Palin offers first television interview to ABC (Charlie Gibson)...

[Junkdrawer]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin is offering her first televised interview to ABC News in the coming week in Alaska.

Palin, the surprise pick of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, has been giving campaign speeches alongside the Arizona senator since the GOP convention but has not sat down for an interview about her views.

A McCain-Palin adviser says an interview was offered to ABC's Charlie Gibson several days ago and that they expect it to happen in the latter part of the week in Alaska. Palin is the governor of Alaska and is expected to return home at midweek after more joint appearances with McCain.


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h21ZbzgPbTVRftcJPT5vkHkonY5QD9320U780

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[KaryninMiami]

1. Great- we all know what a terrific job ABC did with those questions during the debate.

Guess that's why they picked them. 5 minutes with Rachel Maddow- now THAT's an interview I would love to see.

[NoodleyAppendage]

2. ABC? You mean Palin will offer her interview with the Disney-Repuke Channel

Don't expect any tough questions from ABC...if anything expect bootlicking and pre-prep by ABC. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that she was given the questions ahead of time.

Nice try McGrampy & the Nazi. No dice.

J

[Junkdrawer]

3. Yep. The Path to 9/11 Network...

I'm sure their practicing now how to make scripted answers seem spontaneous

[zulchzulu]

4. Can we submit the questions or is Gibson going to get serviced by Sarah first

Charlie Gibson has as much credibility as...Sarah Palin.

[Junkdrawer]

6. "Sarah, try to act surprised when Charlie asks you that. And we can STILL...

see your eyes scanning the teleprompter."

"And Charlie, we need more Presidential deference from you."

[benddem]

5. He will look down at her over his glasses

and ask sneeringly...how it has been with those big bad democrats calling her nasty things. I think this will be a real vomit outrage.
:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Jakes Progress]

7. Glenn Greenwald nailed it.

See his column: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/06/carney/

When they decide in a couple of weeks that Palin is ready to do so, she'll go and sit down with Brit Hume or Larry King or Charlie Gibson or some other pleasant, accommodating person who plays a journalist on TV and have a nice, amiable, entertaining chat about topics that are easily anticipated. Having been preceded by all sorts of campaign drama about her first interview and the excitement that she's not up to the task, her TV appearance will be widely touted, score big ratings, and will be nice entertainment for the network that presents it. It will achieve many things. Undermining propaganda isn't one of them.

[Junkdrawer]

9. Glenn's one of a handful of real journalists left...

He sure did nail it.

[Shine]

8. Hasn't ABC basically come out and endorsed McSame already?

Duh. Expect softball questions and no real substance.

:eyes:

Teleprompter, anyone?

[David Zephyr]

10. Charlie Gibson? ABC? No wonder Palin would go there. What a joke that interview will be.

It will be a mockery. They might as well give her the sugar-coated question in advance.

[Bensthename]

11. Charlie Gibson??? Well, I guess it's a start.

[Kajsa]

12. I won't be watching it- I'm boycotting Gibson and

Snufalufagus ever since their RW bias came out of the closet
during the last Presidential Debate.

No Way- No How!

[MarjorieG]

13. How much bet they give her the questions and answers ahead?

[Junkdrawer]

14. Hell, they're rehearsing the segment as we speak...

Betcha it takes 20 or more takes before it's in the can.

[spanone]

15. watch as she becomes the darling of the media

[EC]

16. Good Morning America? .. n/t