SubscribeGreta Van Susteren defends Sarah Palin from CNN!
Fox News' Greta Van Susteren is furious with CNN for putting her pal Gov. Sarah Palin on a 2008 list with Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards and other scandalized political players.
Apparently Greta is Sarah Palin's BFF and she's not about to permit CNN to accuse Palin of "falling from grace" last year. Even though CNN quietly took Palin off their meaningless, silly list and even sent a producer’s private apology.
Greta feels their apology falls scandalously short. Here are her thoughts on CNN-GATE:
On her blog, she notes:
1/ why didn’t CNN PUBLICLY apologize for this one? they sure unfairly trashed her publicly on that list ... should not exposure of the apology equal the round the world exposure of the unfair trashing? That is what is done in court -- you do what is necessary to make the person whole in the damage done to the person … and then it is over.
2/ a producer? why did she get stuck doing the dirty work on this one? why didn’t someone higher up the corporate food chain send the message of apology if CNN really means it? the job stature of the person making the apology can mean much. This IS the Governor of the largest state ... a former candidate for VP ... and the trashing went world wide and was really lousy ...
What do you think? Did Sarah Palin "fall from grace?" Did she belong on that CNN bad boys list for inciting anti-Obama violence at her rallies? Or is she the Conservative of the Year?
Vote now in the comments section!
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CNN should have put themselves on the list along with msnbc for trashing any qualified woman running.....Hillary by far was the most qualified person running and Sarah is more qualifed than Obama and certainly should not have been on the list. Obama should have been on the list for the lowest class of campaigning I have ever seen...including using the middle finger while saying Hillary's name and the lipstick on a pig comment just to name a couple. I voted Republican for the first time in my life because of Obama's trashy campaign.
Posted by: jodi | January 07, 2009 at 11:08 AM
CNN should publicly apologize, and give it as much play as their attack on Gov. Palin. CNN has a history of such things. During the campaign they had one of their hacks interview Palin. The hack quoted an article out of context which called her all kinds of names and then asked her how she felt about that. The author of the article called them on it, they dropped the story, but the damage was done, and they knew that it would be. CNN is filth.
Posted by: greg | January 07, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Can't we have at least a few months off from having to hear about that homophobe, trailer-park, racist, and oh yes, UNQUALIFIED Sarah Palin?
We all know she intends to run again in 2012... Probably another attempt to wrangle a fancy new wardrobe from the RNC.
PS: If I were a woman, I would be even more offended by everything Sarah Palin stands for.
Posted by: tomk | January 07, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Honestly, I do not understand how people are bothering to defend this woman who was so obviously out of her league. She may be doing just fine as a governor of a state with huge oil revenues, but she was just not ready for the national stage. If she had shown the ability to answer a single question in a straightforward manner with proper grammar, and had addressed the vitriol being spewed at her rallies, perhaps I would not feel this way. Yes, a woman was on a ticket. So was Geraldine Ferraro - did anyone defend her treatment by the media at the time?? And let's be serious -- Palin was not going to sway anyone who was remotely in favor of Hillary and her policies, however those who voted with their reproductive organs were swayed (male and female!). Personally, I am really looking forward to the Obama presidency!
Posted by: carrie | January 07, 2009 at 01:30 PM
It does appear to be another blatant case of Palin-bashing by left-leaning media. Same as all the other falsehoods during the campaign - Palin thought Africa was a country, Palin spent $150k on clothes, Palin incited violence etc etc, all shown to be without foundation.
Sarah has the brains, the experience and the values to lead America, and the liberals have no answer to her except spin.
Posted by: AMike | January 07, 2009 at 02:08 PM
Palins and Johnstons belong on a Jerry Springer episode and not anywhere near the white house. Can you imagine Oxycotin parties on the white house lawn.
Posted by: alfamagnate | January 07, 2009 at 03:52 PM
Kudos to Greta for being one of the few journalists who actually reports fairly. The libs don't know what to do with Palin so they slam her, because she's not into dirty politics like our new Pres elect, she's for the people and I hope will be our new President elect come 2012. Greta is a Democrat so her agenda is clear, to uphold journalistic integrity.
Posted by: John | January 07, 2009 at 05:09 PM
It's come to the point where I can't watch any of the major networks because they are so biased! The election is over folks...get over it. Attempting to smear an individual is just turning people off.
