Considering it encompassed the release of 25,000 Palin emails, it’s definitely been a more quiet month — except for the media’s obsession with how Bristol lost her virginity and all that portends for the country.
June 8
The Los Angeles Times hits a journalistic low with “Margaret Thatcher refuses to meet with Sarah Palin,” a story based on a quote from “an unnamed ally”: “Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts.”
The Washington Post: “Palin, Bachmann 2012 feud starts early.” Yes, they are pushing a catfight narrative. Why can’t progressive media be professional about two concurrent presidential candidates who happen to be women?
Palin recaps her One Nation Bus Tour: “One of the best weeks of my life.”
Surprise! “Palin leads GOP pack.”
June 9
The gotcha! journalism continues apace. Anticipating the release of 24,000 emails from Palin’s Alaska governorship, the Washington Post begs readers for help seeking smear-worthy material. They dub this new practice a “crowdsourcing call-out.” The New York Times quickly follows suit.
Big Journalism: Palin So “Irrelevant,” Media Begs For Help In Sifting Through Her Emails.
Palin continues to receive media chastisement for her second reference to Obama’s “Winning the Future” campaign slogan. At Facebook, she posts: “Another ‘WTF’ Obama Foreign Policy Moment.” A new emphasis on political decorum from the same bunch — from Anderson Cooper to President Obama — who label conservatives “teabaggers.”
June 10
Sarah Palin emails released to throng of waiting reporters:
About 30 journalists, along with three TV camera crews, had been crammed into a small space in a state administrative building in Juneau on Friday, waiting for the release of boxes filled with 25,000 printed emails stemming from Palin’s tenure as governor.
Nearby, the boxes were stacked up and waiting for representatives of approximately 20 news organizations to grab them and take them from the building in a scene that promised to be fairly chaotic. Each organization was to be given six boxes
“It could be fun,” said the Los Angeles Times’ Ken Schwencke, who was part of the scrum waiting to rush the room where the boxes were stacked.
Not as much fun as anticipated, judging from the profound silence following: no scandals, no potential nooses — well, except that annoying Christianity.
UK Telegraph: American Way: Sarah Palin email frenzy backfires on her media antagonists
June 13
In Pursuing Palin, the Wall Street Journal‘s John Fund compares the media stalking of a private citizen with the lack of interest in Obama’s historical record.
The UK Telegraph sets the record straight with the quaint journalistic technique of checking the source: Margaret
Thatcher did not “snub” Sarah Palin: The truth about the Iron Lady and the former Governor of Alaska , concluding:
There was never any snub of Sarah Palin by Lady Thatcher’s office. However, there has been a great deal of mischief-making and unpleasantness from sections of the liberal press in a vain and futile attempt to use Margaret Thatcher’s name to smear a major U.S. politician.
Palin Facebook Ads “Liked” the Most, Study Shows
June 22
Facebook: *Sigh* Reports of Tour Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
June 29
Palin arrives in Iowa on the same day as Obama and Michele Bachmann. At the premiere of her new documentary, The Undefeated, she schmoozes the crowd — shaking hands, signing autographs, talking up Iowa’s role in the election cycle, and announcing that she isn’t ready to announce a run for for president.
The Undefeated premieres in a small town opera house — 345 seats — in Pella, Iowa.
The Hollywood Reporter: Sarah Palin Blasts Hollywood Stars as “Full of Hate” at Movie Premiere
Sarah Palin stared a bit uncomfortably at a movie screen Tuesday night watching a montage of Matt Damon, David Letterman, Madonna, Howard Stern, Bill Maher, Louis C.K. and other celebrities malign her, then asked The Hollywood Reporter: “What would make someone be so full of hate?” . . .
Palin said she hadn’t seen or heard much of the TV and radio footage before seeing it in the movie, which bleeped some of the dirtier language, though it was easy to determine what the entertainers were saying, including lots of profane references to the female anatomy.
“This is the first that I’ve seen much of that. It kind of takes you back,” she told THR. “It makes you want to reach out to some of these folks and say, What’s your problem? And what was the problem? And what is the problem?”
July 6
Bill O’Reilly: Democrats Hate Palin So Much They Are Using Bachmann To Bash Her
July 9
Facebook: The Sugar Daddy Has Run Out of Sugar; Now We Need New Leaders
Barack Obama’s big government policies continue to fail. He should put a link to the national debt clock on his BlackBerry. The gears on that clock have nearly exploded during his administration. Yesterday’s terrible job numbers should not be a surprise because it all goes back to our debt. Our dangerously unsustainable debt is wiping out our jobs, crippling our economic growth, and jeopardizing our position in the global economy as the leader of the free world.
As a governor, I had to deal with facts, even unpleasant ones. I dealt with the world as it is, not as I wished it to be. The “elite” political class in this country with their heads in the sand had better face some unpleasant facts about the world as it is. They’ve run out of money and no amount of accounting gimmicks or happy talk will change this reality. Those of us who live in the real world could see this day coming.
MSM journalists accuse Palin of calling Obama a sugar daddy, while ignoring her policy statements.
July 10
Newsweek cover story Palin Plots Her Next Move drives Lawrence O’Donnell over the edge:
Sarah Palin hasn’t jumped into the race for the White House (yet), but she believes the prize is there for the taking. In a conversation with Peter J. Boyer, Palin warns Boehner not to raise the debt ceiling, proclaims that Obama is beatable — and says the 2012 field is far from settled.
July 12
Wall Street Journal: Poll Shows Palin Still Stirs Strong Emotions
Ms. Palin, who has not announced whether she will run for the GOP presidential nomination, also stirs more passions — positively and negatively — than any other candidate. She has a 25% “strongly favorable” rating, with Godfather’s Pizza tycoon Herman Cain close behind, at 24%. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R- Minn.) came in third with a 20% “strongly favorable” score.
But Ms. Palin also generates the most “strongly unfavorable” feelings, according to the poll, which was released Tuesday. She had a 9% “strongly unfavorable” rating, tying with Mr. Gingrich.
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