Nuthin' MSM Can't Spin Against Sarah: Now She's Too Popular

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Is there nothing—nothing?—that the MSM won't try to spin against Sarah Palin?  They've turned the matter of her Down syndrome son into a suggestion she will neglect her child.  Twisted the news of her daughter's pregnancy into a "damaging revelation" that will cause her image to "suffer." Now, in perhaps the most acrobatic stunt yet, Andrea Mitchell has suggested that the intensity of Palin's popularity . . . could be a bad thing.

Mitchell's theme-o'-the-day, as announced at the top of her 1 PM MSNBC hour, was that there was something flawed in the process by which Palin was vetted.  She repeatedly hammered at the issue with her guest, Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota.  Of course, suggesting that the vetting of Palin was inadequate is to imply that she was a poor pick.  Voters will ultimately be the judge of that, but the initial evidence—as gauged by that outpouring of GOP enthusiasm [and dollars]—and by the very virulence of the MSM/Dem counterattack, suggests Sarah will prove to be a big plus for the ticket. It was when Mitchell wondered what would have happened if McCain had "gone with his heart" and picked Joe Lieberman that the matter of the intensity of Palin's popularity arose.

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JOHN THUNE: I have tremendous regard for Joe Lieberman.  I serve with him on the Armed Services Committee. A great many attributes that I think would serve Senator Mccain extremely well. But I think Senator McCain made the right choice. He made the right choice for the folks who are going to be on the convention floor here and I think for Republicans around the country, and for swing voters.  I think there are a lot of people out there who like the youth, like the fact that this is historic in terms of the first woman on a Republican ticket, and I think are excited about this pick. And the one thing that we need going into the fall campaign, which have had a little bit of a deficit on, is enthusiasm and intensity. And there's tremendous intensity behind this pick. And for that reason I think it was the right pick.  If you want to get Republican voters to turn out in the fall you got to have that intensity, and Governor Palin certainly has created that among Republicans not only here but I think across the country.

MITCHELL: Can you have too much intensity?  Is there the possibility that there's just too much stuff out there, too much talk, that it's too complicated for people to think of her as a potential Commander-in-Chief?

Perhaps—if the Andrea Mitchells of the media world have anything to say about it.  In the meantime, Andrea can bask in the glory of her Reverse Alchemy Award: turning the gold of Palin's popularity into lead.

Bonus Coverage: MSNBC's Selective Graphics

Hat tip reader Jeremy W.  Have a look at the screencap of Thune from his appearance, and note the graphic: "favored by right-wing evangelical voters."  When's the last time, do you imagine, that when a Dem senator appeared, MSNBC's graphic read "favored by left-wing secular voters"?

—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.


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AndreaMitchellwatch

Im only half kidding here, but Im really starting to think (thanks to NB) that these MSM talking heads are getting jealous because Olbermann has the Olbermann Watch, and they dont.

A hint of what is yet to come

There are two conservative blogs in northern Virginia which have picked up a couple of pics (via Google) of Palin in what are supposedly her younger years wearing, shall we say, testosterone producing attire.

http://novatownhall.com/

http://www.bvbl.net/

They are obviously photoshopped which leads me to believe that by tomorrow, the day of her acceptance speech, there will be pics of her face photoshopped into pornographic pics.

This is going to go beyond ugly.

The artist for the second

The artist for the second one may be contacted by the Iranians. I've heard their latest Photoshop operator has been missing since the missle pix debacle.

FWIW, at least on the second one "she's" wearing the American flag.

 

And as far as that pan-faced Liberal zero Mitchell ... this surprises us why?

"All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain

It IS a bad thing...for the

It IS a bad thing...for the Dems!

Regardless of the outcome of the election, one thing is definite: whatever defense the MSM has of its alleged objectivity has been utterly destroyed.

> "Is there

> "Is there nothing—nothing?—that the MSM won't try to spin against Sarah Palin?"

No.

Nice catch on that screen cap, btw.

