This has to be some kind of joke.
This has to be some kind of segment on Saturday Night Live, not reality.
In an effort to beef up vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin's non-existent foreign policy credentials, the McCain campaign sent her to the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week to meet and greet notable dignitaries and foreign leaders. It's a standard tactic -- trying to make yourself look important by getting photographed with people who actually are important -- but in a presidential election it's just plain bush-league. It's the photo-op of a lifetime, and just goes to re-enforce how scary a thought "President Sarah Palin" really is.
No public questions. No public answers. Nothing unscripted. Just a bunch of pictures and video that scream: "Look at me! All of these important people are willing to sit down with me, so I must be ready to step-in and take over!"
Truthfully, though, she did answer one unscripted question. A reporter was able to quickly ask her how the day was going yesterday. Her response? That the meetings were "informative and helpful." And she looking like a deer in headlights trying to look comfortable when she answered.
The biggest compliment that a foreign leader had for Gov. Palin? The president of Pakistan said that she is "gorgeous." Well, I'm sold.
The press is not allowed to get to Gov. Palin or to ask her questions. Why? Apparently she can't handle the scrutiny of the general press when it comes to actual issues. I'd hate to see what the vice-presidency does to her.
Andrew Sullivan is one of my favorite conservatives. He is a writer, commentator, and daily blogger on http://www.andrewsullivan.com/. I caught him Friday night on Real Time With Bill Maher, and he argued that John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate should automatically disqualify him from the presidency. I completely agree.
But that's alright, because John McCain will just spin this as his unique ability to bring people together in a bi-partisan manner.
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