"I’ve gotten the scary feeling, for the first time in my life, that dimwittedness is not just on the march in the U.S., but that it might actually prevail." -- Bob Herbert, NYT, 9-13-08Bob Herbert's item in today's New York Times, She's Not Ready, is not so much political analysis as a howl of MSM shock and outrage. No-o-o-o-o!, Herbert seems to cry. I can't believe this is happening to us! Meanwhile, with condescension worthy of his ABC stablemate Charlie Gibson, certified Obama fan David Wright suggests that Palin has been in need of a "chaperone" on the campaign trail.
Annotated excerpts from Herbert's "She's Not Ready':
How is it that so much of the mainstream media has dropped all pretense of seriousness to hop aboard the bandwagon and go along for the giddy ride?The MSM has hopped aboard the Palin bandwagon? PDS has obviously affected Herbert's faculties.
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Ms. Palin looked like an unprepared student who wanted nothing so much as to escape this encounter with the school principal.Could Bob be a little more condescending?
[I]t staggers the imagination that we could have someone no further than a whisper away from the White House who doesn’t even know what [the Bush Doctrine] is.Wouldn't you have loved to have lined up a cross-section of 10 MSMers, including Herbert, before the Gibson pop quiz, and asked them to define the Bush Doctrine?
[S]he told the audience of soldiers that they would be fighting “the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.” Was she deliberately falsifying history, or does she still not know that Iraq and Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the Sept. 11 attacks?No; she was telling the truth. Our soldiers in Iraq are fighting al-Qaeda, “the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.”
[T]here is a profound double standard in this country. The likes of John McCain and George W. Bush can do the craziest, most irresponsible things imaginable, and it only seems to help them politically.The MSM complaint, the thing driving them around the bend, in a nutshell. Yes, how crazy and irresponsible to choose a good, smart, principled woman instead of someone with the profound maturity and wisdom of a . . . Joe Biden. They thought this election was theirs, and are now going through the stages of pre-emptive mourning. For the time being, they seem stuck on rage.
Meanwhile check out certified Obama-fan David Wright of ABC, reporting on GMA today. After airing the Obama slur about McCain being unable to send email, without providing the explanation, Wright continues.
DAVID WRIGHT: Sarah Palin will be out on the campaign trail herself today, for the first time without her running-mate as a chaperone.A sitting governor, wife and mother of five, in need of a "chaperone"? Imagine the howls of outrage from MSM/feminist circles if such had been said of a Dem woman VP nominee.
The smell of MSM desperation in the morning.
Bonus Coverage: Don't miss the beginning of the video clip, where Barack Obama wanly attempts to reassure the crowd that "we are going to be hitting back." Scary!
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Very Afraid
September 13, 2008 - 08:11 ET by allanfThe Old Media is very afraid of this woman.
"pigs" wet themselves?
September 13, 2008 - 09:20 ET by wdhorningAfraid? More like wetting themselves.
GOP now talking about picking up seats in The House.
September 13, 2008 - 09:49 ET by Free StinkerAnd I think I've figured out why the MSM both fears and loathes Governor Palin:
Sarah Palin - This is what a Conservative looks like !
Yeah, two weeks ago the
September 13, 2008 - 09:57 ET by BDYeah, two weeks ago the local paper published a story indicating that in Cochise Counties US Representative race, Tim Bee who would normally be considered an outstanding conservative candidate was facing an uphill battle to replace Gabrial Giffords.
Giffords, who replaced Jim Kolbe upon his retirement from the house of Representatives last term is a liberal running in an overwhlemingly conservative county and likely only won last time due to the anger towards the Republican Parties abdication of responsibility.
Now, I cannot wait to see what the polls do in this race based on the Palin Effect.
»→ Excellent Strategy!
September 13, 2008 - 10:02 ET by Cool ArrowWhat a stroke of sheer genius to have the VP candidate appearing only with candidates who pledge to kill earmarks.
Yeah, but then they have to
September 13, 2008 - 10:07 ET by BDYeah, but then they have to follow through on it or its "Back into the wilderness" for an interminable amountof time.
What a difference 15 days makes?
September 13, 2008 - 10:08 ET by Free StinkerI'm guessing any GOP Senator or Rep running in a close race would pledge anything to get Sarah's help.
A stroke of genius indeed.
Is somebody trying to revive the GOP brand? ;-)
»→ No way Free
September 13, 2008 - 10:16 ET by Cool ArrowDrop the GOP. It's Bullmoose II in a China Shop.
