REUNION UPDATE: Last night (March 5) I went to the Ohio Right to Life Rally with Sarah Palin. While I was sitting in my seats I looked up at the stage and saw a familiar face! It was the man that was interviewed by Norah O’Donnell with me at the book signing back in November. We talked for a few seconds then got a picture. If only Norah could’ve been there to make the reunion complete!
I would also like to say that football player Chris Spielman scored a major touchdown with his speech at the event. Awesome.
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Where on earth do I begin? This all started as me, a young 17 year old American going to see a woman I admire and turned into this crazy event hah I’ll start at the very beginning.
My dad and I arrived at the Barnes and Noble at 11 pmTuesday evening. There were 2 tents in front of us; we were probably number 15 or so in line. It was a chilly evening but I enjoyed some good conversation from several Palin fans. We talked about Obama, Palin and just some other stuff. We sat outside in the cold, bundled up until 5:30 am. At that time they ushered us inside where we had to sit outside the B&N entrance until 7am. We received our bracelets at 7am and were told if we’d like to be guaranteed to see Palin we should remain in line all day. So I did. I was not about to lose a chance at seeing Sarah Palin after sitting in line out in the freezing cold for hours. So I sat, and sat… I read some of her book and then the media circus began. I spotted Norah O’Donnell and Andrea Mitchell right off the bat and couldn’t believe they were there.. I mean I thought they hated Sarah Palin. I thought Sarah Palin had no impact, she was a nobody yet they send their 2 big guns to cover her book tour..but I digress.
There were 3 young girls-college aged who arrived first and they got tons and tons of interviews. After the media covered them they started walking the rope line. One by one I saw them interview people left and right of me. The day went on and then we were given the warning- 1 hour til she arrives! We were told the only thing we could bring in was our book. If we had coats they had to remain on. So I figured it was going to get hot in there with all us people crammed so I took it off…who knew that move would land me all the media buzz it did. I knew they went after people who were all decked out but I did not think my t-shirt would get much attention. I was first approached by a New York Times writer who wrote what my shirt said and then asked me a couple questions. She asked me what it was I liked about Sarah Palin. I said, “As a young female she is someone I can look up to, before her the only prominent female in politics I had known about was Hilary Clinton, whom I respect don’t get me wrong, I respect her but when you don’t agree with someone it’s hard to really look up to them. I like how Sarah Palin will speak her mind, regardless of what the media will say about it.” After that I just stood in line eagerly waiting for Sarah Palin to arrive. I then see Norah O’Donnell approach a man all decked out in Palin garb. She asked him a few questions (camera not rolling) then said she’d like to have a woman in the shot. She asked a woman who refused then pointed at me and said “Hey talk to her” So I walked over. I knew I was walking into hot water with MSNBC- thought I was prepared….Seconds later I met her… One of the many faces of liberal media bias. She asked me my name and then before going on air asked me why I liked Sarah Palin, I repeated what I told the NYT reporter. Norah didn’t seem to like that much. So what did she do? I mean she couldn’t ask me that question on television, heaven forbid her not have a biting response.. I noticed her look down at my shirt then, she turned around blackberry in hand spoke to a man, thumbs tapping the blackberry (I don’t remember if she called or not, she may have. But she was on her blackberry), then jotted down a quick note. Little did I know that note would be used against me. She told us she’d be walking up to us. You know like she just stumbled upon us. The shot began… I kept telling myself answer her question well, don’t freak out. Well, I thought she’d ask me the same question. She asked the man beside me (who by the way is NOT my dad) the same question she had before we went on air. Myself on the other hand, not the same story. She had me read my shirt and then proceeded to ask me “Did you know Sarah Palin supported the bailout” to be 100% honest I was like, are you kidding me? She is trying to use my shirt against me. I was so shocked by the craftiness she had that I was truly stumped. I asked her where she got her fact and she read her little note. Then she asked me what I liked about Sarah, and I talked about the Constitution. Immediately after the interview I said to my dad “Oh man, I have so many great responses now about my shirt” I could have said, well my shirt doesn’t say anything about Sarah Palin supporting the bailout or “Hey Norah, have you read the book? She talks about how during her debate prep she was handed a list of note cards that had questions and ‘non-answers'” Of course they told Sarah Palin to support everything McCain did. Call me crazy but it would have looked pretty bad had Sarah Palin been against something John McCain was against while they were running together. Norah also claims I told her I voted (on her twitter). That is not true. She never asked my age or if I voted. I’m 17 I couldn’t have voted…and I don’t live in an ACORN district so I didn’t have a chance to even register illegally. Making that statement by Norah completely false.
Well, the interview was over and it was time for me to meet Sarah Palin. We were taken upstairs and stood for about a half hour. And all of a sudden, the music began playing. “Red High Heels” by Kellie Pickler started blasting; I thought it was a perfect song. Then off in the distance I saw Sarah Palin make her way to the table. Before I knew it there she was. My dad went ahead of me and Sarah welcomed him by saying “Well, hey there sir how are you doing” and being the goofball he is said to her “I’ve haven’t been this excited since I visited Graceland.” Sarah responded “Oh thank you so much!” He also told her that the girl behind him was his daughter and that I had just been interviewed by MSNBC and would’ve made her proud. Sarah smiled and said “aww well good we need that!” I was up, it all happened so fast I didn’t have much time to take it in. But to my surprise she added my name when she signed my book. I’m going to back track for a second, when we arrived we were handed a pink slip with rules for the event and one read “There will be NO personalizing of books.” That is why I was so shocked. She looked at me and said “Sweetie, what is your name?” I told her and watched her sign my name in the book and then hers. I told her “Thank you so much.” and she said “No, thank YOU so much!” She was so kind and personal. She looked me directly in the eyes and looked so happy to see everyone. And just like that it was over. I had met the woman who had inspired me to become interested in politics and is one of the huge factors in my interest for learning about our countries great history. Meeting Sarah has been the highlight of my senior year so far, that is for sure!
So today. I thought about my interview and thought there was a slight chance someone; somewhere would pick up on it. Never did I think I would be featured on Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Hot Air, Associated Content, Media Matters, Newsbusters and the Fox Nation. I found out about Glenn Beck because during school I have my twitter updates turned on on my phone and I check them in between classes. After 3rd hour I looked at my phone and click on a tweet and it said that Glenn was airing my interview. After school, I went to work; I left my twitter updates on just to see what else might happen. I got tweets about Newsbusters and MediaMatters while at work. When I got home I began looking online and kept receiving tweets and the more they came the more surprised I became. Then as I’m sitting at the computer I get a TweetDeck notification alerting me of an @ mention, I clicked it and I read “HOLY CRAP YOU’RE ON O’REILLY” luckily I had it recording because I knew Sarah Palin would be on, but really I was stunned O’Reilly showed it. I’ve been sitting at the computer now for a couple of hours now reading articles and comments and I even got to see video from Glenn Beck’s radio show of them discussing it, which made me laugh hysterically. It was not the first time I’d been mistaken for being much younger than I actually am (still get offered a kids menu). It was nice to see/hear someone like Glenn Beck defending me. I will clear up some of the stuff he said about me. I am 17, the man next to me was not my father and I cannot stand Miley Cyrus. He was right, however, in 2 areas. I do attend a private school (parochial-Christian school) and my dad is a Bible thumping, gun toting man. I wish I could have thought quicker on my feet for that interview and threw it right back into O’Donnell’s face but I was caught off guard I had no time to think clearly, you can also add in nerves of being on live television for the first time. That certainly did not help.
In one day I met a role model, and met the liberal media and their crafty schemes. I fell prey to liberal bias, but I’d like to think I did an okay job. We always want do-overs, and I can assure you if I had a do-over with Miss O’Donnell you’d see a much more prepared (well rested) and ready to go at it side of this 17 year old. But unlike Norah I didnt have my note cards with me. I was forced to think on the spot and answer a gotcha question. Her goal was clear, make this teenager look like an uneducated Palin supporting buffoon. To liberals, and the 5 people who watch MSNBC she succeeded. To conservatives, she was the only buffoon during that interview.
Here are some photos from the event:
Andrea Mitchell
Norah, Right before the interview
MY BOOK!
some links to check out: http://www.thefoxnation.com/media/2009/11/19/msnbc-grills-young-girl-line-palin-book-signing
http://redstate.com/e_pluribus_unum/2009/11/20/msnbcs-norah-odonnell-picks-fight/
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/11/teen_palin_fan_ambushed_by_nor.asp
http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/11/msnbcs-norah-odonnell-grills-young-girl.html
Reflections from a young conservative... 
Sometimes it is hard to be prepared for the ambush. Having said that, your response was good. You challenged her opinion, and quite frankly, the quote does not indicate that Sarah in fact supports the bail out.
Kudos to you for sticking up for yourself and Sarah.
What ambush ? She was asked a few simple questions she couldn’t answer … If you support a politician at least know why your doing it ! Being 17 isn’t an excuse next year she’ll be old enough to vote she needs get informed. This isn’t liberal or conservative issue its about being uninformed.
LISTEN UP, NEW COMMENTERS
This is OFF TOPIC but very important for you new commenters with zero patience to understand. And that’s why I’m putting this near the top of the thread.
JACKIE IS USING THE “first comment moderation” device wordpress offers. Overall, Jackie allows “freedom of speech” on her blog despite her not having to do so (try being a Conservative on liberal blogs and see how long you last), and your comments will most likely appear once she gets around to clearing up that email and blog spam she’s getting. Learn a little patience, children.
The issue is not Nora’s note card or whether your shirt mentions Sarah Palin. The issue is that when asked if you were aware Palin’s support of the bailout you had no answer. Don’t cry “foul” – learn a lesson. Nora didn’t keep you from giving a better answer, so don’t blame her or the media. (“Yes, Sarah Palin did support the bailout. We don’t agree on every issue, but I still admire her as a politician and role model” would have sufficed.) Why were you “targeted” on this one issue? Because you chose to wear a T-shirt commenting on that one issue to a Sarah Palin event. You aren’t the only American who is outspoken about political positions they are not very informed about, and it stings to get caught, in reality the majority of the crowd at any politcal rally or event – Republican or Democrat – is in your boat. I would have to say I would be too – there’s a lot to learn adn keep up with. How many people are reading this blog and watching the O’Reilly coverage but haven’t read the coverage or basic tennants of the health care reform bill that is before Congress right now? but it’s not the “liberal media – it’s both sides.
Take care
The fact your t-shirt was in opposition to Palin’s position gives a clearer picture than just dialogue with a supporter in the crowd who makes contradictory statements. This wasn’t about 17 year old Jackie, but about a trend in our country, on both sides of the political fence, where people know very little but yell really loudly – on bumper stickers, blogs, etc.
Norah went after you a bit because she gave you the quote, yes from a notecard, specifying the exact statement where Sarah Palin supported the bailout, and you still didn’t believe Palin supported it. New information didn’t appear to affect your opinion of what Palin stood for on that issue.
She did get snippy though. To say, “specifically”, as she was reading off a notecard herself was funny.
I saw you on tv tonight from my home in Texas. You handled yourself very well – much better than you may think. I am very proud of you. Your parents have obviously done a lot of things right.
Good for you! You did pretty good despite Ms. O’Donnell’s ambush. She anchors on MSNBC but can’t keep her distain for Sarah Palin off her pretty little face while dissing Sarah with her “elite” guests. She came off looking like a biased fool.
You did really well. My husband sent me a link to the video earlier today and asked why, on Earth, would that reporter need to use notes in order to attack someone standing in line at a Palin book signing (he doesn’t quite get the mainstream media, but he’s starting to!). We all wish we had do-overs, but I think you’ll get yours, eventually, and show them what a strong young lady you really are! Keep fighting the good fight, it’s nice to know we’ve got smart, confident young people like you coming up in the world…
Thanks so much for sharing the behind the scenes story. I have a feeling you are going to get your “do over” — if you don’t get at least a couple of invitations to do live talk radio and even some cable news I will be shocked.
As someone old enough to be your mom, I sure would have been proud. Well, in fact, I am proud of you. You stood up to a “professional” and a professional liberal at that! Congratulations!
I think you did a fantastic job! Everyone with a brain knows what her intent was. I hope to see Sarah as well when she comes to our state. Who knows, maybe someday you’ll be president!
Um, she wore a t-shirt and mis-represented Sarah Palin’s position to a news reporter, and this somehow qualifies hers as presidential material?
Just how low do you repubs intend to set the bar, anyway? Low enough for Palin to trip over, perhaps?
Just as long as it’s not low enough for you to get over, NITWIT.
We don’t have to set the bar low, you did it already with Obama/Biden.
What an inspiration you are! Congratulations on your memory of a lifetime, and THANK YOU for sharing. America is Blessed to have you; a True Patriot and an inspirational citizen 🙂
I’m sorry for you to be used by The Capitalism.
The networks want ratings! For me that’s like a kind of profit .
Shara Palin took how much of time and money from you.
You write with passion that burns for truth.
The image that Sara Palin presents to the citizens
is outstanding Mrs Palin gives hope where there is none. Look,learn,and lead. You go girl. Health Care Reform is the issue. GBA
You did just fine. I was impressed with the way you stood your ground and did not shrink. I’m proud to be a conservative with you.
Good job. We all know the agenda of MESSNBC. http://www.FreeTheND88.org
Congrats. And although I don’t agree with everything Sarah Palin says, I’m closer to the right on politics than the left in many areas. I’ll make sure to link this article to one of my sites. So Norah O’Donnell had to use crib note cards for her typical sleezy lib media trick of trying to bully you, a teen at that, via word-twist – all to get back at a politician she and her pals at the rest of the left media hate. In contrast, Ms. Palin gave you an honest and proper welcome, treating you like a warm-blooded human being. Way to go Sarah. Shame on you Norah.
Great job Jackie!
Everyone is there own worst critic but you came across knowledgeable and smart. Just great! I wish I could have been there but I am not sure what I would have done if the TV camera’s were rolling. I think you handled it in awesome fashion. Much better than I could have… that’s for sure.
Great writing by the way. I felt like I was there in line with you guys. The liberal media is so bias, its disgusting. Ha Ha, Norah’s little card. We will see you on TV. One of the shows will want to interview you, I bet. We are all very proud of you.
Best of luck and Go Sarah!.
Nice story. I wish someone would tell Andrea Mitchell the blond thing does not work on her.
I was struck by your last paragraph, seeing a bright young girl like yourself supporting Sarah will do more to warm less adoring republicans to Sarah Palin.
While seeing Norah O’Donnel’s attempted portrayal of you as the “typical dumbass Palin supporter” may give the typical liberal Democrat a giggle and make them feel good about themselves.
But that’s all. Who wins from that… we do. Keep it up. It’s people like you who are the future of this country. And get in contact with Sarah again and show her what you’ve done. I’m sure she would love this.
It seems that a lot of people (including Norah O’Donnell) are a little confused about what has transpired over the past year. The bailout was initiated under Bush and McCain eventually supported that move. As McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate, Palin supported him and his decision.
On the other hand, the $787 billion dollar stimulus bill was strictly the creation of Obama, Pelosi and Reid. It was an incredibly unfocused piece of legislation that concentrated more on political paybacks and less on job creation. Palin did not support that bill and as Governor she rejected much of the federal dollars, because too many strings were attached.
If my memory serves me correctly, your T-Shirt made reference to the $787 billion dollars our government borrowed from foreign lands and continues to flush down the toilet to this day.
The “bailout” and the “stimulus bill” are two completely different animals. Norah O’Donnell is a badgering fool with an agenda.
Mike–
Your memory is very poor.
The girl herself said “$700 billion to Wall Street” +bailouts. Not the stimulus package.
Doh!
Thanks for the clarity, Mike.
Well done, young lady. You handled yourself with much more poise than I’d have been able to muster at 17. I look forward to seeing you on Beck and O’Reilly (believe me, they’ll call you), and hearing you on every talk radio show imaginable.
When it comes to arguing with idiots, just keep the questions simple. They hate being forced to give straight answers. http://brainshavings.com/simple-questions-for-progressives.html
Wow! So sorry things went that way, but it looks like things are turning in your favor. Keep up the good work!
I agree with Mike. Your T-shirt alluded to the stimulus not to the bailout. Furthermore, there is a big difference between the bailout and the stimulus. The bailout was intended to be a loan that has to be paid back, the stimulus is not. As a matter of fact, some companies that wanted to pay back the money were not allowed to do so.
Sarah Palin was for the bailout but she also stated that she did not want to see another one.
Fox News & Sarah Palin – the active talking point distribution arm of the Republican Christian Terrorist which has long since lost any regard for reality, much less what’s good for anything other then putting money in their own bank accounts. Fox News – Raping America 1 viewer at a time.
Your code name says it all!
Why don’t you use a handle instead of your real name?
I’m sorry, miss. That’s not the best introduction to the MSM, but it will be a memorable one.
I’d find Norah’s confrontation with you a lot more useful if she did half the fact checking that she did with your t-shirt on the current administration.
Or maybe it has to be on a t-shirt for her to fact check it?
“Mr. Obama… .according to your t-shirt, you’re for deficit reduction. However…”
You rocked! Let’s face it – to be caught off guard on live TV by a libral journalist will produce the effect they are manufacturing. Let me repeat, my dear, they are manufacturing news. You just have to shake your head. But hey, you’re in good company. Katie did it to Sarah!
(Your mom and dad should be proud parents. God’s best blessings for you in Christ.)
So this may be the “wrong” site for me to post on, as I am a liberal but I see the frightening situation our country is to be partially a factor of our refusal to listen to one another. So, that’s why I’m here.
I think this case is a great example of how little tolerance we have for other points of view. I linked to this article from another about you I read on the the uber-liberal Huffington Post.
If I stayed on that site all I would have read were comments that re-enforced my view, and studies have shown that in groups of like minded people individual’s views shift towards the extreme. (http://www.spectator.co.uk/essays/3731248/to-become-an-extremist-hang-around-with-people-you-agree-with.thtml)
All of this is to say that journalism OUGHT to be based on facts. The fact that the reporter checked her blackberry before questioning the girl isn’t a sign of craftiness, it means she was doing the leg-work to ensure what she reported was facts.
With the extreme market fragmentation brought to us by cable news, the internet, and talk radio most of us are unused to experiencing objective journalism. And this is true of the left as much as the right–Fox is as absurdly biased as MSNBC and CNN reports opinion as fact as often as anything else.
However, it was irresponsible of MSNBC to imply that because this particular girl was uninformed (and that is not the journalist’s fault, just like it wasn’t Katie Couric’s fault that Sarah Palin was uninformed) that all Palin supporters are uninformed.
The vast majority of the American populace is uninformed. As a nation we no longer trust media sources to give us accurate and unbiased information (note how the girl in this article’s first response to the reporter’s question was to question the accuracy of the facts.) Without journalistic integrity there is no reason to believe what we’re told and if we’re going to choose what we believe why not only choose to believe facts that support the views we already have, right? Or, why bother learning facts at all? I know as many liberals who support health care without understanding the details of the finances as I do conservatives who shout about fiscal policy after eight years of supporting Bush through record (and unneccesary) deficits (and the cost of the war wasn’t included in the general budget but placed on a separate multi-billion dollar budget).
So, my point is: please (everyone, right and left) think critically about why you believe what you believe and how much of what you believe is based on what you feel and what you know.
As one American to another, I love you all.
Tia
Well said, Tia. Reading the young woman’s blog shows she’s not stupid. She puts together her story well, but is none-the-less ignorant of the actual FACTS that Sarah Palin was in favor of the bailout, before she was against it!
She (Jackie) CHOSE to wear a t-shirt that was wrong in respect to Palin’s comments at the time (I’m sure she was “well-rested” whenever she bought it and if she had bothered to follow anything other than right-wing talk show hosts or Fox news, she would have known it was wrong). Also, Jackie was or should have been well-aware that the media would be there and might talk to her because of her provocative t-shirt.
If Palin now wants to denounce those comments after a year, then it’s her responsibility to explain why. And whining about the McCain staff “controlling” her is not an excuse. Just as being a 17-year-old is not an excuse for Jackie’s lack of knowledge of the facts since she IS a smart young woman.
Great job! Very articulate. I can’t wait for you to vote next time.
Girl, you were awesome! Norah O’Donnell looked like the fool she is.
Is it true that Fox News ran footage from Woodstock today, and tried to pass it off as the Palin book signing?
At least Sean Hannity had the guts to apologize on air. I don’t expect that from Pres. Obama or the libs.
Very proud of you. You held your ground when attacked. I have faith for the future of our Republic.
Jackie – you did brilliantly. I watched your interview live on the news channel that has more letters in its name than viewers, and had to disinfect my tv afterwards!!
I saw first hand what N*whore*a did to you, and it was disgusting. Kudos to the guy next to you putting N*whore*a in her place. What a shame he was edited out of the other broadcasts. The guy may not have been your Dad, but he was A Dad watching out for you. That`s what real Sarah Palin supporters do….watch out for each other.
We need more youngsters like you – you are our future. I`m proud to have known you before ‘you became famous’ and it was an absolute delight to see your tweets while you were waiting in line to see Sarah Palin. You are an inspiration to young and old. God Bless You
Wendy xx
Navy wife, there is absolutely no reason to spell the reporter’s name like that. Classy Republicans? I think not. Stick to the issue.
And Jackie, how is Nora asking about your clearly stated political opinion “crafty”? Crafty enough to read? Is that what you mean?
Well done, young lady. You did your family, and Governor Palin, proud.
Don’t worry, you’ll get the chance to vote for her.
Its great to see such an involved young person, keep up the good work!
Julie,
The “lamestream media” just continued to make themselves look bad.
Your did a great job. Sure that anyone who saw this was cheering for you.
As a person old enough to be your grandmother with a lot of discouragement over the last year for our country, you have really boosted my morale! As my peers say, “aren’t you glad we are old enough that we won’t live to see the damage that is being done”.
However, we all pray for young people like you and hope for the best for you.
What clinched it for me about the stupidity and bias of O’Donnell was hearing a prior interview she did with young obama supporters where she gushed and praised them, never once challenging their support for “The King of the whole wide world.” Chalk it up to experience and carry on, you and young people like you are the REAL hope for this nation.
You are truly an inspiring young woman, and you and other young people like yourself are what is giving me faith in the next generation behind me! God Bless you, and I’ll be saying a prayer for you!!!! This is a very well written piece! You should consider a career in writing.
You did fabulous, honey! We (conservatives) are so very proud of you- well done.
Norah looked like an ass.
You did good, sweetie. You are smart and cute and I have an 18 year old son who is politically conservative and wants to be a naval aviator. I think you two need to meet. 😉
You did well and reading what you wrote brought tears to my eyes to think this woman Sarah Palin can bring so much to this country yet so many fail to see it.
I saw the interview and thought you did a great job. Thank you for representing the conservative movement so well. You came across as strong, smart and not at all intimidated. Norah came across as smug, superior and sounded foolish. Good job.
I was inspired by you young lady. It is inspiring to know that some of the young in America understands our Consitution was written to LIMIT THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT!! Which is out of control at the present time.
I absolutley love your website and your story. I am a 33-yr old married conservative with 2 daughters and a very strong conservative wife. This is a fantastic story and God Bless You. Come vist my site as I am trying to do what I can as well!
In my opinion, there is only 1 ticket in 2012. Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson, They would kick liberal a$S!
Way to go! The liberal media will distort and will never let facts get in the way of anyone they want to destroy. As long as you didn’t let them humiliate you, you’re a winner! Look what they do with Sarah, Rush Limbaugh they’ll make stuff up and still keep on reporting it even when proved untrue. They have an agenda but so do we and Sarah is the face of the grassroots majority that they despise. Again, way to go!
Great job!!!!!!! It is so cool you were able to meet Sarah Palin.
This Nora idiot needs to use note cards, a blackberry and a teleprompter to ambush people with her stupid questions. That tells you a whole lot about the lamestream media. Nora and her ilk are totally afraid of Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is so above these trolls. I hope the next time this Nora person tries doing this to a minor or perhaps someone who happens to be in just the right mood, that person politely tells her to get lost or they will take that microphone and turn her into a popsicle.
You GO GIRL!!! You were awesome. Norah looked like a fool. It got even worse on Hardball when Norah & Chris determined you were not only a bunch of bible thumping, gun toting idiots but a big fat crowd of stark raving racists hiding in plain sight right there in Grand Rapids.
Good Lord!
“Let us be thankful for fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. ” Mark Twain
If your Dad is totin’ his gun he better keep it away from his chest area lest the buttons bursting from pride in you accidently sets it off ! Nice Job !
Hang in there,you did fine.
You were terrific, Jackie! Bless you and your family. They and we are all proud of you.
Well done kiddo. You will meet people like Nora your entire life. Keep thinking for yourself.
Good for you. It takes guts in this day and age for a young person to stand up for conservative values. No matter how much the left demonizes her, Sarah is a great role model for ambitious young woman.
Norah O’Donnell is not exactly a rocket scientist. Do people actually take her seriously?
I think you did very well in that interview! Against a blatantly biased “reporter”? With notes? Not at all a bad showing. I cheered a bit the first time I saw the footage!
I’m going to agree with something someone else here mentioned. Why would a reporter needs notes? What for? Aren’t you there to simply ask a question and share the response with your audience? Doesn’t the fact that she had notes handy make clear she saw the whole thing as some kind of competition? One she wanted an unfair advantage over you in?
What the heck kinda journalism is that?
I’ve had my own experiences with the media (thankfully not on the national stage), and with that same bias. It’s amazing. I would often read paragraphs directly from my prepared notes on telephone interviews, then read the articles: often the reporters would make stuff up whole cloth, often to try to make me look stupid or to frame out a point they wanted to make. Despite always being careful (and having a lot more advantages than you did in your interview) I was nearly always misquoted, and often quotes had no bearing at all to what I said. I think you did a fine job. Ambush is the primary media tactic these days, especially with conservatives. She knew she could get away with it because you are young and not experienced with the media. Thank God we have blogs to get the truth out.
The only one that needs a “do over” is Nora (where are my notes?) O’Donnell.
Niiiiice job! I’m in Grand Rapids myself, and was thrilled to have Mrs. Palin visit. Saw your MSNBC “interview” on Fox, and was impressed with your response. The correspondent looked like a hulking gargoyle screeching at a tiny (yet self-possessed) young woman. I liked how you challenged her assertion. Good luck in the future!
Jackie, you did a great job! Having a microphone put in your face with a camera rolling will unnerve anyone, but you kept your cool and answered the question well.
I’m glad your parents have obviously raised you to think for yourself and have instilled self-confidence. I’m glad your dad is a Bible-thumping, gun-loving man! God gave us our ability to reason and then said, “Come now, let us reason together.”
I encourage you to continue your reasoning! Continue reading God’s word and reason with Him, because His word holds the truths of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. True freedom comes from God the Father!
Also, encourage your friends to reason, to think, to ask questions and evaluate answers (How I wish more people could think! How I wish more people would think!).
Anyway, I about got myself going into a sermon!
Though we’ve never met, I’m proud of you.
