Pawlenty 2012: Newsweek’s Fineman posts long TP interview

Newsweek has a long interview with Gov. Tim Pawlenty posted at its website. Political writer Howard Fineman grills the governor on everything from cross-dressing school teachers to his presidential ambitions. Some of the highlights:

On whether it was a mistake to invade Iraq:

“No. Now, did we start off with an incorrect premise? It seems.”

On whether Sarah Palin is qualified to be president:

“She is easily as qualified as Barack Obama. I would argue she’s more qualified in terms of leadership, experience, management, and supervision—actually running something. She was a mayor, head of an energy commission, and governor.”

On creationism:

“Well, you know I’m an evangelical Christian. I believe that God created everything and that he is who he says he was. The Bible says that he created man and woman; it doesn’t say that he created an amoeba and then they evolved into man and woman. But there are a lot of theologians who say that the ideas of evolution and creationism aren’t necessarily inconsistent; that he could have ‘created’ human beings over time.”

On the potential 2012 GOP presidential field:

“Is Mitt Romney running? I think he would clearly be the frontrunner, he and Palin. And there is Mike Huckabee, of course, and any number of people could emerge out of Congress.”

One Response to “Pawlenty 2012: Newsweek’s Fineman posts long TP interview”

1. Chris M Says:
   December 21st, 2009 at 9:47 pm

   “it doesn’t say that he created an amoeba and then they evolved into man and woman”

   The bible doesn’t say anything about amoeba’s AT ALL! Or all those pesky bacteria and viruses that used to kill millions. Not important information that!