Video: Journolist’s success in setting the message
posted at 12:15 pm on July 23, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
A follow-up, of sorts, from yesterday’s post about Journolist, Joe Klein and Time Magazine, and Sarah Palin. The argument against the Journolist was that it represented an attempt by a few hundred activists to spin media coverage of events and conservative politicians. Daily Caller’s Jonathan Strong reported that Klein had regurgitated the Journolist talking points into a Time Magazine blog post and passed them off as his own thoughts:
Time’s Joe Klein then linked to his own piece, parts of which he acknowledged came from strategy sessions on Journolist. “Here’s my attempt to incorporate the accumulated wisdom of this august list-serve community,” he wrote. And indeed Klein’s article contained arguments developed by his fellow Journolisters. Klein praised Palin personally, calling her “fresh” and “delightful,” but questioned her “militant” ideology. He noted Palin had endorsed parts of Obama’s energy proposal.
This piece came out when McCain named Palin as his running mate. Keep that in mind when watching this clip from How Obama Got Elected, shown at the front end of an interview between Bill O’Reilly and John Ziegler, who pointed this Brian Williams report out to me. The meat of the point comes right at the beginning:
Now, I seriously doubt that Brian Williams ever participated in Journolist, and it’s not exactly a shock to see a network news anchor use a Time Magazine article as the basis of analysis on a major story. However, it does show that Klein successfully turned a Journolist strategy into media coverage on Palin, which makes his lack of honesty in sourcing those talking points even more of an issue.
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Only one word comes to mind when hearing about MSM….Pravda
PatriotRider on July 23, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Brian Williams=apparatchik
NBC=dept of propaganda
Inanemergencydial on July 23, 2010 at 12:20 PM
When was Joe Klein ever honest?
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Journolist s/b renamed to Liberal Pornolist.
Schadenfreude on July 23, 2010 at 12:20 PM
ethics schmethics…
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Pravda is indignant.
Primadonna Brian Williams will die with his finger in his fancy ars.
Schadenfreude on July 23, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream? It’s alright we told you what to dream.
-Pink Floyd
mjbrooks3 on July 23, 2010 at 12:22 PM
I hope the GOP leadership reads this post, taking charge of the narrative is job 1, nothing else means anything until the public gets the message, whatever that takes, has to get done.
Speakup on July 23, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Why hasn’t HOT AIR mentioned the excellent article by Angelo Codevilla? America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Rev$#%^on
And the censorship of words is STILL pitiful…why is it happening?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 12:24 PM
“The band is just fantastic, that’s really what I think.
Oh, by the way, which one’s Pink?”
Pink Floyd, music executives, or Keith Olbermann?
teke184 on July 23, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Liberal media tearing down what they fear.
taney71 on July 23, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Brain Williams is an odious person- always has been.
At least Brokaw tried to occasionally hide his bias.
Williams bowing to Obama during his “interview” said it all.
jjshaka on July 23, 2010 at 12:25 PM
My goodness that article by Codevilla explains in very clear terms what we as the American people are facing in trying to change DC and it explains this nonsense on Journolist as well.
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Complaining about this groups ethics is like complaining about pigs at a trough table manners.
inspectorudy on July 23, 2010 at 12:26 PM
When Palin gave her speech at the RNC, it was a hit. NBC had Brian Williams on the set and within seconds of her last word Williams was asked his thoughts and he lifted a DNC prewritten prespeech “reply” and he spent 5 minutes reading it word for word and then lifted his head and gave a “back to you”. This guy bowed to his Messiah don’t forget.
Marcus on July 23, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Here is a snippet from Angelo Codevilla’s excellent article about Americas Ruling Class–The Perils of Rev (Censored Word)
Btw why is HOT AIR CENSORING WORDS! That is shameful. Now for the snippet.
