Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Apparently, the McCain group would only allow the Gibson interview after they pre-approved the questions. I realize that this is done all the time in higher level politics, but I still hate it. It's not about "gotcha" games, it's about seeing how they can think and respond. With prepped questions it always comes across as an inforercial ad. Anyway, here are the leaked questions: Are you excited to have an opportunity to be the first female Vice President? What qualities does John McCain bring to the table as President? Is your background in energy especially important at this time? Are you disappointed that Barack Obama is planning to raise taxes? Do you think Barak Obama is a funny name? Boxers or thongs? Do you believe in God. End interview. (None of these questions are real. Joke thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 (None of these questions are real. Joke thread) You had me until the funny name question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Id still like to hear the answers to some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Dang, I should have asked... Having named your children Bristol and Trig, do you think Barak Obama is a funny name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Id still like to hear the answers to some of them. Is there a question you don't already know the answer too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsManNJ Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Do you think Barak Obama is a funny name?-- You damn right what kind of American name is that his Grandparents were right to call him Barry. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thongs. But maybe it's better left to my very active imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 lol. Fair enough... though it's obvious you haven't read the National Enquirer article yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 You had me until the funny name question. Same here. Then I thought about Piper, Bristol, Thig (or whatver else she names her kids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 take yesterday for example. We were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely. And uh, I happen to look over at a certain point during the meal and see a waitress taking an order, and I found myself wondering what color her underpants might be. Her panties. Uh, odds are they are probably basic white, cotton, underpants. But I sort of think well maybe they're silk panties, maybe it's a thong. Maybe it's something really cool that I don't even know about. You know, and uh, and I started feeling... what? what I thought we were in the trust tree in the nest, were we not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Same here. Then I thought about Piper, Bristol, Thig (or whatver else she names her kids) Maybe its an Alaskian thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Kilmer gets a gold star for the Old School reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Maybe its an Alaskian thing. It is. Jumbo cleared this up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I was expecting something like What are your kids names? What's your husbands name? Where did you buy those fabulous shoes? What's the maker of those fantastic glasses you're wearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 That brings up a very important question, Oldskool. Why has neither candidate or their VP's been interviewed on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Based on new information that JMS just posted from an article in the Atlantic, I now believe that the questions I posted up above would be rejected because they are too difficult and would make Palin uncomfortable. -------------------- No Interviews Till She's Ready 05 Sep 2008 01:55 pm A senior McCain campaign official advises that, despite the gaggle of requests and pressure from the media, Gov. Sarah Palin won't submit to a formal interview anytime soon. She may take some questions from local news entities in Alaska, but until she's ready -- and until she's comfortable -- which might not be for a long while -- the media will have to wait. The campaign believes it can effectively deal with the media's complaints, and their on-the-record response to all this will be: "Sarah Palin needs to spend time with the voters." http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/...shes_ready.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roqnap1 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I just want to know where she gets such trendy glasses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 That brings up a very important question, Oldskool.Why has neither candidate or their VP's been interviewed on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? You asked for it. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-ig-notebook7-2008sep07,0,7585060.story Sarah Palin's style: the issue at hand Until time reveals more of the Alaska governor's substance, we can't help but study the Republican VP nominee's style. By Booth Moore, Times Fashion Critic September 7, 2008 WHAT TO do about the war, what to do about the economy, what to do about those rimless glasses and that saucy updo? Style has never been more important than it is in this election. That's not just because this high-stakes political contest is being watched by a tabloid and celebrity-obsessed culture. It's also because this election now has so many powerful women on the national stage who are putting their message across with vastly different style strategies. For months, we've seen how polarizing style can be, dissecting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's gender-neutral pantsuits, Cindy McCain's $300,000 Oscar de la Renta-and-diamonds convention outfit and Michelle Obama's throwback Jackie O. shift dresses. But in a little more than a week, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 