Media Mash: Palin Bus Tour Derangement Edition
Sarah Palin is "running against the press, mocking them," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued on the June 2 edition of "Hannity," pointing to the media's consternation over the former Alaska governor's bus tour.
"She's having a field day running against them" and "knows exactly what she's doing," the Media Research Center founder added, pointing to polls showing Americans largely distrust liberal media outlets like the broadcast networks.
Bozell and Hannity also discussed how the media have persistently dismissed Palin's chances of winning the presidency in 2012, even as they obsessively tail her tour bus:
SEAN HANNITY: [The media are saying] but please, Gov. Palin, come on our shows. Come on, because, you're good for ratings. People want to hear from you, but you can't be president, but come on anyway. Pretty interesting.
BRENT BOZELL: Two points here, Sean. These are the same quote unquote experts who told you that Nixon couldn't win. They're the same experts who said that Reagan couldn't win in 1980.
HANNITY: Or Clinton, or Carter.
BOZELL: These are the same experts that four years ago told us that Obama couldn't win against Hillary Clinton, and now they're passing judgment on her? And if they're so right about this, you're right, Sean, why do they have her on the air every two minutes? What does that say about them?
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Dear Mr. Bozell, What does it
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:10am.
Dear Mr. Bozell,
What does it say about the liberal MSM? It says plenty and none of it good.
Hilarious.
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:20am.
Liberal MSM: "Wah! It's not fair!! Palin won't cowtow to us!! We're gonna tell!!"
Dear Mr. Bozell:
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:23am.
May I respectfully suggest a new award at the MRC gala?
A large, needle-like sword on a pedestal for the "trophy" would be apropos of the newly created "Puncturing the MsM's Bubble" award.
First recipient(s): Governor Sarah Palin and Andrew Brietbart.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I'm just waiting for the political cartoons.
Submitted by KyWriter on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:25am.
An exhausted band of bedraggled reporters trailing along behind Palin's bus, choking on the fumes. Jokes like this just write themselves.
why doesn't she
Submitted by ohio granny on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:27am.
Why doesn't Sarah Palin play by the rules the MSM want? Because you dumb hacks, she knows all you guys want from her is a gotcha moment and she is too smart to be used by you again.
Go Sarah go. Keep up the good work. God bless you and your family.
Funny and correct as usual, but,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:44am.
Why the HELL does Hannity spout off for like a minute at a shot before Brent can get a friggin word in? Cant he just sit back and let Brent speak? Otherwise this is the BEST segment Hannity has!
right!
Submitted by Lord-come-soon-... on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:03pm.
I keep thinking the same thing as well. I love Hannity, but he should let Bozell have the majority of the air time. That's also why I don't watch O'Reilly much anymore. He finds it very difficult to ratchet down his ego long enough for a guest to actually complete a thought.
My sentiments exactly.
Submitted by KyWriter on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:08pm.
O'Reilly runs the risk of putting himself in at least of one of Chris Matthews's obnoxious categories.
Reminds me of the pastor that
Submitted by ant on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:44am.
Reminds me of the pastor that threatened to burn the unholy koran. The media camped out for days, whining and moaning, " ..Speak to us, do something, YOU"RE JUST PLAYING WITH US! WE'RE GOING HOME!", the pastor basically said, "So go home, I didn't invite ya." None of them did. It's almost a sin how much enjoyment I get watching the press cause their own suffering like this.
The liberal MSM's hubristic
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:05pm.
The liberal MSM's hubristic entitlement mentality is being exposed greatly by Palin and they seem to not comprehend how foolish and moronic they appear.
I was thinking exactly the same thing
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 3:11pm.
This WOMAN, this CONSERVATIVE, this uneducated, ignorant RUBE, is actually demonstrating, on a national level, how irrelevant the LSM really is. And they can't stand it! I for one, am flat out loving watching them publicly make incredible fools of themselves. Every time they open their mouths to spout off more PDS venom, they make Palin more popular.
Have you ever seen a more...
Submitted by DumbCanuck on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:48am.
...arrogant, snooty, hypocritical, and almost disfunctional class of people than the MSM?
Elitism at its finest (or worst, depending on your point of view)
"There... Are... Four... Lights!"
Palin vs. Romney
Submitted by Red Jeep on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:21pm.
Some journalists and quasi conservatives like Elisabeth Hasselbeck are all upset claiming that Pain arrived in New Hampshire just when Romney was announcing his candidacy for president in New Hampshire to steal Romney's thunder.
Of course it never occurs to these people that Palin's trip was planned without knowing that Romney was going to announce or when, and likewise with Romney.
Can't the MSM handle 2 events a day?
"Can't the MSM handle 2
Submitted by Gat New York on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 3:11pm.
"Can't the MSM handle 2 events a day?"
Let's be fair here. They can handle more than one event.
But here it is like comparing covering the winner of last year's American Idol (Romney) and covering Lady Gaga (Palin). The first is an event the other is an experience.
You have to love what this woman is doing to the media!
Sarah avoids the media . . .
