Sexist Republicans shield Sarah Palin from media scrutiny

Fox News now has a propaganda film up about the possible next president of the United States; but the actual press is not allowed near her. With one single exception: in a staggeringly sexist decision, Steve Schmidt has allowed Palin to be interviewed by a soft-focus, non-political magazine, People. There was also a lifestyle interview on jogging and diet in the WSJ, but that was obviously done before her selection. But no actual political journalists, asking questions about what her, you know, views are on, say, Iran or Fannie Mae or the EITC or the battle between Shia and Sunni Islam. Now: can you imagine a man being selected as vice-president and only giving feature interviews to People?

McCain's treatment of Palin is increasingly one of the most sexist displays I've ever seen in national politics. They somehow think this woman cannot handle the press. Why?

And a bleg to readers. Can you find me the first press conferences for every vice-presidential nominee since 1976? That's the modern era. Let's see how glaring a sexist double standard there is.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/the-sexism-of-t....
This is incredible, totally incredible. A vice presidential candidate isn't going to be available to the press for two weeks? Two weeks? In September. We have this total unknown who could be president of the United States next January. And she's in hiding for two weeks.
She needs to be in front of the press now. The United States and the world cannot have this total unknown foisted on the presidency without any serious vetting and without any press interaction. This is absolutely third world. Since when is the governor of a state given two weeks in hiding?

The sexism that implies that someone cannot stand up to reporters because she is a woman is appalling. This entire pick, of course, is incredibly sexist, and the handling of her in the last week the most sexist double standard I have ever seen in American politics. Can you imagine Hillary Clinton saying she wasn't going to answer questions for two weeks? Or Margaret Thatcher? Or Kay Bailey Hutchison? Or Elizabeth Dole? And none of these women were ever as close to global power as Sarah Palin now is. This is getting to Manchurian Candidate levels of creepiness. It's deeply sinister and slightly terrifying.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/in-hiding-for-t....

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[merstink]

Palin is a chickenshit. She can't back it up.

Crucify her.

[fonda222]

The rep are hiding Palin, because shes not ready to give interviews, therefore, she is not ready to help lead this country.

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[martyelm]

Pat and Chris are both idiots. I wish they had duked it out.

[YouSWETube]

holy fuck... Swedish TV would never be this Loud & RIDICULOS!

[TheMagickScene]

Pat Buchanan already knew that Palin was an idiot 4 days into her nomination. That's why he was advocating NO TOUGH QUESTIONS by the media. That was so telling...

[ITAUNTLION]

why did it freeze . . . this sucks

[igotta9]

The name of the show should be 'Foul Ball'. That's what this garbage mouth throws.

[rncoco]

That party needs a reality check. The first impression she left on all of us will never go away.  The republicans would never even put her in. She is aweful!

[badtown88]

I agree, but I hope to god she's not back in four years, Honestly, I'd rather have Bush back than have this terrible, mean spirited, fake woman lead out country.

[rncoco]

You go Chris!!! No free pass for any candidate. Palin doesn't have a clue what is going on in this world.  Thank god she's gone!!! What a nightmare she was!

[Mohfarah]

The GOP Party is the corrupt party of America.