Palin offers first television interview to ABC

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Source: associated Press

Republican vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin is offering her first televised interview to ABC News in the coming week in Alaska.

Palin, the surprise pick of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, has been giving campaign speeches alongside the Arizona senator since the GOP convention but has not sat down for an interview about her views.

A McCain-Palin adviser says an interview was offered to ABC's Charlie Gibson several days ago and that they expect it to happen in the latter part of the week in Alaska. Palin is the governor of Alaska and is expected to return home at midweek after more joint appearances with McCain

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080907/ap_on_el_pr/palin

[Diane R]

1. Charlie Gibson!!! Of course! (Remember his steller questioning of Obama during the last debate?)

[Phred42]

11. Get used to it - Softballs only. They sure as hell will not let Olbermann or Maddow have a shot

[DaLittle Kitty]

56. Why Not Put The Governor On Entertainment Tonight Then! Charlie is going to ask nuth'n

of any consequence.... weak totally... How can someone be in line to be president and be that f'ing pitiful? Hell I wuld not have any problem sitting there and answering questions... This is BS and the McShame campaign should be confronted on it!

[Phred42]

57. It WILL be Entertainment Tonight.

[seemslikeadream]

2. Well then Charlie will see to it with hard hitting questions

Do I need to post the sarcasm thing?

[sattahipdeep]

24. Just plain dishonest

Loyalty, Integrity, and Courage

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[Triana]

3. Oh Charlie Gibson - one of the lynchmob that particpated in the ..

... political lynching of Obama during the primary debates.

I'd like to see Little Miss Herself on Meet the Press with Tom Brokaw and I'd like to see him grill HER to the same extent he just grilled Biden - PARTICULARLY on foreign policy.

Safe little softball appearances with the Media Democratic Lynchmob are NOT gonna cut it.

Gee. I wonder if he'll ask her about FLAG PINS? Pfffft!

[pattmarty]

46. Brokaw is old and washed up. AND, if you think Brokaw.........

......is unbiased, I gotta bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.

[ErinBerin84]

4. I wonder if there were any "terms and conditions". Fucking Gibson.

When will she do a press conference? That's what I'm wondering.

[AzDar]

5. Still won't be giving a REAL interview.......

KnowhutImean?

[peacebird]

6. here's betting all questions are re: Track going to Iraq or softball "getting to know Sarah" type

[ikojo]

7. I don't drink but perhaps there should be a drinking game

when the following is mentioned...

Moose
Basketball
Beauty contests
Her "spirituality"
Her son Track
Her struggles with balancing being a governor and having a "special needs" baby (even though she has a nanny like most rich people)

I'm surprised her first interview isn't on TBN or Pat Robertson's show tax supported show, 700 Club.

[Booster]

8. I want to see her on The Daily Show. heeheehee

[lark]

60. She doesn't have the "balls"

to face Jon Stewart.

[glowing]

9. Oh, great Gibson shill hitting all the interesting spots.. So, is it true, you have 7 glasses frames

Or, so Alaska, its pretty neat-O? How many moose have ya bagged? Seriously, take on Keith or Rachel, then I'll beleive your ready to stare down Putin or deal with China... What a choice to go with.

[EV_Ares]

10. Then the next interview will be by Fox, Same difference as Gibson.

[Olney Blue]

12. Will she have the questions in advance?

[TahitiNut]

14. Of course ... and the answers, too. (She'll get the "teacher's guide.")

[EV_Ares]

51. You can bet everything has been arranged with Gibson.

[lamp_shade]

16. Bet your ass she will !!

[Union Thug]

13. Wonder if the McLame campaign will provide the questions... n/t

[jovi]

15. Gibson PLEASE!!

How about having her on Bill Maher!!! Bill should host a debate- VP or Prez.

[radfringe]

17. guess Gibson showed enough "deference"

questions we can expect:

"what's it like being in charge of a really big state?"

"What did you learn as a PTA president that prepared you to be a mayor?"

"Would you say raising 5 children and being a Governor of a really big state shows your ability to juggle home and career responsibilities"

[mascarax]

26. More Questions from Charlie Gibson

"How much do you love America?"

"When it isn't dark, can you see Russia? In order to monitor them, I mean...I bet you're so close you could almost jump over there!"

"Don't you think it should be mandatory to wear an American flag pin, even if it's made in China?"

"Will you make sure my taxes are lower?"

"Don't you think I ask good questions?"

[radfringe]

29. more questions

- has Bristol and Levi decided on a name for the baby?

- How does it feel to be both a pending grandmother and vice-president at the same time?

[Blue Gardener]

18. I guess he'll be treating her with "deference"

It appears that bowing down to her is the only way to get an interview.

[mitchum]

19. A Special Olympics version of a press conference for the grandmother of a special needs child

I guess that is fitting in a way

[superconnected]

61. I'd say don't bring the special needs kid into it but she already has.

Apparently her family is fair game because she certainly put them up there.

[JustAnotherGen]

20. Hmmm

When do you think the script will be given to them both?

[CitizenPatriot]

21. "offering"

does she deign to come off her throne and give an interview?

who the fuck cares?

Until she allows unvetted questions, I think the entire press should follow Oprah's example, except I think Oprah should come out saying, Fine, you want to boycott me, go ahead. Now I'm going to put my money where my mouth is. When can Obama come on?

That's a show I'd watch and I'll bet the questions would be more hard-hitting than abc's soft ball kissing the feet of the blood queen of lies.

