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Hey Sar-Sar, megalomania isn't on of your strong points. It can't possibly be everyone else's fault but yours.

Yeah, it does say a lot about our society...
It says our society figured out that Palin is a nitwit.

It amazes me how many posters on this site call Gov Palin an "idiot" or a "moron" or wish she would "just go away" or is "an insult to hard working, strong women." To those posters, I ask, "Can you be a mayor and run a town? Can you be a governor and run a state/ If you did, would your approval ratings be sky high as are Palin's? Could you be chosen as a candidate for the second highest office in the US? Are Obama's 2 yrs in the Senate enough to qualify him in your mind to be Pres?" It truly amazes me how many self important, pompous, "Know it alls" post on this site and love to keep up the hate- amazing but oh so sad!

Blame everybody else but yourself. I don't mind her conservative principals, that's her right. But no one, not the McCain camp, the media, etc, told her to say that because she can see Russia, that gives her foreign policy experience. The Gibson interview, granted, Charlie was not 100% professional. But Katie Couric, she didn't throw her any curveballs, and asked questions based on the answers Gov Palin gave her.

So, having never made a trip overseas, or met with foreign leaders, made her qualifed to be VP. Granted, Obama experience was a little lacking as well, but at least he had some federal experience. She's the governor of the "largest" state (said Guliani), but failed to say that state only has aout 800K people. Let's see, Pres Bush led a state with 32 million people. He did a great job...........:-). I just wish she (and others) would stop the blaming game. She just wasn't ready for the national stage and McCain should have realized that.

Why is she still in the news?? Seriously, it's her own fault that she faltered in the "softball" interview with Couric. Further, if SNL offended her so much, why did she go on the show later?

It is such a relief that she will be no where near the leadership of our country.

Sarah,

Are you not now exploiting them to try to remain relevant? Would this be news if Tina Fey and Katie Couric weren't part of the story?

it was a symbiotic relationship. You used them and they used you. Unfortunately, in the battle of wits you lost. Quit whining. Brush up on your knowledge of what the administrative branch of gov't really does, and if you feel like it, try again in 3 years. But till then. Quit whining.

Caribou B., the correct answer is, the world does not revolve around YOU! High time for you to just go back to your little corner of the world and shut up. You fell on you face through your own mis-steps, mis-statements and your inflated hyper-ambition. The position you find yourself in today is of your own making. Live with it.

@katheman January 8th, 2009 4:00 pm ET

Funny…. I never heard anyone from the media go after Obama's family. Oh wait, that's right – he's a Democrat.

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Then you weren't paying attention – his father, his mother, his grandmother, etc.

If you are talking about his children, then I guess you're right, though I think it has more to do with them being 7 & 11 and have not done anything newsowrthy except want a puppy, and I do believe that's been amply covered.

I think the real problem was not with the interviewer (Couric), but the interviewee (Palin), who finally had someone really ask her what she was all about . Alaska is definitely not the lower 48 when it comes to seeing if someone is really on top of it. The entire state of Alaska has fewer people than the city of Tucson, AZ.

Looking for blame, Madame Governor? Look in the mirror and look at he GOP. The rest of us aren't as easy to fool as we used to be.

so what if she cant remember the name of a magazine?
and to those who make fun of her for lashing out at those who make fun of her children's mistakes, how would YOU feel about the mistakes of YOUR children being made fun of in the national limelight? think about that. and as for her grammar, just look at some of these posts. talk about poor grammar, myself included. lmao. just remember, she was ASKED to be the vp candidate. and as for the interviews, im sure she was asked to do those also. and as governor of alaska, she could have done a worse job. and if you're tired of hearing about her, why did you bother to read the article to begin with? time to just lay off her and give it a rest.

I can not believe that people are so, self center that they write such hateful things, do they all think that they are better than her and everyone else who is not like them? What job do they hold? What makes them think that they can do a better job. Perhaps they don't have a life because they are constantly on the computer making comments trying to make themselves feel better about themselves so they cut down other people. This is my 1st time responding to such stories only because I can not believe all the hate that goes on in this world. Gret you don't like her, so what, just leave it all alone. No you have to try and keep it going by responding. So in true fact, all of you that what this to go away. Why don't you SHUT_UP

Oh, MY GOD.... this mental patient WOMAN is taking credit for her own retarded interviews with Katie Couric and the fact that her OWN actions became the COMEDIC HIT of the century!!!! LOL. I mean Jesus, you don't have to be a brain scientist to know this woman is nothing but a JOKE on all levels and continues to prove her own STUPIDITY!! It's truly unbelievable.

Viewers only watched the show because they could not believe someone is this IGNORANT and STUCK ON STUPID as Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin is truly the gift that keeps giving no doubt. She must love that fact that everyone views her as a nothing more than a joke and a complete idiot!!!

The responses to this article clearly show how immature, ridiculously-contemptuous, and intellectually-devoid our society has become. Bravo.

JUST the person we needed to represent U.S. on the World Stage....What an opportunity missed!@#?

"Caribou Barbie" just cannot seem to avoid the media spotlight. I wonder if she keeps one eye winking while the other scans the Alaskan wilderness for the lastest kill with her hunting rifle, or it pans the area for a news camera so she can let that big tonque-wagging mouth of hers open up in her quasi North Dakota / Canadian accent, where she can voice her lastest opinions and complaints–just to keep America honest. Sorry Sister Sarah, don't need 'cha and don't wish to hear 'ya, gosh darn it. Have we had enough of you as a lone voice crying in the Alaskan wilderness, YOU BETCHA!

This is your ego on overdrive....

Sarah Palin's image was sullied because of her lack of knowledge about important events and basic geography facts that she should have known. She certainly is not an astute person and falls far below the intelligence demonstarted by Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. She is definitely not ready for senator of president! Can you just imagine? Oh my! Her ambition precedes her abilities by far.

David

hey, palin..talk about how the investigation intothe drug delin mom in law ( well not mom in law cuse your daughter is still unwed..this long after that election)) was put off till after the election..or talk about your own incomptenece as being the issue..stop whining about how you were perfect and evryone else is wrong. ms coric asking what magazines you read is not gotcha journalism.your inabilty to answer that and blaming it on other is so pathetic... poor poor sarah...

I have to admit – Palin has made politics so entertaining. I could almost sympathesize with her re. the Couric interviews – she was a bit condenscending and maybe that caught her off-guard – but the Tina Fey thing is ridiculous. SNL has been lampooning political candidates since they started – and she freakin' willingly appeared on the show right next to Tina!!! Come on though, you know we all love reading about her. I'm just waiting for the moment when she shaves her head and attacks a car with an umbrella.

Sarah Palin is nothing but a train wreck. Katie Couric & Tina Fey did not even have to make up material to use in THEIR JOBS. Katie simply gave an interview that a person with any intelligence could do. Furthermore, Palin was running for the second highest office in the nation, I seriously doubt that when it comes to making decisions for our country, the questions are going to be as easy as what type of media outlet she reads. As for Tina Fey, she is a comedian. Her job is to make jokes. What's sad is that Sarah was "Naturally" the joke. There wasn't any "making up" to do. Instead of running our country, she needs to figure out how to run her household so that her teenaged daughter doesn't get knocked up and drop out of school, her husband doesn't practically run her office, and her "special interests" doesn't get people who don't bend to her will fired. Oops, I forgot that she also needs to teach her youngest daughter manners so that she doesn't flip the bird during a photo op. As for a Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Palin comparison, that's like comparing the local soup kitchen to the Chef's table at the Four Seasons so I will not even try.

Palin is right in being upset about the sarcasm targeted at her daughter. Please, keep the children out of the dirty political mess.
Obviously she is not a very intelligent person. Did we not have some VPs who were categorized as that not too long ago?
Her English is not the best. How about some of our VPs and even Ps who are discredited with some laughable grammatical mistakes?
The problem with Palin was that she was thrust into a situation she was not prepared for. To her credit she tried hard and genuinely to cope -up with; and failed. It was McCain’s fault to select her as a VP candidate and then to not prepare her for the onslaught and media glare adequately. If Palin had been intelligent she would have turned the offer down.

Palin had tough words for Fey and Couric….Lady please go look out of your window @Russia ….Tough words… you could not answer simple ?s and you are pointing fingers @ Fey and Couric***Yea Palin Blame everyone for your Big Head and No Brain ***after it didn’t go well the first day, why were we going to go back for more***oing back for more was not a wise decision either***It was not a wise decision for Senator McCain to make you his running mate …..he was was soooo sure he could get HRC Women Supporters…Sorry Palin you are no Hillary ….Now stop with the silly season …….maybe you can team up with Joe the Fake Plumber in 2012 — Ya BETCHA!!!

Hello my liberal/progressive friends. Like it or not, Sarah will be back much stronger. She may even be your next president. I suspect you hate her so much because you are afraid of her.

Considering that she volunteered to go on SNL despite Tina Fey's caricature, and that one of the sketches practically quoted her, I don't see how SNL took advantage of her.

it's the media's fault this idiot is still in the news!!

God Bless President Obama, VP Biden and the First Families!!

God Bless America!

Ugly liberal women still spewing their venom over attractive, successful Sarah Palin.
Oh yes, let's see what the media has to say about the unqualified, born with a silver spoon, never done a darn thing Caroline Kennedy. A US senator? I think not. Ya know? Ya know??

Who cares how Caroline Kennedy is handled. Somebody tell this retarded B the difference between a senator and vice president! If Caroline Kennedy wants to run for the highest office then I hope she does get asked simple questions like what newspaper she reads. And I bet she doesn't say "all of them" Duurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
Why doesn't Falin go help her husband figure out how to secede Alaska from the United States. Maybe Russia will take them?

Bitter, frigid old hag.

What says even more about our society is that some 47% of our population voted to put this redneck idiot in the Whitehouse! How truly frightening! So Palin is the future of the Republican party? I hope so! That mean that the Reptiles… I mean Republicans have no future! Remember "my friends", the only good conservative is an angry, bitter, unemployed conservative.

Just say no to PALIN!

Palin had tough words for Fey and Couric….Lady please go look out of your window @Russia ….Tough words… you could not answer simple ?s and you are pointing fingers @ Fey and Couric***Yea Palin Blame everyone for your Big Head and No Brain ***after it didn’t go well the first day, why were we going to go back for more***oing back for more was not a wise decision either***It was not a wise decision for Senator McCain to make you his running mate …..he was was soooo sure he could get HRC Women Supporters…Sorry Palin you are no Hillary ….Now stop with the silly season …….maybe you can team up with Joe the Fake Plumber in 2012 — Ya BETCHA!!!

Oh my. Poor Sarah Palin - So many people at fault. So little of it because of littlel ol' me.

@katheman - probably because to star in a circus you need to be a freakshow. If the media didn't tear Obama's family apart it's because he just wasn't interesting ebough in THAT way.

Similarly - you didn't hear much about McCain's family, did you??

Sarah – you seemed perfectly pleased to appear on SNL even though they were dissing you so badly. Have you no self-respect? Evidently not, as you even did that ridiculous turkey-pardoning interview in front of a turkey slaughterhouse. Get a clue, will you??

i agree that america has become a melting pot of smear. Nobody looks at the real qualifications only the fact of how badly they have been mocked, socked, and smacked. I am still trying to figure out how a person becomes president of the US by having carisma. The very things they did smack on Palin about, Abama has the same shortcomings. Go figure.

And yet ANOTHER fifteen minutes. Come on news folks. She will never go away until you stop trotting her out! My first inclination is to tell her to stay in Alaska but I have really good friends up there and they don't deserve that either!

go away

Geez.. will she ever give up? She was the one bad mouthing Obama and Biden, saying some truly hideous lies and distortions. Now she wants to whine about how she is protrayed? Get real Moose Lips. You complain about Tina Fey, and yet the idiot you are, you appear on SNL? She did more for you, than you did for her. She is still loved as a celebrity with brains.

Why doesn't she go over and see the plumber, we all came to realize was a fellow idiot. He was another person who looked like, and acted like, a total dunce.

I'm glad they are both off the charts now. If only they would both shut up and go away.

Does anyone really care about what this woman thinks anymore?

I agree with Sarah in one point, they shouldn't involve her children in any skit . Now pointing out that she is under qualified to hold the position of VP ( 1 heart beat away from the position of president) is another story. She is to blame for putting herself in this position to begin with. She was the talk of the town when she couldn't even complete a sentence, Africa a country, Bridge to nowhere, Racial attacks, Seeing Russia from parts of Alaska and Her winks. Another lame excuse to point fingers when there is 3 pointing right back at you. GET OVER IT : [ NEVER TO BE PRESIDENT SARAH ] !!!

The Republicans should tell this lady to shutup. She is really hurting her party. If this lady is the future of her party, the Dems will be in office for a long time....

What's really illuminating here is Palin's reaction to Couric's question about what newspapers and magazines she reads. She says, “To me the question was more along the lines of, ‘Do you read, what do you guys do up there, what is it that you read?’”

No, you idiot, the point of that question was to find out how you keep informed on current events, national and world affairs. Are you really that dumb? Based on your response and reaction, I guess so. And if the Republican Party feels Palin is their "future," they are simply contributing to the dumbing-down of America. I'm glad I left the Republican Party.

This woman has no one to blame but herself. It was she who was answering the questions, or not answering the questions. It she who brought her pregnant daughter into the picture.

Palin, put your big girl panties and quit complaining! You were running for VP for crying out loud. If you can’t handle a little scrutiny under a microscope, maybe you should reconsider your future political aspirations, why don’cha?

Grow up Sarah, you were willing to be one heart beat away from running the country but you're not willing to have people take jabs at you?? Get a life!!!

It' truly amazing that this trailer park trash keeps in the news constantly.....I guess she must like it, especially when her knocked up daughter who had that baby out of wed-lock, and Palin thinks that good 'ol "levi" is going to be an apprentice electrician.....who is she kidding ??
I don't HIRE electricians (apprentice) who cannot get their G.E.D.
OR get a High School Diploma..... Levi cannot get his GED, because he's got his you know what up her skirt !!

and cannot get his GED because he wouldn't get a Tutor....and still could not get a GED because he could NOT understand the Tutor...

Palin given the opportunity I'd say this to your face, your a petty, stupid woman.

So much venom–words like despise, etc.! You people are truly very sad!

I have to admit – Palin has made politics so entertaining. I could almost sympathesize with her re. the Couric interviews – she was a bit condenscending and maybe that caught her off-guard – but the Tina Fey thing is ridiculous. SNL has been lampooning political candidates since they started – and she freakin' willingly appeared on the show right next to Tina!!! Come on though, you know we all love reading about her. I'm just waiting for the moment when she shaves her head and attacks a car with an umbrella.

Hello my liberal/progressive friends. Like it or not, Sarah will be back much stronger. She may even be your next president. I suspect you hate her so much because you are afraid of her.

Sarah Palin gave the media the ammunition. Katie Couric could not help that Palin could not answer questions, especially one so simple as, "What do you read?"

Sarah Palin should quit blaming everyone else for her failures and move on.

Ugly liberal women still spewing their venom over attractive, successful Sarah Palin.
Oh yes, let's see what the media has to say about the unqualified, born with a silver spoon, never done a darn thing Caroline Kennedy. A US senator? I think not. Ya know? Ya know??

ahhhhhhh the blame game continues. maybe you didn't win b/c your not-electable?! remember that you were the one that kept compairing yourself to a dog on the campaign trail. oh and by the way, last time I checked caroline kenndey isn't reaching for the 2nd highest office in the land. that woman could read or write you under the table and she just seems to have things that you don't, like...an education.

She's just upset that when she had the opportunity to make herself a better candidate while being interviewed by Katie, she failed miserably. That is no one's fault but her own though obviously she can't own up to it.

Many of you same Obamabots that idolize his every word or idea and hammer anyone that opposes him at all be it a Democrat or a Republican, good for you, your guy got "selected", not "elected", but he won, so congrats.

Sarah Palin sleeps well at night knowing that NOT ONE OF YOU LIBERAL geniuses in your entire LIFETIMES will ever accomplish:

Being asked to participate in a beauty paegent and coming in second place

Will never be a sports anchor

Will never run a successful business

Will never be elected Mayor

Will never be elected Governor

Will never be named the MOST POPULAR Governor in the country

Will never, ever, ever, be considered for the Vice Presidency

You never will have thousands and thousands of people at a rally screaming your name because they LOVE YOU.

And best of all, she isn't done yet....

Sarah, take some responsibility!

If she doesn't step off the national stage and do some great things for Alaska and America her political career is over. It's too much!! I think she is probably a good person, who has a lot to offer, just not now. She is very close to becoming a Tanya Harding type.

The Liberals on this board are a joke. Anyone with any objectivity clearly saw the media bias against Sarah Palin. Obama 58 states gaffee was never reported, but CNN can't stop talking about Palin's daughter's boyfriends mother?!?!? LOL.

The topper is the same people are NOW trying to defend Caroline Kennedy's interviews with every fighting word.

Sarah Palin is a smart, Sarah Palin is hard working person.

People like her, the elites hate that. She pollswell with many key demos, hell she was voted as the "most desirable neighbor" politicians can't BUY that type of middle American appeal.

Was Sarah Palin ready to be President in 2008? No. In 2012? 2016? We'll see.

Her fiscal record is strong. Her appeal is huge. Her enemies won't stop.

My God Shut Up, Do You Even Understand That The Whole World Is Laughing At You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shut up!

Lets see. She jumps into the fire and then gets mad when it burns her. Makes sense in the alternate universe the republicans live in I suppose.

she is once again... not smart.. how many more?

Oh and by the way – they did go after Obama's family – (reading is fundabmental) so this has nothing to do with democrat versus republican. Palin got on national TV and dragged her business across the stage... When Palin was asked what is her international experience. I still can not believe she said "Russia is in my backyard." What a complete idiot! China is in my china cabinet – so I am qualified to be President.

Why dig at Fey & Couric now ,months after the fact. Oh PLEASEEEE!
GO AWAY PALIN. Tie her up to a tree in Wasila and let the hunted animals become hunters and come after her .Perhaps this is the only we will be rid of this Wasila hillbilly. Nobody is talking about ,oops! maybe
not ,maybe only the people from Wasila. Poor folks, knowing that the whole world is laughing at their town idiot.......... Go Away Palin!!!!!!!

She's blamed everyone but herself. And a liar.. she said a few months ago she was not upset. And when you accept public jobs, your family is also public. Go across the street to Russia and live.. (she can see it from Alaska remember) She bores me.. I pray President Obama gets 2 terms and Chelse Clinton runs against Palins sorry behind!!!!! You can quote me..

Palin herself showed up on SNL. It seems a bit disingenuous to now condemn Fey.

