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I would like to point out that the question was ridiculous in this century.  Only the liberal elite believes newspapers and other dinosaur print media is important. It is important to them because that is how they have exercised control over the masses for 100 years. Another part of the trap is manipulating others, as Andy said, into reaffirming the liberals own high opinion of what they feel is important, ney - necessary to read.  Thank God the Internet has freed us from the liberal tyranny of telling us what we need to read about, otherwise the entire Tea Party Movement wouldn't have gotten off the ground.  Now that it has the liberals are running scared, and their shrill screaming about the "ignorant masses" (which they have always been afraid of) has reached a fever pitch! --<big>[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]</big>_/Admin^{[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]} 07:27, 18 January 2010 (EST)

I would like to point out that the question was ridiculous in this century.  Only the liberal elite believes newspapers and other dinosaur print media is important. It is important to them because that is how they have exercised control over the masses for 100 years. Another part of the trap is manipulating others, as Andy said, into reaffirming the liberals own high opinion of what they feel is important, ney - necessary to read.  Thank God the Internet has freed us from the liberal tyranny of telling us what we need to read about, otherwise the entire Tea Party Movement wouldn't have gotten off the ground.  Now that it has the liberals are running scared, and their shrill screaming about the "ignorant masses" (which they have always been afraid of) has reached a fever pitch! --<big>[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]</big>_/Admin^{[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]} 07:27, 18 January 2010 (EST)

::::::::I don't understand. The question was asked because newspapers are a quick and effective way to inform oneself, not to confuse her in any way. I am often confused by political issues, but I ask questions with an open mind. Is there a better way for Mrs. Palin to inform herself? I would like Mr. Schafly to respond since he is a lawyer and must keep himself informed in some way. Perhaps his methods mirror Mrs. Palin's [[User:ElyseE|ElyseE]] 22:57, 18 January 2010 (EST)

== Is there a better way? ==

:::::::::The internet is a far more efficient way to become informed than reading a newspaper. Talking with informed advisers may be better still. There's no doubt that asking a politician which newspapers she reads is laying a trap. If she says "none regularly," then the newspapers will savage her; if she identifies some but not others then she alienates the others.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:33, 18 January 2010 (EST)

I don't understand. The question was asked because newspapers are a quick and effective way to inform oneself, not to confuse her in any way. I am often confused by political issues, but I ask questions with an open mind. Is there a better way for Mrs. Palin to inform herself? I would like Mr. Schafly to respond since he is a lawyer and must keep himself informed in some way. Perhaps his methods mirror Mrs. Palin's [[User:ElyseE|ElyseE]] 22:57, 18 January 2010 (EST)

(unindent) Her non-answer was savaged more than any answer she could have given though. I agree the internet is a great place to get information, but most of the most trustworthy and legitimate information still come from newspapers just in digital format. I am a college student so I do not have the funds to have a paper delivered to me so I read the local paper online. Often times I go to the library though and read different publications there to ensure that I have an open mind and a full range of information. Mr. Schafly you appear to be very well informed about contemporary issues, and I do not mean to trap you or savage you in any way, if you would please tell me where you get you information from. I wish only to further inform myself. [[User:ElyseE|ElyseE]] 23:46, 18 January 2010 (EST)

:The internet is a far more efficient way to become informed than reading a newspaper.  Talking with informed advisers may be better still. There's no doubt that asking a politician which newspapers she reads is laying a trap. If she says "none regularly," then the newspapers will savage her; if she identifies some but not others then she alienates the others.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:33, 18 January 2010 (EST)

:Many interviews are equivalent to an [[ambush]]. The object is not to reveal anything about the person you're interviewing, to get at their real essence, or even to find something that the public might like about them. It's [[advocacy journalism]] in all its hostile glory and arrogance. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] ^{[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]} 00:05, 19 January 2010 (EST)

 

 

::::Many interviews are equivalent to an [[ambush]]. The object is not to reveal anything about the person you're interviewing, to get at their real essence, or even to find something that the public might like about them. It's [[advocacy journalism]] in all its hostile glory and arrogance. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] ^{[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]} 00:05, 19 January 2010 (EST)