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Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2009
Description: Has Alaska's governor been the victim of a media double standard?
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" don't speak Sarah Palin giving a follow up interview this week after she announced her decision to resign as Alaska's governor her resignation sparked a fresh round of criticism from the mainstream media. Including his now infamous analysis from New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. Dowd wrote in her column last Sunday that with her announcement Palin had proven she's ready to be president because quotes caribou Barbie is one nutty puppy. On Friday veteran White House reporter Carl Cannon from AOL's inside politics daily. Had this to say about coverage of Palin when she was running for vice president. He wrote in the 2008 election week meaning the press took sides straight and simple particularly with regard to the vice presidential candidate. I don't know that we played a decisive role in that campaign and I'm not saying the better side lost. What I am saying is that we simply didn't hold Joe Biden to the same standard as Sarah Palin. And for me the real loser in this sordid tale is my chosen profession. All right here's senior from Alaska originally before you transplanted to the east coast does he have a point."
" What it was definitely a double standard between share count and Joe Biden and I'm an it's it's something that. I think. If you look at recently how some of the things that that Joe Biden has said it has caused. The administration some problems that it would have been a valid thing to cover during during the campaign that he has a propensity towards -- in the -- sort of laughed off and and not really taken seriously -- this -- are counted something that wasn't. Very smart or. Correct it was front page news."
" And you pointed out in the past Jane that that female columnists like Maureen -- particularly. Tough on serve him well it's true in Sally clintons had a piece in the on faith column which I found a little -- in this bit of a misnomer and a column. Is all on Newsweek -- Washington Post -- Where she takes apart you know how she -- her water broken when she should have been home with these children and that she exploited these children. And I have to settle because his ideology I think it's sexism I mean I didn't see anybody saying the obamas can't you know that President Obama kept the kids up to life I think people questioning. You know Michelle Obama's handbags and probably -- her parenting skills it's a total -- stand."
" Canon makes a point that people were looking for a Hillary Clinton especially women were looking for for a Hillary Clinton. To break the glass ceiling and and Sarah Palin doesn't fit the bill."
" And they got Palin. Look I think that the reason that MS and hate her so much and I think that's the right word to use hate. Is because she punctures CIA idea that somehow reporters as they are now. Represented sort of the ordinary the interest of the ordinary Americans. Pailin -- so different than them as an apology so different. That the pretension that even New York Times reporters have that they somehow speak for the people. It's proven false and that's why --"
" But Andrea even in the Republican Party she's a polarizing figure you ride to -- you think made a smart move by. Giving up for her governorship I just don't think there's a downside to it whether she writes a book and becomes a millionaire runs for president and what's the worst case happens she loses that worked out pretty well for Hillary Clinton and Al Gore and the rest of them. Well look I think this is ideology and sexism there's a growing trend among the mainstream media to attack particularly. Conservative with women. They wouldn't ever be allowed to call Hillary Clinton -- An eighty it sound like I'm not happy hell yeah. It's a class issue on a purely political front. I think the left is worried that Sarah Palin will bring the working. Classic Hillary was treated like that with actually in the afternoon but not this is flat -- an -- on her side note they even know they got into alleys and ugly. A good look let's start at this and Tucker Carlson and a lot of people led him to liberal he had talked about. How they had to cross their legs for -- being emasculated by Hillary Clinton that's because they're rooting for Obama -- how -- why. Yeah. They question decisions as a mother they go after her special needs child this agreement Allen gets that we're just saying Hillary got it -- and cannot get back on -- somehow will lay I. But yeah I also think that she's tapping into class. You know and populism in this country I think she knew that she could be crazy -- the -- just me or hate her because they you as a backwater governor with a beehive and they they just. Refused to even think about the notion that she could govern them and that's fit to lead as the Maureen -- the upper east side Manhattan nights they look at her."
" And they just they're just discuss what about her tears and I mean you're from Alaska as we mentioned what about her out there in the fishing waders with the suspenders on I mean is that real Alaska or is that an artifice that there. I think she put up."
" I think it absolutely -- and I think that they is Alaskan women tend to hunt and fish and you know my mother goes fishing it's a very common thing I mean there's nothing unusual about that kind of people sort of making fun of it. And I do think there is -- sort of anti. Rural sentiment against her I think you know there's a misunderstanding a lot of the stuff that's reported from Alaska is just a basic misunderstanding of Alaskan politics."
" Well whatever she does is she going to get a fair shake from the media in the future well I don't know because I think editing and she's very beautiful. And I think that her looks are -- constantly get commented on. And I think the -- have been no waiters I mean to be fair it is in there it is certain logic to say I quit I'm not a quitter. I quit because I'm not a quitter but I think she is gonna outsmart a lot of people leaving the Republican side and say she's that hot. If she resigned I don't think that in this media age I don't think that's -- all right it is time now for a break but first lots of extras available to you on foxnews.com."
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