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Republican talking heads have been blaming the media for painting an unfair picture of Sarah Palin and her credentials. She's being treated unfairly, her experience maligned, they say, for no good reason.
But anyone who caught the Daily Show last night would have seen some interesting clips showing that those exact same people used the exact same critiques of Democrats, when the purpose served:
Fox News pundit and former George Bush adviser Karl Rove, saying that he was impressed by fact that Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, population 9,000.
"She's a former mayor, she's the mayor I think of the second largest city in Alaska before she ran for governor.
On Democrat Tim Kaine, Virginia governor and former mayor of Richmond, Virginia, population 200,000 when he was rumored to be on Barack Obama's vice presidential short list
"He's been a governor for three years. He was mayor of the 105th largest city in America and again, with all due respect, it's smaller than Chula Vista, California, Aurora, Colorado, Gilbert, Arizona, or Henderson, Nevada. It's not a big town. So if you were to pick Governor Kaine, it would be an intensely political choice where it said, you know what 'I'm really not first and foremost concerned with is this person capable of being president of the United States.'"
Fox News bloviator Bill O'Reilly discussing teen pregnancy after Bristol Palin.
"Millions of American families are dealing with teenage pregnancy and as long as society doesn't have to support the mother, father or baby it is a personal matter. It's true that some Americans will judge Governor Palin and her family... but for the sake of her and her family I hope things calm down."
And discussing the teenage pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears
"Here the blame falls primarily on the parents of the girl, who obviously have little control over her."
Political commenter Dick Morris on Palin being treated in a sexist manner.
"A man would never have had to go through this. It's the deep sexism that runs through our society."
Ond discussing suggestions that Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton was treated unfairly.
"When a woman wants to be president, she shouldn't complain based on gender. You can't say I'm going to take my toys and go home because the big boys are picking on me. What happens when the boys in the Middle East, or the boys who run Russia, or the boys that run China, start picking on you? Are we going to have a president of the United States saying the boys are picking on me? This is what Hillary always does, whenever she gets under fire, she retreats behind the apron strings."
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Bohemian Grove Club Member from Canada writes: What I find strange is the fact that Sarah Palin like Obama does have limited experience with any office in the government.
1.) Obama has 130 some odd more days in office then she does its true. What Obama has learn in that extra few days that he feels makes him more ready I'll never know. I would also like to point out that by the time the election does happen Sarah Palin will have 25 more days in office then Obama currently has now.
2.) I would also like point out that while Obama would like to think he is ready for the white house as he pointed out that he has managed his election budget of around 25 million a month. Sarah Palin on the other hand is the governor of Alaska which has a budget of around 1.3 billion a year around what 30-40% more then Obama has managed.
3.)Also Obama would like to think he is ready to lead as he also pointed out that he now manages is group of election hungry works of around 2500, which is great until you look at just who works under Sarah Palin direction the 200,000 public employees of the Alaskan government again just a few more people then Obama.
So the facts speak for themselves if Obama is ready for the white house it would seem Sarah Palin is about 1000 times more ready.- Posted 04/09/08 at 12:22 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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john vol from nanaimo, Canada writes: increasingly pervasive spin by politicians , corporate ceos, and other special interest promoters has all but replaced rational discourse and reasoned disagreement.
perhaps coincidentally this trend seems to have been somewhat co-incident with the GWB years in the USA--and OUR dubious politicial "leaders" certainly have had no problem climbing on board the hyperbole train- Posted 04/09/08 at 12:32 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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