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posted at 9:30 pm on January 9, 2009 by Allahpundit
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“She tells us she was a victim of sexism. She tells us she was a victim of class prejudice. She complains about her media treatment – then insists she never watched any of it. She deplores the unpleasant personal comments directed against herself, while offering up some equally unpleasant personal comments of her own. She repeatedly shades the truth in order to escape blame for her own mistakes. (She won’t for example let go of our claim that there was some insult to Alaska embedded in Katie Couric’s simple question: ‘What do you read?’)
A smart politician rebuffs all invitations to speak about his or her own hurt feelings. It’s not just that such talk sounds whiny and weak, although it does. Much more seriously, such talk betrays a self-involvement that alienates voters almost more than any other personal quality. Through the 2008 election, Barack Obama repeatedly said ‘It’s not about me. It’s about you.’ Exactly so! But Palin’s replies to Ziegler make clear that for her, the election was about her. The next election will be even more so, because she has collected so many more grievances along the way.”
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You, sir, are a glutton for punishment.
SouthernDem on January 9, 2009 at 9:33 PM
I have heard her say she deplores the unpleasant personal comments directed against her family, not herself. She’s pretty thick skinned, much to the chagrin of all the character assassins!
eucher on January 9, 2009 at 9:36 PM
……… I think we are seeing this on a daily basis with Mr. Obama,
…………….. don’tcha know!
Seven Percent Solution on January 9, 2009 at 9:37 PM
By the way………..
……….. what National Guard unit is Ziegler in control of?
Seven Percent Solution on January 9, 2009 at 9:38 PM
David Frum hated her from day one.
ProfessorMiao on January 9, 2009 at 9:39 PM
What a crock and complete spin of what was said.
Hog Wild on January 9, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Allah,
Your guy won. He ran a much better campaign and I salute you in getting somebody like you into the White House. Now, STFU and let those of us who see Obama for what he is a little space. Palin is no longer relevant.
The filthy bastard you campaigned for won. Celebrate that instead of these continued threads that no longer matter.
highhopes on January 9, 2009 at 9:41 PM
I’m not sure what campaign Frum was watching, but the one I was watching was all about the One. Never once did I feel he cared about me or anyone else but himself.
Gianni on January 9, 2009 at 9:41 PM
What I saw of that interview doesn’t negatively impact my opinion of Palin one bit. In fact, I think the MSM needs to be confronted head on. It was atrocious the way she was treated and there is no reason Palin shouldn’t respond to false accusations spread by the media, some of which are ongoing conspiracy theories. I suspect the RINO’s at the National Review are preparing the ground for Jeb Bush or some other Rino in ‘12.
On the other hand, I was thoroughly disappointed with what she said about Caroline schlockburg, or whatever her name is.
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 9:42 PM
AP
You need to add the info that was posted in a Palin thread that David Frum is married to Danielle Crittenden, who writes for HuffPo.
It’s kind of like being married to a Kennedy–you get pulled to the Left.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Funny how AP was never quite interested in Frum’s opinion on anything else….ever.
jimmy the notable on January 9, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Easy to say when the media are enthusiastically kissing your ass.
I can’t think of a time Sarah Palin made “unpleasant personal comments” about someone else. Maybe “community organizer”? “Palling around with terrorists”? “Shades truth to escape blame”? Give me a break. I figured though that after the slime job (which hasn’t stopped), it would be alllll Palin’s fault. I’m becoming thoroughly disgusted with this country.
ddrintn on January 9, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Never once did I feel he cared about me or anyone else but himself.
But by caring for himself, father Obarfa is also caring for you because he is all around us like a warm, fuzzy blanket, protecting and nurturing our lives and verily, our souls as well.
Amen.
Bishop on January 9, 2009 at 9:45 PM
If you’re going to inflict us with Frum, please put him in the Headlines with Noonan and Parker.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Nonsense. She laid out the facts as they unfolded and the interview was specifically targeted to delve into the media hate fest unleashed on her. As a conservative woman I appreciate the fact that Palin is telling the truth. No one ever wants to face down the sexism – which is especially harsh against those of us who choose to have children, careers and who have husbands who are not metrosexual, bicurious liberals obssessed with themselves bent on running the country into some kind of twisted Kafka-esque universe.
.
Jesus I can’t stand Obama.
BrideOfRove on January 9, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Wait a minute. Aren’t you one of the guys, including myself, who didn’t autonomously fall inline behind McCain after he won the nomination? I could’a sworn…
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Why does Frum think I need him to explain her words to me? She speaks English.