Submitted by Benjamin on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:35pm.
while they obsessively pursue her. Then they'll write stories about how she's trying to hog the spotlight . . . and stick a microphone in Romney or Cain's face and ask them, "Does it bother you the amount of attention she's getting?" Incredible.
And then of course you have the truly demented. The one guy who wrote that Sarah is "endangering" reporters by making them chase her on the highway. And this guy at MSLSD, Martin Bashir, who, with a grave expression on his face, alleges that Sarah is violating Federal law by having a picture of a flag on her bus. They are fools; they are corrupt - and Sarah is exposing them.
If Sarah Palin is violating
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:41pm.
If Sarah Palin is violating Federal law by having a flag on her bus then the New York MTA is too. EVERY Express bus has a US flag pasted on the last set of windows on both sides of the bus.
I will check and see if the local buses have one too.
Knows exactly what she's
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:45pm.
Knows exactly what she's doing... as long as it has nothing to do with Paul Revere, apparently...
balboa
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 1:41pm.
Wow...what a zinger!Maybe Obama could give her a class on history.After all his uncle helped liberate Auschwitz.
Herman Cain 2012
And don't forget the 57
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 2:45pm.
And don't forget the 57 states.
Who's talking about Obama?
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 2:49pm.
Who's talking about Obama? I'm talking about Palin and her obviously in depth knowledge on Paul Revere.
balboa
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 3:17pm.
Actually I was talking about Obama.I mean shoot he had gone to Harvard and all that.I thought he might help out with his indept knowledge of the world.He even does well on the medical side.He doesn't need to call a corpse man.
Probably not, especially if
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 3:24pm.
Probably not, especially if he was going to... warn the... British with bells and guns...
Classic misdirection, bal.
Submitted by NC Cop on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 3:27pm.
Classic misdirection, bal. Well done!!
balboa
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 5:00pm.
Well Sara does know what year it is.Um um um Obama seems to think it is 2008.Maybe it is Cinco de Cuatro.
I don't know what that has to
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 6:16pm.
I don't know what that has to do with Palin not knowing who Paul Revere warned.
balbao
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:33pm.
Well it may not but I was having a good time.Did you want me to post some more Obama gaffes?
Yeah, next you'll tell us
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:33pm.
Yeah, next you'll tell us Palin didn't know what the Vice President's Job is either.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Well I haven't seen video of
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 9:43pm.
Well I haven't seen video of that.
Paul Revere was a white,
Submitted by ant on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 12:11am.
Paul Revere was a white, imperialist, racist insurgent. Who needs to know who he is?, as long as you know that men and women are the same and there's a 3rd gender and America was stolen from it's rightful owners and global warming is responsible for everything ( and Bush) you can win the Democrats love.
ant
Submitted by well99 on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 12:20am.
Nice one.Good thing there was no PETA back then.He would of had to walk.
Turns out that according to
Submitted by Beukeboom on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 11:19am.
Turns out that according to historians Palin was right, balboa.
Yeah, balboa---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:43pm.
We don't want a president who makes errors when speaking; we want someone who is perfect.
Like your Messiah.
MD
It's like catching ferrets.
Submitted by wizardjr on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 1:28pm.
Saracudda knows how to track and catch critters on your terms. She's doing it with the LSM.
For those who've never had ferrets, you catch them by NOT chasing them. They love to play chase so you don't do that. Instead once you know their general whereabouts what you do is stare at something else, maybe even fish around under a chair or couch (where they're not). Pretty soon they'll be standing there next to you.... "Hey human, whatcha doin' there... Hmmm??" Then you just have to reach over and pick them up. They're yours. Oh yeah, they'll still be focused on your make believe point of interest.
Go Sarah, go!
I read an article in Politico this morning........
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 2:58pm.
The author states that the Palin bus is breaking numerous vehicle code violations, being a menace on the highway .........the first thought I had was, "really?? REALLY!!?? That is all you got!??" PATHETIC!! I didnt know that the LSM were traffic cops.....again PATHETIC!!!!
Here is the link to the article........
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56186.html
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
I read the article and it was
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 5:05pm.
I read the article and it was pretty vague. The one spot in NY I think she had a police escort while running lights and such, but the paparazzi following her was not authorized. These idiots do seem to be grasping at straws.
BEG,
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 7:01pm.
LOL - Since when did a big bus tour not cause problems on the highways?
Nitpicking twits these libs.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave....
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:31pm.
I love the fact that she is turning these MSM types into cheap paparazzi.......chasing vehicles, trying to get "the" shot.....LMAO!!!
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
Results
Submitted by Gat New York on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 3:23pm.
No one is buying into the B.S. that t will be hard to beat Obama anymore.
Frankly the late Pat Paulson could be Obama - anyone can.
As far as Sarah Palin, she is a media star more and maybe that is what it takes to run for President today.
Still my preference is t have someone who has a track record of running a business understand the complexities of our economy and the global economy to actually place our country on a path to reverse the bad effects of the FDR New Deal. To me Romney does head that list regardless of what he did in Massachusetts. Some governors would also be on that list like Rick Perry and Jeb Bush and I would add Ryan to that list too. Herman Cain is good but he never ran a government entity and there is a difference.
