Sarah Speaks Again...
By anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
United States
January 9, 2009 2:55pm CST
By now you've probably seen at least a few clips of Sarah Palin's interview with John Ziegler for his documentary "Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Got Smeared" (at least I think that's the whole title for the film!) This woman is the gift that simply won't stop giving...lol! Among her targets this time is the media in general, of course, Caroline Kennedy, Katie Couric, Tina Fey and she said Keith Olbermann is EVIL!! OK, actually you don't hear her say that on the clip, Ziegler tells about her shrieking and saying "That man is evil" when she saw a photo of him. Just thinking about her shrieking gives me the chills, like the ones you get when someone runs their fingernails over a chalkboard. Or like the ones you may have gotten every time Sarah opened her mouth during the campaign...
Here's what Palin had to say about Caroline Kennedy:
"I've been interested to see how Caroline Kennedy will be handled.. and if she will be handled with kid gloves or if she will be under such a microscope also.Perhaps we will be able to prove that there was a class issue here also, that was such a factor in my candidacy versus, say, the scrutiny of her candidacy."
Apparently she hasn't been watching much TV or READING anything lately if she's not aware of the "scrutiny" Caroline's been under! I guess she's also unaware there's a difference between Caroline "candidacy" for an two year appointment as a Junior Senator and her own REAL actual candidacy for the second highest position in the land as V.P. to a man who would have been the oldest person ever to become President and who had had cancer four times. Caroline's a LONG way away from taking any of those 3 AM calls...lol!
She also said Katie Couric "isn't the center of everyone's universe" which is supposed to explain why she (Palin) never actually did answer Katie's question about what publications she read. She said something to the effect that she didn't understand Katie's question; "What do you read?" IS rather tough, you betcha! Seriously, she said she took it to mean (I'm paraphrasing here) "What do you do up there?" In all fairness, she finally told Ziegler that along with "all the local publications" in Alaska she also reads USA Today and the N.Y. Times. About the disastrous series of interviews with Couric, Palin said "After it didn't go well the first day, why were we going to go back for more? Going back for more was not a wise decision."
When shown one of the less flattering SNL skits where she was impersonated by Tina Fey, Palin said she hadn't seen it before. Still, she claimed, even if she HAD seen it, "I still would have gone on SNL... You have to laugh at yourself."
She couldn't understand why the MSM would depend on "anonymous bloggers" for their information about her, her family and her Administration. I wonder if she meant the kind of bloggers she depended on for her characterization of Obama as "Pallin' around with terrorists"? She said the media's treatment of her was "scary". However, she feels that had she been the DEMOCRATIC (actually she said "Democrat", apparently not knowing how to use the word in the form of an adjective) V.P. nominee there would have been a "prettier picture of Sarah Palin, the Palin family and her Administration". Palin as a Democrat? Somehow I can't see it but that's just me...
Anyway, let's review a bit; Palin has accepted absolutely NO responsibility herself. It's all been the fault of the MEDIA, the McCain campaign and evil Democrats such as Keith Olbermann. Now she's even complaining about the interview she gave to John Ziegler who is as big a fan as she can ever hope to have according to this:
n a news release issued Friday, Palin's office said the governor was dismayed that her comments in the Ziegler interview were being taken out of context in the media "to create adversarial situations."
Today things got really interesting when John Ziegler appeared on MSNBC with David Schuster. You can see it here:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/shuster_vs_palin_interviewer_on_msnbc_105373.asp
Here's an excerpt:
David Shuster interviewed Ziegler this afternoon, and the filmmaker took on MSNBC as a whole. "I believe that her character was assassinated, David, and I think this network played an enormous role in that process," said Ziegler.
Later, Ziegler said: "You've clearly seen this through the prejudiced eye of MSNBC, which has had an agenda since the beginning of the campaign, pro Obama, against Palin, it continues today. And it's very obvious to everybody you're a joke."
Shuster responded: "Right, as opposed to the agenda of people like you, to boost Sarah Palin, who is clearly unqualified. Most Americans, 65%, say she's unqualified. You and your colleagues are trying to circle back and get her ready for 2012."(End of excerpt)
Any thoughts?
