McLame campaign caves in to pressure. Palin finally agrees to TV interview. And the winner is...

[jefferson_dem]

Palin finally agrees to first tv interview.»

Under intense criticism for refusing to talk to the media, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) “is offering her first televised interview to ABC News in the coming week in Alaska.” The campaign said that 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.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/07/palin-finally-agrees-to-first-tv-interview/

[ErinBerin84]

1. I'm not expecting any "hard hitting" questions about the Bridge to Nowhere

fucking Gibson.

[Danger Mouse]

2. Gibson will be so busy kissing her ass his lips will be brown.

[jasmeel]

3. What a crock-now they've made the media so fuckin scared

of asking hard questions the interview will be about what her favorite color is.

[high density]

4. Charles Gibson, worried about those 'middle class' making $250k a year.

What joy.

[Lifetimedem]

5. At least it is not FOX

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Chris Wallace on Faux would be better than 'Charlie' Giveson

and that's saying a lot coming from me.

[Gabi Hayes]

34. you're right. Wallace has actually committed journalism on occasion.

he was pretty rough on Rick Davis recently, to my surprise

and there's a reason Gibson didn't get another chance to "moderate" a debate this time

an obvious reason

he knows

perhaps he'll try to retrieve a shred of credibility by axing a few tough questions, but I doubt it

even if he does, you can be fairly sure, he'll let her escape without followup

[drm604]

6. I thought for sure that you were going to say Faux News.

Even so, this will no doubt be a scripted and prerecorded interview.

[javert]

7. Who would be your dream interviewer?

I'm not really sure myself:hi:

[Kool Kitty]

8. Amy Goodman.

[alsame]

10. Rachel Maddow.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

13. That would be sweet

The Queen of Caffeine vs. Caribou Barbie!

The best thing about any interview they'll grant is that whoever is going to interview Sarah Palin, THEY would make a more qualified VP nominee.

Hmm, McCain/Couric '08?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

11. Thom Hartmann on radio

[PBS Poll-435]

12. Ryan Seacrest

Cuz half way through...

She'd try to XXXX him.

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. Howard Stern

[Gabi Hayes]

35. he was leaning hard to McCain til he took Palin. he dislikes her very much.

he and his crew are still very uninformed...not a good source of political wisdom

[Marnieworld]

40. I agree that they don't follow politics well

I love the show but when they speak politically I cringe. Howard eventually wakes up to truth it just takes a while. Good to know that he doesn't like Palin. Robin supports Obama but Artie can't even figure out email so he is hardly informing himself online.

[drm604]

23. Hard to say. There are a number of them.

Amy Goodman
Rachel Maddow
Thom Hartmann
Keith Olbermann
Jack Cafferty

Or how about something really different, Walter Cronkite!

[emulatorloo]

32. Chris Matthews on one of his good days. Not afraid to dismantle the talking points

On his bad days, not that great. But when he is on, he is on. He also seems to have Palin's number -- he is one of the few who describes her views as "extreme."

[Median Democrat]

14. If He Asks A Hard Question, They Will Be Off The List. Don't Want To Be CNN

[blondeatlast]

15. She's already got the questions in her hands, I'm willing to bet. Correction:

her HANDLERS have the questions and they are writing the script as we speak.

Chuckie's a tool.

[drm604]

25. Actually,

I think the campaign is probably writing the questions.

[blondeatlast]

27. Good point---and the answers. nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

16. See, Chris Wallace? That's what you get for going off-script with pRick Davis this morning.

This shoulda been your scoop, pally, but you blew it!

[Gabi Hayes]

36. he had him again? he gave him a hard time not too long ago.

any details?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

39. No, no details, other than it was this morning.

I saw a little bit of the interview but I only know from comments on DU that he went off script.

[Imagevision]

17. Chris Wallace was all over Rick Davis this morning because of no Palen interview

[noel711]

18. No, it'll be Diane Sawyer..

and she'll be 'so concerned,' about all the rumors,
and Palin will cry, and everyone will want
to be her BFF...

Just watch.

[Rectangle]

20. I can hear the questions now!

What is your favorite color?

How are the kids?

How do you manage being a 'Hockey-Mom and all?

Why do the Democrats hate America?

Would you like to share some of your favorite
recipes?

Where do you find the inner-courage to bravely
stare down Russia?



:puke:

[BlueIdaho]

22. You forgot the one about her favorite salmon recipe. nt.

[poiuytsister]

33. Nope -- Mooseburgers nt

[Overseas]

21. Stalling and hiding away all this time just to avoid a softball interview?

Wow, she must be worse than we think.

If she needs to be sequestered in Alaska before daring to show up for a softball interview with pro-Republican ABC, she must be a lot worse than we think.

Wonder if she'll be sent questions in advance so her RNC coaches can prepare some zingers for her to slip in there that can be shown as sound bytes in the "Wow, look how well she held her own," commentary on all the network news shows.

[blondeatlast]

26. GET OUT! Chuckie's a fine, hard hitting journalist unafraid to ask the tuff stuff.

Like "Sarah, do you prefer Polartec or natural fibers?"

[Cha]

24. They planned this whole thing with fuckin' charlie gibson..who

thinks that didn't happen?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

28. "Governor Palin, how will you help the middle class scraping by on 200K a year?"

:puke:

[Arugula Latte]

29. Charlie Gibson. What a fucking tool.

[alsame]

31. No kidding. I can't even stand the thought of him after the

'debate' he and George Steph did with Obama and HIllary. My guess - Gov Palin will say she would never, ever, ever raise his capital gains tax and he will love her.

[DeschutesRiver]

30. Not good enough for her VP bid, but will watch it for any amusement value

A VP candidate will never be taken seriously by the majority of americans, unless and until she/he can take spontaneous questions from reporters as issues come up. There are fundie/repubs making much noise about how Sarah is just pefect for VP and is just amazing - that isn't the majority that I speak to or that I see others speaking about. The majority I hear from is the group that she would have needed to be even in consideration to win this fall, and they are seriously either insulted or not impressed. In fact, it will probably be harder for McCain to get some of their votes now, based on this fiasco with hiding Sarah from reality. I hear a bit of a backlash to McCain, due to his obvious bad & rash judgment that is becoming more clear to people as being not something they want to see in a president.

Some canned interview, where the questions are provided in advance, so that the answers can be carefully crafted and practiced over and over until the sound bites roll out is nothing more than listening to this moron read someone else's speech at the RNC. It will thrill her base, but not do much for her getting the real votes ultimately that they need.

And if she ever does answer freely, you know, like every other american candidate for office does without hesitation, she will shoot off her other foot because most people will be shocked by what comes out spontaneously after a bunch of serious questioning gets her all rattled. She was known in AK to get highly flustered and upset during campaign debates, which probably won't come as a surprise to anyone.

[Gabi Hayes]

37. ya know......Johathan Alter said yesterday on WGN radio that neither

McCain nor Obama are giving the media hardly any access these days.....the only one is Biden. I'm talking day to day, not this weekend, btw.

what's up with that?

[alsame]

38. He's wrong. Obama on Billo, on Countdown tomorrow and

on George Steph this morning. What's up with Alter?