Palin Presidency Downgraded To Remote Danger [Based on the already disproven Politico smear]

The New Republic ^ | October 21, 2010 | Jonathan Chait

[2ndDivisionVet]

In the history of our Republic, has any single private citizen caused the ruling elites so much consternation? If so, please point it out to me. I'm something of a history buff, but I can't think of anyone.

[GoCards]

Can someone email them all of the rebuttles to this Politico article they are stating. If I read correctly ALL came out and said this article was incorrect, am I correct?

[nhwingut]

Fatboy Martin used about 20 unnamed sources... and 5 actual names. I think every name so far has come forward and debunked.

Politico is a joke.

[MountainWoman]

mmmmm...I smell FEAR.

[GoCards]

Do you have to sign up and receive The New Republic magazine to respond to this crap? How does one comment on this jokers article. grrrr

[2ndDivisionVet]

Isn’t Politico the home of the journ-o-list and it’s successor?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Hey, if you ever run out of TP...

[Diogenesis]

I smell backstabbing again. These two were planned in advance.

“And The Most Irresponsible Journalist Award Goes to The Politico’s Jonathan Martin!
So tell me, how do you write a “news” story about an organization paying for a speaker when you don’t even know if the organization is paying for the speaker?
Ask “journalist” Jonathan Martin. He knows all about it.
You see, Jonny wrote a piss poor story the other day about how the Iowa Family Policy Center will be paying a large speaker fee if Sarah Palin comes to Iowa to keynote the IFPC’s fall funderaiser.
The only problem is that Jonny has no sources confirming that any exorbitant fee is being charged or paid.
Jonny also got some inside info from David Kochel, who was a top aide to former (and future) presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
Hey Dave, didn’t I just read a story about how Mitt Romney tried to buy off the Iowa Christian Alliance?
I heard you helped facilitate that little scheme. And somehow you are shocked at the thought of a well-known political figure (who very likely isn’t running for president) getting paid a speaker’s fee for (gasp) a public speaking appearance? ..
and then we’ve got Tim Albrecht quoted. He was the Iowa spokesman for Romney’s 2008 caucus campaign.”
And it always seemed like, whenever the Romney people had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonny was their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.

[LibFreeUSA]

She doesn’t need the ‘insiders’ nor the ‘handlers’. She’s going directly to the ‘people’. Who gives a crap about a ‘luncheon’ and speaking to a bunch of ‘who-you-knows’? Go Sarah, don’t bow down to these lumpkins.

[Gadsden1st]

Palin’s voice hits me like fingernails on a chalk board. But I swear I will crawl across burning coals to vote for her so I can sit back and watch the exploding heads. I think I would really LOVE a PALIN\O’DONNELL ticket. I would invest all my money in Pop Corn and Easy Loungers.

[sportutegrl]

"mmmm . . . I smell FEAR."

Anyway, Jonathan Martin has a terrific piece collecting some reporting about the flakiness, bordering on total dysfunctionality, of Palin's political operation. This is a huge relief:

The whole article reeks of fear.

[nhwingut]

Do you have to sign up and receive The New Republic magazine to respond to this crap? How does one comment on this jokers article. grrrr

Fire away! jonathanchait@tnr.com

[The Cajun]

Sarah Palin continues to gain momentum at an astounding pace, but jackasses still continue to tell her what she is doing wrong and what she should do differently.....Worthless idiots!

[MountainWoman]

A-Ha! Romney can’t stand that Palin is so powerful. HAHAHA. I love it.

[techno]

Here is why the WH is ordering its surrogates now to take Palin down:

AP-GfK poll yesterday of Palin’s F/UF: 49/50

Gallup finding of Obama’s F/UF now: 47/50

Also from Gallup:

Obama deserves to be re-elected: 39%

No: 54%

[MountainWoman]

smells good...:)

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sounds like she needs to plan a trip to Georgetown — to go curtain shopping, if you catch my drift...

[USS Alaska]

Jonathan Chait musing about Jonathan Martins' piece,

" Anyway, Jonathan Martin has a terrific piece..."

Fags of a feather...

[Gator113]

I am convinced that Jonathan Chait lives in his mothers basement and that any neighborhood parent should keep their young boys away from him.

It is with great anticipation that I await the sound of exploding heads.

[sportutegrl]

I don’t need to add that the Martin piece is a total pantload.