Annie
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16 responses
@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Actually I heard something interesting today about this entire issue and that is that most Gov's who want to seek higher national office spend several years preparing. They work diligently within their respective parties seeking opportunities to play the power game on the national and international stage before they ever seek the next step up the ladder. In essence, they are prepared.
Sarah Palin was plucked out of Alaska by John McCain with no warning or preparation. She was flung on the national stage, with no preparation. She was hardly even given a life jacket, her failure was inevitable.
This assessment was provided by a Left Winger, by the way. I think I am in violent agreement.
Don't get me wrong, I still think she will never be the right choice. I still think she is fundamentally dangerous given where she stands on so many issues. I still think she is basically ignorant and possibly even an idiot, just my opinion. I still think she is without a single lick of class.
However, there is something wrong with what the RNC and John McCain did. There were plenty of qualified and better prepared, more knowledgeable Republican women who would have made a better VP candidate. So why Sarah Palin?
As to the rest, just more fodder.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Fantastic point, Ivaldean! Even going way back, while Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton may not have been exactly a household name before throwing his hate into the ring for the 1992 Democratic Presidential nomination he was well know within the party and among political junkies. We didn't have as many 24/7 cables news networks that we have today but he did appear on the political shows there were on a fairly regular basis before becoming a Presidential candidate. He'd been a leader of the Democratic Governor's organization and I think the head of the DLC. He'd spoken at the 1988 DNC Convention. He's just one example of many but one everyone will recognize. Howard Dean was another governor who had been active in the party before running for national office. Same goes for Republican Mitt Romney. When someone is running for a national office where they'll be called upon to serve and represent people from all over the entire country, boasting of what they've done in one state is simply not enough.
Annie
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@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I also wondered where she was that she missed the recent pillaging of Carolina Kennedy. I guess she thinks it's unfair that her family was not scurtinized. But then Caroline's children are not running aroung giving interviews and autographs and her husband seems to have a life of his own. You are absolutely right, Sarah brought this on herself and she should grow up and stop complaining.
Maybe Katie Couric was right to push the reading issue after all. If Sarah read "all of them" as she claimed she would probably have known that Caroline was havig a difficult time with the press.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
10 Jan 09
"Caroline's children are not running aroung giving interviews and autographs and her husband seems to have a life of his own"
Typical liberal making excuses. Tell me, how many interviews did her children give? Go ahead and link me to one of them. I'd love to see that. If you'd like I can link you to interviews Obama's children did. Are you implying that Sarah Palin's husband doesn't have a life of his own? He has a good job, a hobby which he's well known for in Alaska, and appears to genuinely be a good guy. Despite that the media felt the need to dig through his history to smear him as well.
There has been no "pillaging" of Caroline Kennedy. There have been questions about her experience, and whether she's only being considered based on her name. I have yet to see any personal attacks on her or her family.
@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
11 Jan 09
No this is not typical liberal anything. Based on what has been carried in the news, Sarah Palin of all the politicians on the national scene has chosen to expose her children to the limelight. The Clinton's and the Bushes managed to keep their children protected even when they were in the White House. Of course we know at least the names of the president's children but I could not tell you the names of Cheyney, Bidden, or McCain's kids. They all protected their young family members from the limelight. ONLY Sarah Palin did not. I know there are those who will claim that it is her style to include her entire family in everything but I'm entitled to my opinion also and in my opinion it is just plain bad parenting. I predict we will be hearing a whole lot more about the Palin younguns in the future and none of it will be good.
Yes, sndcain there has been tons of dirt out there regarding the Kennedy family and the fact that it is in the public domain just proves that the Kennedy's have not been given any preferential treatment. They have been dragged through the mud as much as, if not more than, any family family in American political history. The difference between the Kennedys and Sarah Palin is that the Kennedys are not making documentaries moaning about how they have been treated unfairly.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Jan 09
OOPS, my last comment there was for Bd...lol!
I don't think it's a fair assessment to say MSNBC or any network reported "x"% negative about candidate A and "y"% about candidate B. Are they supposed to make up positive things to make it fair and even?