Let me get this straight. An ex beauty pagent contestant who took 6 years (and 4 colleges) to complete a 4 year degree in journalism is complaining she was "exploited" by the media. Please stay in Alaska Sarah, the lower 48 is too competative and complex for your brain power.

She is not a disgrace to strong, working women. You are Jen.

Oh, Sarah give us a break. You could not hold a candle to Carolyn Kennedy. She is well educated and know what is going on in the world. And you spent a long time just getting through school with a journalism degree....... yes, please give me a break.

She is still more qualified than Obama, did you hear that guy try and read a telepromter today on the economy. He is so clueless about economics, it was like he was trying to translate Greek. Scary to think I guy who could not get a job at my firm is now president.

People actually still care what this lady has to say?

Sarah Palin put herself willingly into all the situations and she was not prepared. She can blame everyone else but she is the one in charge of her life and her words.

Yeah, only democrats go after family .. RIGHT! Wasn't it Obama who said family was off limits? How about all the crap that Chelsea Clinton took for years and years .. Clintons were obv dems? Obama's kids are young anyways – what are you going to crack on a 10 year old for other than when they're going thru their awkward phase like Chelsea had to suffer thru. You didn't see the media taking swings at any of Palin's other kids, just the one who was KNOCKED UP IN HIGH SCHOOL! Come on, it's perfect hypocrisy ... a freakin' evangelist, creationist believing right winged conservative, who gets appointed to run for vp .. whose daughter ends up preggo at the ripe old age of 17. And we can't take a swing at that being a tad bit hypocritical? Give me a break.
Palin's such a joke .. thank goodness we don't have to even think about her running anything other than Alaska.

Tina Fey would make a better veepee candidate than Sarah Pain-Lin!!!

Enuff said, already!!!!!

Palin in 2012!!!!! Go Sarah!! The Dems are so scared of you, you must be doing something right.

"When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that barks the loudest is the one that got hit."

Hope you Dems enjoy your savior.........It's going to be bitter-sweet when I have to say "I told you so". WAKE UP LIBERALS

Poor, poor Sarah.

I can't believe so many of you are filled with so much hate towards a great american. Wait, I can believe it... I'm on cnn's website.

On behalf of educated and sober-minded Virginians, I'd like to apologize for Matt.

Alaska's corrupt Evita is truly a moron.

She is a worldwide joke, and it ain't because of Fey or Couric...it's 100% because of herself and her disastrous "performance" in the campaign.

She should just go away if she doesn't like the feedback.

No, Sarah, sweetie–YOU'RE not the center of everybody's universe, no matter what you keep telling yourself. Keep your language of stupidity to yourself.

Just took a quick break from my JOB and noticed how much free time all you dems have to sit and blast Sarah Palin for being a strong, successful woman. I don't see any of you sticking your neck out there to try to make our world a better place. Maybe you should get a job, a hobby or just a life!

wait...you mean that if you portray yourself as a folksy, home-spun rube people will make fun of you?!?!?! No way!!!

It's heartening that 95% of the comments on here rightfully blast Palin for her incomentence and ignorance. To the other 5% of you out there- you sound just as dumb, maybe dumber than "Mama Grizzly" herself, which explains a lot about why you look up to her.

Palin didn't seem to have a problem with Fey or SNL when she went on the show to shamelessly plug herself. And the main reason Palin looked dumb in the Couric interviews is simple: because Palin is dumb. How could any half-intelligent person so badly misconstrue a simple question about what she reads?

I want to know when they are going to look into the builders that built her home before getting the contract for the Sports Arena that put the city in debt when she was Mayor....?????? Press fall asleep or something???

I don't know which is sadder, the fact that Palin continues to prove how inadequate she would be in office, or the fact that a few conservatives are on here trying to defend her, or say that liberals can't look at her objectively. I mean, cmon, if anybody isn't being objective about Palin and her credentials, it would be conservatives, not liberals.

Who is she again?

Your political stance on marriage brought those near you into the political arena. By default.

Same as if VP Cheney tried to avoid talking about her daughter's sexual orientation contrasted with the public stance of his political party.

It was witty, yes, but do not over-victimize yourself. You deserve it Palin. One of the few things you may deserve.

Sarah:
YOU LOST & ITS YOUR FAULT.

I can’t tell you haw many of my conservative friends switched parties to vote for Barack specifically sighting YOU as the reason.

I’m sure you’ve done some good for Alaska but you need to face the facts that you are not Presidential or Vice Presidential material.

Thank you for being so stupid Sarah

What will it take to make Tundra Trash go away? Without a doubt she is the most uninteresting,uneducated and uncooth individuals in politics.

Glad to see so many of you are for tolerance..... Everyone here sure is taking the high road.

Comparing her candidacy to that of Caroline Kennedy?! Of course we would scrutinize Palin more. She was running to be the VP, not a Senator. Surely she knows the differ...oh...wait...she doesn't.

Palin continues to expose her own hipocrisy at every turn. She practically begged to be on SNL.

GO AWAY!!!!!

The media won't be as tough on Caroline Kennedy because she won't give too many off the wall answers like Palin. Kennedy is proof that you should have a good education in order to serve in public office. Palin is proof of what happens if you don't.

CNN readers: Insulting Palin does not make you part of the liberal elite to which you aspire. Now go back to asking for a welfare check from your Obama Mama, the ONE!

Sounds very much like my youngest daughter who blames everyone but herself... It wasn't her fault that McCain lost... he is a hero and the times were bad... not her fault that America was caught off guard when she brought a Pregnant teen on stage.. as an example of what we should be doing... not her fault that the GOP bought all those clothes... she buys her clothing in a used clothing store...Not her fault for doing interviews without being prepared and looking dumb... Russia's just peeps up and is over Alaska... just not her fault...

think she does protest too much and too often...

Fey's version of Palin said, "I believe marriage is meant to be a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers."

That was hysterical. GOP has no sense of humor.

Palin is right. These kind of comments, regardless of who they are about, really do say a lot about the state of affairs in this country and how people treat one another. Pitiful.

She's perplexed about being exploited?

Doesn't that mean she doesn't understand what happened and how it all happened?

Or that she just doesn't know what "perplexing" means?

Man, I never get tired of listening to this idiot. Republicans, if you want Dems to run the show keep digging up gems like Palin.

-V

Hasn't it been 15 min. already?

It amazes me how this Palin creature thinks it is everybody's fault for her failure – but her. People did not like her, and a key fact is she is not qualified. Period – and she made herself look stupid – no one else is responsible for that.

Typical hypocritical response from a Republican; agrees to go on SNL to boost her popularity, now this! When my teenage friends became pregnant, they didn't run to the alter for a sham marriage; now that's respect for marriage and what it means!

You conservatives can keep Palin, she really does personify the Republican party! For any conservatives reading this I'll dumb it down a bit for you...Palin = Idiot.

Spiteful, vindictive, bitter. Exactly the kind of woman we need to break the stereotype of powerful women as...oh I don't know *head tilt* *wink* *aren't I cute*...spiteful, vindictive, bitter?

Wasn't she the one who appeared in October and lampooned herself on SNL? Wasn't she the one who made the outrageous statements in the VP debates? Wasn't she the one who hid behind the McCain campaign banner after the Couric interview? And this woman seriously believes that she'll receive the Republican nomination in '12? Forget what all this says about society, what does all this say about HER?

Sarah finds it perplexing to exploit her family, her administration.whereby she states, "it say a lot about society."

Hey, Sarah....it says a lot about you and your family when you agree to sell a picture of your granson for $300,000.00.

MEOW -----

kennedy isn't an airhead, she can also speak coherently so it's going to be hard to make her look bad. palin on the other hand was easy to make fun of... all you had to do was repeat the things that she said.

Sarah Palin needs to grow up. In politics if you say something stupid or unintelligent, you will be criticized; and yes, "exploited."

like it not there is some truth to this – who watches Katie C. anymore?

And I seem to recall more than one family putting their kids on stage – doesn't make it right to attack innocent kids. Same goes for celebs. They may have made a choice but a child has not and is not fair game.

What a selfish, idiot and ignorant woman she is. Thank God, McCain lost, otherwise she would most likely have been President one day. Can you imagine the state of the world with her on the highest power could have been. It could have been the end of the world.

Moron!

Waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

It says something all right. It says you are a dope.

still crying foul? so does her willingness to do a SNL cameo equal to self-exploiting or ?!?!?! it's always someone but her fault, yes, our country needs a leader that cannot self reflect, cannot stand up from the fall with grace... she was one of the biggest disappointments i had with GOP and realized narrow-minded, racist doesn't = to conservative. move on and move forward.

Rumor has it Palin and Joe Plumberscrack are planning for an 2012 run......LOL

Gov. Palin, Caroline Kennedy has been in the public eye (and under the microscope) since the day she was born. More has been written about her and her family than you could ever experience.

Wait a minute, earlier she said she didn't do enough interviews. Now there were too many??

She is kidding about who exploited what, right?

John McCain picked this Bozo because he thought it would help win the election with the so called Hillary Democratic vote. After you've been duped for eight years, people wise up. He lost and she's still a Bozo.

If she felt Tina Fey and SNL exploited her, why did she chose to appear on the show as a guest??

I don't have much good to speak of the media, but at least I have respect for the kind of monster it is. Palin has no right to complain about her family being exploited when she is the one who put them in the line of fire. As a mother myself, I have no respect for a woman who is willing to take on a job that will keep her away from her down syndrome infant and ultimately throw her teenage daughter to the dogs and I definitely have no respect for the fact that, after all is said and done, she's pointing to blame to everyone else. She's a disgrace to the women's movement.

Apparently Sarah Palin did not realize that the people watching the Katie Couric interviews were VOTERS who would like to know something about the intelligence of our elected officials. Not everyone is as stupid as she is. As for her children, she should have known that her family was going to be put under a spotlight when she accepted the offer for VP. So its really her own fault. Really Sarah. Go back to that tundra you call Alaska and leave the rest of us alone. We don't want you here.

Way to go Sarah! You will be President of the United States in 4 years. We will need you to clean up Barack Obama's mess!

Please somebody either tape her mouth shut or send her to english lessons. she is dumb as a stump!! instead of a pitbull in lipstick. she is george w bush in a skirt. dumb, dumb,dumb!!!!! if she didn't want to answer katie's questions she should've stayed up in alaska, watching Russia from her porch. Or teaching her daughter about birth control. You can't help but insult this dumb bell. she is just asking for it.

Her 15 minutes are up, yet she still struggles to remain in the spotlight. I should not be surprised that she would even compare herself to Caroline Kennedy when she had the audacity to compare herself to Hillary Clinton. She does not have the intellect that either of these women has and yet she continues to believe she is just as worthy of national politics.
I would elect Tina Fey over Palin... Fey is intelligent.

this woman is so working my last nerve.......both Palins needs to just shut up and take care of their children. This woman can't get her own house in order and she wants to run a country. I think she thought it was a COUNTY. Clean up the streets of Wasila honey.......and your in-laws. Oh I could go on and on and on......Is this really the best the Republicans could do? I mean come on people. Really. It is no wonder Tina Fey made such a mockery of her. And Katie Couric really just asked her SIMPLE questions.......Palin did all the damage herself. And least we forget the turnkey episode. This is not a bright woman.

Well, she was listed as number 2 on the gallup polls most admired women. Can you admire a person for actually thinking people are interested in what you have to say? When what we are really doing is equal to watching a train wreck. The horror of watching the destruction is painful, yet at the same time too facinating to look away. Palin-you threw your daughter out to the public. What did you expect? Now your pissed that Tina Fey didn't throw a baby shower? This is a little different then running for prom queen. Just keep your piehole shut.

Can anybody here translate what this person is saying in the last sentence of this article? I've read it several times now and can't understand it. Palin comes off like Leo Gorcey of the old Dead End Kids, who was always trying to sound like an intellectual and, in the process, became completely unintelligible. The woman can't put a complete sentence together.

If Palin wasn't such a tool maybe they wouldn't make so much fun of her and her family.

MY GOD, this woman sure knows how to play the pity game. Pounds her fist on the floor............. "why does everyone have to pick on me??" "WHY?" Darlin, because you make it soooooooo easy.

Rumor has it Paling and Joe Plumberscrack are planning for an 2012 run......LOL

"Palin also faulted the McCain campaign for agreeing to a series of sit-downs with Couric after the first one appeared to go so poorly." I agree. McCain should have known enough to can Palin after that.

They can ask as "tough" a series of questions to Caroline Kennedy. She will be fine. She isn't a moron. Furthermore, it does give us commentary on our society. That the people of Alaska can elect that total moron, and that a large segment of our population would actually try to elect her to VP!!!

Beat it! You are a MORON!

"I know that a lot of people are capitalizing on, oh I don’t know, perhaps some exploiting that was done via me, my family, my administration — that’s a little bit perplexing, but it also says a great deal about our society.”

Palin is a master of making what SHOULD be a simple sentence, into a longwinded, incoherent jumble of words far too large for her vocabulary. I'm tired of reading/hearing her speak. She should exploit some grammar books via the library.

Palin is the Worlds largest side show attraction. Everytime she opens her mouth she shows the World that she was not and will not ever be ready for any higher political office. I am very happy most people of America were smart enough not to elect her as Vice-President and very scared of the people who did vote for her to be Vice-President. I do know that I can now never visit Alaska for fear the whole state is like her.

The press exploited her? And I suppose it was Katie Couric and Tina Fey's idea to have Palin bring her newborn son to crowded, noisy events for the Republican campaign? Make up your mind Sarah...are you a pit bull or a grizzly?

Sarah needs to follow the "yellow brick road" and ask for a brain!

Sarah should have done what Obama did and just hide his family from America. I have never seen them, have you? I know I've seen a woman and two girls on stage with him and in magazines and television interviews, but there is no way that they are his wife and daughters. Obama would never, ever allow anyone to see them, would he?

Ignorant and misguided are no way to go through life, Sarah.

Without a doubt, you are one of the most intriguing people in the spotlight today, but mostly in a "car wreck" kind of way.

Sarah Palin is right, the fact that Tina Fey was named entertainer of the year does say a lot about our country: It says that we are a free democracy that is allowed to criticize and ridicule our politicians. I, for one, am proud of that.

where was the mama grizzly when that boy impregnated your daughter?

Wow!

Yep, it says alot about our society alright. It says that we were wise enough to recognize that she was a completely unqualified buffoon who had no business running for VP. She gave Tina Fey plenty of material to work with. Honestly, Palin shouldn't open her mouth and dish it out if she can't take it.

Why, oh why, does anyone keep reporting anything this airhead says?

If you keep talking to her, she won't go away.

And she is no Caroline Kennedy. A woman of grace and character. I

Sarah Palin just doesn't get it.......If she were better educated, better informed and better read, as she should have been in order to be a more credible candidate, then these "issues" would not have been made.

I'm guessing that she got through school with Cliff's Notes and "Hamburger Helper" phrases.....

Grow up, stop whining and admit to your failures, Governor.......you are a big fish from a tiny puddle. You were out of your league.

Sarah, dahling. Tina Fey used your exact words for most of her scripts. Katie only asked a question - it was the answer that was dumb! DoDo.

Lets fact it...the women (girls) on this are jealous of SP's accomplishments (i.e. running a state) and looks (i.e. beauty queen gorgeous). The men (boys) realize they could never "get" a girl like SP. Postings here are high school, nothing more.

BTW–the overwhelming negative postings is due to the high unemployment rate (and idle time) for idiots.

Are her 15 minutes not over??? See ya

Give'em hell Sarah!!!! Palin 2012!!!

Hey, come on everybody. Give it a rest. I hear they finally have found a job for Ms. P. The porn industry has formally requested a bail-out from the Obama administration. If they grant the money, Ms. P. will be appointed PORN TZAR. Now THAT makes sense!

JUST GO AWAY!!!

And make sure your daughter's baby daddy is not going to jail for selling oxycontin!!!!

It was fine when she Palin) put her daughter on the public stage saying she will keep her baby and no abortion (and that is fine I agree with that) So, you must be able to take the HEAT when things get hot.

Come on admit it that Palin went on Saturday night live and said it was cool during the post election and she spoke with Katie several times so, why are you pointing the finger now. Come Sara you are a granny now grow up,

Does Palin realize that she is a laughingstock? Or, does she really believe her own BS? Whatever. Here are some ideas for her future political campaigns: Palin and Wurzelbacher in 2012: Dumb and Plumber. Or, Palin and Van Susteren in 2012: Beauty and the beast. I mean, if you are going to go out and look foolish, why not go all the way?

Margaret, it's almost time for your 5 o'clock meds..............

Do we really still have to hear about this woman? I thought we were all over it.

Wah wah wah, Sarah's feelings were hurt. This is the same person who said Obama was a friend of terrorists.

Suck it up Nancy. If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

P.S. Your fifteen minutes is up. Go away. Go help Joe the Plumber find a job so he can pay his back taxes.

Don't worry about SPalin... she's a big girl and can take care of herself. Worry about the country... it's about to be run by our new Jughead with no accomplishments and nothing going for him but Clinton admin 3... Be afraid... be very afraid...

I think Palin is right about our society. We have become a society that thrives on dirt, cruelty, and the demeaning of anyone that is different. I wonder what the IQ's are of the posters on here compared to Palin's IQ. I doubt if any of those people that call her a idiot have an IQ scoring much above 90. Anyway, now we are left with a President Obama that instead of cutting government spending is wanting to increase spending 1.2 Trillion dollars just in the first year. Wonder how our economy is going to get better when the idiot has already said he has no plan to reduce the deficit. Bush increased spending by 1.1 Trillion over 8 years.
Way to go dumbocrats for letting the media and a comedy show choose who you vote for. I feel that our society is just getting dumber and dumber with Liberals leading the way.

Sarah,

You are no Caroline Kennedy. Put you might be as good as Dan Quayle the last VP candidate compared to a Kennedy.

Nancy, you wish she was an idiot! You know better that she is NOT!

I thought she was a pit bull with lipstick, now she's a mama grizzly. Sounds like an identity crisis.

Ooooooooo boy, I wish she's just go away...... don't ya know!

Can be pregnant, get married, be 18, but not fodder for jokes? Perhaps a mother would think of protecting her child BEFORE accepting the nomination. It isn't obvious that a conservative candidate with a pregnant teenage daughter would seem ironic to anyone? Nah, vetting candidates and worrying about children only sounds good. The practcalities are just too time consuming. Enjoy the view of the White House from 3000 miles.

Maybe the next time Palin accepts a job she will be a little more prepared to do it and thus not appear to be so stupid.

