Palin says she's been exploited by Couric and Fey

[JustOneWay]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PALIN?SITE=NJVIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Waaa

In the interview, Palin criticized the news media's coverage of her and her family, telling Ziegler that CBS News anchor Katie Couric and comic actress Tina Fey had been "exploiting" her. Palin gave Couric a rare interview at the beginning of her campaign for vice president, and Fey frequently impersonated Palin on "Saturday Night Live."

She goes on to question whether the MSM will grill Caroline Kennedy like she believed she was grilled. What an whiner! Somebody needs to get her some oxycontin

Good job atheist liberal media

 

[The Nihilist]

hilarious!

 

[jayem]

Sarah Palin was running for a national office. Of course, she's going to get more media scrutiny than someone under consideration for a Senate seat. Which is primarily a state matter. Was the media unfair to her? I think it's obvious that they focused on superficialities. They defined her much more by her style and her personal quirks, than by her politics. An election should be mainly about issues. But we live in a tabloid culture, and if you're gonna play the game, you have to be ready for it.

Caroline is getting hard-nosed scrutiny by the NY media. As she should. And--tomorrow night's SNL is new. I can almost guarantee there will be a skit with someone spoofing Caroline.

 

[JustOneWay]

A rare truth, in an otherwise vast expanse of partisan dribble passed down the train of liberal dogma.

Kennedy wears Kevlar inscribed with "D" and "K", so she will find a loving media fighting to be first in line to eat her excrement.

Way to treat people with respect, Mr. Mensch

 

[The Nihilist]

Sarah Palin was running for a national office. Of course, she's going to get more media scrutiny than someone under consideration for a Senate seat. Which is primarily a state matter. Was the media unfair to her? I think it's obvious that they focused on superficialities. They defined her much more by her style and her personal quirks, than by her politics. An election should be mainly about issues. But we live in a tabloid culture, and if you're gonna play the game, you have to be ready for it.

Caroline is getting hard-nosed scrutiny by the NY media. As she should. And--tomorrow night's SNL is new. I can almost guarantee there will be a skit with someone spoofing Caroline.

Of course, her politics are ridiculous, and she by all accounts seems to be pretty corrupt. She may have been abused by some, but I don't imagine that she have been fairly treated much better.

 

[Ringo84]

When you walk into the national spotlight by running for Vice President, you can expect some media scrutiny. That's a part of job. What a whiner she is!
Ringo

 

[JustOneWay]

Sarah Palin was running for a national office. Of course, she's going to get more media scrutiny than someone under consideration for a Senate seat. Which is primarily a state matter. Was the media unfair to her? I think it's obvious that they focused on superficialities. They defined her much more by her style and her personal quirks, than by her politics. An election should be mainly about issues. But we live in a tabloid culture, and if you're gonna play the game, you have to be ready for it.

Caroline is getting hard-nosed scrutiny by the NY media. As she should. And--tomorrow night's SNL is new. I can almost guarantee there will be a skit with someone spoofing Caroline.

Good post and spot on....

Regardless of how much Palin was (pr believed she was) exploited, she fails to see that she was running for a different office than Kennedy.

 

[46thPrez]

Sarah Palin was running for a national office. Of course, she's going to get more media scrutiny than someone under consideration for a Senate seat. Which is primarily a state matter. Was the media unfair to her? I think it's obvious that they focused on superficialities. They defined her much more by her style and her personal quirks, than by her politics. An election should be mainly about issues. But we live in a tabloid culture, and if you're gonna play the game, you have to be ready for it.

Caroline is getting hard-nosed scrutiny by the NY media. As she should. And--tomorrow night's SNL is new. I can almost guarantee there will be a skit with someone spoofing Caroline.

Obama had no executive experience, yet they never questioned him. Palin was a successful mayor and governor, yet according to the media she lacked experience.

Obama pals around with domestic terrorists and anti-semitic palestinian radicals and no own in the media(except for Hannity and Limbaugh) questions his judgement. Palin has an out of wedlock pregnant teenage daughter (oh no, its the end of the world) and she is instantly unfit for anything but the local trailer park.

Obama freely speaks the wonderous virtues of communism and he is considered a visionary. Palin confronts him on the issue and she is
considered mean and spiteful.

There were too many double standards to even count in this last election.

She was hated because she was a conservative. Not to mention, she didn't have to squeal like Hillary, she managed to be feminine and yet powerful at the same time, and she hadn't aborted her down sydromed son.

 

[Ringo84]

Obama had no executive experience, yet they never questioned him

They didn't? Where were you? All we heard about was Obama's (supposed) "lack of experience".

Palin was a successful mayor and governor, yet according to the media she lacked experience.

She did.

