We agree that there is much to “legitimately criticize” about Palin; but I think your umbrage was feigned, as is often the case amongst conservatives (eg: “Lipstick on a pig”). The Kiwi blog was the only one of the original five that made the mocking point, but thanks for the other 2. I guess that now qualifies as a landslide of derision.

As to the overall interview with Couric? I think a comment from Balloon-Juice put it best:

I’m still in shock over how terrible the Palin/Couric interview was. “Train wreck” is being charitable – it was more like a train derailing on a bridge, tumbling a thousand feet into a canyon and landing on a pile of old dynamite and gas drums. And then a jumbo jet crashed into the flaming wreckage. Followed by an earthquake that caused the whole mess to slide off a cliff into the sea, where the few miraculous survivors were eaten by sharks.

Canada and Russia are IN Alaska?

I knew Alaska was a big state, but how do you fit a foreign country in a state? I’m very confused

Sarah, a foreign country CAN’T be in your state!

Also, I do count the highlighting, reiterating in quotes, and linking of that specific line as “jumping all over this.” That is the line that is being focused on and ridiculed.

There are so many other things she can be taken to task on.

Okay, now I’m done.

I just wanted to jump in and say that this is not “phony outrage.” There is no outrage here. (Life is way to short to get “outraged” at something so meaningless.)

I just wanted to highlight the stupidity of the angles of attack some people are taking with Palin. There is so much to legitimately criticize! Why is the left taking up such trivial issues? That was my point.

I am moving on. If you think I exaggerated the number of bloggers talking about this (even though I did not use a number), then whatever. You win. This is certainly not worth any more discussion in my view.

Sure, all of them quote the incorrect transcript, but as you admit they’re-there-their are commonly confused, and 4 of the 5 bring up the point to illustrate how stupid her claim of foreign policy experience through proximity is…

I’m just sick and tired of so much phony outrage over made-up indignities.

It’s true that “there” and “they’re” are hardly the point, yet that is the point that some people are making. Heck, that was the main point VDB chose to emphasize. There are so many valid criticisms to be made that I do not get why they focus on this trivial stuff that, in this case, kind of makes them looks them look foolish.

JD, what have I said that’s untrue?

Can I be vice-president?

I believe the word she was groping for after that was “caricature.”

Like I said, you people practically worship incompetence and idiocy. But at least she’s protected from witchcraft.

Kind of funny, you pointing out “asinine, untrue things bloggers say,”, considering it’s primarily your stock and trade. Wait a sec. It’s not funny. You’re really getting desperate. When does the cognitive dissonance finally lead to a meltdown?

Actually, she went to Kuwait to visit the troops in July of 2007, so she has been outside of North America.

“This week was the first time that she’s ever met with ANY foreign leaders.”

In May 2007, Vladimir Yetylin, a Russian politician from the province of Chukotka, met in Anchorage with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. They talked about the struggles of the Arctic’s native people and the possibility of Palin visiting the other side of the Bering Strait. Link

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