Bill O'Reilly interviewed Barack Obama.
You can imagine what that looked like.
Charlie Gibson will interview Princess Palin tomorrow.
That is, if the McCain campaign can let go of their big-boy hold on her.
It's hilarious to watch the Republicans fume over the "unfair" treatment of Palin in the media. Such "unfair" topics include: her pregnant teenaged daughter, the current ethics investigation against her, her ties to the Alaska Independence Party, and her flip-flop on the Bridge to Nowhere.
They've got Princess Palin sequestered, as though if she opens her mouth in a an unscripted event she might suddenly shout out: God-damn America! Or that she'll burst into tears, or pop some Midol, or some other chick thing.
Rick Davis, the McCain campaign manager, said she'll be ready to do interviews when the press is ready to treat her with "respect and deference." I thought she was a presidential candidate -- I didn't realize she needs to be treated like a queen. My guess is that Charles Gibson has promised to "go easy" on the delicate flower of Palin.
Whatever happens, you can guarantee that the interview will look nothing like this:
I know, I know, it's Bill O'Reilly, what did I expect? Actually, I expected nothing less from Billo.
If "respect and deference" will preclude Princess Palin from doing interviews, somebody should tell her she's playing in the major leagues now. In fact, the way the McCain campaign is guarding her reminds me of when I was a young girl, trying to play basketball with the boys in my neighborhood. How they'd hold back, how they'd "let" me take a shot, how they'd give me condescending praise when I did something right, and how they couldn't wait for me to leave so that they could play their "real" game.
Sarah is a big girl, and if she wants to play in the major leagues, she better be ready to get down in the dirt -- no one is going to carry her over this puddle.