The media has been given no access to Sarah Palin. Requests for interviews were denied exept for FOX, which is more like a scripted propaganda appearance. Now I hear that it was finally agreed to have Palin do one interview with Charles Gibson of ABC. Whether that is true or not, I don't know.
I guess they figured that Charlie would be easy on her. But, it is disturbing that they are shielding her like this. The question needs to be asked--why?
Is it because she's a loose cannon and will say things they don't want said? Is it because there are so many unanswered questions and controversies swirling around about her past and the ethical misconduct charges against her? Or is it that they just don't think that she has the ability to hold her own against a really tough journalist asking tough questions about foreign policy? Maybe it's all three. But how in the world, if McCain gets elected, will she be able to go head-to-head with the likes of Vladimir Putin?
The public deserves to hear from Sarah Palin outside of her scripted and rehearsed campaign speeches and photo ops. So far, we've been presented with only what the Republicans and John McCain want us to see and hear. What are they afraid of?
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1) She's not ready. They are prepping her on all the things that she has no clue about, which is pretty much everything not related to Alaska (despite it being close to Russia).
2) They want everyone to have such a low expectation that anything above a complete meltdown will be taken as doing "a great job." [Similar to McCain's speech]
3) This allows them to do two things: a) harp on the media for treating her unfairly (like by asking her questions on things she should know, like her record in Alaska), and b) prep the media so they don't ask her anything that can be turned into "sexism" (like asking her any questions).
Bush Aides Schooling Palin In Foreign Policy
The McCain team has hastily assembled a team of former Bush White House aides to tutor the vice-presidential candidate.
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I would like to hear Joe Biden ask Sarah Palin if anybody has told her "What the Vice-president does" .
McCain Can't Stop Staring at Sarah Palin's Boobs
He's actually not looking at her boobs but, reading the written speech, making sure she stayed on script !
Palin on Ted Stevens: 'I have great respect for him'
CNN finds a troubling number of lies.
Sarah Palin into "Press Protection Program"
The 'interview' will take place over several days and she will have the opportunity to 're-do' her mistakes. In addition, Charlie will not be able to get tough with her in fear that she will walk out and not return.
I like Charlie Gibson, but his hands will be tied, making this yet another 'fluff' piece.
Nice job by Karl Rove et. al. in protecting and shielding their charge.
WWWWHHHHHAAAAATTTTT???????????????????????
Just what we need in the white house right about now...another clueless wingnut.
What you dims don't get is that we like her for who she is and her judgement -- and trust that she will come up to speed very quickly. Sort of like that famous community organizer, Obama ;)
Obama simply does not have enough experience to be President. In fact, Palin has more executive experience and better judgement -- but she's not running for President -- she's the VP.
I can't stop laughing on that one. Read some of my other posts about her judgment and the debt that she created for her little hometown of Wasilla because of her poor judgment.
Looking at a few of the comments above, I can't help but erroneously think that one ought perhaps be given a fifth grade level civics test prior to exercising his or her right to vote.
But gee, monkey breath, I thought she was all prepared to be the CIC? Wasn't that what you delusional batshit crazy wacky wingnuts were spewing last week?
"What you dims don't get is that we like her for who she is and her judgement "
Actually, we totally get that, and we recognize as well that this is why you freaks are called "dangerous, anti-American, pro-terrorist, rightwing extremists."
""Obama simply does not have enough experience to be President. "
Yes, of course, freako. But, a PTA mom does. You betcha. You go on and run on with that, batshit.
"Read some of my other posts about her judgment and the debt that she created for her little hometown of Wasilla because of her poor judgment. "
You have to remember that Don here is a batshit crazy, wacky wingnut loony toon that LIKES irresoonsible, reckless, incompetent, corrupt governance. The only thing that could possibly turn someone as braindead as this fool away from voting for this batshit crazy, religio-nazi loon is if she were suddenly caught having extramarital sex and lying about it. Ooops.
Clark, would you mind paying Marilyn a visit and showing her what name calling really looks like? thanks.
She's a joke...the entire Republican presidential campaign has been one big joke.....a very bad joke on our country. McCain/Palin have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Republicans do not care about competent, intelligent, experienced leadership. They just want props - silly spokespeople who have no personal strength and will do anything the people behind the scenes tell them to do. Empty puppets. That's how much they have degraded our government.
We'll get the last laugh and all you dipshit moonbats will be scratching your heads wondering what went wrong. What you libs fail to see is that your nominee doesn't pass the experience test. Sarah has more experience and she's only running as VP, and I am confident she is going to be a great VP and perhaps President one day. Remember, Obama had that national spotlight in the 2004 election, so he had a lot of time to hone his speeches, but as smooth as he sounds, he will never have the right morals and judgement needed by an American President. Sarah cleary does, and the polls are reflecting that belief as Obama is going down fast while McCain has taken the lead. Just the facts, moonbats.
and what the hell is this moon bat - what are you in the 3rd grade
In the past several decades, far more people violently lose their lives under a Republican president, so what does *Right to Life* mean? Suspension of Disbelief
In the past 70 years, Republican administrations statistically have increased the national debt far more than Democratic ones. So what does *fiscal responsibility* mean? Suspension of Disbelief
The Republican rhetoric right now is desperate to continue maintaining that Suspension of Disbelief within their long fantasy tale, since the fiction in their book is finally becoming known.