Love in Christ,
Joshua
You are in excellent company – they ambushed you in the same manner they do Sarah Palin. They cannot handle her – or you – otherwise. 😉
As a female who has also been ambushed by two condescending male media figures, I can appreciate your experience. Consider it a badge of honor.
Of course, after the fact, we always think of 10 more really sharp things we could’ve said. But that is more a measure of how MUCH we know, not how little. There’s so much to be said, and none of us are used to speaking in sound bytes.
It’s a nerve-wracking experience, to be sure. I so admire the folks who have spoken their minds at the townhalls and on-the-street interviews.
I wish you well, hon. I know your folks are mighty proud of you, because I am too.
Great job in the interview, and great blog post! What’s Norah O’Donnell’s problem, anyway? Oh yeah! No one watches her show!
Great blog, and great post! I’ll be reading regularly!
I saw the interview, and I thought you held up well.
Yes, it WOULD have been better had you known what she was up to, but now you know — and forewarned is forearmed.
Next time you wear that shirt I’m sure you’ll be able to deliver a proper smackdown to any leftist who tries something like this.
I also saw your interview on Fox last night. As the father of a teenage daughter I would have proud had my daughter responded as you did. Listen: these people are pros at manipulating their interviewees. They are dishonest in their approach and they have an agenda. You did great, and no one cares what Norah thinks. She just came off as another jerk within the lame stream media. We are proud of you!!!
Saw the video and you did GREAT! Just remember, O’Donnell needed notes to argue a point with you, a 17 year old, about Sarah Palin!
Agreeing with the bailout package is one thing. Remember that at the time, this was not corp welfare like it’s turning out to be now. It was supposed to be a loan(s) to be paid back. This was to help a select few of the biggest companies bolster their finances until the economy turned around so they did not have to go out of busniess and cost tens of thousands of jobs. That was the sell job. I still say they should have been allowed to go into bankruptcy, reorg, and learn a lesson.
The stimulus spending porkulus bill was a totally different thing and ALL on the DEMS/LIBS shoulders for what it did to the economy, debt, and deficit for years to come! They will pay at the polls!
I could not agree with you more on your after-the-ambush assessment of your own performance. You did GREAT! You’ll dop better next time. But you did GREAT!
VOTE DEM OUT!
Palin/{Whoever} 2012! Can she start early?
Here is what Norah O’Donnell put on her twitter account, saying the girl voted last year:
http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/11/young-girl-in-norah-odonnell-video-sets.html
Norah: YOU LIE!!!
Hey, I’m a political nut and you probably did better than I would have with that MSDNC reporter. Only 17? Our future is bright if there are more young people like you. I am sure you are looking forward to voting in next year’s elections and voting for PALIN for PRESIDENT in 2012.
Your Dad sounds like my kind of guy. I’m an over 40-year old, gun loving, bible thumping, red, white and blue veteran of 12-years of service in the USAF. Norah’s day in the sun is rapidly fading. Sunset is rapidly approaching for the liberal media, and many of them probably know it. A new dawn is coming where people like you, who seek the truth and fact, are waking up and making their voice be heard. You did a fantastic job and your story personifies the way we all fee. A do-over? No way…let the buffoons use ambush tactics, and let Americans see it with their own eyes. Great story, thanks for sharing.
Young lady, you are nothing but the best.
Good work. Your blog post will now be seen by more people than Nora’s interview on MSNBC.
You rock Jackie!
Thanks so much for writing your side of the story. While it’s obvious you were being ambushed, I had no idea how sneaky Norah was being.
It’s people like you that inspire the rest of us to keep fighting for our country and its future!
Hey girl, You made my day! I am so happy to hear you young uns are getting it! As a former bra burning liberal from the 60’s, it took me 4 years of Jimmy Carter before I understood the truth. I am just so happy that maybe this generation will wake up sooner than mine did. Well, at least some of us did. The radicals ruining our country will not wake up until they are burning in hell.
You rock Julie!
I see a very bright future for you! You were poised and stood true to your convictions. It is wonderful to see a young conservative like yourself. You are exactly what this country needs and I hope you have tons of friends who are as enlightened as you. Sarah is great and an inspiration to me as well. I wish you the very best! Sharon
You were awesome, considering everything, cool as a cucumber. You pwn3d the crooked bitch considering they’re not used to having their methods exposed like this. If only you’d had a hidden camera to record the previous setup. Someone buy this girl the same equipment used by Giles and O’Keefe. Let’s keep exposing these lying scum.
Great job, love the line about the constitution. Stay strong to your conservative beliefs and you could be the next Sarah Palin, God knows we could use more.
I feel so bad for what MSNBC tried to pull on you. So despicable. I’m just appalled at that whole network. I don’t understand what is wrong with these people.
I commend you for your efforts. I hope you still had a great time and that the experience with the media didn’t ruin it even slightly. You’re a really bright young lady. You had great insights into that day and a great outlook. Best of luck.
I am so jealous that you got to meet Palin and be part of this wonderful event. She is not coming to NYC and yes she is smart to stay away from these wackos that live here. MSNBC is disgusting. And yes, it was a gotcha question and she was prepared with her notes. Buy the way, was the reporter aware that Palin did NOT vote for the bailout? But don’t worry, we have Fox News to tell the truth.
Cheers to that!
Sweetheart you did very well! My daughter is also 17 and loves Sarah (hates Miley too lol). The person who came off badly in all this is O’Donnell. The lamestream media types are a vindictive bunch and cowards, that’s why they chose you because they thought you were really young and would be easy to trip up. They were wrong. You have a bright future young lady and God Bless you and your family.
Wow, what a day! Meet Sarah Palin, the liberal MSM, your interview lands all over the blogosphere, TV cable news shows, etc.
You handled yourself very well. Amazing how the MSM would stoop so low as to try and trip up a 17 year old with gotcha questions.
So glad to hear you are getting into politics. If you are ever in my state or district, you’ll have my vote for your Constitutional and conservative values! 🙂
As Mark Levin said, conservatism is on the ascendancy!
Reminded me of “I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle!”
“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.”
I recall several years ago when Sarah was running in the Republican Primary for Governor. They had a Republican party cookout at the Kincaid chalet here in Anchorage. The primary was pretty nasty in personal attacks against Sarah from her opponent and the party machinery. No signs were to be allowed at the picnic. Sarah’s supporters were fed up with the vile attacks and brought some signs as a protest.
Needless to say the party chairman wasn’t pleased with these rabblerousers. Literally push comes to shove, people ended up outside and as I recall off the top of my head,the cops, I think the State Troopers, had to show up. Her Dad, Chuck was ready to rumble on the party guys for shoving his daughter and the other girls.
Ever since, her supporters were locally called Sarah’s Girls, and people knew best not mess with Sarah’s Girls because they won’t stand for it.
I think Sarah would be very proud to call you one of her girls.
Wow, you handled yourself well all things considered!
Norah came off looking aggressive – like she was trying to intimidate you by leaning into you, and that made her look like a bully. You sounded confident, and answered the question well by asking where the fact came from, and that if you asked Sarah today, she’d say she was against it – that, in a way, inferred what you pointed out – that it was something she had to say to be in line with John McCain.
The world is proud of you, Julie! You stood up for all of us that the liberal media wants to dis-regard. Thank you!
Great job handling Norah. I watched the video of it several times, it just goes to show us how unprofessional and desparate the media are. Then they wonder how come their ratings are so low.
Again, great job.
“I wish I could have thought quicker on my feet for that interview”
Reporters with decency don’t sandbag 17 year old girls. There’s no shame in not being prepared for Norah O’Donnell utter lack of class.
Norah O”Donnell is a fool with bad breath.
I meet her once. she should see a doctor concerning her bad breath.
You did extremely well! Your parents should be very proud of you. You were completely composed, you have a great speaking voice, and you were able to answer her (and even throw a question right back at her!) very articulately. No do-over is necessary. Good job!
Great job. People can see through the media’s bias. Hey,let’s pick on a 17 year old….you got set up.
If you need a date for the prom, let me know!
What you did was expose the liberal media for what they are. Great job.
Follow-up.. Actually, she may have addressed the bailout issue in a recent interview – she said we’ve learned from experience that the bailouts don’t work; so, if she was indeed for it, she’s done something unpresidented for a politician – admitted she was wrong based on actual evidence and changed her stance!
I don’t think she was ever truly for the bailouts though because of her other views.
In other News:
Asking a question directly related to a t-shirt you are wearing is now considered “crafty.”
If you were my daughter, I would be so proud. As it is, I am glad you are on our side. Well written, your honesty, sincerity and humility shine through.
I am your fan:
Bob Grindod
Syracuse, NY
Isn’t Norah the one who can’t tell Jessie Jackson from Al Sharpton? Don’t worry young lady, the people are on your side and the “lame-stream media” is on their way out.
Good job standing your ground.
Hi, Julie! I was very impressed with you to begin with but I’m really impressed now! O’Donnell thought she would embarrass you and make you self conscious about meeting Sarah and you stood above her and have shown millions how clueless MSNBC is. Way to go!
“Julie
Going Rogue
An American Teen” 🙂
You did great! As I watched that clip I was totally outraged at Norah for attacking a young girl, and so amazed at how well you did by standing your ground on Sarah and your own opinons, which you did not have to read from notes. Way to go Julie!!!
i’m so proud of you…and i have a feeling that most Americans are too…
Norah McDonald works out at my gym and she wears her huge diamond wedding ring while doing pushups. She’s a woman who gets paid to talk, and she wonders why SHE isn’t the one that women look up to.
Sarah Palin is right by calling them “Lame Stream Media”. I think we should call them that instead of “Main Stream Media” from now on.
OMG, Norah O’Donnell gives a “Gotcha” question to a 17 year old girl??
How desperate is she? That just shows how low and how much of a vulture the liberal media and O’Donnell is.
Seriously, a gotcha question for a child?
You represented yourself very well. It is encouraging to see such a young, bright and intelligent lady. You should be proud!
I saw O’Donnell’s ambush questioning of you on Billy O’Reilly’s show. You handled it beautifully! Your response was intelligent and confident. Your blog and Pic’s about your experience is terrific. Thanks for sharing!
I’m really NOT looking forward to 2010. Look – http://www.DumpChrisDodd.com
You were asked a question about Sarah Palin and the bailout (because of your shirt) and why you liked Sarah Palin. I don’t see how you were “ambushed” or “attacked” as some have put it. Or how it is some conspiracy by the liberal media.
Because she is there to report, not push an agenda? Jackie did fabulous!
Because the Bail Out and the (failed) Stimulus bills are two seperate items.
The shirt clearly refers to the (failed) Stimulus package.
Try to keep up with the rest of us that pay attention.
Face it, my dear. You didn’t have your facts straight about Palin and her support. Don’t blame the media because you were uninformed. I know the Palinites are famous for putting blame on someone else, and also being proud of Ignorance, but this isn’t gonna fly.
Way to go and thanks for documenting the event so well! The gottcha reporting style of liberals on a mission of hate is always obvious and you managed to hold your own under the circumstances. Glad you were pleased with your meeting with Gov. Palin after waiting so long to see her.
What a difference between the grace of successful and smart conservative women versus what you experienced of the dishonest liberal reporter, huh? It is like that in all of life.
Thanks for the story.
You did a great job by being real.
So does Sarah.
That is what they don’t get and can’t stand.
God Bless & keep fighting the good fight!
Congratulations for your handling of the situation and for being able to meet a great American!
Perhaps if this is tried in the future, enough of the people being ambushed will respond with questions about the lack of vetting that our current President had during the campaign. Maybe they’d have no footage to be usable (to them) for their broadcast.
No regrets! Lessons learned, you will be stronger for it! Move forward, prepare yourself every day to fight for your GOD-given rights! God Bless You and your family, you made this American proud!!
We need to stop the tranny that is taking place in this contry! Great job Sarah!
Um, the word is tyranny-not tranny; different connotation between a despot versus a cross-dresser…
Yeah except your t-shirt specifically mentions “the Wall St. bailout” and a figure of $700B. Your t-shirt says nothing about the stimulus. You got owned on national teevee and it’ll be on the internets forever.
You are a shining star amid all the hoopla that is politics today. I worry every day for the future of my children and grandchildren. You young lady have given me hope, and I know that your parents must be beaming with pride.
Julie, You did a great job.
Here is Gov. Palin on-record saying veto the Stimulus bill.
http://video.foxnews.com/3625357/the-governors-view
Norah is part of the lamemedia and an airhead.
I’m not sure if Norah is married to Larry O’Donnell or not but he is even worse. Though she pretends to be none partisan so that makes her more dangerous IMO.
Yes, you handled yourself well. That deer in the headlights look was especially impressive.
And why is it that whenever conservatives (red, white or whatever color) are asked to think on their feet, it’s because of a “gotcha” question? You’d think that you would know about your Sarah’s positions. Or don’t they really matter?
Jackie,
YOU have made me proud to be a fellow American. It is people like YOU who make this the greatest country on earth. You have an amazing future ahead and may God bless you in all your endeavors.
You know… Palin did advocate for the bailout. Admittedly the bailout and stimulus are different, but that’s (1) not something you knew, (2) not something you argued, and (3) demonstrates that you’re willing to tolerate some bailout-like animals. I’d say she still won.
In the beginning McCain and Palin were for caution, not rushing into anything. It was MSNBC that rushed in to support the bailout bill.
WERE BEING AMBUSHED BY THE LIEBRAL MEDIA! WERE SURROUNDED BY ELETES AND GODLESS EMBRACERS OF DEMONIC FETUSES! WERE THE VICTIMS! SARA’S THE VICTIM! WE MUST RISE UP LIKE ROBOTS AND TARE DOWN THE WALLS OF THIS TRANNY THAT OUR DESPOTIC KENYAN USURPER ANTI CRISTIAN “PRESIDENT” HAS CREATED. TAKE BACK OUR CUOUNTRY THRU WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY! FORGET TEABAGS, BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS!!
I’m completely on the other side of your beliefs politically, but good for you for standing up for your beliefs in the media at such a young age! It sounds exciting to meet someone you admire, and what a great experience to have at 17. Remember this event when you are putting together your college admission essays!
oh yeah, facts have such a “liberal bias.” you are pathetic.
If the “facts” come from MSNBC, they DO have a liberal bias.
Although I am not a conservative and I am more moderate, it gives me great pleasure to see young people who think and investigate and take the time to see someone they admire.
You did a good job standing up for yourself and I hope someday you will be in politics. We really need people who care. Maybe someday we will get the ERA with intelligence young ladies like you voting.
WOMEN WITH INTELLIGENCE,MEN WHO SUPPORT THEM AND COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS
PUMAS,BUBBAS,EQUALISTS AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE
I thought you were great when I saw it. Reading your story makes me that much more impressed. It was obvious that you did not believe what you were being told and knew there was more to the story. That woman is no jounalist. I was very impressed with your story and hope to hear from you again.
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Young people are a lot smarter than many people think. Many think clearly and come up with the correct answers. And many sign up for our military at this age.
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Good Job!
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Rocketman
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Bush’s leadership and spending led the United States into this economic disaster. In 2008 the country just barely avoided a complete melt down. Yes John McCain and Sara Palin both supported spending vast amounts of Tax payer money during this time frame to support Bush’s failure.
Good Job!
you deserve a trip to Disney Land!!!!
don’t worry about what you “could or should” have said. O’Donnell’s little plan has seemed to backfire on her.
again – great job!
Are you complaining about the “liberal bias” of facts?
Policy positions and false dichotomy of left vs right aside, facts are facts. They have no bias. They are simply facts. Sometimes the facts don’t agree with your beliefs, but they are no less factual. Simply saying something is or is not so, doesn’t actually mean that it is, or is not so.
It’s nice to see someone of your age (yeah, I sound all old fogie-ish) who is interested in the process of how the goverment works and who’s running it et cetera. I don’t at all agree with you or some of the other characters commenting here but that’s not necessary is it? Intelligent people can agree to disagree. I would however like to caution you about how open the comments section is in your blog, and that because some national media types seem to be using you as a flag to wave in promoting their agenda you may want shut it down or close/privatize(sp?) it in some fashion. I hope you don’t get cybernetically assaulted but it may happen. Best of luck, kiddo.
Keep up the good work! I wish all 17 year olds in the US had your composure and good sense.
Don’t worry. You did great!
I find your article pretty fascinating. Your description of the events was very well done – especially for a high school senior (and fantastic for a 13 year old! Lol)
I think the way you came across on television was very unfortunate and does not at all demonstrate your intelligence and emerging understanding of the issues involved as are obviously present in your article. Nice job.
I’d bet it was David Shyster who texted Noron O’Donnell with the gotcha question. That’s his style of “journalism”. That’s how they roll at MessNBC.
Pretty sad that Noron O’Donnell most likely didn’t even know the information herself that she used for the gotcha question since someone texted it to her and she had to read it off of her notes.
Great job, kid. Way to expose the State Run Media (in this case, Norah O’Donnell) for the liberal hacks they really are.
I don’t think you did that well on TV, if you are opposed to the bailout you’re opposed to the McCain / Palin position. That is perfectly noble and patriotic, O’Donnell simply pointed that out to you.
Stand by your convictions: oppose McCain / Palin and all those spend and borrow politicians! Don’t back down!
O’Donnell garbled the facts. McCain favored a bailout of lenders, made necessary by stupid fed policies that pushed down borrowing requirements, and presumably that plan is what Palin supported. The Obama stimulus was a different animal, a grab-bag of gov’t spending. As the commenter above states, it was a different animal. Yes indeed, and you were right to say you didn’t believe Palin supported it. O’Donnell seems to want to say that since Palin supported lender bailout, she therefore supports all Obama’s wealth-redistribution schemes. So, who’s the ignorant one here? A biased MSNBC professional, or a 17-year old patriot who defends the Constitution?
I wonder if Norah’s behavior sent any chills running up Matthews spine?
I bet their all high-fiving each other on Norah’s “great” takedown of another conservative woman.
Keep it up, there’s more of you than their are of them.
Um, Norah O’Donnell actually did make a fool out of you. Even if that was her invidious aim, you still had the opportunity to deflect the question. The angle was that the base of the Republican party is deeply detached from the reality of their leaders’ decisions and the practicalities of governance. Vis-a-vis the bailout, your display of idealized ignorance on national television only goes to further that stereotype and entrench our already disadvantaged national position.
The answer to the constitutional question was even worse, if only because that has become the most common ground for criticism of the Obama administration. Conservatives need to get away from this point; it drives educated moderates away in a heartbeat. Article I contains the “Commerce Clause,” which empowers Congress to “regulate commerce between the several states.” The Supreme Court – recently led by Justice Scalia – has interpreted this to stretch to regulation of any activity that may affect interstate commerce when aggregated, even if it is entirely intrastate in isolation. The Commerce Clause forms the constitutional basis for the bailout, health care reform, cap-and-tax, virtually every piece of national economic regulations, and we simply have no constitutional argument there. Now, if the Obama administration exceeds the text of legislation in *executing* the law, which it arguably has done in distributing the bailout, then we have a solid argument. But until that becomes clear, we need to drop this awful talking point, educate ourselves through fora other than Drudge and talk radio, and make a serious effort at appealing to moderates in this country. Until then, we will be off in the wilderness.
Give the girl a break. I wonder how you would do in the same situation.
bla bla bla. It is a money grab giveaway in exchange for future votes, it’s called bribery.
Why not just waive interest rate charges on existing credit card debt to any consumer who is trying to pay down their credit card debt.
That would provide an instant economic stimulus to local economies all over the country and would not require tax money.
Barack Obama is a tool of the banking industry.
Ironically, I think most republican politicians fall into that category as well.
Thank you.
Sorry they made you look like a moron. Better luck next time.
Disagree.
“And we all know reality has a well-known liberal bias”
– S. Colbert
The only person that came out looking like a nitwit, braindead, wannabe, was the reporter, Norah.
You have every reason to hold your head high, today, and tomorrow.
I agree with the other commenters. You’re being too hard on yourself. Norah looked like the fool. Not you.
Unlike Norah, who has been covering politics for years, you knew that the entire foundation of this country’s based on the Constitution, which was written to limit government.
Kudos to you for not shrinking when an angry liberal came at you with a blind swing.
Good point by Mike.
Hey – I saw this interview and I was immediately impressed by how intelligent you both sounded. Norah O’Donnel might think she “gotch ya” by being sneaky, but my impression was ‘wow, she is so incredibly unprofessional, she’s getting in an argument with an interviewee and lecturing them/trying to debate them on camera. She is really embarrassing herself and her network here’. In fact, I thought the point of it being posted at all was to show how unprofessional she was – it was Susan Roesgen all over. Were she not as msnbc, I’m sure she would have severely damaged her career with the way she questioned you. I’m not surprised she lied about you – it’s obviously her character.
You should be proud of yourself, you did a good job, and never in a million years would I have guessed you are only 17!
Jackie, you did an excellent job. You didn’t freeze up, you didn’t back down from your support of Palin when she asked you, and you knew exactly what you were talking about in regards to the Constitution.
And what’s more…you were basically right on the bailouts issue and Palin.
Sarah Palin on Hannity & Colmes, Sept. 17, 2008
“Taxpayers cannot be looked to as the bailout,
as the solution, to the problems on Wall Street.”
http://www.ontheissues.org/governor/Sarah_Palin_Budget_+_Economy.htm
Sarah Palin on Sept. 17, 2008, as reported by…NBC:
Palin said Wednesday that she is “disappointed that taxpayers are called upon to bail out another one” in response to the AIG loan by the Federal Reserve.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/17/1411210.aspx
So when you said to Norah “I think if you asked her today, she was not for the bailout”, I think you were more right then you realize. Even a novice political observer, which one would think Norah O’Donnell might at least be, would understand that Palin also had to toe the McCain-Palin campaign line esp. since it was McCain who voted for the bailout.
You have noticed something. “Facts” aren’t biased towards leftists, as a few on this thread have already smugly proclaimed. Carefully selected facts are.
Once more facts on the same subject comes in, the picture tends to change a bit from what the narrative the leftists are trying to spread.
I watched the whole interview and just like your heroine, Sarah, you just revealed your own ignorance and then blamed it on the “gotcha media.” Anyone with access to Google could know that Sarah supported the stimulus because it was Bush’s idea; it only became a bad thing when Obama was elected because he’s, you know, one of them!
Bush wasn’t in office when the “stimulus” was enacted. I think you are confusing it with the bailouts. Pesky facts can be hard to hold onto.
Good for you. Norah O’Donnell is such a–well, I won’t type it….
Way to go! You make me proud to be a conservative. Let’s all stick together and win back America.
Excellent job Jackie;
Your journey to a career in national politics is set. The libs are running scared because they bought a defective product and want to blame it on you, me and my Daughters. Good Luck!
Glenn
“… And I don’t live in an ACORN district so I didn’t have a chance to even register illegally.”
“and I cannot stand Miley Cyrus.”
…”the 5 people who watch MSNBC…”
I think I love you… 😉
Damn liberals with their damn facts. I for one have never let facts get in the way of my opinion.
Switch the two end words of your sentences, and you describe a liberal perfectly.
I think he was being rightly sarcastic. Y’all (yes, I am from the Deep South) are just absolutely cracked.
The girl made a mockery of the conservative “movement”, but then conservatives do it every day.
You can’t watch only Fox, and read only right wing blogs and get any semblance of what is really going on- same as if you watched nothing but Olbermann and left wing blogs.
The REALITY is that there is no liberal bias. Thats the pacifier y’all suck on to make yourselves feel better than your party is broken in pieces.
Very cool. You might consider challenging Norah to a debate about Palin vs. Obama’s policies on twitter and your blog and on tv/radio interviews….
she’d refuse and that would speak for itself. Amazes me that people like her are proud of a hugely devalued dollar, skyrocketing deficits, Ft. Hood, and 10.2%+ unemployment with no prospects for job growth. That is what elitists fools like Norah are thinking.
And Chris Matthews blamed the palin popularity on white tribalism. These people are so out of touch and ignorant that it is amazing.
The Bible speaks to it well–“being wise in their own eyes they became fools.” Sadly they are mostly likely eternal fools….
ChampionCitizen (twitter)
Why don’t you let any differing opinions be posted on your blog. Your just like Sarah, play the victim, silence all critics.
“concerned”- I don’t think you’ve read all the posts. There are several snide, insulting, and irrelevant responses just like yours on her blog. Do more reading please.
Just watched the interview and wanted to commend you on your poise under ambush. Seeing someone like you gives me hope for future generations. Also, congratulations on meeting Sarah and getting your book autographed!
Norah O’Donnell acted like a fool. I can’t believe any news organization, even MSNBC, would employ her as a journalist.
The difference in class between O’Donnell and Palin is telling.
You are one very impressive 17 year old. I watched your interview and thought you did a great job responding. She looked like a complete moron using that quote. No where in the quote did it mention support for the stimulus, but support for McCain taking action in that time of crisis and putting the country first. I normally don’t take the time to comment on articles, but I’m very impressed with both your interview and this article. You have a very bright future ahead of you and I wish you all the best. Keep standing up for what you believe!!
Good Job Soldier !!! It is nice to know that we still have a youth in this country that are interested in politics and the truth, and kudos to your Bible Thumping, Gun Toting Dad for raising such a well spoken, respectful young lady.
Hold your head high, because you made the MSM look like fools without even getting the last word.
Why can’t we get rid of these good for nothing to our country liberal reporters. The liberal media is close to destroying our country and there are fewer of them than us conservatives. Shouldn’t they have some type of ethics and responsibiltiy? So this is proof that they don’t, Nora O’Donnell should embrace that fact that this little girl is aspiring to something constructive than being out doing drugs or becoming some kind of menace to society. Just because this little girl has conservative values she was attacked by this bully. How does Nora live with herself. Liberals can’t help themselves, and they just don’t care. I hope america starts seeing the true color of “all liberals”. They are nasty and just mean!!! We all have to stand up to these awful liberal medias. Remember we come in bigger numbers and we can do something about this. By the way I have never been so proud to be an american when I saw this teen stand up for the true principals of our beloved america. God bless america!
Julie, you seem like a terrific young woman. I’m really sorry you had to have this experience. Norah O’Donnel should be ashamed of her herself. Never let people make you feel little for daring to think critically and independently.
The point of educating yourself is to be ready to answer questions on your “role model’s” position. Clearly you have some work to do. Gotcha questions? Really? That one was pretty simple, comparatively speaking. The fact that you didn’t know the answer is interesting.
On the other hand, you have plenty of time to work on this, since Sarah’s says the 2012 race is not on her radar. Yet. Be ready to answer the tough ones or don’t speak into the microphone. Republicans all over the country are cringing.
They are just mad at Sarah because she beats them all with her brains, brawn, wit and knowledge. Also she is a Christian of the first order who does not buy the hype that the founding fathers (and mothers! rock on mothers!) intended so-called separation of church and state. If God had intended church and state to be separate he would not have created Inquisitions and witch trials for instance. Sarah will always have my vote no matter what, mainly because she observes the first rule of modern christo-conservatism mainly: Drive Liberals Crazy! Drive, baby, drive!
“If God had intended church and state to be separate he would not have created Inquisitions and witch trials for instance”
You’ve got to be kidding, right? Right?
