Potholders, Caribou, And Snow Machines: Greta’s Hard-Hitting Interview With Sarah Palin
Potholders, Caribou, And Snow Machines: Greta’s Hard-Hitting Interview With Sarah Palin
After refusing interviews throughout her three-month campaign for Vice President, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) is now embarking on a “redemption tour,” throwing herself back into the public eye, including an interview with NBC’s Today show and a speech and press conference at this week’s Republican Governor’s Association meeting. Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren devoted two full nights to a backstage interview with Palin.
It was Van Susteren’s second interview with Palin, not including her earlier trip to Alaska for a lengthy — and awkward — interview with the “First Dude,” Todd Palin. Greta’s new interview with Palin passed along such valuable nuggets as what to do when a mama moose attacks, how many caribou Palin has shot, and what household crafts the Palin children like best. Watch highlights of the two-night interview:
Palin also told Greta that she only asked for Todd’s opinion on whether to accept the VP slot at McCain’s suggestion. After McCain formally offered the job to her at his Sedona ranch, he had to remind Palin to consult her husband before agreeing:
PALIN: Just looking right in my eyes and saying, Are you ready for this? Would you like to do this? And I said, I would be honored to run with you. Absolutely. [...]
VAN SUSTEREN: Todd wasn’t with you. Did you call Todd then?
PALIN: Well, before I said yes. That was Senator McCain’s recommendation. He says, Why don’t you call your husband and find out, you know, if he’s good with this also. I called Todd, and Todd, too, was no hesitation. He was like, Absolutely. This will be good. Yes, do this. And just good confirmation that, of course, we were to say yes.
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OooOOOOooooOOOOoh. Hard-hitting indeed, Greta.
*eyes rolling*
November 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pmAsk the Lord and master?
It’s the Xian way!
(obtw: first?)
November 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pmThen “curse you, Leftside Annie…”
November 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pmWell, to be fair, I don’t think the question has anything to do with Todd’s primacy. I’d expect the same question to be asked of the nominee’s wife if he was a man. It’s asking a lot of a person to be dragged through an election cycle.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:21 pmtokin librul Says:
(obtw: first?)
November 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
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Banned for Toxx Clause
November 12th, 2008 at 1:24 pmFourteen Minutes
Fifty-Eight Seconds
please!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pmFox News does us a service by having all these “hard-hitting” journalists on one network. It makes it a lot easier for me to avoid them.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:27 pmThe question had nothing to do with the “First Dude’s” primacy but the answer kind of suggests he lacks much of a voice in the relationship let alone influence. I can’t imagine agreeing to upend my family’s life and put them under a microscope for something between two months and four years without consulting my wife first. She didn’t seem to think of that detail until reminded.
Love to see she still can’t formulate a proper sentence btw. May Fox “News” push her for Prez for the next twenty years.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:27 pmPersonally I think Palin is doing herself more harm than good. She comes off sounding like an airhead and the more exposure the public gets to what an airhead she is the better.
These interviews are also revealing about what kind of parents Palin and Todd are. The interview with Matt Lauer in her kitchen shows Piper, a 7 year old, in high heels! And to make things worse, Todd thrusts poor Trig into her arms and she toddles off in high heels with her baby brother in tow. If Piper drops poor Trig on his head some day, seriously injuring him, Piper will be scarred for life. There is something seriously wrong with this family.
Check out the video:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/11/piper-palin-wears-high-he_n_143077.html
November 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pmIsn’t this interview kind of the epitome of an empty-suit celebrity?
November 12th, 2008 at 1:30 pmPoor Todd didn’t understand. He thought she was being asked to run on the ticket of the Alaskan Independence Party.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:30 pmI love the refrences to a diety…well okie dokie..chew on this, God wanted you to lose!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 1:30 pmRaptureReady Says:
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By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
Will she run for Vice President on the ticket with “President-Elect Huckabee”?
November 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pmSHOULDN’T SHE HAVE ASKED ‘GOD’ FIRST?
November 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pmBy Gawd’s grease, she’ll remain Sarairrelevant.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pmLooks like the media didn’t have enough of Sarah Palin’s coverage during the presidential race, now television networks are bombarding us with Sarah’s stories in the morning, Sarah’s stories all day,and Sarah’s stories all night long.
