Yesterday on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker magazine, was a guest. The topic turned to Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin:
LIZZA: Right, there are people who have views on abortion but they don’t vote on the abortion issue, right. Can I just say one thing on what you just asked Perry about? To me, this is the elephant in the room about Sarah Palin. I think there is a little reluctance from folks in the press to just say what is on everyone’s mind. That is do people feel comfortable with this woman serving as president at a time when we’re at war in two countries, when she’s been mayor of Alaska, one of the smallest state in America by population?MATTHEWS: Has made one trip overseas in her life.
LIZZA: I think a lot of the press corps is a little bit reluctant to go there and to be honest about that, because, frankly, the McCain campaign has been very good at pushing back and working the refs on this issue.
There's a little reluctance from folks in the press to just say what is on everyone’s mind? Sure there is. That's why, as pointed out by Brad Wilmouth on NewsBusters, Newsweek's Howard Fineman claims that "Sarah Palin makes Barack Obama look like John Adams." And the New York Times's Maureen Dowd whined that Palin "has never even been on 'Meet the Press.'" Over at the Washington Post's PostGlobal, "a conversation on global issues with David Ignatius and Fareed Zakaria," an opinion piece on Palin today begins:
The selection of another incurious, ill-schooled politician with no foreign policy judgment and a simplistic "the military can solve everything" view of foreign policy will continue the dramatic slide of the U.S.'s global influence. It will also dig us much deeper into a foreign policy hole that has already brought us to an international situation more dangerous than the darkest days of the Cold War.
I have little reluctance in pointing out that Lizza is profoundly wrong, and anyone paying the least bit of attention must realize that.
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wait...
September 10, 2008 - 15:21 ET by candanceShe's been the mayor of Alaska?
Mayor of Alaska
September 10, 2008 - 15:24 ET by Mike BatesYep, it's one of the smallest state, don't you know.
So much smaller than the
September 10, 2008 - 15:35 ET by Mike SSo much smaller than the huge states of Vermont and Delaware. That's why nobody in the media said the same things about Howard Dean or Joe Biden (who, by the way, were running for PRESIDENT, not Vice President.)
Alaska Wikipedia was vandalized
September 10, 2008 - 17:42 ET by ThisnThatAlaska: Pop - 663,661, Size - 570,380 sq mi, nearly 300 times larger than Delaware
Delaware: Pop - 853,476, Size - 1,954 sq mi
Vermont: Pop - 608,827, Size - 9,250 sq mi
I noticed that Wikipedia had to ban all updates to its Alaska page because of vandalism. I wonder if Repubs or Dims did this? I also notice that Delaware has no restrictions on its content editing.
This is just another small example of how vicious and immature the Dims are.
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Petty
September 10, 2008 - 20:33 ET by Mike BatesThis is just another small example of how vicious and immature the Dims are.
Not to mention petty.
the dramatic slide of the
September 10, 2008 - 15:37 ET by Free Thinkerthe dramatic slide of the U.S.'s global influence
This is code for "the socialists of old Europe hate it that we are still the greatest country on the planet"
Ohhhh the McCain camp working the ref's
September 10, 2008 - 15:39 ET by Lame CherryThis is absolutely the most delicious of slips by Lizza in it is showing that John McCain is getting a handle on the rabid dogs of the press. How lovely with Matthew's defanged and Olbermann declawed by Hillary Clinton in their attacks on her, that the rest of the press in their juvenile tantrums are finally feeling the heat.
Thee only thing which is keeping Barack Obama now from sinking are the press and if one notices they are noticing the bubbling waters have an under tow about to suck them down with the bad ship Obama.
The press is starting to look around, at least the ones with any brains and are noting that being exposed as sexist, women hating, baby beating bigots is leaving a bad taste in their bosses mouths.
They really don't care about what America thinks, but democrats and Hillary need the fossil media for 2010 and 2012 elections to have a chance.
Hillary is on the scene in this and we are very close to the day when Obama is going to be cut loose for an implosive disaster wiping out the last vestage of Obama minorities, Kennedy patricians and Gore gonzo green heads which in Hillary terms means a clear field for her and absolute vengeance on all those who attacked her.
Hillary took all your names you gumbies in the press and she is going to make your lives and the lives of your political flunkies hell from this point on.
Quite amusing that Harry Smith, Olbermann, Matthews, Brokaw, Klein, Williams only salvation for their careers now is John McCain being elected twice and Sarah Palin following up to the time when Hillary is too old to run.
Sarah Palin is their only protection, because Hillary got Matthews tanked for his attacks on her.........what is she going to do when she does get power.
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Many in the media
September 10, 2008 - 15:40 ET by docbremember the vinditiveness of the clintons and reports from Alaska say that she, 'the running mate', has the same character flaw...
