Palin Fears Media Threaten Her First Amendment Rights

[sabra]

Source: ABC News

ABC News' Steven Portnoy reports: In a conservative radio interview that aired in Washington, D.C. Friday morning, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin said she fears her First Amendment rights may be threatened by "attacks" from reporters who suggest she is engaging in a negative campaign against Barack Obama.

Palin told WMAL-AM that her criticism of Obama's associations, like those with 1960s radical Bill Ayers and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, should not be considered negative attacks. Rather, for reporters or columnists to suggest that it is going negative may constitute an attack that threatens a candidate's free speech rights under the Constitution, Palin said.

"If {the media} convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations," Palin told host Chris Plante, "then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media."

However she feels about the way her story has been told in the press, Palin told WMAL she is not discouraged.

"It's sort of perplexing to me, because I'm a practical person and plainspoken also, but just cutting to the chase and calling things like I see them, just like most Americans. But this has not left a bitter taste in my mouth, the bitter shots taken by the mainstream media and by some of the elitism there in Washington," Palin said.



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[livetohike]

1. "some of the elitism there in Washington"

I can't stand the way she talks. Who on earth would be able to take more than 5 minutes of this woman in the same room? She has poor grammar and her speech patterns are annoying.

[CottonBear]

8. It's amazing that someone who can't speak correctly could be a governor

but I suppose George W. Bush set a precedent for moranic GOP governors.


edit: sp.

[livetohike]

9. Palin is making Bush look good. I never thought I'd say that

[hvn_nbr_2]

66. Apparently meth rots the brain faster than coke does. nt

[Daemonaquila]

81. Now it's a race between Caribou Barbie and Michele Bachman.

Good lord - which one of them is more batshit crazy?

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[instantkarma]

52. she's also ignorant about the 1st amendment

I agree. Don't criticize her for the way she talks. Criticize her for what she actually said. And her whining shows she doesn't know squat about the 1st amendment.

[Omnibus]

85. It's not just Article II of the Constitution, then...

...she didn't read any of the amendments either.

Well, except the 2nd, or the 11th Commandment, as her ilk like to call it.

[KayLaw]

45. And yet another one who cant speak English.

Who knows what she's even saying?

[ScaryBob]

67. ya know

and what exactly is that pesky Constitution DO every day?

and also

[Lerkfish]

2. this campaign is imploding in upon itself

soon it will be a black hole.

oh, wait. too late.

[customerserviceguy]

77. I give her credit

for being smart enough to make sure that most of the blame for next week's loss will fall on McCain, rather than her. That's some fancy footwork, you betcha!

[ingac70]

3. Leave it to Palin...

to think a free press is a threat to the First Amendment.

[prolesunited]

21. No kidding

I guess things would be easier if you were dictator.

Her lack of knowledge about how government works (like she would be in charge of the Senate) and this horrible twisting of the Constitution is truly frightening.

[Texas Mom]

40. My thoughts exactly

Of course the chances of her actually having read the First Amendment are zero.

[xxqqqzme]

43. That has to be the ultimate Orwellian

statement. The neo-cons have been searching for it for 8 years. 'Clear Skies', 'Healthy Forests', 'No Child Left Behind'....Moosilini spits it out.

[jasmeel]

57. Exactly- it's s infuriating AND no one's preventing her from doing

it they're just criticizing her for it! I don't know how these people spew this shit all day and don't die of failure!

[tblue37]

74. Besides, constitutional freedom of speech has nothing to do with whether

other citizens criticize an individual. It refers only to denying the government any power to suppress citizens' right to speak or publish.

And the BushCo administration has definitely suppressed our freedom of speech--as well as our freedom of assembly and our freedom to petition for redress of grievances, which are also First Amendment rights she undoubtedly knows nothing about.

[adamuu]

65. Exactly. It's "Freedom Of Speech", not "Freedom From Criticism"

Especially when what you are saying publicly deserves public criticism.

[ptolle]

87. constitution

After her misinterpretation(probably willful and intentional) of senator Obama's remarks about the Supreme court and the civil rights movement. I can't imagine paying the slightest attention to anything this poufball has to say about anything, much less the constitution. Hell I bet she couldn't spell it without a weeks intense prep or a cheat sheet.

[CottonBear]

4. She is one huge dumbass who can't even speak in grammatically correct or complete sentences.

[mikeytherat]

5. "It's sort of perplexing to me,..." Yes, Sarah. Most things are.

"But this has not left a bitter taste in my mouth, the bitter shots taken by the mainstream media and by some of the elitism there in Washington," Palin said.

The shots that have left a bitter taste in her mouth?



