I have to admit, I have been, secretly, among those who believed that the calamitous performances by Sarah Palin on the stump and in interviews (specifically the Katie Couric interview) were all a clever and complex attempt at the most ambitious lowering of expectations ever.
I admit, it takes a bit of a logical leap; she doesn’t come right out and say, “Go Hamas!” But the logical leap one has to take isn’t exactly a very big one. Here’s the quote:
This comes from yet more of a Katice Couric interview with Sarah Palin; just recently CBS had announced that there was even more potentially embarassing stuff to come from that discussion, and this would seem to be at least a part of it.
So here’s the deal. The game of lowered expectations can only work so much, and I think at this point, Palin has been defined, or perhaps more accurately, has defined herself in such a terrible light that it’s quite possible that one decent debate performance won’t be able to rectify that.
The fact of the matter is that the damage that she has done to herself thus far has been so deep that she has to be spectacular Thursday night. That or Joe Biden commits one of his world famous gaffes, which is always a possibility.
Right now, conservatives can’t decide if they want Palin replaced, or want her set loose. I think it’s reasonable to believe that neither is going to help. She may score a minor victory Thursday, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is all not an act, she really is, for want of a better term, completely clueless and batshit insane.
And it’ll take a miracle for her to stop giving good soundbite… for us.
Gov. Palin might score a victory in the debate with Sen. Biden – which victory might be termed “minor”? What kind of dumbass VP pick is Sen. Biden if he can’t outdebate someone who is completely clueless and batshit insane? You are effectively saying Barack has horrible judgment.
Palin doesn’t have all the answers, yet Barack doesn’t either. Her generic statement to Couric was no worse than Barack announcing support for a unified Jerusalem. Remember the spring and early summer, when Barack off teleprompter was a gaffe machine? Rick Moran remembers last winter and spring:
I do agree conservatives are nervous as cats about Palin.
I am more tranquil, and more patient. Let events play out. If Palin does display the instincts and talent to come through this process, at least she will be fully vetted for future election runs. That’s more than can be said for Obama – though, if he loses, he at least would then have the chance to accomplish something in the Senate before his next electoral run, so as not to again have an empty resume when running for office.