13 responses to “Palin to be “Interviewed” on Hannity Next Week”

1. 

   sam

   January 14, 2011 at 8:08 am

   Dave Weigel puts it this way:

   “Hannitize”: (v) To clean up a messy situation with a softball interview, typically one conducted by Sean Hannity.

   She’s going to be hannitzed (rhymes with ‘sanitized’).
2. 

   john personna

   January 14, 2011 at 8:40 am

   I think it’s a mistake. She should lay low for a week or two, and then come back with a wholesome mom image.

   I’d worry that this interview is too soon, and that she and her crew won’t be able to turn in from from the “engagement” that is really destructive to her image.
3. 

   Patrick T. McGuire

   January 14, 2011 at 9:19 am

   Who would you propose to interview her, Chris Matthews perhaps?
4. 

   Patrick T. McGuire

   January 14, 2011 at 9:20 am

   Maybe she could do an email exchange with Doug Mataconis.
5. 

   sam

   January 14, 2011 at 9:31 am

   “Who would you propose to interview her, Chris Matthews perhaps?”

   That might not be a bad idea. At least it would show that she’s got the moxie to face her “adversaries” instead of taking refuge in a Faux News farce.
6. 

   Steven Taylor

   January 14, 2011 at 9:44 am

   Who would you propose to interview her, Chris Matthews perhaps?

   The simplest answer would be: anyone other than a Fox News personality.

   It strikes me as impossible to call sitting down to chat with a co-worker an “interview.”
7. 

   mantis

   January 14, 2011 at 9:45 am

   I think it’s a mistake. She should lay low for a week or two, and then come back with a wholesome mom image.

   Why? The “interview” is designed to make her look perfect (and horribly, horribly victimized) and the only people who watch that crap are devoted followers anyway. She can’t lose.
8. 

   john personna

   January 14, 2011 at 10:26 am

   Why?

   I tried to type above that I thought “she and her crew won’t be able to turn in [time] from the ‘engagement’ that is really destructive to her image.”

   I don’t care if Fox is friendly. It’s too soon after her video, and I don’t think she’ll be able to pull off making it “not about her.”
9. 

   mantis

   January 14, 2011 at 11:09 am

   It’s too soon after her video, and I don’t think she’ll be able to pull off making it “not about her.”

   But that’s my point. The people who will watch want it to be all about her and how she’s such a victim of mean liberals and the “lamestream media.” She and Hannity will deliver exactly what they want.
10. 

    anjin-san

    January 14, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    > Who would you propose to interview her, Chris Matthews perhaps

    Why not? He has interviewed any number of national political figures.

    It’s simple. Palin is afraid to work a room that is not 100% friendly. And given her past performances in interviews that should have been a cakewalk, her fears are justified. The woman can’t handle softballs, much less a few tough questions.
11. 

    labman57

    January 15, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    A FOX PAC interview of Palin doesn’t even qualify as “slow pitch” softball — it’s more akin to a game of T-ball.
12. 

    Talmadge East

    January 16, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    If she wanted some credibility she should definitely choose someone other than Sean Hannity. Even if it was someone in the employ of Fox News, there are far more suitable candidates. Mara Liasson, Chris Wallace, etc… I am truly beginning to wonder if Palin will ever again conduct a serious interview after the Katie Couric debacle.
13. 

    Steven L. Taylor

    January 16, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    I am truly beginning to wonder if Palin will ever again conduct a serious interview after the Katie Couric debacle.

    One presumes that she will have to if she actually runs, but perhaps not.