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Total of 22,409 votes
63.6%
"You betcha," as Sarah would say. News outlets have benefited from picking her apart, but they would not be nearly as critical of a male former candidate.
14,250 votes
35%
Baloney. She’s clearly just seeking publicity and should be subject to tough scrutiny just like any other public figure, regardless of party or gender.
7,840 votes
1.4%
Not sure. It’s the American people who will have to decide what they think of Palin. It’s too early to know if the media has underestimated her or not.
319 votes


She clearly is putting herself out there......if she can't stand the heat, then she should get out of the kitchen! She's out to make a ton of $$... that is so obvious.
Sarah is looking out for Sarah....she's quite the little drama queen....again!
No... she belongs in the kitchen... ;>)
This woman is constantly dishing out the lies and fabrications, and cries like a baby when someone calls her out on it or asks her questions she hasn't rehearsed. She thinks the longer she rambles, the more fooled we will be that she actually has a smart answer in there...somewhere.
So what questions are the media allowed to ask this woman without being accused of being to hard on her??? If "what publications do you read" is too hard for her, what the flip is a "fair" question???
I was going to write something, but forget it - it's not worth getting into Palin again, or Bachmann, or Limbaugh, or Beck, or Lieberman and the many other idiots out there.
MJ, you hit it right on the nail. I agree completely she just left her job without finishing it through. She could care less about her family, she's all about money. I see a very phoney woman, she is a joke and I hope no one buys the book. So, who's watching these kids when she's out and about?
When you choose to run for public office - you become fair game for the news outlets, I didn't see her saying how unfair the treatment was to Scozzafava - and she was part of the "mob" against her.
And a side note - when you pose for a runners magazine with the American Flag draped behind you, that's fair game also Sarah...
Obama is a complete disaster and an embarrassment. Wake-up. He is an inept moron who think we have 57+ states.
This is clearly the Palin derangement syndrome ward, so many dysfunctional minds, so little time.
RUN SARAH RUN.
Please GOD! SARAH JUST RUN ALREADY! I can't wait to see more of you.
Absolutely! RUN, Sarah, RUN! You got the Dems and the liberal media so scared they can't think of anything else to talk about but YOU! It's your time - GO FOR IT! :)
That's a rich comment coming from a liberal crybaby who whines at the smallest little insult spewed at your messiah the Bama!
You liberals are some of the biggest hypocrites to walk this earth. Run Sarah Run....kick LIBERAL A$$!
Yeah, Sarah.....run....umm hmmm. Can't wait to see Obama make toast outta ya just like the rest of us clear thinking Americans are doing right now.
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck- it's a duck. I saw all I needed to see of Sarah Pain-In when I saw that Couric interniew. SO WHAT if Couric asked a wrong question??? SO WHAT. Answer the questions and show some intelligence, Sarah. Instead, you'd rather whine about it later on in a book where you think you can get away with saying whatever revisionist view you want. WE WATCHED WE SAW AND WE WERE NOT AMUSED.
shame on you...you actually admire the media over a working mother who happens to be intelligent and sticks to her ideals...what about you?
She belongs in a zoo with the monkeys, apes and orangutans.
Pennys Mom. She would have used a TelePrompter but Obama has them all in use.
MSNBC - fix the display of the percents mistreated by press - 64.5%
Pennys Mom
"We were not amused"
Are you schizophrenic? The both of you?
I dispise her politics but, yeah, she got shafted by the politicos
The lady is a total bozo - thank God the Republicans lost. The country was a heartbeat away from becoming a political wasteland. Only in a small state like Alaska could she ever have managed to become in any way relevant.
jealous much....afraid of a womna who can do it all.....sad for you
Right On, uber voter. Right on.
Imagine if Sarah had made it into national politics. She's off on a mission representing the US somewhere and someone asks her a question along a line that "she didn't agree to talk about". Imagine. Oy. I shudder to think! We already looked like the dumbest nation on earth putting "W" in office. Dodged a bullet with the the Pain-In one.
If she wasn't capable of handling her own "handlers", how did she imagine she could potentially be Vice President, or, God forbid, President of the United States of America?
Thank you Jen345303! This woman is strictly out for publicity and money...period! She has no more business being in politics than I do. I hope and pray that the Republican party has more sense in 2012 than to even think of nominating her for ANYTHING...let alone President or Vice President. She quit her job as governor after 18 months. What would she do as President when the press really puts her under a microscope? The woman should just go back to Alaska and keep an eye on Russia for us from her front porch!
Good thing the rebiblicans lost. Yeah --that makes sense. Now we are facing collapse and the loss of the constitution. Sound like a plan to me.
The biggest doofus I can think of is Joe " big mouth" Biden. When he released his book the Disassociated Depressed....I mean Associated Press did not put 11 of their reporters on it to disect that book, but then again, he is a good old boy. We need more leaders and less boys!
Even though I don't like her, I do think that in the beginning the media was extremely harsh on her. I don't think they would've done that to a male candidate. As time went on, I think Sarah created and added to the media frenzy on her own. The book is just a petty revenge that only serves her own selfish agenda and doesn't even serve any real purpose for the Republican party. No one would know her if it wasn't for McCain. She'd still be a nobody from Alaska. This book is proof of how immature and inexperienced she is as a political servant.
Why is there always a "but" in these poles? What is the point of asking would Sarah Palin be treated differently by the press if she were a man?
What do you dispise about her politics? I doubt if you can give a legitimate intelligible answer.
Sarah Palin is an idiot. Persons who speak english as a second letter can put sentances together better than Sarah. Her antics have hurt women who seek to go into public life. After Sarah, many women are not taken seriously.
