Meredith Vieira on Seeing Sarah Palin with a Gun: 'Makes Me Nervous'
The Today show cast, on Tuesday, previewed a guest appearance by reality show star Kate Gosselin on Sarah Palin's TLC show, and after showing a clip of the former Alaska Governor frightening the celebrity mother of eight kids by firing off a gun, Vieira revealed she shared Gosselin's fears as she yelped: "You're with a woman with a gun. The whole thing makes me nervous, you know?"
The following is the full segment as it was aired on the December 7 Today show:
(video after the jump)
MEREDITH VIEIRA: So what happens when the Momma Grizzly meets Momma Gosselin?
MATT LAUER: Well the world is gonna find out this weekend when Sarah Palin welcomes Kate Gosselin and her eight kids to Alaska for a guest appearance on her TLC show Sarah Palin's Alaska. Take a look.
(Begin clip)
SARAH PALIN: How would you like to go camping with Kate and her eight kids?
KATE GOSSELIN: I have never camped for real.
PALIN: Our ruggedness is really a mystery to people in the lower 48.
[Palin shoots gun]
GOSSELIN: Holy!
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: You're gonna have a high population of bears. It's gonna go.
PALIN: She's gonna rely on me to protect her.
GOSSELIN: I am freezing to the bone.
PALIN: C'mon. It wasn't that bad.
(End clip)
VIEIRA: Yeah I don't think Kate took to-
NATALIE MORALES: Roughing it?
VIEIRA: Yeah, no.LAUER: You don't think she's the roughing it type?
VIEIRA: I don't think she likes it.
AL ROKER: Roughing it to her is a Holiday Inn without cable.
VIEIRA: Plus you're with a woman with a gun. The whole thing makes me nervous, you know?
ROKER: Yeah, there's that.
LAUER: Alright.
MORALES: It'll get good ratings, I'm sure.
VIEIRA: Oh I'm sure...
ROKER: Oh please!
VIEIRA: I think that, that Sarah Palin's daughter Piper, is a big fan of Kate Plus 8, as well.
MORALES: Yeah she is.
VIEIRA: So it's nice, yeah.
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Comments
Wimps!
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:37pm.
These modern day sissies (like our Henry Clay) would die within days if lost in a forest or if, magically, they were transported back in time (not all that long ago) or place to when catching critters was how everyone lived (or died). Not so the Palins of the world. No wonder our 'elites' have such contempt for farmers, hunters, fisherman, they are completely out-skilled.
I have a libtard niece like Viera.
Submitted by no tingly legs on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:38pm.
She feels law abiding citizens shouldn't have guns. I guess that means only criminals should. As for women with guns, I suppose the libs would rather see them as victims than protecting themselves and others.
I am very happy that seeing
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:42pm.
I am very happy that seeing Sarah with a gun makes Meredith nervous.
City folk make me chortle
Submitted by Iowa Boy on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:48pm.
When the zombie apocolypse comes, the Today show cast is meat.
Which begs the question...
Submitted by Iowa Boy on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:53pm.
If Gov. Palin gets elected in 2012, might she be the first pistol packing POTUS?
I think not
Submitted by GW on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:14pm.
Washington, Grant, Andrew Jackson, Ike, Teddy Roosevelt immediately come to my mind.
For what it's worth, George HW was a serviceman, as was JFK.
But if Sarah were elected POTUS, she'd be joining a fine bunch of pistol packers.
reaslistically
Submitted by retrocon on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:22pm.
Obama isprobably our first non-pistol packing POTUS.
Clinton was filmed duck hunting, we know Bush was no wussie. Even Carter lived on a farm, and undoubtely hunted in his youth.
i guarantee every president prior to Obama was comfortable with firearms in some setting.
The bigger problem here is the feminist thing... i'm sure she didn't say that Slick Willie scared her, or any respectable male with a firearm.
But a WOMAN with a gun?!?!? how scary! Ooooo.
I guess Viera just thinks that women are weak, that if they are assaulted, they deserve it, and that men should be allowed to dominate woman at all costs, because women are too stupid to handle firearms.
Why do women watch these "news" shows? Sooooo insulting.