Annie
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Annie, read the Pew Research Center's report. MSNBC clearly went out of their way to ignore any negative stories about Obama while simultaneously going out of their way to find and report anything negative they could find about McCain and Palin. They behaved more like a campaign vehicle than a news organization because that's what they were for Obama.
@iriscot (1289)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I don't know what office Sarah is contmplating running for in 2012. Maybe it is for "dogcatcher" of Anchorage or maybe Masilla. She can get out her rifle and "blow them away". "You betcha", that will take care of them!
Should she try and run for a higher office she will just make a bigger fool of herself. Does she think she can "wink" her way all the way into the White House? Dumb, dumb, dumb, she best stay warm by the fire in Alaska, I think she will get a very "cool" reception in the lower states.
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I am sorry I haven't responded up until now but, I see today how Palin is once again crying that her words were taken out of context. What a shock huh? lol I like how Keith is evil lmao. This woman will never be able to be elected unless she runs against Putin.
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@ulalume (713)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Every media station is biased. How about I go find a liberal documentary maker and have him examine Fox News and their bias against Obama? This video is just stupid. People need to let the Sarah Palin craze die. She is annoying and has minimal experience, and I am happy she is not taking office in any form. I dont think the only complaint should be made against on news station, considering Obama won by a landslide. He is, apparently, what the United State's citizens want now. This is inevitably influenced by the fact that no one wants another President Bush in office, at least for the time being.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Since when is 53 to 46 a landslide? Seriously, I think you need to reexamine your math. Now when Reagan won 49 out of 50 states in 1984, THAT was a landslide. This was a solid win for Obama, but a landslide it was not.
As for Fox News and their bias against Obama, people keep making that claim, and yet NOT ONE person has managed to produce any proof. Of course, we've long determined that liberals don't need proof of their claims.
FYI, her minimal experience is no less than Obama's minimal experience. You only bring it up because Republicans are held to a much higher standard than Democrats.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Was it a landslide or mass hysteria? 
Seriously, I'm sure Fox did their share of slamming and as a basically right wing network what else would you expect? It still didn't excuse the actions of the others.
As I said elsewhere no one has yet to prove Obama's experience to make him qualified for being president so one could assume he has as minimal experience.
Seriously, I'm sure Fox did their share of slamming and as a basically right wing network what else would you expect? It still didn't excuse the actions of the others.
As I said elsewhere no one has yet to prove Obama's experience to make him qualified for being president so one could assume he has as minimal experience.1 person likes this
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Teehee! Lets not forget the "mama grizzly" part!!!
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Of course there is nothing wrong with being protective of her child. I did not say that. What I object to is her constant too obviously practiced "cutesy" way of coming across. She wants to be accepted as a serious politician then she should knock off her phony "just one of the folks" act.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
She felt protective of her child. There's something wrong with that?
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
That's what is wrong with politics now and why most politicians have lost touch with the people. The days of telling a child you can grow up and become president have been replaced by "Make a billion and you can get elected."
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@MntlWard (878)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I like what Peter Sagal said on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" when they were still making jokes about Palin even after the election was over: "We'll stop when she does."
Anyway, I'm wondering what part of "What newspapers do you read?" did she not understand. Her explanation for that stupid "All of them" response is that she heard a question that was not asked? Is she schizophrenic and hearing voices in her head or something?
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Taskr, you ask a legitimate question here:
"How many other governors got blasted during Thanksgiving the way she did?"
That question deserves THESE questions:
How many governors ran for Vice President this year? (Sorry, but it does bring a little publicity with it!)
How many governors pardoned a turkey while other turkeys were being slaughtered right behind them in full view of the audience?
Annie
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
My guess is she didn't want to be scrutinized about every publication she read and she would have been.
Just wait, when Obama proves he's not God's gift to America the jokes will start. As one black comedian said "As an American it is my patriotic duty to make fun of Barack Obama."
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Then in your assessment it would be reasonable that she would still be of interest to the media.
She pardoned a turkey at a slaughterhouse. Probably not the wisest of moves, but one can't expect clowns and ponies.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
9 Jan 09
psssst...annie....wrong room...the meeting is 2 doors down the hall.
ok, I'll call this one fair game, it was actualy in the news.