Most of Sarah Palins fans have no clue why they do not like her. Any excuse they can come up with is without merit. The best criticism is name calling. She probably gets under their liberal skins and its an irritant to them. For the short time as governor, her accomplishments as governor over shadow Omama's achievements as commanderin chief of the USA and day Omama manages to be very good at splitting his pants. It's really great to see that she keeps their tongs wagging.
This bimbo should be happy that she is still getting press. Oprah and the rest of the corporate media treat her with kid gloves and yet she still complains. She is an embarassment to all of America. The woman appeals to the most ignorant, kneejerk, knuckle-dragging, reich-wing Repugnicans. You know the type that think Fox is news. People who think that the world is flat because Friedman said so, global warming is a hoax, evolution is "just a theory" and that the 60's were "just wrong" - that's the crowd that Palin plays to. The type that have so little knowledge of world and historical politics that they think that Obama is a socialist. People who believe war is diplomacy. I mean, who would vote for anyone who belongs to a church that thinks the Assembly of God Evangelical freaks are too liberal. Her persona is one of a friendly, dumb, sexy secretary but behind her idiot savant exterior is a shrewd but ignorant, corrupt politician making backdoor deals with big oil & the korporate lobbyists. Think George W Bush in a dress with sexy glasses (yeah, the way Karl Rove envisioned George) and you have Palin. She was the only person the Repugs could find who was a bigger imbecile than the village idiot we had to put up with for 8 years. So go ahead Repugs, nominate her. We'll have a landslide Democratic victory in 2012.
WOW! I'm guessing you prefer something left of center. The next time you speak for America, sign it Obama
Palin only has herselft to blame.
Dont believe this troll poll.
P.S. the last thing I want to see is the one party gov., that you seem to covet. The founding fathers seem to have envisioned a multiparty gov., with power seperated into three branches. When one political party controls two branches completely it's time to fear, be they Rep. or Dem.
BTW. When is MSNBC going to fix the percents on the question? They show Palin as 1.5%^ by truncating the 4 in 64.5%
And just how was she shafted? She is an ignorant backwoods woman who every time she shows herself proves she is not qualified to be president. She is an insult to feminists. Most women want a female candidate they can be proud of, not a laughing stock. She had a tough time getting through colleges that certainly weren't first rate. The Presidency is a very complex job that requires great intellect and judgment. Those qualities are completely lacking in Palin. She wants publicity, and she is getting it. That is not getting shafted. Just because what she presents is not a pretty and smart picture, that's what she is. No wait, in the literal sense she is pretty, but that's not a qualification.
Greta:
You call Palin an "Ignorant backwoods woman." Pretty nasty little characterization. Being governor of a state - and a successful governor at that, is not the job of an "Ignorant backwoods woman." From which perch do you sit to call such an accomplishment so trivial? Bet it doesn't include being a governor, does it?
Perhaps the qualifications of a community organizer are more to your liking, and that is your right. Perhaps voter registration fraud are more to your liking, as well as strong-arm coercion to politicians to get your way (Nelson). Perhaps you believe it better to buy a "Yes" vote by spending 300 million dollars (Landry of Louisiana)......
All in all, I'd rather be a "Backwoods woman" than a coercive browbeater who buys votes at the expense of taxpayers, but that's just me - and millions of other honest, hard-working taxpayers.
BTW, there are multiple millions of people who are buying the books of this "Ignorant backwoods woman," and she is now on FOX news. Now, what are your accomplishments?
She shafted herself.........she hasn't been picked on any more than any other political figure.
she just whines more than all of them combined
MJ, you must be living under a rock. She has been picked on more than any other political figure that I can remember. She had more people investigating her and vetting her than Obama & Biden combined. The name calling by news media and pundits has been out rageous. How many people vetted Obama's book, perhaps if they had we would not be president today. The press went out of their way to support Obama.
What majority? You mean the ten or twelve trolls with 10-15 logins apiece voting it up for her being picked on?
What a friggen idiot. Obama has been untouched by the media even though he has no clue as to what he is doing.
logdump get a new Rx for your glass bellybutton
Imagine if a professional baseball team signed a new guy from the minor leagues and he bombs once he gets to the pros. Wouldn't he get more criticism than a good baseball player? That is what Sarah Palin is like: a minor leaguer trying to play with the big boys. The fact is that the woman is an idiot. The whole "you can see Russia from land in Alaska which counts as foreign policy experience" proves exactly how much mental capacity this woman has: zero. The only reason she is where she is today is because McCain made the biggest mistake of his life when he nominated her. She also likes to respond to criticisms of her, which serves to keep her in the news and make it seem like more is happening to her than really is.
The sooner she fades into obscurity, the better.
I don't think she is too much of an "idiot" or any of those other nasty names peeps call her. Didn't she just release her book? She is to bring in over $5 million for her book. For me that is not chump change. But she should write a thank you to all of the peeps that dumps on her, they helped her become very rich. Oh yeah, I forgot Obama's book just barely topped $4million but whose counting? I am not a Pain fan just indifferent so this is not to defend her. I just wonder why peeps use so much time worrying over this woman. As a "liberal" all should be out working and spreading their wealth with the peeps that do not, will not and probably have never worked.
Didn't one of the Shrub dogs release a book? So she's tied with it, but I would be willing to give odds the dog is smarter..
I don't worry about her, either. I'm just tired of seeing her on TV every night. She needs to take her book money and just go away. Get a radio talk show like her supporter Rusted Limbaugh, so we can ignore her like we do it.
Palin, Limbaugh, Beck, all alike. Stoopid people who think they know everything while all they ever do is "no" everything. Or, as Limbaugh says, "Let us prey".
