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"During the 2008 campaign . . . CNN correspondent Drew Griffin interviewed Sarah Palin and, to discredit the governor with the notion that even conservatives were lambasting her, said, 'The National Review had a story saying that, you know, I can't tell if Sarah Palin is "incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt, or all of the above." '"What is the truth? Those words were taken grossly out of context. The point of the NR writer, Byron York, was that the media coverage of Palin was so biased that based upon it one couldn't tell if she was 'incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt, or all of the above.' And the irony is bittersweet. By taking words designed as a defense of Palin and indictment of the media and using them to impugn the governor, CNN reinforced the very point York was making."
(H/T: Ed Driscoll.)
I fought a losing battle with DrewM. about Drew Griffin back in the day. You can look at the transcript, but I think the question just came out all wrong... keep in mind that Griffin followed up with "But [the author of the article was] talking about the fact that your experience as governor is not getting out," which was in fact what Byron York was talking about.
ReplyDelete"Bittersweet irony" is one way to spell journalistic malpractice.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of irony, did you hear that DC is a disaster area for the purpose of funding the inauguration? You could just put some carbon offsets in that irony and steel an election, I reckon.