Palin Finally Warms Up to Media

What is the McCain campaign’s defense for hiding Palin from the media?
Besides changing the subject to a stream of insults about Barack Obama.

Jake, thanks for that Jefferson quote. It is great.
Just image how secretive an administration McCain-Palin would be. Cheney is transparent in comparison to Palin.
Some people’s enthusiasm about her is stunning; how naive have Americans become?

Samantha , you might be surprised at what an intelligent man such as Obama will be capable of.
He actually takes Governing as a serious responsibility and believes that Americans should get a fair shake.

This is a joke. This woman is a joke. McCain’s campaign is foisting a sick joke on the American public. This should be blaring in the news. Palin is not only stonewalling the invesigation of her alleged misuse of power in Alaska, but she’s campaigning for the second highest office in the land and not talking to the media. The other three people in the race have talked to the media constantly over the last 20 months. This should honestly be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, issues in the campaign right now. What are you afraid of Palin? That your bumbling patly rehearsed shallow answers will expose you for the political neophyte that you are?
Not to mention that this woman really isn’t all that bright. She claimed when she asked the Wasilla librarian about banning books she was only asking a “rhetorical question.” DON’T YOU MEAN A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION, SARAH? Then, in talking about McCain’s claim that the “fundamentals of the economy are strong” she claimed that it was simply a problem with McCain’s “verbiage.” DO YOU KNOW WHAT VERBIAGE MEANS, SARAH? DID YOU MEAN ‘DICTION’? THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE.

So what would you do if your appeal to the voters is higher when you speak directly to them (RNC) – versus speaking to the media and then have your statements ‘edited’ by the MSM (ABC/ Gibson). If I was Gov Palin I would target events which can not be ‘edited’ – to be questioned by the MSM – like the upcoming debate. The MSM ‘disposition’ towards Obama’s challengers preceeded her – and she is just adapting to it as best she can. That is what winners do.

It’s amazing how many gullible Americans are being taken in by an empty dress…

Who exactly is the “authentic” Palin? If we could ask her a few questions…maybe we’d find out!

When the media lost all objectivity and decided they could pick our president and try to change our views, they lost all intregity. Most of you have long forgotten the very basic principles of journalism. So when people begin shutting you out, I think maybe you should understand why. Integrity Mr Tapper, it’s a good principle to live by. Maybe you all should check your biases at the door and start doing what you got in the business for.

after the crash foreign relations course PALIN CAN SEE A LITTLE FARTHER THAN RUSSIA FROM HER FRONT PORCH——–GIVE ME A BREAK—-wonder if her minister is still chasing witches—-man what an act.

Now she will meet the President of Afghanistan to build up her foreign policies résumé Let me guess the dialogues. Ms Plain Afghanistan is neighboring Russia! Oh! Mr. President I can see Russia from my House!
Sarah Palin said the comments about the previous experience of Senator Obama like community organizer was just a personal attack and not because she doesn’t appreciate community work .Baloneys! we are not idiots .Before she opens her mouth she should think what is important to every one? His Home! The place where he lives and raise his family .Then is his community where the people he greet every day lives and faces the same problems and challenges .If you organize and protect your community you protect your home, and then you sleep every night more secure !
It is really sad once analyze why McCain select Palin for running mate.
The only criterion was how he could win this election despite the best interest of the country and the American Remember Governor Romney spent the last year campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination and talking to the American people about the importance of strengthening our economy,
And we are listen the person who is running for crucial position on public office,
To be overconfident untrained rigid and answering with out vacillation
Yes I am ready to be President like that job is similar to a manager position on the local Wall Mart shop .
The same person last month was saying if some can explain to me what the Vice President do? Her story is SPIN, LIES and LIPSTICK
Sarah Palin describes herself like pit bull with lipstick? Or because of her gender we can call her a B…..?

Jake Tapper,
Could you look for real news to present in this column???
I am tired of this crap! I do not care if Palin speaks to you or not. It is her choice to speak to whoever she wants.
So, please move on before you lose your readers. Think harder until you get something decent to present. TODAY YOUR NOTE IS THE MOST MEDIOCRE IT COULD’VE BEEN. You can do better.

