(Photo courtesy of TPM)
Speaking to "Fox News Sunday," the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee said that Paul was being subjected to the same biased media coverage that marked her run for office, before offering her Tea Party-backed candidate a bit of advice.
"One thing we can learn in this lesson that I have learned and Rand Paul is learning now is don't assume that you can engage in a hypothetical discussion about constitutional impacts with a reporter or a media personality who has an agenda, who may be prejudiced before they even get into the interview in regards to what your answer may be," Palin said. "You know, they are looking for the gotcha moment. And that evidently appears to be what they did with Rand Paul, and I'm thankful he clarified his answer about his support for the Civil Rights Act."
This once again illustrates that Sarah Palin, despite her supposed degree in journalism, believes that any real substantive question from a journalist who is not ogling her legs or trying to look down her blouse is engaging in "gotcha journalism". This is why she avoids all REAL reporters like the plague and sticks with the pretend journalists at FAUX News.
And her contention that Rachel Maddow trapped Doctor Paul is absolutely ridiculous. In fact Rachel offered him numerous opportunities to clarify his answer and stop digging himself into a pit, and he simply could not stop making it worse for himself. And his problems were not the result of simply the one interview. He did the same thing to himself over, and over again.
If Rand Paul follows Palin's advice and avoids the media he is finished in national politics. So....go for it Rand!
By the way Palin also makes a comment that supports the prediction I made in the post just below this one about how the Republicans are going to go after President Obama on the BP oil fountain (It really cannot honestly be described as a "spill".)
"I don't know why the question isn't asked by the mainstream media and by others if there is any connection with the contributions made to President Obama and his administration, and the support by the oil companies to the administration," Palin added, "If there is any connection there to President Obama taking so dog-gone long to get in there and dive in there and grasp the complexity and the potential tragedy that we are seeing here in the Gulf of Mexico."
Can you believe a Republican from ALASKA is asking the question of whether or not the oil companies have undue influence over our politicians? That is such a heavy does of hypocrisy that I don't think I can absorb any more for the rest of this week.
P.S. Okay I cannot leave this post without taking a moment to share my all time favorite Sarah Palin fantasy. (God no it's not sexual!) It is that she would have a brain fart and allow herself to be interviewed by the amazing Rachel Maddow! I would be willing to give up three of my favorite things for six months in exchange for witnessing that!
Great post Gry. Palin is a tool, for sure. And she still doesn't interview very well...saying Uh so much of the time. At one point, Chris looked glazed over, listening to her ramble. I liked that.
ReplyDeleteI love it when Sarah Palin steps in a big pile.
ReplyDeleteKeep yammering Sarah and Rand!
She needs to talk to Rick Perry, TX gov who she endorsed, about his BP donations and his defense of BP. thelonestarproject.com
ReplyDeleteIt's a situation made for a comedy reality show. Now we have one doofus defending another doofus against the big, bad media. While I don't like that fact that the media often doesn't correct Palin's asinine statements, I DO like the fact that it has exposed both of these clueless wonders for what they are. Neither one of them has any business being voted even as a dog catcher. They both like to bash the president, but neither has any kind of solution to offer other than the empty platitude about smaller government. With her long-known support from oil companies, Palin is the last person who should be throwing rocks from a glass house.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sad commentary on what the Republican Party has come that they embrace morons like these two. Just like she blames Rachel Maddow
for "trapping" Paul, who dug his hole deeper every time he said anything, she still blames Katie Couric for the hole she dug for herself. When she gave later interviews, she dug the hole deeper, which helped to keep her from becoming VP and helped the rest of us to dodge a bullet.
I knew it wouldn't be long until she started blaming the lame-stream media. This wasn't a gotcha moment, or a gaffe - this is the very very scary way Rand Paul thinks! He already canceled his appearance on Meet the Press. Sarah on Rachel's show, can you just imagine?? She can't even handle questions by a reporter as she walks through the airport with Trig, her media shield.
ReplyDeleteLet's see, Rand Paul is the one who said that he would appear on Meet the Press, before he backed out. Someone told him that his is not ready for Prime Time.