CA - Whatever it is, it's working!
September 13, 2008 - 10:19 ET by Free StinkerWhatever it is, it's working! ;-)
Is somebody trying to revive
September 13, 2008 - 10:16 ET byIs somebody trying to revive the GOP brand? ;-)
who would have thought someone espousing conservative values and positions would be helpful to the republicans??
"I will disrespect who ever I feel like because this is a free country" poptart
»→ Well, botg
September 13, 2008 - 10:23 ET by Cool ArrowI'm guessing just about everybody on this blog. (OK, except for a few outliars)
And yes, I know how to spell. ;-)
The medium is the message
September 13, 2008 - 11:53 ET by KC MulvilleI think the media pulled a fast one here. Not about Palin herself … she did fine. It’s what they told us about themselves. They’re selling us a bill of goods.
Gibson absolutely proved McLuhan’s famous dictum: the medium is the message. The media wanted the country to know that they were going to vet/interrogate Palin and certify her as ready for public service. Forget all those campaign appearances, debates, speeches, and direct interaction with the public – don’t worry, the media is on the case. They'll make the decision for us.
Herbert has confidently asserted that Palin is not ready for the presidency, based on … what, exactly? An edited TV interview? Because Palin stumbled on Gibson’s reference to the “Bush doctrine,” which was a media-created moniker for a set of Bush policies? And that, THAT, disqualified Palin?
Lastly, Herbert is the classic liberal narcissist. Palin doesn’t represent his values. Therefore, he promotes to everyone else that she isn’t qualified. That’s as logical as saying that she doesn’t deserve to be vice president because she isn’t a Democrat. Or that she isn’t qualified to be president because she isn’t pro-choice. Or that she isn’t qualified to be president because she isn’t … she isn’t … well, Bob Herbert.
To make the proper logical distinction: You have the right to say that you won’t vote for her because she doesn’t represent your values. That’s different from saying that no one should vote for her because she isn’t qualified.
Do these people
September 13, 2008 - 08:20 ET by Vonureally believe we would be better off with "Crazy Uncle Joe" one heartbeat from the big chair? He seems to me to be the kind to hide under the desk at the first sign of trouble. Uncle Joe is a dim witted underachiever who just might float to the top of the bowl.
That doesn't scare anyone on the left?
Crazy Uncle Joe???
September 13, 2008 - 12:32 ET by Secret ConservativeForget Uncle Joe, do they really think we'd be better off with Mr. Hope and Change? Bob Herbert is in the tank for Obama because he's liberal and black. He's opposed to Palin because she's conservative and white. But WE'RE the ones who are racist.
And why are all these libs so convinced that John McCain is going to die immediately after taking the oath of office? Do they have something planned?
The ego and condescension
September 13, 2008 - 08:27 ET by motherbeltThe ego and condescension of Herbert and the rest of the MSM are just palpable.
The media seem to have adopted their own definition of the "Bush Doctrine."
To quote Inigo Montoya, "I do not think it means what you think it means."
Charles Krauthammer, who actuall coined the phrase, explains it, along with how the MSM distorted it into something that it's not.
Go read the whole thing.
We Should Fear Lies, Not Dimwittedness!
September 13, 2008 - 09:16 ET by bacaloveExposing John McCain's Lies -- Pass it on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0xzsogzAk
Are we finally pulling back the Curtin on the Wizards of Oz?
»→ bacalove
September 13, 2008 - 09:21 ET by Cool ArrowYes, the curtain is being pulled back, but we're too busy laughing at you wearing those ruby slippers.
Oh yeah, laughing!
September 13, 2008 - 09:30 ET by BlondeSixteen seconds into Baca's video, and wait for it.....Rachel Maddow's mug with the banner "TRUTH" across the screen.
I didn't even have the sound on, but dude, THAT is funny!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
»→ baca
September 13, 2008 - 09:36 ET by Cool ArrowHe forgot when to start "Dark Side Of The Moon" anyway.
"... pulling back the Curtin..."
September 13, 2008 - 09:41 ET by Indiana JoeWould that be Jane Curtin?
Hey, fella... remember, good touch/bad touch.
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
»→ Yes, Indiana
September 13, 2008 - 10:04 ET by Cool ArrowThey're teaching it in Obama's Sex Ed class in Pre-K.
Except all they teach is good touch/good touch
baklava... (or, wait, "bacalove"?)
September 13, 2008 - 09:50 ET by MrShyChecked out the YT video, thanks. No smears or distortions there, just facts. Of course, you're running around like a headless chicken for only one reason: your man, O-Force One, is on a fast nose-first decent to his demise.
