Governor Palin on the Today Show
Update by JR: Let MSNBC's Republican Joe Scarborough know that the purpose of Governor Palin's interview was to discuss the recent pipeline development. I don't know how Peggy Noonan can be reached -- probably by carrier pigeon. Does MSNBC have any Republicans who even come close to speaking for the present day conservative movement?
I think I will go a step further and call Scarborough "uninformed." He agreed with Obama lover Peggy Noonan that Palin was not "thoughtful." Joe, did you even watch the interview? He claims that Palin has not "studied." I don't understand this at all. The point of the interview was to discuss the pipeline, something Governor Palin did discuss in great detail. However, nobody on Joe's panel -- including Joe himself -- felt the need to actually discuss the pipeline!
Update II By JR: Ed Morrissey of Hot Air writes:
This interview shows both the potential and the peril of Sarah Palin. She has improved considerably in handling the national media. On both economics and politics, Lauer couldn’t dent her (and just to emphasize, Lauer was treating her fairly), and had the Letterman controversy not existed, that aspect of her performance would have been the headline here. Instead, the three minutes or so in the middle of this 11-minute interview that has nothing to do with governing or policy will be all that the public will remember or want to see.
I love Hot Air, but just for the record, Hot Air has yet to link to a story about the exciting developments in Governor Palin's pipeline project.
By the way, Governor Palin made it clear that she was speaking for all women/girls in taking on Letterman today.
Update by III JR: Please vote in this poll asking if David Letterman should issue an apology to the Palin family.
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Grand Slam. Way to go, Governor Palin.
Loved that interview, and actually glad Lauer challenged her like he did. He wasn't over the top with it but questioned her hard and she handled it very, very well. This is the type of thing she needs to do. All softball interviews on Fox are not going to be that helpful.
The big thing was Sarah took control of the interview and gave it on her terms with a tremendous amount of conviction and standing up on behalf of young girls.
If you are a feminist and do not agree with what Sarah said then you are definitely a partisan.
I posted this on the other thread.
Sarah trying to make herself as ugly as possible with hair up but very businesslike. Trying to remake her image as competent and intelligent. She is coming off as extremely well, tremendous interview--standing up against the exploitation and disesteem of young girls by older men. Very much in control of the interview. The complete opposite of the Couric interview. Did extremely well: A+
techno, I also posted this on the other thread. I don't think she was trying to "ugly herself up" just because she wore her hair up (now who's being sexist?). She was in central Texas, outside, in the early morning. The humidity was close to 100%....any idea what that does to hair?
What was quite interesting is that Sarah took a shot at that Hawker fellow (a Republican) implying he was opposing the pipeline deal 'for state political reasons' but when asked about the national GOP she did not mention any of her perceived opponents and instead focused on 'walking the walk instead of talking the talk but did not back away from helping the party on a NATIONAL level. Very interesting.
ugh...just watched Morning Joe. The only clips they showed were about the Letterman feud. No mention whatsoever of the pipeline deal---then a long conversation about how she basically lacks gravitas and just has gotten caught up in these personal feuds since the election. Time to fill Joe Scarborough's email box letting him know that the purpose of the interview was about the pipeline!
I agree with HowIRoll. I don't understand how she "uglied" herself up at all. I don't understand what that even means. Its like 6am where she was at, outside and hot and humid. I thought she looked great.
Good Grief.
In my opinion ,Gov.Palin looked great.
And it was a great interview; Gov.Palin held her own and was in control of the interview.
I missed it. Will C4P link to the interview later?
Joseph Russo:
Perhaps 'ugly oneself up' is too strong a term; I just had a hard time coming up with another terms at the time; perhaps debeautify would have been a better choice of words. I just think that she looked different and that difference contributed to Sarah looking more serious which in turn contributed to her looking extremely competent and intelligent, which I think she was trying to bring across on the screen, which I believed she did brilliantly. I gave her an A+.
Now if that is perceived to be criticism of Sarah's performance in the interview you are quite mistaken of the intention of my observation. I was not implying Sarah was trying to be somebody she wasn't but you know as well as I do that you can project a certain demeanor or posture on the TV screen based on how you appear on the screen. Again Sarah was brilliant in the way she combined her appearance with what she said.
FYI Scarborough is on the radio everyday from 10 to noon EDT....you can listen live online on WABC 77. He takes a lot of calls...unfortunately he's on a book tour right now and may have a sub in for him today. In any event, if/when he's on live, try to get through. Get your facts clear on the pipeline so you can discuss it intelligently and factually.
As much as I like Joe Scarborough, the Morning Joe program is still MSNBC, and that network is still programmed to diss Palin at any opportunity. Good God, they even had the Peggster on this morning to trash the Governor.
Not only that, there was not one mention on the Clydesville Network about her Gasline triumph, and that was by design. That would have taken away from their narrative.
That said, no one watches MSNBC except the Kos Diarists and the Illinois Nazi Party (the ones you saw in The Blues Brothers). Today's trashing of Palin is yet another reason why FOX is burying MSNBC: you can't trust content from people who have a vested interest in slanting the news.
As for Sarah's performance on the Today Show? Very well done, especially when handling the substantive objections that Lauer threw up about the gasline. The Letterman stuff will go away. I wish Sarah would let her hair down and keep it down.
Another A+ from this 'Cuda fan. She more than held her own, and I noticed the questions weren't quite as inflammatory as they usually are.
Appearance-wise, I think what some of the fellas are talking about is that Sarah looked a little different today han usual because she didn't have any bangs today, but had her hair pulled over to one side. If you're used to seeing her with long bangs, this look was a tad severe, but with that face and that personality, who cares!
That was really good.
She's got all that's needed come 2012.
AWESOME!
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Here is an article from "Smart Girl Politics" that speaks to the issue of "can a womnan in leadership also be beautiful and the pressure on women to "de-beautify".
http://smartgirlnation.com/2009/06/11/the-truth-about-why-some-women-hate-palin/
I think Scarborough will back down if he actually sees the whole interview. Of course he didn't see it--he was on the air at the time it was given and only saw the short clip NBC provided---which was only the Letterman discussion. That's why he needs to be educated. Get on it! He's been a supporter of the Guv in the past and just needs to know what's up. We have to remember that most people do not follow the events going on in AK (the pipeline in particular) like we do. That's what we're for--to inform them.
The Akhanitsa brought her "A" game, that time out of the direct spotlight, in the cocoon, or
'Fortress of Solitude" served her well.She was as confident as we have come to expect, notsurprising the interviewer was out of his depth. Probably that more sober look is best, if she's going to be across the table from Putin, or whatever GazProm flunky they put in his place. Lauer was been obtuse as usual, but that's not surprising.