What about Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric, Jake? Mr. Gibson sure did not go easy on Gov. Palin. Unfortunately, the media are holding the McCain campaign to higher standard than the press is holding itself. The MSM will do anything to elect Sen. Obama, and the damage to prestige and trust will be permanent if the tough questions and scrunity of Sen. Obama do not match that of McCain/Palin very soon. I have zero confidence the MSM will do any thing different, and the MSM may be able to deliver the election for Obama, but there will be high price in terms of credibility.

Jake, maybe you can make a similar post if Gov. Palin visits Liberal, Kansas.

THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SARAH PALIN
1. The lake in front of her home IS DEAD. Every year the state restocks it with fish, which promptly die. An example for how we should treat all the other lakes in the U.S., I am sure.
2. As Mayor of Wasilla, she started construction on an iceskating rink WITHOUT obtaining title to the land first! The result was a $1.7 MILLION DOLLAR settlement with the owner. Originally budgeted at $1.5 Mil, it ended up costing $15 MILLION DOLLARS!
3. Alaska has so much money (from oil taxes) that they send a check for $3000 to every man, woman and child. Balancing the budget did not exactly require a rocket scientist!
4. Despite the wealth the state of Alaska enjoys (which you pay for when you pump gas), they still ask for and receive MORE MONEY per capita from the Federal government in earmarks than any other state!

obama’s IL district included 7 slums owned by obama’s twenty year political mentor, largest donor, long time campaign finance chair and of course slumlord tony [in jail for political influence peddling] rezko

congrats jake–usually i’m the one complaining about your one-sided coverage. today it’s the republicans. if you manage to p.o. both sides, i guess that must mean that you’re doing something right.

Samantha, will you please stop spreading lies about Obama?
Jake Tapper debunked that Logan Act lie a few days ago.

Easier to find Waldo than Palin… I’m sure she’s only hiding her genius from us because she doesn’t want us to look dumb…

Obama’s Illinois district (as a state rep) included MORE PEOPLE THAN ALL OF ALASKA. Now of course, Obama represents twenty times the population of Alaska.
Do you think we might find a couple examples of sub-prime building in ALL OF ALASKA?
I think I saw some crappy buildings in Wasilla!
PS. Somehow Illinois gets by without receiving $500 per person in earmarks from the Federal government. (Alaska is number ONE in earmarks.)

“I am tired of this crap! I do not care if Palin speaks to you or not. It is her choice to speak to whoever she wants.”
???
We’re living in a democracy, remember? If Palin is expected to represent Americans, wouldn’t it make a lot of sense if she presented herself to the people she expects to vote for her?
As it stands know, Palin reminds us of Russia. Not because one is able to see Russia from some Alaskan island, but because she acts like a Russian politician in her disdain for the only real voice the people have: the free press.
BTW it’s more than ironic, it’s cynical how many GOP adherents are trashing the MSM while making use of this MSM blog…

FIRST ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO ASK PALIN ABOUT IS —HER WITCH HUNTING MINISTER—I THINK PALIN HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES—-OH THIS IS THE GUY THAT SAID SHE WOULD PROGRESS—-AND JUST LIKE THAT SHE IS GOVERNER—WOW

Emily, many thanks for that transcript of the Karzai – Palin meeting!
LOL!
It portrays the woman PERFECTLY.
It could go straight to SNL. Wonderful, SO funny.
And sad…

Bob,
Obama sat before the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune. They were very impressed when he told them he was there to answer any question they had, until they didn’t have any more questions to ask. (And he kept his word.)
This was after the business with Rezco selling the Obamas 10 whole feet of yard so that their kids would have a little more space to play in had come to light and been roundly criticized.
Samantha, if you want to declare victory when the polls go your way, does that mean that you will declare defeat when the polls go against you? Using polls as proof is like betting on the weather. Wait a day and they change!

Given the incompetence shown by Charley Gibson, and the thuggish and superficial attacks afterwards by the attack dogs of the left parading as journalists, its understandable the Palin handlers are reluctant to engage the media. As for balanced coverage, there has been alot of coverage of the sports complex Palin developed in Wasilla, and its 10% cost overrunn (trivial). Why not some coverage of the housing projects in Obama’s district while he was state senator. The book “Obama Nation” says Obama supporter and now convicted felon, Tony Resko, got 10s of millions for housing projects, most of which are now in foreclosure. Absolute NO coverage of this by the MSM.