Btw, it now makes sense why you go by the name of baklava:
Baklava or baklawa: is a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines of the former Ottoman, Arab World and Iranian countries.
Obama... a total fraud. Palin... a total hottie.
Benny Lava, sorry bacalove
September 13, 2008 - 09:52 ET by Cool ArrowHey Baca, are you sure this isn't you?
Amusing
September 13, 2008 - 08:33 ET by totalkaosdaveTotalKaosDave
The really amusing thing is to switch "Palin" with "Obama" and "she/her" with "he/him", and "Vice-President" with "President", and for the most part, it is an indictment on Obama's inexperience and lack of leadership for PRESIDENT.
"I’ve gotten the scary
September 13, 2008 - 09:14 ET by winston smith"I’ve gotten the scary feeling, for the first time in my life, that dimwittedness is not just on the march in the U.S., but that it might actually prevail. " -- Bob Herbert
Me too. Being in 57 states, breathalyzer as respiration device, Iran not posing a serious threat, 12 dead in a Kansas tornado miraculously becoming 10,000 dead, my Muslim faith ---ooooops! my Christian faith, tire inflation as an alternative to drilling for oil, and the ever-present "ahhh-ahhh-ahhhh.....", for the first time in his career, Bob Herbert may actually have a point.
I believe a lot of the
September 13, 2008 - 09:03 ET by MidAmericaI believe a lot of the medias obsession with Gov. Palin now is not about electing obama but their own sense of power to influence events. After all, they had built obama into an unstoppable force, a political movement that was a combination of JFK and MLK and a rebuke of the Reaganesque ideal of American exceptionalism. And then...... poof...... it was all gone due to one woman, a woman that talks like Reagan. They know this woman will be their nemesis for many elections ahead if she is not stopped now. It's much more serious for them than just this election.
They know this woman will
September 13, 2008 - 09:10 ET by NewsbusterbrownThey know this woman will be their nemesis for many elections ahead if she is not stopped now. It's much more serious for them than just this election.
Yeah, isn't it great? :-D
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
The press is pissed off that
September 13, 2008 - 09:21 ET by BDThe press is pissed off that someone they have not BLESSED is about to become VP.
They have always assumed they are more important than they truly are.
»→ MSM dilemma
September 13, 2008 - 09:30 ET by Cool ArrowAnd the MSM told Whoopi she was going to be a slave again.
As you'd say, "concur"
September 13, 2008 - 09:36 ET by BlondeThe truth always hurts.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
"...due to one woman" I love it.
September 13, 2008 - 09:27 ET by pumapurrShe is David to the Goliath they constructed.
She's whirling her sling and they're all screaming "No, no, no!!!"
Look out MSM. Incoming!
It's about, "their own
September 13, 2008 - 09:31 ET by danboIt's about, "their own sense of power".
Bingo
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Adhering to strong core
September 13, 2008 - 09:08 ET by sublight68Adhering to strong core beliefs and principles equates to "dimwittedness" for Liberals.
Nothing seems to frighten them more than someone who knows what they believe and can articulate it simply, directly and consistently.
The so-called elite see
September 13, 2008 - 09:15 ET by ThisnThatThe so-called elite see their world crumbling. And they are soooooo condensending.
Chaperone? Really! I'd like to see Herbert try to write something without his dim liberal talking points in front of him. I don't believe he could do it.
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lipstick covered "pigs"?
September 13, 2008 - 09:18 ET by wdhorningYes, and even though the "pigs" put lipstick on, these liberal, biased and otherwise poor excuse for press reporters still are "pigs."
Where have you been Bob?
September 13, 2008 - 09:19 ET by misterbee241Bob - it's been prevailing in the main stream media for 50 years. Where have you been?
And yes, Bob, I got the same impression - Ol' Charlie looked like a high school principal who caught a student at something and was in "break out the paddle" mode. He was not an interviewer he was an interrogator. His purpose and job was to denigrate and discredit Palin as much as possible before the country. That wasnt an interview it was a inquisition. And Charlie lost - big time.
ABC
September 13, 2008 - 09:38 ET by sawing battaABC should be ashamed of itself for this putred coverage and spin. She's a sitting Governor and has every bit as much, if not more experience than Obama....leaving only her gender to require a "chaperone".
