Will Sarah Palin Have Dinner With Keith Olbermann for $200,000?
[cross-posted at The Huffington Post]
Once again, you may have thought the charity ”Dinner with Sarah Palin” eBay auction had passed into the mist of time. The winner, Republican woman, defense contractor from Alabama and huge Palin fan Ms. Cathy Maples won the bid at $63,500. (low whistle) But then, one of the non-winning bidders upped the ante. Ken Morris offered Palin a cool $100,000 for veterans’ charities to dine with the ex-gov. Only this time she actually have to …. talk to people from the other side of the political aisle! Oh, the horror. No word yet from the Palin camp. They’re trying to ignore it.
But suddenly, it’s become even harder to ignore. This statement came today from Mr. Morris. Buckle your seatbelts.
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What the flippin’ flapjacks is going on here? The pounding in my head is like a bongo on steroids and unless I gain some understanding of what looks like an ocean of crazy stew, I’m liable to take up residence in a rubber room.
Here’s what’s got my head Linda Blairing: Sarah Palin—who must’ve said our President was “pallin’ around with terrorists” a thousand times–gave a speech in a communist nation known for human rights abuses, forced late term abortions, child sweatshops (thereby making products so cheaply that U.S. manufacturing cannot compete), and poisoned dog food. She then criticized the president in this foreign land for implementing trade restrictions. Does anyone remember the Dixie Chicks?
Days ago, when I lost out on the eBay auction to have dinner with Ms. Palin, I rationalized that with the restrictions, I’d not have been approved anyway. So, as I wrote shortly thereafter, “In the great American tradition of never say die,” I proposed a more substantial offer for an on the record discussion.
I will donate $100,000 to veterans’ charities for a second dinner with Sarah Palin and four guests, this one on-the-record and taped so as to minimize misrepresentations. In the name of fair play, my list of invitees will include a subset of Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Thom Hartmann, Oprah Winfrey, James Carville, Randi Rhodes, Arianna Huffington, Frank Rich, Mudflats’ Jeanne Devon, Jane Hamsher and Shannyn Moore. On her side, Sarah Palin may invite guests as well (how about Bill Kristol and Glenn Beck?). The only additional conditions are that the dinner/event last the entire four hours and questions asked are answered and discussed civilly. No filibustering, no third party prompts, just face-to-face honesty. Hostility by any invitee will be cause for removal. No discussion of children, Vogue, Katie Couric, The Enquirer, or Levi Johnston permitted.
My reasons for such an offer are honorable and important. With the Supreme Court positioned to overturn campaign finance laws in the Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission case now before it, corporate contributions to federal elections will be unfettered. In other words, Sarah Palin with the help of an unlimited dose of corporate funds might one day be president. Already she has what appears to be a heady stable of influential supporters: Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Kristol, Lawrence Kudlow, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. In other words, I take her prospects seriously. And, as she has chosen to be a spokesperson for, as she says, ” American Main Street ,” it is vital that she come out from behind her handlers and speak on the record in unscripted fashion. We deserve to be enlightened by honest insights not merely prepared comments and pre-screened questions.
Many readers didn’t expect Ms. Palin to accept my offer and, so far, I’ve not heard a peep from her handlers (though I did get a few candid comments from some of her supporters and to them, yes, I do know who my parents are. Thanks for asking).
How to generate interest from Camp Palin? To that end, if it’s a question of numbers, I’m prepared to up the ante. I originally wanted to post a challenge to the hundreds of readers who have expressed a willingness to contribute to veteran charities if this meeting of the minds came about. My thought was to match public contributions up to an additional $100,000. However, there are many logistical problems beyond my ability to address, so I’ll simply double the offer to $200,000and suggest to Ms. Palin that there are many people who will add to the total. The $200,000 minimum might well be something substantially larger.
The only change I’d like to make in the original proposal is to add one additional name to the list of potential attendees. As Ms. Palin claimed in her speech that de-regulation and lower taxes would end the financial crisis, it would be useful to invite Paul Krugman. From a recent interview with Rachel Maddow, I gather he isn’t in full support of that economic analysis.