In this clash, the ruling class holds most of the cards: because it has established itself as the fount of authority, its primacy is based on habits of deference. Breaking them, establishing other founts of authority, other ways of doing things, would involve far more than electoral politics. Though the country class had long argued along with Edmund Burke against making rev&^%$%^y changes, it faces the uncomfortable question common to all who have had rev$%^%$ry changes imposed on them: are we now to accept what was done to us just because it was done?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM
More of these examples, please!
The JournOlist story is only relevant if their discussions about framing the story, or bullying those who cover a story they want hidden, can be tied to their published stories, op-eds, blog posts, or “expert opinions” provided by the member academics & activists. The more examples found, the better.
LibbyMo on July 23, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Whether he’s on the list or not he’s still a propagandist working a propaganda network.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 12:31 PM
What’s the percentage of the population (that matters) who will read about these shenanigans?
Not nearly enough.
The MSM certainly won’t admit to any of this.
This is what saddens me the most about the unethical SOBs.
tru2tx on July 23, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Does Hot Air realize that it is now censoring words from an Article written by a Professor Emeritus of Boston University…how can we argue against the censorship of the politically correct universities when our main voices are themselves censoring harmless words. Who are y’all afraid of offending?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 12:32 PM
I used to be in newspapers (general assignment reporter and then assigned to a particular town) in a Chicago suburb. And the list-serve makes me absolutely ill.
What i find interesting is that there’s yet to be any kind of reaction from editors or those in charge about the disclosures. At least, I sure haven’t heard of any.
lizzieillinois on July 23, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Me thinks,that there is no point,for any
Republican to talk to the MSM,after all,
they all ready have the story,wether its
true,or not!
Oh,and besides,the Left hates the Rights
guts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on July 23, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Well, make it two. The other is Izvestia.
Dusty on July 23, 2010 at 12:34 PM
A must read.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 12:35 PM
The word “Jouronlist” should come out of every conservative’s mouth on every talking head program he/she is invited on. The possibility that journalists have been tainted by secret conglomerations should be uttered every chance it’s given.
cjtony97 on July 23, 2010 at 12:35 PM
His producer and staff, on the other hand…
obladioblada on July 23, 2010 at 12:36 PM
People are looking for a reason to justify their turn against Obama. A certified media conspiracy is a pretty good tool.
18-1 on July 23, 2010 at 12:36 PM
there was something in daily caller or another site (apologies) where some were insisting the folks on the list were not currently working for them at the time they were posting on the server (or something to that effect)
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 12:37 PM
spot on
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 12:38 PM
They went after Palin like red bellied piranha.
Now parts of them are an absolute propaganda arm for The One.
Look at the Arizona law coverage. Look at the DOJ coverage and compare it with their reportage on the last administration’s treatment of their voter cases and attorney personnel actions.
IlikedAUH2O on July 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Exactly. And now that Fox News has been dragged through the sewer with lies and distortions (from the White House on down) about that Sherrod episode – who’s going to report any of this?
I’ll tell ya: nobody.
Bloody hell.
tru2tx on July 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
It also explains why “R”-party apparatchiks (not the base) support amnesty for illegal aliens.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
The fact that they have to collaborate to come up with ideas shows just how pathetically unoriginal their minds are.
Somehow, I can’t see Charles Krauthammer, Thomas Sowell, Mark Steyn and George Will having to e-mail each other in order to come up with ideas for their columns.
What unoriginal thinkers they have on the left.
JohnInCA on July 23, 2010 at 12:40 PM
rush’s montages from the msm say it all
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 12:41 PM
So, how many of Journolist members were active participants in the White House conference calls with bloggers?
ButterflyDragon on July 23, 2010 at 12:44 PM
~9-10 million people per week watch Brian Williams’ show. So, Klein produces his “contribution” from the “august list” and then the second order effect is that a considerable number of US viewers see that piece on Palin…and it likely had an effect upon the election. So, please tell me how these guys aren’t functioning as an arm of the DNC/Obama campaign….this was essentially a campaign attack ad.
ted c on July 23, 2010 at 12:46 PM
Of all the possible picks for McCain to choose from for VP, from Charlie Crist to Colin Powell, how was it that the coordinated attack from the left was prepared to attack Sarah Palin right from the moment she was announced as his running mate?
fourdeucer on July 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Ah yes, Joe Klein, the ANONYMOUS author of Primary Colors, who denied being the author and then admitted it. So now Joe is guilty of plagiarism?
