Comments on: Palin versus Biden – Where were the gaffes? https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/10/02/palin-versus-biden-where-were-the-gaffes/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:42:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Marty https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/10/02/palin-versus-biden-where-were-the-gaffes/#comment-19552 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:42:42 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1627#comment-19552 Perhaps to the uninformed, that’s how it appeared. I don’t know if that was deliberate, or a sin of omission. But I’m 99.9% certain that’s not what she believes.

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The religious right would be appalled ‘ to think she supported Civil Unions that were completely equal in marriage in all ways except the name.’

I agree. And that’s why I found it surprising that when asked by Biden if that’s what she supported, she didn’t refute it – she just went back to the scripted talking points. She made it appear she supports Civil Unions that are fully equal to marriage in everything except the name.

]]> By: Marty https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/10/02/palin-versus-biden-where-were-the-gaffes/#comment-19550 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:08:54 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1627#comment-19550 Nick: Being exactly the same and being treated exactly the same are two different things.
Fair enough, but to do so can only mean that you believe the differences are inconsequential.
The religious right would be appalled ‘ to think she supported Civil Unions that were completely equal in marriage in all ways except the name.’

]]> By: Kate https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/10/02/palin-versus-biden-where-were-the-gaffes/#comment-19549 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:21:11 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1627#comment-19549 Well, while I was pleasantly surprised by Palin’s knowledge, y’all saw what you wanted to see. Did she make some mistakes? Yes. I would have been extremely leery if she hadn’t after only 5 weeks on the trail.
I always try to be objective. If Biden had done a good job, I would say so. He had some good moments mixed in with provable lies. He was totally flustered, and it showed.

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/10/02/palin-versus-biden-where-were-the-gaffes/#comment-19548 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:21:51 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1627#comment-19548 What Nick said….. and….
And you saw an example of Palin thinking on her feet when she spoke to Couric. The last time with Couric, Palin, with McCain on her side reeled off an answer that was rather obviously drummed into her. Then McCain took over and jabbed back at Couric to protect his golden calf/cow.
That answer to Couric set the tone for how Palin would handle the debate. She even announced it when she said she would talk to the American people and not necessarily to the actual question asked of her. What Palin then proceeded to do was speak from the McCain talking points that were drubbed into her. When she “winged it,” Palin made mistakes and misspoke the policy McCain has espoused. Palin barely looked at Biden while he was talking (if you managed to catch it, they didn’t split screen it) I have read that apparently Palin was looking down at the lectern, possibly to read note cards to jog her memory.
There wasn’t much spontaneous about Palin’s performance, it was scripted.

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