Video: MSNBC uses faked photos to goof on Palin, of course
posted at 4:14 pm on November 13, 2009 by Allahpundit
Skip ahead to 1:00 and then 2:00 if you can’t stomach the whole clip. The images of her in the black miniskirt and the American-flag bikini started floating around the ‘Net mere days after she joined the ticket last year and were debunked almost immediately, which means either (a) MSNBC knowingly chose to air doctored images to smear her or (b) “The Place for Politics” can’t recognize a notorious 12-month-old photoshop of last year’s VP nominee when it sees one. Given the intense scrutiny of the media’s reporting on her by conservatives, you’d think mainstream lefty news outfits would refrain from obvious smear jobs that’ll be exposed instantly in favor of more subtle misreporting that might slip through the cracks. Not so. But then, this is a guy who told his audience last month that Republicans wouldn’t mind seeing half the country die in order to take down Obama. Good work all around, guys. Nothing says “progressive” like a prominent woman politician photoshopped into various states of undress.
It’s not only lefties who are coming after her today. Check this out. Someone sounds jealous…
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Ms.NBC is sexist. Imagine that.
portlandon on November 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM
I can hardly wait for John Stewart of the Daily Show to expose them!
Skywise on November 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM
They absolutely know its a doctored photo just like Olbermann knew what he was doing with his “girl scout” salute.
MSNBC: Mysogynist Sexist Narcissistic Barack Cheerleaders
jimmy the notable on November 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Let’s see if Jon Stewart brings this up during one of his skits…though it may be that MSNBC is so marginal in the minds of most people, that it isn’t even worth highlighting.
AUINSC on November 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Allah if I remember right… thought it was over a year ago. MSNBC did a segment on this “picture” and the person who stuck palin’s head on the blonde wearing the bikini.
So yeah.. they knew.
upinak on November 13, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Unbelievably pathetic!
I was reading comments on a news story yesterday, and there are actually lil pukes still spouting, and believing, that Palins baby is not her baby. UGH!
What really disgusted me though, was …a few actually described him as defective. :(
It never occurs to them, that this baby is probably valued more, and of more worth in Gods eyes, than most of us are.
capejasmine on November 13, 2009 at 4:19 PM
It really is hard to see why MSNBC is rating’s challenged.
WashJeff on November 13, 2009 at 4:19 PM
You gotta be f’n kidding me.
Tuning Spork on November 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM
I really wonder if Comcast is going to put up with this worthless cable outlet when they buy NBC/Universal from GE.
Comcast historically spent more money on republican candidates, etc.
Well, here’s hoping.
jjshaka on November 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM
The Daily Show better be all over this one.
BadgerHawk on November 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Can someone run a file-photo of Olberman with his face in Obama’s crotch? It’s got more truth to it than a lot of the Palin fakes he ran.
teke184 on November 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM
It’s stunning, really. This is a “news” organization. Of course, they employ Olbermann, so I guess this is par for the course.
search4truth on November 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM
“She’s hot?”
Wow, MiSogyNistic Bastard Channel indeed.
What would they be saying if a Fox News host stated that the only reason Obama got the nomination was because he’s black?
29Victor on November 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM
And they get mad at Hannity for posting a 9/12 clip at the Bachmann speech. Go figure.
John the Libertarian on November 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM
A nation at war , against Palin..
the_nile on November 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM
The apology should be interesting.
SouthernGent on November 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Soledad O’Brien ran an entire Palin segment during the election with this photoshop up behind her on the screen.
Later she claimed she knew it was a fake.
Um, LYING LIAR Soledad…if you knew it was fake why was it up there? And why didn’t you tell your audience?
BlueStateBilly on November 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Hannity apologized. They won’t.
