Comments on: You should make Sarah Palin your mentor

By: SlomsSpoorb

SlomsSpoorb — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:34:04 +0000

I think you made some good points in your post.

By: maylo

maylo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:37:36 +0000

This is ridiculously after the fact, but I am so shocked by Penelope's take on Sarah Palin that I couldn't help but read the comments. I found that Ray Saunders's comment saved me the trouble of commenting. All I have to say is….EXACTLY, perfectly stated. Thank you.

By: David Rotter

David Rotter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:10:42 +0000

Anything Sara Palin is a gimmick, a failed attempt by out dated ideas to try and bamboozle voters into electing anyone but the black guy. Just like the idiots in Virginia who advertised "Republicans vote November 4 all others November 5" This is the Palin way.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:21:36 +0000

@ Mark W.
I agree that the real matter of interest now is how Palin manages her image post-election. In the context of Penelope's original post regarding learning from those we might in fact loathe, there is definitely still much food for thought. However, the fact that FOX news is the chosen venue, while not surprising, still just reeks of spin-control, and plays an important role in following Penelope's original stream of thought. Overlooking that fact, even though some may feel it is irrelevant, would not be what I consider to be due diligence, regardless of whether you are approaching the information from a political or a career development perspective. Of course, to me, the most interesting question is, which one of those perspectives is the driving force behind Sarah Palin?

Steve C.

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:04:28 +0000

@Steve C.
I can't say I love Sarah Palin to death. However I look forward to her interview with Greta to see what she has to say after this election. Also I'll be interested to see how well she is able to maintain her composure and image after this defeat. I'm looking at Sarah Palin more from the angle of the message from Penelope's post rather than her political views. I'm not going to argue politics here with you. It's not why I read and comment on this blog. I do my best to comment within the scope of the original post.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:14:05 +0000

@ Mark W.
Sorry about misspelling Palin's last name. Thanks for the correction; I'm usually more careful about stuff. I can't argue with you about media bias. I happen to like Greta Van Susteren but I have little slack to give for Fox News in general, or Sarah Palin for that matter. She basically insulted everyone in the country who doesn't happen to live in a rural, white, fundamentalist area of the country; and to belittle intellectual achievement in a country that so desperately needs more of it is simply inexcusable, this from someone aspiring to be a leader of the free world?? She made her own bed and now she can sleep in it without trying to blame it on everyone else.
I have seen one brief interview in which she was asked if she took any responsibility for the loss of the GOP ticket. Her answer was a nifty little deflection on the lines of, " Gee, I wouldn't presume that Sarah Palin is so influential as to influence the outcome of an election, especially with such a lousy economy,…blah, blah, blah, but hey, if I even lost one vote for McCain, I'm really sorry…" So McCain lost because of the economy, she had nothing to do with it, well, maybe one vote…
You guys may love her to death, but every time she opens her mouth and speaks off-the-cuff, she proves once again that neither she nor McCain were even close to being ready to lead this country; and she basically insults the intellegence of the entire electorate in the process, speaking to "the real folks, the patriots". McCain's people may be morons, but she walked right into it like she was the second coming. She is getting just what she deserves.

Walters, King, Oprah, the "mainstream media", could crawl to Alaska on their hands and knees hauling a dog-sled, and they wouldn't get an interview with Palin. And that's ok. It's all part of being hoisted by her own petard.

Steve C.

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:06:32 +0000

@Steve C. -
OK, so now we have Amanda Carpenter's biography. It's her take on why Greta was able to interview Sarah before the other journalists. As far as Greta handling Sarah with kid gloves – that remains to be seen. You say "…and will give Palen a chance to memorize her answers after she gets a transcript of the questions well beforehand." Neither one of us knows this to be true or not. Also Sarah's last name is spelled Palin and not Palen.
The funny thing is this whole dialog was started by me announcing Sarah would be on Fox News and that evidently immediately signaled to you "kid gloves". Well that's how I felt when the mainstream media reported on Obama. It seems as though everyone has their own spin and agenda. The news is biased in some way regardless of the source. It's the reason why I read and listen to all of it.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:45:53 +0000

@ Mark W.

Here's the source for the information you provided:

Amanda Carpenter's Biography
Amanda Carpenter is a National Political Reporter for Townhall.com, the leading online publication for news, opinion, and talk.

She is the author of “The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton,” published by Regnery in October 2006.

Miss Carpenter has made numerous media appearances that include segments on the BBC, Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes”, “The Big Story with John Gibson,” "The O'Reilly Factor," "Red Eye," and MSNBC’s “Tucker” and "Hardball."

She is a graduate of Ball State University, where she founded a hard-hitting conservative news website, bsyou.net, and won honors as a national debate champion.

RSS Feed for Amanda Carpenter

What can I say??? I rest my case.

Steve C.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:33:48 +0000

@ Mark W.
Thanks for the info and the link. I believe Sarah Palen will be preaching to the choir.
Steve C.

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:12:16 +0000

@Steve C.
Check it out for yourself. I gave you the facts as I read them. Believe what you want to believe.
http://townhall.com/blog/g/c6957745-4f47-45ef-9f39-16146de2c72e