Must. Not. Go. There. Must. Not. Go. There.

mikey_the_rat

[lolly]

106. Don't touch that with a pole

Besides, wouldn't that be salty?

[The Magistrate]

6. To Call This Idiocy, Sir, Is Overly Generous

Words fail me....

[Fozzledick]

78. Might I suggest the word "Machiavellian"?

Specifically in the sense of accusing one's enemy of one's own vices.

[Andy823]

7. Preparing for 2012!

She wants to continue to be the "persecuted" misunderstood candidate, the one the media is "picking" on. She will need to keep the same BS going if she comes back in 2012 for a run at being the president, and she knows she needs to paint herself as the one the media is against in order to keep the radical right wing base on her side. This woman is a con artist, and if the press lets her get away with this, it will be a disgrace to journalists in this country. The woman is promoting hate, pure and simple, to say otherwise is a out and out lie by her!

[JJ]

10. Once again...

reality goes beyond any possible satire.
I was sure this was going to be an Onion story.
Must have been some serious inbreeding going on way up north.

[Frank Cannon]

11. By all means, Sarah, speak freely

Far be it from us elitists to keep you from torpedoing your own campaign with your foolish statements.

[denverbill]

12. Always the victim. Typical Republican. n/t

Her husband was a member of a secessionist party just a couple years ago and nobody in the mainstream media mentions it.

You can bet your ass if Obama and Biden kept mentioning Todd's traitorous associations every day she'd be whining about that.

[jsaro]

13. Is the media the government???

The First Amendment protects the freedom of speech from GOVERNMENTAL restraint. What. A. Moron.

[LynnTheDem]

14. Oh my fuckin' Gawd.

This chick is stupid and extremely tiresome.

[Ohio Joe]

15. ugggh

I would feel more comfortable with my cat running then this vile woman. Of course, my cat would run on a platform of "Eat, Poop, Sleep (and always in that order)" but I think that still makes her more qualified then Palin.

[TommyO]

16. Clearly Caribou Barbie is just as confused about the 1st Amendment

as she is about what a VP does. It all stems from a lack of even a rudimentary understanding of the US Constitution.

[shadowknows69]

17. Inciting your crowds to violence is exceeding your First Amendment rights

And you're guilty of it Gov. She's an absolute moran. I can't wait until Wednesday when this woman's future in politics will end forever.

[tanyev]

18. Freedom of speech goes both ways, cupcake.

That was the original plan, anyway.

[wryter2000]

Typical rw strategy

They come on to a blog or message board and say something hateful. Then, when people say, "hey, that's hateful!" they accuse the rational people of trying to suppress their right to free speech.

Lissen up, rw a-holes, unless I can censor or edit your speech, I can't deny you your right to say anything. If your idiocy is protected by the 1st Amendment, then so is my objection to your idiocy.

[catrose]

19. Jeremiah Wright?

He doesn't scare me any where near as much as Palin's pastoral associations. She comes from the antiabortion terrorists, who have learned to whip their flocks to frenzy and murder, all the while skirting actual incitement charges. That's what she's doing now, and it might have been why she was picked.

I wish somebody in the media would address this issue.

For more information on these American terrorists, see Jessica Stein's Terror in the Name of God.

[Blue For You]

20. There goes that darned gotcha media. Now they gotcha-ed

Sarah's freedoms...

[COLGATE4]

22. She doesn't have a f*****ing clue

She doesn't have a f****ing clue what the First Amendment is. Absolute ignoramus.

[EnviroBat]

23. Here's some free speech for ya princess.

You are a retarded fucking asshole! Please go away, you are endangering our safety, and you are a threat to our national security.

[Bake]

24. Sarah the constitutional scholar strikes again!

Nobody but the STATE can infringe on a person's First Amendment rights.

Duh.

bake

[Lautremont]

25. Her way of constructing sentences is so bizarre.

[madmom]

26. They also called Obama's ads negative when everything in them was true, so it really doesn't look

like the mean ole' liberal media is picking on you so much now does it?

[burythehatchet]

27. "I'm a practical person and plainspoken also"

Six colleges and Universities couldn't make a dent.

[smirkymonkey]

42. Communications Degree??

You betcha!

[florida08]

28. she is hard to follow

But here it seems she would like to gag the press. No one has stopped her from saying "he pals around with terrorists" so what is she complaining about. Did she think being governor would afford her special privileges? I believe Obama has taken his share of the
negative attacks from Fake Noise.

[NashVegas]

29. Huh? The Media Are SALIVATING Over Sarah Palin's Political Speech

It brings in the ratings, baby!

