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Sarah Palin v. Rules for Radicals
Last night Governor Sarah Palin appeared on Hannity for her first interview since the Arizona shooting:
The Left suffers from a collective case of extreme Palin Derangement Syndrome. No matter what happens, Sarah Palin seems to be at fault.
When Governor Palin did not respond to accusations made against her in the wake of the Arizona shooting she was criticized. When the media tried to pin the massacre on Palin, with precisely zero evidence, Palin waited four days, then responded. The media criticized her for injecting herself into the story. Additionally, the Left suddenly became originalists with regard to the term ‘blood libel,’ and branded Palin an anti-Semite for daring to using what has become a generic term.
The Left’s all-out assault on Sarah Palin came directly from the pages of their favorite guidebook:
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
-Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals
Accusing Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, or any other conservative of being an incitement to murder is a serious charge that demands a forceful rebuke. The media savaged Governor Palin because she dared to fight back.
Again, the accusations made by the Left have been absurd. Is Sarah Palin really the first person to use war metaphors in a political campaign? Where do the geniuses in the media think the word ‘campaign’ comes from? Did President Johnson’s War on Poverty provoke killing sprees? As for the ‘controversial’ map SarahPAC used, to quote John Stossel, “give me a break.” If some lunatic had been inspired to violence by a map with targets, the insane person would still be to blame. Should The Catcher in the Rye be banned because John Hinckley read it?
Some people will never be satisfied. No matter what Sarah Palin does, it has to be wrong. There is no outcry over the vicious attacks launched by the left against her and her children, including her youngest son with Down syndrome. The Palin family is fair game for the Left because Sarah Palin fights back. It is difficult to recall any other politician ever subject to such relentless vitriol, all for the sin of existing. Palin’s policy positions are rarely mentioned. Instead, the Left has picked their target, attempted to freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it, using direct personalized criticism and ridicule. Saul Alinsky would be proud of his radical minions.
Newsflash: MSNBC Regularly Funds Democrats
The self-styled Edward R. Murrow of cable news, Keith Olbermann, of the witness relocation news network (MSNBC) was suspended last week for making financial contributions to Democrats. Much has been made over the justness of Olbermann’s suspension. Andrew, being the ardent Olbermann fan that he is, believes that poor ol’ Keith got a raw deal. The bottom line is that MSNBC has a rule, Olbermann broke it, and he was punished. However, the more important point is that the rule Olbermann broke is patently absurd.
Hiding under the false pretense of objectivity, NBC News has a rule that forbids alleged journalists from donating to political parties. This rule holds up the façade of impartiality for a media network that is entirely in the tank for the Democratic Party. In place of this ridiculous rule, NBC and MSNBC hosts and analysts should be permitted to make political contributions and be forced to disclose where their money was spent.
Not allowing political contributions allows MSNBC to make outrageous claims. A perfect example of the disingenuous self-righteous attitude at MSNBC came from Rachel Maddow last Friday:
In the video, Maddow documents political endorsements and contributions made by FOX hosts, specifically Sean Hannity. Is it a surprise to viewers that Sean Hannity supports Republicans? No. FOX is honest. On the other hand, MSNBC is still a Potemkin village, with the only Lincoln Steffenss left residing in GE headquarters.
Phil Griffin, the President of MSNBC, still thinks/claims that his network is impartial. In a recent interview, Griffin challenged “Show me an example of us fund-raising.” Griffin’s claim was echoed by Ms. Maddow in the above video. You see, although the entire cast at MSNBC may be dedicated liberals, they still adhere to strict journalistic standards. Political fund-raising is where the line is drawn between the dastardly FOX News, and the respected home of journalism, MSNBC.
Funny thing about that. Media critic Johhny Dollar took up Griffin’s challenge. His findings may have shocked Pauline Kael, but not too many other people. Using the very same standards that Griffin and Maddow used to pillory FOX, it turns out MSNBC has made a cottage industry out of fundraising for Democrats. Democrats like Alan Grayson, Michael Dorf, Justin Coussoule, Jack Conway and other regularly took to MSNBC’s airwaves to seek funds. In addition, leftwing groups, like MoveOn.org and others were given free ‘infomercial’ time on MSNBC.
