My answer to McCain’s question in story headline:

a) There’s money to be made by the media.
b) Media needs to create scandal to draw online click/views
c) Media want to marginalize people they’re threatened with or don’t agree with
d) Media wants to stay on good side on those in power to remain “relevant”
e) Media is, how do I say this…lazy and/or selfish
f) Staying on a subject(s) coat tails that HAD/HAS legs a safer call to show/demonstrate to an online website publisher in case the media outlet runs into difficult times (CYA)
g) All the above

Feel free to weigh in.

The latest case is point is Sarah Palin’s much talked about decision…

And by “much talked about,” Glynnis means that SHE talked about it a lot… even though it had no place on this site, and is completely irrelevant to life.

Also, who knew that TMZ was part of the Liberal media elite.

TMZ isn’t… they’re just a gossip source. But when someone like you, an allegedly “legitimate” member of the media (at least in some respects) decides this is a big story… worthy of 2 previous posts, and this making 3… McCain has his point. YOU are a liberal member of the media, and you HAVE decided that this is worthy of talking about it… you even prove that by your first statement that this has been “much talked about.”

Such a complete waste of time. It’s a shame nobody at Mediaite has the stones to say, “Glynnis… enough.”

…and that’s your Sarah Palin two minutes hate for the day, provided by Editor Glynnis as a public service for people who can’t stand the fact that Palin’s public appeal has skyrocketed, charging through the MSM campaign against her like a freight train blasting a stalled car across the tracks. (The shrieking you hear in that video is much like Ms. MacNicol’s upon hearing that Going Rogue has sold over a million books).

Good job, Editor Glynnis. You may now go home satisfied that you have done your part to undermine the credibility of someone whom you constantly insist has no credibility.

McCain has a point about the media not taking her at her word. The majority of the media seems to delight in nitpicking her every sentence and word looking for errata and such. The same media that recoils in horror when they are called to task for errors.

That said, the idea of a national political figure somehow thinking that a Sharpie’d baseball hat would render her incognito is pretty goofy, regardless of who does it.

To directly answer Senator McCain’s question, the media does not take Sarah Palin at her word because they do not like her. Some “journalists” have an almost pathological reaction to Palin. There is an almost palpable lack of objectivity when it comes to Palin on BOTH sides of the media. MSNBC’s failure to ever point out her successes matches Fox’s failure to ever point out any errors on her part.

While I am certainly not a fan of hers, I tend to take her at her word, and do respect her accomplishments. I do not need to agree with Palin to acknowledge and – to an extent – salute the fact that she won the governorship of a large and generally male dominated state and governed fairly well until she quit.

Before everyone gets too crazy on the “quit” part, she did. Call it what you will, but honesty says Governor Palin quit halfway through her term – AS IS HER PRIVILEGE. It is not an insult or slur – it is what it is. Obama only served 2 years of his Senate term. Same thing. It is what it is.

Liked your post Keeva! Thanks for that.

McCain raised a good point. A point that was not answered in this article and a point that probably won’t be ever rationally answered. I just don’t understand it.

Why take other politicians at their word but not others? Can’t Mediaite be critical of all of them or must they always take sides?

I freaking love this as I’m sure the editors of this site do. Soooo many right wingers post on this site, whine, complain, rinse, repeat.. and yet, they remain here!

too funny,,, nuff said.

Well McCain maybe it is because politicians speak out of both sides of their mouth. Ms. Palin is famous for her manic comments. So why should we cut her a break on this one. By the way I think the media is guilty of making her who she is today. If you would just stop publishing stupid stories like this one maybe she would go back up north and stay there where she belongs.

P.S. Keeva, thanks for your post. At least there is one person on here that understands that there is no right or wrong to many things. Just different way of seeing an issue. Neither “right” or “wrong”.

“Also, I suspect that at some point McCain is going to regret admonishing the media and public for not taking Palin at her world. Until then the long, strange road to 2012 continues.”

Hey there, welcome back Glynnis, you dumb whore. When you use the first person, you need to label your articles as “opinion” or “column”.

Glynnis, you would earn so much credibility if you would just admit in writing: “My name is Glynnis MacNicol, and I hate Sarah Palin.”

Good luck gargling semen for a living when this site goes under!

OK, I call “report abuse” on @straitshooter

Sorry, I have a problem with irresponsible journalism. Violating professional ethics is just as bad using profanity, and so I endorse a tit-for-tat mentality. Childish? Sure. Effective? Well, it got your attention, didn’t it?

Well, as the left crumbles to pieces even as they claim success.. maybe we need to hear about the dysfunctional right.. sharpies and visors.

@straitshooter Your problems by far have nothing to do with irresponsible journalism. I hope you are just a child as your language can not be one of an adult. Yes, Dan, you really need to get a monitor for here for Christmas. No need for people to be able to post such garbage. And NO it is not effective.

For the same reasons no one in the Navy ever took you at your word, “Ace.” Impossible.

You don’t like my language? Fine. But my point remains unchallenged. This should be labeled an opinion piece, and any first year journalist student could see that. This is not not the first time Glynnis has made this mistake, nor is it the first time she has fanned the flames under Palin on an incident that, as McCain points out, couldn’t be less consequential.