All I can say is, good for her. The way the national media treated her and her family was disgusting, atrocious, iresponsable, blatently incompetent, biased, vulger, unprofessional and inexcusably hackish. I lost all faith in the msm this election and this is one major issue that did it for me.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Yeah, I'm giving Annie a pass on this one since Palin chose to put herself in the spotlight here and it's an actual story. Either way, I'm glad to see Palin fire a few shots at the media. They really lost all their integrity this election. There's always been a liberal bias, but they were never anything like this in past elections.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I have to admit you are right. This pass election media coverage was nothing but an obama love fest. The mass majority of the media did not even try to be fair or balanced. You were either for Obama or they were going to tear you apart or treat you like a joke. And you can bet sence they public let them get away with it that you will see that kind of behavior again and again. They will pick a candidate and then they will sell him or her to the public just like a product. The news is no longer fair, balance or unbiased.
@iriscot (1289)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Maybe we should all pay attention to "Fox news" and believe all of the propaganda they were spewing out about their great republican party and the candidates they were backing, they chimbed right in with "good old Rush", the "know it all" idiot who makes billions trying to trash the democrats. KMOX radio in St. Louis losted a lot of devoted listeners when they took on "Rush" as their leader. It seems like Limbaugh and Ziegler came out of the same old republican mould, I guess they can't help it.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Maybe because the guys at Fox didn't get that "special tingly feeling in their legs".
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Annie! What took you so long? You're the first person I thought of when I heard this last night.
I think Palin makes a reasonable statement although I may not agree with all of it. It does make you wonder if Caroline will be considered just because she is a Kennedy.
I think the statement of being unqualified is a moot point as, to my knowledge, no one has proven Obama to be qualified either.
I think Palin makes a reasonable statement although I may not agree with all of it. It does make you wonder if Caroline will be considered just because she is a Kennedy.
I think the statement of being unqualified is a moot point as, to my knowledge, no one has proven Obama to be qualified either.1 person likes this
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Jan 09
You mean Sarah's the first one to make you wonder if Caroline is being considered because she's a Kennedy? People have been talking about that for a couple weeks now. I'm not sure where Sarah came up with the idea that Caroline hadn't come under any scrutiny so far.
I guess the whole idea of who is qualified and who isn't is a losing battle because everyone has their own opinion about it. My feeling from the beginning with Palin was that she lacks the intellectual curiosity and the temperament to be V.P. and God forbid President. I really don't mean that as an attack, just an observation. Let's face it, there are very few people who are "qualified" to be President, aren't there, no matter what we think it means?
Annie
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Well, no, I didn't mean she was the first but it is reasonable for her to make the statement. I mean would Caroline be getting the attention (good or bad) if she wasn't a Kennedy? As a personal note, I'd like to see more Kennedys in office. They don't have their hand out waiting for a pay check, but serve office as a duty to country. Not that I see anything wrong with someone being paid for doing their job.
Back to Sarah, the media isn't done with her and as long as she is news they'll report on her.
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@Aingealicia (1905)
• United States
20 Jan 09
Oh how I wish I could have commented earlier about this woman that ran with McCain. I happened to be in Alaska when she voted to shut down two Military bases and started her funding for that stupid bridge to "no where". Yes it exist. I was there when she banned books and refused to support our men who wear uniforms. That alone was enough for me to speak out against her here.
Ainge
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@Aingealicia (1905)
• United States
22 Jan 09
Yep, I totally agree. I was on the Fort Richardson Base which is not Elemendorf AFB and one block of Fort Richardson. The other base closure just happened to be the Air Force Base up near Fort Wainright(spelling) in Fairbanks. Now just think about it, her son could have been stationed close to her in Anchorage and well there is no base for him to stay at if he is in the Army.
I agree, I truly wish people could have seen her for what she was while I lived a few towns away from her.
