Sarah Palin Defends Herman Cain Comments, Talks 2012 Plans (VIDEO)

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on "Freedom Watch" with Andrew Napolitano Thursday night on the Fox Business Network, and defended her comments calling Herman Cain the "flavor of the week" in the GOP primary and alluded to her 2012 plans.

"Take Herb Cain. Look at why he's doing so well right now. I guess you could say, with all due respect, he’s the flavor of the week," Palin said Tuesday on Fox's "On The Record" with Greta Van Susteren. Cain responded the next morning on CBS' "The Early Show" by acknowledging that he may be the "flavor of the month," but added that voters will find "more to that flavor than meets the eye."

Palin defended her comments Thursday night, saying that they weren't controversial at all. "What the media tends to do is, kinda gin up controversy, and propel this flavor of the week. I'm not saying that Herman Cain is the flavor of the week. I'm one of his biggest fans, and I would never dismiss him or speak negatively about him."

She then continued to blame the media. "I'm saying that in this fast-moving 24/7 news cycle that is our world today that the media does have to gin up some controversy and intrigue so that viewers tune in," Palin said. "And there's a lot of competition in the media world in this quasi-reality show it seems that's being created in the GOP primary. It's just the nature of the beast right now, and I think anybody would be hard-pressed to argue against what I observed."

She said that Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) were also the "flavor of the week," and the same thing could happen to former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, whom she called "Mr. Johnson."

Palin was cryptic about her 2012 plans, which she has to make a decision about in the next month because of filing dates for state presidential primaries. "I hold my political cards close to my chest. I've certainly learned lessons along those lines and I'm going to continue to do that until I'm ready to make an announcement," she said Thursday. "This is a serious decision and I'm engaged in serious deliberations."

She concluded, "So within the next 24 hours don't look for me to make a decision."

Comments

[gilv3]

10:29 AM on 10/06/2011

There's truly nothing surprising, or wore discussing about Sarah Palin not running for President. From the get go her call to fame was her selection by McCain to run as his V.P. Something I might add McCain was forced into by the Right WIng of his party to "balance" his ticket .

After that Palin simply became your usual political celebrity profiting from her new found fame . For Sarah it was always about the money to be made, and still is .... She never was or is a serious politician that can even remotely win the White House ...But the "Liberal" media kept on pretending she was , just for her rating value.

I wander when is her next book (not written by her of course) , titled "Why I did not run for President" I am sure a million tea party people will be very interested to know ....And Sarah will simply make her Bank account larger.

As for the rest of us? Frankly I could care less if she runs, walks or slides .

[ross nichols]

03:58 PM on 10/04/2011

C,mon Palin-go on Meet The Press,say something pertinent,answer a question.You have never done either .

[Grace Hulbert]

10:52 PM on 10/03/2011

When an object enters the Earth's atmosphere, it must do so at a very precise angle. Too steep and it burns away to nothing. Too shallow and it bounces off, consigned to the cold embrace of outer space.

Sarah Palin is, as near I can tell, perfectly angled to enter and orbit around Earth forever. She won't burn up, she won't go away; she'll simply orbit around us, sending inane comments and observations our way like an ersatz Voyager spacecraft.
AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofT... @Gawker.

http://jezebel.com/people/AndPreciousLittleofThat/

Sums it up nicely.

[Ozstickman]

03:57 PM on 10/03/2011

Many MSM pundits claim it's too late for Palin to announce candidacy for WH ..... she has no organization and has not raised money ..... almost 4,000,000 FB friends x $10 is almost $40m .... $10 per month for the remainder of the 2012 election cycle is approx $500m .... if she runs her FB friends could double .... 7-8 million souls might be sufficient to create a somewhat powerful grass roots on the ground election organization?? Perhaps ?? :-)

[OutAtFirst]

02:46 PM on 10/03/2011

I prefer the Palin articles that revisit her past as a coke-snorting, sexually liberated party girl. They cast her in a much more appealing light.

[Hoonieman]

02:14 PM on 10/03/2011

Barbi could use a makeover don'tcha think? ;)

[LoriAnn]

01:08 PM on 10/03/2011

This story has been on Huff for a long time.... SP doesnt have anything new or interesting... If she wants to discuss "ginning" somethng up may I suggest mixing it with a little tonic n throwing in a few olives.... its 5 oclock somewhere !

[Gestas]

12:04 PM on 10/03/2011

Get into the mix Sarah...Way to many Smart People on the stage...You need to balance it out.

[dfranz]

11:49 AM on 10/03/2011

Stop it already. Her blatant narcissism is becoming tiring.

[WHTrout]

10:50 AM on 10/03/2011

Once again, the Palin play-book comes out --
Step One: Say something outrageously offensive and/or ignorant on television.
Step Two: When the offensive/ignorant remark you made is broadcast and reported about, BLAME THE MEDIA! Nothing is EVER Sarah's fault -- it's all the fault of the media.

[lblackw105]

12:19 PM on 10/03/2011

You can't be a "professional victim" like Sarah unless you can get somebody to disagree with you.

[pab08]

09:39 AM on 10/03/2011

PLEASE stop running stories about Palin. She is a non-factor. She is getting rich because of the attention YOU pay to her. STOP feeding her ego and lining her wallet.

[Margaret Berry]

09:31 AM on 10/03/2011

Interesting that she is starting to sound like a liberal when she denounces "corporate welfare." Maybe she should consult with her Republican friends who have promoted and still promote such "welfare." She is still amusing me!

[ross nichols]

09:24 AM on 10/03/2011

Palin,your existence is a ginned up fantasy of the media,so SHUT-UP already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[indy girl]

07:17 AM on 10/04/2011

She's way lamer than the "lamestream" media she derides.

[Ed C Atlanta]

08:06 AM on 10/03/2011

"I'm saying that in this fast-moving 24/7 news cycle that is our world today that the media does have to gin up some controversy and intrigue so that viewers tune in," Palin said.

The quitter has just summed up the workings of fox news and its viewerships ratings,,,LOL..

[Pamski]

10:16 AM on 10/03/2011

And the basis for her celebrity.

[kuhler]

07:50 AM on 10/03/2011

If Palin was a flavor, she'd be Nutty Tundra Flake.

[YOKEL13]

12:13 PM on 10/03/2011

She'd be bland with a twist of nausea.

[indy girl]

07:17 AM on 10/04/2011

Half-Baked Alaska.