I agree, and maybe I was just naive or not paying attention but I never knew the media could be this bad. Was it always this bad?? There used to be a time that I could actually watch MSNBC and CNN, I can’t even pass by those networks anymore, I understand that these “journalists” are people too and they have their opinions but I thought they were supposed to keep it to themselves. The hate towards Sarah was insane, I haven’t seen anything like this before. But then my cousin told me how bad the media treated Reagan, told me all the nasty names they used to refer to him as so I had solace in knowing that the leftist media fear Sarah like they feared Reagan, didn’t make me feel any better but knowing that Sarah and Ronny are in the same company makes me smile, but yeah, the media is sick, with their lies, their nasty comments. They have no soul
It’s pretty much always been like this, just we didn’t have the internet when Reagan was governor and then president. I have often wondered if we had the internet back then if Reagan would have been elected. I think the internet is a real ying and yang influence on our society.
The MSM treated Reagan very derisively. It was quite bad, the condescension. It was extremely palpable at the time. But, the way Sarah has been treated has been considerably worse in my estimation. The media has made an all-out effort to destroy her. I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s truly mind-boggling. They’ve spread false stories, they’ve blown up ridiculous minutea into scandals, they’ve attacked her family. There’s almost a visceral sense of violence in the attacks on her.
Again, I’ve just never seen anything quite like it.
Oh, and I should also add that there is something deeply discordant about all these intense MSM attacks on Palin. What’s so disquieting about it all is how massively unwarranted it is. Governor Palin exemplifies that Jeffersonian ideal of politicians arising from the heartland, and offering their services to the country. She’s someone who has made it entirely on her own. Unlike most other politicians, she’s never been beholden to party machines, unions, corporate interests, and such. She’s a shining star who tackled corruption in her OWN party, and has governed with great discipline, and has fully devoted her policies to the taxpayers of her state. And, she’s a GOOD, morally grounded woman.
In a landscape of slimey politicians (just look at Washington), this gal is a bloomin’ hero. Yet, as you’ve stated, the MSM have gone all-out to characterize her as some kind of loathesome monster, who should be belittled/destroyed/stomped at every opportunity. It’s both mind-boggling and rather sickening.