That was the best interview she has ever done. Lauer was tough and she was right there with a quick and succinct answer to every question and challenge he threw at her. And, as some on here have mentioned, she was in complete control of the interview. That was Sarah “Barracuda” we saw today. The interview was made that much better by the fact that Lauer challenged her. We have never seen Obama face a tough interview since nobody ever challenges him on anything, regardless of how dumb his answers are.
I like that it was a live interview too. With a live interview, there is no way for them to slice and dice it ala Katie Couric or Charlie Gibson. If McCain had allowed her to do interviews like today’s during the campaign, they would have stood a much better chance in the election. McCain’s people really were guilty of “campaign malpractice”. She’s absolutely ready to run in 2012.
Gov. Palin didn't rush any of answers. She took her time.
Dont know if this relevant for this topic, but even Barbara walters (the views) gets it this time around. But Behar can't never stop expressing her hatred towards Gov. Palin.
Greta discusses the Letterman saga.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525939,00.html
HowIroll, scarobourg has no excuses for his stupidity, he's supposed to be professional right?
What's important here is not MSNBC, which is really a network watched by very few people, but the fact that Sarah leapt at the chance to go on the TODAY show and explain the gasline, do so very well and then defend her kids. The gasline was the headline and she was able to defend it in her terms. TODAY's audience is monstrous. AFAIK, TODAY still battles with GMA for the morning lead.
Bottom line? The mindless trashing Sarah got on Morning Joe was irritating, but unimportant. Sarah's performance about the gasline in front of a national audience was that of an attractive, engaged state governor getting the Nation's business done.
One other thing: she should stick to Live interviews. Shes' a Clyde if she lets them tape her. That's when the nets give her the shaft.
techno, I agree with you. I think she's a chameleon in a good way.
Since the folks on the other side brought this up during the last election- there are low information voters and there are high information voters. I think 'Cuda went for the "low information voters" because they were being ignored and insulted last time and she made a killing there and they are in her pocket now. But she lost "high information voters" in the process and she now realizes she has to pacify them
The de-glam look, the more sophisiticated accent, lack of folksiness etc are all used to get that effect. She can switch both personae effectively, a politician is required to do that and this shows that she can play the big game as well.
the guv did great!
Couple of comments --
First, interview was a home run IMO. Gov Palin has learned a lot since the campaign, how to aggressively respond to these MSM jerks. I thought Lauer was fair, but very aggressive which she handled well.
As for her looks, come on guys why do we continue to focus on that? I know there is this perceived view in society that no one will take Gov Palin seriously if she does not look "uglier" or "made down", but come on.. I don't think she gives a rats a** what she looks like on TV. If she performs well and continues to shape her own image on policy and issues, it is a non-factor to most people except for the unhinged jealous liberal women.
Why oh why are people even bothering to watch MSLSD? I'll watch some of their clips posted on HA sometimes for comedic relief, but no one watches that pathetic network. I don't know what has happened to Joe Scarborough. He was once one of the great congressman that was part of the 1994 GOP taking of congress. Now he's just another hack that has been corrupted by MSLSD. And Peggy Noonan is another old washed up hack that no one cares about. Does she not remember her former boss Reagan who was treated the same way as Palin in the media? As commenter noted above this is why MSLSD is virtually unwatched except for the Kos-kooks. And yeah, it's pretty pathetic not even mention the pipeline deal, the most important part of the interview. I think too that this Letterman crap will blow over, but I do still encourage people to hammer him, CBS, and their sponsors.
All and all great job by Gov Palin. I still think it has been a great couple of weeks for her and as Techno would say she is not making unforced errors and doing things on her own terms which will serve her well going forward.
She shoots . . . she scores!
I agree. Best interview she's ever done. She took it away from Matt and got all her points across on her terms. I loved her smackdown of the political and societal double standard, which sent a loud and clear signal to the state run media that she's not going to take their crap anymore!
Anybody who can watch this and still thinks she's an intellectual lightweight, is a brain dead PDS'er who wouldn't vote for her anyway.
And, while she looked just fine, I can always be counted among those who prefer the hair down!
Sarah didn't "dress down" , and she shouldn't , you should never appease your enemies .
She did a very good job by attacking with a measured response. Not backing off or lashing out.
They try to destabilize her by attacking her children.
But she responds at a time and place of her own choosing.
She fights good , surrounded by cowards.
ummm... why does anyone care what msnbc thinks? does anyone think their viewers are going to vote for a any conservative?
OK, style wise this is a great interview substance wise I wish when he asked her if this pipeline was necessary, she'd used some more specifics n concretes rather than talk in generalities. Moving forward, she'll need to mix in some specifics, numbers and facts to show her knowledgeability.
I absolutely loved it when she stopped Matt in the middle and said he was being naive if he believed Letterman. She needs to do that parry n thrust more n more going forward. Tres formidable!
compare it to hannity's viewers, are they going to vote for obama?
You know she hit a home run if Allah Pundit continues to ignore this. he ignored the pipeline story yesterday.
BTW, the Corner is again covering her regularly. Wonder why that is?
Wise,
I tend to disagree with you about specifics. The Today show audience is brain dead and doesn't really care about specifics. Now if she did an interview on MTP or Cavuto or Kudlow, I agree more specifics would be necessary. This interview was more about her coming across as strong and aggressive and taking control of the interview.
Wistrog , the only thing that she could have added was, "Today there's cheep natural gas , but probably not when it's finish, and why else would Exxon invest their money."
But that's just small details.
A+
I also liked the way she tied this whole thing to respect for women in public sphere instead of just making this conservative-liberal death match. Respect for women is a feminist issue, so she is trying to carve a space to talk about womens issues outside the pro-life debate. Smart.
Good job Gov. Palin. I would go even farther and say Gov. Palin owned Lauer in the interview. The interview showed Gov. Palin is looking long term when it comes to Nat. Gas. She scoffed at Lauer and the idea of lower gas prices then in turn injected National Security into the mix. That is leadership with a vision "IF" Gov. Palin can incorporate this type of vision into other policy issues she will be unstoppable. From what I have seen she can and will do it. I am very Happy the REAL SARAH showed up today.
Section9,
Great points. Those who watch MSNBC will never vote for her anyway. MSNBC is, after all, the Obama channel. The Today show has a much larger and more politically diverse audience, and they saw the real Sarah Palin today.
Joe Schmo is a loser and a RINO. That is why he is on MSNBC.
Sarah was fantastic in that interview. She had presence, confidence, and comand. .
Hal, nice argument. Since I am outside the US, I don't know which audiences watch which shows, so I was making a general case. I hope she goes on CNBC to talk about this pipeline too. Many politicians achieve one-tenth of what she has and they are always yapping about it.
