Because only awesomeness can come from googling sarah palin egypt

[james_davis_nicoll]

From the lips of America's next President:

"And nobody yet has, nobody yet has explained to the American public what they know, and surely they know more than the rest of us know who it is who will be taking the place of Mubarak and no, not, not real enthused about what it is that that's being done on a national level and from DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt. And, in these areas that are so volatile right now, because obviously it's not just Egypt but the other countries too where we are seeing uprisings, we know that now more than ever, we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And, we do not have all that information yet."

On a completely unrelated note


I'm linking to this Card essay on talk radio because I have an honest question: has Card always been this cool on Huckabee?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In fairness to the former governor, if someone were to accurately transcribe my spoken words I'm sure it would look something like this most of the time. But in context (I presume) people can follow what I'm going on about.

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

"And nobody yet has, nobody yet has explained"

This bit in particular looks to me like a stammer, and the sort of thing I would say if speaking extemporaneously; it feels mean-spirited to me to leave it in the transcript, though I don't know what reporting convention does with this sort of thing (or "um") normally.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

This is the way the Palin speaks
This is the way the Palin speaks
Not with a bang but with a stammer

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this. Almost anyone sounds like an idiot if you faithfully transcribe their unprepared statements. It's a cheap shot.

Besides, the former governor is perfectly capable of sounding like an idiot in prepared speeches and in writing. Why resort to rhetorical low blows when she leads with her rhetorical chin so often?