I am shocked. Shocked.
gary fouse on July 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
I got the same censorship for the same word last night when trying post about Chesser putting me on his hitlist. Very odd word to censor.
Connie on July 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
It’s a war against democracy.
the_nile on July 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Hey, remember when the media was fair and didn’t have an agenda?
Because I sure don’t.
portlandon on July 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
I don’t doubt it. I have no proof, but if proof were provided, I wouldn’t be shocked by it! Bowian Williams is fully a shill for Obama. His integrity is down the toilet where I am concerned.
I don’t even watch any msm anymore, nor do I read it. They’ve shown me where they stand, now I show them where I stand. They’re perfectly happy hiding the truth, even if it means the destruction of this country, and the enslavement of the people. I won’t give traitors my time.
capejasmine on July 23, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Someone on the inside, the ones who leaked all the other smear.
the_nile on July 23, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Exactly. I don’t know how this JournoList thing is considered a big deal. For as long as I can remember, Rush has been playing his “sound bites” from across the media with the phrases used ranging from VERY similar to IDENTICAL can lead to only one conclusion….. this is far more pervasive than JournoList and has been for a very long time.
CC
CapedConservative on July 23, 2010 at 12:49 PM
So Journolist is kaput….
……where are they now?
No one really believes that they’ve just up and quit doing this do they?
lm10001 on July 23, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Don’t forget KCNA from North Korea…I still can get Radio Pyongyang on shortwave radio from time to time when conditions are good. Straight out of the 1950s.
Oh, and don’t forget Xinhua in China and ACN in Cuba.
Del Dolemonte on July 23, 2010 at 12:50 PM
rush’s montages from the msm say it all
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 12:41 PM
cmmsinz:True dat!!:)
canopfor on July 23, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Brian Williams spreading the book banning rumor. Are you kidding me?
I have to give John Ziegler credit for being ahead of the curve. I am probably one of the few members of the ‘Palin cult’ that hasn’t watched his documentary. Maybe I will check it out.
chief on July 23, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Excellent question! That’s exactly the thing that a reputable journalist, (not a propagandist), would investigate—to save their own credibility and the reputation of their field.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 12:52 PM
It’s not a question of bias and coordination as much as that they were dumb enough to get recorded doing so.
It helps dispel the “You’re just raving paranoiacs!” response by the opposition when they get caught doing something we all know they do but could never prove until now.
teke184 on July 23, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Now that we know that Brian Williams, a so called “journalist”, was used and manipulated like a tool by these people, I wonder if he’ll have anything to say about it. Hmmm…. Brian?
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony
the_nile on July 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Yes, it’s definitely a ‘must-read’. It was posted here at HA (and I just missed it), was it not?
petefrt on July 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM
FIFM.
Wittingly or not, Brian Williams is mixed up in JournoGate now.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 12:56 PM
canopfor on July 23, 2010 at 12:34 P
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spot on
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 12:38 PM
cmsinaz:Boy one thing positive coming out of this,and that
is,American’s on the right are going to stop watch
ing and reading,anything the Lefty msm puts out!!:)
canopfor on July 23, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Is anyone else having problems viewing the video?
MississippiMom on July 23, 2010 at 1:00 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony
the_nile on July 23, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Nope. As far as I or anybody I’ve talked to about it here HotAir didn’t link to it, but at least they haven’t tried to stop the rest of us from linking to it. There’s no reason why they should mind a link and they’d probably lose a lot of members if they tried to prevent it, so I don’t think they will.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 1:01 PM
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2008/08/29/palin-uninspiring-tax-policy-record/
2008 not everybody was on board on the right either
PrezHussein on July 23, 2010 at 1:01 PM
yepper :)
their ratings are starting to show it…heh
cmsinaz on July 23, 2010 at 1:02 PM
EXCELLENT ARTICLE.
