palin for the. >> i was sarah palin yes. >> so you actually got to see this movie on sarah palin after your self sort of playing sarah palin, so how did you prepare and how did you do? >> i'm just -- it's so funny because i felt like there was a prism of like eight lenses, julianne moore playing sarah palin, watching tina fey, i was playing sarah palin for joe biden at the same time this was happening. i really did study very hard to understand her, and so that initial -- in the first part of the movie, there's a little clip there that steve schmidt sees her about her being in an interview. i saw that same clip studying her. she is very articulate, very persuasive, she went sort of unchallenged especially in areas that she was comfortable with like energy and alaska. obviously when you're running for governor, those are the things that are most important. i thoroughly enjoyed the debate prep. it was totally different than what sarah palin's debate prep was. [ laughter ] >> it was. when we saw as we were in the room watching the palin debate prep when we were in joe biden's debate prep,

essentially a last-minute decision selecting sarah palin. why such a lag between clinching the nomination in march and determining the nominee late in the summer? >> well, steve, that's an excellent question. it does go to the heart of the selection of sarah palin. senator mccain had been around presidential politics. he enjoyed, i think, kind of the opportunity as the de facto nominee to go through the rituals they get to go there, that is hiring someone or retaining someone, a respected lawyer, to go through the process of vetting the background of potential candidates. given it was a mccain operation, which tended to have relatively loose lips and a fair amount of leaking, this process was kept relatively confidential in realtime. they day we decided to come up with "game change" initially was the day he went on imus's program and talked about the vetting program and the lawyer helping him when he wasn't supposed to. that was one of the last times there was a public window into what was going on. they looked into the background in a norma

>>> plus, palin versus hbo. it's the game-changing tv movie that has sarah palin fuming. and demanding this film about her swift rise be labeled fiction. we'll tell you why she's crying foul. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," super tuesday showdown. >>> good evening. i'm terry moran. tonight, on super tuesday, a republican donnybrook out there. it's too close to call right now. mitt romney, rick santorum, they're in a dead heat in the critical fight for ohio. if santorum could pull off a win, he would turn the political terms on its head. he has won tennessee and oklahoma and north dakota. if he takes ohio, romney could be in jeopardy. he has won in virginia, massachusetts and vermont. but ohio is the one race that can change everything. and david muir is covering the romney campaign for us. so, david, mitt romney has got to be thinking, what have i got to do to shake this guy, santorum? it is really a test for him. >> reporter: yeah. and you rea

sarah palin was elected. we are all in it together in terms of plane and keeping it going as effective as we do. what is fascinating about this story is one of the guys, probably the main guy who fought the hardest to get her on the ticket, steve schmidt, started thinking, this is a great idea. this is how weak and trump obama. -- we can trompe obama. a few months afterwards, he goes on "60 minutes" and implies he made a mistake. he takes blame for being part of it. that arc, of a guy who was a main proponent and a couple of weeks later said, if she runs in 2012, it will be a catastrophe. he has said, he says a more directly nowadays, he wonders if it was too big of a risk. possibly even a reckless choice, especially when you think how little of vetting they did. whatever you think of her comment to take someone in who had never been on the national stage. half of a few interviews and say yes, she should be the person next in line after john mccain. tavis: i have been fascinated to watch this year's president

palin and were very loyal to sarah palin as well as people who were not. then i went beyond those interviews to any other source material people the most helpful secondary sources with sarah palin's own book going rogue which was an account of her feelings about the event. really strong scenes from the film like the call that comes from her book. >> she is in a war zone. >> much of that dialogue is almost verbatim as she recounts it in her book and there were several. the huge bulk of the movie is game change, "game change" is a book. 90% of the movie is "game change" and when you combine the interviews and other books, the magazine and newspaper articles that makes up for another 10% or so. >> i want to talk to mark and john and get your perspective on the movie and you feel it was true to the slice of "game change" that was about sarah palin except there was a lot else in the book. what do you feel this was representative of the work you did? >> very representative. not totally a unique collaboration but a collaboration from the beginning. the prospect o

