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2009-10-21 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by lord garth 2009-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 I'm disappointed that Sarah would think this worth her time.

Posted by Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-10-21 00:21|| 2009-10-21 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 My initial reaction is with Jumbo, but on second thought this will be a nice payday for the Governor. Always a good strategy to have your opponents enrich you.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-10-21 00:45|| 2009-10-21 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Always a good strategy to have your opponents enrich you.

So that's what Katie Couric was doing.

Posted by ed 2009-10-21 01:31|| 2009-10-21 01:31|| Front Page Top

#4 A big difference between pre-taped -- and edited -- and live broadcast. One hopes Governor Palin will have her own videographer along to keep Ms. Winfrey honest.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-10-21 07:24|| 2009-10-21 07:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Could explain the Oprah vs Obama headlines on one of the rags recently. Oprah has a very large audience of followers. Gaining access to them is a gamble but has a large payout if it works well.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-10-21 09:59|| 2009-10-21 09:59|| Front Page Top

#6 It's potentially a win-win. Oprah is struggling to bring her ratings back up. She lost a number of conservatives during her love affair with Obama last year. She's hoping to get some of them back by playing nicey-nice with the governor. For Sarah Palin, she has a book to sell and presumeably future political ambitions. She needs this exposure to white touchy-feelie women to broaden her support. I wish them both well in their personal ambitions for this interview.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-10-21 10:23|| 2009-10-21 10:23|| Front Page Top

#7 I plan on watching the show. There are some very interesting dynamics going on there and noone can predict the outcome with any degree of certainity. I just hope that I don't fall into Oprah's clutches and become one of her devoted fans. Pray for me.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-10-21 10:29|| 2009-10-21 10:29|| Front Page Top

#8 the Governor? I dont think so.... try the quitter.

Posted by 746 2009-10-21 10:36|| 2009-10-21 10:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Dear 746,
.....Try harder. Be witty.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2009-10-21 11:28|| 2009-10-21 11:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Oh goody, our "seagull" is back....

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-10-21 12:05|| 2009-10-21 12:05|| Front Page Top

#11 It's gonna be a serious challenge for the average Oprah viewer to understand anything Sarah has to say.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-21 12:11|| 2009-10-21 12:11|| Front Page Top

#12 ebbang

I disagree. Sarah has many family-first themes to give and many 'we struggled but triumphed' stories (and with a bonus that the stories are true).

If she hits those notes, she will rock the Oprah world audience.

Posted by lord garth 2009-10-21 13:09|| 2009-10-21 13:09|| Front Page Top

#13 I thought about that, lord garth. You may be right but I still think many of Oprah's viewers won't understand the kind of family values Sarah endorses.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-21 14:24|| 2009-10-21 14:24|| Front Page Top

#14 I'm with EU6305. Oprah's audience is people who think the color of their curtains is life-changing. Sarah Palin is a serious intellectual in that company.

Posted by phil_b 2009-10-21 20:06|| 2009-10-21 20:06|| Front Page Top

#15 Which is not to imply Sarah isn't a serious person. I think she is, but not a well informed intellectual.

Posted by phil_b 2009-10-21 20:09|| 2009-10-21 20:09|| Front Page Top

#16 but not a well informed intellectual.

perhaps you've heard of noted genius, Sheriff Joe Biden?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-10-21 21:06|| 2009-10-21 21:06|| Front Page Top

#17 I don't think being an intellectual is an asset in a politician. They need to be able to separate the wheat from the self-serving chaff I'm sure they hear most of the time, and do more or less the right thing.

From what I've heard about Sarah Palin, she was better than most politicians at doing this.

Posted by phil_b 2009-10-21 21:48|| 2009-10-21 21:48|| Front Page Top

#18 On some things. But there are issues where 'common sense' alone doesn't cut it ... a good historical perspective, knowledge about key elements of economics, international relations and other topics is needed to apply 'common sense' to. And too often for my tastes what Palin has to fall back on is an emotional appeal to shared valued.

I happen to agree with most of those values, but it isn't an adequate basis for high national office.

OTOH someone like Liz Cheney has the ethics, principles, family values - and she's well read, articulate, focused and shows signs of significant executive capability.

We need them both, and half a dozen more.

Posted by lotp 2009-10-21 22:05|| 2009-10-21 22:05|| Front Page Top

#19 lotp,
Agree. And we need a Leader Of The Pack as one of them.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-10-21 23:31|| 2009-10-21 23:31|| Front Page Top

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