"Gov. Palin, do you love America more than Obama's pastor? And a follow-up, why does Obama want to raise my taxes?"

I'd love to be proven wrong, but this is going to be a bullshit interview.

My expectation is that this will be a fluff interview. Once he said her husband's membership in AIP was off the table, he demonstrated that he's got McCain's nuts firmly in his mouth.

I expect Gibson will suck, but I'm fine with swearing off the "personal" and family stuff, since the Rs have tried to argue that the objections to Palin are exclusively personal, when in fact they are that she's a crazy right-winger on the issues, and that her record, while remarkable thin on matters relevant to national governance, is richy suggestive of a Cheney-like vindictiveness toward librarians and other threats to her authority.

AND, if Gibson's going to foreswear asking tough questions about her personal life, then he must also foreswear asking fluffy ones ("What's it like to be a hockey mom? How did your family respond to you being chose.").

That said, I still expect the worst.

Interesting Greg, bu I want to see a big post on this:

http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/palin-makes-her-first-gaffe-doesnt-even.html

Josh needs to , and I presume he will, have a big story on the top page about this gaffe.

In this economic meltdown, we now have two dunces running the show.

I wonder if there will be a teleprompter letting her know what she should say.

Will she have the questions in advance?

Is this like an exhibition game? If she says, "I hate arctic arabs" will they edit that out?

Nice to know she will be treated with deference here.

"Recent history suggests that we shouldn't anticipate a terribly aggressive grilling of Palin from Gibson."

RECENT history?
When was Charlie a hard hitting muckraker putting anybody's feet to the fire?

I would predict that Charlie Gibson will make her look like an ass despite himself. It's clear her grip on reality is tenuous at best. She will very cheerfully spew something she finds perfectly acceptable, and when it blows up, really won't see what all the fuss was about.

This is her Doom, no matter WHO the reporter is. Andrea Mitchell just laid into another McCain spokes-twinky about hiding Sarah Palin away from the press.

Seems like MSNBC goes the same way. Today I read that idiotic David Gregory already announced McCain the winner of first presidential debate.

Gibson's scale of importance:

1. Attending sermon's by fiery preacher who said things that scare people when you weren't in church: Important -- be sure to ask about at debate

2. Decade-long support for secessionist party and husband's registration in said party whose leader was killed during a botched plastic explosives deal and who said things that rank equal or greater on the "God Damn America" scale: Not important.

However, Gibson isn't McCain's favorite anchor... it's undoubtedly Bob Schieffer. You can't beat his interview this past Sunday for softball-itude.

Great to see that the American people are finally catching on that Oilbama is directly tied to Big Oil through his vote for Dick Cheney's Energy Bill. Oilbama acted as Cheney's little bitch when he voted with Big Oil against the American people.
It is Oilbama's one and only time he voted across party lines and showed even a hint of being
bipartisan, and in doing so he voted for the worst Energy Bill in the history of our Country. It was crafted in secret by Dick Cheney and Oil Lobbyists and it stunk so putridly that even McCain voted against it. It shows a complete lack of judgement that immediatly disqualifies him to be president, unless you want Cheney's influence to live on after he leaves office.

For what it's worth (probably not much), ABC is collecting questions for the Palin interview:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2008/09/questions-for-s.html#comments

You know, it is also possible that the *lack* of substance will result in a backlash...

One can hope...

Maybe she'll let him burp Trig. Awwww.

so when wright says "god damn america", thats fair game, but when palin's pastor says basically the same thing ("god is going to strike his hand against america") thats NOT FAIR GAME?

can someone explain the double standard?

Charlie Gibson already proved what a joke he is when he moderated that debate a while back.

No wonder McCain apparently has such a chance to win the race and harm working Americans when pea-brained imbecilic clowns like him refuse to do their jobs--reporting and analyzing the news, the facts.

Gibson needs to go back to the Today show, where he can do man-on-the-street segments for street fairs. "Mmm-mmm, is that a dash of oregano I taste? This is all so good. I certainly wish you well in your pursuit of the Mrs. Spare Ribs 2008 award."

