Journolist’s anti-Palin crusade of 2008

Russell Berman wrote this on August 29, 2008:

“At the same time, the pick of Ms. Palin could undercut Mr. McCain’s attempts to focus attention on Mr. Obama’s inexperience, and the campaign will have to answer the question of whether she is ready to step in as president if something happens to Mr. McCain, who would be the oldest man ever elected to a first term in the White House.”

And I could go on. And on. I think it’s safe to say that the Journolisters succeeded in doing precisely what they’d set out to do.

What I also found particularly interesting was an approach to target Palin suggested by former Journolister Suzanne Nossel, disclosed in The Daily Caller:

“I think it is and can be spun as a profoundly sexist pick. Women should feel umbrage at the idea that their votes can be attracted just by putting a woman, any woman, on the ticket no matter her qualifications or views.”

On that note, check out the National Organization for Women’s statement on Palin on August 29, 2008, titled “Not Every Woman Supports Women’s Rights:”

“Finally, as the chair of NOW’s Political Action Committee, I am frequently asked whether NOW supports women candidates just because they are women. This gives me an opportunity to once again answer that question with an emphatic ‘No.’ We recognize the importance of having women’s rights supporters at every level but, like Sarah Palin, not every woman supports women’s rights.”

I salute The Daily Caller for publishing a series that lays it all out, plain and simple. Not only were so many in the media nauseatingly awe-struck by Obama, but some formed an organized coalition to target his opponents and to suppress news stories that might have brought down the hope and change brigade.

I guess they didn’t take the time to consider that the man they were tirelessly promoting wasn’t fit for the job. Or that the woman they were targeting was.

Jedediah Bila is a conservative columnist and commentator living in New York City. For more information on Jedediah, please visit jedediahbila.com.