Posted on 05/15/2010 11:50:56 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
The more things change, the more they stay the same with twisted media coverage of my comments. Stories from yesterday are littered with typical inaccuracies and half truths; and in our never-ending quest to hold the press accountable, here are the points that require correction:
1) I was not “interviewed” by ABC News. I had an ABC News camera in my face while I was signing things and greeting some attendees following the Susan B. Anthony List Breakfast.
2) My remarks at the NRA Annual Meeting regarding the anti-Second Amendment sentiments of Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi were as follows:
“President Obama and his allies like Nancy Pelosi have been relatively quiet on the gun control front – not because they don’t want to limit your rights, but because they’re afraid of the political consequences. Don’t doubt for a minute that if they thought they could get away with it, they would ban guns, and ban ammunition, and gut the Second Amendment.” (emphasis added)
That’s what I said. And here’s what Barack Obama himself once said: “Even if I want to take them away, I don’t have the votes in Congress.” (emphasis added)
Now, what proof do we have that he would want to limit our Second Amendment rights? Well, he made some pretzel-like equivocating statements about our individual right to keep and bear arms, and he flip-flopped on his opinion in the Heller case and then still wouldn’t come out and say that the court made the right decision. But the real proof is his terrible anti-gun record as a state senator in Illinois, where he voted repeatedly in favor of banning guns and ammunition. He even expressed his support for state legislation to “ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns.” (This outrageous position was declared in a questionnaire, which candidate Obama later claimed he “never saw or approved,” despite the fact that his handwriting was on it – a fact which he did not dispute.)
As for Nancy Pelosi – she’s a San Francisco Democrat. That should be proof enough. But if you require more: She has an F rating from the NRA and supports gun bans and registration laws.
As noted in my remarks, I don’t believe that it’s politically expedient for them to attack our Second Amendment Rights. But that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t like to do so if they had the chance.
3) Despite reporters’ claims to the contrary, Obamacare does allow for public funding of abortion in myriad ways, which is why the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (speaking as the voice of authority for the Catholic Church in America) unequivocally opposed Obamacare despite the Church’s long desire for health care reform.
4) As for the remarks I made yesterday about my beautiful son, Trig, I ask that you watch my speech here and judge for yourself my intentions.
- Sarah Palin
((((PING))))
Some say you should be above it, but I am glad as HECK she is giving the SR media what for.
‘Cuda! :)
I am not a Palin supporter. But attacking the media is politically shrewd.. and the right thing to do if she wants to win. GWB did not defend himself at all from the media’s attacks and he paid dearly for that mistake.
Sarah should run The energy dept and the EPA
Sarah, you just keep on sweeping that media propaganda tide with a pushbroom; it’s worth trying. But never fully expect the lamestreamers to dig for facts that might interfere with their inverted view of truth. They hate you with such passion because you are the biggest threat out there to their boy, and their one-party rule. That’s the one thing they don’t want aborted.
Sarah should run the Justice Dept.
Just curious.
see my tagline
Its not for the media per say but for the public to see the lame ways of the
edia...many outside of her supporters will see this all over the net
Sarah hits another one out of the park!
It isn’t so much to “convert the MSM”, but a way to communicate to us and to those who are not informed about the incident.
*the USA's
perfect
What did the five fingers say to the face?
I love the way she just lets it rip and speaks her mind.
I also love your picture. That ship looks a bit like a woman’s very pointy-toed pump shoe!
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