It’s on: Oprah to interview Palin on eve of book launch

posted at 4:05 pm on October 20, 2009 by Allahpundit

The good news: If sales of her book were already stratospheric, this ought to put them in lunar orbit. The bad news: There’s always a chance of a Couric-esque trainwreck when the ‘Cuda goes live. All the more reason to watch if you’re a liberal, no?

Imagine the ratings. Imagine.

Sarah Palin, who was the “biggest get” of 2008, was frozen out of the Oprah show while running for vice president because Oprah was a big Barack Obama booster.

With Obama in the White House and Palin having a book to sell, she has accepted an invitation to appear on the Nov. 16 episode of Oprah.

This figures to be more than an TV show. It will be an event.

I wonder how much of the chat will be devoted to policy versus standard Oprah human drama fare. (E.g., “How hurt do you feel by Levi Johnston showing off his schwanz in Playgirl?”) If O doesn’t try to trip her up with something wonky, the left will never forgive her. Obvious topics for discussion: Death panels, women in politics, and quitting as governor. Less obvious but no less intriguing: Oprah’s decision not to have her on during the campaign and whether it was fair to accuse The One on the trail of palling around with terrorists. If she gets that question and turns it around on Oprah by wondering why she had the integrity to quit Rev. Wright’s crazy church when our fearless leader didn’t, I might endorse her on the spot.

It’s poll time. Let’s do this.

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Oprah should ask Palin if she ever found out what the vice president does. If not, she should explain it to her.

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 5:37 PM

It’s for sure Biden doesn’t know.

ddrintn on October 20, 2009 at 5:39 PM

I hate to attribute evil motives to people and believe that it is a trap but I think that Sarah Palin will be well prepared. She has already been through the mill. It will be difficult to throw her a curve ball. She is a common sense lady.

ReneePA on October 20, 2009 at 5:40 PM

Sarah will do great in this interview because Sarah is genuine and obviously very smart. As to the Couric interview Sarah was going through the most vile attacks ever against a politician running for office, it was evident she not McCain was the main draw and she was doing at least two campaign stops per day, Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace were sabataging her and not letting her fight back against the smears of her and her family, Couric got help from an anti Palin political operative… That is where she was when she walked in to do the Couric interview and what set the human Sarah off mainly was Couric not accepting her answer on abortion… Things got very tense, Palin had told McCain Couric was overly hostile why give her more interviews but Schmidt and Wallace who had already decided McCain was going to lose made her go to , I think, hurt her. Palin being a team player up to that point relented but then shortly thereafter seeing the writing on the wall “went rogue”. This is why I don’t hold that interview against her… In spite of all she went through she still fought on.

CCRWM on October 20, 2009 at 5:41 PM

Still defending the honor of the ladies of Hot Air?

That’s what real men, true gentlemen, do.

beachgirlusa on October 20, 2009 at 5:41 PM

While that mistep was unfortunate, we are talking about running this country.Y’Know the Barack thought he had gone to “57 states with 2 to go”, not to mention the brainiac from Harvard’s assertion about people speaking Austrian!

This harkens the phrase about stone throwing and glass houses.

Archimedes on October 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM

The Sarah Palin “Africa” thing was a hoax.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:43 PM

It’s for sure Biden doesn’t know.

ddrintn

LOL

beachgirlusa on October 20, 2009 at 5:44 PM

What’s next? AllahPundit revealing his real identity on Maddow’s show?

faraway on October 20, 2009 at 5:35 PM

Maybe he’ll go on Jeopardy!

BigD on October 20, 2009 at 5:45 PM

kangjie on October 20, 2009 at 4:26 PM

If we truly support Sarah, how can we say this is a bad thing? If she can’t hold up to Oprah, then she can’t possibly hold up to a national campaign. Sarah needs to brush up on Michelle’s interview on the View when she owned them, and didn’t let Behar get a word in edgewise. She needs to brush up on how Liz Cheney owns any interview with facts. If you are so afraid that our Sarah can’t deal with Oprah, then there is “no dog in this hunt”, as us trailer trash like to say…

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 5:46 PM

The Sarah Palin “Africa” thing was a hoax.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:43 PM

But that hoax was half-way around the world before the truth put it’s pant’s on.

thomasaur on October 20, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Arcimedes Sarah Palin never said Africa was a country… Don’t buy into that BS!