While I’ve not quite matched the reported $300,000 China fee, with public help we might yet reach that level and Ms. Palin won’t have to travel across the world to attend. Best of all for her, the visibility and good will should be priceless. As I said before a win-win and tres cool.
Ken Morris
http://www.financialthrillers.com
Author: Man in the Middle (Best Mystery of 2003)
Author: The Deadly Trade (“Too good to miss!” Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Probably not!
Ditto – there is also no $$$ in it for her.
Is there any thing that can be done about this Supreme Court ruling coming up?? I don’t want our Democracy for sale any more then it already is and I don’t care which side of the fence we’re talking about here. They should either the use public funds, raise money from constituents or let their party headquarters raise money for them. Enough with big corporations already. Why should they get two votes in an election when the rest of us only get one.
But, I would love to see it happen. Hehehe….evil laugh.
There is no way she would ever agree to that dinner with that line up. She is too cowardly, she prefers to make statements then leave without having to excercise her grey matter enough to formulate a response to any questions. Its a great idea, and a worthy cause, but Scarah Failin will never fall for it.
she’s not worth the money.
Yeah, but I love the guy anyway!
This is so fabulous. How can she turn it down in good conscience? (All right, all right, I know that she doesn’t have much of a conscience, but still. It is for charity.) I’m not sure that I would want Rush to be there though, he is such a big mouth slob, I can see him dominating the conversation for four hours. Did anyone see him on Leno? Yuck. Jay kept trying to engage Rush in actual dialog and Rush kept blabbing on and on ignoring the points that Jay brought up. It was painful to watch.
Good for Keith Olbermann and Paul Kruger.
Sarah wants to show us her smartness. Speak to the American people one on one. No hiding in other people’s writing.
Yes make her come and speak to the American people. Why even go to HongKong to preach about economy? Why can’t she say it here.
De-regulation and lowering taxes for the rich is the Bush economics and Accounting. That is what let this country in the deficit.
I badly want to hear her answer and elaborate further on her statement.
#3 Shadow’s Heart Says:
I’m with you, Shadow’s Heart. This just makes me sick. We’re already the United States of Corporate America. What can we do?
Wow, impressive, the challenge is on. If this gets press, the pressure could be on. If she doesn’t do this, it will look like she can’t handle it, that she can’t stand on her own two feet. This will be interesting. It all sounds fair to me. I imagine her handlers are scrambling for a plausible get out of dinner/talk excuse asap. heh.
When was the last time we heard from Meg?
Well there has to be something we can do even if its just voicing our opinion to these judges. Do any of us really want to see the likes of Sarah Palin and the base of the Christan lunatic fringe in power?? Do we really want to live in Biblical Theocracy?? They may be looney but they have a lot of money and many of the heads of corporations, banks and insurance companies belong the cult “The Family”. They are not without resources and this makes them down right dangerous to the rest of us.
My take, She is a coward and knows that she had no ideas of her own so she won’t take the bait.
On a similar note, one thing that Palin said (in a brief exchange with the AP at the airport) really bothers me and actually makes me angry.
The reporter asked her if she was concerned how her speaking engagement would be viewed at home. She stated that she isn’t concerned because American’s and Main Street love the opportunity to be represented in other countries.
Say What? She is a private citizen and she does NOT represent the USA.
She doesn’t represent a district, a state, a country, a township, a nation…
nada….nothing!!!!!! As a private citizen paid to speak in Hong Kong, she represents her own interests and that’ all.
Yet, Palin seems to to have the misguided notion that she is a representative of the United States and it’s people. She is NOT an elected official. Well, she was until she walked out on the job that she was sworn in to uphold, and she does not, IN ANY WAY, represent America or Main Street USA.
This really makes me angry and I think she needs to be called out on this.
She may, if she is allowed to choose the charity.
We all know that charity begins at home. That 200,000$ would go a long way to clear up those ethics violation debts.
And why is the right not screaming about her criticism of our President in a foreign country? HYPOCRITES! That remark will come back to haunt her if she runs for president.
This is almost too good to be true! She says yes, we all know how that conversation would go- Sarah not doing much talking, as she can’t; if she says no, she’s turned down $200K for a cause she professes to be in such strong support of (or was that only when Track was in Iraq?). As a bonus, if she declines, it’s not going to look good come time to start campaigning for 2012.
