Comments on: No, “Martin Eisenstadt” wasn’t Fox News’s source for the Palin Africa smear

By: William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » Martin Eisenstadt was NOT the source of the Sarah Palin/Africa story

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:09:51 +0000

[...] Many Palin supporters jumped on the Eisenstadt angle and decided the whole Palin/Africa thing was started by them. It wasn’t. Let’s let conservative blogger Allahpundit explain it simply now: [...]

By: In defense of Sarah Palin « Northern Thoughts And Reflections

In defense of Sarah Palin « Northern Thoughts And Reflections — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:18:18 +0000

[...] on The Factor with Bill O’Reilly. No one knows who Cameron’s source was, and while Allahpundit at Hot Air has said that it wasn’t the imaginary “Eisenstadt”, I do believe that whoever it is, they are just as credible as the nonexistent McCain [...]

By: NoLeftTurn

NoLeftTurn — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:37:21 +0000

I wonder how the weasel leakers define “whack job.” I’ll bet when it all comes out in the wash, what we’ll learn is that Governor Palin is merely dedicated and conscientious and expects those around her to be as well — and perhaps is pretty blunt at times in articulating her expectations. In other words, if she were a man behaving the same way, she would be known as one who likes to run a tight ship, but because she’s a woman, it makes her a whack job.

By: PrestoPundit

PrestoPundit — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:02:03 +0000

Mark Salter is the leaker — pretty clear from reading Monday’s WaPo and WashTimes.

By: stacman

stacman — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:57:09 +0000

One thing here is true. Cameron did enjoy reporting this crap entirely too much. He can spin it all he wants but he was literally jumping up and down while dishing the dirt.
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Release him and let him join MSNBC or CNN where he fits the profile…

By: PackerBronco

PackerBronco — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:39:18 +0000

Have you been living in a cave? She has said repeatedly that these claims are false. She has been interviewed three times, plus has given a press conference, was on CNN Blitzer and will be on Larry King tonight.

Seriously have you been living in a cave?

Now … now … Sarah did WELL in those interviews, so they obviously don’t count. Didn’t you get the memo?

By: Geochelone

Geochelone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:15:49 +0000

Carly Cameron’s nutsack has shrunk and retracted into his abdomen.

Has he apologized or retracted his statement yet?

By: viking01

viking01 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:56:14 +0000

Carl “Bob Woodward” Cameron should admit he made it all up for a self-promoting publicity stunt and be done with it.

By: Femlin

Femlin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:52:28 +0000

It remains unethical to refuse to name names.

By: Geochelone

Geochelone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:52:05 +0000

Carl appears decidedly less gleeful these days. Heh.

I am loving it. Anytime the MSM steps in it I am overjoyed with rapture.

Carl Cameron is some kind of lame journalist.

Let’s never let him forget this unless his licks Sarah’s boots from here on out.

By: mkosin

mkosin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:43:49 +0000

It does not really matter who did what any more. What matters now is that we get our act together!!!! So we need to start at 0 – we have done that before. We can only get better, because I really don’t know how it could get any worse!
But this fighting within our own ranks is not good. We all have ideas of who lost what and who is at fault for what. So lets go on and just make sure those same people don’t get another chance!
Sarah Palin has energized many of us, and there are other bright stars on our horizon! Lets concentrate on them and make sure they are in position! Also, lets not forget that there are midterms coming up in two years! We can change this around if we make sure our party concentrates on what is important to US!!!! We need to start AT HOME, in our own communities! Have you seen the map Rush has on his website? It is so very RED – sure the big cities are blue and that is what cost the election – but county by county, the more red we get on that map, the better it is!

By: Geochelone

Geochelone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:41:16 +0000

If Sarah would simply appear ONCE before the adult media (instead of professional flatterers), and present herself as an informed thoughtful person, these “smears” would become moot.

Kinda makes one wonder why she refuses to do so.

Have you been living in a cave? She has said repeatedly that these claims are false. She has been interviewed three times, plus has given a press conference, was on CNN Blitzer and will be on Larry King tonight.

Seriously have you been living in a cave?