Interviewing was her one chink in the armor and I am so relieved she has mastered that.
That was a very strong interview, very strong. The MSM better start taking her seriously and fast, too. Sarah's really putting it all together now. Her confidence, her clarity, and her grasp of the issues have all grown mightily before our very eyes. She won't say it herself, of course, but she is clearly emerging as the voice and face of the GOP. They better start taking her seriously too, because when the time comes, she'll be more than ready. She'll be unstoppable. Let no one doubt that this is a POTUS in the making.
Good lord, she hit at the Precedent too. The One who Must be Obeyed. Did you catched that, guys? I hollered and clapped when I heard that.
She was so great on that point that she made Lauer concede her argument!
(I am posting these comments as I watch the interview. My connection is so crappy, it takes an hour to watchthis clip. Seriously.)
Wisetrog,
I agree that she should go on CNBC. I had CNBC on yesterday during Larry Kudlow's show thinking maybe, just maybe, she'd be on to talk about the deal. Larry Kudlow is a big fan of Governor Palin and her policies. I would love to see her on MSNBC regularly to discuss energy policies and their relation to national defense with both Kudlow and Maria Bartiromo. The ratings for CNBC would shoot up so it would be a positive situation for both her and MSNBC.
I caught that "the one who must be obeyed" zinger too. Classic 'Cuda...smackdown with a smile. You know Obama will hear about that and it will mess with his mind. As Dennis Miller said, she knows how to get inside his melon.
Wisetrog,
Yes! I loved it also when Gov. Palin STOPPED Lauer with regard to the "EXCUSE" regarding Bristol verses Willow!!!
Conservatives in thier own way need to STOP the talking heads. Palin and Zeigler are up to the challenge!
Gov. Palin was confident, articulate, and bold. Matt wasn't easy on her and she was definitely in charge of the interview.
is she going to be on cnn with wolf today?
This was her best MSM interview by far. SHe took Matt down by not allowing him to turn the Letterman thing to it being on her. She was great by bring Obmam into the conversation as well about the political double standard. Just think about how this political period will be written in the history books. GOv. PAlin is battle 1000 and not even Mc-Clueless or Diva and change that.
"Not necessarily me. I don't think I need any kind of title in order to effect change,"
yes she is.
Baboonking,
Yes she is what? She's going on CNN?
yes.
A fantastic interview, although I think it was close to 60% of the time spent on the Loserman's comments.
She handled herself extremely well, as others have said in complete control, and called ML in his lame attempts to parrot the lie that DL was not talking about Willow.
I cannot believe Joe Scarborough, he needs to be inundated.
She is amazing.
I'll never forget when I saw the Charles Gibson interview how my heart sank when Gov. Palin appeared so passive and compliant in her posture, voice, etc. After the convention speech I had fully expecting a "NO Charlie, I'm not going to let you get away with that!" moment. -But it never came. Moving forward he needs to always be on the offensive/attack in these interviews. Most people despise the media and love to see them put in there place. Displaying supreme confidence will always trump any small mistakes she might make. This is what will bring her back to viabililty in the eyes of the non-C4P public and I think this interview was a good start.
Perfect. Absolutely Perfect. A great way to cap off a fantastic week! Her answers were clear and forceful. I especially liked her remark that she didn't want a personal apology from Letterman.....she wanted Letterman to apologize to ALL of the girls and young women who were victimized from his attempt at humor.
"If I die, I die" is a powerful statement that she made just before her trip to the lower 48, and I think it removed that burden of political correctness from her shoulders. When you have the truth on your side, you have nothing to fear. Sarah is fearless.
Thank all of you for sharing, and making this the best week since August 29th!
Thank you for posting that video; the last thing I wanted to do this mornning is watch The Today Show. :)
Enjoyed it; thought she held her own and took control of the interview by not allowing Matt go interrupt and get away with ridiculous remarks. Good for her.
And AKReport should be thrilled with these interviews lately. ;)
A++++++++
Gov Palin needs to stick to live interviews only. Best interview to date. Period. Took control. Gets her point across and realizes she is the one being interviewed so it isn't about the interviewer.
Glad Matt allowed Sarah to speak. He didn't interupt her like other do. He allowe her to finish her statment. Matt was good. Sarah was EXCELLENT!
Sarah speaks for ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Oh, that urbane Joe Scarborough!
Yeah right, his former congressional district back in FL makes up part of the "Redneck Riveria". It is an extension of of southern Alabama but one blessed by God with a coastline.
Bet Joe doesn't receive all that much love when (if) he returns to the Redneck Riveria.
As far as her pinned up hair and the "Librarian look', Gov Palin remarked one time that she does that 'look' when she wants people to focus more clearly on what she has to say...
otherwise, people would focus so much on her great hair and good looks, that they would sometimes forget to pay attention to what she is saying...
wow
Just watched the video. I obviously didn’t watch the same interview that Joe Scarborough and Peggy Noonan watched. I have no clue what they are talking about and to be perfectly frank I really don’t care. What with MSNBC ratings in the gutter and Noonan’s readership dwindling, in my mind Scarborough and Noonan opinions have been marginalized making them worthless.
I think this is one of Governor Palin’s best if not the best national interviews ever - I suppose Scarborough and Noonan would think I am “uninformed” too. Governor Palin came across as being very informed, extremely confident and especially sincere. I thought she took control of the interview; she didn’t back down or try to spin a tough question.
Simply said, it was a homerun.
And governor, please stick to doing live interviews, because this “uninformed” supporter thinks you perform exceptionally well.
Like I said before, I had no reservations about her going on these shows, I was only concerned that the shallow, self absorbed media; wouldn't get it. "He who must be obeyed," that's classic. He's gonna need an extra round of waffles after that.
A big 3 minutes on the pipeline.
She should only do live interviews.
It's not like they would cut away any mistakes she does if it's taped..
and the interview was early enough for other shows to show and discuss.
Last night BOR said his ratings went through the roof when he discussed Gov. Palin on Wed.
I agree. Grand Slam.
Letterman has trifled with the wrong woman. She'll be the first conservative to have won a skirmish with a member of the self anointed cultural elite.
Noonan, Scarborough, et al don't get it. Newt gave a great speech Monday with all the thoughtfulness one could ever hope to hear. What was the message from Monday? Palin: "Told ya so." Scarborough's own show had Palin winning the week because of it.
Yogi41,
I wasn't looking forward to watching the Today Show either. Thank God the interview happened very early on, that way I didn't have to sit through a bunch of drivel.
Did someone say Scarborough has a radio show? If so, how can I find it so I can call in?
