The Associated Press has published what is, for that particular news service at least, a relatively smear-free article about Sarah Palin. After all, it isn't until the eighth paragraph until the words "polarizing," "political lightweight" and "quitter" appear. But the general tone of the piece reflects another well-worn but slightly more subtle AP anti-Palin meme:
Anyone who doubts Sarah Palin’s celebrity need only talk to Lyn Carden.Dan Riehl comments:
As head of Wasilla, Alaska’s chamber of commerce, Carden tends to be the frontline for tourists wanting to see Palin, perhaps even grab a cup of coffee at her house. And she’s heard it all.
When Palin makes news, or carries a snazzy purse women want to buy, Carden invariably gets a call, or flurry of calls. Some callers have left credit card information, hoping to get that purse. Others send fan mail, or money for Palin’s political action committee.
There are those, too, that just stop in, off a train and hoping for directions to her house — which they do not get — or eager to learn as much as they can about Wasilla’s most famous resident. Many snap a photo of themselves with Palin’s cardboard cutout.
“Of course, every single question is about her and where she is and where she gets her hair done and what she eats and what she’s doing,” Carden said.
A year after Palin’s abrupt resignation as governor, interest in her and the small Alaska town she put on the map hasn’t gone away. While it’s not at the fever pitch it reached during Palin’s run for vice president, there remains a steady stream of pilgrims.
"They [AP] and the rest of the media have done everything they could to marginalize Palin, yet she still has clout... Actually, even this is mostly an attempt at marginalization. The focus is on her as a celebrity, not a politically influential person."- JP
I will say what I have said before ! The bright ones will come to their senses and say "was I crazy when I had that stupid thought that Sarah Palin is stupid "", the ones w/out good sense will never realize the truth ,Ya think ?
ReplyDeleteWay to go Dan. That was right on the money. Media bias is the theme of the day. I say nail em to the wall. Smear em baby. Use reverse Alinsky tactics.
ReplyDeleteGeez, Breitbart makes an example of the NAACP and Sherrod gets asked to pull over to resign.
They have been going at Palin, the Tea Party and the conservative movement with full force, the kitchen sink. We're tough, we fight back. We have a spine.
Yet, Breitbart plays by their rules, uses their tactics, drives it to the hoop and they fold like a lawn chair.
Looks to me like the Obama administration is all offense and no defense. I think we figured em out. Now let's keep driving it on them!