NOTAFOOL
WHY DONT YOU TELL US ABOUT PALINS MINISTER.THE ONE THAT HUNTS WITCHES—-

“This was after the business with Rezco selling the Obamas 10 whole feet of yard so that their kids would have a little more space to play in had come to light and been roundly criticized.”
Tony’s such a swell guy.
He will be very popular in the slammer

Are there actually republicans out there who believe that Hannity’s ‘paeon’ to Palin was in any way fair and balanced?

People who subscribe to the “media are evil theory”, have been tricked by the GOP into thinking all media is biased. There is biased media, to suggest all media is biased is a mistake. You should expect your leaders to answer questions. Democrats should answer questions as well. But most of all, the four remaining candidates should answer questions, use your own mind to filter any bias.

“Given the incompetence shown by Charley Gibson, and the thuggish and superficial attacks afterwards by the attack dogs of the left parading as journalists, its understandable the Palin handlers are reluctant to engage the media.”

Thomas Jefferson may had never read the N.Y. Times, but he would have been able to smell a fascist and a religious fanatic a mile away. You can put lipstick on a skunk… but it’s still a skunk.
He also would immediately know the difference between an ideologue and a true patriot. The ideologue will sell his soul for ambition or the highest bidder while the true patriot will serve the people and protect their liberties in reality as opposed to figuratively.

Thomas Jefferson may had never read the N.Y. Times, but he would have been able to smell a fascist and a religious a mile away. You can put lipstick on a skunk.fanatic .. but it’s still a skunk.
He also would immediately know the difference between an ideologue and a true patriot. The ideologue will sell his soul for ambition or the highest bidder while the true patriot will serve the people and protect their liberties in reality as opposed to figuratively.

Thomas Jefferson may had never read the N.Y. Times, but he would have been able to smell a fascist and a religious a mile away. You can put lipstick on a skunk.fanatic .. but it’s still a skunk.
He also would immediately know the difference between an ideologue and a true patriot. The ideologue will sell his soul for ambition or the highest bidder while the true patriot will serve the people and protect their liberties in reality as opposed to figuratively.

notafool”,
I don’t know how to break this to you. You are indeed a fool.
I think that it is our responsibility to be good stewards of the earth. I think it was something Jesus said. In any case, if you don’t agree, then I don’t want you or anyone like you near public office.
But wait! There is more.
Palin is about as much a reformer with executive experience as Al Capone. You did notice how she asked everyone working for tiny Wasilla for a letter of resignation AS A SIGN OF LOYALTY TO HER.
You see, in good government, the government employees are loyal to the citizens, not the Big Boss.
Also, there is the little matter of her incompetence as a manager. Would YOU start construction on a multi-million dollar facility WITHOUT OBTAINING TITLE FIRST? Maybe! If you are a fool.
Isn’t SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT the test of executive skill? Palin managed to “hold the line” keeping a $1.5 MIL project to only $15 MILLION DOLLARS.
She definitely will do as good a job with the federal deficit as George Bush!
Then, there is the Richard Nixon part of Sarah Palin. Suspected of abusing her power. Stonewalling the investigation (not the ‘new’ investigation where she files a complaint against herself with a board under her control). Now all we need is an 18 minute gap!

Clearly this is a referendum on race relations in America.
Clearly McCain is extremely inept.
Proof: “You can see Russia from Alaska”
Proof: “The economy fundamental are strong”
Proof: “King Deregulator” aka “Keating Five Guy” is now an authority on the Economy
Proof: Mr. “I don’t know much about the Economy” is now developing policy economic policy overnight”
Proof: “Can someone please tell me what a Vice Presidn’t does”
Proof over two thirds of America thinks that the war was the wrong way to go – bombombomiran wants to stay there indefinitely
Proof over 80 percent of America thinks America is going in the wrong direction
And yet Obama and McCain are neck and neck in the polls
the referendum is leaning toward disaster.
Bubba WISE UP WILL YOU!!!!! Don’t destroy this country with your Bigotry

A free press is the foundation of our democracy.
McCain/Palin won’y even stand tall in an interview, what makes you think that they will stand tall for you?

notafool, you clearly ARE a fool.
Obama’s father a communist?! As an economist he wrote a large and influential piece AGAINST the implementation of communism in Africa.
Please try to know what you’re talking about.

Ya know that really is an interesting question:
When were the dates of obama’s last two press conferences.
Anybody know?