Obama pals around with domestic terrorists and anti-semitic palestinian radicals and no own in the media(except for Hannity and Limbaugh) questions his judgement.

Once again, those subjects were given considerable coverage by the media when they were major issues. Where were you?

Palin has an out of wedlock pregnant teenage daughter (oh no, its the end of the world) and she is instantly unfit for anything but the local trailer park.

Nobody said that. What some people said was that if Palin can't even govern her daughter, perhaps she doesn't have the capability to govern the nation.

Obama freely speaks the wonderous virtues of communism and he is considered a visionary. Palin confronts him on the issue and she is
considered mean and spiteful.

Which never happened.

There were too many double standards to even count in this last election.

Many of which existed only in the minds of some Palin supporters.

She was hated because she was a conservative.

Wrong. Palin was disliked (I wouldn't say 'hated') because she tried to cover up inexperience, and a lack of cogent arguments with cuteness and putting-on quote-unquote "small-town America" speech.

she hadn't aborted her down sydromed son.[/qote]

Kudos to her for that, but she probably should have focused more on staying home with that son - who needed special attention from her - than pursuing a hig-pressure job in Washington. As the big brother of a down syndrome sister, I speak from experience on that point.
Ringo

 

[46thPrez]

They didn't? Where were you? All we heard about was Obama's (supposed) "lack of experience".



She did.



Once again, those subjects were given considerable coverage by the media when they were major issues. Where were you?



Nobody said that. What some people said was that if Palin can't even govern her daughter, perhaps she doesn't have the capability to govern the nation.



Which never happened.



Many of which existed only in the minds of some Palin supporters.



Wrong. Palin was disliked (I wouldn't say 'hated') because she tried to cover up inexperience, and a lack of cogent arguments with cuteness and putting-on quote-unquote "small-town America" speech.

she hadn't aborted her down sydromed son.[/qote]

Kudos to her for that, but she probably should have focused more on staying home with that son - who needed special attention from her - than pursuing a hig-pressure job in Washington. As the big brother of a down syndrome sister, I speak from experience on that point.
Ringo

Come on now, She is the Chief executive of he Largest (land mass wise and arguably natural resource wise) state in the nation, with an 80% approval rating to boot. Yet Obama's big achievment was that he was a US Senator for two years, and really neglecting that job to spend more time running for President.

Media bias was only briefly touched by ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN after a public backlash and then quickly swept under the rug.

The communism quote was video taped, where were you during the whold "Joe the Plumber" incident. And yes spreading the wealth as well as proposing a national citizen police force would constitute the beginnings of communism.

Palin's daughter was irrelevant. Oh no a 17yr old rebelled and got pregnant, its the end of the world and her parents are unfit. Yet Ted Kennedy can drive drunk crash into a lake. resulting in the death of a young woman and can still be considered a valubale asset to America. And dare I even bring up Billy Bob's escapades in the oval office?

 

[JustOneWay]

Come on now, She is the Chief executive of he Largest (land mass wise and arguably natural resource wise) state in the nation,

This bit of useless information ranks up there with the "shes hot" qualification!

 

[46thPrez]

This bit of useless information ranks up there with the "shes hot" qualification!

Really? And Being a community organizer is so much better qualification to President of the United States. He's never had to make an executive decision in his career until now. And we wonder why he is so silent of the Israel issue!!

 

[JustOneWay]

Really? And Being a community organizer is so much better qualification to President of the United States. He's never had to make an executive decision in his career until now. And we wonder why he is so silent of the Israel issue!!

Nothing in your post has anything to do with what I wrote. This discussion is not about the President.

 

[46thPrez]

Oh Lord!! You liberals never have a decent comeback when confronted with facts. My argument was orginally with Ringo, regarding the media bias and the non comparison of executive experience by said media.

 

[JustOneWay]

Oh Lord!! You liberals never have a decent comeback when confronted with facts. My argument was orginally with Ringo, regarding the media bias and the non comparison of executive experience by said media.

Your comment about Palin's "Chief executive of he Largest (land mass wise and arguably natural resource wise) state in the nation," is still quite irrelevant. The size of the state, especially when that state is largely uninhabitable, reveals no special qualifications on Palin's part. Whats next? Will you try to claim she is more qualified because Alaska is cold?

 

[Ringo84]

Come on now, She is the Chief executive of he Largest (land mass wise and arguably natural resource wise) state in the nation, with an 80% approval rating to boot.

She was the mayor of a small podunk town in Alaska for two years.

Media bias was only briefly touched by ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN after a public backlash and then quickly swept under the rug.

I watch NBC Nightly News faithfully. I've never observed them "sweeping under the rug" any allegations about Obama's inexperience.

The communism quote was video taped, where were you during the whold "Joe the Plumber" incident. And yes spreading the wealth as well as proposing a national citizen police force would constitute the beginnings of communism.