Wow!!!
Your writing and response to a reprehensible ambush are outstanding.
I’m over 50, with a B.A. Degree in Military History; minors in Computer Systems, Engineering Science, Geology, and Mathematics.
You should be proud that you’ve done something better than this ‘old man’ ever has…
A friend once told me after I had been clipped by a similar shot from the tall grass, “I’d wear such contempt as a badge of honor.”
As you go through life, if you haven’t discovered it already, being the object of contempt by some can be a much more empowering and ennobling thing than the adoration of others.
You acquitted yourself well and beter than many have under similar circumstances.
That liberal media ploy was so obvious I can’t believe anyone would try it. Who goes to a book signing and then picks a fight like that? You did a good job. I’m not even a huge Palin fan (I’m not really an anything fan) but I’m on your side here.
And I agree with the guy above me here, you should challenge her to a fair debate! If you had a chance to gather notes and prepare your argument you would have whipped her soundly.
Good for you, you did fine. There’s a reason why the MSM’s numbers are plummeting. They set out to prove what they think is true. If you don’t fit what they want to portray, they’ll pass on you. They thought you came across badly( I didn’t), so they used you. Typical.
Palin during the Katie Couric interview: “Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/25/palin-bailout-healthcare/
Summary: The bailout will shore up the economy, according to Sarah Palin. And she throws in how the bailout would help healthcare, which is bizarre.
And O’Donnell didn’t say Palin supported the stimulus, because that wouldn’t be factual, so I don’t see how she’s confused. She even differentiates the two in the interview. We have to hold elected officials accountable for what they do and say in the moment and not what they say after, for their own benefit.
It may have been an unnecessary gotcha-question, which Norah O’Donnell loves doing – I guess it makes her feel like she’s applying rigor – almost all media doesn’t do anymore, but it remains factual.
norah was trolling?
I would write more, but I want I’m too busy writng the wh so that I can get my free gas and mortgage payments.
obama said getting 250 billion bailout for mortgages was his top priority, 5 months ago.
Everyone is saying how well you responded to the gotcha journalism, but no one is mentioning that the question she asked you is valid. What do all of you conservatives think about all of your conservative hero governors taking the stimulus money? Also, in the long run, which will do more to harm the country, an unorganized group of religious fanatics, or a complete economic collapse? If you say the latter, then you really should encourage your congressman to stop financing the fiascoes in the middle east with borrowed Chinese money.
Perhaps this is what Ms. O’Donnell was referring to?
On 9/25/08, on the CBS Early Show, Katie Couric previewed the second half of her interview with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). During the interview, Couric asked Palin why she believes the Wall Street bailout is needed.
Palin responded incoherently by claiming that the bailout would “help those who are concerned about health care reform.” Palin then appeared to look down at her notes and says, “Oh, it’s got to be all about job creation”:
COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? … Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
PALIN: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.
The clip is widely available on You Tube and on CBS. Hope this helps provide some needed perspective on the views held by Ms. Palin at that point in the campaign/last year.
Nancy,
You do remember, of course, that Obama, Reid, Pelosi, and all the Democrat host demended the bailout of the “big financial institutions”, too? Right? And that Bush unfortunately caved?
You also must remember that Obama urged Bush to support a bailout of the auto industry? Right?
You also remember during the campaign that McCain wanted to take more time debating the financial bailout in congress, but was reamed by the media and the Democrats for attempting to obstruct this needed rescue? That the country was on the brink of fiancial collapse?
You probably remember too that Palin was McCain’s VP, and that she had to publicly support McCain’s positions? I’m sure you also remember that Palin did not support the auto bailout nor did she support Obama’s “porkulus” bill – right?
So, I guess you can now understand how this 17 year old girl may be not gotten all the facts straight about Sarah and the bailout because Palin has been outspoken in her criticisim of the auto bailout, the “stimulus” debacle, and now the proposed government takeover of the healthcare industry?
Calling into question Sarah Palin’s consistency regarding the bailout is kind of like calling into question Al Gore’s support of Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky fiasco. I guess we could say Gore was in support of adultery with White House interns because he supported Clinton during all that mess?
You were awesome! Even made El Rushbo get all ramped up. You should be proud, I know your parents are and so are many Americans who think you handled yourself very well, and have a very bright future. As an old veteran, I also have a comment that hasn’t been made. You made (and are making) the best use of the rights (especially free speech and expression) that have been ensured through the sacrifice of millions of Americans. You are intelligent, articulate and right on! Hmmmm, maybe by the time you graduate from college there will be a place in a Palin Administration for a bright, critical thinking, great American woman, much like her mentor! Good luck to you and your family and keep the faith, you give me plenty!
Norah O’Donnell has a lot of explaining to do. Norah O’Donnell and MSNBC were the ringleaders in getting the bailout passed last year.
On top of that, when John McCain said he wanted to stop the debates to go back to Washington to be involved in the bailout talks, Barack Obama, Keith Olbermann, and MSNBC just hammered John McCain for wanting to put more thought into the bailout plan.
No Norah McDonnell wants to accuse Sarah Palin of being for something that MSNBC publicly ridiculed them for wanting to discuss before any votes were taken.
You sounded like an fool that was randomly boasting her approval for a larger fool. You sounded uneducated about what you were advertising on your shirt.
The reporter simply asked you if you were aware of Palin’s position on the matter, and you feel you were wronged? Why? It’s a valid question when you openly express your sentiments for a person who was for the very thing you advertised against.
You were coming off as confusing and uneducated, and she was asking you about that. Go ahead and delete this comment like countless others that criticize you and fill up your comment box with praise.
Or, learn how to be a responsible person, and take criticism for what it is, and try to better yourself.
Read my comment up above yours. It was staged. MSNBC was the biggest proponent of the bailout last year.
McCain and Palin wanted to discuss it before rushing in and they were ridiculed for taking that position.
Great blog! Way to hold your own there. I have a feeling that Nora will have a few more things to say about this if only to save face if this gets any more exposure.
Norah O’Donnell has a lot of explaining to do. Norah O’Donnell and MSNBC were the ringleaders in getting the bailout passed last year.
On top of that, when John McCain said he wanted to stop the debates to go back to Washington to be involved in the bailout talks, Barack Obama, Keith Olbermann, and MSNBC just hammered John McCain for wanting to put more thought into the bailout plan.
Now Norah McDonnell wants to accuse Sarah Palin of being for something that MSNBC publicly ridiculed them for wanting to discuss before any votes were taken.
I believe the intent was to overwhelm a teen, make them look foolish and uninformed. You turned the tables on her, and did it very nicely!
Rokinlamb said the magic words, “Your parents have obviously done a lot of things right”.
Enjoy the book, keep on with your education, and never forget how you felt when you met Sarah Palin!
I guess it was probably too much to ask for you to actually think on your feet.
Sooo…..how are you enjoying the book?
Bill, that looks very much like a cheap shot.
The current president can’t think on his feet, just ask Joe the plumber.
Jackie, I first saw your interview last night and thought you handled yourself very well. I actually thought you were at least college age to have such a learned response.
Knowing my disdain for MSNBC and their ilk, I’d have probably told Norah to “get lost, O’Donnell, your hate isn’t wanted around here”, or something along those lines.
Hope you get some more interviews and good luck to you in the future; we need more smart conservative women like yourself to get this country back on track.
You are following in Palin’s footsteps very well. You had no idea what you were talking about, got caught and embarrassed, and wrote a little hissy fit in retaliation. At least you didn’t use a ghostwriter. Kudos!
http://hostilethoughts.blogspot.com/2007/10/brave-new-waterworld.html
Honestly, where do you slugs hang out, in anticipation of your next marching orders from Holder? To attack a 17 year old, really? The amount of rock salt American’s would have to buy to cover you all would be REAL stimulus. Never mind, Sarah sold 300,000 books in ONE day. Now THAT is stimulus!
You’re right, Bill Ayers must have already been booked, so she had to write on her own.
You’re getting mad at Nora because you couldn’t defend your statements? Sounds like you’re Parasailin’ with Sarah Palin too…
http://current.com/items/91503597_parasailin-with-sarah-palin.htm
sigh, MSNBC should be investigated for actually taking a position on the bailout bill and for attacking Palin and McCain over being cautious.
You are being such a tool if you think Norah was being ethical in her line of questioning. I saw MSNBC pull this same stunt against Hillary Clinton.
MSNBC helped created the mess we are in by attacking Hillary Clinton on an almost hour by hour basis. Now MSNBC is trying to obfuscate their role by claiming Palin and McCain were the ringleaders.
Will somebody fine that station enough money so they care about telling the truth in the future.
It’s great to see you getting so much support here! All of these comments are wonderful. I bet if that reporter blogged about this, she’d censor any criticisms just like the MSM censors any news that doesn’t support their agenda! You go girl!
Hey you were great…Norah showed her posterior…GO GIRL!
You expressed a political opinion pretty publicly, don’t whine about being called on it.
It sucks when someone ambushes you with facts.
Norah is stunningly beautiful, but clearly picked the wrong minute and the wrong person to actually commit journalism on this year. Fortunately for us, she’s not likely to be motivated to commit journalism (research & ask questions) again anytime soon, unless there are more unsuspecting teenagers around that she can get a cheap shot off on and turn that brief, shining second of investigative work into advocacy reporting…
Jackie, you did fine! And those of us who have tried to research the supposed quotation of Sarah Palin that O’Donnell used during your interview are coming up empty. Palin apparently said nothing of the kind during the VP debate.
Whoever was at the other end of the Blackberry flubbed up.
“Coming up empty” ??? Look it up on YouTube: less than 3 minutes work and you’ll have the full vice presidential debate. The quote O’Donnell refers to is at about 25:40 into the debate.
God bless you. America was watching and it loved what it saw. Get ready for the real change in 2010!
God bless you girl. I could not be prouder of you if I were your father. Heck, I am a little jealous of him at the moment.
I was watching Fox News with my 12 year old grand daughter as she laughed at that lady trying to trick you. You did very well.
You expressed a political opinion publicly, don’t whine about being called on it.
Do some research Jess before you Blabberon on like Keith, MSNBC should be fined for the role they played in getting the first bailout passed.
The gall of Norah thinking McCain and Palin were the ringleaders just shows why MSNBC’s ratings keep going lower and lower, they do stupid things, then blame others for what they helped cause.
Norah O’Donnell’s question to you was unfair, since every VP candidate will automatically support the top of the ticket even if they disagree in private. This was the case when Bush Sr. joined the Reagan ticket and Leiberman joined the Gore ticket.
So, O’Donnell’s question was intended to trip you up and embarrass you rather than to get an answer to a legitimate question.
BTW, have you applied to college yet? We would love for you to consider Baylor University, where I am on the faculty.
Best wishes to you and yours.
FJB
Francis wrote:
“Norah O’Donnell’s question to you was unfair, since every VP candidate will automatically support the top of the ticket even if they disagree in private.”
Francis: Oh dear, is that another fact that is going against the leftist narrative?
Funny how the folks proclaiming the “ignorance” of Jackie here are oddly not mentioning that little bit.
(I’m also a bit disgusted a the “you weren’t prepared to debate” excuse being used against her. Like everyone has a notebook or memorized talking points on whatever topic just in case they get badgered by a reporter with an agenda. Or is even comfortable speaking publicly.)
Great job!
As soon as you turn 18, become a Republican Party precinct committeeman and get all your conservative friends to do the same!
http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com
Thanks,
Cold Warrior
You got totally owned. Totally.
MSNBC went on and on about how the bailout bill MUST pass. You should do your home work before babbling on.
Oh wait. I am not defending MSNBC; I don’t watch any cable news. My comment is about knee-jerk activism (on the left and the right), where people completely ignore facts and boil all issues down to stupid slogans. In this case, the slogan is naive and the sloganeer is revealed as clueless.
The bailout was a complicated issue, despite all of the slogans. It isn’t clear what conservatives on this blog think we should have done when the banking industry was crashing. Would we just let them all fail like we did to LB? I’m still not sure what we should have done. Unfortunately, that position doesn’t make a good t-shirt.
hahahahaha! You’re ignorant of the facts and now the world knows it!!!
hahahahahahahaha!
There’s that liberal maturity coming through again..
We’re all proud of you.
Don’t worry about it too much, if you had made Norah look bad they just wouldn’t have aired it. Instead your intervierw is blowing up in their faces gloriously.
Best of luck in your life.
Good for you for standing up! I am very proud to see a young intellectual, such as yourself, be able to defend herself against such disgustingly liberal bias. You don’t even need a do-over…you showed the world what kind of “person” Norah is, and why MSNBC can’t keep a viewer! Good for you & God bless you and your family.
You did great against the liberal trash media. I’m betting you get your second chance real soon!
Keep the faith!
How dare the liberal media attack you with their “Facts”
We all know that just because something happened, doesn’t make it true. Keep believing in your beliefs, and don’t let reality get in your way!
Hey, how about you try reading her post, where she acknowledges and explains the facts brilliantly, before you go and show what a galloping idiot you are by posting your delusional crap on a girls blog who’s already more important and informed at 17 than you’ll ever be. We all get that you had a rough childhood with a name like brenton fletcher but you don’t have to compensate by projecting the anger you feel when you look at the mirror on a girl who won’t remember you exist by tomorrow. But who am I kidding, that’s why you’re a liberal…
I can’t believe I used to watch MSNBC. Do some research before you think Norah had her “facts” straight.
I watched the bailout coverage on MSNBC and was shocked at how biased they were in their coverage.
What a “teachable moment” – well-taught. If I were a couple of centuries younger, it would be permissible for me to have a huge crush on you now. Instead, I’ll just offer an attagirl – or maybe an attagrrrl or attawoman… whichever you prefer.
haha you got busted for being stupid just like your hero! you and palin are both dumb bitches!
Dear Lib,
I just had to respond to your lovely post. Of course you recall that Obama, Reid, MSNBC and the rest of the Democrats railed against McCain for wanting to take more time to debate the “bailout” plan. Obama and Reid all claimed that this had to be passed NOW or the country would collapse. Yes, McCain bowed to the pressure and Palin as his VP went along with it.
So, now this MSMBC reporter tried to “trip up” this 17 year old who had a shirt with an anti-bailout message as being “stupid” because Palin – as McCain’s VP- supported the bailout? This is kind of like Al Gore supporting Clinton during the Lewinsky debacle. I guess to be consistent, you would have to say Al Gore supports adultery with White House interns?
Yep, this is exactly right. Remember Letterman’s tirade against McCain.
http://dailypuma.blogspot.com/2009/11/david-lettermans-darkest-hour-his.html
Darn those liberal facts.
re: Jane’s “Darn those liberal facts.”
Yeah – I do darn those liberal “facts”. I guess you are so glad for the fact that Obama, Reid, Pelosi (as well as MSNBC) all demanded the bailout. They screamed that the country was going to collapse if it wasn’t passed immediately. Bush, unfortunately, caved to the pressure.
I guess you’re glad too for the fact that Obama asked Bush to push for a bailout of the auto industry? Unfortunately, Bush caved on that disaster, too. Of coure you remember the fact that Sarah Palin did not support the bailout of the auto industry or the “porkulus” bill passed by the Democrat congress under Obama – right?
So, now, because Palin, as McCain’s VP (who supported the banking bailout), had to follow McCain’s lead during the campaign, she is now hypocritical for being critical of the whole bailout/stimulus fiasco?
It was so “courageous” of Norah McDonnell to bravely confront this 17 year old. I’m so glad we have this MSNBC reporter on the job to keep America aware of all the dangerous Palin supporters out there.
Sarah Palin/Fabio 2012!!!!
You did a fabulous job in a nerve wracking and difficult situation. Keep it up!
Bless you, you are one of the reasons this great country may survive.
Proud of you, girl!
You handled yourself really well there, young lady. Keep up the good work!
-D.R.L., of The political memo.
Gawd almighty, all of you are psycho delusional, including “Jackie.” There was no “ambush.” There was no unprofessionalism. There was nothing but a top-quality reporter doing her job. If you’re not smart enough to answer simple-shit questions, then don’t agree to be interviewed. O’Donnell was just doing her job, and the girl failed by making some moronic statements. This girl has a lot to learn about journalism, government, politics, civics, issues, interviewing–and reality.
Try decaf.
Norah has always been unprofessional. You did yourself and your parents proud and you also write well – and from that writing it’s obvious that you also think clearly and well. Best of luck!
Don’t let Norah and her jealousy get to you! Stick to your guns, that is what Sarah would do.
Norah should be ashamed of her self, but then again, the liberal media have no shame.
Trust me. Fair minded and intellectually honest folks fully understand Norah O’Donnell’s agenda, motivations, and biases. She only hurt herself by using “gotcha” journalism, just as the liberal media merely demonstrate their foolishness by gratuitously and unfairly attaching Sarah Palin.
I am so amazed at your poise. You show such a depth of understanding and savvy about the deceptive liberal media that I believe you will be a good warrior in helping take back our country. With helpers like you Sarah Palin will be encouraged and strengthened in her fight for the constitution and the freedoms we are defending. You go girl.
You are an inspiration to this 70 year old man. Just keep on learning about the history of our great country and standing on your principles.
I think you did great in the interview and Norah came across as what she is…..a shill for the left-wing media with no interest in reporting the truth.
In my prior post I meant, of course, “attacking” rather than “attaching”.
While I agree with the other commenters that you did a good job responding to a question you were obviously not prepared for, this might be a lesson to you. If you are passionate enough about something to have a bumper sticker about it or to wear it on your shirt, perhaps you should be educated enough about that topic that you *can* discuss it offhand, when you are not prepared.
Good for you! I wish I’d had my wits about me as a 17 year old as you clearly do. You have lots of promise for your future – and are starting out on the right foot. Heck, maybe you’ll be inspired to go into journalism and add a conservative voice to the mainstream media!
You go, girl!
Sweetheart, you did excellent in that interview. I have a 14 year old daughter also in parochial school and she also shares my conservative views. I’m absolutely sure your father is proud of you as I am of my daughter. I’m proud of you for standing your ground in the interview, you did just fine. I’ve watched the clip on the internet and it puts a grin on my face every time I watch it!
Sarah is a great role model, has a solid Christian belief and is a refreshing personality in the political realm.
Stand your ground, stand up for your rights, and stand against wrongs.
Best of Luck!
So you stand in line to have a book signed by an ignorant fool, you get questioned by a professional whose job it is to call out the ignorant folls who run for office and you were ill-prepared to answer a question about those simple policies Palin can actually articulate and that’s being attacked?
Why the victim stance, Jackie. You were wrong, were gently corrected and yet, here you are claiming you were victimized by the evil liberal media. To be honest, anyone stupid enough to spend money on trash like Palin deserves every ounce of mockery and scorn that gets thrown your way.
You support a quitter, a wannabe beauty queen who is to intellectual thought what FOX news is to news. Stop your whining already, just because you chose to be a fool and to support a fool doesn’t mean you’ get a free ride on the no-criticism bus.
And yes, please contact O’Donnell and ask her to debate you about policy issues regarding the President and the quitter. That would make for some fun TV watching.
Hey Lou! You are an idiot! Sarah served as much time in office as Bambi did, with better results. You can’t spell or punctuate correctly. You obviously hang at Kos in the idiot bubble. This young lady is worth ten of you. Nobody likes you, and everything you think you know is wrong. Go away, pest.
Wow, and I thought liberals were tolerant or something… well, I guess only towards people who agree with them.
Jackie might be 17, but you have the maturity of a 6 year old.
Good for you! I am glad that Glenn Beck and others in the fair media are drawing attention to Norah O’Donnell’s obnoxious antics. Palinphobes like her are close-minded twits. Jonah Goldberg wrote an excellent article today about Palin bashers and how they hate first and ask questions later. Enjoy! http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzdiYTliN2MwYmJiNWY4OWVlZTA4ZmIwYzJkMjFjOGI=
You won that one on points, Jackie. It is pretty sad when a network correspondence ambushes a 17 year old, and then loses the debate after having the advantage of surprise. It is Norah who should be wishing for a “do over.”
This post got an Instalanche! Congrats!
And thanks for the info on how this went down. I thought just from the video she had previously seen your shirt and dug up info to hit you with.
Next time I’m sure you will be prepared or even bait them with whatever you have with you.
God Bless
Way to go! You did a fantastic job with Ms. O’Donnel. She ended up making herself look foolish, and you have shown America what a teenage patriot looks like. God bless you. Thanks for your important contribution to the battle we are in for America’s future.
You didn’t get asked a gotcha question – you simply didn’t know what you were talking about and displayed your ignorance on national TV. You can whine about being a victim of the mean “liberal media” or you can educate yourself. Why do conservatives blame everyone else for their own inadequacies? Just like Sarah Palin blaming Katie Couric when SP showed herself to be a moron in that interview…
Grow up and stop being a victim!!!
Except that the obviously biased news reporterette didn’t even have her prepared facts straight. Should I list them for you or will it be a waste of my time?
Palin has also said she shouldnt have been so flippant or let her irritation show in that interview so she has not avoided her responsibility.
If you compare how Couric dealt with Palin and with Biden in interviews the difference and bias is obvious.
I hope my twin daughters grow up to be as cool as you someday. Keep being free.
What an absolutely genius backstory . They picked on the wrong kid. They look dumb, dumb, dumb.
I guess Norah is now officially …Norah O’Dumbell!
I think you did quite well in the interview considering the circumstances and of that you should be proud That said, it was a fair question and not an “ambush” to question you about what was on your t-shirt and Sarah Palin’s position regarding same. And the snarky comments in your blog post on “ACORN Districts” and MSBC, etc. do not serve you well.
Still , all and all, a good job with the interview.
Well Done! It is good to see that not all young Americans are blinded by the liberal messages enforced by the rather biased media that is dominating your countries international voice. It is only shame that the true message gets clipped, pasted and twisted until it says what ever the supposed reporter wants it to say.
I find it amazing that Reporters ccreate a story instead of reporting it these days. At one time facts were checked, stories confirmed. Now it is a race to get out the message the particular editor/owner/reporter wants out no matter the consequences.
Just ask Dan Rather about consequences
Great job! You handled yourself extremely well.
Lucky, getting to meet Mrs. Palin. That Norah character is a real jerk, watched the interview and I would have had a few choice words for her, but that is why I will never be put on TV. Love that last paragraph.
-Ian
Little lady, don’t fret too much about it. O’Donnell mischaracterzed what Palin had supported.
When the legislation was getting rammed through Congress, everyone was told that the money was going to be used to buy up “toxic” bad-mortgage-backed securities and get them off the companies balance sheets to free up cash to keep credit markets healthy. Additionally, folks swore up and down there would be controls, checks and balances and accountability even though requirements for such things were left out of the legislation. It was too urgent to put those things in the bill *eyeroll* .
However, since the checks and balances weren’t there, the plan to unwind healthy mortgages from sub-prime mortgages was scrapped, and instead the money was used to buy stock/take control of financial companies and car companies.
McCain and, by proxy, Palin supported the oginal goals/intentions of the drafted bill, to free up credit to keep our economy going. They did not support the abonimation the legislation turned out to be in practice.
You did great! I am so proud of young patriots like yourself! Best of luck to you and I hope Glenn or O’Reilly interviews you!
“If my memory serves me correctly, your T-Shirt made reference to the $787 billion dollars our government borrowed from foreign lands and continues to flush down the toilet to this day.”
Actually, her shirt did in fact reference the $700 bailout and Norah O’Donnell is right and Jackie was wrong. The irony was palpable: She wore a shirt CRITICIZING what Palin backed to a book signing of Palin’s book. I think that was legitimate fodder for the reporter to challenge.
I read this before I saw the video and you definitely came off well. Your answers were well-spoken and perfectly appropriate, despite the snakiness of Norah’s journalistic style. Dealing with this tilted playing field is part of the burden of being a conservative. Norah could have stumped everyone at the inauguration, but she never would. The idea that Palin supporters are uninformed on the issues, especially considering that Obama leads the real uninformed cult of personality is absurd. I am very glad you are on our side. Nicely handled.
Why was it a gotcha question? It was straightforward and not posed in a threatening way.
“It bothers them that you perceive the web they weave”…Moody Blues
Very proud of you young lady! Stick your guns.
Guess what, I have 3 daughters (ages 20, 18, and 15) and now they all look up to YOU! Your parents should be proud of you-you are a credit to your upbinging.
Shame on Nora’s parents, they raised a snide, petty little bully.
You go, girl!
You did a fine job. I’m proud of you (and old enough to be your grandmother).
I’m bookmarking your blog. I wish you well, know you will do well, and look forward to keeping up with how you rock the world.
This may very well be a fork in the road for you, and I’m glad you’re on the right fork!
Darn, those darn pesky facts just had to get in the way of your borderline idolatry, heaven forbid someone else be able to bring up a fact that disagrees with your well-intentioned yet mis-informed ideas.
Although, you and the rest of the Republican party can just keep getting more and more conservative, that will help you sooooooo much with getting the votes of independents in the next election cycle. Democrats are giving Republicans every opportunity to take back Congress but the Republicans have their heads too far up their butts to take advantage of it.
It’s obvious this^ Mark does not live up to my name very well.
Apparently he hasn’t seen the polls showing Obama and Democrats having trouble with Independents.
I will agree that the GOP has problems. It isn’t called the stupid party by Conservatives for no good reason. NY-23 being a prime example.
The way this is playing out it looks as if you have effectively turned the tables on this media sneak. She came prepared, caught you unprepared, but now she has become the object of ridicule.
If she runs into you again, you’ll be ready. The pity is she’ll go after someone else.
A slight correction if I may: It should have read, “Stick to your guns!” All The Best.
You did a great job. Thanks for standing up for America and your views.
I want to thank you for speaking up for the patriots in this country. You went up against a liberal machine (liberal database via blackberry) and on the spot answered the liberal question to the riddle. True statesmen (Mrs. Palin) do not need political antics, but choose values and integrity. The liberal media is figuring out the fact that we don’t believe everything out of their mouth. This they cannot comprehend, and are trying like hell to change us, into them. No matter, you were great and give me hope for the future generations. Truth will always prevail, God-speed.
woo hoo. Get that Norah a broom. Talk about ugly. Nice going, kid.
Just awesome gurl! Always look for the truth and it will lead you to great things!
Loved your last comment about Acorn . Norah O’Donnell shows her true colors or liberal leanings every time she opens her mouth . If you had been a Liberal she would have given you a soft ball question . Just remember the AP had 11 fact checkers on Palin book and press had none on Obama. We would have been suprised if she had not been trying to trip you on something . When press approaches always be prepared to zinger back because they will always try to trip if they think you are conservative in any form . Yoou did great in that this was your first interview so be proud of yourself
Take responsibility for what you said. Stop blaming your bad answer on “liberal media,” “crafty schemes,” “liberal bias,” and “gotcha questions.” She asked you a perfectly legitimate question and you are the one who couldn’t answer it.
You really showed a great grasp of the topics at hand. Mentioning the Constitution AND Big Government in your answer. With knowledge like that you are a SHOE IN for a big conservative radio deal, or maybe even a shot at a GOP seat in Congress. YOU GO GIRL!
