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Harvard Professor: Couric Interviews Reveal Palin's Weakness

nytimes.com — "The concerns raised by the Couric interviews — that Ms. Palin memorizes talking points rather than grasping issues — should not be allayed by her performance in the forgiving format of a debate...Palin's debate tone fits with the overall theme that Ms. Palin and Senator John McCain have been trying to advance: that expertise is overrated."

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  • Stevanoski, on 10/04/2008, -10/+3She did anything but sound like she memorized her lines. And what difference does it make if he was Harvard grad or from Moscow Polytechnic. It just let's the world know that he is a committed Leftist. Ipso, his opinion means as much as Maki's, which is zero in my humble opinion.
    • MisteryMeat, on 10/05/2008, -0/+1Don't you ever tire of making excuses for these people?
  • Kizilbash, on 10/04/2008, -3/+5She's a bot droning out her talking points in a fake folksy accent.
  • 1776, on 10/04/2008, -2/+4Honestly, I think she has an anxiety problem of some sort. That interview with Couric even makes viewers feel awkward and uncomfortable.. it is far more complicated than simple 'ignorance' or lacking intelligence.
  • Carpy, on 10/04/2008, -0/+2I generally have a great deal of respect for Pinker, but isn't he misusing the term "symbolism" in the last paragraph?
  • avataros, on 10/05/2008, -0/+3-The impression fits with the overall theme that Ms. Palin and Senator John McCain have been trying to advance: that expertise is overrated, homespun sincerity is better than sophistication, conviction is more important than analysis.

    If there was a single overarching theme any individual could ascertain from the experiences of the previous 8 years, this is it. We all know how well it went.

    Both Obama and Biden hold the virtues of the former largely because of the latter. It is an absolute strength that McCain and Palin proudly lack.
  • tufftugg, on 10/05/2008, -0/+2She does not have to grasp concepts, she's supported by ''Joe-sixpack".
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