Posted by
conservativedude on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 5:15:19 AM
Life imitates art that imitates life. The cycle is complete! It's official: liberal elites in the media have no clue what goes on in small town America, as evidenced this time by Katie Couric.
As I previously discussed, SNL has had a clear liberal slant without even an attempt at being balanced, but they (unintentionally?) hit the nail on the head with a recent New York Times sketch.
To recap, that sketch featured the New York Times staff at a meeting to discuss traveling to Alaska to dig up dirt on Palin. Many of the staffers were freaking out at the thought of not being able to get things like Thai food or Starbucks. Another joke was when the presenter asked the reporters what the photo (of a snowmachine) was, and as I recall someone asked if it was a crucifix. It might seem outlandish, but it illustrated a belief that the MSM or the liberal media elites are out of touch with small town America--in Alaska or the heartland of the "lower 48" alike.
In one of Katie Couric's recent interviews with Governor Palin, Couric pressed her on what types of newspapers or magazines she reads (or is able to get!) in Alaska. Palin said, "I've read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media." Our dear, dependable Katie kept pushing though. Why?
It's apparent when she does push and push that she has a clear agenda--meaning not just journalistic curiosity--but partisan intent. Quite a mantra for a journalist.
The reason she pressed Palin on this was to make her--as well as her family and constituents--seem like Cletus the slack-jawed yokel and Brandine (the mother of his forty-three children). Simpletons gnawing on moose jerky, chugging Budweiser and shooting the ceiling with sawed-off shot guns every time John Kerry comes on Fox News---their only source of news besides church bulletins.
Note: Fox News is the most fair and balanced news source. If you don't believe me, ask Hillary Clinton.
The whole awesome transcript was posted here, by the way. I'm really elated by the response Palin gave Couric to cease that line of yammering.
Palin: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news, too. Alaska isn't a
foreign country, where it's kind of suggested, "Wow, how could you keep in
touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live
up there in Alaska?" Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.
Although that was a wonderful response, and tactful, I might have continued, "We get all sorts of news outlets in Alaska, even ones with low ratings. We even get you, Katie."