Des Moines TV station had to submit interview topics in advance for Palin (00:18)

[underpants]

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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/27/palin-topics-interview/

Palin Forces Local Reporter To Submit Topics For Interview ‘Ahead Of Time’ For Pre-Clearance»

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) granted an interview to a local CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, much of which was filled with talking points that Palin has repeated in a number of local interviews recently.

However, after the interview, reporter Cynthia Fodor revealed that she had to submit the interview topics in order to talk to Palin, something she called “not standard procedure”:

HOST: Governor Palin, as we know, doesn’t give a lot of interviews so did you have a lot of time to chat with her?

FODOR: No, in fact this was the only one she gave today and we were limited to about five minutes of time which is not a lot of time and we had to submit which topics we wanted to discuss ahead of time which is not standard procedure.

[King Coal]

1. So, lie to her. Tell your going to ask about her record, then ask about something else.

[liberal N proud]

2. I bet that reporter wasn't supposed to divulge that info

[bertman]

12. Yep. Brave woman. Good thing she's pretty 'cause I doubt she'll be doing much more

"newscasting".

She can probably get a job as a spokesmodel somewhere.

[DefenseLawyer]

3. They should have declined to interview her under those condiditons

and then gone on the air to explain why.

[underpants]

5. She apparently didn't make the same demand before meeting with Israel;s ambassador today

"We look forward to ... working with your Jewish agency."


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7623134&mesg_id=7623134

[happygoluckytoyou]

10. "i notice you have a lot of jews here, we have some in alaska, mostly the bankers...are your bankers

[happygoluckytoyou]

4. "could we talk about MAVERICKING? huh? could we? i like MAVERICKING. i'm a maverick you know".

[krkaufman]

6. So why don't reporters do what Palin does, as she did in the VP debate.

Submit the topics to the Palin handlers, but then, when the interview starts, just ask whatever you want, whether on the topic list or not. And just tell Palin that you realized the submitted topics weren't what the American people cared about.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

7. Would it really matter is she knew the topics in advance

All Palin does is resort to talking points, coffee cup wisdom and you betcha's

[NJCPA]

8. I hope the UN, or N. Korea, Iranians afford her the same con....

I hope the Afghans, N. Korea, or Iranians afford her the same consideration.

Iraqi Diplomat -
Oh, President Palin, we will be discussing international terrorism, within cells located in Syria. Would you study up on this. We plan to have an international crisis next week and we want you to be ready.

Palin -
You betcha, I'll read about it in those papers I read, you know.




AAAAGGGGGHHHHH - heavily sedate me if they get in.

[underpants]

11. Like *gulp* preconditions???

Welcome to DU

:hi:

Damn I wish I had put that into the original post

[JohnWxy]

9. she's not even emperor yet and she's acting like one. W all over again.

RECOMMENDED!!

[HopeHoops]

13. "Yes, Miss Moose Muffin?" "Prof, dude, can I like get the test answers in advance, 'cus, ya know."