Palin Assails Media Classism

JL: Everything she's saying is true! Yes, she made a lot of mistakes but she has had to endure the worst smear campaign from the liberal media for the last four months that this country has ever witnessed! Nothing has been off limits for them to say about her! She has even had to endure unfair attacks on her children! It's time she spoke out! She would have been much better off if she had spoke out and started fighting back four months ago! I know the media didn't start them but there have been rumors and comments about her baby Trig and her daughter Bristol that no one should have to put up with and that she should have put a stop to long ago! Trig has been called an idiot and a retard and Bristol has been called names that should not even be allowed in print! No mother should have to put up with comments like that about her children, not even Sarah Palin! Nothing that she ever said about Barack Obama even begins to compare with the things that have been said about her and her children!

Question for everyone to consider: why is that? It's January...you'd think by now Palin would be old news and the focus would be on Obama.

Posted by: Interested08 | Jan 12, 2009 8:27:23 AM

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Same reason we spent 2 years hearing about Paris and Britney. The press writes about what they are interested in. Period.

Because she wouldn’t leave well enough alone, everybody must throw stones.

My oh my, listen to everyone. Sarah sure has you folks all tied up in knots. Everyone is spending a lot of energy lobbing stones at someone who doesn't even affect national policy. Now why is that?

Also HappyNewYear, I don't think its fair to criticize her religion. That was something that was completely overblown IMHO. Many people ask for prayers from their church elders and congregation regarding well-being and health et alia. If you haven't done it, you ought to give it a try!

My problem is when one allows their personal religion to influence/determine legislation and restrict the freedoms of others who may not agree with that religion.

HappyNewYear, I say let's be fair. Just as it is WRONG for "the other side" to spread untruths, it is just as WRONG for you to do so too. HoneyLamb NEVER said such a thing. To paraphrase; she said that you can see Russia from land in Alaska. She is absolutely correct with that fact. What is at issue is that she felt that given that fact and that "Putin flies over Alaska", this some how qualified her as having foreign policy experience. ???? LOL!!!!! I just LOVE her!!!! I REALLY REALLY DO!!!!

I am critical of Baby... (DARN IT!) Governor Palin but one thing I do give her credit for, is that I DO really think that she has/will have a positive affect regarding tourism in Alaska. I have friends who have traveled there...AND (this is only because of Sarah Palin), I am going to Nome Alaska in September to see the bears and the trout. It seems to be a really beautiful state!

Her claim that she could see Alask-ah from her out house was the last nail in the Bimbo Coffin! Her claim that she shot Deer riding shotgun atop a Helicopter was a close second.

Next she'll be suing her Witch Doctor who's Black Magic Spell to Grant the Alaskan Bimbo Riches didn't work...

Isn't this crying and complaining exactly what she said Hillary was doing? And if Hillary couldn't take the heat to get out of the Kitchen? LOL what a Bimbo...

Yes, FS, it remains to be seen whether Sarah used influence beyond the reference letter she wrote for Levi. But what amazes me is that she’s now stamping her whining and untruths with the official State Seal of approval. In the past when she whined and lied into the microphones, it was more on a personal level.

Levi’s apprenticeship story will likely fade away into oblivion and what will the public be left with? The official governor’s whine list of how she was so victimized at the hands of the media – including the “false” story about influencing Levi’s employer. The Palinesque alternate reality that you mention will have become official truth. The author of the newspaper column didn’t say Sarah MUST have used undue influence in getting Levi hired, but the official Alaska government web site will still say he did. There is no “proof” that’s been proffered, but the public will be left with the official Alaska government web site saying there was, AND that it was offered up right away. To me, this use of the state web site takes the Palinesque reality to a whole new level.

FS: I'm the one who said that Sarah is not sarcastic. I'm also the one who said that she has a lot to learn and that she'll learn it and that she'll be ready the next time she runs for office. I still stand by those statements!

With all due respect WWW, I feel most of that stuff is irrelevant. Quite frankly, I would not have a problem if she used some sort of influence to help her (remains to be seen) future son-in-law get a job. It just points a bit to her charcter. What bothers me is that she says that that these kids are not drop-outs when, in actuality they are. Palin creates her own realiy (demonstrated even in this interview) I do so hope her kids obtain their GED's for their sakes and that of their baby. In any event, Palin's family only faces similar problems that many in this country deal with on a daily basis. Except they're (the Palins) are more fortunate.