I believe she has been picked on because she 1. Showed herself to be narcissistic when she accepted the nomination knowing her daughters pregnancy would get attention and embarrass her child 2. made claims in her speeches that were untrue about her accomplishments in Alaska. 3.Likes to use her sexuality to get attention but screams sexism if it isn't to her liking 4. Claims to be a Christian but behaves otherwise in her political life ( name calling Senator Obama, doesn't take responsibility for her words ,actions, failures. )5. and finally there are people in Alaska who witnessed her poor governance, little time spent with her kids, ruthless ambition and petty remarks.
sfcret
Recent reports are that none of Obama's books have been veted by the AP, while they assigned eleven to vet Palin's new book.
I want to hear those on the right actually explain how the media has been unfair to her.
No, you don't. You just want the opportunity to further villainize her.
The reason she takes so much heat from the media is because the left is clearly afraid of her. To them, the left knows she'll be hard to beat in 2012 so they try like hell to try to degrade her. I really think the media has an uphill battle that they cannot win; Palin is too smart, independent and strong.
Palin sure is no holds bared on her talking of others so is she not their fair game too???????
Yeah, Death Panel Palin. She can dish it out......
Palin sure is no holds bared on her talking of others so is she not their fair game too???????
Apparently to her cult members, it's not fair to pick on poor little pop tart. Even though the pop tart talks smack every day. But what do you expect from Republicans. Smack full of hypocripsy
You slam Republicans but when your Obamacare Socialism takes effect, then take a real look at the economy. Obama has done nothing but lie and triple our national debt. Who is going to pay for this? You idiots keep pointing at the rich... guess what, you keep taxing them they leave. Just look at California. Tax them to death to pay for your illegal aliens and what do you have left, but the bloodsuckers in the state. Those who work hard for their money are not going to put up with this ignorant idiot you call president. And those who can afford to leave, will be gone... and they will take their jobs with them. When did a poor man give you a job?
Right on Linda! And so much more!!! History will be the ultimate judge. The press, of course will spin that also.
Very well said Linda.
Linda, I couldn't agree more. However the question is whether or not the MSM has treated Palin unfairly. Look at the Newsweek cover photo. Would they have put a picture of Sec. of State Clinton in her swimsuit on the cover & then asked if that person should be in her current position?? NO. They absolutely would not even though they could find such a picture. Do they run pictures of Michelle Obama in her shorts (on vacation-knowing her pic would be taken) & then imply she is some sort of bimbo. Of course they don't because she is not. Neither is Palin. What is it about this country that a good looking woman can not be taken seriously? Maybe we should stop the name calling & look at our own biases.
Obama has done nothing but lie and triple our national debt
Biggest lie on the web and his so called lies are not lies at all. In the first place every President lays out what he would like to see happen once elected. Most do not get eben a quarter of what they promise passed in their full term let alone the first year. There has to be cooperation in Washington to get bills passed so his agenda can move forward and he is only working with one side of the aisle since the other side is out to lunch. So right wingnuts call his promises lies while in fact there is movement on most of them but fullfillment will take longer on some because of the Washington establishment.
Now the biggest lie in that statement was the tripled the national debt. Some brainiac on Fox news extropolated the data on spending in the early days of the admnistration used 8 years (admitting Obama will be reelected) and came up with that phrase. Here are some real facts
Bush and the republican congress took the national debt from around 5 trillion dollars to clse to 12 trillion! So what the nut who wrote this is saying is in 10-11 months Obama has spent 24 trillion dollars? My my you listen to those right wing talk shows and go make a fool of yourself everytime in public.
Here is another lie that Liberals are big spenders and conservatives save you money.... of that 12 trillion that we are paying 50 billion ayear in interest on guess who is responsible for 70% of it? Reagan BushI and BushII
just a little left of center?
What I believe Linda meant to say was that Obama tripled the national DEFICIT, not debt. When Mr. Bush left office, it was hovering somewhere around $500 billion (that means that for 2008, the amount added to the national debt was 500 billion) which was the highest on record. Now, one year later, with Mr. Obama as President, the National Deficit has tripled said record to 1.4 trillion dollars.
Verify here, or at any news source
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKLKU6OsGZBbUOsiLJkUb2KiMsIA
Bush2 took the national debt from around 3 trillion dollars to around 11 trillion dollars . . . you do the math, that's an average deficit of 1 trillion dollars for each of the 8 years that that bozo was in office . . . the reason that it doesn't show up that way is that W and the boys refused to put the Iraq war spending in the budget . . . but I don't think that means we didn't spend that money . . . go to zfacts.com (national debt graph)
http://zfacts.com/p/318.html
Ms. Sarah is a typical example of white trash, who just happens to be a very good looking woman. She doesn't have the IQ of a turnip and members of her family don't either. Her oldest son was forced to join the service to stay out of jail, her oldest daughter got pregnant by a half-wit, who bragged about never wanting to have any *&^%$ ing children, that is until Bristol's rabbit died. The in=laws have served jail time and the outlaws in this family are just plain old "carnival people".
While this article's topic IS SP...
I will indulge and say that Obama is also putting the cost of the two wars 'on the books' now...unlike the previous administration who didn't report that 'total' to congress at all....
So of that increase in the 'Obama deficit'???...is actually a very LARGE portion of the funding now for those wars...
Ms. Linda, please recall that Cali has a republican gov? I voted for McCain. I stand dead center with leans to the right on some issues and the left on others.
I personally would never vote for Palin. I feel that she is her own worst enemy.
She is scarey to me because she looks like a normal, if overly controlling, person, but if you just listen to her words, she is a rabble-rouser and there is plenty of rabble out there to rouse.
She looks like every tyrannical school marm I ever had, but she spews shrill venom and polluting gas and calls it "writing" and "public speaking." She is nice looking in an "old Barbie" way, but bitterness does not enhance your looks.
McCain made a huge mistake taking her out of the woods and grafting her onto his totem pole. She is NOTwhat America needs to get back "on track." That track is washed out.
She is not worthy of any more words---
we can tell, you've never listened to her, you only heard small pieces of what she has said taken out of context to suit the lamestream media's agenda...