Why hasn’t HOT AIR mentioned the excellent article by Angelo Codevilla? America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Rev$#%^on
And the censorship of words is STILL pitiful…why is it happening?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 12:24 PM
PappyD61 on July 23, 2010 at 1:03 PM
No sorry it has not been posted nor commented on…wierd.
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 1:04 PM
I like to just paste the link so that if anybody replies to my comment and pastes it, the link will still be live.
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the/print
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 1:04 PM
I’ll never forget Williams breathlessly reading that list on the air or Gwen Ifil looking dejected right after Palin’s convention acceptance speech… I never watch any LSM… It’s pretty much Fox and the conservative blogs for me…
CCRWM on July 23, 2010 at 1:04 PM
…on the reply as well as the original.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 1:04 PM
The same thing is happening with small local papers across the country. Many are owned by the same big lefty media corporations. They all use the same national and international stories and they deliberately band together within states to put forth the progressive agenda and to hide the fact that there is any opinion out there that differs from their own.
Connie on July 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Great article. But nooobody can break the rules on minorities and the enviroment. You should see what I got for calling myself a racist reactionary.
This is your epic article?
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the/print
IlikedAUH2O on July 23, 2010 at 1:06 PM
Pravda? Well right here on Hot Air you cannot write the word Revol*%ionary War as the post will be dropped…we got Pravda right here…darn shame too.
Is this the result of Townhall or is this specific to Hot Air?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 1:08 PM
As we repeatedly explain, “revolution” is not censored, it’s moderated. We do that because we had a rash of commenters arguing for an armed revolt against the US. Now we check when a moderated word gets used, and approve comments as quickly as possible, usually within a few minutes. Sorry if that presents an annoyance to some, but we’re not interested in providing a platform for nutcases, and we can’t be awake 24/7 to clean up threads after the fact.
Ed Morrissey on July 23, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Ed, you say:
Two points, Ed. Why don’t we all just test the theory?
“Hey — Brian Williams . . . did you, or did any member of your staff at the time, participate in JournoList?”
Secondly, you may be correct that it would not have been unusual for him to use a Time magazine “article as the basis of analysis on a major story.”
But this was not an article. It was an opinion piece. And it was one written by a well-known and highly partisan interloper, if you will, a man known to have one foot firmly planted in life-long Democrat partisan interactions and connections, and the other padding around media circles, always eagerly looking for a way to quietly pitch some roman à clef yarn.
Trochilus on July 23, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Even if nobody at Brian Williams’ propaganda outlet was involved with or had even heard about JournoList, they’re still wrapped up in JournoList now.
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Not sure I understand the link to what I am saying…especially dense today, sorry.
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM
As Rush said, that article is ‘both brilliant and important’. HA didn’t post it? That boggles my pea brain. What on earth is going on?
Well, anyway, it’s certainly not too late to post it. It’s going to be a ‘brilliant and important’ reference for a long time.
petefrt on July 23, 2010 at 1:12 PM
I have a personal hatred for Brian Williams. When the first reports were coming in from Baghdad that the surge was indeed working, Williams hopped on a plane to Iraq and spent a week broadcasting from “the front lines”. Why did he go? Why was it personal to me?
I had a son over there putting his life on the line. This scumbag Williams went over there to try and dredge up dirt, try to find some kind, any kind of evidence that the surge was not working, in order to establish that the military brass were pulling a fast one for the sake of Bush’s presidency.
He failed miserably, just like Harry “the war is lost” Reid. They are birds of a feather. Williams wanted to embarass Bush, and in the process he mocked our brave men and women on the ground, and his intention was to label them liars and failures. There was only one epic failure, his own.