I love Palin, but I’m Palin-threaded out because the only news that makes the news is the continual attempt to thwart her sustained appeal. It is tedious (and condenscending).
Spirit of 1776 on January 9, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I still love the Cuda. I think I always will. If only she hadn’t been paired wih Mack. Sigh.
VolMagic on January 9, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Hotair.com redirects to the dailykos now?
joey24007 on January 9, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Sarah Palin showed incredible grace under the most vile and unwarranted smears, never speaking of it until after the election, but of course Frum was just waiting for her to utter one word of complaint so he could pounce.
Frum has a chip on his shoulder a mile wide when it comes to Palin. It’s so obvious that I am actually embarrassed for him that he doesn’t see it.
joewm315 on January 9, 2009 at 9:48 PM
OOWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE,
It sounds Like SarahCuda hit a Liberal Media nerve,
for if not,they couldn’t care less,however,it seems
to really bother them,therefore it only confirms,that
SarahCuda,is indeed,a POLITICAL THREAT,
to ALL LIBERALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on January 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Dude, STFU.
malan89 on January 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM
It’s beyond belief that Frum actually thinks O meant that.
O’s words are the words of manipulation.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM
He got penis envy.
These hacks are as dangerous as Hamas and A.Q.
And they need to be confronted , not appeased.
the_nile on January 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM
It’s not whining on Sarah’s part–it’s calling the media out for who and what they are and it needs to be done. It’s time for conservatives to quit being stoic and allow the left to run roughshod over us. Sarah can either stand up or get run over–she’s choosing to stand up. Good on her!
Matt Helm on January 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Dear Mr. Frum,
Your opinion means nothing to me. Please pass this note on to Peggy Noonan.
Sincerely,
Pugwriter
pugwriter on January 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Good that Mrs. Palin is airing this out. Now it’s time for her to move on, put her family in protective custody and start talking positives,smaller government and conservative fiscal policy. We already know her sincerity, character, virtue, courage and compassion.
gracie on January 9, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Palin 2012.
How soon can I send a check?
JellyToast on January 9, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Who is? But that itself is worthy of the thread. What is a guy like Frum doing posting on what’s supposed to be, or used to be, a conservative web site?
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 9:51 PM
If defending yourself against conspiracy theories invented by retards on internet is playing the victim, then so be it.
V15J on January 9, 2009 at 9:52 PM
His wife is the chick on the O’reilly factor last night who trashed Palin .. I posted it in the other thread:
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/01/danielle-crittenden-writes-for-huffpo.html
These people are all the same .. the Frums and Parkers … they care about getting invited to the cocktail parties in Georgetown
joey24007 on January 9, 2009 at 9:52 PM
R.S. McCain addressed Frum in a post today: David Frum vs. Politics. I thought he had an interesting take:
Andrea Tantaros has a post up about the interview as well (she doesn’t address Frum though).
meltenn on January 9, 2009 at 9:52 PM
While I cetainly disagree with his opinion of Palin, I just can’t figure out what it is about Frum’s writing style that just irritates the crap out of me. He is insufferable.
myrenovations on January 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM
The Fifth Column.
the_nile on January 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM
I thought Frum had left NRO.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM
She’s not whining. she’s answering a direct question honestly! But no she has to take it but she can’t say she took it or her family, who should have been off limits like the One’s family, took it…what a crock of…
Can someoen tell me if Allah linked to the article in Human Events which named Sarah “Conservative of the Year” or does he just post the negative stuff about her? I don’t remember seeing it here but I did somewhere so…
CCRWM on January 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Yes, the royal “we”, We are The One you’ve been waiting for. Couldn’t get more humble that that!
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I was critical of McCain much to the displeasure of morons like Wise_men. What’s your point? Allah all but campaigned for Obama during the primaries by the way he went out of any momentum for non-McCain/Rudy options. Romney was torpedoed on this site by Allah’s hatred and he was essentially an Obama advocate. His guy won. I’m just bitter that HA wasn’t a fair outlet for opinion because of moderators like Allah.
highhopes on January 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Oh ya,thats right,Governor Sarah Palin was discussing
her treatment,by the Left,and Hopey’s Ministry of News,
and,
it was a upcoming documantary,full of facts,and the real
truths that has the MSM’s back up in a bristle!
SarahCuda,is not a vitim,she’s not whining,she’s not
b#tchin,
she’s telling it like it really was!
Seem’s the left has a problem with the TRUTH!!!!!!
canopfor on January 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM
It’s the insufferability that irritating.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Thus making them irrelevant to me.
