Palin has a strong executive record of nonpartisan governance and doing what she believed to be right, from which Alaska benefitted, thereby making her a threat to those who make their living and receive gratification by controlling others.
She has endured some of the most heinous media attacks in history, and I ask: Why? What has she done to warrant any of it? Who in all of recorded history has received such unwarranted or warranted venomous attacks? Eliot Spitzer gets a television program. Jim McGreevey is forgotten. Ted Kennedy is idolized. Sarah Palin? Demonized. What is the media’s true objective?
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She is a strong woman with convictions and a belief in the U.S. Constitution, and the American will and spirit of the Founders that cannot, and will not, be broken — regardless of what the bitter media sends her way.
Click the link above to read the entire well-written editorial.
(h/t The Right Scoop via Twitter)
- tdc
choices: honoring life or blaming sarah
The start of a new year is supposed to be a time of joy and optimism for the future that lay before us. Sadly, for 19 American families, one violent young man abruptly put a halt to the celebration.
HONORING LIFE
First, let me say that my heart and my prayers have been with the victims of today’s shooting in Arizona since I first learned of these despicable events.
As those who were killed are mourned and the wounded recover, our foremost concern should be for the well-being of each of the families touched by this tragedy. Though most Americans share this sentiment and are equally saddened by what has transpired, I am amazed and disheartened by the other - blatantly political - responses that have paralleled the genuine concern widely expressed.
Needless to say, I felt compelled to share a few (albeit rough) thoughts here.
BLAMING SARAH
As if the loss of life were not enough, today has also been remarkable for the way that some individuals (many of whom should know better) have chosen to condemn Governor Palin for what happened this morning.
Blaming Sarah Palin for various events and random occurences has become so commonplace that most of us respond to the accusations with more amusement than concern.
Today, however, the “blame Sarah” meme was more difficult to dismiss.
The fact that the loss of multiple lives - including a 30-year-old engaged to be married, and a young girl born on 9-11 - would lead some to condemn Governor Palin before the murderer himself…well, that was truly appalling.
All day long, as I intermittently watched commentary scroll by on Twitter or Facebook, I was at first dismayed by what I saw, then saddened by it.
Individuals, whose conduct and achievements I generally respect, revealed another side to themselves today. They illustrated, not only a lack of critical thought (based upon fact and fairness), but also the sort of irrationality that I have come to expect only from the “far Left”.
Without adequate information or background, these individuals took what the major media outlets were saying - namely that Governor Palin’s “Take Back the 20” illustration had incited the day’s violence - and repeated the charge. I found this astounding, to say the least.
Regardless of one’s opinion of Sarah Palin, wouldn’t it be prudent to at least question the accusation that she, or any other political figure, is responsible for the taking of multiple lives? What happened to the days of placing blame on the person who actually pulled the trigger?
The knee-jerk reaction to “blame Sarah Palin” is shameful. Those who perpetrated this storyline have done themselves and our tradition of open political discourse a disservice.
CHOICES
We all have choices to make.
In Arizona, a disturbed man made the devastating decision to open fire on innocent men, women and children. Subsequently, many in the media made the telling decision to ignore fact for the sake of insinuation.
Meanwhile, Govenor Palin made the same choice she always does - to focus on what really matters.
I’m with her.
- tdc
The ‘reporters’ who continue to cite ‘unnamed GOP-insiders’ as hard news sources are deemed impotent by the American public as we rise up and say, ‘The state of journalism today stinks. Let’s clean it up and expect some accountability’,” Palin wrote in an email to The Daily Caller.
Palin also mocked Politico’s use of anonymous sources, saying, “I suppose I could play their immature, unprofessional, waste-of-time game, too, by claiming these reporters and politicos are homophobe, child molesting, tax evading, anti-dentite, puppy-kicking, chain smoking porn producers…really, they are… I’ve seen it myself…but I’ll only give you the information off-the-record, on deep, deep background; attribute these ‘facts’ to an ‘anonymous source’ and I’ll give you more.
This one was so good, it required posting for future reference (and laughter)…
Governor Sarah Palin gives her comments on the latest Politico hit piece citing “anonymous sources.” She’s quite the wordsmith, wouldn’t you say?!