STOP IT!
Doesn’t the media know that it is not only inappropriate but SEXIST to ask questions about Sarah Palin’s record?
It DOESN’T MATTER that she abused her power both in Wasilla and as Gov.
It DOESN’T MATTER that her irresponsible behavior as Mayor resulted in a dead lake in her front yard.
It DOESN’T MATTER that her incompetence resulted in starting construction on a multimillion dollar ice rink without obtaining title.
It DOESN’T MATTER that she believe victims of rape and incest should HAVE NO CONTROL over her own body.
It DOESN’T MATTER that she belongs to a goofy church where people PRETEND that being filled with the holy spirit looks like you were possessed by the devil.
It DOESN’T MATTER that she is stupid enough to believe in creationism (no word yet on whether God or the Devil planted those dinosaur bones).
It DOESN’T MATTER that he state is A WELFARE STATE.
It DOESN’T MATTER that she is the queen of PORK, and is gov of the NUMBER ONE state in federal earmarks per capita.

notafool
every four years the YOU and the REPBUPLICANS exhume these tired buzzwords that spike the koolaid that make all of you vote time and time again against your interest.
NEWSFLASH
the republicans have been in charge 20 of the last 28 years and look at this trash heap called the american economy.
are you kidding me

Proof that John McCain is incompetent:
He picked Sarah Palin didn’t he?
Fascist. Anti-environment. Anti-women. Anti-free press. Anti-science. Incompetent. Palin.

JUST LOOK AT PALINS CREDENTIALS—-WHAT THE HELL HAS SHE REALLY DONE—–SMALL TOWN MAYOR—I HAVE A FEW NEIGHBORS THAT WERE MAYOR—WHAT DOES THAT QUALIFY THEM FOR—-GOVERNER FOR AROUND 1 YEAR AND SURROUNDED WITH SCANDAL—-THE REPUBS HAVE GONE CRAZY—-WHAT WOULD THEY DO TO US AND OUR COUNTRY—-A BORDERLINE SENILE OLD GESER AND A TWIT THAT KNOWS NOTHING.GUESS THE WITCH HUNTING MINISTER OF HERS WILL COME IN HANDY

“the republicans have been in charge 20 of the last 28 years and look at this trash heap called the american economy.”
huh?
Other than the current crisis which is caused by the Democrats figuring out how to force banks to make bad loans to people who can’t afford to pay them back, the economy is fine. GDP growth last quarter was 3.1%. That’s the historic norm.
Maybe you should stop listening to the kids in the American press, or, even better, get a job.

“And speaking of trivial pursuit, the insanity of McSame’s pick of Sarah Palin as his “soulmate” is becoming more clear every day!”
The intellectual brilliance of these arguments is just overwhelming. I may have to retire from this one-sided debate in humiliation.

Lets not let the cat out of the bag. Is McCain’s gambit. But the media has dug and facts are coming out like the 25 million dollar road to nowhere, that goes up to where the bridge was to be built that Palin didn’t cancel. Some fiscal conservation there Governor!!!! Or not returning to the US Treasury the millions sent to Alaska for the bridge that she had placed in Alaska’s general fund. So we in the lower 48 plus Hawaii subsidized their tax return checks afterall…. And Palin calls herself a fiscal conservative who is a good steward of the tax payers monies. What a crock of crapola.

Mandy, as to Joe Biden’s interviews and press conferences – The Washington Post says “He has done only a handful of press conferences since becoming the vice-presidential nominee, but dozens of interviews.”
That’s a heck of a lot more than Sarah Palin. She has done two interviews, one with Sean Hannity, a figure wholly friendly to the Republicans and Sarah Palin. She has had NO press conferences. Kind of uneven, huh?

Day in day out Palin gives the same speech full of lies the media has pointed out are false and misleading all together. And the Republican faithful clamor for more tripe. Hell they would cheer Atilla the Hun if McC ain had made him is VP choise.

In addition to this, Bill Clinton is still angry that Barack Obama implied that he was a racist. Bill Clinton is a lot of things, but racist isn’t one of them.
Yeah, he’s really behind Obama, can’t you tell?
Posted by: Cult of Personality
Actually it was Clinton who compared Jesse Jackson’s win in South Carolina to Obama’s win. How the hell is it that Obama implied anything? Bill Clinton is an ass, a pervert and a cry baby. He can brood all he wants but Obama is going to win this election with or without him and then, he can become even more invisible and irrelevant then he is now!

