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ABC News calls Palin a ‘Sideshow Candidate’

9:25 AM 06/08/2011
Matt K. Lewis

PHOTO: Politician Sarah Palin on June 1, 2011 in New York City.

Sarah Palin’s critics often accuse her of being too sensitive or skeptical of the media. There may be something to that, but it’s also safe to say that Palin has plenty of good reason to resent the “lamestream” media (a point I recently made on CNN’s “Reliable Sources“). The most recent example comes from ABC News.

The piece in question (brought to our attention by Scott Conroy of RealClearPolitics) lumps Palin in with the likes of Donald Trump. Palin is referred to as a “Sideshow Candidate” — a curious designation for someone who places second in many national polls for the GOP primary. (The piece is called “Sideshow Candidates Get Hype, but Share Few Policy Proposals.”)

But what may be even worse is that ABC News quotes Ron Kaufman three times — identifying him simply as “a Republican strategist who worked on George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan’s campaigns.” (In 2008, Kaufman was also a prominent adviser for Mitt Romney — a point which might have been relevant for ABC to disclose …)

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  • mathewsjw

    the Anti-Palin crowd are Progressive Liberal Socialist Democrats practicing tactics explained by Saul Alinsky.

    the more the haters hate on Palin the more that Americans understand that there is No Freedom without Economic Freedom, and the hate is fueled by Economic Slavery aka Socialism.

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  • opedanderson

    Palin ’12 – Believe it!

    It’s time everyone gets their arms around this. Her numbers are on their way up and she hasnt even announced yet.

  • truebearing

    Not surprising for ABC since they have become a sideshow news outlet. Hell, you can hardly call what they’re doing news.

    When Obama was pedaling his mix of mass hypnosis, lies, and jive all over America, ABC gleefully donned their BO monogrammed knee pads and bowed, repeatedly, before the Prince Of Lies. Now they are attacking Palin as if she is a candidate, partially to discredit her before she decides to run and partially to get even with her for making them look foolish with her bus tour. Apparently they haven’t figured out that they just chased the “sideshow” up and down the East Coast, whining all the way, because they couldn’t get advance notice of where Palin would go next. If Palin was the sideshow, what was the main act? ABC is still trying to figure that out.

  • reagantman

    You can always count on Matt Lewis to come through. DC needs more writers like him.

  • riseabove

    Ten years ago when I was dealing with a bunch of online crooks who were raking in the cash from various scams, I never dreamed that I’d see so many so-called ordinary folks out there who would eventually sound exactly like they did when they angrily turned on me for exposing their nefarious programs and educating consumers. I mean, these people (back then) were vicious and ugly and threatening and ludicrous. I’m seeing the same exact tactics being used by Liberals to attack Sarah Palin.

    For all those who post here often, I’m sorry that I keep repeating and comparing, but the resemblence is truly fascinating.

    I know some decent people who generally vote Democrat and they aren’t like the anti-Palin crowd at all, so I really don’t know how to explain it. But I know it’s there. It’s happening. It’s real. For whatever reasons, we’re seeing some really nasty human characteristics surfacing and dark sides manifesting from those who, in another time and under different circumstances, would seem perfectly normal.

    • reagantman

      Well said!

      “For whatever reasons, we’re seeing some really nasty human characteristics surfacing and dark sides manifesting from those who, in another time and under different circumstances, would seem perfectly normal.”

    • whynot

      Attacking Sarah? What are you talking about? She always plays the victim. It’s never her fault…always someone else’s. She never takes responsibility for her own words.

      On her little escapade with Paul Revere, here’s the question that was posed to her: ‘What have you seen so far today and what are you going to take away from your visit?’.

      According to the Snow Princess that’s a gotcha question!

      I mean, really?

      Jeez, what a lightweight.

      • Doomdummy

        Victim? She takes the responsibility for what is said, and done! Obama isn’t thin skinned? What were his comments when anyone picked on poor little Obama? He whined to the press. Denying his associations with Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko and other corrupt or socialist connections. He had the Left wing MSM covering his flanks! And don’t use the “she quit as Governor” crap. She had to make some money to cover over half a million dollars in lawyer fees because of frivolous law suites brought on by attacks by the left in Alaska. I don’t know it all like you, but I’m guessing reality is going to be really unpleasant for you. (BTW) We now have a President that hates America!