He, he.. I chuckled about 'He who must be obeyed' comment.
But then again some nuts take it seriously. Free Republic had a post about how a Representative introduced a bill to repeal the 22nd amendment, allowing the President (that would be Obama), to continue with no term limitations. That would make the US a caricature of Venezuela's mess.
Great interview. Too bad the interviewer put so much emphasis and time on Letterman and not as much on the pipeline.
I liked her shot at Obama:
"The candidate who must be obeyed"
Good interview. One line I think she should practice re Letterman:
"What is so funny about a joke involving a 34 year old New York Yankee statutory raping a 14 year old girl during the 7th inning Matt? Lettermans attempt at an apology seemed to have as much remorse as if he was apologinzing that the rape didn't happen during the 1st inning. Dave just doesn't get it."
Her pipeline segment was AWESOME. She really knows her stuff.
RE: Hawker, doesn't his wife work for a competing Oil company and their just miffed that they didn't get in on the deal?
ONLY DO LIVE INTERVIEWS
I think matt got ambushed
sarah got a bit ziggy with it (Zeigler style)
The governor said she was not going to just sit down and shut up anymore. As you can clearly see, the good governor is no longer letting this trash talking of her daughters to continue. She is fighting back.
During the campaign, McCain's people had such a tight grip, they would not let her fight back, especially after this garbage started with Bristol and her pregnancy.
Speaking of fighting back, has everyone made their daily phone call or sent their daily email to CBS yet.
Keep it going guys.
Wow, that really was a great interview. I beamed when she said the 'he who must be obeyed line'
She handled herself perfectly. And I agree with others, Lauer actually did a good job too.
Gov. Palin is so genuine in her desire to help America the best way she can, and that includes having a positive message for America's energy needs, young women and the appropriate message for the GOP. Great great interview. Thanks for posting it.
portlandon,
Hawker's wife works for Conoco Phillips I believe.
Yes, I watched the interview. I agree that interviews should be stern but fair as it was a legitimate question to ask if we need natural gas at the moment. Kudos to you there Matt.
However, you tripped at the finish line when you started as usual to dump on the idea of a woman defending her daughter against such vomitus and vile comments. If you can't see what was wrong with what Letterman said, you need an ethics transplant.
Even through all that, I'm glad the Governor remained true to herself, didn't back off the natural gas question and even got to hammer on the double standard media which I'm sure wasn't lost on Mr. Lauer.
As always, I didn't see anything that would ever change my mind about Governor Palin's fitness for the Presidency. I especially loved the part about "no one being entitled to be the front runner for the GOP". Definitely demonstrates humility there.
Mamma Grizzly for Prez, 2012!!!
My take.
HOMERUN.
I was disappointed that Matt spent so much time on Letterman but I expected that. It worked in Sarah's favor. She was aggressive to begin with but (ladies you can attest to this) Sarah really got on fire when she was in mama grizzly mode. She really let Matt have it and made her point well about how degrading it was to women and girls. Nothing like picking on one of 'Cuda's cubs to get her to be really relaxed and in take control mode.
I love how she was sitting up straight, was calm and in control, she was very forceful with her answers she also was speaking very clearly and more slowly. I think she has really been working on it.
Sarah is wise to only do live interviews, that one could have easily been edited to give a whole different feel. Sarah is smart and since she was screwed over by the media (she even brought that up in the interview) you can bet she is not going to fall for that again.
Look out, it's the 'Cuda's game now.
I wonder if we should do some type of e-mail campaign to let Sarah know how impressed we were with the interview? How well she stood up to Matt. He was really kind of taking Letterman's side and she interrupted him and took control. I think it made Matt look a little weaseley (is that a word?)
Good grief, I could go on and on.
While running this morning I prayed for Sarah to be in control and have quick and concise answers, God fullfilled my prayer.
I think her appearance was good. I like her hair back, it does make her look a bit more Presidential to me yet she is still beautiful. I think during these big time interviews she needs to have her hair at least back, not necessarily up in a bun. She looked great. And living in Texas and being out running at 6 AM this morning ask me if it was hot and humid?
You 'betcha!
Talking about Palin on MSLSD again. Amanda Carpenter is defending Palin. Some witch from Huff Post is on there making the usual talking points. WITCH!!!!
johnfromcanada I agree 100%. She was perfect, she was outstanding. I bet Fred Malek is on the phone right now to his fellow kingmaker heavy-weights saying "Did you see that?!! It's over. She's the one. If we can convince her to run, we've got our candidate that will take back the White House. And with her talent she will singlehandely win us back the House and Senate in 2010." Its hard to express how she affects me. She grabs me through the television screen. Immediately after watching the interview my first desire was to find out how everyone else felt. She will fight for us and that makes me want to fight for her and only her. Whatever she doesn't know now, I KNOW that John Bolton and hopefully Dick Cheney et al can tell her and only have to tell her once. They word is from those in the campaign, she has an unbelievable photographic memory. I could go on and on. I worry now that our competition for her will be major Fortune 500 companies offering her CEO positions at several million per year.
Sorry, I know I said above I don't watch MSLSD, but I really like Amanda Carpenter and she sent a tweet about being on the there, so I forced myself to watch, lol.
Hal,
Watching that now. That HuffPo woman is as dumb a person as I've ever seen. Unfortunately Amanda Carpenter seems unable to counter her BS. And of course MSNBC didn't show the clip of Sarah where she clearly disposes of the argument the HuffPo moron is making.
I hate to be a one trick pony but here it is again:
"It is easier, to study up and get smarter than it is to not have a personality and try to get one."
Roger Simon
I loved her characterization of Obama as "He Who Must Be Obeyed," which shows she has watched the BBC series "Rumpole of the Bailey." I think we should start using this phrase to describe El Presidente.
By the way, probably more people watched the "Today" show interview than watched Joe.
I too think Sarah should go on CNBC. With oil on the way up and the pipeline this would be right up Sarah's ally.
A very "intellectual" crowd watches CNBC. Would be good for her to go on in really show how smart she is. Also, it would be a pretty friendly environment, but not FOX.
I hope she stays in 'Cuda mode for CNN. I think the "If I die, I die comment really took a weight off her. She has decided to be herself and if the people will not vote for her, then so be it. Good for her.
I think that two of Gov. Palin's good quantities are the very reason her early interviews weren't as successful: she was committed to doing her best for John McCain and to doing as she was told. To me that shows her loyalty and sense of responsibility.
Please don't misunderstand me when I say "doing what she was told." When someone else is in charge, following directions is a team player's job.
Now SHE is in charge and can play this her way. GO SARAH!
What time is she going to be on CNN?
All you people who watch MSNBC have my utmost respect.
