Posted on 09/12/2008 10:44:48 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Hockey mom, public official, media phenomenon.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a cultural force in lipstick and high heels, the symbols of her feminity magnified by the press to iconic status. The media are fixated on the Republican vice-presidential hopeful, and coverage has been accused of being sexist and critical as partisan potshots turned to headlines.
Many headlines. The vetting of Mrs. Palin has been compressed into a short time frame. Since she was introduced less than two weeks ago, she has been the subject of 7,737 stories in U.S. newspapers, according to LexisNexis, the searchable archive for documents.
The "Palin phenomenon" is upon us, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ).
Mrs. Palin was a significant or dominant factor in 60 percent of all campaign coverage during the first week of September, according to a PEJ analysis of more than 500 news reports. She even outshone Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, who was a major factor in 52 percent of the stories.
Together, the pair bumped the Democrats from the stage. Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama was a significant factor in 22 percent of the reports, and his running mate - Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. - in 2 percent.
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Hi,
In regard to your graphic, did you edit that or is that an actual sticker? I can’t find it on the spalding-group.com website.
I want one!!
There’s a “Must Have” !
Not sure what’s involved, but you should make your own, and a few bucks.
...and will continue through election day. The phenomenon is so enormous that it will take months to die down. And if McCain is elected, it will continue indefinitely.
I suspect that this is what is causing Obama to become unglued. Any person of little accomplishment, like Obama, who has written two autobiographies by age 46, has to be prideful. And prideful people don't like to have attention taken from them --especially by the competition.
I agree. I will have some time to work on it this weekend.
Comments and suggestions welcome.
Hey,
Sorry, I’ve been moving into my new house.. I like it, I’m going to order a couple.
nice work
Thanks! I’m glad you like it. =o)
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