Do all women need male chaparons? Was this question asked of other governors or VP candidates like Clinton or Edwards? (wait, dont answer that)
I think you my drift...ABC is downright sexist with this comment. No two ways about it.
where is NOW, where are the women of ABC? if women dont stand up to the nonsense from the Press, it will set them back 40 years.
What you'll see on MSNBC on Nov. 5 if Obama loses
September 13, 2008 - 09:39 ET by krendlerYeah, if the media's Chosen One doesn't win, you know we'll get another heaping helping of "the American people are just stupid" thing (just like we got in 2004), along with Olbermann, Matthews and Eugene Robinson concluding that "Sadly, America has shown the world that it is still a very racist country."
And of course, the Republicans will be accused of stealing the election, running a dirty, swift-boating, Karl Rove-style smear campaign, accusations of rampant voter disenfranchisement of minorities (citing an incident where a black man was ticketed for speeding on election day), etc etc etc.
Can't wait to witness the somber demeanor and pouting in the MS-NBC studios come Nov. 5. There won't be a smile in the crowd of Olbermann, Matthews, Mitchell, Maddow, Brokaw etc. The tone will be an unmistakable "What went wrong? What is it that the American people don't get?" (i.e., Why didn't they listen to us?)
I thought we were supposed
September 13, 2008 - 09:41 ET by Free StinkerI thought we were supposed to get a race war?
That's what some Philadelphia paper said so it must be true.
Sarah Palin - This is what a Conservative looks like !
Dem Swan Song Nov 5
September 13, 2008 - 09:45 ET by Cool ArrowI did my best, but I guess my best wasn't good enough
'cause here we are back
where we were before
seems nothing ever changes
we're back to being
strangers
wondering if we ought to stay or head on out the door
Just
once
can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong
why we never last for
very long
what are we doing wrong.
just once
can't we find a way to
finally make it right
to make the magic
last for more than just one night
if we could just get to it
I know we
could break through it.
Ohh ohhh
I gave my heart
but I think my
heart may have been too much
'cause lord knows we're not getting
anywhere
seems we're always blowing
whatever we've got going
and it
seems at times with all we've got
we haven't got a prayerJust
once
can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong
why the good times never
last for long,
where are we going wrong
just once...
can't we find a
way to finally make it right
to make the magic
last for more than just one night
i know we could break through it
if we
could just get to it
Just once, I want to
understand.....
why it always comes back to goodbye;
why can't we get
ourselves in hand
and admit to one another
we're no good without each
other
take the best and make it better
find a way to stay
together
Just once.....
can't we find a way to finally make it
right...Ohhhh
to make the magic last for more than just one night
i know
we could break through it
if we could just get to it
I'm pretty sure a lot of
September 13, 2008 - 09:47 ET by KevpotI'm pretty sure a lot of folks will be out on election night stocking up on free plasma screen tv's. And turning cars over, burning down shops...somebody will have to pay for 'stealing' yet another election.
Speaking of dimwit, I give
September 13, 2008 - 09:41 ET by d1carterSpeaking of dimwit, I give you Bob Herbert.
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»→ Yeah
September 13, 2008 - 09:49 ET by Cool ArrowThat's what I'm talking about
That's what happens when you
September 13, 2008 - 09:50 ET by Free StinkerThat's what happens when you do a cut-and-paste from MS-Word. ;-)
»→ Yeah, Free
September 13, 2008 - 09:55 ET by Cool ArrowNot that I've ever tried anything like that. Uh Huh
AHHHHH!
September 13, 2008 - 09:56 ET by Indiana JoeMy eyes! My EYES!!!
;^)
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
what are you talking about?
September 13, 2008 - 10:04 ET bythere hasn't been a Helen Thomas or Rosie O'D story here for weeks
"I will disrespect who ever I feel like because this is a free country" poptart
The Powerline has linked to
September 13, 2008 - 09:51 ET by SumricaThe Powerline has linked to an article that goes well with this post. Palin is a 'natural aristocrat'.
http://www.powerline...
The biggest problem I see
September 13, 2008 - 09:53 ET by Indiana JoeThe biggest problem I see here is this shock has come early enough for them to try to head it off. In 2000, and again in 2004, the Dems and the MSM thought they had a lock, and didn't realize they were in trouble until the last minute (or later). So now they have a better chance to counter it.
But, at the moment, they don't seem to have a clue as to how to go about that. Their desperate "slings and arrows" are merely extending the damage. Imagine it: the "hope and change" ticket isn't the one with the truly "new" face in national politics on it! How did this happen? If you truly want "change" in Washington, "out with the old, in with the new," the Republicans offer a better example of that.
