I think your prediction is, unfortunately, true.

Thanks for this, though, Greg.

And thanks to the Anchorage Daily News. They've been doing a flippin' fantastic job covering Palin. It's refreshing.

No, no, no.

Wrong questions(except for the last one). Completely wrong. This is exactly the wrong strategy

These questions are way too general, allowing for platitudes in response. The more specific the questions are, the more she will squirm.

Don't ask about reneging on a pledge. Too general. Ask why wasn't/isn't X, Y, Z done. Has to be very specific.

All the questions are going to be a juggling a family and a career, Trig, moosehunting, and her mavericky ways. He'll then throw in a, "Do you think you are experienced enough to be vice president?", to which she'll respond, "I do", followed by an attack on Obama's experience. It's going to be a joke. I'm setting the bar so low that Charlie will probably exceed my expectations.

Oh my god, this is a just a bunch of gotcha quesitons with barely concealed moral outrage. Anybody would deal with these questions in 5 minutes. That's all ADN wants to ask??

LOL.

I think they should ask about "Sambo", rape kits, bridge to nowhere, per diem and stuff like that.

You disagree with Senator McCain on climate change and doubt that it was caused by human activity. What is the basis for that belief and have you discussed that disagreement with the Senator?

What is your understanding of the role Fannie and Freddie play in the mortgage market? Why did you say they had become too expensive for taxpayers? What other steps would you like to see the next administration take to regulate the mortgage market?

You said you didn't know what the Vice President does. What is your current understanding of the job responsibilities? Have you talked with Senator McCain about what your role will be in the administration?

Aside from drilling, what steps would you take to decrease America's reliance on foreign oil?

I'd ask her where she stands on the veto threat from President Bush on SCHIP expansion. Senator McCain supported the veto because he didn't want to "socialize" healthcare, but expansion of the program was very popular with voters and Democratic and Republican governors. As Governor of Alaska she should be very familiar with the issue and there's no excuse to not have a position. If she supports Bush & McCain veto, would be an excellent talking point for those Reagan Dems, parents and Hillary supporters.

What makes Gibson worthy to represent the Fourth Estate is this matter?

When the Four Estate answers to the Entertainment Division of an corporate entity rather than the honor of presenting the truth to fellow human kind, what purpose does it serve?

Government officals spamming propoganda specificallydesigned for the comsumption of the American people is illegal . . .

I wish they'd given her to Babwa Wawa.

She'd probably be harder on her than Gibson will be.

My new nickname for Palin:

White Fang.

(No insult intended to the dog-wolf himself.)

I'm just sitting here in a local restaurant, and an elderly woman just approached me when she saw the Obama sticker on my MacBook. She wanted to rant about his insulted and angry she is about McCain putting Palin on the ticket. When I told her I was blogging, she told me, "you tell them a 77 year old woman just told you how sick she is of Palin's lying bullshit".

Haha! How wonderful. =)

You are running on a theme of shaking up Washington even though you party has been in power for 8 years. Which republican elected officials do you think should not be re-elected? Do you support Ted Stevens re-election to the US Senate? Do you support Don Young's re-election? how about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and John Boehner of KY?

What official business do you children engage in and why have you asked the taxpayers of Alaska to fund their travel?

When you were mayor of Wasilla did you actively lobby the Federal government for subsidies for your town? Do you think this is a wise use of Federal taxpayer dollars? Should all mayors in America do the same thing?

Alaska gets about $1.70 from the Federal Government for every dollar it sends to the Federal Government. Do you think this is fair to the rest of the states?

Alaska has the lowest per capita tax burden of any US state and has for the last 25 years. If it is wrong for the Federal government to subsidize Alaskans, when do you plan to raise state taxes?

What are the biggest public needs in the state of Alaska?

Why didn't you return the $200 million for the Bridge to Nowhere boondoggle to the people of the United States? Did you use the money to build a road where the bridge would have been?

As mayor of Wasilla and governor of Alaska did you ever raise taxes? Which ones?

Do you think the Constitution protects the right to privacy and what does that mean to you?

Is the fourth amendment to the constitution important to you, and why? If today, the police caught a man trying to plant a bomb on a public bus in Anchorage, should they bother reading him his rights?

Do you think local officials should have the right to ban books of fiction from libraries as they see fit?

What policies of the Bush administration do you disagree with the most?

What were the reasons the US went to war in Iraq? Would you use similar reasoning to decide if the US should go to war in the future?

Was the cost of the war in lives, casualties and dollars worth it?

Is an increase in the price of gas a good thing?

Should the US burn more or less fossil fuels? How would burning more fossil fuels in the U.S. affect global warming.

You said you stood up to oil companies in Alaska,the policy of the McCain administration is to cut their taxes (by lowering corporate taxes)and give them new rights to drill oil in previously protected areas. How is this not exactly what the oil companies want?

You enacted taxes on oil companies in Alaska, should the federal government increase taxes of oil companies?

How would you describe your own knowledge of geopolitics?

How would you describe your own knowledge of American history?

Why did you never travel outside of the United States or Canada during the first 43 years of your life? Do you think more Americans should travel abroad. Do you think Americans should try to learn another language?

What is the difference between the Shia and Sunni Muslims? Does it matter to US policy?

Do you think there are jobs Americans just won't do no matter how much they are paid? Do you think any of the hard working people of Alaska would be unwilling to pick lettuce in Arizona for $50/hour? What kinds of jobs would Alaskans be unwilling to do for say $50/hour? How much do you think migrant farm workers are paid an hour in Arizona to pick lettuce?

This could go one forever....

