Intended as an obvious "gotcha"€ question, Mr. Gibson asked her to describe the Bush doctrine. Only problem was - Gibson was wrong. The Bush doctrine had changed three times as the fluidity of the situation in the Middle East changed after 9/11.
The most recent National Security Strategy compiled by the National Security Council (Bush doctrine) can be found here.
Mr. Gibson did not do his homework because he obviously thought the first National Security Strategy after 9/11 was '€˜cast in stone'€™ and was never altered. He did no€™t know it had been changed to match the ever-changing situation in the Middle East.
The Gibson interview probably wasn't the first time Sarah Palin had been talked down to by a condescending man trying to intimidate her while showing his superiority.
As the interview progressed, Mr. Gibson looked more uneasy than Sarah Palin. One reason may have been his annoyance at the way Palin kept calling him Charlie - almost as if she were scolding a child for not cleaning his room.
Another reason for Gibson appearing ill as ease may have been the pressure on him by ABC to make Palin look like a naïve moose hunter and his inability to get the job done.
Anyway, Palin's intelligence and grace-under-fire during a "gotcha"€ interview won over many that were angered by her treatment.
More on how Charlie Gibson "got it wrong"€ is here in a report by Dr. Charles Krauthammer from the Washington Post.
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