The Manx Missile has already won two road stages in the Tour de France — that's more important now than Palin has been for months. And of course there's the meeting with Obama and Medvedev, as well as lingering issues in Honduras (not to be confused with excessive leftist whining on here that I've seen).

Jesus I know some of you guys are hard left and you really love wallowing in this crap but lets get real. This was first batted around about McCain and was refuted by Secret Service who were there now it's tossed out like it's “FACT” and it's dispicable BS and clearly shows that being partisan is more important than anything called “TRUTH”.

As a mom, I DO see that she wouldn't want her daughters disparaged in
the media, and I DO think that there's a double standard for women
running for higher office.
So, I can disagree with her on everything, yet realize that some of
the attacks on her may be below the belt.

Palin is giving them what they like.

Let me insert my two cents here…..

I think most news stories around people's illegal actions are actually “alleged”. The NYT might report on a kidnapping and refer to the suspect with “alleged”. After all the suspect is not guilty until a jury finds him or her to be guilty, at which point the “alleged” can be dropped.

I also agree that the “reputable” MSM should stay away from gossip. However it seems to me that when a credible source has a story and tells the NYT (or some other reputable organization) that the NYT will publish that story, and if it hasn't been proven then words such as “alleged” and “rumored” will be thrown in as acceptable qualifiers.

I think a good journalist would use a source with direct knowledge of the activity. A secretary, who may have some knowledge from things overheard would probably not be a good source. So perhaps the problem is with newspapers trying to stay ahead of the competition and accepting the story of anyone in the area as credible?

My opinion on Palin on this particular story is that she's a whiner. She has pushed the limits and even crossed the line in attacking her own political opponents in the same way, and even had the nerve to separate “real Americans” from the rest of Americans, who allegedly are less patriotic. So Palin crying of victimization is just a riot.

And to think she could have been one heart beat away from the presidency. And millions still love her. What a piece of work. What a mess.

just my two cents worth, I hope you are laughing.

dr.e

I do agree that Palin would not have grounds to sue if “alleged” or
“rumored” were included– but I still think the MSM should not stoop
to printing allegations based on that kind of evidence. Yes, the trend
is to do so, but imo, it is regrettable. It leads to a lot of false
impressions and also makes it even more difficult to distinguish
between fact and fiction.
kritt

Some of the strongest attacks on Palin, for instance, have come from HuffPo and Andrew Sullivan. Are those the MSM? I've read (and been told) that they are. Not sure I accept that, myself (though they are clearly influential).

Also — I'm having a lot of trouble understanding how Palin can expect to sue if someone reports on stories that are “alleged” or “rumored”, if those words are included. We read news like that *all the time*.

help me help me, I'm part of the know-nothing blogospore-producing llamarama.

If they want to investigate her for corruption- let them find solid evidence against her or STFU.

In a nutshell, I find it absolutely bizarre that she'd give vague reasons for a resignation, and then threaten to sue people for speculating about it.

Talk about double-standards…. What was all the crap Palin said about Obama during the election? And of course her campaign audiences were calling for Obama's death….

She can dish it out, but can't take it…. And she claims she's a victim of the media. Palin's really a victim of herself.