Sunday, February 6, 2011

David Brody from CBN News Interviews Palin at the Reagan Ranch Center (Preview)

Note to Pablo: Next time wait for the video. In addition, don't just post part of the answer make it look like Palin doesn't know what she's talking about. Palin's position on Egypt is the most sensible I've heard to date from any of the potential candidates for the GOP nomination.

The full interview will be aired on The 700 Club tomorrow.

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TRANSCRIPT:

On the situation in Egypt:

“Remember, President Reagan lived that mantra trust but verify. We want to be able to trust those who are screaming for democracy there in Egypt, that it is a true sincere desire for freedoms. And the challenge that we have though, is how do we verify what it is that we are being told, what it is that the American public is being fed via media, via the protestors, via the government there in Egypt in order for us to really have some sound information to make wise decisions on what our position is. Trust but verify, and try to understand is what I would hope our leaders are engaged in right now. Who’s going to fill the void? Mubarak, he’s gone, one way or the other. He is not going to be the leader of Egypt. That’s a given. So now the information needs to be gathered and understood as to who it will be that fills now the void in the government. Is it going to be the Muslim Brotherhood? We should not stand for that, or with that or by that. Any radical Islamists, no that is not who we should be supporting and standing by. So we need to find out who was behind all of the turmoil and the revolt and the protests so that good decisions can be made in terms of who we will stand by and support.”

On President Obama’s handling of the crisis in Egypt:

“It’s a difficult situation. This is that 3am White House phone call and it seems for many of us trying to get that information from our leader in the White House, it seems that that call went right to the answering machine. And 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. I’m not real enthused about what it is that is being done on a national level 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 the mainstream media:

“I think much of the mainstream media is already becoming so irrelevant because there is not balance. There is, in many cases, david, there is not truth coming out of the mainstream media and I know that first hand. I live it everyday. And what would give me great joy is if what would become irrelevant is just the untruthful the misreporting out there. I want the mainstream media, and I’ve said this for a couple of years now, I want to help ‘em. I have a journalism degree. That is what I studied. I understand that this cornerstone of our democracy is a free press, is sound journalism. I want to help them build back their reputation and allow Americans to be able to trust what it is that they are reporting. We’re so far from being able to trust what so many of the mainstream media personalities, characters, feed the American public that it scares me for our country. What would give me great joy is what would become irrelevant is the misreporting that comes out of the mainstream media.”

What might she do differently, If she runs for President:

“I would continue on the same course of not really caring what other people say about me or worrying about the things that they make up, but having that thick skin and a steel spine, knowing that what is needed in America are those things that Ronald Reagan did espouse and what he lived and not worrying about what the critics are going to say about me or my family or what it is that I stand for. Because I do believe, David, that there are more commonsense conservative Americans on our side on the issues that we stand for than there are those who oppose the idea of individualism and God given liberty and opportunity to work hard and to progress according to our own work ethic and our own merits. I would continue to believe that there are more who are believers in those values than there are not, so I would continue down that same path.”

On the attacks in the media:

“You know, I’m reminded so often of 2 Timothy 1:7 knowing that God does not give us a spirit of timidity or of fear, but he gives us a spirit of power and love and a sound mind. A sound mind so that we can keep things in perspective. We can stay grounded. We can know what is real. We can know truth. So just calling on that verse, reminding myself over and over again what God promises, that gets me through the tough times.”

On her devotional life:

“Time is our most precious resource. How we choose to spend time I think is a reflection on what’s most important to us. I am going to read my Bible every day. I am going to dig in there and seek God’s wisdom and direction in every step that I take. So I prioritize time to make sure that that daily devotion is available. And I will participate in that. But it’s not just carving some time out of the day to read the Word and to journal what I believe I am gaining from the Word. But it is ongoing minute by minute asking God for the strength, for the direction. He says we can ask for favor. I ask for favor in situations so that I can continue down the path. And it’s the most important thing in my life, my faith. So I prioritize to make sure that I’m spending the time that I need to stay all geared up.”

