Your premise — that it is somehow unreasonable or hypocritical to allow an interview while also demanding that the press not try to use the children as political punching bags — is false. One does not follow from the other.

You are confusing the legitimate, reasonable desire of the people to meet a candidates children, with the illegitimate and unreasonable demand to rifle through their underwear drawer, read their diaries, and gossip about them behind their backs.

It also shows (as do previous interviews with the Bush twins, and Chelsea Clinton) that Palin’s expectation that she should be able to allow her children to be interviewed without expecting them to be abused by the press is supported by a great deal of precedent.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/11/16/DI2009111603639.html

Nobody had any problem hearing her. Its just that nobody over the age of 13 believed her, except those few who for some bizarre reason are thoroughly smitten….

Tano must be quoting one of his favorite polls here. I admit that Tano has presented a “Tano fact” that leaves a very small universe for Palin supporters. Sort of like being a member of the flat earth society and venturing into parts unknown. Of course, maybe the earth is not flat and maybe the “Tano fact” is, well, gosh, um, whattosay?,……. just……wrong.

And I grant he explains those reasons much better than she does, a sign that she still needs hone her gifts of communication.

Nobody had any problem hearing her. Its just that nobody over the age of 13 believed her, except those few who for some bizarre reason are thoroughly smitten….

Let’s face it, a government Lear Jet for sale on E-bay while you’re firing the in-house chef is so un-glamorous. It just doesn’t wear well with Prada, nor get people excited and whispering at a 30 Rock rooftop fundraiser. Ick. We can’t have that. How dull.

Despite the fact Palin spoon fed us reason after reason for her resignation with respect to benefitting interests of the State of Alaska at her exit Press Conference, so few people could hear her. Especially Oprah and Company. And by the way, $500K-and-counting in legal debts thanks to sleazy liberal character assassins, when you’re raising a bunch of kids, is nothing to sneeze at.

Yes, let’s.

A little knowledge goes a long way in airing that particular misconception out.

Answer me this. If you’re going to kvetch and moan about how horrible it is that the MSM is treating your family…. WHY THE HELL do you allow them to be interviewed on a MSM interview??????

You mean like Obama? Who demanded that the press leave his kids alone — a demand that was heeded — and then let them be interviewed?

It’s as if you think its unreasonable to expect the press to behave decently.

The time may yet come when she commands the national political stage as did Barack Obama in 2008. But, I doubt it will be in 2012.

Someone said yesterday that the Obama machine is already gearing up to GOTV for Palin at the Iowa caucuses in 2012. Dunno if its true or not, but wouldn’t surprise me one bit from this most corrupt president.

Answer me this. If you’re going to kvetch and moan about how horrible it is that the MSM is treating your family…. WHY THE HELL do you allow them to be interviewed on a MSM interview??????

WTF!

OTOH, who the HELL is framing the head shot of Palin at the beginning of this interview. Jeez!!!! They should be fired!