Did the media treat Palin with the respect that everyone is demanding for women?

[Peach]

Palin is dumb and says stupid things. No different than if Biden says something stupid. And the GOP picked her because she was hot. Not because she was the best candidate. That was obvious. Not the press' fault that was obvious.

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I saw mainly individuals who attacked her, her disabled son, and her gender. Where was the "MSM" cruel?

 

[sealybobo]

Republicans can't get mad at the media for vetting their choice for VP. Vetting the candidate is supposed to be the parties job. If the GOP rushed to pick Palin and didn't think it through, they can't get mad when the media opens up the closet. For example, she belonged to the Alaska Independence Party. They wanted to leave the USA. How much more unAmerican can you get?

Remember, she's a darling of the right but then again, so is Rush. Two scumbags.

 

[peach174]

Palin never said I can see Russia from my porch That was a spoof from Sat. Night Live
What Palin really said was; "They're our next door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."

The Dem's are using the War on Women just like they always do about anything that they want.
They are doing this because they need the Women's vote.

 

[Dr.Traveler]

Or is this so called war on women just a reflection of partisan politics?

What you perceive as attacks on Palin are due to:

1. she is a political figure and as such, open to political criticism.

2. she is not ready for the national stage. She needs to study harder, get a grip on the issues and get intensive coaching in debate and speech so she won't sound so utterly stupid.

3. Palin a A woman. The Right wing of the Republican party is waging war on WOMEN as a group.

This thread isn't about Palins acumen as a politician. It's asking if the media treated her in a respectful manner. Ie all the name calling prior to the 08 election. Now stop being a chickenshit and vote.

Except, that is a factor. Every time Stephen Colbert runs in the GOP Primary in South Carolina (or tries) he gets a fair amount of derision from the media because he's not a serious candidate.

I do think some folks crossed the line with Palin, much like on the Right some folks cross the line (Limbaugh on contraceptives, Malkin and Coulter on the weather and everything else). There are some bad eggs. But the networks in general treated her as a serious candidate when she looked like one, and laughed her off when she'd earned the laughing off.

Of course, Palin didn't help herself either. She was pretty provocative with her "Real Americans" dialogue. In the same way every time Obama mentions Fox news, he just shoots himself in the foot. Provoke someone and don't complain when they hit you back.

I think she gets way to much attention from the Media now and that she actively courts it, so I've got surprisingly little sympathy for her these days.

 

[L.K.Eder]

palin was not treated with respect, especially not by that horrible twat of the LMSM, who asked all those gotcha questions, like "what newspaper do you read".

 

[sealybobo]

You won't vote because you know you're a hypocritical asswipe if you think Palin's treatment was appropriate....and you're retarded enough to think that nobody knows that about you ALREADY.

The funny thing is, progressives who supported the right of people to spread lies and foul jokes about Palin are the EXACT SAME PEOPLE who are having a fucking fit that Rush called that progressive lesbian whore mole that the pigs planted in a Catholic school...a whore.

Which is exactly what she is. She's getting paid in media time and sponsorship. She'll probably land a cush job with NPR or NOW.

Wouldn't the press treat PeeWee Herman differently? Sarah is a cartoon character. Golly you becha Gosh Darn it! Alaska's over der and Obama's palin around with terrorists and putting Democrats in her crossfire and not thinking she's responsible for Gabby Gifford. The fuck she aint.

 

[kiwiman127]

Another thread about Palin today by Grampa? Isn't it supposed to be the liberals who start multiple Palin threads in the same day?

 

[Mr Natural]

She was treated with as much respect as she deserved.

 

[Dr.Traveler]

palin was not treated with respect, especially not by that horrible twat of the LMSM, who asked all those gotcha questions, like "what newspaper do you read".

She was a journalism major wasn't she? And governor of one of the 50 states of the union. How the hell is that a gotcha question? That'd be one of the easiest softball questions out there.

 

[Peach]

I do think some folks crossed the line with Palin, much like on the Right some folks cross the line (Limbaugh on contraceptives, Malkin and Coulter on the weather and everything else).


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Obama was born in Kenya, a socialist, Muslim radical who....................Could it be because she is FEMALE? Asking what newspapers she reads is not a trick question.

 

[sealybobo]

palin was not treated with respect, especially not by that horrible twat of the LMSM, who asked all those gotcha questions, like "what newspaper do you read".

Look at the righties crying about Gocha questions. In an election year they don't want to answer any questions. Why? Because they don't want to reveal their real agenda. When they do, it goes off about as well as it did when Rush told the truth.

You guys have a lot of extreme positions. Expect us to be asking you a lot of questions.
And not the softball questions you are asked at the GOP debates either.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

I see lots of excuses. Anthony Weiner showed how democrats feel about women didn't he?

I don't give a rats ass about why msnbc degraded her on a daily basis. I do however care that you fucking hypocrites can't see past your own god damn noses. And most of you thus far don't even have the backbone to stand behind your bullshit with a vote.

 

[sealybobo]

Another thread about Palin today by Grampa? Isn't it supposed to be the liberals who start multiple Palin threads in the same day?

Can't wait to see who Mitt picks as his running mate.

 

[L.K.Eder]

palin was not treated with respect, especially not by that horrible twat of the LMSM, who asked all those gotcha questions, like "what newspaper do you read".

She was a journalism major wasn't she? And governor of one of the 50 states of the union. How the hell is that a gotcha question? That'd be one of the easiest softball questions out there.

yeah, well.

lalalalalalalallalalalalalalalalala.


there, it was a gotcha question.

 

[BlindBoo]

For the most part I don't think she was call a slut and a whore, perhaps by some individuals she was but not in the general media.

Is that what you mean when you say respect for women.....not demeaning them for hours?

 

[Immanuel]

palin was not treated with respect, especially not by that horrible twat of the LMSM, who asked all those gotcha questions, like "what newspaper do you read".

She was a journalism major wasn't she? And governor of one of the 50 states of the union. How the hell is that a gotcha question? That'd be one of the easiest softball questions out there.

Wasn't that L.K's point?

Somehow, that is what I think he was getting at in a roundabout manner.

Immie

 

[bodecea]

Or is this so called war on women just a reflection of partisan politics?

So...women politicians get treated with kid gloves?

 

[Dr.Traveler]

I do think some folks crossed the line with Palin, much like on the Right some folks cross the line (Limbaugh on contraceptives, Malkin and Coulter on the weather and everything else).


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Obama was born in Kenya, a socialist, Muslim radical who....................Could it be because she is FEMALE? Asking what newspapers she reads is not a trick question.

Was there some sort of reply in there?

 

[Peach]

For the most part I don't think she was call a slut and a whore, perhaps by some individuals she was but not in the general media.

Is that what you mean when you say respect for women.....not demeaning them for hours?

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Agree, though was "vetted" ENDLESSLY, perhaps because she was not well known.

 

[BlindBoo]

I see lots of excuses. Anthony Weiner showed how democrats feel about women didn't he?

I don't give a rats ass about why msnbc degraded her on a daily basis. I do however care that you fucking hypocrites can't see past your own god damn noses. And most of you thus far don't even have the backbone to stand behind your bullshit with a vote.

No he didn't. He showed how he feels about women. Nice try though......