On the decision not to attend CPAC this year:

“Well, I’ve never attended a CPAC conference ever so I was a little taken aback this go around when I couldn’t make it to this one either and then there was a speculation well I either agree or disagree with some of the groups or issues that CPAC is discussing. It really is a matter of time for me. But when it comes to and David, perhaps what it is that you’re suggesting in the question is should the GOP, should conservatives not reach out to others, not participate in events or forums that perhaps arising within those forums are issues that maybe we don’t personally agree with? And I say no. It’s like you being on a panel shoot, with a bunch of the liberal folks whom you have been on and you provide good information and balance, and you allow for healthy debate, which is needed in order for people to gather information and make up their own minds about issues. I look at participation in an event like CPAC or any other event along kind of in that same vein as the more information that people have the better.”
Full story and transcript is HERE

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

RW, You don't know Pablo very well! I'm certain he read the entire interview, and did not try to make it look like anything--other than what it was.

A mish-mash of nonsensical nothing. IMO.

-Martha

Right Wingnut said...

Martha,

BS. He only posted half of her answer on Egypt. I agree that he probably read it all. His omission was reckless and deliberate. I knew that last night, but was too pissed off to point it out.

Anonymous said...

too pissed? did u lose sleep?

Anonymous said...

RW, thanks for posting this...unfortunately I'm sure it will fall on deaf ears.

jerseyrepublican

Anonymous said...

RW, the other half of her answer was no better! Instead of going after Pablo, why don't you tell us why/how her answer-half or whole-made any sense at all?

I think it's almost comical that you think that posting the other half helps.

-Martha

Jersey, I'm sorry, I know you support Palin, but this interview is no different than any of the others. She's still not ready for prime time. She never will be. She still has trouble articulating anything beyond simple thoughts. Not only that, she's criticizing Obama in a situation where any president would have to walk a fine line. Her attack is gratuitous and childish.

Anonymous said...

Like barbara bush said, she should stay in alaska!!

Anonymous said...

Wow! I was so impressed! I've changed my mind about the great and wonderful Palin.

Not.

Anonymous said...

Martha, what are you talking about?

The first half is a great introduction into what she was referring to in the second part of the answer. I'd have to agree with RW, her response is the best response, I have heard, from all of the possible candidates!!! The only criticism one can have of President Obama during this Egyptian mess is - where does he stand? She laid that out perfectly, especially when the entire answer was laid out in the proper context.

She's also smart enough to realize that there isn't a good answer to this situation and since she isn't the President(yet) she has the luxury of Monday morning quarterbacking. The other potential candidates have already drawn their lines in the sand and may have to answer for their stances when things change on the ground.

The most important part of her message was when she stated that they(the White House) knows more than we know. That is the heart of her criticism and that is why she doesn't or couldn't be expected to have a stance on what the next step should be for Egypt...BUT I'm sure you understood that...

Exactly how is her attack "gratuitous and childish?" And how exactly is it an "attack?"

jerseyrepublican

Right Wingnut said...

From Pablo's post:

The support of a 30 year authoritarian regime and its crackdown of a repressed people is a serious offense to me. Where does Palin stand?

Palin's words:

Who’s going to fill the void? Mubarak, he’s gone, one way or the other. He is not going to be the leader of Egypt. That’s a given.

Pablo either didn't read the entire interview, or he deliberately omitted the first part of her answer. Which is it? I'm looking forward to his answer.

Doug NYC GOP said...

It sounds like Palin's point and position is this:

"I think what the United States has to do is make it very clear to the people in Egypt that we stand with the voices of democracy and freedom. And we have to also communicate, as I think the administration has, that we would like to see a transition to a permanent democracy, not just a one time, one vote, and then the extremists take over, but instead a permanent democracy with the rule of law, with a support for the allies that have existed in the past. And that kind of transition would be best undertaken if President Mubarak were to step out of the way or lead the transition. But I don’t know that I would say to the president, ‘you should call for Mubarak’s resignation.’ That, I think, flies in the face of a long history of friendship between he and our country and our friends. But it’s very clear that he needs to move on, and the transition to the voices of democracy."

Anonymous said...

RW, this is the problem I have with most of the Romney supporters, on this site, they criticize and ridicule Palin for speaking in platitudes but their entire thesis against her is based in infantile platitudes.

Rarely do they ever articulate why they disagree with her stances on the issues...that's probably because they lack the integrity and the intellectual honesty to have that discussion...or they will answer my question with the aforementioned infantile platitude, such as "she's stupid."

I'm actually giving Pablo the benefit of the doubt on this one. We are having a discussion on his blog about this and he claimed that Brody changed the transcript by adding more commas and periods where they should be. He has yet to answer my question about why he omitted the first part of her answer. Until he does that...I will give him the benefit of the doubt.

