Why is NBC interviewing Sarah Palin tomorrow? She LOST-it's OVER!

[jenmito]

So why am I starting a thread about it? I guess I thought you'd understand. :)

[Sequoia]

1. So they can pat her on the head and say, "There, there now."

[jenmito]

7. Mat Lauer is doing the interview. I don't know why. I guess Palin wanted her say-

to try to make herself look not as stupid as she IS.

[ShortnFiery]

16. Mat needs to ask when Bristol's baby is due and request pictures.

:evilgrin:

[jenmito]

29. Good point. I haven't seen her get any bigger during her supposed pregnancy over the past

few months.

[Blue_In_AK]

55. I'd rather Matt would ask her

how come she acted one way in Alaska as governor for two years, and then turned around and acted completely opposite when she got nominated for VP. He might ask her how come she thought Obama was cool in August, but accused him of pallin' around with terrorists in October. He might ask her how it feels to have two faces.

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

2. Really....where's the Biden interview?

[AwakeAtLast]

69. That's what I kept thinking when I turned on Today this morning

I turned it off after 5 minutes. Ugh. :puke:

[Blackhatjack]

3. Ought to be a 'keeper' if she speaks freely without being 'mishandled'...

I just hope she does not kill off her 2012 campaign before she has a chance consolidate Republican support behind her. We need her to remain strong so that the Repub Party will remain fractured and weak .... leading to stronger Democratic Party results!

[JuniperLea]

4. Like Tina Fey said...

The woman is ratings gold!

In other words, people lurve train wrecks.

[jenmito]

27. True, but I'm sure she'll "study up" on basic facts about NAFTA and Africa, etc. n/t

[Egnever]

60. Should only take what ten or so schools to get er done !

[CoffeeCat]

5. She's on Fox tonight...

...doing an interview with Greta Vanwhatshername.

Sarah is a narcissist and she's defending and protecting the
most important thing in the world to her---her precious ego.

Sarah will be playing the "Gosh-and-golly-shucky-darn-why-are-they-
being-so-mean-to-me" role, as she denies her bottomless stupidity
and towel-wearing antics.

:eyes:

[joshcryer]

6. Because it's exactly what you want.

You actually *care* about her thus they are fullfilling your desire.

[jenmito]

12. Then I was wrong. You DON'T understand.

I just heard a commercial for i on MSNBC. I won't be watching it. I just don't understand why she's being interviewed.

[Lumpsum]

8. So Jon Stewart and Olbermann have some material. nt

[RamboLiberal]

53. And Stephanie Miller gets some new sound bites

[Sorceress]

9. Well, I'm not going to lie. I am definitely going to watch. There is nothing more amusing than a ...

Palin interview. That being said, I do agree that we are long overdue a Biden interview. I love listening to that man speak. He reminds me of my professors in college who had this miraculous way of bringing subject matter to life.

[onenote]

10. is someone making you (or anyone else) watch?

They're interviewing her because there is a lot of interest in her, even here on DU, I might add.

[jenmito]

15. No, and I'm NOT watching.

[Pisces]

11. Maybe if we stopped posting about this dumb woman the media would stop caring.

[Raine]

63. No they wouldn't stop, they don't care what we post or what we don't post.

[Medusa]

13. Because she's the new "star" of the GOP

didn't you get the memo? :evilgrin:

[Essene]

42. a terrific spectacle of a falling star... and the center of drama

Heck, i'd love to interview her!!!

[NYCGirl]

14. Entertainment. NT

[treestar]

17. The 2012 thing

Isn't it highly unusual for anyone on a losing ticket to get to run again?

Especially when it will be against the same opponent.

This is all media hype.

[leftynyc]

18. Off the top of my head

John Edwards ran in 2008 and Lieberman ran in 2004.

[treestar]

39. True but they didn't get the nomination the second time

Some wanted Al Gore to run earlier on. But then he didn't seek the nomination. He might have gotten it, though.

I'm thinking generally they can run over and over again, but once they get the nom, they have to win or they don't tend to get it again. Not impossible though.

But after Phailin's run this time and everything that is bound to come up in the future about her, she seems likely to be more of a liability than anything else.