>>> plus, palin versus hbo. it's the game-changing tv movie that's got sarah palin fuming. and demanding this film about her swift rise be labeled fiction. we'll tell you why she's crying foul. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," super tuesday showdown. >>> good evening. i'm terry moran. tonight it was a rollicking super tuesday with ten states and 437 delegates up for grabs in what now seems like a marathon republican contest to take on president barack obama. tonight saw mitt romney and rick santorum locked in a dead heat in the critical fight for ohio. right now abc news can report romney has the lead of about 1 percentage point over santorum with romney looking like the apparent winner in. and that razor-thin victory means he's still poised to win the nomination, eventually. with such a tight race it won't be easy. romney took virginia, vermont, idaho, massachusetts. santorum won in tennessee, oklahoma, and north dakota. newt gingrich took only h

palin. >> so why is sarah palin the story of the race? >> we think there are a number of movies in the book and so does hbo. in this case there's a compelling case for her. >> as an artist you don't want to limit yourself. >> never. if you think about it, she's a relatable character to use jargon of showbiz. she was the every woman. she came out of nowhere. she was a small up to mayor for most of her political career. she's plucked from obscurity put in the most high pressure situation you could imagine. she's unprepared on a variety of levels and not well prepared by the campaign and not somebody with a lot of foreign policy experience. she didn't know a lot of things about foreign policy but expected to perform at the highest level. there's never been a situation where there's been more pressure than pressure on her at the republican convention in 2008. republicans saying she might have to be off the ticket 12 hours earlier. she goes on stage and gives one of the great political speeches that either one of us have seen. that's something

sarah palin had a higher bar. she was unknown. she did not have the national experience, as john said before. she hadn't even been governor of a lightly populated state for all that long. i think it's pretty clear that senator mctan took into account the political considerations. i also, though, think it's clear that had sarah palin been given more time to prepare, had the campaign been given more time to prepare, outside of a handful of staffers, people working for senator mccain, even those in charge of figuring out how to launch his vice presidential pick didn't know about the choice, had they been given more time for those things and framed sarah palin as a maverick, someone who stood up to special interests, understood the real lives of real people based on her financial situation and family sitwaugs, i think she would have potentially been not just a strong political pick, but a strong pick in terms of projecting the image of the ticket for governance. but she did have, as we show in the book and as the movie shows on hbo, s

. >> does the hbo movie "game change" mean game over for sarah palin? >> for me, and the experience on this campaign is that there are worse things than losing. >> political analyst richard wolffe on the "game change" fallout. >> the limbaugh controversy is spreading to other talkers. radio expert holland cook and eric bolert have the analysis. >> sean hannity's harvard conspiracy theory was a bust but smeared the good name of derrick bell. tonight the late professor's widow joins me to defend her husband's memory. >>> good to have you with us, thanks for watching. republicans have found their footing in their attacks on president obama. it looks like they are having an impact on the american people as well. it's all about gas. a new washington post abc new poll shows, 65% of americans disapprove of the way the president has handled gas prices. a new cbs news-new york times poll has president obama's approval rating at an all time low? it's only one poll. but that is a number and 54% of americans say gas prices are something that the president can do a

sarah palin has had reaction to this. this is what she has had to say. >> i don't know how anyone can sit in the audience of a commentator like bill maher and chuckle and laugh and think that's entertaining. it's disgusting and dirty money that he has provided barack obama's campaign. i don't know how barack obama can sleep at night when he thinks of his daughters and the treatment of women and accept that dirty money. >> this is how i would sleep at night. anyway, we'll get to that discussion. white house now under pressure. look they got $1 million from bill maher in the super pac. should they renounce it. >> we are not and cannot be the arbitrator of every statement that everybody makes in the policy and political arena. as a general matter obviously language that denigrates women is inappropriate. >> all right, now let's open it up to the supreme court here. we'll start with ana logically. all of these are directed against women. you're a woman. the "c" word is really, really bad. what are your thoughts. >> the "c" wo