Well said. She is about the scariest politicain I have ever seen. Fortunately it seems the US is moving into modern times and away from the religous fanaticism that plagues third world countires around the globe.
You socialists could not hold a candle next to Sarah. She scares you because he has morals and principals, something you brainwashed dems know nothing about. As to the candle thing, Obumma is gonna make sure that is your only lite source.
Yes religious fanatics like these men.
Samuel Adams
Father of the American Revolution, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
I . . . recommend my Soul to that Almighty Being who gave it, and my body I commit to the dust, relying upon the merits of Jesus Christ for a pardon of all my sins.
Patrick Henry
Governor of Virginia, Patriot
This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.
John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
I John Hancock, . . . being advanced in years and being of perfect mind and memory-thanks be given to God-therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die [Hebrews 9:27], do make and ordain this my last will and testament…Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it: and my body I recommend to the earth . . . nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mercy and power of God. . .
I can give you more Christian spewings from the red neck founders of this country if you wish.
And I can give you Deist spewings from other Founding Fathers-So What?
Yes indeed bluinsight spew, I keep hearing from atheists that the founders were deists but I have never seen any documentation.
Dear uber voter, I guess you must be correct, you are after all the uber voter! And all others should goose step in line to the beating of your drum!
Source: http://relijournal.com/religion/the-connection-with-deism-and-george-washington/
Many Christian preachers tried to make Washington look like a Christian, but truly he wasn’t. Washington belonged to the Anglican Church just like everyone else in Colonial America. Again written in the book Washington and Religion there is a part written by a Presbyterian minister, Arthur B. Bradford, saying, “Often said in my hearing, though very sorrowfully, of course, that while Washington was very deferential to religion and its ceremonies, like nearly all the founders of the Republic, he was not a Christian, but a Deist.” Also his toleration for differing religions was made clear when he wouldn’t allow his Continental Army to celebrate Pope’s Day. He said it was, “ridiculous and childish.”
Washington was firmly a deist and believed in a God who helped his creatures on earth, but he was not a real Christian. Also Washington did his very best in every part of his life so he could be rewarded with providence. Washington is really one of the great examples of deism of our fore fathers. Many people look up to George Washington in the way he lived his life.
Quotes by and about George Washington by those who knew him.
“He was a sincere believer in the Christian faith and a truly devout man.”
{Quote by John Marshall [Revolutionary General, Secretary of State, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice]}
"To the character of hero and patriot, this good man added that of Christian. Although the greatest man upon earth, he disdained not to humble himself before his God and to trust in the mercies of Christ.”
{Quote by Gunning Bedford, signer of the Constitution}
“The name of American, belongs to you…[and] with slight shades of difference, you have the same religion.”
--George Washington in his Farewell Address to the American people, Paragraph 10; September 17, 1796 | photo of farewell address
“What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.”
--George Washington in a speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs May 12, 1779
"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible."
"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors."
"Is it necessary that any one should [ask], “Did General Washington avow himself to be a believer in Christianity?" As well may we question his patriotism, his heroic devotion to his country. His mottos were, "Deeds, not Words"; and, "For God and my Country." {Quote by Nelly Custis-Lewis, Washington's adopted daughter}
http://www.eadshome.com/GeorgeWashington.htm
Yes, there are many people, smart and not so, that believe in mythology. The problem are those that are willing to kill for their brand of mythology over that of another person.
According to Thomas Jefferson, Washington would never brand himself a Christian. He was asked many times, but would avert the question. I don't know if Washington himself was a deist but he was definitely influenced by Deism. Jefferson and Franklin were definitely Deists. Other founders who were influenced by Deism include Paine, Madison and even Adams to some degree. That's not to say that they were not influenced by Christianity also. The problem I have is that the right is rewriting history by claiming that all of our founding fathers were Christian. They were actually free thinking children of the enlightenment but that sounds way too Aquarian for the right.
Palin wants the attention, and especially the money!!! But she's unable to stand ANY mention of her unless it's fawning adoration. Her contention that the Couric interview was to be a "working mom's interview" is HOOEY, almost as ludicrious as Limbaugh's assertion that the book is " one of the most substantive policy books I've read". Is this man on pills, or what? Palin's book should be named " Going Right" as she continues to play to the 20% fringe and rake in the money. Wallace, et al, were correct in labeling her "thoughts" as fiction, me thinks she has trouble separating facts from her "fiction fog". The book has reaffirmed her penchance for back biting, and revenge. Bet those emails will tell us much more about Sarah and her paranoia.
Guzzler,
Yep, Limburger is on pills... and Mala-Moose Barbie is not far behind....
Gas Guzzler, did you read the book or did you read the opinions of others who did or read about it somewhere? Ms. Palin set the record straight in her book and that's fine. What person who writes a best seller doesn't make a lot of money from their book? I don't get it. If I wrote a book I'd hope to make money, wouldn't you? Sarah Palin is just beginning, let's see what she does and talk about it in a year, two or three. Gotta have an open mind though. That's the hard part, huh?
Oh - for the sweet days when I could have said, "Sarah who?". Due to her self-inflicted wounds from her verbal gaffs this airhead from Alaska is a media darling and lemming-leader of the right. Her hypocritical parenting non-style and her seemingly endless well of vapid non-sequiturs lead one to wonder what the future holds for this talentless non-thinking, fairly illiterate bozo from the north. Maybe she'll end up with a radio talk show - now wouldn't THAT be original!? To take her seriously is to lower your IQ by 10 points.
Only 10? I'd say a lot more than that--but then anyone taking her serious probably doesn't have a lot to spare!
lol, at least you have an iq to lower... what iq level do you rank those "who believe stealing from the rich to pay the poor (Obama's followers)" no iq???
isn't it funny, he who promises to rob peter to pay paul, aways has Paul's support....
those were sweet days, that was before the election, we still had a president that actually loved America, and didn't apologize for America every where he went... Imagine that, a President who's Proud of the US, wouldn't that be great...