ReplyDeleteAs for fact checking, Sarah often plays fast and loose with the facts. "Here I am again, sitting in borrowed clothes," and "I paid $300. for this tie dyed hippy outfit." I don't think that Sarah want's to be fact checked by Rachel.
Sorry, yes she does. She will stand on her head and recite the Constitution backwards if it gets her in the media.
In Alaska's past didn't they discriminate against native Alaskans. How did that discrimination thingy work $arah with your token husband. Being black, my life has been to overcome racism. $arah you make me take a step back and question my belief and life because I would in Alaska love to say "no Palins allowed".
ReplyDeleteBut you have the right to be ignorant.
Since R Paul jumped into the limelight we have not heard from Palins retarded sidekick Michelle Bachman or her new sorority sister Brewer from crazy land.
I watched the Rand interview with Rachel Maddow. The first thought that came to mind was "When you're in a hole-drop the shovel and stop digging".
ReplyDeleteNow this is an essay in total convolution of the alphabet staring back at you from the cereal bowl… As only Palin can :)
ReplyDeleteAnybody remember that early 80′s song by Blondie ?
One way
Or another
I’m gonna find ya
I’m gonna getchya getchya getchya getchya
one way
or another-
I’m gonna find ya
I’m gonna getchya getchya getchya getchya .. add nauseum…
So Mrs Paylin has always claimed she is picked on by the media because she is a woman and an average American,how does that translate to a rich white male Dr ?
ReplyDeleteI think you overlooked the money quote in her inteview this morning. She basically told us she'll be running for President. Sure, she couched it in that coy " if my country needs me, I'll run" way. Palin is an egotistical narcissist. Of course she'll decide her country needs her. And she will be unable to resist the opportunity to be on the stage equal to Obama. I think if she runs, she'll be the Republican nominee unless someone gets the dirt about her. Oh, and if it turns out her abstinent daughter is knocked up again. I think if she is, Palin will lose the family values crowd. Even they won't be able to rationalize the hypocrisy.
ReplyDeleteInstead of always blaming the liberal media for tricking them into having gotcha moments, maybe right-wing conservatives should study up on the issues and actually read the constitution. Then they wouldn't have anything to worry about.
ReplyDeleteThat's Dr. Maddow to you, Miss Quitter Queen.
ReplyDeletedontcha just love how pressuring a politician to CLARIFY his/her position on an issue is considered "gotcha journalism?" lmao what a seriously stupid bitch.
ReplyDeleteI read the politico comments on this story, Politico is right leaning, but very few of the comments were sarah leaning. She would never have guts enough to be interviewed by Rachel Maddow. Wasn't this interview conducted by the guy that wanted Sarah to sit on his lap? As far as oil contributions, she is using Rovian Projection, accuse your opponent of what you are doing.
ReplyDeletePalin is attempting to neutralize her biggest problem, exposure via media, by exploiting Rand Paul as a proxy victim. It might work. But, Sen. Joe McCarthy was eventually countered by some valiant journalists. And the many skeletons in the Palin closet are dangling withing reach.
ReplyDeleteMaddow understands the Palin game plan. Maddow will probably give a few gentle warnings (hardly visible except to the Palin camp). I'll be watching for them.
Did they even ask her about the ADA?? I bet not.
ReplyDeleteHoping this video mocking $arah goes viral...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IGmbd3PDA4
ADA? She won't even know what that is. She would be against that government overreach along with Paul until someone pointed out that it would help Trig. Then the backsliding would begin, and somehow it would be Democrats who would discriminate against poor Trig, because only those killer Dems who thought she should have aborted this precious babe would dare to even think we needed a goshdarn LAW to protect his God-given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of a gun.
ReplyDeletei saw rachel's interview with rand - she even went without commercials to give him a chance to clarify his wingnut views, which he did himself with very little prompting. there was no prejudice. and what kind of "prejudice" does the half term, half baked alaska governor mean? or does she not understand the meaning of the word?
