(I have a theory about Sarah's freaky hairstyle. I think she keeps getting bigger and bigger bump-its to hide the demonic horns that are now growing out of the top of her head, which are part of Satan's payment for making her a media star.)Here is what I found posted on Oprah.com. (I have not seen the show yet.)
After the 2008 presidential race, Sarah criticized some of the ways she and the campaign were portrayed in the media. Now on the other side of the desk, Sarah wants to get back to basics. "When I studied journalism, we learned all about the who, what, when, where and why of reporting. Just stating the facts," she says. "I'll engage in that, kind of ratcheting back down to the simplicity of what journalism should be about: just the basics and letting the people decide what their opinion will be."
After the announcement, media outlets questioned whether Sarah would abandon any future presidential bids—or use the role to gear up for campaigns to come.
"I'm not closing any door that maybe I find open in the future. And, thankfully, the Fox Network has allowed me to keep that door open," she says. "Maybe [politics] is in my future, but in the meantime [I] just really look forward to being a part of the news cycle again."
Oh I have no doubt she will remain part of the news cycle. I think less a part of the reporting side to the cycle and more part of the "Oh my did you hear what scandal is happening around Sarah and her family now?" side of the news cycle.
Now 19, Bristol is the proud mom of 1-year-old Tripp. Though she loves being a mom, she admits it's not easy to care for a child and work at the same time. "The lack of sleep definitely surprised me," she says. "A typical day starts at 4, 4:30."
Being a mom, Bristol says, makes her respect her own mother more. In a recent interview, she spoke about crying as she tried to rock her screaming baby to sleep. "I have this big supportive family and stuff, but I just felt so alone," she says. "[It] felt just like a breaking point where reality sunk in that, yeah, I have a kid. This is my life. This is my full-time job now."
Jesus this is such a blatant play for sympathy from Oprah's audience that I almost threw up in my mouth reading it.
I have never been an Oprah fan, but after this debacle I have lost what little respect I had for the woman. Sarah and Bristol should NEVER have been allowed to come on and serve this steaming pile of moose shit.
And by the way Sarah, Dana Carvey called and he would like his wig, his wardrobe, and his act back if you don't mind.
(You can read the rest of this article at Oprah.com by clicking the title. )
Not much, but here is the first video I can find posted of this interview.
Obviously Sarah is too insecure to go to Oprah's studio again.
I DO like Oprah's question here, especially since it shows that Bristol did not really think out her ridiculous, Sarah provided, statement about not having sex before marriage. Not to be too much of a guy here, but I can say from personal experience that if you are a single mother looking for a man, and you tell the guys you date "no sex before we are married", you will remain unmarried for a VERY LONG TIME.
I also like Oprah's response, "Alright, good luck to ya!"
Yeah no kidding.
that HAS to be a wig....looks like Sarah raided an old ladies closet. She also - verbatim - spewed same ol' tired talking points. I was also surprised that Bristol didn't know how much work motherhood was. 1) just being in a family with 4 or 5 kids one might figure out that most moms do alot of work and 2) wasn't Bristol doing most of the mommy work anyway?
ReplyDeleteUgh.....15 minutes I will never get back!
Wow, that is some special ass hair isn't it. Looks like a few Mennonites got a hold of her. I wonder if we will next see her wearing dresses below the knee.
ReplyDeleteO.K. So Sarah, with the new Prom hair is trying to look 15 and Bristol is trying to look 40. Good grief there's something seriously wrong with those 2. Sarah wants to be her daughter's BFF instead of a parent and Bristol's clinging on to Mom and her ways because she has nothing else.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but Bristol is a terrible ambassador for anything related to teen pregnancy. Instead of information she spews finger-waggling- tsk tsk platitudes. She also sets herself up as some reborn super virgin. Gag.
I guess the apples don't fall far from the tree in the Palin home: both ill-educated, both grifters and both liars. Not exactly the accomplishments I'd want to see in my child.
Peg Bundy hair
ReplyDeleteWell, Gryphen, as a former single mom, let me just say, that was my first thought, too. ; ) Good luck with that one, honey! And Bristol, pssst, there's this thing called 'birth control.' Check it out.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't gonna watch it, didn't think I could but...glad I did. At least from that piece I think Oprah did pretty well to just let her look like an idiot.