[Dukkha]

30. It must hurt to be that stupid

Mike Judge needs to make Idiocracy II with her as the main character. All of the dialog would be verbatim.

[last1standing]

31. She honestly has no clue as to what the 1st Amendment says.

She seems to believe that it protects her speech from being criticized when it really means the exact opposite.

It's freedom OF speech, you stupid Alaskan trash, not freedom FROM speech!

[Laelth]

92. Hear, hear. She's a moron.

And I am just shocked that the (R)s would allow someone who lacks a basic understanding of the Constitution run for any national office. Shows how much they care about the Constitution!

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.



-Laelth

[Blue_Tires]

32. yep...there goes the J-school graduate again...

the one who skipped her 'media law' class, evidently...

[Texas Mom]

41. Good point

I'd forgotten that she had a degree, let alone what it was in. And, of course, it's all about her, diva whack job.

[smiley]

33. now I've heard everything

According to her logic, Obama should be suing the MSM for their constant mentioning of his having know William Ayers.

.... and still very little coverage from the MSM regarding Palin's associations with the Alaska Independence Party.

[Blue Velvet]

34. I smell another "Campaign Comment" from KO tonight on this! n/t

[Winterblues]

35. Why would anyone assume that accusing Obama of "Guilt by Association" is negative?

[Roland99]

37. She and McCain's aides censored her for a month. Kept her *FROM* the press!

Gee...wonder why?


Because she's a freaking MORON!!

[Blaze Diem]

38. Palin plays the Victim card..after her self-hoisting upon her own petard.

Palin opened her ugly vile mouth. Hate has been her mantra since she can speak of nothing positive of her own.
When was a Barracuda ever a victim?
Clearly its all she's got left to keep her name in the spotlight..and she'll play this card till it leads her to her next step up.

Dumb biatch ... Go Home.

[Franco72]

39. plain fucking bullshit n/t

[yardwork]

44. Crybaby. The Republicans are nothing but crybabies.

[Giant Robot]

46. Will someone please let her know

That freedom of speech does not mean anyone has to pay attention or report on it. Thank you.

[JDwho]

47. Okay, Sarah, let's talk about associations:

Your husband is a member of AIP, which displays enough disgust for America that they wish to separate from it completely.
You did your part for the AIP by giving rousing speeches during their conventions.
Your personal religious leaders lay hands on you and rebuke the powers of witchcraft.
You, like it or not, have been found guilty of abuse of power, which you obtusely deny.
Your running mate, McCain, was involved and censored before congress for being involved in one of the gravest S&L scams ever, …Keating Five. Once again, his fondness for deregulation has us in hot water, again.

You have exercised your first amendment and we have gritted our teeth during your coded and not-so coded language, while you, Sarah, have done your part to incite hatred, instill fear, and promote violence between Americans; All the while, avoiding real issues like the plague.
Now for your future association references:
You will be in history books for being the most uninformed, ridiculous excuse for a VP nominee; a desperate attempt at reviving an utterly lifeless campaign. You will be marked by purposely running the ugliest, most divisive, and useless campaign ever, at exactly the time when Americans needed to come together.
You will be remembered (if you actually are remembered) as an opportunist who will lie through your teeth to the America you claimed to love. Oh, that’s right; you only love the fringe element who agrees with your nutty, fake, witchcraft, secessionist butt.

Your first amendment rights are very safe, Sarah, and your ability to keep speaking freely will bury you.

[adamuu]

64. nice n.t.

[Ohio Joe]

72. Very well said

You should make this its own post so I could give it a rec.

[JDwho]

103. Thanks, she irks me beyond belief. Does it show?

[Patiod]

48. And yet you have hundreds of Hate Radio stations

to broadcast you UNEDITED, and then fawn over whatever you say. But that's not enough.

[Kelvin Mace]

49. Let's endeavour to address Palin's concnerns

Has the United States Congress made any law which has prohibited Sarah Palin's from exercising her religion, or establishing a religion which it has forced her to adhere to?

Has the United States Congress made any law which has prohibited Sarah Palin from saying what she wishes to say?

Has the United States Congress made any law which has prohibited Sarah Palin from starting her own newspaper, TV station, radio station, or blog?

Has the United States Congress made any law which has prevented Sarah Palin peaceably assembling her supporters and petitioning the government for a redress of grievances?

I believe I can say, with absolute certainty that the United States Congress has done NONE of these things.

Sarah Palin, however, a candidate for the executive branch of the United States government, seems to have a problem with the press being able to exercise its First Amendment rights.

In short, Ms. Palin does not understand that the First Amendment protects citizens from the government, not the government from citizens.

