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Tribune's Silva repeated Palin claim that "Obama-Biden" Dems have attacked her family -- but didn't note complete lack of evidence
Summary: The Chicago Tribune's Mark Silva repeated Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that "the Obama-Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward ... my family," but gave no indication that he had challenged Republican aides to substantiate Palin's charge with examples of purported attacks. By contrast, while reporting the charge, NBC, ABC, and the AP all reported that when asked to provide examples of such attacks, Palin aides, the McCain campaign, and the RNC did not provide any.
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Posted by shaggles
"The misinformation and flat-out lies must be corrected."
I agree, Sarah. When are you going to correct them?
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 5:44:05 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by DAWUSS in reply to shaggles
I don't think she will, not with her biggest admirers like Jeff Christie covering up her separatist affiliations by bringing up the Obama children and Jeremiah Wright.
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 5:54:51 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Friday September 5, 2008 6:06:33 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Friday September 5, 2008 6:10:37 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Friday September 5, 2008 6:22:25 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by worrierking in reply to nerzog
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94332540
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 7:00:25 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Graydogs
I'm not sure Palin can say the media doesn't have any evidence on this story. I just saw it on CNN with Cambell Brown. The article below confirmed what Cambel Brown reported, that Palin and McCain both told the story to make it sound folksy, and at a profit to the state.
Story that Sarah Palin sold Alaska state jet on eBay is a campaign-trail tall taleBy CORKY SIEMASZKO
Daily News Staff Writer
Friday, September 5th 2008, 12:05 PM
The folksy tale of how Gov. Sarah Palin saved Alaska millions by unloading the state jet on eBay is fast becoming a campaign fish-that-got-away tale.
Sen. John McCain not only repeated that story on the stump Friday to tout his Republican running mate, but added, "She made a profit, too."
The truth is that Palin couldn't find a buyer last year when she tried to peddle to plane on eBay - and lost the state money when she did sell it.
Palin's predecessor, Frank Murkowski, originally bought the 20-year-old Westwing II for the state of Alaska for $2.7 million. She listed it on eBay for $2.5 million.
When no offers came in, Palin hired a jet broker - Turbo North Aviation in Anchorage - which sold the jet for $2.1 million to an Alaska businessman.
"We handled the sale for the state of Alaska," jet broker Rob Heckmann told the Daily News. "The eBay thing didn't work out for them."
Twenty months ago, when Palin was running for governor, she pounded Murkowski relentlessly about the jet and called it an extravagance, even though he shared it with the state's Public Safety Department.
Heckmann said Palin isn't the first politician who has tried to sell a state plane on eBay.
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 7:53:51 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Great American
Just watch CNN or MSNBC to see the "Obama-Biden" Dems in action trashing Palin.
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 8:11:59 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by truthseeker77
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 8:47:02 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Friday September 5, 2008 9:10:52 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Friday September 5, 2008 9:15:56 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by cpinva
the story about the plane is all over the place, the daily kos hardly had an exclusive on it.
the fact that gov. palin is under investigation, for abuse of office, by her state's legislature, should have been sufficient reason to not pick her as veep. but that assumes the republicans have any sense of ethics.
Posted Saturday September 6, 2008 3:34:21 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by mefirst
here's more of that vintage whine about how poor sarah palin's family is being treated. columnist kathleen parker: "were it not for the pain of a teenager who didn't deserve to be exposed and exploited..."
uh, wasn't it palin who took the job? hasn't she had her family in front of every camera? did anyone think that no notice would be taken of an obviously pregnant 17 year old?
Posted Saturday September 6, 2008 7:16:47 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by nananance
It doesn't take an official spokesperson to spread personal attacks, and ones regarding Palin's personal life are all over sites like Salon and Huffington Post.
I don't recall any official Republican spokesperson spreading the smears about Obama but that didn't make them any less effective.
Two can play the same game, it's just disingenuous to see the Democratic side claiming it isn't playing politics as usual.
P.S. Washinton Post columnist Sally Quinn said mothers who are in politics can never put their country first, a great way to appeal to the more than 70 percent of women who work outside the home
Posted Sunday September 7, 2008 11:12:45 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by pete592 in reply to nananance
"It doesn't take an official spokesperson to spread personal attacks"
But it's OK to accuse an official spokesperson of spreading them without evidence?
"ones regarding Palin's personal life are all over sites like Salon and Huffington Post."
Salon and HuffPost are not the ones being accused of family attacks by Palin.
"I don't recall any official Republican spokesperson spreading the smears about Obama"
That's funny. I sure do.
Allow me to refresh your memory.
"Two can play the same game, it's just disingenuous to see the Democratic side claiming it isn't playing politics as usual."
Who exactly is making this claim?
Posted Sunday September 7, 2008 6:23:27 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Sunday September 7, 2008 9:04:34 PM EDT / Flag this comment