The New York Daily News is demonstrating that PDA's (Palin Derangement Awards) just never go out of style - celebrating yet another triumph in liberal media condescension by judging Sarah Palin to be one of 2009's worst celebrity parents. Palin shares the limelight with the selfless and humble parents of the balloon boy, David Hasselhoff, the Pez dispenser emulating Octomom, and Courtney Love.
Having recently secured Politifact's ‘Lie of the Year', in which one is seemingly bestowed the honor of liar simply for pointing out obvious questions involving a so-called ‘death panel' known as the Independent Medicare Advisory Board - (In other words, ‘Lie of the Year' translates to ‘Questions We'd Rather You Didn't Ask') - Palin finds herself with little time to celebrate.
So, in a quick turnaround from the high that is winning a prestigious award from a non-fact-checking fact-checking Web site, Palin finds herself having to hastily accept the honor of Worst Celebrity Parent.
And what does the New York Daily News base this label on? A quote from the attention deprived Levi Johnston, who once claimed in a Vanity Fair interview that Palin referred to her baby Trig as being ‘the retarded baby'.
The Daily News recalls Johnston's remarks...
"Sarah would call Trig 'my little Down's baby ...,'" Johnston said. "She would come over and sometimes say, playing around, 'No, I don't want the retarded baby - I want the other one,' and pick up Tripp [Bristol and Johnston's son]."
Palin denied the claim, saying, "We ... are appalled at the inflammatory statements being made or implied."
Ignore for a moment the credibility factor covered by the Anchorage Daily News.
Ignore for a moment that Maggie Rodriguez, who's CBS Early Show had a month's long fascination with Johnston this past fall, found herself very skeptical of these claims. In her interview (emphasis mine), she asked him if he can ‘understand why that's really hard to believe that a mother would say that?'
Ignore for a moment her co-host Harry Smith asking, "Because you've met him, you've interviewed him. Does he seem like - seem credible to you?" To which Rodriguez simply replied, "I don't know. How could I possibly answer that?"
Okay, on second thought, don't ignore those at all...
What is difficult to ignore from the Vanity Fair article are some statements from Johnston which are, shall we say, lies of the year.
In the aforementioned Daily News excerpt, there is mention that the Palin's didn't do much in the way of cooking.
"Johnston also claimed that neither Palin nor her husband, Todd, did much cooking, and that the kids cooked, cleaned and did the laundry."
Levi had apparently forgotten an Esquire article in which he receives a marinating lesson from Palin:
Sarah "pulls a roast out of the refrigerator and calls Levi over and starts showing him how to marinate it. "Now, Levi, look, I'm gonna put this stuff in here..."
And
Sarah turns and looks back over her shoulder at Levi, who's peering uncertainly into the oven. "Is it cooking, Levi?" she asks.
Not to mention the interview with Greta Van Susteren which aired nationally, showing Palin's penchant for cooking.
Daniel Terrapin of the Web site Conservatives4Palin has a fantastic piece debunking several of the tall tales coming from the gaping black hole of misinformation known as Levi Johnston's mouth. Among the Levi lies uncovered are:
- An alleged scheme in which Palin made statements about potentially adopting Bristol's baby.
- An interview with Larry King in which he claims to have voted for Sarah Palin, but was never registered in time.
- Claims that Sarah Plain isn't the outdoorswoman she'd like people to believe, accompanied by several pictures and videos of the former Alaska governor hunting and fishing.
So what we have here is Ricky Hollywood, model for Playgirl, begging for a few extra minutes of fame like a desperate reality TV star, and fabricating blatant lies about Sarah Palin at every turn. All of which was apparently enough for the Daily News to smear Palin with another PDA.
Oh, and by the way, Levi is a parent.
Worst celebrity parent indeed. The Daily News just happened to pick the wrong one.
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"The retarded baby"?
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 22:57 ET by Vivaldi5If Sarah Palin ever said anything like that--which is highly dubious at best--, chances are she was referring to Levi, not Trig.
A nightmare
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:01 ET by allanfLevi - not Trig -- is a mother's worst nightmare.
I don't know -- have you seen his mother?
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:22 ET by GalvanicWasn't she arrested for selling drugs or crystal-meth?
His whole family appears to be a mother's nightmare.
If Levi Johnston.....................
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 12:08 ET by Patriot IIreferred to "the retarded baby"......he was obviously talking about himself! This punk is riding his 15 minutes of fame as high as it will go.......the fall is gonna hurt stupid!!!
