Why is Sarah Palin afraid of the media?

Answering questions on the spot, tests your ability of quick sound judgment, and helps identify her positions on certain topics. So why does she repel herself away?

It has always been common, for candidates to answer questions at speech's, either from the audience or the media. Palin has shyed away from this, each and every time she is asked questions. This leads me to believe, that she might be nothing more than a pretty scripted face for the McCain campaign.

Before I get started, I will state that her qualifications are not whats lacking, but her ability to react under pressure just might be. Just think, why else would she refuse questions? Is she afraid that is she stems out from a written speech, that it might uncover that she really doesn't know as much as people think she does? Sure, it sounds all great up on stage, but we all know they have people write those speeches to tailor to voters in some sort.
Time and time again, she has questions throw at her, but she floats by like some prosecuted celebrity that don't want the media attention. It's time for her to step out of the cover that is the "Alaska Reformer" and into the limelight that is the " what can you really contribute to the entire U.S. Now, we all have seen many candidates put their foot in their mouth. Joe Biden for one. This could possibly be a huge reason for it, seeing as if she drops the ball, there might not be enough time to recover and or bandage it before Nov. McCain, could have asked her to sway away from the on the spot questions, in an effort to ride out her current hot streak across the United States. That still does not mean she should not field some questions. It is her job to answer to the public, not about personal life, but on her stance. Without doing so, one would think that basing her off of just speech's, and not that of the public interest would very much hurt her in the long run.
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Barack, and celebrity Prowess?

Barack Obama has been labeled more a celebrity than a solid candidate by people all over the media and Web.

In today's global media market, Barack Obama has become a star. He has been on the cover of plenty of magazines, that focus on other topics other than politics for the majority of the time. Magazines such as, Ebony, GQ, Vibe, Us, and Rolling stone. Is this the face of new politics? Or a path set by Obama for a new generation of future candidates? Being able to bring 200,000 fans to Germany might just back that label. But, could some say hes a celebrity to take away from his status as a candidate?

In fact yes, it could be perceived an attack of some sort. Calling him out as a celebrity in a sense, could mean that he is nothing more than a media magnet. This could be due to many things, such as looks,charisma, age,swagger, and just the all out presence he gives off when in front of the camera. There are many that believe he is on a wave of hype per say. Others believe people are voting for him because hes the new thing, or the hip thing to do. Well, this could be, but he could also just be well liked.

Sure all the hype talk, magazine covers and news coverage is present, but could this just be the future of politics expanding farther than your basic news coverage? This so called call celebrity prowess he has could do more good than bad. I mean reaching out in other venues attracts voters, that in any other circumstance wouldn't even pay attention. I don't think that's such a bad thing, do you? Being beloved by Americas people, doesn't mean your nothing more than a celebrity on a high wave in my opinion. I think it makes him a look even stronger of a candidate for being able to outreach so deep within the media.
Like i always say, I am not here to tell people whom to vote for. All and all both candidates have their good and bad. Figuring out who has more good, and carries a higher chance to succeed, well that's your choice.