In What Respect Charlie?

Ah, there's the video...

Those should be the last four words of Palin's career...the transcript isn't up yet...

Gibson asks: "What do you think of the Bush Doctrine?" And there's a terrible pause as she realizes she has no idea what specifically Gibson is talking about, not because she was busy running Wasilla, or her own complicated family, or her complicated love-life, but because she evidently hasn't read a newspaper in 10 years. And finally she says, with ironic resignation:

"In what respect, Charlie?" Like, what do you want from me? And then she goes on a tirade about the terrorists who are "hellbent on destroying America and our allies"

Does Palin know what mutual defense means? Franz Ferdinand? Anyone?

Asked by interviewer Charles Gibson whether under the NATO treaty, wouldn't the United States be obligated to defend Georgia if Russia invaded, Palin replied: "Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help."

Perhaps? That's not what NATO means?

So so far what we have from the newbie is a limitless commitment to Iraq, carte blanche for Israel if it wants to nuke Natanz, the right of incursion into Pakistan at all times and outside of hot pursuit, and a boneheaded commitment to putting Georgia and the Ukraine in NATO -- a provocation that the leaders of those countries don't necessarily want...

Kevin, it's time to run for mayor...
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