In her recent interview with Katie Couric, she silenced anyone who's been complaining that she should do more interviews. Now it's clear that given the opportunity in an interview, she will reassure the country that her worldview is about as complex as a Nina Turtles movie.
Couric asked if America should ever second guess Israel, to which Palin replied "no." Then she followed up by asking her if we can never question them or disagree with them in our own interest...ooops, Palin messed up a little. After fumbling the answer, she starts talking about how Israel is the "good guy" and Iran is the "bad guy." She brings up Iran's statements against Israel and says "that doesn't sound like the good guys to me, that sounds like the bad guys."
Wow....wow.....woooooww. Bad guys? Good guys? Please feel free to completely ignore the nuance of the situation. Ignore the fact that Israel deserves to defend itself but sometimes goes overboard on Palestinians. Ignore the fact that complex foreign policy issues deserve a little more description than "good guys." This is not Die Hard. This makes her sound like the "axis of evil" distinction was just to complex for her...please dumb it down to "good guys" versus "bad guys." I understand how this worldview is appealing to alot of people that want a simple world, alot of people that want a leader who can see through complicated issues and draw clear distinctions. But personally, I want a leader that is smarter than most people. I want a leader who has a deeper understanding of foreign policy than me, that's why I'm a frustrated SAT tutor and you're running for the Presidency, because you're supposed to be smarter than me, not embarrass me with your complete lack of understanding of a complex subject.
Here's some of the interview...
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