One thing I was happy about when the election was over on Tuesday Nov.4th is I don’t have to see Sarah Palin’s stories any more.
But Alas, she still have coverage and even more coverage than before.
She is playing th media well preparing herself for the next run.
Enough of Sarah Palin’s stories….!!
November 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pmGreta is only firing questions that she knows Palin has the mental abilities to answer. Geography and governmental facts are off limits…
http://www.sunstateactivist.org/ssablog/
November 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pmWow, I didn’t know lesbianism was a conservative principle, kinda thought it was a go both ways kinda thingy.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:35 pmThanks for the link Bilbo, I never noticed the heels. What is wrong with these people? Oh yeah, they’re STUPID.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:38 pmThose poor effing Palin kids, now that’s who I feel sorry for.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:38 pmRapture ready: She lost, so what. By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
Really? I had no idea God was/is a respecter of secular US election law. And as Palin/McCain lost to Obama/Biden I guess god is nether omniscient nor all-powerful. Bummer for you.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pmSka-rew you, Ruptured_Rabbit. You don’t get to tell us what to do, capisce?
Scary Palin put herself out there, and because she’s ridiculously egotistical, completely uninformed and has a totally overinflated view of her own importance – she deserves all the scorn she’s getting —- and MORE.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pmAnd to think, van Susteren was once a “serious” legal journalist on CNN with some semblance of credibility and integrity–the first casualties of affiliation with the contemporary GOP or conservative movement.
Alas, poor Greta–I knew her well.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pm.
Q U E S T I O N:
What’s an AIG separatist doing sleeping with a lipsticked pit bull?
I thought bestiality was illegal?
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November 12th, 2008 at 1:40 pmMy experiences inAlaska led me to believe everyone was a potholer…
November 12th, 2008 at 1:40 pmRaptureReady Says:
Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism). Also, Libs and TP, ease off of Gov. Palin. She lost, so what. By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
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nice rap, nice.
but what about the moose?
what about poor little piper?
think about it.
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November 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm.
Oh, I didn’t mean to call Sanjayah Palin a dog, or anything demeaning. If I did mean too, I would have used the term a pig in lipstick, NO? Besides, we all know Sanjayah Palin is a Maverick.
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November 12th, 2008 at 1:44 pmRaptureReady Says:
Nor should she represent conservative principles. They are stupid and destructive. Nobody in thier right mind cares what YOU think about lesbianism. YOUR depraved hatefilled obsessions are not that interesting. You DO NOT get to tell us what to do. The Caribou bimbo was exceedingly ignorant and lied almost as much as George Bush. I guess it will be OUR decision when to stop talking about it. YOU dont get the be the decider about what WE do. Take a pill and get over yourself
November 12th, 2008 at 1:46 pmcontradictions in each sentence……..funny but god does not approve of such mental anguish. Seek help.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:47 pmStop paying attention to this woman……
and RR
November 12th, 2008 at 1:48 pmvinylspear Says:
Stop paying attention to this woman……
Why, after the last eight years, we deserve a little fun in our lives. Personally I’m having a ball watching the GOP implode right before our eyes.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:49 pmRaptureReady Says:
Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism). Also, Libs and TP, ease off of Gov. Palin. She lost, so what. By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
Oh, look what the cat dragged in.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:50 pmBHB: You’re right. I am living vicariously through the misery of others.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm5th Estate Says:
Rapture ready: She lost, so what. By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
Really? I had no idea God was/is a respecter of secular US election law. And as Palin/McCain lost to Obama/Biden I guess god is nether omniscient nor all-powerful. Bummer for you.
This just goes to prove that God knew what this country needed.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm.
… You go get’em, Gretta!
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November 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pmRaptureReady Says:
Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism).
But…but…but…Greta’s married to a man. Which bothers you more – that she’s not painted up like all the televangelist whores on TV or that she and her husband are Scientologists ?
And BTW…the only way you’d have proof (other than a direct admission from Greta) that she’s a lesbian is if she’d eaten you p^$$y.
(Sorry to be so graphic, folks.)
November 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pmWhat a continuing lying mooseyak. I remember her telling us that it was a family decision before she accepted mcchimpy’s offer. I was lead to believe that she didn’t give an affirmative until after a “family meeting.”
