Posted on 11/19/2009 1:36:02 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Have a close look at the screencap. Notice what Norah O'Donnell's holding in her left hand? Those are notes, with factoids from the 2008 presidential campaign. She's reading from them to challenge a Sarah Palin supporter who was waiting in line at the book signing yesterday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
We all remember how back during the '08 campaign, MSM reporters would challenge people attending Obama rallies with uncomfortable truths about their candidate, along the lines "would you still support him if you knew he had the most liberal voting record in the Senate?" Or not. I certainly can't remember any MSMer confronting an Obama supporter in such a way.
But let people line up to express their admiration for Sarah Palin . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
A Reuters video about the book tour only had two people commenting. They were both in New York City, they admitted far from the book tour, and they both were anti-Palin. Some news outfit that is.
During the entire GWB administration, the newsies at the press conferences READ their single prepared question, all of which Pres. Bush answered without any notesat all. Then they wrote about how stupid he was. The DBM is sickening.
Thanks, Slick. It’s a pleasure to be here.
>>>Anyone have the actual Palin quote?
There is this from her interview with Katie Couric. Somewhere in her response I think their is support for the Wall St bailout.
COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries; allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health-care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the—it’s got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health-care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that.
Sorry. their is support should be there is support
>>>Anyone have the actual Palin quote?
This also is from the Couric interview.
Katie Couric: Some top republicans and democrats, may not support this bill if Senator John McCain doesn’t because it may be unpopular and they’re not willing to take the political risk. If it doesn’t pass, what is the alternative?
Gov. Palin: Th..the alt.. as I say inaction is not an option we have got to shore up our economy. This is crisis moment for America. Really the rest of the world also. Looking to see what the impacts will be if America were to choose not to shore up what has happened on Wall Street because of the…the ultimate adverse effects on Main Street and then how that effects this globalisation that we’re a part of on… in our world.
That’s really funny stuff. It’s changed back now.
I would love to see an interviewee respond: “did you come out here to interview us or just broadcast your views? You could have done that from the studio.” More “managed” news....
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But yes, that quote does seem to be a VP supporting the (at the time) flagship position of her candidate.
As I also said, representing what one says as a VP candidate for someone else as being their own view is disingenuous; but par for the course for a partisan hack like Norah O’Dumba$$ who looked like a fool calling out a 15 year old.
O'Donnell comes off as nothing short of pitiful in the exchange, what with her notes and everything!
Welcome aboard. It’s clear to me that she has progressed tremendously since last year. Another few years of this type of progress, and who knows?
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Palin’s biggest obstacle: Getting out of the shadow of that idiot McQueeg.
Picking on kids, typical coward move.
Welcome aboard!
Actually it’s expanded on.
Keep it going Freepers.
I supported the bailout, because, I felt the government was primarily responsible and that having to spend a hugh amount to fix their mess would teach them a lesson. Naiveté in spades.
Norah is desperate.
Yep...the flack gets thick when you’re over the target.
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