Sarah Palin Is OK With Whining Now

Less than a year ago, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin suggested that Hillary Clinton “does a disservice to even mention” the unfair treatment she received as a woman in politics. “You have to plow through that! You have to know what you’re getting into. If I hear [something]…with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think ‘Man, that doesn’t do us any good.’ …I don’t think it bodes well for her.” In a less than surprising bit of irony, her vice-presidential campaign has turned her around on “whining about microscopes,” as a new interview with conservative filmmaker John Ziegler reveals. Warning: may inspire unhealthy amounts of schadenfreude.

On the rumors that lil’ Trig is actually her daughter Bristol‘s child:

What is the double standard here—why people would choose to believe lies, reporters not taking just one extra step to get to the facts and report the facts [ed. note: Palin refused to release her medical records], and instead continue to report things that are not true….is it political? Is it sexism?

On Palin not getting the same treatmeant as President-Elect Barack Obama in regards to family privacy:

I naively believed that they respected him, in his demand for privacy, for that to be adhered to. Naively believing “oh, that must apply to all of us, right?” But it didn’t apply.

After seeing Katie Couric ask David Letterman why no one asks why Palin wouldn’t say what she reads:

Because, Katie, you’re not the center of everybody’s universe. Maybe that’s why they didn’t think to ask that question.

On Couric and Tina Fey being treated as heroes.

I did see that Tina Fey was named entertainer of the year, and Katie Couric’s ratings have risen, and I know that a lot people are capitalizing—and perhaps some exploiting—that was done via me, my family and my administration, that’s a little perplexing and also says a great deal about our society.

On Caroline Kennedy, who isn’t even running for anything—just putting herself up for potential appointment to the Senate.

I’ve been interested also to see how Caroline Kennedy will be handled, and if she’ll be handled with kid gloves or if she’ll be under such a microscope also. It’s going to be interesting to see how that plays out, and…we’ll perhaps be able to prove that there is a class issue, that was such a factor in the scrutiny of my candidacy vs. the scrutiny of what her candidacy may be.

Oh, we get it. You’re allowed to whine about “class,” and the unfair treament of conservatives. Just not gender. This isn’t hypocritical at all.