I assume you've all seen this, but…McCain's campaign manager says that media will not have access to Sarah Palin (shocking!) until she is treated with "deference and respect." That would explain why her next interviewer was Sean Hannity, who will no doubt ask probing questions like "Does it hurt your feelings when liberals lie about you?"
I originally prepared a more substantive comment, but I'll condense it in the interest of efficiency: are you fucking kidding? There may not be precedent for a campaign with enough balls to explicitly state that the media lose access unless they agree to kiss the candidate's ass and promise not to ask any questions tougher than "Gee Sarah, is it hard to be so wonderful and important while raising five kids?"
Scott says:
"Governor Palin, your campaign seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why are you so popular?”
Brandon says:
So, did anybody actually watch this thing? I just saw snippets, it looked every bit as brutal as I imagined it'd be.
Shane says:
Thanks a lot….because of your post I actually had to go and read the entire text and now I think I will be sick for the rest of the day.
As an example:
Hannity – "Senator Obama on the campaign trail — and Senator Biden as well — they often criticize John McCain, that, well his plan is — he's going to continue the policies of tax cuts for the wealthy. For those that maybe buy into that class warfare agreement or think, why shouldn't the rich pay more? My question to you is the converse: why does everyone benefit if the rich pay less or if everybody pays less in taxes? Why is that good for the economy?"
Every questions was like this or worse.
Patti says:
We had thought about watching this, but watching Hannity "interview" Nancy Pelosi's daughter in that episode on whether Palin's winning the Veep job would be a step forward for women – we just could not kill our brain cells is such a senseless manner.
Jas says:
What affect do you think Palin as VP would have for women in politics and broader society?