Thanks again for posting this...I was scratching my head all day long yesterday wondering what she was thinking...obvious in the proper context...it was both obvious and well thought out.

jerseyrepublican

Anonymous said...

Doug, if Palin were to say that, then a potential Presidential candidate would be on record as saying that Mubarek, a soveriegn leader of a sovereign nation needs to step down...I'm not sure that's the right stance to take at this time. Maybe it is but I am perfectly fine with her answer.

I think, we have the right to know Obama's stance, since he knows a whole lot more than we know. Instead of bickeriing amongst ourselves, maybe we should be asking that of our President not of our hypothetical future President(s)?

jerseyrepublican

Doug NYC GOP said...

JR - Who is bickering? I thought I was helping to clarify.

Palin said in the video Mubarak is gone.."it's a given"...so clearly she feels he needs to be outta there.

I think what she is saying and the statement I posted come to the same conclusion -- we can't have Muslim Extremist takeover in under the guise of "Democracy."

No?

Anonymous said...

Doug, I agree with you but I also refuse to play your gotcha game. You guys have made it quite clear that RightSpeak is "A Place for All Conservatives to Speak their Mind," but if you don't support Romney his supporters, in the comment section are going to bully the rest of us. Hey that's your prerogative but I will no longer play these silly games...I will no longer temper my true feelings, for some of you, out of politeness. And, in some ways, my presence will be less frequent.

jerseyrepublican

Anonymous said...

BTW, she never said she supported his ousting, she spoke of the reality of the situation.

jerseyrepublican

Right Wingnut said...

Doug, Mubarak has already agreed to step down. Palin did not go out on a limb by stating that he would no longer lead Egypt. Romney's statement came before that revelation. I understand that she had the benefit of knowing more than Romney did at the time.

Right Wingnut said...

JR, I agree. This past week, several Romney interviews were posted on this site. I don't recall Palin (or Huck) supporters leaving snarky remarks in the comment sections.

Doug NYC GOP said...

JR - Again, who is being a bully?"

A point was made regarding Palin's being "the most sensible I've heard to date from any of the potential candidates for the GOP nomination."

I was trying to point out that might not be the case. Both Palin's statement and the one I posted compliment one another and basically are the same position.

Perhaps the force feeding of ANYTHING PAlin does or says is the best is the true bullying. Because if you don't agree with Sarah then you are subjected to having your political foundations and values challenged, as well as being called a RINO, Liberal, etc.

To challenege what a politician says as well as how they say it is fair game. If some people want to take their ball and go home, they are free to do so.

Anonymous said...

RW, EXACTLY!!! Our comments were based on a criticism of his position on policy, or past decisions, that may present hurdles as he attempts to win the Presidency. But, keep in mind, that any criticism of the great, just and powerful Rominus is an attack on him personally in their minds. Their hypocrisy is so unconceivable!!!

jr

Doug NYC GOP said...

You guys must be Steelers fans.

Anonymous said...

Doug, spare me the crap...please. No Palin supporter, on this site, attempts to force feed her to you. We have our opinions that we espouse but never do we name call. I've never called anyone, on this site, a RINO...in fact I don't think any Palin supporter called anybody on this site a RINO...perhaps we called Republican politicians RINO's but we never referred to any person on this site as one.

I would agree that, "challenging what a politician says as well as how they say it is fair game." What isn't fair game is leaving out, intentionally or accidentally, an important part of a person's statement because it doesn't help the "Palin's stupid" narrative.

BTW, you can think I am being childish with threatening "to take their ball home," but the fact of the matter is that why should I spend my time to support a site, of people, that think I am stupid for supporting a specific candidate?

I'm just not going to bite my tongue any longer. You think I was a pain in the ass before...

jerseyrepublican

Anonymous said...

BTW, OT - you guys should have ads on here...I think google lists you higher in their searches if you have ads...not to mention you might as well make some coin for your efforts.

jerseyrepublican

Doug NYC GOP said...

Well Mr. Bill589 referred to me as a RINO a few weeks ago, which is why I added it to my name for a few days in the chat box, to show I no hard feelings. The chat box often has comments about people's intentions.

Fundementally there is nothing wrong witht he policy position Palin is taking. If you want to quibble over she called for his ouster or not, go for it, but it's not a point of contention with me. All I did was illustrate another way to basically say the same thing.

