Fighting those who buy ink by the barrel

Jan 11, 2009 at 5:16 PM
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(1/11/09) This past week has seen a governor whose entire political career has been given life by the media and continues to this day to be promoted and kept on life support by the media, blame the media for all of her troubles.

On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin took time out of her not so busy schedule to put out a press release condeming media coverage of her, including comments she made during an interview with a filmmaker who is doing a documentary on media bias against conservative politicians like Palin.

However for those of us who pay way too much attention to politics, it's impossible to forget a year ago when Governor Palin lectured her fellow female politicos; instead of crying about media coverage, grow up and get over it.

Seems today Palin needs a little reminder of her own advice.

During a Newsweek Women in Leadership event in Los Angeles in March of 2008, this is what Palin had to say about Senator Hillary Clinton's claims that the media was treating her unfairly.

Interviewer: "When you look at coverage. When you listen to the conversations. What do you see?"

Palin: "Well, uh you know, I think fair or unfair, the, and, and I do think it is, is, uhm, a more concentrated criticism that that Hillary gets on, on, so many fronts. I think that's unfortunate.

But, fair or unfair, I, I think she does herself a disservice, uh, uh to even mention it...really. I, I mean you got to plow through that. You have to know what you're getting' into.

Um, which uh uh uh, I say this with all due respect to Hillary Clinton and to her experience and to her passion for, for changing the status quo also but uh...when I hear a statement like that, um, coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or, um you know, maybe a sharper microscope put on her...I think, man, that, that doesn't do us any good.

Uh...women in politics; women in general wanting to progress this country. I don't, I don't think it's it bodes well for her a statement like that because; again, fair or unfair, it is there. I think that's reality. And I think it's a given.

I think people can just accept that that she is going to be under that sharper microscope. So be it. I mean work harder. Prove yourself to an even greater degree than you're capable; that you're gonna be the uh the best candidate and that, and that of course is what she wants us to believe at this point.

So-uh,uh it bothers me a little bit hearing, hearing her bring that attention to herself on that level."

Almost a year later, Governor Palin ignores her own advice by issuing a press release complaining about the media coverage of herself.

Uhh..hey governor, to quote someone you know; "she does herself a disservice, uh, uh to even mention it...really. I, I mean you got to plow through that. You have to know what you're getting' into."