Gov Palin afraid of the Press

Governor Sarah Palin has refused to be interviewed by the media in any form since she was picked by John McCain to be his Veep. It seems as though campaign staffers feel the media would be asking questions that are too tough and would dive into her personal life. Newsflash! She's running for Vice-President of the United States, of course they are going to ask tough questions, as well they should! Maybe if she was a leader that was prepared for the role and actually had the experience to back up her claims of accomplishment she wouldn't have a problem facing the media.

What is really appalling is the fact that she spewed allegations, and flat out lies against Senator Obama and his experience, and now is too afraid to face the media for questions against her record. Don't dish it if you can't take it!

I especially like how Palin and the rest of the RNC Speakers set out to attack community organizers. I guess organizations like the United Way, the American Red Cross, and Habitat for Humanity have no real impact on our communities. Ironically, Palin notes that the being on the PTA (which I would consider a community organization) led her to running for larger offices.

Palin has finally agreed to sit down with ABC's Gibson for her first interview later this week. This should be interested.

The following was taken from msnbc.com

Palin, who has shunned answering questions from journalists so far, faces a major test this week when she gives her first nationally televised interview after a week of intense press scrutiny into assertions she brings virtually no international experience to the ticket and has exaggerated her reformer credentials.

McCain's campaign has lashed out at coverage of Palin and her family, while Democrats have questioned why the candidate has not been put directly before reporters to answer questions.

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis earlier complained that the media has focused too much on 44-year-old Palin's personal life. Many of those stories came after McCain's campaign announced that Palin's unwed 17-year-old daughter was pregnant.

"Why would we want to throw Sarah Palin into a cycle of piranhas called the news media that have nothing better to ask questions about than her personal life and her children?" Davis said on Fox television. "So until at which point in time we feel like the news media is going to treat her with some level of respect and deference, I think it would be foolhardy to put her out into that kind of environment."

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