinking?
Katie was like "I got this Bitch"
+Cherie McFadden Boy, did she ever. In more ways than one.
It's amazing how far a smoking hot women can get with just her looks. This women almost became Vice President...WOW!
I love the way Katie is looking at her. Priceless!
Never going to be consensus??? what about Brown v. Board of Education.... 9 - 0. Sounds like consensus on the court.
She has no idea what was asked, but would not admit it. And she certainly doesn't have the talent or the creativityto wing it.
I can't for the life of me understand how the Macain people fucked up so bad.
never thought of that before,that would be frightining indeed,great point
I wish she could be on "are you smarter than a 5th grader" she might unseat Pickler as the dumbest yet.
I love how she starts to string random big words together whenever she's asked a question of high school level difficulty or higher.She short circuits like a robot that gets asked the chicken or the egg question.
oops... oops... i don't know much about the Supreme Court...I don't know much about magazines or newspapear because I'm too busy shooting wolves from a helicopter...like oops....I was a mayor of a town of 7,000. That's smaller than most middle schools in US capital cities. I don't know a great deal about Constitutional law because... oops... which one is the Bill of Rights? Am I running for Vice President? oops I did it again
"Can you think of ANY???" LMAO!!
SAD VERY SAD
MAV WRECK !!!
from mav wreck to train wreck
That's like using a nuke on an anthill. She was stumped at being asked what she liked about the Paul Revere museum, she had JUST gone through. She could have mentioned ANYTHING, that she just saw. She even later said it was a "Gotcha question". It's what you ask a second-grader on a field trip.
Just never gets old......
Why are these so fun to watch right now???
Wow. I can't even...wow.
"I believe that a culture of life is very important for this country."
How profound, SP.
And she didn’t even come up with that, it’s a standard fare Republican talking point that Bush used to repeat over and over again, likely fed to him by that stupid Karen Hughes woman.
Well said, Madam.
This never gets old 😂😂
I watch this and keep thinking of Tina Fey`s SNL famous line "can I use a lifeline?"
"...and not got to allow that. And also to the great Ronald Reagan".😂
And the land of the FREE!!!!!!!
Of course Hannity jumped to her defense saying “Most Americans couldn’t name a Supreme Court case.” The person opposite him ( I can’t remember who) responded “ Yes that’s true but most Americans aren’t running to be Vice President.”
Still PRICELESS!!!
Thank you, Katie, for exposing this candidate's deficiencies.
And all without one single “Gotcha” question.
My I.Q dropped after watching that, thnx!
!Glorious!
She set her up, she knew she couldn't answer that question lol hilarious
She answered the R v. W question perfectly!
A constitutional scholar like trump would nail this
What a colossal blunder for her to be considered vice president cause McCain the presidency
Sarah was right. Roe v Wade was overturned.
She is a fenomenal woman with common sense. I hope she will one day be a least vice president of the United States.
Your inability to spell demonstrates why you support such an ignorant woman! It's PHENOMENAL!! Jeezuz no wonder this woman was almost VP!
It's like watching a newborn calf trying to stand up for the first time.
The reporter is good at keeping her from eluding questions.
I can't comprehend how anyone can watch this and not conclude that an enormous gap between intellectual supply and demand exists here...
That's the most softball question ever.
"Dred Scott v Sandford". I don't think you'll offend too many people by saying you disagree with that one.
I like Sarah. She's so down to earth.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Though this is Officially the "Past," it's still excruciating to watch! I'm yet so embarrassed for her...Such a sad moment! She may be ignorant of truths many would deem quite necessary knowlege for such an office as President, but watching this for the first time I'm seeing her as just a person who's drowning! Though i'm satisfied with the ultimate results of the past election, my heart truly goes out to her! Poor thing...:/
As an A-Level Politics student I know more about Supreme Court cases than she does!
Everyone's cheering about Tina Fey's brilliant Palin impersonation but I think Amy Poehler deserves a honorary mention. She got Couric's incredulous eye blinking down pat
Are you sharper than Ms. Palin? RESPECT her life of service to this country and remember she was a Govenor! Do you get that??? Start getting the truth before you spew your stupidy on the internet.
Thank you Ms. Palin for all your hard work and service to my country. You are brilliant, brave and good and an beautiful example to all Americans!!!!!!!!
Good for Sarah Palin!!
Every politician obfuscates like this. But, she is clearly nervous, and let Couric control the conversation. She should have put the hot potato in Couric's hands. "Is there something particular you're thinking about? No? Well, then, next question." Even the Justices are not familiar with every case.
Or, any time the SC of the US decides in a way that defers power to the Federal gov't that belongs to the states... as Roe v Wade did.. That is a problem.
Obfuscates? There's a difference between dancing around a topic without giving a definitive yes or no and absolutely not knowing any answer to the question. She's not avoiding the question and being evasive, she truly doesn't know. She doesn't need to know ALL the SC rulings ever made, she just needs to know one decision she doesn't agree with. She can't even name 1 SC Case!! It's not obfuscation it's complete ignorance. Nervous?? Seriously if Katie Couric makes her nervous with softball political questions how would she handle a nuclear crisis from Korea? C'mon KnowJesus, you cannot defend this woman. She is NOT smart. She is damn ignorant. You just like her cause she's pro-life.
imagine if she said brown v board of education lmao
can she actually DIRECTLY answer a question? Even if she doesn't have an answer she should have said, "NO." America needs an honest leader. We need a fearless leader who will be willing to admit one's mistakes.
I am a 17 year old student in the UK and can name more 'liberal activist' rulings on the US Supreme Court than the 2008 vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party??????
And now in 2024 every Trump supporter is exactly like this, at their best
The fact that she couldn't even say Plessy vs Ferguson...
Amazing!