Progressive Alaska has observed a number of times since October 2008 that the Anchorage Daily News had - and has - a responsibility to write about the links between some of Sarah Palin's actions or words and the increasingly violent atmosphere projected by fringe right groups who often identify with her.Rather than use this week's Who's Up - Who's Down? Sunday space to perhaps once criticize Palin for the violent subtext she frequently conjures, the ADN chose instead to write in the Bimboesque simplicity they often are forced to resort to when explaining the failed, unhinged quitter.
UP -- Sarah Palin: On TLC. On Fox. With McCain again. She's everywhere, she's everywhere!
The ADN uses the Who's Up-Who's Down? space to laud or chastise. Often, the comments to these Sunday entertainments add depth to the humor of the ADN's capsule descriptions of the week's personalities and events.
But this week the ADN seems to have disappeared or simply not allowed comments to their thumbs up-thumbs down entry. There are no comments, 36 hours after the piece was posted.
I find the ADN's inability to paint an accurate picture of what Palin is about to be one of the most disturbing stories in Alaska history. Many across the country are concerned that one or more of her ardent but unglued acolytes might yet do something really awful.At least the ADN didn't come to Palin's defense by giving credence to the biggest pathological liar in America's political lexicon's lies at the teabaggers' version of Burning Man this past weekend in Nevada, where she blamed the "lamestream media" for accusing her of inciting hatred through her irresponsible imagery that implies violence.
Even right-wing shills found Palin's statements last week to be over-the-top or dangerous. Why not the ADN?
Update - Monday 4:00 p.m: The Anchorage Headquarters of the Alaska Democratic Party had a window broken by a rock this weekend. So far, the ADN and KTUU TV have covered it for the regular media. The Mudflats features an interview with Alaska Democratic Party chair, Patti Higgins.
14 comments:
You are so right, Phil.
P.S. That photo of the grifter cracks me up every time I see it. Does anyone believe she really knows how to operate that weapon? LOL
Makes her even more dangerous.
I confess i do buy the sunday paper. Just cant do without the crosswords. The up and down thing is just an extention of the lame paper anyway. I might read the EAR to learn of inbreeding. But the rest of the paper is trash. Well the news print starts fires but the ads only clog the land fill. Yer doin just fine Phil keep it up.
As a member of Defenders of Wildlife I get email "wolves in the crosshairs" and it is not a good thing it means they are targeted!
Everyone should call the FBI.
Tundra turd needs to be stopped.
Sit down and shut up or go to jail....do not pass go or collect $2K
Watch this:
http://www.necn.com/03/27/10/Palin-to-Obama-Pelosi-Reid-Spending-spre/landing.html?blockID=205492&feedID=4215
At 3:04 she is advocating for people to stop motorist with Obama, stickers...Our President!!!!
Report this bitch!!!
Wasn't it Obama who said "if they bring a knife to a fight, we'll bring a gun". Talk about violent imagery !!
And didn't Obama say "get in their faces" ? Isn't that advocating violence?
And what about the Obama donor who was arrested yesterday by the FBI for threatening to kill Republican Eric Cantor.
Same old liberal hypocrisy.
Here's a comment left at "Progressive Alaska" yesterday. Mr. Munger added no condemnation of this violent threat but now he starts whining about Palin's perfectly acceptable comments. What a hypocrite...
"Rick said...
Anonymous 3:53pm
You are clearly a Palinista...
Fuck you and fuck her (her being that demagogue WHORE Sarah Palin...)
If any thing Phil has written disturbs you...tell me when and where to meet you and I will personally show up and kick your ass. You're nothing more than a troll and a fucking coward!"
If the liberals are going to start wetting themselves over Palin's "violence inspiring rhetoric" , why aren't they lambasting the members of the Dem Congressional Black Caucus who lied about being called the "n" word at the Tea Party protest in DC ? Despite the fact that $10,000 has been offered for any evidence of these insults NOT ONE shred of evidence has been forthcoming. So, the Dems deliberately try to stir up a race war and the so-called "progressives" at this site say nothing about it. Welcome to Obama's America - a place where Charles Manson would feel at home (for those who don't know their history, Manson also tried to stir up a race war in America but unlike the Dems he didn't have the mainstream media on his side).
anon @ 8:19 pm - I let you crawl back out of your hole again. Can't you at least show some measure of gratitude.
I find the Mainstream Media's inability to paint an accurate picture of what Obama is about to be one of the most disturbing stories in American history. Many across the country are concerned that one or more of his ardent but unglued acolytes might yet do something really awful. Could it even be someone who donated to his campaign such as Norman Laboon who was arrested yesterday for threatening to shoot Rep. Eric Cantor ?
Norman Laboon has made scatter-shotted threats at a lot of people.
But he donated to President "if they bring a knife, we'll bring a gun" Obama. Therefore, using your logic, Laboon is a poster boy for Obama-inspired violence.
"Obama-inspired violence"
As in.......
As in Obama saying "if they bring a knife, we'll bring a gun".
Sounds as violence-inspiring as anything Palin said.
BTW did your research into this subject dig up the Democratic Leadership Council's map of Republican "targets" that were "behind enemy lines". Was that inspiring violence against Repubs ?
Phil, you are definitely hitting a nerve here. Where there's smoke, there's fire. Keep up the good work.
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