None of this information should surprise you. If you haven’t ever watched MSNBC I highly recommend it. It’s like Comedy Central, only funny. For anyone at MSNBC, or any of the other networks for that matter, to claim to be objective is an insult to their viewers’ intelligence. Politico says that MSNBC is having an “identity crisis.” No, it’s not. MSNBC decided long ago to be the home of the deranged Left. The rule Olbermann broke is nonsensical. The rule is applied subjectively and sparingly. As examined above, MSNBC breaks their own rule quite regularly. The only people Maddow and Griffin may be fooling with their preening and posturing are themselves.
In Defense of Keith Olbermann
I never thought in my blogging life that I’d find myself writing a post to defend MSNBC nutbar Keith Olbermann; but alas, that time has come.
Keith Olbermann was recently suspended “indefinitely” from MSNBC for finally showing his ambiguous political leanings donating to the Democratic Party. The news of Olbermann’s political contributions came only hours before the announcement that he had been let go. According to MSNBC, political contributions are forbidden in accordance with in-house corporate policies, but there have been several cases where these rules have been overlooked.
If Olbermann were a news guy, I would understand his dismissal over this issue. For those strictly non-partisan, unbiased newscasters, donating to a political party would be a big no-no. With Olbermann, this is hardly a guy who leaves viewers guessing about which way he leans politically. One of the things news networks need to succeed is a distinction between news and commentary. Fox News has known this for quite a while; even MSNBC has embraced this philosophy. CNN, on the other hand, is filled with partisan hacks attempting to come across as neutral; so it’s no wonder that they fall behind even HLN and MSNBC in ratings year after year.
If it were revealed that Sean Hannity had contributed to the Republican Party, I wouldn’t think he should be fired. That would be no different. Love him or hate him (with Strictly Right readers presumably falling into the latter category,) I don’t think anyone doubts that his “schtick” is that of a raging left-wing lunatic. Therefore, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume that he supports, you know, the party that represents raging left-wing lunatics.
Hannity's "Conservative Victory" a necessity for conservatives
I have to get my bias out of the way first: I love Sean Hannity. When I heard that Hannity was coming out with a new book, I was quite excited; it’s been too long. Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda is a breath of fresh air, especially at a point in America where the last six months have been ravaged by radical socialism and backroom dealings in Washington (see Healthcare, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Reconciliation and Entire Democratic Party.)
While books that criticize Obama are commonplace now with authors such as David Freddoso, Jerome Corsi, and Brad O’Leary, Hannity manages to still producing a fresh, ground-breaking analysis of the man at the helm of America, President Barack Hussein Obama. After over a year of nothing but mistakes coming from the White House, the mainstream media is still incapable of reporting the actual startling facts about Obama, ranging from his history of radicalism, his administration of radicals, and his radical ideology that has already pushed forth the biggest government take-over in America’s history.
The first chapter of Conservative Victory is a deep analysis of Obama’s relationship with America’s favorite reverend, Jeremiah Wright. Hannity takes the reader even further, however, probing into relationships of question in Obama’s past, some even unknown to me prior to reading his book. From Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers to David Axelrod and Kevin Jennings, the shocking past of many of Obama’s appointees are finally getting the coverage they deserve.
Conservative Victory is not just an attack on Barack Obama. Instead, it’s a comprehensive tool, a guidebook even, for conservative activism. Obama is the greatest example in America’s history on why conservatism is not only ideal, but necessary. Hannity uses the president as a launching pad for the lessons that conservatives need to learn to allow the conservative movement to succeed. A big part of the success of conservatism is ensuring that the Republican Party actually has conservative candidates, not RINOs (see John McCain.) Despite what some of the Republican leadership may say, Republicans have lost their way, and Sean Hannity explains this not in a defeatist manner, but in a way that inspires all conservatives to affect change in the GOP, not cast it aside as a lost cause. Hannity asserts the reality that nothing good can come from a third party.
On The Sean Hannity Show, it’s not uncommon to hear claims that when put to the test, conservatism will always win. These are unequivocally true. Hannity doesn’t leave readers depressed about the sad state of America; in the last chapter he gives an unmitigated list of what conservatives need to remember in moving forward. From national security to personal liberty, the values that conservatives hold — that the average American holds — are the values that we as conservatives need to remember in moving forward.
Conservative Victory is unapologetically conservative; it’s an honest and true account of the values that Obama is destroying America with, and how conservatives can overcome it. Any one who wants America to succeed needs this book.
Sean Hannity’s Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda can be purchased from Amazon here for only $8.00.