Brat on November 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM
After this clip I’m torn between:
Toadie Media and
Scumbag Media
Any Opinions?
mad scientist on November 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Good thing AP regularly posts their clips to help them out. /
conservative pilgrim on November 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM
yet the right is the racist, sexist, bitter bastards. Oh, and there will be NO apology…mark it down.
search4truth on November 13, 2009 at 4:25 PM
That is nothing compared to some of the vile hate on the Lefty blogs. I’ve seen Trig called: The tard, tard-baby, her little retard. I’ve seen posts saying Sarah should have aborted the defective kid, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.
The pure, vile, unadulturated hate on those sites makes me weep for the future of my country.
BlueStateBilly on November 13, 2009 at 4:25 PM
More lefty “fake but accurate” reportage.
stonemeister on November 13, 2009 at 4:26 PM
You can literally smell the fear…
Good job on this one, Allah.
Norwegian on November 13, 2009 at 4:26 PM
When is HotAir going to change its name to PalinPost.com?
You’ve got as many post about Palin as C4P!
portlandon on November 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Amateurs.
SilverStar830 on November 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
They are so stupid that when they said she is ‘not Bush’ they showed a pic of Cheney.
Brat on November 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
+100
Greed on November 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Methinks there won’t be an apology al la Fox/Hannity from MSNBC.
catmman on November 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
What a sad, sad world we live in when we have to rely on Jon Stewart to do the job the has-been, dinosaur media won’t touch.
Mark Boabaca on November 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Of course it is a fake photo. Its not even a real GUN/RIFLE its a Pellet Gun!
The real Sara Palin would have pose using the Real Thing!
Spinstra on November 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Yeah, good luck with that.
Blacksmith8 on November 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Dude.. don’t anger Allah. You don’t want the ban hammer of death… do you?
upinak on November 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM
They’re skeered
MikeA on November 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM
“A real news channel” Obama.
the_nile on November 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM
And people are surprised? I’m not. I knew the second the info about this book came out there would be an all-out war on this woman and this book and it’s only just begun. Forget the terrorist that killed 14 people at Fort Hood and how the danger he represents to our military and country has been ignored. Forget the men and women in Afghanistan who are STILL waiting for the president to make a decision on whether or not he will give them the reinforcements they need to win. Forget the unemployment numbers that are the highest they’ve been in 26 years. Forget all these things because that’s what the media and the left want you to do.
They want you to focus on Sarah Palin and how she’s an ignorant yokel from *gasp* Alaska. And to further this they will do whatever it takes to show just how bad she is, even if it means using faked photos and lies to do it.
Welcome to journalism circa 2009… it actually goes back to 2008, but hey, who’s counting, right? No matter when it happened, it happened. Journalism became nothing more than a lefty snake oil side show. Wait.. that’s being disrespectful to snake oil salesmen and side show barkers…
Mad Mad Monica on November 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Thats not the only thing they used that was fake.
Real Time Cover
Talk about dishonesty, not even using the real Time magazine cover in their news coverage
MyImamToldMeToDoIt on November 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM
It’s not a smear, it’s a “humor” piece. I don’t think it’s particularly funny, but it’s hardly an attempt to demean her.
It’s Friday, get a beer and relax.
Bleeds Blue on November 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM
so who saw it….. all of three viewers?
grapeknutz on November 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Wait a minute……if she’s the only GOP member on Twitter or Facebook, then who the hell have I been following all this time?!?!?!? /s
Davalf on November 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM
your wine cooler is too flacid for me.
upinak on November 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Since the government “overstated” the number of jobs saved or created through porkulus, and the government owns MSNBC by way of NBC by way of GE, wouldn’t that mean every time someone watches the above clip 1,000 people “really” watched it?
/Glenn Beck thinking cap
Mark Boabaca on November 13, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Oh gawd they are really pathetic for doing that.
Brat on November 13, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I was hoping HotAir would put up Palin’s Facebook post on Obama’s job summit announcement but no we get Levi Johnston and MSNBC instead. Nice.
