I was just watching a little bit of today's Palin / McCain's riot incitement of the day™ - I mean political rally and really felt like I was watching some kind of twisted parody.
There before me stood a woman who:
Was unknown to 99% of the country until six weeks ago
Had almost no media contact since being put on the ticket.
Now refuses to do interviews with any media outlets that aren't totally in pocket of the repubs.
Refused to say what newspapers she reads
Refused to answer the debate questions she was asked.
Refused to cooperate with the troopergate investigation
Has been caught repeatedly in lie after lie after lie
And is running with a man who has flip-flopped on dozens of issues over the past few years in an effort to court the base.
Lashing out at Obama for being a flip-flopping, lying, unknown entity who is unwilling to answer questions.
She also harangued the media and suggested the mob she was talking to would have to get the answers from Obama since the media wasn't doing their job. I'm a little concerned about how some of her followers will go about trying to get Obama to answer the questions (you know the ones that he's answered a hundred times.)
I have to agree with her that the media isn't doing it's job - especially when it comes to Palin. After cutting back to the studio Andrea Mitchell didn't point out the utter hypocrisy of the allegations considering the source - and she was interviewing a McCain Campaign shill at the time.
I also have not heard one tv journalist (except Olbermann and Maddow) bring up her connection to, or Todd Palin's membership in the Alaskan Independence Party (or the philosophy of the nutbag who founded it) when they talk about Obama's links to Ayres.
Hello - Obama sat on a board with a guy thirty years after his acts, Sarah Palin is fucking Todd Palin, he's being cc'ed on official government communication (communication incidentally that is being sent through Sarah Palin's yahoo accounts rather than her governor email address - how cheney-esque.)
Sarah Palin is the real unknown quantity here - and the mainstream media really should start questioning where she stands on things like secession and if she shares any of the more radical views of Joe Vogler.
We have a right to know and the media has a responsibility to at the very least ask the damn questions!