ROXANNE
WAY TO GO.

Our media deserves no respect. America’s top broadcast networks, print publications and internet media have conspired with political groups and their parent companies to sway the outcome of this election. As a result,
an unqualified, unvetted candidate has been force-fed to the American people on a daily basis.
The Fourth Estate is dead; it was murdered by the MSM. We lost Hillary Clinton, because she tried to play by the MSM rules. McCain/ Palin learned from that mistake.

Not a fool the Repub’s passed a new tax law, You can now just pay your taxes directly to Halliburton.

Whom are they fooling? If voters can be fooled by such stunts by Palin then they desreve Mcsame and Pale in. People get the govt they desrve. Unfortunately such people if in majority screw up the intelligentia.

“Bill Clinton is still angry that Barack Obama implied that he was a racist.”

BELLE
CLINTON IS THE WORST SLEEZE THAT EVER GOT INTO GOVERNMENT——AND YES HE COST HILLARY THE NOMINATION—–THE GUY IS REAL CRAP.THE REPUBS CAN HAVE HIM

rodney,
To attack one on the basis of age or religion is pointless. With age comes wisdom and understanding. Women who protect the unborn make good wives and mothers to their families. I usually vote Democrat but the party seems to have lost its’ way in recent years. McCain/Palin seem like good, honest people and will get my vote.
Posted by: independent
Good honest people? Are you insane? They have lied repeatedly and have been called on it each time. Palin said that she would cooperate with the troopergate investigation, then backed out. McCain stated and voted for years against the regulation that would have saw this collapse of the financial markets coming. I could go on but I’m already tired of typing. If you people are goning to back these liars, at least get your facts straight. And by the way, saying someone seems like “good hones people” in the face of all their BS is delusional! You should seek professional help!

No wonder the media will never warm up to her.
Nor will I, for that matter.
She’s as warm as dead moose in Alaskan snow.

John Lennon as McCain advisor: “Hey! You’ve got hide your Veep away.”

USA Today already reported on the fact that sexual assault victims were billed for forensic tests while Palin was mayor of Wasilla.

Great quote. And it is not the choice of a candidate to not answer questions – it is our right to know who this woman is, what she stands for – and how tough she is. From what I’ve seen, she couldn’t debate my 17 year old daughter and come out ahead. She doesn’t even know a thing about energy policy and she comes from a state whose economy is based on it. I really, really want to hear what Sarah Palin has to say. Let’s start with women’s rights. Then creationism. Then troopergate. Then I’d like to know whether sexual assault victims should pay for their own forensic evidence. I’d also like her to locate Iran and Iraq on a world map.

MARA
PALIN IS AN EXPERT ON GEOGRAPHY—SHE CAN SEE RUSSIA FROM HER FRONT PORCH—HA HA HA

what a bunch of morons – on both sides. You are all a disgrace to the American electorate.
Just list your values and beliefs on a piece of paper, read what each candidate is offering (of himself – not what he is saying about the other guy), and make a decision. Vote for whoever believes as you do or offers a direction in which you want to go.
God bless.
Obama/Biden 08

ROXANNE
SINCE PALINS MINISTER CAME TO LIGHT YOU DONT HEAR ABOUT REV RIGHT ANYMORE—–HE MAKES THE REV LOOK LIKE A SAINT.

Chipo1965,
I don’t agree with your presidential choice, but I appreciate the way you voice your opinion. This blog has turned into school kid name calling…if we can’t discuss without hurling insults…we accomplish nothing and persuade nobody.

zeke, thank you – this election is too important to be led astray by non-issues about race or gender or the lies and misrepresentations. I dont care how many cars McCain has, nor do I care that Barrack is black. I don’t care that McCain has hundreds of millions of dollars and I don’t care that I have more experience than Sarah Palin. I don’t care that Biden’s son worked for bankers, I don’t care that McCain has been in Washington for 26 years. What avout healthcare, what about the economy, what about the war???

The problem with Jack is he can’t disagree with folks without name calling. Typically it’s the people that use polarizing language such as “traitorous left”, who don’t have accomplishments to call their own.
I just hope most people look at the issues in this election, not what a few angry people with computers write at night.

she can see RUSSIA from her house
ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Palin is just a lier, that is why they keep the press away from her. She could cost McCain the election, after he wins he will fire her, or just send her to funerals.