It will also be interesting to see what her cult says, lol. If they believe she has the goods, surly they think she can handle this and want to see her prove she is their true leader. They are convinced she is the real deal, that she has the answers to America’s problems. Won’t they want her to take on the progressives? To clean our clock? I’m sure they have some Barbarian story for how she is Joan of Ark, or whatever, lol. Will they cower and want her to stay safely behind ghostwritten speeches? Treat her with kid gloves?
What do you suppose they will say?
Shaddows Heart, I’m not sure there is anything that can be done. Judges can’t be swayed by public concern. They have to rule by law. We have to hope they will rule to keep in place the current law. We also have to hope they are honest and not in someones pocket.
That LUNATIC does not speak for me, my family, friends, neighbors, city, county, state or COUNTRY!! Here or overseas! The sooner the WORLD accepts and acknowledges this, the safer I will feel.
The more I see, the more I read, the more I FEAR.
Pul-leez !! They’ll say it’s beneath her to debate anything with the Liberal MSM, that she really DOES know the right path for the country and we should just TRUST HER to do the right thing speaking up for Main Street America, cuz she really IS one of us, and if the money really IS for Charity, he’ll just give it without any strings attached, such as trying to catch her with “Gotcha ” questions….
@12 Shadow’s Heart Says:
I went to the Supreme Court’s website. No way to contact them except by snail mail. Although we can call the clerk’s office Clerk’s Office: 202-479-3011.
This is so corrupt, the corporations have no contribution limits, yet the personal contrib, amount is still limited. Is that right?
I can’t believe that citizens aren’t up in arms about this Supreme Court decision.
Corporations have been deflecting us from the real issues by using our politicians (which they’ve bought and paid for) to continually throw out red herrings for us to chase.
Corporations already have thier mouths in our politicians ears, we cannot let them dive into thier pockets too!!! Passing this would just be handing our country over to the corporations lock stock and barrel.
There will be no such thing as ‘bribery’. Crooked politicos will rule the roost and true democracy will be a thing of the past.
A history lesson ‘How America was bought and sold’.
she will never do it but i have to say i really like this guy.
Maybe if you go halfies with her on the dough. You know, half to charity, half to her pocket? Money talks to this bimbo. It might make her walk.
She’ll never accept.
Or her handlers will, the money will be paid and then she won’t show up. No refund.
No way can/will she do this!
and remember, she thinks KO is “evil”.
I think SHE is evil, and a real danger to the world!
Is there enough seating for that many people at the Taco Bell?
If Sean Hannity gets invited, perhaps Olbermann could waterboard him right there at the Taco Bell. That way, two charities would benefit.
I’m thinking in addition to contributing to a Veteran’s charity some of the proceeds should be allotted to “The National Buddy Walk.” This should be a charity close to her heart and not controversial. A contribution to any right to life organization is not a good idea. I think refusing to sponsor a large contribution to The Buddy Walk would make her lose face even more so than
refusing to sponsor a contribution to a Veteran’s charity.
Did y’all watch KO’s segment on sarah last night?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/
Craig Crawford says she’ll never run for anything because fame & fortune is more important to her than power.
While it is entertaining to fantasize about this dinner, the answer to the question posed is “NO”. It is clear is that Palin will never get involved in any situation where she might have to answer questions or appear before anyone other than a hand-picked adoring audience.
Mudbug–I was just gonna post that too; maybe 100,000 to charity and 100,000 to HRH, and she might consider it. But probably not.
Trisha–that part of her answer at the airport got me as well–how DARE she say that her statements are representative of anyone other than herself! And she certainly CAN see the future; she made her own future happen by quitting! And she CERTAINLY sees herself in the future as the Presidential candidate, because she thinks God wants her to be President. Someone on Olberman said she’d never run because she wants the title and the power but not the work…..but that didn’t stop her from becoming Mayor and then Governor, both jobs where she loved the title and the power but did everything she could to never do any work.
Considering that HRH would hardly ever meet with the local media (ie “the enemy” apparently) when she was Governor (and then, only if she had staff there to answer any questions for her), her modus operandi appears to be to never meet with opposition or with media unless it is all carefully crafted ahead of time. The only way Katie Couric and Charles “Charlie” Gibson got interviews with her is because the McCain people forced her to. If she had just been allowed to give her set campaign speech she would have been SO much happier and more effective.