ReplyDeleterachel's show is fantastic and has made a great impact so far in that she starts conversations that matter, and backs them up with fact. her conversations don't always have legs in our often idiotic msm, but many people watch or at least hear about them.
on the other hand, anyone who uses the word "dog-gone" in what is supposed to be a serious political discussion ought never to be taken seriously. about anything.
if it weren't for fox, sarah would be burnt toast already. i believe she is exhibiting yet again her insecurity and jealousy of another female who is more accomplished and respected than she is. and a lesbian at that (fake shock and horror). what's next, losing to a black president?!?.... ohhh....
I would love to see Dr. Maddow interview $carah!
ReplyDeleteIn my short life and limited wisdom, one thing I have learned is that the more you get to know someone, the more you like them or at the very least, if they have done much bad you come away with an understanding of why things went like that. I've never come away from reading a detailed biography or autobiography and not admired the subject or had empathy for the subject. But the more and more I discover about ms palin, the more my faith in humanity is shaken and I am beginning to believe there is much evil in her. This is why gryphen and palingates etc are so important. This woman is hellbent on being the most powerful person in the world and will stop at nothing. In 2016 or 2020 who knows? All I know is that lives will be lost if this woman gets what she wants, and maybe worse.
ReplyDeleteHey, Palin, shut your pie hole. If someone asks Paul to name a newspaper he reads, I'm sure he'll be able to remember the name of one.
ReplyDeletePretty funny read-
ReplyDeletePoll: Rand Paul Surges Ahead of Palin Among Voters Who Describe Themselves as Morons...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/poll-rand-paul-surges-ahe_b_585888.html
MINNEAPOLIS - (The Borowitz Report) - In a sign of his increasing prominence in the so-called Tea Party movement, a new poll shows Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul topping former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin among voters who describe themselves as morons.
In the poll, conducted by the University of Minnesota's Opinion Research Institute, 42% preferred Paul, 36% preferred Palin, and the remaining 22% were unsure what the word "prefer" meant.
According to Davis Logsdon, who supervised the poll for the University of Minnesota, Paul's surging popularity among morons is bad news for Palin, who previously had a lock on that important constituency.
"I never thought I'd say that, but if Palin is going to stay competitive with Paul, she's going to have to start dumbing down her message."
This once again illustrates that Sarah Palin, like her friend Rand Paul, are both total assholes. But Paul is, at least, an asshole who can hold his own -insane as he might be, he's knowledeable about his bigotry.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I feel we need to agree with sarah, and turn her energy against her.
ReplyDelete"I don't know why the question isn't asked by the mainstream media and by others if there is any connection with the contributions made to President Obama and his administration, and the support by the oil companies to the administration," Palin added, "If there is any connection there to President Obama taking so dog-gone long to get in there and dive in there and grasp the complexity and the potential tragedy that we are seeing here in the Gulf of Mexico."
She has a point, but it goes much farther than our current crisis, our government has been influenced not only by oil money but by the presence of so many oilmen/people that hold political office.
"Oil: The Bushes' ties to John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil go back 100 years"
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0208-05.htm
But while sarah complains about Obama being influenced by oil money McCain got $2,402,937 in 2008 for his presidential campaign from big oil! Almost 3 time what they contributed to Obama!
A interesting fact site, be sure to click Politician View!
http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php
Rachel goes out of her way to give interviewees an out. She rephrases their statements back to them multiple times, with an, "is this what you are saying?" lead-in for them to make any changes or challenges. I would love to see ol' Sarah sit through a Rachel interview. Won't ever happen, but it is nice to fantasize about Sarah's word salad being put through a garbage disposal.
ReplyDeleteDidn't bring your brain? Oh snap! Gotcha!
ReplyDeleteThis is absurd, she is calling Rachel Maddow a TV personality, when she is probably the best journalist on tv right now. Rand paul was stating what he believed, of course that would be telling the truth, and he is not the sociopathic liar that sarah is, so she figures someone tricked him. You know, like katie couric tricked her with that hard question "what do you read?".
ReplyDeleteLive at 30 Rock, $arah does 30 minutes with Dr. Maddow. Scribble as much as you want on your hand. NO ear piece. No blackberry. NO way!
