Williams on McCain/Palin: NBC 10/23/08

Brian Williams on John McCain and Sarah Palin
"NBC Nightly News" 7:05pm
Interview

TOPIC: Part 2 of the NBC McCain/Palin Interview

TRANSCRIPT:
BRIAN WILLIAMS: Part of Sarah Palins day today was spent prepping for tomorrow when Sarah and Todd Palin will be deposed under oath in that so-called Trooper Gate case, currently under investigation in Alaska . . . Palins lawyer is travelling with her, the deposition along with yesterdays revelation of that new $150,000 wardrobe and her struggle earlier this week to define the job of vice president have all brought a lot of unwelcome attention to the Palin side of the . . .

[cut to interview]

WILLIAMS: Back to the issue of terrorists and terrorism, this word has come up in relation to Mr. Ayers—

PALIN: Yes.

WILLIAMS: Uh, hanging out with terrorists, domestic terrorists.

PALIN: Yes.

WILLIAMS: Are we changing—its been said that it gives it a vaguely post-9/11 hint; that we dont normally associate with domestic crimes. Are we changing the definition? Are the people that set fire to American cities during the 60s terrorists? Under this definition. Is an abortion clinic bomber a terrorist? Under this definition. Governor?

PALIN: [sighs] Theres no question that Bill Ayers, via his own admittance, one who sought to destroy our US Capitol and our Pentagon, that is a domestic terrorist. Theres no question there. Now, others who would want to engage in harming innocent Americans or facilities that, uh, it would be unacceptable, I dont know if youre going to use the word terrorist there but its unacceptable . . .

WILLIAMS: Im just asking what other categories you would put in there, abortion clinic bombers, uh, protestors in cities where fires were started, Molotov cocktails were thrown, people died.

PALIN: I would put in that category of Bill Ayers anyone else who would seek to campaign to destroy our United States Capitol and our Pentagon and seek to destroy innocent Americans.

WILLIAMS: Sen. McCain, ahead of your campaign—

MCCAIN: Let me just mention one thing ahead of that. Its not the unrepentant terrorist who stayed on the run from and said as short a time ago as 9/11 that they wished theydve bombed more.

PALIN: More.

[ . . . ]

PALIN: And also, it is not mean-spirited, it is not negative campaigning to ask someone about their record and Barack Obama does have a record of association with Bill Ayers. I dont think that that is off base. In fact, Barack Obama challenged you to bring up Bill Ayers in the debate.

MCCAIN: Yeah, he asked me to

WILLIAMS: Gov. Palin, what is an elite? Who is a member of the elite?

PALIN: Oh, I guess just people who think that theyre better than anyone else and John McCain and I are so committed to serving every American. Hard working, middle class Americans . . . so anyone who thinks that they are, I guess, better than anyone else. Thats, thats my definition of elitism.

[ . . . ]

WILLIAMS: A state of mind, its not geography?

PALIN: Of course not.

WILLIAMS: Senator?

MCCAIN: I know where a lot of them live.

WILLIAMS: Wheres that?

MCCAIN: Well, in our nations capital and New York City . . . And I just for one second want to go back to this whos a terrorist. It is true that William Ayers and his wife, they were not acts of spontaneity when they planned to bomb the capitol and planned to kill other Americans. It was a terror network . . . but there was a terrorist network called the Weathermen.

PALIN: Uh-huh

MCCAIN: Thats what they were called, thats what they called themselves.

PALIN: Uh-huh.

[ . . . ]

WILLIAMS: You recently talked about the liberal feminist agenda in America vis a vis the attacks on Gov. Palin. Gov. are you a feminist?

PALIN: Im not going to label myself anything Brian and I think thats what annoys a lot of Americans, especially in a political campaign is to start trying to label different parts of America . . . I believe in womens rights, I do believe in equal rights . . . its time for women to be provided that opportunity to finally shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling that is still in place in Americas political system, but were going to shatter that because I think that more and more American women are recognizing, Right on! Weve go someone in whom we can believe in also! Someone who is committed to putting our country first, someone who recognizes the life/family balance thats so necessary as we try to progress our families and the businesses that we own . . . so Im not going to label myself feminist or not, but I do believe that American women can recognize in me an advocate and a friend wholl be in their White House for them.

LABEL: BW JM SP NBC 10-23-08 19.05 (EW#487) RSCGV

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• john
• mccain
• sarah
• palin
• TRACKING
• ayers
• terror
• abortion
• security
• terrorism
• economy
• feminism
• feminist

[tralfasian]

I like how when asked if she's a feminist, she says she's not going to label herself (because she doesn't know what feminism means) then continues to describe herself literally to a T the definition of feminism... She is literally the biggest disgrace to politics in our history. And that's an equal-opportunity statement.

[treble473]

God, can you imagine having to listen to her bumbling, rambling responses all day? It almost makes me pity McCain.

[stride7860]

It's so WEIRD, if they weren't running for office I think it would actually be pretty hilarious to watch them both high, they seem pretty funny and relaxed

[RebelGuy95]

@SgtZellmer, a state cannot nullify federal law. It's the place of the Supreme Court to invalidate federal and state laws that are unconstitutional.

Suggested reading: United States Constitution, Articles I, III, and VI.

[kaneslives]

PALIN IS A STUPID BIMBO!

[mcgra8bc]

Palin is such a moron.

[FollowMyDamnedLaws]

I LOVE YOU SARAH!

[jimijackson]

john mccain looked like someone who has been kidnapped and is desperately trying to signal "H E L P" lol

[MUAH121506]

No actually, it's called being a dumbass!

She should be well aware of our issues, especially because she was representing the Republican party.

[Lightning997]

OMG listening to her is just too stupid to handle so i just stopped it right when she started talking. she is got to be the dumbest politician in government she never answers the damn question and neither does dumbass McCain who i was glad who lost otherwise the us would have been in another shithole just like george bush

[shootcocacola73]

that's called being a politician