How television created and then killed Sarah Palin’s political prospects

Globe and Mail ^ | 3/23/11 | John Doyle

[MintyHippo1980]

Last I heard about Sarah Palin was contained in a story with the headline, “Sarah Palin tours India and Israel to get to grips with foreign policy.”

It was tempting to see this headline in itself as illuminating, if not incisive. Who else would undertake a crash course in foreign-policy issues by starting with countries that, in turn, start with the letter “I”? You don’t have to be Sigmund Freud to see some significance. And the joke writes itself.

[MintyHippo1980]

I thought Sarah Palin's response to Kathy Griffin was very classy and exhibited restraint.

[dirtboy]

Who else would undertake a crash course in foreign-policy issues by starting with countries that, in turn, start with the letter “I”? You don’t have to be Sigmund Freud to see some significance. And the joke writes itself.

This joker must have sprained a few brain cells coming up with that inane observation.

[SoConPubbie]

Yeah, right!

Her political aspirations are dead like I’m a communist!

[yldstrk]

They wish. Sarah will live to campaign another day........

[Sherman Logan]

Palin asserted that such a trip is “an everyday thing” in Alaska, yet any fool watching at home knew the cost had to be in the many thousands.

Such trips are everyday things in AK. Take a look at the map and not the hundreds of communities without road access.

How does the author think the inhabitants get in and out?

Yeah, it's expensive. That doesn't mean it isn't everyday stuff in Alaska. It's one of the costs of living there.

[miss marmelstein]

In all the dumb comments I’ve read about Sarah, this has got to be the dumbest. What a fool.

[Redleg Duke]

It is obvious that the propaganda arm of the DNC (MSM) and their masters are terrified of Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann.

They will savage any real threats to socialism and George Soros' sock puppet, Barack Hussein Soretto.

The danger is that if Republicans fall into the trap of writing off conservatives as "unelectable" based on their savaging by the MSM, then, only MSM-approved candidates will survive the nomination process, only to be savaged by the MSM during the general election run-up.

Always remember, "The MSM is the Propaganda Arm of the DNC!"

[Venturer]

If she is dead, why do they keep digging her up and attacking her?

[ClearCase_guy]

You can smell their fear.

[Vigilanteman]

The more this kind of crap gets splashed all over the media, the same media that sold America an undocumented adolescent king, the more I am convinced that the enemedia needs to be totally and completely discredited if we are ever to have a decent country again.

Perhaps even an example like Julius Streicher is needed.

[JaguarXKE]

...and then killed Sarah Palin’s political prospects

Wishful thinking ping!

[hal ogen]

Their fear is an indication of how really strong she and the ideas she represents really are.

[avacado]

Do these hit piece journalist have no idea that we have a man-boy-child in the White House right now who has no experience in anything and is screwing up everything?

[miss marmelstein]

Just finished reading the comments after this stupidly stupid article. Canadians are such xenophobes! They make my skin crawl.

[Wilum]

this has got to be the dumbest.

Err, read the comments...sick!

[Cronos]

Who else would undertake a crash course in foreign-policy issues by starting with countries that, in turn, start with the letter “I”

This guy is so full of it -- how about the fact that both of these countries are 2 of the only 3 countries in Asia that have been functioning democracies since 1945? The third is Japan.

Would they rather have her visit Pakiland? This is just a moronic piece and I'm not going to go to the website to read more if this leading line is the best they have to smear Palin with

I was sceptical of Palin until her visits, but now seeing the low-down dirty way they are attacking her, I can only think she must be the best thing for America

[IMissPresidentReagan]

Who else would undertake a crash course in foreign-policy issues by starting with countries that, in turn, start with the letter “I”? You don’t have to be Sigmund Freud to see some significance. And the joke writes itself.

Using the author's logic; I wish Sarah had visited Finland and Uganda. lol. I guess Isreal and India aren't big enough players on the world stage.

[RichInOC]

The Globe should stick to bad reporting on Canadian politics and leave bad reporting on American politics to American reporters who are experts at it.

[alarm rider]

Apparently, Mrs. Palin is not only living free in the heads of American lefties, she has gone international.

[miss marmelstein]

I have absolutely no respect for Canadians. They take the worst of British culture and celebrate it and have none of their greatness. Their anti-American jealousy, combined with their xenophobia truly makes me ill.