By the way, everyone should know blueblogger posts outrageous comments slamming homosexuals on the inside cable news web site.

Because she’s a damn liar, an ignorant buffoon, a cash whore, see her planned speech in Canada at a hospital that performs abotions and is a socialist system that she trashes. Which is why they cancelled the speech and her $200,000 fee. I heard many of you refer to Ben Nelson as a whore and sell out – well what about grandma grifter?

I’m curious as to why, when commenters don’t like they post, why they just don’t respond? Perhaps it’s because the substance of the post pisses them off? Well, as Less Payne from Newsday used to say –
“Tell The Truth And Duck! Watch out Glynnis!

@ straitshooter I much doubt that is me as I myself belong to that crowd. Do you have a problem with that? Do you also dislike The Gay??

BJL411 says:
December 21, 2009 at 11:35 am

So you feel that the site should take pleasure in publishing stories with the intent of upsetting a group of people with a political ideology… content, worthiness, truthfulness, and everything else be damned? Why?

straitshooter says:
December 21, 2009 at 12:25 pm

Going that far over the line of decency and good taste doesn’t improve or help anything.

Clean it up… we don’t need a right-wing version of Nachi, Ted, etc. etc.

roxsteady says:
December 21, 2009 at 1:48 pm

Because if we didn’t respond… folks like you might get the idea that Glynnis’ constantly fact-challenged posts weren’t incorrect and foolish.

Oh, and the “if you don’t like it, don’t read it” line is always funny from the group who constantly insists that politicians and places like FOX News be silenced. Apparently, the “if you don’t like it” mentality works if you don’t like foolish liberal spin… but not when you’re attacking something perceived as being on the right.

Hypocrisy, roxy… it’s hypocrisy. And I don’t need three consecutive posts to talk about it.

blueblogger, it’s a clever ploy to claim you are gay to shield yourself from your past comments. I suppose it’s possibly someone else with the same screen name, but not likely.

I will post some links for all of you to read exactly what kind of deplorable anti-gay rhetoric blueblogger has posted on other sites.

People should be allowed to live and love as they please, without exception. I doubt blueblogger could stomach typing anything supportive of gay americans.

Why Can’t You Take Palin At Her Word?

Is McCain serious? I have not heard more double-talk from one person in all my life than I have heard from Palin.

Imnotblue. You seem to be a level-headed individual who sees both sides, warts and all. I respect that and you, and I will abide by your advice.

Golly gee straitshooter, that’s really big of you. You and ImNotBlue but IAmAnIdiot are two of the biggest gas bags on this site.

straitshooter says:
December 21, 2009 at 2:16 pm

I hope you do… and thank you!

Ted says:
December 21, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Yeah, what was I thinking when I said that we already had enough irrational and juvenile haters and including you on that list. Oh, that’s right… I was thinking about you. Nevermind.

same2u wrote:

Is McCain serious? I have not heard more double-talk from one person in all my life than I have heard from Palin.

Uh huh. Say, same, have you been able to find out when C-SPAN is going to cover the Health Care bill negotiations that Obama promised?

Smithee,

I have no tolerance for off-topic asshats.

P.S.
Obama reached out in the beginning of his term and quickly learned that the mostly far-right Republicans ddin’t believe there was anything wrong with our healtchare system and did not want to reform it. If the Republcians had wanted to reform the system, they would have made some small effort to do so during the Bush administration.

ImNotBlue – You said “…what was i thinking…” and “I was thinking…” And that’s your problem. Try not to do that.

Ted says:
December 21, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Try not to do what? Think? I dunno Ted, you’ve got that market cornered… I’ll stick with thinking, and let you handle the incoherent babble.

same2u wrote:

Smithee, I have no tolerance for off-topic asshats.

And then proceeded to address my “off-topic” comment:

P.S.
Obama reached out in the beginning of his term and quickly learned that the mostly far-right Republicans ddin’t believe there was anything wrong with our healtchare system and did not want to reform it. If the Republcians had wanted to reform the system, they would have made some small effort to do so during the Bush administration.

Republicans have NEVER said they “ddin’t (sic) believe there was anything wrong with our healtchare system and did not want to reform it.” What they have said is that what is wrong with it can’t be cured by destroying the health insurance industry as we know it and replacing it with a massive, wasteful, government monstrosity as has been proposed.

Of course, if you have some documentation of Republicans saying “there’s nothing wrong with the system and we don’t want to reform it,” feel free to link that. I won’t hold my breath.

You wrote “P.S.” I think you meant to hit “B” and not “P.”

Smithee,

Don’t make off-topic comments. I will leave it at that this time this time.

@straitshooter: I may be late to this party and I don’t know what somebody says on another website, but I found your comment toward Ms. MacNicol to be deeply offensive and I believe you owe her (and us) an apology.

@Magister thanks for calling straitshooter out on this. I sure hope Ms MacNicol makes a lot of money for having to take the abuse she does on here.

blueblogger says:
December 22, 2009 at 12:44 pm

If that’s the standard… I assume you hope Beck makes a lot of money too? Right?