This is the “newspaper gaffe” from Tuesday September 30th, 2008. Katie Couric interviewing Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin on her campaign tour. Katie Couric asks Sarah Palin what newspapers or magazines did she read before being tapped for vice presidency. In her latest gaffe Sarah Palin responds by saying she’s read most of them.
All you need to know about Sarah Palin in 30 seconds, from the edit studio of Sim Sadler.
Transcript Extracts:
Sarkozy: Yes, hello, Governor Palin. Yes hello, Mrs Governor?
Palin: Hello, this is Sarah, how are you?
S: Fine, and you? This is Nicolas Sarkozy speaking, how are you?
P: Oooooh, it’s so good, its so good to hear you. Thank you for calling us.
S: Oh, it’s a pleasure.
P: Thank you sir, we have such great respect for you, John McCain and I. We love you! And thank you for taking a few minutes to talk to me.
S: I follow your campaigns closely with my special American adviser Johnny Hallyday (NOTE: Hallyday is a French singer and actor), you know?
P: Yes! Good.
S: You see, I got elected in France because I’m real and you seem to be someone who’s real as well.
P: Yes. Yeah. Nicolas, we so appreciate this opportunity
S: You know I see you as a president one day, you too.
P: (Giggle) Maybe in eight years! (Giggle)
S: Well, I hope for you. You know, we have a lot in common because personally one of my favourite activities is to hunt, too.
P: Oh, very good! We should go hunting together!
S: Exactly, we could go try hunting by helicopter like you did. I never did that. Like we say in French, on pourrait tuer des bebe phoques, aussi. (We could kill all the baby seals).
P: Well, I think we could have a lot of fun together, as we’re getting work done. We can kill two birds with one stone that way.
S: I just love killing those animals. Mmm, mmm, take away life, that is so fun!
Palin: (Giggle)
S: I’d really love to go, so long as we don’t bring Vice President Cheney.
P: Noooo, I’ll be a careful shot, yes.
S: Yes, you know we have a lot in common also, because except that from my house I can see Belgium. That’s kind of less interesting than you.
P: Well, see, we’re right next door to different countries that we all need to be working with, yes.
S: Some people said in the last days – and I thought that was mean – that you weren’t experienced enough in foreign relations and you know that’s completely false. That’s the thing I said to my great friend, the prime minister of Canada, Stef Carse (NOTE: Stef Carse is a Canadian singer).
P: Well, he’s doing fine, too, and yeah, when you come into a position underestimated it gives you an opportunity to prove the pundints (NOTE: she calls pundits pundints) and the critics wrong. You work that much harder.
S: I was wondering because you are so next to him, one of my good friends, the prime minister of Quebec, Mr Richard Z Sirois (NOTE: hes a Canadian comedian), have you met him recently? Did he come to one of your rallies?
P: I haven’t seen him at one of the rallies but it’s been great working with the Canadian officials in my role as Governor. We have a great co-operative effort there as we work on all of our resource-development projects. You know, I look forward to working with you and getting to meet you personally and your beautiful wife. Oh my goodness! You’ve added a lot of energy to your country with that, ha, beautiful family of yours.
S: Thank you very much. You know my wife Carla would love to meet you, even though you know she was a bit jealous that I was supposed to speak to you today.
P: (Giggle) Well, give her a big hug for me.
S: You know my wife is a popular singer and a former hot top model and she’s so hot in bed. She even wrote a song for you.
P: Oh my goodness! I didn’t know that!
S: Yes, in French it’s called Le Rouge A Levres Sur Un Cochon (NOTE: it means Lipstick on a Pig), or if you prefer in English, Joe the Plumber…it’s his life, Joe the Plumber.
P: Maybe she understands some of the unfair criticism but I bet you she is such a hard worker, too, and she realizes you just plough through that criticism.
S: I just want to be sure. I dont quite understand the phenomenon Joe the Plumber. That’s not your husband, right?
P: That’s not my husband but he’s a normal American who just works hard and doesn’t want government to take his money.
S: Yes, yes, I understand we have the equivalent of Joe the Plumber in France. It’s called Marcel, the guy with bread under his armpit.
P: Right, that’s what it’s all about, its the middle class and government needing to work for them. You’re a very good example for us here.
S: I must say Governor Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life. You know, Hustler’s Nailin’ Palin?
P: Ohh, good, thank you! Yes.
S: That was really edgy.
P: (Giggle) Well, good.
Sarah Palin interviewed by ABC’s Charles Gibson, September 12, 2008
Warning: Some images are of Sarah Palin and animals she has killed or encouraged others to kill. These images and footage may be disturbing to some viewers. This is the reality for millions.
