CNN Hatchet Job on Sarah Palin

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under News, Sarah Palin 

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Drew Griffin of CNN interviewed Governor Palin earlier this week and completely mischaracterized the nature of a “quote” from the National Review’s Byron York during the interview.

Griffin: Yeah. Governor, you’ve been mocked in the press. The press has been pretty hard on you, the Democrats have been pretty hard on you, but also some conservatives have been pretty hard on you as well. The National Review had a story saying that, you know, I can’t tell if Sarah Palin is incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt or all of the above.

The quote from National Review’s Byron York was actually a criticism of the negatively skewed press coverage of Palin.

Here is the passage from Byron York:

“Watching press coverage of the Republican candidate for vice president, it’s sometimes hard to decide whether Sarah Palin is incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt, backward, or — or, well, all of the above.”

Rich Lowry of the National Review comments on the distortion by CNN in a post, “CNN’s Rank Dishonesty“.

You can read a transcript of the interview at http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.sitroom.transcript/ and watch the video of the interview below.

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    I think I know who's about to poke their head out from under a rock and start talking nonsense about how CNN was right in what they did!

    Anyone care to take bets?
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    Maybe if she actually read a Republcan magazine she could have corrected him on the spot, or maybe actually take a gander at the constitution of this country since I don't think she's ever read that either. Probably too busy spending $150,000 on clothes, that elitist.
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    I WON THE BET !
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    You won. You're this week's biggest loser, congrats. Is this the most excitement you've had this month, lol.
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    No, actually it's sad to see an educated derelict displaying so much nonsense.
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    Have to start a blog post about McCain's hatchet job on Bush, didn't know where to put this -

    McCain Sharply Criticizes Bush's Policies as 'Abuse of Power'

    http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/23/mccain-...

    And it's a Fox News link :)

    Funny that this is going to backfire since he's on video talking about how much he supported him, voted with him over 90% of the time, and he said himself, probably even more than his fellow Republicans.
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    McCain actually voted with Bush 0% of the time.

    Bush is not in the Legislative Branch, and doesn’t actually vote on laws with McCain, Obama and Biden.

    As you (hopefully) know, Congress votes on bills and they go to the desk of the President to either be signed or vetoed.

    So, if we are going to be intellectually honest, nobody is ever voting with President Bush.

    The numbers we keep hearing are based on votes where the Bush administration had taken a clear position on before the vote, as estimated by the Congressional Quarterly.

    In other words, it's nonsense from the Obama campaign.
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    Um

    "Is it true John McCain voted with George Bush 95 percent of the time?"

    "Yes, it's true, according to Congressional Quarterly's assessment of McCain's voting record."

    "The claim is true. According to Congressional Quarterly's Voting Studies, in 2007 McCain voted in line with the president's position 95 percent of the time – the highest percentage rate for McCain since Bush took office – and voted in line with his party 90 percent of the time."

    So just for you, voted in line with the president's position 95% of the time. Funny he didn't even vote for Bush in 2000 because he was so mad with him.

    http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_tru...
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    I was commenting on your confused semantics, not McCain's voting record.

    Civics class has concluded.

    Funny how the mainstream media doesn't report the % of the time Obama voted with Harry Reid. Have his poll numbers dropped to single digits, again?
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    No, you were being desperate like the McCain campaign. You knew what I was talking about.

    No, Obama/Biden is still kicking the McCain/Palin ass all over the Electoral Map.
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    No, just correcting the misinformation you were parroting.

    It's not your fault - it's what the mainstream media taught you.
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    No, it was what I just posted. BTW, mainstream media. As opposed to the out of the mainstream, right ring media you watch? Only the far right would think the mainstream is bad. And it's just another tired excuse, blaming the media. But nowadays Republicans have no shortage of those.
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    Just had to post this since you mentioned parroting, reminded me of this video -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMyNk8J1c8g
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    Again, Bush never voted. The bumper sticker slogan was dumbed down for people who don't know any better.

    Case closed. End of class. Have a nice night.

    And if you haven't caught on, MSM isn't an endearing term - it's full of snark.

    I've mentioned a number of times that I watch all of the news channels and subscribe to a liberal and conservative paper.
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    This article is from Huntley Brown. He is a fabulous concert pianist, man of God and is a black man. I appreciate so much his reasoning for not voting for Obama. I would like to see this article published or spread out via Email to as many as possible. It's good stuff!

    I'm dedicating this to my favorite character. I know you'll find a reason to attack this. Just wanted to keep you busy for awhile showing your ass to the world.

    BTW, I'm an INDEPENDANT MODERATE !


    Why I Can't Vote For Obama
    By Huntley Brown

    Dear Friends,

    A few months ago I was asked for my perspective on Obama, I sent out an email with a few points. With the election just around the corner I decided to complete my perspective. Those of you on my e-list have seen some of this before but it's worth repeating...

    First I must say whoever wins the election will have my prayer support. Obama needs to be commended for his accomplishments but I need to explain why I will not be voting for him. Many of my friends process their identity through their blackness. I process my identity through Christ. Being a Christian (a Christ follower) means He leads, I follow. I can't dictate the terms, He does because He is the leader.

    I can't vote black because I am black; I have to vote Christian because that's who I am. Christian first, black second. Neither should anyone from other ethnic groups vote because of ethnicity. 200 years from now I won't be asked if I was black or white. I will be asked if I knew Jesus and accepted Him as Lord and Savior.

