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ABC's Gibson grilled Palin hard, but it may backfire
UPI ^ | Sept. 12, 2008 at 11:47 AM | MARTIN SIEFF

Posted on 09/12/2008 9:24:43 AM PDT by NewMediaFan

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To: LibWhacker

Look at it another way. Who came out of that hit piece looking good? Sarah Palin. She made Gibson show himself to be the leftist shill he is. Isn’t that a good thing? In her own way she did attack him and he lost. I’m hopeful that at some point the gloves will be taken off. But I think it should wait until a McCain-Palin victory are assured.


161 posted on 09/13/2008 8:49:15 AM PDT by dools007
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To: NewMediaFan
Tactically, she made the mistake of trying to be friendly and informal with Gibson, who assumed a superior, professorial and critical stance toward her.

Never wrestle with a pig on national television. If you do, you'll make it harder for the audience to recognize which participant is you and which is the pig.

The best thing McCain and Palin can do is maximize the contrasts between themselves and their opponents. I think they've been doing that very well.

Americans really don't want a President who is going to punch a foreign prime minister in the nose when he feels insulted. On the other hand, real Americans don't want one who will simply cave in to pressure, either.

162 posted on 09/13/2008 8:59:37 AM PDT by supercat
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To: Grunthor

I only saw snippets of the interview on-line. I saw enough before it aired to know that I didn’t want to tune into ABC to see more.

Know if the VP candidates are slated for only one debate this cycle or if there will be more?


163 posted on 09/13/2008 9:00:23 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: dools007
Look at it another way. Who came out of that hit piece looking good?

That's the bottom line. I'm surprised how many people don't realize that.

164 posted on 09/13/2008 9:01:53 AM PDT by supercat
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To: Osage Orange
Besides the obvious...she's running for V.P.....She got tougher questions than Obama has rec'd thus far...and he's running for POTUS

That's fine. If the press wants to take our candidates more seriously than they take their own, so be it. It makes their candidate look fragile.

165 posted on 09/13/2008 9:20:15 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: conservativepoet; LibertyRocks; backhoe; PhilDragoo; Grampa Dave; Mike Darancette; MeekOneGOP; ...

Amen to that!!!


166 posted on 09/13/2008 9:46:08 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Grunthor

There is no such thing as “The Bush Doctrine.”

It is an expression created by media talking heads for use with other media talking heads.

There is no United States government paper, finding, directive, or policy EVER printed with such a title.


167 posted on 09/13/2008 10:06:12 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain Opposing -> ZerObama: zero executive, military, or international experience)
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To: NewMediaFan

Well of course to be fair you give the easiest questions to the stupid one.


168 posted on 09/13/2008 10:55:45 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Obama's Pay Grade: Chump Change - Under the Cone of Stupid)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Sarah is pissing off a lot of folks in the L/MSM. Let them roast in their own hot blood. They daily show the American public how self served in their agendas they are. And the recent polls show more Americans are slowly wising up.


169 posted on 09/13/2008 2:02:35 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Duncan Hunter was our best choice.)
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To: NewMediaFan
ABC's Gibson grilled Palin hard, but it may backfire

Funny how he tried to make Sarah look stupid by editing her answers, but now the truth is coming out, and he's looking like an idiot for trying to cheat the American public.

Your credibility just went down the toilet, Charlie, and you flushed the handle.

170 posted on 09/13/2008 3:15:16 PM PDT by pray4liberty (Stand up and pray up!)
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To: NewMediaFan
She would have been far better going on the attack to rattle him.

Sarah's got too much class for that. Better to have him hoist himself on his own petard.

171 posted on 09/13/2008 3:17:07 PM PDT by pray4liberty (Stand up and pray up!)
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To: xzins

There is no such thing as “The Bush Doctrine.”

It is an expression created by media talking heads for use with other media talking heads.

There is no United States government paper, finding, directive, or policy EVER printed with such a title.


I never mentioned the Bush doctrine, therefore I have no idea to what you are responding.


172 posted on 09/13/2008 3:26:29 PM PDT by Grunthor (Sarah Palin once carved a perfect likeness of the Mona Lisa in a block of ice using only her teeth.)
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To: Grunthor

I would like to see her asked if there is an official government policy known as “The Bush Doctrine.”

That would be some pretty tough questioning.

There is no such government doctrine.


173 posted on 09/13/2008 3:35:55 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain Opposing -> ZerObama: zero executive, military, or international experience)
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To: xzins

I agree with you.


174 posted on 09/13/2008 3:36:50 PM PDT by Grunthor (Sarah Palin once carved a perfect likeness of the Mona Lisa in a block of ice using only her teeth.)
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To: Grunthor
Fairness doctrine anyone?

That's not what I am talking about. That's still media with a BIAS. I don't want a right bias or a left bias.

Shouldn't the goal be media presentations without a bias? A "Just the facts, Ma'am" kind of approach.

I understand that the people asking the questions get to make the rules. What I am asking for discussion on is "Will they/should they change their MO to ensure their survival?"

175 posted on 09/13/2008 4:17:12 PM PDT by PosterQue (Pumped about Palin!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ooops! Dere It Is!!! But it keeps working because of all the appathy and ignorance... “I don’t know” and “I don’t care!” People too busy or lazy to dig into all of it like we here on FR have will never realize how they’ve been led around by the nose ring on the community organizing’s crowd pig!!!


176 posted on 09/13/2008 4:52:25 PM PDT by SierraWasp (I'm not against the environment, just GovernMental EnvironMentalism!!! (our new state religion))
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177 posted on 09/13/2008 8:49:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ooops, and thanks Ernest!


178 posted on 09/13/2008 8:56:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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To: PosterQue

“Shouldn’t the goal be media presentations without a bias? A “Just the facts, Ma’am” kind of approach.”

Goal nothing, that should be a prerequisite. Unfortunately it has not existed in my lifetime, nor do I expect that it will.


179 posted on 09/13/2008 9:54:48 PM PDT by Grunthor (Sarah Palin once carved a perfect likeness of the Mona Lisa in a block of ice using only her teeth.)
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