Sorry for the quality of the post above… Hard to edit from an iPhone

CCRWM on October 20, 2009 at 5:47 PM

My playmate Skippy never allows the truth to get in the way of a stupid post.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM

My playmate Skippy never allows the truth to get in the way of a stupid post.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM

Playmate? You were whining like a girl an hour ago.

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM

And the sad thing about the Africa hoax was that it came from Schmidt and Wallace… With campaign managers like them, who needs enemies…

CCRWM on October 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM

Another thing, do not fear Tina Fey. All she will do by bringing back her impression schtick is to create another big fat opportunity for Lorne Micheals to invite Palin to host SNL sometime in late Nov or early Dec.

That would be a mouthwatering ratings event for Micheals, could make his season by itself. He is no idiot.

Sarah would come out the winner in that little confrontation.

If she hosts SNL, she will be spectacular.

Brian1972 on October 20, 2009 at 5:10 PM

‘SNL’ Producer: Sarah Palin ‘Most Confident Person I’ve Ever Met’

JULIE MENIN, “Give and Take”: Let’s talk about Sarah Palin, because she was really the gift that kept on giving. So, what was she like when you first met her on the show?

MARCIE KLEIN, SENIOR PRODUCER “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE“: Well, the first, I actually was the first person to meet her. She, one of the NBC pages, or someone in my office brought her up to the eighth floor, and I was standing there, and I, I, I thought, “Oh my God, she looks just like Tina.” I mean, I couldn’t believe how much she looked liked Tina. And, Tina was happened to be in my office, and I ran into my office, I shook her hand, and she had incredibly strong, you know, handshake, but I was overwhelmed by how much she physically looked like Tina, and how — Tina Fey — and how a lot of people come to our show, actors, musicians, and they’re nervous. I mean, you know, “Saturday Night Live, I watched this my whole life.” She was not nervous. I thought, “This is the most confident person I’ve ever met.” I walked into my office and said to Tina, “You’re gonna freak out, she looks exactly like you, or you look exactly like her.” She said, “She’s prettier than I am.”

MENIN: Do you think that maybe she wasn’t nervous because she hadn’t watched the show before? Did she say if she’d watched the show before?

KLEIN: I’m sure she watched the show before, I don’t know, but I think she’s just a person with a lot of confidence. And I think when you see people with confidence, you like that. You know, you trust, you know, you, there’s something, there’s something to confidence that, that people respond to.

MENIN: So she was very likable?

KLEIN: Well, she was certainly lovely to deal with on our show.

There’s video here:

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/10/snl-producer-sarah-palin-most-confident-person-ive-ever-met

As a side note, to whether Sarah “knew about SNL,” she once dressed up on Halloween as Tina Fey.

gary4205 on October 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM

But that hoax was half-way around the world before the truth put it’s pant’s on.

thomasaur on October 20, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Which is a very good reason to go on Oprah and all these other shows.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM

My playmate Skippy never allows the truth to get in the way of a stupid post.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM

It messes up his timing.

thomasaur on October 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM

I agree

thomasaur on October 20, 2009 at 5:51 PM

Doughboy on October 20, 2009 at 4:32 PM

Nope, Palin needs to go on every show EXCEPT Letterman. Jay Leno would love to have her….

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Playmate? You were whining like a girl an hour ago.
simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM

C’mon, ig’nant. Let’s play. But you had better pack a lunch and rent a brain first.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Lets see
1. Palin WILL go to the opposing side.
2. Obama..wahh Fox is unfair.

This is only a plus for her imo

ArmyAunt on October 20, 2009 at 5:56 PM

Interesting; how do you know her show doesn’t usually get edited, and never edited heavily. Do you work there? Know someone who does?

Midas on October 20, 2009 at 4:38 PM

No, it’s just the nature of all live talk shows. They essentially film continuously from commercial break to commercial break, then broadcast that footage. I’ve never heard that Oprah’s substantially different.

notropis on October 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

Nope, Palin needs to go on every show EXCEPT Letterman. Jay Leno would love to have her….

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Part of me would love to see her do Letterman. Not only would she be seen as more forgiving and gracious … Letterman doesn’t have a leg to stand on anymore after his affairs were exposed.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

C’mon, ig’nant. Let’s play. But you had better pack a lunch and rent a brain first.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM

LOL…careful King, think this one’s getting confused and excited he/she made a real friend connection. Probably letting the air out of their blow-up doll in anticipation as we speak.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM

She’ll handle it fine. There won’t be another couric moment.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:03 PM

Part of me would love to see her do Letterman. Not only would she be seen as more forgiving and gracious … Letterman doesn’t have a leg to stand on anymore after his affairs were exposed.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

No, he’s a lecher. No need to give him a bump in ratings.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM

Palin sits down with Oprah.
Obama sits down with Ahmadinejad.