Yeah, he is done...
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 14:18 ET by unkeeafThe MSM have used this idiot up and they will soon spit him out. Based on his Playgirl spread and questionable morals, I wouldn't be surprised to see him jump into the porn business.
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Congrats NY Daily News!
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 06:37 ET by Ashley jean beanNY Daily News has been awarded the worst News/B.S. source of the Year!!!
It's amazing how a dubious
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:12 ET by Free StinkerIt's amazing how a dubious source, such as Levi ,can be used, if Palin needs to be attacked. But even if you have audio of Liberal Bill Clinton, admitting that he missed a chance to get Bin Laden, the MSM doesn't consider that reliable.
خال
Nothing like quoting a dead-end loser with a grudge . . .
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:20 ET by GalvanicMore credibility drain from the MSM.
Mother Superior
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:23 ET by miss911ninjaA lot of the hate directed at Sarah comes from women who aborted Downs babies, and now feel guilty. And anyone who thinks he shouldn't have been born feels only disdain. But with all the love and stimulation he's getting, which wouldn't have happened in the old days of institutionalization, Trig will probably be very high functioning and live a happy life. Sarah gets my vote for Mother Of The Year!
Well,
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:36 ET by Mikey1015Since Levi Johnston said it then it MUST be true! I mean why should we ever question little ol' Levi's credibility?
I was fisted by Kevin Jennings and all I got was this lousy T-shirt!
omg...
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:43 ET by michiganruthI love your tagline! are they available in a Women's medium navy blue?
I don't think I've ever seen anyone as personally despised as much as the Left despises Sarah. as for Levi, he shouldn't even have had 15 minutes of fame, but surely even that was up long ago...can't he just go away?
"can't he just go away?"
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:46 ET by MightyMouthI know some people who know some people... yes it could happen. </just kidding>
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
Can't he just go away? I
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 08:10 ET by motherbeltCan't he just go away?
I don't even care if he goes away mad....I'm sur no one else does either.
When it comes to the MSM and
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 01:33 ET by bse5150When it comes to the MSM and Sarah Palin, their fury reveals their fear.
Johnston is this year's Cindy Sheehan
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 09:22 ET by GalvanicLevi Johnston is just another trained animal act in the MSM circus. He knows he will continue to be rewarded if he performs to his master's satisfaction, and that when he ceases to entertain, the act is over.
So, his claims get more and more outlandish, and the Palin-haters give him a stage to perform on yet one more time.
And just as Sheehan turned on Obama and Pelosi for not ending the Iraq war (At least she's more consistent than they), don't be surprised if Johnston ultimately turns on the MSM when they cease to stick him in front of a camera, and charges the MSM with scripting his lies for him.
By the way, has the MSM ever asked him how much he pays in child support? Isn't Johnston a deadbeat dad?
Johnston ought to earn the Worst Celebrity Parent.
Camp Crawford
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 15:03 ET by miss911ninjaIsn't it funny how when Cindy Sheehan began protesting against Obama, the MSM ignored it? She was even protesting in Martha's Vineyard when B.O. was vacationing there, but somehow the MSM's cameras missed her! Unlike her days in the limelight when she was camped out in Crawford.
The moment Sheehan turned on Obama and Pelosi . . .
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 22:54 ET by Galvanic. . . the Dems not only dropped her, but their bloggers savaged her with personal attacks.
And the MSM was no longer interested in Camp Casey or Code Pink.
Sheehan and company came and went in classic "useful idiot" fashion.
Well, when you consider...
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:43 ET by stage9the fact that a liberal's idea of a family is cohabitation without consummation or is two homosexuals raising an adoptive child, then it's not so insulting to be labelled the worst parent by them.
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
Who cares what
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:50 ET by gailannrthe ny daily news thinks?
Sarah, Todd and your wonderful, precious family. We love you and thank you for your courage and unselfishness when it came to standing up for our country. You will never know all the lives you have touched. Bless each and everyone of your children and grandchildren, parents and extended family now and forever. When I think of Reagan's "Shining City on a Hill," I like to think that the part you have played in this country's history is one of those bright, shining lights for all to see. If you happen to read this Sarah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Sarah's next award
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:56 ET by cajun2If she keeps this up, her next award will be the Nobel Peace Prize.
Cajun
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 23:58 ET by BlondeYou keep your head down with that stormy weather, my friend.
A Merry Christmas to you and yours. Happy Motoring in 2010, and may we dump our Critter(s), each and every one.