"Look, when Keith anchors, he plays it straight down the line.”
-MSNBC President Phil Griffin

http://www.xanga.com/mikeknaj

"The shadow proves the su

Thanks on the screencap,

Thanks on the screencap, though as noted credit goes to reader Jeremy W.

Good grief! Right-wing

Good grief! Right-wing evangelicals indeed!

When is the last time the MSM even used the term "left-wing," nevermind secular!!

Nancy Pelosi Ladies Home Journal Interview

September 2008 Issue. Pelosi recognizes Palin's experience and accomplishments. Thanks Nancy!

LHJ: Do you think we'll have to wait as long again for another potential female president?

NP: No, I don't. First of all, Hillary Clinton is still here and young enough to run again in a number of years, but there are also women in the House, in the Congress, and in the governorships. It won't be long before it won't be unusual for us to have viable, strong women candidates for President of the United States. And I take great joy in that thought

LHJ: You are a mother of five and were a homemaker for many years before entering politics. You say in your book that the skills you honed doing those things were the same ones you needed when you got to Congress. How so?

NP: Absolutely, and this is what I want women to know, so they recognize the value of their own path, their unique experience. I've been in politics a while, over 20 years in the Congress of the United States, and this is a very rough-and-tumble.... I shouldn't say 'rough,' let me say a very challenging arena to be in. But as challenging as it is, nothing is as challenging as raising a family -- nothing. That experience forced me to be disciplined, diplomatic, focused, and successful, and I brought that discipline and focus to the Congress. Also, having a family keeps you focused on the future, which is the biggest inspiration in politics. In order to do what it takes to succeed in politics, you have to be inspired by your constituents, the power of your ideas, and the fact that you speak on behalf of children and their future, whether you have children of your own or not. It makes all the difference in the world.

LHJ: Women since the dawn of time have struggled to balance their careers with their families. What advice would you give to women who are trying to achieve that very elusive balance? Do you think it's possible?

NP: Yes, I think it is, and what I tell women is, you are doing the best you can, even if it's not the best you know how. You can't control every aspect, so don't worry about not measuring up. Just know that it's the best you can do, and know that if you succeed in being a mother, you can succeed in any arena. There's nothing to compare it to. And I always say know your power. That's how I got the title for my book. Mothers have so much power. They have the power to make a difference in the lives of these little people they're raising, and the power to make a difference in the world in which they will grow up and then live. That's a key message of my book. I want women to recognize the value of their unique experience. And in Congress, I've made it my special mission to be a voice for young working women.

 

Holy Cow!!

That is RICH!!!

I can't wait to see Republican pundits and strategists throwing those words at Andrea Mitchell and all the other so-called "feminists" who criticize Palin!

These dolts have truly lost their minds......

 "MITCHELL: Can you have too much intensity?  Is there the possibility that there's just too much stuff out there, too much talk, that it's too complicated for people to think of her as a potential Commander-in-Chief?"  Are you friggin kidding me!!!!!!  These people sound like patients in a lunatic asylum.....they are in complete melt down!!  Oh this is going to be fun!!

"If a man does his best, what else is there"?

General George S. Patton Jr.

Too Much

"Do you think, um, her glasses are too much? What about her hair? Is it too much to be commander-in-chief? And her face! Is her skin too clear to be commander-in-chief? Should her complexion be more like mine to be President? And those shoes! Don't try to tell me those shoes aren't too much!"

Reminds me of Johnny, from that movie 'Airplane!': "Where did you get that dress, it's awful, and those shoes and that coat, jeeeeez!"

Andrea Mitchell......

I think all the Botex injections are starting to effect her judgement.

I agree!

This is definitely Andrea's "Jump the Shark" moment.

These leftist despicable

These leftist despicable critters called women are nothing but filled with hypocrisy...what double standards they all have when the agenda suits their candidate or their political agenda on how a vote should go in Congress or the Supreme Court... these people are nothing but jealous right now...they are filled with anger, they are scared shiteless...they had better get used to Palin, she just may be the first woman Prez in the USA...and we are going to end up having the last laugh...