sarah palin's 14-year-old daughter got knocked up by a-rod. i know it has been said before but if anybody said that about say the president's daughters it would be but it is sarah >> sean: or any liberal. the first lady or. >> the comments that rush made and apologized for. we already knew about the hate and hypocrisy. now, it is being highlighted and brought to the fore. >> sean: david axel rod dancing on razor's edge and parting words and threading a needle. >> they are perfectly aware of the double standard they have enjoyed for decades now and because of fox news and other media outlets the internet, talk radio these things are now being highlighted and brought to the fore, and people are saying this is not fair. if any one of those comments michelledirected to michelle obama, to nancy pelosi, to any left wing woman this would be a national cat chris many. the entire country would be engulfed in a national conversation about that person making that particular comment. the left has enjoyed protection by the media okay they have had wingmen

. >> sarah palin finally heard what happened in japan. she is demanding that we invade tsunami. >> where is her apologetic phone call from the anointed one, former alaska governor sarah palin is here tonight to respond. >> our goal would be to seek international permission. >> sean: in a shocking exchange on capitol hill, the secretary of defense claims that we need u.n. approval to defend our homeland and our allies. liz cheney has reaction. and congresswoman jan can is caught on tape in hypocrisy. we will check in with brent bozell. our countdown to election day continues, hannity starts right here right now. former vice presidential nominee sarah palin is perhaps the most vilified woman in all of politics and despite the relentless barrage of personal attacks that she faces from the president's friends on the left governor palin is among the many outspoken conservative women who barack obama is unwilling to defend. however, as we have seen in recent weeks, things are much different when one of the administration's political allies come

sarah palin's 14-year-old daughter got knocked up by a-rod. i know it has been said before but if anybody said that about say the president's daughters it would be but it is sarah >> sean: or any liberal. the first lady or. >> the comments that rush made and apologized for. we already knew about the hate and hypocrisy. now, it is being highlighted and brought to the fore. >> sean: david axel rod dancing on razor's edge and parting words and threading a needle. >> they are perfectly aware of the double standard they have enjoyed for decades now and because of fox news and other media outlets the internet, talk radio these things are now being highlighted and brought to the fore, and people are saying this is not fair. if any one of those comments michelledirected to michelle obama, to nancy pelosi, to any left wing woman this would be a national cat chris many. the entire country would be engulfed in a national conversation about that person making that particular comment. the left has enjoyed protection by the media okay they have had wingmen

sarah palin's 14-year-old daughter got knocked up by a-rod. i know it has been said before but if anybody said that about say the president's daughters it would be but it is sarah >> sean: or any liberal. the first lady or. >> the comments that rush made and apologized for. we already knew about the hate and hypocrisy. now, it is being highlighted and brought to the fore. >> sean: david axel rod dancing on razor's edge and parting words and threading a needle. >> they are perfectly aware of the double standard they have enjoyed for decades now and because of fox news and other media outlets the internet, talk radio these things are now being highlighted and brought to the fore, and people are saying this is not fair. if any one of those comments michelledirected to michelle obama, to nancy pelosi, to any left wing woman this would be a national cat chris many. the entire country would be engulfed in a national conversation about that person making that particular comment. the left has enjoyed protection by the media okay they have had wingmen

>> there's a scene where jew julianne moore as sarah palin is watching tina fey portray sarah palin. i'm telling you, julianne moore as sarah palin is fantastic. it's a knockout performance. in about 30 seconds we completely forget the apprehension when the pictures first came out of her in the hair-do and the glasses. she's really very good. i was kind of ready for her not to be very good at it. i really was taken by her performance. >> it's always hard to portray somebody who is alive and has a public image. we have perceived notions there. do you think the film itself will change anyone's perception of sarah palin or the 2008 election? >> i really don't. it's just too difficult in our culture, the way we do politics now, the way we discuss politics, the venom and vitriol with which we approach this subject. sarah palin is very much in play in our political sphere. i think it's difficult for viewers who feel strongly either way about her or about the republican party. it's just too hard to set that aside and just enjoy this for what it is, which is, still, again, a good movie. >> i