*Read the whole story at The Daily Caller
- tdc
mind your manners for governor sarah palin
First, please pardon the long delay since my last post. I hope you didn’t take it personally - it’s me, not you.
Anyway, to the topic at hand: my thoughts on the past/recent/continuous/predictable treatment of Governor Palin in the media. I actually started writing this post weeks ago but, as you may know, Governor Palin is always treated like crappola by most of the media, so these words are eternally relevant.
I’ve been thinking that it’s a good thing Sarah Palin grew up in a place where a person could be unceremoniously chased by a moose or growled at by a large bear while out for a neighborhood walk. It’s made her tough. She remains resolute in any situation, and her steel spine not only serves her well, it’s a good example for us.
As I am routinely reminded, being a Sarah Palin supporter can be exhausting. One minute, you’re having a conversation about sports or the weather; the next minute, you hear the not-so-innocent question, “So whadya think of Sarah Palin on Fox News now?” Heheheh…
We’re all familiar with that, are we not? The smirk. Perhaps an audible snort.
The speaker waits gleefully for you to make a snarky comment and offer a snort of your own as you echo the thoughts in his head: Sarah Palin is SO extreme…of course she’s going to Fox News - they’re all nuts like her!…John Stewart was so hilarious when he made fun of her, calling her a “genius”!…I wonder if the free-range toothpaste is on sale at Whole Foods…hmmm…
It’s disheartening to witness, in friends and colleagues, the type of group-think that is perpetuated by the political disourse in our country. The issues fall by the wayside as conversations turn to which politician is dumber and/or more sinister than the other. And, for some in the media (and plenty of folks who don’t have that occupation) it’s apparently acceptable to pile on the insults to one God-fearing, joyful mother-of-five because, well, everyone else is doing it so why not?
The thing is, our collective treatment of Sarah Palin is not just about her. Rather, it speaks to the moral relativism espoused by so many in our society - from political leaders to Hollywood starlets - and all of it is incredibly far removed from what typically passes as acceptable behavior in polite company. Instead of exercising common decency in all instances, too many of us pick and choose who is worthy of respect, seemingly based on little more than the prevailing winds of public opinion.
To be frank, it’s kind of pathetic and I am hopeful for the day when our politics reflect the lessons (not the immaturity) of our childhood:
- Use kind words.
- Treat every person as you would like to be treated.
- Tell the truth.
- Do your homework, then go play.
- Stop being a moronic media tool and act you’ve got some sense
I may have paraphrased that last one, but you get the idea. As we move into the 2010 election season, we are certain to see a great deal of Governor Palin as she stumps for candidates, headlines fundraisers, and taps away on Facebook notes. More Palin, of course, means more rude comments and truth-stretching from the media. So, it will fall upon all of us pro-Palin bloggers to stay above the fray.
The ill-mannered of the LSM and their trolling shills will try to draw you into their lair of muck and imbecility, to be sure. But you, my friends, are your mothers’ well-behaved darlings who know better. You may still hate tomatoes (yes, I’m projecting), but you’ve learned to control your childish impulses to name-call.
We, like Governor Palin herself, will kill “the haters” with kindness and a smile…or at least make them nauseous until we get our way in January 2013.
- tdc
BONUS:
*For a how-to of blogging with manners, read this to see how it’s done. Then tune in to Join Team Sarah Radio Thursday, March 18th, at 6pm PST/9pm EST to hear the author, Ilana Angel, share her story live.
*Photo credit - msn.com.nz
…Some news outlets are behaving as if my travel was a secret that they didn’t know about – despite the fact that I’ve tweeted about my flights and at least one local newspaper reported on the arrival of my flight into Rochester, NY. What’s even funnier is that these same media outlets think it’s shocking that we stay in hotels. I guess they expected us to pitch a tent alongside the road. We love the great outdoors, but such an arrangement is hardly practical for a book tour…
I’m truly humbled by the response to my book tour by everyday Americans, and if traveling by plane means that I can meet more of these wonderful people, I’ll travel by plane (or bus or train or canoe or dog sled or whatever it takes)…
Governor Sarah Palin commenting on the consternation of certain media outlets that she (gasp!) also travels by plane on her book-signing bus tour (via Facebook)
*Oh, to be a fly on the wall when an eager reporter charges into the newsroom with breaking news such as this…The Pulitzer Prize competition will be stiff this year!
- tdc