She just can't keep herself out of the news, can she. Many thanks tho for ensuring that Barack Obama is our next president. For that, I must thank her. Couldn't have done it without you, babe.

How dare Couric expose Governor Palin's complete lack of ability to be our President! Oh wait, she was just doing her job. And by the way, the Tina Fey joke about Palin's daughter and future son in-law was a joke at her expense, not theirs. If she does intend to run for Prez in four years, and she doesn't want a repeat of the Couric interviews and the Fey impressions, she needs to hit the books big time. Put down the rifle and open up a newspaper!

What exactly does it say about our society? That we enjoy comedy?

Can't wait to hear she's leaving her husband and running off with Joe the plummber

"Caribou Barbie" just cannot seem to avoid the media spotlight. I wonder if she keeps one eye winking while the other scans the Alaskan wilderness for the lastest kill with her hunting rifle, or it pans the area for a news camera so she can let that big tonque-wagging mouth of hers open up in her quasi North Dakota / Canadian accent, where she can voice her lastest opinions and complaints–just to keep America honest. Sorry Sister Sarah, don't need 'cha and don't wish to hear 'ya, gosh darn it. Have we have enough of you as a lone voice crying in the Alaskan wilderness, YOU BETCHA!

What will it take to make this utterly-unqualified-for-public-life woman just go away?! Why does she keep giving interviews which only further illustrate how ill-prepared she is to speak to ANY issue?

And as for what she reads . . . Sarah, that's a question people ask each other a lot. As in, "Oh, where did you read that?" Nothing offensive there. Unless the answer shows vividly you don't read much of anything, at all, ever.

Please, Gov. Palin, stop inflicting yourself on us. I would think that even some of your one-time supporters could finally admit how woefully uninformed and incurious you are. And, deep down, maybe they're glad we don't have to deal with you anymore. If you are the future of the Republican party (after eight years of W), then we Democrats are going to be OK for quite a while.

So, what the heck, keep giving interviews!

Come on Sarah.. stop feelin the sour grapes.. you'll get your chance to lose again in 2012.

If all you Obamabots hate her so much why did you bother to open the link to this story and comment on her... You got your Chosen One, now have fun with your rotten Dems, Blago, Emanuel, Richardson, Reid, Burris, Obama, and on and on and on. He's not even in office yet and the Right is laughing their behinds off.

If Palin doesn't like American society she should go join her husband in the Alaska Independence Party.

I guess she just realized that people were laughing at her during the interviews. Reminds me of a kid sitting in the corner with their hands over their ears saying stop making fun of me.

If anything, Tina Fey helped this moron. I wish Palin would just fade away. 'Mama Grizzly'? Seriously? The worthless dribble that leaves this woman's mouth each time she speaks is astounding. Thank God most women are a hell of a lot more respectable than this one!

Oh please. The woman is an idiot.

Has anyone noticed if Sarah has returned her $150,000 wardrobe to the RNC so they can donate them to charity as they promised?

Thank you John McCain for allowing Sarah into our Hearts and Homes

Yeah we will see how diffferent they treat Caroline. After all they will be dealing with a bright, educated, well inform person ... unlike oooh I don't know hhmmm Sarah Palin? ;op

The contest is over! You lost!!! Get over it. If you hope to have any future, you will go back to Alaska and stop putting yourself out there to be criticized. If I got criticized every time I opened my mouth, I might began to look inward and tell myself...."Maybe I am as dumb as they say.....I think I will go read something......anything....." Just go away!

She also exploited her time in the limelight, why else are people suggesting that she run for President in 2012? Why is she still doing interviews now that her 15 minutes have expired? As far as the SNL skit mocking her daughter, I empathize with her anger about that, even though I thought it was funny. Bottom line is, don't prosletyze about family values, and then declare that your child's premarital sex is off limits. It's called hypocrisy.

Why does the media keep reporting on her? And why do I keep reading it? Oh yeah...it's some of the funniest stuff on the web. T

he only thing her candidacy says about our culture is that anything, and I do mean ANYTHING, is possible here in America when a complete knucklehead like her can come as close as she did to getting the keys to the car. Just think the material Fey and company would have to work with if she did make it into the White House.

It's just a shame that Sarah Palin is unable to examine her own behaviors and to learn from them. Since the election she seems to be on a real roll of blaming everyone else for her poor showing. It's interesting that she thinks that Caroline Kennedy was offered up for a potential comparison: Caroline Kennedy has a law degree and has written 2 books. I'm pretty sure that she would be able to list some papers and magazines that she reads.

Good for you Sarah! Set 'em straight. The fact that people laughed and defended jokes, lies and half-truths aimed at your family and children DOES say a lot about who we are as a society.

I kinda thought Mrs. Palin's silence while folks shouted "terrorist" and "kill him" sorta said something about our society.

Is it Couric's or Fey's fault that the "mama grizzly" went ill prepared into the lion's den of federal politics and got her nose bitten?

SO it is fair game to attack Obama's wife and children now? That is what you bloggers are saying so I say game own.

Who is Palin anyway? oh wait a minute: is she the one who said something about pigs with lipstick or something? Who cares anyway. It is puzzling to see her in the news light after that shameful defeat of MCcain. I hope that one of those days we will hear some news about more important figures such as Britney and Paris Hilton.

Peace,

A Palin-Blogokvetch 'unity ticket' in 2012 seems more likely every day.

Why won't she just crawl back into her cave and go away????

I saw that interview. She said she does not like blogger giving hard news yet McCain only knew her because of a blogger who mentioned her. Said she does not like people wanting only to talk about the mean sprit of political topics yet she talked about Obama paling around with terrorist. Said that she told her handlers that it made no sense to do more interviews because they did not go well, yet said that they lost because she did not do enough interviews. I am trying to be objective but she does not seem to know what she is talking about, or does not know how to express her point.

I have to addmit that I look for her stories... she cracks me up!
Please cnn do not stop posting stories about her... I think she is funnier than Fey to tel lu teh truth...

Hate ! Yes, many people feel hate towards this woman and I really think it is understandable. Just go back to how she was trying to drum up hate towards Barack Obama in her speeches. She told one lie after another and tried to capitalize on her lies by " hoodwinking " the American people. Thank God that there were enough American people who knew better.

Poof...BEGONE woman!

Palin will go away when we stop reading about her and writing comments. Oh, wait! I'm doing it, too! Palinitis, what virulent disease.

It just appears that many conservative people, whom fail in their endeavours, tend to blame others. If one is not capable of playing ball with the likes of Katie Couric, I doubt their viability as even a middle school teacher, much less a political leader

Sarah..You put your kids out front, you opened your month and your dumb thoughts spilled out
You have no one to blame but your own stupidity.........
JUST GO AWAY.........PLEASE

SARAH, PLEASE GET OVER YOURSELF!!! SNL wouldn't have any material if you weren't such an idiot! On the other hand, I sure hope the so called conservatives that have contributed to our country's mess endorse you in 2012. It will be a sure win for Obama.

Palin brought it on herself. I think she represented women poorly. I also agree her English teachers didn't do a very good job! The relief I feel because she did not win is too large to express!

When is the next election in Alaska? Will she run is the question...poor people ...hope they wake up

I agree with Craig Kasnoff here. Empty-headed, overly ambitious politicians seeking to live out the 'Peter Principle' are a dime a dozen in this country. The guilty party is John McCain, who foisted this international joke on the United States, making this country's election process a joke around the world. If it hadn't been Tina Fey or Katie Couric, it would have been someone else. Fools have a way of exposing themselves.

"But when you make a suggestion like that that attacks a kid, it kills me."

Well Sarah....maybe your "kid" should not involve helself in ADULT actions. All actions have CONSEQUENCES, in your daugher's case a pregnancy! Go forward with the abstinance only preaching and lets see where that will get you in the future.

If you have a problem with the media, then me thinks that you should have kept your "kids" away from the limelight and center stage. You put them out there to be used and abused. YOU DID THAT, NO ONE ELSE. Get over it.

I just think its great that her appearance on SNL was several weeks after the skit which was offended her..... apparently it didn't bother her that much when she thought she might win.

If you want to be in a public position, you have to be able to stand public scrutiny!!!!

the new GOP- big government, tax and spend socialism . and the conservative sheep still cry and point fingers at the supposed double standards, while hypocrites like Palin continue to demonstrate the dishonesty and deceitfulness of their own socially conservative preachings. get your own house in order or else shut your mouths- isn't that what you are supposed to stand for?? or are neo-cons now simply the party of whiners

What confuses me is that she chose to go on SNL, it would have been more powerful if she would have attacked SNL and Tina Fey when she was running. Yes, they took advantage of her, but as a politician she tried to take the advantage back. and use them. Any of us with life experience know that life is a two way road, they took advantage of her and she tried to do the same.

Matt in VA January 8th, 2009 3:32 pm ET

Palin's question about how C. Kennedy will be treated has already been asked and answered. Kennedy avoids the press and when she does speak she comes across as someone who doesn't have an organized thought in her head. Her only credential for being suggested is her name. It is obvious that Palin's critics were made uo of hate filled liberals who do not have an objective bone in them. BTW. I thought Kennedy lived in some posh sector of Colorado; is it true she could see the NY senate seat from there? How many homes does she own anyway?

Oh how I love using liberal standards in responding to these issues.
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Fine Matt, let's be objective about Sarah. She dragged her kids along to events to which they were not invited, then manipulated the reimbursement forms to claim their travel was part of the event, when it wasn't. So, she is spending State money on unnecessary travel for her kids. She misues her power to try and get a family member's spouse fired. Now, let's look at her kids. While Sarah is allegedly pregnant, she pulls her daughter out of school for 5 months. Why? (we won't get into the "to cover her daughters first pregnancy" debate right now)....so, the daughter is out of school for five months, and now that she is pregnant this time, she is, what, dropping out of school? Where exactly are these "family values" that conservatives shove down our throat? I sure don't see them in Sarah.

If you ask Caroline what newspapers she reads, I bet her answer would be a lot more intelligent and informative than "all of them". If Caroline were asked her opinion on Supreme Court decisions, as a Columbia Law School graduate, you can bet she would have a better answer than "I will have to get back to you on that".

So, you want to talk objectively, start discussing some of that!

Palin shut up!!!!!!!!

Nothing but hate and venom from the left. No surprise here. We're accusromed to it. Just don't be surprised when the hate explodes the other way.

Ms. Palin, you're the one who put your kids on stage and in the spotlight at every opportunity to gain political capital. You're the exploiter. Stop blaming everyone else and start admitting your own sins. Any ridicule that's come your way came because you have spoken and behaved ridiculously.

Caroline Kennedy is not running for VP and might not have to take over as president and therefore doesn't need to be as scrutinized as Sarah Palin. Although it is unfortunate the her children her brought into the national spotlight, the forced marriage of Palin's daughter to her boyfriend due to pregnancy says something about the way she thinks about the institution of marriage...and casts doubt as to why she is opposed to gay marriage.

Who hasn't Palin taken "digs" at? Fey and Couric were all that were left, mission accomplished.

So are those kids married yet or was that just convenient words for America's consumption?

tina fey is an ungle unattractive ugle,woman, and koric who has been said about dating co-wokers in nbc

The reason for the popularity of Tiny and Katie is because Sarah screwed up. She made herself look like a fool on the National stage. In front of tens of millions of people. She is trying to shift the blame when it is all hers. Tina didn't make Sarah Palin look bad, Sarah Palin made Sarah Palin look bad.

If Palin is "trailer trash", what does that make Obama, a "half-breed"? Or is that not "politically correct"?

Has she no shame?? Still whining? This lady is a princess who probably cried to her daddy every time her feeling got hurt...now she's crying to the conservative media. Sarah, you're no caroline kennedy, so forget the comparisons.

Sarah Palin lacks the intelligence and quick thinking that is needed to be a VP next in line for the presidency. She is not well versed in the world and this makes her come across as ignorant.
She says she was exploited by the parody on SNL yet goes on SNL?
Unfortunately, this is the future of our great "leaders". Frightening isn't it?!

This is not about liberal or conservative, republican or democrat. It is about people and finding the right one for the job that needs doing. Our current administration has failed us (yes all of them, not just one or two).

God help us over the next few years as I hope Obama can make a difference.

Happy New year everyone.

Why is she still governor of Alaska?

Sarah has a mentally handicapped child. I say it's hereditary.

About as qualified for a high office as Sweet Caroline, not many comments there though.

Every time this woman opens her mouth she says something dumb. Keep it up Sarah, there will always be folks who think that you are great (however they are fewer and fewer.) They are like you- living in their own little conservative world of unreality. If mama Palin had been more of a grizzley bear before Bristol got preggers it might never have happened.

And we care what she thinks because???? Why is she still talking in public? Can't someone put a muzzle on this grizzly already?! Doesn't she have moose, deer, or some other large animal to hunt? Shouldn't she be in hibernation?! JUST GO AWAY!!!!!!

BTW: Amazing how she's upset about the same show she later appeared on to try to gain popularity points!

I love what Beth said...

Jan 20th: The end of an ERROR! (And yes, we meant error)

For those of you too willing to cast stones, keep judging all you want, she had more balls and education than any of you to make the attempt to try.

What do you do with your lives to make it better? If you think you are better than her, you try the VP race in four years.

Grow up for crying out loud, if you don't like what you read, move on, you don't like what is on tv, change the channel, if you don't like someone, OMG why don't you burn them to the cross? We aren't a third world country!!!

If she were blond, she'd be my dream girl.

You people are uncivilized and barbaric. Palin never did anything to you yet she and her family are being viciously attacked. It's unbelievable.

Poor Sarah; if anyone took advantage of her kids it was her and the McCain campaign.

It would be nice if she would drop off of the radar

"but it also says a great deal about our society.”

I agree. It says no average d-bags will be accepted for high office right now. And it's about freakin' time.

Palin only has herself to blame in regards to her self-destruction. It scares me to think that a state would elect someone like HER to be their governor. She may try to put out some snappy linesand bring out the "mama grizzly" to appear tough. Palin comes across as a buffoon. C'mon, Alaskans. . .surely there is someone more capable of running your state–isn't there?

katherman: Funny…. I never heard anyone from the media go after Obama's family. Oh wait, that's right – he's a Democrat.

I guess you missed the saga of Michelle Obama not being proud of her country. Never happened.

Read the comments...It says alot about yourselves...She is a person and if I poked at Obama-elect, Then you would be pissed...GROW UP

Now just a moment folks, this is how Republicans construct a vision for our nation's future.. with feeling. Give her some time.. she'll get around to all that 'economic recovery hoo-haa'.. eventually.

Kennedy is an American name known for years and years. Everything good and bad has been known to us. Caroline is not running for a heart beat away from the president as Sarah was. She was picked without anyone knowing how smart or dumb she is. It was the job of news people to inform us about her. It was not their fault she was not well informed on all the things that you need to know to run this great USA if she became president. She needs to go back to school with her drop out child. When you quit school you are a drop out. Maybe now that her grandsons father got fired he will finish school the right way.

So she had to answer tough questions like "what do you read" and SNL used verbatim / direct statements (the 1st time they have done that in their 30 some year history) should say it all to most Americans. Why does this woman have to poor mouth it all the time? And when are the kids getting married anyhow?

The comments now about Panetta or Kennedy (Caroline) not having experience are laughable compared to Palins total lack of experience on all levels. And can't wait for "Journalist" Joe's commentary on Isreal.

Brings me to the realization that the Republicans have succeeded in making mockeries of political leaders (Palin - dress and wind her up and she can fool us all right?) and journalism (but that was already done with O'Reilly and Rush!!).

She doesn't fool me nor does the Republican party - that is what is important to me!

whenever she opens her mouth, she just makes herself look worse. Can't we be done with Palin? Please?

Looking forward to media asking Caroline Kennedy same questions asked Ms. Palin, with the same intent. Hopefully, Ms. Palin will watch and learn how capable Ms. Kennedy is at answering what newspapers she reads; her thoughts on the Bush doctrine, etc. Bring it on!

Hey 'katheman'! Ever hear of the terrorist organization called...Fox News? Giong after Obama and his family is ALL they did, up to the electioon, and still do!

Moose stew anybody?

She was exploited because she could not answer a simple question like what news papers she reads , give me a break , I still can`t believe their still posting news about her , but I guess since she`s the saviour of the RNC we`ll read about it untl 2012..............................

Funny…. I never heard anyone from the media go after Obama's family. Oh wait, that's right – he's a Democrat.

That's because Obama isn't an utter disgrace to human beings everywhere like Palin is. And he didn't give the national media idiotic soundbytes like Palin did on a daily basis. I truly hope she is the future of the Republican party so we can have 20+ years of Democratic rule. It'll take that long just to fix the mess Bush the Idiot made.

Exploited her? Was she forced at gunpoint to appear on SNL? She looked like she was having a good ole time whooping it up on. She never met a camera she didn't like.

Like it or not, but if Katie Couric interviews Caroline Kennedy, she will be given the same softball questions the press has given Obama.

Love her or hate her, she's probably right about how Caroline Kennedy will be treated. The media will want a LIBERAL woman to fill the shoes of Clinton and will word articles in her favor. If your too much of a jaded idiot to have not noticed it, open your eyes. The media controls your thoughts and you could care less.

Caroline Kennedy is not running for the 2nd highest seat in the world!!!
What is the alternative to doing interviews with Couric? NO interviews? or just maybe on Fox?
Palin is a nim-wit. Please let her go home to the grizzly-den she reportedly comes from and stay there. She seems like a neat person who belongs in Alaska – NOT on the national stage!!!

This is great stuff. Keep yourself and the media focused on the past and rehashing it. Forget about 2012 or beyond and make sure you bring down the rest of the Rethuglicans with you. Thanks for coming out!

katheman – Really? Does it matter? Ms. Palin brought all of this on herself, every time she does one of these stupid interviews. Can you tell me why she only does these interviews with conservatives? Could it be because the far right are the only ones willing to listen to her sob story? You bet'cha.

Palin exploited SNL as much as it exploited her. After all, Palin appeared on the show after Fey's "unwilling teenagers" line. Anyway, Fey's joke was fair game. Case in point, conservative pinup (and all around super fasco-wretch) Ann Coulter is now on a book tour admonishing Americans for the breakdown of the family supposedly caused by illegitimacy.

And Palin's criticism of Couric is especially confounding. Couric asked Palin no questions for which Palin should have been so badly unprepared. The fault for Palin's performance lay not with Couric, but with Palin (and perhaps her handlers, though I doubt it). Palint's just another conservative who touts the mantra of personal responsibility, then in the face of her own shortcomings, so easily points the finger at others. Tisk, tisk..

I believe her point about magazines and newspapers is that if she didn't read the "right" ones, she'd be pilloried. Which she would have been.

