Lib Commentator:Refreshing to See Someone Say Screw You to People Who Treat Her Like Garbage

News Busters | June 4, 2011 | Noel Sheppard

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The gang at "Fox News Watch" had some very interesting things to say about how media members who absolutely despise former Alaska governor Sarah Palin just can't get enough of her "One Nation" bus tour.

The best line came from liberal commentator Kirsten Powers who said of the former vice presidential candidate, "It’s actually kind of refreshing to see somebody who just says screw you to these people who treat her like garbage" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

[Big Snip -- good comments]

MILLER: How do you get elected president - if she is running, and we still don't know - how do you get elected president with such hostility on the part of the lame stream media as she calls us?

SCOTT: Are you saying she couldn’t do it, she couldn’t overcome that?

MILLER: I’m saying it’s really hard to overcome dislike and intense hatred of that kind.

POWERS: Yeah, it’s true. It's very difficult. I mean, when the media turned on Hillary, you saw what happened. You know, they were behind her and they decided, “No, we're going to go with Obama.” Hard to fight that.

Pretty interesting to have four media members of differing political persuasions all agree on how poorly Palin is and has been treated by their colleagues. If it's so obvious to these four, why don't the rest of the press get it?

Or is there something else in play?

Are the media just furious that after almost three years of tearing this woman apart, they haven't been able to finish her off? Rush Limbaugh commented on this Friday:

They hate her, they despise her, they are frustrated that they haven't destroyed her. They can't believe she's still smiling. They can't believe she's still drawing crowds. They can't believe that she's enjoying life. They can't believe her family is still together. They can't believe her husband hasn't walked out on her. They can't believe any of this. Folks, you know this as well as I do: When they set out to destroy you, they mean just that -- and Palin's not playing along with the script. She's not acting destroyed. She's not asking for forgiveness. She's not begging them to leave her alone. She's not changing in order to make them lighten up or anything. She's just looking at 'em and smiling.

Indeed, and it's galling the lot of them with the exception of the precious few that are willing to be honest with themselves and the public.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I find it interesting that the media believes they can make or break a candidate and choose who wins the White House.

[catnipman]

Here's the link: NewsBusters

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Thank you. Thank you. I was just coming back to fix that.

[abb]

I find it interesting that the media believes they can make or break a candidate and choose who wins the White House.

Used to, they could. This may be the first election in 75 years where that may not be the case.

[DH]

Palin is a maverick and Politically Incorrect on all levels.

Simply put: That means she tells the truth and tells it exactly as it is. Furthermore, she answers questions with Yes and No answers and does not try to throw up smoke screens and make every effort to evade answering each and every question asked.

HELL YES! We like our Non-Robot like girl (and she takes the word girl without malice) and is truly a throwback to the times of honor, truth and morals. No wonder they hate her.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Left will have to lean more heavily on Plan B — voter fraud. Getting voter ID approved in many the GOP held state houses is a top priority.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

She’s setting a good example for all of us, re-teaching Americans to be ourselves and not the cautious, intimidated shells we’ve been told conservatives must be so the Left won’t call us names or define us as racists, etc, etc, — the “treatment” that scares people away from running for office or makes otherwise normal people think conservatism and being conservative is evil.

[OpusatFR]

I’m finding the GOP rope-a-dope with the multiple “candidates,” multiple assents, denials and then assents and hearsay fascinating.

[OpusatFR]

I’m finding the GOP rope-a-dope with the multiple “candidates,” multiple assents, denials and then assents and hearsay fascinating.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

What was the name of the Leftist who (along with the social networking group he had assembled) were coordinating the slant they’d give the news?

[FlingWingFlyer]

It think it makes it tough for the ‘RAT Alinskyites to draw a bead on anyone. The ‘RAT “media” toadies can’t figure out who to go after to protect their boy, Barry. Too many targets out there moving around. Probably a good tactic for the GOP to use.

[Lazlo in PA]

Ezra Kline.

[FreeAtlanta]

2008 and little barry restored their obnoxious arrogant confidence and have made them all the worse.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Thanks! Journalist!

