Prevaricating Politico Piece Pummels Palin

Texas for Sarah Palin ^ | Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:30 AM | Josh Painter

[Josh Painter]

The Palin-hatin' media just keeps pouring it on Sarah Palin. The latest example is Politico's distortion of a report that a pro-family group wants to bring her to Iowa. The Iowa Family Policy Center has asked Team Sarah, which has no formal ties to the former governor, to help it raise $100,000 to stage an event on November 21 for which the organization hopes to book Palin to be the speaker. Team Sarah's Bill Collier says that IFPC has already raised $59,000 for the event, and his group is trying to raise another $41,000.

The headline for the Politico piece -- "Sarah Palin's $100K speaking fee has Iowa Republicans wincing" -- gives the impression that the money Team Sarah and IFPC are trying to raise is needed to pay the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate's speaker fees, and the lede is likewise designed to paint Palin as a mercenary of the speakers circuit: [...]

Jonathan Martin, who wrote the hit piece... quotes a number of Iowa advocacy group leaders who say they have never had to pay politicians to attend their events, and they are not about to start now.

There's just one problem with this piece of Politico prevarication. The money the two groups are hoping to raise is not necessarily earmarked to pay Sarah Palin to speak.

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And indeed, one has to read all the to the sixteenth paragraph to learn that IFPC spokesman Bryan English told Martin that the effort to raise money was only to secure a venue, pay for lighting and promote the event...

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False? Misleading? Distorted? Deceptive? Biased? Anti-Palin? You betcha! That's Jonathan Martin. That's Politico. That's reprehensible. Why is Sarah Pain the only political figure Politico goes out of its way to treat in this manner?

- JP  

[Mr. K]

good post!

[Clyde5445]

Meg made a comment about this and stated Sarah is doubtful she can make the speech. Reason Scheduling difficulties. tight schedule etc.

[Freddd]

Well in case she does, I pledged money! Not a donation, a pledge. If Governor Palin speaks, then they will take the donation, if she doesn’t the pledge is never redeemed! But it sends a signal, Governor Palin has support!

I pledged at Iowa Family Policy Action = Ifpcaction.org.

1-515-263-3495

[Grampa Dave]

This pos should stick to pushing the gay agenda.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-hptb5&p=Jonathan%20Martin%20Political%20%2b%20gay&type=

Out here in California, the guys who hate Sarah Palin 24/7 are hostile gays or castrated wimps married to hostile feminists who love abortion and hate Sarah.

[charles1252]

What a bunch of Horse Apples! Nobody is crucifying O for his fund raising efforts even now. Are we still paying for him to fly to these events? Lets check the Dem party records. Remember during the election the pig wouldn’t release any of his campaign funds to any other candidates? Call it what you want, speakers fees, campaign donation, so what? Where did O get all his book sales from? Surely not from individuals that actually wanted to read that B.S. It was all campaign dontations at best, and flat out bribes at worst.

[Al B.]

Great post Josh. I hope this gets around and Iowans find out that Palin is not asking for money for appearing there.

Politico once again trying to hurt her politically.

[euram]

It’s really interesting how the dems have an entire army of liars working overtime for them. I really don’t know how these people can live with themselves, or even look at themselves in a mirror, knowing that all they will do is spend their day spreading one lie after another.

[SoCalPol]

More of the same liberal crapOla from Politico.
They also have a cheering crowd for Mitt in their lot.

[johncocktoasten]

It is typical all over the country. Many women feel guilt over their “abortions for convenience” or are just fat and mad at the world. Liberalism is all about self guilt directed at others, with some hemorroid standing there telling you its ok because it really is the other person’s fault.

[Grampa Dave]

“It is typical all over the country. Many women feel guilt over their “abortions for convenience” or are just fat and mad at the world.”

One of our SIL’s in the midwest was the first to point out the hatred of women, who had abortions or pushed them, towards Sarah Palin. As you noted that was a nation wide response.

Apparently, the rabid gay hatred of Sarah by male homosexuals in the media is also, nationwide.

[Arizona Carolyn]

All anyone has to know about Politico is if it comes from Jonathan Martin it’s being pushed by Romney and in this case this didn’t surprise me, Romney’s stock has gone way down with the healthcare debacle and his Romneycare, he has to have Sarah beaten down in places like Iowa to stand a chance in anyplace other than NH.

[kcvl]

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