Carter was armed with only a
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:36am.
Carter was armed with only a boat paddle when the psycho rabbit swam after him when he was fishing in a small flat-bottom boat. :-)
Hey Iowa Boy,
Submitted by gfrrman on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 2:21am.
isn't "zombie apocolypse" supposed to be this Saturday? 12/11/2010?
G
I find women proficient with
Submitted by Paleo2k on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:53pm.
I find women proficient with firearms rather sexy...unless their pointing them at me.
Wife shoots better
Submitted by SnapTie on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:55pm.
I hate going shooting with my wife cause see scares me. I'M a pretty good at skeet,But the wife is better.
Nice "equality" statement...
Submitted by Edhenry on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:56pm.
Nice "equality" statement... a "woman with a gun"
So if it was a man you wouldnt be nervous? Why
And if the gun makes you nervous, then you are a wimp liberal.
This quote needs to be kept as one of dumbest of 2010
A woman with a news
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:57pm.
A woman with a news commentary job makes me more nervous than one with a gun. Of course, if I were Meredith (The Meek and Mild), seeing anyone with a gun would make me nervous.
Another Nail In Their Coffin; They Don't See It Coming
Submitted by rammingspeed on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:56pm.
Does al Qaeda make you nervous, Meredith? No; it would go against leftist dogma for you to feel that way. There, there, good little pinko, you serve your party well.
A woman with a gun? What is
Submitted by Snappy on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:56pm.
A woman with a gun? What is that supposed to mean? Sounds a little sexist in my mind.
Agreed
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:45pm.
But I'm sure she'd be more comfortable if Hillary Clinton were holding the weapon (Her husband's worst nightmare).
Galvanic
Submitted by well99 on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:10pm.
Actually Hillary has held a weapon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I23fjRN-PGc&feature=related
Funny how someone could get nervous over a women holding a weapon.Sara really drives these silver spoons crazy.
Wonder how Meredith would respond to this?
Submitted by bbboss on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:59pm.
"Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley,
raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally
superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker
got that fatal bullet wound."
I suspect she would feel awful for the poor dirtbag killed by the woman.....
Hot Women with a gun…
Submitted by ninerdog on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:02pm.
Hot Women with a gun… God I love this country!!!!
Right on, Dog.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 6:04pm.
Hot women packing heat make me hot!
Keep the Today cast in the city
Submitted by expatriot on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:03pm.
If these chuckle heads ever thought that they could take care of themselves outside their pampered existence they are sadly mistaken. Women with guns is a good thing!
My wife
Submitted by ripper58 on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:05pm.
just got her pistol permit for conceal/carry and I got to tell you the sex has never been better!
Matt Lauer & Al Roker = the
Submitted by Cloudfish on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:06pm.
Matt Lauer & Al Roker = the pussification of America personified.
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“Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.” --Bastiat
Moron Meredith
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:10pm.
Ok, so if she's out in the woods with Sarah and a mountain lion shows up, is Meredith going to be more scared of Sarah's gun or the mountain lion?
Oh wait, she'll never get out in the woods. She'll be like Kate Gosselin who didn't even last a day.
These damn anti-gun dingbats don't get that people live out in wild country who need rifles and/or shotguns(or the occasional high caliber pistol like a .454) to defend themselves against rattlers, bears, feral(wild for libs) hogs, and etc.
-Jon
Pistol? Heck, that's a
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:17pm.
Pistol? Heck, that's a hand-held CANNON!
Hell yes!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:44pm.
Damn straight it's a cannon! I fired one of those once and wasn't prepared for the power(and I've shot many kinds beforehand) at a gun range. My right hand was sore for a week, holy crap! The retired sheriff who let me fire it can hit a human silhouette at 400 yards. I saw it and I felt bowel movement. He said with this big grin "I *got* 'im!"
It's about the only kind of pistol weapon that can take down a grizzly....after a few shots. See this story for example, where else but Alaska no less.(might not have been a grizzly from the looks of it, but it's HUGE.)
http://www.takdriver.com/showthread.php?t=723
Pictures included.
-Jon
Hey… I think I see a
Submitted by ninerdog on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:21pm.