It is the same thing.

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM

No, he’s a lecher. No need to give him a bump in ratings.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM

Yeah, I know. That’s why I said only part of me would like to see her face the lecher.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 6:05 PM

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Hola, Chica. I know this individual is lonely and bitter, but Homey don’t play that. Besides that, even if Skippy is a female, the new (July) Mrs. Jester is very protective and she’s all I’ll ever want and need.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Part of me would love to see her do Letterman. Not only would she be seen as more forgiving and gracious … Letterman doesn’t have a leg to stand on anymore after his affairs were exposed.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

I’d like to see Palin do Letterman, and when he gets too close to her, she pulls out a can of mace or a tazer and takes him to the ground.

I wonder what tune Paul Schaeffer will play while Dave is rolling on the ground? Barracuda?

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 6:06 PM

If Oprah is rude to her, I can guarantee that Palin will be syrupy sweet and make Oprah look like an idiot. Oprah sometimes reveals her cold side to people she doesn’t like.

The other thing is that Palin probably had quite a lot of negotiating leverage. She could state the terms of the interview. Oprah would definitely go for it.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:07 PM

I’d like to see Palin do Letterman, and when he gets too close to her, she pulls out a can of mace or a tazer and takes him to the ground.
I wonder what tune Paul Schaeffer will play while Dave is rolling on the ground? Barracuda?

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 6:06 PM

LMAO

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 6:07 PM

LOL…careful King, think this one’s getting confused and excited he/she made a real friend connection. Probably letting the air out of their blow-up doll in anticipation as we speak.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Haven’t you had enough?

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:08 PM

For me personally I hope she never goes on Letterman’s show, what he said about her daughter is too disgusting for him to deserve her presence on his set.

beachgirlusa on October 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM

And, yes, I can ONLY imagine the ratings. It will be Oprah’s blockbuster show of the year, for sure.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM

JamesLee on October 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM

I was just going to post that simplesemen appeared for our comic relief–but you beat me to it! :)

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 6:10 PM

Haven’t you had enough?
simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:08 PM

If intelligence was dynamite, you couldn’t blow your nose.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM

And you’re like the court jester, only not as funny…

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM

Screw Letterman. That is one venue she can prove she does not need in the slightest. Who cares if he whines about it, he’s a jerk and everyone knows it. Skipping Letterman would be better than going on Letterman.

Brian1972 on October 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM

Gov Palin to Oprah:

We both have something in common
Once we got mentioned by Obama, our ratings went down

macncheez on October 20, 2009 at 6:13 PM

If we truly support Sarah, how can we say this is a bad thing? If she can’t hold up to Oprah, then she can’t possibly hold up to a national campaign. Sarah needs to brush up on Michelle’s interview on the View when she owned them, and didn’t let Behar get a word in edgewise. She needs to brush up on how Liz Cheney owns any interview with facts. If you are so afraid that our Sarah can’t deal with Oprah, then there is “no dog in this hunt”, as us trailer trash like to say…

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Just bad strategy, she could at least do a few warm ups with friendly media before she goes on and AFTER the book comes out so she can at leaast see how they are going to attack her.
Every battle is won before the battle is fought, a quote from some chinese guy.

kangjie on October 20, 2009 at 6:15 PM

What’s next? AllahPundit revealing his real identity on Maddow’s show?

faraway on October 20, 2009 at 5:35 PM

No … he’d do the show with a bag over his head. Bagpundit.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 5:37 PM

This will be a “Wilson” event–like Tim Allen’s neighbor–we never saw his whole face…

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Simon, are you lonely? Everyone gets lonely sometimes. It can’t be that much fun to come on here and make silly comments, it must get old after a while. If you’d like to talk to us genuinely with respect I guarantee you’ll find that you’ll be treated the same by us, even though we have differing political views. Its worth a try, who knows, you might actually like us and vice versa, and maybe make a few friends.

beachgirlusa on October 20, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Just bad strategy, she could at least do a few warm ups with friendly media before she goes on and AFTER the book comes out so she can at leaast see how they are going to attack her.
Every battle is won before the battle is fought, a quote from some chinese guy.

kangjie on October 20, 2009 at 6:15 PM

I’d say the opposite is better. A warm-up interview would just get the talk going about how she can’t handle an interview.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:17 PM

Screw Letterman. That is one venue she can prove she does not need in the slightest. Who cares if he whines about it, he’s a jerk and everyone knows it. Skipping Letterman would be better than going on Letterman.