Regarding Kennedy/Palin comparisons...
If Paiin is a lightweight (and she is), then Kennedy is a lightweight as well (and she is...)

I'm a Repub and Palin was a piss-poor pick. Solely designed to get the far-right excited about the ticket. Of course it came at the expense of moderate voters. McCain's overall campaign just sucked... I was pretty pumped about McCain and Obama being in the election – finally two people I respect. And no Bush or Clinton! Then McCain runs the worst campaign since Dukakis. Putz.\

I disagree with most of these posts. I want Palin front and center. She is the great hope for the GOP – and the Dems.

Ironic that the majority of those who left comments here are women. What is even more ironic is that most of the women leaving comments here are progressive liberal feminists. You should all be proud of Sarah Palin, yet you are the first ones crying out "go home, where you belong, with your children!!" Guess who are the morons? Morons

Excuse me, but why is it Katie Couric's fault that Palin couldn't think of a single publication she reads on a daily basis? Even if that was a "gotcha question," which is laughable, how hard would it have been to name the Anchorage paper and the Washington TImes?! If she's so offended by Tina Fey, why did she go on SNL AFTER Fey made the joke about the marriage of two unwilling teenagers? Way to stand up for your principles, Governor. The fact that she's still in the news and that she's blaming everyone else for her failures also says a great deal about our society.

Why the focus on Caroline Kennedy? If you want to look at how another woman faired in the last election, take a look at Hillary Clinton. Did they handle her with kid gloves? Absolutely not.

Anytime you throw yourself into the political arena you better be prepared to have everything about you exposed- the good, the
bad and the ugly. She clearly was not prepared for that interview,
or for that matter, the Vice-Presidency, yet she is blaming everyone
else for her failures. Hey, Sarah, looks can take you along way
but probably not to the White House.

True idiots never shut up... Keep digging your political future's grave... and stop showing off your family if you are protective of them...

She is so pathetic. McCain pretty much guaranteed a loss when he brought her on board. I hope she goes away and never returns to the public eye.

Kennedy is an American name known for years and years. Everything good and bad has been known to us. Caroline is not running for a heart beat away from the president as Sarah was. She was picked without anyone knowing how smart or dumb she is. It was the job of news people to inform us about her. It was not their fault she was not well informed on all the things that you need to know to run this great USA if she became president. She needs to go back to school with her drop out child. When you quit school you are a drop out. Maybe now that her grandsons father got fired he will finish school the right way.

This woman will DO ANYTHING to make sure she gets Press. And by the way – it is her OWN FAULT she became a joke – she should never have been a Vice Presidential Candidate in the first place she is so obviously unprepared based upon her inability to exchange coherent dialog!

Ironic that the majority of those who left comments here are women. What is even more ironic is that most of the women leaving comments here are progressive liberal feminists. You should all be proud of Sarah Palin, yet you are the first ones crying out "go home, where you belong, with your children!!" Guess who are the morons? Morons

I am surprised Palin continues to be interviewed. I don't believe she is the future of the GOP party...but she does make valid points and obviously responding to someone asking her the questions.

As a mom, I did not appreciate the line by Fey regarding her daughter and believe it crossed a line of disrespect...what we Americans are so good at doing to one another. Talk about hypocrisy coming from a script writer in Hollywood, where conception without marriage is the norm!

Waiting for the change that was promised....waiting for people in our country to be a little more tolerant and respectful of others with different views. Gosh...based on many of your comments, we are not even close to real change....

Cmon she's got to have known that she and her family would be 'scrutinized'. She's not the first to be imitated nor will she be the last.

Sarah put herself in that position by her awkward comments and inability to communicate knowledgable discourse about world topics. You better bring it next time Sarah!!!

If Palin feels that Tina Fey was exploiting her on SNL, then why did Palin go on SNL and do a sketch with Fey?? Palin = hypocrite.

You people are uncivilized and barbaric. Palin never did anything to you yet she and her family are being viciously attacked. It's unbelievable.

Once again she takes no responsibility in the fact that she was a seriously flawed candidate one with very little knowledge if any on the important issues we face today. Even the simplest questions put to her could not be answered. Sorry Mrs. Palin you were and still are unqualified for such a prestigious office, one step away from the most powerful office in the United States if not the world.

What a shallow, pathetic excuse for a human being. Truly shameless!
Maybe if she wasn't such a smug, self righteous, ant-intellectual troll she wouldn't have become an international punchline.
She put her kids in a spotlight, dragged them around as props for her insatiable hubris, and then is angry that some people questioned her parenting skills and wisdom as a role model, let alone as the person to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?
Incredible, arrogant hypocrisy.
No wonder the GOP is scrambling to get her out of the spotlight she craves so much. Sarah will be the death of the Republican Party. And they only have themselves to blame.
She shouldn't be allowed to raise goldfish.

Hasn't Pail ever heard of the 'watch-dog' function of journalists? Couric isn't exploiting her, merely performing a vital function of the press.

tried to post a comment that sarah was the reason we lost the election but it was rejected – and it was very polite too! guess the blog "box" is too full of the same blame note, heh?

i am tremendously pleased that Amrica did not fall for what i term the Palin Ploy. I luv America and would have been truly disheartened had we voted for this empty siren.

15 minutes are up!! Please return to obscurity.

Once again she takes no responsibility in the fact that she was a seriously flawed candidate one with very little knowledge if any on the important issues we face today. Even the simplest questions put to her could not be answered. Sorry Mrs. Palin you were and still are unqualified for such a prestigious office, one step away from the most powerful office in the United States if not the world.

It's never her fault!!! Amazing!!! I would hope your 15 minutes of fame were over by now but you keep disappointing everyone & reappear.

Oh Sarah, also the fact that you were even on a ticket says a great deal about out country, doesn't it?!

Looking forward to media asking Caroline Kennedy same questions asked Ms. Palin, with the same intent. Hopefully, Ms. Palin will watch and learn how capable Ms. Kennedy is at answering what newspapers she reads; her thoughts on the Bush doctrine, etc. Bring it on!

She exploited herself when she appeared on SNL...obviously forgot to mention that.

Reading the posts on this site from conservatives only underscores the fact that their IQ hovers somewhere around room temperature…

Moose stew anybody?

It's hard to imagine that Palin can sound and act dumber than she did during the campaign, but she again has managed to surprise everyone with her stupidity.

Please! Give me a break...Palin was unprepared and left herself open to criticism...society has nothing to do with it!! As for comparisons to Caroline Kennedy, don't even go there...

She was exploited because she could not answer a simple question like what news papers she reads , give me a break , I still can`t believe their still posting news about her , but I guess since she`s the saviour of the RNC we`ll read about it untl 2012..............................

Like it or not, but if Katie Couric interviews Caroline Kennedy, she will be given the same softball questions the press has given Obama.

Palin exploited SNL as much as it exploited her. After all, Palin appeared on the show after Fey's "unwilling teenagers" line. Anyway, Fey's joke was fair game. Case in oint, conservative pinup (and all around wretch) Ann Coulter is now on a book tour admonishing Americans for the breakdown of the family supposedly caused by illegitimacy.

And Palin's criticism of Couric is especially confounding. Couric asked Palin no questions for which Palin should have been so badly unprepared. The fault for Palin's performance lay not with Couric, but with Palin and (perhaps) her handlers. So, here's another conservative who touts the mantra of personal responsibility, then in the face of her own shortcomings, points the finger at others. Tisk, tisk..

This is great stuff. Keep yourself and the media focused on the past and rehashing it. Forget about 2012 or beyond and make sure you bring down the rest of the Rethuglicans with you. Thanks for coming out!

Sarah, you're a hottie!! 44 yrs old with 5 kids – WOW!! But please, you are clueless but I actually do like you simply because of the humor you provided to us a couple months ago. But I would suggest maybe you should spend more time with your family. Uhmmmm......a teenage daughter who got pregnant at what, 17 yrs of age? An infant with some challenges – your baby needs you!!! There is nothing stronger than an infant's bond with the Mother and only you can provide that. Go take care of your family, first and foremost.

And your political views are so polarizing it's nauseating....please how about some moderation from the Republican Party someday?!!

Excuse me, but why is it Katie Couric's fault that Palin couldn't think of a single publication she reads on a daily basis? Even if that was a "gotcha question," which is laughable, how hard would it have been to name the Anchorage paper and the Washington TImes?! If she's so offended by Tina Fey, why did she go on SNL AFTER Fey made the joke about the marriage of two unwilling teenagers? Way to stand up for your principles, Governor. The fact that she's still in the news and that she's blaming everyone else for her failures also says a great deal about our society.

i am tremendously pleased that Amrica did not fall for what i term the Palin Ploy. I luv America and would have been truly disheartened had we voted for this empty siren.

I believe her point about magazines and newspapers is that if she didn't read the "right" ones, she'd be pilloried. Which she would have been.

Regarding Kennedy/Palin comparisons...
If Paiin is a lightweight (and she is), then Kennedy is a lightweight as well (and she is...)

I'm a Repub and Palin was a piss-poor pick. Solely designed to get the far-right excited about the ticket. Of course it came at the expense of moderate voters. McCain's overall campaign just sucked... I was pretty pumped about McCain and Obama being in the election – finally two people I respect. And no Bush or Clinton! Then McCain runs the worst campaign since Dukakis. Putz.\

Hey Sarah, why not cry about it just a little bit more. You like to claim that you're a pitbull in lipstick, but you whine just like a little girl.

If you decide you want to put yourself back out there in 2012, you really need to grow thicker skin.

Mockery is a compliment. I would be highly insulted if no one ever intimated me or that I could do them. Get a GRIP Grizzy Woman and keep your views shut. very Bitter and especially to the man who selected you!

I disagree with most of these posts. I want Palin front and center. She is the great hope for the GOP – and the Dems.

Mrs. Plain, your ratings are down. Don't try to blame anyone else for your shortcomings. You lost, you failed, you have some work to do with your children and I would think you would want that to be private. SHUT UP!!!!!!

Hey katheman....none of the of them have done anything STUPID

Sarah put herself in that position by her awkward comments and inability to communicate knowledgable discourse about world topics. You better bring it next time Sarah!!!

Hey...I thought Pit Bulls snarled, not whined. Maybe it's the lipstick.

Excuse me, but why is it Katie Couric's fault that Palin couldn't think of a single publication she reads on a daily basis? Even if that was a "gotcha question," which is laughable, how hard would it have been to name the Anchorage paper and the Washington TImes?! If she's so offended by Tina Fey, why did she go on SNL AFTER Fey made the joke about the marriage of two unwilling teenagers? Way to stand up for your principles, Governor. The fact that she's still in the news and that she's blaming everyone else for her failures also says a great deal about our society.

Like John Stewart said, Palin is manna from heaven. She gives us something to laugh about while simultaneously accelerating the flow of Democrats into office. Thanks Sarah!

UGH! Doesn't this woman know when to go away? The reason why Tina Fey was so successful was because Sarah Palin was such an easy joke! Be gone, Sarah!

She is one of the main reasons McCain was not elected.

True idiots never shut up... Keep digging your political future's grave... and stop showing off your family if you are protective of them...

She is so pathetic. McCain pretty much guaranteed a loss when he brought her on board. I hope she goes away and never returns to the public eye.

Ironic that the majority of those who left comments here are women. What is even more ironic is that most of the women leaving comments here are progressive liberal feminists. You should all be proud of Sarah Palin, yet you are the first ones crying out "go home, where you belong, with your children!!" Guess who are the morons? Morons

This woman will DO ANYTHING to make sure she gets Press. And by the way – it is her OWN FAULT she became a joke – she should never have been a Vice Presidential Candidate in the first place she is so obviously unprepared based upon her inability to exchange coherent dialog!

I am surprised Palin continues to be interviewed. I don't believe she is the future of the GOP party...but she does make valid points and obviously responding to someone asking her the questions.

As a mom, I did not appreciate the line by Fey regarding her daughter and believe it crossed a line of disrespect...what we Americans are so good at doing to one another. Talk about hypocrisy coming from a script writer in Hollywood, where conception without marriage is the norm!

Waiting for the change that was promised....waiting for people in our country to be a little more tolerant and respectful of others with different views. Gosh...based on many of your comments, we are not even close to real change....

If Palin feels that Tina Fey was exploiting her on SNL, then why did Palin go on SNL and do a sketch with Fey?? Palin = hypocrite.

Palin said in the interview. "I know that a lot of people are capitalizing on, oh I don’t know, perhaps some exploiting that was done via me, my family, my administration — that’s a little bit perplexing, but it also says a great deal about our society.”

Either you know or you don't know.

2008's Worst Interviewee

You people are uncivilized and barbaric. Palin never did anything to you yet she and her family are being viciously attacked. It's unbelievable.

Excuse me, but why is it Katie Couric's fault that Palin couldn't think of a single publication she reads on a daily basis? Even if that was a "gotcha question," which is laughable, how hard would it have been to name the Anchorage paper and the Washington TImes?! If she's so offended by Tina Fey, why did she go on SNL AFTER Fey made the joke about the marriage of two unwilling teenagers? Way to stand up for your principles, Governor. The fact that she's still in the news and that she's blaming everyone else for her failures also says a great deal about our society.

What a shallow, pathetic excuse for a human being. Truly shameless!
Maybe if she wasn't such a smug, self righteous, ant-intellectual troll she wouldn't have become an international punchline.
She put her kids in a spotlight, dragged them around as props for her insatiable hubris, and then is angry that some people questioned her parenting skills and wisdom as a role model, let alone as the person to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?
Incredible, arrogant hypocrisy.
No wonder the GOP is scrambling to get her out of the spotlight she craves so much. Sarah will be the death of the Republican Party. And they only have themselves to blame.
She shouldn't be allowed to raise goldfish.

Palin only has herself to blame in regards to her self-destruction. It scares me to think that a state would elect someone like HER to be their governor. She may try to put out some snappy linesand bring out the "mama grizzly" to appear tough. Palin comes across as a buffoon. C'mon, Alaskans. . .surely there is someone more capable of running your state–isn't there?

Ya know, I'll bet a cookie that if a well-known comedian had mocked Obama and gotten named "entertainer of the year," Palin wouldn't have found a thing wrong with that. And then if Obama had complained, I'll bet another cookie that she would have gone on record as saying where was his sense of humor, etc., etc.

This is absolutely typical of conservatives: if someone laughs at them, it's "exploitation" or something equally awful. If someone laughs at a liberal, the conservatives think that's just fine and that anyone who protests is being whiney or has no sense of humor.

Get over it, Ms. Palin. You're an idiot of the lowest common denominator, which is why McCain put you on the ticket– to capture the idiot vote.

Palin said in the interview. "I know that a lot of people are capitalizing on, oh I don’t know, perhaps some exploiting that was done via me, my family, my administration — that’s a little bit perplexing, but it also says a great deal about our society.”

Either you know or you don't know.

2008's Worst Interviewee

It's never her fault!!! Amazing!!! I would hope your 15 minutes of fame were over by now but you keep disappointing everyone & reappear.

Oh Sarah, also the fact that you were even on a ticket says a great deal about out country, doesn't it?!

UGH! Doesn't this "woman" know when to go away? The reason why Tina Fey was so successful was because Sarah Palin was such an easy joke! Be gone, Sarah!

Looking forward to media asking Caroline Kennedy same questions asked Ms. Palin, with the same intent. Hopefully, Ms. Palin will watch and learn how capable Ms. Kennedy is at answering what newspapers she reads; her thoughts on the Bush doctrine, etc. Bring it on!

Hey...I thought Pit Bulls snarled, not whined. Maybe it's the lipstick.

She exploited herself when she appeared on SNL...obviously forgot to mention that.

Reading the posts on this site from conservatives only underscores the fact that their IQ hovers somewhere around room temperature…

She is one of the main reasons McCain was not elected.

It's hard to imagine that Palin can sound and act dumber than she did during the campaign, but she again has managed to surprise everyone with her stupidity.

She was exploited because she could not answer a simple question like what news papers she reads , give me a break , I still can`t believe their still posting news about her , but I guess since she`s the saviour of the RNC we`ll read about it untl 2012..............................

Like it or not, but if Katie Couric interviews Caroline Kennedy, she will be given the same softball questions the press has given Obama.

Sarah, you're a hottie!! 44 yrs old with 5 kids – WOW!! But please, you are clueless but I actually do like you simply because of the humor you provided to us a couple months ago. But I would suggest maybe you should spend more time with your family. Uhmmmm......a teenage daughter who got pregnant at what, 17 yrs of age? An infant with some challenges – your baby needs you!!! There is nothing stronger than an infant's bond with the Mother and only you can provide that. Go take care of your family, first and foremost.

And your political views are so polarizing it's nauseating....please how about some moderation from the Republican Party someday?!!

UGH! Doesn't this "woman" know when to go away? The reason why Tina Fey was so successful was because Sarah Palin was such an easy joke! Be gone, Sarah!

It took her how many months for this to sink in and react to it? Mama grizzly, go back to beating your chest in Alaska.

Excuse me, but why is it Katie Couric's fault that Palin couldn't think of a single publication she reads on a daily basis? Even if that was a "gotcha question," which is laughable, how hard would it have been to name the Anchorage paper and the Washington TImes?! If she's so offended by Tina Fey, why did she go on SNL AFTER Fey made the joke about the marriage of two unwilling teenagers? Way to stand up for your principles, Governor. The fact that she's still in the news and that she's blaming everyone else for her failures also says a great deal about our society.

I believe her point about magazines and newspapers is that if she didn't read the "right" ones, she'd be pilloried. Which she would have been.

Regarding Kennedy/Palin comparisons...
If Paiin is a lightweight (and she is), then Kennedy is a lightweight as well (and she is...)

I'm a Repub and Palin was a piss-poor pick. Solely designed to get the far-right excited about the ticket. Of course it came at the expense of moderate voters. McCain's overall campaign just sucked... I was pretty pumped about McCain and Obama being in the election – finally two people I respect. And no Bush or Clinton! Then McCain runs the worst campaign since Dukakis. Putz.\

Hey Sarah, why not cry about it just a little bit more. You like to claim that you're a pitbull in lipstick, but you whine just like a little girl.

If you decide you want to put yourself back out there in 2012, you really need to grow thicker skin.

Will we ever stop hearing from this woman......nothing she says has any merit or makes any sense.....it seems her and her family are the ones that make a statement about the road she percieves our society to be headed down.....

Will she EVER go away?

I have always liked and respected John McCain but I cannot yet find it in me to forgive him for what he was willing to do to America in order to become the President of America. The most cynical, blind, selfish, decision of his entire brilliant career.

