Washington Post:Palin Inc. (Translation: Success is wrong for conservatives)
I’m increasingly convinced that Sarah Palin is running to head a media empire rather than a presidential campaign.
On that front, she is nothing short of an extraordinary success. She’s got a multi-year gig at Fox News. She just signed a deal with Discovery’s TLC for a documentary about her native Alaska. Her memoir was a runaway bestseller.
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For now, Palin takes an obvious delight in tweaking the very media establishment that is fueling her fame. At a rally in Nevada, she took aim (sorry) at news reports that she might be encouraging threats against Democrats by calling on her followers to “reload” against lawmakers whose districts were marked on a map by crosshairs:
“Now when we talk about ‘fighting’ for our country. Let’s clear the air right now on what it is we’re talking about. We’re not inciting violence. Don’t get sucked into the lamestream media’s lies about conservative America’s standing up for freedom as inciting violence. It’s a bunch of bunk what the media is trying to feed you.”
She followed up with a Facebook post about March Madness:
“To the teams that desire making it this far next year: Gear up! In the battle, set your sights on next season’s targets! From the shot across the bow — the first second’s tip-off — your leaders will be in the enemy’s crosshairs, so you must execute strong defensive tactics. You won’t win only playing defense, so get on offense! The crossfire is intense, so penetrate through enemy territory by bombing through the press, and use your strong weapons — your Big Guns — to drive to the hole. Shoot with accuracy; aim high and remember it takes blood, sweat and tears to win.(continued)
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