She will NEVER meet with those who have expressed openly what a twit they think she is. Even for mucho dinero. (That means “lots of money”, Sarah)
And I don’t think the man should have taken Levi Johnston off the discussion topics.
I’m really not familiar with the workings of Facebook, other than the few readings I have done on Palin’s.
Is there a way to set up an opposition page on there, that would contain her name in order to draw traffic? Her *fans* don’t seem to come to the sites like this, Shannyn’s, Gryphen’s, etc….. but might they check out others on Facebook?
If there was one that drew the crowds to it, it would need to have short bits and pieces as I doubt the mentality of most would stick around long enough to read anything lengthy.
Maybe with enough sound bites, some of her nonsense and lies would sink in with even a few.
Thoughts?
@ 29 lynnrockets: HAHAHA. Now THAT I would LOVE to see!
I agree with everyone else that Palin will never agree to this, no matter what the amount or what the charity – unless she gets the money for herself. We all know that she’s made herself available for the highest bidder but won’t show up for things that don’t line her personal pocket.
Greatgranny2B, that’s a great idea but I don’t know how to do it either. I think you are right, though, that Sarah’s fans won’t go anywhere that doesn’t seem friendly to her. As far as they are concerned, she is the ultimate candidate and the rest of us are too stupid to realize what a gem she is.
*sigh* some things never seem to change with the goofy right-wingers. The thing that is interesting is how many on MSNBC and CNN and even some of the MSM are starting to call her out for her lying quitter ways.
Boy oh boy, I wish she’d have a weak moment and say yes to this dinner and actually show up. He’s pretty much backed her into a corner that she can’t gracefully get herself out of. I love it.
If she meets for dinner (I don’t think she will, especially with that guest lineup), they will have to convince the world (fans included) beyond a doubt that she is not able to remain in politics. They will have to prove ignorance and and that she is a sinner/criminal. She is getting too much attention,; she probably loves all of this. Either stop giving her this publicity or go all out and settle this once and for all. If she turns this to her benefit somehow, we are doomed, she will be around forever.
I love the idea of Ken Morris offering big time money to the Veterans Organization in return for the no-holds barred on-the-record dinner with Sarah. I remember early in her VP campaign that she kept repeating her key slogans, “I said Thanks but No Thanks” and “I put it on Ebay.” Keith Olbermann kept correcting the misstatements, but Sarah kept it up. So, Keith offered to donate $1,000. to a charity every time that Sarah continued to misspeak.
I suggest forwarding Ken Morris’ letter to Keith with the suggestion that Keith weigh in with a matching donation in return for a seat at the table. If he promotes it on Countdown, it will get both laughs and attention, another win-win.
sarah’s not going to be able to keep up this facade forever. she will eventually be the mistress of her own undoing. jmo.
I agree, there is absolutely no way she will accept this invitation unless she gets to call the shots and prepare and study and practice for ALL responses.
If by some miracle she did accept, I would suggest she be checked for ‘earbugs’, so no one can be feeding her the correct responses.
Or at least have scramblers in use, so any attempts to feed her lines could be blocked.
I don’t think she’ll do it either. She’s too intimidated by these people. She can’t handle discourse – only fawning by her slobbering base.
Did y’all read the newsminer’s apology?
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/sep/23/apology-sarah-palin/?opinion
31 GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble Says:
September 25th, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Did y’all watch KO’s segment on sarah last night?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/
Craig Crawford says she’ll never run for anything because fame & fortune is more important to her than power.
Also Craig Crawford said he does not think she will ever run for president because she does not want to be scrutinized
She won’t accept. No way, no how. Deep down she knows she has no clue about anything. She knows she has no ideas or solutions of her own. She knows she needs her handlers and her speech writers. She knows she can’t handle any real debate with no pre-screening.
Sarah Palin is a loud, obnoxious, know-nothing.
If she wants to run in 2012 – go ahead. There’s plenty of evidence to debunk any “credibility” she thinks she has.
