Is Sarah Palin Ready?

Accessed at 12:12 AM on September 12, 2008

In the article entitled, "In First Big Interview, Palin Says 'I'm Ready for the Job," the journalist from the NY Times gives his take on Palin's interview on Thursday with Charles Gibson from ABC interview. Although Palin was noted as saying that she was ready for the job without hesitation. Gibson is not known for giving an easy interview, but one of the reasons that the McCain campaign went with him is that he is known to be taken seriously. As her first interview with a major news organization, the NY Times seems to rip poor Sarah apart.

According to the NY Times, Palin was visibly nervous and stuck to her scripted answers. Under Gibson's pressure, she repeated a lot of phrases, but perhaps her biggest mistake was stumbling when asked if she agreed with the Bush Doctrine on "anticipatory self-defense." Through the "blizzard of words" that Palin provided Gibson with, he expressed exhasperation and pointed to her inconsistancies. Palin was presented as the overscripted, underprepared vice-presidential candidate.

The article was written as a way to disqualify Palin as a suitable candidate and associate her with some of the less popular decisions the Bush Administration has made. I however, feel that as her first interview as the potential vice president of the United States, it is understandable that she would be nervous. Although I would have liked to see the actual interview, I'm 99% sure that NY Times is staying true to character and spinning this story to the left.