If you missed the interview that Greta Van Susteren did with Sarah Palin last night then you are in luck because I have it right here. This is the first part of a two part interview. The second part will be on Greta’s show, On the Record, tonight (November 11, 2008).
In the first part of the interview, in the video below, Sarah Palin addresses some of the accusations that have been leveled against her in the media while she has not had a chance to defend herself or even explain anything. She does seem to have some frustration with the main stream media and what she called ‘people sitting in their mama’s basements in their pajamas blogging’ who have leveled charges against her that have been apparently made up out of thin air. Even worse, when she has provided evidence to set the record straight it either hasn’t been reported or was not reported for days giving the lies time to sink in before a correction was made.
She talks about the ‘anonymous sources’ that have claimed to be from McCain’s campaign and leveled charges against her. She talked about the charges she didn’t know Africa was a continent or the countries that make up NAFTA. She seemed most frustrated with the malicious things said about her children. She did, however, acknowledge that this is politics, unfortunately, and you have to be prepared for the heat if you step out into the public eye.
I’m looking forward to the rest of the interview tonight. Sarah Palin and her family are charming and have good heads on their shoulders. She understands the fuss about her isn’t about her, per se, as much as it is about what she represents.
Frankly, I think that the continued attacks on her are evidence that she remains a threat. I also believe that the threat she represents is not to just one political party or the other. She is REAL change and many in Washington don’t want the kind of change she and John McCain would have brought about. McCain openly talked about ending corruption and ‘making them famous’ of anyone who asked for excessive pork. I think that both McCain and Palin have a reputation of going against the grain, being intolerant of corruption and having the courage to confront it and deal with it. It seems to me that an awful lot of people who have made themselves, their family and friends wealthy off of tax payer dollars would not want those type of people running things in Washington.
So they picked the safer choice, a man who asked for record breaking amounts of pork his very first year in the Senate. They went for Obama who owes favors to the people who have funded him for all these years. McCain and Palin didn’t take the money and don’t owe favors. They were the REAL change and not the safe choice for people who want business as usual in Washington.
And so. The attacks continue against Palin and she continues to stand up regardless of what they throw at her. McCain has told his campaign staff to stop talking if any of them are. He has sent out his senior campaign advisers to defend Palin. However, I am still waiting for McCain to come forward and make a strong statement in her defense. Its past time for him to do that. He is making his first public appearance tonight on Jay Leno. I hope he will take this matter in hand tonight.
Meanwhile, enjoy the video.
Sarah Palin Interview with Greta Van Susteren - Video
November 11th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I enjoyed the interview as well. Amazingly the Liberals still feel threatened by Palin. I think if she prepares herself during the next four years we could have an even more interesting election in 2012.
November 11th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I am so pissed at the media, and I don’t think I’ll ever get over Katie Couric. To me, that interview really killed Ms. Palin. She recovered well at the VP debate. But the damage was done. I don’t care what anyone says, Ms. Couric made for a very uncomfortable situation for Sarah, with her staring blinking eyes. You saw it people, and you know it.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Great interview, thanks for posting it.
“Frankly, I think that the continued attacks on her are evidence that she remains a threat.”
Agreed. She took on the old guard of the state party. She is a threat to the old guard nationally.
November 12th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Sarah Palin Interview with Greta Van Susteren Part II…
See the second part of the Sarah Palin interview with Greta Van Susteren below.
Sarah Palin interview with Greta Van Susteren - Video
One of the things I like about Greta Van Susteren is that she doesn’t play ‘get cha’ with her inter…
November 12th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Palin is a complete idiot. Her answers with Great are choppy, repetitive, and she seems very spaced out. There is no way I would trust her to have an astute grasp of things. Listening to her speak is like listening to a child talk.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:16 am
I disagree, i don’t think she is an idiot. i do think she isn’t necessarily qualified to be VP or president in 2012. But she isn’t nearly as incompetent as the liberal illuminati want to make her out to be. I am interested to see where she goes from here.
November 15th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Haven’t we had enough of basing our voting on whether we’d like to pal around with a candidate? Sarah Palin is probably a great neighbor, but I was very disappointed with the RNC insisting she be put on the ticket. It was an insult to me as a woman. I felt she was picked for that reason alone, and that the RNC believed I would choose gender over qualifications. I was initially willing to give her a chance, but what finally turned me against her was the “Bridge to Nowhere.” She kept repeating that misleading position even after it was revealed she was for the Bridge, AND Alaska kept the money AFTER the Bridge was cancelled. She seemed to be talking to the Fox News crowd who will believe any lie if it’s repeatd long enough. The Republican Party needs to return to a respect for thoughtful, insightful intelligence in our leaders. The reasoned leaders of the party are leaving. We’re going to be left with a bunch of kooks and fringe radicals who vote with their fears and prejudices. We’re better than that.
November 16th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Like it or not people like us and our neighbors have to step up, and go in there and clean house in Washington. “Common Man’s Revolt.”
There are going to be a lot more of Palins coming forward to do their civic duty. That is: do their civic duty and get nothing out of it themselves except a better country.