You Lie!
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:06 ET by Rusty WeissShe's far too accomplished for Nobel consideration...
Rusty
Good to know that Sarah
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:01 ET by Dan The Man 2Good to know that Sarah Palin is still a viable canditate that scares the willies out of the left.
Actions Speak Louder than Drivel
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:11 ET by chuckkObviously, Gov. Palin loves her baby and all of her children and husband. Must make the left wing SICK that she didn't have an abortion and send her family to some "nanny" while she governed Alaskans lightly, respectful of their liberties. Must make them HEARTSICK that she didn't attend Harvard Law School or "work her way up" through the political system. I'm a gay man, and I am ASHAMED that Andrew Sullivan and his ilk have a nauseating obsession with destroying this interesting, original lady, who held her own in the '08 campaign, despite every smear tactic and snarky sarsastic dig they could level at her. Even though she is now completely a private citizen, they are obsessed with her, they dream about her, they fear her. She has something that Chris Matthews, Norah O'Donnell, and the rest of the Potomac chatterers never will - a GUT CONVICTION about what's right for America. GODSPEED, SARAH PALIN!!!
Who cares what
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:46 ET by gailannrthe ny daily news thinks?
Sarah, Todd and your wonderful, precious family. We love you and thank you for your courage and unselfishness when it came to standing up for our country. You will never know all the lives you have touched. Bless each and everyone of your children and grandchildren, parents and extended family now and forever. When I think of Reagan's "Shining City on a Hill," I like to think that the part you have played in this country's history is one of those bright, shining lights for all to see. If you happen to read this Sarah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Sorry everyone, I tried and tried to delete this dupicate and couldn't do it. Oh well great double exposure for Sarah!
→ Worst Parent?
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:27 ET by Cool ArrowWho was it that confided to 300 million people that he didn't want his pre-teen daughter "punished with a baby"?
Gosh, I just can't remember.
PDS
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 00:44 ET by TjexciteIt is still hard to believe how much they (the left) hate her. On their scale of evil, Sarah must be right up there one notch lower than Lucifer himself. Even Hitler is still better than Palin to (the left) which is mind boggling.
GOP House all the way
Actually, Lucifer is one of the left's ultimate heroes ...
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 07:51 ET by Jayke... Chris Matthew's a self avowed leftist claims Saul Alinsky as one of his heroes. Saul Alinsky dedicated his infamous book on rebellion to Lucifer. I believe many of them secretely admire Hitler as well. Look at the way they behave. Throwing tantrums. Creating false national "enemies" via blatant lies and propaganda. If it walks like a duck...
Seems like anything that starts with NY...
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 01:13 ET by MightyMouthleads to a slimeball attack on a conservative. I will have you know you dumbasses in NY that President George W. Bush got justice and payback for your asses. So please STFU!
BTW the video is wonderful!
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
mm
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 10:13 ET by jacktheripperNOT ALL OF US ARE DUMBASSES... just the city folk
Proud HillBilly from NNY
city folk
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 20:13 ET by RedNeckinaBlueStateHey! not all city folk are dumbasses, just the libs!
Almost right, just backwards
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 01:39 ET by mooseburgerwell, in the upside down world of Levi..
anyhow, it proofs that the worst parent is the other person of the two, Levi since what parent thinks he is a great role model to pose nude in sleezemagazine?
Let Them Keep Slandering Sarah Palin
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 01:45 ET by richb313Let Them Keep Slandering Sarah Palin. It only makes the American People keep her in thier minds. Sarah Palin could be shouting from the rooftops and if the Media had not demonized her so much she would not be as relevant. Everytime she posts on Facebook it is National News and actually has fueled many National Conversations.
I can undertand the attacks as it is the only arrow in thier quiver right now. They really cannot spend too much time on arrguments require any substance because to do that would be addmitting that Sarah has enough intelligence to make the argument worthwhile. Since the MEDIA controlled the NARRATIVE in the election of 2008 they are stuck with it.
Americans are by and large a fair people. Many can be misled. Many can believe in a failed philosophy because they BELIEVE they are on the side of the angels. The more the attacks continue the more Sarah will be respected. We will never change the minds or the opinions of the "True Believers" so it is a complete waste of time to try. We can have influence on the people who really do not have any political philosophy. They are easily moved from side to side and position to postition. The real trick is to learn to control the message and the first way is to never respond to attacks of a personal nature. I know it is tempting but you have already lost when you do this because you are in a defensive position and have to prove a negative.
