Monday, November 23, 2009

Gunning for Sarah Palin

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Most of the media hate Sarah Palin. Given the hyperfocused offensive targeted at her, the simple conclusion is that the left-wing establishment views the former Alaska governor as the greatest threat to the current Democratic monopoly on power in Washington. Certainly Mrs. Palin's book tour is generating a lot of enthusiasm across the country, with thousands of admirers flocking to each stop.

Given the critical media assault, Americans wouldn't have a clue that her new book discusses weighty policy issues such as the benefits of the free market and lower taxes, the limits of government regulation, "cap and trade," foreign policy and states' rights or that Mrs. Palin has a Facebook blog providing excellent critiques of the government takeover of the health care industry.

CBS squawked that the book was the work of a ghostwriter, as if that would be a novelty for a politician. Associated Press devoted an unprecedented 11 reporters to "fact check" Mrs. Palin's book.

The wire service did not conduct similar reviews for accuracy of recent books by liberals, such as the late Edward M. Kennedy, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (when he was a senator), Barack Obama (before he was president) or autobiographies by Bill or Hillary Clinton. Nor was such a thorough examination conducted on recent political books by Republicans Rudolph W. Giuliani or Newt Gingrich.

We are still waiting for the same media outlets to dismiss President Obama's speeches on the grounds that they are ghostwritten.

Mrs. Palin has a tough job ahead to try to overcome this media onslaught. But all the attention should inspire the former governor, too. Her political appeal scares the left, which is quite an endorsement...

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