God, does that woman take responsibility for ANYTHING?

She wouldn't even know how to.

Madison

there is only one Network who claims to be "Fair and Balanced"..we know who that is - is it true the correspondents and anchors who repeat "we are fair and balanced" get a bonus each time they say that without chuckling?

If she is afraid of super-softie Couric, then she REALLY IS a mess!

The women is a complete idiot and a disgrace to her sex

Madison From NY

OMG! Step awaaaaaaaaay from the koolaid dude!

lol... One big "run-on" bottle!

Possibly the reason they kept you bottled up and away from reporters was the ridicule you brought the campain when you were put before reporters?

Palin has the self-centered, persucuted for my beliefs attitude the right has used for years. This is just more of the same.

She claimed to be a voracious reader and then took the question as to what she read as a low blow. Her inability to think on her feet was clearly on display and her assumption that the general public would look kindly on her lack of knowledge if she spoke in a cutesy vernacular shows a spectacular lack of understanding on her part and a patronising attitude to the voters.

Someone needs to throttle this broad...She is an embarrassment to women! Everyone is entitled to make a living...but this one is a quitter not rogue but rude!

Poorly educated and trades on a backroom mentality! Horrifying...

She was, is and will always be a moron. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let her go away. If you are a conservative and you blame the media for making her look stupid then you are completely blind and beyond any type of salvation.

Oh my God, are you kidding me.

a) McCain had every right to lock her up in a room and throw away the key. Using the "bottling up" strategy he had at least a month before anyone realized how incompetent Palin was.

b) I don't care if a media person is badgering. Fact is, they're all badgering. They don't want a boring interview, they want news. Still, if her "biased badgering" resulted in making you looking like an idiot, and you answered all her questions truthfully, well, Sarah? You're probably an idiot!

Go Away, Sarah.

Oh and please don't use the "Oooh, Liberals are scared of her, she must be doing something right!" That actually makes me sick to hear. We aren't scared of her now. We were scared that she had the potential to be the heartbeat of a old man in a stressful job with heart problems away from the Presidency. Luckily, she'll never win political office again!

No RW, we don't want her to go away. We want to her to stay and run for political office. We want to see more of her Republican style politics plastered all over the airwaves. We need to watch her speak and hear her views. It will be great (entertainment).

Hummm.... I love that young lady. She has class!

The true question is did she accuse Oprah of paling around with turrrists.

I saw the name Palin on the home site and logged on to see if the "intelligent", "tolerant", "inclusive" libs are still getting off by insulting this wildly popular, very likeable woman. They are.

Of course McCain's aids keep you bottled up your a complete idiot who lost the election for McCain

LIBERALS ARE FAIR AND BALANCED!!!!! They don't need a special network to re-iterate the obvious. Poor old Sarah.

John McCain has to kick his own butt every day for choosing her as a running mate. What with Sarah's family hitting the news every few days with the tackiest behavior this side of Maury Povich, she's done herself no favors. "Rednecks are not exclusive to the South".

Palin takes another dig at Couric while asserting her expertise on energy matters. She writes that she was shocked Couric had asked her which newspapers and magazines she read; given what she called Couric's lack of knowledge about energy issues, Palin wondered whether she should have asked the news anchor what she read.

Uhm, Mrs Palin? KATIE COURIC WAS NOT RUNNING FOR VICE FREAKIN' PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!!

Unbelievable.

She failed in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong was a joke....on Sarah. Apparently Palin didn't realize that the investment firm CLSA is well known for having absurd guest speakers like cartoonists and fortune tellers:

http://www.businessinsider.com/sara-palin-just-another-clsa-practical-joke-2009-9

Common, don't you know. Palin didn't write this book for herself, she wrote it for America.... ;)

You could have just stopped at "Palin didn't write this book.".

Al616: It was Charlie Gibson who asked about the Bush Doctrine and by the way can you tell us how many and which doctrine he was referring to???

In general: "The Bush Doctrine" refers to his Mr. Bush's philosophy that pre-emptive military strikes were justified if it served US interests. He used this doctrine to justify a LOT of policies, from suspending habeaus corpus to warrantless wiretapping. Many things come under the Patriot Act, but who knows how far-reaching Mr. Bush's and Mr. Cheney's plans went? We're going to be finding out @!$%# for decades.

And, yup, you're right. It was Charlie Gibson. My bad, there.

Stripertime, it is not Al's responsibility to know.

Yeah, and your guy visited all 57 states.

Seriously, there's plenty of dumb to go around.

Al 616

In general: "The Bush Doctrine" refers to his Mr. Bush's philosophy that pre-emptive military strikes were justified if it served US interests. He used this doctrine to justify a LOT of policies, from suspending habeaus corpus to warrantless wiretapping. Many things come under the Patriot Act, but who knows how far-reaching Mr. Bush's and Mr. Cheney's plans went? We're going to be finding out @!$%# for decades.

