Folks, just ponder for one minute, and remember what SNL did to Sarah Palin. I should what SNL did for Sarah Palin. Oh, I know the magnificent Ms. Palin was destined for greatness, but when SNL trashed her, it only made her stronger and widened the group of American voters who became aware of her, good or bad. Most American voters are not so hard line that they will not judge a candidate fairly, so when the media attack folks like O’Donnell, Palin, Limbaugh, etc. it only serves to stir more interest in that person. The other thing to note is that SNL would never go after someone that does not have great public recognition and....that also helps the person they are attacking!!!
Bull, Quayle was a republican JFK, he was almost a conservative carbon copy of JFK and he was just as successful in politics, actually much more successful, but the media recognized his importance and future, and took him out.
The reason the media went after Palin so fiercely, immediately, yet did not go after Obama and Biden, was because of politics, not their level of celebrity.
SNL and the media work to brand threats to liberalism with a negative image, to drive away undecided voters and to weaken their power if they do get into the office, the branding never disappears. How many people know that Chevy Chase’s victim, President Ford, was the greatest athlete to ever be in the White House?
Right. People think that that the media has 2 choices with Sarah and Christine - praise and trash. Ignore is the 3rd option.
People say “oh, if the media spent the time praising Sarah and Christine instead of trashing them, they’d be more popular.” Yes. But why would they do that? The media tries to get Democrats elected.
What they easily could’ve done is ignore Palin. Talk about Palin as little as possible. All the attacks from the media only serve to raise Palin up as the opposition to them.