Hey… I think I see a new reality show here… Ya get some lib and dump them in the woods and they have to survive for a month at the same time you drop someone like me in the woods and have them survive in the woods for a month and then ya do a camp and health comparison to see who wins the million bucks.
I think they did that
Submitted by GW on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:27pm.
There was some reality show where they took a people in 4 groups of 2-3 persons each and stuck them in various places in Alaska, just before a winter. One group was a father and his two adult daughters. Another group was three friends form NYC, including one guy with well groomed dreads. The NYC group was originally against guns and they were vegetarians. They changed their minds when they couldn't find the protein their bodies needed. The producers of the show introduced them to a hunter who showed them what they needed to know.
Anyway, here is more info:
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/alaska/alaska-experiment/participants.html
What makes me nervous are
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:15pm.
What makes me nervous are libs like Viera who are nervous about law-abiding citizens being allowed to own firearms thanks to the 2nd amendment. More often than not it's those nervous libs who are on the front lines to prohibit law abiding citizens from owning firearms regardless of the 2nd amendment.
UH-OH!
Submitted by John WI on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:37pm.
I think Roker's and Lauer's STOCKINGS are riding up!
Nothin' better than a woman with a gun! :)
Merideth Vieira - Seening you in front of a ..
Submitted by Gary Hall on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 2:56pm.
Merideth Vieira - Seeing you in front of a TV camera, makes me nervous.
(;~/ gary
Seeing a liberal with my tax dollars...
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 3:16pm.
makes me nervous.
morons pee in their panties... so what's new?
Submitted by wizardjr on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 3:35pm.
Some moron will inevitably start ragging me about carrying one of my pistols while out and about because, supposedly, I'd never get the chance to draw it in a hold-up to defend myself. My response is that I don't rely on my weapon to be the one to save my life. I rely on that quiet little old lady in the corner pulling her Colt Python out of her purse when the bad guy is looking the other way. (*grin*)
I did try to teach my wife to shoot but when it came to the .44spl and .45 auto she pretty much thought she had a 155 howitzer in her hand so actually aiming at the target while cringing didn't seem to work too well. For her I just recommended screaming and running... preferably at the same time.
Funny post - both paragraphs.
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 3:39pm.
Funny post - both paragraphs. ; )
My wife of all people has requested I take her to the gun range. While her father could shoot a penny out of the air, I'm afraid after witnessing her aiming skills on a Wii, the shooting range experience may be similar to yours.
When I was dating
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:25pm.
I learned early on that chicks love shooting. Never once had a bad experience going to the range as a date.
One thing I've taught my wife and daughter is to carry a gun that WILL carry. If it's a problem storing or drawing they'll not have it with them when they need it.
I knew a Gal..
Submitted by Army Brat on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:26pm.
She hated guns until I put a nice Galil in .308 with a 30 round magazine in her hands. The destruction of the targets I set up was quite impressive and she was hooked. Talk about empowerment.
She might surprise you...
Submitted by retrocon on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:28pm.
Women are known to have excellent hand-eye coordination, and become great shots... she will just need to get past the bang.
In any case, take a mother, give her a firearm, and threaten her kids. See if her shooting doesn't improve... rapidly.
The worlds best with a handgun right now...
Submitted by Army Brat on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 12:34am.
is a woman...
They say that the develpoment of finer motor skills by girls leads to this.
I think it's deeper than that...genetic.
~Ted
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:59pm.
Start her off with a .38 so she doesn't freak. Personally, I'm fond of the HK P30. I've found it to be quite accurate, and a 9 mil is easier on a woman's nerves. Glocks are pretty awesome, but the relatively lightweight frame gives it a hell of a recoil. Not for beginners, she'll feel like she's being kicked in the hand.
I regret to admit that she
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:18pm.
I regret to admit that she may have more shooting experience than I have. Aside from Boy Scout camp when I was 12 and the occasional bb gun, that's about all I can recall. She might be starting ME off with a .38.
Of course, I was really quite good at Duck Hunt on Nintendo in my youth, and I suspect that kind of skill isn't something you lose with age. Of course when it comes to heavier artillery I must defer, for I rarely finished on the winning end of GoldenEye N64 back in college.