I just hope they continue to flail, rather than figure out a useful strategy to counter this. I can't really think of anything the MSM can do to redeem themselves in the public's eye. And unless there is a clearly defensible change in the Democrat ticket, I see no way out for the Obama/Biden team. McCain has set it up to make the Dem ticket seem "upside-down." The "apprentice" is leading the ticket, with the "experience" in the back seat. An attack on Palin boomerangs on Obama, and an attack on McCain basically does the same to Biden.
Brilliant!
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
SPLAT!
September 13, 2008 - 10:07 ET by SickofLibsWe all know what the Herbert Doctrine is.
I'm close to NYC, and I'm making plans to be there on November 5 when hopefully at least some of these mediatards hurl themselves out of skyscraper windows ala the Crash of '29.
Palin is right
September 13, 2008 - 10:15 ET by Gat New YorkApparently Bob Herbert uses Daily Kos as his primary source of information.
He said Palin was wrong when she connected who her son and his fellow troops were going over to fight were the enemy connected with 9/11. Herbert is under the impression that we are still fighting Hussein and Iraq. I guess he did not get the memo that Hussein was overthrown and is dead and that these troops are going over to protect Iraqis from Al aeda and Iranian backed insurgents - - and if he read the 9/11 report those people are connected to 9/11.
The only dimwit is Herbert.
Geee....if the DNC has a
September 13, 2008 - 10:22 ET by DRKENGeee....if the DNC has a meltdown like this over Sarah, HOW are they going to handle an "outside" threat....hummmm? That's right they'll just bury their head in the sand, like they have for the last 30 years. McCain / Palin
»→ Dems in a crisis?
September 13, 2008 - 10:26 ET by Cool ArrowWhat they've done in the past is say "It's just a cold sore"
Who's Not Ready?
September 13, 2008 - 10:34 ET by NotafraidBob Herbert appears to be the one who doesn't understand. For one, he quotes Governor Palin as saying that soldiers leaving for Iraq would be "fighting enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans." Well, soldiers leaving for Iraq are going to fight Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda took credit for the 911 attacks. Senator Obama said in his campaign that one of his first actions as President will be to give the order to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to begin withdrawing from Iraq. The Joint Chiefs have nothing to do with Iraq policy. Who's not ready?
Panic? You bet. Sarah has
September 13, 2008 - 10:49 ET by Clear thinkerPanic? You bet. Sarah has thrown a monkey wrench into the media's plan to elect Obama. I for one am loving it!!!
Hating Sarah Palin - Hollywood Style
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»→ Careful Clear
September 13, 2008 - 10:55 ET by Cool ArrowYou mean "adjustable wrench" don't you?
"Us white folk will take care of you" - Barbara Walters
Nah, I never was any good
September 13, 2008 - 11:02 ET by Clear thinkerNah, I never was any good with being PC.
Hating Sarah Palin - Hollywood Style
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The Guy Who Saw Phallic Symbols In McCain's Ads...
September 13, 2008 - 10:54 ET by L.N. SmitheeBob Herbert is calling somebody else "Dimwitted?" BOB HERBERT? How DARE he!
Remember, folks, Bob Herbert is the same idiot who imagined phallic symbols in McCain's "Celeb" ad that featured Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.
He told Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski that "The Leaning Tower of Pisa" and the Washington Monument was inserted into the footage of Obama speaking in Berlin alongside white blonde women in the hopes it would make latently racist voters fear that a black man might want to have sex with their daughters. And of course, Ivy League-educated scholar Keith Olbermann (seriously, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY) just swallowed Herbert's assertion and repeated it on his show.
Doubt that what I just wrote is accurate? Do what Olbermann and Herbert are too stupid to do: research my assertion. Don't take my word for it, search this site. Google it. Bob Herbert is a racist moron, and I say that as a black man who knows what the Leaning Tower looks like!
I seriously hope that someone is keeping track of the explosion of ignorance, hysteria, and insanity that the Palin selection has caused. I'm beginning to believe Sean Hannity may be right: This is the end of journalism in America.
"Well, I've got nothing against the press...they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true..." -- Joe Jackson, "Sunday Papers"
No one to blame but themselves
September 13, 2008 - 10:58 ET by TheCynicThere are things about Palin I don't like, but I find myself defending her incessently because so many of the attacks against her are FALSE. If old media and liberal (funded?) bloggers would have stuck to the real issues, they might have turned more people around. Instead, they launched a lot of vicious, often baseless attacks that are causing people like me to side with her simply because we don't like the baseless attacks and misinformation.