Regarding the "force feeding" issue, when these grandiose and subjective statements about her are made; for example she is most Reaganesque, or has the best position or is the only working towards XYZ objective, one should expect some push back. And when someone does, it doesn't mean they are any less authentic a conservative.

For example; Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin are both strong women and fight for conservative values. I personally think Bachmann is a better communicator than Palin - more fluid, succinct, clearer prose, etc. But I agree with both on the fundementals.

That's all.

Anonymous said...

I often do not understand the point Sarah Palin is trying to make. I am sometimes offended by her lack of vocabulary and use of crude language to put her point across. I am close to the same age and am a college grad. I really care about language.

I agree that Martha and Ellie despise Palin in just about every way possible,but I do not fit that category. However, I often cannot understand why Sarah Palin says what she does or even acts as she does. I think we can all agree that Mitt Romney does not use the same type of language or images as Sarah Palin. I understand what he says, even if I don't always agree with it. None of these makes me less of a conservative; Sarah Palin's style is so different from my own that I have a hard time making sense of who she is or what she says.

I don't hate her, and if she wins the nomination against Obama, I will vote for her. I like Mitt because I UNDERSTAND him better. I don't see anything wrong with that. In fact, it seems like a NORMAL reaction to me.

AZ

Doug NYC GOP said...

AZ - You nailed it.

Anonymous said...

AZ, did you watch the video?

jerseyrepublican

Anonymous said...

Doug, did you watch the video...if so did you understand the words coming out of her mouth?

jerseyrepublican

Ellie said...

As we have said before - at least me anyway, I don't HATE Palin. I'm just baffled why (mostly men) think she's the cat's PJ's! I have a deep respect for a lot of GOP women. Palin just is not one of them. Call that hate, if you think it fits in your box. But the fact that I don't feel she is ready for prime time, let alone the presidency, is not hate. It's my reality.

It would be very easy to say "I support her because she's a woman too". But beyond that? there's no 'there' there. I want the best and brightest. I'll vote for Romney because he fits that mold. But I would also vote for Condi Rice or Lisa Murkowski or Lynn Cheney... so many others who I think have functioning brain cells.

Doug NYC GOP said...

Yes, I most certianly did watch the video this morning. Out of courtesy to you, I watched it again.

I didn't say it was terrible earlier today and I still don't. But it's not the best either. She has a very halting style of speaking and seems take three times as many words to get her point accross. Not terrible but doesn't register with me. As I say, I find Bachmann much easier to listen to.

My affirmation of AZ's comments were in regard to Palin in the general sense, not just specific to this video.

And I have made the observation and asked these questions before, about her ability to communicate her ideas.

Anonymous said...

Doug, I think what you see is a real person discussing a topic. It's not refined, I'll give you that, but that is where the charm is. She is real. She pauses and clarifies an earlier portion of her statement as we all do when we have a conversation with someone. It's off the cuff and of the heart...I feel that will resonate with average Americans if she runs for President. Once they get past what they've been told about Palin, they will listen to her and they will see themselves in her...that is one of the things that is Reaganesque about her. She can talk to the everyman and elevate them, all awhile instilling an unapologetic level of national pride.

jerseyrepublican

Doug NYC GOP said...

That's some tall order, JR. Time will tell I guess.

On the other hand, she has near universal name recognition, massive exposure on Fox and her TV show, so to say people have to get past what they have been told about her is a stretch.

But let's assume your claim is accurate for outside the GOP. Inside the party, she has real trouble and we know her best.

Anonymous said...

Yet she is still within the MOE in most state primary polls.

jerseyrepublican

ellie said...

Actually, JR, therin lies the problem. We have listened to her and ignored the 'press'. and you know what? I still can't see a pathway to the presidency for her.

Anonymous said...

ellie, I'm not sure why I bother...but you have never listened to her...you have never heard her...you troll around the various Republican forums and bash her for some reason that only makes sense to you. You either have major issues or you know her personally and do not like her...maybe you're the Murk...I personally think you're either obsessed with Romney...due to his looks or his mormonism OR you're a liberal troll trying to stir up problems OR you resent her for what she has accomplished while still being a good mother and wife BUT one thing is for sure...not once, since McCain picked her as his VP, have you complimented her. You even said you thought her acceptance speech and her formal, convention, acceptance speech were not that good...so you have no credit when it comes to Palin!!!

jerseyrepublican