I spit on him.
fogw on July 23, 2010 at 1:12 PM
And don’t forget Michael Hastings hit job from the Rolling
Stones on McChrystal,
So my job was basically:
Ride the buses and planes with the candidates,
have big lunches and dinners on the expense account, get sources drunk and singing,
then report back the behind-the-scenes story.
I was supposed to follow whoever the front-runner was for the nomination, starting in the primaries and going right on through the general election. Back then, every pundit and hack on the trail (myself included) was drinking from the same Fountain of Conventional Wisdom (CW),
and we’d all agreed that John McCain was finished, Fred Thompson didn’t really want it, maybe Mitt Romney had a chance, but that the real candidate to watch was Rudy Giuliani.
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http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/200810/michael-hastings-newsweek-presidential-campaign
canopfor on July 23, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Bloody hell.
tru2tx on July 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
tru2tx:)
canopfor on July 23, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Thank you for the explanation Ed. Does this mean that Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson would have been banned since they advocated independence? And while I have your attention why hasn’t Hot Air linked to the excellent article by Codevilla?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Betting a penny with you Ed that Williams or someone on his staff was in Journolist and brought Ezra Klein’s thoughts on Palin to his attention and pushed him to run it.
journeyintothewhirlwind on July 23, 2010 at 1:18 PM
sorry- Joe Klein’s
journeyintothewhirlwind on July 23, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Actually, I’m kinda’ stunned that Ziegler hasn’t been out promoting his DVD this week? …
And let’s not forget Joe Klein’s response to meeting Palin at the Time 100 Gala a coupla’ months ago:
“On the other hand, Sarah Palin slapped me across the face twice–playfully–and we had a nice chat about our oldest sons, both of whom had returned recently from service in Iraq (hers is a soldier, mine a diplomat). Does this mean that I’ll be any more charitable toward her distasteful and ill-informed politics? Nope. But it is valuable to know that she has a sense of humor and civility…and that Glenn Beck doesn’t.”
Read more: http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/05/05/a-week-of-parties/#more-25827#ixzz0uWiTaZO1
hrh40 on July 23, 2010 at 1:21 PM
IBD’s take:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/541314/000101010000/JournoGate-Continued-Pouncing-On-Palin.aspx
hrh40 on July 23, 2010 at 1:21 PM
The most outrageous part of it is that what he said was either patently false (like the banning books charge) or highly nuanced. If those wizards of smart Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace and some of the rest of the turncoats at the McCain campaign had gotten out in front of this shyte, the narrative would not have had opportunity to stick. And their incompetence didn’t just lose the election for McCain and Palin. Palin is now tasked with having to reclaim and rewrite the narrative and that’s difficult when the majority of those in control of the flow of information in this country are against you. I’m not saying she’s made no missteps — she has — but they have been unfairly magnified compared with the relative pass VP BiteMe and Barry have gotten.
NoLeftTurn on July 23, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Ed, you realize that the Klein post cited in the DC piece doesn’t contain any of the points that Williams rattles off, right? And I don’t even believe these points were mentioned in the DC piece at all as being discussed by members of Journolist.
So, how exactly does this clip show:
Don’t let facts get in the way of a good story.
Tom_Shipley on July 23, 2010 at 1:27 PM
An effete ‘diplomat’ vs. a soldier. They must have a lot of common experiences to share. Kleins son ” and…and…and… the arugula wasn’t very fresh…” sniffing disdainfully. Palins son ” Awww… poor thing, maybe your folks can get you transferred to Paris.”
Jeff2161 on July 23, 2010 at 1:31 PM
Pardon me, but that is a bunch of tripe…really.
You could say that about everyone that regurgitated what the Journolists were stating, and say, “they didn’t participate”.
That’s the cop out, that fact that like sheep they are so easily led, these are educated men in power, they are responsible for what they state, and where they get those statements…no he wasn’t “on the list”, he just followed the list and their policies.