ReplyDeleteI think it might be "free rein."
ReplyDeleteI was hoping that Oprah would at least get into the lie Sarah told last time about Levi being welcome for Thanksgiving, after Bristol had already filed custody papers.
She DOES look like Dana Carvey!
Gryphen,
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you...Bree, Regina, Patrick...are starting to get played. I do believe at one point you all were ON FIRE keeping the TRIG story alive with Sarah monitoring ever word of it. But now I think she has turned the table. I believe it is her game plan to keep eeking out these weird photo shoots and tv appearances and statements in order to keep everyone on these blogs nit-picking these 'other stories'...(how her hair looks, how much she is making on the speaking tours, analyzing ever NON sentence on fox). It keeps you off the TRIG topic. I really want to see the story go back to the inquiries and investingations about TRIG.
Any TRIG news to share. I want to see her squirming more!
So, was this filmed? No audience? (Why would they risk THAT?)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think Oprah's so over...
Oh for craps sake. This has gone beyond entertaining. I don't expect a still wet behind the ears kid to take this powerful family down by himself, but someone needs to step up to the plate. I don't get the media continuing to give this joke free publicity.
ReplyDeleteSarah's trolls have been out at Oprah's website talking about how nasty Oprah was to Sarah. I guess she didn't bow down before their sainted idiot. It sounds ridiculous to think you can become a born again virgin. Sarah knows abstinence is a joke as she was pregnant when she married
ReplyDeleteTodd. The reality of a single Mother is nothing like Bristol's life, living in her parents' McMansion, ugly as it is, driving a car bought for her by her parents and not having to worry about a roof over her head or her child's, not having to worry about paying utilities, not having to worry about feeding her child or herself, not having to worry about childcare and not worrying about living paycheck to paycheck. Oprah was right. They are not being realistic by any means. The Palins' are a joke and I really wish they would just go away. These people are responsible for the dumbing down of this country. Nobody was supposed to be ashamed of having a good education until Sarah of six colleges came along and said it was "elitist". I'll bet it kills her that she not only couldn't get into an Ivy League school, but went to five or six different schools in order to obtain a degree.
I thought Aunt Pittypat was my favorite hair comparison, but Peg Bundy has it nailed.
ReplyDeleteMessage to Jessica Beehive, there actually have been style books published after 1979.
I'm starting to wonder what sort of subliminal message they are trying to send. Two big houses, and the only place they have their pictures taken is the kitchen?
And, yeah, I think Dana Carvey would kill for that cardigan.
Looks like the same kitchen where the "triggy bear" photos were taken, when Sarah and Bristol were all smiles with Mercedes Johnston.
ReplyDeleteSee, Sarah, an idiot interview doesn't distract the people who know you are NOT the bio-mother of a baby born on 4/18.
The "interview", or whatever that piece of crap is called, was just too cute by half.
ReplyDeleteAs someone pointed out, living in the lap of luxury and not really having to worry about paying the rent, buying the groceries, or washing dirty diapers by hand because you are unable to pay for Pampers, is not exactly "suffering".
The two of them in tandem, making light of a very serious situation for many others, made me sick. They are playing up to her fanatical base out there who thinks she poops vanilla ice cream.
And the hair? Good grief, looks like she slapped one of the baby's stuffed animals to the back of her head and called it a day.
These two are ridiculous. And where was Willow? Judging by the hour this was in Alaska, she probably hadn't come home yet from a date. Who are these two kidding?
Oh goodie, now you can obsess over Bristol's sex life. Maybe one of your "sources" can catch her in the back seat of that Escalade.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a bad week for you and you deserve to end it with a girly hissy snit.
hahahahahahaha
I haven't had a boyfriend in awhile, does that mean I am "a born again virgin"?
ReplyDeleteWedding hair....now I remember seeing that look. My hairdresser was fixing a little girls long hair into those curls for a wedding procession. How weird to see a 45 year old women with that look.
ReplyDeleteI am with Anon@2:07pm. This is getting insulting; not to mention boring. Somebody step up, take aim and fire and take this woman out for good. And Sarah, your hair looks absolutely ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteSarah is trying to look like Bristol's sister or BFF. "See, I'm not middle aged, I look just like my teenage daughter. "
ReplyDeleteThe In Touch cover was bad enough , but this is creepy !