44, has stolen the campaign's style spotlight, causing a run on Kawasaki 704 eyeglass frames and upswept hairstyles. Fashion can be a potent tool for packaging a candidate (or "co-candidate," as political spouses take on more substantial roles). And though men can speak volumes just by washing the gray out of their hair, or choosing to wear makeup on TV, women have bigger challenges. Keeping the focus on the issues, not the clothes or their looks. Projecting authority while seeming approachable, not elitist. If you're a woman in the spotlight of a high-profile race, the issue quickly becomes: What changes are you willing to make to your appearance to get people to take you seriously? And in a savvy, YouTube-aware way, how will you use style to telegraph your essence? A beauty queen turned politician by way of the PTA, Palin has a style strategy that's quite clever. In an interview in Vogue magazine in February, when rumors of her as a possible VP candidate were only whispers, the Alaska governor said she was trying to be "as frumpy as I could by wearing my hair on top of my head and these schoolmarm glasses." (Never mind that she was appearing in Vogue, bastion of the fashion obsessed, which Clinton famously refused to do when she was campaigning for president.) Barely a blip on the political radar before now, Palin has to go the extra mile to hone her VP style. But far from uglifying herself, she plays up her sexuality. And this early on, Palin is already playing the image game like a pro. When Sen. John McCain accepted the nomination Thursday night, she wore a black satin jacket that dipped just low enough in front so you could see some cleavage. In this political marriage, Palin clearly knows she's the trophy. Her hair is a study in contrasts, carefree and "done" at the same time. The untidiness of her updo has a can-do spirit that says, "I have more important things to do than worry about my hair, so I just twirled it into this clip so I could get to the real business of governing and shooting caribou and having babies and taking them to hockey practice." The bouffant in the front, which appears to be teased from underneath, is more traditional, to appeal to the GOP base and those big donors from Houston who've been known to fly with their hairstylists on their private planes. And yet, you get the feeling that at the end of the day, she could shake out that lustrous mane (longer than any other major female U.S. political figure's) and get it on with her man. She wears skirts that are quite form-fitting and often goes without stockings. As ZZ Top might say, she's got legs, and she knows how to use 'em. When Sen. John McCain introduced her at an Aug. 29 campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, she was wearing open-toed red patent leather shoes. The only difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is lipstick, she said in her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday. She could have added to that joke the black pencil skirt and shiny, oyster-colored jacket she wore that night, a more modern take on Clinton's power pantsuit. It looked darn good. Which is not to say that style is a substitute for substance. But because she's a relative unknown, style is a lot of what we know about Palin right now. No doubt, in coming days her positions on the issues will eclipse our fascination with the brand of eyeglasses she wears. If they didn't, that would be the worst double standard of all. booth.moore@latimes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 OK you totally got me. I was getting red in the face and already told my wife abou the staged questions before I saw the joke thread. I actually think the pre staged questions is not done very often. I know Edward R Murrows did it in a soft hearted variety show he hosted while a newscaster with the Kennedies, and got rhemed for it. I also know 60 minutes have turned down interviews with important foreign newsmakers because they had to submit questions in advance. This would have been very damning if it were true... But it's not true, so we go back to the wait and see mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 lol. Fair enough... though it's obvious you haven't read the National Enquirer article yet. I looked for it... sold out of my newstand. They're going to hold a copy for me tommorrow. I hope they give me a bag so nobody sees me walking away with the National Enquirer tucked under my arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Same here. Then I thought about Piper, Bristol, Thig (or whatver else she names her kids) I think her son's first name is "Trig", his middle name is "onomitry". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I think her son's first name is "Trig", his middle name is "onomitry". I think it may be Euclid. Maybe Pythagoras. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 I've only had two people ever ask for the questions in advance. I think it doesn't happen all that often. One was for the National Book Awards, believe it or not. I will sometimes get requests to email info on the story I want to cover. I think that's actually fair in that it allows the subject to be ready for the questions likely to come on a subject. That article, Oldskool, was a hoot. Just one more reason I could never be a politician. I'm fashion backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headexplode Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Based on new information that JMS just posted from an article in the Atlantic, I now believe that the questions I posted up above would be rejected because they are too difficult and would make Palin uncomfortable.-------------------- No Interviews Till She's Ready 05 Sep 2008 01:55 pm I guess she's too busy trying to find out just what it is a VP does on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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