Hang in there. You and the growing number of young people like you give me hope for the future of this country.
On twitter: Mark_HaseldenMN
As a young conservative I thought you knocked all the questions out of the park! I’ve had run ins with the media, nobody on the national level, and it’s always hard to think of the best response on the spot. I thought you did a great job!
Stephen
I actually watch MSNBC and prefer it to Fox, but I will say that I say that Norah O’Donnell interview with you and described it to my husband later that night. I thought it was quite distasteful for a seasoned reporter like Norah to basically attack a young woman. I think you spoke very well (better than most people twice your age) and, though I don’t agree with most conservative politics, I think you deserve praise for your calm demeanor during a difficult situation.
Oops – meant “I will say that I SAW”. Sorry.
Great job!!!
i dunno it sounds like you are flip-flopping to me. i thought we conservatives stuck to our guns. next time just punch the liberal in the face.
Jackie, I commend you for being civicly engaged and also being able to describe the events in YOUR own words. This is something that would not be possible before Web 2.0. and I appreciated reading them.
However, as your initial answer referenced the Constitution, I am curious as to what your feelings on torture would be. You do know that McCain/Palin supported the torture of innocent men who were given no trial, lawyer or due process. According the the Intl Red Cross, almost 100 men have died in our custody while being tortured.
You may already know the US has a no-torture policy. In 1988 we signed our name to the “UN Convention Against Torture.”
The president? Ronald Reagan.
[PS Don’t try the tired, old “enemy combatant” excuse. It specifically addressed that: “No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture” and “an order from a superior officer or a public authority may not be invoked as a justification of torture” (Art. 2 (2-3)).”]
Henry: Google the torture museum located in Iraq before you ask about american “torture.” In America, we had someone on a board having @ a hundred pours of water splashed on his face. It is like being thrown into a swimming pool or being pulled under while in a pool, you gasp but YOU LIVE. In Iraq, torure included having your genitals electrically shocked, eyelids removed, as well as assorted toes and fingers, electric shocks around other parts of your body, broken legs, arms, teeth, watching your wife, daughter or mother being raped by 5 men, or if you are a woman, listening to your baby scream in starvation, —these are among the descriptions of torture in Iraq during the time of Suddam. We won’t forget the number of his advisors and mentors he just murdered in cold blood. Or the people he gassed. That, my dear, is torture. These people died. Or, think of the Irani young dissidents who were thrown into prisons to be raped and then murdered, their bodies found in the desert. That is torture and that you claim waterboarding as such, is a travesty. There was a Japanese soldier who was put up for war crimes. Among the several other things he did to his victims, he did “waterboard” according to some liberal pundits – but when you do a fact check, you learn that he used sand not water and it was pushed into your nose, eyes, and mouth. A little difference. So, let’s not quibble about the Art. 2, etc. When a person leaves the torture chamber and is able to go on with his life physically complete, it is NOT torture. Torture is when you die at the hands of the torturer. That has not happened in the US. How dare you put waterboarding into the same category as the atrocities other countries have used? Go jump into a pool.
How many innocent Iraqi’s did we kill?? 90,000??
Please, go jump in a pool, you conservative POS.
Obviously I didn’t see all the comments before, including this one and it needs to be corrected. Linda Mae you are wrong about torture. Just because somebody survives does not discount what was done to them as being torture! By that definition of yours, even rape wouldn’t be considered torture if the victim survives. And they may be physically able to recover, but you’re forgetting about the psychological effects. Any deliberate act that puts someone in agony and it is not a medical procedure to benefit the sufferer, or an act that makes the person come close to dying or at least have to fight for their life, and yes, you do fight for your life when you come close to drowning, is torture. When that torture brings about a death, then it is called torture and murder!
capri, here’s where you and I part company. Waterboarding in the fashion used by the US military under strict guidelines on terrorists is not torture. SERE training is more severe than what these terrorists faced. And that was US military doing to US military “not so nice” things, for standard training of certain personnel.
And, SarahH, that 90k number is more accurate in the number of Iraqi deaths than the “hundreds of thousands” meme I’ve seen in some lib circles. But you adamantly refuse to admit that the VAST MAJORITY of those civilians killed were killed by insurgents (look up the definition) and terrorists.
If you’re at all interested, and I know you’re not, I could lead you to a book written by a liberal who’s been there. I could also lead you to my own daughter’s words. And she’s been there, too.
Great Job. I am so proud of you! I have a 12 year old daughter (who is a big fan of Sarah Palin) and I would hope if encountered by the Lame Stream Media, would respond like you! It is wonderful seeing a bright, considerate young woman as yourself speak up.
The reply button just under your name in that post disappeared again 🙂 so…John H, I don’t know just how severe waterboarding is, but believe military training is very severe. But my issue really was with the notion that no matter how cruel the act is, if the person survives, it isn’t torture. And that was how Linda Mae’s comment came off. It is definitely possible to torture someone without killing them.
And I’m glad you pointed out one of the liberal memes. Know what a meme is? Get ready for it –
A chain letter!
(This is why threaded commentary gets blown up in big comment threads.)
Capri, when I find a threaded comment that is at its limit (no reply button), I go to the reply button next up the line to continue that thread-within-the-thread.
Anyway, I will agree Linda Mae was overly simplistic in her argument. But you were as well, as I tried to point out.
We love the young Conservatives you are our future. Keep up the fight, you have a long fight ahead of you. Don’t ever give up.
Congrats. You did well.
You make me so proud! Please keep your energy and your optimism. Don’t let the negativism drag you down or dispirit you. We are going to take this country back to its constitutional base and we are going to need plenty of aware, thinking young people. By golly if you decide to run for office anywhere, contact me. I’d be proud to work on your campaign.
You go, girl!
It was for you this nation was founded.
I think freedom might just survive in your hands.
Stay strong. Never stop learning. Teach your children well.
And watch your back young lady.
They don’t have the courage of your convictions and they hate you for that.
Bravo.
Good for you Jackie. I re-posted your story on my blog here: http://conservativethinkers.wordpress.com/ I hope you get a lot of great publicity. All the best!
Wow! For an on the spot response, you knocked it out of the park. I am so gratified that we have young people like yourself who are obviously intelligent, informed and bold enough not to be intimidated by the likes of Nora O’Donnell who, unfortunately, shows how uninformed, biased, and pondscumish(my own brand new word) the liberal media has become.
Good for you! Glad to see so many bloggers picking up on the gross media bias of O’Donnell. It is so helpful to have the background. Blessings to you and your family.
Thank you for telling about your encounter with Sarah and Norah. Andrea looks lonely in that picture. No one wanted to see her.
I thought you did great. Norah was prepared to ambush a young girl. She didn’t like your first answer off camera, so she changed it to throw you off- guard.. I thought that Norah was going to follow Sarah all around the country, but I see today that she is back in the studio. Maybe her boss pulled her off the road because a young, teenager made her look like a fool. Way to go!
I saw you on TV and I thought you were wonderfully poised. You made O’Donnell look the fool, not you!
You are a very impressive young woman, Julie. You did so well in that ambush interview and exposed the bias just by answering the questions honestly. Best wishes from another Palin admirer in Australia.
Sorry, Jackie, to get your name wrong. Not as young as I used to be!
Hey, caught a link to your blog from the ‘Rush in a Hurry’ email sent out by Rush Limbaugh that condenses what he talked about the day of his show. I didn’t catch you on TV, but I wanted to let you know that my mom (who’s over 65) echoed your sentiments when I asked her about Palin during the election. She said, “finally, a woman in politics that I can look up to.”
Keep blogging! Yesterday, MSNBC, tomorrow, the world!
Great story and great respect for her stand. If I might comment to Henry about torture. Three enemy combatants were taken up in a helo. The first was given an opportunity to ‘tell what he knows’. He would not respond so they threw him out of the helo. The second was given an opportunity to talk and would not. He also was thrown out to his death. The third told his captors all they wanted to know. Which one was tortured?
I love that you are so darn quick to criticize the “liberal media” but surprisingly, won’t allow for any opposing viewpoints on your very own blog! Very thoughtful of you. =)
Yup, which is why she didnt approve your comment… oh wait.
Now, now… don’t let things like, oh the comment being approved, get the way of the pre-martyrdom whinge.
Jackie, you’re awesome. You held your ground well and your response to Ms. O’Donnell shows that you are quick on your feet.
All Palin supporters are as dumb as you, so you’re in great company, honey. Just continue watching FOX and whatever else it is you do to fill that vacuous space between your ears. You’ll be pregnant soon and well, what the hell. It won’t matter. Just don’t go on public assistance. That would be supporting the socialist agenda.
let’s see, you are ignorant, idolize Sarah Palin and live your life according to a 2000 y.o. fairy tale…..
there is a job waiting for you at FOX News
You were super cool! You did not shrink away from the liberal mouthpiece. I did watch your clip–you will go far.
You made your parents proud!
The Lone Star State salutes you.
Julie — You are amazing!!! I enjoyed reading your post, and am VERY jealous that you were able to meet Sarah!!! (I attended a Palin/McCain rally in my hometown, but unfortunately didn’t get to meet her! http://zeliecat.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-sarah-experience.html)
I’m so proud of you for sticking to your beliefs and standing up for yourself. You are quite mature beyond your years. Stay focused and positive! It’s refreshing to know there are young people out there who see the troubles of the government and want to make a true change!!
You write so beautifully. You might be writing Gov. Palin’s book next time instead of reading it!
Thanks for standing up to the media. If we’re all diligent, they won’t be able to behave this way much longer. We have to stay one step ahead of them. YOU are a smart young woman!
As an old combat Veteran who has seen his share of ambushes. You handled yourself very well on your first one. Good luck to you and God Bless You.
You were the picture of poise and courage. It’s no wonder that so many news outlets ran the interview – it was a delight to watch. Your family should be very proud. Now that you have your name out in front of the public, think about running for office. You’ll get my vote.
Jackie
Awesome job! Hold your head up HIGH.
“She [N. O’D. ]asked me what it was I liked about Sarah Palin. I said, ‘As a young female she is someone I can look up to …’ ”
Actually, Palin is not all that young.
You made one big mistake at the start. When anyone from MSNBC speaks to you, the proper answer is, “You work for MSNBC? That means you lie for a living. I despise people like you. Get away from me or I’ll call the cops.”
I wouldn’t give those traitors the time of day, much less debate with them. They are devoid of anything even vaguely resembling honor or integrity and can’t be trusted to tell the truth any further than you can throw the White House.
Really — if you’re going to wear a t-shirt with a Statement on it, you better be ready to defend that Statement, or at least show you know what the Statement means…
Even if the Statement is, “I’m with Stupid”.
The statement didn’t say “Sarah Palin rocks for not supporting the Wall Street bailout”, therefore probably didn’t feel compelled to check up on Palin’s views.
So… if I wear one of my Schlock Mercenary T-shirts I’d better be ready to defend whatever rule from the “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates” is on it?
I’m happy to see a youngster taking interest in politics. I figure you’ll get over this wingnut stuff once you get to college and away from the suffocating embrace of the Talibangelicals. Don’t forget to blog about your 6-week infatuation with Ayn Rand which usually comes mid-freshman year.
“I was forced to think on the spot”
It must have been terrible for you to actually have to think “on the spot” about something you chose to wear out in public.
Do your teachers send, before you get to school, you a list of all questions you might be asked in class?
I hope your head has stopped hurting from all the thinking.
Jackie, you sound like a very thoughtful and wise young woman. Here’s hoping what started out as something to look forward to doesn’t become a bnad memory. Enjoy Thanksgiving and, I presume, your senior year!
Jackie,
You did a great job writing that piece and I enjoyed it very much. Good for you!
Derek
The story here is NOT that 17 Y/O Jackie may not have known the particulars about the bailout/stimulus, it’s that a supposed news professional DIDN’T.
She had to google it. Or phone a friend.
So the perfect comeback to her, in hindsight which is easy of course, would have been:
“Well, apparently you didn’t know it either, Ms. O’Donnell, until you just now googled it and wrote it on your paper there. I don’t do this kind of thing for living, but I thought you did.”
And behold the level of awareness on issues and positions displayed by your typical Obama voter, most of whom are much older than 17:
http://tinyurl.com/ygsb5fw
And of course the other thing to take away from this is that I think we all know that Nora wouldn’t have behaved this way for a liberal book signing — calling into question the media’s claim to be unbiased and even-handed.
You did fine, Jackie. Nora exposed her bias and her own google-dependent level of awareness, which is NOT fine for a “reporter”.
I am so proud of you. You make me hopeful.
I salute you for sticking to your guns…..
It’s all right, maybe next time you’ll be armed with some of your own “facts.” And unlike Norah and her wily need to actual research and use real facts, you can make up your own, just like Palin! Ah, you’ve got a bright, embarrassing career ahead of you, kid. Hope it goes as well as Palin’s election bid (and hopefully, her future election bid)!
I love the libs with their personal attacks on a seventeen-year-old. Stay classy!
What does this remind me of…..?
Oh, yeah:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/area_man_passionate_defender_of
I saw your story linked from newbusters & just wanted to that I think you handled yourself REALLY well in the interview… Much better than you give yourself credit for. Of course we all wish we had thought of that ‘perfect witty response’ at times, but just look at all the attention you’re getting now!! – Your responses are definitely being heard. Keep standing up for what you think is right.. and enjoy your gigs!!
I had no idea you were only 17 when I saw that interview on Hot Air! There was a mention of O’Donnell ‘attacking the child’ or something to that effect, but I thought it was a mistake by the time your part of the interview was over. I thought you were an adult in your 20s.
And you looked O’Donnell in the eye, and remained calm, and she had no comeback.
At the end of the clip I saw she made some lame accusation of people not being specific, which was not only wrong, but amusing when I remember how pathetic Obama supporters are in on-the-street interviews.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your 15 minutes of fame! Maybe there’ll be more some day 🙂
You did great! Under the circumstances, I’d say you blew her away because you wouldn’t back down, or be intimidated because she was from the “news.”
Great job on the interview and your writeup. I’ll be having my teenage daughter see all this information. Knowledge is power and you have it!! Keep learning!
Proud of you Jackie!
Ms O’Donnel is a poor excuse as a news coorespondant, she sort of reminds one of a shark slashing and destroying without cause or reason. Feel sorry for her as someday she will wake up to her wicked ways but it will be too late and she will be facing her end without hope!
Given your age, I think you did better than fine. You were cool and collected while facing a shark, who couldn’t even resist a final insult by claiming that the interviewees couldn’t handle specific issues.
Julie, you can’t know how much of an inspiration you give to people see this video and read your blog. The last sentence tells me you have a future in journalism.
I’m convinced that the future of our country lies in the hands of Hockey Moms and teenagers who believe in our Constitution. It’s gratifying to know that you guys are ready to get actively involved in our political process. You go girl!
Awesome! Your blog is spectacular as always and it was so awesome seeing and hearing you on all my favorite people’s shows! Anyway, keep the good blogs coming, you rock!!
Given your age, I think you did just fine. You were cool and collected while facing a shark, who couldn’t resist a final insult by claiming that the interviewees couldn’t handle specific issues.
Julie, you can’t know how much of an inspiration you have given to people after seeing this video (and, especially reading your blog). I’m amazed that the future of our country lies in the hands of Hockey Moms and teenagers who believe in our Constitution. It’s gratifying to know that you guys are ready to get actively involved in our political process. You go girl!
You were poised and articulate. I doubt I would have done half as well in that circumstance. And you did us all a service by drawing out the bitter and petty media once again. You’ve earned a purple heart.
Good work, and thank you.
Hey good goin’ gurrl! Have no regrets: had you responded any better to bottom-feeder O’Donnell you would have never gotten on air. This way you did and everyone sees what an ASS she is! And MSNBC’s pathetic propaganda.
They should be ASS- SHAMED of themselves!
(hey and I usually never swear!)
you’re cool. Thanks for the firsthand account!
You seem to be a very bright and thoughtful young lady. That being said, I wonder really just how much deep and broad research you have done on Sarah Palin. Had you searched her well and with objectivity, you would have found that she lies frequently and unashamedly. Yes, she does speak her mind, but that mind seems to be filled with bitterness, vengeance, gross ignorance, and prevarication. That being said, I wonder truly why someone as bright as you would admire this woman.
Second, I do believe that while not tactful, it was completely fair of O’Donnell to engage you in discourse about your shirt. You will be an eligible voter in the next presidential election, will you not? If you are old enough to wear your political opinion on your shirt, then you are old enough to have political discussions with the news media. And by the way, surely you’re too intelligent to think that Fox News is “fair and balanced”. All news media leave something to be desired in the depth and scope of their reporting.
Ron Paul is really the only 2012 candidate who has been against the bailouts on principle from the start. I’m not sold on Palin, that she isn’t part of the McCain wing of the party overall.
http://mises.org/
To be “fair”, you have to admit that you have no idea why Nora O’Donnell was on her Blackberry. She may have Googled the info, or she may have been responding to a text that had nothing to do with talking to you. Some people here have made huge assumptions about your remark about her using her Blackberry while talking to you. You have a very nice blog here; keep it classy and as unbiased as you can if you want to be taken seriously. Alternatively, you can pander to the conservatives. There is a plethora of biased news people; you can develop this into a unique political blog that stands head and shoulders above the rest of the steaming pile of blogs if you can keep your objectivity. So ask yourself, what is your real purpose with this blog.
Kudos to you for believing in Sarah!!!! Yes, Sarah Lies and yes, you are uninformed!!!!!
You will only grow more ignorant!!!
But even if Sarah did support the Bailout, making you a liar, you are a VICTIM!!!!! All SARAH Worshippers are Victims.
Palin really did endorse the bailout at the time, and did so again in “Going Rogue” (page 270).
BUT TRUTH DOES NOT MATTER TO CONSERVATIVES!!!!
If truth mattered, conservatives would be liberals. You go, Young Liar!!!! You have Sarah as a Role Model and it shows…..
Wow, a whole lexicon of words you keep using but do not know the meaning of.
Keep spreading the narrative. If you think it’ll lead to people not supporting the person/people/cause you hate so much then you are the one who is uninformed.
Since “Palin really did endorse the bailout at the time, and did so again in “Going Rogue” (page 270),”
You are a great Conservative!!!!
Lies are truth!!!!
UP is down!!!
Please keep whining and feeling sorry for yourself and repeating what Rush Tells you to say: that is Thinking!!!!
Did you have to wait in line long to buy the book?
Well done! I posted your story on my FB after hearing about you on Rush’s program this afternoon and said that you schooled Norah O’Donnell. Seriously, you kicked her a**!
I’m proud of you! And at 17 years old, you give me more hope for the future of our country than any fraud in the White House ever could.
Way to go young lady! You should be proud of the way you handled yourself at this ambush.
God bless
I don’t think it’s very Republican to support an unemployed grifter like Sarah Palin.
I don’t think it’s very Democratic to support a rookie senator who didn’t craft any legislation, didn’t finish his first term, and only experienced things at state level only a few years earlier. What were you people thinking?
At least Palin actually has accomplishments that made a difference. That’s true experience, on a grander scale.
To point out to a Palin supporter who is wearing an anti bailout tee shirt that thier Godess supported the bailout before she was a tea-party supporter is fair. It just shows the sheer ingorance of the Palin supports that they don’t know her record. So, to point out that she supported the AIG bailout is sleezy? How? Do you people want to live your life in ignorance?
Awesome job, Jackie. It’s nice to see you hand it right back to Norah and make her look bad. She deserved it. Trying to ambush you in an opportunity to make the event look dumb.
Soooooo glad to see young people like you well informed and ready to speak the truth, because you know it and believe it. And yes, you had no notes. 😉
Congratulations! When a 17 year old can hold her own with a seasoned interviewer who is obviously biased, then I know the USA will survive as the great nation I know it is. Keep up the great work. I am sure there are many more like you out there. You gave a superior interview. Thanks.
Hey, you did a great job. O’Donnell was being particularly provocative, but you stuck to your guns. Sarah never did support the bailout, but she couldn’t speak contrary to the McCain party platform. Anyone with sense knew that at the time, and she has confirmed it since.
Wow, I was very impressed with your ‘Constitution’ answer! Matter of fact, the whole interview was astounding, I see there is still hope for us in the youth of America. I am as proud of you as your parents surely are!
It is good to see that there are young conservatives.
I am an Obama supporter and have serious issues with Sarah Palin. That being said, I am also the mother of two teenage girls (ages 18 & 16), and I was absolutely appalled at the way you were treated by Nora O’Donell. What have we become as a country when it is acceptable for well-heeled, well-connected adults to belittle teenagers on national TV? You ought to be applauded for your civic-mindedness and political passion. Just because I don’t agree with you, doesn’t mean I don’t admire you. Keep doing what you’re doing, kid.
If I ever get asked why I like Sarah by one of those twit MSNBC freaks I will look straight into the camera and say:
“Because she didn’t buy her house with the help of a FELON!”
We might consider looking on it as “fair” what Nora did — IF she ever did the same kind of thing, with the same level of zeal — to that theoretical someone in line to get that theoretical liberal author’s signature.
The thing that struck me was her enthusiasm in pointing out to Jackie her new-found factoid. Like she was getting her Katie Couric moment and won’t Keith, Rachel and Chris be impressed with me when they see THIS?
She’s probably already done it numerous times, but she really exposed herself here as just another one of the 95% of the media who votes for, and stealth campaigns for — Democrats.
Must be nice.
Thank you for the other side of the story! It doesn’t surprise me how low these liberals go to try and marginalize opposing views. It’s pretty much a straw man argument, liberals like to put a face to “conservativism” and they will cry and whine and throw stones to try and prove that anyone conservative is stupid, backwards, or ignorant. It’s just sad to watch them drown in the kool-aid that is liberal fascism in American “journalism”.
To all the haters posting on this blog:
How do you like a president that opposses gay marriage?
Is he a bigot?
Is he ignorant?
…..go ahead, ignore the truth liberals. LOL! :o)
And to WAKEUPAMERICA who posted above:
-You don’t know that she DIDN’T get a text regarding the fact either. What is good to know is that she approached you first, (“played” with her BB) and then wanted to interview you again. The apparent switch shows her complete liberal bias.
Wanna see something funny? Youtube:
“John Ziegler discusses with Norah O’Donnell on media bias”
seems like the ol’ cat got little norah’s tongue…. she’s probably still mad about john she had to take it out on a 17 year old.
Crazy libs are so proud to “think” for themselves while they eat the spoon fed spin by the lies that is NBC,MSNBC, CNN et al.
You were great! Loved you in San Diego!!
You are a “Great American”. Norah on the other hand is …… well let’s just say she works at MSNBC. Enough said.
Keep writin’ Girlfriend! These are historic times and the battle between Reason and the New Dark Age may yet be won thru discourse.
Liberty’s the thing. The recognition and protection of Individual Rights is America’s moral achievement. Learn how to defend that fact and learn why Capitalism is the only economic system that supports it. Go to the sources. Use your own reasoning mind.
And remember to keep your joy about you along with your wits. Keep fightin’ the good fight. Stand proud. You’re an American woman. Don’t you love the sound of that? It means so much.
You did an awesome job! 🙂
I hope you will have the courage to go on shows like O’Reilly, Hannity, Beck, Fox and Friends and tell your story. A reporter going after a 17-year old like that is pretty ridiculous and then trying to use you as a broad brush to paint Palin supporters as uninformed. Obviously you were tired from being on line for so many hours, not prepared for an ambush interview, and not comfortable being questioned on national TV. If it had been me with a camera and reporter in my face like that I would have crumbled far worse. It takes a lot of guts to even go on TV let alone with a vicious anti-conservative network. Let’s face it Chris Matthews and company probably think it’s a bigger crime to buy Sarah Palin’s book than it is to call al-Qaeda.
You didn’t do as badly as liberals would like to claim. Norah dismissed your comments about the Constitution as a nonsensical response and demeaned your support of Palin as just being based on “emotion,” but I think you made a good point. Despite MSNBC’s protests otherwise the liberals ruling the country today do not believe in the Constitution and they desire to fundamentally transform this nation. Sarah Palin is a traditionalist, a conservative, who believes in the values of this country and our Constitution and that is why you support her. You do not support Palin based solely on emotion and that should be clear to anyone who heard your words.
MSNBC went on to describe the event you attended as a “tribal” gathering of “whites vs. others.” They pointed out numerous times that the book signing consisted of predominantly white people and referred to it as a “monochromatic” crowd. I honestly believe that MSNBC hates America, middle America in particular. They have no respect for average Americans such as yourself and they will demean and put you down at every chance they get.
If I had been interviewed by MSNBC I think I would have ignored their stupid questions and just insulted their network. Perhaps I would have brought up Chris Matthews tingly leg when Obama speaks and the fact that he thinks there’s nothing wrong with Major Hasan contacting al-Qaeda.
Jackie,
I think you handled the “interview” (if that’s what you want to call it) wonderfully. Don’t let anything untrue said by O’Donnell squelch your enthusiasm for standing up for your convictions. I am glad that you were able to meet Sarah; I bet it was a wonderful experience!
Take care,
Jennifer
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You did excellent. It’s kids like you that give me hope for the future of America.
Stick to your convictions!
Also, I’m jealous you got to meet Sarah. 🙂
America needs young conservatives like you. Good job. Carry on the good fight.
this is why I block MSNBC from my tv. so i don’t have to see this hateful stuff even when I’m just flipping.
WAY TO GO!! you made them look really pathetic!
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I’ve created a video posting to express my sentiment towards how badly Msnbc treated a fellow American for her views.
You can view it at:
http://palinyoubetcha2012.com/wordpress/?p=6657
Regards and May God Bless The Young Adult Supporter of Whats Good In America
The Centrist
Your Dad should be proud, seems he has raised a fine intelligent young lady, kudos to the both of you! My kids are several years younger than you but I can only hope (boy does that word irritate me)that they grow to be as pragmatic and inquisitive as yourself. It is very heartening to see that not ALL of the youth of America are a lost cause in an ideological sense.
Journalists……
nice voices and good with words….
TERRIBLE with ideas.
DUH! Sarah was the VICE presidential candidate Norah! Get a clue.
Way to go Jackie! The liberal media needs more people like you to show them up and let their pathetic viewers know what real Americans want: the Constitution and no Big Government. Just like Sarah, you are a true testament to conservative real Americans! It’s outrageous that those liberals expect someone to know what their heroes actually say and do or silly little details about policy and governing. You go girl!
Ya done good ma’am. It was an ambush cause she set you up for one question in the pre-interview (just like the man before you) and then asked you something entirely different while on live t.v. (and yet she had a note card for herself…go figure). She is a coward and the female equivalent of a knave…you stood your ground and did not concede an inch to your opponent…I like your style.
you are an idiot
hey guy, I noticed your link goes to the Zimbabwe Benefit Foundation. Nice. Nice way to represent yourself to the rest of the world.
I liked your description of the brief conversation Sarah had with your father. (“Well, hey there sir how are you doing”). That is so Sarah.
My father (also a goofball) and I tried going to see Sarah in Columbus, OH tonight but we were not as dedicated as you and your father. We both went after work, and by that point the wristbands were long gone and the line was around the block.