Shame on Oprah for allowing Sarah to set the terms. Has Oprah forgotten the have and rage that Sarah stirred up during the campaign ?
Good god, does these folk need to go on national tv and show how stupid they are?
ReplyDeleteBristol must be tryin to earn her money from candies. But then tells greta it ain't realistic to not screw.
What a walking joke.
And a laughing stock for the youth of Wasilla. Is that why she drives around like a madwomen in that fancy car? She's got a self proclaimed lock on her crotch? Again.
Like O said, good luck with that.
Coming up .... Toad and Bristol dancing at the Father Daughter Purity Ball.
ReplyDelete"Just stating the facts," she says. "I'll engage in that, kind of ratcheting back down to the simplicity of what journalism should be about: just the basics and letting the people decide what their opinion will be."
ReplyDeleteoh like the death panels ??
She wouldn't know the facts if they slapped her in the face
Bristol's new abstinence motto is not going to convince the christians, who would expect a young women with Bristol's past to speak out in the vein that she is first born-again spiritually. Normally, a convert is convicted and wants to start a new life, turn a new leaf, new devotion to God, not miming out to other teenagers "do abstinence just cause I say so".
ReplyDeleteI can't believe she gets paid by Candies' Foundation, and interviews to speak for 3 minutes, and say something like, "uhmm.....just don't do it. I'm not gonna, so you shouldn't too. And, I not worried if people are hanging around waiting to see if I do or not. No."
If Bristol has to make her own choices based on her conscience, her divine convictions won't be to sell a "second chance" testimony out for cash. To think that a lot of un-named girls made tough decisions, stayed the course, don't get paid a cent for just being responsible citizens, and this grifter scams the public conscience for thousands of $$$ because her mom's famous and they feel entitled in their mind, is just sickening.
Courtesy of Andrew Sullican -
ReplyDelete"From tonight's Insider:
Levi reveals that he is working on a tell-all book about his experience with the Palin family, "I am in the process of doing it." What is he planning on revealing? "Everything. All."
Hurry Levi! Godspeed!
Levi is fighting back:
ReplyDeleteBecause Sarah and Bristol Palin are sharing their mass delusion about abstinence on Oprah, Levi couldn't let this opportunity go to waste to get in front of the camera himself. He's on The Insider tonight, and he's talkin' trash.
He's shares his old gem that he's working on a tell all book that shares everything about the Palin family. We'll believe that when we see it. Anyway, he says he doesn't mind paying more for child support, but he wants to see his son more and have Sarah Palin stop interfering in his life. As for what Bristol has to say to Oprah, Levi shares, "[Bristol] answered like two questions. She couldn't answer questions without Sarah butting in and adding her own two cents."
He also makes a very good point about her claims that it is difficult to raise their child alone, "She's talking about how hard it is... if she wanted help she would let me in there." Nice one, Levi. The music is on Sarah and Bristol, time to dance.
From Gawker.
Gryphen, I actually think Oprah did fine. Some things are just better done by letting the person act the fool, and not getting in their way. That's what Oprah did here. Sarah already apparently afraid to come in person, and Oprah knows that Sarah is not going to break down and confess to her lies.
ReplyDeleteI think Sarah looked like an idiot, and Bristol, as someone said in a comment elsewhere, has the charisma of a bowl of oatmeal. Oprah didn't ask difficult questions, and the Pee'rs are still not happy.
As for the Trig issue another mentioned above, yes, I want to see it fully exposed, but anyone who can't see how badly $P is losing it is not paying attention. She is now being openly mocked by people who used to court her, including Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly. And she's NOT providing the zing that Faux News hoped for. She is already boring people there, and her paranoia was discussed by Glenn Beck. If Glenn Beck thinks somebody else is more paranoid than him, look out!
I was actually fairly satisfied with this interview. Sarah is shown to be a vapid and undereducated ninny (we learned those "basics of journalism" that Sarah supposedly had to go to college for by the 4th grade, and I am only a year old than she is), and Bristol has shown she cannot even learn a single new talking point nearly a year after first trotting out abstinence as a "goal" to Greta. She appears dumb as a box of rocks but might just be arm-twisted into this charade and showing all the usual excitement of a young person who is being made do something they aren't really interested in.
did oprah ask bristol when she's going to move out of mommy's house?