Here's the one question I would pose...
"Mrs. Palin, you have reiterated your refusal of funding for the bridge to nowhere several times now, but the fact is, you supported the bridge until you found out Congress would not supply the funding. My question is this: Mrs. Palin, as a professing Christian, how do you justify your misdirection and and withholding of the entire facts of this case with the your own path and guidance of your God?"

Followup: "Wouldn't this be called a sin?"

The fact that so many feel the need to tell one of the "top" journalists in the country how to do his job does not reassure me that job will be done right.

UGH. I'm starting to feel like Morgan Spurlock on the cover of the movie Super Size Me. The fries being representative of Sarah Palin.

Sorry, most of these questions are not going to make it. They are not appropriately deferential. I expect Gibson will focus on her personal story, giving us more great moose-hunting anecdotes and breast pump moments.

If/when she is ever interviewed by a real journalist, a good question would be:

"What books did you want banned from the Wasilla library and why?"

I want to know why Sarah Palin's husband is with Mcain/Palin during all the campaign trail stops??? So if the husband is with the wife traveling all over, who's with the kids?

Eve Harrington!

Doesn't she have one or more brothers in the pokey? Or is that just another vicious rumor?

What are the birthdates of the minor daughter and her 18-yr-old bf? If they've been dating for over a year, as claimed, there may or may not be a case for statutory rape.

How does SHE plan to unite the country? Will SHE join McThuselah in reacing across the aisle to the "Democrat Party"?

The Treason Party is thrilled to have a celebrity at last, someone to distract from the issues. Their sense of resentiment is palpable. It really IS about getting their own back, not about governance and definitely not about policy.

They shd remember the old rule: Be careful what you wish for. The diference between popularity and notoriety may be closer than they think.

Another Gibson question:

"Governor, why are your pants on fire? (Not that there is anything wrong with that.)"

Help Charlie with his questions here!

http://charlesgibsonsblog.blogspot.com/

Those are good examples!

Here's the one I think Josh might be trying to remember:

"A Face in the Crowd" is a 1957 movie directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy Griffith as "Lonesome" Rhodes. Quite a few similarities.

There are 2 days of questioning. He will save tougher questions for Day 2 (if he even asks a non creampuff). But after Day 1, Palin will be unavailable, and she'll get away scott free.

he better ask her why she isn't wearing her flag pin. secessionists without flag pins make me nervous. come to think of it, they better both be wearing flag pins. what a crock of shit!

where is your flag pin? are you or your husband still secessionists? do you believe in the union?

Here's a question for Charlie Gibson to ask Sarah Palin:

Catholics are a target demographic for both candidates. You are an ex-Catholic. Can you explain to Catholic voters why you would leave the Catholic church for your current post-denominational Christian church?

Aside from the obvious issue of abortion, is there anything in your worldview that Catholics interested in social justice for the poor and disenfranchised can relate to?

My question:

Apparently you don't believe in teaching your children about birth control and protection from STDs, given that they will be abstinent. What if your daughter Bristol, instead of becoming pregnant and giving rise to precious life, had become infected with HIV?

My question:

Apparently you don't believe in teaching your children about birth control and protection from STDs, given that they will be abstinent. What if your daughter Bristol, instead of becoming pregnant and giving rise to precious life, had become infected with HIV?

There was something in Cafe yesterday about this. #

I actually thought that instead of snark, it would be interesting to bombard ABC with the questions we the people would LIKE to really have answered. Maybe we can generate a list here in comments of questions that actually stood a chance of being asked but also highlighted the problems.

Examples:

Gov. Palin, the McCain campaign and you yourself have repeated the assertion that you opposed the Bridge to Nowhere. However, while you were campaigning for Gov., you appear in several instances to have been supporting the Bridge, saying once "this isn't Nowhere to me!" How do you reconcile those two statements?

Gov Palin, the McCain campaign calls you a fiscal conservative. However, in your term as mayor, you drive the debt of Wasilla from zero to $19m, or $3000 per resident. All this while securing $24m in additional earmarks for Wasilla, a town of 7000 people. How do you reconcile these facts?

Gov Palin, this is about your church and Pastor. Your Pastor has said, while you were in the pews, that God will strike down America. He's also advocated for the Jews for Jesus movement. You have spoken at his church calling for the congregation to pray that a pipeline will be built, and calling the mission in Iraq a divine mission. How do you feel that you can have these religious views about religion and government, and still be fair to people who believe differently that you from other religions, or who don't believe at all?

Gov Palin, the McCain campaign has responded to complaints about your lack of foreign policy experience by discussing Alaska's proximity to Russia. Have you ever had any dealings with the Russian government?

Gov. Palin, The McCain campaign has responded to compliants about lack of experience by claiming you were commander in chief of the Alaska Nat'l Guard. Have you ever commanded them in any combat capacity? Have you ever commanded them in any other capacity. What is the extent of your involvement in the ANG?

Gov. Palin, your husband was a member of the AIP and you've attended their conventions and recorded talks for thier latest convention. Can you tell us what the AIP stands for, what it calls for and what it does?

Any others? If we get a good list, lets just keep sending them to ABC and hope they get asked.

I don't think that's a Yankee accent. It sounds more midwestern to me, frankly. (I live in Chicago.) It sounds like southern Wisconsin, or small town Illinois.

Mrs. Doubtfire?
Kidding, not a good match but she's definitely steeped in doubt, ours that is. Now we get to see how wrong we've been about the gullibility of the low-information voter? I wish.

Oh, and pit bulls are getting an undeserved hit, they're as sweet and friendly as any dog until trained otherwise, but don't EVER try to put lipstick on one!

No mean mama, Obama!