Gibson Interviewing Palin

[SpursFanFirst]

I don't think I've seen this mentioned, but Charles Gibson will be interviewing Palin Friday night. For some reason, I thought it was going to be Thursday and Friday, but according to the following article, it's just Friday.
Will anyone else be watching?


http://www.wsoctv.com/station/17445840/detail.html

A special “20/20” – "The Interview: Sarah Palin with Charles Gibson" -- will air on Friday, September 12 at 10 p.m., ET. The hour will feature more of Gibson’s interviews with the Vice Presidential candidate from Fairbanks and Wasilla. Kate Snow will report on the personal and professional background of Governor Palin leading up to her nomination, and George Stephanopoulos will moderate a live roundtable discussion on the state of the presidential race.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

one thing that bothers me about this is why are they putting this off 'til friday. friday is a wash in the news, normally, and usually these stories get lost over the weekend. i'm sure this will be an exception, but it still sounds deliberate.

[SpursFanFirst]

It's 20/20...that's the typical day, isn't it?
I don't make a habit of watching it, so I'm not sure.

[Mr. Peabody]

I don't think I've seen this mentioned, but Charles Gibson will be interviewing Palin Friday night. For some reason, I thought it was going to be Thursday and Friday, but according to the following article, it's just Friday.
Will anyone else be watching?

My understanding of the interview is that it will take place today and tomorrow, but I guess they are not airing it until tomorrow night.

[JoeChalupa]

If she does well, which I suspect, it'll be the talk of the news media all weekend long and once again Palin trumps Obama.

[Mr. Peabody]

If she does well, which I suspect, it'll be the talk of the news media all weekend long and once again Palin trumps Obama.

It will be hard not to do well with Charlie Gibson asking her "Is it tough being a maverick?" and "How do you like your mooseburgers?".

[JoeChalupa]

It will be hard not to do well with Charlie Gibson asking her "Is it tough being a maverick?" and "How do you like your mooseburgers?".

Or "Which color of lipstick do you wear?"

[Findog]

Good...if they're gonna throw her softballs, air it on a night when no one is watching.

[Mr. Body]

They're conducting multiple interviews. That is, to give her a breather between segments so she can be told what to say.

[Mr. Peabody]

First excerpts....

Sarah Palin Defends Experience, Takes Hard Line Approach on National Security
Republican VP Candidate Speaks with ABC News' Charlie Gibson in Exclusive Interview

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
Sept. 11, 2008—

On the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, Gov. Sarah Palin took a hard-line approach on national security and said that war with Russia may be necessary if that nation invades another country.

In her first of three interviews with ABC News's Charles Gibson and the only interview since being picked by Sen. John McCain as his Republican vice presidential nominee, Palin categorized the Russian invasion of Georgia as "unacceptable" and warned of the threats from Islamic terrorists and a nuclear Iran.

The Governor advocated the accession of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO.

When asked by Gibson if under the NATO treaty, the U.S. would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia, Palin responded: "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.

"And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable," she told ABC News' Charles Gibson in an exclusive interview.

. . . .

GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God." Are we fighting a holy war?

PALIN: You know, I don't know if that was my exact quote.

GIBSON: Exact words.

PALIN: But the reference there is a repeat of Abraham Lincoln's words when he said -- first, he suggested never presume to know what God's will is, and I would never presume to know God's will or to speak God's words. But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that's a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God's side. That's what that comment was all about, Charlie.

GIBSON: I take your point about Lincoln's words, but you went on and said, "There is a plan and it is God's plan."

PALIN: I believe that there is a plan for this world and that plan for this world is for good. I believe that there is great hope and great potential for every country to be able to live and be protected with inalienable rights that I believe are God-given, Charlie, and I believe that those are the rights to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That, in my world view, is a grand -- the grand plan.

GIBSON: But then are you sending your son on a task that is from God?

PALIN: I don't know if the task is from God, Charlie. What I know is that my son has made a decision. I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not choosing a real easy path where he could be more comfortable and certainly safer.

