After decades of being in the tank for John McCain, it looks like the 'mainstream' media may be calling an end, at lease temporarily, to the long, drawn-out honeymoon.
The pick of Sarah Palin as his running-mate should tell you all you need to know about the leadership quality and the judgment of John McCain. His pick of the 'Pork Princess' as his VP was his first 'executive' decision. And it looks like the media - in spite of all the barbequed ribs - might finally have had enough of this clueless and pandering Bush-clone masquerading as a 'maverick'.
McCain showcased Sarah Palin primarily on her nonexistent opposition to that infamous, 'Bridge to Nowhere'. She did NOT oppose that bridge and in fact, in her true (and apparently, only) form, she was one of its biggest cheerleaders.
I am pleasantly surprised, at least in this one instance, that the corporate media moguls are actually allowing their columnists and reporters to report and expose the facts about this desperate, patronizing and dangerously incompetent pick of Sarah Palin as VP.
The corporate 'mainstream media' might finally be getting back to their constitutional duty after eight years of their shameful and historic neglect.
Here is some of what they reported this morning;
Account of a Bridge’s Death Slightly Exaggerated
ST. PAUL — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska owes her selection as Senator John McCain’s running mate in part to an irresistible slogan: the Bridge to Nowhere. But Ms. Palin’s history with the infamous bridge — and earmarks, which many critics call pork — is more complicated. - New York Times
Palin relied on earmark system she now opposes
ANCHORAGE -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin presents herself as an ally of presidential candidate John McCain when it comes to curbing wasteful government spending. On Friday, when McCain introduced her as his running mate, she said she "championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending," ... As a candidate for governor in 2006, she backed funding for the bridge. - The Los Angeles Times
Palin backed 'bridge to nowhere' in 2006
ST.PAUL — In her nationally televised speech accepting the job as John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she "championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress" and opposed federal funding for a controversial bridge to a sparsely populated island. ... While running for governor in 2006, though, Palin backed federal funding for the infamous bridge... USA Today
Democrats Say Palin Initially Backed Bridge
"[Palin] was the only candidate who was saying, 'We're going to build that bridge,' " said former governor Tony Knowles - ... "She's taking a position now which certainly wasn't what it was when she was campaigning." ... "She campaigned here, she knew what the project entailed, and she was very affirmative, unqualified: 'We've got to get the bridge done,' basically," Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein... - The Washington Post
Palin used 'Bridge to Nowhere' for gain
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin was for the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it, a change of position the GOP vice presidential running mate ignored Saturday when she bragged about telling Congress "thanks but no thanks" to the pork barrel project. - The Associated Press
Bridge To Somewhere
BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE.... The good news is, the McCain campaign is now starting to tell the public about Sarah Palin's accomplishments in Alaska. The bad news is, the principal example of Palin's strength as a leader is a blatant falsehood. - CBS News
For ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ before she was against it
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - When John McCain introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, her reputation as a tough-minded budget-cutter was front and center. "I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere," Palin told the cheering McCain crowd, referring to Ketchikan’s Gravina Island bridge in Alaska. But Palin was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it. - The Boston Herald
Palin "bridge to nowhere" line angers many Alaskans
In the city Ketchikan, the planned site of the so-called "Bridge to Nowhere," political leaders of both parties said the claim was false and a betrayal of their community, because she had supported the bridge and the earmark for it secured by Alaska's Congressional delegation during her run for governor. - Reuters
Footnote: If you missed it at the link about the pandering punk barbequing for the press, there was this line in the story;
"He said he built the first house on his property 24 years ago and now there are six houses on his lot."
Does that make it 12 or 13 houses?
