” The degree and volume of venom directed at her staggers the imagination. It is unprecedented in recent times “
This is true only for people who don’t remember the 60’s and 70’s. The venom for Nixon and Reagan was every bit as nasty.
And Goldwater. My they loathed him.
“It is unprecedented in recent times especially for someone who does not currently hold office”
But weren’t Nixon and Reagan vying for political office? This is the MSM hinting that her baby was actually her daughter’s baby. It’s a stalker moving in next door and then publishing a hit piece in Vanity Faire.
Nixon deserved it. Wage and price controls? Really?
The venom at aimed at President Reagan was pathetic. If you weren't paying attention to anything other than the major media, you would think there was a bumbling idiot in the White House who could do nothing right and was destroying the country, except that all the misery from the Carter years just sort of disappeared and everyone started doing really well.
So yes, they've done this before. President Reagan survived. Actions speak louder than words and the lasting prosperity his policies fostered spoke for themselves. So can Governor Palin.