EPIC FAIL!

[Cass]

95. Well said! And you hit the nail squarely on the head with this statement:

Sarah Palin, however, a candidate for the executive branch of the United States government, seems to have a problem with the press being able to exercise its First Amendment rights.

[Waiting For Everyman]

50. Free speech isn't freedom from criticism. What a dufus!

[gratuitous]

51. Once again pointing up the difference between her mouth and her vagina

Good heavens, this woman is stupid all the way to the bone.

[davsand]

62. I only use that joke in the context of her bloviating about abortion.

She REALLY is a stupid, disgusting, batshit nuts mouthpiece. I can hardly wait for her to return to the obscurity of extreme far north Alaska.



Laura

[louis-t]

53. She really doesn't understand the Constitution, does she?

Not a clue.

[BootinUp]

54. She really is a female version of shrub. nt

[Porschenut1066]

55. So is incitement covered by the 1st Amendment (I don't think so!)

[Lorien]

56. You mean THIS media???

Those dogs don't hunt for Democrats.

[davsand]

58. She is free to say whatever she wants. The media is free to REPORT it.

If she wants to go out in public and sound like a batshit crazy fundy then--by all means--LET her do it. In NO WAY do we want to deny her the opportunity to speak out in public about her personal beliefs.

I'd kinda like to see her out there talking about the dinosaurs roaming around with humans and the entire "Rapture" thing.

Go for it, Sarah!!!!




Laura

[ixion]

59. Palin once again showing she doesn't know squat about the Constitution and/or

Bill of Rights.

Hey, toots, the First Amendment means you can say what you want. Not that people can't criticize you for saying something, which would be a violation of THEIR civil rights, not yours, twit.

[adamuu]

60. yeah like she's actually read the constitution

previous interviews have revealed that she has not.

[NoodleyAppendage]

61. Palin = Hitler in 1928 Germany. There. I just exercised my 1st Amendment Right.

Palin is the most dangerous demagogue this country has seen in decades. You have to go back to McCarthy or pre-WWII KKK politicans to see similar behavior.

The economic troubles paired with Palin do harken back to the late 1920s Germany. I suspect many Jewish voters old enough to remember that time see the parallels, as well.

Palin MUST BE DESTROYED.

[bowens43]

63. Sorry Caribou,

the first amendment doesn't say anything about there being no repercussions for exercising your right to free speech.

[tabasco]

68. She obviously hasn't a clue what the First Amendment decrees.

It is an indictment of our society, as a whole, that such a stupid person is the candidate of a major political party for important office.

The same was true of Bush.

[KamaAina]

69. Doesn't know what the Vice President does. Doesn't know what the First Amendment is.

Don't know much about history, don't know much biology...

[KamaAina]

70. Somebody dial Whine-One-One! Bible Spice needs a Waaaambulance quick!

[Bryn]

71. Apparently someone else is speaking for Palin

about "First Amendment Rights".

Sarah Palin DOES NOT know a thing about anything rights written for WE the People by our forefathers. Her words and sentences never make sense to me. She speaks in circle as well as language to nowhere.

Obviously Sarah has an interpreter to interpret what people are saying in plain English back to her in her own circle nonsense language.

[bullwinkle428]

73. This is a McCarthy-esque level of paranoia that she's displaying these days...

[Canuckistanian]

75. Is the Bush administration trying to silence her?

Because that's the ONLY way her 1st Amendment rights could be violated.

[MissMillie]

76. She's in a spin... loving the spin she's in

That old black magic.....

[Solly Mack]

79. So..she wants people to stop challenging her. She wants everyone to take

her at her word and never once question anything she says. When they do challenge her then they are violating her right to free speech.

She doesn't want you to call her lies lies or her personal attacks personal attacks....because to do so violates her free speech. She wants to sling dirt built on little to no facts without once being called on it. She wants to be racist and to incite violence and she wants to get away with it.

Yeah...alrighty then.

[Daemonaquila]

80. I keep hearing Gilda Radner's voice...

"Sarah, you ignorant slut!"

Ah, yes. What she really wants is a totalitarian christian state. She can attack anyone, anytime, using any lies she pleases, but the media only gets to report on what she wants. She needs to be taken down as an object lesson for the fascist wing of the rethugs.

[workinclasszero]

82. Palin makes George Bush seem like an intellectual giant

I hope Palin and her flat earthers take over the rethug party after her defeat. It would kill the party's chance of winning a national election for years and years!

[Javaman]

83. a constant stream of ignorance.

I would love to see her in person and just, "could you just shut the fuck up and let the smart people talk for a while, you're just plain irritating".