GA Peach,
It didn’t sound very contrite to me.
Thanks for the link to KO’s segment last night. I agree with Craig Crawford’s analysis of Palin – she won’t run for office because she doesn’t like to be boxed in by pesky rules. She keeps spouting about how she doesn’t “need a title” to get things done.
It will be interesting to see just how much she can get done. My guess? Lots of talk and hot air, no real substance.
With 3 other far right blowhards at the table, Palin will just let them answer the questions, after all, she doesn’t have a brain.
Sarah Palin loves to represent Main Street. I’ll try to go down a street I used to live on in U.S. main street. There were condos, with pensioners, a few teachers, an accountant, a nurse, one income homes, with kids in the army, a contracter, and a few blocks away, a trailer park……on west side of the street, it was a mix of all different people, farmer, manager of a bank, hospice workers, K-Mart clerks, etc. and many mill workers.
They didn’t get paid 6 digit $$ to speak for 90 minutes. The mill laid off a third of it’s employees. No health care. A lot of stress. The rest of small businesses were hurting, or folded. Teachers were laid off, people left. No free trips for them and kids anywhere. No per diem. Just people getting up at the crack of dawn for $10, $20, maybe $30 an hour. Having to do it all over again tomorrow. No assurances. No book deals, no quitting, especially no quitting. These people knew their families were depending on them. And, the community. Those who were homeless, druggies, physically disabled, depended on the good will of Main Street. When someone’s house burned down, or any tragedy, the community was there.
They don’t seem to care if their faces are on CNN. Nor in a magazine, or across the newspapers. But, Main Streeters are the backbone of America. T
Why would SP who represents no one, think she has solutions for banking agents, investers? Is she planning to sell Main Street? Or throw it under her bus?
#44 @Irishgirl
GA Peach,
It didn’t sound very contrite to me.
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Me, either, Irishgirl. Tres snarky re-emphasizing “A broad in Asia” lol.
Agree with those who are appalled at Miss Sarah’s concept that she is ‘representing main street america’. This started with her thinking that she
represented all alaskans and has continued with her obnoxious playing on the ‘alaskan mystique’ factor which as a long time resident of alaska really bothers me, it’s just so wrong on so many levels. But after her VP run it does follow that she should extrapolate that attitude to the entire ‘main street usa’.
Creepy.
This would be great, but it will never happen. She couldn’t even handle herself with Katie Couric, (or any of the others that tried to interview her.) Even for that interview, she couldn’t be bothered to “study” or prepare in any way. She knows she made a fool of herself then and wouldn’t dare to make the same mistake again. As for doing it for charity? I think she’s superficial at best in that department. Better just to spread the word of the offer if only to emphasize once again that there’s really just nothing there.
I agree she’ll never do this, but it would be great to keep this in the news cycle for awhile just to keep her and/or her handlers busy trying to ignore, spin, come up with excuses, etc. Hats off to Mr. Morris!
@GreatGrandma2B
Facebook has a handful of anti-Palin groups, one of which I belong to, but none of them are organized by anyone that is actually trying to refute her lies or expose her record in AK.
It’s a good idea though and I think anyone could start one, it would just be a matter of not representing yourself as Palin. It would attract alot of nasty attention I imagine and it would be a stomach churning task to moderate it.
Every time I see the caption of this thread I keep hearing a voice say I’ll take “People I’d rather not dine with” for $200,000 Alex. And then hearing the Jeopardy music in the background waiting for Sarah’s answer.
I agree that she would never accept this offer. But she might be tempted if the money was for her. So this would be a great way to put her in a bind. Wait till she’s said no, then offer to pay her for the dinner. She couldn’t say yes even if she wanted to without showing herself to be the $arah we know her to be.
Palin is not going to run for Pres – she’s lazy and has too many skeletons in her closet. If she thinks the digging was bad when she ran for VP – well watch out Snotty Sarah – it will be a whole lot worse!
Can’t wait to see the outcome of this – good for them!
As much as I would like to see her accept – don’t believe she would put her in that position. She’d rather be the cheerleader /spokesperson spouting talking points than to have an honest discussion relaying her OWN thoughts and opinions.
