Uniformly Uninformed

While it is true that anyone can gather "interviews" of people that would make voters look uniformly uninformed, I think this recently released video reflects how selective coverage of "issues" and the brazenly brutal (and bigoted) coverage of Governor Sarah Palin affected this election. It also confirms that millions of voters base their opinions on "satire" and not serious thought.



Now watch this post-election interview which provides a truer picture of Governor Palin than the media cared to share before November 4. This lady is not stupid. She is a thick-skinned lady, gracious executive and exemplary wife and mom who I don't think is going to "go away." And when she begins to "come back" the media and SNL will again portray her as the ditz reflected in the answers of the above interviews. The next two years will either strengthen her for that time or usher her into the "cartoon graveyard" where most VP candidates inevitably find their rest.

Matt Lauer Interviews Governor Sarah Palin:



Here's another post-election interview with Greta Van Susteren that explains all the hoopla about "the clothes." Why did this very obvious explanation about the campaign clothes not get told before the election? This was a non-issue that the press harped on for a week.



The truth is, this is an intelligent, sharp governor with a bright future who scares the liberals to death. In the weeks after the election, she has gotten more press and been more accessible than any other candidate. Television will find it harder and harder to keep the "Tina Fey version" of her alive, but they must if they hope to keep her and her charming family up in moose country.

Update 12-3-08: Governor Palin's influence continues to grow a month after the November elections.

Update 1-9-09: