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The Talent Show — ... Sarah Palin doesn’t know what the Bush Doctrine is?? She’s a champion bullshitter, but when you’re running for a position as important as the vice presidency, it’s a good idea to know one of the central policies of the person you’re trying to replace. ...

Palin And The Bush Doctrine
Obsidian Wings — ... made. And with new leadership -- and that's the beauty of American elections, of course, and democracy, is with new leadership comes opportunity to do things better." "The Bush Doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self-defense; that we have the right to a preemptive strike against any other country that we think is going to attack us. Do you agree with that?" The transcript doesn't really do it justice; the video is here, and it makes it pretty clear that she has no idea what the Bush Doctrine ...

Palin's ABC Interview: Stumped On Bush Doctrine, Seems To Contradict McCain On Pakistan (VIDEO)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... against our people and our country." Thus, Gibson pressed Palin. "The Bush Doctrine is we have the right to self-defense, pre-emptive strike against any country we think is going to attack us," he noted. "Do you agree with it?" Finally, Palin came close to offering an opinion on preemption. "Charlie, if there is enough intelligent and legitimate evidence that tells us that a strike is imminent against American people, we have every right to defend our country," she said. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/11/palins-abc-int...

Palin And The Bush Doctrine
Political Animal — ... though. There have been mistakes made. And with new leadership -- and that's the beauty of American elections, of course, and democracy, is with new leadership comes opportunity to do things better." "The Bush Doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self-defense; that we have the right to a preemptive strike against any other country that we think is going to attack us. Do you agree with that?" The transcript doesn't really do it justice; the video is here , and it makes it pretty clear that she has no idea what the ...

Politico: She “held her own”
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . -- ed.] , but at the very least she didn’t deviate from the campaign message. McCain also held a successful event this morning in Pennsylvania - in a largely non-political news cycle, he didn’t need to do much else. Actually, the left thinks she did deviate from it, but if so, she only ended up in the same place ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... Other than that (and the moment when she was stumped by the term "Bush Doctrine," and the moment when she again insisted that living near one tiny corner of Russia is a substitute for foreign policy experience), she hung in there. She's learned her lines, and she may even understand what she's saying. ...

It’s well known that facts have a liberal bias
Unqualified Offerings — ... :  It doesn’t matter if Palin had trouble giving an accurate explanation of the Bush doctrine and the distinction between pre-emptive and preventive war.  She was asked about the Bush doctrine, and she said that Bush attacked people who posed a threat to America.  Yes, there’s a difference between the general merits of a doctrine and the merits of a particular policy based on that doctrine.  That’s a fine distinction.  It’s a damn important one, mind you, but in the minds of many it’s a fine one.  And, while it’s an important distinction, it’s not the only important matter on ...

Campaign 08: Palin and the Bush Doctrine
The Nation: Top Stories — ... to uphold the Constitution, their top priority is to defend the United States of America..." Gibson keeps at it: "Do we have a right to anticipatory self defense? Do we have a right to make a preemptive strike against another country if we feel that country might strike us?" Palin: "Charlie, if there is legitimate and enough intelligence that tells us that a strike is imminent against American people, we have every right to defend our country." Palin's response has much of the liberal blogosphere and even the mainstream ...

Giuliani and Hannity Spin Palin’s Ignorance By Falsely Claiming She Understood The Bush Doctrine
News Hounds — ... Sarah Palin made a huge gaffe during her first network interview yesterday. She was clueless about the Bush Doctrine. Interviewer Charles Gibson had to correct her after she misstated it. When Alan Colmes brought up Palin’s mistake, guest Rudy Giuliani and Sean Hannity falsely insisted Palin got it right. Giuliani suggested that Palin should be excused because Wikipedia got it wrong, too (which it didn't). Hannity, of course, blamed the left and then said Palin had answered "perfectly." With video. ...

Charlie Gibson got it wrong
QandO — Josh Marshall and much of the left thinks Gibson’s question about the "Bush Doctrine" showed Palin to be lacking in understanding concerning foreign affairs. The awkward moment when Charlie Gibson tries his best not to press the point that Sarah Palin doesn’t know what he’s referring to when he asks her about the "Bush Doctrine" ...Yet, as it is turning out, it seems that Gibson was asking her to guess what his interpretation of the doctrine was. Why? The document ...

Ugh Say Vote Palin
Jules Crittenden — ... know, it was the Neanderthals who found themselves being poked with governmental spears, taxed over a cliff, legislated out of existence.   Who knows? Crit thinks, same old saga, never changes. That scene on the cave wall could have been painted yesterday. Crit, exhausted by so many thoughts like bats that come flapping out of the back of the cave when sun go down, feels peckish now and thinks, ugh, any more of that red meat left in the cache?     Meanwhile, in other cave business: Huffpo-Magnon : Dumb Neanderthal queen stumped by clever human. ...

Friday McBush/McSame Bashing
Discourse.net — ... Moment Juan Cole, Informed Comment, Palin on World Affairs: Just not Ready for Prime Time Kos, Moose In The Headlights Political Animal, Palin vs Gibson, Round 1 Atrios, Sympathy For Palin W. David Stephenson on homeland security, Can we afford to have such an unprepared person as Veep? HuffPo, Palin’s ABC Interview: Stumped On Bush Doctrine, Seems To Contradict McCain On ...

The Biden Juggernaut Versus The Palin Mystique? Where’s The Coffee…
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Will Obama Continue the War on Cheese?
Politics Daily — ... The "Bush Doctrine," as Sarah Palin will gladly tell you, is a proactive presidential philosophy that dictates confronting potential international aggressors on their own turf. It relies on a worldwide dichotomy of nations being either "with us" or "with The Enemy." President Bush applied this philosophy most effectively in two areas: the War on Terror and the War on Cheese. ...

Ann Coulter Presented As Expert In Tastefulness In Discussion About Letterman's Remarks About Palin
News Hounds — ... she had foreign policy experience because Russia is close to Alaska or if she was stumped when asked to explain whether or not she agreed with the Bush Doctrine. ...

Limbaugh Calls Himself “Positive,” “Inspirational” And Backs Palin for 2012
News Hounds — ... mind, the Obama rallies were “just cult people. They were just showing up to be part of the story. They didn’t care what Obama was saying.” “Sarah Palin was exciting people on substance,” he claimed, in what may be the most unintentionally hilarious comment I have ever seen on Fox - until Limbaugh got to bragging about his positive message. Did he mean Palin's “substance” of claiming she had foreign policy expertise because Alaska is close to Russia? The “substance” of not knowing the Bush Doctrine? Or was it the “substance” of her ugly attacks on ...