Who is this really about. Ms. Palin or your need to attack as a way to deflect attention away from the issue. Stick to the question, has Ms. Palin been treated fairly by the media?
Thanks!
@Paul-D: If you think Bushy loved this country - think again. He and his cronies love nothing but money. And the more money in their personal pockets, the better. If Bush loved this country, he would not have gone into Iraq - and we would not have gone into Afghanistan either. He would have done a quick, retaliatory strike on known Al Qaeda strongholds and left it at that. Bush has killed MORE people with his wars to enrichen his buddies than the hijackers did on 9/11.
To your other commentary - I, as a single wage earner, am in the group usually targeted by Obama to pay for everything. And I voted for him. I have no children, I do not use the US postal service - my use of "public" stuff is limited (and also supported by the property tax on my 2 houses). Republicans need to start looking at themselves because they are the genesis of the vast majority of our current troubles. And I say this as a former Republican. I left the party in 1999 when it became a heartless theocracy-themed joke. I'd recommend you leave as well.
SavagePrincess, I also am in the "group" you stated by our President that will pick up the tab for everything. No kids Savage? I have 3 by 2 marriages and my support pays the taxes and mortgage for my exwife and child. The rest of my income barely covers my wife and kids,mortgage and taxes.SavageP, what "public stuff " are you referring too? Meaning,what are you eligible for SavayP? You have a job, a home and income property that you are"supporting" during the worst economic time I have seen in 30 years. I know guys in the Trades( Union Skilled) that have been laid off for over a year,wife,kids,mortgage,etc.. They can't get a Link Card (all the while Social Security is holding their money)at $100 a month! These guys and myself do not see the light at the end of the tunnel that you see? Explain how Robin Hood's idea of robbing from the rich and giving to the poor will last? What Al Qaeda hideouts did you obviously know about that Colin Powell or Bill Clinton did not,that the Army should have attacked? Doesn't matter anyhow, it was all George W. Bush's fault,right? Good thing you decided to bury your head in the sand in '99,don't worry you don't have any kid's and Oprah's got you covered
I find it very interesting that the "leaders" of the old guard Republican Party have not come to her defense. Could it be that she's a flatout embarrassment? I honestly think she's as bad as Dan Quayle was for George Sr. She will hurt the GOP even more, if she doesn't keep her mouth shut.
fenderbluesjr, it's got to work better than the Shrub's steal from the poor to give to the rich plan. He, his daddy and Unca Ronnie all three gave tax breaks to corporations to move jobs, specifically union jobs, overseas. Personally, I think that should be considered treason and get the Shrub and daddy Shrub jail time. But that is why the middle class is shrinking. Unions gave America a middle class and the Repubbies are taking it away.
As for Vlad Drakul's favorite m-Palin, she doesn't think the Repubbies are taking it away fast enough. She's a firm believer in freedon of religion, in that they are free to tell us what to believe and we are free to believe it. There are prisons out there more free than the world she wants.
I may not like her personally, but I could not believe the amount of coverage there was on EVERY news channel after her interview with Oprah, and then WOW after the release of her book... how visibly sarcastic and hostile the "reporting" was. The "fact checking ...wasn't- it was just "yeah, well HE says he never said that"... um, that's NOT fact checking. They might as well have rolled their eyes or spit after every sentence abut her. Yeah, ok, we get it, you unbiased and fair reporters hate the woman's guts. I just don't FEEL that passionately about her. hello? is this weird to anyone else?
If she's not such a big deal and no one likes her- which I think is true- then why are they investing so much time and energy in attacking her...are we SO stupid that we need to be told over and OVER again "no, no, don't listen tot his lady. She's crazy, bad bad." It pisses me off when news putlets beat a dead horse like this one. It's patronizing and assumes that we zombie people will blindly follow their instructions. I can make up my OWN mind about Sarah palin and anyone else- just for gosh sakes I wish someone would start being UNBIASED.
Is there anyone else who is sick of the media trying to force their agendas and opinions down our throats? Someone tell me ONE news place- online or off, that is NOT BIASED, and who just reports the NEWS, minus personal opinion. They have a customer who is looking for them!
Exactly. Having the poor, maligned targets of her book say "Oh yeah?! Nuh-uh!" is not fact-checking. It is a pi$$ing match.
I just read on the Drudge Report site that the AP has assigned eleven reporters to do the fact checking on her book. Now let me ask you...how many of them leftist hypocritial pieces of trash were assigned to do the fact checking on the Bama's book?
You damn right the American Media is collectively in the pockets of our politicians now....I don't trust NONE OF THEM!
lol...what a silly comment. GH sarah is out for the money only, she cares not about anyone but herself. I do not think that the media has been hard on her.
She brought it (bad press) on all by herself and her behavior. She likes conflict, she has no substance. She hyped, and hyped or her handlers did the book on as many tv shows, radio shows, she deserves to fall on her face, She's a hypocrite. She has no credibility at all.
the Book should be called pathetic palin pouts some more, I'm sure they'll be a sequel...
What is it Palin has said or done that makes her a hypocrite?
I think the real question is, when has she told the truth?
Kasey--
Personally I think Palin is so outrageous she is funny. Hilariously funny, so I tune in to what she's up to for laughs in these hard times.