Not sure if XGino actually HAS a personal viewpoint because that would mean she had an interest in something – did a little research to learn about it – both pro & con – and weighed the sides. I don’t see this in her character, she’d rather hide behind someone else’s words without being accountable.
Maybe Hollywood could write this as a reality show -
“Ask the politician” or “political hot seat”
– not just 10 second sound bites
If XGino received her Governors salary while campaigning — did the RNC also pay her? Other than clothes, hotels, food, etc.
The new Republican mantra is to close all speeches to the media. Total control of all info. Whether it’s pure lies, or just the usual sound bites, total control. So there is no way Sarah would do dinner for any amount, or charity, if she and her handlers didn’t have total control.
This is a party-deep tactic the Conservatives have embraced and we have to make them pay for it. We have to turn this against them, and make them look like buffoons for doing it. Pull a page from their book and use it against them.
There is one problem.
Giving her too much free publicity.
Like Paris Hilton,
No such thing as bad publicity for a publicity hog with lipstick.
As Cicero said, Politicians are exceted not born.
Self promotion with no shame.
Thanks for the input on Facebook. I agree, it would take a great deal of fortitude to put up with responses – I can barely stand to read the odds and ends on other blogs that are from her fans. It would be ideal if one could simply post but not take any responses – then there wouldn’t be the nasties to contend with.
Sooner or later, she’ll do herself in. I hope something positive comes out of the APOC hearings. I also saw the article yesterday on the Permanent Fund and its 18% decrease. There were quite a few negative comments regarding her involvement in it and passing out the extra checks.
Palin has already said Keith Olbermann is evil. To her and her base of fellow irrational fanatics, all liberals are evil, and no other justification is needed for her to shun any and all conversations with liberals. Evil is to be defeated, and to compromise with Evil is to become Evil. By not falling for Morris’ evil trick to lure her into such a conversation, she will reinforce the bond with her irrational base. You don’t talk to Evil.
To those in the political sub-culture where Katie Couric’s simple, conversational question, “What do you read?” is accepted as proof of liberal media bias against their Precious Sarah (Martyr Barbie?), any further media demonstration of her ineptitude, well-rounded ignorance, and inability to rationally support her own positions would only serve to galvanize their loyalty to her and their opposition to the evil liberals who again subjected The Anointed One to bias and ridicule. It would also reinforce, in the minds of the rational, Palin’s ineptitude, well-rounded ignorance, and inability to rationally support her own positions with anything more substantive than the discredited ideology of Ronald Reagan. The good will of benefiting a charity helping Veterans is not enough to offset the lost book sales and speaking invitations that depend on her appearing politically viable for 2012.
Morris’ offer is one to which Princess Caribou actually must say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” The illusion that Palin 2.0 is magically something more than a repackaged Miss Wasilla is worth a lot of $, and while the $ are rolling in, she will neither be seen nor heard from except through the filters of a carefully managed illusion machine. You don’t, after all, drive the The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby to work. It’s just for show.
With all due respect to all of the women who read and post on this site, and with no insults intended, I am of the opinion that Sarah Palin lacks the balls to do the difficult things in life. She has no courage. She likes to throw up on people but then she tucks and runs instead of facing the music.
As with many other parts of her life, in the world of big time politics, Sarah Palin is a loser and a failure.
56 jammer5 Says: September 25th, 2009 at 9:28 AM
The new Republican mantra is to close all speeches to the media. Total control of all info. Whether it’s pure lies, or just the usual sound bites, total control. So there is no way Sarah would do dinner for any amount, or charity, if she and her handlers didn’t have total control.
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You are absolutely correct.
The control which the current Republican leadership (pardon me while I throw up here) attempts to cast upon all things is reminiscent of the acts of the USSR Politiburo. Perhaps that is why some now call the Republican Party the Grumpy Old Politiburo.
It’s un-American, I tell ya. Un-American.
Despite all of the bravado about Sarah’s supreme self-confidence, I am betting that is one very insecure little girl inside, still replaying the Beauty Pageant among other events in her life. She is proud to represent Alaska and Main Street, the way that each contestant represents her home state. And the prize is the title of Miss American (or whatever). She used to hold an office; she was not titled.