What an idiot. It's McBush's experience that has sent our nation into the toilet, and convinced over 80% of the population that we're heading into the wrong direction. If this is truly the only test of a candidate, I'll gladly vote for the candidate with less experience that can lead us down the right path, rather than the more experienced candidate that will continue to lead us down the wrong path.
Second, if she has to face reporters alone, she may make a mistake and blow her cover. Notice she is going bacl to Alaska for a few days. Again she is hiding and the campaign wants her to hide, instead of facing the press.
The people, the press and anyone else should put out a full court press and get her out in the open and ask her the tough questions that she and the McCain campaign has been ducking these last couple of weeks.
It's a slogan regarding an the life of the unborn. It's not obvious to people like you that a 6 month old fetus actually has all the parts it needs to survive, so your kind think it's fine and dandy to rip it out of the womb.
You really backed that up with a nice set of missing facts. You also fail to mention that the President doesn't legislate budgets... but hey, let's not let facts get in the way ;)
What poor choices? You mean like choosing Palin as VP? LOL
Obama is seriously trailing in the polls... and you moonbats are in a tizzy.
Well, in that case, you should really consider Sarah.... if you believe what you say. But hey ... you're just a washed up moonbat with nothing new to say. I'm getting tired of mopping the floor with you over the same issues. Clearly, you lose.
Bush's grades beat Kerry's.... just the facts.
Mary, Retired US Air Force
Do you believe George Bush has been a good president?
I worked for Sen. McCain in 2000. I was bitterly disappointed by what happened here in SC (Bushies accused Sen. McCain of having an out of wedlock black baby, accused Cindy McCain of being mentally ill, etc., for those of you that might not recall). I think that Bush/Cheney/Wolfowitz/Rumsfeld/Gonzalez/Craig/Foley/Cunningham et al have done terrible damage to the Republican party. Now Sen McCain has thrown away that maverick personality that I admired s much and eaten a lot of crow to get teh Republican nomination. Taking Gov Palin was the last straw for me. She's woefully unprepared. All bombast, rhetoric aside, she's not ready. I'll either not vote or vote Obama. Not sure yet but I'm sick at the choices that a man I once admired so much has made.
Absolutely NOT. He has been a GREAT President.
High on list.. yes. Liberals legislate from the bench, so vote Republican.
1. How many states are there- Not 59
2. Who leads Canada-It's not a president
3. What language is spoken in Afghanistan?-Not Arabic
Of course anyone with half a brain would no this. Right??
In 2000, Republicans said that Bush was better than McCain. Now, we are expected to believe that McCain is the best. Ha! No more Bush or any of his thugs!!!
He seems to have been led to believe that there would never be much of a challenge in this elelction. The press dutifully did his dirty work for him on Hillary and even though she is enormously more experienced and qualified, she was unceremoniously ditched.
Looks like the Obama media cabal is in a huge dither about Sarah Palin because they thought they already eliminated any pesky women trying to challenge their man's ascension. And now this one won't play their game or even pay much attention to them!
And as far as qualifications, McCain is more qualified and exerienced than Obama and Biden put together, so if they want to compare a presidential candidate to a vice presidential, let them. It just makes them look ridiculous. Obviously the media doesn't think either Biden or Obama can measure up to even the newcomer Sarah Palin much less McCain, or they wouldn't be wasting so much time and money trying to trash her.
But something didn't go according to plan, inspite of all the money, scheming, plotting and plan
There is a section called Wish List where I state:
earn millions so I can do whatever the hell I want. It's not about material things, it's about not being someone elses slave. If you HAVE to go to work, you're a slave.
I stand by that. Life is too short to not own your time and do as you wish.
If you did read my profile you would also see that I am at the same job for going on 9 years and I've never been fired or laid off. I count myself as one that does the hard work that moves this country forward.
allegations I've seen in the media, blatantly off base. Why has the media been shielding
Barak Obama from answering to his record? Maybe we should wait and see if a little
"scheme" of Obama and Ayers' comes to light. Could it be filed under community organ-
ization? A little note-he's not a millionaire due to book sales. Another point to ponder,
who sent Obama campaign officials to Alaska to visit the office that is investigating
Trooper-gate? Could there be an obstruction of justice charge coming? I personally
could never vote for anyone who claims a communist left the greatest positive impact on his
life. Just check his memoir, he put it in there himself, although he failed to mention
that Davis is the head of the American Communist party. Funny how those details seem
to slip by most people. Hence, his Marxist views (watch O'Reilly's interview).