America, we dodged a bullet....Mrs Palin...do please stop letting us see more of the real you, not just the "mismanaged by others" you who already scared the beegeebers out of us...It just reminds us of how close a call we just had.

And yes.. of course, I am one of "your" not "real Americans". Or did someone else mismanage you into saying that filthy little sentence repeatedly?

Palin hurt herself by putting her daughter in the spot light. She knew she was pregnant and decided to be a VP candidate. She dragged her kids around on the campaign trail. Her youngest daughter was photographed sticking up her middle finger. The entire family is bad news. If we elect a trashy family like that, American standards would bo down the drain. Are they related to the Spears family? She has made herself look like a horrible mother. I feel sorry for her because she clearly does not get it. Give it a rest Sarah. Lay low for about 10 years.

John McCains really insulted the american public with this choice

I love you, Sarah!!! Please stay in the limelight. I just can't keep my eyes off of you. Any news day with a Sarah Palin story is just a delight.

I am a lifelong Democrat and a proud supporter of Barack Obama. He is what exactly the person we need to lead our country at this time, but you, Sarah, are just so gosh-darned entertaining that I hope you can stretch your fifteen minutes for a long, long time.

whine, whine, whine...

I have heard Palin say that McCain's campaign should have let her have more control. Like "if I had run the thing"....
She STILL does not realize that she is a joke. She is the joke.
She didn't make Tina Fey...Tina was already a star on SNL and 30Rock was soaring because of Fey.
And as for Couric, I would think Katie would say she was not made popular by Palin.
Good lord, Sarah has some "look at how wonderful I am" issues...

Sarah,
Always playing the "blame" game. No accountability and you wanted to be 2nd in command.

How anyone supported the Dittoheads in this country can criticize Tina Fey's routine is beyond me. Their treatment of Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and their "Barack the Magic Negro" goes beyond anything to which Ms. Palin or her family was subjected.

If she's really serious about what she says, let her first disown Rush Limbaugh, all his ilk, and every FOX fan! Otherwise, I suggest the press leave her to her 15 minutes of fame and just ignore the hypocrite.

Sarah,
you have no one to blame but yourself. your amazing level of ignorance really showed in your interviews. We are all extremely lucky that you didn't become vp..you are dangerously unqualified for that position....

I wish that this twit would shut up. I cannot believe that with all the issues in the world, she is focusing on a comedian and a reporter. Get me in front of a camera and I will set her and her idiot friends straight about what is important to 90% of the world.

I think one of the hallmarks of a true leader (which Ms. Palin is not) is the ability to see one's own shortcomings and actually coming up with a plan to overcome them in a meaningful way and lead by example.......as opposed to just saying, "Oh, those people were being mean to me!" I'm not sure that Ms. Palin really understands that her conduct (including the socialist/terrorist/race-baiting stuff) made her look as dumb as a box of rocks......she didn't need any media help for that. I would have a lot more respect for her if she just said that she screwed up royally and is undergoing therapy.

Neither Tina Fey nor Katie Couric marched those kids across the national stage. Sarah Palin did.

Well, she can always sue for definition of character

Funny how, at the time, she said she got a kick out of Tina's impersonation. Now that she lost the election, suddenly, she feels exploited. Boo hoo!

Well bless her heart, has she only just woken up to the fact that putting her clueless self on the world stage made her fodder for comedians?

Sarah, Sarah, Sarah...insinuating that the rest of us could be swayed by Tina and Katie? Shame on you. Tina was hilarious, and we should all be able to laugh at ourselves. Katie did her job as well. Blaming others because you were inept and incapable of doing your job...their audiences were not stupid. You lost.

"It is pathetic that she blames the media for her inefficiencies."

Dude, you need to stop relying so much on a thesaurus. You come off sounding about as erudite as a mad lib.

Typical conservative rant...blame the "liberal media" for every ill in the world. And as for protecting her kids, they became fair game for satire when she dragged them out on stage at every campaign stop.

Fey and Couric are part of the same media the parade Spears, Modanna, etc. and thier problems in in front of us daily as people we should look up to. And we are a country in crisis, go figure. Palin 2012 is looking good right about now.

It just amazes me that she has the time to stay in the limelight in any way possible. What's wrong with getting on with the business of Alaska? If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!

A bitter, vindictive, resentful woman! How charming! YOU are who we need in office, my dear. The beautiful gift of empathy and wisdom you courageously display should be magnified to a national level!

That way, if anyone dares offend *us* and *ours* (gasp!), we can righteously charge into a meaningless war! Egoism! Patriotism! Rah rah rah! Lead the charge, mama grizzly!

Does this woman know anything about the real world? Alaska! She makes me wonder if we should have added it as a state?

As the saying goes, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen – or in her case – the candidacy for vice president. How much more pathetic can it get?

Sarah Palin hanging around with in-laws that sells drugs?

WoW!!!!

Puhleeze. Sarah Palin is exploiting herself, milking everything she can out of her 15 seconds of fame. Go away, already.

The only item that was exploted regarding Sara Palin was her lack of inteligence. Otherwise, she can serves ice cream at a DQ with minimal instructions and a 30 day probationary period...

Mrs. Plain, because your ratings have gone down, don't try to take everyone else down with you.

"Mama Grizzly?" Please don't justify your obsessively injured ego, Sarah Palin, by confusing a criticism of you for your insane ideology as an attack on young adults whose lives you have influenced in a profoundly negative way - take both young people's failure to complete high school and Levi's recent failure to retain the job for which he did not qualify precisely because of his lack of a high school diploma (uncompleted correspondence GED's a re a poor substitute). You are a self-absirbed disgrace, Palin.

She is never wrong, its always someone else's fault...

The media was very unfair to Gov. Palin!!! Let's see if the media will report Obama screw ups?

If I were Sarah Palin – I would have been a momma bear back when all this crap was happening. I am sorry but Couric and Fey are worthless and they used Gov. Palin to rise. I did not care for Couric or Fey before Gov. Palin and I care LESS for them now!!!

Thanks Sarah for validating my choice.

It's hard to imagine that Palin can sound and act dumber than she did during the campaign, but she again has managed to surprise everyone with her stupidity.

The only people dumber than her or Joe the Plumber are those who think she would be a good President.

Didn't seem to bother her so much that it kept her from going on SNL. Guess that makes her exploited...AND a hypocrite.

Tina Fey and Katie Couric both deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom award for meritorious service to America.

wa – wa – wa get a life sarah the fact that you don't have a clue is what killed the election for the best gop presidential candidate our party could have hoped for

Caroline Kennedy could never be compared to Sarah Palin because Caroline thinks it is important to be well read and informed about the issues concerning NY, America and the World. To the person who thinks Caroline Kennedy lives primarily in Colorado I'd like to inform you she has been a permanent resident of NY for most of her life when she moved there as a little girl with her mother and brother after her father was killed. When it seemed for a short while that people were being influenced by Sarah Palin I found it hard to sleep at night fearing she could possibly be a heartbeat away from the Presidency.

If you don't like what she has to say then don't listen and don't read. Shut yourself off to opposing views and live in your own little world. I don't agree with out President-Elect, but I listen to try and understand his point of view. As Americans we all have a right to free speech. We have the right express our opinions. Under the Fairness Doctrine that Obama wants to put in place the liberals will get what they and never have to hear from conservitives again. Or opposing liberals either.

So it's the "liberal media" and those "hostile to real Americans" fault that SNL just had to take some of her answers word for word to get the maximum laugh? Is it their fault she couldn't name one Supreme Court case other than Roe V Wade that she disagreed with – heck just talk about the eminent domain one that the entire country disagrees with (Kelso???).

If you can't take the heat get out of the Kitchen.

Ms Gov Palin is very good at handing the blame off to everyone else. She was a poor candidate and we all know that. How she is handling the aftermath is another example of how smart she is NOT!!!! She pulled that entire family up on stage, put them in the national spotlight – and expected to get applause for that???? Alaska is where you belong, Gov. Palin - stay there and be well.
Rosanne Cohn, REdmond WA

I love how this strong woman makes the heads of democrates explode.

Sarah.....go away. We don't like you over here....stay over there.

katheman – maybe you were too busy listening to the Obama is a muslim, pals with terrorist, made illegal deals with Resko, and has a wife that is not proud of her country. Oops that last one was his family wasn't it?

OMG, will this idiot EVER go away? Or, at least, admit her mistakes instead of trying to blame everyone else?

She's blaming SNL for making a joke of the teenage daughter? Palin is the one who was willing to throw her kids under the bus get ahead. She brought the poor girl into the spotlight and made a spectacle of the pregnancy – not SNL. Then she dragged that poor little baby, Twig, Twit, whatever his name is ... around like he was a ragdoll.

Then she blames Katie Couric for asking her questions that she's too dumb to answer.

Boy, this babe's a piece of work. Or a piece of something.

I don't know about the rest of the brie-eating, chardonnay-swilling liberals, or the snide media elite, but I for one pray fervently that SP will be the Republican nominee in '12. I will even contribute to her primary campaign.

Republicans will think this is simply common sense and good judgment.

Democrats will think so too, but for entirely different reasons.

Caroline Kennedy is gunning to be the junior Senator from New York, not the next in line to be President of the United States. Does Sarah Palin really not see the appropriate difference in scrutiny applied?

“I knew it didn’t go well the first day, and then we gave her a couple of other segments after that," she said. "And my question to the campaign was, after it didn’t go well the first day, why were we going to go back for more…going back for more was not a wise decision either.”

Wasn't Palin a journalism major at those 5 schools she attended? How come she didn't know how to handle the press? Oh, yeah – that was covered in all those things...you know...hard covers, full of words...books, I think they're called.

I'd pity Alaskans, but they voted for her. Thank god the rest of us didn't. Down here in unreal America.

Kennedy isn't being vetted for a VP spot, whether she's qualified or not, the media's treatment will be (and should be) different.

Palin benefitted from the media frenzy as she arrived on the scene, just as the Republican campaign wanted and desperately needed at the time. As time progressed, the media coverage turned sour, but it was a natural course of things from her interviews, history and details about her life (which DO become pertinent as a VP candidate). The media buzz about her and newcomer status was initially a positive, so turnabout is fair play as far as I'm concerned. Palin seems to say that decisions in the campaign were made without her input; doesn't that reflect poorly on her managerial skills?

Very little media is totally unbalanced, but Palin could have picked and chosen her battles better.

How is it that Palin wants to compare herself to Caroline Kennedy?

Palin is not even close to being a match up with Caroline Kennedy.

Just shut up and go away, you have nothing more to say that anyone cares to hear. She just can't leave the spotlight!!! Where's the hook to pull her off the stage??? What a narcissist!!!

On the day Sarah Palin was announced as the candidate for VP, I said she's shallow and vindictive and not right for the ticket. I thought she would turn against McCain in an instant to satisfy her own agenda. Her statements now are shallow and vindictive. Who would've known? Instead of encouraging the media to treat future politicians in a more respectable manner, she would rather go the "it's not fair, pick on them too" route.

Palin
You are what this country needed. You (or Romney) will crush the newly elected messiah of the poor people in 2012.

You and Joe the plumber have had your 15 minutes of fame-
IT'S OVER- stay in the" state across from Russia" and kill another turkey. . LOL

I feel so sorry for the Palin children and now grandchildren. Palin seems to be able to procreate but her brain function and selfishness will not allow her to be a mother. Children need guidance and daily care as the rest of us know but unfortunately Palin cannot seem to grasp that concept.

I guess that she is too much of a child herself. Lord help the U.S.A. if she ever runs again for office whether federal or state again. Her immaturity keeps running rampant. She should get an education before she thrusts herself on the public again.

Can you really believe the Palin is an innocent who was exploited so unfairly? Palin who defined herself as a pit bull with lipstick? Palin who rises up like a grizzly? Palin who played Barracuda to evoke her nickname? Lil ole Sarah? Poor thing. Surely Fey and Couric were tougher on Palin than Putin, Chavez or Ahmedinijiad would ever be!

You know it's a slow news day when they run a "story" about Failin.
Gotta give old McSame some credit: he's disappeared off the face of the earth. Thanks for that, John.

us liberals spewing hate, i bet a right wing hate monger never bashed a democrat in their life? have you ever listened to limbaugh? is that show a love in? how about any show on foxnews? give me break, this has been building up for quite some time. people in this country have the right to say what they want, right or left. maybe the hateful comments about palin are due to the hatefule things said at her klan rallies. right now is not the time to be in the news if you are a republican, it might be best if you just fade away.

Ugh, do you think that this woman can be any more inane? You're going to get upset at Tina Fey for parodying you, and then, go on SNL yourself? How much more hypocritical does that get?

You lost, they won, get over it. Isn't there a moose that needs rendering near your house?

Take a second and objectively compare her accomplishments prior to the National Campaign to what each of you have done.

c'mon CNN.... do you really think there's a story here?

Fitting person to talk about exploitation...

you cant be vice president if you pal around with drug dealers!

Ah the Liberal hate here is palpable.

Get this women out of here. Sarah got what she deserve for being intellectually and politcally stupid. In other words, she is a nimwit. Stop forcing her down our throats. The spit shine of the baby's hair on national TV tells me all I need to know about Sarah. When children are being raised properly, spit shining would not have been done in public unless its your everday operating procedure at home. Sarah is a disgrace to women.

The SNL skit wasn't attacking Palin's family. It was mocking the Palin.

It's funny on how she blames everyone else around her. For those of us that saw the Katie Couric interview, Sarah Palin brushed aside some questions while answering others in an incomprehensible, moratic way.

Ans as for Russia being our closest neighbor, I bet she can see Russia from her summer home in the village of Diomede, Little Diomede Island Alaska.

POOR LITTLE SARAH DOESN'T GET IT–Palin herself caused this, not "society". Fey became more famous only because Palin sounds like a moron, and Couric increased in popularity because Palin bungled the interview. Unless she faces this reality and changes her public image, Sarah Palin will continue to be ridiculed and deservedly so.

Yes of course it says "a great deal about our society" (Fey & Couric): it says that we have the ability to laugh at ourselves and that we do expect anyone running for office (any office) to have just the teensiest bit of knowledge about oh, general things happening in the US and, oh, something about policies and things! You betcha!

Blame the media. Blame socio-economic bias.

It's simple. Sarah Palin demonstrated by her own volition a complete lack of intellectual curiosity about the world in which she lives. No one can spin that.

She has lived a sheltered life and I don't think realized what it takes to dance under the big top.

Sarah, just keep talking, because everytime you open your mouth you undermine your credibility and thus your chances of ever being able to inflict your "opinions" and "values" on inhabitants of the lower 49. P.S., did Todd ever return his silk boxers, the ones paid for with RNC money?

IMHO Sarah only has herself to blame. She agreed willingly to the VP Appointment. As such an experienced Governor and Past Super Mayor she should have known she would be tried and tested. She KNEW she WASN'T for VP and that Washington would be a far cry from her tiny Wasilla Alaskan Great White Village where one can see Putin raise his head! And your children Sarah – if you'd had said NO they wouldn't have been in the spotlight. You drug them there with your EGO and Obsession for POWER and PRESTIGE. You were the worst example the office of VP ever had and as a Mother your worse!
JUST GO AWAY. And than your children will have the peace they deserve.

Oh my, before they lost so convincingly, Palin was proud of giving SNL material, wasn't she?

And the interviews? If she wasn't ready, she should have said so. My guess is that she welcomed any and all chances to be in the public spotlight, and never did understand why the public didn't "love her" like the RNC said we would. Maybe because she rarely answered a question, and if she did, it was so convoluted we couldn't make sense of it? Maybe because she set herself up as this paragon of values, motherhood and accountability, when she had a pregnant daughter and was under an ethics investigation? Maybe because she is for banning ALL abortions? Americans may be dumb enough to elect GWB twice, but we're not morons.

Dennis, I guess you didn't watch the Daily Show on Tuesday night. They made fun of Kennedy.

After her interview with Couric, I REALLY wish that the debate had not been rigged so that there were no cross questions from the opposing candidate. Now – THAT would have been a debate!! Not a fiasco like the one she was allowed to do where she could refuse to answer any question that she didn't like – and did just that!! Remember that McCain wanted to cancel (or postpone) one debate and replace this one. He already knew what we were yet to discover – she is dumber than a bag of hammers.

Poor poor dear, don'cha know that YOU did poorly in the interview – not McCain?? It was McCains bad judgement that put you there in the first place. Maybe Momma Grizzly should be working for the State of Alaska abstinence program and worrying about meth use instead of taking pot shots at comediennes and news anchors. Don'cha know that figureheads for the aristocracy look like fools when they go after the court jesters?

I love Sarah!

Sarah – don't compare yourself to Caroline Kennedy. A junior senator is a long way off from possible President of the United States.

Is she serious. She exploited herself, all by herself period. Get over it Sarah. Go home and cry yourself to sleep on your huge pillow. Never blame others for your mistakes. Idiot.

As a middle-aged woman who grew up during women's liberation, I so wanted her to be a good example of how women can succeed. Palin is a whiner, weak, and exactly the kind of person (man or woman) who does not have the character to lead. She is hypocrite, ethnocentric, and painfully unaware of the world. Probably even more pathetic is the committee that vetted her.

Wow.... Talking about the pot calling the kettle black. What the heck was she doing when she was pumping up the anger and fears of the KKK? Stop blaming the media. The media just asked the questions....She answered with that messed up English. I'm one of those Americans who believe when you are a guess in a Country, then you should learn the language. Well Sarah, learn English.

Sarah Palin's very existence as a smart attractive conservative woman and wildly successful Governor aggravates liberals to no end.
They suffer from PDS, Palin Derangement Syndrome.
God Bless Palin !

Sorry, I just don't understand the continued expression of hatred for this woman. So, you didn't like her and you didn't vote for her. Why continue to berate her? Put your energy into praising the duo that you elected. Lord knows, they've got a lot to accomplish once in office.

Newport News, VA January 8th, 2009 4:21 pm ET

She's the one who put those kids on the national stage. She has no one to blame but herself.

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Like President elect Obama put his on the Democratic convention stage. This means the kids are now fair game......

Hey Sarah.....done anything beneficial for Alaska lately, or are you too busy with the Sarah Palin Self Promotion Tour?

Make a belated New Year's resolution and resolve to focus on the job people elected you to do. You're getting a hefty salary for that.....not to mention a stipend for living in the Governor's Mansion when you still live in your own house. (Not too squeaky clean on that little issue, are you?)

"The mama grizzly rises up in me, hearing things like that," she said of a skit. "Here again, cool, fine come attack me. But when you make a suggestion like that that attacks a kid, it kills me."

-If she's so much of a kid then she shouldn't be gettin' married and havin' a baby. If she's old enough to be getting married and having babies she's old enough to be the punch line of an SNL skit.

