[Palinastrophy] How not to segue into a broadcast segement
October 13th, 2008 by Dave StudinskiOh, Fox News …
I’ll say no more.
The one time a magazine is abused for not doctoring a photo, and it’s for political gain. No surprises there.
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The cover story focuses on Palin’s “folksy” nature, examining the hype and dismay over perceived intelligence of the Republican’s heir-apparent to the presidency.
Is this an elitist point of view? Perhaps, though it seems only reasonable and patriotic to hold candidates for high office to high standards. Elitism in this sense is not about educational or class credentials, not about where you went to school or whether you use “summer” as a verb. It is, rather, about the pursuit of excellence no matter where you started out in life. Jackson, Lincoln, Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Clinton were born to ordinary families, but they spent their lives doing extraordinary things, demonstrating an interest in, and a curiosity about, the world around them. This is much less evident in Palin’s case.
In the case of other candidates, it’s about what they know. In the case of Palin, it’s about what she doesn’t know.
Perhaps Palin knows someone at Newsweek who can oust the offending photographer?
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