Palin's next interview to be with Sean Hannity

[© tweed]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/The_first_Palin_cable_interview.html?showall

should be a real challenge

[Brittain33]

Reminds me of those standardized tests taken on a computer where if you get a question correct, you move on to a harder question, while if you get it wrong, you get shifted to the easy ones.

A Hannity worship session will do wonders for her self-confidence and the base's.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Hannity's not even a journalist, as he makes no pretense of objectivity.

Hopefully he'll mess up and get her to say something really stupid, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Brittain33]

Hannity's not even a journalist, as he makes no pretense of objectivity.

Hopefully he'll mess up and get her to say something really stupid, but I'm not holding my breath.

If she comes out of the Hannity show with anything less than stellar reviews, it's on to Jeff Gannon and the Talon newsteam.

[WalterMitty]

just wait until the vp debate.

[JSojourner]

She'll do just fine.  I would prefer to see Bill O'Reilly chase her around the studio, but oh well.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

She'll do just fine.  I would prefer to see Bill O'Reilly chase her around the studio, but oh well.

Oreilly has chased a few women around the studio.......in fact some babe ended up with several million due to his chasing.

[Eraserhead]

What a joke.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

[JSojourner]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

Bingo.

When will we get it?  Olbermann is one of the few places we liberals go to get it out of our system. To vent.  Fox is where conservatives go for their fix.

Neither is substantive journalism.

[Brittain33]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

Ok, but Obama also went on O'Reilly and has had interviews with any number of people in-between, while Palin has done only one interview with the mainstream media and is far from going on somewhere hostile (as McCain, to his credit, did with The View.)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

Ok, but Obama also went on O'Reilly and has had interviews with any number of people in-between, while Palin has done only one interview with the mainstream media and is far from going on somewhere hostile (as McCain, to his credit, did with The View.)

My God Brittain she was just nominated what, 2 weeks ago?  Obama has been a candidate for President close to 2 years and he FINALLY went on Oreilly.......how sporting of him.

[© tweed]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

Ok, but Obama also went on O'Reilly and has had interviews with any number of people in-between, while Palin has done only one interview with the mainstream media and is far from going on somewhere hostile (as McCain, to his credit, did with The View.)

^^  the correct retort.

but I'm completely past the American public caring about what an extremist moron Palin may be.  Obama no longer has a monopoly with the "pat-on-the-back vote;" even if we reject the nice colored boy, we still have a nice pretty faced-woman on the other side to convince us what wonderful and accepting people we Americans are.

[KeyKeeper]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

Ok, but Obama also went on O'Reilly and has had interviews with any number of people in-between, while Palin has done only one interview with the mainstream media and is far from going on somewhere hostile (as McCain, to his credit, did with The View.)

Sen. Obama is running for president, Gov. Palin isn't. Has Sen. Biden done an interview with Fox News or any interview in the past few weeks that was hard hitting?

[Brittain33]

What a joke.

Agreed, E, but let's be fair, Olberman interviewed (drooled over) Obama last week and he wasn't exactly pitching hardballs.  In fact he'd ask and half-answer the question himsef........"......right Senator?"

Business as usual on both sides.

Ok, but Obama also went on O'Reilly and has had interviews with any number of people in-between, while Palin has done only one interview with the mainstream media and is far from going on somewhere hostile (as McCain, to his credit, did with The View.)

My God Brittain she was just nominated what, 2 weeks ago?  Obama has been a candidate for President close to 2 years and he FINALLY went on Oreilly.......how sporting of him.

You said that a Democrat went on a Democrat-friendly show, so that's the same as what Palin's doing. I'm saying that hardly matters when he goes on all kinds of shows, and so far, Palin has only agreed to be on one mainstream show. It's kind of early for a victory lap, but that's all she's done. No, I don't expect her to go on Air America or Rachel Maddow's show. However, it's a bogus comparison.

I do think it's ridiculous that she's been the nominee for 2 weeks and only done one interview, yes indeed.

[Brittain33]

Sen. Obama is running for president, Gov. Palin isn't. Has Sen. Biden done an interview with Fox News or any interview in the past few weeks that was hard hitting?

Wasn't he on Meet the Press last weekend? As with every weekend, it seems?

Again: enemy turf isn't necessary. Something that isn't a softball vaseline-on-the-lens kind of interview would count. Palin's already done one and McCain promises she'll do more.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I do think it's ridiculous that she's been the nominee for 2 weeks and only done one interview, yes indeed.

  Whatever.

[Brittain33]

I do think it's ridiculous that she's been the nominee for 2 weeks and only done one interview, yes indeed.

  Whatever.

Most of the press seems to feel the same way, which is why the tone of coverage has gotten more hostile these past few days. It's not an unrealistic expectation. They feel they have a job to do and the McCain campaign is trying to escort Palin past their scrutiny. This position may have sympathy among some members of the right, but I don't think it's defensible if you think she's qualified for the job.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I do think it's ridiculous that she's been the nominee for 2 weeks and only done one interview, yes indeed.

  Whatever.

Most of the press seems to feel the same way, which is why the tone of coverage has gotten more hostile these past few days. It's not an unrealistic expectation. They feel they have a job to do and the McCain campaign is trying to escort Palin past their scrutiny. This position may have sympathy among some members of the right, but I don't think it's defensible if you think she's qualified for the job.

Since I disagree with your premise (in bold), we just won't agree.

[Brittain33]

Since I disagree with your premise (in bold), we just won't agree.

Ok, then, but how else do you explain their reluctance to have her do interviews? All that can be disputed is their motives--it is a fact that she has been sequestered from the press, and the McCain campaign has acknowledged it.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Since I disagree with your premise (in bold), we just won't agree.

Ok, then, but how else do you explain their reluctance to have her do interviews? All that can be disputed is their motives--it is a fact that she has been sequestered from the press, and the McCain campaign has acknowledged it.

If you call 2 weeks - reluctance and sequestered and hiding her and preventing the press from doing their job, so be it.    She's given her first of many interviews.  And whining about giving one to Hannity (the subject of this thread......who i can't stand) is simply silly.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

It'd have been much more entertaining to see Palin go before the press without having discussions with the McCain campaign people about messaging and how best to handle trick questions.  And after all the stupid non-issue firestorms about her family died down.

But I guess we'll just have to settle for disciplined campaigning instead of an amusing trainwreck.  Awwww. 

[ChrisFromNJ]

Glad to see that Sean KKKlanity was the first in line of GOP hacks to give her an interview.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

It'd have been much more entertaining to see Palin go before the press without having discussions with the McCain campaign people about messaging and how best to handle trick questions.  And after all the stupid non-issue firestorms about her family died down.

But I guess we'll just have to settle for disciplined campaigning instead of an amusing trainwreck.  Awwww. 

What campaign would be most resembling a trainwreck today Mr. Moderate?  

[Sbane]

Since I disagree with your premise (in bold), we just won't agree.

Ok, then, but how else do you explain their reluctance to have her do interviews? All that can be disputed is their motives--it is a fact that she has been sequestered from the press, and the McCain campaign has acknowledged it.

If you call 2 weeks - reluctance and sequestered and hiding her and preventing the press from doing their job, so be it.    She's given her first of many interviews.  And whining about giving one to Hannity (the subject of this thread......who i can't stand) is simply silly.

In case you haven't noticed "sweetie", the election is about 8 weeks away. Is she planning on doing anymore serious interviews? I think we can both agree Hannity is a hack and will ask her nothing of substance. Will she go on meet the press and the other morning shows? My guess would be no and the American people will not give a flying f**k because they don't watch those shows anyways. She is pretty and that is all that matters. She sure has my vote!!!!!!