The way to control the message is exactly what Sarah Palin has been doing and she is doing it without a single media consultant. She is the one setting the debate. She is the one controlling the message. She is also the one who is gaining support daily and that is why she is the one who is the most dangerous. If she ever does run for President she has already learned an encyclopedia worth of knowledge and experience from her last foray.
Like Reagan before her who won the last debate against Jimmy Carter by just being Reagan, "Let Sarah be Sarah" and everything will be fine.
Mind-boggling
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 02:12 ET by awffp1890The liberal media's hatred for this woman boggles my mind. As hard as I try, I just can't understand it. Do they have nothing else they can turn their attention to?
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity. But in simple obedience to duty." - From the barracks at Ft. Benning
Levi Johnston better hope
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 02:24 ET by msh1973Levi Johnston better hope his son never finds out that he profited from his birth. What a scumbag, I hope his 15 minutes of fame is up soon.
How about this?
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 06:08 ET by Jman449Can we split the difference in the two big Sarah Palin hit pieces this week and put Levi's Johnson in front of a death panel? Now, preferably.
If I may include something...
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 07:52 ET by BobAnthonyEVer hear of the phrase "Method To The Madness?" Read up on this from Debbie Schlussel
"One of the glaring ones is her statement in solidarity with a thuggish former drug dealer and pimp who continues to promote drug use
and pimping. He’s no different than Snoop Dogg or Ludacris, but he’s a
White guy. And because he visits the troops, I suppose that makes
this–and his urging of attacks on a judge who bothered to sentence him for one of his many physical attacks–all okay. Yup, in her book, she falls prey to yet another rookie mistake other lesser-than, intellectually-challenged, ignorant Republicans make, falling for Kid Rock a/k/a Bob Ritchie.
On page 300 of the book, Palin wrote:
Translation: I am clueless, so I’ll go ahead and praise a piece
of trash rapper and, since I’m really not that devoted to protecting my
kids while I pursue my selfish ambitions, I’ll let them talk to this
guy who promotes pimping, underage sex (forgot about Bristol, already?),
and illegal drugs. Because, hey, I want to be my kids’ friend, not
their mom. So, I’ll let them consort with America’s most prominent
White purveyor of the Pimp, Drug & Ho culture.
Did Rush Limbaugh really praise this book as one of the best policy books he’s ever read? Come on.
Palin writes that she wanted Kid Rock to do a rally with her, but
the McCain camp actually had the good sense to nix it. Gee, I wonder
why. Apparently, they had the decency to do the background check on him
they failed to do on her.
I could very well substitute the names “50 Cent” or “Snoop Dogg”
into Palin’s sentence, because they all rap about the same stuff, brag
about smoking the same amount of pot and being former drug dealers, and
say they are pimps. Only Kid Rock, though, has a video circulating of
his getting oral sex from groupie fans on the road. Yup, just who ya
want your underage kids talkin’ to on the phone. Uh-huh."
NOW TELL ME, WHO IS WRONG HERE IN THIS NEOCONS? PALIN IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE NEXT NEW WORLD ORDER PUPPET DRIVEN BY THE GLOBALISTS.
The reason the media is corrupt? Two words...OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD!
MOCKINGBIRD - The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA
Scratching my head on this one...
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 09:20 ET by jdripperNot sure what this is supposed to be. I do believe he needs to get some new aluminum foil inside his hat the old lining seems to be running a bit thin.
Jack
"If at age 20 you are a conservative then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are a liberal then you have no brains." Sir Winston Churchill
Anti-Globalists: ACTIVATE NOW!
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 09:47 ET by SickofLibsOr something.
"CO2 is a dangerous gas, if you don't believe go sit in your running vehicle in the garage for a couple of hours." – Poindexter Q. Enak, PhD, 12-16-09
OT: Just noticed your
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 11:13 ET by HockeyKidOT: Just noticed your tagline. Had to go back and read the source--can't BELIEVE I missed that one! Just goes to show you: the ardent supporters of leftism have NO CLUE what they're talking about. I'm surprised you didn't refer Dr. Enak to the famous petition to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) at http://www.dhmo.org .
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Hockeykid, yes, that was one for the ages
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 11:29 ET by SickofLibsThe good professor has been scarce around these parts of late...
Perhaps he is off skiing in Gstaad for the holidays following his presentation in Dopenhagen.
