Why Isn’t The Media Criticizing Sarah Palin for Banning CBS? »
Posted By capj71 1 week, 1 day ago in Political OpinionRemember the weeks of indigent outrage in both the right wing and mainstream media when the Obama administration said that Fox News is not a news organization? It turns out that Sarah Palin did a little blackballing of her own, when she banned CBS from covering her resignation speech. Where is the criticism of Palin?
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amazed1 week, 1 day ago
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If Sarah Palin actually BANNED CBS from covering her, that indeed was wrong and no better than Obama refusing to talk to Fox.
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If the situation was just that she didn't actively invite them, but didn't keep them from attending (assuming they wanted to), that is something else.
If you are a politician on the national scene, you can certainly give a heads up to those in the media that are more even-handed or favorable -- that's only human nature -- but they should not be actively banning or refusing to talk to any media. As a matter of fact, you can reach more people that might not ordinarily hear you message if you talk to those in the media that you view as unfriendly.
And you get some props for courage, too.
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