1. Ezra Klein – Washington Post, Newsweek, The American Prospect
2. Dave Weigel – Washington Post, MSNBC, The Washington Independent
3. Matthew Yglesias – Center for American Progress, The Atlantic Monthly
4. David Dayen – FireDogLake
5. Spencer Ackerman – Wired, FireDogLake, Washington Independent, Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect
6. Jeffrey Toobin – CNN, The New Yorker
7. Eric Alterman – The Nation, Media Matters for America
8. Paul Krugman – The New York Times, Princeton University
9. John Judis – The New Republic, The American Prospect
10. Eve Fairbanks – The New Republic
11. Mike Allen – POLITICO
12. Ben Smith – POLITICO
13. Lisa Lerer – POLITICO
14. Joe Klein – TIME
15. Brad DeLong – The Economists’ Voice, University of California at Berkley
16. Chris Hayes – The Nation
17. Matt Duss – Center for American Progress
18. Jonathan Chait – The New Republic
19. Jesse Singal – The Boston Globe, Washington Monthly
20. Michael Cohen – New America Foundation
21. Isaac Chotiner – The New Republic
22. Katha Pollitt – The Nation
23. Alyssa Rosenberg – Washingtonian, The Atlantic, Government Executive
24. Rick Perlstein – Author, Campaign for America’s Future
25. Alex Rossmiller – National Security Network
26. Ed Kilgore – Democratic Stategist
27. Walter Shapiro – PoliticsDaily.com
28. Noam Scheiber – The New Republic
29. Michael Tomasky – The Guardian
30. Rich Yeselson – Change to Win
31. Tim Fernholz – American Prospect
32. Dana Goldstein – The Daily Beast
33. Jonathan Cohn – The New Republic
34. Scott Winship – Pew Economic Mobility Project
35. David Roberts – Grist
36. Luke Mitchell – Harper’s Magazine
37. John Blevins – South Texas College of Law
38. Moira Whelan – National Security Network
39. Henry Farrell – George Washington University
40. Josh Bearman – LA Weekly
41. Alec McGillis – Washington Post
42. Greg Anrig – The Century Foundation
43. Adele Stan – The Media Consortium
44. Steven Teles – Yale University
45. Harold Pollack – University of Chicago
46. Adam Serwer – American Prospect
47. Ryan Donmoyer – Bloomberg
48. Seth Michaels – MyDD.com
49. Kate Steadman – Kaiser Health News
50. Michael Scherer – TIME
51. Laura Rozen – Politico, Mother Jones
52. Jesse Taylor – Pandagon.net
53. Michael Hirsh – Newsweek
54. Daniel Davies – The Guardian
55. Jonathan Zasloff – UCLA
56. Richard Kim – The Nation
57. Thomas Schaller – Baltimore Sun
58. Jared Bernstein – Economic Policy Institute
59. Holly Yeager – Columbia Journalism Review
60. Joe Conason – The New York Observer
61. David Greenberg – Slate
62. Todd Gitlin – Columbia University
63. Mark Schmitt – American Prospect
64. Kevin Drum – Washington Monthly
65. Sarah Spitz – NPR
66. Jonathan Stein – Mother Jones
67. Daniel Levy – Century Foundation
68. Ben Adler – Newsweek, POLITICO
69. Avi Zenilman – POLITICO
70. Suzanne Nossel – Human Rights Watch
71. Nick Baumann – Mother Jones
72. Ryan Avent – Economist
72. Greg Sargent – Washington Post
73. Gautham Nagesh – The Hill, Daily Caller
74. Foster Kamer – The Village Voice
75. David Corn – Mother Jones

http://james4america.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/some-of-the-journolist-members-who-made-coordinated-efforts-to-use-their-media-to-protect-obama-candidacy/

[FreeAtlanta]

I think Ezra Klein of the Washington Compost (Washington Post) was the coordinator of the JournOlist email list.

These fake journalist should be banned from journalism like a doctor who practices malpractice or a debarred lawyer.

[FreeAtlanta]

Notice the lack of diversity, and surprisingly large number of Jewish members (self hating?).

[RightGeek]

Quick, where’s the barf bag?

[driftless2]

When Palin was selected as veep candidate by McCain, she had only been governor for two years. She was not a candidate for any higher office at the time, and therefore had little time to study foreign affairs. The media leapt on Palin's lack of preparation to try and destroy her. She didn't know a lot of info about foreign policy? Just about nobody can without devoting time to the issue. Palin simply didn't have that time. They didn't bother to discuss other issues but focused on her so-called "ignorance"... despite the fact she has demonstrated an outstanding knowledge of domestic issues and the right methods to deal with them. The media never wants to discuss that with Palin...they're fixed on playing this gotcha game..."ha, ha, she doesn't know who the head muckety muck of Slobovistan is...what an idiot."

Now it appears Palin has outsmarted them again with her knowledge of what actually happened on Paul Revere's ride. Let see if the media can backpedal from that/

[SunkenCiv]

thanks Cincinatus’ Wife, additional:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2729960/posts

[CalvaryJohn]

Great collection of characters-looks more bizarre than the cantina scene in Star Wars. Amazing what liberalism does to your looks. I noticed also how many self hating Jews are in the crowd. God must be pleased.