Did Gibson have a double standard for Palin?

Obama interview:

How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
How does it feel to “win”?
How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
Who will be your VP?
Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
Will you accept public finance?
What issues is your campaign about?
Will you visit Iraq?
Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech?

Palin interview:
Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the Bush Doctrine
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
Is America fighting a holy war? [misquoted Palin]



Hot Air Blog Archive Did Gibson have a double standard for Palin? Update: ABC’s edits

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I don't see a double standard. All the questions seemed legit to me.

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Liberals never learn. Every "gotcha!" they've tried has backfired.

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At least none of the questions was above her pay-grade.

Hey! When are you guys gonna find somebody eligible for that pay-grade?

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I have no issue what so ever with the questions Gibson asked Palin, nor the way he asked them. If he wants to ask her 18 times in one interview if she thinks she has enough experience because he does not agree with her answer, he can...if people feel it makes him look like a petulant, angry school teacher (as some have claimed), so be it.

I would just like these same questions to be asked of Obama...since their experience-levels are commensurate...we should be equally concerned about both.

Palin could have had a perfectly nice interview if Gibson had asked her, "How does your family feel about you breaking this glass ceiling?" "How did it feel to give that speech at the convention?" etc...instead, he asked her tough questions...no one should whine about that...but everyone should be asking why Obama isn't hit just as hard in his interviews. (Instead...Obama was hit hard during a debate...and the left went nuts and asked for peoples heads!)

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Probably when you guys quit nominating someone who doesn't realize Iraq isn't on the border of Afganistan.

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as opposed to the really effective disgusting campaign karl rove and the swiftboater have run?

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So you take your cues from the GOP?

Ni-i-i-ice.

Rove told Obama there were 57 states.

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I support public education because it keeps liberal children pliable, unthinking and easily lead.

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I take my cues from listening to stupidity coming out of politicians mouths.

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P. J. O'Rourke

"To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead."
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Well, I am one who thinks they are questions that needed to be asked

of both candidates.

Actually, I think the softballs that Obama got were probably more offensive. If Gibson is taking on the roll of a job interviewer, which the vibe I got from the Palin interview, then Obama got the "affirmative action" interview, in all its most pejorative meanings, while Palin got the real interview of someone who is getting a job that requires qualifications other than being the member of a must hire minority, who will be shunted off and ignored after he gets on the payroll.

People have been questioning Obama's experience for the last 19 months... Clinton and all the other democrats he ran against questioned his experience... the media questioned his experience...even McCain has questioned his experience....the PUBLIC decided he was experienced ENOUGH...

see that's the inherent difference between Obama and Palin... the PEOPLE got to decide Obama was experienced enough for them... Palin was chosen by McCain (after running a campaign based on experience no less) therefore the question of her experience is legit because the PEOPLE didn't know anything about her prior to her being placed second in line for the Presidency.

As for Palin breaking the glass ceiling? she didn't... Hillary Clinton did that... Palin is like a second string quarter back that comes in at the end of the game after the first stringer has gotten them a comfortable lead and they win the game without much effort on the second stringers part... Hillary did all the work... Palin and the GOP seem to want to get the credit.

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Correction the liberal base voting in the primaries decided and even then it was a bitter contest to the end where a more experienced (albeit just as liberal) candidate won.

You do remember that McCain is the one running for president? It's not like Palin steps in on 21 Jan, 2009.

Meanwhile your guy can't even run a google search to keep from ironically embarrassing himself on with an ad about McCain lack of internet useage.

Face facts: He touts his campaigning experience as a resume credit towards hi executive experience...and he's sinking in the polls!

I thought Ferraro broke the ceiling. Didn't they teach about her in feminist studies?

Hillary made it to the senate as a consolation prize for trophy-husband fondling other women.

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Palin hadn't just wrapped up the primary and Obama had been interviewed 1,000 times-we knew his basic positions. We knew nothing about Palin. Even though I think Gibson is a idiot the questions seem in line for the time frame asked.

No question who Gibson's voting for. Contrast that with his pal George Steph., know he's a Dem because he worked for Clinton, but not that obvious if you listen to him ask questions.

did you read what you just wrote? you're an idiot... Obama won the primaries not Clinton... and yes the DEMOCRATS elected him as THEIR nominee... hence the PEOPLE decided they wanted him representing them... jeez you're slow


I do remember, does anyone else? why do people keep comparing Palin's experience with Obama's? oh that's right because John McCain made EXPERIENCE a campaign issue prior to picking Palin.... so logic would say that if McCain feels Obama isn't experienced enough neither is Palin and the POINT of the VP is to be READY to step in as President from day ONE!

what does that even mean? McCain admited he's illiterate with computers back during the primaries when asked if he uses a PC or a Mac... he said he has his wife do all that stuff cuz he knows nothing about computers... are you all claiming now he doesn't use it because of his "injuries"? he uses a cell phone just fine and newsflash to you also they make computers that have software that is voice activiated... people with NO arms know how to use a fucking computer you dipshit!

umm no, he touts his years working with people in the communities, years as a civil rights attorney/constitutional law professor and a IL state legislature...in addition to his years in the Senate where he serves on the Senate Foreign Relations committee.... nice try though...

now go back to your room and curl up into a fetal position and suck your thumb


Ferraro dented it but she was like Palin... picked by the nominee.. Hillary ran on her own... and almost made it...if only she hadn't turned negagive and ran a shitty campaign..

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