Palin to Couric: Media Isn't Sexist.."it's obvious there's some double-standards here, you know,."

[maddezmom]

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.


On abortion:

COURIC: Palin says she makes no apologies for her pro-life views and opposes abortion, even in the case of rape or incest.

Gov. PALIN: I'm saying that personally I would counsel that person to choose life, despite horrific, horrific circumstances that this person would find themselves in. And if you're asking, though, kind of foundationally here should anybody end up in jail for having had an abortion, absolutely not. That's nothing that I would ever support.


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[unpossibles]

1. the level of her support amazes me.

<Couric asked her what books, newspapers or magazines she's read to get a better world view>

Palin: I've read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.

Couric: What, specifically?

Palin: Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.

Couric: Can you name a few?

Palin: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news, too. Alaska isn't a foreign country, where it's kind of suggested, "Wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?" Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.




Please, America; please wake up and do not allow this person to be anywhere near the White House. Have we learned nothing from the past 8 years about President Six Pack?

[zbdent]

2. So, she read all of them???

That's some feat, considering that it usually takes a number of people to review the magazines and newspapers ...

[Schulzz]

3. Palin herself said Hillary should not "whine" during the primaries.

If there is any double-standard than, it's that a campaign with a male VP who is as unqualified and as afraid of taking questions, and as *sorry* dumb would have been toast weeks ago.

[faithfulcitizen]

4. yes, she is asking you "foundationally" lol.