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Palin says she considers herself intellectual



From The Washington Post:

NEW YORK -- Does vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin consider herself intellectual? You betcha!

"And you have to be up on not only current events, but you have to understand the foundation of the issues that you're working on," Palin said in an interview with People magazine. "You can't just go on what is presented you."

Although Palin didn't name a single newspaper or magazine when CBS News anchor Katie Couric asked where she got her information, the Alaska governor told People that she has always been a "voracious reader" and named reading _ anything from biographies to historical works _ as her favorite thing along with her children and sports.

Besides author Lawrence Wright's terrorism history, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," Palin said she's reading a lot of briefing papers.

"I appreciate a lot of information. I think that comes from growing up in a family of school teachers," she said.

Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they had already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.

"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said.

The magazine will be on newsstands Friday.

As for the question of which papers she reads during the Couric interview, she said, "all of them," which any intelligent person would take to mean "many." I'm sure she could have said, "The New York Times," had she been willing to play Couric's game.

Brandon, I have watched almost all her TV interviews and I watched the debate. At no time did I think - "Wow, that's an intelligent woman." I felt she mostly came across as ignorant, clueless or as a wise ass. I think she has been rehearsed to the point of mental exhaustion, but she has no knowledge herself. She gives me the same impression I had of Bush - a big empty head with smart handlers. A puppet, a front person for a bigger agenda. I don't feel the need to get any more specific, it would be pointless for you anyway - like the Bush lied tete-a- tete. If you can't see it, you are welcome to vote for her.

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As for the question of which papers she reads during the Couric interview, she said, "all of them," which any intelligent person would take to mean "many." I'm sure she could have said, "The New York Times," had she been willing to play Couric's game.

By saying "all of them" she sounded like a kid who did not do her homework and was trying to be vague without looking stupid. The answer would have been easy if she actually read one. If someone asked you what papers you read I think you would have a ready answer, as would I.

Normally one would have answered on the second or third time they were asked, if not the first.

Well, I think Ms. Palin is an intellekshul and so is Barndon9000.

On gets the impression that you cannot give an example and disguise it with adjectives, and comments like, "If you can't see it, I can't help you," etc.