Sarah Palin To Fox News: I Don’t Want To Talk To Media Outlets Other Than Fox News

If that’s what Sarah wants that’s what she get. But when she starts running for President, she’d would be chasing other media outlets not the other way round.

I’m so sick of the libs bring up the Katie Couric interview. The “what do you read” question WAS a gotcha question and Palin’s answer wasn’t because she doesn’t read Tingles, it’s because she KNEW Couric was talking down to her and was frustrated with it.

And Ray, your protection comment wasn’t surprising, but the bias does get old. Is it even possible for you guys to NOT editorialize when you write?

Lastly, Palin doesn’t need to talk to anyone other than FOX, since they get the viewers. Why go on another network that you know will play gotcha journOlism when you can talk to FOX, who will give you a fair shake while asking the tough questions.

Oh and PS, the DNC pretty much stated won’t go on FOX, so what is the difference?

Ray, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but she wasn’t the one who made the decision to keep her away from the press in 2008. It was the hideously inept McCain Campaign.

At some point, you are going to have to stop listening to people like Andrew Sullivan and actually do your own research. The consensus among campaign professionals is that the McCain campaign was one of the worst run in modern history. Palin was always willing to talk to the media; in fact, towards the end of the campaign, she ran over to talk to reporters. It was the decision of Schmidt and others to keep her isolated on the plane and away from reporters.

Palin understands that she will have to deal with the news media as it is. What I suspect she will do, however, like all smart insurgent candidates, is deal with hundreds of local affiliates and those national reporters whom she believes are willing to give her a square deal. Palin is an insurgent candidate; she’s not Mitt Romney or some other Bushie.

What she figured out after 2008 is that modern political reporting is a fixed game designed to help the Democrat get elected. So, she has decided to break up that game and start a new one. If you people don’t like that, too bad.

It seems like Republicans can do whatever they want and even their followers will go along. Instead of transparency, Sarah and the Tea Party promises NOT to talk to anoyne but those who agree with them.

Isn’t that weak? I would never hire someone that couldn’t take criticism. Criticism doesn’t matter, solutions do, you have to find solutions and not take crticism personally. I’m starting to think Republicans are another species. Sure, Obama didn’t recover the economy in 2 years… but how can you go back to the people that put us trillions of dollars in the hole! Republicans started the war and pressured everyone to join in, saying if you weren’t you were “unamerican”… now you have put the same people back in charge? If they will start a war ‘just because’ what else do you think they will do? Oh that’s right, use every criticism thrown at them as an attack at Barack Obama. Republicans could defund Medicare then blame Barack.. they could do anything cause their dumb as dirt followers always assume Republicans and Progressives are out to do the wrong thing.

It’s sad how stupid Sarah Palin’s followers are.

GOP – Boycott the Progressive-Left Propaganda Media.

YOU DON’T NEED THEM ANYMORE!

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Oh and PS, the DNC pretty much stated won’t go on FOX, so what is the difference?

Because Sarah Palin wants to speak ONLY with Fox, while the DNC is talking to everyone EXCEPT Fox

Big difference – although I wouldn’t expect someone with such a juvenile username to grasp these concepts.

What , she should go on with admitted Vampire Maddow ? Firebug Schultz ? Renegade mail-drop donater Olby ? About -to Snap O’Donnell ? Not Actually Sane Matthews ? Nasty Clomping Water Buffalo Behar ? Simpering Ann Curry ?, etc.

Jon Martin said:
It seems like Republicans can do whatever they want and even their followers will go along. Instead of transparency, Sarah and the Tea Party promises NOT to talk to anoyne but those who agree with them. Isn’t that weak? I would never hire someone that couldn’t take criticism. Criticism doesn’t matter, solutions do, you have to find solutions and not take crticism personally. I’m starting to think Republicans are another species. Sure, Obama didn’t recover the economy in 2 years… but how can you go back to the people that put us trillions of dollars in the hole! Republicans started the war and pressured everyone to join in, saying if you weren’t you were “unamerican”… now you have put the same people back in charge? If they will start a war ‘just because’ what else do you think they will do? Oh that’s right, use every criticism thrown at them as an attack at Barack Obama. Republicans could defund Medicare then blame Barack.. they could do anything cause their dumb as dirt followers always assume Republicans and Progressives are out to do the wrong thing. It’s sad how stupid Sarah Palin’s followers are.

See above.
The only transparency visible is the dishonest and corrupt manipulation of “news” from the heretofore mainstream Democratic media.

She’s so smart.

Ray Rahman, what do you think about Democrats who will only go one friendly networks? I’ve never seen you lefties complain about that at all. You think its legitimate?

