Ever since Senator John McCain made Ms. Palin the first woman to serve on a Republican presidential ticket, pundits and politicians have been walking on eggshells for fear of saying anything about her that might come off as sexist. But in an exchange captured by television cameras, Ms. Palin was greeted by Asif Ali Zardari, the new president of Pakistan, and a delegation of Pakistani officials.
“I am honored to meet you,” Ms. Palin said.
“You are even more gorgeous than you are on the (inaudible),” Mr. Zardari said.
“You are so nice,” Ms. Palin replied. “Thank you.”
“Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you,” Mr. Zardari continued. At which point an aide told the two to shake hands.
“I’m supposed to pose again,” Ms. Palin said.
“If he’s insisting,” Mr. Zardari said, “I might hug.”
Earlier, Sherry Rehman, the Pakistani information minister, had welcomed Ms. Palin. “Busy on the campaign trail?” she asked the governor.
“Yes, yes,” Ms. Palin replied.
“How does one keep looking that good?” Ms. Rehman asked.
“Oh, oh, thank you,” the governor replied.
Ms. Palin has not held a news conference, and has given only a handful of interviews — including the one with Ms. Couric — in the four weeks since Mr. McCain named her as his running mate. But on Wednesday, reporters asked her how her day was going. “It’s going great,” she said. “The meetings are very helpful and informative. A lot of good people share an appreciation for America.”
There is a financial crisis going on right now, you cannot expect Palin to have meaningful conversations with real leaders.
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But, seriously, as sexist as these comments were, what else were they supposed to ask her? I mean, she's can't tell us why being neighbors to Russia and Canada means she has foreign policy experience. So what is she going to say about Pakistan? A country, I'd venture to guess, that she doesn't know the capital of.
Here's the thing that kills me: this happened 8 years ago. And we elected that person President. Is it any wonder that McCain chose Palin as a running-mate? Look at the precedent she has.
And you know her campaign people have no idea that their jobs were going to get so much harder when she was chosen.
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