this is about sarah palin ink. you want to keep that stock value very high and she's very good at it. >> do you see down the road a political campaign in her future. >> sure. >> or does sarah palin ink continue on? >> i think sarah palin ink rolls on. >> that's the business of the future. >> you know what, you never kno know. >> you disagree. >> i think she is an incredibly sincere political figure. she loves her country. she's concerned about it. she steps back. there are other ways to be important in the republican party other than run for president. >> i have no doubt. that was my question. do you see her running for an office. >> anderson, we're having such a hard time predicting what's happening this week and this month, who knows in four years. >> we have six hours. >> considering the volatility of the electorate, she can raise money. she has 100% name recognition and there's a lot of negativity and commands media coverage. >> when is the next time she will be on our air, we have to make the most of it. >> th

but it's sarah palin. no question about it. if there is any silver lining to the unfortunate comments that rush made, we know about hate and hypocrisy but highlighted and brought to the fore. >> can you believe watching david axelrod and it's had i lar just. >> it's all on the left and not stupid. they are perfectly aware of the double standard they have enjoyed for decades. because of fox news and other media outlets, these things are being highlighted, being brought to fore, this is not fair. it's any one of those comments had been directed to any smell obama, to nancy pelosi to any left wing woman that would be national cat curriculum. national conversation about making that particular comment. left has enjoyed protection by the media. we in the media making excuses, they junior just comedians. >> billy cunningham. i want a full report. explain to me, sir, how does the left at play here. >> hate speech. not who says it but what is said. hate speech is only said by conservative like monica and me and you

>> i think the people who love sarah palin are always going to love sarah palin and nothing will ever change that. and the people that aren't fans, i don't think anything will change that. our goal wasn't to influence people's opinions, it was to talk about the system how we elect presidents. >> was this one of yours most rewarding project? >> it was fantastic project and it's a great story and a crazy story, you know? this really happened. it did happen. >>> hbo tomorrow night. >> that's "the ed show" i'm ed schultz, listen me to sirius channel 127 where i do the commercials monday through friday, follow me on twitter and like the ed

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palin in this position and for sarah palin to think she comes off worse than the mccain aides who put her in this position shows how clueless she is. >> here is a clip showing the prep session for the interview with charlie gibson let's take a look. >> are you okay, governor? >> why aren't there mccain-palin lawn signs in alaska? >> well, mr. obama has five times the money we have. five times. and alaska has three electoral votes, and solid red. >> i'm concerned about my standing back home. todd and i are hearing things, and i can't talk to the alaskan press. >> what are you hearing? >> things, none of it is good. can you at least do a poll to check my approval rating there? >> governor, that would cost the campaign $60,000. >> i would feel a heck of a lot better if i knew where i was at. >> wouldn't the gutsy thing to do, go to john mccain and said this isn't going to work, she is not prepared, there has to be another woman, why didn't they deep six her if it was this bad? >> it was so bad that nicolle wallace, you haven't showed a clip of her yet, a loyal bush operative, loyal repub

you think the business of sarah palin has taken on a life of its own. >> i think she loves being sarah palin inc. she didn't like being governor very much. she wants to be the large personality. mega personality, that has a lot of influence in politics. she's having fun, making money she never had before. a lot of people are seeking her autographs. i think she's having fun out there and i think -- i don't think she's seriously wants to run. if she wanted to run, she would have jumped in. >> she seemed comfortable in the interview. and enjoying it. >> yes, she did. she seemed fresh too. the woman -- i don't think she was much of a governor, but she's got a remarkable flair for publicity. >> you heard sarah palin talk about the convention and we'll take you inside the virtual convention and how it might play out in august. progresso. it fits! fantastic! [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. [ speaking in japanese ] yeah

with not the normal due diligence to look at sarah palin's background and to decide in sarah palin's background to pick or even though, there were, as he knew, a lot of rifts involved. >> the co-author of game change, the 2008 book, looking at the obama and clinton's and mccain and palin and the race of a lifetime. convinced that he would be the nominee, barack obama wanted to start be dealing with the issues he was convinced to confront in which race was plainly one. they had set up a timetable. >> i -- for some nagging questions remain. did i know him to be an occasionly fierce critic of american domestic and foreign policy? of course. did i ever hear him make remarks that could be controversial while i sat in the church? yes. did i strongly disagree with many of his political views? absolutely. just as i'm sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you've strongly disagreed. but the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. they weren't simply a religious leader's efforts to speak out against perceived in