SHEEEESH, that ticks me off…making excuses for a grown man in a responsible position…he is paid the big bucks not to be so easily led, so the conclusion is, he did it because he wanted to.
right2bright on July 23, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Alinskyite radical reporters colluding and coordinating to promote the prospects of an Alinskyite radical presidential candidate…
Damn.
Didn’t see that coming…
Bruno Strozek on July 23, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Brian Williams and NBC…
One degree of separation from Journolist.
freedomplow on July 23, 2010 at 1:36 PM
That is indeed a wonderful article. In fact, it was the subject of much of the Rush Limbaugh Show on Monday.
bw222 on July 23, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Joe’s defense was a laughable piece…
NBC’s people are attuned to the left wind drum beat…some may have even been on Journolist…let’s see the entire list of participants.
d1carter on July 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM
MSM elected Barack Obama by:
1. Taking down Hillary Clinton
2. Censoring anything negative about Obama
3. Constantly attacking Sarah Palin
The GOP needs to stand up to MSM. So far, Sarah Palin is one of the few that has had the courage to do that. But, what’s new?
bw222 on July 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM
This is why Palin has a real shot at become Prez …
The meltdown of the Lame Stream started with her – and their extremely hysterical lies that were meant to destroy here.
Now their credibility is gone. And hers is through the roof.
By 2012 – the Lame Stream won’t have any credibility. No one’s listening to them now folks (except them). Fox News has more audience than all of them combined.
They’re done.
I certainly hope this puts to rest all those “well Palin will be ripped apart by the media” arguments.
Because whoever the Republican nominee is – doesn’t have to talk to the socialist media. And by that, I mean “Bowin’” Brian William, Kooky Katy Couric and everyone underneath them on down.
HondaV65 on July 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM
What if Brian Williams remains silent about having been used like a JournoList tool? Wouldn’t it suggest tacit approval, at least?
FloatingRock on July 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM
I wish I had the ability to listen to Rush. But my work precludes that…I can read but I cannot listen.
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 1:57 PM
Why hasn’t HOT AIR mentioned the excellent article by Angelo Codevilla? America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Rev$#%^on
And the censorship of words is STILL pitiful…why is it happening?
PierreLegrand on July 23, 2010 at 12:24 PM
They’re mortally afraid of a certain terrorist-loving lizard and his Kurt Vonnegutian lackey.
ebrown2 on July 23, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Saracuda had been running victory laps around BOTH parties in Alaska, and while she was successful, she made plenty of enemies in Alaska. They had been working to take her down for 2-3 years, and so they already had a list of dishonest talking points to tear down Sarah.
ornery_independent on July 23, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Speaking of Gov Palin , the J-listers conspired to bring up her infant son and how to paint her as a bad mother .
IIRC, Gov Palin was asked that same question by Barbara Walters and some woman in MSNBC accused the Gov of the same thing, as also Campbell Brown .
Can someone find that timeline ? I’m sure it was no coincidence.
macncheez on July 23, 2010 at 2:29 PM
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winston on July 23, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Comrade, please refudiate! Unfair to Pravda, the People’s Messenger!
novaculus on July 23, 2010 at 2:40 PM
The first candidate who confronts the issue of media corruption and its profound threat to our free republic, the quality of our civic life and even human dignity — beginning with a scholarly speech on the history, role and responsibility of a free press in America and citing the professional debasements over the past 20 years in the names of both sensationalism and ideological conformity — will jump 10 points in popular opinion overnight.
The corrupt media is the greatest scourge on American society. It is not simply an issue of bias. The media is the most arrogant, abusive and irresponsible industry in America. It increasingly sees itself as more important than government or the people; it sees itself as the supreme arbiter of public life. It must be challenged –comprehensively challenged.
Americans hate the media. But this hate exists in large part silently and unconsciously. Americans need to be electrified into greater awareness. The candidate who does this, who shows the courage, confidence, historical awareness and love of America to do it and not back off, wins big.
rrpjr on July 23, 2010 at 2:47 PM
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