Sep 17th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Palin as Sportscaster
I don’t really have anything to say about this historical curiosity, but it is interesting to watch:
Why was Alaska local news covering a Mets-Dodgers spring training game?
56 Responses to “Palin as Sportscaster”
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September 17th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
It was interesting to watch two and a half weeks ago back when everyone was watching it.
The only thing interesting about it today is the fact that it seems to indicate that Matthew blogs by copying over everything he reads at Marty Peretz’s place.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
And to think that Harvard Law Review head Barack Obama was a community organizer out of college. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Hey Petey, I didn’t see it, so it’s news to me
She was a creditable small-market sportscaster, from this limited evidence. It’s a pretty low bar, of course. What’s striking is how regional her accent was–now it’s somewhat more generic.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
MILF
September 17th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Wow, her accent used to be even thicker.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
She has the experience to be NBA Commish!
September 17th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
GET THIS ON A COMMERCIAL, DNC! This indirectly highlights her lack of experience and packages her sex appeal into the “airhead news anchor” stereotype. And, it’d be very funny in a sarcastic commercial.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
“Wow, her accent used to be even thicker.”
The first time I heard her speak, I bought McCain to win Minnesota and North Dakota on the basis of the accent alone. It’s Only a Northern song.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I don’t know. She does a fine job here, but doesn’t it really destroy any semblance of an image of being a president?
There’s nothing wrong with the video at all. Nothing embarrassing. But that’s kind of what’s so damaging about it to me.
I’m in the tank for Obama all the way, but if I were a McCain fan and saw this video, I think this might give me pause.
Maybe not, but having that image in my head really makes it hard to consider her at all a serious candidate. I might like Linda Cohn, but I’m not planning on voting for her to run the country.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
The highlight of the Purdue game might have been the most minorities Sarah Palin had ever seen in her life.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Fascinating /Spock
OH, and fuck off, Petey. Your schtick is so old now the rotten stench spills out the intertubes.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hmmm. That voice. The hair. Those ear rings. Who does she remind me of?…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRu6_mJiVAo
“Go Bears!”
September 17th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
“Your schtick is so old now the rotten stench spills out the intertubes.”
I believe that is merely the smell of your own breath, Bragan. It’s a mistake that happens often to mouth-breathers.
September 17th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
McKay Arena? Blasphemous. People don’t get wacky at McKay. They get wacky at Mackey!
September 17th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Wasn’t she also one of the background girls in Squeeze’s “Tempted” video? (She was also the best thing about St. Elmo’s Fire.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUA7F9j_xzs
September 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Here’s the thing, Petey, I can understand the motivation of a rightwing troll like E. O’Neil to hang out in Matt’s blog and hopefully disrupt some threads.
But I don’t get your motivation — do you repeat your snide criticisms of Matt and Obama because you hold grudges against them? Obama bested both your first and second picks for the Dem. nomination and Matt, despite being a young “trustfund scumbag,” for having the career path and receiving the attention you long for?
September 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Dude! Flame War! Wicked!
September 17th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
She’s pretty good at following that prompter, isn’t she?
September 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Boom goes the dynamite!
September 17th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
She was remarkably prescient, seeing that the Mets and Dodgers played for the for the Pennant in 1988.
September 17th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
>Why was Alaska local news covering a Mets-Dodgers spring training game?
Um, typical Juneau temperature in February: -22 degrees.
Typical daytime Orlando temperature in February: +74 degrees.
September 17th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
They were probably covering Mets/Dodgers because someone local plays for one of those two teams. We get that in Reno all the time on the local news, where they’ll show White Sox highlights because a kid who went to high-school here plays for them.
September 17th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Ed…
Putting David Stern and Sarah Palin in the same class is just wrong. Sure, Stern’s made mistakes, but please…
September 17th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
“and Matt … for having the career path … you long for?”
I’m actually quite pleased with the results of my decision not to live in the District. But thank you for your concern.
What I can’t understand, Bragan, is your fixation with me. But, hey, keep it coming. Having mouth-breathers slag me always makes me look better.
September 17th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Oh come on. It’s MA-key Arena. Rhymes with lackey.
That’s it. She will not be getting my vote.
September 17th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Having mouth-breathers slag me always makes me look better.
Actually, getting slagged off by quality is what you should aim for, since that would burnish your standing in the general consciousness.
September 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
“Actually, getting slagged off by quality is what you should aim for, since that would burnish your standing in the general consciousness.”
Were I running for national political office, sure. But blogs are for folks who can read.
Different tactics work for different audiences.
September 17th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
um, they covered the mets-dodgers b/c the sprinklers went off. you know…one of those wacky sports clips. for a smart guy, you sure are dumb sometimes
September 17th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Someone should cut out the Big Ten game and splice in footage of Barack playing basketball. (For the young among you, “splice” is a verb involving cutting out and substituting long strips of celluloid containing images that, when played in quick succession, appear to move. There’s probably a digital way to do it now, and an appropriate word.)
September 17th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Wasn’t she married right after college? Why’s she called Sarah Heath here? Is she one of those hairy-legged feminists?
Ah, the days when Michigan’s basketball team made the tournament.
September 17th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
McCain/Gunderson 08
September 17th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
AK Women Reject Palin rally went off with amazing turnout this weekend! Not all Alaskans love her! Pics here: http://laurainak.blogspot.com
September 17th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
I just found out my sister in law and my nieces were there (not sure where my brother was). Even got quoted by the AP (about 19-20 paragraphs down).
September 17th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Clearly, an Alaskan local news broadcast showed a Mets-Dodgers spring training game because Sarah Palin is clairvoyant, and wanted to prepare baseball fans for the Tragedy of ‘88. I still remember the back cover of the Daily News that October. Now wait until she uses her powers to help President McCain stay two steps ahead of Putin.
Also: four minutes for sports? I don’t watch much local news, but that seemed like a long segment to me. Is this a relic of the pre-This is Sportscenter era?
September 17th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
When it comes to facing al Qaeda, Sarah Palin will not blink.
When it comes to broadcasting sports highlights, Sarah Palin will not blink.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Is that a femullet?
September 17th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I forgot to mention. Any clip with a Steve Scheffler mention is a great clip.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Well she is a credi(ta)ble heiress to Bush in the sense that she has difficulty reading.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
If the governor thing doesn’t work out for her, Palin has a fine career ahead as a Faux NewsModel. She’ll need to go blonde, but she does have the non-blinking thing down.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:09 am
She’s very much a babe in this tape – Very cute. Not sure what that means politically -
September 18th, 2008 at 7:38 am
more interesting to watch then all the rest of your site was to read.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Came here from a link on Wonkette to discover what may well be the most profoundly idiotic thread ever to foul the Internet.
Congratulations, all of you. Please resume your masturbating and incoherent bellowing.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
What the…? Someone giving me a green light to rub one out? I’m wasting my time here!
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