Gibson's Attempted Mugging of Palin

I'm a bit disgusted this morning over Charlie Gibson's attempted mugging of Sarah Palin in an ABC Inquisition (otherwise described as an interview). Gibson implied that if one prays for success in war then he must be fighting a "holy war." Never mind that General George Patton often prayed for success during World War II, as well as every other President and general in American history. Gibson made a complete ass of himself. We all remember how well that worked last election when Chris Matthews bullied Michelle Malkin on his TV show "Hard Ball."

Gibson also asked Palin a simple question about a complex subject. He asked "Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine"? He gave no context in which an answer could be framed. The Bush Doctrine about "No Child Left Behind"? The "Bush Doctrine" as defined by the Democrat Party, i.e. starve the poor, impose a Christian theocracy, fight wars for oil, carry out massive conspiracy theories, etc. ?

She finally got Gibson to clarify the very broad and ambiguous question and she gave an informed and reasonable answer. But an answer isn't what Gibson really wanted, he wanted her to look confused, uninformed and unprepared. What better way to do that than with an overly-broad, ambiguous question?

The Jawa Report, however, has posted Charlie Gibson's softball questions to Democrats, showing the difference in how the MSM treats Democrats as opposed to Republicans.

Some possible questions for Charlie to use on subsequent interviews of Palin:

1. What do you think of Newton's Third Law of Gravitation? Provide an algebraic formula that expresses the concept. Support your answer with footnote citations from Grey's Anatomy, particularly with reference to Chaos Theory.

2. Explain Calhoun's policy of nullification before the Civil War and how it relates to the Monroe Doctrine. Provide a table that cross references cotton production in the Old South with the rate of manumission and its implication for the ex post facto law of the 14th Amendment. Provide a graph that relates the judicial ramifications as a factor of Abraham Lincoln's hat size.

3. Describe the evolutionary path of a baby harp seal as it was influenced by the gravitational pull of the moon and its impact on the price of tea in China with expected fall out from Mt. Vesuvius during periods of global warming.

Some expected questions that Charlie may use on subsequent interviews of Obama:

1. Is the smiley face icon the proper shade of yellow? Should be it more orange?

2. What's better, fuzzy warm puppies or fluffy white bunnies?

3. Do you enjoy tucking your little girls into bed at night? Do you prefer cheek or
forehead goodnight kisses? Is it difficult to decide on bedtime stories?

Don't worry, Sarah Palin will be ready. I'm not so sure about Obama. What if the teleprompter breaks?