That's why some of her positions just absolutely boggles my mind. Also, as one Palinite supporter posted; "... Yes, she has a lot to learn about politics and our foreign policies. She also has to learn to think on her feet and to think before she answers questions and to not allow comments about her family. She has and still is learning some hard lessons about that! I think, though, if she continues in politics she'll learn everything that she needs to learn and she'll be prepared when she runs for election again, for whatever office that might be...."

My reaction--...and this is a candidte that one should have felt comfortable with literally being a heart beat away from the Presidency at the time of the election?

Given the problems of our country (even before the financial melt down) some Republican honchos should be hanged for treason because they presented such an inept candidate! It was all about the win" instead of the well-being of our country. As I posted earlier; it isn't BabyDoll's (DARN!), Sarah's fault. She is who she is. However, if she wants some longevity in politics, she needs to put her nose to the grind stone and study really hard. Quite frankly, I don't think she can do it. How does one compensate for knowledge and experiences that should have been obtained over a life time?

Anyway... she has one helluva public relations mountain to climb! She really needs to engage good advisors.

Who ever posted that Palin is not sarcastic..... LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Sarah Palin does not even know what "Classism" is! She has an ego so great that she belives she can do anything and belives everyone else is wrong. What comes out of a person's mouth first, is usually the truth, its when they try to change it, they get in trouble. She is very star crazed and quite enept to even lead her state. Hope she climbs that mountain to Russia.
Posted by: SUNMAKER777
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You confusing Palin with barrack hussein obama.
What else does the liberal bias media tells you?

Sarah Palin torpedoed McCain's chances...accept it REPUBS!!

According to the State of Alaska web site, “An irresponsible talk show host in Anchorage alleged in a newspaper column that the governor must have intervened to get a job for her future son-in-law, circumventing eligibility rules for the position. Again, the allegation was immediately discredited by proof that the governor did not influence Levi’s employment.”

It’s been a week since the newspaper column was published and I still haven’t seen or heard about any proof to the contrary. Does anyone know what and where the proof is? Why are the media not reporting on this proof? Show us the proof!

I still have to go with the factor that something about Palin annoys people, and it's not what they say it is.

I think there's a lot of people out there who are still ticked off they didn't make the cheer squad.

Get over it people - the VP on the losing ticket isn't what needs the focus right now. The fact that she can still generate so much buzz, in terms of commentary, shows that she still gets to people - one way or another. There's a lot of power in that.

Palin is an empty headed "Stepford Wife". She only got as far as she has because of her physical beauty. Without that she's nothing but hot air.

I think the difference in the number of comments between a story about Obama's policies and Palin playing the victim is understandable.
McCain choosing Palin made a lot of people angry because she was so obviously not qualified for the job. And with each interview she did her lack of knowledge and logic was more apparent. Our country has numerous major problems. That the Republicans could run her as a viable candidate at a time like this was unforgivable.

On the other hand, when I read an article on Obama's good policy ideas I don't frequently comment, because I agree.

Don't confuse high numbers of comments with the success of an article. An article should educate and perhaps entertain occasionally. That's why I read all the articles on Obama's policies while seldom commenting. So far his ideas to get us out of this mess are logical and cohesive. Thank goodness!

Marcia: You're right - the media does keep focusing on her. This is really odd when you think about it - when in the past 30+ years has so much continual attention been paid to the VP from the losing ticket?? 500+ comments on this site alone!

The media gets more attention when they talk to Palin than they do when they talk to Obama. That's just a ratings fact, across all levels of media.

Question for everyone to consider: why is that? It's January...you'd think by now Palin would be old news and the focus would be on Obama.

500+ comments here, to bash the Gov of AK, yet only 200+ comments on Obama's interview regarding how he plans to govern the U.S. for the next four years.

Wake up people! Get the memo? Palin was VP on the losing ticket. Yet people are still churning out tired, repetitive jokes about her instead of paying attention to the looming ineptness of the president-elect.

Palin is from AK? Let's make funny jokes!
Meanwhile, anyone actually paying attention to the next administration being formed on the Potomac?

Focus on what's important....why is this so hard for people to do?