Last week was very big for Sarah Palin and her book tour for "Going Rogue". She was every where from Oprah to Limbaugh. According to an article on Journalism.org she was the third biggest topic for the week. The Associated Press had 11 reporters fact checking her book which caused a bit of stir. The AP article outlined several wrong facts, the article can be read at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_book_fact_check . They had several issues with the information in the book, but mostly they think that she contradicts her self. For example in her book she talks about how she was frugal with the tax payers money while she traveled as Governor of Alaska. However they claim that while she was mostly frugal, there were some trips that she wasn't and that she cost the state and extra $20,000 by taking her kids with her.
While Palin was on Oprah she made a few comments about the media. She says that they tried to "make over" her family. Give them an image that would fit better in the media. She also made a remark that they didn't pay attention to what mattered. They have an agenda. On Oprah she made an remark about her interview with Katie Couric. Sarah said that the problem with journalism is they twist everything to get the answer they want to hear. Their primary concern is not giving a true representation of who they are interviewing, but rather to meet their own needs.
I think that Sarah has a good point. The media could spend their time showing who these people are. So, has anyone read Sarah's book? Is all of this attention showing the country that she is ready to lead the United States or is it helping those who say she can't?
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Katie asked Sarah Palin what newspapers she read and the response was something along the lines of "all of them." How can asking what newspapers one reads be a trick question? It's very specific. If you read any newspapers you can immediately respond. I don't blame Sarah though, I don't have the time or energy to read any newspapers myself.
ReplyDeleteI watched Sarah on Oprah, but I did not watch the interview with Katie. On Oprah Sarah said that when she asked that question Katie was basicly asking her how she was able to stay in touch since she was in Alaska. She was irritated because she says its not any different, just farther away. I am not defending just saying what she said. Did you watch either interview?
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