Posted on 08/02/2009 11:33:22 AM PDT by Starman417
[...]So what do you think the MSM would do about this? Ignore it maybe? I mean Team Sarah put the rumor down quickly right?
No, they blame Sarah for answering these false charges.
By having her spokeswoman repeat the charges to rebut them in a public form, Palin effectively guaranteed coverage from the mainstream media that otherwise would not report claims attributed to unnamed sources on an anonymous blog.
OK, Sarah, listen to me. You ignored my very nice open letter, but this is important. You have to fire Meg Stapleton, or give her something easier to do. There are no “so-called journalists” reporting this rumor, but now, they’ll all get to report Stapleton’s denial on your behalf.
Was Mr. Martin around during the campaign? The rules are different when it comes to the media covering Governor Palin. Mr. Martin, do you remember this?- Palin banned books.
- Palin said that she believed that dinosaurs and humans co-existed.
- Palin charged victims for rape kits
- Trig Palin is not the governor's son.And where did all of these things, among others, originate? Blogs, usually with unnamed sources.
Actually Sarah and her team do a fantastic job of putting out these wildfires quickly. Politico can claim that "real" journalists wouldn't have reported on a story from blogger till they get red in the face but the fact remains many of the stories put out during the 2008 election CAME from bloggers.
Sarah saw how the McCain campaign (specifically Steve Schmidt) handled internet rumors during the campaign. The whisper campaign by the left wing blogs went unanswered, then seeped into the msm, and by then it was too late. People couldn't differentiate fact from fiction. Was she a book banner? Did she join a secession movement? Is Trig really her baby?
I find the charges from the "real" journalists to be quite telling actually. Sarah cannot win with them. If she doesn't answer the rumors then the rumors have to be true. If she does answer them then she just helped get the story mainstream...she should of just kept her yap shut.
They are so afraid of this woman.
Meanwhile, Rick Moran believes this may have all been a set up:
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...
Well, I’m glad that Palin is refuting these rumors. And I know, if someone lets it go and go and go, eventually people begin believing it because no one is answering back and refuting it. And if you answer it back, then you’re giving some “dignity” (in a sense) to the original rumor by acting as if you have to refute it. There’s not a good position on this, either way, unfortunately.
Now, although I don’t believe that there’s substance to the rumors regarding Palin, I know that we did eventually find out that there was substance to the “so-called rumors” of Lewinsky and Clinton (not saying Palin does this, now... LOL...)
So, what has happened and is happening, is that in politics, rumors are gaining traction whereas, perhaps in the past (decades ago) the press would have put down rumors like these. In Clinton’s case, those rumors were true, and thus people have been *conditioned* to listen to rumors. I don’t see any way around that, since we’ve all seen too many instances of rumors coming true.
That’s a very unfortunate aspect to our present-day political climate... it’s really cut-throat...
Alleged journalists like those at Politico hate the fact that Palin won’t treat them as insiders. Instead Palin ignores them and puts information out directly to the citizenry. Nothing drives journo-scum more nuts than being ignored.
I like how Palin puts out press releases either through SarahPAC or Facebook. She doesn’t call a press conference, just puts it out on the net, knowing that it will spread like wildfire from there, bypassing the MSM altogether. That’s one of the big reasons the MSM hates her, she refuses to play their game, and refuses to recognize their power over her.
The jackals in the media are terrified of Our Sarah, and their non-stop whining proves it.
Meg S is a recycled news presenter - and I doubt that Meg has a political bone in her body.
On the plus side, as noted earlier, Sara does make good use of the Internet = sometimes.
If I were to made a single suggestion to the lady, it would be to post an “Official calendar” with dates/locations of gigs she has accepted and end the BS we see/hear everyday on the tube & net. The fact that she hasn't such posted says volumes - all bad.
But Politico: Who's forcing you to cover it though? You want to cover it just to make Sarah look bad and then try to spin that it's her fault. Otherwise you'd just let the issue die out in the blogosphere.
Ditto.
Well technically, she doesn't have a "team" at all. She just resigned and is exploring her options. Her team will coalesce over time.
Meg S is a recycled news presenter - and I doubt that Meg has a political bone in her body.
That's just your opinion, but I disagree. Meg has done an excellent job being Palin's spokesperson.
On the plus side, as noted earlier, Sara does make good use of the Internet = sometimes.
She has made excellent use of the Internet and appearances.
If I were to made a single suggestion to the lady
She doesn't want or need your "suggestions."
it would be to post an “Official calendar” with dates/locations of gigs she has accepted and end the BS we see/hear everyday on the tube & net. The fact that she hasn't such posted says volumes - all bad.
Why would she want to do that when what she's doing is fine?
Yeah and how many campaigns have you run and won?
It is TRUE! She is getting divorced, seems that she got my love letters finally.
same as sara - zero.
It would save all the drama when she ‘fails to show’ for a gig where the (R) party has pimped sara as the main draw.
You know the ones - where Meg says she will be there before she says it was a never accepted date.
Otherwise, you are correct - it would only serve to indicate how sparse gigs are for her or might soon be.
I will say though that I wonder about the Enquirer article that reported an affair years ago. They were right about John Edwards and Gary Hart. I doubt they are getting a divorce but wouldn't be surprised if their marriage was strained because of everything.
I’m not directly a big fan of Sarah Palin, but I think that maybe she deserves the benefit of the doubt.
I figure that maybe half of politicians and journalists are honest, and the other half is corrupt. I also think that a corrupt politician or journalist is probably going to be a lot louder than an honest one. Judging by the noise that the media and politicians have been making about Palin, I think it’s not unlikely that she’s upsetting the right people.
I mean, if she’s incompetent, like the media claims she is, she’d fit right in. Clearly, she’s scaring some people who probably haven’t felt an appropriate amount of fear in a long time.
Wrong on both counts. Her name is SARAH. She has won several elections including that for Governor of Alaska. Go back to sleep your brain needs synapse help
And here I gave you credit in the past for being a serious person. You, Fagan, Hawker and Ramras must be going through some serious withdrawal.
S'long and good luck.
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