More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention, Part 111

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Special "Vanity FAIL II" Edition

Diary of a Mad Conservative:

"I’ve read [the VF hit piece] and it’s simply the worst excuse for journalism – oh wait, we’ve already seen some of the worst excuses. In short then, it’s nothing more than a hatchet job. It is character assassination to the highest degree... No one in the public arena, in this nation has ever been roasted, toasted and trashed like Sarah Palin. Until Sarah Palin, I never believed that Americans could be so unkind or so cruel. The attacks on this woman and her family have been heartless and brutal, regardless of whether you like her or not. No one deserves the abuse she has endured and it makes everyone who has done her so unkindly, a much lesser person."

Nathan Burchfiel at NewsBusters:

"A 10,600-word article in the October issue of Vanity Fair reads like the rambling diaries of a spurned middle school student."

Tea Party at Perrysburg:

"Why did the Vanity Fair author (Gross), who was told repeatedly that the child did not belong to Palin, confuse the Down Syndrome child with Palin's? Because he was looking for a story that he had already written... The truth is that the Vanity Fair was a despicable hit piece, meant to totally destroy Sarah Palin, if she should decide to run for the presidency."

Jim Treacher at the DC Trawler:

"The other day, Vanity Fair published a 10,000-word hatchet job about how Sarah Palin is history’s greatest monster. It was so bad, so shoddy and error-filled, even Palin-haters are bashing it. Even Palin-haters who helped the VF writer with his story are bashing it!"

Rich Crowther at Conservatives 4 Palin:

"Anyone reviewing the latest Vanity Fair article about Governor Palin should at least do so armed with an awareness of the words of Mary Hargrove, a former editor and investigative reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: 'When I go to Washington and I see a proliferation of anonymous sources used daily, I don't believe it myself even when I know the authors... I think, Can't you take that extra step? It's just cheap shot heaven.' This, of course, is something which appears lost on Michael Joseph Gross..."

Richard at Hyscience:

"Liberal feminists finally defending Sarah Palin? Pigs must be flying!"

Brooke Dunbar at Examiner.com:

"So what did we learn from Vanity Fair's Sarah Palin roast? Apparently, women are supposed to be Mommies and nothing else, whose job it is to simply look pretty and be the sole caretaker for the children. Apparently, any other choice means that they are bad mothers... Criticize her politics all you want, but until I see an 18-page article about Barack Obama or any other male politician's parenting choices and wardrobe, I'm going to stand by the reprimand. Shame on you, Vanity Fair for the damage you've done to the women's liberation movement."

Political Numbness:

"The mainstream media will eviscerate whomever they perceive to be the greatest threat to their 'progressive' agenda, and since 2008 that has been Sarah Palin."

Jamie Jeffords at Eye of Polyphemus:

"The entire blogosphere is buzzing about the Vanity Fair hit piece... Make no mistake -- it is such a brutal piece of no facts personal attacks that even the progressives who hate Sarah Palin with a passion... -- are aghast. For my part, I am wondering exactly how much further journalism can sink into the toilet before everyone stops paying attention. What are they teaching in journalism schools [these days]? One thing the article does settle for me is Palin is the real deal and the progressives know it."

Christina at Is This What You Voted For?:

"[CNN gives] credibility to profanity-laced ANONYMOUS quotes to smear Sarah Palin and her family... It is no wonder [their] numbers are in the dumpster!"

David Duff at Duff & Nonsense!:

"The most you can say for Mr. Gross's effort is that it is, well, long. I was about to write 'comprehensive' but that implies some sort of worthwhile knowledge or insight. Instead what we get is an eye-stabbingly boring list of Palin ephemera... Perhaps the clincher in persuading me that Mr. Gross would be better employed writing about pop stars and celebs, which he has done, is that he implies with many a wink and a nod that the people of Alaska, or at least [Wasilla]... heartily dislike her, and yet, only a week ago the incumbent Senator, the daughter of one of the most powerful Republican families in the State, was ousted by a total unknown - who was backed and endorsed by the very same 'hated' Mrs. Palin. "

Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters:

"Gross has admitted making a mistake in his piece... He regrets the error? No he doesn't. He regrets getting caught..."

Sissy Willis at Liberty Pundits:

"Speaking truth to power is scary, isn't it, Howard Kurtz... 'I agree with Palin on overuse of unnamed sources, but calling reporters impotent and limp? Did she have to go there?' twittered a wimpering Howard Kurtz yesterday afternoon. Truth to power is scary, especially when the shoe is on the other foot. Meanwhile the New York Times was trying to breathe new life into the hoary tale of the Hatfields and McCoys of The Last Frontier."

John Sexton at Big Journalism:

"The fact that Gross doesn’t see fit to mention any of his liberal baggage when he appears on TV suggests that he’s not being very honest. I think the real motivations come through in his work."

Chairman Christopher R. Barron of GOProud:

"Referring to a recent article in Vanity Fair written by gay journalist Michael Joseph Gross, The Advocate... accuses former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin of ‘gay-baiting....’ It is The Advocate, not Sarah Palin, who is guilty of ‘gay-baiting.’ I don’t think most people associate the words ‘impotent,’ ‘limp,’ or ‘gutless’ with being gay – I know I certainly don’t. If the folks at The Advocate think these words are euphemisms for being gay or lesbian then I think that speaks volumes about their own internalized homophobia. Governor Palin was absolutely right to use the words she chose to describe the pathetic hatchet job penned by Mr. Gross."

- JP