Palin on "Media Games," Campaign's Collapse

The Today show aired another part of Matt Lauer's interview with Alaska Governor and Sarah Palin. This one includes Lauer asking about Palin's infamous interview with Katie Couric and whether she think President-elect Obama can handle the crisis in Iraq. Yesterday's interview (video after the jump) had Palin discussing the rumors about the $150,000 wardrobe and why the McCain-Palin ticket lost, "I think the economic collapse had a heckuva lot more to do with the campaign's collapse than me personally."

Lauer also asked her if she would go for Ted Stevens's Senate seat, in case the convicted Senator wins his re-election (there's a recount, since Stevens leads by 3,000-some votes but there are still 90,000 votes to be counted), and she said she thinks Alaska would want her to be governor. On the Tonight Show, John McCain defended Palin, "I'm so proud of her and I'm very grateful she agreed to run with me. She inspired people, she still does. I couldn't be happier with Sarah Palin."

The previously media-shy (or extremely over-managed) Republican vice presidential candidate has been talking up a storm in the wake of the election: She has given a number of interviews--with the Anchorage Daily News (part 1, parts 2 & 3) and Fox News' Greta Van Susteren (read the interview here, you can see clips here)--and will even give a news conference while in Miami for the Republican Governors Association meeting.

As for 2012, she told Van Susteren, "I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door. And if there is an open door in '12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plow through that door." In other words, doors, you are warned!

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By Jen Chung in News on November 12, 2008 10:53 AM

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savedbyzero

To #4, 9, 24 & 25:

Indeed. Thank you.

NannyState

The only door I could see her "plowing through" is a garage door.

Future Taliban

When will the American voter finally get a chance to see the REAL Sarah Palin?

And by 'real' I mean buck naked and spread out on a polarbear fur.

Amanda Harletsch

#23: perhaps you understand "maverick" better

zodak

all i want to know is: when is she going to be in maxim?

Jen S

Let the chucklehead run in 2012, embarrass herself, her family, her state some more, then go hide in an ice cave with a frozen mastodon.

mabsooti

If previous interview made Palin look square and a bit brain dull, this one didn't help improve that. She is annoyed with a question about her literary preferences. "I read the same things in Alaska that people read in the lower 48." Is she trying to say that everyone everywhere has the same reading interests. That's just stupid. I'm sorry.

Spirit of 76

How ironic that the woman who doesn't follow the media and doesn't like the media is chatting up a storm with them.

If a door opens for her, I hope it's a trapdoor.

Rocknrope

Republicans have "unilateralism" disguised as all fronts of individuality as the directive value of their ideology.

What does this even mean?

handsomedevil

Heh, Jen, I heard Andy Borowitz make the exact same joke about Hillary about 3 years ago, on Charlie Rose.

Jen Chung

On Real Time with Bill Maher, Paul Begala said something like "60% of Republicans want her to run in 2012 and 100% of Democrats want her to run, too."

Amanda Harletsch

Republicans have "unilateralism" disguised as all fronts of individuality as the directive value of their ideology. Why would they accept that by giving in to the "whatever means to maintain power" type of politics would be against all limits of decency. specially when all proposals borderline in proven failed policies and appealing to absurdity... Yeah Call me Ultra Liberal as the other extreme of characters like Mego. It works for those (in a moderate, very moderate mind) that dare to compare Hillary Clinton with Palin . FACIL, tres Facil for some... I'm no useful idiot for the intellectual lazy.

Rocknrope

Have you all heard that joke - what's the difference between Palin's mouth and her vagina?

babyhitler

why isn't anybody asking "why aren't you governing alaska and taking care of your kids bitch?" Seriously, If I were an alaskan I'd be pissed off. How is she able to do any of that when she's jetsetting to give interviews?

kapusta

for JRod5417...Palin's daughter's door got plowed through good and true...

JRod5417

Here's a good question: If she is looking for an open door in 4 to 12 years, why would she need to plow through a door? Please, discuss amongst yourselves.

Mr Mel

McCain just wont admit that he screwed up. She was never vetted properly. The American people aren't that dumb that they couldn't see through an under-qualified beauty school dropout. It happened for the best anyway, because he would have been a disastrous president.

kapusta

"I'm like, OK " " God" ", if there's an open door somewhere...".

apparently her "God" has opened a door for her son to slaughter children in Iraq or even allowed her daughter to be raped.

i'm going out on a limb here and say her "God" doesn't exist.

handsomedevil

No, no, because, uh you know I I'm sure that some of my impatience showed through in that uh, in that interview um I think it also showed though that certainly as a Washington outsider and as somebody not um not uh one to just uh, I guess, kind of, play even the, the campaigning media game that is played in in in um just um repeating perhaps memorized lines in a, in an interview - that's not me, I..

blkiznewprez

bye bye, caribou barbie. don't let the door hit you on the way out to go shoot at polar bears and deter raped women from getting justice by charging them tons of money for their rape kits!

ed_Extinct

"I'm like, OMG [sic], if there is an open door for me somewhere...

Is this woman a redneck or a valley girl?

Guest

Let's fight fire with fire and employ a tactic Republican use when they don't get their way: Propose a Constitutional amendment that specifically prevents Sarah Palin from running for President.

Dirk

Someone should inform Palin that the campaign is over and she should STFU.

TimSPC

The Republican strategy on her post-election image has been flawlessly run. They've set her up as the outsider, a conservative Republican who battles the Washington insiders who run the party. She's going to run again as an outsider candidate against her own party, claiming to espouse its true values. Brilliant maneuvering.

Felix Hoenikker

Scarier than Palin are her supporters.

Steven

She will have to more her ideas towards the middle if she wants to have any kind of platform for 2012.

Rocknrope

Am I the only one who cringes when I hear politicians say things like "If God wills it..." or "this is what I pray for..."?

r1b2

4 years from now, hopefully, if there's a lord in heaven, she'll be a distant memory, a punchline. 20 years from now we'll say "Hey, remember the broad with the decent legs and 50s hairstyle and the kitschy homespun lexicon that was actually a candidate for VP? What a hoot!" In the word of another candidate, Move On! Madam, your 15+ minutes are now over.

r1b2

4 years from now, hopefully, if there's a lord in heaven, she'll be a distant memory, a punchline. 20 years form now we'll say "Hey, rmember the broad with the decent legs and 50s hairstyle that was actually a candidate for VP? What a hoot!" In the word of another candidate, Move On! Madam, your 15+ minutes are now over.

sinisterteashop

Palin's got her eye on a new prize.

Can you say, Senator Palin of Alaska?

Papercutninja

Ok. Enough is enough. Putting her as a VP candidate was hilarious and we all had our fun with it. Can we move on and never talk about her ever again?