The ticket is a sham,,,
We must press them on his 'WET START' that cost a hundred lives on the USS Forrestal and the character of his KEATING 5 connection, his denigation of women including his wife, his NON SUPPORT of VETERANS, her troopergate, he son who choose the miltiary over jail for drug charges, her stupid airplane ride with a special needs child in the birth canal, creationism and govenrance, book banning attempt, the loss of how much $$$ when the plane did not sell on Ebay, the changing of job description for the chef- to make them the 'cook for the children'--she did not fire them, shooting animals out of an airplane, etc!!!!
We need a better class of
September 10, 2008 - 15:48 ET by Dan The Man 2We need a better class of Troll h/t Blonde.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Better class of troll
September 10, 2008 - 15:56 ET by Mike BatesWe need a better class of Troll h/t Blonde.
Indeed. Some of 'em around here wouldn't even make it on the Democratic Underground.
Doo de doo, di dee doo dah
September 10, 2008 - 15:49 ET by SickofLibsDo you have a melody I can sing that along to?
Once again, the pharmaceutical samples ARE FOR THE PATIENTS!
stop it doc
September 10, 2008 - 15:50 ET by candanceThat story was debunked this morning right here on NB yet you still keep pushing it regardless.
Stop spreading lies about McCain.
You can't possible be this stupid
September 10, 2008 - 15:51 ET by CobraMan"We must press them on his 'WET START' that cost a hundred lives on the USS Forrestal"
You can't possibly be this stupid. There's no such thing as a 'WET START' for a jet turbine engine as a "wet-start" can only occur in PISTON engines when you prime them. Jet turbine engines are never primed. Get a clue, will ya?
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Trust me....docb is this stupid
September 10, 2008 - 16:00 ET by BlondeAnd I offered to sell her a clue earlier, cheap.
But she can't count to five.
Alas....we need a better class of troll, here.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Her, Blonde?
September 10, 2008 - 16:06 ET by Mike BatesAnd I offered to sell her a clue earlier, cheap.
Her? I didn't know girls had time to waste trolling away. Thought that was a guy thing.
I'm sorry to shock you Mike
September 10, 2008 - 16:14 ET by BlondeBut there are an awful lot of idiot women walking this earth.
docb is one of them....she apparently was a single mom!
Shocking, huh? I meant my first sentence, BTW.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Shock, Blonde
September 10, 2008 - 20:36 ET by Mike BatesBut there are an awful lot of idiot women walking this earth.
And here I thought I had 'em all listed in my little black book. . .
I wonder wher she's getting her information
September 10, 2008 - 16:16 ET by CobraManI wonder where she's getting her information, from her comatose patients?
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Sarah is a great shot!
September 10, 2008 - 16:17 ET by CobraMan"shooting animals out of an airplane"
She's shooting at running animals from within a moving aircraft and actually hitting them? Man, Sarah is a great shot! I wonder how Obama would stack up against her? After all, he IS the one who said he'd get bin Laden if we had him "in our sights." Perhaps they should have a little friendly shooting match. I'm sure Sarah would be happy to invite him to Alaska so he can display his marksmanship abilities to the American people.
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Cobra... Now that I would
September 10, 2008 - 16:30 ET by bigtimerCobra...
Now that I would love to see....
....Pull!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
This match brought to you by Diebold
September 10, 2008 - 16:57 ET by CobraManObama would insist that the traps and clay pigeons are NOT manufactured by Diebold.
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
State of Confusion
September 10, 2008 - 15:42 ET by CobraManRyan Lizza seems to be in a perpetual State of Confusion, as is Matthews.
First he asserts that Sarah Palin is running for president ("That is do people feel comfortable with this woman serving as president at a time when we’re at war in two countries") then he calls Sarah the Mayor of Alaska ("she’s been mayor of Alaska") and this occurs in the same statement! How dumb can Lizza be?
Matthews, of course, is oblivious these mistakes and allows that statement to go unchallenged.
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
The mayor of
September 10, 2008 - 17:03 ET by ConservativeRexThe mayor of Alaska.....must be in one of the different 57 states. The military can solve all our foreign policy problems. And I'm glad she has only made one overseas trip. because it was an important one. She visted her troops in Kuwait and she actually did take time to visit our wounded troops in Germany. I suppose she thought that was a better idea than a pick-up basketball game in a gym the taxpayers paid for you effen rats!
So all in all Sarah Palin is much more qualified than any of the dems on their ticket, and she's the vice- presidential candidate! Boy-o-boy these crybaby libs are in an UPROAR! I love it!!!
Oh, the intellectual elitists and their fear mongering..
September 10, 2008 - 18:50 ET by Gary HallOh, the intellectual elitists and their fear mongering..
Really? I'm glad I have a memory:
Sorry, just had to leave you with that word, "easing." (;~/ gary