The AP is suddenly alarmed that no one is "running Alaska" while Palin is out on the stump with John McCain, so much so that they've published a piece wondering if Alaska is about to sink into the icy grip of the Alaskan tundra, or something, because Palin isn't there. One wonders if the AP is all upset that no one is in Congress representing certain districts of Illinois or Delaware with Obama and Biden roaming the countryside instead of sitting in the Senate? One wonders if the AP has even noticed that Obama has spent less than 200 days in the Senate since he took his seat in that august body in 2005? Talk about rudderless! Talk about short-shrifting the representation of constituents!
The AP is all about the wringing of hands because Palin has been absent from the Alaska governor's office for the last three weeks. I guess the AP isn't aware that Alaska has a Lt. Governor? But, let's face it, the AP doesn't care about Alaska at all because this article is only a thinly disguised excuse to slam Palin for not running to the press to fawn over them and cater to their every need.
Most of this piece is centered on the way McCain and Palin are trying to control the Palin message, as opposed to any real worry that Alaska is running rudderless. In fact, this AP smear piece is a bait and switch, not really about what it seems to be about.
The AP even basically starts out with a lie:
The McCain campaign is speaking for the Alaska state government these days, especially when it wants to ensure that nothing embarrassing about Gov. Sarah Palin emerges before Election Day.
This is simply untrue. The McCain campaign is NOT "speaking for the Alaska state government." Heading off Democrat dirty tricks in Alaska and responding to media distortions in the rest of the country does not equate to "speaking for" the Alaska state government.
The Alaska governor's office told AP that there are no major policy decisions pending and that the guv's staff is engaged in writing up next year's budget. They also assure AP that they have been in contact with Palin when need be.
So, in the final analysis, there has been no crisis in leadership in Alaska over the last three weeks. It isn't like she's been on the stump since 2004 like some other politicians that has left his post for months and months on end!
I also wonder if the Associated Press has ever written a story on any other presidential candidate who was running for president as a sitting governor? Did they worry that New Mexico was falling apart without Bill Richardson at the helm while he was running for the Democratic nod? Did they wonder if Arkansas was about to go sink beneath the waves while Bill Clinton cruised the country for... well, I guess for votes, but for "other" things, as well?
I would be surprised if they had.
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but Mccain
September 26, 2008 - 06:30 ET by sawing battais wrong for going back to DC to do his job. (?)
did you feel the same way about Gov. Clinton leaving Arkansas all by its lonesome?
Don't forget all those
September 26, 2008 - 06:37 ET by ThisnThatDon't forget all those times where President Bush was at his ranch or something, and not back in D.C. where he could control the crisis of the day. But yeah, let McCain do that, and he's "interfering". The AP/MSM is simply in the tank, and they still believe their two-faced approach is invisible.
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Hmmm, so Palin is
September 26, 2008 - 06:42 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsHmmm, so Palin is performing a job that is vital but she isn't qualified to be Vice President and Obama has a job which is unimportant and that qualifies him to be President.
I guess that's what Affirmative Action gives us.
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bingo
September 26, 2008 - 06:54 ET by sawing battanice perspective. thanks for posting...
have you all seen tony blankley's article....?
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/24/media-chronicles/
"Barack Hussein Obama" =
September 26, 2008 - 06:45 ET by HockeyKid"Barack Hussein Obama" = "Bob's Marihuana Cakes"
"Joe Biden" = "I need job"
Is there ANYTHING that
September 26, 2008 - 06:51 ET by danybhoyIs there ANYTHING that McCain or Palin could do without being 100% wrong? These 2 don't have a chance with anyone in the MSM, wrong, wrong, wrong.
Note to McCain...THE MSM HATES YOUR GUTS...THEY HATED YOUR GUTS WHEN THEY WERE BEING NICE TO YOU OVER THE YEARS, BECAUSE, & ONLY BECAUSE YOU WOULD POKE CONSERVATIVES IN THE EYE EVERY SO OFTEN...YOU ARE NOW THE ENEMY TO THEM, TREAT THEM AS SUCH FROM NOW ON...
Note to Palin...the MSM has hated your guts from the start, let McCain know what has taken you an hour to understand, DO NOT TRUST THE MSM...they are the enemy, they are trying to get Obama elected, & if they fail at that, they will undermine EVERYTHING you will ever try to acomplish...just ask President Bush. He has tried to be nice, & he has been pissed on almost every time.
You have been warned...
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
The downfall of the
September 26, 2008 - 06:58 ET by Hunter12The downfall of the republican party was when the started catering to the wishes of the press, thinking they too could be idolized. They need to get back to the core beliefs of America and forget about good press.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
DRIVE BY MEDIA...
September 26, 2008 - 06:54 ET by danybhoyOopps,
Double post...I meant what I said!
She multi-tasking, like
September 26, 2008 - 06:55 ET by Hunter12She multi-tasking, like Barack. Being from Illinois, I'd just as soon all the clowns the state has elected over the last few years be added to the cast of Lost. Dick Durbin could hunt for Nazis on the island, as he sees them at every turn when he is observing the military. Guv Rod could see if he could find his hero Elvis. And Barack would fit right into the whole heaven and hell metaphor as the savior. Maybe Illinois could get back on her feet with these libs all gone. As I've said before, if you want to see what happens to a major economy when libs get full control and start trying to give everything away to the "needy", just take a look at us. The governor is trying to corral about 1/2 billion dollars to start an insurnace program for people making less than $80,000 per year. Meanwhile, there are pharmacies, dentists, hospitals, and doctors going broke because they've given services to the people already on the dole rolls and the state doesn't pay. In the meantime, these businesses are paying for utilities, rent, staff, and supplies just like they were seeing paying customers.