Redneck Woman on November 13, 2009 at 4:33 PM
HA should do a daily “photo” of msnbc anchors I’m sure some readers would spend some time on real works of snarc!
tim c on November 13, 2009 at 4:33 PM
She ‘kills’ liberals, smiling.
No wonder they fear her more than anything.
Schadenfreude on November 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
It’s been said many times….
“If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine”
These goons just don’t get it. Armey’s quotes I found esp ignorant. All accounts I’ve read say that most people at the Tea Parties support her for 2012.
The more the roaches come out and speak the more curious the public gets about her, the more publicity, and hence more opportunity for a second look and reconnection w/ the people. Simple logic really…and I’m just a lowly IT guy in middle America.
davek70 on November 13, 2009 at 4:36 PM
LOL well i feel dumb. i never knew that picture of her was a photoshop until now.
Joe Caps on November 13, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Bleeds Blue on November 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Another lame excuse. John Stewart will be surprised and distressed to learn he has now clout because he is a comedian.
Question: How outraged were you on the Obama Joker poster?
Now THAT was funny….
mad scientist on November 13, 2009 at 4:37 PM
If one of my kids told me they were going to major in “journalism” I’d wish them good luck (and withhold any further college funding.)
DrStock on November 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM
They would never “goof” on Michelle Obama, Sebelius, Napolitano, or any democrat woman (except Hillary)this way.
Condescending bastards!
lonestar1 on November 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM
More liberal perfidity. They, like all criminals, will pay for it. There is coming a great reckoning.
Holger on November 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM
How many folks at MSNBC could sell 1.5 million books before it is even released? How many folks at MSNBC could even read the quotes?
fourdeucer on November 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM
MSNBC gets more circulation from O’Reilly or Hot Air skewering them than they ever would from their pathetic programming on its own. Don’t feed the high-priced big-hair trolls!
evergreen on November 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM
The pics the MSM is withholding of Olby doin’ a sheep were NOT photoshopped.
bannedbyhuffpo on November 13, 2009 at 4:40 PM
illustrates why they are a ratings “giant”. Pitiful.
ultracon on November 13, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Schadenfreude on November 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
She gets more “face time” than Pelosi and HRC combined; this speaks volumes as to her influence.
Made a mistake: at first I typed HRD. Thinking Hillary Rodham Dumba$$; must have slipped.
mad scientist on November 13, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Didn’t they just go after FOXN for airing the wrong protest photos? Isn’t this, oh, 10x worse?
18-1 on November 13, 2009 at 4:45 PM
So the bikini pic of her with a gun isn’t real? Bummer.
RagTag on November 13, 2009 at 4:46 PM
..so the world comes to a grinding halt because Stewart unearths the use of 9/12 “file footage” and NBC gets a pass on a Palin Bag job..
..obviously there’s a “Tea Bagger” on the NBC tech staff.
VoyskaPVO on November 13, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Might be a long wait, even though Stewart is probably more willing to point it out than any of the news nets are.
hawksruleva on November 13, 2009 at 4:48 PM
How would they like it someome photoshopped Rachel Maddow’s head on a boy’s body?
Oh, wait…..
1921 C DRUM on November 13, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I never follow the links to them or flip over to them. I’ve no need to consume bile in order to know I have no taste for it.
hawksruleva on November 13, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Has Olbermann blasted Hannity for the pictures of the crowd yet? If so, the irony would be too much to withstand.
Gregor on November 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Yeah…have to admit, I wish it was.
MadisonConservative on November 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Gin, baby. Or maybe a crisp Puligney-Montrachet.
The Joker poster was intended to be politically provocative and is meant to send the message that Obama is somehow evil — a smear. If they made fun of his man-boobs I’d have no problem. The bikini thing is just silliness, some right winger with no girlfriend with his photoshop. It’s stupid, but it’s not a smear.
Bleeds Blue on November 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM
I still want to be Sarah’s intern.