Brian1972

I agree. I’d love to see her on Leno’s show, though, he’s a decent guy.

beachgirlusa on October 20, 2009 at 6:17 PM

Haven’t you had enough?

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Of getting under your semi-retarded thin-skin?–nevah.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:17 PM

Of getting under your semi-retarded thin-skin?–nevah.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:17 PM

So did you photoshop a wedding album?

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM

My playmate Skippy never allows the truth to get in the way of a stupid post.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM

It messes up his timing.

thomasaur on October 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM

+++1000
Not to mention, it makes him take his eyes off the poster of Sarah, while he’s typing one-handed…

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM

As the Rush and Palin attacks show it really doesn’t matter what a rep says anymore the media and left blogs will simply make crap up to fit their worldview i.e racist, book banning, africa is a country, can see russia from my house. dinosuars and people at same time etc all made up crap.

unseen on October 20, 2009 at 6:21 PM

the new (July) Mrs. Jester is very protective and she’s all I’ll ever want and need.

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Yes, during the summer I recall skimming the blogs and reading about the wonderful event–my belated congrats & best of luck, comrade. My best to the lucky lady as well.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Just for the sake of argument, what if the two ladies actually CONNECT and create some compelling television? In any event I don’t have much use for Oprah but I’ll make it a point to see this show. Go Sarah!

Metanis on October 20, 2009 at 6:22 PM

So did you photoshop a wedding album?
simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Do you think decorum is something a decorator does? And class is something you skipped and failed?

kingsjester on October 20, 2009 at 6:22 PM

Part of me would love to see her do Letterman

uhhhh
can we get this rephrased?

UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST on October 20, 2009 at 6:22 PM

As the Rush and Palin attacks show it really doesn’t matter what a rep says anymore the media and left blogs will simply make crap up to fit their worldview i.e racist, book banning, africa is a country, can see russia from my house. dinosuars and people at same time etc all made up crap.

unseen on October 20, 2009 at 6:21 PM

There’s an end in sight. A lot of that junk came from the Alaskan blogger. All Palin has to do is lightly and effectively make fun of the rumors. A couple of legitimate news stories, and it’s over for the blogger.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:22 PM

So did you photoshop a wedding album?

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Oh man, how does one respond to such uncreative lameness? Face it–I got you beat hard. You got nothing on me, lightweight. You’re boring.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:24 PM

…so she can at leaast see how they are going to attack her…

kangjie on October 20, 2009 at 6:15 PM

Are you kidding??? After what they threw at her during– and after the campaign??? You think she can’t handle a media whore like Oprah? This will be a piece of cake–I bet Oprah will be more nervous than Sarah!

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 6:27 PM

Oh man, how does one respond to such uncreative lameness? Face it–I got you beat hard. You got nothing on me, lightweight. You’re boring.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:24 PM

If that makes you feel better, ok. Send my best to the ‘hubby’.

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:29 PM

The last time Oprah interviewed a politician about an upcoming book, they became President.

faraway on October 20, 2009 at 6:32 PM

I Send my best to the ‘hubby’.

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:29 PM

Will do. And you send my best to the blow-up doll on your lap. Gotta run along now and connect with some …you know, real live breathing people. Later, intellectual featherweight.

RepubChica on October 20, 2009 at 6:33 PM

Well Ben Smith at Politico has a piece up about Palin doing Oprah. You should read the comments. It has to be some of the worst I have read EVER.

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 6:37 PM

I doubt Letterman is in the cards, and that’s just fine. There are other late night shows that get better ratings and where she will get a much warmer reception.

Hell, even Oprah herself wouldn’t go on Dave’s show for a long, long time and when she finally did, she seemed uncomfortable about it. Dave was actually on his best behavior that night and she seemed surprised by it. Believing that Letterman is a boil on the butt of humanity might be a place of common ground for Oprah and the Guv.

NoLeftTurn on October 20, 2009 at 6:40 PM

Simplesimon seriously you have a mental illness.