Roxanne – You are completely right. The McCain campaign even used this. They said that the trip taken to lobby for a sexual assault team (prosecutors, troopers…) was “the last straw.” That is a direct quote from the McCain people. THEY even admit it. Apologists say that this is common. Baloney. I live in a rura Rocky Mountain town – and not a liberal one and we have a special prosecutor for sexual crimes. And we do not have the highest per capita rate of rape in the nation – Alaska does. These are people concerned about sexism? Revolting.

Betsy, I want to know everything about Palin’s pastor. Their guest pastor gave an incredibly anti-semetic sermon a few weeks ago – and then they passed the basket to support that man. Has Sarah quit this church too? Did any of her children attend to hear his hatred and bigotry toward American Jews?

Why not give $700 billion to Palin, so that she can buy as many lipsticks as she can?
All the lipsticks she buys cannot hide the messy ecnomic Pig!!!

Why not give $700 billion to Palin, so that she can buy as many lipsticks as she can?
All the lipsticks she buys cannot hide the messy ecnomic Pig that GOP created and maintained!!!
Give me a break, we aint that stupid to believe the cosmetic change by McSame.

Why should Sarah “warm up” to the MSM when they have been utterly foul to her ?

In my phonebanking for Obama I target independent and conservative-leaning undecideds (myself being moderate to conservative, thus an effective caller). Typically I call several dozen voters in an evening. Palin has become a major liability for the GOP in this group. Her inability to speak with the press is rightly seen as weakness. It reminds everyone of Bush.
This is adding up to a debacle for the GOP. I guess the strategy was to lock down the base and stoke the culture war up, but events have overtaken the McCain camp. By the time she gets trotted out for a press conference, her trendiness will have faded completely. Nobody will care.

What does Sarah Palin have to speak to the press for? They take every word she says outta context anyway, why would she give them the satisfaction? Kinda damned if she does & damned if she doesnt eh? Sarah Palin will speak the press on HER terms, not theirs! Quite frankly, I think this is a pretty smart move by the McCAin campaign.

It’s interesting that their slogan is Country First. Makes them sound very patriotic, lovers of democracy.
Yet freedom of the press is one of the pillars of ANY democracy and was included in the first amendment to the United States Constitution, along with freedom of religion.
The press is usually one of the first things a government clamps down on when it wants total control. Think China.

Jake — you sound like you are “entitled” to have her talk to you, just because you are the press, as if it was her “duty” as a candidate. But, have you done your “duty” as a journalist? Have you been fair, balanced, objective? Or have you been incredibly biased and insulting? Why should she lower herself to talk to you, after you have been so cruel and unfair, and so fawning and lovey dovey with Obama?
Before you go around criticizing her, take a look in the mirror, look at your own reports, and honestly try to say that you have lived up to the expectations of a real journalist. Shame, shame, shame, Jake Tapper.

MORE BAD NEWS FOR McCAIN AND PALIN!!
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll suggests that by a 2-to-1 margin, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country the past few weeks — one factor that may have contributed to an apparent increase in Barack Obama’s edge over John McCain in the race for the White House.
In the new survey, released Monday afternoon, 47 percent of registered voters questioned say Republicans are more responsible for the problems currently facing financial institutions and the stock market, with 24 percent saying Democrats are more responsible. One in five of those polled blame both parties equally, and 8 percent say neither party is to blame.
McCain just can’t shake all those years of deregulation, with a weeks worth of incoherent rants!!!
Can’t wait for the debate!!!
Bye, bye McSenile…

Please don’t let Sarah answer any questions.
I love being lectured to by an ex-Beauty Queen.
S&M anyone?

Jake .. Jefferson was referring to the kind of newspapers that no longer exist … in Jefferson’s day they reported the news … they didn’t try to make it with their opinions and verbosity!
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Did you not see “John Adams” on HBO? Thomas Jefferson was the victim of smears, saying he fathered a child with his slave. John Adams character also was attacked in the newspapers.

notafool(sic) wrote:
“She has actually done things in her life instead of blabbering about doing things.”
Well, let’s see… she was mayor of a tiny town in Alaska, but needed to hire a City Manager to run the place — so much for executive experience. And she left the town in debt after her boondoggle of a sports complex… not to mention the attempts to ban books and her horrendous Human Resources record.
She’s been governor of a small (population-wise) state where her questionable human resources skills again came into question, and she managed to bill the state for staying at home!!!!!
Some experience and skills she has. Come November 4th it will be a pleasure to send her back to obscurity!
Thankfully, she didn’t run for Senate where she MIGHT have had a running chance of keeping the seat RED, but Stevens corruption will most certainly give way to a Democrat on November 4th.
I love how you republicans keep wanting to dress these guys up when you were so quick to diss democrats with even more experience!
Obama/Biden 08

Jefferson could not predict the evilness of today’s media…so that quote would not work for today’s one sided media.