ReplyDeleteFifty bucks says Sarah didn't even watch the interview, even after the fact.
ReplyDeleteand no Piper, also too.
ReplyDeleteSarah is absolutely right this time. Rachel Maddow trapped Rand Paul into confessing his real agenda. Likewise, if Palin ever submitted to be interviewed by Maddow she would trap Palin into confessing her true agenda only Palin would destroy her credibility worse than Paul did. For that reason Palin will never be interviewed by Maddow or anyone else for that matter who is not pro-right and pro-libertarian.
ReplyDeleteThe, thick b/w the dumbo ears, does not know because she never reads, Rand's position is well known in Ky. So no gotcha moment. Gotcha moments are only for uneducated fools such $P. Ky does not want, or need, the likes of Rand.
ReplyDeleteI believe the CRA was pushed through in response to discrimination as much at the business level as well as any government. This precise intent has not been addressed or responded to.
ReplyDeleteSarah has a limited window for running for anything. With age goes her looks- with her looks goes...
ReplyDeleteAs Sampson's strength was robbed when Delilah cut his hair- so shall SP lose her bigoted white supremest base when she fails to "make 'em swoon".
my link at 7:29 sh/been thelonestarproject.net
ReplyDeleteThis is a must read (hypocrite of the week award):
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.buzzflash.com/honors/252
And, LOVE this response to SP from Gibbs:
"Sarah Palin says she is still a "big supporter of offshore drilling" despite the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill that is threatening the environment and the economy, though she adds that oil companies should be held accountable for their actions.
On Fox News Sunday, the former Alaska governor drew a link between the Obama administration's response to the spill and what she cast as President Obama's cozy relationship with oil companies tied to their support for his presidential campaign.
Later, on CBS' "Face the Nation," host Bob Schieffer asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to respond to Palin's claim about the Obama administration's relationship with oil companies.
"Sarah Palin was involved in that election, but I don't think, apparently, was paying a whole lot of attention," Gibbs said. "I'm almost sure that the oil companies don't consider the Obama administration a huge ally - we proposed a windfall profits tax when they jacked their oil prices up to charge for gasoline."
"My suggestion to Sarah Palin would be to get slightly more informed as to what's going on in and around oil drilling in this country," he added.
Following Gibbs' suggestion that she "get slightly more informed," Palin tweeted: "Mr. Gibbs, BP gave over $3.5mill to federal candidates over the past 20 years, with with the largest amount going to Obama," linking to a Politico story citing data from the Center for Responsible Politics.
During his time in the Senate and while running for president, Obama received a total of $77,051 from the oil giant and is the top recipient of BP PAC and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.
Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt dismissed the suggestion of undue influence by BP in the same Politico story, from May 5:
"President Obama didn't accept a dime from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists during his presidential campaign," spokesman Ben LaBolt said. "He raised $750 million from nearly four million Americans. And since he became president, he rolled back tax breaks and giveaways for the oil and gas industry, spearheaded a G20 agreement to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, and made the largest investment in American history in clean energy incentives."
According to Open Secrets.org, BP's campaign contributions during the 2008 election cycle were $214,915 to Democrats, and $315,909 to Republicans (about 40/60), split almost evenly between individual contributions and PACs.
According to the National Institute on Money in State Politics, during Palin's 2006 run for Governor in Alaska (where the large majority of donations came from individuals), BP America made the fifth-largest donation by a company to her campaign, contributing $4,650, with BP Alaska giving an additional $250."
emrysa, exactly!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between Xavier Hollander, and $arah Palin?
ReplyDeleteOne is a prostitute who services politicians, and the other is Xavier Hollander.
The Swag-Hag had to jump in on this issue... The press was ignoring her for a different story... the other story?? "The Sun actually came up in the east this morning" ...
ReplyDeleteBeing the press pig she is, what do you expect??
Typical Palin gibberish. When she was running for governor, and the subject of abortion was raised, she didn't want to talk about it- and share her views- because it was a "divisive" subject.