CWforFreedom on October 20, 2009 at 6:43 PM

kangjie on October 20, 2009 at 6:15 PM

A warm up interview is unnecessary. I think you are going to see a much different Sarah Palin going forward than you did during the campaign. She is in the driver’s seat now, she is steering her own message. She’ll be fine. Besides, Oprah is a stupid Obama sycophant for sure, but she is generally pretty fair when it comes to her job. I mean, come on, the woman has interviewed child molesters and murderers and managed to remain professional and keep her true feelings under wrap. She’s hardly going to come unhinged in front of Sarah Palin. Besides Sarah will charm the socks off of her like she does with everyone.

And another thing people forget: Sarah is a journalist herself by trade. She is perfectly at home in an interview setting and in front of the camera. Go watch some of her TV appearances before she was tapped as VP; the woman is a natural. It will all be fine — better than fine. Sarah will just be Sarah and except for the most hardened liberals, everybody will come away impressed.

NoLeftTurn on October 20, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Stay strong Lady Cuda!. victory is in our sights.

hawkman on October 20, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Allah, you might? YOU MIGHT?????

You know the reason we are all gone batshit, a mess and can’t pick a good Conservative leader? Precisely because of this darn ambivalency! You know what? WE will make Obama mop HIS mess, with HIS Socialist mop.

How?

With a woman POTUS, a female VPOTUS, and a femme fatale Secretary of State. Perhaps a bunch of women can fix the hellhole Obama has put us in. Sorry PMS getting the best of me, but this is gonna be a showdown people. Sarah’s unleashed and her sister’s lifelong dream was for Sarah to be interviewed by Oprah during the campaign.

I bet that turned around reaaaalllyyy quick during/after the elections.

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 6:53 PM

HA! Now Palin gets to say what she wants, NO HOLDS BARRED! This will be Orca,s biggest ratings in history. I can’t stand O but I will be watching the Palin episode. I love Palin!

royzer on October 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Sarah, you are throwing pearls before swine

bill30097 on October 20, 2009 at 7:01 PM

I would advise Sarah to avoid “The Oprah”. “The Oprah” is an Obama proselytizer. While campaigning for him in 2008, she coined the moniker “The One”. This will be an unabashed shameless hatchet job. “The Oprah” will be waiting in the tall grass ready to pounce and “The Oprah” is infinitely more clever than Katie Couric.

It not that I think Sarah can’t handle herself. It is just that “The Oprah” will inundate her with one loaded question after another causing Palin to be on constant defense. When you are constantly defending yourself it is difficult to come out looking positive. Contrast that with questions like, “Why are the evil Republicans standing in the way of progress, reform, hope, and change, Mr. President?” No matter how he answered the question he can’t help but look positive.

Palin will sell millions of books without “The Oprah”.

DeathB4Tyranny on October 20, 2009 at 7:02 PM

Oh,and as I said in headlines:

Perfect opportunity to invite Obama to sit down with Glenn Beck.

cs89 on October 20, 2009 at 4:17 PM

Joke of the day! Never gonna happen.

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:02 PM

This is my choice because I’m a fan of hers, with a huge caveat: if she can’t knock one out of the park when being interviewed by the wily Oprah, will you Palinistas finally acknowledge that her political career is over? Seriously. If she can’t take on Oprah, who’s left? Larry King?

apollyonbob on October 20, 2009 at 4:18 PM

But but but…what about Joe? :D Were you around here for the debate when we were blogging live? (Allah, how many of us were here, more than 150 at one point?) How many were watching, in MILLIONS? The VP debate blew away the P debate by A LOT.

Ed/Allah, you guys should set up a live blog with this one as well. I better watch the calendar.

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:07 PM

I want Sarah to be escorted personally by Chuck Norris. He will roundhouse kick the Chicago thugs outside the studio.

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:16 PM

Well Ben Smith at Politico has a piece up about Palin doing Oprah. You should read the comments. It has to be some of the worst I have read EVER.

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 6:37 PM

Lord Almighty. They need a moderator badly.

BigD on October 20, 2009 at 7:17 PM

Sarah Palin should ask Oprah, “Why did you support a man with close years-long ties to terrorists, radicals, and felons, who talked a good game, but had no track record of making things better for anyone in Chicago?”

While Oprah is clearly socially liberal, she seems to me to be a fiscal conservative. She is pro-America. She believes in hard work, fiscal restraint, and personal responsibility. She does not approve of those who feel entitled to other people’s money. She has been extremely successful in business, and she is generous in her charitable giving.

