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Palin: Apparently Tough Questions Constitute a Lack of Ethics

Asked Tuesday by radio host Hugh Hewitt if she agreed that interviews with ABC's Charles Gibson and CBS' Couric were designed to embarrass her, Palin replied: "Well, I have a degree in journalism also, so it surprises me that so much has changed since I received my education in journalistic ethics all those years ago."

Source: AP

Apparently tough questions constitute a lack of ethics when the person being asked can't effectively answer them. At least that is Sarah Palin's definition of ethics as it pertains to journalism. What I find even more amusing is that she admits to having a degree in journalism in her comment to Mr. Hewitt. If I had fumbled so embarrassingly during an interview with CBS I would not come right back and say that I have a degree in the field. All this means is that she should have known what was going to happen if she has a background on how interviews work. I would argue that as a journalist, ethically you should ask the tough questions that need to be asked, if it proves the other person is incompetent in the process than so be it, that is not an ethical concern of the interviewer.

It's no wonder that the McCain campaign has kept this woman so sheltered from interviews and it appears they should keep doing so. All she has done so far is proven that she can't hold her own in the face of any tough questioning. Don't people think that this might prevent her from being a good leader? After all, the president and vice president positions are probably two of the most stressful jobs anyone can hold. Biden may be long winded, but at least he can answer a question intelligently without amounting to what eff3ectively is taking the 5th during an interview.

Obviously I don't support the McCain campaign, but I still have respect for the Senator. Unfortunately Sarah Palin has done absolutely nothing to earn any respect in my book and will unlikely be able to do so in the next month, especially with her track record so far.