Regarding tomorrow's debate, I think Palin's going to do okay.
Everyone's expectations are really, really low right now. I think she'll hold her own and be perceived as the victor. (If there really is such a thing as someone winning these debates. Like it was said before, I don't think they'll have much impact on the election's outcome.)

Fox News: it's fair and balanced.

A lot of people I know are planning VP debate parties, somewhat on the assumption that she'll provide comedy like her Couric interview.

I don't see this happening. Now, I don't necessarily see her doing well, but she'll be sufficiently prepped that I don't expect meandering meaningless answers like she gave Couric.

Instead she'll have prepared statements and will use them regardless of question. So she may still look bad for not answering questions but it won't be the same kind of bad as the Couric interview.

The Daily Show clip was hysterical.
"Tuchus" - It's a great word to say out loud.
:D

Yeah, but "tribe" was not.



With the proviso, not widely understood, that jews consider themselves from tribes ... and so it's not really as derrogatory as it likely came across.

Palin is about to take the exam without having taken the class. Whoever first said it has the situation about right.

Since she knows jack compared to Biden or really any legitimate candidate for national office, I predict she throws the folksy into overdrive - droppin' g's, usin' oddball expressions, makin' analogies to ice hockey and huntin'. She's going for the I'd-like-to-have-a-beer-with-her thing that worked for George W.

I was interesting that the person who was in the most denial was also denying her head its true hair color.

Watch for a lot of blame about Palin's debate performance to fly towards the moderator.

You mean the one who is writing a book entitled "The Obama Age"?

Or credit.

I predict 1) She won't be allowed to stick to canned statements; and 2) all of the questions will be geared towards foreign affairs and the economy, and none of the questions will be geared towards her supposed strengths, i.e., her anti-choice views, her hockeymomishkeit and her pro-family agenda of belligerence, drug addiction and promiscuity.