Next the first lube, is a dummy. Not once did he make a speech on behalf his wife or the repug party. Even druggie cindy made a speech.
mooseyak should just fade into the Alaskan sunset.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:57 pmRNC is paying big money for Palin image repair. Now Sarah was told talk like Jill/Joe Biden. Look like Michelle/Barack in the kitchen and pick up any thing you can that looks like the middle class. People will forget you stupid and a liar soon. Russian President is still laughing at you and Katie is finished trying to make Sarah look like she has a piece of a brain. NBC showed cooking in the kitchen with Sarah as her daughter said she hadn’t gone to school in over 4 months. Now as Sarah dragged her grandson Trig all over she says it’s the Media’s fault not hers. You have to love a Middle Class Alaskan Family who have planes and shop off the taxpayers.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:00 pmClearly Palin knows that an interview with Greta is “safe,” and it will go much easier than with a real reporter. That’s why she booked it. But I sense some disdain here. I think Palin feels superior to Greta. It’s almost like agreeing to talk to a school-age reporter. You can kind of lead them around, half humoring them, half using them.
And the look on Greta’s face when she talks about the “First Dude” should put an end to any ridiculous speculation about homosexuality. She is infatuated with Todd Palin. I wonder if that annoys the governor.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:04 pmUgh…can’t breath….Palin….ego….taking…..up…..space….
November 12th, 2008 at 2:11 pmDaryll; Just when are you going to get that dildo out of your nose?
November 12th, 2008 at 2:12 pmRaturedretarded–there is a God, and she doesn’t like you
November 12th, 2008 at 2:13 pmIt’s so nice to see that Princess Wasilla has been studyin’ up on her geography also. Now she can name all the member countries in NAFTA. Yes, it’s true, she can name all three! And she can also remember the name of the African country of Darfur. Comes right right out between her lipsticked lips with no obvious spittle running down her chin even also.
And Ruptured, since when is Greta a lesbian? How do you know, and more importantly, why do you care? When I think of reporters, their sexuality doesn’t even come to mind. But that’s just me.
Better move that used kleenex, Ruptured, or it will stick to your keyboard.
PEACE
November 12th, 2008 at 2:16 pmRaptureReady Says
November 12th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
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Ah, the daily dose of drivel that’s just staggering in its absurdity. I know I shouldn’t play, but here goes:
“Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism).”
– I’m having a hard time understanding your point here. Are you accusing Greta of being a lesbian? It wouldn’t matter if she was, as that is irrelevant to her job. However, she happens to be a heterosexual married woman. (She and her husband are both Scientologists — you don’t have any problem with that, I take it?) Or perhaps you are claiming that lesbianism is a conservative principle, and you are criticizing Greta for NOT being one. Sorry, straight people don’t become gay just because somebody tells them they should be. No more than gay people become straight that way.
“Also, Libs and TP, ease off of Gov. Palin. She lost, so what.”
– On that, I tend to agree. However, it’s not US that continue to keep Palin in the spotlight. And as long as the media continues to keep her in the news, we will continue to comment on that.
“By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.”
November 12th, 2008 at 2:18 pm– As what? As a presidential candidate? There are millions of Republicans in this country — many of them are even members of the evangelical right. Do you honestly believe that out of all the Republicans in the country, Sarah Palin is the most qualified to be President? Surely your party can do better than that.
RaptureReady Says:
Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism). Also, Libs and TP, ease off of Gov. Palin. She lost, so what. By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
Lesbianism? care to elaborate?
And what happened to President-elect Huckabee, Daryll?
You abandoning him for 2012?
Actually I hope Palin does get the GOP nod for 2012, that will insure Obama’s re-election =D
November 12th, 2008 at 2:20 pmGood Golly Miss Molly, I love it when you play hardball.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:20 pmSo RaptureReady believes that God told him that McCain/Palin would win. They lost. Big time. That leaves Rapture with two options:
1-God lied
2-It wasn’t God that talks to RR
hmmm, which could it be? Any thoughts Rapture? I mean other than you trying to justify options 1 or 2 to suit your desires. That would be vain.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:25 pmBut… Darfur isn’t a country, is it?