I honestly don’t know what kind of President Sarah would make, and I don’t know that she wants to run for President, but I think I know what kind of person she is, and goodness knows we need more like her.
You handled yourself admirably with Norah O’Donnell who is building quite a resume for ambushing people after her performance at the Tea Parties over the summer.
Congratulations on gathering your autograph.
Couldn’t tell if it was Nora or Rosie O’Donnell. they are the same in every aspect. You were super! She sowed the wind and reaped a whirlwind
You did good!
I heard about this on Rush Limbaugh’s show today, and had to look you up and give you a pat on the back.
Thank you for posting your story, i enjoyed it!
Miss Seal, you did an incredible job on camera. You held your own, were very articulate, and thought fast on your feet. Dittos for the stranger in line behind you. Never fear another encounter with a Washington Bureau Chief–you are SO READY to bring the fight to them! Congratulations for making the most of being in the right place at the right time.
Few people are ever prepared for a liberal ambush, but now you are, and next time you will do brilliantly.
Smackdown of Norah – Beautiful
http://commonsensepoliticalthought.com/?p=7997
http://christiansbreakingchainfwds.ning.com/forum/topics/sleezy-liberal-media-trickery
I don’t agree that what happened here was an ambush. I think it was simply an embarrassing situation where you were put in a position to defend Palin’s inconsistent public statements about an issue. You choose to defend Palin, and you have every right to that choice, but it is also “on you” to take responsibility for that choice.
You are still quite young, and as you have now quickly learned, making political statements in this climate (via t-shirt, sign, or blog) opens you up to criticism and sometimes ugly backlash. I think that’s unfortunate, but it goes both ways. It’s the same way liberals feel when they are told they don’t love America or are “communists” or “Nazis” b/c they want more affordable healthcare.
Anyway, in hindsight, I hope the nasty remarks here calm down and people stop and realize that you are a teenager and don’t deserve to be ridiculed.
It takes all kinds to make the world go round, folks. Learn some civility, both sides.
MSNBC lead the charge to get the bailout bill passed. For them to imply it was others who were leading the way is a LIE.
Outstanding!!
Jackie you handled the gotcha question beautifully ! Good for you ! Thank you for taking a stand.
Even before I read your explanation of events, I was impressed with how you handled yourself in the interview. I think your solid, clear thinking and rationale on Sarah and the Constitution overcame the bailout question, and your answer to Sarah supporting the bailout was good too – that you didn’t think that was exactly correct and if you asked Sarah today she would not support it. Also, which bailout was Norah talking about?
Ambush, n., when a Conservative lies and whines.
Conservative, n., a person who feels great anger on behalf of the rich and powerful, feels great self-pity, memorizes opinions dictated by her masters like Rush and thinks by chanting “Mega-ditto’s Master Rush!!!” “Mega-dittos’s Master Glenn!!!”
Oh poor you, liar Sarah!!! While Sarah said one thing, she meant another. See? It depends on what the meaning of “is” is, said Sarah. “Mega-ditto’s Master Sarah!”
“Palin really did endorse the bailout at the time, and did so again in “Going Rogue” (page 270),”
Yeah Sarah!!!
Yeah Liars!!!!
Julie, bravo. You are an amazing young lady with I hope a future in politics. I know under the same circumstances that I wouldn’t have handled the situation nearly as good as you did, and I am three times your age. Thank you for making my day. Hope to hear much more from you. I know you’re obviously a strong individual, but be wary. The modus operandi of the left is to attack someone such as you. So be vigilent, and remember there are many out there who have your back.
Good job girl, I’m not even your dad and I’m proud of ya.
Sorry, Jackie, for calling you by the wrong name. You still rock!!
Hello from Toronto, Canada. You did a great job with that interviewer. She definitely seems like someone with a big ole chip on her shoulder and you handled her like a pro even though you’re just a kid.
Consider the follwing Julie: A woman who is paid by a major cable news channel (well sort of major , ok bottom of the pile) had to use crib notes to try and stump a young inexperienced woman on a very specific and loaded question! You did as well as any of us regular Americans would have done. And shame on that poor excuse of a journalist. Maybe her next interview will be with people she doesn’t have to cheat to be on par with like a preschool or something.
Jackie
I think you are an amazing young lady. It does my patriotic heart proud to know there are kids like you out there.
You have a bright future ahead of you kiddo!
God Bless you and your family.
Job well done. MSNBC will resort to the lowest of low tactics to smear anyone who disagrees with them. I admire Sarah Palin for being the strong individual she is and you handled O’Donnell with facts and grace. We are proud of you, something O’Donnell doesnt have.
Now I know why my cable provider took MSNBC off of their basic package. Jackie, you did great. Norah is supposed to be a reporter, not one pushing an agenda. My daughter’s birthday fell 2 weeks short of being eligible to vote for Sarah, but, you betch’a she will next time!
Ambush: n., when a liberal cherrypicks, twists, schemes, lies, shows up just to cause trouble and get ratings, misleads the public and calls it news. Liberal: n., a person who feels great anger on behalf of Planet Earth, believes it is only wrong for conservatives to be rich and powerful, believes only conservatives are rich and powerful, and is willing to make misanthropic extremist groups rich and powerful. The liberal feels great self-righteousness, memorizes opinions dictated by his or her masters like Al Gore and Ingrid Newkirk, Peter Singer and Wayne Pacelle, Gary Yourofsky, Dave Forman, and Oprah, O’Donnell etc.
She or he thinks by chanting “Mega-ditto’s Master Gore!!!” “Mega-dittos’s Mistress Oprah!!! Down with Sarah!!!” You poor, hateful liberal extremists.
“What we’ve got to do in energy conservation is try to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, to have approached global warming as if it is real means energy conservation, so we will be doing the right thing anyway in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.” — Timothy Wirth, former U.S. Senator (D-Colorado) “Ditto’s Master Tim!”
“I think the whole concept of private property as an ultimate ‘good’ has got to be replaced. There’s a higher good out there than private property….” & “Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on earth, social and environmental.” “Mega-ditto’s Master Dave!” “We would be foolish and silly not to unite with people in the public health sector, the environmental community, and unions, to try to challenge corporate agriculture.”
& “We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding. … One generation and out. We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.” “Mega mega dittos and more ditto’s Master Wayne!”
“Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughter houses.” &
“Our nonviolent tactics are not as effective. We ask nicely for years and get nothing. Someone makes a threat, and it works.” “Mega mega mega ditto’s Ingrid!”
All that, and yet the libs just about crap themselves over Sarah Palin and that anyone could agree with her on anything!
Clearly Sarah Palin has snowed you much like she’s baffled many others. She supported the TARP Bank bailout. She should have done that, too – we had to have that to keep the whole world’s economies from going into a Depression. For the same reason, we had to have the Stimulus bill. Govt spending is sometimes necessary, and these were two cases where spending was an imperative. Now, when George Bush went to war in Iraq? Not necessary. When he gave the richest of the rich a second round of tax cuts while we were at war? Another bad mistake, and the first President to ever give Americans a tax cut during wartime. He made many voluntary expenditures and tax cuts that were unwise. Obama has not done the same thing. Yet you don’t understand that. Please read up some before you vote for any candidate.
Sweetie, you did an awesome job. 🙂
omg! you did soo great!! you didnt come off as an asshat at all!!!
Jackie, you did really great. I feel confident America will survive and hope your generation will correct the massive screw-ups mine has allowed.
Sarah Palin is the very embodiment of what the so-called feminist movement claimed they were about.
This 61 year-old Viet Nam Veteran thanks you with all I can for restoring my faith in young people and showing me America will survive and be better than ever when your generation takes over.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. I just read your story on Newsbusters. GOOD FOR YOU! I am a 40 year old woman, and I admire you for being such a young woman and facing down the liberal media w/o fear! I’m sure it was nerve-wracking with the way that they twist things and badger and all that.
I hope you continue with your interest in politics. We need more women in politics like you- Christians with conservative values who aren’t taken in by popular culture and media.
Sarah Palin is a role model for me as well, even though I am only 5 years younger than here, and I am so jealous that you met her!! Reading about how she called you “Sweetie” and signed your name and was so gracious practically brings tears to my eyes because she is one of the few people in this world who has stared down the liberal media and won!! And she’s just amazing!
Don’t worry a bit about all the mean people who will write mean things about you, who will insult you, etc. They don’t even know you, but they will do that because their hate for Palin consumes them to the point that anyone who supports her is their enemy and they hate them, too. If I were you, I’d just delete their comments and wipe the dust from your feet!
Well, I haven’t seen your interview but I’m sure you did awesome. Not many 17 year olds could’ve handled her “gotcha” question. And the liberals think that all young people like you are liberal Democrats who voted for Obama, so I’m sure you were intriguing to her because of your age.
Well, again, I enjoyed your blog and hope you keep up the good work of standing strong in your life and learning about the nation and politics. Sarah Palin is a great role model and you can’t go wrong if you follow her example.
God bless!
P.S. I don’t watch MSNBC news or CNN or any of the liberal “lamestream” media sites, so I guess that’s why I didn’t hear of this story til I went to Newsbusters today.
But I’ve read a few comments since I posted and can’t believe the liberals who have written angry, virulent, condescending things to you simply for one reason and one reason alone- you support Sarah.
They ought to be ashamed of themselves for speaking this way to a young 17 year old girl who simply answered some questions and then wrote about her experience.
There is a lot of bullying that liberals are dolling out these days, esp. towards Palin supporters. And I just want to encourage you to not take them personally! They don’t know you from Adam, and they are angry and hateful. I’m not talking about all liberals, but the ones who would come here just so that they can “scream” at you with sarcasm, hate, and mockery.
It’s so wrong, and again, if I were you, I’d just delete their comments. Maybe read them once, then shake your head with pity because obviously these are not people with hearts at peace or filled with love, maybe say a prayer for them because clearly they are in need of it, and then just delete their comments so you do not give into any temptation to revisit them which might only end up causing you to feel very badly.
I have written comments on various blogs in response to things and have also been “attacked” by angry, mean people because I support and like Sarah Palin and/or because I am not pro-Obama.
The internet can be a very, VERY ugly place, and the viciousness with which some people comment is horrible, and I’d hate for you to get down at all by any of the vicious comments written here. Think about it– what would cause adults to come here so that they can be rude, snarky, and cruel towards a young 17 year old girl simply for supporting Palin?
It’s not about you… it’s about her, and they truly, truly HATE and despise her with everything within them. This is YOUR blog, and you do not have to keep their comments here. You own it, not anyone else. It’s like letting someone in your house just so they can insult and abuse you, becasuse that is what they are doing here… verbally abusing you.
If someone left me a nasty phone message or wrote me a vicious email, I’d delete it and not revisit it. We don’t need the cruelty and hate of others to bring us down. You don’t need that.
Well, that’s it. Be strong and courageous, and God bless!!
Jackie, sweetheart, you did great! You stood your ground, you spoke from your heart. Way to go!
Wow! What an awesome post. Just a shame that it had to come from such a double-crossing experience on the part of the
Why do you need to look up to a Woman (Palin) you don’t even know, a stranger. Don’t you have any female role models? Sweet heart she’s just a Celebrity. There are accomplished Teachers and Nurses and real heroes all around you.
Wow! What a great post! It’s just a shame it mainly came about because of arrogant, elitist double-crossing on the part of Norah O’Donnell and the elitist Lame Stream Media. Let me tell you this: you handled those circumstances amazingly, better than you may think. As a Conservative teenager myself, living in the UK, it gives me confidence to see my counterparts like you “across the pond” not caving in, but standing strong even if the steamroller of the leftist media is coming full throttle towards you.
You have done Conservatism and Sarah Palin, a service- and definitely not a disservice!
-Daniel.
17 years old & bawling about the liberal media already! You have some promise as a conservative.
Greetings from Brazil. Yeah! There’s some conservatives down here! LOL! Amazing interview, great job!
You scare me, because you’re smart enough to come off as informed, and you’re evidently not.
The liberal media is no craftier or manipulative than the conservative media, and your assertion that you were confronted by a ‘gotcha question’ irritates me. The purpose of journalism to expose and highlight factual information. A question to which you have no answer, because you’ve suddenly realised your information is wrong, is a good question. It’s highlighting ignorance, and hopefully correcting it.
And on the same note: ‘Her goal was clear, make this teenager look like an uneducated Palin supporting buffoon.’
Actually, I was rather under the impression her goal was to gain your opinion on political policy, or to understand your reasoning – she was querying your apparently ardent support for a politician who had expressed opposing views to those emblazoned across your t-shirt. It’s not a gotcha question. It’s a previously researched question, intended to illuminate.
You might feel hard done by, having been screwed over by the nasty, mean, liberally biased media, but don’t worry – you’ve got your chance to air your (hopefully better researched and articulated) views now.
And please, before anybody goes ape-shit with the ‘Jackie’s only seventeen, she’s better informed than most, at least she’s expressing an opinion,’ be aware I’m sixteen and Australian, and find it disturbing that many of my peers seem to be more aware of the nuances of American politics than American adults do.
You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. Sarah Palin supported the bailout during the campaign because she had to….her running mate supported it. After the campaign, she was free to speak her real opinion. This reporter intentionally picked on someone she thought she could “get” by making her look like she didn’t know anything about Palin. Then, she lied about her on her tweet and said the young girl had voted for Palin and didn’t even know what Palin stands for. The reporter didn’t just happen to have that quote memorized…..she saw that this young girl had a shirt on that said something opposite of what Palin had said in the campaign, so she got on her blackberry and had her research dept find a quote to throw in her face. I find your arrogance and lack of social skills appalling, and I don’t care how old you are. You need to learn all of the facts before you spout off and attack another person.
You did well, miss.
Good for you. Stand Tall. Stand Proud.
You are not alone.
A soldier.
Girlie, you did a masterful job! You don’t need no stinkin’ do-over. I heard you on Glenn Beck and heard about you on Rush. You beat on the PMSNBC babe but good.
I’ll be adding you to my “worthwhile links.” And mail me (if you even read all these hundreds of comments). I’d love to have you as an author on my little site.
You rock (except for not liking Miley).
You did fine. As some others pointed out, you were a bit closer to the truth than the so-called reporter.
You also seem to have attracted the attention of a few of the generic trolls posting the usual talking points and insults. An old saying goes something like this: you know you’re over the target when you start taking flak.
I just watched the video of your interview. You gave a great answer to her question when you referred to Sara Palin’s respect for the Constitution and the limited government that it established as a major reason why you support her. Fantastic job! I wish I had been as bright as you obviously are when I was 17.
You were fantastic. The liberal media has a template and an agenda. O’Donnell is part of the liberal elite media. Go on the Matt Drudge site sometime and see how few people watch MSNBC. It is shocking how few people watch that network. O’Donnell has kooky eyes. I would never talk to her. She use to read the news on NBC. She was one of the morning news readers. She had zero personality. When she went to MSNBC, she became a “star.” She is very unprofessional. The liberal elite do not like to be challenged. They will lie in order to try to fool the unwary. You did very well when you challenged her facts. Liberals hate facts. That is why O’Donnell said that you voted in the last election. Listen to Rush, Savage, Sean, O’Reilly, Bortz, and Beck. Read and learn. Always be prepared to challenge the left.
Just sayin….
Re: Norah O’Donnell intvu – You may think that your shirt and Sarah Palin’s views are not related, but Norah’s followup question ties it all in and asks “Does that change your view of Sarah Palin?” – and you said no it doesn’t. (You have your reasons, as you say, that in the book she says she was told to support whatever McCain campaign says…but I ask you: What does she believe now? You won’t find it in that book…publicly she has spoken out against the stimulus but not against the bailout) That’s a perfectly fine question, and a perfectly fine answer. That’s why people are interviewed. The problem with a lot of people is that they think asking is a form of accusing. Norah’s question was tough and fair….
GOD forbid we ask why someone supports something or someone …
Also I doubt MSNBC has a TEAM of researchers….When you are on a remote site like that – your resources are very limited. Norah is a smart reporter who covered the debates and the 2008 campaign…give her a little more credit than that.
Why is it that we only see young conservatives making a difference. With all the media odds against them these young people somehow rise above it all and blast the libs with honesty and bravery. The only young people I see championing Obama’s ideas are handed script cards and told to make a false advertisement for government healthcare. Their parents should be ashamed of themselves.
you’re an idiot.
I too am proud of you Jackie… It was a pleasure to read your behind the scenes stuff… Having a 17 year old myself, I know how your father must feel… Its so good to know there are young ladies like you in this world!
I have found that no matter how old or how well practiced you are at dealing with debates or ambushes, and no matter how good your answer, about 10 minutes after the event is over you will think of at least three responses that are better than the one you gave. The real key is to not be intimidated and you weren’t. You did exceptionally well.
You may know this by now, because I didn’t read all the comments, but Rush Limbaugh also had your interview on his radio show. You did great. 🙂
Jackie,
I commend you on your political involvement & encourage you to continue. I thought you sounded intelligent in the interview, if a bit conflated about the bailout and the stimulus. You have learned the hard way that the media’s job is not to be your friend, they are suppose to fact check, and they did that here. (And accurate facts, i.e. that the bailout and stimulus are different, is not gotcha journalism. It’s just journalism.) Instead of playing a victim, simply arm yourself with more thorough knowledge for your next encounter. Good luck and stay involved.
Excellent post Jeff! Couldn’t agree more.
You go, girl!
Nice job. I’m proud of you.
I watched the video of Norah whats-her-name and you did great!
Hey! You did great! Nora, a high paid media elite backed by a world wide media empire, had to prepare to confront you, a normal conservative teenager.
She had to try to trick you because you were in fact smarter than she was. You did great! God bless you! Thanks for standing up!
Jackie 1 O’Donnell 0
I’ll look forward to Miss O’Donnell’s now mandatory, face-saving pseudo-ambush of a yet-to-be-determined leftist.
When it happens (and it WILL happen), you can declare your remarkable victory complete.
Well done !
Kudos Jackie, under attack and in challenging circumstances, you handled yourself better than many older adults could have against the onslaught of the unconscionably condescending, Obama-loving Norah O’Donnell who was obviously suffering from PMS (Palin Malignment Syndrome) at the time.
BTW: You have a very nicely done blog.
Trust me, right now Norah O’Donnell would like to have a do-over.
.” I wish I could have thought quicker on my feet for that interview and threw it right back into O’Donnell’s face but I was caught off guard I had no time to think clearly, you can also add in nerves of being on live television for the first time.”
Oh, honey, you did a fantastic job!!! Kudos, and I’m so glad you had a good time.
Do did a good job, Julie
After reading this post, I hope O’Reilly has you on to let the peeps know your story.
No worries…you did good. Today at least you get a chance to give a blog response and describe the nature of the ambush interview.
Norah has lost several debates to Palin defender John Ziegler so she picks on you instead. What a coward Norah is.
Way to go, girl! Good job. Do not worry so much about the “I should have said this and this…” after the interview. You did a good one the first time around.
Finding out about you and what you did gives me hope for the future of our country. There is a groundswell developing. Thanks for being a part of it. God bless you.
Dear Ms. Seal:
Thank you for standing up to what is, in effect, a low-grade of evil.
(to say anything more would be patronizing)
PP/Steven in Brooklyn, NY
Young folks like you are our hope for the future. Stay true to your ideals and know that old folks and vets (like me) are counting on you.
I am so proud of you, young lady!! Don’t you let them tear you down like they’re trying to do at Wonkette.com. They’re only jealous of your outspoken patriotism.
U did fine, dob’t let the liberal Media get u down. Nice to see younger people taking a interest in whats happening in out country and u could not have a better role model then Sarah Palin, shes a great women.
I’m a Canuck, and I’M proud of you!
Young people, such as yourself, give
me some hope for the future of the
Republic, and for my own Canada.
Plus, it was nice to see a MSM reporter
shown for the ignorant lefty she is. Heh.
Eric
Very well written post. Very descriptive, which is always a positive. Confirms all we (conservatives) suspected about MSNBC. I am not a Palin fan, I am a Ron Paul fan. But let’s face it – you never would have seen MSNBC do that to an Obama fan, on air like that. I like when the media asks tough questions, but of accountable politicians. Instead, Norah only asks tough questions of 17 year old Palin supporters.
not bad jackie not bad at all.
I just sat my 6 yr old daughter down to show her what a 17 yr old role model looks like. Your dad should be proud, you should be more proud.
Jackie,
For what it’s worth, do not ask for a do-over. In my opinion, you could not have done a better job if you had note cards, a prepared speech and a teleprompter. Apparently, there are many others that agree with me.
If your knowledge and values are any indication of the current graduating class in America, my heart is lifted. There is hope yet!
I wonder how good Norah O’donnell feels about herself today? It’s a shame that these nuts feel the need to basically attack a teenager in order to justify their disdain for Sarah Palin. It was obvious that you were not intimidated by this “professional media personality”, and you should be proud.
I know I am.
Congrats, you’re this week’s “Joe The Plumber!” Just keep an eye on your trash cans — there will probably be 11 AP “fact checkers” scouring through them, looking for dirt on you and you’re family. That’s what happens to those who don’t follow the Party Line.
It is amusing how the lefties are so proud of msnbc for pulling a gotcha on a young lady who hasn’t quite hit voting age but what happens when we take a look at the clueless braindead ADULT goofs who blindly support the disaster occupying our White House?
http://www.just-a-regular-guy.com/2008/10/13/barack-obama-supporters-exposed/
You wanna know why that socialist NEGRO got elected???
I’ll tell you why!
1. ACORN
2. Because he was black!
That’s why!
Anyone want to see what America is gonna be like in 4 years from now? Look no further than DETROIT!
It’s a NEGRO infested WASTELAND!
Typing through tears in my eyes child as I just watched you and your dad do the conservative movement proud. You both handled yourself extremely well and stated your opinions in an honest, clear-headed fashion.
When I see this, my faith in the people of this great country ticks up a notch and I’m – as always – proud to be an American. Continue to learn as you obviously already have. You too dad! It’s never too late for us to learn as I have discovered over the years.
I think it’s great that you have started a blog and I bookmarked it so I can learn what you have to say about politics in America. Encourage all your young friends to get involved and get ready to vote when you turn 18.
God bless you and God Bless the United States!
Sorry, I just read that was not your dad. Well, he handled himself well anyway!
jackie…..your experience showed you the good, the bad, and the ugly of humankind! i think it goes without saying who represented the good, and who represented the bad and ugly……ahhhh, norah, if you are by chance listening……that is your phone ringing on the bad and ugly part! your dad told me about the graceland line….but with all due resprect to the king……graceland “palins” in comparison to the to sarah!
You were great on the constitutional point! Keep in mind your dad sent you to a private school even though he is forced to pay for the public school first and you received zero benefit for your education. It’s just like the health care proposals–everyone will be forced to pay for public healthcare even though they don’t want it or go to jail!!!! Just as public education has dumbed down our culture, public healthcare will “dumb down” our healthcare sytem. Unfortunately, people and babies will actually die.
Thank your Dad and don’t think about what you might have said to Norah. Most everyone who watched it knew what she was up to. You were T-rrrrific!!!
* “… my dad is a Bible thumping, gun toting man.”
Is he also a cross-burning man?
You came off even better in the transcript of the interview. While it’s understandable you wish you had an even stronger response, you held your own. Thanks for the blog post exposing the full truth about that encounter!
Again, as I stated before, and apparently you didn’t like what I had to say and chose not to approve of my comment, but I’ll reiterate….”a reporter’s job is to collect facts and seek the truth.”
That’s all.
You go, girl! There are a lot of us older ladies who are right there with you!
You did very well! Especially in blogging about it. Your account shows how unbelievably biased, devious and unprofessional the media have become. Obama’s had two books out. You think Norah O’Donnell showed up at Obama’s book signings with opposition talking points scrawled on a card in her hand to ambush Obama fans with? Of course not. Kudos to you and thanks for blogging about this.
This reminds me of the way CNN’ Susan Rosegen treated the Tea Party protestors in Chicago. Norah O’Donnell should be fired the same way, and for the same reason, Susan Rosegen was fired.
You did Great!Don’t worry about the Haters,it’s just awesome to see a young person who cares and is willing to stand up for her beliefs,MSNBC must be desperate to tear down the Gov.
You did very well, Jackie, congratulations!
You held your own on a playing field where the liberal media person held an unfair advantage. You came across as intelligent and articulate.
You give me hope for the future of our country.
Jackie = 1
Liberal media = 0
It’s great to see young, intelligent Americans like yourself standing up for conservative values. I like Sarah Palin too. I love her fighting spirit! I loved your answer about the Constitution. Don’t worry, you did fine. Norah looked like the fool, not you.
It looks like the liberal trolls are out once AGAIN to tell us how they are not afraid of Sarah and do NOT consider her a threat. HA! Don’t worry about the hateful comments. Just remember all bullies are cowards. You are doing something right to rile them up like this. Stay strong!
She’s a hero!
Sheesh, seriously I think you should nix at least some of these low-downing bigoted bullying comments. It’s bad enough a few gits came on here to whine in Norah’s defense, but that one above by a “David”? I think – where he thinks that because your dad believes in the bible that he must also be a cross-burner – oh please!? And the left claim not to hate and be all about peace and love, bullshart! If you choose to delete any comments here, please get rid of that one! You don’t need anti-Christian hate-monging polluting this space. You can’t be a Christian and be a cross-burner. You can’t be a Christian and be prejudiced against skin color. It’s time to get that through people’s heads, unfortunately some of them are voluntarily thick.
You handled this situation beautifully. At 17 I was mindlessly supporting the liberal views I heard from my public school teachers – I wish I’d been as smart as you are 🙂 Keep speaking up for what you know is right! God bless!
Whereas now you are thoughtfully reproducing the deep insights of truly ‘smart’ people like Limbaugh, Beck and Palin, right?
The best come back would have been, “Did you know that Obama supported the bailout?”
Hey Jackie, You were GREAT, trust me. I have also been interviewed by my local liberal media outlets and I have seen firsthand how “gotcha” they can be. It has gotten to the point where they almost don’t even care that their bias is so blatant. You threw it back at McDonnell and held your ground well. I am always a little concerned that someone on our side will say something really out there during an interview and give us all a bad name. You did a much better job than you realize so hold your head high! You are a young intelligent person that the liberal media can’t stand! They want you to buy all their nonsense so your father did something right. Take care and good luck with everything. PS I’ll be checking your blog now.
Just watched your interview on MSNBC. I think you are confusing Limited government with Big government. Limited government deals with things like stopping the government from wire tapping. Big government was Reagen buzz word. It gave us deregulation under this ruse. The beginning of our financial crisis we are in now.
Welcome to the big time, miss. And bravo to you for handling yourself so well against that wretch.
My advice: next time some dink shoves a microphone in your face, ask what network she is affiliated with. If it’s one of the lefties, then just smile and tell her you’re sorry, but you’re saving your comments for a REAL journalist.
God bless you, miss.
I wonder if David @11:44 even knows that the cross burners were all Democrats.
