fishnmagician Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 // '); // ]]> Palin puzzled by late-campaign focus on wardrobe WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she was puzzled by the amount of attention her wardrobe got at the end of her unsuccessful vice presidential run. In an interview that aired on Fox News Channel on Monday, Palin said she neither wanted nor asked for the $150,000-plus wardrobe the Republican Party bankrolled. "I did not order the clothes. Did not ask for the clothes," Palin said. "I would have been happy to have worn my own clothes from Day One. But that is kind of an odd issue, an odd campaign issue as things were wrapping up there as to who ordered what and who demanded what." Amid speculation she'll run for president in four years, Palin blamed Bush administration policies for the defeat last week of the GOP ticket and prayed she wouldn't miss "an open door" for her next political opportunity. "I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door," Palin said in a wide-ranging interview with Fox's Greta Van Susteren. "And if there is an open door in '12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plow through that door." "It's amazing that we did as well as we did," Palin, who was Sen. John McCain's running mate, said of the election in a separate interview with the Anchorage Daily News. "I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo, too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration? How have there been blunders with war strategy under a Republican administration? If we're talking change, we want to get far away from what it was that the present administration represented and that is to a great degree what the Republican Party at the time had been representing," Palin said in a story published Sunday. Palin has scheduled a series of national interviews this week with Fox, NBC's "Today" show and CNN. She also plans to attend the Republican Governors Association conference in Florida this week. Palin has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2012. She also could seek re-election in 2010 or challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Still uncertain is the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens, who is leading in his bid for another term but could be ousted by the Senate for his conviction on seven felony counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts, mostly renovations on his home. If Stevens loses his seat, Palin could run for it in a special election. Palin and McCain's campaign faced a storm of criticism over the tens of thousands of dollars spent at such high-end stores as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus to dress the nominee. Republican National Committee lawyers are still trying to determine exactly what clothing was bought for Palin, what was returned and what has become of the rest. Her father, Chuck Heath, said Palin spent part of the weekend going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican Party. "She was just frantically ... trying to sort stuff out," Heath said. "That's the problem, you know, the kids lose underwear, and everything has to be accounted for. Nothing goes right back to normal." Eggy 10-13 LAA 7-14 50-50 2-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striperondafly Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Is she a valley girl ? what's with the "like" She sounds like a 15 year old. I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door," Learn to Swim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Jigger Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Bottom line: anyone who can be made to sound like a blithering idiot by the likes of Katie Couric is far from the sharpest knife in the drawer How frigging hard is it to give a straight answer to a hard hitting "gotcha" question like, "What newspapers do you read?" She sounded like a college freshman trying to ********** his way through an exam he never studied for, in a class he never attended. And boy do I know what that sounds like "…if catching fish is your only objective, you are either new to the game or too narrowly focused on measurable results.” - D. Stuver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick9915 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 In a sense she's right. Where she is wrong is that they couldn't break McCain away from Bush policies. Perhaps she should blame McCain for agreeing with Bush all of the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM58 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 In a sense she's right. Where she is wrong is that they couldn't break McCain away from Bush policies. Perhaps she should blame McCain for agreeing with Bush all of the time? Check McCain's voting record. He DID NOT agree with Bush "ALL of the time". Mccain may not be as bi-partisian as he once was, but he's much more so than anyone else running was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick9915 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Check McCain's voting record. He DID NOT agree with Bush "ALL of the time". Mccain may not be as bi-partisian as he once was, but he's much more so than anyone else running was. 90% of the time in the last year... All of the time was a bit exaggerated and I apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skitter Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Bottom line: anyone who can be made to sound like a blithering idiot by the likes of Katie Couric is far from the sharpest knife in the drawer How frigging hard is it to give a straight answer to a hard hitting "gotcha" question like, "What newspapers do you read?" She sounded like a college freshman trying to ********** his way through an exam he never studied for, in a class he never attended. And boy do I know what that sounds like Big difference Mike: you are a good bullshooter and have a much larger brain (*member formerly known as 'Skitterpop') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebe Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Why not blame God for closing the door in her face? The lord giveth and he taketh away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassackward Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 She's not blameing Bush, she's blaming McCain. She's spouting the dem's line that "McSame would have been 4 more years of Bush". A slick way to try and take the heat off of herself for a bit, and distance herself from McCain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arno Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have yet another thread in the liberal fascination with Sarah Palin. You libs sure don't have much of a life, do you. ______________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnmagician Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I don't give a crap about Tim's rules I'll change quotes whenever I want, to hell with him. tsk tsk Eggy 10-13 LAA 7-14 50-50 2-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arno Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 tsk tsk Teacher, teacher! Look what Arno did! Teacher! ______________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnmagician Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Teacher, teacher! Look what Arno did! Teacher! I didn't report anything, but since I did it as well, I am sure the phone is ringing off the hook. Eggy 10-13 LAA 7-14 50-50 2-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerisadope Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Why must she find secular excuses for what was God's will? Ordinary ****ing people - I hate 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmofftarki Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 = How frigging hard is it to give a straight answer to a hard hitting "gotcha" question like, "What newspapers do you read?" At the point of time at which the interview in question occurred? Probably very. She names papers that lockstep with the GOP, she looks like a partisan hack. She names somewhat-conservative leaning papers, she looks like slightly less of a partisan hack. She names any of the "mainstream liberal-myopia" papers or ADN, and Couric quotes all of the terrible things they've said about her to her face on the air and asks for a response to each of them in turn. I would have blown that question off too, in a similar situation. Quote:Originally Posted by Mark LevinLiberals tell you the government sucks, and they want more of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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