By: jdwatson

jdwatson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:23:47 +0000

With his report, Carl Cameron descended to the level of rumormongering Shepard Smith, and loss any respect I had for him. Why does Fox employ such tools?

By: katiejane

katiejane — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:06:42 +0000

Until such time that Cameron identifies his sources, why should anyone believe that he wasn’t hoaxed also? Because “he said so?” Given how enthusiastically he reported this smear it seems unlikely that he would eagerly admit that he got duped like others.

By: kurtzz3

kurtzz3 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:53:25 +0000

I have it on good authority that Cameron got his quotes from some guy named Borat.

That is also where the bathtowel story came from . Borat is quoting as having said “Thaaat’s niiiiice”.

By: jjshaka

jjshaka — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:43:51 +0000

FNC has devolved into a joke.
Between the idiot happy talk on F&F to moonbat wannabe Sheppy and the tedious O’Reilly the whole channel is one big shlockfest, while completely ignoring the conservatice audience that made them #1.
Now watch these toads break out the kneepads for Barry.

By: indythinker

indythinker — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:40:18 +0000

Rick Davis, Schmidt, Salter… Anyone else?Rick Davis, Schmidt, Salter… Anyone else?

McCain, Weaver…

Look, “In Palin We Trust” is not the Rosetta Stone for returning to power.

By: the_nile

the_nile — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:38:39 +0000

This should be turned onto Cameron , we know by fact that this hoax “Martin” exist so demand him to prove it wasn’t his source.
And then let him be the fool..

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:34:43 +0000

CanadianGuy,
Whether true or not, McCain said that whoever reported those lies about Palin were NOT his inner circle, not his highest level staff, but only outsiders CLAIMING to be insiders. McCain said it was people he doesn’t even know who would have said such things about Palin.

My critique of McCain stands, that he would not have been a great Chief Executive, as proven through his poor leadership of his own POTUS CAMPAIGN STAFF (ideological and human relations). His appearance on the Leno Show was for his OWN benefit, not anyone else’s, to cover his own ass and shattered campaign efforts. He proved incapable/unwilling to nip the virus in the bud though he had all tools in hand, access and all knowledge of the scuttlebutt.

That McCain meant for Palin to be kept an outsider is evident. That McCain would prove such a little man towards his running mate is his own sore legacy. It is time for the progressive McCain to step aside and allow JD Hayworth to aid conservatism.

Palin proved that she would not let them all get her down no matter how terrible they proved to be themselves.

Yes, I support Palin. I knew what she was in for when McCain named her his VP pick, prayed for her, and still gladly support her today. Alaska has every right to be proud of Governor Palin, as do all conservatives at heart.

By: a capella

a capella — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:30:33 +0000

You foolish man (or woman or whatever).
right2bright on November 13, 2008 at 1:37 PM

benny’s posting style is a dead ringer for alphie’s. NTTAWWT.

By: Esthier

Esthier — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:30:15 +0000

If Sarah was more than a mere political dilettante she would be on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week, and The NewsHour.

benny shakar on November 13, 2008 at 1:31 PM

That’s an incredibly stupid comment. We give you several programs she’s done in just the last few days, and you move the bar once more, this time to your pet programs.

By: Grow Fins

Grow Fins — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:25:35 +0000

a pair of tools

Harsh

By: calgrammy

calgrammy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:22:31 +0000

The past year I have watched less and less of FNC, since Carl I have stopped watching. Watched Greta for the Sarah interviews. I have dropped FNC from my DISH programing, why pay extra. Cameron gets no lifeline from me, he blew it and so did BOR.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:15:10 +0000

Carl Cameron brought shit down to bear on himself, begging FOX NEWS to insert him into their network anal cavity as the responsible factor for their network proliferation of anti-Palin diarrhea.

Allapundit’s singing the Mighty Mouse leitmotif, “Here I Come To Save The Day!” Either get Cameron to spill his guts or drop it.

By: Esthier

Esthier — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:13:32 +0000

Fox’s reporting on the smears isn’t based on a lie.

Actually we don’t know that. All we know is that it wasn’t based on this specific lie, which isn’t really all that comforting considering how easily other news organizations picked up on this lie.

Just because we’ve outed one lie, it doesn’t mean it was the only one.