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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on the debate between Romney and Obama and the need to rein in government spending.
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-- -- on the phone with us right now -- believe.
The former Alaska governor Scottsdale Arizona governor.
But -- it.
-- it would then struggle to watch some parts of this -- He considered President Obama with his lack of enthusiasm for his own policies and his lack of conviction in trying to articulate.
Why -- he believes that government will make you healthy wealthy and -- and happy when you know the vast majority of Americans know that their government isn't the answer so I -- -- sorry for him.
And his role as president trying to explain why -- I we need to repeat four more years of failed policies I thought this was Romney's night Romney did very well and he was able to I think articulate well why it is that someone with that great business experience is what we need to turn this economy around.
I know lesson we chatted -- our our view it said that it was it is important for Mitt Romney.
Two to bring it to the president did and -- and not only does the intellectual argument.
But I you didn't -- -- isn't just paraphrasing the -- an argument in other words to show why.
It is a change in leadership is so important or or or or that he could lose this thing but do you saying that tonight he did that.
He did habit you know to be perfectly honest with you I still hoping that.
Both of these candidates would be able to explain to the American public.
The economic woes that we are in right now and the gravity of the situation that our debt is -- we are drowning we -- At a country facing a bankruptcy that will forever change she -- the American landscape in.
Certain candidate really articulated I think quite passionately strongly.
That the gravity of the situation but I having said that.
Romney still -- a heck of a lot better job than Barack Obama in explaining why it is so important that we turn things around in that we start prioritizing.
Where we will -- -- American tax dollars I sure wish both candidates though would have explained that.
Government doesn't have a revenue problem they truly have a spending problem they don't need to keep taking more and more and more from the private sector and squeezing out investment opportunities.
That would otherwise allow the private sector to grow -- to -- it.
That's allowing government to grow I wish -- both candidates would have been more passionate.
At about and walk.
Private sector needs to be allowed to be unleashed that.
Entrepreneurial spirit.
Did you get a sense of Governor Palin as we look at the spin room there -- throngs around different.
Represented speak on behalf of of the candidate to get the united Mitt Romney and -- we saw.
In New York mayor -- mayor Giuliani talking to a throng of reporters not too far away from South Dakota senator.
John soon as such in making -- -- -- a number -- prominent Democrats.
Are doing the same for Barack Obama.
Do you -- governor during your debate with Joseph Biden.
Was that that the procedures that those who supported you was well as those who supported Joseph Biden.
Were even at a lead the debate a little -- it's not even watched there's there's -- let's say the last fifteen minutes of the debate there's a lot of these guys governor.
Were in place and and and and talking.
Before the debate was even done in other -- is that is that usual.
You know why he had no idea for years ago what was going down behind the scenes are written headquarters in fact -- -- running joke that.
JV squad those of us thought -- Vice presidential side of the ticket.
-- to talk about where is this mysterious headquarters and what are they doing to this campaign so I didn't know back then how it worked.
-- -- this inside baseball stuff I just know as an average Americans.
That I am expecting the candidates at this level to be able to explain to the people.
The true state of our union whet our economy actually looks like.
And what we can do to turn things around and again I believe that governor Romney was able to explain.
Much better policy proposals.
Than Barack Obama was Barack Obama still believing in growing government just repeating mistakes.
And -- tonight I believe that governor Romney was able to be the wine to explain how we can turn things around.
Do you think the expectations.
-- didn't matter.
Governor I mean in the case that Mitt Romney depending on -- -- the media was portraying these polls.
He had hit it out of the park tonight he was desperate for him to get there so what he had to really be in the president's face and then deliver the goods.
But at the expectations were low for him to begin with -- That would be good enough for him -- he would he would look good I don't know how.
They're going to review this.
Debate and -- -- seem to do fine to me the president seemed to define addressing his basic this is president appeared to be slightly more thin -- Little more devious but that could just be my needs are great I've remembered your debate -- Joseph Biden.
A lot of folks were there in the mainstream media work.
Expecting you to lose and then and then -- the -- poll results afterwards that.
Most Americans want to put you would one.
-- -- I'm wondering how the expectations gain.
Please into this and I know it gets a little.
May be -- punditry and -- and certainly not in that camp but.
On the expectations game if they -- low for Mitt Romney.
Did that help them.
And -- -- Comport himself well as a result.
Well it was pretty fascinating to watch both camps trying to lower expectations.
So that they would running -- appointment afterwards it was like how come money guys are taken as a little too far you know.
Just get on with it let's hear what the plan is from both of you -- And then let let's judge from there but I tell you what the expectations are at least from knee I -- from big -- support.
-- -- -- First another look media that late spring and they're gonna -- course that.
Barack Obama the one -- -- eight you know you can expect that that that's commonplace now that.
I had Mitt Romney that a conservative.
Will not be given.
A fair shot overall.
When that media will generalize.
What a result was of from a debate -- yeah that's but that's reality that's a new reality.
But it should challenge Jack conservatives even more make its work even harder make us be clear.
In what our policy proposals will be so that the average American -- Judge at doing our own homework we can judge regardless of that filter of the mainstream media with the try to do to that conservatives message.
Very well put governor it's always a pleasure thank you meant thank you keep.
