Breaking News: Sarah Palin Tells Oprah Levi Johnston Is Still "Part of the Family"
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Oprah Winfrey puts Sarah Palin in the hot seat on her Nov. 16 show, addressing everything from Levi Johnston to the former GOP vice-presidential contender's disastrous interview with Katie Couric.
According to excerpts obtained by Usmagazine.com, Winfrey asks Palin if Johnston, 19, will be invited to Thanksgiving dinner.
"You know, that's a great question," Palin replies. "And it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. Because, of course, you want -- he is a part of the family and you want to bring him in the fold and kind of under your wing. And he needs that, too, Oprah. I think he needs to know that he is loved and he has the most beautiful child and this can all work out for good. It really can."
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Of Johnston badmouthing the family to press, the former Alaska Gov. says: "We don't have to keep going down this road of controversy and drama all the time. We're not really into the drama. We don't really like that. We're more productive. We have other things to concentrate on...."
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Palin did not want to talk about her notoriously awkward interview with Couric.
"Must we?" she asks Winfrey.
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During Palin's 2008 chat with Couric, Couric asked Palin to explain why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience. When Couric asked Palin what newspapers and magazines she reads regularly, an uncomfortable Palin replied: "Um, all of them, any of them."
Palin tells Winfrey she didn't think the sit-down wasn't a seminal defining moment for her.
"And neither did the campaign," she adds. "In fact, that is why segment 2 and 3 and 4 and maybe 5 were scheduled. The campaign said, 'Right on. Good. You're showing your independence. This is what America needs to see and it was a good interview.' And, of course, I'm thinking, 'If you thought that was a good interview, I don't know what a bad interview is,' because I knew it was a bad interview."
For more, tune into The Oprah Winfrey show Nov. 16 (check your local listings).
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Palin is the ONLY reason McCain came as close to winning as he did. The media portrays Palin as "stupid", but that does not make it true - they are in the Obama tank.
OPRAH DIDN'T NEED THAT TRAILER TRASH TO UP RATING.. alot of people refused to watch Sarah she's an idiot.. OPRAN SHOULD HAVE NEVER ASKED THAT BIMBO ON THERE.
She has been a fish in a barrel with many chances to to go back to the ocean.
Hate that John McCain made the HUGE mistake of picking this woman as his running mate. The election WAS close, if he had picked anyone ELSE, he proably would have won. He LOST the election because of his poor judgement in picking her; for the life of me, I cannot understand why he did, what was he thinking?! Guess that shows he should NOT have ended up as President if he can't even choose a decent running mate and chose the likes of HER. Now she won't go away, and this train wreck of a family just won't shut up. I rue the day McCain chose her. Ugh.
Jen: Actually Oprah's audience has dropped almost 50% since she came out all Obama-worshipping. She is the one who needed Palin on the show to BOOST her ratings (which it did). Just like Leno had Rush Limbaugh on to boost his mediocre ratings! Really all of them are hypocrites anyway, but I find Palin more credible. I am sure she doesn't love the kid or anything but they are stuck with him (her daughter's fault, too, not just his) and I am sure she would like things to smooth over. I am sure he doesn't have any more "goods" on Palin than any of her aides would have more of anyway. I mean the kids were in high school and out screwing around obviously, how much time did he actually spend WITH Mrs. Palin specifically. I know he lived with them for a while but still the question remains...
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.
She's dumb as toast but one tough cookie.