    In an election, there are many issues to consider, but when a society gets abortion, same-sex marriage, embryonic stem-cell research, human cloning - to name a few, then wrong economic concerns will soon not matter.

    We need to follow Martin Luther King's words, 'don't judge someone by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' I don't know Obama, so all I can go on is his voting record. His voting record earned him the title of the most liberal senator in the US Senate in 2007.

    NATIONAL JOURNAL: Obama:
    Most Liberal Senator in 2007 (01/31/2008)

    To beat Ted Kennedy and Hilary Clinton as the most liberal senator, takes some doing. Obama accomplished this feat in 2 short years. I wonder what would happen to America if he had four years to work with. There is a reason Planned Parenthood gives him a 100% rating. There is a reason the homosexual community supports him. There is a reason Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Castro, Hamas etc. Love him. There is a reason he said he would nominate liberal judges to the Supreme Court. There is a reason he voted against the infanticide bill. There is a reason he voted 'No' on the constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. There is a reason he voted 'No' on banning partial birth abortion.
    There is a reason he voted 'No' on confirming Justices Roberts and Alito. These two judges are conservatives and they have since overturned partial birth abortion. The same practice Obama wanted to continue.

    Let's take a look at the practice he wanted to continue. The 5 Step Partial Birth Abortion procedures:

    A. Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's leg with forceps. (Remember this is a live baby)
    B. The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal.
    C. The abortionist delivers the baby's entire body, except for the head.
    D. The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the hole.
    E. The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.

    God help him.

    There is a reason Obama opposed the parental notification law.

    Think about this: You can' not give a child an aspirin without parental notification, but that same child can have an abortion without parental notification. This is insane.

    There is a reason Obama went to Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years.

    Obama tells us he has good judgment, but he sat under Jeremiah Wright's teaching for 20 years. Now he is condemning Wright's sermons. I wonder why now?

    Obama said Jeremiah Wright led him to the Lord and discipled him. A disciple is one in training. Jesus told us in Matthew 28:19 - 20 'Go and make disciples of all nations.' This means reproduce yourself. Teach people to think like you, walk like you; talk like you, believe what you believe etc. The question I have is what did Jeremiah Wright teach him?

    Would you support a White President who went to a church which has tenets that said they have a:
    1. Commitment to the White Community
    2. Commitment to the White Family
    3. Adherence to the White Work Ethic
    4. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the White Community.
    5. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions
    6. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who espouse and embrace the White Value System
    7. Personal commitment to embracement of the White Value System.

    Would you support a President who went to a church like that?

    Just change the word from white to black and you have the tenets of Obama's former church. If President Bush was a member of a church like this, he would be called a racist. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would have been marching outside.

    This kind of church is a racist church. Obama did not wake up after 20 years and just discover he'd been going to a racist church. The TRUE church can't be about race. Jesus did not come for any particular race. He came for the whole world.

    A church can't have a value system based on race. The churches value system has to be based on biblical mandates. It does not matter if it's a white church or a black church based on racial values, it's still wrong. Anyone from either race that attends a church like that would never get my vote.

    Obama's former Pastor Jeremiah Wright is a disciple of liberal theologian James Cone, author of the 1970 book 'the goals of the black community'. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him.

    Cone is the man Obama's mentor looks up to. Does Obama believe this?

    So what does all this mean for the nation?


    In the past when the Lord brought someone with the beliefs of Obama to lead a nation it meant one thing - judgment.

    Read 1 Samuel 8 when Israel asked for a king. First God says in 1 Samuel 1:9 'Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do.'

    Then God says

    1 Samuel 1:18 ' When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day.' 19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. 'No!' they said. 'We want a king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.' 21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, 'Listen to them and give them a king.'

    Here is what we know for sure.

    God is not schizophrenic

    He would not tell one person to vote for Obama and one to vote for McCain. As the scripture says, a city divided against itself cannot stand, so obviously many people are not hearing from God. Maybe I am the one not hearing, but I know God does not change and Obama contradicts many things I read in scripture, so I doubt it.

    For all my friends who are voting for Obama; can you really look God in the face and say; Father, based on your word, I am voting for Obama even though I know he will continue the genocidal practice of partial birth abortion. He might have to nominate three or four Supreme Court justices, and I am sure he will be nominating liberal judges who will be making laws that are against you. I also know he will continue to push for homosexual rights, even though you destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for this. I know I can look the other way because of the economy.

    I could not see Jesus agreeing with many of Obama's positions. Finally I have two questions for all my liberal friends.

    Since we know someone's value system has to be placed on the nation,


    1. Whose value system should be placed on the nation.

    2. Who should determine that this is the right value system for the nation?

    Blessings,
    Huntley Brown
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    Would you support a White President (VP) who went to a church which has tenets that said they have or she believes:

    In witches.
    That we send troops to war for tasks for god.
    Believe that the end times will happen in her lifetime.
    Speak in tounges when they pray.
    Preacher that says - "Jews control the economy, that's causing all the corruption, and we need to have Christians take over business and banking"

    etc.
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    You make no sense as usual. Completely missing the point again are't you.

    Manufacturing your own semantics. Just proves my point, you attack anything or anyone that does not agree with you.

    I guess you're going to attack a black man and call him racist if he does not agree with Obama.

    Continue on with your whineing, you're a lost cause.
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    Attack? No attack, didn't call anybody racist. Not sure why you're getting all bent out of shape. Didn't even say anything about you.

    I just pointed some things out about Palin and her church. How you feel about the things I pointed out, Address each point.
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