Andrew Sullivan: How Much Should We Cover Palin? (Hates her, but admits she's the next GOP nominee)

The Atlantic ^ | May 27, 2010 | Andrew Sullivan

[2ndDivisionVet]

Bernstein's rule of thumb:

She should be covered because, as a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president, what she says is newsworthy. The same goes for the other leading candidates. They are newsworthy to the extent that they are leading candidates, and in my view editors and producers should try to assess as best they can who those leading candidates are (using polls, endorsements and comments by informed observers and participants and evidence of campaign activity).... It's hard, of course, for the press to cover a candidate who doesn't tell the truth without inadvertently just amplifying falsehoods or smear attacks, but it can't be correct to try to solve that by just ignoring her.(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

This is the guy who claims Trig is really Bristol's baby.

[relictele]

Is stalking and nonstop character assassination the definition of “coverage?”

Does Sullivan consider himself a journalist or does he just claim the title when it suits him?

[NoLibZone]

Of course he hates her.

He is a gay Catholic.

[ReneeLynn]

I’m not clicking to read. That last sentence was more than enough.

[Josh Painter]

In the drug-soaked mind of this sick freak, anyone who disagrees with his warped sense of reality is not “telling the truth.”

- JP

[Huskrrrr]

"It's hard, of course, for the press to cover a candidate who doesn't tell the truth without inadvertently just amplifying falsehoods or smear attacks, but it can't be correct to try to solve that by just ignoring her.(continued)"

I can easily ignore lying members of the press with a political agenda.

[Huskrrrr]

"It's hard, of course, for the press to cover a candidate who doesn't tell the truth without inadvertently just amplifying falsehoods or smear attacks, but it can't be correct to try to solve that by just ignoring her.(continued)"

I can easily ignore lying members of the press with a political agenda.

[garyhope]

Gee, I really care what Andrew Sullivan thinks or says.

[sten]

how about doing 1/10th the background research on 0bama? would that be too much to ask??

[lawnguy]

Who gives a rats ass if they cover her or not. We know what she’s up to without any help from the state-run press.

[Huskrrrr]

How’s the Atlantic’s circulation these days , Dickhead?

[FredZarguna]

"who doesn't tell the truth without inadvertently just amplifying falsehoods or smear attacks."

Pot.

Kettle.

Sullivan.

[Gargantua]

Who the f___ is "Andrew Sullivan"? Sounds like a bitter queer...

They all hate Palin because she's gorgeous, brilliant, and can have babies.

;-/

[One Name]

She’s so inconsequential they can’t take their minds off her.

Its like trying to explain why they are keeping their tongue out of the hole created by a recent dental extraction.

Try as they might, they can’t leave it alone.

[Def Conservative]

Yeah cuz Andrew Sullivan is the source to go to regarding who will be the next GOP nominee.

[garyhope]

All true.

I’d love to see her as POTUS and kick butt the world over.

Actually, I’d just like to see any POTUS stand up for and defend America, freedom, reality and common sense.

[GOP Poet]

another PDS whack job

[SoConPubbie]

What is it about gays and their inability to be honest?

[onyx]

You’ve always had a way with words. I call it straight to the point!

Excellent post and BTTT!