Posted on 01/16/2011 2:20:18 PM PST by Starman417
And Politico effectively joins Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Politico's increasingly leftward lean has finally caused it to fall over entirely. The sheer volume of anti-Palin stories over the last week was breathtaking. It's clear that they have targeted Palin.
To wit:
First they were critical of Palin for not saying anything:
Tucson shooting presents 2012 test
Their widely divergent reactions — from Tim Pawlenty’s subtle distancing from his beleaguered rival, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin; to her virtual disappearance; to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s feeding of the right-wing base — are telling for what they show about the pols’ potential roles in the GOP field and their distinctive political temperaments.
Then Politico set her up as the fall guy
Patrick Kennedy points finger at Sarah Palin
“When Sarah Palin puts targets on people’s districts? Or you have 10,000 signs on the mall during the healthcare battle saying ‘Bury Obamacare with Kennedy’? When the vitriol and the rhetoric is so violent, we have to connect consequences to that.” said Kennedy, who left congress two weeks ago after serving eight terms representing Rhode Island.
Then as soon as Palin opened her mouth, they set loose the dogs of hell.
Sarah Palin grabs spotlight with ‘blood libel’ video response
On a day that political leaders in Washington and Arizona devoted to honoring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of Saturday’s mass shooting in Tucson, Sarah Palin proved once again that her bully pulpit is second to none in commanding the attention and passions of the political world.
And they wrote of the umbrage of (left wing) Jewish groups at horrible the use of the phrase was:
Jewish Democrats jumped on her for using that highly charged term, which refers to the lie, long used as an excuse for persecution, that Jews make matzo — an unleavened bread — using the blood of Christian children. Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley, one of the House’s most prominent Jewish Democrats, described herself as “horrified and mystified” at Palin’s choice of words. “I’m horrified that she would use that phrase and mystified as to why.”
Then they doubled up on that one Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' claim draws criticism
Sarah Palin’s cry of “blood libel” touched off an immediate backlash from many Jewish Democrats and organizations who say it’s wrong to liken criticism of her to an anti-Semitic myth that sparked centuries of persecution.
Yet not once did Politico mention that Glenn Reynolds had used the phrase recently without the left wing brouhaha. They totally ignored Jim Geraghty, who pointed out just how common is the use of the phrase. No, only when Sarah Palin uses the term is it offensive.
Then Politico told us that Republicans were crushed by Palin's response.
Republicans disappointed at Palin
“She would have done much better if she had just ridden above all the nonsense and the politics of the shooting, including all the references of her map.”“She could have, and should have, set a different tone entirely. She did for 75 percent of the speech, but for 25 percent she did not,” Fleischer said.
And the pounding continued:
Sarah Palin has continued and intensified the rhetorical strategy introduced by her supporters and surrogates in the wake of the Tucson tragedy. She’s offering a series of red herrings — distracting with concepts that are truthful, but irrelevant, to deflect from other issues or vulnerabilities. (The term originates with the practice of using cured fish to put hunting dogs off the track.
Of course, Captain America saved the day
Barack Obama takes opportunity Sarah Palin missed
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
The Politico IS Barry’s re-election campaign.
I’ve called them Pollutico since very early on.
Still, I've got strong suspicions that there is another JournoList out there in which the former members of said list are coordinating their hit pieces. It's become all too apparent this week, and Pollutico is up to its eyeballs in it.
I don’t know why anyone has ever considered them a legitimate media outlet. They have been a Dem operative organization since their inception. They are little different than Kos or Michael Moore. Maybe slightly closer to the mainstream.
Related (and much earlier) article:
http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/g/52e2916d-57f8-46f6-a741-ff1ac643f64b
“She would have done much better if she had just ridden above all the nonsense and the politics of the shooting, including all the references of her map.”
I agree with this. The best defense is a good offense and her message should have stayed with the above-the-fray tone.
Stooping, yet again, to attacks against the media and opponents on the left which surveys showed most Americans didn’t believe anyway only brings her down to their level. Leave the criticism to others.
I was suspicious simply because they came out of nowhere and immediately had press credentials at the white house.
You get the same reactions from the same people whether you ask either or both of these questions.
Why not just post it here?
Why use Mrs. Palin's name as blog-hit bait?
Politico is staffed by some of the most dishonest, unethical people in a field known for dishonest, unethical people.
bump
Rep. Shelley Berkley practiced law for several years, mainly as a member of the legal counsel for several Las Vegas casinos. She also served as the national director for the American Hotel-Motel Association.
Look folks, the majority of the American people and voters have POTUS Barack Hussein Obama’s number as the chief con artist & flim/flam man who would not know truth, decency, freedom and liberty, if it was right in front of his nose. And.....they also know that “Politico” is just a shrill organ for Obama and his “Hate America” Democrat Party. Actually, “Politico” is just a rant rag for the left-wing, liberal, Obama lock-steppers. I don’t lose any sleep over “Politico”. It has no objectivity, therefore it has no substance, no honest input and it is what it is, useless and unheeded, other then as an Obama cheerleader!!!
I saw that Hewitt piece on how Politico is going down hill...but he forgot to mention that Mike Allen (who started Politico) is known in DC as “Carl Rove’s reporter”.
This is Rove’s doing, no doubt.
Why not give it a rest?
The Arizona Republic is ‘proudly partnered’ with Politico.
As if the paper couldn’t get any worse.
As long as something makes use of Palin's name it's fine?
Awesome toughness you display by crying to the moderator, too.
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