Few things strike me so absurdly one-sided that they should be pointed at and mocked as an example to others of how not to cry about defeat in an election as the website howobamagotelected.com. Despite my own political opinions, this is just absurd from many viewpoints and Sarah Palin should be trying to distance herself from this video, if she really does have any future political aspirations.
Let's start with the most obvious thing. Ziegler began by appearing on Fox News to complain about how the media was opinionated and one-sided against Sarah Palin. Really? And on the Hannity and Colmes show no less? Do you not see how funny and absurd this is? I don't think anyone is even trying to deny that Hannity isn't a hard leaning pundit for his party while Combs does little to actually stand up against him as "the opposition opinion".
Second, Ziegler seems to ignore the fact that when Sarah Palin first hit the spotlight at the Republican National Convention, before anyone knew her background or knowledge base for the office she was running for, she was boasted as the Republican darling who gave a great speech and was going to be a huge threat to the Democratic chances in November. She was going to bring life back into the McCain campaign and it did have the Democrats nervous for a short time.
Third, Ziegler could have easily found many of the same comments from the Republican side, attacking Obama and Biden over the course of the campaign. But more to the point, he could find many offensive remarks from the Republican biased media against Hillary Clinton over the last four years. he knows this, his colleagues know this and, yet, he is trying to sell a documentary to bring to light the "unfair treatment Sara Palin was given by the media". Really? It doesn't matter what your views on Hillary Clinton are, you have to at least see the hypocrisy in ignoring this fact, while pointing it out for Palin.
Fourth, the interviews. Are you really going to blame Katie Couric, and other interviewers, for Palin flubbing and avoiding questions that seem very fair to someone running for the second highest office in the land? Even if your conspiracy theory was true, this is such a lame defense. If you couldn't handle questions from a 4'10" perky reporter, how are we to expect you to hold up at all in a negotiation with leaders and representatives from other, possibly hostile, countries? It's your job as a leader to think on your feet and come through with an answer that is reasonable and acceptable. Running for the second highest office is not a place to cut your teeth on.
Fifth, if you are really going to blame Saturday Night Live's coverage of Tina Fey portraying Palin as being "Not all there" when it comes to the issues and facts of running for the position of Vice President of the United States, then maybe she shouldn't have embraced this medium by appearing on the show. Obama, McCain, and Hillary took several shots on the show as well, but let's face it, the Tina Fey's portrayal of Palin was by far the funniest and that's why SNL ran with it. Of course we watched. Palin provided the material.
Sixth, her wink was obnoxious and way over the top. Don't get all mortified over the fact that it was lampooned by almost everyone everywhere. People were doing it without their liberal biased media newscasters having to tell them to. And, if you are really trying to get sympathy to your cause, it might help if you (Ziegler) don't give interviews to MSNBC and say "People are stupid".
Seventh, are you really alluding to the fact that so many people wanted to see a black president in the White House that they voted for him despite any knowledge of his politics? Are you really going to imply that this was a one-sided issue? Could you not make the same argument that many Republican voters were making uninformed opinions based on racism and/or loyalty to the party as opposed to actual facts? Not to label Republican voters as a whole, but every party has its share of uninformed and biased voters. This isn't new.
Eighth, Palin's sad eyes and interviews in your film. She honestly looks like she is going to cry. Is this really the image you want to put forward for Palin if your obvious agenda here is to elevate her towards the next presidential election? No one likes a sore loser. The fact that you are not defending John McCain, and portraying Palin as Obama's equal rival, shows an obvious agenda here and it's kinda laughable.
Enjoy your ten minutes Ziegler, if only the Oscars had a "WTF" category.
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Ziegler is a nut job.