I blocked MSNBC from my satelite list along with MTV and all the porn pay per view mess, I don't even want to see it on my guide list.
I bow to all of you who go into the belly of the beast and watch MSNBC!
Great interview, I was so proud of her.
When we e-mail Joe, we should tell him that except for her right to life speech in Indiana she has been staying in AK. She didn't come to the lower 48 this last week to be the center of anything, she came her for charity reason. The news media made her the center.
Also, you might want to ask him if he has read her press releases. He or Peggy N. do not have a clue what she has been doing. Throw it back to them...they are the ones that comment off the tops of their heads without learning the facts.
Did you notice on Morning Joe, Peggy N. said that Letterman made the comments about Sarah and the girls off the top of his head...NOOOO...they were written jokes.
Goddess of the Classroom:
Not only was Sarah told what to do, she was even more importantly told what to say and parrot McCain's talking points. I strongly believe, although Sarah would never admit it, that she was the least confident in interviews during the campaign having to echo McCain's thoughts when she really didn't go along with them deep down in her heart. That's when she hesitated; now she is saying what she wants to say; what a difference!
By probably 2030, we’ll see about a 40 percent increase in demand for natural gas," Palin told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an interview set to air at 4 p.m. ET on The Situation Room.
Did anyone hear Laura Ingraham talking about trying to get Palin on her show and the "roadblock" on her staff who keeps it from happening? She said they were going to go through that roadblock, though. I wonder who she was reffering to? I don't think it was Meg.
I love her Heck no line. She is just so straight forrward whe nshe speaks. She talked fast during Hannity's piece but looking at it, I think she had somewhere to go.
She really made it difficult for anybody but the far left loons like Joy Behar and Huffington to defend Letterman.
I love how she threw back in Hawkers lap that he voted for this and he is only playing politics.
Not to bring up the clothes issue but did anyone notice..was that jacket the same one she had on in the AGIA press release photos from yesterday?
How can people call her a diva with a straight face? She is so humble and must pack light. She has been gone from home a while and probably packed just a couple of basic black things to mix and match for her trip.
The Blitzer interview scares me. It is taped so it is edited.
I am so proud of our Sarah! Wow. She was great!
And BTW, I got my thank you note from her yesterday for contributing to her legal defense fund -- and I have yet to contribute the maximum yet. She is class with a capital "C".
Lipstick - I think she has worn that black jacket about half of this trip. I got a feeling she is frugal and didn't pay for the 2nd suitcase. Do wonder who did her hair?
PEC:
Perhaps Wolf had to agree not to edit the interview or she would not have done it or if there was proof that he did then she would never grant CNN an interview again.
a comment about her hairstyle.
What Sarah did was exposre her neck.
All beautiful ladies know that men love an exposed neck. It may be unconsciously, but they know it. It increases beauty, makes them more sexually attractive and increased their vulnerablity. And most men do not realize they are being manipulated.
Think of Audrey Hepburn and you think of a long beautiful neck. Does the FLOTUS have a lovely neck?
Sarah trained in journalism and worked as (per Rush) a sports babe on Alaska TV.
She started the interview by making herself visually vulnerable... and them became verbally assertive.
That interview is, simply put, why we are all here today.
I saw the huffingweed witch on last night and I just wanted to reach through the TV and strangle that fuzzy little foreigner. I love that liberal talking point that just because her kids appear on stage with her at the RNC that they deserve to be targets of this kind of vulgarity. BS!
Second blunder on Lauer's part too. He's asking her to connect the dots of Letterman's 'jokes' to the increase of degrading behavior of women and yet you've got idiots like Rick "drive drunk"Sanchez and other MSM'ers trying to link the whackjob who killed the guard at the Holocaust museum to comments made by Limbaugh. Again, double standard at work.
Third, I almost wanted to b---hslap Lauer because he's trying to put Palin on the defensive with regards to her "I don't think Willow should be around him either"comment. It almost sounded as if Lauer was trying to get Palin to imply that Letterman was a pedophile. As usual, the left forgets who did the attacking here.
After watching this interview I realized that Flight Attendants have a union, shouldn't that union be contacted and made aware of Letterboy's "slutty flight attendant look," comment? My niece used to be a flight attendant, and she worked darn hard for her money, and to have some jerk refer to a "slutty flight attendant look" is outrageous.
Gov. Palin did a great job, and really took command. Thought it was great that she said Letterboy owed all women and girls an apology not just her family. I'm sure that was picked up on by a lot of viewers.
Gelston:
I knew it was something; I just couldn't put my finger on it. Sarah wasn't her folksy self today; we saw a more serious side of Sarah today that probably her staff see most of the time but we rarely do. Sarah is one serious lady when she really focuses. Does a famous golfer come to mind who is exactly like that?
What is the contact for Flight Attendants Union?
For those who are furious at Noonan and Parker, I wrote this advice yesterday - they are syndicated columnists and if you're serious about hurting them in the wallet, contact the local newspapers to get them to remove their column and replace them with real conservatives.
Noonan writes for the WALL STREET JOURNAL. She has an article there today with places for comments. We can e-mail her via the WSJ also or send her a letter to the WSJ.
I use to like her, now I can't stand her. When she talks with her eyes closed I want to smack her in the face. She thinks she is soo soo, who knows what, but she isn't.
Ed M. has it wrong.
Sarah speaking out against abuse of minor girls cannot possibly hurt her but help her with the mother and daughter vote.
Ed DOESN'T GET IT.
Also:
Keep hammering Letterman and CBS and their sponsors mercilessly.
We are almost there to the point where the Letterman issue will have to be addressed by CBS.
The sponsors are bailing.
Keep it up.
Throw Alinsky back in there faces relentlessly.
E-mail/phone, etc. until we get satisfaction.
This is our training for the big campaign.
Let them have it.
Outstanding interview by Gov Palin! This is really what I have been saying for sometime on this blog and to others that she needs to quit the softball interviews and get challenged if she really wants to mount a national campaign. She was very strong and forceful and assertive and in command. Great to see her confidence back. It harkens to what she said about getting her engines going again and she sure looked revved up with the pipeline deal and with taking down Letterman. Great stuff, now she needs to work on getting reelected Governor, completing AGIA and the in-state pipeline and being a strong national advocate of conservatism. By next April, the Tea Parties wil be bigger and its a movement that she will do well to be the leader of. I am very impressed by this woman, I just hope she doesn't break my heart (as so many have) by triangulating on issues like the environment. BE AN ACROSS THE BOARD CONSERVATIVE GOVERNOR! Don't compromise these principles for any issue position.
BTW, the govenor reads e-mails and personal notes (as seen in the interview) and I am sure she reads blogs that are fair, including this one. Keep up the good work C4P and hold the governor accountable if she strays from conservative principles!
