(Video) McCain On CNN: Sarah Palin...Like Reagan & Would Read Gov Palin Book Before GWB

The LSM asking Senator John McCain:  ‘Is Sarah Palin going to run for President?’ and Is she divisive?” I was shocked the question was asked since no republican or any politician has been asked a Governor Palin for President question.  Just kidding!

The media’s favorite question is clearly no coincidence or even an obsession.  Feels more like a co-ordinated, organized &  very deliberate effort of bring down the most likely Obama replacement. 

The media naively believes they have the perfect gotcha question & tool to inject divisiveness with the ultimate goal of creating a Gov Palin bashing video moment.  The media & DC are very perceptive.  They see a tidal wave coming (Governor Palin) and they are doing everything to stop it or at least slow it down.

Getting To Know John McCain
CNN's Candy Crowley asks Sen. John McCain: “Which book would you read first, George W Bush or Sarah Palin”



Sen. John McCain Draws Parallel Between Sarah Palin and Ronald Reagan


"I think anybody that has the visibility that Sarah has is obviously going to have some divisiveness, I remember that a guy named Ronald Reagan used to be viewed by some as divisive....an incredible force in the American political arena....keeping her options open."

"I think she's doing great job....she's motivating our base. I think she had a positive impact on the last election and I'm proud of her."

CNN: TRENDING McCain compares Palin to Reagan By Gabriella Schwarz

The Left Concedes: Governor Palin Wins Round (As Usual)

See, this is why I didn't join the dog-pile on Sarah Palin's verbal flub of calling "our allies in South Korea" our allies in "North Korea." She responds by pointing out that Barack Obama, in the three years since launching his campaign for president, has also made gaffes. As the Muppets say, wocka wocka!

My fellow Americans in all 57 states, the time has changed for come. With our country founded more than 20 centuries ago, we have much to celebrate – from the FBI’s 100 days to the reforms that bring greater inefficiencies to our health care system. We know that countries like Europe are willing to stand with us in our fight to halt the rise of privacy, and Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s.

And so on. This tactic was previously deployed by Victor Davis Hanson two years ago, but Palin's doing it now, so it's NEWS. But maybe we can use the incident to describe the difference between a "gaffe" and a "flub." A gaffe, as Slate paterfamilias Michael Kinsley has explained, is the telling of a truth by accident. A flub is saying a word wrong. Flubs are funny but meaningless unless they result from the speaker actually not knowing a fact, which wasn't the case here.

The Slate: Palin Wins A Round By David Weigel

Media Narrative: State Senator Obama More Experienced Than Gov, 2 Term Mayor & Commissioner Palin

Right now we live in an America governed by a President who entered office with a less than distinguished record as a state senator and only a two year record as a United States senator where he accomplished little more than to run for president. And yet it’s Sarah Palin, a two-term mayor, former governor and chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission who’s had the narrative built up and fortified around her that she doesn’t have the experience to be the president of the United States. And who built that narrative? The media.

How exactly is someone supposed to rehabilitate their political image through the same media that willfully and dishonestly destroyed it? The fact that the media is more hostile towards Palin than anyone in our lifetime is not even in dispute anymore — meaning, the traditional avenues available to most politicos for a rehabilitation tour aren’t available to her. After a near-fatal bimbo eruption nearly cost him the Democratic nomination in 1992, Bill Clinton could turn to “60 Minutes” for a second chance. Barack Obama will forever be able to go most anywhere he pleases to get his message out. Earlier this month, even George W. Bush could count on respectful treatment from the likes of Matt Lauer and Oprah Winfrey. Palin, however, is boxed in by what she knows is an entertainment and MSM establishment gunning for her, who see every opportunity to embarrass her as another set of cocktail party bragging rights.

If you remember the corrupt political coverage of 2008, rather than talk about the record of a self-made governor with a compelling personal story who worked her way up the political ladder by fighting corruption in her own party, I can’t count the number of times the likes of CNN used valuable broadcast time to run that previous Saturday night’s clip of Tina Fey mercilessly mocking the Republican Vice Presidential candidate. Rather than doing their job and, for good or bad, allowing Palin’s own personal story and record to define her, the media instead chose to allow a mean-spirited comedian to do that on their behalf. And don’t think for a second this wasn’t intentional.

So the question I would ask Rove and Will is exactly what is it they would suggest Palin do to present who she really is to as much of the American public as possible given the reality that any attempt to once again chance the MSM gauntlet would most certainly be a suicide run.

Since 2008, this indomitable mother of five has written no less than two books and a number of thoughtful columns on Facebook. She’s also a star political analyst on the powerhouse that is Fox News and has traveled extensively around the country on her book tour and during the 2010 election; meeting voters, giving speeches, and helping to galvanize the landmark political phenom that is the Tea Party. These are not only fairly traditional methods of shoring up your presidential contender bonafides, they’re also impressive accomplishments. etc.......

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Big Hollywood: Does Sarah Palin’s Path to the Presidency Run Through Popular Culture?  By John Nolte