Thursday, October 02, 2008
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Advice for Sarah
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
8:55 AM
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If I were to give Sarah Palin advice for tonight's debate, it would be this ...
1. Don't play merely to avoid losing -- and don't be afraid to take chances. They say that a football player who is worried about getting injured is ironically the most likely to actually get injured. This rings true to me. Have fun tonight, and go on the offensive (without being offensive, of course). John McCain wouldn't be in this race if he weren't willing to take chances; take some chances tonight. I'd like to see Palin hit Biden tonight in a humorous -- yet biting -- way. For example, she could open the debate by saying: "Sorry I was almost late. I came under sniper fire on the way in here" (okay, that's probably not wise -- but you get what I'm saying...).
2. For crying out loud, learn to parry a question. When Katie Couric asked Sarah Palin which Supreme Court decisions other than Roe she would overturn, Palin's response made it obvious she couldn't think of any. This could have been avoided by instead saying: "Look, I'm not going to get into the situation of second guessing other court cases. I know how the game is played. Whatever I say will become the headline tomorrow, and that would be unfortunate because the real issue is ..."
3. Look sharp tonight. This will give you confidence -- and will possibly distract Biden. We all know the story of how Nixon didn't shave or wear makeup, while Kennedy was tanned and rested. Studies consistently show that the primary way an audience judges someone is visually (not the words they literally speak or the tone of their voice)...
4. If "experience" comes up (and it will), contrast your experience with Obama's. Don't fall into the trap of comparing yourself to JFK (we all know how that worked for Dan Quayle).
5. Lastly, be prepared to answer these questions.
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I'd like to hear Sarah compare her level of experience to Lincoln - and when she's done, she can turn to Biden and say "And don't let me hear you say you knew Lincoln and he was a friend of yours - I know you've been around Washington forever, but not quite THAT long!" Can you imagine the laugh she'd get? |
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WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT FAN AND FRED: The Wall Street Journal rounds up some pre-meltdown quotes on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the likes of Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, and Charles Schumer. My favorite: "Rep. Frank: I do think I do not want the same kind of focus on safety and soundness that we have in OCC [Office of the Comptroller of the Currency] and OTS [Office of Thrift Supervision]. I want to roll the dice a little bit more in this situation towards subsidized housing."
Well, roll the dice we did . . . .
http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/025223.ph p |
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If she's so tough, why does she need advice from Matt Lewis? Oh yeah....she's clueless. |
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I love the idea! That would be a brilliant zinger if she asked Gwen how is her booking coming along!
She could also quote FDR and say "Back in 1929 when FDR was governor of NY NOT President of the United States and long before the first commercial television was released for commercial use in 1954...." |
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I'd like to see her bring up the junk that is in this bailout plan. Give examples of some of the ridiculous add-ons that have absolutely nothing to do with the financial crisis that are padded into the bailout plan and she can present herself as an outsider to all the political garbage that goes on.
Divorce themselves from the Bush association. Explain (as evidenced by this bailout plan) that it is congress who gets laws passed, not the president and congress is currently run by democrats.
Point out all the dirty dealings with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their democratic connections and how they need to be investigated for criminal activity.
Bring up that the top 3 senators getting big Fannie and Freddie political bucks were Democrats and #2 is Barack Obama. He was only in the Senate 4 years, but he still managed to be ahead of John Kerry and Chris Dodd, who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.
A couple of other fun things I would like to see:
In the opening chitchat of the debate, ask Gwen Ifill how her book is coming along... What was the title of it again?
In retort to Biden, "I don't care how much lipstick you put on that pig........" |
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Sarah Pailin is a real person not a Washington crook. So what if she doesn't know all the answers in the debate. She can read so she can find what she needs when she need to know. I don't think she took money from Freddie and Fannie ,which we are paying back, like Obama. If Obama got a 3 a.m. call he would want to be payed to answer the phone. Sarah will stand up for us beer drinking 30,000.00 dollars a year people. |
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I would just tell Sarah to be herself. America fell in love with her. Biden is a complete jackass and is the forgotten candidate in this race. The press keeps underestimating Sarah Palin and see keeps knocking the ball out of the park. I expect her to do the same tonight!
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All I can remember of the Quayle/Bentsen VP debate was Bentsen's snide remark about Quayle being no John Kennedy. Besides the fact that Quayle never said nor implied he was John Kennedy--he merely quoted the man--Bentsen's tone and demeanor was so repellent that he could have looked like a G.Q. cover-boy and I wouldn't have noticed. Palin will trump Biden's smarmy cynicism and dirty-old-man schmoozing with her Reaganesque optimism and good nature, dated hairdo or not! |
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When asked by Lehrer how the economic crisis would affect their own economic plans, McCain said we should look into a freeze on all "unnecessary" spending and promised to veto earmarks. Obama gave a list of "investments"; education, healthcare, infrastructure,...etc..
When times are tight, do responsible people reduce spending or increase spending?
Obama voted on a bill yesterday which cuts taxes for businesses. Will he turn around once in office and demand we take those tax cuts away in order to give the bottom 95% tax cut? |
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Palin should wear plenty of makeup, and play with he hair the twirl it on her finger. When asked a really tough question, she should giggle and bite her lip like darryl hannah did in that mermaid movie. she should try to be coy, so as to impress "joe six-pack".
i'm sure all the moron GOP voters will be impressed with her stupidity and say "wow, she's one of us!" and vote for her. she can galvanize her base, which is a bunch of morons.
Imagine that, a galvanized base of morons? there wouldn't be a short bus that is long enough to fit them all.
I'm a conservative, and a true conservative, not like all of you cry baby liberal wanna-be's that vote republican because you are scarred or because the religious right annexed your party. ron paul was the only real candidate this time around. mccain is a liberal who follows in the footsteps of the greatest liberal, w. bush. obama is actually a bit more conservative, and though i'm not happy about it, he will garner my vote.
i feel bad for you gop'ers. your party is gone, and the sad part, it's broken so bad that now the dems will have control for far too long which will be ripe with corruption.
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The previous posts demonstrate the irrational response of many to a person of demonstrated good judgment and good instincts.
When it comes down to who do I want taking the 3 a.m. phone call, it's a no brainer: McCain obviously, but I'd trust Palin way before I'd trust either Obama or Biden.
Palin's governed a state, run a city, piloted a boat in treacherous waters.
What have Obama or Biden ever actually accomplished? |
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but that is about it. Since the RW will spin whatever she says to her advantage - even if she advocates murder - there's no way she'll lose tonight. But I strictly mean those who would overlook her many, many faults anyway. For the rest of us, Palin still has much more digging she can do to keep working her way down to that lowest (much less, lowered) bar. |
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If McCain were doing his job. She's not helping him and 60% of Americans say she's not prepared to lead, but if McCain were doing ANYTHING right, Palin wouldn't matter. So, it's not really her fault that so much is riding on this debate.
Where's the leadership? McCain isn't taking names and kicking butt. He wants to be president, but does anyone know why? |
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Your Joe Sixpack/Caribou Barbie persona is pretty much all you have, and apparently it really works, so just keep doing that. |
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