Palin knew what was going on 15 feet behind her--allowed interview to continue

[underpants]

Fox News says so
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin officially pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving at a farm in Wasilla, Alaska on Thursday, then conducted a television interview as another bird was clearly seen being slaughtered in the background.

Palin, who called the pardoning experience "neat" was reportedly told by the station videographer what was going on behind her, but allowed the interview to continue.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/11/21/palin-conducts-tv-interview-turkey-slaughtered/


Uh-huh :rofl: that's the best they could do? She had cameras and mics in front of her, the rest of the world doesn't exist in that situation.

[DesertFlower]

1. she said it didn't bother her.

this woman shoots wolves from planes. would slaughtering a few turkeys bother her?

[bigwillq]

2. So.

She shoots wolves and other animals. Not surprising.

And a lot of us eat turkey on Thanksgiving so what's the big deal?! :shrug:

[Realityhack]

30. That was my thought.

I mean if it isn't your thing to eat meat fine, but I don't see the big deal because she does and most people do.

[Ecumenist]

3. The heifer is disgusting...B-I-G-T-I-M-E!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Palin no longer has a future in national politics. This incident is proof.

The problem isn't so much that *she* wasn't bothered by giving an interview a few feet in front of a guy who was decapitating turkeys; it's that she evidently has no clue that a lot of people (maybe most people) would find such an interview disturbing and weird. So there's Sarah, yammering away like a magpie on crack, right in the middle of a turkey abattoir, thinking she's all charming and clever and delightful, having no idea that people seeing this on television are mostly grossed out, maybe horrified. She's so self-absorbed and provincial that she can't imagine that other people (that's voters, Sarah) don't necessarily see things the way she does. She doesn't see that to be successful in national politics (like she and McCain weren't), she has to appeal to more than her little inbred circle of rubes and religious fanatics. She didn't see that turning campaign events into something like Klan rallies didn't appeal to mainstream voters (even McCain seemed to figure that out eventually), and she obviously doesn't see that giving interviews in the midst of decapitating farm animals won't get her anywhere, either.

[underpants]

7. She totally got manipulated by the new reporters(s)

they kept her "in the shot" for 3 full minutes and even threw in a budget question containing "on the chopping block" in the question. She had no idea what was going on 15 feet behind her.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. I don't believe that for a minute.

And even if she didn't know at the time, she approved the use of the tape later, even after she knew what was going on.

[underpants]

15. Yes she probably doesn't care or come close to "getting it"

maybe this is part of her image thing...its ALL her image thing

the turkey killed two turkeys in that video (that happens a lot this time of year)
and I would think that he was goaded on by a sound guy or a producer or someone with

"Do it again...your family will see you on TV"

or he just loved that fact that people were going to see HOW their turkey actually gets to the table-I totally understand that dark humor.

[lib_wit_it]

28. Do you honestly think she took her eyes off of herself when she reviewed the tape? nt

[Realityhack]

31. From the OP

"Palin, who called the pardoning experience "neat" was reportedly told by the station videographer what was going on behind her, but allowed the interview to continue."

Unless it was incorrectly reported she did know what was going on. A better politician would have a better idea of what 'backdrop' they were standing in front of.

Personally I don't care. I eat meat, and I dislike Palin on much more substantive grounds. But I don't think she was manipulated by the camera crew.

[shadowknows69]

13. Magpie on crack. You nailed it ocelot.

[Highway61]

32. "A magpie on crack"...

Oh man, does that say it all! Right on.

[emilyg]

5. So what?

[notadmblnd]

6. She's very comfortable with blood and gore and death.

[golddigger]

9. Thank god I get my turkey's from my turkey tree!

[RollWithIt]

10. I had to watch it three times in a row before I believed it was real...

I still don't understand the logic behind it though. Would Alaskans' elect her to the Senate?

[shadowknows69]

16. I'm moving there to run against her for Governor

Fuck it, I mean how hard could it be? Just give me one debate.

[Blue_In_AK]

23. Please do, and make it quick.

Try and falsify some records proving that you've lived here since before the Pipeline, and dummy up some old Alaskan friends. I'll volunteer. :)

People here don't trust "Outsiders," so you have to be prepared for that. There aren't a lot of us, and we're very insular, I'm afraid, but this whole Sarah thing has been educational, at least. We probably would have figured out sooner or later that Sarah's a fraud, but by elevating her to a status that she clearly didn't merit, John McCain hastened the process. For that, Alaskans owe him a debt of gratitude.

Thanks, Senator McCain, for bringing the spotlight to Sarah Palin. She clearly can't handle it.

[az chela]

11. What do you expect from that bitch that shoots wolf cubs from a

helicopter and slaughters moose????She is a real ignorant piece of trash

[ingac70]

12. That is going to make a great commercial...

when that skank tries to run for Pres. in 2012.

[underpants]

18. The second turkey did kick on cue

As in "I don't want to go out associated with HER"

[shadowknows69]

14. Tweety is busting on her about it now.

[NoGOPZone]

17. She likely wanted to prove there's something even more repulsive than her to look at. nt

[shadowknows69]

19. Epic fail there

[Peregrine Took]

20. "Bloody" Palin is toast. Buh bye, honey. n/t

[Swamp Rat]

21. Hee hee! Ol' Blood-n-Guts Caribou Barbie keeps going and going and going and going and going and....

going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going ....... :D

[Zomby Woof]

22. Can't blame the turkey

Every time she opens her mouth, I resist the urge to throw my head on the chopping block.

[Goblinmonger]

24. How do you think your turkey gets to your table.

For a place that piles on the vegetarians, it sure gets pretty "animal-rightsy" in here when it helps to ridicule someone Republican. I assume all that are railing against this are pardoning their own turkey and eating Tofurky this holiday.

[Bigmack]

25. Never mind the damn turkey...

Have you read some of the comments? N-bombs BIGTIME!

Some people are pigs... with apologies to the pigs.

[Disturbed]

26. It didn't bother her but what about children watching that?

She, of course, never thought about that.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. I don't see the problem with children watching that

If they're gonna eat meat, they should know it comes from killing animals. I knew that from about the age of three. I think the disconnect people have with that is a major problem in our society.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

29. It seems we are seeing Sarah without the filter of designer cloths, her overlords (RNC)

pro makeup/hair, the handlers, the assistants.

The whole incident still seems so bizarre, I kept expecting SNL rap moose to show up.