Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: il new York Times impallina la Palin

The country is understandably focused on the financial crisis. But
there is another serious issue in front of us that is not getting
nearly enough attention, and that’s whether Sarah Palin is qualified
to be vice president — or, if the situation were to arise, president
of the United States.
La storia ha mostrato varie volte che un vice presidente deve essere
pronto ad assumere il comando della nave-stato con il preavviso di un
istante. Ma Ms. Palin non ha ancora dato alcuna indicazione del fatto
di saper gestire le responsibilitá monumentali di una presidenza,
qualora fosse chiamata a farlo.
A guardare bene, é vero il contrario. Sappiamo che ci sono parti
dell’Alaska dalle quali, se la giornata é serena e la tua vista é
buona, si puó addirittura vedere la Russia. Ma l’infantile ripetizione
di questa sciocchezza come sorta di bona fide sulla politica estera
per un candidato vice presidente dovrebbe farci riflettere.
La campagna di McCain ha fatto del suo bizzarro meglio per riparare
Ms. Palin da ogni intenso esame da parte dei media sulla sua
preparazione per i ruoli piú importanti sulla piazza, e ció non
sorprende. Ella ha rappresentato un imbarazzo nelle interviste.
But the idea that the voters of the United States might install
someone in the vice president’s office who is too unprepared or too
intellectually insecure to appear on, say, “Meet the Press” or “Face
the Nation” is mind-boggling.
The alarm bells should be clanging and warning lights flashing. You
wouldn’t put an unqualified pilot in the cockpit of a jetliner. The
potential for catastrophe is far, far greater with an unqualified
president.
The United States has been lucky in terms of the qualifications of the
vice presidents who have had to step in over the last several decades
for presidents who either died or, in Richard Nixon’s case, were
forced to leave office. Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson became
extraordinary presidents in their own right. Gerald Ford successfully
guided the nation through the immediate aftermath of one of the most
traumatic political crises in its history.
For those who think Sarah Palin is in that league, there is no
problem. But her unscripted public appearances would lead most honest
observers to think otherwise.
Non é solo doloroso, ma anche spaventoso guardare una che potrebbe
diventare il vice presidente degli Stati Uniti inciampare dappertutto
in questa maniera durante un’intervista.
E’ stato surreale, il tipo di performance che avrebbe generato una
grassa risata se fosse stata parte di una scenetta dei Monty Python.
Ma questa é la realtá, e la posta in gioco non potrebbe essere piú
alta. Mentre Ms. Palin arrancava ridicola nell’intervista della
Couric, stava avendo luogo il piú grande fallimento bancario nella
storia degli Stati Uniti, la caduta di Washington Mutual.
La stampa ha un obbligo di prendere a martellate le qualifiche di Ms.
Palin. Se salterá fuori che ha solo avuto alcune brutte interviste
perché era nervosa o qualcosa di simile, questo ulteriore scrutinio le
fará un buon servizio.
Se, al contrario, sará chiaro che la sua performance dimostrata fin
ora rifletta accuratamente la sua preparazione, sarebbe necessario per
McCain e il partito Repubblicano mettere il Paese al primo posto -come
lui stesso ama dire- e trovare un sostituto per Ms. Palin in lista.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/opinion/27herbert.htML
qui stralci dell'intervista:
SULLE SUE CREDENZIALI DI P.W.:
When asked again this week about her puerile linkage of foreign policy
proficiency and Alaska’s proximity to Russia, this time by Katie
Couric of CBS News, here is what Ms. Palin said she meant: “That
Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country,
Russia, and on our other side, the land — boundary that we have with —
Canada.”
She went on, but lost her way midsentence: “It’s funny that a comment
like that was kind of made to I don’t know, you know? Reporters …”
Ms. Couric said, “Mocked?”
“Yeah, mocked,” said Ms. Palin. “I guess that’s the word. Yeah.”
Ms. Couric asked Ms. Palin to explain how Alaska’s proximity to Russia
“enhances your foreign policy credentials.”
“Well, it certainly does,” Ms. Palin replied, “because our, our next-
door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the
executive of. And there—”
Gently interrupting, Ms. Couric asked, “Have you ever been involved in
any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?”
“We have trade missions back and forth,” said Ms. Palin. “We do. It’s
very important when you consider even national security issues with
Russia. As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the
United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just
right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to
make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation,
Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to our
state.”
SULLE CREDENZIALI DI MCCAIN COME RIFORMATORE DI WALL STREET
COURIC: You’ve said, quote, “John McCain will reform the way Wall
Street does business.” Other than supporting stricter regulations of
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more
example of his leading the charge for more oversight?
PALIN: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings
two years ago about Fannie and Freddie–that, that’s paramount. That’s
more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did
for us.
COURIC: But he’s been in Congress for 26 years. He’s been chairman of
the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with
less regulation, not more.
PALIN: He’s also known as the maverick though. Taking shots from his
own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to
get people to understand what he’s been talking about–the need to
reform government.
COURIC: I’m just going to ask you one more time, not to belabor the
point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more
regulation?
PALIN: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.

 lui stesso ama dire- e trovare un sostituto per Ms. Palin in lista.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/opinion/27herbert.htML
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l'ultima battuta sulla demente: "McCain si deve fidare di lei per
risolvere la crisi finanziaria. E' davvero esperta, pensa che vive
vicino a una banca!"