Spirit of 1776 on January 9, 2009 at 9:59 PM
If Sarah Palin is serious about national office, she needs to do the work to get there. Governor of a state is a good stepping stone but it is only that.
highhopes on January 9, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Can you imagine if Sarah deadpanned “Daily Kos, DemocraticUnderground, and Huffington Post” in response to Couric’s idiotic question?
Can someone explain to me the significance of Couric’s question? The question hardly merits the discussion it has been given over the past few months. Are we to believe that Sarah is illiterate because she didn’t rattle off four or five dead tree sources of media?
Who consumes media like that anymore?
Is the expectation that the governor of a state is going to trudge down a snowcovered driveway in her bathrobe and pick up the NYT, LAT, WP, USAToday, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal, carry them back inside, and read them all cover to cover over coffee? Maybe couple of hours later when the mailman arrives, he’ll bring by Time, Newsweek, USNews, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, Forbes, and maybe NR for giggles. She should be able to bang that out no problem over a sandwich and a Diet Dr. Pepper.
Over a given week, I’d be almost everyone here come in contact with 40 or 50 different media outlets through the magic of the internet. Sources like HotAir (among others) point us in a direction and we pick and choose from there. I’d be hard pressed not to answer that question in a similar manner to Sarah. We read any of them, all of them, whatever gets our attention at the moment.
Jeez, no wonder the dinosaur media is going extinct. You’d need a federal bailout to pay for all the subscriptions you’d need for the MSM to consider you “intellectually curious” and “well-informed.”
Nat Hound on January 9, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Don’t be afraid to see what you see
- Ronald Reagan
joey24007 on January 9, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Well, that certainly puts it in perspective. Thank you for the link.
joewm315 on January 9, 2009 at 10:02 PM
It means nothing to me either, and it’s got nothing to do with Palin, of which I’m not even a fan. It’s because of all the other RINO crap he’s spewed out over the years.
And wasn’t he one of the dweebs sitting in on that WSJ editorial meeting in which they were talking about all of the racist, nativist xenophobes on the right apposed to illegal immigration? What a hack.
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 10:02 PM
+ 7%
Seven Percent Solution on January 9, 2009 at 10:04 PM
There is no doubt in my mind O’Reilly knew she was the wife of Frum…I can’t stand him and don’t watch his show anymore…I’m down to Greta and starting Monday I’ll add Sean…
CCRWM on January 9, 2009 at 10:08 PM
WARNING
This is an annoucement from the U.S.S.Hot Air,
untill further notice,the H/A water dispenser is
off-limits,due to the breakout of AllahPundit
Derangement Syndrome,it appears the water dispenser
has been compromized with Liberal Kool-Aid!
———————————————-
That is all,back to commenting!(Snark!)A Hem,Tee he:)
canopfor on January 9, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I really enjoyed that piece by Andrea Tantaros.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Didn’t Frum quit NRO about a month ago?
Mark1971 on January 9, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Palin / Petraeus 2012
Let’s roll.
ex-Democrat on January 9, 2009 at 10:17 PM
That’s what I thought.
K-Lo’s going to be getting more angry emails.
INC on January 9, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Give me a break. None of the nominees were very good. Even Fred, which I really like, was a less than stellar campaigner, to say the least.
AllahPundit is a realist, which is one of the things I like about him. He doesn’t fall in line behind the party like a drone and spout idiocy only because it’s expected of him. If he sees a stupid mistake he comments about it. You don’t have to agree with him to appreciate what he does, and AP did not lose this election; McCain did.
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Micheal Savage/Bill Ayers 2012
Let’s roll…
An Era of Hate on January 9, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Me too. I read back through her other posts on Palin, and I think she’s been pretty dead on. I think that she, Coulter, and Ingraham have all been fair in naming her shortcomings and have had good advice for her.
meltenn on January 9, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Does any one hear anything?
Onager on January 9, 2009 at 10:21 PM
David Frum and people like him (RINO elites) are the problem. As long as we have these tools on “our side” we are doomed.
conservnut on January 9, 2009 at 10:25 PM
LOL
remind us once again who you spent the campaign season telling us all was the great threat to this nation. Here’s a hint, it wasnt Obama.
wise_man on January 9, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Who gives a flying fukk? Palin rocks. Get her in there and the shysters out!
Metro on January 9, 2009 at 10:28 PM
No, you don’t understand. In the minds of a handful of HA posters, this is their blog and the rules are simple. No criticism of Palin or you will be attacked with the dreaded ad hominem and labeled a troll, liberal, elitist, hater, etc. then repeatedly told to leave.