I use the term "needy" becasue I'm in a position to know who some of the people on the rolls are. You see them in the grocery store buying T-Bones with their food cards and at the liquor stores and bars buying cigarettes and booze with cash.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Hunter, don't forget.......
September 26, 2008 - 07:54 ET by TheBigBThese good "needy" folks are driving up in their 1-2 year old car, wearing a Starter jacket of their favorite team and $150 Nike shoes, texting their friends on their VCast phone. Oh, I almost forgot about all the "tats" they have over their bodies.
Don't expect a liberal to be logical and consistent.
September 26, 2008 - 07:04 ET by Blogger Guy00001Liberals say that Palin is incompetent. So if she's incompetent, they shouldn't care if she is running Alaska.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Liberals know that Obama has not been doing his job as senator. They should point the finger at Obama for being away from his post. They won't, because Obama is the Messiah.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Dole Resigned
September 26, 2008 - 07:42 ET by allanfThe press forced Bob Dole to resign from the Senate in 1996 when he ran for President against Clinton.
Dole made a mistake giving up his Senate seat. He should have said he would resign from the Senate only if Clinton resigned the Presidency to run for President.
I would not put it past the press to pressure McCain to resign fromt he Senzte and not Obama. The answer is the same. Let Obama and Biden give up their seats and we will consider it.
Obama should have a long
September 26, 2008 - 07:57 ET by motherbeltObama should have a long time ago.
He wouldn't even stop running around long enough to help out with the bailout discussions and planning. How's that for an admission that they don't need him?
"If I can be helpfule' Oh please. Just do your damn job! I think he didn't want to be there because then he would have to have a vote on the record. He wouldn't be able to fudge about what he would have done.
The funny thing was even when he said he wasn't going back, he laid out a 5-point plan for what he said needed to be done. Giving instructions from afar! And saying if they couldn't handle it and needed him, then he would go! Talk about arrogance!
Absolutely true! And did
September 26, 2008 - 08:30 ET by SeashellAbsolutely true! And did you see how uncomfortable he appeared while sitting with the President and others yesterday. Like he didn't want to be there at all!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but.....
September 26, 2008 - 07:56 ET by TheBigBIsn't Alaska supposed to be just some podunk backwater state that anyone could govern in their sleep, as the MSM described to us when Sarah was selected as VP?
If some people were any more stupid we'd have to water them twice a week.
unbelievable
September 26, 2008 - 08:36 ET by MissIndependentAnymore, I just shake my head and laugh. It is beyond ridiculous. I swear, I think mainstream America is on a tv show where everything around them is manipulated just to see the reaction... (kinda like the Truman Show)
Nitpicking
September 26, 2008 - 08:39 ET by OBQuietYou state:
One wonders if the AP is all upset that no one is in Congress
representing certain districts of Illinois or Delaware with Obama and
Biden roaming the countryside instead of sitting in the Senate?
Sorry, Senators represent the entire state unlike members of the House. So all the folks in IL and CT still have representation, just half as much.
Not to mention, how hard
September 26, 2008 - 08:44 ET by air conservativeNot to mention, how hard could it possibly be to keep Alaska up and running? The media needs to think.
Never an issue with a
September 26, 2008 - 09:13 ET by Alpedhuez55Never an issue with a Democratic Governor running for President. I do not remember hearing that once with Clinton or Dukakis. Massachusetts was falling apart when the Duke running, but they were too busy touting the Massachusetts Miracle. Then right after the election, the true story came out and the state needed to recover from budget deficits and economic problems.
Now they are attacking McCain for now walking and chewing gum on one side of their mouth, and trashing Palin for doing so with the other.
"I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form."
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You know
September 26, 2008 - 09:17 ET by 10ksnookerSomeone could actually show up at his paid Senate job ... anyone have a photo of Obama on the Senate floor debating. Oops, you probably guessed why that never happened.
err, ahh, uhhh, let me think.
Another great piece,
September 26, 2008 - 10:04 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnother great piece, Warner.
Ten bonus points awarded for the use of the term short-shrifting.
I always
September 26, 2008 - 19:21 ET by Warner Todd HustonI always liked short-shrifting. I don't know if its regional, Midwestern, whatever. But you sure don't see it much.
Return on Investment
September 26, 2008 - 10:43 ET by Tom1969caU.S. Senator - annual salary (2005) = $162,100
U.S. Senator - annual salary (2008) = $169,300
Approximate total "earned" by Senator Obama: $663,800
Days present in Senate (as of May 5, 2008): 143
Hours worked (assuming an 8 hour day like the rest of us): 1,144
Senator Obama's hourly wage: $580.25
Nice work, if you can get it...
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"There are some who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those who use their careers to promote change."
--Sarah Palin
Yeah, add in the bennies and
September 26, 2008 - 11:56 ET by SickofLibsYeah, add in the bennies and it's closer to $800/hr.
Right around what a decent corporate lawyer bills. Except you don't actually have to do anything.
So, what you're really saying is...
September 26, 2008 - 22:09 ET by Tom1969caSo, I guess having a real job is sort of like being a U.S. Senator - except that in a real job you actually have responsibilities ... ;-)
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"There are some who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those who use their careers to promote change."
--Sarah Palin
I thought these people were
September 26, 2008 - 13:11 ET by ckc1227I thought these people were supposed to be able to "walk and chew gum at the same time"? Now it's not possible to do 2 things at once. Interesting...
Was there any doubt
September 26, 2008 - 18:07 ET by Jack HermanThat this type of commentary would come up? Granted, Gov Palin is far more valuable to the state of Alaska than Sen. Barry is to the state of Illinois or the United States.
Obama is more valuable to the US when he is out of Washington. Maybe Pelosi, Ried, Frank, Schumer and the remaining idiot libs need to hit the road.
Sen Obama, "a high functioning Marxist socialist".