Sarah Palin, plain boring

[CHIMO]

Sarah Palin's back in the news again, with a new book ghost-written, erm, co-authored by the virulently anti-gay Lynn Vincent. The patron saint of conservative mavericks, who remains firmly not a maverick, according to the 59% of Republican voters who say Palin shares their values, stopped by Oprah Winfrey's show today to talk about her life as a wild Republican rogue.

The show is a yawn-inducing puff piece. If anyone expected Winfrey to conduct an interview that would force Palin to account for any of the demonstrable untruths she's told about herself, they will certainly be disappointed. We are instead treated to images of Palin working out and taking care of her son Trig, and the conversation turns to trenchant subject matter such as her grandson's father, Levi Johnston. "I hear he goes by the name Ricky Hollywood now," says Palin, which might be a more withering aside had it not been delivered from the set of the Oprah Winfrey show.

It is during this segment, in which Palin discusses Johnston's decision to pose for Playgirl magazine, that Palin takes the opportunity to engage in her infuriating habit of affecting extraordinariness by asserting a totally common position as though it were exceptional. "I call that porn," she says, of Playgirl. Yeah, so does everyone. But Palin deserves special plaudits for taking the controversial – dare I say, mavericky? – stance of calling Playgirl pornography, unlike those disgusting straw-liberals who want it used as a kindergarten textbook. Or something.

Also on display is the same intense rejection of honesty in favour of the invented narrative of who Palin wants to be that has defined her time in the national spotlight. She would love to be the kind of person who, for example, as she claims in her book, said of the prospect of appearing on Saturday Night Live, where she'd regularly been lampooned by Tina Fey for months: "Let's do this. Let's go on and neutralise some of this and have some fun!" But, in reality, she is the kind of person who – as leaked emails from a McCain staffer reveal – actually says: "Still not thrilled with the idea . These folks are whack … what's the upside in giving them any celebrity venue a ratings boost?"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/nov/16/sarah-palin-oprah-winfrey-interview

[Cha]

1. I'm disappointed that Oprah

didn't hold her accountable if this is actually what happened. I won't be seeing it.

[JuniperLea]

3. Oprah's been punked by "authors" before...

And she hates when that happens. I'm hoping for a fact-checking follow-up episode, like she's done in the past:)

Meanwhile, it still sounds like Oprah gave her enough rope to hang herself.

[Cha]

5. Yeah, and since this I've learned that

Oprah reminded palin of something she had conveniently forgotten.

Cross post~

usregimechange (1000+ posts) Mon Nov-16-09 07:41 PM
Original message

"Oprah had to "remind" Palin that Obama was protecting her children when he said kids are off limits
Palin made it sound like Obama said that kids were "off limits" but only when it had to do with his children. Oprah had to "remind" her that he said that when asked about the media's treatment of her children.

Conclusion

Palin has trouble telling the truth. Not a big news flash."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7029000

[underpants]

2. Oprah asks "would you like more fuel or oxygen to the fire?"

Oprah knows what she is doing

[LiberalFighter]

4. I'm going to say that Palin is the arsonist creating a fire she can't put out.

If she uses the right type of fuel even water could make it worse. Wouldn't that be a hoot?


Yea!!! This is my 20,000 post.