[Biernutz]

20-20 at 9 P.M. on a Friday night? What ABC couldn't fit it in after Jimmy Kimmel. Why have the first interview with Sara if you are going to hide it. Liberal media crap.

[TheMadHatter]

Wow that was a huge flip-flop. Completely went the other way on everything she was quoted on saying.

[Findog]

In about 1.5 months Sarah Palin will be synonymous with Curtis LeMay

[Findog]

If Obama can't have his surrogates make hay over Palin's "We might need to go to war with Russia," then they deserve to lose this election. They'll never do any such thing in office, even they're not that nuts, but this is the kind of gaffe you can rightly scare voters with.

[IceColdBrewski]

Wow that was a huge flip-flop. Completely went the other way on everything she was quoted on saying.

At least she didn't pull an ("above my pay grade") Obama.

[florige]

If Obama can't have his surrogates make hay over Palin's "We might need to go to war with Russia," then they deserve to lose this election. They'll never do any such thing in office, even they're not that nuts, but this is the kind of gaffe you can rightly scare voters with.

Yeah that is pretty surprising she would say that.

[Mr. Peabody]

If Obama can't have his surrogates make hay over Palin's "We might need to go to war with Russia," then they deserve to lose this election. They'll never do any such thing in office, even they're not that nuts, but this is the kind of gaffe you can rightly scare voters with.

I think in the context of the discussion, the statement makes sense.

GIBSON: And under the NATO treaty, wouldn't we then have to go to war if Russia went into Georgia?

PALIN: 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. But NATO, I think, should include Ukraine, definitely, at this point and I think that we need to -- especially with new leadership coming in on January 20, being sworn on, on either ticket, we have got to make sure that we strengthen our allies, our ties with each one of those NATO members. We have got to make sure that that is the group that can be counted upon to defend one another in a very dangerous world today.

GIBSON: And you think it would be worth it to the United States, Georgia is worth it to the United States to go to war if Russia were to invade.

PALIN: What I think is that smaller democratic countries that are invaded by a larger power is something for us to be vigilant against. We have got to be cognizant of what the consequences are if a larger power is able to take over smaller democratic countries. And we have got to be vigilant. We have got to show the support, in this case, for Georgia. The support that we can show is economic sanctions perhaps against Russia, if this is what it leads to. It doesn't have to lead to war and it doesn't have to lead, as I said, to a Cold War, but economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, again, counting on our allies to help us do that in this mission of keeping our eye on Russia and Putin and some of his desire to control and to control much more than smaller democratic countries. His mission, if it is to control energy supplies, also, coming from and through Russia, that's a dangerous position for our world to be in, if we were to allow that to happen.

It's not a bad answer. I think ABC headline was misleading.

[Biernutz]

How many NATO countries can the Russians invade before enough is enough. There are 26 countries in NATO . Sara took the NATO line.

[Mr. Peabody]

How many NATO countries can the Russians invade before enough is enough. There are 26 countries in NATO . Sara took the NATO line.

Georgia is not a NATO country, but the question was a hypothetical.

[Wild Cobra]

How many NATO countries can the Russians invade before enough is enough. There are 26 countries in NATO . Sara took the NATO line.

Hey, at least she understands the international scene.

Obama wanted the UN to figure out how to deal with Russia, and Russia has Veto Power!

He's such a dunce...

[Findog]

Look, you can't have a hot war with Russia, NATO or no NATO. We already have a pseudo Cold War on our hands again with Russia. If she doesn't want a hot war with Russia, then she needs to make that a bit more clear.

[Findog]

If we can go into Iraq, then how come the Russians can't go into Georgia? It's not right when the Russians do it either, but it is so ironic hearing Republicans condemn aggression from other countries.

[Biernutz]

Georgia is not a NATO country, but the question was a hypothetical.

You are right. Georgia has wanted to join NATO.

[MannyIsGod]

@ the answer spin to energy when asked about the alaskan national guard and her foriegn policy experienced.

Coached like a mother.

[MannyIsGod]

OH "you can actually see Russia from Alaska"

LMAO LMAO