This will be my last post here. I have things to do.
This is the CBS website, not a conservative website. That's a blog entry by a CBS journalist. Here's another one from ABC talking about the same thing.
Political Punch
I don't give any credence to information found in blogs. Bloggers have their own agenda which is biased -- liberal and conservative alike.
I'm giving Obama the benefit of the doubt that he slipped up. I'm giving Sarah Palin the same benefit of the doubt.
I have a lot of company:
- According to Rasmussen, over half of voters think the press is trying to hurt Sarah Palin.
Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election.
- According to the Pew Research Center, 70% of respondents say that the media favors Obama.
Summary of Findings: Most Voters Say News Media Wants Obama to Win
- A recent study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs concludes the press showed bias towards Obama.
Study: Media coverage has favored Obama campaign - Yahoo! News
- The Washington Post admitted a bias towards Obama.
Deborah Howell - An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage - washingtonpost.com
Given Palin's ditzy behavior, it's no wonder the media favored Obama.
There are lots of examples. I'll give just a few of the most blatant.
- The AP quoted her telling a church “Our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God." The problem is they truncated the first part of her sentence without leading ellipsis to change the meaning. That's shoddy reporting. Here's her actual quote: "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God." She was telling them to pray that whatever our leaders are doing, it's part of God's plan. She later clarified this in the interview with Gibson.
Palin said, "...a task that is from G*d" meaning that the war in Iraq was created by G*d.
- In an "analysis", the AP accuses Palin of racism for bringing up William Ayers. By the AP's own standards, analyses are not opinion pieces.
Analysis: Palin's words carry racial tinge
Palin wasn't being racist when she brought up Ayers. However, she was being 100% inaccurate.
- A reporter for the Scranton Times-Tribune wrote that someone in the audience yelled "Kill him!" during a Palin rally and she did nothing. That claim was repeated in the media. The Secret Service investigated and determined the claim was unfounded.
Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded | Wilkes-Barre breaking news | timesleader.com - The Times Leader
That may be true, but there has been evidence of a McCain supporter shouting "Terrorist!" after McCain asked, "Who is the *real* Barack Obama?" Thanks to their embarrassing and inexcuseable behavior, McCain supporters have forever turned election rallies into platforms for vicious and unrelentless attacks against the opponent.
This is just the MSM. This doesn't include the hate coming at her from the left, which I don't even want to get into here.
Liberals aren't the only ones who hate Palin. If you think the same isn't true of Conservatives, then you're obviously blinded by your own bias of Palin.
As for the Gibson interview, it seemed to me that he was trying to embarrass her with that question, but that's subjective. I'd be willing to give him more benefit of the doubt if he didn't also ask her to explain the above mentioned quote:
GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God." Are we fighting a holy war?
PALIN: You know, I don't know if that was my exact quote.
GIBSON: Exact words.
How can Palin not know what she said? Either she said that or she didn't.
As I said, I can't agree with everything she said, and she did say some dumb stuff, but that doesn't make her dumb. I've said a lot of dumb stuff, too. I do think the media should look into stuff that may hurt a candidate, but they should do it with much more honesty and balance than they have. I can just picture Stanley Kurtz of the National Review sitting alone in a library in Chicago trying to figure out where he was directing money in the Chicago Annenberg Challenge while his mainstream counterparts were out in Alaska dumpster diving or looking for dirt on Joe the Plumber.
Mainstream counterparts in Alaska dumpster diving or looking for dirt on "Joe the Plumber?" Really? If I remember correctly, the entire state of Alaska was a "red" state meaning they they *supported* McCain/Palin and the infamous "Joe the Plumber."
With that, I have nothing more to say. As I said, it's time to concentrate on Obama and the changes he plans to make for our country. It's time to move forward and look ahead to better things to come.