Lynn
NOBAMA
Why don't you lecture Clark or the many other liberals who bash constantly. I'd love to hear the logic.
Let me pull a few quotes from this post:
- Hopefully, they'll give her an earpiece hooked up to Karl Rove....
- She's a joke...the entire Republican presidential campaign has been one big joke...
- Actually people I have gotten used to having a "C" student run the country
- McCain Can't Stop Staring at Sarah Palin's Boobs
- What that moron said today about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a perfect example
- What an idiot. It's McBush's experience that has sent our nation into the toilet
So tell me, Sarah.... why are you blind to that sort of rhetoric?
Funny.... Clearly, Sarah does.... HAPPY? Do I get a gold star now?
Sorry, you're too reasonable -- and you know this is not permitted in moonbat territory ;)
Why is the media and Dems soooo afraid of Sarah?? So far she has out-shown Obama and Biden and they're running scared like chickens with their heads cut off. hmmmm
GOooooooo SARAH, GO! lol
I am not comfortable criticizing anyone's spiritual beliefs, but when that belief both flies in the face of widely accepted scientific fact, and is being considered as part of her personal vision of America, I have to take pause, and put forth the question "Is Sarah Palin delusional?" It occurs to me that an individual who ignores widely accepted scientific fact may well be suffering from some sort of mental illness.
Another symptom of her mental illness is her stance on birth control, to wit, her view that abstinence is the only acceptable form of birth control. Abstinence does not work. Human beings are human beings, and behave as their impulses dictate. Good heavens, the current state of her family bears this out, and she chooses to ignore the facts.
If this were simply the wack job next door, one could shrug, and leave her to wallow in her delusions. However, this individual will potentially one heartbeat away from the most powerful position on this planet. It scares the HELL out of me to think about what might happen when a delusional and possibly mentally ill individual has the power to unleash Armageddon.
I was a strong supporter of John McCain until he chose this nut job to be his veep. Her only purpose is to appeal to the ultra right wing fundamentalist quasi-Fascist wing of the party, without who's support, he stands no chance of winning. The powers of the Vice President are limited, and once elected, she can be marginalized. I hope that this is his intent. Even if it is, I am still unwilling to gamble on the fact that he will survive his term in office. A Sarah Palin presidency would make the Dubya debacle look like a Sunday school picnic.
Not all of it ;)
This is the big leagues. The Moosechurian candidate doesn't know enough to be left alone, and the Cryptkeeper is still trying to find the Iraq/Afghanistan border. Their handlers know better than to let her talk to the media.
Come on, this was a desperate and spite choice by McCain. He wanted Lieberman and couldn't have him because of the right-wingers. He took Palin either to placate the conservatives or to spite them. Either way, if they win, we as a country lose. At least Alaska will be better off.
Gwow... did you think of that all by yourself?
Yeah -- the sports complex built there was a no-brainer. Anyone could do it.
Anybody could build a sports complex and leave a town of 6000 $20 million in debt.
I bet even the Cryptkeeper could do that, as long as he was using his wife's money.
I almost feel sorry for him. Almost.
"OK God, I get it now."
Any questions? You moonbats have been trying to dig up dirt on this lady and you are just digging a hole deeper and deeper. Really, it's very entertaining.
Yes, of course, freako. But, a PTA mom does. You betcha. You go on and run on with that, batshit.
Clark, could you at least get the name calling right? You're the moon bats and we're the wing nuts.
And she happens to be more than a PTA mom (btw, thanks for belittling PTA moms). She rose from PTA mom to the governor of the largest state of the union.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKsSYE4gfck
What poor choices? You mean like choosing Palin as VP? LOL
Obama is seriously trailing in the polls... and you moonbats are in a tizzy.
Don (Obama puts the "O" in dim-O-wit) H., Sep 9, 2008, 7:34pm EDT
Last I saw it was a dead heat.. Is that "seriously trailing"? Especially right after the conventions. Don is the bigge straw clutcher I have ever seen.
Carla G., Sep 11, 2008, 1:24pm EDT
Carl, you can't tell Lera anything, she makes it up as she goes along. The "largest state" that doesn't even have the population of many of the "largest cties" in the US, but Hey Lera has never let facts get in the way of her arguments, why should she start no?
Yeah -- the sports complex built there was a no-brainer. Anyone could do it.
Don (Obama puts the "O" in dim-O-wit) H., Sep 10, 2008, 7:44pm EDT
You're right Don, especially without those earmarks $$$$ that she DID Take from that bridge to Nowhere that she said yes, I mean no, I mena no but I'll take the money anyway. I am sure that didn't help her build anything anywhere.
Critics don't seem to get that human beings and political perfection never completely match, no matter how one tries. People grow, people learn, they change their minds. What was true yesterday isn't necessarily true today.