Sarah Palin's Reading List: Political Star Insists She's Well-Informed

Sarah Palin At Long Last Reveals Her Reading List, Calls Charges Shes Uninformed Ridiculous
Sarah Palin would now like to tell you exactly what she’s reading. Most Americans can still remember the seemingly throwaway question that then-VP Candidate Palin tripped over: CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric asking, “what do you read?” In an interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters set to air tonight, Palin gives that question another shot-and shoots back at claims the former Alaska Governor is uninformed: “I read anything and everything that I can get my ha...

Sarah Palin Reveals Her Reading List
In 2008, during a now-infamous interview with CBS News anchor Katie Couric, Sarah Palin invoked widespread doubt about her qualifications when, upon being questioned about what Newspapers and magazines she read, Sarah Palin refused to answer and did not name any publications. Two years later, the former vice presidential nominee is now trying to clear that up: During a recent interview with ABC's Barbara Walters for her "10 Most Fascinating People of 2010" series, Palin gave Walters a run-down...

Chris Matthews Shows It Wouldn't Matter How Palin Answered Couric's Reading Question
For well over two years, the liberal media have made fun of how Sarah Palin answered Katie Couric's ridiculous question concerning what she reads. Chris Matthews, HOST: Here she is telling Barbara Walters what she reads, a dangerous area. Let’s listen. SARAH PALIN (R), FORMER Alaska Governor: I read a lot of C.S. Lewis when I want some divine inspiration. I read Newsmax and "Wall Street Journal." I read all of our local papers, of course, in Alaska, because that’s where...

Sarah Palin Still Thinks She Was Wronged by Katie Courics Reading Question
A little over two years ago, one of Sarah Palin's first interviews after being tapped as John McCain's Running Mate was a multipart chat with CBS's Katie Couric. And it was a disaster. To this day, Palin still has a chip on her shoulder about one question she was asked in particular: What does she read? Since then, Palin has been asked the question repeatedly, and has come up with something approaching a stock answer. In a recent profile, she told The New York Times Magazine's Robert Draper: "I&...

Palin's Reading List
More than two years after Sarah Palin was stumped by the question, "What Newspapers do you read?", she told Barbara Walters in an interview to air later tonight. Said Palin: "I read anything and everything that I can get my hands on as I have since I was a little girl... I'm reading the best book right now -- Dean Karnazes's book about being an ultra-marathoner. I read a lot of C.S. Lewis when I want some divine inspiration...I read Newsmax and The Wall Street Journal. I read all of our local p...

Barbara Walters Slams 'Uninformed' Sarah Palin: Many Find the Idea of You as President 'Scary'
The View co-host appeared on Good Morning America to promote her upcoming 10 Most Fascinating People special. She derided Palin, "You hear, 'Oh, she's very charming, but she's uninformed.'" [MP3 audio here.] Video below the jump. Previewing the program with GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts, Walters explained how she retrieved a famous question from Katie Couric: "And you know, the Katie Couric question that caused her so much trouble? What do you read?...I gave her ano...

Stunner. Barbara Walters Slams Sarah Palin: Many People Find the Idea of You As President a Little Scary (Video)
Barbara Walters dismissed Sarah Palin as “uninformed” on Thursday, telling the former Republican Governor, “…Many people find the thought of you as president a little scary.” The View co-host appeared on Good Morning America to promote her upcoming 10 Most Fascinating People special. She derided Palin, “You hear, ‘Oh, she’s very charming, but she’s uninformed.’” [MP3 audio here.] Previewing the program with GMA co-anchor Robin Rob...

Palin still smarting from Courics question
Sarah Palin had her reading list cued up when Barbara Walters asked her about it, as Karin Tanabe reports over at Click, but had a bit more to say about what it has felt like to be asked that same question over and over since coming up short when Katie Couric asked it during her vice presidential run. The full interview will air tonight at 10, but ABC has an advance look up on its website, in which Palin discusses the lingering effects of Couric's question. "Because of that one episode, t...

