Posted on 07/26/2009 9:01:58 PM PDT by JoeProBono
In a fiery speech that felt more like a partisan campaign rally than a formal transfer of power, outgoing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin reflected upon her administration's most significant achievements and shared her vision for the country's future. But the address was most notable for Palin's remarkably blunt swipes at her favorite nemesis: the media.
In her nearly 20-minute speech, which directly preceded incoming governor Sean Parnell's swearing in, Palin had only a few words to say about her successor, but she had plenty of advice for journalists.
"You represent what could and should be a respected, honest profession that could and should be a cornerstone of our democracy," she said. "Democracy depends on you, and that is why-that's why our troops are willing to die for you. So how about in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin' things up."
Palin did not elaborate on her accusation, which in borrowing from her former running mate, John McCain, she described as "some straight talk," but the crowd on hand rewarded the line with its heartiest round of applause.
Her now several weeks old public feud with David Letterman over the late-night comedian's failed joke about one of her daughters was apparently still smarting, as she leaned forward into the microphone and added angrily, "One other thing for the media, our new governor has a very nice family, too, so leave his kids alone."
The heated tenor that Palin employed to lash out at the press and others who she said were "hell-bent on tearing down our nation," was the exclamation point on a dramatic turnaround in her relationship with the media, which had once been something close to symbiotic.
During her 2006 gubernatorial campaign and throughout her first year-and-a-half in office, Palin was widely considered a media darling in Alaska, where her fresh face and bold ideas signaled a dramatic departure from the wildly unpopular incumbent governor Frank Murkowski. After her term began, Palin persuaded no less than seven Alaska journalists to join her administration, most notably two veterans of Anchorage's dominant KTUU station, Meg Stapleton and later, Bill McAllister, to head her communications team.......
The amiable dunce is back, wearing a skirt and high heels, and carrying a sledge hammer.
Same here.
GO SARAH NEW BLOOD
Dunce??? You must be thinking of someone else.
Beat the sh*t out of them Sarah, we’re behind you, with our guns and our votes.
;)
Thank God she’s not adopted “the new tone” and embracing “bi-partisanship”.
Go Sarah go!
I agree.
I read the thrust of that article as being ... c’mon, we are part of the game too, we’d like to interview you, and we don’t like the fact that 53% of voters think we have been “unfairly negative” towards you.
Its grovelling. Sarah has the upperhand. She should keep slamming them, cos, sure as hell, they will turn on her again in the future.
Thanks for the history lesson. I was unaware of the reference and got the context all wrong since there are a number of people on here that like to take pot shots at Governor Palin.
My apologies.
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