Ainge
@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I couldn't believe that she still has the need to open her mouth and show the world how incompetent she is, and why the republican party is in the shape they are. I can't believe that this person could have been one heartbeat away from being president. I agree that it is sad that she blames everyone else for their lose in November, it seams that she can't take responsibility for anything. But, this doesn't surprise me that she is like this, I guess that is the reason many feel she will be the future leader of the party.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Show me one example of her incompetence debater. Take a look at her record as a governor, and show me where the budget surplus, increased funding for special needs education, and reduction in earmarks, show the world how incompetent she is. She tanked an interview with Couric and you are ignoring everything else she's done to bash her based on that. Either way, you and the other minions of Obama don't care about how many times he's lied to you. Not one of you minds that he lied about not hiring lobbyists.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Kind of silly to complain about Palin's incompetence when the congress and senate is full of incompetents, isn't it?
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Taskr, I am sure if I asked you what newspapers or magazins you read, you would be able to answer that question. There is one example of her incompetence, if you would like more I can send you a list. Her budget surplus had alot to do with the large amount of money her state gets from the American tax payers, and the price of oil going up so high. Her approval rating has alot to do with the fact that she sent out large checks to all Alaskians due to the price of oil. Her state has accepted hundreds of millions of American tax payer dollars, while Sarah decided that Alaskians didn't need to pay state taxes (feeling that the rest of the country should pick up the slack). It will be interesting to see how much money Alaska asks for next year when the spot light isn't on her, or her state. The fact is that in 2007 her state received $550 million in earmarks, and she was govenor, and I don't recall her giving any of that money back (but in her head she thinks she gave the money for the bridge to nowhere back, but really she just spent it on other things). Taskr, I know that you have a thing for Sarah, but the facts are the facts, and these are the facts.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Oh annie you have got some serious issues with Palin and I mean on a personal (and disturbing level)level. The election is over...let it go...she did not win...be happy you got your way and get over it.
She will probly be a big player in the republic party for years to come...but sense you are not a republican that really should not matter to you.
The elections is over and still people are trying to do everything they can to trash her. Is she really that threating? Does she really scare you that much more than any other politican out there? If she is so much of a joke as a politican (as you and others htink( than why do you and a lot of other people keep her in your crosshairs?I can name a lot worse politicans actually in washington that scare me a lot worse than her and they are actually in a position to do more damage than her. Heck people are still tearing into her but yet you really do not hear anything about McCain and he is still in washington. He has more power than her when it comes to this country. But still everytime you turn around if someone wants to jump on a republican she is the one they jump on. She is a governor from Alaska, how about worrying about the politicans that really matter...the ones in washington that are in charge of getting us out of this mess but so far done nothing but waste billions of our dollars.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Lil, I'm surprised at you...lol! I know you're intelligent enough to know that IF she just quietly went away or at least stopped saying and doing stupid and/or controversial things nobody would be doing anything to "trash" her". In this particular case it's the film maker John Ziegler who has put her back into the spotlight, I suppose, by interviewing her for the documentary he's making where HE trashes Obama and the media and then releasing clips of it to YouTube. Now she's accusing even him of exploiting her and saying that in the video clips she's taken out of context.
You're right, there has been little said about McCain lately. It was never any secret I wasn't for him in the election but I never doubted his competence or intelligence and the very night of the election he was as gracious as anyone I've ever seen and I think he deserves credit for that. He's NOT a danger, he's one of 100 Senators who also happens to be someone who can be reasoned with. I'll be perfectly honest, I DO find it scary that she appears to be the current "front-runner" for the GOP in 2012. Her views are WAY farther right than the vast majority of this country and that's what part of her base who are very conservative love about her but there are also others who like her because they've been taken in by her folksy act, her cute little winks and her "gutsiness" to "say what she thinks" no matter how outrageous, i.e. "Pallin' around with terrorists", etc.
Women from my and Hillary Clinton's moms' generation or maybe it would have been their moms' generation didn't fight for women to get the right to vote only to have the first female V.P. candidate in 25 years and the very first from one of the major political parties try to wink and smile her way into voters' hearts and play the blame game against everyone but herself for everything that didn't go her way.
