After watching Tina Fey's comedic take on Sarah Palin's CBS News interview, I was curious to see the actual piece. It was just kind of amazing to see.
You'd think that her handlers would have briefed and coached her at least a little bit on some of these issues. She just looked like a deer in the headlights for much of this interview. She either stammered, deflected, danced around the questions, or relied on extremely basic talking points. I almost felt bad for the woman until I remembered that come January she could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
I watched Friday's presidential debate in its entirety and thought Barack Obama proved that the same fears that many people like myself have about Palin don't apply to him. He was knowledgeable, had well defined opinions, and was able to speak off the cuff. I honestly don't see how any people who aren't absorbed by anti-Obama rhetoric that is largely rooted in racism wouldn't have found themselves at least slightly more comfortable with the thought of an Obama presidency after watching that debate.
The fact is that John McCain is 72 years old, which would make him the oldest first term president in history. He has already survived four instances where skin cancer was removed from his body. There is a huge likelihood that by electing John McCain president we could face a situation where Palin would have to finish his term. As Matt Damon said, this is an almost unbelievable scenario. I believe he likened it to a bad Disney movie where a hockey mom becomes president. As much as I've always been a big Obama supporter (with good reason), at one point I wasn't horrified by the thought of a McCain presidency. Well, No more.
Face it people, Palin would be no better as president than you are I. Hell, If you'd given me a few days of preparation time with the best Republican handlers, I would have done a better job being grilled by Katie Couric. And that's really scary.
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