Travelin RN- you ask what has Palin done to make her a hypocrite? Her Daughters pregnancy was a close secret. Bristol moved to Anchorage to be under less scrutiny- then her Mom accepts the nomination and she is exposed nationally. Palin said right after the news got out that the family had a vote ( she just disputed that on Oprah). Second, she claims to be pro military but while as Gov of Alaska, she gave all military contact ( Memorials, deployments etc) to her Lt Gov. She had no interest in what was happening with the military in AK and the soviet fly-bys ( which have been happening for years) but then she claimed this as some of her international experience. She claimed that she "fired the Chef and driver at the Gov Mansion and tried to make it sound like this was for financial benefit of the state, when in actuality, she did not want to live in Juneau and made the state pick up the tab for her living in her own home in Wasilla ( phones, communications etc) Worse of all, she tried to bill the state for her nights at her own home and per diem for meals etc. Fortunately, this was not approved. Please check my facts. I can go on and on about her dealings in Alaska. The greatest joke on Alaska was her quitting and then trying to claim it was better for the state. This was unbelievable horse manure.
considering the source of this article, it is no suprise that he had wrote this. His tax and spend ideas of government is really helping this economy. It's funny though, in this bad economy MSNBC is going under, that's one thing good we can give Obama credit for!
To bad though for all the followers who believe in change, the only change we are getting is that we were employed, now were not.... and no end in sight... other than the lying cheerleaders at MSNBC...
You should be thanking your buddy GW for the bad economy. Less than a year into Obama's presidency, the economy is beginning to recover. Lucky for us, enough voters decided to reject the Republican plan to bankrupt all but the richest Americans. As for Palin, she is still part of the lunatic fringe right and no matter how much money she makes with her book, she will still be on the fringe politically.
LOL, to bad MSNBC has to get Obama's approval before printing there stories... they could have told you what really caused the housing crash and the banking crash.... oh, but there not allowed to, and there not allowed to talk about it since that would mean investigating why Obama sued citi bank as a lawyer for ACORN.... hmmm... Protect the kids, better do some homework if you really want to protect the kids, Obama is going to bankrupt your kids...
Protect, go back and see who started the disasterous loan ideas and when you get to Carter, look real close. Then go to Clinton. While the Repubs didn't do enough to stop this train wreck, they didn't start it.
Next, wake up like I have. Realize that those elected to SERVE the people (on both sides of the aisle) could care less about the people.
As to Palin, if the news media had investigated Obama and his associations/associates as much as they did her, he would not be President today.
Paul-D - you don't have the slightest idea as to what you're talking about. YOU should do some research. Turn off Rush and actually investigate yourself. Also, Glenn Beck doesn't give you any data either.
1) Current economy = Republicans in the White House and Congress
2) I find it odd that I can't find any reputable news agencies (like the BBC for example) covering the Obama-ACORN-Citibank "scandal". Shoot - I can't even find mention of it on infotainment sites like FoxNews.com.
Having reviewed the briefing available on the web, it is a straight-forward racial profiling case where people who were not caucasion were not receiving the same treatment as causasions - which is patently illegal under Federal Law. See FHA, ECOA. Since the case was settled out of court, we can assume that the plaintiffs had a case.
Reputable? LMAO Spoken like a true obambot!
Right. It's all Bush's fault. But wait. Wasn't unemployment down around 5% and the DOW around 14000 when he was re-elected? Humm. What could have happened in the last couple of Bush years. Oh, yeah. The Dems took control of Congress and Queen Nancy passed another minimum wage hike. And employment spiraled downward, along with the DOW.
Palin is every bit as qualified as Obama. Natural born and over 35. And she does not want to "transform" America. Just take it back to what the Constitution intended. Strong states rights and limited central government. Unless you think the USSR was a good idea.
Amen, jsnto. everything that needed to be said in just a few words.
I agree, very nicely said. Short and true. jsnto. I wish people would stop with all the BS and get back to basics. Our children will pay dearly for our ignorance.
Where was all this outrage about government spending when we were spending (and still are spending) 1 billion dollars a day killing people in Iraq in george w bush's war of choice ?
Everyone talks about the two bills President Clinton signed that exacerbated the housing bubble, in both of those instances the repugs controlled both houses in congress . . . if they were such god-awful bills why did the repugs let them get to the President ?
Oh my lord- media- STOP talking about her! Stop attacking her and talking about her in such snide, juvenile ways! Start acting like journalists instead of laughing at her- the journalism major- for presuming people want to hear her dumb ideas. I can't believe how much time and attention has been paid to this woman, and the amount of hostility and unprofessionalism I have seen in the so-called reporting on her makes me feel sick. Every single news show has to devote money and time to talking about what a LIAR she is? REALLY? And the "fact checking" is just repeating what the other side SAID they SAID?
Does anyone else think this is CRAZY?
We are such stupid little children that the media has to repeat over and OVER and then OVER (in case we missed it) that this is a BAD lady, no no, don't like her. can't we figure that out on our own if they just SHUT UP and let us hear what she's saying? Instead, they drown out her "message" and a million people start t think she is someone important, and have NO idea what she actually stands for.
Talk about a backlash- this is going to make her MORE popular, can't anyone see that? Notoriety is worshiped in this country.
I want a news channel that reports NEWS, minus personal opinion. If anyone knows of one, let me know...they have a customer looking for them.
Don't you know, they only keep quiet about Obama! they hide facts about him, they refuse to factcheck him, they are not journalist, there just Obama's puppets...
I guess you're still waiting for the Birth certificate inquiry Paul? lol
Hello Kasey,
The real problem is that she "ghost" wrote a book that slammed the McCain campaign and called it's operatives liars / inept. Those persons she slandered wanted to rebut the "exagerations" that Ms. Palin has penned as the truth. The MSM didn't create this story - Sarah Palin did...
Kasey: Try the Wall Street Journal. Despite being owned by Rupert Murdock, they still do an outstanding job of keeping their opinions confined to the opinion pages of their newspaper and straight up factual reporting with extremely little bias on the rest of the pages.
