Palin says media coverage hasn't been sexist

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she doesn't believe the media's coverage of her has been sexist.

Palin says that while she sees some double-standards in media coverage, she believes it's more attributable to the media elite in Washington not knowing who she is.

In remarks aired Wednesday on CBS' "The Early Show," Palin told CBS News anchor Katie Couric that the coverage has been guided more by the fact that she isn't, in her words, "part of the Washington herd."



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and the exact quote here:
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | October 1, 2008 08:49 AM
Early Show aired some new quotes from Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin. While previous clips have focused on Palin's slip-ups, these are a little more substantive -- illuminating her positions on sexism in the race, abortion, and creationism in public schools.

On sexism:


COURIC: Do you think the coverage of you has been sexist?


Governor SARAH PALIN: No, I don't. I mean, I know that there--it's obvious there's some double-standards here, you know, in terms of what the media has been doing, but I think that's more--I think more attributable to just the media elite, the Washington elite, not knowing who I am and just asking a whole lot of questions and not so much based on gender though, but based on just the fact that I'm not part of the Washington herd.

COURIC: Having said that, do you think it would be sexist, governor, not to question your credentials and your policy positions?

Gov. PALIN: It would be sexist if the media were to hold back and not ask me about my experience, my vision, my principles, my values, you're right.


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[msongs]

1. the sexist AND dobule standard is that Joe Biden is not getting any free campaign ads from Couric n

[Indenturedebtor]

3. I think that Biden would happily cede some campaign time to Palin

There's no better commercial than that babbling dinosaur jockey.

[raccoon]

2. Well, seems like you can take whatever she says and believe the opposite. nt

[EquusMtn]

4. Palin Backlash

I would just caution everyone to be a little careful -- if a perception develops that the media and/or progressives are ridiculing her too much, there could be a sympathetic backlash in favor of poor innocent Sarah, especially among undecided/independent/low information voters.

[Submariner]

5. It really doesn't matter

McNuts is flaming out for a major crash and burn. Palin is just window dressing that will have the independents holding their noses. We already know Fox Snooze WILL say she was tortured by liberal questions, etc.

McNuts is the target.