Ask Bobby Byrd and the ghost of Al Gore’s Dad.
yes, capri.. she should delete all blog posts that are not positive. because censorship is so not communist at all!
Yeah right…Har har har…
capri // November 22, 2009 at 6:17 am | Reply
Sheesh, seriously I think you should nix at least some of these low-downing bigoted bullying comments. It’s bad enough a few gits came on here to whine in Norah’s defense, but that one above by a “David”? I think – where he thinks that because your dad believes in the bible that he must also be a cross-burner – oh please!? And the left claim not to hate and be all about peace and love, bullshart! If you choose to delete any comments here, please get rid of that one! You don’t need anti-Christian hate-monging polluting this space. You can’t be a Christian and be a cross-burner. You can’t be a Christian and be prejudiced against skin color. It’s time to get that through people’s heads, unfortunately some of them are voluntarily thick.
IM SORRY BUT MOST OF THE RACIST PEOPLE I’VE MET ARE WHITE CHRISTIANS. THE FUNNY PART IS MOST OF THEM DON’T EVEN KNOW THEIR RACIST, BUT THEY’D DAMN SURE OFFEND SOME PEOPLE IF THEY SPEAK OPENLY.
Good Job Gal. Norah O’Donald is a liberal tramp.
Just followed you on twitter too. I’m @rightbloggerpat on there.
Be Well and lucky you to be so popular. 😉
-Pat
Natalie seems ignorant of history … the cross-burning democrats abandoned the party en masse following the Civil Rights Act/ This is the reason why Republicans owned the South for decades after LBJ.
The Republican “Southern Strategy” was all about racism and race-baiting and it worked very well until recently. Not that it wasn’t tried … remember the Birther controversy and all of the racism spewing forth from Republicans since President Barack Obama won the election?
Whenever I hear anyone proclaiming their status as a “gun-toting Bible-thumper” I cannot help but conclude that such a person is a member of the Neanderthal South, a racist Christian fundamentalist warmonger who is xenophobic, prejudiced, and scared of anyone slightly less white than himself.
Sarah Palin appealed to such people … the uneducated, the ignorant, the shoot-first-think-later warmongers, the bigots, the prejudiced, the fundamentalists … the low information voters.
Such as this poor pathetic palin drone complaining about gotcha questions from the news media, “I’m only 17 years old, how am I supposed to know anything? ”
Sarah Palin supporters are proud of their ignorance. Sarah Palin supporters are proud of Sarah Palin’s ignorance.
The Real Americans voted for Barack Hussein Obama. Stop weeping like a sore loser, conservatives. You lost for a reason.
David, you are quite ignorant of the facts. One can’t help but wonder if your visceral hatred for Christians or conservatives may be obscuring your ability to reason. The fact is, over 80% of Republicans, including Southern Republicans, supported the Civil Righs Act of 1964 while only approximately 60% of Democrats supported it, in both the House and Senate. As far as “cross-burning Democrats” abandoning the party in masse, that is simply an intentional prevarication or an oversight on your part. Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat Senator from West Virginia…yes, that Byrd, the former Exalted Cyclops from the Ku Klux Klan and grand orator who used the term “white ni**er” is still proudly and infamously serving as a Democrat. Democrats seemingly never tend to run from controversy, nay, they embrace it in an attempt to define down deviancy, while insisting on running Republicans out of town.
If Obama being the Left’s Messiah, Clinton must be his prophet. Clinton’s political mentor and hero, J. William Fulbright voted AGAINST the Civil Rights Acts. The Democrats have done more to impede racial progress than any other group. Is it any wonder that race-baiters Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are aligned with the Democrats? They keep the blacks from becoming self-reliant and releasing the shackles of government dependency.
Lastly, your beloved liberal Democrats can hardly take a pass on the current military situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, your Democrats, Kennedy and Johnson, were responsible for escalating the conflict in Viet Nam and sending my father there for two tours of duty. You and your ilk wanted to always draw parallels between the current Middle East conflicts and Viet Nam while conveniently and deliberately omitting the Democrats role in each.
Try to be fair and balanced David.
Peace and God’s blessings to you!
No, David, you are the most narrow-minded, bigoted, ignorant troll so far on this site. You can’t even figure out that Natalie may have been writing satire against both the libs and the repubs with that one little comment. You can’t be a cross-burner and a Christian. You can’t be a KKK member and be a Christian. You can’t be a birther and be a Christian. You can’t be a racist and be a Christian. But you can be an idiot and be a racist, birther, anti-Christian and a skewed politician. But you’re too blinded by your anti-Christian hatred and your voluntary stupidity to grasp that. I suppose you believe all brunettes love blonde jokes too. Simply put, Davie, you stink.
I just don’t understand your “you can’t be a christian talk” Most christians I know are racist and don’t even know it. They all act like their hearts are so full of love, but at the same time they exclude all other worldviews in favor of their own. their are many racist christians
Hey, Capri, there are a lot of Christians racists, bigots and xenophobes.
You can find plenty of them on Fox News and Talk Radio.
Sarah Palin claims to be a Christian and she is also a racist, bigot, xenophobe and warmonger.
Those who cling to their guns and their Bibles blaspheme Jesus and trample on the gospel message. Christians have committed enough acts of violence already so put the guns and Bibles down.
I saw that interview. I think you did a very good job. You should be proud of yourself. Norah thought she got you, but she was totally wrong. The way you answered her after that amazed me. My hat is off to you. All the best.
Put your own gun and your own poor excuse of a bible (anti-Christian liberal propaganda” down, Davie. You’re still as hateful as any of the shills fighting for media attention, including your pals that stage and plant idiotics in any place the media wants to blast. Christian does not = racist. Christian does not = violent. Christian does not even = gun owner. So you’re probably all for women giving up their guns and letting themselves get assaulted w/o some means of defense too, I suppose. There is no excuse for your moronic anti-Christian crap. You are a xenophobe. You are a racist because you keep the racism going by playing the race card. You’ve bought the ultra-left, anti-Christian bilje, hook, line and sinker, and you simply don’t want to not hate Sarah Palin. So you so nobly and courageously (sarcasm) get on this site and blast Jackie’s father as a cross-burner, and you have the obnoxiousness to judge all Christians as racist because you are such an insufferable closed-minded idiot drunk on the ultra-liberal koolaid. If you can’t disagree with Palin’s politics w/o lumping real Christians in with blithering racists who are actually idiots and not Christians, shut it and take your dumb trolling butt elsewhere where your ultra-left-wing pals will stroke your ego until it explodes. You are voluntarily stupid and you have no excuse for it. Shame on you Dave for bullying Jackie and insulting her father via that stupid (I’m biting my tongue here) cross-burning bullcrap! Disagree with Palin if you want, but don’t be so utterly fatuous and hateful about it, and yes, you are hateful, you are no different from any other racist, birther, xenophobe etc. You stink.
Hello Capri,
You must be suffering some sort of meltdown. I guess that the truth is painful, isn’t it? Shine a light on the conservatives and they scurry away from their evil associations.
Of course, not all Christians are racists … there are plenty of Christians who are liberals and who have rejected fundamentalism, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, warmongering and gun-toting happiness-is-a-warm-gun sentimentality.
Sarah Palin doesn’t represent all Christians. She represented low-information uneducated fundamentalist bigots like this poor young conservative who was victimized by her own ignorance.
Any time a journalist asks Sarah Palin or her followers a question it is always a gotcha! question simply because these people aren’t educated or intellectual enough to even know what they believe. They wait for the latest installment of talking points from Talk Radio and Fox News to parrot.
The racist gun-loving fundamentalist Christians who hate President Barack Hussein Obama because he isn’t white enough flock to Sarah Palin and the self-proclaimed “real Americans” who are so patriotic that they promote secession and open rebellion from the federal government.
What a bag of self-contradiction among these violence loving followers of Jesus who proclaim their own love of peace, especially peace attained by perpetual warfare and violence against the non-white non-Christian portion of the world.
They loved George W. Bush and his wars but cannot tolerate providing medical care for impoverished Americans. They complain about the national debt after George W. Bush added $5 trillion during his presidency.
What a mess of contradictions among the ignorant palinistas.
What a mess of whinging. Your game is to gripe about the Bush administration as if your arms got cut off, I suppose you will snivel about Bush for the next century, and whine about every republican government no matter what. Because…You…Just…Hate…Them… It’s not as if there ever was such thing as a perfect government that did everything perfectly, and it would be a hopeless screwup if you ran the country!
The fact remains, you hate Christians. You judge Christians as racists, which real Christians are not. No matter what happens with the government, David…Hates…Christians…
And left-wingers hate Sarah Palin too.
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/12/crush-the-obamedia-narrative-look-whos-gripped-by-insane-rage/
But they don’t rail like this about Ingrid Newkirk or Al Gore. Hmm, must be blissful ignorance living in Davie’s world, thinking it’s okay to harass a 17 year old on her blog via pants-on-fire insults at her father just to satisfy his bloodlust against a politician he hates, and flaming judgements against Christians in the very same spirit as the chain letter hoaxter who calls you a heartless, selfish person who doesn’t love children if you fail to pass on that Amy Bruce dying kid hoax. The same emotional blackmailing bullying that says:
“You didn’t support Obama, you’re a racist!” “If you don’t pass on that sappy chain poem about drinking and driving, you are selfish!” “You’re a Christian. Therefore you are a birther!” “If you don’t forward this email, little Jessica Mydek will die and it’ll be your fault, child killer!” “You aren’t praising Obama, so you must be a racist!” “If you don’t pass on this story, you’ll get bad luck and you’ll deserve it!” “If you don’t stop agreeing with Sarah Palin on absolutely everything, you are a racist xenophobic Christian republican and Christians are all idiots!” “If you pass on this chain, you are a great friend and if you get it back, you know you have friends.” “If you join with me in saying that all republicans are racist birther hicks and that they are all Christians, I will consider you as the most learned, most intelligent person on the planet! If you say anything in support of republican anything, and especially Sarah Palin, I’ll judge you as the worst scum of the earth and you deserve to be slammed as a racist forever!”
That’s how the these bully tactics work, the anti-Christian contingent have this giant chain letter going, where they spew the same dumb crap all over the net, and they use the same tactics as a manipulative chain letter hoax to coerce people into not saying anything in agreement with anything remotely republican at all, or simply shutting up.
To try bringing things back on track, regardless of politics, who comes out looking more sincere? Jackie. She was honestly a fan of someone, it could have been Stephenie Meyer or J. K. Rowling, but this time the new book was by Sarah Palin.
Then there was Norah, with an alterior motive for being there in the first place. What other reporters go out of their way to attend a book-signing event by an author they don’t like so they can try to make things uncomfortable for fans of the author? I heard no such thing happening with the Twilight or Harry Potter books.
Jackie was an honest young person who was a fan of someone.
Norah was a reporter out for TV ratings and brownie points, and any fan of Palin was fair game for target-practice.
Hey, did anyone notice that fat butt Nora has. It’s to go with her fat head. What a tool. She should hang out with Andrea Mitchell, the Hag Support Group.
It is young ppl like you that give me hope that America is going to be o.k.! To put it simply YOU ROCKED and my husband and I actually clapped and cheered for you when Nora was trying to get you in a “got’cha” moment! Your parents should be so proud of the wonderful young lady you grew up to be. God Bless!!
I am so proud of you! And you are featured on Rush Limbaugh’s website! Plus, you feature is one of the top hits on his site!
Way to go girl!
And God bless you for being honest and courageous in the face of antagonistic people.
Check out his page with you on it!!!!
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.member.html
You handled yourself like a champ and you have any excellent blog. If you needed any further proof just look at the outrage from the bigoted lefties swarming here.
It will be my pleasure to link to you.
Well done, young lady, you handled that ambush with style. In the end it just showed up the interviewer as a biased leftist. And as you are already seventeen, you will get your “do-over” within a year, when you are allowed to vote. I hope that you will help us take back our country and return it to what the Founding Fathers intended it to be.
Waaah! Waaah! I’m only 17 and the reporter asked me a question! Waaaah! My beliefs were challenged by factual data! Waaaah! I’m only 17. Waaah! It’s the same “gotcha media” tactics that asked Palin about reading newspapers! Waaaaah!
Do you have anything grown-up to say? I thought not. Now go back to the kiddie table and eat your fish sticks.
What a refreshing view of America’s youth. This young lady and her father restore so much confidence in the Good Ole’ USA that I have lived in for 75 years. Served in the military through three Wars. (Korea and Vietnam were In Country Tours.) Thanks America…such a warm feeling for our Nation again.
You did fantastic kid. I live in Muskegon only 40 mi. from you. Unfortunately I did not get to see Sarah. Hang tough dear because the communist liberal media may come after you and your family like they did Joe the plummer. However in this pathetic democrat state its good to see people like you.
Hello,
I do not care what the liberal-talking heads from CBS, MSPMC, ABC, NBC, CNN, ETc. have got to say, or as far as that goes the demo-crap party. This young lady has a solid future in store for her. She has my vote as “TEENAGER” of the yr. May God Bless her and her family.
Thank you,
Larry D. Crumbley
Your responses were outstanding!!!
Knowing the ‘back story’ now…you did an awesome job. As a mom, I am proud of you!!!
Norah (and AndreaMitchellNBCNews) got a sample of ‘real’ America (flyover country). Ouch!!! They’ll no doubt tell their fellow workers at the Peacock Network of allll their travails ‘out there’ in Palin Country.
Best of wishes for much academic success as you approach college!!!
You go girl! At least someone knows the purpose of the US Constitution – well said!
You did a good job, and you came off looking better than Norah.
David, you poor man. The libtards have successfully brainwashed you. You are no nothing more than an empty suit. Please stop wasting MY air go slit your wrist or whatever you whining liberals do when you got no Conservative to smear. If you call yourself a Christian it is in name only, because God will send you to Hell without a second thought.
I found your defense of Byrd and Al I-Make-Lies-Gore’s daddy laughable. The Democratic party has its roots in the blood of Africans. They are still washing in their blood, along with the blood of dozens of other minorities, including Muslims, Jews, Gays, young mothers, and, despicably, Americans. They have obviously baptized you in this blood because you are ignorant to their ever so obvious actions.
If you must attack a conservative go attack big names. You are lowering yourself to Norah and Olbermann’s status by smearing Jackie’s name and cause. You simply fear the youth, because, well I would too if I wasn’t one of them.
Capri is right though, you steer us from the meaning of this blog post. Jackie is the victor in the eyes of all but the O-bots and the Olbermann junkies. She should be held up for defending her beliefs in the face of liberalism and national television cameras. And she has undoubtedly become the victor over scum like David who persist in defacing her.
About those Democrats and their “race” lies… I don’t expect David to have the courage to read that link. He has his story and he’s sticking to it despite all the history in that link (over 100 years’ worth).
Here are a few facts:
NAACP was started by a couple black REPUBLICANS. All over the south, DEMOCRATS were throwing black REPUBLICANS out of legislatures into which the blacks were voted, and REPUBLICAN federal government stepped in and stopped that nonsense.
Martin Luther King, Jr was a REPUBLICAN.
Susan B Anthony, a REPUBLICAN, was abused and all other crap by DEMOCRATS.
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, was a eugenicist and wanted abortion to help end the “negro problem”.
Today’s liberals call non-whites race-traitors if they vote REPUBLICAN.
It’s all in the link. So tell me, David, who is the racist again?
I love the way you handled the impromptu interview. I cringed when a seasoned media professional hit you with a question written on a piece of paper. You are right. It was deliberate and calculated but you handled her beautifully. I hope she recognizes how the interchange diminished her credibility. It was certainly obvious to me.
Hello Ian & Capri,
Poor Jackie is suffering because of the lack of intelligence and extraordinary anger & bitterness exhibited by her equally ignorant uninformed defenders.
If you two people represent Christianity, poor Jesus!
Christianity is blasphemed by the Christians!
No one fears Jackie’s youth. No one fears Jackie at all. Conservatives are rallying around Jackie because they all feel like powerless victimized minorities.
All Jackie says is … “I’m only 17 so don’t blame me for being ignorant!”
If proclaiming her ignorance and victimhood makes Jackie a victor, well that’s a sad comment on the powerlessness and irrelevance of the Palinistas.
Which, of course, was obvious to begin with as you idolize a bubbleheaded blogger former governor failed presidential candidate who felt victimized by the question, “What newspapers do you read?” She answered that gotcha! question by saying, “All of them!”
The Republican party is dead and Christianity a farce. You people have destroyed both with your ignorance, intolerance, xenophobia and hatred.
Keep on hugging and kissing your guns, though! Keep on teabagging, too!
Hello John Hitchcock,
* “It’s all in the link. So tell me, David, who is the racist again? ”
You people are the racists, John. The political world before the Civil Rights Act was substantially different from the politcal world after.
There is a reason why the Republican party owned the South for decades after LBJ. All those racists who were betrayed by LBJ’s granting of civil rights to minorities left the Democratic party en masse and joined the Republican party.
If there is any doubt about the racism of the Republicans, observe all of the racists signs that the Republican teabagging parties.
Conservatives are so devoted to teabagging that they cannot conceal their hatred, prejudice and bitterness against a non-white person in the White House.
Wow, yet another lib argument that dances around race. Yup, because I believe in small government I automatically am a racist.
Listen bud, my best friend is black, and guess what? I go to teapartys, a a conservative, and I do not hate black people. I do not hate Asians. I do not hate minorities.
You seem to have it in your head that because, golly, there were racist republicans way back when, we have all inherited it. You need to study up on genetics, my friend, because that is what we call a “nurture” trait.
And hey, let’s inject a bit of history here too! Guess what? It was a democrat who filibustered civil rights legislation. And guess how many democrats voted against it?
103 in the House, 21 in the Senate.
Am I saying that there are no racist Republicans? No, of course not. Am I saying there are no racist democrats? No, of course not.
It’s pathetic that you come to the conclusion that we are racists for disagreeing with President Obama.
Hello Cole,
* “Listen bud, my best friend is black … ”
Funny how many racists say this as if it exempts their own words from testifying against them.
* “And hey, let’s inject a bit of history here too! Guess what? It was a democrat who filibustered civil rights legislation. And guess how many democrats voted against it? ”
You are right. These are the same democrats who left the Democratic party en masse to join the Republican party, transforming the South into solid red Republican territory for an entire generation which is just now ending.
The South wasn’t so red in the November 2008 election. That’s why there is President Barack Hussein Obama in the White House and the teabaggers with their white hoods demanding a birth certificate and other racist nonsense.
* “It’s pathetic that you come to the conclusion that we are racists for disagreeing with President Obama. ”
You aren’t racists simply for disagreeing with President Barack Hussein Obama. It is everything else which you are saying which makes you into a racist.
You obviously didn’t bother to check out all the facts, David. You didn’t bother to read all the info in the link. You didn’t bother to link-surf (reference-checking) in the link. You didn’t bother to examine the anti-Israeli left’s false attack against Conservatives being somehow anti-Jewish. You didn’t bother to answer up to all the leftist vitriol against prominent black Conservatives (they’re race-traitors and Uncle Toms, doncha know?). You didn’t bother to mention “Mr Hush Money” Jesse Jackson’s outrageous demand that any black who votes against ObamaCare cannot be black. And you also chose to use that blue ennuendo for people who attend the Tea Parties.
It is you who have no class. It is you who are the racist. It is you who have no ability to control your tongue. As evidenced by what you write.
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Oh, gosh, why are there people so soulless as to say horrible things on a young woman’s blog?
Ms. Seal, you are getting a very real lesson in what good people are up against.
You should be very proud of yourself. G-d bless you.
Steven/ParisParamus (on twitter)
Your articulate honesty is truly refreshing!!! Most adults could only wish for the class that you respectfully showed in responding to the annoying ‘reporter!’
If you’re this sure footed as a teen, I can’t wait to see you storm your young adulthood!
Hello Paris,
* “Oh, gosh, why are there people so soulless as to say horrible things on a young woman’s blog? ”
I think it is because the young lady is a mindless Palin drone who plays a victim simply because a journalist asked her a question which revealed her own extraordinary near-infinite ignorance.
This “poor little conservative woman” seems proud of her ignorance and the conservatives are patting her on the head and telling her that she won a battle which any objective thought would reveal that she lost.
Then again, Sarah Palin is the Queen of Ignorance and the Republican party’s Quitter-in-Chief.
David,
I was making a point that, guess what, I am not a racist.
It seems that you cannot handle a black president yet, just an observation.
What actions, what things have I said that make me racist?
How do you know that every teapartier, or at least the majority is racist?
You don’t.
Are there racists? Yeah. And that’s wrong.
Racism is dependent on the political party, or where your beliefs are. If you say that being a conservative makes you a racist, well, it sounds like you have been drinking the Kool-Aid. Can I offer you some tea?
Believing in small govt doesnt mean you automatically hate black people.
And if you believe that it does, then you sir need some help.
Oh, and by the way, the majority of Republicans were in favor of civil rights.
LBJ praised them for overwhelming support.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NVDavisBradley1299.html
Hello Cole,
Northern Republicans did support the Civil Rights Act. Southern Republicans were 100% opposed.
But all of this is irrelevant since the Republican party has degenerated from its character in the 1960’s.
There were actual intellectual leaders of the Republican party back then … not the Sarah Palins, Glenn Becks and Rush Limbaughs of today.
Republicans have become the Rapid Racist Teabagger party. This is not a winning strategy in a multiracial multicultural country.
David, really, if all you can speil is “in the past there were Republican racists so all republicans now must be racists” you need to grow up.
Good bye
I do find it funny, every time you put Republican and racist together you contradict yourself. Why? Easy, you see the Republican Party was founded on the ideals of the Constitution, The Republic, and Abolitionists. The Republican Party was started by ABOLITIONISTS, the guys against slavery. So, what does that mean? They were AGAINST slavery.
Obviously any Republican who voted against civil rights for blacks is a RINO. An 18 year old, teabagging, redneck, bible-humping, gun-totting, hatemonger, racist, two-bit, publicly educated person such as myself can come up with this conclusion, than obviously an astute liberal like yourself would easily come to the same one. Unless… no, you couldn’t be faking your smart semblance, your “I-Know-ever-So-Much-About-History” persona… No liberals don’t lie… Psh…
psshhh, Cole, this David guy must be missing his RIGHT brain…
Hello Ian,
* ” Easy, you see the Republican Party was founded on the ideals of the Constitution, The Republic, and Abolitionists. The Republican Party was started by ABOLITIONISTS, the guys against slavery. So, what does that mean? They were AGAINST slavery. ”
The Republican party of the 19th century is a hell of a lot different from the teabagger party today. The South went solid Republican for a reason and it wasn’t because of the Republican party’s love for minorities.
* “Obviously any Republican who voted against civil rights for blacks is a RINO. ”
This is pure plain ignorance and stupidity. Implicit and explicit racism has characterized the Republican party ever since it adopted the Southern strategy pandering to ignorant racists of the South.
* “An 18 year old, teabagging … ”
So you are in faovr of gay rights? The Republican party has become the bigotry party against homosexuals, you know. The Republicans don’t tolerate teabagging even when they teabag publicly for political reasons.
Isn’t it ironic?
David, while I’m all for the First Amendment and I’m all for allowing dissenting opinions on other people’s blogsites (including my own), I wouldn’t shed a tear if this young lady scrubbed her comment section of everything you wrote and every response to your hateful vitriolic pornographic commentary. Beyond all disgusting crapola you’ve been spreading, you’ve been doing it on a MINOR’S site. And you think you’re being all cute and stuff.
You, sir, are a poison to society.
David, why are you so afraid to actually do some research into your beloved Democrat Party? Why are you so afraid to confront the abject racism that has been ever-present in the Democrat Party for over 150 years and continues to this day?
Ian, people like David don’t need to bother with the facts. They have their own version of events.
And, by the way, don’t use the term “teabagger” because that is a very homoerotic term. Especially, don’t use it on a minor’s blogsite.
I didn’t create the term “teabagging” … it was a common and proud term adopted by conservatives everywhere, including Talk Radio and Fox News.
I’m certain that Sarah Palin is into teabagging, too. Glenn Beck has made a great cause out of teabagging in public.
Without the teabaggers who would the Republicans have left?
I find it fascinating that salient, well thought out liberal responses seem to disappear from the comments, and only the more glib posts are left.
Like the one I posted earlier.
Gonna leave you to it David. You are a liberal, as such you speak against war. You are Pro-peace. Well you are attacking an American girl who stood up for her rights, exercised her 1st right as an American. I understand you are exercising your 1st as well, and more power to you. But with our Constitution came the unwritten rule of personal responsibility, you are responsible for your words, and you should feel ashamed of what you speak now.
On the “teabag” remark, David, you obviously did not work for your education or you would understand sarcasm when you see it. If you cannot gather my point from that statement than I am sorry, but I am no longer wasting my time on your ignorance.
Jackie, don’t delete his comments, let his ignorance shine as bright as your truth does!
Hello Ian,
* “Well you are attacking an American girl who stood up for her rights … ”
What the hell? The American girl stood up for her rights to look like a fool on national tv because of her own ignorance and stupidity?
What a hero! Thank you, Sarah Palin!
* “On the “teabag” remark, David, you obviously did not work for your education or you would understand sarcasm when you see it. ”
Are you in favor of or opposed to gay rights, Ian?
I would think that a teabagger would, by definition, have to support gay rights. Yet the conservatives had Mark Foley, Larry Craig and Ted Haggard opposing the rights of people to commit the very acts which they enjoyed committing.
You go, girl! Next time you will be old enough to vote!
Great job keeping poised and voicing your opinion. Be sure to study politics or public policy in college.
Sad that a female mainstream media reporter would go after a teenaged girl and try to make her look stupid. Well, it defintely backfired! Norah O’Donnell looked like a witch as she read her “notes” and came up with the Sarah Palin supported the bailout theory just because McCain did. Palin could not have said anything to discredit McCain during the campaign……The man in the white shirt’s comments about what the bailout and stimulus changed into was correct. That made Norah look really uninformed.
I loved it that teenager Jackie remained calm and respectful and stood her ground against the reporter. Of course, the video has been edited and this showed only what they wanted America to see on television. The best moments were probably off camera or edited out of the video.
Jackie, you were awesome!
Just an FYI to all you government stimulus haters out there-When Limbaugh was interviewed by Wallace recently, he claimed that 85% of the stimulus money has Not been spent yet. In other words, we should only be seeing at most a 15% stimulus effect up to now and therefore, any claims of the stimulus being a failure are extremely premature.
You liberal scum. You and your spin created the name in hatred of peacful protesting by groups of freedom loving Americans. They called their protests Tea Parties in honor of the brave Americans who revolted against the British tyranny and gave us a Republic we could be proud of. Every time you say teabagger you insult the Founders and the lives of everyone who gave their life to create a country in which you can whine all day long.
Your head should be lulling in shame and self-loathing. As stated before you need to go slit wrists are something and leave Jackie and all the rest of us alone because we do not want your smear comments and ignorant remarks that deface the brave and the history of this country.
John, leave this gay loving Liberal to wallow in his own tears of self pity and ignorance. He is not worth any of our words, nor could he ever comprehend what we stand for. I commend your defense of Jackie’s minor status but lets face facts, it is spoken on national television on a daily basis by the leftist Commies at CNN, MSNBC, Comedy Central, CBS, NBC, and countless online “news” sources.