Good grief Sarah! How easily you forget YOU are the one who paraded your underage, unwed, pregnant daughter on stage making her international news. YOU are the one who keeps doing interviews and posting news releases about Bristol and Levi on your official website. YOU are the one once again whining about them to the media.

As far as Tina Fey goes, she is a talented comedian. If you paid any attention you would have realized all political candidates from the recent election were parodied. Didn't YOU make the decision to appear on SNL?

Katie Couric is a journalist who handled you with kid gloves; YOU were the one who could not provide answers for some very easy questions. YOU were the one who was unprepared for the interviews. Look in the mirror Sarah and you will find the root of all your problems. Stop the whining it’s your own fault.

Maybe they haven't gone after Obama's family the same way because two sweet, smart, and well-rounded children just aren't as entertaining as a clan of high-school drop outs, knocked up teenagers, and snow-machine racing hillbillies (all with redneck names to boot).

God Bless America, a country where equal opportunity includes everybody, even trailer trash.

This lady is the gift that keeps on giving! Crying about her
"twelve week campaign"! She exploited herself by taking
the offer to be VP of The United States.

What a Maroon! As Bugs would say!

I love this line from the article "Palin also faulted the McCain campaign for agreeing to a series of sit-downs with Couric after the first one appeared to go so poorly" Did she not complain every second of the campaign that McCains camp would not let her do interviews...

For the next release, Palin 2.0, I'd like to see a politician who is versed in rhetoric and able to deliver a cogent sound bite:

They exploited me, they exploited my family, they exploited my kids.
–OR–
To ridicule me is simply politics; to ridicule my kids is simply pathetic.

Palin also needs to take the off season and seriously wonk up. As a random governor snatched out of Alaska, she performed as well as could be expected. However, if she wants to stay on the scene, she needs to become well versed, and be ready to rumble with anyone about issues.

There is really no need for further coverage of this person. She exploited McCain and the news media, and now she complains of being exploited.

If I understood Couric, Palin asked for another interview. And it was Palin who responded to simple direct questions by Couric by making an a_s out of herself. With Fey, she loved the attention from SNL and kept coming back to be on SNL It's time for this person to stop playing victim. And its time for the media to drop coverage of her. Our country has far more important matters to deal with then to hear anything further about this great family values family.

I suppose when you get up on the stump and look stupid, talk stupid and hope nobody notices that you are stupid, you set yourself up for attacks. I thought there was a thing in the US that protected free speech.

Fey's job was to lampoon you! Couric's was to interview you. You provided a royal flush of comedic material and were lucky you didn't have to speak directly to other journalists once the world knew how unprepared and silly you looked.

Goodbye already.

If Palin wasn't such an bumbling idiot all the time, we wouldn't have such great comedic portrayals about her.

She should have known that she wasn't ready for the big leagues. Stay cool, Sarah....stay in Alaska.....please.

Hey, the real GENIUS of this mess is JOHN MCCAIN...

DID SARAH EAT PARROT'S BEHIND FOR LUNCH ?MAN! SHE JUST CANNOT SHUT-UP.

as a christian I am offended by Sarah Palin. Instead of focusing on the media, I would rather she focus on her family and her job. It is obvious that her daughter and future son-in-law is going to need a lot of guidance and support since they do not have high school diplomas and are teenage parents. Furthermore, her son in iraq, her son with learning disabilities and her other two daughters will also need her love, support, guidance, and utmost attention. Add to that a husband and the whole state of Alaska, and well, the media is the least of her worries. This isn't about liberal or conservative this is about a mother/wife/governor who is failing her family and her state chasing national political fame.

1-08-09 Thursday, 3:18 pm I have read this article but reading the comments regarding it are pathetic. Sometimes you just need to SHUT UP. If you can't say something nice about someone don't say anything. Sarah Palin or anyone in that position doesn't deserve all the trash the public seems to enjoy dishing out. Just remember what goes around comes around!

Newport News, VA January 8th, 2009 4:21 pm ET

She's the one who put those kids on the national stage. She has no one to blame but herself.

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Like President elect Obama put his on the Democratic convention stage. This means the kids are now fair game......

When you're in a hole, stop digging!

Sounds like a huge, steaming pile of polar bear poop to me.

Palin should not even compare herself to any of these women. She is barely educated and can hardly string a cohesive thought or a sentence together. What good has she ever done for this country that she didn't receive a dime for? She only took the nomination to make a name for herself and she still can't get out of the media 3-4 months later. Fey, Couric, Clinton and Kennedy are intelligent, funny, prepared, and do not sell their souls for the media spot light. Each one of them has contributed something to this nation freely... Palin kills animals from Planes, makes fun of the average person not from Alaska, thinks we should pay for her entire families wardrobe, thinks ethics do not apply to her, only to her opponents. She is the train wreck in her own career. Her daughters boyfriend was given a job by her husband's company when he knocked up her daughter so she would look good on national tv... Come on...talk about selling snake skin oil.....

"Oh how I love using liberal standards in responding to these issues."

Then you ought to try it sometime, instead of the standard Republican cheap smear thru innuendo.

Anyone deserves continued scrutiny when they're seeking a crucial office, yet demonstrate with every statement and action that they're clueless. Apparently Palin can't even grasp the point of the "unwilling teenagers" joke: It's not an attack on your kid, lady. It's an attack on your own "family values/personal responsibility" hypocrisy.

As for why she's still news – I'm sick of her too, but so long as the wingnuts keep waving her around as the Great White Republican Hope, her serial idiocy needs to stay on public view. We can't afford to forget why we rejected her in 2008.

Hey Sarah.....done anything beneficial for Alaska lately, or are you too busy with the Sarah Palin Self Promotion Tour?

Make a belated New Year's resolution and resolve to focus on the job people elected you to do. You're getting a hefty salary for that.....not to mention a stipend for living in the Governor's Mansion when you still live in your own house. (Not too squeaky clean on that little issue, are you?)

DUMB, DUMBER, DUMBEST

…Katie, you’re not the center of everybody’s universe like I am, without the liberal media filter, my profound stupidity, or the fact I ain't got no good grammer here, would have never been an issue....

Why does she always compare herself to an animal? Seems like she is an animal and has a lot of hate inside her, and abuse of power is a scary thing. I think we will see her make more mistakes as she tries to make herself look like a possible contender in the future. But all americans just want her to go away . We are over her and her family. who cares what they do in alaska, its so cold there her brain cells are dying. She only wants a political job so she can get the hell out of alaska

katheman January 8th, 2009 4:00 pm ET

Funny…. I never heard anyone from the media go after Obama's family. Oh wait, that's right – he's a Democrat.
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Because he doesn't make a fool out of himself and his family

This lady is the gift that keeps on giving! Crying about her
"twelve week campaign"! She exploited herself by taking
the offer to be VP of The United States.

What a Maroon! As Bugs would say!

What makes me want to read her interviews!!!! They make my blood boil because I don't understand a word she is saying - perhaps it's the challenge!

Hey, the real GENIUS of this mess is JOHN MCCAIN....

I suppose when you get up on the stump and look stupid, talk stupid and hope nobody notices that you are stupid, you set yourself up for attacks. I thought there was a thing in the US that protected free speech.

Fey's job was to lampoon you! Couric's was to interview you. You provided a royal flush of comedic material and were lucky you didn't have to speak directly to other journalists once the world knew how unprepared and silly you looked.

Goodbye already.

Exploitation...? The SNL skit mocking the Couric interview used direct quotes from the real interview... Tina Fey merely repeated what you said, and it happened to be really funny

Seriously, she is an idiot. If she was truly concerned about her daughter being picked on, she would have allowed Bristol to go back to Alaska and not stump around America. The reason the SNL comment was such funny satire was because of Mrs. Palin's belief in the notion that just say no works with teenage hormones. So if they don't use birth control, no abortion, then no single motherhood, that kind of only leaves unwilling teenagers to be forced into marriage. That's why it was funny – not because Bristol was pregnant.

Oh, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, you're the George Bush of hockey moms. Now, it looks like the phrase has to change to "lipstick on a 'grizzly bear.'"

Good grief Sarah! How easily you forget YOU are the one who paraded your underage, unwed, pregnant daughter on stage making her international news. YOU are the one who keeps doing interviews and posting news releases about Bristol and Levi on your official website. YOU are the one once again whining about them to the media.

As far as Tina Fey goes, she is a talented comedian. If you paid any attention you would have realized all political candidates from the recent election were parodied.

Katie Couric is a journalist who handled you with kid gloves; YOU were the one who could not provide answers for some very easy questions. YOU were the one who was unprepared for the interviews. Look in the mirror Sarah and you will find the root of all your problems. Stop the whining it’s your own fault.

Way to go Sarah...give 'em heck.

I've never seen such a group of poor winners....the left wing of the Dem party is pathetic.

I would point the governor to the excellent op ed piece in the New York Times by Dick Cavett entitled "The Wild Wordsmith of Wasilla". I

That should help her clear any confusion that lingers in what little cognitive space remains in her cerebrum.

did not McCain also try to exploit her?

Poor woman but I don't have any sympathy for her.

Not sure why none of my other attempts to post made it through the moderator. None were worse than what I have already seen posted. Perhaps I should take a slam at Palin, then it might get through

Seems like someone doesnt want their 15 minutes to go without a fight. I would rather vote for Tina Fey than Ms. Shootem up! Thank God Obama won!

i've heard plenty of criticism about kennedy – but she is not running for vp as was palin – of course palin was scrutinized more – why is palin complaining – now her daughter gets to sell the baby picture for money – who's exploiting their own children

Wow...your moderators truly are amazing CNN...I see the word "DOUCHEBAG" like 3 times today, but you won't print the by-now somewhat cliche joke template about "every time you [insert something like 'print a Palin story'], god kills a kitten." Impressive.

If she was unattractive would anyone still be talking to her or about her?

Hey, Ms. Palin-
Go Join Joe 'not the plumber' in Israel and help him be Joe 'not the journalist'. Your 15 minutes of fame are up, nothing is gonna bring em back.

Along with her obvious, well publicized foolishness, her religious beliefs re-enforce her abject stupidity. Watch the youtube video – I can't believe people considered her a viable candidate after seeing it and learning she is Pentecostal.

In my view, Pentecostalism looniness is right up there with Mormonism and Scientology. I'm surprised Sarah didn't fall down and speak in tongues during one of her many well-publicized gaffs – it would have given her more credibility, or at least provided an excuse.

Oh yeah, she's "not Pentecostal", even though she's attended a Pentecostal church for years. Having your religion not influence your judgement is like saying you didn't inhale when the doobie came your way...

Poor poor dear, don'cha know that YOU did poorly in the interview – not McCain?? It was McCains bad judgement that put you there in the first place. Maybe Momma Grizzly should be working for the State of Alaska abstinence program and worrying about meth use instead of taking pot shots at comediennes and news anchors. Don'cha know that figureheads for the aristocracy look like fools when they go after the court jesters?

SNL – So No Laughs!!!! ahahahahahahahahaha!

I like Tina Fey, but to make a comment about Palin's daughter's situation at that time is in poor taste. Tina is a female (I think) and should have been sympathetic to Bristol's (Sara's daughter) situation.

She might have been offended about the "unwilling teenagers" part but it was HILARIOUS!

"The mama grizzly rises up in me, hearing things like that," she said of a skit. "Here again, cool, fine come attack me. But when you make a suggestion like that that attacks a kid, it kills me."

-If she's so much of a kid then she shouldn't be gettin' married and havin' a baby. If she's old enough to be getting married and having babies she's old enough to be the punch line of an SNL skit.

Way to point blame at everyone but yourself "says a great deal about our society" – 'you betcha'

Sarah Palin has hit the nail on the head. Caroline is a Kennedy - (a very lax voting Kennedy - she just can't be bothered to vote). (Obama owes the Kennedys big time - so the word has gone out –New York will be stuck with Caroline!!

At the Republican Convention when Sarah handed off that baby to another member of the family who in turn handed it to another I thought that package instead might have been the Stanley Cup

That is hockey for those who do not know.

Like Bush, another "misunderstood, self-pitying Republican whiner/idiot.

Tina Fey can be excused because she is a comedian, and her impression of Palin, while sometimes insulting, was at times very good.

Katie Couric is another story. She was pathetic. When interviewing Palin, she thought she was a school-marm. When interviewing Obama, she batted her eyes like a stupid little school girl.

I no longer watch her as a newsanchor. She is just too embarrasing.

Didn't this lunatic actually appear on SNL alongside Tina Fey, now she is attacking her! Typical Republican hypocrisy.

All you people who hate Sarah Palin are nothing but sheeple to the liberal media.

This reaction, and playing the blame game speaks volumes about Sara Palin's readiness to be major player on the national political scene. She was and is not ready. How she ever became governor of Alaska is beyond me. We should fall on our knees every night to give thanks that this woman did not become Vice President of the United States !

"I am now forced to read and hear what this Idiot has to say for the rest of my life."

Who's more the idiot, the idiot, or the the idiot reader who can't manage to click a different link?

Sarah,

You should have declined McCain's offer to run with him. When McCain took you on, so did the rest of the country. Literally.

Palin needs to get a grip! She seems intent on blaming everyone else for her inept performance in the campaign, BUT herself. Sad how she and Joe the Plumber have kicked to the curb, all of those who brought them to the forefront and allowed them to enjoy or not, their notoriety. Book deals, job offers . . . how soon they forget how they got to this point. When Palin fails to hear her name mentioned in the media, not surprising, she suddenly pops up with an accusation or poor Sarah line to gain more media attention.

This public servant called Sarah Palin need to be serving the public like shes being paid to do! Go the Hell back to Alaska and stay there. I want to forget about you ever existing! Pig with Lipstick!!!

OK Sarah grizzly bear Momma,hockey Mom,whatever. You really don't get it. That's the scary part. Fine. Just go away now, you've had enough of an undeserved spotlight. Your 15 minutes are up...SEEYA.

Puhlease CNN...

No more from or about this nitwit woman!

Tina Fey won an Emmy for creating TV's best comedy before anyone had even heard of Sarah Palin. Who exploited who?

Intersesting – seeing as those she appeared on SNL. As did John McCain. I guess she's exploiting herself too?

I think you should be entitled to voice your opinion ONLY if you have achieved more in your life than Palin.

As the weeks go on and Sarah Palin tries harder and harder to be seen, we see that she is becoming more and more petty.

She is acting like a tabloid celebrity now instead of a leader, lashing out at the media on a regular basis.

Week by week, she gives validity to her own narrow mindedness.

Wow... school must have let out early.

I continue to be amazed at how many people can hate someone they don't even know. I guess it says a lot about the haters.

And here' s from a noted psychologist. and I quote ,"the reason why some people hate a person is because that person can see oneself in that another person like a mirror image. For people to hate Palin according to this psychologist is because some people can see a mirror image of themeselves in Palin.

I don't remember seeing the restraints on Palin when she appeared with Couric, so it must have been Sarah's choice to be 'exploited.' Palin might have had a case with Tina Fey and SNL until she appeared herself (as many other readers noted.) Could be SP is ticked off because she tried to exploit the opportunities and she couldn't cut it. As a democrat, I hope that she hangs around until after I die, because the republicans won't have a chance as long as she is front and center as their golden girl.

Oh please, she looked like an idiot. One of the skits were word for word what Palin said. As for Couric, what question was out of line? Sheesh. Thank God that she and McCain didn't get in.

@katheman:

Do you not remember the accusations that Michelle Obama had to endure with regards to her patriotism, or that she was an 'angry black woman'?

Sarah, you can't hold a candle to Tina, Katie, or Caroline. You've had your moment of fame. Good-bye.

There is no comparison between the two woman.

One went to Columbia Law, the other jumped from one school to another spent 5 years of her life to get JUST a bachelor's degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho.

I thank God every day she didn't get elected.

She's the one who put those kids on the national stage. She has no one to blame but herself.

We have no future with Obama and the democrats bankrupting America

Couric is a seasoned journalist and she is no joke like you Sara Palin. Please just go away to Alaska or ....... Russia and stop talking about other people

real witty katheman

Seriously.. can we move on to more important topics - What did Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner name their new baby girl?

Just more proof that liberals are really as idiotic as they appear. To say that she is whining is like saying Barack Obama has the experience needed to be president. Neither is an accurate statement!

It is not ok to say barack "HUSSEIN" obama but it is ok to attack private citizens such as Palin's children as Tina Fey did. You idiots on the left show your true colors,,, you can attack others but are not strong enough to be attacked back. Just wait until someone slams baracks kids and see if you think it is still funny.

Trust me the joke will be on you liberals b4 all this charade of a CHANGE is done.

BWAAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Whatever happened to: "what happened in Alaska stays in Alaska"??? For goodness sake, Sarah Palin happened in Alaska, born, raised, educated(?) married, hunts, lies, etc etc etc. Please people leave her there with their main stream media not ours. What are we going to have to do to get rid of her and her family??? Good ole boy Todd the husband when home, excepted defeat, got himself a cold beer, sat down and shut up. Why can't she?

By the Way KATHEMAN – WHAT (2) Losers went on SNL to make fun of themselves during a presidential Campaign. I don't think OBAMA and Biden would do that, because there is other things they are doing. Lets think – Figuring out a plan to better AMERICA.

palin you did this to yourself! the only thing that it reflects in our society is that we don't like liars or people that don't think things through before blurting them out on national tv. you were BEGGING to be exploited!

I these tough times it nice to hear from Mama greasely bear Palin...

choo choo chooo that how we drive away irritating chickens in africa...

Sure she's dumb, but she's still hot!

Just heard on CNN's Situation Room that Palin is watching to see how the media handles Caroline Kennedy! She says that had she been a Democratic nominee her treatment would have been different. Actually ..... NO. You still would have been asked tough questions, governor.

BUT......... the far-right-holier-than-thou-family-values crowd would have crucified YOU, Sarah Palin, for abandoning your infant son, and your family! OH..... and Bill-O-the-Clown would have railed about your teen-age daughter's pregnancy! So...... there you are, hypocrites on "your side" would have nailed you had you been a Democrat!

Sarah, I agree with Lindsay, it says a great deal about you. You didn't have to accept all those clothes, make up artists, hair stylist. You didn't have to cram your so-called family values down our throats. Your inexperience came through as well.

Now you have an unmarried daughter with a baby son, the mother-in-law to be has been arrested on eight felony drug charges, the son-in-law to be has quit or is not eligible for his apprentice program. What kind of an example does this set. Does your "version" of Christianity condone this?

Sorry, but I'm seeing and Alaskan edition of "The Simpsons" albeit much better looking.