"CO2 is a dangerous gas, if you don't believe go sit in your running vehicle in the garage for a couple of hours." – Poindexter Q. Enak, PhD, 12-16-09
Or joined the crusade
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 11:30 ET by HockeyKidOr joined the crusade against Carbonated DHMO...
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Two words: OPERATION
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 12:12 ET by Jack BauerTwo words: OPERATION NUTJOB
Letterman Wednesday Night
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 12:05 ET by Jonah JohansenI am not a conspiracy theorist but,
I was watching Letterman last night and they had what apparently was an on going bit named something like "Things which are more enjoyable than reading Sarah Palin's Memoir"
It started with a full screen picture of Sarah Palin and was followed by 6 to 8 brief 4 sec clips of some horrific bloody clips from horror grotesque movies, a persons arm is cut off with a spray of blood, another s head explodes, a chest expands then explodes, they are the kind of shots that make a person want to avert or cover their eyes. I then ends with another full screen image of Sarah Palin. Note there was virtually no laughter from the audience and it struck me that the way the piece was put together their was no real attempt at humour. I simply looked like someone wanted to associate in viewers minds images of gross horror with the image of Sarah Palin. The fact that most of the clips invoved sprays of blood and gore is even more troubling because they tend to evoke a more subliminal/unconscious aversion reaction.
It struck me if I wanted to create an unconscious aversion to something what better way than to flash on the screen images of that thing interspersed with horrific images.
If you can get a copy I think you will also be struck by the lack of any attempt at hunour. If the purpose of the piece was to show things which were tiresome or to be avoided, why not show long lines at the airport or any of hundred of lifes annoyances why the use of blood and gore.
Someone could simply say it was just some liberals who wanting to dis Sara Palin's book. It is apparent to me that their was something more sinister going on here. I think there was a serious attempt to influence peoples unconscious reactions and sub-conscious mental associations.
zardoz@dim.com
!?!
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 13:17 ET by srhoadesThat's Levi Johnston in the picture? I thought it was "Dexter".
X
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 13:59 ET by serfer62The vile attacks by Big Media have convinced me...
Gov Palin has gone from an acceptable presidental candidate to "prefferred".
NYC
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 19:20 ET by RedNeckinaBlueStateHey!!! Not everyone in NYC is a knee-jerk left-wing, Obamamesmerized, liberal. Yes, (to paraphrase The U.S. Marines) we are the few and the proud in a cess-pool of socialism.
I love asking the lib women here, why they hate a women that accomplished all that she has on her own merits, as opposed to poor back-stabbed Hillary Clinton (who in retrospect, may have been the lesser of two evils ) who did it in the coat tails of a man.
The answers are always entertaining...heheheheh
Go Sarah!
RedNeckinaBlueState
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 19:28 ET by MrShyFrom one non-lib NY'er to another -- I salute you!! :)
Merry Christmas!!! (and welcome to NB? Never seen your name before...)
Thank You! Been
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 19:40 ET by RedNeckinaBlueStateThank You!
Been reading NB for months. A comment here, a comment there. I am always impressed by the knowledge and apparent education of many of the posters here. Never felt I could add much to the discourse.
A liberal in-law called me a red neck in a blue state, even though I was born and raised in NYC. A label I wear proudly!
I await the tsunami of 2010 that will wash away the pols that do not follow the will of the people!
Amen!
and a Merry Christmas and a Happy NewYear to all!
The jetty and seawall of the
Fri, 12/25/2009 - 17:47 ET by Dan The Man 2The jetty and seawall of the ACORN is gonna stop it.
Palin's
Fri, 12/25/2009 - 02:03 ET by RR GOPPalin's favorability...up.
Palin's book sales...outstanding.
Obama's/Reid's/Pelosi's favorability...down.
Support for the centerpiece Libtard tax and spend program...down.
Huh.
"Under Capitalism, man exploits man. Under Communism it's just the opposite."
"All that Communism needs to make it successful is for someone to feed and clothe it."
Merry
Fri, 12/25/2009 - 11:24 ET by jessieHMerry Christmas! What does the new york daily news know about parenting? Levi Johnston! That nutjob needs to keep quiet, or prove the comment is real. The guy has become famous with the help of liberals & their lies. Someone needs to confront this ass. He has had his 15 min. of fame, now he needs to go away, just like he left his responsibility of being a father. I see the liberals harping about the deadbeat fathers every day on tv. This punk is a deadbeat father in every sense of the word. It proves the liberals are " don't do as I do- do as I say" two-faced, moraly inept, liars.