Posted on 11/10/2008 5:31:02 AM PST by rhema
Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the McCain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "Troopergate" controversy and has no regrets about state per diem for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children.
Palin also said she loved her time in the national spotlight and won't rule out a run for president or vice president in 2012.
Those were some of Palin's responses to questions posed Sunday afternoon in a wide-ranging interview with the Daily News and KTUU Channel 2 at the governor's Wasilla home.
Despite the defeat of the Republican ticket at the polls Nov. 4, Palin remains a national media obsession: Greta Van Susteren of Fox News had just finished an interview with her Sunday and was chatting with the governor and her husband in the kitchen. Moose chili cooked in the crock pot and moose hot dogs lay on the table. Palin insisted they weren't a prop for the national media but just how the family likes to dine.
Seven-year-old Piper Palin walked around with an apron and a notebook, asking people what they wanted to drink. Outside, an "Entertainment Tonight" crew waited, hoping without success that the governor would grant them an interview.
Here are some excerpts from the interview:
Q. Why do you think your campaign lost?
A. I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo, too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we run up a 10 trillion dollar debt in a Republican administration?
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Sarah Palin is one of the best things to happen to this country.
God Bless her and her family...what courage!
And may it continue to be thus. The media (Oprah, et al.) who didn't want to give Palin the time of day during her campaign should be given the bum's rush now.
She has too much class to give McCain a hard time, but I think it's clear that McCain had little interest in shaking Washington up. She did have such an interest, and it hurt her with the McCain campaign, and it hurt her with the country club Republicans inside the beltway.
The GOP is not interested in connecting with average Americans. The GOP disdains average Americans about as much as the Democrats do.
“”has no regrets about state per diem for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children. “”
And there was NEVER a word during the whole wretched, nearly 2 year long campaigning about the Senators and Congressmen who ran for President drawing their salary from the taxpayers while they were absent from their jobs! I hope Sarah NEVER runs for President as she will be crucified by the media/dems and she and her family don’t deserve that.
The national party biggies and fringe groups like Republicans for Choice, yes. But the base is telling them to get over their hauteur if they ever want to see another Republican president elected.
The crucifying has already taken place (and is still taking place, among RINOs and liberals who rightfully fear Palin's future electability). If she runs again, she'll eat their lunch.
Indeed. We owe it all to you, Governor Palin.
I agree! Also loved the interview at the link below when she invited reporters into her office her first day back.
Just in case anyone missed seeing this interview with Sarah,watch the interview at the link below. It is not cut into little pieces like some of the videos out there. Sarah lets the media have it about the false accusations and she does it with such class! Also looking forward to seeing Greta’s interview tonight! :)
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2008/11/gov-sarah-palin-talks-to-media-at-her.html
Have you joined the Team Sarah web site which is a women’s organization of supporters for Sarah. My hubby hopes one comes about for men too since he just loves Sarah! We also joined the Joe the Plumber’s watchdog web site.
http://www.teamsarah.org/
http://secureourdream.com/
She’s wonderful.
Q. What did you think of Tina Fey, really?
A. I really liked her. Her in-laws came to one of our rallies and met us backstage. They're pretty hardcore Republicans, the in-laws were. She had told me that, she was like, believe it or not, I'm from a family of Republicans. You, know, it was like, we have more in common than you think.
I'm assuming that Palin continued to draw her governor's salary while on the campaign trail as well.
I hope Sarah NEVER runs for President as she will be crucified by the media/dems and she and her family don’t deserve that.
I can't argue with that. It is beyond me why anyone would want to run for public office these days and subject their families to what happens in a political race.
I'm a huge Palin fan. I know she's smart, and I have a huge amount of respect for her. But it's sad to me that so many Americans -- Americans of real accomplishment -- cannot get out of the habit of talking like a Valley Girl. Sigh.
She knows who she is and what she believes in; she's not a media/political-machine invention like Obama. If she runs again, she'll eat the media's lunch. She'll know how to make her case directly to the public, and she'll answer every unfounded accusation with a withering fusillade of truth.
I completely agree. It’s amazing that the ticket did as well as it did, and it was Sarah Palin who brought it to life.
The BObots are in a euphoria stage now which will extend through the inauguration. After that, every decision BO makes will have a negative backlash. Sarah will be waiting in the wings, and Sarah’s day will come.
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