GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was interviewed on camera today by ABC’s Charlie Gibson in the first of a series of exclusive interviews to be conducted this week. The first interview will be aired tonight on ABC World News—but excerpts have been released by the network.
According to the excerpts, Gibson asked Palin if she was ready to be a heart beat away from the presidency, and without missing a beat, Palin confidently replied in the affirmative: "I'm ready," Palin said.
Palin said she had no hesitation about accepting McCain's offer to be on the ticket:
Palin also confidently expressed her views on Georgia joining NATO dispite Russian opposition.
When asked by Gibson if under the NATO treaty, the U.S. would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia, Palin responded: "Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.
"And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable," she told ABC News' Charles Gibson in an exclusive interview.
According to the interview excerpts released so far, Palin defied the expectations of some who have suggested that she was not up to the task, and nothing occurred to call into question Palin’s qualifications for the vice presidency.
According to the excerpts, Gibson asked Palin if she was ready to be a heart beat away from the presidency, and without missing a beat, Palin confidently replied in the affirmative: "I'm ready," Palin said.
Palin said she had no hesitation about accepting McCain's offer to be on the ticket:
"I answered him yes because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can't blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you can't blink," Palin explained. "So I didn't blink then even when asked to run as his running mate."
Palin also confidently expressed her views on Georgia joining NATO dispite Russian opposition.
When asked by Gibson if under the NATO treaty, the U.S. would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia, Palin responded: "Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.
"And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable," she told ABC News' Charles Gibson in an exclusive interview.
According to the interview excerpts released so far, Palin defied the expectations of some who have suggested that she was not up to the task, and nothing occurred to call into question Palin’s qualifications for the vice presidency.
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