Gibson on Palin: ABC 09/11/08

Charles Gibson on Sarah Palin
"Your World Tonight" 6:00pm
Interview

TOPIC: General

TRANSCRIPT:
CHARLES GIBSON: . . . can you look the country in the eye and say, I have the experience and I have the ability to be, not just vice president, but perhaps, President of the United States of America.?

SARAH PALIN: . . . on January 20th, when John McCain and I are sworn in . . . well be ready . . .

GIBSON: When McCain asked you to take the number two spot on the ticket, for a moment, did you think no?

PALIN: . . . the first thing I said to him was, If you really think I can help the ticket . . . absolutely I want to do this with you.

[ . . . ]

GIBSON: Doesnt that take some hubris?

PALIN: . . . you cant blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the reform of this country . . .

GIBSON: . . . about your national security credentials, [McCain] cited the fact that you have command of the Alaska national guard and that Alaska is close to Russia. Are those sufficient credentials?

PALIN: But it is about reform of government . . . and that has much to do with foreign policy and national security issues.. . . Ive been working on for these years as the governor of this state that produces nearly 20% of the US domestic supply of energy . . .

GIBSON: National security is a whole lot more than energy.

PALIN: . . . I want you to not lose sight of the fact that energy is a foundation of national security . . .

GIBSON: Did you every travel outside of the country prior to your trip to Kuwait and Germany last year?

PALIN: Canada. Mexico and then, yeah, that trip, it was a trip of a lifetime to visit our troops in Kuwait and stop and visit our injured soldiers in Germany . . .

GIBSON: Have you ever met a foreign head of state?

PALIN: I have not. And, I think if you go back in history and I think if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they have the same answer that I just gave you . . .

GIBSON: Let me ask you about some specific national security situations . . . do you believe the United States should try to restore Georgian sovereignty over South Ossetia and Abkhazia?

PALIN: . . . for Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable.

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GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly over the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of this state give you?

PALIN: Theyre our next door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.

GIBSON: You favor putting Georgia and Ukraine into NATO?

PALIN: Ukraine definitely, yes, yes. And Georgia. Putin thinks otherwise. Obviously he thinks otherwise.

GIBSON: And, under the NATO treaty, wouldnt we then have to go to war if Russia went into Georgia?

PALIN: Perhaps so . . .

GIBSON: . . . do you consider a nuclear Iran to be an existential threat to Israel?

PALIN: I believe that under the leadership of Ahmadenijad, nuclear weapons in the hands of his government are extremely dangerous to everyone on this globe, yes.

[ . . . ]

GIBSON: What if Israel felt that it felt threatened and needed to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities?

PALIN: . . . I dont think that we should second guess the measures that Israel has to take to defend themselves and for their security.

[ . . . ]

GIBSON: So, if it felt necessary, if it felt the need to defend itself by taking out Iranian nuclear facilities, that would be all right?

PALIN: We cannot second guess the steps that Israel has to take to defend itself.

GIBSON: We talk on the anniversary of 9/11, why do you think those hijackers attacked? Why did they want to hurt us?

PALIN: You know, there is a very small percent of Islamic believers who are extreme and they are violent and they do not believe in American ideals . . . they need to be provided the hope that all Americans have instilled in us because were a Democratic, and we are a free and we are a free thinking society.

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GIBSON: The Bush doctrine, as I understand it, is . . . that we have the right of a preemptive strike against any other country that we think is going to attack us. Do you agree with that?

PALIN: Charlie, if there is legitimate and enough intelligence that tells us that a strike is imminent against American people, we have every right to defend our country.

GIBSON: Do we have the right to be making cross border attacks into Pakistan, from Afghanistan, with or without the approval of the Pakistani government.

[ . . . ]

PALIN: I believe that America has to exercise all options in order to stop the terrorists . . .
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[TheBigEase]

you can't blink = you can't think

[yourboycal]

@Doughnutchef More experince ? you have got to be kidding me =p

[truthfreedom4all]

Check out a man named Walter Burien and the CAFR1 and a video called THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN.. They (regardless of party) have been robbing us blind for decades.

[revenge1193]

this is my favorite interview ever. Charlie,"do we have the right to attack terrorists acros pakistan's borders without consent of the pakistani government, yes or no"

Palin cant answer a god damn yes or no question

[tommysantos14]

Did you actually SEE this interview? Republican, Democrat, or Independent, this was not the interview of an experienced politician or (if you dont like that word) leader. You ask McCain, Obama, Cheney, Rice, these same questions & they either answer them eloquently or dodge them tactfully. Palin got her hide handed to her here.

Another thing. I know executives with TONS of years of experience... And they're the biggest dumbasses in the world. Experience on its own is no barometer, my friend.

[zentetsu32]

Make sure you check your facts before commenting.. Look up clinton era and the economy.. See where it was then you will see bush robbed us for 8 yrs.. And now fixing it will take years much more than 8yrs to fix..

[Doughnutchef]

Charlie your an ass!Experience duh?Sarah has more experience than Obama,Hilary or blowjob bill.Clinton was under his desk most of the time while the economy was falling apart back in 1999 and 2000,then Bush inherited that too.Lets see,community organizer or govenor of alaska,community organizer or govenor of alaska.Come on you dumb ass

[Tothe2012]

Democratic elections in the United States - what a farce and a shell game.

Everything's rigged.

The winners are pre-chosen. Obviously.

McCain and Palin = designed to lose.

Obama = designed to win.

Bush & Cheney = manipulated into winning TWICE.

[Whateverdouchebag]

Sarah Palin has huge vagina lips.