The way the media, the Democrats and Hollywood has trashed Gov. Palin is literally a NATIONAL DISGRACE. The smears, disparaging comments and ridiculously callous, rude remarks about her, are downright dispicable. Many of the remarks have been make out of ignorance and jealousy and because the Democrats self-destructive and just plain evil. Now that they have trashed Gov. Plain for the whole world to see, foreigners are now trashing her as well. It is a mistake to speak ill of one of your own because others will speak of her the same way or even worse. At the end of the day Gov. Palin is a fellow American with many more accomplishments than the most of the Democrats, media and Hollywood types who waste their time trying to tear her down. I hope she and Senator McCain win by a landslide in order to teach all of them a lesson they’ll never forget. I’m sad to say that I’m a registered Democrat and to feel better, I’m voting McCain/Palin.

This article is POOH!!!! LOL The American media, and American journalist have lost my respect. I will urge all my clients to buy CANNED FOOD and SHOTGUNS!!!!!! Sorry folks this election is being rigged in favor of the people that brought us the energy crisis, and who created the Fannie Mae mess, and who collected lots of campaign money from Fannie Mae. Time for me to go cling to my guns and religion. Go McCain / Palin 2008. If the media hates them…then they must be good for the country, and working class.

A recent rally in Wisconsin for Obama was 1/3 empty.
A couple of weeks ago the McCain/Palin event was totally full.
What a difference a few weeks makes!

It’s fun to watch Obama (who thought this would be a cakewalk) really sweat it out the last 2 months.
Today he got Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac mixed up. Guess the teleprompter ain’t helping him!!
All it takes to rattle Obama is…a candidate with lipstick!!!
LOLOL.

Steve,
@Leonard -
I’ve seen the transcript too, and it shows that the edits were made to remove the parts of her answers that went into detail. What no one has seen is the full, un-edited interview. ABC won’t release it because they know it the un-edited version shows Palin in a much better light.
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Umm. the ‘detail’ you describe was more rambling, pavlovian cue card responses that only remotely resembled the questions.
next

Rezco, William ayers, Reverend Wright are Obama’s long time buddies.
Obama will join them in prison.

There’s also a link to the full transcript at the top of the article i linked.

Ummm, it is not a lie.
Read it any way you chose.
If it’s good enough for smarter than a 5th grader then I suppose you consider that a pass.
I’d be careful about what I call a lie.
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GIBSON: Have you ever met a foreign head of state?
PALIN: There in the state of Alaska, our international trade activities bring in many leaders of other countries.
GIBSON: And all governors deal with trade delegations.
PALIN: Right.
GIBSON: Who act at the behest of their governments.
PALIN: Right, right.
GIBSON: I’m talking about somebody who’s a head of state, who can negotiate for that country. Ever met one?
PALIN: I have not and I think if you go back in history and if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I just gave you. But, Charlie, again, we’ve got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody’s big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they’ve had opportunities to meet heads of state … these last couple of weeks … it has been overwhelming to me that confirmation of the message that Americans are getting sick and tired of that self-dealing and kind of that closed door, good old boy network that has been the Washington elite.

Ummm, it is not a lie.
Read it any way you chose.
If it’s good enough for smarter than a 5th grader then I suppose you consider that a pass.
I’d be careful about what I call a lie.
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Umm, it is a lie. Let me guess, you’re going to repeat the Obama/media talking point that vp’s from the past thirty years have met heads of state before being elected. Let’s look at Palins quote again -
PALIN: I have not and I think if you go back in history and if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I just gave you.
This may come as news to you, but the history of the United States goes back much further than thirty years.
As for the fifth grader remark, most fifth graders are able to speak without saying “uh” and “ah” between every other word the way Obama does.