ReplyDeletePlease do not disparage the Mennonites. There are lots of them where I live, and NONE of them would ever think about having that hairstyle. That's more of a Fundie "higher the hair, closer to God" sort of mentality. btw, $P's new digs certainly could qualify as a "compound." And if anyone's seen Big Love, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
ReplyDeleteGlad I didn't watch Oprah, what a crock of moose shit. Bristol looks hostile and defensive. Sarah looks like "goofy" and not in a nice way either. Abstinence my a$$, she was a sexually active teenager and now she's going to be abstinent? I hope Sarah has her wearing a chasity belt.
ReplyDeleteI did not watch the video. I cannot watch Sarah Palin as she tries to fabricate a reality in her quest to fleece her sheep. Her nature is so obvious.
ReplyDeleteSorry Gryphen, no can do. I will not listen to the Opera video. I will say you are right on about Pay's do. Yep, the bumpit has definitely spread east & west to provide room for the demonic horns. Don't know where I read it, but apparently "our" Opera is a little pissed off at the Obamas & more specifically Michelle Obama thus I would suspect that this is a FU to Michelle. Opera needs to go away now....bye bye Opera.
ReplyDeleteSarah & her hard working teen age daugther also need to go away. Levi needs to get really tough or he will get eaten up by this vile group of grifters.
At the end of the interview she mentioned she would be serving a "big crockpot full of moosestew" for the family supper tonight. IMHO she served a big "crock of it" in the interview.
ReplyDeleteHow can ANYBODY with functioning neurons buy into her schtick?
Oprah cracked me up--the first big exclamations about "what did you do with your hair!!!!" and at the end about people having to get up early to achieve that look.....snaaaarky !
ReplyDeleteAnd when Sarah was going on & on about wishing she had talked more about the birds & the bees and family values and Bristol having her great life without needing a man --- the look on Bristol's face was priceless--kind of a half sneer like she knew Sarah was full of crap !
And at first Bristol guaranteed that the chastity promise was realistic, then backpedaled to being a "goal". And then the "good luck with that" comment by Oprah --snaaaarky !
Levi reveals that he is working on a tell-all book about his experience with the Palin family, "I am in the process of doing it." What is he planning on revealing? "Everything. All."
ReplyDeletehttp://palinquestions.blogspot.com/2010/01/levi-johnston-writing-tell-all.html
I completely agree about maintaining the focus on Trig and the faked pregnancy.
ReplyDeletenote to bristol -
ReplyDeleteafter the public has seen how you & granny grifter have treated levi, no man will ever come near you. don't think you'll ever have to worry about the sex thing.
Just saw a clip on Hardball...Her stare is drug induced. Clean speed.
ReplyDeleteI watched the show and I think Oprah let the Born Again Virgin Bristol and Granny look like the fools they are. Sarah's smart ass hair comment and her bump on a log daughter with her nose in the air.
ReplyDeleteBristol, you should have gotten away when you had the chance, now your stuck you silly money hungry little girl.
Sarah, If Bristol is telling you that fairy tale and you believe it then your as dumb as they get! She's probably been through most the guys in Wasilla already and the rest are all afraid to get involved with your crazy ass family.
Levi- can't wait till the shit hits the fan!!! Too bad some knowing adults couldn't or wouldn't come forward sooner.
I was never much for Oprah but giving Sarah Palin a platform puts Oprah in the Jerry Springer category.
ReplyDeleteNew sitcom: Leave It To Bristol. Starring Sarah Reed and Todd Downs.
ReplyDeleteAnd Levi Haskell and Lumpy Stapleton.
Pilot show: Bristol to Sarah: "Mom why is my belly sticking out?" Sarah: "Go ask you father."
OT - from Bree's blog:
ReplyDelete"News Alert! From KTUU
A Superior Court judge ruled on Friday in favor of former Gov. Sarah Palin in a lawsuit over her use of personal e-mail accounts to conduct state business.
