Palin takes first questions from reporters!

[sabra]

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/09/palin_speaks.html

Sarah Palin's Ground Zero Q and A -- per CNN's Peter Hamby -- is available after the jump.

PALIN: Every American student needs to come through this area so that, especially this younger generation of Americans is, to be in a position of never forgetting what happened here and never repeating, never allowing a repeat of what happened here. I wish every American would come through here. I wish every world leader would come through here, and understand what it is that took place here and more importantly how America came together and united to commit to never allowing this to happen again. And just to hear and from and see these good New Yorkers who are rebuilding not just this are but helping to rebuild america has been very, very inspiring and encouraging. These are the good americans who are committed to peace and security and its been an absolute honor getting to meet these folks today.

CNN: On the topic of never letting this happen again, do you agree with the way the Bush administration has handled the war on terrorism, is there anything you would do differently?

A: I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them. We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy, but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there.

POLITICO: Do you think our presence in iraq and afghan and our continued presence there is inflaming islamic extremists?

A: I think our presence in iraq and afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction. terrible destruction on that day. but since september 11, americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again.

POLITICO: Do you support the reelection bids of embattled Alaska Republicans, Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens?

A: Ted Stevens trial started a couple days ago. We'll see where that goes.

POLITICO: Are you gong to vote for them?

{no answer.}

JERSEY JOURNAL: What do you think of bailout package before congress?

A: I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals.

[NJmaverick]

1. Every time she opens her mouth, she shows she is as dumb

as a bag of door knobs.

[JimGinPA]

That's Not Really Fair...

To bags of doorknobs!

:rofl:

[lamp_shade]

2. OH GAWD

:banghead:

[Justyce]

3. They're always going to have to do her like they did Bush - planted reporters with

pre-planned questions and an earpiece...

[sabra]

7. if I read this with out knowing who was answering I would have said it was Bush

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Oh my f#@!ing god.

[1corona4u]

5. Like I said before, she talks and never says a thing...

[terrya]

6. My IQ was starting to drop reading that.

Jesus. :eyes:

[firedupdem]

8. Take the fight to them? What the hell? All these people

concern themselves with is fighting. She's a nut job..they'll shut her up again after this.

[blogslut]

9. The "community" of New York?

This is me, shaking my head.

Notice how, when a questioner asks her to clarify an answer, she just repeats the same answer? Sounds to me like someone's been to rote school.

[sabra]

11. I wonder how many "community organizers" this New York has?

[nc4bo]

16. oh crap - didn't read the responses 1st. LOL - she's such a twit. nt

[Neecy]

10. the 'community' of New York?

Does she have that much of a problems spitting out the dreaded word 'city'?

[thereismore]

12. Nice syntax. I think she should take English as a foreign language at a community college. nt

[Jennicut]

13. I learned nothing about her views from that.

She answered nothing, just repeated little cliches here and there. I could answer those questions better then that!

[nc4bo]

14. To NY'ers - do you refer to yourselves as the Community of New York or the City of New York?

:crazy:

So she supports us occupying a country that had nothing to do with attacking 9/11?

and about that bailout package: "I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals." Um Sarah, those aren't Mccain's proposals, they are Obama's.

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. Crooklyn, the Boogie Down, etc.

fuck you lookin' at?

whu whu?

you want some, son?

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. Let Sarah Speak! Let Sarah Speak! Free Sarah Palin!

PLEASE????

My God

"I think our presence in iraq and afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction. terrible destruction on that day. but since september 11, americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again." " and the US Americans need MAPS!"

[GobamaX]

17. WOW!!!!!

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. As somebody who grew up in New York City

I am just LMAO about the "community of New York."

You can hardly get people to agree on the "community of Forest Hills" or "the community of Bushwick."

Go back to Wasilla, lady. You can't make it here.

:rofl:

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. She's really a "fight them there rather than here" ideologue???

That trope is sooooo 2004.

[RichGirl]

20. As tragic as 9/11 was...

I think that world leaders have been to many tragic places, and many children are living in tragic places right now. They don't have to come to NYC for a history lesson on tragedy!

[ContraBass Black]

22. It hurts.

[jillan]

23. "Fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here" Just wait until

the debate, Mooseprincess.

Biden is going to be eating you up alive on that one point alone.

:evilgrin:

[FatDave]

24. America is safer.

Because we're in Iraq. Yay. Bush in a skirt.