Annie
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I know those women all those years ago fought for the rights of all women, not just Democrats. My dislike of Palin really has nothing to do with her party. I disagree with her on the issues, yes, but there are lots of people with whom I disagree on the issues that I still like and respect. Also, I've said this before but here it goes again - I think those who made comments that she couldn't do the job of V.P. because of having young kids are ignorant and sexist pigs. I'm surprised Mary didn't smack James upside the head for saying things like that...lol! I didn't hear much talk like that at all but I've given CNN up for the most part except for now and then. I like Paul Begala so he's one from that channel I miss but he's about it. I know another thing a lot of people have brought up that was unfair to Palin was the allegations about her son being her grandson and I agree, that was horrible and just plain rotten; however, as someone pointed out on TV recently these reports were from left-wing extremists (not our average liberals...lol!) bloggers and they lasted about a week or so and since then the only ones who have brought it up have been the right. I honestly never heard that on any "mainstream" media source at all unless it was someone attacking those who had started it.
I respect that you like Palin but I don't really believe much of what she's said about being a "maverick" or a "reformer". The impression that I get is that Sarah is concerned only for Sarah. She has such a divisive, hard-edged attitude and doesn't seem to have any flexibility at all, which is dangerous for someone who wants to be in such a high position. I'm sorry if I offend anyone when I criticize her and I don't mean it to come off as being personal but I just don't like or trust her.
Annie
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Jan 09
No they fought so that ANY woman could do it. Not just the female democrats. I think that was One of the backlashs I saw. The fact that she was a woman and did not support alot of feminist movement such as pro choice. It was like she was a traitor to her gender or something. Well women's rights was for women to have the right to be equal to men. To have the right to make their own choices what htey wanted to do and believe. Not just the choices that the feminist movement wanted them to have.
The one person that really got on my nerves this past election was Carvelle. He praticely lived on CNN during the general. He said things like she has small kids and a large family, so she will not be good for the VP job. She has a special needs child so sense she is going after this job instead of staying home with him she is a bad mom. She can not do a good job at both (mom and VP).
That was a slap in the face to every working mom out there. Not to mention all the working moms of special needs kids. The anchors never called him on it either. Never said hey that sounds sexist or anything they just let him rant. Especially the day she was announced as the VP candidate.
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@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
10 Jan 09
She's right, Keith Olbemann is evil. Sarah Palin was maligned and didn't deserve the crap she got from the drive by media. That's okay; Karma's a *****, which Barry and Michelle will soon find out. Nobody is immune from their attacks.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Irishidid, I agree there had to have been some mismanagement there. You wrote, "You can't blame all of it on Palin. She admitted she knew the first interview with Couric had gone bad." The first sentence probably is true enough, but according to her, John Ziegler and many others you can't blame ANY o fit on Palin, it's all someone else's fault and that's rarely the truth in anything. Your second sentence is also true, I heard her say it myself, but again it was all because of Katie according to Sarah. A silly little thing like her saying she hadn't understood the question of what she'd read to form her world view, that she took it to be a condescending question like "What do you DO up there?" simply makes no sense to most of us. And, contrary to what some people think, it wasn't like that question was pulled out of thin air; Sarah herself had said somewhere when it was mentioned that she'd never had a passport until a year or so earlier that she'd formed her world view by reading various newspapers and magazines. Katie's question made perfect sense.
Annie
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@iriscot (1289)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I believe Sarah Palin maligned herself, she left herself open for such criticism by some of the stupid statements she made. It's her own fault and if she can't handle herself in front of reporters, how in the world could this person express herself intelligenty and be a diplomat or representative of any type for our country?
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Jan 09
You can't blame all of it on Palin. She admitted she knew the first interview with Couric had gone bad. There was some gross mismanagement going on there. I heard someone say that McCain refused to take the team that would have been more beneficial because they had not been behind him from the beginning. I don't know how true that is.
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@BlueGoblin (1829)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I get all my info from the crazies with the tin foil on their heads. They tell you more what is going on in the world than the mainstream media. You just have to pick out what you want to believe. Everyone has their twist on things.
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@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
10 Jan 09
Aint that the truth. Once you learn to sort through the garbage, the tidbits you find are worth far more than the orchestrated krap the main stream is pushing. even in the tin foil hat crowd, there are some real gems of information the main stream doesn't bother with, doesn't care about or would rather see just not talked about.
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