[leftynyc]

43. I hope the pubs are foolish enough

to nominate her. If the conservatives coalesce around her, she'd get the nod. The only reason McCain got it was because the conservatives were fractured between Romney, Thompson, Huckabee, etc. They split the vote and the "moderate" got the nod. I don't see them making that mistake again. First, I can't think of one republican that would be her VP; second, she'd screw up so many times in the course of the nomination/election process, it would provide endless entertainment. It would keep the comedians busy for years.

[LeftishBrit]

32. Nixon did...

And Dole lost both as Ford's running mate, and later in his own right.

And Mondale first won with Carter, then lost with him, then lost in his own right.

None of them, however, were such IDIOTS as Palin.


(Edited because I had said that Mondale WON in his own right! - talk about a Freudian slip based on wishful thinking!)

[treestar]

36. So Nixon is the only one who came back to win

Which was back in 1968.

Phailin is such an idiot that it's hard to imagine her at the top of the ticket. Getting the nomination is beyond her. IMO her only chance at ever being Prez was where she was handed the VP slot and McCrypt passes on during his term. Otherwise, she'd have to fight her way up by the primaries. She's just too dumb to survive that and come out on top.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

19. For two simple reasons - entertainment and ratings....

She might add to this list:
Top 10 Dumbest Sarah Palin Quotes
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/sarahpalin/a/palin-top-10.htm

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4. "Well, let's see. There's ― of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but ―" --Sarah Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008


9. "If convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media." --Sarah Palin, getting First Amendment rights backwards while suggesting that criticism of her is unconstitutional, radio interview with WMAL-AM, Oct. 31, 2008


<snip>

I love Sarah Palin interviews!

[WI_DEM]

20. but she is the future leader of the republican party.

[Medusa]

21. I seriously heard this today on Fox

I couldn't stop laughing. Some asshat was on there talking about how they (the GOP) needed to return to their core, conservative values, and how Palin was an important "new leader" in doing so.

[riderinthestorm]

25. Laugh at your peril. Fully 22% still support Commander Awol.

They believe his malaprops make him seem more endearing and just like them. They think he'd be great to have a beer with blah, blah, blah.

Sarah Palin now owns this group. They don't care how badly she fucks up the interviews - it just shows how much she's just like them goshdarnit.

Sarah Palin's numbers are sky-high amongst Rethugs. Fully 64% would support her as the candidate in 2012.

64%.

Never misunderestimate the stupidity of the average Rethug voter. And if the media presents her as their darling - well, then we're really up shit creek.

[lib_wit_it]

51. Well, not to mention that a huge number of them are so much

like her that they don't know that what she's saying doesn't make sense. They can't understand compound sentences anyway, so she seems just as smart a Obama.

And, also ;-/ they just want so badly to believe that she's doing well when she speaks, because it gives them a reason to feel OK about their ignorance and failure to read a fucking book not written by a rw religious nutcase.

[WinkyDink]

37. Not a chance. And in 4 years, where will she hide Trig?

[riderinthestorm]

22. Anyone who thought that Sarah Palin was going to go away, is very very naive.

She, and the 64% of Rethugs who would support her in a 2012 campaign, are already campaigning for the next time.

Make no mistake, she is already running.

It is in our best interests to have this woman brought down like a cheetah taking down a baby gazelle. Quickly and mercilessly. She's dangerous. Her hard core base - fully 27% plus or minus LOVE her. The networks know and understand this, and they will pander to anything that brings in viewers.

We're going to see a lot of Sarah Palin unless the AK political parties and journalists do their jobs and take her down for her corruption, lying and ethics violations.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

28. 64% of Rethugs is only 18% of the total population. Perfect.

Not going to win many national elections with those numbers.

[Essene]

44. VERY TRUE... but she's also only 44 years old.

She could vanish for 20 years... and return at age 64. See my point?

I'm sure she's had several GOP advisers point out that she's not viable in the next 4 or perhaps even 8 years, but should think more long-term. If she's humble and smart (lol), she'd be looking at 2020 and simply try to stay relevant until then. That assumes she can maintain credibility in Alaska and build up a real resume (unlike the bogus that is her current list of achievements).

I personally hope she does run again in 2012, in the primaries, because she would truly end her rise to power in doing so.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

30. 64% of Republicans support her for a 2012 run. Per Begala , 100 % of Democrats support it!

He said that on Real Time with Bill Maher last Friday. He was on fire and really, really funny!

[WinkyDink]

38. I'm not any kind of "naive". I know a true loser when I see one, though *coughQuaylecough*.

It's still November 2008. The election is still news, especially the sniping at her by Team McCain.

