"I think they've done her great disservice by sort of locking her down for 30 days. You sort of have got to work your way into this game. And when you tell someone you can't see a reporter for 30 days and then all of a sudden, you're going to start with the biggest, the anchors, you know, it creates a lack of confidence. ... This was a very confident woman, the first presentation she made. She walked in(to) the biggest crowd she ever had when (Sen. John McCain) announced her. The second was the convention. She had great confidence. She's lost her confidence." (Republican strategist Ed Rollins, on Gov. Sarah Palin, to CNN's Anderson Cooper)
"Pretty bad -- I thought Al Davis made the choice, that's how bad it was. I don't know. I don't know if she's -- she's done three interviews and she's running for vice president of the United States? Jason Lee's done more interviews promoting, you know, 'My Name is Earl' than she has to run for -- I did more interviews today than she has to run for vice president of the United States. And every time they let her talk for more than four minutes, you actually start feeling sorry for her. It's kind of like Kim Kardashian on 'Dancing With the Stars.' All that ass and can't shake it. So sad." (Comedian Chris Rock, on Gov. Sarah Palin, to CNN's Larry King)