Sarah Palin Interview with Charles Gibson - "20/20" Segments

Here is video of Gov. Sarah Palin's interview with Charles Gibson that ran on ABC's 20/20 last night. ABC did such a cut and paste job on this interview that it is impossible to only post new portions of the interview. Much of parts one and two contain what has already been posted, with a few portions of new material interspersed. Part 3 is new material not previously posted. As a whole, the interview was clearly a "hitpiece" in my opinion. Gibson had a condescending attitude for the most part, and did everything he could to ask "gotcha" questions. At times he sounded like an apologist for the Obama Campaign.

Exit Question: When have you ever seen Barack Obama give a two-day interview; and when have you ever heard the media ask him hard and detailed questions? . . . . (see videos at link)

See Mark Levin’s site for the unedited version, with the portions in bold which were edited out.

ABC would rather show the 15 minute hit piece at the beginning of the show and the 15 minute talking air-head segment at the end of the show.

I looked at the deleted portions: They deleted her saying that we must avoid a new Cold War, a reference to Reagan’s role in ending the Cold War, a statement that she hates war, her quotation of Ahmedinezhad’s comments about Israel, her questioning of Charlie Gibson’s false characterization of her “mission from God” statement, etc.

GIBSON: Have you ever met a foreign head of state?
(Edited out) PALIN: There in the state of Alaska, our international trade activities bring in many leaders of other countries. GIBSON: And all governors deal with trade delegations. PALIN: Right. GIBSON: Who act at the behest of their governments. PALIN: Right, right. GIBSON: I’m talking about somebody who’s a head of state, who can negotiate for that country. Ever met one? PALIN: I have not and I think if you go back in history and if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I just gave you. But, Charlie, again, we’ve got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody’s big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they’ve had opportunities to meet heads of state … these last couple of weeks … it has been overwhelming to me that confirmation of the message that Americans are getting sick and tired of that self-dealing and kind of that closed door, good old boy network that has been the Washington elite.
This is realy bad and out of context.
Here is an examle of what she was talking about :

Gov Palin with President Grimsson of Iceland

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