I’m so sick of all the talk about this idiot, her new show, her feud with Rove, I can’t even muster up a comment. Will she run won’t she run? Who cares? Every time she opens her mouth it’s something more moronic than the last. Can we take a break? Well maybe just a little comment!!

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
I’m so sick of the libs bring up the Katie Couric interview. The “what do you read” question WAS a gotcha question and Palin’s answer wasn’t because she doesn’t read Tingles, it’s because she KNEW Couric was talking down to her and was frustrated with it.

And Ray, your protection comment wasn’t surprising, but the bias does get old. Is it even possible for you guys to NOT editorialize when you write?

Lastly, Palin doesn’t need to talk to anyone other than FOX, since they get the viewers. Why go on another network that you know will play gotcha journOlism when you can talk to FOX, who will give you a fair shake while asking the tough questions.

What one reads is a juicy clue to what influences they choose to study and learn from. She doesn’t read. Gotcha! She should stick to Fox News.

Palin is very intelligent in one simple respect, she knows how to pander to Glenn Beck’s audience and his audience sucks her up. Being plain spoken is a good way to get through to all of America, but being simple minded doesn’t get you elected president. This is not the Manchurian Candidate. You cannot “train” her to become the leader of this country. She will be eviscerated in any debate she has (including a republican debate), because winking and talking about mama grizzlies, but avoiding the substantive questions, can only get you so far.

SHOCK – THE HEADLINE IS A FLAT OUT LIE

At no point does Palin say what Ray wrote in this headline.

This is exactly what Palin was talking about – Ray has distorted, misreported, and flat out lied about what Palin said.

And CBS has NEVER released the full interview with Katie NEVER. Only the clips that Katie and her crew edited, sliced, diced and repeated in order to present their opinion of Sarah. Anyone with a brain knows that if Sarah had said she reads the WAPO, The WSJ, IB, etc., Katie would have claimed she was stupid because she didn’t name the NYTimes or another liberal rag.

Shame on mediaite for this flat out lie of a headline.

I’m with Sarah… screw’em.. you don’t the rest of them.

Sarah Palin’s new book is called Profiles in Cowardice.

I don’t understand how a “News Network” could hire a contributor who is acknowledged by everyone to be considering a run for president in 2012 and they still consider themselves to be fair and balanced. They’re promoting one candidate’s agenda by giving her air time. Don’t give me that crap that she isn’t running yet, that she hasn’t declared, so it’s ok. That’s balony. Please Fox, drop the fair and balanced slogan already. Even your followers know it’s a load of crap.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
I’m so sick of the libs bring up the Katie Couric interview. The “what do you read” question WAS a gotcha question and Palin’s answer wasn’t because she doesn’t read Tingles, it’s because she KNEW Couric was talking down to her and was frustrated with it.

And Ray, your protection comment wasn’t surprising, but the bias does get old. Is it even possible for you guys to NOT editorialize when you write?

Lastly, Palin doesn’t need to talk to anyone other than FOX, since they get the viewers. Why go on another network that you know will play gotcha journOlism when you can talk to FOX, who will give you a fair shake while asking the tough questions.

Asking a vice-presidential candidate what they read is a gotcha question? Maybe to people who don’t read.

newsjunkie said:
I don’t understand how a “News Network” could hire a contributor who is acknowledged by everyone to be considering a run for president in 2012 and they still consider themselves to be fair and balanced. They’re promoting one candidate’s agenda by giving her air time. Don’t give me that crap that she isn’t running yet, that she hasn’t declared, so it’s ok. That’s balony. Please Fox, drop the fair and balanced slogan already. Even your followers know it’s a load of crap.

That’s just an issue of legality verse ethical standards. It’s legal so they can do it and we already know the ethical standards of FOX allow it.

yeah, look what that did for christine o’donnell and sharron angle. people don’t buy that.

btw, obama has been on fox.

Well said, Sarah! reminds me of another powerful speech she gave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKzhMCU1JfI

Really gives you goosebumps. Only dead fish go with the flow.

Chris Jefferson said:
What she figured out after 2008 is that modern political reporting is a fixed game designed to help the Democrat get elected. So, she has decided to break up that game and start a new one. If you people don’t like that, too bad.

Sara will be a non player.If you don’t like it tough.

Fox News: Forever sucking blood from the Hound of Life.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
The “what do you read

hahahahhah Yeah that was a Gottcha one alrighty.

I’m absolutely amazed at this.

How does this benefit anyone outside of that camp?

