Media complains that Palin caravan puts reporters at risk

Hot Air ^ | May 31, 2011 | Ed Morrissey

[2ndDivisionVet]

Of all the complaints about Sarah Palin and her bus tour, this one’s easily the strangest. CBS reports that the media has begun to grumble that Palin’s decision to keep them out of the loop on the tour’s stops have created a dangerous working environment for reporters: Since Palin and her team won’t share where the potential candidate is headed, reporters and producers have little choice but to simply stay close to Palin’s bus. This has resulted in scenes of the Palin bus tooling down the highway followed by a caravan of 10 or 15 vehicles – including a massive CNN bus – all trying to make sure they don’t lose sight of the Palin bus.

It adds up to a dangerous situation, says CBS News Producer Ryan Corsaro.

“I just hope to God that one of these young producers with a camera whose bosses are making them follow Sarah Palin as a potential Republican candidate don’t get in a car crash, because this is dangerous,” he said.

Corsaro asked a member of Palin’s team if he thought it was dangerous to have reporters forced to chase her from stop to stop. “You’re the ones that are trailing us,” he replied.

Here’s your first option: stop chasing her. If it truly presents a danger to journalists to drive behind the bus and attempt to keep up, then don’t bother doing it. Palin probably won’t provide much breaking news on this bus tour anyway. The only reason the media’s “chasing” her is because she’s good for their ratings and page views.

But is it really that difficult to follow a caravan on the highway? Unless the Palin bus is driving at warp speed, the answer is pretty obviously no. The most dangerous aspect of following a bus of that size is to keep from getting so anxious that you pass it without checking the lane change first — unless the journalists in question don’t know how to drive on a highway at all, which wouldn’t be Palin’s fault anyway.

This sounds like a whiny, pouting response to Palin’s decision not to cooperate with the media. That decision is certainly debatable, but not on the basis of public safety. And frankly, on the basis of sheer entertainment value, the decision’s looking brilliant at the moment.

[jeffc]

Very nice looking La Gloria Cubana in that pic!

[RowdyFFC]

lmao...good plan!

[jimfree]

She should order a pizza and have it sent to their room. She should leave a flaming bag of dog poop on their doorstep.

[American Constitutionalist]

" Media complains that Palin caravan puts reporters at risk "

Yeah.. right..... no one is telling those reporters to get near the caravan... they, themselves put themselves at risk.... like some of these reporters that go to the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[American Constitutionalist]

Is this the new face of the VRWC ? great picture...

Hey 2nd ? let's make this quote or praise go viral... you know what it is ?

" WHO CARE'S WHAT THE MSM THINKS !!! WE DON'T CARE ! "

[LibLieSlayer]

Is that why journolistas always smell like fish?

LLS

[tal hajus]

I think I’m going to cry. Excuse me while I get a tissue.

[LibLieSlayer]

My apologies to all for that last one... as Lou Costello would say, “I'm a Baaaaaaaaaaaad Boy”!

LLS

[American Constitutionalist]

For some reason ? I can see this guy in this picture riding a Harley ( a Hog ) .............

[Nonsense Unlimited]

A few quick calls to some “Freedom Riders” and she would have ten thousand, two-wheeled, “secret service agents” to keep the media off her tail.

Just a thought.

[kevkrom]

I’m sure reporters who go into war zones sympathize with the perils of driving (yes, driving! It’s not just for taxi drivers) on our generally well-maintained highway system.

[American Constitutionalist]

" Oh.my.gawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd!ROFL! Isn’t it hilarious? These dregs having to follow her around like a puppy just so they can find something to smear her with. It’s just too freaking hilarious! I bet she’s having a great time! "

For some reason ? their scheming plans are not working out like they wanted to.... their scheming plans are going to fall back on them.. and the public is going to mock them instead...

[LibLieSlayer]

Someone needs to post that pic of the Mexican outlaw (can’t remember the film) with the caption, “We don’t need no stinkin’ media”!

LLS

[castlegreyskull]

They do not have to follow her.

[castlegreyskull]

They do not have to follow her.

[American Constitutionalist]

" She should leave in the middle of the night and leave them wondering where she will be next "

George Washington used to do that... he would leave a town in the middle of the night.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Palin caravan puts reporters at risk

I really like the idea of "reporters" being put at risk.

[American Constitutionalist]

" She should leave in the middle of the night and leave them wondering where she will be next. Fuggem. They are following her for no other reason that to write venomous garbage about her. "

Her people should make a special area for just the MSM people and have trash cans up front for them to pick from, or add to.
Have trash cans, and write in big bold letters ( PRESS TRASH ... HELP YOURSELF )...

[texmexis best]

yes

[American Constitutionalist]

" I think we should try to caravan with her and block them even more...find out what state she is in and have Tea Partiers or Freepers follow her around the areas. "

And the ROLLING THUNDER VETs in each state to protect her from the Main Stream Media CREEPS ...