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"My Cringe Reflex Is Exhausted"

By The Daily Dish
Sep 26 2008, 1:36 AM ET

Kathleen Parker changes her mind on Palin:

“It was fun while it lasted.

Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.

No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted. Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there’s not much content there.”

You know it's bad when no one on the Corner will even mention the interview; and when GOP blogger Glenn Reynolds can only link to Althouse. Does Reynolds think Palin is qualified to be governor of Alaska, let alone vice-president of the United States?



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