Mangy Scot on November 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Whoa, can’t wait for Jon Stewart to trash MSNBC for this just like he did FOX for the ‘rally footage’…
…oh wait… nevermind.
ExTex on November 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM
He is evil. It’s no smear. Ask the people of Iran longing for freedom.
the_nile on November 13, 2009 at 4:54 PM
O/T and I know it is a couple days late but thanks for the article about the FN5.7. Interesting
fourdeucer on November 13, 2009 at 4:55 PM
It’s not a smear if it’s true.
Is Chavez evil?
Is Castro evil?
Is Mugabe evil?
Obama is the same person.
Gregor on November 13, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Of course Jon Stewart will say nothing and keep his clown nose on. Jerk.
cubachi on November 13, 2009 at 4:55 PM
What does Rachel “MadDawg” Maddow have to say about this sexist affront to women politicians? Or was she speechless with her tongue hanging down to the floor?
joedoe on November 13, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Here’s a much better photoshop by liberals.
omnipotent on November 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Is this a “new” low for MSDNC? I highly doubt it!
milwife88 on November 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Not sexist at all.
cat-scratch on November 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM
I saw a picture of Rachel Maddau’s face photo-shopped onto a man’s body. Turned out to be a real picture….oooops.
repvoter on November 13, 2009 at 4:59 PM
This ‘report’ was just softcore porn. Cons largely have problems with porn, which libs mock.
The Left is mixed. On one hand the NOW gang says porn oppresses women, while others of them and outside say it ‘empowers’ women.
Well, which is it?
Seems the Lefties got their freak on with this ‘news’ item.
Liam on November 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Althouse went after her, too.
flipflop on November 13, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Palin just SMACKED obama on the 9-11 trials. She sounded real mad.
ousoonerfan15 on November 13, 2009 at 5:05 PM
I only have a problem with amateur porn. It diminishes the entire concept.
lorien1973 on November 13, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Chris Matthews in a bikini.
fogw on November 13, 2009 at 5:06 PM
So, do these people even realize why their audience is disappearing? I think the only people who watch MSNBC are those who are trying to analyze the network as a business failure case study.
In other words, the students in the morgue watching the corpse dissections, hoping to learn something useful.
rogersnowden on November 13, 2009 at 5:06 PM
C’mon. Put some longer hair on her and she’s pretty cute.
lorien1973 on November 13, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Armey’s right: Palin is more of a cheerleader than a captain.
Captains need a team to lead. The GOP isn’t worth the effort.
spmat on November 13, 2009 at 5:10 PM
the MSM wont stop until we find the final solution for them. at this point its almost like they r begging for it.
moonbatkiller on November 13, 2009 at 5:11 PM
So, how come we arent’ slapping up a photo of obama and his man boobs? Or, chrissy matthews in a thong?
Blake on November 13, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Kieth Olberman makes me laugh. Especially when he fights with women. Nothing like a girl fight that features a man.
bloggless on November 13, 2009 at 5:13 PM
This is another wonderful example of the tolerant left being, …..intolerant.
rukiddingme on November 13, 2009 at 5:14 PM
althouse is not very attractive, so we should cut her some slack.
bloggless on November 13, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Because lefties would absolutely love it.
Gregor on November 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Paging all the concern trolls who were eager to trash Hannity and Fox…
ddrintn on November 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Sarah has much better thighs than the girl in the bikini picture.
bloggless on November 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Would only a cheerleader say this:
deidre on November 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Good Lord. I hope you don’t mean an ACTUAL photo!
ddrintn on November 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Don’t forget this is the guy who gets to sit in the front row at Obama press conferences. If he had a dime for ever viewer, we’d call him Fifty Cent.
JammieWearingFool on November 13, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Chris Matthews in a thong.. is like seeing Helen Thomas in the buff.
Please no more scarring mental floss…. you are going to scare the children.
upinak on November 13, 2009 at 5:17 PM
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