Fox News' Greta Van Susteren scores first post-election interview with Sarah Palin

Fox News host Greta Van Susteren has landed the first post-election interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the network announced today.

The host of “On the Record” is flying Saturday to Alaska, where she’ll interview the onetime Republican vice presidential candidate on Sunday and Monday. The taped interview will air on her program Monday evening.

Palin is granting the interview after being been pummeled in the press for the last several days by unnamed aides to Sen. John McCain, who said that she made exorbitant clothing expenditures beyond what had been previously reported, and lacked basic knowledge of world affairs.

In the days since she and McCain lost the election, the Alaska governor has been besieged with interview requests from the likes of Barbara Walters, Larry King and Oprah Winfrey. But she chose Van Susteren, who has objected to the bashing of Palin by unnamed aides.

“The sniping at Gov. Palin after the election by ‘anonymous’ sources is rotten,” Van Susteren wrote on her blog today. “I have said over and over and over again, it is our job in journalism to be aggressive in challenging politicians ... but it is not right to gratuitously trash someone ... and worse, it becomes “conventional wisdom” giving some journalists blinders -- meaning they don’t step back and investigate for themselves but rather go with the so-called conventional wisdom ... that is not fair to the politician and is not a good for journalism or the First Amendment ... our goal is to get information and let the people decide.”

Some of the sharpest charges were reported by her Fox News colleague, correspondent Carl Cameron, who said he was told that Palin didn’t know which countries were members of the North American Free Trade Agreement or that Africa was a continent.

“All these things caused great doubts,” Cameron told Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday.

Palin’s spokeswoman has released a statement calling the allegations untrue and “sickening.”

Van Susteren, who interviewed Palin during the campaign, plans to talk to her about the accusations by McCain aides and her political future.

-- Matea Gold

(Photo courtesy Fox News)

Comments

[Micheli]

It's difficult to feel sorry for Sarah Palin...from the time she was picked by the McCain campaign she knowingly and without reserve or conscious took the low road,,regarding her attacks on President Elect Obama..
Sarah Palin tried to get into a position of power by using her children, appearance and pandering as her platform...
karma..???
Did she consider the pain and damage to the Obama family when she knowingly threw out false allegations of Barrack being a Terrorist, Muslim Extremist , Socialist...anything to win...
I do not feel sorry for her...even if the allegations are false...how does it feel??
.now she will have to step up to the plate...this is not a popularity contest.....
Sarah Palin seems to make a habit of not taking the responsibility for her choices..growth is sometimes painful...
We can only hope that she learned something..from this experience
Obama/Biden 2008

[O]

Obama's fault!

[Dennis]

Anyone who thinks that the campaign machines would let any candidate go "rogue" is terribly naive. The candidates are very much toeing the party line and virtually everything they say is scripted. The "unnamed sources" are probably just some hired guns, disgruntled they can't use this election on their resume...

[Joe Collins]

Oprah wants to interview Gov Palin NOW? Not two weeks ago, but NOW? And Barbara Wha Wha now? Noooooooo Waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy. You can interview her in 2012. She'll be back even though you medial hoes are going to try to destroy her. She'll be back. There is something so good and pure about her. I'll bet she has already forgiven you.

[Mike]

She symbolized everything that was wrong in the campaign. Hollow and subservient.

[RedRiva]

"There is something so good and pure about her. I'll bet she has already forgiven you."

And where might the lovely Ms. Palin be hiding her purity and compassion, Joe Collins?
She sure didn't display any while on the campaign trail. If she displayed anything, it was textbook psychopathic behavior. I read yesterday that 41% of white males supported her....hmmmmm.... I wonder why. Could it be they couldn't think straight because of their increased testosterone levels? Yep, yep.........betcha that was it!!

[MissSherry]

What is this obsession Democrats have with Sarah Palin? The woman is GONE, she will NOT be the vice-president, and I wouldn't blame her if she never left Alaska again! The treatment she received from the Dems and the press is the worst I've ever seen my miles! Get over it people! You're protesting too much - you must really dig her!!

[Hugh]

Just like Homosexuals and self-hating Jews, Palin bashers are livid because they can't be Happy, Normal, Productive Attractive people.

[Diane]

Obama DID associate with Bill Ayers who is an unrepentent domestic terrorist. It is a well documented fact. Bill Ayers helped Obama launch his political career from his living room. Obama never denied the allegation because that would make him a liar. He may not be a muslim but he has muslim ties. His wife is reported as saying that she is only now proud to be called an American. Is that only because she gets to live in the white house? whoopi.... He won't salute the flag. HOw unAmerican can anyone get and the country elected him? Not sure why..... But beware in a couple of years all the women of this country will be standing in line to buy head scarves and talking about the days when they could vote.

[okeydokey]

misssherry says
"The treatment she received from the Dems and the press is the worst I've ever seen my miles! Get over it people! You're protesting too much - you must really dig her!!"
What? The bi%%^ch assaulted the work record of Barack the night of the RNC. She deserved the beating she got back! If it is too hot in the kitchen get the hell out! We the People spoke, it was our choice to send her back to the hills. Good Riddance!

[sandy]

Joe, Hugh and Diane....you guys need serious mental health help. (And coaching in spelling AND Christian behaviors). Wow! You blame everyone else in the world and it is your own circle of influence that practices the deadly sins. Look in the mirror. I forgive you!

Obama will make a wonderful president. He has our country and the world behind him.
Sarah is back in Wasilla where she belongs. Hopefully she will grow into a real stateswoman. Hopefully.

[SP Goodman]

It's quite disappointing to me seeing the incredible degrees of hostility being directed at Palin by mostly anonymous sources, who keep getting quoted despite being in question. It's also a sad thing to see people who really should have gotten over the 2000 and 2004 elections by now, who can't seem to stop attacking anyone who disagrees with them when they claim to know what's inside Sarah Palin's or anyone else's mind. One would think they could follow the apparent advice of one of the Democrats' "impartial" SIGs and MOVE ON.

[Vincent]

Sarah Palin finds out about Scientology!!!

http://forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=8563

[PalinFan]

You Obama supporters are so delusional! Why is it okay for Obama to parade his family in front of the crowds to pander to voters, spend $400,000 on food, lie to the voters, etc., but if anyone DARES to criticise him, you guys go bullistic! Also, why do you think it's okay for Blacks to vote for him because he is Black? That's RACISM, and yes, it happened, no matter how much they deny it. He will be WORSE than Bush, and Sarah Palin WILL BE BACK!!!!