Courtesy of
Extra TV:
Sarah Palin is explaining her decision to support the Duggar family in the wake of the sexual molestation scandal that has rocked their family. The outspoken former governor spoke to “Extra” at her home in Alaska, revealing why it was so important for her to speak out on behalf of the Duggar family.
Here is the transcript of Palin's entire response to questions from Extra:
"Oh ya know I’ve been one to desire to speak out on behalf of victims, for one, and there are victims in this issue with the Duggars (Palin pronounces their name as "Doogers.")
, and others sexually exploited and assaulted and had to live with the advances, sexually speaking, from someone they trusted. (Okay since when has Palin been a victim's advocate? Did I miss a memo?)
So...uh...really wanted to speak out on behalf of victims, but even more so, in this case, speaking about the media' hypocrisy about how they try to crucify an entire family for a fourteen year old kid's actions twelve years ago.”
One hard edit later:
"Unfortunately this has all been rebirthed (sic)
and the girls had trusted their counselors and trusted law enforcement that what they were telling law enforcement and counselors that it would all be confidential, it would be private, and here it's busted out for all the world to see, and for them to be humiliated by."
Another hard edit:
" And yet the clips that I've seen they did such a good job in explaining that they've forgiven their fourteen brother."
Hard edit.
"Well I think Josh right now is certainly being...um...punished in the court of public opinion."
Hard edit:
"Not a whole lot of people had heard of em before this so...um...he though perhaps now being able to use these very, very less than idill (sic) circumstances...turning them into..uh...uh...maybe a format that he can use to educate others, and to help others get through some really tough situations. Perhaps that is part of the redemption that he would capitalize on and ultimately help society."
What is he Captain America of the child molesters now?
And why hasn't Palin attacked Lena Dunham yet?
Oh, here we go:
"Lena Dunham is the most exploitive character that I’ve ever heard of who brags about, offers up, is celebrated for her sexual exploitation of a little girl, breaks my heart."
Yet another hard edit:
"My daughter Bristol had been watching the interview about the Duggar situation and it occurred to her 'Wait a minute why is this entire family being crucified when you have someone on the other end of the political spectrum, a very, very liberal actress, who is seen as being cute, and quirky, and ha ha look at her she, she sexually abused a little girl and yet she is rewarded with fame and fortune.'"
When Palin says "her daughter" here what she really means to say "Nancy French." I think the only thing that occurs to Bristol these days is that she better roll over so she does not drunkenly choke to death on her own vomit.
At the end of the interview Extra TV has to meet their obligations by asking Palin about running for President, as if anybody in the country still considers that a possibility.
"Of course I would never say never. Who knows? I mean there are many, many months to go and...um...stranger things have happened."
Stranger things have happened than a washed up reality star, deciding to run for the highest office in the land, after defending an admitted child molester?
Go ahead name one.
Okay at this point I am willing to entertain the idea that Palin's almost histrionic defense of the Duggar family might have something to do with her own fears that records concerning her family can be subject to a FOIA request and might be revealed to the public.
Hmm, maybe I should get on that.