"The mama grizzly rises up in me, hearing things like that,"

...gotta love that slang...LOL...LOL...

Governor Palin plainly doesn't understand the differences in offices in American government. Running for Senate, as Caroline Kennedy is, is a world of difference from being a heartbeat away from the presidency.

It's the hypocrisy of our democracy that I can't stand.
She feels exploited? (she can't even spell exploited)
Does she know that most of the material Tina Fey used came straight out of Sarah Pailin's mouth? Nobody can make that kind of stuff up.

And her constant presence in the politcal limelight all but garauntees that she is the new voice, face and ideaological preference of the GOP. Which proves to me that they are the authors of the anti intellectual movement that has swept across America

Please take care of your business in Alaska and leave the rest of
the U.S. alone. We had to endure enough during your campaign.

Palin is just as big a joke as Jessy Ventura from Minnesota.. A one shot wonder.

That's rich, coming from someone as dumb and utterly incapable as she is.

PLEASE RUN IN 2012!!!!

If the shoe fits...don't complain if someone throws it at you.

Clearly she's not intelligent enough to understand what political satire is, or that Fey's line about marriage was an attack on her, certainly not the kids.

this woman is a big, big big time moron.

In the words of Simon Cowell, "Off you go now....."

Madame, you are no Caroline Kennedy.

If the "kid" is old enough to be getting pregnant and married......fair game.

Palin needs a doctor or somone to help

Palin needs to get a grip on life. She should have been tossed out of the race ,because she is not qualified for the job. God saved us from her answering the red telephone at 3 AM.

The entertainment and news media just thinks that they control politics. Obama was elected because of empty promises and certain groups thinking they could further thier own agendas. He is already having problems with his own party (looks like the check might not be in the mail). Fey and Couric are just media puppets. It is people like Palin and McCain, Bush, etc. that will keep us from becoming a subject of the U.N. If we as a country do not wake up, the media is going to take us down.

No matter what your political view is, Sarah Palin is correct. The media made a mockery of this election in more ways than one and many people bought in to it. Have whatever opinion you want, but RESPECT THE FACT that not everyone will agree with it and that sometimes our differences are our strengths.

Since when do you need to humiliate and degrade people to get a point across? To me the whole Tina Fey thing was about as low as you can go just to "entertain" people. It happens on the playground and we call it bullying. What has the world come to when this is funny and makes people who do it popular?

...as Fred Sanford once said, "Every time she opens her mouth, she gives away her ignorance".

It's amazing how her loss is everyone's fault but her own, and that she is even putting down the american society.

do this nation a favor and fade into obscurity while we rebuild the best country on the planet without your "leadership". thanks so much.

say what you like about Sarah but while the rest of the country is crying about economy, AK seems to be doing just fine, hmmm..... something to think about?

So help me, I try not to read and comment on inane stories like this. But it's like watching a perpetual train wreck.

Oh no we want Palin to stay in the news and run again... best thing that ever happened to progressives! Bush shot the Republican party and she will finish it off!

Note to Palin: We are on your case because your polices like no reproductive rights for women and denying gay families to be built through marriage make you seem like a busy body oppressive control freak over other peoples lives and families. You actually want to make government bigger to enforce your evangelical values on others… values you yourself can’t make happen in your own family! When you do this it makes people hit back. It is clear that you have some problems attending to your own families needs in favor of your narcissistic need for media attention. Turn around and be a mother and a governor and stop whining about failed publicity games you played in. You want to be loved leader learn to take a joke and hard criticism, learn to read, learn to not whine, learn history and geography. Jeez, Obama came to your aid telling everyone to lay off and reminding us he was born to an 18 year old mother out of wedlock and that your family were off limits to the media (he kept his children to a bare minimum of public exposure).. did you thank him…Nooooo you took you kids out of school and paraded them like animals at a petting zoo on every political stage you spoke on. And then you want no one to remark about your kids or family after you make then a public spectacle???

While I do not think Caroline Kennedy is ready to be a senator at least she keeps her nose out of other peoples’ family lives and is not in support of gov’t forcing everyone to Bronze Age theocratic practices and rule. She has no desires to interfere with your choices in screwing up your own family. Therefore she is less likely to be poked at as much seeing as she is not a hypocrite!

Palin will do well in the Republican party: she exemplifies their disdain for knowledge and information. They consider reading newspapers as "under the microscope" because they don't care about receiving knowledge; and we already saw how she didn't want to answer direct questions during the debate, in favor of mindless blather directed at her core base of ignoramuses. And we know how Bush valued loyalty over expertise. And forget scientific data–much too inconvenient.

I have never seen anyone so completely unable to take responsibility for herself. Everything is someone else's fault. AMAZING.

Get over it Sarah ... You wanted to get in there with the big fish, so everything you ever did and every one you have ever known and your family and pets will all be in a fishbowl. You know that's the way it is; you tried to make up dirt that was not even true about your opposition. So don't whine about it.

This woman just set her own sex back 100 years.

Wow...sure are a lot of people with inferiority complexes that feel a need to try and tear Gov. Palin down.

Fact is, by objective measures, she has more experience than Obama, is smarter and more articulate than Biden, is more qualified than C. Kennedy for office, and talks no less in "standard" English than JFK did (a la "Mista Speaka" = "Mr. Speaker").

KATHEMAN – You moron!!! That is because OBAMA doesn't use the Media for FAME like PALIN IS DOING. You dummy.

The so-called "point" about the scrutiny of Caroline Kennedy is absurd and blatantly an attempt to criticize anyone but herself for her failings....

Caroline Kennedy is hoping to become 1 of 100 Senators. Palin was seeking to become next in line for President of the United States. No the scrutiny won't be the same, nor should it. This is just pathetic scapegoating.

Palin speaking to Tina Fey specifically: To say that a comedian exploited you is like saying a farmer land shouldn't smell like manure...it's what they do, it's there business. Yes some go to far, but public figures who run for National Office must no they are fair game... and comedy is an equal opportunity exploiter there is no line drawn between Republicans and Democrats on that one... Some of my favorite SNL moments were the ones mocking Clinton.

Actually Caroline Kennedy was nicely lampooned by the Daily Show's Jon Stewart who riffed on her "you knows". Sarah needs to get a clue that when you are running for the 2nd highest office (and potentially the highest), trying to find out what kind of reading informs your opinions and decisions is quite justifiable. During the campaign, she had no problem slinging mud at the Obama camp ("hangs around with terrorists"), but can't handle even the smallest amount of justified criticism when it is directed her way. Please, Republicans, find another champion.

She still trying to blame the media because she is an idiot. I just the McCain camp thought Palin had enought sense to name any papers of magazines she had read to prepare her for the office of VP. It wasn't a trick question... Palin is just Stupid and probably don't read.

I am not going to put Palin down because she is doing a great job at it. the only thing I am going tosay is" Thank God she is not our VP".

And,

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR DAUGHTER ON GIVING BIRTH TO A HEALTHY BABY!

wasn't it last week – or the week before...Sarah was complaining that she didn't get to do MORE media interviews? Today she is complaining the the campaign made a mistake letting her do the Couric interviews?
This is just pathetic. But the more she talks (whines) the less her chances are of going anywhere politically in the future.

Sarah Palin really needs to stay out of the media for, at least, 60-90 days. With the short attention-span most Americans have, when she re-emerges, most will have forgotten about her missteps. Also, during that time, she should study up on foreign and domestic policy, and most of all, raise her children and help her daughter raise her grandson. All she does is continue to provide fodder for the public and keep fresh in everyone's minds her scandals and other drama which surrounds her. She also needs to take PR 101. Her selfish, over-ambition will be her demise.

Why do people hate her so much? I don't understand it. I know she is not for abortion but a lot of people aren't.

No, Sarah, honey. Look in the mirror. It's YOUR fault. Because of your unbridled political ambition, YOU threw your OWN family under the bus. Spend more time parenting, less time governing - for both the sake of your family and this country.

And for anyone who thinks I might be sexist: I would say the EXACT same thing if it were Todd or any other man running for office.

It takes one to know one as a saying goes.
People here saying Palin is an idiot are more of an idiot than the person they are criticizing. You point one finger to Palin and you in fact pointing 4 fingers to yourself. So who is more of an idiot you or Palin?

It continues to amaze me how media outlets label conservatives, as in this article, "conservative John Ziegler" but they NEVER label liberals. Why doesn't it read "liberal Katie Couric?"

I'll be shocked if this is posted, or doesn't languish in, "your comments are awaiting moderation."

Senator McCain and his advisors used their best judgment in choosing Govenor Palin as his VP nominee. Governor Palin and the McCain campaign used all of their skill sets and best judgment to manage the media and their campaign and communicate their values. The voters responded. She ought to be proud of her choices, her interviews and her conduct throughout the campaign, as she obviously did her best. The SNL comment about her daughter and Mr. Johnson was a reflection of Governor Palin's values and the lessons she taught her daughter, in context of the Governor's political positions on gay marriage. National politics is a rough business.

The only thing wrong with society is the fact that someone like Sarah Palin could almost be a heartbeat from the presidency.

It should be pointed out that she showcased her family wherever she went, told everyone how proud she was etc. etc. She made them public figures and then resented it when someone made a comment she didn't like. As they say on SNL: "Really!!!"

Is she REALLY thinking of being in action 2012? Not unless she learns something between now and then. What a pathetic person. Can't Alaska come up with someone with real brains???

shooting a moose from a hellicopter and forcing two kids to get married is also quite telling of the way society is going...a society that idolizes plumbers (aka a man who doesn't pay taxes) and a theocrat with no morals (real morals like respecting the rights of everyone and not just fellow christians)

I'm sure Sarah knows all about not being able to stand the heat in the kitchen and what to do about it. Probably best all around if she really gets bummed out now and confines her future politics to Alaska where she can keep an eye on Russia

Double-Standard-

Who is the idiot...Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, or both?

Cut her a little slack...Anyone can be made to look foolish if that is the goal of the media, entertainment industry, etc....

Consider the following that got ZERO attention in MSM or entertainment:

GOV Palin (unlike Biden) knows the constitution and the role of the VP. GOV Palin (unlike Biden) knows the stock market crash occurred in 1929, Americans were not watching TV yet, and Herbert Hoover, not Roosevelt was President of the U.S. GOV Palin (unlike Biden) knows how many letters are in the word JOBS. GOV Palin (unlike "lunchbox Joe") knows better then to say words to the effect "Come join me for a beer at Katie's Restaurant in Wilmington, just as I do to talk to the locals about how they are doing, the economy, etc…" Ummm Turns out – Katie's Restaurant hasn't existed for 15 years. Nice try Joe…You almost had me convinced you were just one of the FELLAS who just so happens to be a Senator for as long as I have been alive.

69 million of you are about to get the government you deserve. God Bless America and come on 2012 get here quick.

I'm predicting golfball size hail and hurricane winds on january 20th in D.C.

The "via" portion is soooo funny. Apparently she's exploiting herself based on what she said? LOL.

I don't think she was the victim of gotcha journalism. She's clearly not an intellectual, and out of her league when she's on the national stage. Hence the need to wink in order to play to your audience

Eeek.

Sarah–You've already given us the best present we could ask for, the defeat of the McCain candidacy. Now go away, you are of no further use to us.

Wink! LOL. There you go again Sarah! We all know what you do in Alaska. You are killing off the environment and denying natives of their voting rights because you think that you know what is best. Go back and govern the 5,000 people in Alaska, kill a moose, make a cover for your grand baby, store some moose milk and make a shake. No one cares, no one cares about your feelings; you are a disgrace and I just wonder who taught you how to talk. By the way, did you donate those clothes back all $250,000 worth? How's your grandchild's other grandmother; did you bail her out of her methlab charges? What a joke. Clean up your own house before you come outside and condemn others. How's your ex-brother in law? Um!

Didn't she go on SNL herself and act side by side WITH Tina Fey? Please make her go away...

I hear if you turn the lights off in the bathroom and say "Sarah Palin" three times she appears and then kills your political party.

SARAH EVEN IF YOU WERE TO CALL ME TO ALASKA FOR SOME TLC I WILL REFUSE IT. YOU ARE NO GOOD SO STAY ON THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE.

katheman: Didn't go after Obama's family? Even at the Republican convention, the silly twit from the view took a swipe at Michele when introducing Cindy Stepford McCain.

Sarah Palin will be trashed by the "LOWER 48" for the rest of her life.

As stated by several, she is playing for attention but like a jealous and evil 12 year old spoiled brat, in my opinion. Her supporters are ruthless. I know. I live in Alaska. Follow the money, as the saying goes, and you find ugly malicious corruption in my opinion. She is a liar, in my opinion, and has mis-used state funds. She should be removed from the office of governor and perhaps arrested for breaking laws. Please check her record of performance. Enough has been said about her language style. Check the record of events. Never mind the image of goodness from her supporters. It is phony in my opinion.

Funny, but seems that the only one who wasn't able to capitalize on Palin was McCain. She really is a nasty one.

It is amazing anyone even thinks this is a viable candidate. McCain and the GOP should be charged with treason for putting such an imcompetent person one heartbeat from the Presidency. Go away – never return to these lands!!

Palin has a great deal of narcacissm.

Palin made a fool of herself, all by herself. Now she wants to blame two prominent , successful, hardworking women for her demise? I guess it's good that women no longer feel they have to stick together to stick it to the old boys club....

Funny, I thought she watched that first skit with the sound off where they referenced marriage? This woman is one contradiction after another.
If this is the future of the GOP then they have no future at all except sliding further in irrelevance as the country changes and they cling to the past.

katheman January 8th, 2009 4:00 pm ET

Funny…. I never heard anyone from the media go after Obama's family. Oh wait, that's right – he's a Democrat.
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Oh, I guess you missed Repugs FIXED news trashing Michelle Obama -

Nobody has to go after her family....all you have to do is wait for her to open her yap....her family didn't make her look so dumb....gee Katie Couric is really tough......not! Wonder if Bill-O the clown had tried to grill her or that Nazi Hannity had gone local( instead of serving up
softballs to her or providing her with the canned answers) on her what she might have said. She's dumb...she has a tremendous ego...and she can't help herself....blame it on her!!

Strange how someone who ran for the 2nd highest office in America is complaining about being put under a microscope. I suppose in her mind we should just all have accepted her without question.

I'm just sayin.

Exploited? More like they exposed her for the moron she is. Puhlease.

Oh, boo freakin' hoo.

No mention that they went with Couric for her first interview because they thought "she would go easy" on Palin. No mention of her hardcore stance on marriage, who should marry, when and how they should marry. No mention of her Creationist history.

Just the "evil, horrid media, messing with" her precious image.

Give me a break. She doesn't need the media to make a fool of herself.

The popular sports drink HATERAID has seen a strong resurgence in popularity among died-in-the-wool liberals since Sarah Palin announced she was a conservative and a woman *at the same time*.

The media was quick to be infected with Palin-Derangement syndrome by it's liberal base as well.

It seems not *all* forms of diversity where to be tolerated, after all...

A shame she wasn't a Lefty, then she would have been embraced like Hillary or Pelosi.

Sarah Palin is like a load belch in a suit of armor. I should imagine that in a day or so we will be hearing from that other gaseous noise, aka, Joe the plumber. Where are my Xanax???

Ugh, shut UP already.

Good. good. good. Let her talk.
the more she talk, the more likely Barack will be reelected!! Hooray!!!

Look at the pot calling the kettle "black". After she dragged President-Elect Obama 's name through the mud to "win" she has the nerve to make the comments she does.

This is just the beginning for Mrs. Palin. "You reap what you sow". Whatever you put out there (good or bad) makes its way back to you.

Give me a break!

Does this governor know how to shut up? perhaps when she is sleeping.

One more thing...

Sarah, you couldn't hold a bear claw to the intellect of Katie and Caroline.

Stop trying to ride the coattails of Superwoman out of your universe!

Improve the schools you attended then get back to us.

Dennis,

I have to agree, I listened to Caroline Kennedy and I was, "is that what an Ivy League Education gives you?"

Why is this freak show still in the news?

@ Dennis – Palin already say "Also" & "Perhaps" & "Maveric" over a 1,000 times in an interview.

Not to mention Kennedy has a JD from Columbia, but it took Palin how long & how many schools was it to obtain a Bachelors.

Sarah, take the high road and keep quiet! You didn't hear Obama say one negative thing about you when you tried to compare (sarcastically) your experience to his as a community organizer. Even though his community was well over 100,000 and raised several million dollars. What was the budget defecit for the 9,000 people city of Wasilla when you left office? Over $3M? Take the high road and stop whining.

Sarah-
You are the train wreck in slow motion as many believe.
What a clueless self centered disaster Alaskans are stuck with.

Oh, but let's not forget, she's a "hockey mom". Like who gives a frigging hoot?

How is the question, "what newspapers and magazines do you read?" offensive? You're a governer and you find it offensive that people want to know what you read, or whether or not you have any intellectual curiosity at all? Based on her response then and now, the answer is most certainly, no.

Gov. Palin does not bend at the alter of abortion. On the contrary, she sustained life instead of destroying it, and had her beautiful downs syndrome son.

Had Sarah (and her daughter, for that matter) had an abortion, she would have been embraced by the liberal media as "brave" and "courageous".

However, the typical liberal playbook agenda, the very same one that was used on President Reagan, VP Dan Quayle, and the current President Bush, is being tossed at Gov. Palin; Call them stupid.

It does say something about our society. How can 40 million voters think that Palin was fit for office. ??? Sarah, you are the problem in society.

Then why did Sarah go on Saturday Night Live herself and do the skits with Tina Fey? It's only in retrospect that she thinks they were poking fun at her?????? And if any Governor might be asked what papers or magazines he or she reads on a regular basis – how hard is it to come up with the NYT, the Washington Post, the WSJ and/or Newsweek to name a few..... a heartbeat away – how frightening!

Why is she comparing herself to Caroline??? HELLO SARAH...You were running to be Vice President! Of course you're going to be under a microscope!

Yes, vice president of the ENTIRE UNITED STATES! Not just one state. Being under the microscope is something to expect.

Nice to see the idiot liberals repeat all their Kos/Huffington talking points here. Talk about people who should just shut up and go away.

It says a great deal about our society when a person as dumb, inexperienced, unqualified, and self centered comes so close to being the vice president.

her daughter has a baby now so when is the wedding? . i guess the baby father never finish high school and his mother is a drugeeeeeeeeeeeee so where are this moron sara palin now on these matters?

Dear Mrs. Palin,

Need you be reminded that the vast majority of Americans in the Continental United States had never heard of you prior to this past election (notice I say "Continental"). And that the elections themselves did not thrust you into what you now experience as "celebrity".

