Can anyone make a sense out of this statement:
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That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health-care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the—it's got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health-care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we've got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we've got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that.
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If you are the one who can make sense out of this, the biggest prize is that you are as qualified as Sarah Palinto be the next Vice President of the United States. That's right folks, this seemingly incoherent passage was spoken by Sarah Palin in response to a question from Katie Couric of CBS News.
Listening to this response seems to have pushed even Fareed Zakaria over the edge. In a column for Newsweek magazine, Fareed writes:
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This is nonsense—a vapid emptying out of every catchphrase about economics that came into her head. Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start.
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If I were John McCain reading this column by one of the foremost authorities on International relations of our times, I would seriously consider withdrawing Sarah Palin from the ticket, before this coming thursday's Vice Presidential debate, to minimize any further damage. But again the decision depends on which McCain is reading the column at the time, the Maverick McCain or the McCain with political and personal courage who has shown time and again to put country before self.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Can Anyone Make Any Sense Out of This Please?
Labels:
Foreign Affairs,
Politics,
Presidential Elections,
US
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