The Palin Bus Tour

Palin Bus Tour: Corporate Media Stooges Playing Assigned Roles  "The Sarah Palin “I am the Media” Bus Tour rolls merrily along, with a trail of Corporate Media Stooges–acting all confused and hurt–bringing up the rear…"

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Sarah Palin plays the media like a violin: Her turn now  "And there are few things more sweet to Palin and her fervent supporters cheering their TV sets this week than the image of a hungry know-it-all “lamestream media” caravan of 15 or more vehicles traipsing along behind her red-white-and-blue bus enroute to they-know-not-where to do they-know-not-what.
"To make it worse, each one of the frustrated, confused chasers knows that Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren is….
"…riding along with the not-yet-and-possibly-never Republican presidential candidate, filing exclusive conversations for her audience to gobble up that only enhance Palin’s already million-dollar value to FNC. Can you hear the teeth grinding? While Palin smiles and waves away? "  LA Times Blog 

Hat tip to deathby1000papercuts.com

Neal Boortz: Ignore Her and Maybe She'll Go Away   "A better question would by why the media is paying so much attention to her.  Actually, I think I have an answer to that question. Let’s do this with bullet points:

•The ObamaMedia knows with absolute certitude that if Sarah Palin is on the GOP ticket in 2012 their guy, Barack Obama, will be reelected.


•The more attention given to Sarah Palin the greater the likelihood she ends up on the ticket.

"Wow. Only took two bullet points. Pretty simple scenario there."...

The Tunnel Dweller has so much admiration for Sarah Palin as a person and loves to see her really take it to the left. But researching her as a candidate, I keep finding troubling analyses such as that by Boortz and the following:

The Damage Sarah Palin Could Do  "If Palin were to be the GOP nominee, she would lead the ticket to a crushing loss for Republicans at almost every level in a year (2012) when they should win the presidency and make significant down-ballot gains."

"It’s certainly true that some of the criticisms of Palin have been unfair and driven by an almost irrational animus toward her. She is not a woman without talents, including the ability to generate media attention and excitement among some elements of the GOP base. But it’s also true that she has brought much of the criticisms on herself ... Palin radiates a sense of grievance that is antithetical to the Reagan style and spirit. And in interviews and on matters of policy, she often comes across as shallow. The problem isn’t that she’s not a public intellectual; it’s that she doesn’t seem able to sustain an argument beyond simply reciting talking points."
This has to trouble those of us who wish her well, yet know the overriding goal must be to get the Democrats out of the White House and out of Congress.  TD