And, yup, you're right. It was Charlie Gibson. My bad, there.

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The "Bush Doctrine" definition was something fabricated by the media AFTER that interview.

"What magazines do you read?"

Now, now...cut Ms. Palin some slack. She's probably upset because the "gotcha media" didn't ask any of the other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates what newspapers and magazines THEY read.

Of course, that might be because they never gave anyone any reason to question whether or not they actually COULD read.

I guess it was Obama's fault that he refused to sit down with Fox media, and that he visited all 57 states.

Paul...LOL...pathetic. Truly pathetic.

I guess that interview Barack Obama did with Bill O'Reilly slipped your mind? As for the 57 states comment...a slip of the tongue (he meant to say 47, and that's totally obvious if you actually read what he said instead of getting your talking points from Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh) does not even remotely equate to the moronic statements made by Sarah Palin on a daily basis -- or at least on the days that they allowed her to talk.

Carriane you said it right...a slip of the tongue. At least it is not a slip of the morals and there is no sign that he is sitting on his brain, tapdancing while the country falls apart, and as one magazine constantly advertises on national TV "brains are back in the white house". Get the picture? Most Palin supporters need their information given to them in cartoons and pictures.

Amen!

Palin/ Ms. ex-California 2012!

git

good thing she stayed true to herself - how did that work out?

You libs are scared to death of Palin. That's why all you can do is make scathing remarks. Look in your own camp. If you prefer Chicago loons, then you got it.

SCARED? Nah, we just love a good laugh in the mornings.

Poor, poor Sarah. Everybody is so mean to her. She needs to put on her big girl panties and quit snivveling! Todd Palin needs to take his wife skinny-dipping in the Arctic!

Who's Helen and Limpie Snowe? And pierced Hollywood tramps? They're Liberals? I didn't even know they voted??

she stayed true to her self and her values, a cherished yet vanishing feminine trait

I don't know, maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I've been staying true to myself all of my 40 years and I didn't vote for McCain. I could have, maybe would have, until SP came along. Cherished and vanishing? Where in the heck are you living ? Feminine trait? Are young men not being raised to stay true to themselves or is something going on that I'm missing?

What I'm getting at is that you and I share similar feelings about people, we just voted for different candidates.

Yeah, true to herself alright, just another lying conniving greedy self-serving right-wing nut job who sold herself out to the highest bidder and quit her post for the pursuit of self profit... just think what she would have done for herself and her new lobbyist buddies if she'd have made it into the white house. Whatever, have s'more Koolaid!

Her daughter had an illegitimate child, McCain picked her (not the other way around), they lost, then she quit as governor because of all those "frivolous" charges. In the "World According to Sarah", she is a super hero fighting all the perpetrators of evil, for the American way. Did she ever do anything wrong? Maybe, huh...? Sarah?

gitnerdunn: If Sarah Palin was not willing to do the bidding of the McCain camp then she had no business accepting the nomination. Liberals are not at fault for the tensions in that campaign. The woman could not answer a simple question about what she reads. She really doesn't take any responsibility for any of the backlash that goes on around her and it comes from all sides. If you can't get along with your boss, your brother-in-law, your ethics committee, your daughter's boyfriend, etc, etc, and find it necessary to leave your elected position, at some point you need to face facts. Is the whole world, or it is me?

she stayed true to her self and her values...

And what may we ask is her self and what are her values other than shameless self-promotion?

sarah palin was dangerous. she wants to be famous and powerful and if she would have become president she would have hurt many people and the country, unless she was a complete tool to others who did know what to do but had their own agenda. What we need is not a celebrity but a substantive person who does have a brain. I understand she was pleasant to look at and hear from but honestly if any of you thought she was a smart capable woman just listen to her debate and her speeches. There is no substance. I dont like her and not for any personal reason. Simply that she wasnt qualified and she wanted it anyway for herself over what was best for others. That is not the kind of person that should be our leader. I had doubts about obama and the weakness of the democratic party to actually stick together and solve any problems as you see now. However I had great faith in John Mccain. A war hero, a POW who refused to leave his men. A veteran politician. I believed in his judgement, moral character, and sense of duty and service. Here was a good and intelligent brave hero who could be our leader. But I was still very afraid of the evil machine the republican party had become. Greedy and selfserving and morally inept. They sold out America six ways to sunday in every fashion and aspect of american life. They were in effect the opposite of the democrats, loyal, in step capable of passing any bill, unfortunately not ones that were in our country's best interest. So there i was leaning more towards Mccain anering everyone around me with that choice because the hatred felt by everyone for George W Bush was palpable. And along comes Sarah Palin. So I gave her a shot and she opened her mouth (not just the Couric interview all over the channels) and I grew even more fearful. Imagine Mccain passed away this complete idiot and tool would lead this country. Mccain lost my vote and many other votes because of this one bad choice, which when you look at it, put his judgement and character in question. For how could he risk that chance that she would have the opportunity to be president. Following party lines I would imagine. Now I hove no qualms about her role. I still hate her myself for the damage she might have done and what she tried to do. However let her entertain and become a pubic figure. Let her join Glenn Beck with lies and deceit, or worse Hannity. That is where she belongs with the blind and ignorant clapping and cheering along.