The green-eyed hypocrisy filled propaganda may just put McCain/Palin so far over the top Obama will just be dust in the wind.

I cannot wait to see them all asking what happened, while sobbing and passing the kleenex...they really do not understand real people out here in the real world.

...and as an add on, I cannot wait to hear the left-filled phone bank on C-Span's Wa. Journal on the 5th of Nov. it is all I can do to stand to listen to them as it is... the women that call in now regarding Palin are an embarrassment to womanhood.

  "America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Good point bt......

 "these people are nothing but jealous right now...they are filled with anger, they are scared shiteless".........when this happens, all rational thought goes out the window.  The more shill they become, the more desperate they look.........they are circling the drain, and they know it, and there is nothing they can do.

"If a man does his best, what else is there"?

General George S. Patton Jr.

Yeah, it's too much intensity, Andrea

Mitchell: "Is there the possibility that there's just too much stuff out there, too much talk..."

McCain announced Palin just this past Friday. Five lousy days of Palin in the news vs. a year of the most putrifyingly fawning, constant one-sided coverage of Obama and she can't take it any more?

What a journalist she is. 

CORRECTION...

 SickofLibs,

To your last comment, "What a journalist she is", she is a journalist in name only. If she really was a journalist, she has pissed all over that by throwing down with the loony leftists at MSNBC.

 

 "...it's still We The People, Right?"  Megadeth 

Because I hate myself, I'm

Because I hate myself, I'm reading some left-wing blogs about the Palin thing, and I'm truly flubbergusted.

It's amazing how viciously bloggers are tearing into the woman, particularly from posters with female names.  They're using terms that Archie Bunker would spew if his show was on HBO.  Worse, even.

And these are the exact same people who want Political Correctness encoded into law, where alleged sexist and racist language would strip someone of their livlihood, and land them into jail.

It's very clear to me that IF there is indeed something called "hate speech", it certainly comes from the left.  I would argue that, to blacks, there is a word even worse than "n***er".  It is "uncle Tom".  To call someone an "Uncle Tom" is to call him/her a traitor to his/her own people.  Yet leftists throw that term around so eagerly and freely.

Rant over...

Women Have Not Forgotten Hillary

Clinton was thrown under the car and her votes were stolen by the party which supports women's rights.

A Politico panel has concluded McCain would not have selected Palin had it not been for her gender.

How will the Clinton supporters react?

JDW


DAILY WAVE

Hi JDW... I caught most

Hi JDW...

I caught most of that panel this morning...I also enjoyed this one too, being the political junkie I am.

I happen to think about half of Hill supporters will vote for her...oops, the McCain/Palin ticket.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

The Buried Past

Who is covering used and dumped Rev Wright or Rezko? Obama born to an unmarried mother? The shack brother? Experience? ...

The final acquitted Iraq soldier. Oil prices or the durability of the rigs? Unemployment? GDP? RNC protesters? Legislation passed? ...

JDW


DAILY WAVE

McCain will die in office, the MSM has predicted it!

"too complicated for people to think of her as a potential Commander-in-Chief?"

Why is it TOO COMPLICATED for so many people in the MSM to understand that Sarah Palin is NOT running for the presidency? Americans aren't that stupid and we understand the difference between the two offices. Unfortunately, it seems that the majority of the MSM is too dumb to figure this out. It’s embarrassing that the very people we rely upon to keep us informed are a lot dumber than we are!

As to her "potential" of becoming Commander in Chief, she already IS a Commander in Chief of the Alaskan Nation Guard. The president only becomes the CinC of a guard unit after he or she federalizes that unit. Until that moment of federalization, the Governor is the ONLY Commander in Chief of the guard. It's funny that the MSM keeps omitting this little detail.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Yeah, and then you will

Yeah, and then you will have that war mongering soldiers mother in charge!

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

*drool* And that is my

*drool*

And that is my liberal comment for the day. All others will be conservative ideas.

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.    -Ronald Reagan

Blue Star Mother for Vice President!

