Posted on 07/18/2009 4:29:37 PM PDT by EveningStar
I'm not a regular reader of Debbie Schlussel nor am I a fan (she seems a bit low class at times), so I just became aware of her criticism of Governor Palin.
If you scan the archives of her site debbieschlussel.com you will see that she was an early supporter of Sarah Palin. That makes her criticism all the more interesting.
Here are ten articles from Debbie's site. In the first one, she is still a Palin supporter, but also criticizes her for her choice of baby names. Beginning with the second article, she really begins to tear into her.
Those Palin Kids' Names
September 3, 2008
D Students Run the World: More Giant Hints Palin's a Lightweight; Plus, Mr. (Hockey) Mom Whines
September 29, 2008
Black Single Mothers, White Single Mothers, and Sarah Palin's Baby Mama Daughter
January 21, 2009
Sarah Palin Revision of Sarah Palin Revisionism: Your Day in Sarah Palin Stupidity Confirmation
February 11, 2009
VIDEO: Your Tax Dollars @ Work--Gang Tattoo Removal, Alaska Earmark (Where's Palin?), Etc.
February 26, 2009
Told Ya: Baby Mama Bristol Palin Will Remain Single Mother, Splits with Baby Daddy
March 11, 2009
For it Before AND After She Was Against it: Phony Pol Sarah Palin Accepts 69% of Alaska Stimulus Earmarks
March 20, 2009
Tabloid Candidate: Does Palin Really Think Parading the Baby Mama is Gonna Help Her?
May 5, 2009
The Palins' Phony "Pro-Abstinence" Message: Be a Baby Mama, Get on the Cover of People (& a Tacky 8-Page Spread)
May 22, 2009
. . . and I claim that, in the presence of fallen human nature, promotion of the agenda of the left by journalism follows directly from the incentives of journalists in the associated press.
“and I claim that, in the presence of fallen human nature, promotion of the agenda of the left by journalism follows directly from the incentives of journalists in the associated press.”
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that your statement is completely incorrect, that these incentives play no role whatsoever, but I don’t think you fully grasp or credit the strength and energy of the Evil that animates the left.
Alexander Solzhenitsin said, “Evil people always support each other; that is their main strength.” In the main, he is correct. However, Satan is not only the father of lies; he is a betrayer, and these qualities are inherited by his minions. When one of them strays from the agenda, or puts his self interest ahead of the agenda, the rest will turn on him fang and claw.
I have seen too many instances of media putting the party line ahead of personal gain, ahead of friendship, of honor, of honesty, and even ahead of profits, to accept that their primary motivation is anything other than the furtherance of the leftist—which is to say, Satan’s—agenda.
I have seen too many instances of media putting the party line ahead of personal gain, ahead of friendship, of honor, of honesty, and even ahead of profits, to accept that their primary motivation is anything other than the furtherance of the leftistwhich is to say, Satansagenda.
True. But the other aspect of the situation is the need for an explanation of the secular mechanism by which the left has take over "the media." It took me decades to sort it out, but it's like everything else:This problem, when solved, will be simple.From the founding era to the Civil War era, newspapers were associated with political parties and the perspectives of their respective publishers was no secret to anyone; the opinions which those papers projected were mostly what the papers were about. The papers didn't have privileged access to news not in principle available to the general public, and consequently newspapers were not merely outlets for news. Indeed, most newspapers were weeklies rather than dailies, and some had no deadline at all and just went to press when the printer was good and ready. It is only with the advent of the telegraph and the Associated Press monopoly (that is not an overstatement of the case) that claims of the "Priesthood of the reporter" (i.e., the claim that all journalists were objective) became central to the business model of the newspapers. That claim is essential to the great value of the very expensive AP newswire.It is the doctrine of the priesthood of the reporter which leads directly to the dolorous influences you cite. The tendency inheres in fallen human nature. The empowerment of monopoly journalism is the mechanism by which it has metastasized.
You make some good points.
I am very gratified that we were able to discuss our differences like adults, neither of us stooping to anger and insult.
Not boring. Weird.
Either way.
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