You libs are scared to death of Palin

I would love nothing more than to see Sarah Palin seek and win the Republican nomination in 2012. I'm disappointed that that likelihood seems to be dwindling. She's solid gold for Democrats. Run, Sarah, run!

"roll model" Would that be a hot dog or hamburger roll? You can always tell the Palin supporters--just too, too stupid.

Sully, I was considering McCain, too, until a couple of days after Palin came on the scene. It didn't take long to realize she wasn't up to the task, and then the more I found out about her, the further away I went from McCain. Whether McCain shot himself in the foot accidently or on purpose, we'll probably never know. But his having to have dealt with the issue of GW, Cheney, Rowe, and the others questionable acts (illegal?) could have been as trying a time for him as his days as a POW! I'm guessing he's said to himself: "I'm glad I didn't win THAT one!" at least once.

Her excuse is, "but I don't have any pets!"

500,000 = 5 minutes of vetting?

I seriously doubt that she is nice, a mother, and barely a wife. And would never make such assumptions about someone so easily to read even before you opens her mouth to prove such.

Sarah Palin is an illusion for many women who wished they had the courage to be someone. Little did they know they are so much more? Some beauty queens go on to bless others into making them feel royal and then there is Sarah, the wicked queen of the oppressed, angry, man-hating, yet totally beautiful with her sneaky smile and her insincere poses. Even she doesn't know who she wants to be but now that she's had exposure she wants to go all the way, but for what purpose? Should we admire or feel contempt for Sarah Palin? For me the hype the events and the drama of the Palin clan made me cringe. If they had one more strange and unusual drama in their lives they I would yell, "Soap Opera!" and run for my life. We gave her Alaska, because, face it, most Mainlanders think Hawaii and Alaska make the mid-west look hip, yet it wasn't enough slack as far as she could tell. She did not realize that we too came up from the ashes and did not use it as an excuse to be a dunderhead. Wouldn't it have been divine if this woman was all she could be without trying to trump all womanhood? Many of us can do an amazing array of endeavors but would we flash them around as our platform for success? Sarah played the wrong card. Too many women have struggled to become honest, open, sensible, caring, loving, patent, productive and triumphant to allow her to be any reflection of them.

Sarah would not agree to anything she has done wrong.

Palin's psychological diagnosis would be Borderline Personality Disorder- that is the worst personality disorder of all and many therapists will not even take someone like that as a client.

She doesn't have all the symptoms but enough to qualify. Pathological liar , spending

problems, and stealing are three I can think of right now. I still don't believe the baby is hers.

It's her daughters first baby. Palin claimed her water broke in Dallas- instead of going to a hospital she flew to Anchorage- drove to Wasilla- then to some mid-wife to have the baby-

no one knew she was pregnant until she told them in what was supposedly her 7th month-

any of you know anyone who doesn't show by the 7th month? Then ignored the possibility of harm to the baby by going from Dallas to Wasilla before getting help after her water broke- that's the pathological liar part- all through her life she got away with lies because she was pretty- now with much more at stake people are finally questioning her lies and she doesn't like it so she lies even more.

guns

you are right - digging too deep - what books do you read Sarah?

pretty deep stuff there - and Palin brags about reading "Animal Farm"? Now that's some indepth reading, what is it 40-50 pages and required reading for an 8th grader?

Couric also ask Palin which newspapers she reads, "all of them" Palin replied.....an empty box if I ever saw one

What is your opinion of the "Bush Doctrine"? Is really digging deep and hard nosed for someone running for an office, second in line to the leader of the free world.

Jim A-: It was Charlie Gibson who asked about the Bush Doctrine and by the way can you tell us how many and which doctrine he was referring to???

It was Charlie Gibson who asked about the Bush Doctrine and by the way can you tell us how many

How many what? You've asked this twice and it doesn't make sense to me.

Especially since you weren't the one running for office.

Stripertime, Again, it is not our responsibilty to know. We are not running for office. Why don't you tell us?

Is that all that is important? Money?

Nothing is more important to a conservative than money. Not so picky about how you get it.

And by the same token nothing is more important to a liberal than to take a huge chunk of the hard working conservatives' money rather than go out & make your own.