Exerts http://www.usvetdsp.com/jan08/mccain_military_record.htm
By Ted Sampley

While Executive Officer and later as Squadron Commander McCain used his authority to arrange frequent flights that allowed him to carouse with subordinates and "engage in extra-marital affairs." This was a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice rules against adultery and fraternization with subordinates. But, as with all his other past behaviors, McCain was never penalized; instead he always got away with his transgressions.Timberg wrote, "Off duty, usually on routine cross-country flights to Yuma and El Centro, John started carousing and running around with women. To make matters worse, some of the women with whom he was linked by rumor were subordinates . . . At the time the rumors were so widespread that, true or not, they became part of McCain's persona, impossible not to take note of."

My Spin:Unprofessional conduct and abuse of position like this is a good reason why John McCain should release his FULL military and mental health records to the public. If this exert is true John McCain should have been Court Martial or at least underwent a formal JAG investigation. John McCain is telling his own military story when the real proof is in his Official Military Records that should be hundreds of pages not just seven. He is trying to snake his way into the Oval Office. Just like buying a used car in an “AS-IS” contract, President McCain will be AS-IS

Is Palin and McCain Racists?

Exert from http://reconstitution.us/rcnew/?p=1812

“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama’s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

I guest we can assume that Palin and McCain will not be representing all the people if they get the Oval Office. All Sambo-colored people and female Bitches may need to find another country.

Why McCain? He is responsible for vetting her and have approved all her viewpoints. He voted against Martin L. King Holiday. Finally, I believe he do not have or ever had one black friend. I did say friend – not an associate. I also believe that Mrs Palin never had a black friend either, even in college. Know I see why the Republican National Convention looked so one-colored. Maybe John McCain's slogan is really "Country Club First", no Sambos allowed.

Rick Davis will only allow interviews that will help his candidates and they had better be deferential.

Hey, this ain't over by a long shot. . .if this is just a big game of overreacting to today's poll flavor of the day, there are a view more new ones posted over on the right hand side of this page that has the race effectively tied. . .exactly where one would expect after the RNC convention bounce.

Question marks should be forbidden in headlines, lest we be compared to fox news.

Here's an idea: instead of just REACTING to the Palin interview, as they've been reacting to everything else the McSame people have done, why take take a page from their book and start seizing the initiative and pushing their own narrative? Maybe figure out a way to divert focus from the Palin interview, the way McSame diverted attention from Obama's magnificent acceptance speech.

From:

Head of State

http://tinyurl.com/55atsk

Monday, September 08, 2008

Fear and the Result of Our Decisions: Media, Palin and Iraq

I recall keenly the days of the run-up to the Iraq war. How many journalists--including those I knew and admired--drew back from criticism of obvious gaps and flaws in the logic leading to the conflict--who, despite stories of critical importance for the future of the nation hanging before them, left them hanging, in the group-reinforced fear that they would be accused of a lack of patriotism if they were to report them.

And so they were left to be reported long after--in books looking back at the clear issues, landmark errors, and trail of missed opportunities that has led to the fatal outcomes we now see before us.

The issues were there at the time. To be reported.

They were not.

Today, they are again being cowed, by an equally powerful fear of unnecessary intimidation and restraint, the consequences of which stretch far beyond those that we have seen in Iraq.

At a time when we are at war, the economy in shambles, when today Fannie and Freddie Mac are, for the first time in their history, in effect being nationalized, we are being swept by emotion and fear--career fear--into ignoring a situation that would likely send us tumbling into the unknown.

In reaction to vague, short-term threats that each journalist feels regarding gender, they fail to report issues that have nothing to do with gender yet have the longest term consequences--namely, those concerning the preparedness of a candidate for Vice President of the United States, running alongside an elderly and chronically ill Presidential candidate.

Instead--just as in the run-up to Iraq--each is making the easier choice--to join the risk-averse chorus of personality pieces, each, in the same diffusion of responsibility that had such a major role in leading us into the war in Iraq, taking the route that leads away from fact, regardless of gender.

