More Quote of the Day Honorable Mentions, Part 69

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"Buck Up or Stay in the Truck" Edition...

Robin of Berkeley at Bookworm Room:

"Some of you keep criticizing the Left’s bad treatment of women. Yes, it’s true that it’s been open season on women, like objectifying Sarah Palin and abusing Michelle Malkin. True, the Left is not known for giving women any respect. I hate to break the news to you, ladies. But liberals don’t give a whit about exism. The only 'ism' that’s making headlines is racism. Sexism is so 1970’s."

Sandra S at The Confluence:

"The average voter, and the average opinionated blog-stalker, has no idea what Obama’s actual voting record was, and certainly none of them have any idea about what Palin was actually like in office."

Judith Klinghoffer at Political Mavens:

"Are you a feminist or a leftist? Do you cheer women who break glass ceilings or are you frustrated with the attention paid to the persecution of Muslim women and the rise of Conservative women? Feminists like Laura Bush and Sarah Palin had little difficulty celebrating the success of Hillary Clinton. But the same cannot be said about leftists claiming to be feminists. They have long learned to ignore the plight of Muslim women so inconveniently highlighted by Hirsi Ali. Now the success of Conservative feminists [drives] them batty. "

Taylor Marsh:

"Sarah Palin has got to be having more fun than she ever had as Alaska’s governor."

Roaring Republican:

"The only other thing I know about Kathleen Parker is that during the 2008 elections she made a name for herself badmouthing Sarah Palin... She went out of her way to personally attack the only conservative running in the general election."

Huma Khan and Alexander Pepper at ABC News:

"Unlike Haley 's other endorsers, which include former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Palin emerged as a key defender of Haley..."

Don Surber at the Charleston Daily Mail:

"The Associated Press and other news organizations fought to get permission to cover the speech. But what exactly did Palin say? One cannot tell from the Associated Press. All the story talked about was the process. The story was long on Dumpster-diving students who tried to get her speech engagement contract and other liberal-manufactured controversies around the woman’s speech. But the speech itself? Garance Burke of the Associated Press failed to report it. His whole story was about the various controversies stirred up by liberals."

DRJ at Patterico's Pontifications:

"It’s not until the 7th, 8th and 9th paragraphs that the AP notes something positive about Palin’s appearance... Now imagine how that article would have been written if President Obama were the speaker."

Jimmy Orr at Top of the Ticket:

"It’s a banner weekend for the Republican National Committee as the ammo’s piling up for the upcoming midterm elections. We told earlier about the gift from Vice President Joe Biden -- soon to be made into plenty of Web commercials -- who called a Wisconsin man a 'smartass' for requesting lower taxes. Now, cries of media bias against conservatives will be supercharged with an audio recording going viral that captured several reporters mocking a Sarah Palin speech that they were covering. "

Marooned in Marin:

"Maybe instead of rationalizing the unprofessionalism of these liberal journalists, FOX40 should have stated that the comments are unbecoming of a media which claims to be 'objective.'"

Moe Lauzier at Issues of the Day:

"One good thing about the 'Al Gore Sexpot' story is the pundits and late night comedians have someone other than Sarah Palin to poke fun at. Of course in the case of Gore he has been a better piñata than the former Alaska governor... In Gore’s case he is in the Joe Biden league of screwballs, Major League both. Ah, our own 'crazed sex poodle.'"

Michael van der Galien at the NewsReal Blog:

"Have you ever heard of progressive students protesting against the speaking fees of, say, Al Gore or Hillary Clinton? No, of course you haven’t."

Conservative Wanderer:

"Here’s an excellent example of how the left never admits they’re wrong... The lefties... have focused on shifting the blame away from those making the inappropriate comments and onto Mrs. Palin herself, as if she was somehow responsible for the poor behavior of those who don’t know better than to keep their mouths shut when there’s an open mic around."

The Outsider at Lehigh Valley Conservative:

"Biden can badmouth a restaurant owner and that isn’t condemned by the mainstream media. Other reporters can do the same to the former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin and nothing is said in her defense by the media hypocrites."

Rick Moore at HolyCoast.com:

"The press is responsible for this man's presidency. They refused to vet him during the campaign, and instead spent their time worrying about every little detail of Sarah Palin's life. Now that they got their guy elected he's choosing to ignore them as best he can. They were taken to the dance but their boyfriend took off with another girl. Serves them right."

FreeThinkerNY at Weasel Zippers:

"Leader vs. misleader. Sarah stands up for America. Obama tears it down..."

Anthony Moretti at AJM's Blog:

"You and I, and everyone else, including journalists, can hold whatever personal opinion we want about Ms. Palin or any other politician. However, unless we can leave that opinion at the door when we cover that individual, then we don't deserve to call ourselves journalists... If those brilliant souls who thought it was wise to rip Ms. Palin while on the job get fired, then they've brought their professional misery upon themselves. I have no tolerance for their 'dumbness.'"

Merv Benson at Prairie Pundit:

"You can tell why Democrats are so upset when she speaks, because she tells the uncomfortable truth and it makes them squirm... Palin is still a Texas favorite."

Doug Ibendahl at Republican News Watch:

"Sarah Palin spoke at an event in California on Friday. Immediately after she left the stage an open microphone picked up some smarmy members of the press mocking Palin’s speech. Heads should roll over this embarrassing display of unprofessionalism. Let’s see if the lamestream liberal media has the decency to police itself. We’re guessing it doesn’t."

Teri Sforza at OC Watchdog:

"One thing you have to say about Sarah Palin: She has the Midas touch. Her... speech at California State University Stanislaus Friday night netted the university’s nonprofit foundation more than $200,000..."

- JP