I personally think Allahpundit just likes to watch them foam at the mouth, it can be humorous at times.
lowandslow on January 9, 2009 at 10:28 PM
F*k you
wise_man on January 9, 2009 at 10:29 PM
The post-Buckley standards over there are pretty weak. I guess he intended the spelling since he hasn’t corrected it yet.
I wonder how many Bush Administration folks will take up new careers as internet trolls.
Buddahpundit on January 9, 2009 at 10:29 PM
-1
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 10:31 PM
-1
wise_man on January 9, 2009 at 10:32 PM
I never got the sense that AP was rooting for Obama. I always took him to be completely digusted with the GOP’s crop of nutless monkey candidates and he was simply bashing all of them as opportunity arose. Fish in barrel; how could he resist? Don’t read too much into it.
austinnelly on January 9, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Did anything ever become of the story that Couric was fed her questions from a third party, a DNC operative. Some former advisor to Sam Nunn or something like that?
Nat Hound on January 9, 2009 at 10:35 PM
After Gov. Palin was announced as John McCain’s running mate, and after the sh*tstorm that started, I wouldn’t have blamed her if she’d told everyone to FOAD and went right back to Alaska. She didn’t, and gave the best convention address I’ve heard in my lifetime. She’s got it, alright, and folks like Frum, Parker, Noonan, et al, are going to find out in the run up to 2012, you betcha!
TeeDee on January 9, 2009 at 10:35 PM
It wouldn’t matter if even Axelrod were feeding Couric the questions. That the MSM is the mouthpiece of the DNC is taken to be the natural and desirable order of things.
ddrintn on January 9, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I’m far from a social conservative, but I can identify with Palin. She’s a woman in a man’s business, who has learned to play the game and beat the boys at it. Whether she’s the candidate in 2012 or not, she gets mad props from me.
Sekhmet on January 9, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Who said McCain was the greatest threat to the nation? He’s a worthless, two faced, backstabbing a**hole; a threat to his VP’s reputation as he trashes her post election; an ambulatory hemorrhoid who’s going to screw the GOP to BHO’s benefit every chance he gets…and an absolutely pathetic candidate who was pretty much guaranteed to lose against anyone who he was run against, except possibly a bag of dead rats. But no, I don’t think anyone ever said he was the greatest threat to the nation. That’s a strawman, p*ssboy, er, whizzman.
austinnelly on January 9, 2009 at 10:39 PM
FOAD, austinnelly
wise_man on January 9, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I think we all need a rest from the Palin overkill.
How about some Johnny Edwards filth, Allah?
fogw on January 9, 2009 at 10:41 PM
He’s kidding, right?
The Dems don’t complain about how they are treated? They don’t yell “sexism” or “racism?” or “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?” Tell that to the next Senator from Illinois.
Please. Liberals own sexism, classism and racism because they won’t shut up about them while Conservatives refuse to stand up for themselves for fear of being called whiners by idiots like this guy.
29Victor on January 9, 2009 at 10:42 PM
+ 5%
Seven Percent Solution on January 9, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Poor rats. McCain’s not even fit to hold the bag their kept in. :)
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 10:44 PM
I think Frum is exaggerating to make a point, sure complaining can turn into a whine fest that leaves a sour taste with voters but when unrighteous attacks are confronted with righteous indignation, its not so bad so long as it doesn’t become a habit and she realizes the press is a very powerful enemy (I think she’s picked up on that by now).
And if somebody attacked my children like Palin’s have been, I would land on their back like a 200lb Harpy.
Speakup on January 9, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Hence that
generalpolitician is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and she is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.- Sun Tzu
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
- Sun Tzu
MB4 on January 9, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Allahpundit: Sometimes I feel guilty because I think I am too hard on you. Then you do something like this and I know I’m not hard enough.
Blake on January 9, 2009 at 10:46 PM
These are words of good advice for Palin. Ronald Reagan was called everything from fascist to senile and he never took it personally. She can be pissed off at Andrew Sullivan for engaging in Trig Trutherism, but whining is a big big mistake. Frum is right. So is Allah.
Mr. Joe on January 9, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Yes, when you hear those words it’s time to hide the women and the booze!
Tuco on January 9, 2009 at 10:49 PM
I want Sarah to do well. Whining will just kill her chances in the future. Vent and move on. Quick.
Mr. Joe on January 9, 2009 at 10:49 PM
You don’t see Mitt Romney venting over how many attacked his faith.
