Who’s Going Rogue: Sarah Palin or CNN’s Peter Hamby?
Sarah Palin:
CNN’s Peter Hamby Going Rogue?
Who knows?
On August 29, John McCain announced that Sarah Palin as his running mate.
On August 30, CNN announced what type of reporting the campaign could expect from the cable network’s Peter Hamby.
Technically factual with a heavy accent on the negative, so as to change the meaning of the story for those who were not present.
Palin booed for mentioning Hillary Clinton:
WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (CNN) – This might not be the best way to reach out to those disillusioned Hillary Clinton supporters.
In just her second appearance on the campaign trail with John McCain, newly-minted GOP running mate Sarah Palin was showered with boos on Saturday for attempting to praise Clinton’s trail-blazing bid to become the first female president.
CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby was technically factual but grossly misleading: the large, enthusiastic crowd showered Palin with practically non-stop cheers during her appearance with John McCain.
When Palin mentioned Hillary Clinton, there were some scattered boos, quickly replaced by cheering after a few seconds. DBKP knows: we were there. [McCain, Palin a Hit in PA; CNN’s Story Leads with “Boosâ€]
So Hamby wouldn’t have been convicted in a court of law for perjury over his reporting.
Which suggests that readers may want to take his latest story with 55-gallon barrel of salt.
McCain aide: Palin ‘going rogue’:
From CNN Chief National Correspondent John King, CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby, CNN’s Dana Bash
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) – With 10 days to go until election day, long brewing tension between Sarah Palin and key aides to John McCain has become so intense, it is spilling out into the public.
Several McCain advisers have suggested to CNN they have become increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin “going rogue†recently, while a Palin associate says she is simply trying to “bust free†of what she believes was a mishandled roll-out that damaged her.
So maybe the McCain adviser did make the statement.
Or maybe the adviser said he was “going for some Rogaine” and Hamby didn’t catch the whole remark.
Who knows? You twist your report of what happened once–so that others who were there don’t recognize it–and your future stories are greeted with skepticism.
No CNN stories have appeared with the headline “Joe Biden “going rogue”.
Like the 2-3 seconds of scattered boos that transformed into “Palin showered with boos” back in August, Peter Hamby may be technically correct–but grossly misleading.
So maybe Sarah Palin is ‘going rogue’–or maybe it’s only Peter Hamby, once again, going rogue from an accurate account of what took place.
Since we weren’t present, we don’t know this time.
by Mondo
image: pegatours
look, what is, is, what is, and the press, cant spin this enough to bring mccain back around. the good news will be that America will struggle on together to repair the damage done from this continued paranoia and baiting. Americans are fundamentally better then this.
Reply
And here it is folks, Palin Goes Rogue (maybe they really meant Rouge after her $150K makeover) from the annals (sp?) of The National Enquirer complete with weapon.
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/65639?cid=RSS
Sorta like the Mrs Smith and Wesson Goes to Washington bumper sticker!
Reply
This is the typical dis-information one expects from CNN, and a reason why they cannot keep anyone that does not toe their bizarre scripted news. Frankly, the only ones that watch CNN now are the Robot Fat Ugly Women, otherwise known as the NOW babes. But these losers are much too worried about the alimony check to pay attention to what is being said. Not that it matters, all the news in in their head already.
Reply
Palin’s a good looking woman, but I think looks alone aren’t really enough to qualify you as the leader of the free world. An a non-american, I’m glad that the republicans got beat, I have no real issue with McCain, but god forbid something should happen to him and Palin ends up the most powerful person on the planet!
Reply
sarah palins book going rogue would make a wonderful gift for the holidays for all of your friends and reletives and it also comes out in cd audio alot of people like to go on long bussiness trips and work out at the gym so going rogue on cd audio would be a great gift idea for them it would be great to learn about her new ideas and platform for 2012
Reply
admin Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 19:51
Tom,
Good idea!
Thanks!
Reply