Sarah Palin, Blue Star Mother for Vice President! Now that’s a catchy motto. Think about all those Blue Star votes she’ll be bringing in. No wonder the libs are afraid of her!

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

They keep scratching hoping

They keep scratching hoping for something that will not pass the smell test.

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

abc/gma

abc/gma are catching hell from the viewers who watched there disgusting segment on the Palin pregnancy this morning. There has been over 4000 comments, i did'nt read them all, but what i read are over a 100 to 1 saying shame on abc/gma, shame on diane sawyer, and calling for sawyer to be fired and saying they will not watch abc/gma again. Course i rudely put in my 2  cents worth, and if i could get those talking heads like sawyer and mitchell fired i'd dam sure do it.!!!!!

kilrod 

Remember, only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American Soldier

Great take by

Great take by Gawker:

http://gawker.com/50...

good enough!

Andrea,

Having spent the last 30 years building a tiny company in a very competitive field into a $50m enterprise with very strong financials (without ever borrowing a dime), I can tell you that Sara is not too intense for me. We are talking about executive experience. It's something your "Show Dog" Senator has nothing of. He is just a pretty face, parroting what he is told by his handlers. As mayor alone, Sara actually had 10 times more executive experience than pretty boy. Thanks to Sara and her family, we are really finding out who the ignorant sluts (both sexes)of America really are.

Go clip some coupons you snooty hag, and take Wolf with you.

 

 

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

Never thought this would become so much fun!

 Each new attack somehow becomes more pathetic than the last one.  (And good for a new laugh as well).  Senator McCain has played the Ace of Spades and the Dems and the MSM know that there are no more trump cards left in the deck.  So all they can do is spin and slander and lose even more traction.  Blind to the alieannation of the very voters they claim to represent and so desperately need

"A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one."

Alexander Hamilton

To understand why the

To understand why the left-wing extremists hate sarah Palin you have to look at her through the alternate universe these extremists live in. Sarah refused to kill her own baby because he is a little different than them, she refuses to kill her grandchild even though her daughter is not married. She is going to allow her daughter to marry the boy. She uses guns and actually kills edible animals with them. She's smart, competent, and looks like a beauty queen. With all these things against her, how could any left-winger possibly like her?

too much stuff

MITCHELL: Can you have too much intensity?  Is there the possibility that there's just too much stuff out there, too much talk, that it's too complicated for people to think of her as a potential Commander-in-Chief?

Hmmm...too much stuff, too much talk...That sounds to me like she is talking about Obama.  I guess in her estimation things are going to go badly for Obama?

Mitchell Hearts McCain

How sweet she knows what is in McCain's heart. My guess, it's winning that is in his heart.

Did you see Laura Bush and Cindy McCain last night on Greta? If you had you would know what is in John's heart.

The Andrea Mitchells of the

The Andrea Mitchells of the media world are all pissed off because this selection was so secret. THEY wanted to do the vetting; and if they had known Sara was a serious contender, they would have spent weeks beforehand trying to lay the groundwork for her rejection. The fact that McCain sprung this as a surprise; and the fact that she is energizing the Republican base -- means the Dims are in deep trouble. And since the MSM are the heart and sould of the Dims -- this is very seriously bad news for them all.

Two mules for Sister Sara!

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Gold Into Lead?

Mr. Finkelstein says, "Andrea can bask in the glory of her Reverse Alchemy Award: turning the gold of Palin's popularity into lead."

And how exactly would that be different from what the Right---including NewsBusters---has tried to do to Obama's popularity?

 

Hey, Scattered Farmer

Don't you have some corn to shuck?  That moped ain't going to run itself. 

Rocky & Bullwinkle '08

The difference is

Hussein's popularity is with the press, Sarah's is with the people.

Gold to Platinum

More accurately describes the effect the attacks are having. 

Rocky & Bullwinkle '08

I weep for Alan Greenspan

Can you imagine the Greenspan / Mitchell household at dinner time? It must rival the Carville / Matalin dinner table!

www.ArmchairEnergist...