Sen. John McCain gave a remarkable interview with radio personality Don Imus this morning, and the principle topic of discussion was Alaska Gov. Sarah
“„She did fine in the interviews with Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric. If I called you up and asked “What’s the Bush Doctrine?” I doubt if you would know what it is. I think you’d probably have a pretty funny answer. She did a great job in those interviews.
“„Do you think she doesn’t read newspapers? A whole lot of people get their news online now. They just go online. That’s why newspapers are declining in circulation.
“„It’s easy to make fun of people and ask them gotcha questions. That’s fine. I understand how the game is played. But don’t think that the American people buy that baloney.
“„Imus: It used to be said that a candidate had to get through a “Meet The Press” session with Tim Russert, and if they didn’t, it was difficult to recover -
“„McCain: Who said that? That’s hilarious. That’s hilarious. With thousands of people showing up at a town hall meeting, at a rally, I’ve never had one of them say, “Why hasn’t she gone on ‘Meet The Press?” Not once. That’s very good. That is very good, Don. I bet you there’s some who say she’s never been to a Georgetown cocktail party. I’ll bet they say that too.
“„My question is, ‘What’s their problem?’ She is the most popular governor in America…
“„Because she’s not known, or she hasn’t been to a Georgetown cocktail party, or maybe some in Manhattan — **I think she’s the most qualified of any that who has run recently for vice president, to tell you the truth. **[Emphasis added.]