Have you ever bothered to look at that copy of Obama'a birth Certificate that is posted on line? Go look it, has nothing on it but his name and parents name, no MD, Hospital, not notorized or anything else. Not saying it isn't real but they could have made it look more authentic....
Let's be real here for a second okay? Most if not all mouth breathers thought that Tina Fey was the real Sarah Palin. Most if not all trogs think Jon Stewart is for real. Most if not all think 2012 is a fact and not the result of an over worked Mayan calander maker who got fed up with the job, stopped at 2012 told the chief "Yep the world will end in 2012", and then went fishing. Just like all the libs are fishing for any reason they can find to stomp Sarah Palin. If Hillary Clinton... no check that, when Hillary got picked on she also felt it was an old boys thing or a vast Right wing conspiracy.
So believe what you want, vote for whom you want and don't believe anything you read on this page or Fox' or CNN. It's all skewed to an opinon not a truth.
Never, in all my 61 years, have I seen the media so eager to bash and castigate a woman, while ignoring a political party corrupt from the top to the bottom.
If they had looked half as critical at Obama as they did Mrs. Palin, who knows what they would have found and we might have gotten a president able to actually make a decision and lead the country.
But no, castigating a woman was more important. NOW and other so-called women's advocacy group have once again proven their hyocracy, as well as the lamestream media.
Lew....you've hit the nail on the head. They go all trash and slash because of a teenager's pregnancy, (Which has nothing to do with our safety, economy, jobs, etc. BTW) while completely overlooking, make that looking the other way, the questionable and subversive buddies of Obama's like Ayers, Wright, ACORN, and the corrupt Chicago "machine" that incubated Obama.
Actually they tried but all they could come up with is a bunch of hillbillies crying about a birth certificate. Please share your incriminating evidence as to why Obama must be burned at the stake.
All politics are corrupt. We just wanted a chance at a different type of corruption. You have to admit it's nowhere near as bad as our last pres who had a boner for starting wars and trying to be a poster-boy for "wannabe hero".
so if Sarah was VP now. What do you think she'd do to her detractors with that power? luckily all she can do is write books instead of use the second most powerful position in the world to get back at whoever she decides doesnt' agree with her.
I didn't think you could castigate a woman.
That's castigate not castrate, idiot.
No one over looked the truth they hide it. Their thinking was another free lunch. It was easy to get so many peeps to vote for him since he was promoting his agenda of taking away from peeps that work and giving it to peeps that don't work. These are unemployable peeps.
LewWaters--So you think McCain would be a good decider? Yeegods man, he chose Palin and that was the end of him as the decider. Unqualified!!!!!
Perhaps if you would think a bit, you'd realize the Prez is saddled with very complex problems and has decided that the shootemup bangbang approach of W was not to his liking. It seems reasonable to think things through. Of course one needs brains to do that.
Sarah Palin is a big nothing. I have never seen anyone run for national office who was less qualified. Even Geoge W. was more qualifed and he obviously didn't have what it takes to be President either. She couldn't even be bothered to finish her term as Governor. She was in to big a hurry to make money. I really can't believe anyone could support her as a candidate for office of any kind.
Wow Dave, oh that's right, you weren't allowed to see Obama resume... no wonder you think Palin was the least qualified.... if you could have seen Obama's resume... you would have thought differently... but he knows your a follower, whether you see it or not, you'll believe anything a dem says....
Dems === Followers... waiting for handouts.... socialist want a bees.....
again paul, please link his resume. It seems to be the focal point of all your posts.
There is no Obama resume sean, that's the point! Community organizer and freshman U.S. Senator doesn'treally count as much. Palin and Bush were both Governor's of two the the biggest states in the union. They also had numerous employees working underneaththem and Gov. Palin's state was actually in the black durning her stay. That's the kind of leadership that should be in the White House not this Marxist spending nobody we have now.
Sean - give it up and face it - you lose...Paul is correct. You wait and see what Obama does, er, make that doesn't do...are you not just the least bit concerned about all the promises??
Sarah Palin has more executive experience as a former governer than Obama has as a rookie, short time Senator and a prior Community Organizer for ACORN, period.
sandy, stop drinking cool aid and stick to the message.
Palin invited the press and now she's mad because they're not sticking to her script. They are working with the facts, which seems to be the main palin credibility problem...
Actually Sean, we don't need a resume. We the people can see exactly the kind of job he's doing. Wow.......what a f---in mess Hu ? My hero ! Let's see. No jobs, We owe. Our children owe. He trashes us where ever he goes. His friends ? What more do you need to know ? Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are. Hope things work out well.
Last time I looked degray1 there were about 70 million "We the People" who disagreed with you, btw your guy got about 500,000 votes less that his opponent in the 2000 election and no President has ever received more votes than President Obama and only 5 Presidents have won by a bigger popular vote margin than President Obama . . . so speak for yourself "We the People" spoke loud and clear last November . . .
In short, no.
She condemned herself when she acted like an idiot in the 2008 election cycle. It's like sitting back and watching a train wreck when this woman ran for office and she didn't even know what the Vice Presidency entails, specific court decisions, and slammed people for not being "real Americans".
agreed. I don't like this new fad of trying to define "American". the whole point of America is that anyone in the world can become part of it. Not just moose hunting soccer moms that get the hillbillies all excited.
Don't forget, Sarah can shoot skeet and breast-feed at the same time. One talented chick.
I wonder why they didn't use that picture on the magazine? Why do I think you might have her confused with a cartoon character? I don't even want to ask for proof of that. Unreal!
THE TITLE OF THE BOOK SHOULD READ: 'Sarah Who?'
I can't imagine any intelligent American citizen taking her serious.
She is not qualified to be elected to any government office.