The right wing vote will likely go to her no matter what..and the left wing vote would go to the left wing candidate as well….which leaves the middle. So You can’t honestly think that a centrist critical thinker is going to consider voting for her knowing that she’ll only do interviews and appearances on ONE network. Would Jesse Ventura get the centrist vote if he only did interviews on CNN (since his show is on TruTV – owned by Time Warner)

She talks to other news outlets all the time. She recently spoke to a reporter from CNN at a rally. She also spoke with people like Andrea Mitchell when she was on her book tour. But the bottom line is she’s a private citizen who’s being paid a million bucks a year by FoxNews to be a contributor. I think it stands to reason she may feel an inclination to go on their network before showing up on CNN or MSDNC. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that routinely draw more viewers than those other channels combined(in no small part BECAUSE Palin appears on there).

As for her media strategery should she run for President in 2012, of course she’ll talk to other networks besides FoxNews. She’ll need to reach as many people as possible, so it would be foolish to limit herself. I wouldn’t hold my breath for a sitdown with Chris Matthews or Rocky Madcow however. And if she does grant Katie Couric a second interview(assuming she’s still at CBS come 2012), I imagine she won’t take any crap from her or submit herself to condescending questions like what does she read.

Jon Martin said:
It seems like Republicans can do whatever they want and even their followers will go along. Instead of transparency, Sarah and the Tea Party promises NOT to talk to anoyne but those who agree with them. Isn’t that weak? I would never hire someone that couldn’t take criticism. Criticism doesn’t matter, solutions do, you have to find solutions and not take crticism personally. I’m starting to think Republicans are another species. Sure, Obama didn’t recover the economy in 2 years… but how can you go back to the people that put us trillions of dollars in the hole! Republicans started the war and pressured everyone to join in, saying if you weren’t you were “unamerican”… now you have put the same people back in charge? If they will start a war ‘just because’ what else do you think they will do? Oh that’s right, use every criticism thrown at them as an attack at Barack Obama. Republicans could defund Medicare then blame Barack.. they could do anything cause their dumb as dirt followers always assume Republicans and Progressives are out to do the wrong thing. It’s sad how stupid Sarah Palin’s followers are.

Very nice Mr. Martin.

NORBIT said:
YOU DON’T NEED THEM ANYMORE

America doesn’t need people like you.

TfT said:
the full interview with Katie

We all saw it and laughed at her then also.

Tell me why she should kiss the butt of the media people who continuously attack her, smear her, fabricate and lie about things she says or does.
I know the media thinks they are important and should have their butts kissed, but when you think about it, they are pretty useless human beings in the scheme of things… something like entertainers…. you can take them or leave them, when you want a bit of diversion… unfortunately, because some of them make really good money they seem to think that somehow confers some sort of status on them to the point where they think people believe what they are saying or writing. Yikes.
What I want to see is ALL the tape of the Katie Couric interviews, which were apparently conducted over a series of days. I would like the unabridged, unedited tape. Just like when the Charles Gibson interview transcript was finally released, we were able to see how they cut and pasted the tape to make her answer about the “Bush Doctrine”…. they dropped the first part of her answers to those questions…. don’t believe me, you lemming liberals? then google it and enjoy the exposure of the Gibson smear. Of course that will never make the news as the smear already occurred and the liberal media is happy with the lie.
Mediate…. George Soros funded smear maching hiding under the “honest media” camouflage.

I would’nt talk to any other media if I was her either… And the oulets thing in the headline here is funny… I mean, she’s the stupid one ?… C’mon now !!!… Kinda how, like Obama is sooo much more qualified to be president, only having been a community organizer and all, while her having been a mayor, governer, fighting the oil companies etc, etc, is completely unqualified… Yeah, that makes sense… What a bunch of bullchit…

Doughboy said:
She talks to other news outlets all the time. She recently spoke to a reporter from CNN at a rally. She also spoke with people like Andrea Mitchell when she was on her book tour. But the bottom line is she’s a private citizen who’s being paid a million bucks a year by FoxNews to be a contributor. I think it stands to reason she may feel an inclination to go on their network before showing up on CNN or MSDNC. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that routinely draw more viewers than those other channels combined(in no small part BECAUSE Palin appears on there). As for her media strategery should she run for President in 2012, of course she’ll talk to other networks besides FoxNews. She’ll need to reach as many people as possible, so it would be foolish to limit herself. I wouldn’t hold my breath for a sitdown with Chris Matthews or Rocky Madcow however. And if she does grant Katie Couric a second interview(assuming she’s still at CBS come 2012), I imagine she won’t take any crap from her or submit herself to condescending questions like what does she read.

This whole statement is very funny.Sara talk to other news outlets ALL the Time hahaha.And again with the GOTCHA question OMG If Katie would of asked her what toilet paper she used that would have been a condescending question.

philipjames said:
because some of them make really good money they seem to think that somehow confers some sort of status on them to the point where they think people believe what they are saying or writing

Yes just how i feel about O’Reilly and that Shock Jock/TV personality we all know and some of you love.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
I’m so sick of the libs bring up the Katie Couric interview. The “what do you read” question WAS a gotcha question and Palin’s answer wasn’t because she doesn’t read Tingles, it’s because she KNEW Couric was talking down to her and was frustrated with it.