[Solly Mack]

22. interviews are being pimped out to the weakest news crew

LMAO

weak reporting for a weak person

[progressivebydesign]

23. If Gibson had ethics, he refuse it until ALL journalists had access. She's GWB, part deux. n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

25. Charlie GOPson.

[madamesilverspurs]

27. No wonder she just keeps repeating snippets of her speech

at their rallies. She must be spending all the travel time memorizing the answers to the questions the campaign will give Gibson.

[Dormantboy]

28. She will be asked soft questions

It happens often with the media when it comes to interviewing Republicans.

[DogPoundPup]

30. Palin agrees to interview

Source: Yahoo News

Under pressure for being shielded for questioning, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has a agreed to sit down with Charles Gibson of ABC’s “World News Tonight,” according to an ABC News official.

No other interviews are scheduled. It will be the first TV interview for Palin since she was named 10 days ago as running mate to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Palin had planned to return to Alaska this weekend but is so popular on the stump that she is going to stay out a few more days before returning home. One of her sons deploys to Iraq on Thursday.

Palin plans to sit down with Gibson later this week in Alaska, the source said.

The McCain campaign kept her off Sunday shows this weekend and plans to be sparing with high-risk network encounters, which they contend are unimportant to voters despite the media’s fixation on them.

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Charlie Gibson

[mucifer]

31. Shit!

[angstlessk]

32. THIS IS NEWS??? wholly shit, am I living in China or sumptin???

this is the strangest VP ever to be nominated..evah!!!!

[secondwind]

33. better than nothing, I guess. Although I respect Charlie, and I hope he sends a "fastball"

question to her, veiled in gobs of DEFERENCE

[RufusTFirefly]

34. Of course, it's agreed in advance that she'll only answer questions about ...

... er, uh, um... I was going to suggest some topic that wasn't toxic to Palin's candidacy, but I realize I can't think of one. Given the soap opera at Palin's home, Gibson can't even ask harmless questions about her family.

[HopeHoops]

35. Let me guess - it won't be under oath and Rove gets to screen the questions in advance.

[HopeHoops]

36. BREAKING: ABC got the interview because...

...they were the first news organization to look up the word "deference".

[Journeyman]

37. Smart move by the McCain camp. . .

this deflects the criticism that she won't meet with the press yet protects her from any probing questions. The American people may see this for the sham it is but I'd guess McCain hopes her appearance on TV -- any TV show asking any questions whatsoever -- will mute the increasingly pointed criticism that they're hiding her.

But hey, maybe Gibson will prove his detractors wrong. (Yeah. That's gonna happen . . .)

[texanwitch]

38. Wow. Charile Gibson

She will already know the answers because the GOP will have wrote the questions.

[wtmusic]

39. Maybe he'll ask her what she thought of "The Path to 9/11"

you know, hard-hitting stuff

[krkaufman]

40. I'd like to hear what conditions have been imposed

And Gibson... one of the stalwarts moderating the worst Pres. primary debate ever.

We'll see...

[msongs]

41. only a PRESS CONFERENCE can be considered a real event nt

[crossroads]

54. Hear Hear! n/t

[searchingforlight]

42. Charlie Gibson is a wuss. There will be nothing relevant here.

[NoodleyAppendage]

43. Agrees to an interview with her fellow Repuke puppet masters. n/t

J

[sellitman]

44. They will have had time to coach her on their own questions.

Bet on it.

[bjobotts]

45. Told ya' it would be Gibson or Hume, guranteed to let her prsent her talking points without follow

Read Glenn Greenwald at salon.com who virtually spells out Palin's whole interview process before it ever happens...and sure enough Gibson gets the task of promoting the Palin propaganda.

[humbled_opinion]

47. BUT OBAMA GOES ON LIELY...

Come on give me a break she will be treated with kid gloves.... I am getting a sinking sick feeling over this WOMAN....

[George II]

48. I guess it's going to take that long to fit her with the bush receiver and ear-piece?

[Hekate]

49. Guess they must be deferential enough. nt

[Richardo]

50. "Governor Palin, what does it say to you that Barack Obama doesn't always wear a flag pin?"

"Governor Palin, do you love America or do you REALLY love America?"
"Governor, the Democrats say that you don't have the experience to be Vice President. Is this mean, or merely uninformed?"
"Governor, you have a child with Down Syndrome. Can we see a picture of him?"
"Is he PRECIOUS?"


etc

etc

etc

[underpants]

52. Gibson "Your critics say that your hotness sometimes outshines how popular you are...

how do you response to such criticism?"

"What aspects of your executive experience would you feel is most important for the Democratic ticket to learn?"

[nam78_two]

53. "John McCain: good candidate or the best candidate-what do you think Gov. Palin?"

I am sure Gibson will be very "deferential" .

[LibDemAlways]

55. This is bullshit. Pretty easy to imagine what the

questions will be.

You are so attractive. Can you share some of your beauty secrets with the ladies in the audience?

What is it like being the governor of the largest state in the nation?

You are the mother of a special needs child. God must have entrusted that child to you for a reason knowing you would be an exceptionally fine parent. Why do you think God gave that very special little boy to you?

You were a high school basketball player. What words of encouragement do you have for female athletes?

The questions won't even rise to the level of softball. They'll be wiffleballs.

[AngryOldDem]

58. Is anyone really surprised at this? n/t

[ohio2007]

59. ABC wants the rating #'s . It's all business

Oprah doesn't need the $$ but offered to interview Palin in late november