Nonno
10-01-2008, 02:18 PM
Black Political Thought: Sarah Palin Could Not Name One Newspaper, Magazine She Reads, Yet She Majored in Journalism in College (http://blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-could-not-name-one.html)
Gov. Sarah Palin never ceases to amaze me at the depth of her ignorance on "bread and butter" issues. She does not support the morning after pill as a form of contraception, strongly implied that homosexuality was a choice, and most shocking, she could not name a single source of news that she turns to for information, in yet another installment of her interview series with Katie Couric. To think she was a journalism major in college.
Appearing on CBS Evening News, the Alaska Governor seemed calmer than she had been in previous sit downs. Asked what newspapers and magazines she reads, Palin could not name one publication. "I've read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media," she said at first. Couric responded, "What, specifically?" "Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.""Can you name a few?""I have a vast variety of source where we get our news," Palin said. "Alaska isn't a foreign country, where it's kind of suggested, 'wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?' Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America."
Wow, it is safe to say that she has not only alienated many people, but she has insulted others with her views and her comments. Sarah Palin has insulted the school of journalism she attended. As a journalism major, we had to be familiar with many different newspapers and magazines. It is beyond me what she could possibly bring to the White House if John McCain wins the election. What a terrible choice for a running mate. She has beaten even Dan Quayle by a landslide as the most unqualified candidate. If she can't name one newspaper or magazine she reads, how can we expect her to even know any other Supreme Court cases and policy issues?
Gov. Sarah Palin never ceases to amaze me at the depth of her ignorance on "bread and butter" issues. She does not support the morning after pill as a form of contraception, strongly implied that homosexuality was a choice, and most shocking, she could not name a single source of news that she turns to for information, in yet another installment of her interview series with Katie Couric. To think she was a journalism major in college.
Appearing on CBS Evening News, the Alaska Governor seemed calmer than she had been in previous sit downs. Asked what newspapers and magazines she reads, Palin could not name one publication. "I've read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media," she said at first. Couric responded, "What, specifically?" "Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.""Can you name a few?""I have a vast variety of source where we get our news," Palin said. "Alaska isn't a foreign country, where it's kind of suggested, 'wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?' Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America."
Wow, it is safe to say that she has not only alienated many people, but she has insulted others with her views and her comments. Sarah Palin has insulted the school of journalism she attended. As a journalism major, we had to be familiar with many different newspapers and magazines. It is beyond me what she could possibly bring to the White House if John McCain wins the election. What a terrible choice for a running mate. She has beaten even Dan Quayle by a landslide as the most unqualified candidate. If she can't name one newspaper or magazine she reads, how can we expect her to even know any other Supreme Court cases and policy issues?