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.
IMHO, it's fear. Sarah has a broad appeal that frightens both 'Rats and RINOs.
I posted a theory on Team Sarah why I think the media hates Sarah, it was a long theory but I will just skim it down so that it will fit here. When Sarah was introduced in August, the media did not bash her, the whole “trig is not her son” BS was not by the press, some stupid radio personality said that, but when Sarah gave that speech at the RNC, calling out Obama about his “community organizing” she insulted Obama, and the media thinks that Obama is a God, they really do think he is the messiah, watch them fawn over him, the Obama coin commercials, Entertainment Tonight swooning over him, they really do think he is a God-like figure, or God himself. When Sarah basically insulted Obama in front of millions of people that is when the hate started, they could not believe that someone was bashing their Messiah, and that is when they decided to bring her down, and also remember what she said about the press in that speech, she wasn’t gonna kiss their behinds, they were stunned, shocked that someone wouldn’t bend down and kiss their rings. That is when I believe the destroy Sarah Palin mission began, plus they see her as a HUGE threat because of her popularity, look how many people watched the debate, how many people came to her rallies, 80,000, 60,000, she got more people to rallies for Saxby Chambliss then John McCain and he has been around for a very long time. Sarah is an average American woman, working hard to make life better for her kids, the media hates that, they would rather she be corrupt, since she is not, they can’t stand her