If you wondered why many who write here on The Moderate Voice and read TMV don’t like Sarah Palin, you have the answer in this quote by Palin on the Today Show today:
“If you look at the result of the election, isn’t the message to the tea party that the middle ground, not the far right, is the most fertile ground for upcoming elections?” the Today host asked.
“When you stand in the middle of the road, you’re gonna get hit on both sides of the road,” Palin responded. “We need to take a stand and support those just fulfilling their campaign promises.”
History doesn’t support Palin’s characterization of moderation.
But, then, Sarah Palin doesn’t read history.
There are many books, Ms Palin, but here’s a start:
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.