The best offense sometimes is silence and ignoring him. He shall claim victory over us in his viral battle against the Conservative movement, and undoubtedly out Founders and the Constitution, but we all know he is a loser.
Hello Ian,
* “Your head should be lulling in shame and self-loathing. As stated before you need to go slit wrists … ”
I suppose that you aren’t a pro-life conservative. You are a pro-suicide conservative. Sarah Palin’s ignorant followers are a mess of self-contradiction.
* “John, leave this gay loving Liberal … ”
So you are a bigot, aren’t you? The Sarah Palin movement is composed by racists, bigots, xenophobes and warmongers. Your anti-homosexual bigotry reveals that Sarah Palin’s followers are united in their hatred.
* “The best offense sometimes is silence and ignoring him. He shall claim victory over us in his viral battle against the Conservative movement, and undoubtedly out Founders and the Constitution, but we all know he is a loser. ”
It doesn’t take much to be a winner if all the accolades given to the ignorant young woman indicates the conservative standard of victory.
Poor pitiful conservatives … bitter losers, all!
It’s a shame my own daughter (my site, look for all the entries and the side-bar concerning her) has to spend time without her First Amendment rights to protect David’s First Amendment rights (that he constantly abuses).
It is a shame that your daughter has such a bigoted angry white male father. Undoubtedly she regrets that ….
Are you suggesting that the teabagger movement — as promoted by Glenn Beck, Dick Armey, FreedomWorks and Fox News — is a pornographic movement?
I didn’t know that Fox News would engage in peddling pornography … but certainly wouldn’t exclude the possibility.
A shame, but it should be no other way. Thanks to her she gives the majority of us the right to speak in her favor and in favor of this entire country.
Hello Ian,
If you people think that you constitute a majority you are seriously deluded. The reason why you so weepily proclaim your victimhood because you are a powerless politically irrelevant extremist minority of uneducated ignoramuses.
This girl showed a guts and determination you do not see in Liberals. Her article, well thought out and writen shows someone who has a mind of her own and thinks outside the brainwashing that MSNBC and that ilk push on Americans.
Well Done, your father, I am sure, is very proud of you, as are conservative Americans.
Only 21 Senators have ever changed parties and maintained their Senate seat. A flopping Senator is no good, he needs to stick to one side because otherwise he goes with the flow and not his beliefs. Of the 21 Senators who did switch parties only three were even from the South. Byrd, a KKK member, switched to the Independent Party after critics called him on his KKK membership. Thurmond, as stated above me. And the last of the three was Shelby, he had nothing to do with Civil rights. The earliest Southern switch was in 1964, so there goes this idea of racist Democrat Senators switching to the Republican party WAAAY back in the day, as you were saying.
Do not falsify history, it will come back to bite you in the ass, although you may like that…
Majority? I think I am in the majority actually. 55 million Americans identify themselves as Republicans. 42 million Identify themselves as Independents. That is 97 million people. 77 million identify with Democrats. Of those 42 million Independents are are Libertarians, Constitutionalists, Greens, and a variety of others, but the majority of Independents lean to the right. The Liberal makeup of the Democratic party is less than 20%, meaning the majority of Democrats are right leaning, middle of the road voters who historically vote based on party and not issues.
I am in the majority. Trust me on this one. Furthermore, the majority I spoke of when I was talking to John, and not you, were the Americans who do not abuse their rights and who respect our soldiers and our country’s cause and goals.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_changed_parties.htm
David, David, David…
The South is now mostly red, sure. But racism is not the issue that brought that path to be.
Most Southerners are Christians, they despise the idea of the Democratic party trashing Christians and at the same time upholding other religions, so they vote Republican.
Most Southerners are against gay-marriage, because a marriage is historically, you are big into this “historic” bit so you will like this, a union between a man and a woman, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. This is not being a bigot David, this is being “historic”. Give the gays all the unions they want, just do not tarnish the “historic” context of marriages.
Most Southerners are good people who are against murder, as all Americans should be. They do not support abortions, that is the killing of innocent babys simply because the parents did not exercise personal responsibility, as the Constitution outlines.
Most Southerners work for their money, and as such they do not want to pay HUGE taxes to give money to people who choose not to work.
Most Southerners understand Our Republic is the greatest gift God could give us and they do not want to see bail outs, stimulus packages, and public healthcare destroy the foundations of this country.
Most Southerners understand American functions best when people in it are American citizens. Apply for citizenship, than by all means, when you get your green card, come join us in America, but not before.
Most Southerners realize that war is a required evil before peace can ever prosper. Talks shall get you no where if your enemy is hell bent on destruction.
Most Southerners understand America got what it has today through struggles, and sacrifices like the kind David and his daughter make for us daily. They do not want our government to give our money to other countries, let them struggle the way we did, they shall be better for it.
Most Southerners understand murderers are useless to society, and in fact a danger, death penalty is a gift to society and them, who wants to get gang raped in prison for the rest of their lives?
Most Southerners know drugs are bad, they need to be stopped, not promoted.
Most Southerners know why the 2nd amendment gives us guns, do you?
Hello Ian,
* “The South is now mostly red, sure. But racism is not the issue that brought that path to be. ”
Too bad for you that the South’s racism is documented on a daily basis by their words and actions.
* “Most Southerners are Christians, they despise the idea of the Democratic party trashing Christians and at the same time upholding other religions, so they vote Republican. ”
So the South is the Christian Fundamentalist Taliban. Pretty much everyone knew this already with the South’s prejudice, bigotry and xenophobia.
* “Most Southerners are against gay-marriage, because a marriage is historically, you are big into this “historic” bit so you will like this, a union between a man and a woman, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. This is not being a bigot David, this is being “historic”. Give the gays all the unions they want, just do not tarnish the “historic” context of marriages. ”
If that is the case … to hell with history! You people need to stop living in the 19th century. The rest of the world has moved on … it is the 21st century.
* “Most Southerners are good people who are against murder, as all Americans should be. They do not support abortions, that is the killing of innocent babys simply because the parents did not exercise personal responsibility, as the Constitution outlines. ”
Don’t you mean “babies” not “babys”? What’s your first language?
* “Most Southerners work for their money, and as such they do not want to pay HUGE taxes to give money to people who choose not to work. ”
Taxes are the price people pay for civilization. This is historic, too, just like marriage.
* “Most Southerners understand Our Republic is the greatest gift God could give us and they do not want to see bail outs, stimulus packages, and public healthcare destroy the foundations of this country. ”
Too bad your side lost, then … at least Sarah Palin still has Facebook, though!
* “Most Southerners understand American functions best when people in it are American citizens. Apply for citizenship, than by all means, when you get your green card, come join us in America, but not before. ”
Too bad the Native Americans weren’t so strict … they could have avoided the genocide committed by the Europeans who stole their land, resources and deprived them of dignity of impoverished isolated reservations.
* “Most Southerners realize that war is a required evil before peace can ever prosper. Talks shall get you no where if your enemy is hell bent on destruction. ”
So Southerners are warmongers. Too bad their leaders are draft dodging chickenhawks!
* “Most Southerners understand America got what it has today through struggles, and sacrifices like the kind David and his daughter make for us daily. They do not want our government to give our money to other countries, let them struggle the way we did, they shall be better for it. ”
So you people are bitter about American foreign aid to foreign countries. Perhaps you would have empathy for other nations if you people ever happened to leave the country and travel the world.
* “Most Southerners understand murderers are useless to society, and in fact a danger, death penalty is a gift to society and them, who wants to get gang raped in prison for the rest of their lives? ”
The Death Penality is a gift? Jesus wept!
* “Most Southerners know drugs are bad, they need to be stopped, not promoted. ”
Rush Limbaugh hates all drugs except oxycontin.
* “Most Southerners know why the 2nd amendment gives us guns, do you? ”
I’m opposed to xenophobic lunatics owning guns.
David, you inadvertantly heaped praises on me. Thank you for tieing me to the largest signature on the Declaration. Other than that, you have again proven you have not done any research into me at all. I already showed you I am an open book (240+ articles on the ‘net this year) and I already gave you loads of research info. But you have your lies, the truth be darned.
Way to go!!! It is wonderful to see not all young people drank the Kool-Aid. MSNBC has no class and they don’t bother to check their facts, and you being a well informed person didn’t fall for their tactics. Again, way to go!
Oh and great job with not actually being able to point out a single polictal policy she supports, I mean really? Small government? Is that what makes her different then the other hundreds of republican politicians? And you’re an intern at your states Republican Party…guess that adds one more future nail to the GOP political coffin.
sacrifices like the kind
DavidJohn and his daughter make for us daily.Fixed that slight error for you. And, thanks for the props. I know my daughter, who has been notified of this thread, thanks you for your support.
Oh my bad! I was just really angry this guy is calling out a member of our Armed Forces and her father! To bad there is no edit button, this libtard will eat that mistake right up… *sigh* Oh well I can own up to my mistakes… he obviously cant… he is a liberal
No sweat, Ian. I just wanted to fix that little thing before the libturd (I refuse to use “libtard” because that demeans the mentally challenged) jumped on it. And neither I, nor my daughter consider it a sacrifice. She considers it her duty and I consider it my honor, something that I actually did right.
John Hichcock, great link and post!
Scribethis, thanks for the chuckle. But it isn’t censorship when it’s stopping the abuse of free speech, and that’s what this git David is doing. If she decides to delete his crap from her blog, that is her right. If not, just as it would be his own right to have whatever he wants on his own site short of breaking the law.
No Ian, David would be missing the left side of his brain, not the right. The left side is responsible for rational thought, problem solving etc.
Pat, get lost, you stupid racist! I woudn’t be surprised if you are actually a left-wing trying to pose as a right-wing and as ignorantly as possible. I blocked you so you can’t follow me on Twitter.
Atiem, obsessing over Norah’s “fat butt” shut it, your head is just as fat as hers! I suppose it’s a crime to you for a woman to not look like a half-starved Miss America!
Psychonauticalmindbloom, you’re wrong, those people you know aren’t Christians if they are in fact racist. They are frauds, and idiots who don’t know they are racist, but they also don’t know they are not real Christians. You cannot be a Christian and be a racist.
SarahH, “How many Iraqis did we kill?” Well, I don’t know how many YOU killed, but I haven’t killed anyone and I’ve never even been to Iraq. Otherwise you make a good point in a previous post about people reading only liberal or only conservative blogs. Remember, it goes both ways.
Amazed, you are a dimwitted anti-Christian tool! God didn’t create the inquisition and witch-hunts, the human race did, and the witch-hunt is still alive and well today, with Sarah Palin and any girl who agrees with anything she says, being the witches!
Little Tommy Mac, dry up! Your post translates as “Wah! another conservative! Wah! I gotta go over there and flame her blog right now! Wah! She actually likes Sarah Palin! Wah! My world is crumbling! Wah! She doesn’t think my facts are facts! Wah! Wah! Wah!”
David, you are still stupid and sick and you still stink! Get lost!
And – I don’t like tea.
Capri,
You are evidently suffering an emotional and mental breakdown.
David,
You are evidently suffering an emotional and mental breakdown.
Capri, you don’t read very well, do you? That inquisition post was my amazed reaction to the post above it by Paliniac, who praises Palin because, and I quote again (that’s what those little commas floating high up in front and after a sentence mean….) ,
“Also she is a Christian of the first order who does not buy the hype that the founding fathers (and mothers! rock on mothers!) intended so-called separation of church and state. If God had intended church and state to be separate he would not have created Inquisitions and witch trials for instance. ”
If that is your interpretation of a Christian society too, you should try reading the New Testament for a change…..
Ya know, David, with all your blather, you have yet again proven you do not do any research. I have more than once given my blogsite addy. I have more than once told you I have open info on my blogsite. I have more than once told you to check out what I have previously written. But, no, you cannot see my ethnic heritage that I wrote. You cannot see the ethnic heritage my grandson has.
I have also told you to look at Jackie’s own previous postings and at someone she declared as one of her own favorite bloggers. But, no, you can’t even do that much. Such a simple bit of research.
What are you afraid of? The TRUTH, maybe? Because that’s the only answer I can come up with.
David, if you did your research, you would find out my grandson is less than half white. LESS THAN HALF WHITE. If you did your research, you would find out one of Jackie’s favorite bloggers is definitely not white. If you did your research, you would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Democrat Party has been racist against blacks for 150+ years, and that has not changed. If you did your research, you would know the founder of Planned Parenthood was a eugenicist who wanted to eradicate America of blacks. If you did your research, you would know the founders of NAACP were two BLACK WOMEN. If you did your research, you would know Conservatives brought the right to vote to women and Liberals fought against that right. If you did your research, you would be ashamed to show your face in public.
Hello Steel,
* “I AM an injun and I want you to stop speaking on my behalf or in my defense. ”
You may or may not be a Native American but you are certainly a conservative idiot.
Sarah Palin’s followers are such uneducated ill-informed idiots it is easy to understand how Jackie might serve as their hero.
David, this is so tipical of liberals. You excel in the skills of insults and elevated ego. You should read the book “Shut Up And Sing” by Ingraham. She nails down the types like you. You are the type that has all “wisdom and wisdom will die with you.” This is a quote from the Bible. It referes to people who think they know all but in fact are ignorant when it comes to truth and the true wisdom from on high (from God).
Hello Dipshit David,
Actually, the New York Times refers to me as ‘a rather ornery conservative’ when they quote me.
If that’s good enough for that stinkni’ fishwrap, it ought to be good enough for a some asswipe like you.
Hello John Hancock,
* “David, if you did your research, you would find out my grandson is less than half white. LESS THAN HALF WHITE. If you did your research, you would find out one of Jackie’s favorite bloggers is definitely not white. If you did your research, you would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Democrat Party has been racist against blacks for 150+ years, and that has not changed. If you did your research, you would know the founder of Planned Parenthood was a eugenicist who wanted to eradicate America of blacks. If you did your research, you would know the founders of NAACP were two BLACK WOMEN. If you did your research, you would know Conservatives brought the right to vote to women and Liberals fought against that right. If you did your research, you would be ashamed to show your face in public. ”
Blah blah blah … the ignorance of the Sarah Palin crowd on display. I can see why Jackie is your hero, John Hancock.
Actually, David, you cannot. I have presented you with numerous facts you cannot intellectually deny and maintain any integrity. This is why you refuse to face the facts. This is why you are a “Helen Keller” partisan (and I wrote an article on that, too). This, among other of your posts, is why you are the dregs of society.
I am 62 year old male who has been around a while. I seen you on TV and knew what was about to happen. You did very well. And I have read your blog and Norah O’Donnell. She writes and sounds like a 5 year old. While you write and sound like an educated young lady. Keep it up you have made the first steps in what will be a great journey for you.
Hello Dipshit David,
“Fishwrap’ would be recycled and not be headed to the “landfill”.
“Asswipe, on the other hand, would be flushed with the rest of the excrement.
Which not only demonstrates sound environmentalism but nicely summarizes your contributions hereon.
And, again, thank you for tieing me to the man whose signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence.
Hello John Hitchcock,
* “Actually, David, you cannot. I have presented you with numerous facts you cannot intellectually deny and maintain any integrity. This is why you refuse to face the facts. This is why you are a “Helen Keller” partisan (and I wrote an article on that, too). This, among other of your posts, is why you are the dregs of society. ”
What facts do you want to face, John Hancock?
I cannot have much regard for the historical insight and political opinions of a rabid teabagger.
Sarah Palin has a lily-white audience of uneducated ill-informed angry white people for a reason … and these people aren’t well known for their tolerance and acceptance of minorities.
And once again you let fly with the pornographic language on a MINOR’s site. And you even deign to speak about tolerance? You have shown none to the MINOR on whose site you are publishing pornographic language. But, aside from your law-breaking, you claim Liberals are the tolerant type? When the Left adamantly demands any non-white who votes Republican is a race-traitor (I have documentation on that)? When your beloved Jesse Jackson demands that anyone who votes against ObamaCare cannot be a real black person? When your sacrosanct party is all too willing to see the death of Israel? When 150+ years of history show your party to be the ever-continuous racist party (again, I have documentation on that)? I have to admit I love having intellectual battles with unarmed boys such as you, but you are making it way too easy. Do come back when you have some actual facts to back up your absurd claims (in other words, never). And do come back when you know more about Jackie, my daughter and me (since there is ample information about all three on merely two blogsites, three if you want to check out my cross-posting on CSPT (in my side-bar)).
Again, about that acceptance of minorities bovine byproduct, how many Conservative minorities do you accept? And how many Conservative minorities do you consider traitors to their race (as I have documented)?
Hello John Hitchcock,
* “And once again you let fly with the pornographic language on a MINOR’s site. ”
I’m not the teabagger, John, you and the rest of the Sarah Palin cult are teabaggers. Don’t blame me for your perverse hobbies.
You people are hysterical! I bet you are so happy when your child gets that D+ in school, too. Great job kid! You could spell your name right at least and that crafty teacher tricked you by asking a question you didn’t know the answer to. Can we get a survey of the education level of these posters. Jeeze. You 20%ers (and believe it or not, that’s all you are- Im assuming you won’t, since you don’t seem to believe any facts) are an embarrassment to the country and a great argument for public education reform. So so so sad that you chose to defend your ignorance rather than elevate yourself and learn something.
Dear David,
The Liberal media is a soul sucking parasite that feeds on the brains of America’s youth. After they are done sucking every last worthless cent out of your body they spit you out as the worthless crap you are.
Democrats are a bunch of atheist loving no-good low life scum. They eat the filth their leaders spew out and they enjoy it. The DNC, once a SEMI respectful organization that presented a slightly left of center view of America has transformed into a youth eating leach which needs to be destroyed, and shall come 2010.
Obama loving robots, such as yourself, feed of self inflation. You boost yourself by denouncing our Founders, our country, and our Constitution. What you do not seem to grasp is this word I keep using. Constitution. It is why you are here. It is the document that allowed this people, the American people, to be a free people.
I would also like to know why you did not comment on other Southern things, like abortion. All you could manage was a grammatical error, and you have made a few yourself, but the thing is I, and these other Americans who speak out against you, are better than that. We do not need to point out the trivial flaws, such as grammar and spelling.
So back to why you did not comment on abortion. Lets see, either you know it is wrong or you have been living int he 19th century for the last fifty years. But before you support abortion do you really condone the deaths of more than 115,000 Americans per year since 1973 who only died because people lack personal responsibility?
I got a stat you will like, it is about racism… 11,000,000 black babies have been murdered since 1973 because of abortion, every single murder was “legal” under laws that liberals enforced. When Hitler was in power he murdered 11,000,000 Jews, every single murder was deemed “legal”.
I shall await your answer…
Steel, love the blog
Hello Ian,
* “You boost yourself by denouncing our Founders, our country, and our Constitution. ”
I’d have more respect for these if they didn’t produce xenophobic bigots such as yourself. There’s more to this world than the United States of America. You are not the center of the Universe. America isn’t the apex of evolution. God didn’t create the Universe so that you might exist.
* “I would also like to know why you did not comment on other Southern things, like abortion. ”
The abortion issue was settled by the Supreme Court decades ago. You lost that battle. Get over it. You aren’t going to turn back the clock fifty years. It is the 21st century, not the 19th century.
Women won’t have men impose their morality upon them no more than they would tolerate lose their right to vote, own property, engage in business or sign a contract.
That world ended a long time ago.
Hello John Hitchcock,
* “And, again, thank you for tieing me to the man whose signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence. ”
The correct word is “tying” not “tieing” … get an education!
Great post. I do hope, however, that your grades in school are pretty good, because our friends on the left have almost certainly started to investigate you. I hope that your dreaded “permament record” in school doesn’t show anything bad, ’cause that’ll be plastered all over the web. I hope none of your not-quite-friends have pictures of you in a bikini, because those will wind up posted. I hope that your parents aren’t behind on their bills, or — heaven forfend! — that your father isn’t an unlicensed plumber, because that’s going to be checked out, too.
Welcome to the wonderful world of politics on the internet; just be sure you don’t say too much to offend the good people on the left, or you’ll find out just how good they really are.
In response to Dana, whose comment is in “first comment moderation”, he’s a good man who runs CSPT where I cross-post. 😉
who else is creeped out by all these postings by old men drooling over her? Chesters in the house!
David… I would wheep for you, if I thought it would do your souless body an ounce of good.
“I’d have more respect for these if they didn’t produce xenophobic bigots such as yourself. There’s more to this world than the United States of America. You are not the center of the Universe. America isn’t the apex of evolution. God didn’t create the Universe so that you might exist.”
Than show some respect. Show what they should represent. Lets see… oh that’s right you totally and utterly despise the freedoms they have given you, and yet you take them for granted. You must hide under false claims of conservative bigots, when the liberals are time and time again the bigots. Jackson dares denounce his own race if they oppose Obama! You are a sad little man. Get a life and stop blaming conservatives for your short comings.
Abortion still can be reversed. If you knew anything about our government you would know that any law that has been made can be undone. Except the Constitution, that can only be undone by the use of the second amendment.
I impose my belief on woman? Did you know 83% of woman who have an abortion say they would never do it again? 19% commit suicide. 75% turn to abusive substances. I think they know it was morally wrong. Personal responsibility has nothing to do with men imposing jack shit on woman. It is how this country was intended to work, by those guys who say you respect but really could give a shit about.
David, you do realize that people of principle in a time of crisis often have “the easy way out” enter their minds but reject it due to their principles? Oh, never mind, you have no principles, so you wouldn’t know. My bad.
John,
I greatly appreciate your daughters service and her commitment to the U.S. military. Unfortunately I am deeply saddened that she is fighting not for the freedoms of the United States of America, but for big business, and for nothing. This is not her fault, it is yours. You are the one who is ignorant.
There was a reason I left the Democrat Party: the good Democrats all left, or passed away, and what replaced them were the kind on display here.
I can’t handle all the comment-emails, so I let me just salute all those not cowed by the Demorons on display here.
Twitter: ParisParamus
Ciao.
Done. GTFO David. Will add you Paris
Well, Jackie, ya got over 600 comments so far on this article, and at least 500 comments are from people who got yer back. So ya done good.
I gotta say I found this gut-splittingly humorous:
Guess which site I found that on!
Oh no! ROFLOL! Little Christian-hating Davie! What ascream! Hahahahahahaha!
I don’t think he finds it funny because it’s christian; I think he finds it funny because the person whose website it’s on has been posting comments that are completely hateful.
Petraa, I think you’re right. I was laughing for the same reason, but I tossed that Christian reference in there because of David’s vitrial against Christians by accusing them of racism Definitely hateful and offensive. Yet on his site he quoted that piece-loving thing – I wonder who really said or wrote it?
I am pretty sure Jackie will be given her chance to expose O’Donnel deceiving plot in one of the other shows. I would not be surprise if, for example, CNN (which is hurting in the ratings) would interview her in some of their shows.
Blogs like these are the reason media bigwigs are becoming increasingly unimportant – and shrill. Here you can think and speak your own mind, even change your mind and you can certainly restate your ideas. You don’t need to express your opinion through a dying form of one way communication that is a lot more like old fashioned bad mouthing and gossip mongering. Good luck to you.
On Democrats, racism, abortion and liberal paternalism …
Abortion killed at least 203,991 blacks in the 36 states and two cities (New York City and the District of Columbia) that reported abortions by race in 2005, During that same year, according to the CDC, a total of 198,385 blacks nationwide died from heart disease, cancer, strokes, accidents, diabetes, homicide, and chronic lower respiratory diseases combined – the seven leading causes of death for black Americans that year.
Note: This is for ALL blacks – not just children.
You may verify this by going here.
There.
Nothing says it better than truth.
To insure this does not get lost in the scroll I will repost it.
On Democrats, racism, abortion and liberal paternalism …
Abortion killed at least 203,991 blacks in the 36 states and two cities (New York City and the District of Columbia) that reported abortions by race in 2005, During that same year, according to the CDC, a total of 198,385 blacks nationwide died from heart disease, cancer, strokes, accidents, diabetes, homicide, and chronic lower respiratory diseases combined – the seven leading causes of death for black Americans that year.
Note: This is for ALL blacks – not just children.
You may verify this by going here.
There.
Nothing says it better than truth.
Steel what are the figures for pregnancies among blacks ending in miscarriage? Don’t you think you should add that number to your hopper of unsubstantiated data? Ever been to the funeral of a miscarried fetus? Didn’t think so.
Great job in handling media.. But I think Norah was trying to get few specifics on why do you like Sarah.. I am not sure if you have answered that..
It is not about the liberal media, but about absence of brain in your head! But I cannot blame you for that. American education is failing…
Well my oh my, this is really something! I recall commenting on your blog when it was in its infancy, and it has apparently had an amazing and unexpected growth spurt!
I think you’re following in the very footsteps of Sarah Palin – being yanked from obscurity and proving to be quite a force to be reckoned with. By all means, make the most of this opportunity! Write everything you would have wanted to tell Norah at that moment…we can all learn from it. It might be tough to deal with from here on out, but keep our LORD and Savior at the forefront – He gives wisdom and knowledge to those who ask for it (Jeremiah 33:3, Colossians 2, Mark 13:11, Luke 21:15).
Take care, fight the good fight, and MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA,
~Amanda~
I also applaud your civic interest and involvement. It is great to see in our young people. However, I do not see how asking a different question on Camera than what she asked off ias an “ambush”. It is common journalistic practice to learn a little about who you will be interviewing before you go on air in order to decide what to ask them when you go on air. Tossing people questions on camera that you already know the answer to is not journalism. You don’t have to agree with MSNBC in order to realize that what they did was not an ambush but just standard practice of all the television networks – including FOX and CNN.
Seventeen is not an excuse. You are an idiot, you do not know simple positions of a candidate you support, and you claim to be politically active. You can’t keep blaming the media for your own ignorance and shortcomings. It is time to stand up and admit you do not know what you are talking about, and learn the simple facts of the situations.
How brave of you to anonymously lie, mister “I’m gonna trash a 17-year-old”. You made all sorts of false accusations you know doggone well you cannot back up and you hid behind anonymity.
Coward.
Guys,
We are privileged to be able write a response to what a news media person said and didn’t say in an interview of a 17 year old. Although debating is a necessary thing, this is not the venue to do it. There must be another site that you can show your intellegence or ignorance, which ever it may be. FYI- If you are going to change someone’s mind on a subject that you are in disagreement on, you must be able to prove that what that person knows is not the real truth, other wise they will have the same opinion, and the battle will go on!
This all seems so over the top here. Its a pretty simple event.
The girl was wearing a shirt that’s message was against the bailouts. She was there to see her “role model” who supported those bailouts.
The reporter was honestly nice about it and asked a very good question considering that the event was a book signing and the girl was wearing that shirt and said she is a fan of Sarah Palin.
I totally understand this girl didn’t know Palins view on that issue, but blame the reporter makes no sense. Just admit you didn’t know Palin supported the very bailouts you are against and move on.
A fan would probably know where their “role model” stood on the issues. Especially one that is as politically active as this 17 year old appears to be; if you don’t know then research it.