Four years from now? Not news.

[Motown_Johnny]

23. ratings, people will watch it. Even if you are not one of them

besides.. Tina deserves more material and Sarah is a bottomless pit of comedic material

[rurallib]

24. Of such things is comedy gold spun.

Keep her out there. She is good for us and good for laughs.

[grantcart]

26. Methadone - its impossible to stop cold turkey -- its a half way house drug

In a couple of weeks a new administration will be in place and this methadone will no longer be needed.

[marshall]

31. Until the next election in Alaska she's still governor

Most people probably hadn't given much thought about what goes on there. She has aroused some curiosity about the state.

[jenmito]

40. Well then I hope she's asked tough questions and not allowed to wink her way out of them

or just ramble on without answering the questions.

[footinmouth]

33. I love the Palin interviews

They give us great fodder for dinner conversation at my house. She's the only person who has succeeded in sounding dumber than Bush.

[yellowcanine]

34. They can interview anyone they darn well please. Besides, it is more You Tube material.

[Blasphemer]

35. The woman is a complete famewhore

And NBC knows Palin = ratings. She admitted to enjoying the National spotlight - this woman will not go gently into the night. I welcome it. The longer her brand of Republican extremism is on the display, the better for us.

[Essene]

41. She's a GREAT STORY... and it remains relevant

In a train-wreck sorta way :)

[pnwmom]

45. Polls of Repubs say that almost 2/3 think she's the most likely candidate

for President in 2012.

[tanyev]

46. Oh, no, no, no. The woman has not yet begun to talk.

Let the interviews begin! More ammo for the GOP civil war.

[Stagecoach]

47. What I find funny

Is she goes around telling people that media has been unfair to her, saying things that aren't true. Yet, she has no problem going on these media outlets for interviews.

[graywarrior]

48. A walking/talking case of herpes

Chronic whooping cough, a case of bad acne, sciatica, a migraine....a royal pain in the ass.

[Beacool]

49. The election is over, not her career.

She's very popular with the Republican base and it's very likely that she will run again in 2012.

[anonymous171]

50. She's the new Giuliani.

The media will shill for her up until 2012 when everyone realizes what a dumbass she is.

[Marsala]

64. Yeah, that's my guess

Name recognition will carry her to Iowa but no further. It takes actual talent to win the primaries.

[Phredicles]

52. There's just something about her that grabs a person's attention;

Oh, the subhumanity...

[RamboLiberal]

54. Larry King gets her Wednesday

Shows I bet she never goes on this year:
David Letterman
Jon Stewart
KO

[GoddessOfGuinness]

56. I think it's because she gets such a reaction from us.

We should ignore her, and encourage Rachel Maddow and Keith Olberman to do the same. As long as there's a substantial reaction, the station benefits from a good rating.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

57. She's the Anna Nicole of politics

no matter how dumb everyone realizes she is, we can't stop talking about her.
and she's fucking hilarious.

[Egnever]

59. Perfect!

[CakeGrrl]

61. *Hopefully* that's all it is, but there's a danger that

she's trying to keep herself in the spotlight to rehab her image.

I'm sure Fox News is happy to help, and we can't forget that 50+ million people didn't have a problem with having her a heartbeat away from the presidency despite her displays of blatant ignorance with Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric.

[Egnever]

58. Same reason 45 million watched her debate

She is a walking train wreck and the implosion is one that just keeps on giving.

I am going with MTV reality tv show by late next year.

[TexasObserver]

62. Because that kind of stupidity is good television.

It's like that teen beauty contestant, but with slightly bigger words.

[regnaD kciN]

65. They're also having McCain on the Tonight Show...

Maybe they're hoping that the two of them will take the opportunity to say what they really think of each other. :evilgrin:

[shaniqua6392]

66. She will be on Good Morning America too.

I will watch nothing that she is on. I am so sick of seeing her face I could scream. She has higher political aspirations and we have not seen the last of her yet. Yuck.

[lib_wit_it]

67. Yeah, boy, I'll bet GMA's gonna be *real* tough on her. Hahahahahahahaha...

[kwenu]

68. Hey cut her a break! She's finally getting around to those pesky interviews.

[doc03]

70. Like it or not she will be the top

contender for the far right in 2012.

[Zombie2]

71. I only got to see a 1 min 50 sec clip of this on todayshow.com

Is that all?
:shrug: