Well ok, maybe it didn't turn out like that. They were no huge moronic sound bite that really stands out from Palin. It was moreover just an overall theme of ignorance coming out of her mouth. When she actually answered the question, which was rare, her answer was wafer thin.
Here are my key points that I got out of it.
- She wants to expand the VP powers beyond what the constitution allows and even beyond what Cheney has done. Palin seems to think that the Constitution allows the Vice President to "flex" between the Executive and the Legislative Branch!
- If she had no clue about an answer she would say getting back to taxes or energy even when it had nothing to do with the question of what Biden was saying. Her answers were so rehearsed that she would reply to thing that he hadn't even come close to talking about.
- The only subject on which Palin displayed superior knowledge was when she corrected Biden on the proper delivery of "Drill, baby, drill!"
- I really don't think she knows what an Achilles heel is, because she went nowhere near that one.
- Biden made great strides when he cried up there talking about what single parents go through just looking for a little help.
- Great non-answer, Ifill: "As Vice President, there's nothing you've promised as a candidate that you would take off the table because of this financial issue?"
Palin: "There is not, and how long have I been at this? Like five weeks?"
An Obama aide summarizes the night's proceeding as such: Palin did a good job, as expected, but Biden was the star of the evening, hitting the right tones, coming off passionate and informed and not seeming demeaning in the slightest to his combatant.
Obama/McCain made some great strides today, they picked up a lot of single parents and women today. Biden showed that he is by leaps and bounds the better VP candidate.
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