Jay Rosen

I'm not bothered by it all. If anything I think people have been too kind to her, especially within her own party. She chose the path of culture war. She sullied her own introduction to the American people with it. She arrived pre-resentful. She's unfit for office. And an alien to the concept of accountability. Palin is the biggest insult hurled at the body politic since Joseph McCarthy, and no, I am not making any idle comparisons to McCarthy, just periodizing Palin. - Jay Rosen

"The Marion Barry of the conservative movement" http://is.gd/1rWzU - gnarlytrombone

You go Jay! - Bonnie

Palin to Time magazine: "Now, there's been some frustration with some in the media not fully reporting what's been going on, so this may come as a shock to some Alaskans. We have sat down with reporters, showed them proof of the frivolity, the wastefulness — you know, millions of dollars this is costing our state to fight frivolous charges. And countless, countless hours from my staff,... more... - Jay Rosen

John Fund of the Wall Street Journal on how helpful she has been to reporters: "Governor Palin tried hunkering down. She ignored offers of help from outside and kept media outlets at a distance. "Palin had become so suspicious of the media that she rejected hundreds of requests by even friendly reporters to interview her. Her press aides say that before considering interviews, she... more... - Jay Rosen

I don't think it's correct to say she lies. She just doesn't know what truth is. Truth is whatever comes to her mind to justify herself at the moment. She's a sham politician. - Jay Rosen

Jay: I'm not going to pile on her. At this point it only helps her anyway. I bet she's going into media to compete with Rush Limbaugh. She'll find a willing audience and do quite well in that role. It won't be good for discourse for the reasons you've laid out, but she will make tons of money and she will have her fans. - Robert Scoble

the fact the she has any political standing with an increasing following frightens me. But then again, Americans enjoy watching train wrecks. - Bob Blunk

She can be the Sally Jesse Raphael for out of touch old white rednecks there's millions of those especially in Texas - John Sullivan

I agree, Robert; the only possible landing points for her are Fox or talk radio; she can be rich as the female Rush. And I agree she will do quite well at that. Meanwhile, we need a reality-based opposition party. McCain in his cowardice delayed the confrontation within the Republican party between those who think observables do have to be part of politics, and another element for whom a propaganda state with sham politicians like Palin is fine. That is still going on and so Palin matters. - Jay Rosen

Has anyone else noticed how much anger ambitious women in politics foment? People from the right seem to really hate Hillary Clinton and people from the left seem to truly hate Palin. Although G W Bush was an exception, it doesn't seem like male politicians illicit such a visceral reaction. Hopefully, those two are just exceptionally polarizing and it's not a symptom of some unconscious sexism. I guess Geraldine Ferraro was pretty innocuous. - Chip Ramsey