Sarah has been sheltered from being asked any questions at all when it was clear how badly she handled the Gibson and Couric interviews. She didn’t prepare, and she couldn’t bluff, not at that national level. People who seek an important position in government do make the rounds of the Sunday talk shows, not just the friendly folks at Fox.
The fact that there was supposed to be no press at the Hong Kong, and that her handlers kept her sequestered in the Hyatt instead of sightseeing shows that Sarah still cannot handle an interview or unscripted conversation. We have that dreadful tape of her and Todd leaving Hong Kong after three fun filled days. She sounds as if she is in Panic Mode when talking to the reporter– no complete sentences, thinks in disjointed phrases, couldn’t wait to get away from that nosy reporter.
I am willing to bet that one of the paragraphs in Sarah’s contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau stipulates “No Press” and “any questions asked of Mrs. Palin must be submitted in writing 24 hours before any speech.” (Just my guess at the wording). I think she might have canceled some of those other events when she discovered that there would be media access or that someone might actually talk to her. She does not call for a press conference; she hides behind a ghost-written face book post. We can be sure that when Murdoch launches the Palin book tour, it will be show on Fox and written up in his papers.
In conclusion, the odds of Sarah having to sit through an unscripted dinner with inquiring minds, not matter how much money is on the table, is pretty much not going to happen. She will eat with her new BFF, a woman who appeared almost as tongue-tied as Sarah in the little video we saw of her. And the thought of having to answer direct questions may just throw Sarah into a panic. Go ahead, raise the ante, we will all offer matching funds, but she will not go anyplace where she does not have 100% control, because deep down inside, she is really scared. You can only fool all of the people some of the time, and her time is almost up.
Shadow’s Heart – hysterical! Now how do I get the Jeopardy theme song to stop?
Who would take top spot as the least likely dinner partner….Katie Couric, one of the Alaskan bloggers or the evil KO?
@sauerkrat, no insult taken and I fully agree.
I think at this stage..and I am probably wrong, just hoping that I am right, her speech in Hong Kong was basically very boring. The only reason that people are going to ask her to speak is because they get media attention. It’s a form of advertising. She is the loon that everyone wants to have on their show.
But if she keeps up speeches like this, people will get very tired of her. There is nothing new there and she doesn’t even have a sense of humour.
#62 Good post Mae, you’re probably right on the money. It almost makes me feel a little sorry for her, but nah. She’s spewed too much hate for me to give her any sympathy. All I have to do is remember the hate fests at her rallies & her little smirk when she had people so whipped up that Barack Obama might have been torn limb from limb if he would have been there. I will never forget that. I have enough confidence in my country that I firmly believe she will never hold a national office. Of course GWB was elected twice (sort of). If the unthinkable should happen I’m very serious in that I would leave the country of my birth and probably live out the rest of my days on foreign soil.
Mae Lewis, well said.
Also too,
Does this offer include a new wardrobe for Palin? First of all, she needs it and a stylist.* Secondly, she won’t do it unless there is money (or goods) on the table for her own consumption.
*What the heck was that rats nest of a hairdo at the airport? Geez, spare us the nasty back of the head shots. Comb much?
I would encourage everyone to respond to the Huff Post article. I joined today, it wasn’t too hard.
Scarah reminds me of Wiley E. Coyote…always up to something, but getting smashed in the end…never wins.
AKM’s HuffPo article has been linked to NYC Craigs List —
way to go AKM !!
Well said, Desert Mudpup @ 59. Very true, I believe.
KO’s Scarah piece was great. He is now trying his hand (voice) at Scarah impersonations, though I don’t see a bbbbbbbbbumpit in his future.
The #3 video was excellent as well and KO ripped into Bleck’s interpretation of the constitution. Priceless!
#62 mae
Love your comments especially the Emily Post issues regarding “Dinner with $arah”….quite funny.
I think you’ll have to give her a few months to think about the offer. Right now her head is so huge from all that fancy pageant walkin’ and talkin’ that her head won’t get through any doorways.
Am I the only one that thinks MSNBC needs to replace Pat Buchannan?
@Phoebe, no, you’re not alone. I have written to MSNBC complaining about Pat Buchanan several times–most recently when he advised Todd to drown Levi Johnston. Pat Buchanan has been a racist for years and years.