@historyforgotten
Do yourself a favor and google “obama oil money”

Steve, Steve, Steve,
Calling what I said a lie, when I put the proof in front of you is something beyond denial.
If you don’t see that final response to the question as something other than
concise and direct, well, there’s nothing more to say. I no longer feel the need to defend myself against your claim that I am a liar. Have a nice day.

Morning euro.guy. Looking good today.
I see you have new and creative comments to share with us.

Regarding your Jefferson quote:
- They did not have TV back in Jefferson`s time like we have now. If they did, he would write a different quote.
- They did not have 24-hour cable TV stations who were giving unbalanced, unfair political opinion in the guise of news.
- They did not write articles in the newspapers of those times about Jefferson`s personal life – he was having an affair with his black housekeeper. Was that or other personal things ever in a newspaper back then???

Zank,
Even George Will is now biased against Conservatives according to the rants
here.
WASHINGTON — Under the pressure of the financial crisis, one presidential candidate is behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high. It is not Barack Obama.
Channeling his inner Queen of Hearts, John McCain furiously, and apparently without even looking around at facts, said Chris Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be decapitated. This childish reflex provoked The Wall Street Journal to editorialize that “McCain untethered” — disconnected from knowledge and principle — had made a “false and deeply unfair” attack on Cox that was “unpresidential” and demonstrated that McCain “doesn’t understand what’s happening on Wall Street any better than Barack Obama does.”

Zank,
Housekeeper?…. Really?

what is this, international hour?
correction, international comedian hour?

we’re in trouble no matter who gets voted in

America and the main street media needs to get some backbone and hold Palin accountable. If the McCain campaign felt that they would lose the election by not letting the VP be vetted by us they would do it. Because we are so gullible (press included), they can get away with this.

Instead of whining how about reporting on the Kernell search warrant?

lucky: then why doesn’t Palin speak to regular voters? If she’s so afraid of being “edited” and “misinterpreted,” why not talk to the people whom she wants to represent? She continues to make appearances, like today’s in NY, and won’t talk to regular voters. This has happened time and again, with the only exception being a couple of events. Otherwise, it has been all speeches and “no questions, please, not even from the everyday people whom I’m supposedly so much like.” If you want to carry on with your notion that the press is “biased” against her, then explain why she won’t answer questions from the voters she wants to elect her.
This is nothing more than a celebrity candidacy. She signs photos, she meets with famous people like Bono, and she does three one-on-one interviews that are absolutely secluded. Why won’t she come out and meet with REAL AMERICANS?

see, even thomas jefferson knows you can’t blink.

As someone who saw the Obama campaign strategy of “tarring and feathering” Hillary Clinton as a racist and a monster become a platform in the mainstream press….I want to say to Palin…choose your forums carefully….sometimes when you think they are out to get you they really are.
And it is a truism that you can’t advocate for one candidate (Obama) at this level without attempting to destroy another.
When you take the ugliness and deceit of Obama’s campaign and you magnify and embellish it across mainstream media it becomes overwhelming to the voter.
But after awhile like the rants of Rev Wright we become immune and stop listening. There is no longer any reason to listen to the talking heads or trust their lopsided noise.
I believe in the McCain/Palin ticket…People are afraid of reform and that is why they fear them.
I have no confidence in Hollywoods opinions or the anger in the media.
McCain/Palin…the true reformers.

Jefferson was also afraid of big government. Deathly afraid.
I think he would end up sitting out this election – either that, or he’d vote for Ron Paul!

What’s she hiding behind that lipstick? I’m convinced it’s more pig and pitbull.

In what respect, Charlie?

So Obama wants to talk to Iran and Chavez but not real reporters!!
What is the Obama campaign’s defense for hiding from the media? Maybe it is his associates!!
William Ayers has more experience then Obama!!
Denny – Hannity does not have to be balanced, that is what colmes is for uh duh – ‘Hannithy and Colmes’
Now where is NBC on being Objective or the NYT, or CBS I do not hear you libs complaining about them, but when a person such as Hannity who does not hide his position does not protect Obama you claim unfairness, well he is not a Journalist!! (if he was then he would be a lib)

Free Sarah Palin!!!
Free Sarah Palin!!!
Free Sarah Palin!!!
How good can your candidate be if they give her less time with the outside world than the Scientologists???

Nothing is put in USAToday. who cares