Stephanopoulos Defends Palin Question

By Andrew Gauthier 

The Huffington Post


ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos is defending his decision to ask President Barack Obama to respond to Sarah Palin‘s criticism of his nuclear non-proliferation policy, after several observers questioned the point of bringing the former Alaska Governor into the discussion.

On Thursday, the Good Morning America host, during an exclusive sit-down in Prague, pushed the president on Palin’s insistence that his proposal to limit the use and supply of nuclear weapons was something “no other administration would do” and was tantamount to a child not retaliating after being punched in the face. Obama said he had “no response.”

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“Because last I checked,” he added, “Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.” More…

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