Hugh Hewitt Interviews Sarah Palin

NRO's Campaign Spot ^ | 9/30/2008 | Jim Geraghty

[mojito]

The McCain-Palin campaign finally did something its supporters have been calling for for weeks now — they unleashed Sarah Palin. She did an interview with Hugh Hewitt this evening. (Check HughHewitt.com; Hugh will replay it twice on his program.

I appeared after Palin and was the first to analyze the Palin's answers. Short version - her first couple answers were a bit of the "generic talking point Sarah" we saw from the Gibson and Couric interviews. But she warmed up quickly.

She mentioned that she and Todd had lost $20,000 in the past few weeks in their 401(k)s. Can you recall the last time a politician gave a specific number to how much an economic crisis had impacted them? She talked about how she and Todd were worried about paying for college for their children.

She mentioned she and Todd got their first health insurance when they were hired for union jobs.

She said the only time the criticism had gotten "hurtful" was the commentary about Trig Palin, and the insinuation that carrying him to term was a mistake.

She said she had spoken to her son in the Army, Track, when he was in Kuwait on his way to Iraq and that "the little stinker" had called his girlfriend before calling his mother in recent days.

The last couple answers were a lot like talking to a neighbor - issues like the financial crisis, the culture of life, and the war in Iraq in strikingly personal, human terms. This is the Sarah Palin who had gotten conservatives fired up like little else a month ago.

The million dollar question is... will we see this Sarah Thursday night?

[realcleanguy]

I wonder, did Biden get Dodd to create a bailout so those 2 could get their money back at our expense?

[Retired Greyhound]

she did fine. She is better when relaxed.

I think having the crowd in the room Thursday will help her.

[AC86UT89]

Hewitt is right. She would have been better off doing more talk radio interviews earlier on, to get a little more comfortable with it vs. going head to head with “gotcha Gibson” and Couric. Would have been good prep for the debate.

[Fawn]

Who is this guy? What station is he on? What time is he on? Information like this really helps when posting a thread.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I wonder if they took the ABC interview to lower the bar? THAT would be so ROVIAN it would make a DUmmie defecate a brick.

[byteback]

on now 3 PM PDT

[beaversmom]

If yant to hear the interview, go to Townhall.com later and click podcasts. It may even be up now.

[Uriah_lost]

I like the way you think.....

[Fawn]

[webrover]

She is the real deal.

[Red_Devil 232]

In the last debate during her run for Gov. of Alaska Palin and her opponents were asked if they would hire their opponents for a state job.

Her opponents, Knowles and Halcro, offered jokes. When it was Palin's turn, she pounced.

Smiling at Halcro, who recited reams of statistics by rote, Palin observed that the businessman "would make the most awesome statistician the state could ever look for."

Palin pivoted to Knowles, who had started his political career as an Anchorage restaurateur. "Do they need a chef down in Juneau?" Palin asked, smiling as she turned the verbal knife. "I know Mr. Knowles is really good at that."

[goldstategop]

I hope we will. Its a shame the McCain campaign has muzzled its best asset for reasons, I can't figure out. They should want Americans to see and hear more from her instead of treating her as the political equivalent of cholera.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[mojito]

Hugh Hewitt is one of the best-known radio talk show hosts.

I assumed, wrongly it seems, that all FReepers know who he is and where you can find links to his show.

It seems the transcript is up and has been posted on another thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094344/posts

If you follow the link there it will take you to Hewitt's website.

[PoliticalDookie]

Check Townhall...

HH is one of the best on radio and he has had some classic encounters on his show (e.g. Andrew Sulivan)

[dinasour]

Track, when he was in Kuwait on his way to Iraq and that "the little stinker" had called his girlfriend before calling his mother in recent days.

Sarah:

Better get used to it. My "little stinker" married his girlfriend, just before shipping out.

We found out about it when blank checks started showing up at our house with an account listed as "Mr. and Mrs. Stinker".

[ajwharton]

She said she had spoken to her son in the Army, Track, when he was in Kuwait on his way to Iraq and that "the little stinker" had called his girlfriend before calling his mother in recent days.

She actually said "momma" instead of "mother", which is infinitely more endearing. My five-year-old calls my wife "momma" and just hearing her say that reminded me, in a way that no mere words could, of her heartache and pride at having her Track deployed.

My boy has the heart (and the swimming lungs) of a SEAL (and has already checked out on the M4) and someday, I might have to talk to him about calling "momma" from time-to-time...

[21twelve]

That’s a cute little comment - and so true with all young adults!

Inspite of it being cute, and understood by most of middle America, it won’t suprise me when the headlines read “Son Snubs Sarah” - probably was a abused as a child.

[dinasour]

and so true with all young adults!

Before you know it, they're all growed up, with a life of their own.

Just darn.

[cookcounty]

As if to illustrate Sarah’ ethics comment, the Boston Globe just published AS LEAD EDITORIAL for tomorrow the totally debunked story about Wssilla rape kits.