ReplyDeleteHere's what she told the Anchorage Daily News reporter: "In a cell phone conversation later in the day, she said the Knowles camp is looking to be divisive by raising the abortion issue. Her stance is clear, she said. “I’m going to respect the sensitivity and the privacy aspects of this issue and as governor, I will abide by the laws that have been interpreted by the Supreme Court.”
I asked, if the opportunity arose as governor for her to ban abortion, would she?
Her response: “Theoretical, hypothetical questions that have to do with a subject like this, that are being led by a campaign in order to divide, it’s unfortunate. That’s my final comment on it.”
Sort of like theoretical, hypothetical questions like should black people be served in restaurants.
Gotcha. You betcha.
We need to start an online, including a twitter and facebook campaign demanding that Sarah be interviewed by Rachel Maddow. We could call it " what are you afraid of Sarah??" would she give in if we had several million signatures.
ReplyDeleteSneaky sociopath Sarah actually thinks she can run for President without doing any serious interviews. Fox does not count- she is an employee. We can't let her get away with it! At least Rand had the guts to do the interview and he was honest about his opinions. His opinions aren't surprising given he's a libertarian.
We all think he's extreme and nuts but his views aren't unexpected. If he now sells out and let's the GOP control him then he's just like every other politician.
Also too, I am sure he does NOT want Sarah talking for him!!
Anyone up for starting a campaign for Sarah to do a series of interviews with Rachel? Is she that afraid???? LMAO !!
Alaska rumors flying:
ReplyDelete1) Bristol IS preggers. Baby # 3 in the oven.
2) someone has proof of Sarahs little procedure done after Piper that made it unable for her to have kiddies after that
so... What's your vote? Will Bristol have the baby and go public? Or will she have a secret abortion? Or will Triggers get a new baby sibling?
What do you all think?
Gryphen, you seem to have quoted a cleaned-up version of Palin's response. (Did you get it from Fox?:-D )
ReplyDeleteHere's Politico's version of her word salad:
"One thing that we can learn in this lesson, that I have learned and Rand Paul has learned now, is don't assume that you can assume in a hypothetical discussion about constitutional impacts with a reporter or media personality who has an agenda, who may be prejudiced before they even get in the interview in regards to what your answer may be or the opportunity that they seize to getch ya," she said. "They're looking for that 'gotcha moment.' That's what it evidently appears to be what they did with Rand Paul."
http://dyn.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/archive.cfm/year/2010/month/5
Now I didn't see the video footage so I don't know which transcription is accurate, but the second one sounds more like the Idiot.
Either way, she continues to prove herself an embarrassingly ignorant, opportunistic, narcissistic, power-grabber grifter. She is slime.
Secret abortion, 2:56 PM
ReplyDeleteRumors @ 2:56, and what is behind door number #3!
ReplyDeleteI've suspected she had her tubes tied, but I also suspected her 15 minutes wouldn't last nearly 2 years. them paylin wimin were just born to fuck.
I agree with 5:05 - secret abortion.
ReplyDelete"Gotcha" moments are when journalists are TRYING to do their job, candidate answers STOOOPID, and it goes to press...nothing "GOTCHA" there....more like REVEALING for those who pay attention. Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteI would be willing to bet that Sarah had her tubes tied after Piper. Of course, her dwindling fan base would rationalize it away, but everyone else would see her for what she is: an opportunist, a liar, and a fraud.
ReplyDeleteDon't be starting rumors about Sarah Palin....Things like that are just rediculous.....the next thing you know, someone will say the President isn't an American...........oh, wait.......nevermind......
ReplyDeleteIf anyone has any doubts that Rand Paul has an anti black agenda he only has to listen to Rand Pauls comments in the Russian media where he says we should change the 14th Amendment and not grant citizenship to people born on American soil.
ReplyDeleteThe 14th Amendment was designed to protect the rights of slaves and their children...who, 150 years ago lost their citizenship by virtue of their race in the famous Dred Scott court decision.
Now Rand wants to rewrite the Constitution to gut the 14th Amendment.