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Sarah Palin 'believed Queen was in charge of British forces in Iraq'
Sarah Palin believed that the Queen rather than the prime minister was responsible for the decision to keep British forces in Iraq, according to research done for a new film chronicling her brief political rise.
The former Alaska governor reportedly made the comment during the 2008 presidential campaign as aides to John McCain, the Republican candidate, scrambled to bring his surprise-pick running mate up to speed on foreign affairs.
Her confusion emerged during a coaching session with Steve Schmidt, a top McCain adviser, who asked Mrs Palin what she would do if Britain began to waver in its commitment to the Iraq war.
In one of the many rambling responses that steadily eroded her credibility during the campaign, Mrs Palin reportedly replied that she would "continue to have an open dialogue" with the Queen.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/9094048/Sarah-Palin-believed-Queen-was-in-charge-of-British-forces-in-Iraq.html
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)See, foreign policy isn't that difficult!
Margaret Thatcher must have been an assistant to the queen during the Falkland war.
edhopper
(33,075 posts)knew she is a killer Queen. Gunpowder, guillotine, Dynamite with a laser beam, Guaranteed to blow your mind, Anytime
MidwestTransplant
(8,015 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Tippy
(4,610 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Mirren probably wouldn't even need to be in her "Elizabeth II" gear
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)that he was the President of France, much to the amusement of anyone with an IQ over 90.
benld74
(9,881 posts)WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
NO TIME FOR LOSERS, FOR WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
OF THE WORLD
NoGOPZone
(2,971 posts)sounds like a potentially memorable SNL skit
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Democrat18
(28 posts)For comedians!