Palin Smears Revealed
Whenever you hear unbelievable smears about a person … that they are so dumb they don’t know Africa is a continent and not a country, for instance … its wise to sit back and consider the rumor.
For years we’ve heard how stupid President Bush is because he mangles sentences regularly. Now, conservatives are giving Vice President Elect Joe Biden the same treatment, with talk show hosts like Hugh Hewitt calling him “slow Joe”, while the partisan hacks that savaged President Bush are strangely silent. While there is a place for mild political invective of Hewitt’s sort, we have to realize that some people will actually believe the slur.
Neither President Bush nor VP Elect Biden are stupid. If you think they are, look at what station they hold in life and ask yourself: am I smarter than them? Why am I not in that position?
The latest recipient of the wider media’s scorn is Sarah Palin. And there’s a hint of sexism in the charges this time out; the rumors of her bad temper describe her as a “diva”, while a man would be said to have a “bad temper”. But beyond that, they are simply unbelievable charges. The source, it seems, are disgruntled campaign workers who are smarting from their recent loss and, the theory goes, need to establish a scapegoat. After days of the “leaks” from former McCain staffers, some have come forward defending her:
Steve Biegun and spokesman Tracy Schmitt both told reporters on Sunday that the ones going after Palin are acting maliciously and spreading lies about her.
“I’m appalled by it because Sarah Palin was one of nicest people I have ever had the chance to work with,” said Biegun, a former Bush NSC aide. “I’ve worked in Washington for 20 years, on the Hill, in the White House and in the private sector, and she ranks at the highest levels of decency, kindness and graciousness of anybody I’ve ever worked with.”
From PoliGazette
PoliGazette goes on to explain several of the more outrageous smears coming from former campaign workers. What it doesn’t say is how short-sighted making such attacks can be.
Sarah Palin is obviously an up and coming political figure. She could very well be on the ticket again in 2012, or be prominently featured in an upcoming Republican administration. Poking sticks at a lion cub may seem like fun, but cubs grow up to be adult lions.