The average, educated, working American knows that John McCain did not personally pick you as his running mate. No. His "entourage" picked you, for reasons we shall not go into at this time.

So you, Mrs. Palin, should be showering Tina Fey and Katie Couric with gift-baskets and cards of thanks for thrusting you into your celebrity stature.

Regards,

Z-Man

She's got something to say about everyone who exposed her obvious draw-backs. Like a true politician, she blames everyone else for her mistakes and not herself.

She needs to get over herself; SNL makes fun of virtually every presidential and vice-presidential candidate. Why should she get special treatment? The parody of her stuck with people because it exposed her.

Kathman – Your comparison falls short. I don't recall Obama, Biden or McCain dragging their entire families, small children and quasi-fiances included, from one campaign stop to another, for weeks on end. That was Palin's ploy alone. If it blew up in her face she has only herself to thank.

Poor lady they are still using her.

They are capitalizing on your stupidity your ignorant witch.

Gawd, when will we be free of this ugly dog?
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I guess being stupid and ignorant is a way to keep your name in the news everyday. This moose is such an easy target.

Proud American,

You are not FORCED to do anything. You don't want to read about Palin, go to the next article.

Too bad the media didn't scrutinize George W Bush in 2000 like they did Sarah Palin in 2008. Just imagine what the world would be like today had that happened.

I hope the journalistic "Palin Standard" of attacking family members applies to the new politicians in control in Washington. Obama children-consider yourself officially in the crosshairs.....

She IS a journalist by trade, right? So the one thing she actually had on the job experience with, she failed at doing. I'd say, if we can't expect exceptional performance from our vice president then who can we expect it from? She was never up to the task and John McCain displayed a complete lack of judgement by selecting her.

For Palin to say that “I knew it didn’t go well the first day, and then we gave her a couple of other segments after that," That tells me she knew she was not fit for the VP position so she wanted the campaign to keep on shielding her. I can't believe some people voted for McCain because of Palin. All I can say is Thank You Lord.

"a kid?" right maybe her daughter's not ready to be a mother or a wife.

SARAH PALIN ,YOU ARE NO CAROLINE KENNEDY SO DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO HER. YOU ARE NFG.YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE --–A RED NECK IDIOT THAT COULD BE USED EASILY AND WILL TAKE A BRIBE.

McCain was unwise for picking Palin; Palin was unwise for agreeing.

I can't help but notice that Sarah Palin is so like George Bush–she can't string a complete sentence together and she says "nook-u-lar." Four more years of that would have driven me insane! Thank goodness we won't have to hear much more from her. I hope!!

I am an English teacher-but the process is a two-way street, and many are going the wrong way.

Palin u exploited herself... so shut the hell up grizzly sarah... Couric was just doing her job... u know, asking follow up questions that made u look ignorant... Tina made u a star u iggmo. So, go kill another moose or whatever grizzly girl... and again, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!!

Sarah Palin rockes. She got me 300 hundred thousands of dollars for my babies pictures. Who cares if she exployted mooses and Alaskaners and Neeman Marckus? It is still not right for Katee Cooric to exploit her dumbness. Please give me my GEDs.

Big difference. Caroline Kennedy will not be a "heartbeat away" from being the leader of the free world if elected.

SARAH JUST HANG AROUND IN THE NEWS FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS AMD FIND YOURSELF A GOOD RUNNING MATE.

OBAMA WITH ALL HIS BROKEN PROMISES WILL BE EASY TO BEAT

Dennis,

Obama has two a's, one o.

Why does Palin care about that NY senate seat? New York isn't even in her "REAL" America is it?

I pray the GOP puts her on the ticket again in 2012!

Caroline Kennedy isn't running for Vice President, only the people from New York will be affected by her campaign, not the entire nation (maybe someone should tell Ms. Palin what her office would actually have been and why we watched her stumble with such interest).

For someone who claim to be a Christian and this kind of comments is unbelievable. And, to attack the 2 women that made an impact on her campaign is again unbelievable. Thank God, it was not in his plan to have her elected.

Couric was terrible when she started out in prime time. Maybe someone should remind her.

By golly this lady is off her rocker. And I thought it was bad here in GA, but boy oh boy Alaska is looking scarier by the moment with her as the Governor.

Um, all Katie Couric did was ask Palin simple questions. All Tina Fey did was bring to light how stupid Palin is.

It doesn't matter how the media handles Caroline Kennedy. Caroline Kennedy is trying to become a senator (1 of 100), you were trying to be a vice president (1 of 1). Just face it, you dropped the ball when talking to the media. If you can't answer what newspapers do you read, you didn't need to be in the job. Also the question was meant to see if you read only conseravative papers, liberal papers, both or anything in the middle.

Yes, people made careers making fun of you. You gave them the ammo.

Palin is upset because Fey quoted her word for word and Palin finally saw the skit and realised nothing on SNL was made up! Palin must have had a canary to know she really is as dumb as she looks. Thank God, I am Canadian and we know to keep our Conservitives in the minority so they have to share power. Or else we too would be in Iraq. Palin for 2012!!! LOL!!!

She will say/do anything to extend her 15 minutes...

Sarah–my dear-
Why don't you concern yourself with your other pertinent duties, such as being governor of Alaska and a GRANDMA–instead of trying to blame everyone but your lack of intelligence for faltering. As I recall, you made a cameo on SNL, so like the others have said you must not have felt to terribly upset with Ms. Fey. I think the baby is crying...

please, oh please, oh please, let the Republicans run this nitwit in 2012.

Oh please! She made the pregnancy and marriage of her teenage daughter an issue – and why is she just NOW complaining about Tina Fey's portrayal? Better Palin should go back to Alaska where it seems she thinks people understand her. As a fairly well educated and informed woman I am embarrased and disgraced by her behavior. She was a last ditch effort by the McCain campaign to bolster their polls and votes. That's all. I would have been terrified if a woman like this had her finger on America's weapons arsenal. She's out of touch, inexperienced and shows a complete lack of intelligence. The American public is not as stupid as she may have thought – to fall foe her "good ol girl" act – for that is what it is. And the whining is only making things worse for her. Her example is part of the reason we do not have nor will have in the near future a woman in power at the Presidential level. Pelosi certainly doesn't help but Palin tanked it.

Yes Sarah, free speech says a lot about our society, including how inept of a leader you would have been.

Tina Fey NEVER needed Palin, but don't tell Palin. She thinks it makes her important. Fey did not want Palin to win because she is too busy being the producer of her own show.

Hey Sarah, how is Levi Johnson's meth lab going now that they busted it...but not until after the election. Law inforcement officials are saying they were told to hold off on the arrest...where have I seen you overstepping your limits in law inforcement before...
And, Wasilla had to hire a city manager when you were mayor because you were sooooo STUPID...but still left the city $27 Million in the hole.

HEY YOU ARE RIGHT SHE IS A RETHUGLICAN!!!

It also says alot azbout society that the Sarah Palin's daughter engaged in pre-marital sex without protection and is having a baby out of wedlock. It also says a lot that the father of that baby has a mother that pushes and manufactures methamphetamine. It says alot that Sarah Palin willingly lied to the American People on a number of issues during her campaign for VP. It says an awful lot about society that Palin even was nominated...

Finally sunk in, eh Sarah?

Hey Momma Bear Palin,

Your "kid" is eighteen and having a baby. Don't try and defend the moral low ground.

Caribou Barbie is one dumb clump of Alaskan trailor trash.

Typical Idiot Republican this lady don't even realize just how stupid she is. You were put under the microscope because if your Idiot won and died you would have been President of the United States. Thank God Americans didn't buy your crap. Go Away. Idiot.

I'd hit it.

With a shovel.

Uggggggggggg.

Just shuttee, will ya?

Wow. I guess that's what a grizzly bear would look like if it was wearing lipstick!

OK...so when one is desperate, a Nobody, and is lacking basic knowledge of world events because of their own choices...they BECOME A "VICTIM" for MORE attention.

Please allow us to forget about you.

She is even more pathetic than I thought.

I wonder if she'd call out these "exploitations" or be upset at Fey if she and her partner were elected...

It seems she's the victim when things go wrong, but doesn't realize that nobody but her was the reason the Couric interview went against her favor.

Palin is a HASBEEN! REALLY, she doesn't possess the intelligence of Katie Couric or Tina Fey.

So the American electorate again shows why they are disdained across the world – through the elementary school level of discussion that goes on in the comments section.

How can any real true United States of America citizen take this woman seriously? She is nothing but a hate monger.

People will be driven away from the Liberal camp by people like the ones commenting on this article. WOW never seen such animosity.

Who cares what Palin thinks? Next...

It's over. Why are we still talking about her?

Really.... I thought a political candidate would fully understand what they were getting themselves into before agreeing to take such a high profile position. I guess if she were involved in a bigger political arena besides the highly populated state of Alaska she would know that.

As far as putting blame on the McCain campaign for her Katie Couric interview... maybe she should have prepared for the interview. I know that is an abstract idea....but give it a shot next time.

How about we take responsibility for our own actions Governor.

Tina Fey received a great deal of attention because she portrayed Palin accurately. She portrayed you Sarah, complaining about her, your just criticizing yourself. All Couric did was ask the question, quit blaming her because you couldn't come up with intelligent answers. They exploited you? You were happy to exploit yourself, and continue to do so.

Why did my articulate comment get cut after "awaiting moderation". I think it contributed at least as much as "Boo Hoo" and "Waaaa". But, then again, those remarks are about as much as the typical CNN lib commenter can produce, or reader can absorb without being read to.

You can hide in Africa. She'll never find you there.

So...Palin was so offended by Tina Fey, yet she showed up on SNL? Hmm...That's interesting.

Here's a big shoult out to ya, Sarah. You accepted your party's nomination, knowing that your teen daughter was pregnant. Did you really think that hiding her belly behind her baby brother's blanky was going to keep it from being known eventually? I feel bad for your daughter. I'm sure she wasn't expecting nation-wide publicity about her private life.

As to Katie's question about what you read....well, after hearing some of the answers you gave Charlie Gibson during that interview....a lot of us were wondering! It had nothing to do with the reading habits of Alaskans ....it was all about you.

I don't know if you plan to run again in 2012. However, if you do, you should consider doing some serious study of history, political science, and foreign relations; then stop abusing your power as governor of Alaska; and, finally, remember that an awful lot of people who could vote for you do not share your fundamentalist beliefs. Oh...and tone down the self pity. It's not attractive. Good luck to ya!

Sarah Palin made herself a national figure, and a target for exploitation, when she accepted John McCain's offer to be his running mate. If she thinks this is bad, just wait and see what her Republican rivals say and do to her if she runs for President in 2012.

She made her family targets when she brought them into the campaign by bringing them onto the stage and speaking about them during the Republican National Convention. It was her choice to do this, so she should take the responsibility and stop whining. (If she thought her family would be left alone, especially after the GOP attacks on Michelle Obama, then she is either ignorant or terminally naive.)

If she can't stand the heat, then mama grizzly should go back into the cave and cook some mooseburgers for the family.

This isn't Alaska, this is politics.

If she was not running for national office, then she would have an argument. I consider us lucky to have a media that "expoited" Palin for her true colors so we didn't end up with her in office.

She can't simultaneously cast her daughter as an adult who's getting married and starting a family and also a young child who should be considered off-limits to jokes and/or criticism.

This woman is great entertainment though, I'll give her that.

Ya know, if Palin would of been obama's vice pres selection this would be a different story.

Grizzly Mama? That ought to set all the Red Hats a-twitter.

Why Sarah... I thought you had wandered off into obscurity. My bad, I was mistaken.

You had MULTIPLE interview opportunities and you blew them all. And SNL, that's called satire hun, I don't believe that satire is meant to be an accurate depiction of life. It merely picks out the most noticeable features about an individual or group (in this case, you, your supposed experience, your lunacy, etc.) and expands on them to a ridiculous level.

Grow up, stop blaming others for your own shortcomings. Aside from yourself, there is really only one other idiot that you can squarely place the blame on, and that's Senator McCain, who should have retired off into the same obscurity years ago.

Palin is no longer funny...just pathetic.

HAHA, no, no, no, let her keep doing this. By being so ignorant, and doing all of these interviews, she is narrowing her chances of having a public office.

Holy Hannah! If she really wanted to continue on in politics then she would learn.
She's a piece of work.

Hmmm...let's see, dontcha' know. How can I get BACK into the spotlight, now that my 15 minutes of fame are up and the people of Alaska are starting to push hard that I do my job?

Maybe I could complain about how my 15 minutes went!

I agree with posters here who are pointing out this is Palin's and McCain's fault. Sarah Palin should never have "happened."

McCain and the Republican party were punished. Sadly, Sarah keeps blindly blathering along.

Someone has to tell Sarah that she is Jerry Springer's stupid. She did not boost Couric's ratings nor Tina Fey's, she got exposed how dum she is and Alaskan dum she will be. Please go away!!

In what respect Sarah?

As my mother would have said – when God was handing out brains, Sarah was in the "looks" line.

Please PLEASE let this lady go back to Alaska and never be heard from again. She is complaining about being interviewed and scrutinized?? HELLO SARAH YOU WERE RUNNING FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE USA. Katie Couric could not have been any more nice or coddling. How would you ever deal with government policy if you are offended and unable to answer the 1st grade softball question "What do you read?" Laughable

Did Obama cry while you were lying on him from city to city fabricating terrorist connections and race-baiting? Child grow up.

Exploiting a "kid?" She's joking, right? If they are mature enough to be engaging in sexual activity resulting in pregnancy and planning a marriage, they are no longer "kids."

Palin needs to get down off the soapbox and stop talking from both sides of ther mouth.

And she says she will be interested to see how Caroline Kennedy will be treated. Earth to Sarah Palin: Pick up a newspaper, a magazine, or watch some real news programs! Kennedy is being slammed 6 ways from Sunday and has been from (almost) the moment she announced her interest in the soon-to-be vacant Senate seat.

Republicans, you are stuck with this "Mama Grizzly". What does THAT say about your party?

Would you like some cheese with that whine?

I am a registered Republican and have been for 21 years. When John McCain picked Sarah Palin, I was sure surprised, had never heard of her. As the weeks went by and we "got to know" Sarah Palin, I was floored. Forget color of skin or gender, intelligence is how I pick my President. McCain is the MORON for picking Palin. She's still a moron, but she can't be blamed for losing the election. Mr. McCain, it was you who lost my vote and the election.

Wow. What harsh comments from such liberal minded elitists.

Sarah you were used by the party. They are done with you now.

Somebody

Please
Please
Please

Make her go away. Like the people who rave about her, she is a total illiterate and does not deserve her title as Governor. Please run in 2012 Sarah..Pretty please...

She's a MORON...........

If you don't like what's happened so far, watch what's going to happen if you run for 2012... You got off really easy, I think.

And of course Governor Palin is so correct. But then again, it takes strong women to make things happen.

If the media treated OBambi with the fraction of the negative, attacking and accusatory coverage, he would have been freaking out, smoking cigarettes on the stump and holding weekly press conferences to accuse the media as being racist.

So they got a break from the Governor, but she is also spot on that she is what this country needs and we will be WAITING FOR HER!!!

Cry me a river!

Yep... All Tina and Katie's faults for Sara tripping and getting the stupid all over herself. You betcha and also!

Why does anyone still bother to stick a microphone in this person's face? Is it because we've become used to our leaders saying (and doing) feeble-minded things and now that the country will soon be run by someone coherent, we need the comic relief?

Sarah Palin. The gift that keeps on giving – to the Democratic party. Let's hope she's still around to run in 2012.

Sarah you are no Caroline Kennedy ,Hillary Clinton or any of the other intelligent women in office.Good thing the campaign wasn"t the Gong Show you would have been Gonged and sent back to Alaska before the election ever got started you stupid,witch-crafting freak.Just where is that silly witch doctor of yours somewhere shouting in the name of Sarah

Peggy Hill, Shut up, your show got canceled.

The media attacked Gov. Palin because she does not bend at the alter of abortion. On the contrary, she walked the walk and had her beautiful downs syndrome child and sustained life instead of destroying it.

Had Gov. Palin (and her daughter, for that matter) had an abortion, "perky" Katie Couric and her leftist peers would have embraced Sarah Palin for her "courage" and "strength".

In my view, feminists have been exposed for the phonies that they are;
they do not respect the rights of conservative women.

How long did Hillary get bashed? palin got 12 weeks because no one knew her? big freaking deal.

Can we get real news now?

Governor Palin doesn't know how to use "via" in a sentence and we're the jerks for laughing at her?
I'm confused.

Yeah, Palin blames the "media" (shocking, right?) for asking simple questions, and then the governor blames the campaign, Tina Fey...

No, Palin, "...it also says a great deal about..." you. Sorry, "...you're not the center of everbody's universe."

I don't know how in the world this woman can blame anyone except herself. Every time she opened her mouth trying to act educated is when she messed her own self up. If you are not knowledgeable in a subject error, you don't sit there like an idiot waiting for the words to fall out of the sky into your mouth. You simply just say I have no experience or knowledge in the area in which you speak and just maybe you wouldn't have looked as stupid as she really is. The idea of her to think that she has all of this experience and has a degree in journalism kind of makes me wonder what were her grades. The woman is a phony, pretentious, babbling idiot who thinks that her looks will get her by. Stay at home, take care of your child that needs you and stay off the screen.

Look at the vitriol on this forum. It's amusing to see how many young Einsteins on here call the sitting governor of a state, and who is popular amongst her constituents, an idiot. I guess it's easy to lob those grenades from your cubicle while the boss has his back turned.

She made it to the governorship pretty much on her own, quite a feat for anyone.

What's worse is that most of the clowns on here don't stop with her, but bring her children in to it.

Your comments prove her point.

CNN where do you find these teeny tiny people. If this is reprentative of your audience. I'm leaving.

Sarah Palin made Tina Fey into a star?

Sarah Palin who nobody had heard of 3 months ago made Tina Fey who was head writer for SNL (granted not during their strongest years), who has her own award-winning TV show in primetime, who has made multiple major motion pictures into a star?

Sure, I blame Palin for continuing to speak (at all, much less to the press), but we also have to hold responsible the people who are listening, writing it down, and reporting it. Can't we make her go away yet? Please, CNN, just stop listening to her!!

Sarah, people are not going to take you seriously if you continue with this nonsense.

It's amazing how this dolt can't see the big picture. And now to compare herself to Kennedy? Someone of susbtance? The air must be very, very thin up there in Alaska.

Oh my! The thought that this idiot could've been VP gets more frightening everytime she opens her mouth. Can you just imagine if the Repugs won and the old geezer and the moose dresser were having to put together a team like Obama is doing now? God, is that ever scary!