What does that have to do with anything?

Palin's daughter was irrelevant.

You're the one who brought her up.

Oh no a 17yr old rebelled and got pregnant, its the end of the world and her parents are unfit.

I didn't say that I found it a major issue. I was just telling you how some people felt about the connection between Palin's daughter and her ability to run the country.

Yet Ted Kennedy can drive drunk crash into a lake. resulting in the death of a young woman and can still be considered a valubale asset to America. And dare I even bring up Billy Bob's escapades in the oval office?

Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton are irrelevant to the conversation. Red herring.

And Being a community organizer is so much better qualification to President of the United States. He's never had to make an executive decision in his career until now. And we wonder why he is so silent of the Israel issue!!

I thought we were talking about Palin - not Obama and his qualifications. You keep changing the subject.

Oh Lord!! You liberals never have a decent comeback when confronted with facts. My argument was orginally with Ringo, regarding the media bias and the non comparison of executive experience by said media.

I'm not interested in coming up with a decent "comeback". I'm more interested in providing cogent arguments that support my point of view.
Ringo

 

[Risen Tree]

Palin's comments--and several of the comments in this thread--are very, very typical of the Right.

When confronted with failure--in this case, the loss of the White House--they choose not to look at themselves in the mirror, and they point fingers at their opponents instead. They do this regardless no matterly how crushed, defeated, and hopeless their position is; they absolutely refuse to consider that they could have even slightly been wrong. Yes exceptions to this rule exist in the Right, but they are rare.

That is one of many aspects that sets progressives ahead. We choose to assign blame where it is due. If that blame belongs on others, we put it there, and if it belongs on our own selfs, we take it without flinching.

In short, none of this surprises me one bit.

 

[PantsMcFist]

Oh Lord!! You liberals never have a decent comeback when confronted with facts. My argument was orginally with Ringo, regarding the media bias and the non comparison of executive experience by said media.

Fun etymological fact of the day:

Lord has it's origins in the Saxon word for Loaf Ward, or the person who oversaw the production and distribution of bread.

 

[46thPrez]

She was the mayor of a small podunk town in Alaska for two years.
That was the Obama campaign's response, they just happen overlook the whole popular and successful Governor thing.

I watch NBC Nightly News faithfully. I've never observed them "sweeping under the rug" any allegations about Obama's inexperience.

Not in the primaries they didn't, but when it came to the general election they suddenly seemed to forget about his non executive experience and at the same time overlooking Palin's.

What does that have to do with anything?
You said it never happened, I'm prooving my point.

You're the one who brought her up.
As well did the media, they lampooned her as being unfit and a horrible mother, some even claiming the down syndrome child to be the daughter's.

I didn't say that I found it a major issue. I was just telling you how some people felt about the connection between Palin's daughter and her ability to run the country.
Very few of the people in my area found it relevant, if anything they could relate to the difficult task of raising teenage daughters. The Media however thought it was a useful tool to try and destroy her!

Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton are irrelevant to the conversation. Red herring.
Not a red Herring when comparing the bias. A democrat can literally say or do anything and it is barely noticed, but let a conservative have family issues or make a mistake and they are nailed to the cross.

I thought we were talking about Palin - not Obama and his qualifications. You keep changing the subject.
Your infusing my debate with you with a debate with JustOneWay!

I'm not interested in coming up with a decent "comeback". I'm more interested in providing cogent arguments that support my point of view.
Ringo

Your idea of cogent argument is looking at one side and not the whole.

 

[keith99]

Obama had no executive experience, yet they never questioned him. Palin was a successful mayor and governor, yet according to the media she lacked experience.

Obama pals around with domestic terrorists and anti-semitic palestinian radicals and no own in the media(except for Hannity and Limbaugh) questions his judgement. Palin has an out of wedlock pregnant teenage daughter (oh no, its the end of the world) and she is instantly unfit for anything but the local trailer park.

Obama freely speaks the wonderous virtues of communism and he is considered a visionary. Palin confronts him on the issue and she is
considered mean and spiteful.

There were too many double standards to even count in this last election.

She was hated because she was a conservative. Not to mention, she didn't have to squeal like Hillary, she managed to be feminine and yet powerful at the same time, and she hadn't aborted her down sydromed son.

My city councilman (actually woman) represents more people than Palin did as Governer. If I set up a neighborhood watch I'd 'represent' more than she did as Mayor. And we would still both be equal in having no international experience.

But At least I would not be stupid enough to say you can see Mexico from California.

Actually thinking about it the 'You can see Russia" bit show how gentle the media were with Palin. What she deserved was a comeback saying "All that says is that you have good reason to have the knowledge about Russia. Show us what you know".