This country does not need another ideologue with fancy slogans. This country desperately needs results.
So Herman Cain ran a business---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 6:57pm.
but not a government entity, so he is out.
Sarah Palin ran a government entity - Alaska -, but she is out.
"To me, Romney does head that list regardless of what he did in Massachusetts."
Good Lord, what a stunning backhanded compliment.
What business did Ryan run?
.MD
I believe in people learning
Submitted by Gat New York on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:10pm.
I believe in people learning from their past and developing.
I would hope that Romney learned from the past because he does have an impressive resume oterhwise (another backhanded compliment).
As far Palin, she ran Alaska very impressively but since has become more of a media starlet and less serious than she was as governor. I believe she could get the nomination and anyone can beat Obama. But she has to show a more serious side with public policy and not lame pundit catchphrases.
When you are the CEO of a company most times it is a vote of one while you have the position. As President (or mayor or governor) it is more complex. Cain clearly has the brains and vision. But can he execute effectively if her were elected President.
I added Ryan because he is too darn smart to exclude and understands what we need to do with the budget.
Whomever gets the nomination, I would very strongly suggest Allen West as VP. West is not only very smart and well versed about the issues we believe in, but he would make Biden look bad in a debate, break up the African American vote to some degree, and, most importantly, take away Obama strategic use of the race card.
Cain, I dunno
Submitted by g00se99 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:36pm.
I saw a Youtube clip of him the other day where he makes it perfectly clear he would not appoint a Muslim to any important positions in Government due to fears of Sharia law.
Please don't throw anything at me here, I'm just pointing out that this kind of comment the mainstream media would gladly use to just obliterate people and I think they would be successful in doing so.
I truely hope I am wrong because I like the guy alot.
Cain and Sharia Law
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:53pm.
I think it's a good move on Cain's part. I am very worried about muslims trying to push Sharia Law on us. Outside the liberal media, I think many people have this worry and would vote for him because of it.
I agree
Submitted by Gat New York on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:25pm.
I think Cain senses the country's mood and how fed up we are with this be kind to Muslims stuff because they think nothing of abusing women, torturing the handicapped, and preaching the extermination of Jews. Moderate Muslims are very few and far between including the ones that live here.
We do not want to have Muslims do here what they have done in Europe.
Man, I hope this works, my
Submitted by ant on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 12:32am.
Man, I hope this works, my links have not been working for me on NB lately. But any "journolist" who brings up the muslims/sympathizers in power argument might be rebuked by this one example among many, though I suppose someone like Couric doesn't find this 'newsworthy'.
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2011/06/muslim-gets-wri.html
But she has to show a more
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 8:42pm.
But she has to show a more serious side with public policy and not lame pundit catchphrases.
Try reading her Policy stuff on Facebook.
And check out her speech in Wisconsin. http://www.breitbart.tv/palin-wows-wisconsin-tea-partiers-with-blisterin...
Lots more where that came from.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Saw her tonight on Hannity
Submitted by Gat New York on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:14pm.
Saw her tonight on Hannity and she was impressive - very serious - very much in control - and on point with policy issues - and not a single stupid catch phrase!
He must not have asked her
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:33pm.
He must not have asked her any revolutionary war questions.
(sorry, that's the last time I'll mention it)
balboa
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:58pm.
Don't make me post more Obama gaffes.After them comes Joe Biden.
Neither is perfect speaking
Submitted by balboa on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 1:28pm.
Neither is perfect speaking off the cuff, that's for sure.
balboa
Submitted by well99 on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 2:56pm.
We will agree to agree on this one.Don't let it happen again.
Turns out that historians
Submitted by Beukeboom on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 11:23am.
Turns out that historians reveal that Palin was right about what Revere did.
Hey Gat, I cannot see myself
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:30pm.
Hey Gat,
I cannot see myself supporting Romney. He has Romneycare in Mass hanging around his neck and now he has no problems with ethanol subsidies AND he believes in man made global warming? How much more RINO can you get?
That is my 2 cents.
Trust the MSM's recomendations?? Please...
Submitted by Dave81 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 5:09pm.
When the media is doing everything they can to make sure Obama gets reelected in 2012, why on earth should we trust them when they say GOP candidate X stands a good chance, or GOP candidate Y stands no chance? Even if they genuinely thought that, they obviously have drastically different judgement criteria than the people who will actually be voting for those candidates.
Has MSNBC commented?
Submitted by desert3030 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 6:47pm.
Everyone is worried about the bus tour, driving and all. How many more of the 57 states do they have to cover?
Palin
Submitted by jessieH on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 9:47am.
She should have started out with four identical busses then split off evey 10 miles or so apart. Which one to follow? They wouldn't know which bus she was on. "How many journalists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? No one knows, they are still folowing Sarah Palin's bus."
That's hilarious!
Submitted by falcon on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 11:12am.
Then have them regroup somewhere and split up again! A classic shell game!
As the Guinness brewers used to say, "Brilliant!"
“I will not stand by and watch this great country destroy itself under mediocre leadership, that drifts from one crisis to the next, eroding our national will and purpose.” – Ronald Reagan, July 17, 1980.