Judge Patrick McKay concluded, among other things, that "not all emails relating to state business are necessarily public records, and that the "use of private email accounts to conduct state business does not -- in and of itself -- violate state law."
Why, oh WHY does this fraud get away with everything? I honestly don't get it.
sjk -
ReplyDeleteYup , sarah hits the pipe. That 'doo looks like sarah and the hairdresser tweaked all nite and that was the end result. And I'm done with Oprah. She had that bigot-racist-lying sack 'o shit in the crosshairs TWICE and let her skate. Lame.
It won't matter what Levi writes if he has no corroborating evidence. It will simply be the Vanity Fair article all over again.
ReplyDeleteSarah and Bristol are really helping Rex make Levi's case. There is no question that Sarah is controlling Bristol, and that Sarah is orchestrating everything that is going on. Bristol does not have an independent life of her own; she lives in Sarah's house as we can see from this interview.
ReplyDeleteSarah may have given Bristol a shiny Escalade, a pretty turret and a brand new consulting company, but Bristol has paid a terrible price- no social life. What guy is going to get involved with that family and especially with that controlling mother-in-law. Sarah has literally locked up Bristol in the castle and there is no prince charming galloping over the horizon to save her.
Believe me she does not make moose stew, shoot moose or has never field dressed a moose. She is a bullshitter
ReplyDeleteanon 4:45, not the pipe but the pills. imho.
ReplyDeleteAnon at 5:03:
ReplyDeleteI thought she was lying when she said she was making moose stew for dinner. She really paused when Oprah asked what was for dinner, then looked at Bristol, and repeated the question, before she came up with moose stew. I don't think Oprah bought that answer at all.
I think the interview was kind of boring. I thought the best question put to Bristol was "Do you still live at home?"
I definitely think Bristol wants to move out. I don't think she's ready yet, but someday she will be. I hope she's starting to consider it, at least, but her hands might be tied if she wants to mother Trig, because Sarah would not let her take that baby to her own abode.
Bristol, if you read this stuff, please think about having a life away from the family. Get your own apartment, if you can swing it. There is nothing like the feeling of breaking away from a dysfunctional family. You can be free!
Sarah may be in charge of Bristol right now, but it will change, or rather it will all fall apart someday.
I hate to pick on a 19 year old but I feel she has opened herself up to criticism by doing magazine covers and interviews with Oprah. That said, didn't someone tell Bristol before this that she has to engage in an interview? One word answers don't cut it, and if her purpose is to inspire the girls of America to cross their legs for Jesus she might want to act like she gives a shit about the subject matter at hand.
ReplyDeleteAlso, too ;), when you're pulling in a 100K for a few hours of pimpimg your baby, liven up girl!
When you hold yourself up as an example of dialing back your sexually active lifestyle into a new chastity, then you can't let your mommy answer all the questions directed at you.
Bristol needs to either act like she cares about inspiring other girls or just stop these public appearances because it was embarassing to watch. I felt bad for Oprah because Bristol made absolutely no effort to participate in any meaningful way in that interview.
I don't think Bristol is a particularly serious girl of substance and that's OK, but why she wants to come across as a dolt is beyond me.
I was at the TCU bookstore today.
ReplyDelete$arah's Goin Rogue was in the BIG PRINT FICTION section right next to Danielle Steel's book, "Rogue."
HeeHee!
Go Frogs!
Did you catch this Freudian slippage from the from the "other sayrah"?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwDOC5Qn2EE
"another?"
Maybe Sarah is going to a Prom tonight? That would explain the weird hairdo... I wonder if she has a big puffy dress in her wardrobe?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jennifer @ 6:08. If Bristol really wants to be a role model and spokesperson for abstinence, she'll have to actually talk. And give a shit about what she's saying. And act interested. Honestly, I think the girl doesn't want to do these interviews. Nellie Palin wants to do them.
ReplyDeleteDid Oprah set a trap for Palin to fall into? She asked if the former guv was going to use her Fox news position as a "platform" in relation to seeking public office. I think this is illegal under FEC rules. Ed Schultz said if he responded to the plea of his fans to run for Senator, he would have to give up his TV program to avoid violating Federal Election Commission standards. Hmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteIs there any place that has the full video of the show? I can't seem to find it and I didn't not catch it earlier.
