Lieberman on Palin: 10/02/08

Joe Lieberman on Sarah Palin
"CNN Newsroom" 01:40pm
Interview

TOPICS: Palin, debate, Biden

TRANSCRIPT:
JOE LIEBERMAN: "Tonight's a real opportunity for Sarah Palin to get this discussion away from the gotcha sorta final exam kinda questions she's been asked, and to the qualities that led John McCain to select her. [...] She's a typical, middle class person from a typical, middle class family. [...]"

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KIRA PHILLIPS: "[...] But is she smarter than Joe Biden? [...]"

LIEBERMAN: "This is not an IQ test. She's plenty smart, and Joe Biden is plenty smart. [...] I'm not here to say anything negative about him. I'm here to say that Sarah Palin is ready to be vice president based on her record. [...]"

PHILLIPS: "[...] Is she smarter than Joe Biden? You know Joe Biden., and she's going for the vice presidential position? You don't think that's important? [...]"

LIEBERMAN: "They're both plenty smart enough to do this job. The question is, what does Sarah Palin bring to national office? She brings executive experience. She brings the heart and head and voice of middle class america, and she'll be their advocate in exactly the areas that John McCain wants her to work in, in energy independence in reform of our government [...]

LABEL: JL SP CNN 10-02-08 13.40 (LR#79) V

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Palin
• debate
• Biden
• smart

[paolo2012]

oh and for the record...in terms of intellect, Joe Biden is the Sunday newspaper, and Palin is the cockroach that gets swatted by the sunday paper.

[Rhadamant5186]

Did you know that Sarah Palin used to be on a committee and her husband still is on a committee that wants Alaska to secede from the US? Yeah, that's patriotic...

[San47di]

I'll be so GLAD when the Democratic Party gets rid of this ignorant leech!!

[zeecee1]

You are absolutely wrong on both statements, research this yourself. Official records show Sarah Palin has NEVER been a member of the AIP. AIP initially said she was, but later retracted the statement & conceded the mistake. Records show Sarah has been a Republican since 1982, when she was 18 & first eligible to vote. Todd Palin WAS an AIP member from '96-'02 (except for 3 months in 2000) but is NOT a member now as you claim, he was undeclared after leaving AIP & is now a registered Republican.

[zeecee1]

Bin Laden did not destroy our economy, though I'm sure he'd thank you for that credit. I just don't believe that a radical terrorist who intentionally kills thousands of innocent people understands the American people very well, AT ALL. But apparently to you, his knowledge is more reliable than that dreaded Sarah Palin girl.

[Rhadamant5186]

Bin Laden knew how to piss off our entire country to get us into two different wars, destroy our economy and suck us into a seemingly endless war where we are losing more American lives every day. I'd say he knows how America 'ticks'.

[zeecee1]

"She knows American politics less than someone like Osama Bin Laden."

...??!!

Sarah Palin knows that people who run planes into buildings and kill 3,000 people should be put to justice, Bin Laden does not. As for who understands the American people better, my money's on her.

[buzuzu26]

What the heck is Big Ol Joe saying? The palin I have seen on TV has demonstrated nothing but ignorance. But its laughable for Joe to say that because she does not live in Washington she had no knowledge of whats going on there. She for instance does not know of any Supreme court ruling that upholds her conservative views. I saw that on a TV interview and I was like whoa!!! I guess the executive prowess she can bring along is her domineering husband who gets people fired for no just cause!!!

[Blafux]

What is wrong with Kira Phillips asking who's smarter?! It felt like watching FOX News! What does it mean being "smarter"?!

It's not about being smart or like Lieberman pointed out having a higher "IQ", it's about being able to handle the issues as they come up. When you can't even say which newspaper you like to read in the morning I think there will be serious problems if that women becomes VP of the United States..

[Rhadamant5186]

She knows American politics less than someone like Osama Bin Laden. When our enemies know us better than our leaders, there is something seriously wrong.