Posted by: Martha | January 08, 2009 at 05:14 AM
Right on, Greta! She has the guts to stand up to all people and she was absolutely right in sticking up for the Governor. I love how people keep her in the news. If she wasn't a threat, the left wing of our country, excuse me...the main stream media..wouldn't be constantly finding ways to trash her. But she IS a threat, so of COURSE they continue. Alas, keeping Sarah in the news is a double edged sword, because we have four long years to get to know her a little better, and SHE has four years to prove what we know already: She is a self-made woman who will not compromise her belief system, integrity or faith on her way to the top. Thank you for the opportunity to express my views.
Posted by: mcpaliniacs | January 08, 2009 at 05:14 AM
I think CNN did it just for the nasty fall out it would cause.... the publicity over putting her on the "Fall from Grace" list...(A JOKE)
The list was probably only made to put PALIN on it,,,,
then they realized... OH we will have to put Edwards on here too.... grudgingly.
THEN come to find out SARAH didn't do a nose dive... "From Grace" OOPS!
I bet they were thinking,,,Why did we make this list? What were we thinking?
Posted by: TxCupcake | January 08, 2009 at 05:14 AM
Greta is right. Any distortion of facts by the media must be fought. The Sarah Palin case continues to be important because it is with Sarah Palin that the media has really shown beyond any shadow of doubt how distorted reporting has become, simply to serve the reporter's ideology. Hopefully the Sarah Palin case will serve to stop this trend of blatantly smearing people, which is more typical of dictatorships and low-level cultures than of advanced democracies.
Posted by: GB221 | January 08, 2009 at 05:18 AM
Sarah Palin "fell from grace" with me, that is for sure. I was considering voting for McCain until he named her as his running mate and her lack of qualifications became so glaringly obvious!!! Her continued mean spirited attacks and insistence on spouting shallow political rhetoric were shameless. I found her obnoxious and ignorant! Then when she did nothing to curb the crowds she whipped into a frenzy from shouting racial hatred I realized she could be not only stupid, but dangerous as well!!!
Posted by: Rebecca Burt | January 08, 2009 at 05:18 AM
Dirty politics by Obama???? Are you serious???? Did you happen to catch any of Palins campaign rallies???
Come on- The only reason Greta has this opinion is because she's got a crush on Ol' Sarah!!
Posted by: Kim | January 08, 2009 at 05:18 AM
Inciting violence against Obama? First of all, for a NEWS ORGANIZATION, the LA Times should know that the report of people yelling "kill him" was proven FALSE.
Second of all, please provide one - just ONE - quote of her where she incited violence.
Seriously. The LA Times proves they are a joke.
Posted by: Nunya Biznus | January 08, 2009 at 09:43 AM
CNN stoops to conquer ..This is the so called FREE PRESS IN US !! .....Anything to trash Palin !! WOW ...CNN ....has no credibility at all .....not enough being a highly biased accomplice to cleverly manipulate your candidate to the white house ...youve ingeniously come up with disgraceful plan to pick on Palin ......HA! CNN FALLS FROM GRACE ...because of atrocius reporting ....thanks to Greta for focusing on it .
Posted by: ratsol | January 08, 2009 at 12:25 PM
I'm not going to personally attack Sarah Palin but I will say this. People's opinions of her are so engrained that is unlikely people from either side will budge. This is why I cannot see her ever getting elected.
Posted by: Mandy | January 15, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Come on, nobody trashes Palin more than she herself. If you put her words in sequence, from being a high priest of teen abstinence to 'we are so proud of Bristol and Levi", from I am one of Joe Sixpacks to buying underwear at Neuman Marcus, from "Obama is palling around with terrorist" to "I fully support our President" - there is not a single word of hers that can be trusted. She would sell everything and anything for political gains.
Posted by: Californian | March 11, 2009 at 08:05 PM
After the upcoming Alaska revelations she won't be able to run for dog catcher. Goodbye!
Posted by: Hoffmann | March 12, 2009 at 07:09 AM
It took me a while to understand why anyone would think Sarah should NOT be on a list of scanalous politicians; then I realized - what she is guilty of is official misconduct and abuse of political power (and the civil rights of a State Trooper). John Edwards HAD AN AFFAIR! It is only activity that is personal and irrelevant to performance in office that can be scandolous.
Posted by: Gary Higgs | April 04, 2009 at 05:04 AM