Get em' Sarah !! I notice they -- the MSM- cannot even ask her a simple question without being adversarial. They will never like her because she is everything they aren't -- a common-sense conservative with principles. FIGHT ON SARAH, YOU WILL PREVAIL over the cesspool that is disguised as journalism today. A Brillant JOB by the best Governor EVER !! :)
Sapwolf,
I can't follow all threads and don't have all references . . . who is Ed M ?
it's hard to follow everything when you are working . . . ha ha
Greg:
I had thought the same thing about the flight attendants. Sarah even gave them a kudos in the Matt interview. When I heard Letterman's comment I felt bad for Sarah but then I thought, "If I were a flight attendant, whom all work very hard and are very professional, I would be insulted by that comment."
Hey, Dave, the days of slapping flight attnedants on the rear as they walk down the aisle ended a long time ago jerk!
notice the picture of Amanda Knox, on trial for murder in Italy. The neck is exposed the same way.
The lady knows to make herself vulnerable.
"Moi, kermie?"
Another sports analogy:
That interview was like taking that first snap on first down after the kickoff and tearing through the hole, breaking two tackles on a 45 yard gain, snapping back up and trotting back to the huddle, ready for the next play.
No touchdown, but busted loose for a big one.
A+
She keeps this up, Mittens will go for the Senate and not dream of taking her on in the 2012 primary.
Corner is backing her strongly. VDH is on a roll. Something's changing.
Remember the number one rule of politics: follow the money.
Bill in Baltimore, ED Morrisey is a blogger from HotAir I think..
Hey Sapwolf, IT's Billy from Auburn New York.. Great to see your comments :)
A. After this interview there are outside the beltway Republicans lining up to work for her. I think inside the Beltway she told them "you are dead to me now".
b. The other '12 candidates are preparing concession speeches.
c. Continue the push against Letterman. If he goes down then a shot will be heard around the world that family and sexest is off limits.
Definitely an A+.
Sarah's back with a vengence. Like Lipstick, I too prayed for her last night, and watched part of this interview through tears of relief and joy.
Wise. Who is corner? and where can i find that blog.
On the CNN article which spoke about this interview it says to, "Watch Sarah Palin's full interview at 4 and 6 p.m. ET on The Situation Room."
Does that mean she'll appear again later today?
(CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is pushing back against critics of the proposed $26 billion natural gas pipeline in her state, saying demand for natural gas is on the rise in the United States.
"By probably 2030, we’ll see about a 40 percent increase in demand for natural gas," Palin told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an interview set to air at 6 p.m. ET on The Situation Room. "Domestically, we have the supply. The resources are up there in Alaska, and it’s time that we build this infrastructure and flow that very valuable resource into hungry markets throughout the U.S."
Palin's comments come in the wake of questions by some critics of the proposal whether there is an adequate demand for the massive expenditure.
The Alaska governor called those views "short sighted" and said the project is "right for our nation’s security and for our environment, for our economy."
The former Republican vice presidential candidate also praised the recent alliance of TransCanada and Exxon Mobil — the two rivals in the years-long battle of who would build the pipeline — and take a stake in the future revenue it generates.
Palin, who has long courted such a deal, was on hand in Texas to announce the joint-project.
"It’s a great venue that we have, a vehicle called AGIA, the Alaska Gas Line Inducement Act, and believe me, Exxon, the largest company in the world, and TransCanada, the best pipeline building company in the world, I’m sure they would not have aligned and committed to building this project had they not crunched the numbers and figured out that for their bottom line," she said.
WALK THE WALK 2012
corner.nationalreview.com
It is VERY important that we crush CBS/Letterman.
Once we do, it will be a DETERRANT to futher shenanigans attacking Sarah's children by people in the media.
Like a mongoose's teeth latching onto the cobra's head and throat.
You clamp with all the stength in your being until there is no movement by the cobra. Then you continue relentlessly to hold the clamp for a while until you are sure the serpent is dead.
THIS is what we must do to Letterman.
Get....him....fired!!!
Wow, that slutty governor has a brain!
Very nice job under tough circumstances, always hard to answer serious questions when the interviewer is thousands of miles away.
She was fast on her feet and didn't get trapped by Lauer and her syntax didn't get scrambled as it sometimes does.
This is EXACTLY the sort of thing she needs to do to keep chipping away at resistance from voters she will need: Women.
just watched and Sarah was in control of that interview. She OWNED it. She was confident, determined and outspoken. Love her "Heck no!"
Those DC/NY elitists who are saying she was not "thoughtful" or "studied" are just envious and don't get Sarah's appeal at all. They are soooo out of touch with regular folks.
Yesterday, Scarborough said Sarah was like Bush 43 because they were both anti-elitist yada yada yada. Sarah is nothing like Bush 43 in her governance or political philosophy. Bush was an Establishment candidate while Sarah is outside of the Establishment culturally and politically.
Sometimes I think these pundits are just running their mouths just to earn their paychecks.
Ok, I read several comments above and my take on the interview was that it was GREAT! He could've asked her more about the pipeline though, but they only had 15 minutes or less to talk.
I thought she looked great and her answers were quick. Loved it when Matt Lauer switched gears wanting to talk about the Letterman issue and she said with a smile, "If we must, we must." :)
And yes, I caught the smack on Obama, "the one that must be obeyed." Classic!
When she talked about 'gov't coming into control the private sector,' she should've mentioned the news that was out yesterday where Bank of America said that they were forced to buy Merrill Lynch.
She should also focus on the areas of cap & trade and how she thinks natural gas would help w/ the environment, etc. I mean, she did touch on it in a general sense.
I also loved her answer when Matt asked if Letterman owed her an apology. She was like, "He doesn't have to apologize to me" but that he should be apologizing to females across the country. AWESOME answer!
Way to go Governor; Standing up for what is right simple because it is right.Good interveiw.Keep them coming.
Bank on it: in this interview, Sarah Palin's performance was PERFECTION!
Gelston, you're right a bit----but exposing the neck IN A GUY'S WORLD demonstrates vulnerability. In the WORLD OF WOMEN, though, it's more a way to convey professionalism WHILE conveying beauty----which you also addressed! Yes, Sarah's long neck IS like Audrey Hepburn's, and a bun shows it off.
I think, too, that it was so darned hot and humid that she possibly was just more comfortable----and Sarah just does what she FEELS like in that regard! (smile)
Anyway: LIVE INTERVIEWS are the best, so pray, Palinistas, re. the upcoming RECORDED Wolf interview. Surely Wolf realizes he'll be castigated for politically-driven editing? Nah..... He might try it anyway.
