Posted on 09/02/2008 3:55:59 PM PDT by joinedafterattack
Time's Mark Halperin has posted an advance copy of the cover of US Weekly magazine, the tabloid published by Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner. That cover shows a smiling Sarah Palin, holding her youngest son Trig. The screaming headline: "Babies, Lies and Scandal: John McCain's Vice President."
Wenner has contributed $5300 to Obama's campaign since 2007.
The cover was sent to select news organizations by Mark Neschis, the head of corporate communications for Wenner Media and former director of television in the Clinton White House. An email from Neschis that accompanied the cover read: "Thought I would send over our Us Weekly/Sarah Palin cover story, on stands Friday, if helpful in your coverage. Might be useful as an illustration of how the news is playing out. (Us Weekly has 12 million, mostly female readers)"
"How the news is playing out." That's an interesting way of putting it. In one sense, it's accurate. The mainstream media have been focused on pseudo-scandals about McCain's running mate. Does it really matter at all that Palin's husband, Todd, had a DUI in 1986? Who cares? And yet I've seen and heard news organizations mention -- even discuss -- the issue several times over the past couple of days.
The "news is playing out" that way because irresponsible journalists publish cover stories promoting "Babies, Lies and Scandal," without any evidence of an actual "scandal." Maybe US Weekly will publish news of an actual "scandal" by Friday, when the magazine is scheduled to hit the newsstands. But the three it mentions on its cover are not scandals. ("Under attack, admits daughter, 17, is pregnant" and "Investigated for firing of sister's ex-husband" and "Mom of Five: New embarrassing surprises.")
There are legitimate questions about how Palin was vetted. But many news organizations are using the vetting issue as an excuse to make insinuations about Palin's family and her role as a mother. Instead of asking whether McCain knew that Palin wanted "an exit plan" from Iraq in December of 2006, for example, reporters are obsessing about Bristol Palin's fiancé and whether Sarah Palin can serve as vice president and be a good mother.
It's ironic, of course, that the same establishment news organizations consumed by such tabloid issues not long ago refused to investigate reports that John Edwards was having an affair and had a child out of wedlock. Why? The story was originally broken by the National Enquirer and deemed too tawdry to touch. And, perhaps as important, Edwards was running for the Democratic nomination for president, with an agenda favored by the liberal media establishment.
Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at THE WEEKLY STANDARD.
Wenner has contributed $5300 to Obama's campaign since 2007.
The cover was sent to select news organizations by Mark Neschis, the head of corporate communications for Wenner Media and former director of television in the Clinton White House. An email from Neschis that accompanied the cover read: "Thought I would send over our Us Weekly/Sarah Palin cover story, on stands Friday, if helpful in your coverage. Might be useful as an illustration of how the news is playing out. (Us Weekly has 12 million, mostly female readers)"
"How the news is playing out." That's an interesting way of putting it. In one sense, it's accurate. The mainstream media have been focused on pseudo-scandals about McCain's running mate. Does it really matter at all that Palin's husband, Todd, had a DUI in 1986? Who cares? And yet I've seen and heard news organizations mention -- even discuss -- the issue several times over the past couple of days.
The "news is playing out" that way because irresponsible journalists publish cover stories promoting "Babies, Lies and Scandal," without any evidence of an actual "scandal." Maybe US Weekly will publish news of an actual "scandal" by Friday, when the magazine is scheduled to hit the newsstands. But the three it mentions on its cover are not scandals. ("Under attack, admits daughter, 17, is pregnant" and "Investigated for firing of sister's ex-husband" and "Mom of Five: New embarrassing surprises.")
There are legitimate questions about how Palin was vetted. But many news organizations are using the vetting issue as an excuse to make insinuations about Palin's family and her role as a mother. Instead of asking whether McCain knew that Palin wanted "an exit plan" from Iraq in December of 2006, for example, reporters are obsessing about Bristol Palin's fiancé and whether Sarah Palin can serve as vice president and be a good mother.
It's ironic, of course, that the same establishment news organizations consumed by such tabloid issues not long ago refused to investigate reports that John Edwards was having an affair and had a child out of wedlock. Why? The story was originally broken by the National Enquirer and deemed too tawdry to touch. And, perhaps as important, Edwards was running for the Democratic nomination for president, with an agenda favored by the liberal media establishment.
Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at THE WEEKLY STANDARD.
The lies part is right. Media lies.
We must create a firestorm against this obvious ploy to destroy Sarah and our party. Emails, phone calls anyone?
The first day of the normal "4 day campaign commercial'--aka the 'convention' has been lost.
Now the MSM will continue its relentless attacks on the Palin family in an effort of DISTRACT, DIMINISH, REDUCE, MARGINALIZE and TRIVIALIZE the remainder of the convention.
Not only does it minimalize the convention--it takes the focus off of Hussein. They are accomplishing this goal incredibly well.
This was to be expected, though, as the democrats and liberals are BEYOND CONTEMPT.
The Left is terrified of Palin and how she has galvanized the Conservative base and now feeding off its own frenzy. Idiots.
How she holds up and presents herself will determine the election.
PING
Keep pushing, Lefties......it’s all gonna work out for you. lol
OMG. I am going to all of the stores where these mags are sold and hiding them all in the trash.
I say let them keep showing their hands to be the insignificant gnats they are. This will only energize the campaign for her and McCain.
It will also open the door to their own families and especially Bidens son. They do not want to go there.
Bring it on...game on.
Their web site has a poll re: should Palin step down and over 50% say yes. Can someone post the link for the poll please and get folks to start hitting it?
You are right they want to interrupt our convention but it won’t work. Repubs always have better conventions and the Dems know it. Our convention will be great and the base will be excited and ready to roll. Don’t let the media scare ya.
“The MSM is in FULL ATTACK MODE”
She hits to many sore points in their own lives and life choices. And she is from the “boonies” which enrages urban liberals.
What Gauntlet did BHO run through, How long did it take for the MSM to get to the bottom of the Edward’s sex scandal, how many articles have been written about Ayers, and Rezko?
This is one helluva gauntlet! I’ve been on this earth 40 years and I have yet to see anything like this. What can be done? My outrage is darn near uncontrollable.
Whos website.
Didn’t we learn about a guy in Germany who use propraganda like this? Wasn’t his name Josef Goebbels?
HOW LONG WILL WE LET THE MSM RULE US?
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