~Hahahahaha!
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:48pm.
You guys should go sometime, it'll be a blast and you'll broaden your cultural horizon. LOL
Immerse yourself in redneck America Ted, it's quite the experience. One of my best anecdotes involves a foreign auto parts scrap yard in the sticks, where MotoCross trophies adorned the walls and all the patrons were telling tall tales about their hunting exploits.
One of the most fantastic
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 6:08pm.
One of the most fantastic redneck experiences I've had to date was at a NASCAR event. I don't know who came up with the idea of selling 6-packs of beer at sporting events, but he or she was a genius.
There's a range just a couple miles down the street. I'll be sure to let you know how the first time goes.
Smith & Wesson:
Submitted by 26CX on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:33pm.
The original point and click interface.
~Hahahahahahaha!
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:38pm.
I love it!
In terms of pistols I'm happy
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:42am.
In terms of pistols I'm happy with my S&W .38 (3" barrel). Eventually I would like to get a 2nd pistol possibly a Glock 9mm (what my brother carries on duty and off) or perhaps a 357 revolver. I am happy with my 20 gauge Remington. I have a couple of .22 rifles I use for just for plinking at targets but since I don't deer hunt I don't have anything bigger in terms of a rifle.
Safety In Numbers
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 3:51pm.
Knowing a woman, or any friendly, can handle a firearm proficiently to protect themselves makes me feel safer.
I guess Meredith would rather be like one of these people.
Why carry a firearm? Because police officers are heavy.
Whistle and a gun?
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:12pm.
Viera there is something about you that tells me you are brave but you need to buy and carry a gun or at the very least get a loud whistle. Sarah Palin can take care of herself in most situations -- you? Not so much. Al is one of those sissy boys we all know and Matt? Matt is one of those guys who talks the talks but walks funny.
But if Meredith said it made
Submitted by kareling on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:23pm.
But if Meredith said it made her nervous to board a plane and see Muslims . . . . . . . !
I was just going to
Submitted by 88Cid on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:32pm.
make an allusion along that line. Didn't Juan Williams get fired for saying something about being nervous around some certain people?
Women shouldn't hunt?
Submitted by CobraMan on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 6:51pm.
"Plus you're with a woman with a gun. The whole thing makes me nervous, you know?"
Meridith, you, with a single, stupid, sexist statement, just set the Woman's Liberation Movement back about a thousand years.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
"You're with a woman with a
Submitted by misterbee241 on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 7:51pm.
"You're with a woman with a gun. The whole thing makes me nervous, you know?" Yeah, heh, heh, I'll just bet it does. A conservative woman with a gun - a liberal's worst nightmare. You go, Sarah. Ladies - Ruger LCR .38 special Caliber. Make it your American Express card - dont leave home without it.Many years ago, my Daddy
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:49am.
Many years ago, my Daddy purchased a little .25 caliber pearl handle chromed semi-auto pistol for my Momma to carry for protection. A pretty little thing but a piece of garbage in terms of usefulness. It didn't exactly fire a round but more SPAT it out. The accuracy of the weapon was dismal outside of a few feet. Suffice to say Momma never used it...she preferred a .38 S&W revolver...and that stupid little .25 is probably still in its case in a drawer somewhere in Momma's house. The only weapon (and I use that term loosely) more useless was a little keychain single-shot derringer novelty gun that shot .22 short ammo that Daddy got for free after purchasing several guns from a dealer back in the 70's.
wow...
Submitted by Army Brat on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:23pm.
"You're with a woman with a gun. The whole thing makes me nervous, you know?"That's not sexist or anything...is it?
Meridith works in NYC
Submitted by ArchieBunker on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 9:06pm.
Mz. Viera works in NYC and a white woman with a gun makes her nervous?What are her chances of being a crime victim by a white female? I would fear Al Roker more.
Meredith Vieira with a
Submitted by Cowboy on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 9:20pm.
Meredith Vieira with a mic is nausiating,,,
But there's medication for
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:50am.
But there's medication for that.
Liberal stupidity on the other hand is incurable.