Re. Lauer: yes, he didn't keep talking when Sarah spoke (which is unusual for Lauer, and showed deference). BUT, he did place the pipeline issue first, KNOWING that would be forgotten after he next addressed the Letterman mess.
Most likely, Sarah agreed to grant this interview ONLY if she could speak also about the pipeline.
So, NEXT TIME, in pre-interview negotiations, I hope her staff insists that SARAH'S agenda is placed LAST in an interview, to give it punch and help people remember that IT has her emphasis (not some stupid comedian's horrid remarks).
One final comment: professional women SHOULD start wearing rather-ordinary-cut suits more, because having to wear in-fashion clothes (in currently-craved colors or designs) is just another way to keep women BROKE, in contrast with men, who simply need to switch inexpensive neckties!
Governor Palin again displayed the necessary confidence of command; that’s needed to be President of the United States. We'll see more media approach the Governor with proper respect in future interviews.
Oh Matt, after being put in proper place by Governor Palin; did you really need to ask WHO speaks for the GOP?
The Cadnidate who must be Obeyed LOL!
I like the fact that Sarah didn't speak too fast. When she speaks slower it also lowers her voice an octave. It makes her look in total command of what she wants to say and what she says. As much as I support her anyway I can, it seems her speech pattern (using unnecessary
words)is foreign to so many and it makes her appear not to have control of the message. Personally, it doesn't bother me because I am from the mid-west and many of us do use that type of speech pattern.
Notice how Palin is the center of attention this week?
The pundits were trying to hype up Gingrich and Romney last week. Gingrich's speech at the GOP Dinner is already forgotten for the most part. More people are buzzing about Jon Voight's speech which stole the show.
Romney has all but disappeared off the radar. Was Romney at the NRSC/NRCC dinner? I haven't heard much mention about or MSM interest in Romney this week. What happened?
By the extra-ordinary interest that NRO is taking in Sarah Palin, I'm assuming Romney might have decided not to run again for 2012 and instead run for senator from NH.
juju:
Love your point about Sarah speaking slower. She was doing well taking her time speaking. I had not figured out why it sounded different and better when she does, you hit it. It lowers her voice a bit.
Her accent does not bother me at all. However, when she speaks fast it is hard for me to follow. I think it is because I am from the south and I speak hopelessly slow. I think other southerners may find when she speaks faster it is harder to catch all she says. Slowing down I get everything the first time.
I guess what I mean is, if she sounds fast to a northerner or mid westerner, she REALLY sounds fast to a southerner.
I remember in high school being in England and having to ask people to speak slower, I really had a hard time understanding them. They seemed impatient when I talked, I suppose because it is SOOO SSLOOOOW.
wisetrog
I still think Romney is running in 2012. All the indications coming from Utah is that he is running.
Check out this article.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12561760?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com
-----QUOTE OF THE DAY--------
From http://www.michellemalkin.com
......DAVE LETTERMAN-PERV......
"LETTERMAN REMINDS ME OF THE LECHER AT THE SCHOOL BUS STOP...
"OR THE AGING CREEP LURKING IN THE DIRTY MAGAZINE SECTION AT THE 7-ELEVEN...
"FACE IT...DAVE LETTERMAN...HAS A DERANGED OBSESSION WITH PALIN & HER FAMILY THAT HAS CROSSED INTO RANK BIGOTRY & HATRED"
"ATTENTION CBS:GET HIM HELP NOW!"
This is too funny for words. Earlier I went to the Huffington Post site to see what others had to say about her interview. There were over 3,000 comments. I read a few and there were no surprises, it was typical bad mouthing Sarah.
What was funny. On most several pages was a comment saying something like this..."An interview about the Pipeline and she didn't even comment about it, she is so stupid"
This was classic Governor Palin.
She had absolute control of that interview.
She didn't bite her lip about "the candidate that must be obeyed, everybody adhered to that." Did you see Matt have to adjust his glasses after they were knocked askew by that punch?
"The Motions", by Matthew West, is being applied by Governor Palin in all she does. He sang it at the right to life speech in Indiana. She lives alot of the phrases in that song.
"This might hurt, it's not safe"
"I don't care if I break"
"Cause just okay is not enough"
"I don't wanna spend my whole life asking, What if I had given everything, instead of going through the motions?"
"Cause I don't wanna go through the motions"
I think her whole life is about making a difference, and someday she will in American history. I pray it would be so.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/12/dear_david_letterman
This is a great article about Letterman/Palin
juju,
Just bet they will totally misunderstand her saying, "here in Alaska" about the pipeline. They'll say, "what an idiot, she's in Texas, and she is saying here in Alaska. Like she doesn't know she's in Texas."
I wouldn't doubt for a minute, they would say how stupid she is! Blah, blah, blah! Idiots! The level of PDS we have seen makes this a high probability scenario.
I think Laura is mad she didn't go on her show, but I also think her and other conservatives are trying to get her to 'man-up' on national issues. Sort of like pushing someone into the pool to make them swim.
It was a great interview. She had to keep it on a high level. It was a morning show with Matt.
She should now go on with Larry Kudlow on CNBC. He is a free market guy that loves details. It would be a great discussion. It would be more of a discussion that an interview..
OMG!
Just minutes ago, both Norah O'Donnell and John Harwood (both are Obots) of MSNBC just gave Sarah major KUDOS for her Today show interview. I don't know the name of the MSNBC show that comes on at this time.
Sarah won them over and they were saying that this was a "teaching" and "Sister Soulja" moment. Norah said she was really touched by what Sarah said and she felt Sarah reached a lot of women today. You could see that O'Donnell and Harwood were quite moved.
Can someone PLEASE post this video? This shows that Hot Air, Laura Ingraham, Kathleen Parker, Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan et al are WRONG!
This interview was a HOMERUN for Sarah if she can change the hearts and minds of some of the OBOTS on MSNBC. People are starting to see that Sarah is not the MSM caricature but a real and likeable person.
Rush has been talking about Palin vs. Letterman at length this morning. His had this one woman caller who is very angry over this and she came out real strong for Sarah! Rush is asking at what point is the backlash coming. C4P must get this audio too!
sarah palin rocks, that's great. I've said this before, in that interview Sarah was able to frame the issue beyond partisan bickering and in terms of respect for women and girls in public sphere. For a long time, her outreach to women, was hijacked by the abortion debate. She's now able to go beyond that and find something women can agree upon.
OK. I am with RAM on this. Let us not attack Laura on this. I believe she is not aware of the overall interview.