Richard Wolffe makes fun of Palin for reading famous author of Christian works for divine inspiration (Daily Caller)
MSNBC commentator Richard Wolffe made fun of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for reading author C.S. Lewis for “divine inspiration,” despite the fact that the acclaimed British academic and creator of Childrens’ books was also a noted writer of works on Christianity. Appearing on MSNBC’s “Hardball” with Chris Matthews, Wolffe expressed incredulity, noting that Lewis wrote “a series of kids’ books.” Matthews interrupted Wolffe: “I would...

Sarah Palin Heads to Haiti
Former Republican vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally Oct. 28, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Credit: Getty Images) (CBS/AP) Despite being widely reported on Dec. 9, Sarah Palin's next trip abroad won't be England or Israel after all. A Palin Staffer confirmed the former Alaska Governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee would travel to Haiti with the Rev. Franklin Graham as part of the outreach of his Samaritan's Purse relief organization. Graham heads the Billy Graham Ev...

Sarah Palin Headed To Haiti
JUNEAU, Alaska — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to visit Haiti amid a period of political upheaval this weekend to aid humanitarian efforts in the Caribbean country. A Palin Staffer confirmed Thursday that Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee and a potential 2012 presidential contender, planned to travel to Haiti with the Rev. Franklin Graham as part of the outreach of his Samaritan's Purse relief organization. A spokeswoman for the group confirmed Palin planned to visit relie...

Sarah Palin Is 'Virtually Unelectable' (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – Republicans love Sarah Palin--as long as she stays in Alaska, as former First Lady Barbara Bush advised her. Her Approval Rating among Republican voters is 68 percent, the highest among likely GOP Candidates in 2012. Her problem, Public Policy Polling's Tom Jensen writes, is that "a lot of the Republicans who don't like her--in contrast to the Republicans who don't like Huckabee, Gingrich, or Romney--aren't willing to hold their nose and vote for her in the general elect...

Palin makes Barbara Walters' list for third year in a row
Thursday night, Barbara Walters announces her "10 Most Fascinating People of 2010" and for the third year in a row, Sarah Palin makes the list, something Barbara Walters says has never happened before. On ABC's "The View" on Wednesday, Walters introduced a clip of her interview with Palin, sparking a response from longtime Palin critic Joy Behar who quipped, "She is fascinating. I'll give her that." Walters interviewed Palin and her husband, Todd and asked Palin if she will appear on "Dancing wi...

Barbara Walters to Bill O'Reilly: Sarah Palin lesbian question 'wasn't pertinent
Walters seemed satisfied that Sarah Palin would be appearing for the third straight year and eager to make the point that she never thinks of "their political affiliations" when selecting  her fascinating people of the year.  Once Barbara gets past the big question for Sarah , " Can you beat Barack Obama?"; there may be little Barbara hasn't already asked Palin.  That may be why Todd Palin will join Sarah and Barbara this year.  Will she ask Todd what does he think of being "...

Palin Touts Bookworm Side
Sarah Palin would like to set the record straight: she is, contrary to impressions created by her interview with Katie Couric during the 2008 campaign, a reader.  “I read anything and everything that I can get my hands on as I have since I was a little girl,” Palin told ABC’s Barbara Walters in an interview set to air tonight. Palin also talked about how frustrated she was with the continuing interest in that 2008 interview. “Because of that one episode, that one epi...

Sarah Palin Won't Go Dancing With the Stars
Today on The View, Barbara Walters showed an outtake of her interview with Sarah Palin from her forthcoming 10 Most Fascinating People of 2010 special. The former Alaska Governor laughs off any Dancing with the Stars / Bristol Palin Conspiracy theories, praising her 20-year-old daughter's Work Ethic....