I think if someone got Oprah to realize that many of her core values are conservative, it would be good for America.

Cara C on October 20, 2009 at 7:18 PM

I went solidly with “eh.”

Emily M. on October 20, 2009 at 7:23 PM

I think if someone got Oprah to realize that many of her core values are conservative, it would be good for America.

Cara C on October 20, 2009 at 7:18 PM

Oprah should realize in the world that Obama wants to create she would never have been able to build the empire she did.

darwin on October 20, 2009 at 7:23 PM

I don’t like the idea of boosting Oprahs ratings. The real question… Will Sarah go on the view?

El_Terrible on October 20, 2009 at 4:24 PM

Terrible, are you talking about a remake of Celebrity Deathmatch?

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:24 PM

I think we will be surprised by this interview. I think Oprah will end up liking Sarah a lot. Palin is a genuine person and Oprah will realize it. I think deep down many of their values are similar.

Sven on October 20, 2009 at 7:25 PM

Nope, Palin needs to go on every show EXCEPT Letterman. Jay Leno would love to have her….

lovingmyUSA on October 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM

She should book letterman , and then cancel..

the_nile on October 20, 2009 at 7:25 PM

I’m sure it’ll be an easy interview, Oprah is not exactly a policy wonk. I still think she should have started w/ O’Reilly. I’m sure he’s peeved he didn’t get the first crack.

davek70 on October 20, 2009 at 4:26 PM

This is only one of the interviews that we know of…are there any before this or after?

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM

I Send my best to the ‘hubby’.

simplesimon on October 20, 2009 at 6:29 PM

Why are you mocking RepubChica’s family?

The Race Card on October 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM

The last time Oprah interviewed a politician about an upcoming book, they became President.

faraway

Excellent point.

beachgirlusa on October 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM

Oprah is very weak on policy issues or the intellectual bases for liberalism. Palin can at least make a non-emotional case for her stands.

Plus, check out the Oprah boards on the subject if you think Oprah watchers hate Palin. They don’t. And they were pretty ticked off Oprah dissed her.

PattyJ on October 20, 2009 at 7:31 PM

And they were pretty ticked off Oprah dissed her.

Yup.

The Race Card on October 20, 2009 at 7:36 PM

In other news, on page 2 of APs digest, Joe the Plumber has a tax problem and is being bailed out.

On page 3 of APs digest, Richard Dawkins discovers that he is god.

Fuquay Steve on October 20, 2009 at 7:44 PM

The sad thing is, this Oprah appearance will go along way to improving her standing/image with the daytime TV watching dingbats who make Oprah make up their minds for them from reading material, to which beauty products to buy.

My mother-in-law is a member of this self-help, touchy feely, self improvement meme that Oprah has by the millions.

These are your “Moderates”.

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Sweet! Which is why I won’t peep a thing to my mother-in-law b/c she watches it AND DVR’s it every day.

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:47 PM

and Obama won’t go near Fox News for an interview?
Look whose got the kahunas.

elderberry on October 20, 2009 at 7:49 PM

Sarah rules. She is no shrinking violet. Unlike some people we know. -cough-coughtehwon-

Codec717 on October 20, 2009 at 7:54 PM

Couple things … we can run McCain in 2012 and beat Obama. We can run Palin and totally smear Obama.

But we won’t be running against Obama because Obama isn’t going to be the Democratic nominee.

Bank it.

HondaV65 on October 20, 2009 at 4:49 PM

Ditto! BTW nice bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ProudPalinFan on October 20, 2009 at 7:58 PM

Well Ben Smith at Politico has a piece up about Palin doing Oprah. You should read the comments. It has to be some of the worst I have read EVER.

portlandon on October 20, 2009 at 6:37 PM

I don’t even want to know. I get so tired of the extreme hatred on the Left. It’s all they live and breathe on.

John the Libertarian on October 20, 2009 at 8:11 PM

It’ll probably go something like, “When have you stopped abusing Trip?”

“When did you stop sexually harrassing Levi?”

“When will you stop your racist attacks on teh won?”

“Did you resign from the governorship because you’re weak, or because you’re crazy?”