I think there is also a burning desire for Sarah to start this huge National Platform. Bottom-line Nobody (including Kathleen Parkers boy genious Jindal) is doing anything. Cantor and Ryan are flopping like fish out of the water. The Senate Republicans are a total lost cause minus a few that are not big platform people. Cheney and Gingrich are speaking but let us face it they are have beens (it would be like wearing polyester suits). Only one can deliever the message and she is sticking with State issues and that is Sarah.
I think Sarah can run for Governor and still run for Prez. Sarah has until the middle of 2011 to start any big platform. Any platform now does nothing but give the Dems ammo and time to shoot it down.
If Sarah has many more interviews like the Matt Lauer one she will have nothing to worry about. Of course notice her big performances and ones that didn't go well.
1. VP acceptance speech - Live. Big hit.
2. GOP Convention speech - Live. Big Hit.
3. Gibson Interview - Mediocre. Edited.
4. Couric Interview - Bad. Edited.
5. Debate - Hit. Live.
6. Hannity - OK/Hit - On TV appeared to talk too fast and didn't tie together but had good points. OK. Unedited version - Info flowed even seemed to talk slower. Hit
7. Matt Lauer Interview - Big Hit.
Notice the thread. Unedited she always performs well. Edited is her problem. All these people that want to interview her she needs to demand live interviews. I fear Wolf Blitzer.
Well look who popped up!
NRO Kathryn Jean Lopez in the Corner just a while ago.
"Say what you will about her (legitimately and not-so): If you have seen the Alaska governor on TV today (on Today), you've seen a woman clearly more comfortable with a national voice."
"Letterman owes his audience an apology, but I think most Corner readers know I cringe at silly chick talk. He doesn't owe all women an apology. And Governor Palin is better on pipelines anyway. Expanding her issue base is the way to some serious viability if she wants it."
Anyone know where I can get a button of Sarah Palin ? I want to do a little test marketing . . . open up a few conversations . . .
The new Talking point for MSNBC is "Sarah Palin needs to study up"
Chris "I get a thrill running up my leg" Matthews said the same thing last night.
I will say this about Mathews even though I dont care for him. He obviously sees something in Sarah that he likes saying she has a lot of potential and that she is a "star".
I dont really disagree that Sarah needs to study up. Margaret Thatcher had to study up before she took everyone by storm from what I understand about history.
We have to remember that fairly or not, Sarah is going to be held to a much higher standard and she needs to knock em dead most every time out there. I look forward to that day.
jimr3, Over the past week, Corner is in Sarah's corner. Why?
Conspiracy theory: Did Sarah meet these dweebs at that NY breakfast?
Here's the Harman/O'Donnell video mentioned earlier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mbUIBIaC8Q
Wildman Bill
I saw that interview Matthews did with Parker about Palin. I loved how Matthews shot Parker and the other naysayers down by stating that Sarah outshines all the other drab, boring politicos. I think Matthews truly believes Palin has the "it" factor.
I remember he said that about Barack from the beginning too.
To whoever asked where Romney is this week and why the MSM is ignoring him and others, I have one answer:
Sarah's in town, baby!
Pushes everyone else off the radar. When she goes back to AK, the others will reemerge from their dens and the MSM will take off their sunglasses, readjust their vision, and notice them again. Just sayin'. ;)
Somebody send KLo the video of Norah O'Donnel.
Thanks for the video link Colin!
I want to watch it to make sure I didn't just imagine it.
Jeri Thomson going to be on Hannity's radio show ...
Context is everything. I was Nora's clip and the bits they showed of Sarah weren't so impressive whereas the original interview was so powerful. She should stick to live interviews in future.
Small quibble. Norah said that the first comment Sarah made was about the fight attendant remark when it was about pipeline.
When MSNBC talks about getting traction and gaining respect, you've made an impact.
An absolute Block Buster Interview!
Gov . Palin took control and expounded on her answers to fully clarify them without letting Matt cut the discussion for his probable ill intended purpose of sound bits.
Matt was fair, I agree, but seasoned Sarah is no longer their patsy and loved how she got in his face to challenge his lame rebuttals and insinuations she was the one who is unfairly demonizing poor Letterman.
The Media frankly just DOES NOT GET IT OR HAVE IT, I can't even relinquish a thread of Intelligence to them, as to their ability to posses and muster up, even the least HUMANNESS, associated with the human race
Who says that Sarah was trying to "ugly up" on TV this morning? She looked fine to me. All these comments because someone pushes their bangs to the side! C'mon, those are misogynist comments if I ever heard them. Women are held to such a different standard than men. Get a grip...looks are not what this is all about anyhow.
Sarah "ugly up"?
Sorry, it just isn't possible.
Seriously though, if Lauer and Blitzer gave some airtime to the issue of the Palin pipeline (and it is imperative that we keep calling it that) then the far more Sarah-friendly people at FOX need to really exploit this.
The rest of the media may have covered it today but they will sweep it under the rug tomorrow. The fact that Governor Palin has already accomplished more than their beloved Obama ever will in the field of national energy interests is something they will never accept, and they are determined that it fade from the public's memory. In fact I'm willing to bet my next ten paychecks that the WH, Congress, and the media will not only attempt to hijack the credit for this, but if necessary attempt to scuttle the whole project by any means no matter how dirty.
In the interests not only of Governor Palin, but of basic truth, decency and the future of our nation, we can NOT permit that to happen.
I think Interior Sec Salazar has already elbowed his way to the front to say my pipeline, my precious.
The governor's remark about a double standard misquoted Obama who in fact was saying Palin's family was off limits. He was defending her.
"This shouldn’t be part of our politics, it has no relevance to governor Palin’s performance as a governor or her potential performance as a vice president. And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories."
I must applaud the Gov. for a good two weeks. I'm starting to believe that she has learned from past mistakes, did some research, summarized her strenghts and weaknesses, and is putting together a plan to "repackage" herself.
I don't mean "repackage" like Obama or Clinton (the "new" democrat, triangulation, post partisan crap) but show herself in a different light to counteract the "ditzy/bimbo" slander. It's to show off her strenghts, go live instead of tape delayed (where the MSM can't 'edit') find allies, marshall a network/fandom, and focus on what people's concerns are so as to create voting issues and distinctions from Obama.
She can't avoid the MSM nor can she stay in safe waters forever. Sarah will have to venture out into the "wilderness" and take on the beasts. I think she had a good start.
America likes a good comeback story from an underdog and thanks to Letterman, she got an early boost.
Hey David, when Sarah gets to the White House, I'm sure she'll send you a fruit basket (LOL).
If that's Sarah "uglying up" she has nothing to worry about. Not that it matters at all, but it seems to be a topic today. I am caught off guard though when I see her without bangs. I'm so used to them. I miss the bangs.
Wow! Amazing! That's all I have to say!
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