She's the worst kind of ignorant though. She would keep yapping and screeching about her freedom of speech being violated.

some people just need a punch in the mouth, but hey, that's me advocating violence.

[depakid]

84. It's getting to where it's hard not to conclude that the woman's mentally ill

Likely an Axis II personality disorder, along with some cognitive impairment.

[MadHound]

86. Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, please Sarah, leave the Constitutional law to those who are trained in it

You know, like your opponent, Mr. Obama. All you're doing with these interpretations that you're pulling out of your ass, like your wish to expand the VP powers, and now stating that those who are calling you on your bullshit are threatening your First Amendment rights, all that you're doing is making yourself look stupid, petty, uninformed and vindictive.

You have the First Amendment right to get up in front of an audience and spew whatever the fuck you want to spew. That is freedom of speech. The media, or even ordinary folks like myself have the right to say that you're conducting negative attacks and a negative campaign. That is our right under the First Amendment.

What you're proposing Sarah is actually a contraction of the First Amendment, an assault on the First Amendment that would benefit you and your RW ilk. Sorry, but that's not going to happen.

Oh, and one other thing Sarah, you brainless, soulless, clueless twit. You have absolutely no business holding any public office, including that of mayor of Alaska's meth capital, simply due to your petty, vindictive, power hungry nature coupled with an almost complete lack of critical thinking skills. Thankfully your moment is about up, you are going to get squashed in the election, then indicted by the Alaska government, and by the time you fight your way clear of that mess, people will have come to their senses and reject both you and your politics of hate and ignorance.

[Kali]

93. trained in it like most 12th graders

what a fucking idiot

[glinda]

99. If elected she'll just throw it out

and replace it with the Bible. No kidding here on my end.

[Critters2]

88. Reporters can't limit one's First Amendment rights. The Bill of Rights

protects citizens against infringement of rights by the government, not by privately-held media outlets.

This woman wouldn't know the Constitution if it bit her in the ass!

[Maat]

91. Thank you.

That's always been my point.

[Porschenut1066]

89. What about Palin's house built free of charge???

Stevens gets into trouble for having his house "renovated" free of charge. No one has said boo to a goose about Sarah Palin's house being built FREE of charge in return for other favors....look into it...then tell me she is fit for the White House - a Palingate before the election already.....

[Maat]

90. Sarah, dear, as to the First Amendment ...

there can only be a First Amendment violation if the violator is the government or one of its agents.

Now, Dear, tell me, what are the three branches of government, and where are they defined in the U.S. Constitution?

If you can't answer that, Sarah, then you shouldn't even contemplate being a world leader.

Now, go home to Alaska!

[comanche12]

94. A communications major is the first refuge of the moron.

[FUCK_BUSH]

96. Palin Fears Media Threaten Her Hate Speech Rights.

I fixed for you all.

[Mesteryo]

97. I'm fearful that if Obama becomes President..

Palin will continue pushing this crap and encouraging people to "resist" Obama's Presidency. I'm telling you these right-wingers will continue trying to destroy Obama when he is President.

[vincenzoesq]

98. Could someone PLEASE teach this woman to form a coherent sentence?

Palin could be speaking Martian, for all the sense I can make of it. Do they not teach grammar in Alaska? This is a college grad?
Sarah, did you pass Communications 101?

[SoCalDem]

100. Republicans sure manage to turn things inside out, don't they?

They say the most outrageous, bordering on slanderous things, and when someone points it out to them, THEY are the victim

It would truly be funny, if the effect was different.. media types usually fall all over themselves apologizing, and then vow to beat up the other guy to prove they are "fair".

[olddad56]

101. She has grasped teh concept of Orwellian doublespeak as well as Bush.

She is a quick study.

[Say_What]

102. Sarah, you ignorant slut,

shut the f*ck up and go back to Alaska.

[plaidlemur]

104. Mind numbingly idiotic.

I decided to write about it (briefly) today, and even after venting, I'm still in awe of her cluelessness. She has all of 26 amendments to become familiar with (27 if you count the 18th), and she can't even figure out the first one!? She's a colossus of foolishness.

The Undeniable Idiocy of Palin

[Trajan]

105. Fucking idiot ....

Your First Amendment rights are NOT violated just because the media doesn't trumpet your asinine claims ...

Ya gotta laugh at this nonsense ....

[Paladin]

107. You Know, You Don't Have To Be A Constitutional Scholar....

....like Obama is, to realize that the First Amendment doesn't protect a political candidate from the rough-and-tumble of a campaign. Even if you are a girl, and even if you're a fucking moron.....