chris: in the power of that force was not lost on sarah palin. it was her first speech to the country the day john mccain presented her. >> hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling in america, but it turns out the women of america aren't finished yet and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all! [cheers and applause] chris: you know, with all the progress of those two iconic developments, hillary clinton coming so close and sarah palin getting on the ticket for the first time in history, and here we are the last couple of weeks, i do think it's odd the way we're talking about contraception. by the way, as if that's only a woman's issue. it's a male-female issue, obviously. and treating women like they're not really voters. what's going on? >> well, i think republicans are forgotting that there was a 13% gap in 2008 independent in a lot of ways that's why obama was able to win the election. he basically tied among male voters and had that 13% gain among wome there was a point where women did prefer republican

secretary clinton and sarah palin and did change the game. it still makes a challenge to raise the money and the experience but it did change the game going forward as governor romney running as a mormon has made it easier for himself. that is a great legacy. and and important barrier. >> one of the things that the movie makes clear but do have a future beyond the campaign, and the portion of the republicans and the populist grass-roots part of the party became a huge important part but then to see again and then she still speaks to those people but for the future of that and then in 2016 it is said huge story. sarah palin and will always be emblematic of that change in the party. amend then will be as visible as anybody. >> what ended up on the cutting room floor? >> besides my line? [laughter] did you get a cameo also? >> [laughter] there is one scene i wish we had time for. it is arbitrary limit of two stores by personally love to those pauses, the moments i don't want to cut it so quickly but not have the moments to think what the hell is

she was asked to testify. >> sarah palin doesn't enjoy it either. one of the things that i thought was very good in that game change movie on hbo, they show -- >> she's not a public figure. he distorted her testimony in the first place. she wasn't testifying about her personal sex life. she wasn't asking taxpayers to pay for her birth control. >> it was totally inappropriate. >> it was incorrect. >> we agree that rush was totally out of line and totally inappropriate with what he says. rush agrees with that. the point is that to treat sandra fluke as some -- >> oh, he does not. if anybody -- he continued to attack her in his apology. >> it is very difficult to interrupt two radio hosts, but i'm going to do it anyway because another liberal has spoken out, keith olbermann, on his current tv show, suspending his worst persons in the world segment, and he had this to say about this past comments he has made about michelle and two conservative commentators. let's roll it. >> i said ms. malkin was animated by "mindless, morally bankrupt, knee jerk hatred

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you think the business of sarah palin has taken on a life of its own. >> i think she loves being sarah palin inc. she didn't like being governor very much. she wants to be the large personality. mega personality, that has a lot of influence in politics. she's having fun, making money she never had before. a lot of people are seeking her autographs. i think she's having fun out there and i think -- i don't think she's seriously wants to run. if she wanted to run, she would have jumped in. >> she seemed comfortable in the interview. and enjoying it. >> yes, she did. she seemed fresh too. the woman -- i don't think she was much of a governor, but she's got a remarkable flair for publicity. >> you heard sarah palin talk about the convention and we'll take you inside the virtual convention and how it might play out in august. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this econo

here is sarah palin. it was worse than we thought. i remember clearly when she spoke at the convention as the movie so well portrays, she very impressive. it all unravelled so quickly. it was very clear she was not ready for prime time at all what so ever. however, there is is still a base of people in this country who love her, support her. >> no, please, no. i just don't want to hear this. >> i'm sorry. >> karen. how is it possible she will carry on? she was seen looking at a map of the world and introduced to the notion that germany with this man by the name of hitler was responsible for provoking if second world war. she thought her majesty the queen is the head of the government in the united king m kingdom. >> didn't realize that saddam was the once that launched the 9/11. this is the big question over the republican party in general. you and i were talking about this before the show. they are doubling down on people, policies and positions that make no sense. not only do they make no sense, but they're bad for the country. whet