"If this is how the left operates, I'm voting right" is what it's coming down to. You're known by the company you keep and Obama's supporters are a lot of lying nutjobs. McCain has put out some incorrect ads as well but being online a lot I just get innudated by anti-Palin rumors and I'm sick of it. I'll vote for her just to spite the people spreading the lies.
»→ Two faced Dems
September 13, 2008 - 11:05 ET by Cool ArrowIs it not just beautiful the Dems have this opportunity to let the world know how they really feel about women in places of authority?
Every sexist thing they've said about Gov. Palin is registering with Hillary Clinton, and it's got to be eating away at her that there was that much sexism simmering below the surface to torpedo her.
"Us white folk will take care of you" - Barbara Walters
Pretty shrewd dig by a newbie
September 13, 2008 - 11:11 ET by suburbaniteGov. Sarah Palin says Sen. Barack Obama just might regret not picking
Sen. Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate.
This is brilliant! Barry cannot respond to this for fear of admitting he made a mistake or angering one faction of the Democratic party.
She seems pretty savvy to me.
»→ suburbanite
September 13, 2008 - 11:15 ET by Cool ArrowHangdog Biden has already admitted he was picked over a more capable woman.
"Us white folk will take care of you" - Barbara Walters
Barry did not say he made a mistake
September 13, 2008 - 11:26 ET by suburbaniteThe press is unwittingly spreading this comment for whatever reason. I've even seen it in AP articles. Barry will not admit that he was wrong in not selecting Hillary and he cannot go into any details as to why he didn't pick Hillary for fear of angering the pro-Hillary faction of the Democratics.
This comment clearly works in favor of the Republicans but Barry can do nothing about.
»→ It's perfect, suburb
September 13, 2008 - 11:31 ET by Cool ArrowAnd it just gets worse if Hillary says "I just told him H&LL NO"
"Us white folk will take care of you" - Barbara Walters
If only the media would see
September 13, 2008 - 11:31 ET by SnappyIf only the media would see the POSITIVE side for them in all this. With all the attention on Palin its the perfect opportunity for them to bury the Man Man Global Warming nonsense.
I am really growing tired
September 13, 2008 - 11:35 ET by marvlI am really growing tired of all the trash from the MSM regarding Sarah Palin. Charlie Gibson's trick question was deceitful and intended to trip her up, and the idiot didn't get the answer right himself. Read Charles Krauthammer's article on this. He is generally acknowledged to have conceived the term "Bush Doctrine" and states that there are actually 4 distinct foreign policy stances that go under the heading of "Bush Doctrine."
Sarah Palin's original answer to the question was actually quite correct. But Charlie was playing Jeopardy or maybe "Name That Doctrine!" Rather than get Sarah Palin's views on the Bush Doctrine (whichever version he had in mind) he chose to fish around to see if she could define this rather obscure phrase. Not very nice and not very useful to the American people, who were hoping to find out Sarah's beliefs. But, naturally, very useful to the O crowd and those on the left.
I truly hope the American People finally get tired of this pettiness and the MSM implodes under it own bias, arrogance, and condescension. But I have little hope when recent fare on TV includes shows like "Hurl!" and networks like MTV and personalities like Charles Gibson.
NY Times is so dimwitted it staggers the Imagination for yrs
September 13, 2008 - 11:40 ET by JayTeeAs they say in Russia . . . Tough Shitski NYT.....
You don't OWN Americans, you don't own the talking points, you OWN a shrinking News Rag . . . out of touch with the 90% of the Population that lives outside of NY.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
"Dimwitted and in need of a chaperone"
September 13, 2008 - 11:51 ET by JnobleThat's a misprint on a similar sounding name, he meant to say "Pelosi" the whole time
Ooooh Obama is going to be
September 13, 2008 - 13:56 ET by bigtimerOoooh Obama is going to be hitting back eh...
Well.... here is what I imagine Sarah might say.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
OBAMA VS. NADER
September 13, 2008 - 17:46 ET by john5750GOV. PALIN HAS MORE EXPERIENCE THAN, HAS MORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAN, AND HAS BETTER JUDGEMENT THAN OBAMA.
SHE'S RUNNING FOR VP. HE IS DELUSIONAL AND PROVES IT BY RUNNING FOR PREZ.
EVEN RALPH NADER IS A BETTER CANDIDATE THAN THE PUNK FROM CHICAGO.
McCAIN-PALIN 2008 and HILLARY-ANYBODY 2012