Palin: like "witnessing a data dump from a very appealing droid"

Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker's ode to Palin and Joe six-pack in the WaPost:

Well, darnit all, if that dadgum girl (wink, wink) didn't beat the tarnation out of Joe Biden. Maverick Sarah Palin fersure surpassed expectations and said everything under the sun, also. And Biden smiled and smiled. She hit all the notes that resonate with non-elite Americans: family (Hi Mom and Dad!), "Can I call ya Joe?" personal responsibility, Wall Street greed, children with special needs. Her most effective technique was speaking directly to the American people and letting Joe know that's what she was gonna do, doggonit.

And, you know what? If you want to know what the American people care about, you can go to a kid's soccer game on Saturday and ask parents how they feel, and "I'll betcha you're going to hear some fear."

She did her homework, studied hard, and delivered with spunk. Still, I had the uneasy feeling throughout that I was witnessing a data dump from a very appealing droid. Even the winks and jaw juts seemed slightly programmed. And the question remains: Is she ready to be president should the need arise?

I think we all know the answer to that.

Look at the comments of the analysts:

• Bill Schneider, CNN: Palin’s answers do not lack confidence, they lack coherence.
  

• Bob Schieffer, CBS: I must say, I found it a little disconcerting, time and again, Governor Palin would just choose not to answer the question and launch into some dissertation, sometimes talking points, and not really address what Gwen Ifill had asked her.
  

• Chris Matthews, MSNBC: She said I'm not going to uh give the answers the moderator wants to ask for. What an extraordinary statement. I'm not going to play by the rules and when I get elected I want more power in the office than it's had before. Hmm. Not too much humility here.
  

• Torie Clarke [worked with McCain in Arizona and in the Bush Administration's Department of Defense]: I think Joe Biden had his best night tonight. He came with one mission, and that was to go after John McCain, and he did it, backed up by facts.

And then look at what they're saying on Fox News... it's like a weird twilight zone of false reality and denial!

• Rudy Giuliani: Palin's was one of the best debate performances he's ever seen. Only the liberal media could deny her this victory.


• Joe Lieberman: She hit it out of the ballpark. She proved that she is ready to be John McCain's Vice President. She was strong, she was competent, she was informed, she was very genuine.

Twisted.