Mr. Joe on January 9, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Can I remind you some of you guys that you are smart enough to articulate your points without profanity. This isn’t HuffPo or DKos
CCRWM on January 9, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Can I remind
yousome of you guys that you are smart enough to articulate your points without profanity. This isn’t HuffPo or DKosCCRWM on January 9, 2009 at 10:51 PM
CCRWM on January 9, 2009 at 10:51 PM
++
the_nile on January 9, 2009 at 10:53 PM
They attacked her kids , even Cheney gets angry by that.
the_nile on January 9, 2009 at 10:54 PM
I am thinking about letting the Messiah know it is indeed all about him. I plan on standing by the railroad tracks somewhere south of Philly and giving him the bird (both fists) as he begins his Leninesque (vlad, not john) train ride to the coronation in DC.
JonRoss on January 9, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Did Allah write this tripe or just post??? No matter as Allah has never been supportive of a good conservative…Palin tried hard to carry McMidgit across the finish line, but RINOs are heeeaaavvvy!! Hope she tries on her own….
b4lucy on January 9, 2009 at 10:57 PM
the interview was about media bias … she said what she had to say
in two weeks the Messiah gets placed on his throne
people like Frum, Parker, Schuster will be worrying about whether they are invited to the inaugural ball and if Obama will look at them
“he looked at me” … “no, he was totally looking at me”
joey24007 on January 9, 2009 at 10:57 PM
LOL,..David, …don’t hold Gov Palin as a target for all those who wouldn’t give you the time of day, your wife shouldn’t either…: o )
christene on January 9, 2009 at 10:59 PM
My impression is that this interview was part of an expose about media bias, which is a cancer upon our country, destroying it from within, and in this case in the context of a presidential election. The abuse Palin suffered at the hands of the “mainstream media” (/sarc), is worthy of comment. I agree that she shouldn’t obsess about it, but I don’t get the impression that that will be a problem. However, so long as the accusations are valid, I would personally like to see more politicians call out the media about their bias. For the good of the nation, not any given politician.
FloatingRock on January 9, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Didn’t Obama get whiney about his treatment by Fox News? Said their coverage was costing him several points in the polls.
It’s okay for him to do that though. If you’re Obama, it shows courage to expose the slanderous intentions of your enemies.
SheofTwoMinds on January 9, 2009 at 11:00 PM
What do you all consider whining? She has a legitimate beef with the media. Do you think the MSM would leave her alone and give her a chance if she wouldn’t be critical of them? Hells no.
It would only embolden them to take more shots, be even meaner and more cruel.
Sarah needs a “Marty McSorely” to her “Wayne Gretzky.” Someone who will keep the goons on the other team from taking runs at her so she has room to do what she does best.
You never feel like she has much help – it’s always Sarah standing alone vs. the enitre MSM.
Nat Hound on January 9, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I think Allah’s issue may be that Palin’s is not a “proportional response”.
JonRoss on January 9, 2009 at 11:01 PM
respectfully, if you experienced months of having the same cast of characters calling you a troll, insulting you and mocking your login name because you *gasp!* wanted the republican who voted with us 80% of the time – to win the election and not the democrat. And had it up to your eyeballs that these people cared more about their single issue of amnesty, and tried to turn off as many as possible to support the republican who won the republican primary and was the only one who could defeat the democrat, – the same person who voted with us only 7% of the time, and will nominate liberal judges, everything else that comes with the most liberal (inexperienced) senator of 2007 …. then you might resort to speaking to these people in the only language that they understand.
…… respectfully.
wise_man on January 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM
exactly … Richard Nixon would call such a person a “Nut-Cutter”
Buckley wrote to Reagan (after meeting with Nixon) and suggested Reagan find one of his own
joey24007 on January 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM
LOLOLOL…that’s a new one!
christene on January 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Her current press person is a disaster
joey24007 on January 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Frum is a buffoon. I thought he took his minimal resume and left the National Review? At any rate, Gov. Palin was not expressing self pity (or grievance).
She was justifiably pointing out the obvious disparities in the media. About time too. No one likes a political figure that doesn’t stand up for him(her)self, especially when the media takes off after her loved ones. As a parent, you have to defend your loved ones. She is simply serving notice that she will not crumble up and go away.
Most importantly, few realize that the media continues to hound her family members.
I recall when President Bush 41 took off on Dan Rather during his campaign for president. He wasn’t called a grievance monger afterward either.
Captain America on January 9, 2009 at 11:04 PM
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