Before I start this post, I’d like to express my strong dislike for Sarah Palin. Having said that, I’m about to defend her. News outlets everywhere are still citing Katie Couric’s infamous question about Sarah Palin’s reading choices as a hard journalistic revelation. Allow me to put this to bed. When Katie Couric asked Sarah Palin what newspapers she reads and Palin refused to answer, everyone assumed that Palin simply didn’t read. But here’s the snag: if I’m being interviewed, and the “journalist” asks me what newspapers I read, I might tell such “journalist” to take a flying leap (or something laced with more profanity, which I’ll refrain from printing, because it’s not lady-like). The question itself implies negative judgment, and a real journalist wouldn’t ask it (such as Barbara Walters, for example). I’m fully confident Palin dodged that question because she was offended, and not because she’s never heard of the New York Times. Even a monkey knows about the New York Times. And before my readers attack me, please read the first sentence of this post again.
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Fox Removes Sarah Palin Promo Featuring LL Cool J
In an effort to promote Sarah Palin’s new show, Fox ran a promo which made it appear like LL Cool J was doing an interview with her. The actual interview is from 2008, and Fox edited it to make it appear current. Needless to say, LL Cool J wasn’t pleased, stating on his twitter page that “Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palin’s Show.” Fox has since removed it. See the promo below. This controversy might be the best thing to happen to LL’s career in a long time. At least he’s in the news!