Even if Sarah weren’t POTUS, if the RepoTaliban win the WH she could become Secretary or Education, or EPA, Surgeon General would be a fun position for her, she’s a expert in that field.
Good on Mr. Morris for hanging in there, this should be happening to all the Republicans who spout nonsense and lies.
phoebe Says:
September 25th, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Am I the only one that thinks MSNBC needs to replace Pat Buchannan?
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OMG — YES !!!!!!!!
I quit watching Morning Joe because I thought I was watching the Fox News channel !
Scarborough and Buchanan have got to go !
OK, she made $300,000 for this “speech” (reportedly) – anyone think it will show up on her tax returns for 2009 ??
Or, since she earned it “out of the country” – in her book, it’s probably non-taxable income.
Think her church will see 10 % of it, also ?
I wonder if H & R Block of Wasilla will prepare her return again this year?
NY Dem #78 She won’t report her fee as income for 2009, because the check came in the mail and she doesn’t plan to open the envelope until next year- like her “gifts”.
I turn the volume down when Pat Buchanan spews his bias, racist rant. Chris Matthews has him on waaaaaaaaaaaay too much!! Yuck!
#29 Lynrockets LOL and they could waterboard palin right along with him since she seems to go along with what he says.
Palin in no way represents main street America no way no how.Main street does not want an AmericanTaliban taking over our government and that is Palin and her friends Idea.JMO
Would have to make it that she has to show up or it is null and void ,that way she can’t get out of it. The dinner I mean
Maybe I didn’t hear Sarah correctly, with that nasal voice it is hard to tell. Did she say that she represents Main Street or Mean Streets?
RE: Pat Buchanan – He is just awful, isn’t he? Unfortunately, he has a contract with MSNBC as a political analyst and they are required to give him a certain number of appearances on the shows. I also turn the television down when he is on.
He wrote a book a few years back (can’t remember the title), but he basically blamed Churchill for Hitler’s actions, saying Hitler didn’t want war but Churchill pushed for.
Buchanan is a racist, anti-Semitic, loves Palin, and is a typical old white southern dixiecrat. His sister Bay is also awful! She converted from Catholicism to Mormonism, is a big fan of Beck and others on Fox. She has some sort of organization with Tom Tancredo and they are always down on Obama, democrats, and especially Hispanics and other immigrants.
Personally I just wish all mention of the Palin name ceased and she could just fade to the background and entertain herself some other way. Like get a job flipping burgers or something.
I agree with other readers and viewers of this blog. I am sick of hearing
about Palin. She is a has been since the election. We are a sick bunch
of citizens of this great country when we waste any mental thoughts
on a cheap prostitute like Sarah Palin. Let’s stand behind our elected
President Obama and do good things for our great nation…The United
States of America.
Forget the Hillbillies from Wasila, Alaska!!
Dear Mr. Morris:
As a fellow Cal alumna, I trust you are sufficiently contrarian to entertain an alternate notion, should Ms. P continue to ice you out on your recent generous offer to a) raise a gut load of dough for a deserving charity; and b) further your personal political agenda of forcing recalcitrant dogmatic Americans to gather around the same table to listen to each other for a change, instead of acting like barking junk yard dogs.
A position which, as you well know, I heartily admire and endorse.
So here it goes: Palin don’t pay you no mind?
Cart your sack load of pennies right to the top and make the same sort of challenge to Obama. (Whom I voted for, and therefore carry the responsibility to hold his feet to the fire as well.) $200,000 for a dinner wherein he sits down (without preconditions) with a star studded array of Conservative commentators and takes the time to discuss Health Care Reform, eye to eye, cheek to cheek.
Instead of hiding out in such Liberal safe-houses as the Letterman Show.
I voted for this man, in large part, because of his communication skills. He promised to sit down with The Enemy and deal with them without preconditions. So. . .he does this with foreign leaders but doesn’t have the moxie to take on domestic Conservatives in the same manner?
He should have at least gone on Cavuto to explain and persuade.
I just know you can make him see the light. Challenge him to a White House Beergarten with the Conservatives, much like he did with the Gates affair.
Go Bears!
PS — I’ll bring the bongos!