Slog - Comments on Christopher Hitchens to Media: Stop Covering Palin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover Hitchens says on Slate today... At numerous rallies where the atmosphere has been, shall we say, a little uncivil, Gov. Palin has accused Sen. Obama of accusing our forces in Afghanistan of simply bombing villages. Only a moment's work is required to discover that the words complained of were never uttered in that form and that they occurred in a speech that stressed the need for more ground troops as opposed to more airstrikes.... Did Palin know that she was telling a lie? Or did her handlers simply assume that she would read anything that was put in front of... Copyright 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:37:33 -0800 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:28:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by TheBaron The media needs to stop covering Hitchens.

]]> TheBaron http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179288 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:40:30 -0800 Comment by eliza Palin should be as methodically reported as anyone else. Her despicable background should be broadcast factually. She is a throwback to barbaric times.
Yeah, I agree about Hitchens.

]]> eliza http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179294 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:49:21 -0800 Comment by Non The I SAID THIS BACK IN ----- shit that you and Eli pull is so Blogger classic

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179301 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:59:11 -0800 Comment by raindrop Stop reporting on someone becaue of difference in politics? How Pravda-like is that!

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179312 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179312 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:08:25 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell It's not refusing to cover them, it's TRYING to cover them, which is not what is going on right now in the case of Palin.

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179321 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179321 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:12:29 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind @4 About as Pravda-like as broadcasting only one message, as is done with Palin every time she's reported on, because she's intentionally not being made available by her handlers to defend or support her lies -- just as the post says, you clearly overpaid (if this is the best you can do, and it seems to be) Republican shill.

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179327 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:18:11 -0800 Comment by Alicia The problem -- aside from being forced to kind of agree with Christopher Hitchens -- is that even if all sensible media drops coverage of Palin, she will still have the huge sideways megaphone known as Fox News etc.

Of course -- what would happen if Palin *only* ever appeared on Fox? Would people wonder what the gambit was?

On second thought, I bet that happens all the time.

Tie game.

]]> Alicia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179341 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179341 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:26:03 -0800 Comment by Carol It'd be nice if they could at least give a shout out to dan for putting it out there- sheesh!

]]> Carol http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179342 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179342 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:28:21 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Christopher who now?

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179410 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:10:25 -0800 Comment by 4f...sake yeah, I can see where it would really be a pain in the ass for Palin to be held accountable for what she says and does and that goes for all the fuckers supporting and covering her
another fucking sleepwalking fuck

]]> 4f...sake http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179423 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:30:28 -0800 Comment by kinaidos I disagree. They are just covering the rallies inadequately. If you are going to show someone making strange claims, you should be willing to do a bit even handed analysis of the claims. It's the wholesale abdication of journalism that's the problem, not what they are covering.

]]> kinaidos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179456 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:20:49 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Being as glib, self-satisfied, and dickish as Hitchens is hardly something to brag about.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179497 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179497 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:41:14 -0800 Comment by Mr. X .and just to clarify after MY glib, self-satisfied and dickish post, my point is that the mainstream media oughta ACTUALLY cover her.

Geez, does Katie Couric have to do EVERYTHING for you people?

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179500 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:47:46 -0800 Comment by Sirkowski That drunk marxist fuck Hitchens is responsible for this.

]]> Sirkowski http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179546 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:13:42 -0800 Comment by six shooter McCain's campaign crashed at the same time it declared war on the media. Coincidence?

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179605 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:10:18 -0800 Comment by Seajay "McCain's campaign crashed at the same time it declared war on the media. Coincidence?"

I seem to recall Mr McCain's campaign being declared dead by the media in June-July of '07. D'oh!

Mr Obama was, basically, declared elected by the media months ago; Mr McCain was supposed to run a gentlemanly Bob Dole-style campaign and then bow out gracefully; he would then have been anointed a "statesman" and thrown a few nods like he got when he ran against Mr Bush in the 2000 primaries.

But since that didn't happen, and an interloper disturbed the coronation, the most desirable course now is, of course, censorship.

One is reminded of the words that the great humourist Walt Kelly, creator of POGO, gave to Wiley Catt: "There's two sides to every question. And both of 'em's mine."

]]> Seajay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179848 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:57:26 -0800 Comment by Geni Jon Stewart gave the best analysis of this - he said the media these days is like six-year-olds playing soccer. There's no strategy, no positions, everyone just madly runs after the ball. For a couple of weeks, Sarah Palin had the ball. For 15 minutes or so, Sam Wurzelbacher or whatever the hell his name is had the ball. The mainstream media just runs around like dumbasses after whoever is "news" that week.

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179913 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/christopher_hitchens_to_media_stop_cover#c1179913 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:28:34 -0800