Etc. I think Palin needs to be prepared to tear up some of the questions and give them back to her. “Hah, hah, Oprah, that’s a good one. Next question?”

smellthecoffee on October 20, 2009 at 8:12 PM

The last time Oprah interviewed a politician about an upcoming book, they became President.

faraway on October 20, 2009 at 6:32 PM

Thread Winner.

Geochelone on October 20, 2009 at 8:16 PM

I’m not sure what it is ever going to take for conservitives to learn that there is no upside to feeding the leftist structure with these interviews. They almost never work well for the conservitives, because they are not set up to be objective.

I’d prefer Sarah not give Oprah the time of day.

MikeA on October 20, 2009 at 8:17 PM

I don’t like it but understand.

Behind the Cuda 100%.

bazil9 on October 20, 2009 at 8:34 PM

This is bloc of voters she needs if she is to go anywhere anytime soon. I’m sure this has been well thought out and they know if she is to move foward she needs a shift in the way Oprahphiles see her. IMHO

thomasaur on October 20, 2009 at 8:39 PM

How about having a little self-respect, Palin. Why in the hell are you going on this woman’s show after her freezing you out in 2008?

xblade on October 20, 2009 at 8:46 PM

Sarah Palin is doing the Nixon thing, and smartly.

Nixon was politically dead in 1962. I remember that my mother told me that she walked by his campaign at the corner of Wilshire and La Cienega in Brentwood and there were like ten guys standing around while Nixon tried to speak from a soapbox. Later, Nixon remade himself after getting crushed by Pat Brown in that campaign. Six years later he was President.

Nixon’s anti-Communist street cred was intact, nailed down by the Hiss Case and the Kitchen Debate with Kruschev. So he could move to the center and advocate a peace plan to end the Vietnam war without looking weak. No one doubted Nixon’s commitment to defend America.

Palin is in the same position as Nixon, only with far greater advantages. She is a much better communicator and has elements of the media on her side that Nixon didn’t have. Further, no one can doubt Palin’s commitment to sound fiscal policy and to two other pillars of conservative thinking: life and gun rights. Palin can move to the center to start occupying the space abandoned by Obama and the Left.

This is what she will now start doing. It will be a long process, but it is what she must do to move up. “New Nixon”, meet “New Palin”.

victor82 on October 20, 2009 at 8:53 PM

BREAKING STORY: LEFTIST LOSER INTERVIEWS RIGHTIST LOSER IN SELF-SERVEFEST. FILM AT 11.

voxpopuli on October 20, 2009 at 8:55 PM

Clark1 on October 20, 2009 at 4:15 PM

“…PALIN NEGATIVES ARE HUGE IN SURVEYS.”

“PERSONALLY, I THINK SHE HAS BEEN FOREVER RUINED BY NATIONAL POLITICS BY THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN UNLEASHED ON HER DURING THE ELECTION.”

COMMENT:

1)According to the Gallup poll last week Palin’s F/UF are now 40/50. As battleoflepanto1570 put it a few days ago, “Is there really anybody in America that is going to hate Palin down the road that doesn’t already hate Palin?

In other words the Palin-haters or those with PDS have already been outed by the 2008 election.

Of the 50% UF there is perhaps 15-20% who lean that way because of the smear campaign, the Couric interview, Tina Fey, her inexperience, the “quitter” meme or because Sarah is a female. The greater majority of these folks do NOT hate Sarah Palin, but simply believe ‘the jury is still out on her’. These folks are skeptics, fence-sitters, or simply not prepared to make a decision on Palin right now.

These are the folks that Palin has to win over, which is one of the primary purposes of the Oprah interview.

2)And to your point she has been irreparably harmed you must not be a student of history; there are many instances in world history that men and women have faltered, failed or been mediocre in performance and have come back to resurrect their careers or been celebrated in other activities. Think of Winston Churchill in the 1930′s who was consigned to the wilderness of the conservative backbenches and became the PM of GB during WWII and later voted the greatest Brit of the 20c, there was Frank Sinatra whose career had hit a low point who resurrected his career by winning an Oscar in For Here to Eternity, and there was Judy Garland who bottomed out in movies and resurrected her career by doing concerts and TV and finally there is Bill Clinton who was impeached and now a highly regarded speaker and elder statesman regardless of what you think of his politics.

There are many second acts in American life contrary to the opinion of F Scott Fitzgerald.

Sarah Palin may resurrect herself or she may not but neither you or I can give a definitive answer at present. A year from now perhaps.

technopeasant on October 20, 2009 at 9:20 PM

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