Matt Lauer Talks To Sarah Palin In The Kitchen

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Amanda B. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:17 GMT

Karen said:

The question for Sarah Palin is..."Are you the BIOLOGICAL Mother of Trig?"

Karen, you are an idiot.

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Barb — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:05:38 GMT

The thing about Palin is that I WANT to like her, but the more I hear her speak, the more I don't like her. One thing that stuck out about the Lauer interview was that she never took any of the blame for losing. According to her, it was everyone's fault but hers, and if she could just say, "Maybe there were things we (McCain and Palin) could have done differently..." I would respect her a whole lot more.

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Alaska Girl — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:31:01 GMT

There are so many negative comments about Sarah Palin from people that don't even know her. She is a very smart women who has been a public servant for the last 14 years and worked very hard to continue her service. I'd bet none of you making these comments have ever held an office. It is alot of work. Why all the vile comments. You all should be ashamed of yourself. There is no reason to act like children.

re: Matt Lauer Talks To Sarah Palin In The Kitchen

Karen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:03:17 GMT

The question for Sarah Palin is..."Are you the BIOLOGICAL Mother of Trig?"

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Richard Ostroff — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:48:50 GMT

Regarding Gov.Palin:

It's apparent Mrs.Palin has done some hard work after so many faux pass but there is no depth. Her bullet fast replies to the medias questions can only be described as nothing less than a small child being pulled by a 130-pound Rotwiler puppy at dinner time and the American public is the small child. In our slide from hard news reporting to entertainment based, sound byte news, I believe the American public has a hard time keeping up. However, when Tina Fey does Palin, it's with emphasis to communicate as opposed to the fast talking Palin, delivering what appears to be crisp, confident and intelligent thinking but is not.

For instance, when Palin said she had two speeches in her pocket written with the help of McCain staffers, one if they won and one if they didn't, an inexperienced, and poor manager was revealed. Though surprised at the outcome of her being shutout, on the stage at the concession, it doesn't take a lot to figure out that if they won she most definitely would have been asked to speak but in a loss, probably not.

That said, any manager knows the easiest way to get a difficult person to buckle down and work with speechwriters is to say, "hey, let's get that acceptance speech written baby (!) and Oh, by the way, in the event we don't win let's put a concession speech down as a just in case."

Palin's star quality has blinded 52 million Americans to the truth of what she's truly saying, what she stands for and her readiness to be a heartbeat away from the most important job on earth.

Thank you,

Richard Ostroff

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Rosemary — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:37:32 GMT

I have a big problem, though, with her repeated assertion that she came across poorly in the Katie Couric interview because she was "annoyed" and didn't feel she should have to answer questions she thought were irrelevant or condescending. I can understand that - I bet all the candidates felt annoyed at some point - but she was running for *Vice President of the United States of America*! It was HER job to come across as unflappable, competent, and willing to answer every question in a way that earned the confidence of the American public. I just don't see how "I was annoyed at those stupid questions" is a defense that will play well when she inevitably runs in 2012 - being President involves, I would guess, a lot of very annoying and frustrating scenarios - how would she handle them if she can't handle Katie freakin' Couric?

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ARE you kidding me???? Is that a real question????? DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR??? Joe Biden was clearly unhappy with some of his interviewers, so much so that the Obama campaign bannished that t.v. station from any more interviews! Give me a break here!

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BaxterJ — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:10:41 GMT

Aren't we done with her yet?

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Brett Singer — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:09:14 GMT

I agree that she came across much better here. I do wonder what restrictions were placed on this interview. As for the complaints about Couric, et al, good points all. How is "what publications do you read" an unfair question?

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Ann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:48:07 GMT

She did come across as more real in this interview. It was more interesting to see her and her family in their every-day lives. She is not the monster she (herself, created) by virtue of not thinking clearly about what she was uttering in some of those rallies, but neither is she a darling. She can cry foul and complain that media are "jerks" or mean spirited, but some of the tactics employed by McPain didn't bode well for a lot of Americans, that need, and want, change. I blame them both for the breakdown of the campaign. He looked desperate, she looked like she just "was trying out for Miss V.P, America"

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Erin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:20:22 GMT

I think she came off in this interview a lot better than most of her pre-election interviews, frankly; if she'd seemed this relaxed and accessible in September and October, it might have been closer. Not that I don't think she's a raging lunatic; I do. She just seems to be hiding it better now that the pressure is off :-)

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guido tanzi — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:29:51 GMT

Saw part one this AM with Matt and Sarah in the kitchen. Matt wearing a nice red sweater and Sarah donned, sans apron, in a Saks 5th outfit. Halibut casserole not!! More likely Chili Con Queso, with an extra large helping of tripe.

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orty — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:58:14 GMT

lauram,

Maybe she's had Todd's halibut casserole and knows it's worth the effort to do it herself.

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lauram — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Sarah doesn't miss a stage-managing trick: cooking for Matt while talking politics. "See, America, she can multi-task. And don't you worry about her gettin' all uppity-like." She knows a woman's place is still in the kitchen, where Todd doesn't lift a finger to help. Of course, he carries Trig, but that's just to allay the campaign criticism that the little guy was always carted around by his sisters. The whole thing makes me think that Sarah should keep on talkin' so America can keep on believing it did the right thing in rejecting her by 7 million votes.

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maeby — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:24:12 GMT

i've never had a halibut casserole..sounds interesting

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Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:07:40 GMT

John McCain's halibut casserole has never been quite as tasty.