You know, that's a pretty fair assessment. I can also understand her wanting to distance herself from McCain. This way, she can shrug off the mistakes of the past as being friction between her and her running mate and attempt to remake her image. I don't think it's too late for her to do so and she might create an opportunity to run in 2012. I won't comment on her choice or my opinion of the lady but this move shows greater wisdom than her actions in the past.

God forbid......

Palin for republican nominee for President 2012!!!

Or, "If I did it"

Or "I'm making a load of cash off of stupid people willing to pay for a book I didn't even write...ha..ha"

Sarah Palin is the classic "Poor Me Ain't It Awful" and "The Blame Game" player. We've probably met her in the workplace now and again strutting about arrogantly looking down her nose at the peons. The drive for attention is so strong she is blinded by everything else and cannot see past her own personal needs and goals. When things don't go her way she either blames someone for the debacle or plays the bully spewing ugly words and hoping the impact will impress. Single minded people are dangerous as no matter how much they say they are getting your back what you'll feel the knife wounds from her being all stabby.

Dragonwagon5
Sara should rename the book:

"It's Not MY Fault"........

She needs to put one of those holographic covers on the book that winks at you when you tilt it.

You betcha....

Oh, ozzwald, that would be a scream!! Sooooo funny!!!

Which pole?

Personally, I'd prefer the "South Pole" for Palin.

Have to wonder why she would throw so much dirt at Senator McCain

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

Brad - just taking a break from the Palin bashing. The actual quote from William Congreve's "The Mourning Bride" is considerably more poetic:

"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned/ Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."

above...granted...but, if you read the actual quote, wingnuts probably wouldn't understand it. Now...back to the bashing. ;-)

lol

It's one thing to be uninformed, it's another entirely not to know that you're uninformed. Most of us fall unto the first category, but only a select few fall into the second.

Of course Senator McCain kept her bottled up - the scary thing is that she still doesn't know why.

Patrick, you have read my mind and posted my very thoughts. Palin is a small carnival sideshow hoping to hook up with a circus. The only person that truly takes Sarah seriously is herself. When one has reached her age as an empty vessel, it fairly difficult to fill it up with belated intelligence. Maybe Sarah could link up with Carrie Prejean and tour the country under the banner, "The Beauty And The Least." Both are as vacant as empty lots.

That inability at any degree of self reflection is a dangerous attribute when combined with narcissism and ambition.

MRT sadly I must disagree with you. I'm afraid that most of the uninformed don't know enough to realize their plight. They are not plagued by thought and one wonders if they are even self-aware. They operate and are kept alive solely by instinct.

In the world of local, small-town politics, Palin was able to rely on nothing but vapid, empty, righteous indignation, combined with personal attacks and insults against her opposition, to win. She quickly found that, at the National level, empty rhetoric, baseless accusations and meaningless jingoism won't get you very far.

Even as Governor, she never actually DID anything.

It is hilarious when you think of the Republicans tagging Sarah for VP hoping she'd trump Obama. What a silly mindset and it goes a long way to tell you how they really feel about our society. I'm sure they thought a White woman would easily be favored over a Black man. The joke was certainly on them as they thought we were all as stupid as they were in their strategies to win. The slime they tried to display to win was so disgusting that it was very hard to even see them on Television without running screaming from the room. It was amazing to me that both got uglier and uglier as the approaching Election Day came closer. I'm not surprised that she blames McCain and his camp. After all they didn't win so she has to get off the hook just as she tries with every calamity she finds herself immersed within.

js, you are showing your ignorance & narrow-minded racism. "I'm sure they thought a white woman would easily be favored over a black man." You surely are not a mind reader let alone are not capable of speaking for one white person, unless you yourself are white, let alone a whole race of white people. Perhaps you should contemplate what you say before you say it.

Jayney, With Hillary out of the picture, what better choice for VP nomination than Sarah Palin aka white woman. Sarah looked good at first, however, once we heard her agenda and found that her agenda was not the same as McCain's the glow was gone. I am not knocking women or men of any color, it just seemed like the main reason Sarah was nominated was for her gender and color. Let me tell you if there had been a woman on the ticket we could trust I would have been doing a huge happy dance. I apologize for giving you the wrong impression in what I wrote. I can tell you are incensed by my words, but you did get the wrong impression from the message I was attempting to get across. I am a white woman and ignorance; narrow-minded racism isn't my forte.

Please don't insult the Stooges in such a manner

She's a walking contradiction and contrary to the words of the song, she's hardly ever fact and primarily fiction. I cannot see how she keeps her stories straight. You'd think there'd be a hint there for everyone, but what do you know? We got that she is an exhibitionist and loves to show her soft and tough sides, the only problem is the extreme doesn't add up to anything but kind of whacko.