Sarah Palin: Paul Ryan's Roadmap plan beats 'spend now tax later' Obama policy
"The Roadmap for America's Future produced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wisc.)" is  a far better plan than that of the Debt Commission, writes  Sarah Palin in Wall Street Journal OpEd, just published and tweeted less than an hour ago by Palin....

Sarah Palin Goes Abroad (The Daily Beast)
NEW YORK – The Daily Beast has learned exclusively that Sarah Palin is planning her first real foreign trip—a move that could burnish her Foreign Policy credentials in advance of a 2012 presidential run. The Daily Beast has learned that Sarah Palin will be traveling overseas in the new year. At the top of the list: Israel and England, both countries she has said she wanted to travel to in the past. The schedule and itinerary is still fluid, but an overseas trip in 2011 will boost h...

Sarah Palin hunting: Why the world shakes when she shoots a caribou
Sarah Palin hunting: Some commentators see a political commentary in Sarah Palin hunting caribou on 'Sarah Palin's Alaska,' calling the caribou, 'Obambi.' Others see Animal Cruelty. To hunters, though, the furor shows that urban America doesn't understand rural life....

If only talking about Sarah Palin didn't boost her power | Hadley Freeman
Were she still an actual politician, Sarah Palin's domination of the American political landscape in 2010 would be impressive. That she hasn't actually held office since July 2009 - when she resigned as Governor of Alaska - makes her, well, I hesitate to use the word "influence" so let's just say ubiquity, downright extraordinary. Interactive calendar Who were the heroes and villains of this year? From now till Christmas Eve, you'll find a new one each morning in our advent calendar ...

Aaron Sorkin brands Sarah Palin TV show 'a snuff film'
© Gilles Mingasson/AP Aaron Sorkin described Sarah Palin as 'deranged', a 'witless bully' and a 'phony pioneer girl'. West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin today gave Sarah Palin both barrels over her US TV reality show, accusing the contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination of shooting an animal "for political gain". Sorkin, writer of the recent Facebook movie The Social Network, also accused the Fox News contributor of making a "snuff film" after the latest episode of Sarah's ...

Video: Obama Gets Questioned on Taxes; Kimmel Can't Wait For More 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'
Pres. Obama continues to get hammered by the late night hosts for making a deal with Republicans on the Bush-era Tax Cuts. David Letterman , on Obama saying the tax cuts will allow Americans to keep more of their paychecks: "When Americans heard this they said, 'Paychecks? What paychecks?'" Jimmy Kimmel airs a promo for the latest episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska, a TLC crossover event where the Gosselin family goes camping with the Palins. Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:10 when Jon...

Sarah Palin says WikiLeaks supporters targeted her
JUNEAU, Alaska — Sarah Palin says her PAC website came under cyber-attack from Wikileaks supporters. The former Alaska Governor told ABC News it’s an example of what happens "when you exercise the First Amendment and speak against his sick, un-American Espionage efforts." Palin last week called Wikileaks founder Julian Assange "an anti-American operative with blood on his hands." She questioned why he wasn’t "pursued with the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders...

AlaskaDispatch.com: Palin's record vs. Palin's Facebook
Maybe it was the spirit of Christmas Future that this week spurred former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to unload on potential "insolvent states." Because those like California failed to heed her warnings that President Obama's economic stimulus "was equivalent to a federal bribe with fat strings attached," she posted on Facebook, there is now talk of failing states and Bailouts from Washington, D.C. -- something that hasn't happened since the Great Depression. If only the other states had followed ...

Palin/West 2012 put in front of Governor Palin herself
Tags: Allen West, Palin/West 2012, President Palin, Sarah Palin, Vice President West, You betcha! Every time I see “Palin/West” on anything, it just FEELS RIGHT. When Governor Palin chooses Congressman Allen West was her VP, the stars will align for the GOP in such a way as to give Democrats instant apoplectic heart attacks coast to coast. It will be clobbering time for the Democrat Party, in a big, big way. A few days ago, a good friend of mine met Governor Palin at a book signing...