ReplyDeleteSarah came across as a dufus, a fool and Bristol sat there posing for the camera and looked uncomfortable. Sarah's gonna have to keep her under lock and key to make sure Bristol isn't having any more sex. I betcha she's got a camera installed in her bedroom. They both need to sit down and shut up cause they don't make any sense whatsoever! IDIOTS
ReplyDeleteI don't think that $carah is too insecure to go on Oprah's set again... I think Oprah refused to send one of her private jets to pick her up! Good for Oprah! $carah can only dream of being as wealthy, powerful and respected as Oprah is. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.luxist.com/2006/06/05/oprahs-new-plane/
I think she misunderstood those fundamentals of journalism. They weren't: "Who's paying me the most money, what kind of money will I make, when is my check coming, where can I pick up my check, and why aren't I being paid more?"
ReplyDeleteDana Carvey--what a hoot! I'd almost forgotten about the Church Lady.
ReplyDeleteOh I have no doubt she will remain part of the news cycle. I think less a part of the reporting side to the cycle and more part of the "Oh my did you hear what scandal is happening around Sarah and her family now?" side of the news cycle"
ReplyDeleteDamn Grypen, I sure hope you are right about that! Especially with that dreadful SCOTUS decision. It's even more imperative now than ever!
Remember who has their eye on Palin, wanting to be the puppet master? Only the richest guy in the world, Murdoch.
"Sarah wants to get back to basics. "When I studied journalism, we learned all about the who, what, when, where and why of reporting. Just stating the facts," she says. "I'll engage in that...."
ReplyDeleteDoes she mean the real facts based in reality, or the facts she keeps makin' up?
:-/
I think the "another child" comment was about a "child" (Bristol) having a child. Bristol hates being referred to as a child and it made her squirm.
ReplyDeleteAw c'mon. Where's the blackberry. Don't tell me the Cheney/Rove contingent didn't want to be on Oprah? Have you ever seen Say ruh personally? She's a squeak. I mean - a pipsqueak. If you saw her on a sidewalk she would be like so nondescript (except for the purple boots). Wouldn't it be funny if every woman in America wore their hair like Say ruh. Just for one day. Say valentines day. Just for fun everybody wear your hair in ringlets for old times sake (Scarlett, I don't give a damn) or for Say ruh.
ReplyDeleteNo one is perfect. No one has perfect parents. The Palins have no right to get angry because it is noticed that they are not perfect. Humor is not derision. Politics is a process of public reaction. It's not always like being coddled within one's home. It's so much better to have done the education part before running for office. Some personality disorders preclude that. It must be so frustrating.
ReplyDeleteJennifer at 6:08 - you nailed it. Right after Gryphen of course.
ReplyDeleteBristol is only openin that door for the MSM and other H8er's hell bent on plowing through to make stuff up about her. She's setting herself up for a world of hurt in her chastity movement.
Oprah gave her an opportunity to back out on that ridiculous and completely unnecessary pronouncement (like Couric tried in having Palin explain her geographic location as a credential to foreign policy expertise, and when O'Reilly tried to let her explain that she did in fact know why there were two Korea's) but no, monosyllylabic Bristol had to make overbearing mommy and her prudish nation of givers (sending formula and diapers by the truckload) happy that she's as virtuous as the Virgin Mary.
Bristol was pathetic, she's worse as a spokes model as Sarah. It wasn't as creepy or fantastically embarrassing as Van Susteren's Bristol interview in which Sarah co-opted with her awkward crouching uninvited take-over. Man, she would just NOT leave!
None of the Palin's are brain trusts, I praythee that the Heath's weren't much better - just being righteous and Biblical cuts it in Wasilla.
But you know what, Sarah was wining and dining those teabaggers from the very beginning when she kept using odd verbiage over and over to 'speak directly to the American people.' Calling them "exceptional," Hard working, Patriots, real, and so on - such a sweet siren song that seduced them to silly putty. These teabaggers would take a bullet for her you betcha.
I guarantee you all that there is nothing new or refreshing in their print or television interviews. It's all an exercise in tautology, for fear of straying from the message. Lord knows they can't ad lib to save their lives.