“Everyone seems to have a Sarah Palin story of ignored calls, mishandled invitations or unanswered e-mail,” wrote columnist Kathleen Parker, who was severely critical of Ms. Palin last fall.
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I also heard this criticism from the conservative guest (Jim Geraghty) on Howard Kurtz’s show today.
Of course, if she had a spiffy pr team in Alaska to answer reporters’ calls, she would be accused of mishandling govt money or time or both. She knows that the Beltway crowd are not her friends.
In other words, she's refusing to bend her knee to these self-exalted corporate media whores.