There have been plenty of months where Sarah probably did or said very little that was overly newsworthy, but the Left Wing Propaganda Pimps would either make things up, or make non-stories about her into front page news. They can't help themselves. They want to ignore her and make her go away, but they can't. I'm sure Sarah often wishes they would, but they are addicted to her.
...how can any journalist take a pledge not to mention a very high profile political figure for a month?
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That’s easy to answer. Lefties take pledges all of the time that they don’t honor.