SNL: From the front of the plane-"SILENCE"-Meanwhile, There Were Howls Of Laughter From Press Corps

[kpete]

There were howls of laughter from the sizeable press corps covering Palin's first foray on the campaign trail without her running man as a chaperone.

But, from the front of the plane, silence. The flight attendants assured us Palin and her entourage were watching. What she thought, though, is anybody's guess.

Palin has yet to say so much as hello to the press corps.

The campaign is doing its best to keep Palin well away from inquisitive reporters, going so far as to book the press corps into a separate hotel from the candidate.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/live-from-new-y.html

[ensho]

1. separate hotel -- lol

nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. The more she is protected

the more the press will question her and her policies.

[KittyWampus]

16. why the hell are the press corp even following her if she's not giving interviews? why act as steno=

graphers? They're not getting access anyway.

rhetorical question.

[City Lights]

21. I agree. The press corpse should totally ignore her until she gives them

access. They give her free air time while she gives them the finger. They're Sarah's enablers.

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. To catch her doing something stupid?

[Captain Hilts]

3. Politics ain't for wimps...

FDR & ER: What a wimp!

[Ikonoklast]

4. Recipe for failure: Piss off the press assigned to you

The long, sharp knives come out.

[medicswife]

5. She's in a protective cocoon that they hope she

won't morph out of too soon. It's not going to be any beautiful butterfly that comes out either.

[Roland99]

6. Precious Palin.

What a joke.

[Mrs. Overall]

7. The comments on this blog are very disturbing.

[MNDemNY]

11. "raghead" seems to be very intelligent.

For a shit eating maggot.

[likesmountains 52]

13. That was my reaction also..

[Pattib]

14. Whenever I see comments like that I know they are running scared...makes it easier to take.

[Starry Messenger]

17. It's the Greater Internet Dickwad Theory demonstrating itself.

I've had to school myself never to scroll down to an unmoderated comments section. Brain bleach time!

MPK

[gratefultobelib]

18. Wow. You're right. I didn't make it all the way through them.

[adamuu]

22. yeah i see what you mean. n/t

[gblady]

8. I can't wait....

until she has to deal with what the other candidates are subjected to...
the press...I want to see her taking questions...

how can she possibly do the job she is saying she is qualified for...
if she cannot stand up to question by the press?

By the way, did you take a gander at the comment section after that article?
Oh my.....so much freaking misinformation and blatant lies being bantered about...

deep breath...back away from the computer...go take a walk!

[Jennicut]

9. I get the feeling that all the press corps does not like her and thinks she's an idiot

Also this over protectiveness is not good for her regarding the media, they like access, this is tunring against her.

[fortyfeetunder]

10. She cannot hide forever.

Her reluctance to take the media on reflects poorly on her as a credible candidate.

Heaven help us should she end up in the West Wing...she has to realize she can't answer questions with a teleprompter!!!

[NewJeffCT]

20. Dan Quayle managed to do it, if I'm not mistaken

hide from the media.

[fortyfeetunder]

25. I think this time it's different

She is truly in an unique situation and I think hiding at this point will be her downfall.

in 1988, we only had the mainstream media. 2008, with the "internets" she has fewer places to hide!!

[jhain]

12. So, they are keeping her in a

giant condom?
I thought BC was forbidden?

[me b zola]

15. Soon the entire nation will be howling with laughter

...at McCain for putting that fraud on his ticket as VP. Well, all of us except for the backwash.

[terrya]

19. Not good keeping her isolated from the press.

Not good at all. They're going to get seriously pissed about not having access to her.

[BlooInBloo]

23. McCain is a coward, just like all republicans.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

24. Chris Wallace explained to the Fox audience that it wasn't really Sarah Palin in the skit

Fox viewers need special help

[BeyondGeography]

32. Too funny

:silly:

[smoogatz]

26. She's the potemkin candidate

Nothing but a cardboard cutout, propped up by a scrap of wood. Country first!

[Hokie]

28. Palin the Pullet Chicken - Bwak! Bwak!

[ehrnst]

29. Her spokeswoman is now saying that Palin had a "good laugh" because she once dressed up as Tina Fey

"Sarah Palin had a good laugh watching Tina Fey impersonate her on this weekend's Saturday Night Live season premiere.

Look back at how SNL has spoofed politicians over the years.

Palin was on her campaign plane at the time, watching it behind a curtain.

She thought it was quite funny, particularly because she once dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween, her spokesperson Tracey Schmitt told CBS News."

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/sarah-palin-i-once-dressed-up-as-tina-fey-for-halloween/13113?nc

[scheming daemons]

30. How does one "dress up" as Tina Fey?

[BeyondGeography]

33. Does that mean she was trick-or-treating in her 30's?

[Supersedeas]

31. like a news anchor forced to stick to the script -- Palin is shielded from Democracy