November 12th, 2008 at 2:27 pmDidn’t she tell Katie Couric that she didn’t even think, she just said yes. Her answer is confusing at best.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pmennealogic Says:
No its a region of the Sudan
November 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pmthe Lone Voice of Reason Says:
Good Golly Miss Molly, I love it when you play hardball.
Heh, yeah, I think Daryll has a loose tooth now after Miss Molly’s kick to the head.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pmThat law degree is doing her well these days. The american dream. a new face, a network that respects her as a gigantic brain among the insects. She might soon compete with nancy grace for that market share of the “refined” viewer.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pmA Patriot Acting Says:
So RaptureReady believes that God told him that McCain/Palin would win. They lost. Big time. That leaves Rapture with two options:
1-God lied
2-It wasn’t God that talks to RR
hmmm, which could it be? Any thoughts Rapture? I mean other than you trying to justify options 1 or 2 to suit your desires. That would be vain.
Daryll already weaseled his way out of this one, right after the election. Now Daryll says that he just “dreamed” that McCain would win and that usually his dreams become reality. Of course, he’s never explained to us “libs” why Huckabee isn’t being called President Elect these days, or even why he failed to get the nomination after Daryll assured us that this was God’s plan.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:34 pmTold you to shush Dr. Matt. You woke him up. However, it would appear that Miss Molly gave him a nice slap upside the head and rendered him unconscious again.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pmI sure love me some Lesbianisms! Especially between two women!
…And to think my secret fantasies represented Conservative principles!!!
cRaptureReady, you da bomb!
November 12th, 2008 at 3:08 pmI think Sarah should of asked for Gods help when she was in five (5) different schools in six years just to obtain a collage degree.
Don’cha ( palin chat) think America tried the average folk president once with Bush????
I always wanted to be a pro golfer…reality tells me that’s not my calling….What hints (other then reality)are you waiting for besides God telling you being president is not your calling??? America has grown up and we are not waiting for you to grow up!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pmRaptureReady Says:
Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism). Also, Libs and TP, ease off of Gov. Palin. She lost, so what. By God’s grace, she will be back in 2012.
Let’s hope mooseyak comes back every 4 yrs.
(Lesbianism)??? so deathvadar’s daughter is exactly against what principles? HAHAHAHAHA that’s some funny shyte. doncha love craig and his toe-tapping debut?
hey rr, did you see mcchimpy get crushed Nov. 4th? Where were you at that moment? HAHAHAHA
November 12th, 2008 at 3:22 pmShayne Says:
Thanks for the link Bilbo, I never noticed the heels. What is wrong with these people? Oh yeah, they’re STUPID.
Piper is crying out for her mother’s attention. I think she is more interesting than mooseyak.
Piper/Punky Brewster 12
November 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pmLets all remember where Greta got her big break into show-biz journalism.
She was a “legal expert” covering the O.J.Simpson trial.
(The first one, that is…..)
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RaptureReady Says:
Greta is a good reporter, but she does not represent Conservative principles (Lesbianism).
When did the conservatives adopt this principle, Daryll?
November 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pmif wailin’ palin screams and cries over “gotcha” questions such as “what newspapers do you read”, I hardly think she is capable of running a country. Apparently, the “pitbull” has no teeth
November 12th, 2008 at 3:31 pmSpeaking of pitbulls, let us all realize that a pitbull is bred for one thing: to bit and not let go.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:39 pmIt’s brain is hardwired to it’s jaw muscles, it knows nothing else. No common sense, no innate intelligence. They cannot be trained or trusted, and they smell bad. And they’re quite ugly as well.
ennealogic Says:
But… Darfur isn’t a country, is it?
But… darfur is taken off the animal first. I know a lot about skinning.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:48 pmOh you’re talking about the capital of Africa.
You bethcha, I’d be honored because because its all about me.
Tod thinks it would be good for her. Yee Ha.
And how about the country Tod? Of course, you will soon secede from the Union, so who cares for the rest of us down country hicks….
November 12th, 2008 at 5:06 pmIt’s bad enough that McCain even asked Palin to be his running mate.
That McCain instructed her to get her husband’s permission speaks volumes about what he really thinks of her.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:07 pm