Sarah Palin: Charlie, There Is No 'Bush Doctrine'
By J. Grant Swank Jr. (09/15/08)
Charlie Gibson was not at his interviewing best with Sarah Palin.
When he asked her her opinion of the Bush Doctrine, he of all persons should have known that there is nothing written called “The Bush Doctrine.”
There is no consensus among politicians or reporters regarding a supposed “Bush Doctrine.”
In other words, Charlie Gibson appears to have twisted the ambiguous phrase though others have used it, granted, in various contexts. However, Charlie himself obviously did not have any official Bush Doctrine definition.
There is none.
When Sarah Palin hesitated on that question, Charlie would have been smart if he had at least pulled out of the air one of the many dimensions of the Bush Doctrine throw-around; but instead he unfairly threw the ball back in Sarah Palin’s park.
Incidentally, she handled the matter most nobly. For that, she gets a much higher grade than Charlie.
As to Charlie’s pinning her down on her faith in God, that was totally unfair. What Sarah Palin should have asked Charlie is this: “Do you not believe in the will of God, in faith in God, in God?”
All of that has been part and parcel of the Judeo-Christian heritage. Rudy Giuliani stated that on Hannity and Combs. His statement was most eloquent in defense of Sarah Palin.
Charlie frankly was lowbrow in his interview techniques with Sarah Palin. Not characteristic of him, actually. No doubt some Dems and other liberals are putting pressure on the seasoned newsman.
And with that he should know better than listen to any of them.
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