As in Iraq, reporting fact--regardless of pressure for a mindless conformity and silence--represented actual patriotism, providing the nation with the information it needed to make a reliable and authentic decision, so reporting the facts here--regardless of pressure for an unthinking conformity represents a true balance, a true equality, a true lack of bias.

This is a time of difficult decisions. However, those decisions--your decisions--matter. We have seen this.

Report it. Don't be cowed.

Cite:

Head of State

http://tinyurl.com/55atsk

Why are her family issues off limits? If she wants her family off limits she should stop dragging them around with her like props. She shouldn't have allowed there to be a Press Release about her daughter's pregnancy and then shipped poor Levi to MN to be photographed with the old dude. She is the one exploiting her children, not us. She should stop defining herself as a hockey mom, as if being a mom is some unique credential, and that being a "hockey mom" is better than being a soccer mom, or piano mom, or Great Books mom (get the subliminal message--this hockey mom will beat the shit out of your baseball mom). She is playing the family card, just like the necons always play the family values dog whistle. And, she is being exploited by drooling old men who think people vote with their groins. She is against choice, benefits for special needs children, and evolution (the ULTIMATE family value). Why are we letting the Republicans bully us on this issue? To hell with that.

Is this the same guy form the Obama/Clinton debate? He thought bullshit mattered then bringing up Ayers. Gee wonder if Michelle Obama were a member of a church that wanted its independence from the USA would Charlie have thought it mattered?

Charlie will cave into McCain and ask easy softball questions. Look for a question on how to prepare Moose stew. If Charlie were a true journalist he would be asking questions Palin has not prepared for.

I think the real breaking news here is that Charlie Gibson has a "thought process". A real journalist would take offense at such preferential treatment, but no, not our Charlie, nor Geaorge (Stephanopoulos).

It was a joke, dude.

I don't read US Weekly so I can't tell you if the headline was an accurate description of the article. But as a description of Sarah Palin, the person. The headline is perfect. Although I'd probably replace "babies" with "uninformed."

zach says... However, Gibson isn't McCain's favorite anchor... it's undoubtedly Bob Schieffer. You can't beat his interview this past Sunday for softball-itude.

So true. Did you catch when McCain walked out for his convention speech? The cameras caught Schieffer. His expression was more delighted than Cindy McCain's.

If he chose to he could ask questions on only the subjects he mentioned and realy show the Amercan people what they need to know about her as a plitician. Ask about the missmanagement of the sports complex project and the deficit she ran up for Wassilla. Ask about her abuse of power. Ask about the documents she is withholding based on executive privelege that were sent to her husband.

I do not expect that he will but the choice of subjects for the questions is not a problem. The problem if their is one will be that lack of substance in those questions.

Is Palin and McCain Racists?

Exert from http://reconstitution.us/rcnew/?p=1812

“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama’s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

I guest we can assume that Palin and McCain will not be representing all the people if they get the Oval Office. All Sambo-colored people and female Bitches may need to find another country.

Why McCain? He is responsible for vetting her and have approved all her viewpoints. He voted against Martin L. King Holiday. Finally, I believe he do not have or ever had one black friend. I did say friend – not an associate. I also believe that Mrs Palin never had a black friend either, even in college. Know I see why the Republican National Convention looked so one-colored. Maybe John McCain's slogan is really "Country Club First", no Sambos allowed.

Don't prejudge. It is always possible he will do a nice, fluffy Day 1, a little tighter but still acceptable Day 2, then drop the hammer on Day 3.

And from this lawyer's perspective, there is another advantage to doing this over more than one day. On Day 3, you can run a clip of something that was said on Day 1 or 2, then show how it was false, and make them respond. So let's see how this plays out before you hammer Gibson. It is possible that them being seen as in the barrel for one side might make them a little more feisty.

Apologies for the rampant bold & italics in my previous post...fingers got all wierd on me...

Add two other side points:
He got his start with the Coors funded TV news network TVN (Fox News 1.0).

And he was a purveyor of right-wing talking points before the Philadelphia debate by saying that a family of two teachers make over 200k a year.

There are right wing hacks outside of Fox News. They're in disguise.