$arah has a ROGUE personality. She spent her 15 minutes of fame
spreading hate. She thinks she stands tall when speaking to her
"folksy" followers. Most of these people are undereducated, unemployed,
zealous, extreme right, religious, bible thumping. extreamist. Ms. Palin
is spreading hate wherever she travels. She and her followers must
be taken serious by every law abiding American. Never, in over 50 years,
has there been so many death threats and hate spread against a sitting
President. Sarah is a dangerous woman! I hope she is being watched!!
(FBI, CIA, Secret Service). She can wear sexy clothes, and smear on the
lipstick, but she is still a PITBULL!
I lost my respect for Senator McCain when he selected "Sarah Who"
as his running mate.
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Does it really matter? Any news media outlet knows that the name "Sarah Palin" will bring viewer/reader interest and they are playing that up. Like anything else that is "hot" in the news biz, the media will have a field day until interest wanes.
To Paul D.: The original question was regarding Sarah Palin's treatment by the media. You're obviously still bitter about the election and your "side" losing but don't you think it's time to move on?
your right, i'm bitter, not about the results, about how the results came to be.... if the media refuses to question one side, and is uses unnamed sources to print lies about the other side... well this is why I'm bitter... Anita Dunn (do you even know who she is) admitted weeks ago, they controlled the media, any media they couldn't control, they didn't allow them into the press meetings... This was on tape, tape that MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS all refused to play or even cover the story... Funny, last Friday, Anita Dunn was forced to resign by Obama... point is, no "lame"stream media covered it, because it would hurt Obama... that's not media, that's controlled media...
Anytime the media is controlled, it is no longer media, and it people should know this. controlled media is not freedom of the press...... without freedom of the press, we will loose all our freedoms because the controlled press won't report what a corrupt government is doing...
Actually it's the american people who wanted the news "jerry springer-ized" and they got it.
if you're all riled up then you fell right into it. Now you will be scouring the news sites looking for anywhere to put your two cents in and will be lapping up any stories they post. And in the meantime their ad revenue grows with every click of the mouse.
Wasn't Bush's decision to ban the media from viewing the slain troops return to America an example of media control? How about Britt Hume's personal vendetta with Bill Clinton which was very clear in his reporting while with ABC? If "everyone" is doing it why be critical of one side without acknowledging your side engaged in it as well? Sometimes it's painful to be consistent.
Edward, in a way, you're right. It is painful to be consistent. The reason: rigid ideology forces you to defend things you wouldn't otherwise support; thus, I'm a registered member of the Independence Party. However, your point about the media ban about slain troops is wrong. I'm a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the media does not cover the wars in a unbiased manner. First of all, a slain American troop is a personal matter for the family. I detest the media making a mockery out of a slain servicemember to promote a political agenda. If a family okays the media to video or take pictures of a casket draped with Old Glory, then that's up to the family; otherwise, leave them alone. Furthermore, for each casket of the fallen draped with the American flag, an unbiased media source would show a beheading of an American civilian or Soldier or Iraqi that supports the American effort by an extremist or terrorist or whatever else you want to label the @!$%#bags, which, by the way, happens on a daily basis. But you don't know that, because the media doesn't show you that side, of course. Isn't the daily number of the fallen perpetuated by the liberal media enough for you? If not, make sure you view the atrocities by the other side at the same time.
It should be mandatory that every TV network show 60 seconds of the twin towers falling everyday.
But no, the MSM dosen't want people to remember why we are fighting against world wide terriorists.
YOU are a "world-wide terrorist" with your hateful, racists post.
Sarah keeps getting shafted in the media not because she is a woman, but because she has common sense conservative values. You can't put her into a little box and predict what she will do and say like the media wants. She has a right to defend herself, Barack is STILL whining about the situation Bush left him, and he knew what the situation was when he got into it.
Sarah gets "shafted" in the media because she comes over like an idiot...Thank God she isn't helping to run this country right now. I really think she is schizophrenic.
Compared to Biden....Sarah is a rocket scientist.
If we're comparing intellects, compared to Bozo the Clown, sarah palin finishes a distant second . . .
Palin is smarter that to try and call an 890 billion dollar, Medicare expanding, entitlement laden, death and end of life rationing based (see breast cancer advice recently issued by government panel for more on the future of healthcare by statistics) healthcare, that requires abolishing the actuarial tables that keep the insurance companies from going under. But that's the point, actually - Maobama has large industry and banking by the juevos, so the insurance companies need to be next, and this is how to get them. Note that Palin isn't an attorney...so that makes her an outsider. All of congress, Pelosi, Obama, Reid and so on, note that the ONLY widely supported item by more than 80% of the American public was tort (lawsuit) reform to reduce medical insurance premiums for doctors, which will lower the overall cost of care more significantly than any other single move. But, it isn't anywhere to be found in the discussions. Fair is fair, I voted for Obama to improve world opinion of us (instead of make us a weak, ass kissing target by countries that still hang people in the public square, we are giving them a trial just like an American citizen!), gay marriage, and fora few reforms like tort reform. Didn't Maobama promise to put legislation online for viewing before they signed it? I thought we were going to bite the bullet and be frugal and not spend? I'm tired of OUR collective tax dollars being spent by people who refuse to represent us, ask us to vote on it, and reign over us as "the chattering classes" since they know so much more than us in their insulated little benefit laden bubbles. I'm tired of the lack of government accountability, Obama promised it, and appointed beau coup czars that aren't accountable to ANYONE and aren't even constitutional. We'd be better of if Congress went on a 3 year vacation, 2-3 missles were fired at Iran to knock back nuclear capability, and we either shat or got off the pot in Afganistan. Right or not, nobody respects a ditherer in chief. I'd rather have a strong personality I agree with, than a shaman pollster with relative morality and decision making by committees of midlevel bureau(c)rats.
Ginny I agree with you. Obama whines about everything. Blames everyone for everything. He is the Puppet not the leader. Those old white men in congress and from Chicago tell him what , when and how.