Oh grow up. This is exceedingly boorish and childish.

sticks said:
I would’nt talk to any other media if I was her either… And the oulets thing in the headline here is funny… I mean, she’s the stupid one ?… C’mon now !!!… Kinda how, like Obama is sooo much more qualified to be president, only having been a community organizer and all, while her having been a mayor, governer, fighting the oil companies etc, etc, is completely unqualified… Yeah, that makes sense… What a bunch of bullchit…

You sound as assanine as your picture portrays you.

NORBIT said:
GOP – Boycott the Progressive-Left Propaganda Media. YOU DON’T NEED THEM ANYMORE!

Sigh, these comments are really getting all the more childish.

Big Eddie said:
What , she should go on with admitted Vampire Maddow ? Firebug Schultz ? Renegade mail-drop donater Olby ? About -to Snap O’Donnell ? Not Actually Sane Matthews ? Nasty Clomping Water Buffalo Behar ? Simpering Ann Curry ?, etc.

Another two-year old with a childish comment. Since you are on Mediaite all day and night, you would think you could come up with something a little more adult. But then, what do you expect from a “Big Eddie”?

sticks said:
I would’nt talk to any other media if I was her either… And the oulets thing in the headline here is funny… I mean, she’s the stupid one ?… C’mon now !!!… Kinda how, like Obama is sooo much more qualified to be president, only having been a community organizer and all, while her having been a mayor, governer, fighting the oil companies etc, etc, is completely unqualified… Yeah, that makes sense… What a bunch of bullchit…

If I had your command of the English language, I wouldn’t talk to the media either.

My Mom use to tell me if you couldn’t handle the heat in the kitchen then get out. Maybe poor Sarah needs to follow my Mom’s advise.

I still doubt she’ll run….she won’t make nearly as much money as president as she is now and she’s got a better chance of influencing policy by stirring up the base.

It’s pretty clear that FOX isn’t giving her the option to be on any other station.

As Chris Wallace said on Don Imus yesterday, “As I said on Stewart, BECAUSE WE OWN ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, we’re going to turn it into a 13-week series, like Dancing with the Stars or something.”

If “what do you read?’ is a gotcha question Palin (as most of us already know) is a simpleton.

More proof that Sarah is NOT stupid. Let’s face it, except for FOX News, there’s not an interviewer out there who wouldn’t be out to make her look bad. Each one of them wishes they could be the one to take her down and ruin her career. They’d be the envy of all their friends in the business. Why the hell should she subject herself to that? She’s smart. Every Republican should do the same.

Unless she has Fox to nurse her thru an interview it doesn’t matter who interviews her Palin is going to look bad. Like Christine O’Donnell refusing to answer if she believes in evolution. Are they embarrassed about their beliefs? And yet teatards vote for these imbeciles.

Why should Ms. Palin grace the other outlets with her presence? To do so only boosts their miserable ratings and they always twist anything she says totally out of context or try to do some sort of hatchet job on her. Their loss, her gain.

disenlightened said:
More proof that Sarah is NOT stupid. Let’s face it, except for FOX News, there’s not an interviewer out there who wouldn’t be out to make her look bad. Each one of them wishes they could be the one to take her down and ruin her career. They’d be the envy of all their friends in the business. Why the hell should she subject herself to that? She’s smart. Every Republican should do the same.

Smart in the sense that she knows how to exploit her overnight rock star fame and avoid the sniper fire from other news media. On the other hand to manevver through the political mine fields a president faces is way out of her league. Let’s face it, she resigned as govenor because she new she had an opportunity to take her overnight fame to level that has brought her millions of dollars. If she truely had the love for this country she claims, she would have finished her term as govenor, made a run at the senate, and perhaps then a run at presidentcy. For the people on the right and Fox news I hope she is your candidate in 2012. It would end up being another Delaware or Nevada.

Sarah Palin is a purveyor of patriotic platitudes that pander to people who pathetically plead for a return to the past that they pine for. People, the past has passed. Platitudes do not provide answers to problems. They cause problems.

I think Palin believes that when she says this, people believe her

Rather, she is to stupid to speak to others hence her wanting to know EXACTLY who interviews her even on Fox.

God forbid someone ask her to go into detail on a major issue

Jon Martin said:
It seems like Republicans can do whatever they want and even their followers will go along.

Charlie. Rangel.

Truth said:
If she truely had the love for this country she claims, she would have finished her term as govenor, made a run at the senate, and perhaps then a run at presidentcy.

You think that would have been the best thing for Alaska, that Palin had stayed in office?