Please note all international governments, no matter what side of the political fence, have a long way to go to an equitable society for humans and non-humans. No government has any animal rights record to speak of, and a very poor “animal welfare” record.
We tend to focus on conservative parties because sadly they always protect the profits of corporations over the rights of non-humans and humans every time. Sadly many US politicians tend to support hunting and are afraid to speak out against the NRA.
To sum up contents, Sarah Palin’s actions personally and as governor are of great concern at best. The following starts with the personal then moves on to Governor Palin’s public record.
1. Sarah Palin is a lifetime NRA member and hunter as is her husband. They
own a commercial fishing business. She hunts moose, wears fur, ice fishes, and (from photos) appears to own a bearskin rug.
2. Sarah Palin’s husband’s favorite sport to participate in is dogsled racing.
3. As governor, Sarah Palin supports the brutal aerial hunting of wolves and
bears and authorized $400,000 in state funds to oppose a ballot initiative ending aerial hunting. State voters have twice before voted to ban such hunting.
4. As governor, in order to increase wolf hunting, Sarah Palin offered hunters a bounty of $150 each for every left front foreleg of a wolf they could provide the state.
5. In a region west of Anchorage, she authorized the killing of up to 70% of all bears (1400 bears) including mothers and cubs.
6. Alaskan Governor Palin sued the federal government (the Bush-Cheney administration) to keep polar bears from being listed as an endangered species.
7. Sarah Palin supports and promotes the brutal Iditarod dogsled races.
8. She opposed the closing of an unprofitable state-run dairy and
authorized $600,000 in state funds to keep it open.
9. Sarah Palin supports drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
(ANWR), an extremely sensitive region where millions of animals could
be harmed or killed. Senator John McCain has long opposed this drilling as do most energy experts who see it as useless.
10. Sarah Palin (Vice presidential choice by Senator John McCain) has publicly stated that global warming is a “farce” and is not caused by humans even though her state and the animals in it suffer some of the most dramatic consequences.
In essence, regarding animals and the environment, she may be the worst vice-presidential candidate in history.
More importantly, this raises great concerns about ability of Senator John McCain to make sound considered choices and decisions. eg choosing a Vice President who is a climate change sceptic at this dangerous stage in the Earth’s history.
Related links:
http://www.grizzlybay.org/SarahPalinInfoPage.htm (Palin in fur and with rug)
http://actionfund.defenders.org/palinvideo (aerial hunting)
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Please do not forget that *all* animals, no matter if they are in the wild, or confined against their will in factory farms and in *all* forms of exploitation, love life and do not wish to die. Go vegan for peace, for all living beings and the environment.
Some info of Sarah Palin’s animal record was obtained from Mass. Animal Rights Coalition.
Additional information:
In the interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin struggled to provide examples of legislative action taken by McCain that could have avoided the credit crisis, Ill try to find you some and Ill bring them to you, Palin said to interviewer Katie Couric.
Sarah Palin again emphasized that Alaskas geographic location is proof of her world knowledge, Well, it certainly does, because our, our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of.
It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right next to, they are right next to our state, Sarah Palin explained, adding that when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? Its Alaska.
CAUTION: This is actually GRUESOME
In one of the most bizarre press conferences- Gov Sarah Palin pardons a turkey then talks about how fun it was as turkeys right behind her are slaughtered.
Gov. Palin’s campaign manager, Cousin Dina, reveals a terrible family secret that threatens to destroy the campaign. Also includes Gov. Palin’s renditions of “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “Under the Bridge!”
Check out Sarah Palin’s other vlogs at http://www.youtube.com/SaraBenincasa!
All dialogue improvised by Diana Saez and Sara Benincasa, with assists from Francesco Marciuliano and Sam Weston.
Dina — Diana Saez http://youonmyblog.blogspot.com
Sarah — Sara Benincasa http://www.sarabenincasa.com
Lights, Camera, Action — Francesco Marciuliano http://www.medium-large.com
Cheerful Endurer of Heat and Boredom: Sam Weston
Despite intense scientific, ethical and public opposition to aerial hunting, Governor Sarah Palin continues to champion this awful practice.
In this new video, available only as of today (September 23, 2008), Sarah Palin is shown accepting a special supernatural protection from witchcraft from Thomas Muthee, who also promoted Palin’s campaign for Governor as a way to infiltrate the government with the right wing religious agenda of the Assembly of God. Really crazy stuff!
Our heroine nervously prepares for her big RNC speech and discusses her new BFF, Mr. Joe Lieberman.
Check out Sarah Palin’s other vlogs at http://www.youtube.com/sarabenincasa
With Diana Saez http://youonmyblog.blogspot.com as Dina.
Thanks to Francesco Marciuliano http://www.medium-large.com and Sam Weston for techy dude stuff.
