Dear Mr. Gibson and the staff of ABC News:
Kudos to you for landing the only interview with Gov. Palin scheduled so far. Please hold up the sacred trust of the public. Ask substantive questions, fair questions, questions that don't focus on scandal but will illuminate issues. There are plenty of publications that can cover the scandal front. We need to know "Is this person ready to govern the world's only superpower?". That is very different from being ready to campaign.
Follow me below the fold.
This is really a follow up to GreenMtState's diary. I am very fearful that Gov. Palin's only scheduled interview is going to be some sort of pseudo Oprah event. We don't need to see Palin worm her way around personal questions that she is going to be oh so prepared for. We need to know were she stands on issues. Can she make informed decisions regarding those issues? Can she stand up to foreign leaders? Can she work with foreign leaders?
Network news is all to often concerned with their ratings. Salacious stories of people squirming about events in their personal lives sell. They also evoke scorn...and sympathy...lots of sympathy. We need to do what we can to influence the interview Charlie Gibson conducts. Use this form to email ABC. Be polite, express concerns. Don't let them write us off as crazy wingers.
World News with Charles Gibson