Thursday, September 04, 2008
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Clintonista Brings Up "B" Word w/ Palin
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Posted by:
Amanda Carpenter at
12:31 PM
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I waited to post on this because I wanted to wait until the official transcript came through so I could get this exactly right.
Last night on CNN, longtime Clintonista Paul Begala brought up the "b" word in his analysis of Sarah Palin's speech. He basically said, he wouldn't use the word because it was "outrageous and sexist" when people used it against Hillary Clinton but Palin gave a "tough speech."
In other words, he was bringing up the slur and using it in the context of a "tough speech" without saying it explicitly.
PAUL BEGALA, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: Yes, I think we have to be careful of the right-wing, politically correct, police editing our language. There are some words that are off limits like the "B" word which was used against Hillary Clinton frequently on this and other networks, and I think that was outrageous and sexist. But it was a tough speech. I mean earlier, Alex Castellanos, I think, a fan of Governor Pail, said she gave the most macho speech of the convention. Now I don't think he really means that she's not a fully feminine woman. My goodness, she's a mother of five. But I think we got to be very careful, though. The McCain campaign, after 15 or 20 years of being the darling of the media, has decided now they're going to go to war with the media, and I think they've won the first battle tonight if we're going to start toning back our analysis of Governor Palin's very tough speech because they're attacking her.
By the way can you remember a single person EVER suggesting Hillary Clinton was a "b" ON THE AIR? The Clinton team went bonkers when the Washington Post wrote a Style section article about her peekaboo cleavage on the Senate floor and unleashed on MSNBC when David Schuster said the campaign was "pimping" out Chelsea.
Those items are nothing compared to what her own staffers are using against Sarah Palin now.
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Go ahead Media Elite Chick-boys, keep showing America how pompous and sexist you are..
From their previous snide little references to Hillary & Chelsea, to their current and noticable bias & assaults on the "unvetted" by themselves, capable consevative woman VP candidate..
Should be entertaining as the campaign progresses, to see those Self-Important lib talking-heads try to contain themselves.. |
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so they're ticked. But we have ours.
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I am less concerned on what Keith Olberman and the left think than I am about what George Will, Charles Krauthammer, and Ben Stein think—because I respect the three of them. Still my favorite female voice of reason Jennifer Rubin takes them to the woodshed:
“Let’s stipulate that the purpose of political campaigns is to win. And the techniques and demands of modern media and pop culture require the parties find candidates whom voters actually like and with whom they can identify. Sue me. I think having an attractive cultural icon as the standard bearer for the conservative movement and for the previously anemic McCain-Palin ticket is a good thing. Like the basketball announcer Dick Vitale says, the whole point is to “Win, baby, win.”
And if by winning, the candidate with a full appreciation of the danger of Islamic terrorism, a commitment to cutting government, a belief in low taxes, and a determination to develop domestic energy supplies reaches the White House–is all that such a bad thing?”
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/269 11
I get they would have preferred Romney as Veep (heck they would have preferred Romney as the nominee)—but Mitt would have had a very difficult time beating Barack Obama. Say what you will about Gov. Palin, but she seems to have a lot more common sense than Obama and Biden combined and is very knowledgeable about energy issues (which I thought was important). Gov. Palin needs to bowl a pretty impressive score till the election (the trivia pursuit questions are coming), but Barack sucks at bowling so that should help.
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Conserviatives have plenty of grace. It was displayed in all its splendor last night!
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I believe the artist Ludacrips said that about Hillary. So, I guess, "Begala hate black people". |
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Or am I missing something? |
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That's what I hate about the Clinton era politicians. Only the scum that gave us "that depends what 'is' is," could call someone a... (b)itch without calling someone a (b)itch....!
Is it any wonder a plain speaking woman like Sarah Palin is so refreshing to so many people....? |
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