She also supported some very unconstitutional things during the election so educate yourself and be smart.
I’m a conservative republican and I’ll admit I do not like Sarah Palin because I do know what she stands for and what she has said and supported. But I am not here to convince anyone to support or not to support her. Everyone needs to be smart and do their own research and make their decision based on facts.
I understand this must have been embarrassing, I would have been too. But it’s even more embarrassing to keep trying to avoid the real issue.
Thank you for that post. One of the very few posters here, from either side, who is able to look objectively at what happened and write rationally about it. I am continuously amazed at what is happening to the political debate these days, with people who are only able to repeat ad nauseam the cliche talking points they hear on talkradio or TV. Perhaps even more amazed at politics itself: though a liberal myself I can understand why people think differently, but I cannot understand how the party of, let’s say, Eisenhower, now puts forward people of the caliber of G.W. Bush and Sarah Palin, not to mention Bachmann and the like, for high office and expects to be taken seriously.
I wish more people would stress education, research, using facts and learning from history the way you did in that post.
You did AWESOME! We need more young people like you!
I wouldn’t mention any of this on any college entrance essays unless you are going to a very conservative christian college, because everything you have said makes you appear extremely stupid.
Even when you tried to rebound by spouting off the word you remembered from some high school class, “Constitution”, it became even clearer that you had no idea what is contained inside this “constitution”.
The smart thing to do would be to step aside and lay low before you are made another example of an uninformed american.
Jackie’s got a lot of comments on this article. Since the critical ones insist on regurgitating the same tired points a thousand different ways, I figured I’d just sum them up and save the libs the trouble of posting them again and again into eternity:
Liberal Point 1) AHaHaahaHHAa u cantt anser s1mple questeon. u must suXX0r @ teh skool tests!!111one!
— It’s painfully obvious to the rest of us (who actually read Jackie’s post), but for the sake of those stuck on stupid, here’s why that’s crap: She doesn’t know every position every politician she supports has taken, nor does she claim to.. and apparently neither did the “reporter” who interviewed her, as Norah had to check it out on the spot (unless you think she just happened to have a quote from Palin on that particular topic on a random note card she just carries around with her 24/7. If, by any chance, you do believe this, please contact me; I have an entirely ethical community organizing group to sell you.) Jackie did not have this advantage, which was part of the reason her shirt did not say “hey, I love Sarah because she never supported any bailouts!”
Liberal Point 2) [comment has been censored for gender derogatory profanity and remarks]
(I know Jackie let some of these comments through moderation, as she’s a lot more gracious than I am, but I’ve got too much respect for her than to repost them here in full)
— Yeah, not much of an argument, but I felt like I had to at least give those who took this approach a “shout out”, since they really don’t have too much to go on once you take it away. I try to at least give them something that resembles a sporting chance. I guess I kinda pity those trapped in that sort of mind set, really.
Anyway, hope this saves a couple of liberals a few hours trying to think and then pecking whatever results from the frustration out onto their keyboard. To everyone else, I’m pretty sure I hit the majority of spiteful comments there, but if I missed any, feel free to add.
“If you did your research, you would know Conservatives brought the right to vote to women and Liberals fought against that right.”
John, that is not true. Republicans fought for the right vote for everyone, not conservatives. The definition of conservatives is that they want the status quo, and the status quo then is a racist political scene. Liberals fought for the right to vote. Republicans were the liberals in the past.
Since then, Republicans have shifted to become the conservatives. Republicans have also changed their political platform to target a different group. Republicans today have often fought against women’s rights and minorities in a number of bills. For example, all the Republicans voted against the Franken Amendment. Republicans today are outspoken about gay equality. Republican talk show hosts have made a number of bigoted statements, targeting the Muslim, gay, or minority community.
So yes, the party of Lincoln was great; amazing liberals who changed US forever by pushing forward civil rights. Ironically, today, Republicans have become the conservatives. Being conservatives is a perfectly fine political stance. But please do not say that Republicans today are at the forefront of civil and women rights. If anything, they are holding them back.
Oops… My comment was nested wrong. Could you please delete the one before? Thank you so much.
“If you did your research, you would know Conservatives brought the right to vote to women and Liberals fought against that right.”
John, that is not true. Republicans fought for the right vote for everyone, not conservatives. The definition of conservatives is that they want the status quo, and the status quo then is a racist political scene. Liberals fought for the right to vote. Republicans were the liberals in the past.
Since then, Republicans have shifted to become the conservatives. Republicans have also changed their political platform to target a different group. Republicans today have often fought against women’s rights and minorities in a number of bills. For example, all the Republicans voted against the Franken Amendment. Republicans today are outspoken about gay equality. Republican talk show hosts have made a number of bigoted statements, targeting the Muslim, gay, or minority community.
So yes, the party of Lincoln was great; amazing liberals who changed US forever by pushing forward civil rights. Ironically, today, Republicans have become the conservatives. Being conservatives is a perfectly fine political stance. But please do not say that Republicans today are at the forefront of civil and women rights. If anything, they are holding them back.
No, Yi, the definition of “conservative” IS NOT “standing for the status quo.” Conservative means “standing for moral standing principles and for principles in general that works based on the laws of God and well established principles that work throughout all times.” The standing for the status quo is a derrogatory phrase or statement that liberals use to bash conservatism.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conservative
Besides the English definition, high school American Government should have taught you this.
Yi, you are absolutely misinformed, completely ignorant of the truth of the matter, or one of the ones intent on keeping people misinformed and ignorant. Which of the three are you? There is no fourth option.
YES! theres someone else in the world who can’t stand Miley Cyrus either!…on a more serious note you did a wonderful job..as a conservative I’m so proud of you and how you handled it..awesome!! 🙂
Well, if there’s one thing apparent after reading all these responses, it’s that a lot of liberals appear to be hateful, spiteful, uncouth, ignorant jackasses. But I think most conservatives already knew that.
Takes one to know one…
You handled yourself very well. Telling liberals about limited government is akin to blasphemy in their thinking.
Jackie,
i think you did a wonderful job at answering a question that was crafted to trip you up. It certainly was a shady tactic for the msnbc reporter to use (especially on a 17 y.o.), but that is what reporters do. However, I think it is important to note that it’s something all reporters do, whether they are from MSNBC, FOX, CNN or a budget public-access channel. Although you and i are on completely different ends of the political spectrum i think it’s fantastic you are embracing your beliefs and have found a place to share them. You are a great writer and i look forward to following your blog in the future – even if it’s just to see what the “enemy” is thinking! 🙂 lol
Having young people engaged in politics is essential to the future of our country and every american (regardless of their political beliefs) should be thankful you have taken an interest.
So let me get this straight, Jackie. You wore a shirt against the bank bailouts when Sarah Palin in not just one but several quotes (Norah only read one as they do have limited time to cover a teabagger book signing) was actually FOR those exact bank bailouts (please see the Katie Couric interview in which she is asked by Couric why Wall Street is being given all this money, instead of helping Main Street, and she gives her answer AGAIN SUPPORTING the bailout), which you don’t wish to believe even though it’s public record. Norah even told you she supported the bank bailout but not the stimulus which are 2 very different things. Or do you even know that?
(Ignorance is obviously very abundant in that district of Michigan).
I guess if Palin felt differently but didn’t want to say it in order to not appear to disagree with McCain that either a) makes her a liar or b) spineless – hardly a maverick.
So now you’re here playing the victim as conservatives are very good at, bc you looked like a dumbass on national television. Norah O’Donnell “picked” on you, the “libruhl” media “picked” on you. Let me guess, it’s ACORN’s fault too right? She’s using my shirt against me!! Someone get the police!!! To think I thought conservatives were always for personal responsibility. Tsk, tsk.
Mitchell and O’Donnell are covering Palin bc she’s a good news story, not bc she’s so “powerful”.
Trust me no one is scared of this harpie. We would be ECSTATIC if Palin was the GOP nominee in 2012. Please prove us right.
I just read your report, then followed the link to see the video.
Good Job!
All in all you handled yourself admirably under the circumstances.
BTW, your blog title is clever, I like it.
Jackie,
I too was at the GR Palin book signing. As I didn’t get to B&N till around 1:00, I knew that the chances of having my book signed were very small, but the reason I drove to GR was to show my support for Sarah Palin regardless of whether I was able to meet her and have my book signed by her personally. I spent the entire rest of the day ( 9+hours) in line outside the mall with an AMAZING group of Americans from all across the state of Michigan. I made new friends, listened to views and perspectives from people from all walks of life. I was very, very proud to be an American that day. Even though we KNEW we most likely weren’t going to get our books signed, we stayed to support a fellow American who has been viciously maligned by the liberal news media. When I decided to go to the book signing, I knew that the local and national media would be there, but I didn’t anticipate the national (and international) media approaching the “line” as they did. Many people around me were interviewed by local and national news organizations. I myself was interviewed by a news organization from overseas. For those of us who are not “in the business” it is not as easy as it appears to be able to voice your beliefs in an articulate manner w/ a camera and microphone 2 inches from your face. I do have to say that not ONE of those news organizations treated their interviewees w/ the disdain and baiting questions that were posed to you. I would like to say that I am amazed and proud of your poise, your respectful treatment of Ms. O’Donnell, even though it is obvious her intent is to embarrass you and make you (or anyone else w/ a conservative position) look like a fool. Shame on Ms. O’Donnell. Shame on MSNBC. I LOVE your comment regarding ACORN… I think it is HILARIOUS. I have children your age and hope that they would be as respectful, articulate, and poised as you were in this situation. Your parents must be very proud of you. If I would have known that this had happened the day of the book signing, I would have sought you out and asked you to sign my copy of Going Rogue! Best wishes to you in your future!
Dear, dear Julie,
Since when is being confronted with the facts something that should be viewed as “crafty,” or an ambush?
I fear for the youth in America when they feel they must play the victim card whenever they are presented with a perspective that differs from their own–or put more bluntly–whenever they are confronted with the truth, especially if that truth diverges from “the truth” they were taught to swallow, hook, line and sinker. (Sorry, no gun metaphors.)
And Julie, speaking of being crafty, have you ever confronted Mr. Beck about his assertion that you are 13 and standing by your father when you were “ambushed?” This is NOT the truth, and yet you defend Mr. Beck in his “crafting” of the truth? Really? Why?
However, the most important question for me concerns Mr. Beck’s assertion that because you (a 13-year-old, according to his claims) were confronted with the truth, it was “child abuse.” Julie, do you think that when the youth of America are presented with a divergent perspective from the one they espouse so dearly that this is child abuse? No matter if this person is 13 years old or 17 years old–please tell me–do you think that being confronted by the truth is child abuse?
As a teacher, I am curious in your answer, and as a citizen of the United States, your response thus far– and the response of so many others that feel victimized by truth–simply makes me afraid.
Although I continue to try and hope in my country and in the students I teach… when I encounter such narrow-minded, self-pitying souls such as yourself, it makes me more fearful for my country than hopeful…
Ah well, I am but a public school educator. And after all, isn’t it the “private sector,” (much like your private education) that should be the solution for us all?
God help us.
iHope…
Sorry! It’s Jackie, not Julie.
I’m tempted to blame my mistake on that “crafty” Sarah Palin that makes her “ack’s” look like “ul’s”
… but no. It was just me, being plain old stupid.
Sorry Jackie. Sometimes I’m just not so smart… but please, let’s not call it “child abuse” or “teacher abuse” when we call it what it is.
I was misinformed.
That’s MY fault. MY bad. That’s all.
SARAH PALIN – REALLY?!?!
I’m not going to bash or belittle Palin supporters, but I will express my incredulity. How is this country so divided, with F0x/Palin defenders on one side and the “Evil” Liberal Media on the other? We can’t possibly believe that we have any chance of fighting the Taliban & Co. if we, as Americans, are constantly at one another’s throats, can we? This sentiment is truly heartfelt, but I feel it’ll simply be labeled an just another “gotcha” question.
The reporter was wrong to harp on you, given yuor age.
But I’m not sure that fact checks count as biased.
Hi johnm, it was certainly bias. Don’t you know O’Donnel? Norah, Olbermann, Shuster, Matthews and all that gang have “chills go up their legs” about anything related to Obama. So, they are always looking for an opportunity to score points against conservatives. They loath conservatism.
I’m upset that my post has yet to be posted. What type of censorship is going on here? I’m sorry I’m not cheering you on, Jackie, but seriously, deleting my comments?
Hey You…….a smug asshole!! what do you know about politics.. go to school and learn.
Oh, please. You got caught on the facts – pure and simple. No ambush – you didn’t know the facts of Palin’s support for the original bailout plan.
Don’t hide behind your “teenagehood” as an excuse for being ill informed. And like your idol – you cannot offer one specific policy/plan/fact that says WHY you support something/one?
Quit hiding behind the insipid “she’s upholding the Constitution” when you can’t even give one example of how she is actually doing that.
In the meantime – break away from Sarah’s example and study, girlfriend – or your college options will be limited.
“The problem with Sarah Palin is that when you peel away the pretty and shooty layers of the onion……there is no onion.”
John Stewart
…you could not correctly identify one of Palin’s most basic political positions, and you play the victim and blame everybody but yourself for being ignorant……
….”So I walked over”…….this was not an ambush….
You did well.
Sarah is so far removed from the political correctness and coddling of the left that she is a shock to the liberal/ progressive system.
Individuals with such short attention spans and poor moral fiber simply cannot get their heads around a woman who is so honest, plain spoken and GENUINE! Sarah doesn’t have a gimmick…..what you see is what you get. I’m sure she is proud of you for the way you handled the encounter. Keep it up. This country needs young, clear thinking people like you, Jackie.
So Sarah Palin, during the presidential campaign, agreed with John McCain so that she wouldn’t look bad? She didn’t actually go rogue and express what she thought? So she misrepresented herself to the public?
Interesting, how it has been common thought that if you don’t agree with someone that you are just attacking them. But also, I think if a person puts themselves out there to be noticed, for example by wearing a shirt with a particular message, then they shouldn’t be shocked that some utilizes it in some kind of response. You were at the event to support Sarah Palin and wore that shirt. So regardless if Sarah Palin is on the shirt, by putting 2+2=4 one has a logical and credible reason to ask such a question. If Sarah Palin said she supported it to the public, then that is what the public has a knowledge. But I guess she is a flip-flopper. Sounds like a great quality for a president. Also, if you are not particularly interested in a person, would you read their book?
Going Rogue? Is quitting your job in mid-stream really going rogue? The only real experience she had was being governor, but she didn’t even finish her first term as governor. Very interesting.
Also, I don’t think that just going out into the public with views and opinions and saying whatever is on your mind without some kind of knowledge or experience is really wise. Is that not another problem with this world, fueling misinformation?
You are mistaking your ignorance for media bias. Playing the victim much?
Julie,
You were great. I felt for you. I’ve given a lot worse answers on live television…on things a lot less controversial and without gotcha questions. As the truth gets out on this, Ms. O’Donnell comes out looking pretty bad. Keep standing up for what you believe in. Standing up to for the constitution and individual freedom is definitely worth it!
Hey David,
How does it feel to be a genuine asshole?
“Ambush”… Not really. Seems that you are VERY politically active (i.e. intern for the Michigan Republican Party) and you were at the book signing of a ‘political figure’. Doesn’t seem like an ambush to me. The only thing you managed to accomplish is having Glenn Beck assume you were 13, based on your ‘articulate’ non-answer. It seems the bar has been set very low by you low-information repubs! Sad times in America, indeed! 😦
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-vines/if-it-were-me-id-be-embar_b_366195.html
Jackie,
I’m sorry I haven’t been able to read this posting before today—I imagine most of the hooplah has abated by this point.
First, you have a right to admire whomever you wish and for whatever reason you wish. Blog comments from those who suggest otherwise are just so much trash that could and should be thrown out. Your admiration need not be rational nor is it subject to question. Debate perhaps, but question? Absolutely not.
But you don’t need me to tell you these things. They are both obvious and already well known to you.
Speaking of debate, I’ve read that you have been “challenged” to a debate by O’Donnell. I believe such a challenge says all that need be said about the woman’s integrity as a journalist. A journalist reports the news—O’Donnell is attempting to create the news (and a few ratings) by engaging you in debate.
No, what she is doing is more akin to what Michael Moore or Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity do: She is a news entertainer who will manipulate the story to get the presentation she wants people to see. It is the same as Moore walking up to twenty houses in Canada to see if the door is unlocked and showing the three that were to give you the impression that most if not all Canadians feel no need to lock their doors. It is intellectually dishonest to call that sort of propagandist storytelling “documentary”, so it is even more dishonest to call it “journalism”. It is what it is: A point of view offered for the entertainment of those who share it, and for the entertainment of those who love to hate it.
You didn’t ask my advice, but I’ve a habit of offering it anyway. Were I you, I wouldn’t debate whether the sky was blue with Norah O’Donnell because you can be sure that the edited result will make a mockery of you. Take heart in knowing that you have exposed this “journalism” for what it is and walk away with your head held high.
Hi,
I stumbled upon this post completely by accident, but it completely grabbed my attention because of the fact that you have an interesting opinion and point of view. I, personally, do not agree with your opinions, but unlike many commenters here that are Dems I am not responding to tell you that you are wrong; I am responding in order to receive clarification and provide a view from the other side of the “aisle”. The only reason I am taking the time to write a reasonable reply is that from reading your posts I see you as a caring and rational person, who hates people who are bias and other people who attack their opposition instead of learning from them.
First, I have a few standard questions for you, and I’m not waiting for an immediate response, you are allowed to take as much time as you need in coming up with intelligent and well composed answers. What did your shirt say exactly? I know it was something about Palin supporting (or not supporting) the bailout. I just was unsure when reading your article what you were advertising about Sarah Palin. Next, what exactly did you mention about the constitution to Norah? Did you talk about the Bill of Rights, such as the 2nd amendment, or the actual main body of the constitution, such as the balance of powers? Both are extremely important in proving, intelligently, why you like a politician. Lastly, were there any Fox reporters there? You talked about the MSNBC crowd, and other stations, but you never said anything about Fox, a news channel that has shown them to be very conservative.
Now, I have to give my opinions from the other side of the aisle. May I point out a new view on something, and it’s’ probably something you never considered, but maybe, just maybe, Norah wasn’t attacking you. Maybe, she was just asking you a simple question about the shirt you were wearing. I believe she asked it making the assumption that you completely agreed with what was on your shirt, and that was the reason you were wearing it. Of course, knowing that you were an intelligent American, she guessed that you had a gathered argument to back up the statement on your shirt. Now, about Palin herself: I don’t like her that much. I believe that she is probably a great person and American, but I cannot respect a woman that can’t think on her feet. If you would like to know where I got this presumption, then think back to the campaign. Countless times she said silly little comments that made the nation laugh at her, and although that doesn’t mean she is not an intelligent woman, it does show me that she was flustered and unprepared. Also, little things like that don’t mean much to me ‘cause I don’ t like to be picky, but what actually tells you about a person is how they handle things that come flying at them. Mrs. Palin had to handle a media, and country, that was laughing at her, but unfortunately she took the easy way out: she blamed everyone else. Personally, a truly strong person can admit mistakes and still hold their head high, but Mrs. Palin simply said “They tricked me” and used that “fact” to make people feel sorry for her. I don’t like to be guilted into feeling sorry for anyone. And that is the reason that I cannot respect her, as a politician.
Finally, I would like to say something: I do NOT hate republicans. I did not rant and rave about your views because everyone have the right to them, and everyone have the right to express them. Keeping that in mind, I would like to ask that no one rants at me; I’m respecting your views so please respect mine.
Thanks for posting,
Keep sharing your ideas,
PetraA
o, btw, if you would like to read my opinions, my blog is http://dragonjeesh.wordpress.com.
Thanks again,
PetraA
Jackie, you were great, and don’t think that little stunt she pulled with you isn’t backfiring on Ms. Norah, big time.
If you’re sporting a t-shirt at a public event and agree to be interviewed (on camera!) by a reporter, please at least be familiar with where your role model (your words) stands on the issue.
Painting yourself as the victim or blaming the “biased” media (O’Donnell was correct) only gives your opponent the edge. Getting a “pass” with softball questions isn’t why the women’s suffragette movement started or continues. It is up to well-informed, hard-working women to do demonstrate that they are just as, if not more capable than some male counterparts, of participating in the legislative process. By limiting your exposure to those political opinions that are identical to your own, you’ll continue to make a fool of yourself (and women everywhere) on national television.
If you intend to continue to be vocal about your political opinions at least educate yourself on your opposing parties argument, you’ll not only be better armed for such a straightforward question, but you may actually open your mind to actual facts. Next year you’ll be old enough to vote — here’s hoping.
Her “CRAFTINESS?!” Sweetheart, she asked you about what was printed on your T-shirt for God’s sake.
Jackie, I think you did great! Seeing a liberal blow hard trying to do a gotcha while interviewing a minor just goes to show how terrified & desparate liberals are. Your parents should be proud.
Jackie,
You make this gun-toting, traditionalist Believer a very proud father. I hope that someday my 17-year-old daughter or 15-year-old son will carry the torch that you’ve lit for our nation’s youth.
To be clear, I think Jackie showed a lot of poise and maturity, especially for a seventeen-year old. However, isn’t that kind of questioning exactly what a responsible press is supposed to do? If we put our political agendas on our shirts, it is for the purpose of letting other people see it. By agreeing to be filmed, Jackie decided she wanted the content of that shirt to be on camera. Not only should MSNBC be responsible for the truth of any content on their own network, but every news outlet should, in my opinion, promote truth in general. It seems that is all Nora was doing here. I am open to other opinions on this though.
What a wonderful response from a 17 year old girl! Your parents and school have much to be proud of. Apparently Sarah recognizes these traits also. Too bad poor Nora has to attack a teenager. Such a snotty woman she is.
Jackie,
When I was about your age someone great inspired me to take a real interest in politics, too : his name was Ronald Reagan !
Keep up the good work and continue to educate yourself. Your generation will be the last great one in US history unless y’all can stem the tide of liberalism and combat the culture of death.
God bless you !
Note to all:
It appears that David is the same Dave Matthews who got his backside booted off the American Spectator site for being an annoying bomb thrower. I guess they got tired of his ad hominem attacks.
Just something to file for reference.
Obviously his mission is to spew garbage in order to draw attention to himself and try to harass and stalk conservative communities and blogs and call petty childish names. Obviously he just wants to troll conservatives right out of existence. He is a sad sad sack and that place was right to boot him. No one needs his infantile drivel munging up a community discussion or even a debate. The guy can’t debate, all he does is throw stones and whine.
You did well, better than many with much more experience I might add. I am very proud of you and I’m glad you had a place to post your story so we all could hear it. You are bright and can think on your feet — unlike the journalists with crib notes. You give me hope in the future and for that I thank you!
Hi there.
I just wanted to say Good For You and tell you how proud I am that you articulated yourself so well.
You were obviously being put on the spot by O’Donnell, and you handled yourself in an intelligent and dignified manner.
O’Donnell was way out of line. You’re 17 years old and she has about a hundred researchers and writers who feed words into a speaker in her ear, and she’d be completely lost without it all.
Not exactly the fairest match-up, but you were intelligent, articulate and respectful. Very well done.
I just want to finish up by noting that what worries me most about the unprecedented mistreatment of Sarah Palin is the affect this has on young women.
I believe the attacks on her are a direct attack on young conservative women everywhere. It’s a message, a warning shot that says: Fall in line behind us or we will destroy you. Not enough people talk about this, but they should.
As for me, I don’t care if we we agree or disagree. All I care about is that you keep standing up for what you believe in. You may not realise it, but like Sarah Palin, you are also a role model for other young women. Always stand up for what you believe in, do not let anyone intimidate you, and don’t let anyone bring you down to their level.
Best of luck to you.
Dan
JACKIE:
This is the first that I had heard or seen of the video. So you’re getting my gut reaction to the interview: You did a great job! I’m sure that it was unnerving, but you had the presence of mind to ask her where she got her facts. You made her pull-out a little piece of paper to challenge you. Here is this professional political correspondent needing a little piece of paper (still stammering through her reserach) interviewing a 17 year old (w/no notes). You came off as knowledgeable and firm. She caem off as petty and silly. You are a brilliant, well-informed, principled young woman. I thought her moral stature paled in comparison to yours. Way To Go!!
TO DAVID:
I’m impressed you know how to write (difference between tieing and tying – but would you , given your laziness to expand your mind and practice tolerance. So you don’t like conservatives – this is clear! But, your close-minded derogation of other viewpoints exemplifies the short-sightedness of your intellect.
for your benefit: derogation- the perception or treatment of someone as being of little worth : the derogation of women.
TO JOHN HITCOCK:
Your post: “David, if you did your research…” = Absolutely brilliant!
**edited from my previous, incomplete response: ** but would you have known how to spell it if it didn’t pop up on the spell check? – doubtful)
I wholly support you supporting Palin. The sooner you get your political and ideological hopes crushed beneath the heels of reality the better.
lol, you couldn’t have picked a dumber twat to support. I’d have half-respected you for supporting literally any other political figure in the Republican party.
Need I remind you that you’re commenting on a MINOR’S site? Or do you always talk that way to MINORS? Not allowed to live within 1000 feet of a school, are you?
O my gosh! *Eyes going wide* I had no idea that word meant something vulgar! I actually thought at first maybe you were admonishing me for my last entry because these hostile trolls are really ticking me off enough to just about lose that civil tongue. However, looking at where this reply is, caused me to go and look up a definition of t*at on the internet. Yikes!
For anyone else who had no idea what it really means, well, just look it up via Google search. Holy mackrel, and here I thought it was just a more severe way of saying ‘twit’! Won’t be using that again, thanks for the info! Thought I knew what all the vulgar words were to avoid at my age, heh. Learn something new every day.
capri, I try to aim my comments when I can. I had a 10-level threaded site before my first big comment thread (a whopping fifty-plus commentary), and threw the threaded commentary away in favor of linear commentary.
Trust me, you and Jackie are much more respectful than I am. I am no longer amazed by the lack of respect the leftists (not lefties, I’m a lefty ;)) bring to the table. Also, trust me on this one, too. The derogatory term leftists use for Tea Partiers is very vulgar. From the sounds of it, you are also a minor. Don’t look it up, it’s safer that way.
Someone else looked it up and posted it in a comment elsewhere and that’s how I finally learned what it meant. (My daughter did 15 months in Iraq.) I wish I still didn’t know exactly what it meant.
Reality check time!! Sarah Palin did indeed support the bailout, and defended it in an interview that was so hilarious that it became the subject of a Saturday Night Live sketch. It was extremely popular at the time and if I heard about that despite living in Russia, you have no excuse. Next time try to figure out what your candidates actually support.
You accuse her of being “crafty”, but John Stossel did the same thing at Democratic party rallies back in 2008. Palin, Bush, et al supported the bailout just as Obama did.
Now on the issue of the Constitution. I was wondering as to where in the US Constitution does it say anything about “Big government”. Last time I checked, the Constitution limited the power of the federal government and also divided up the powers between state and federal government. It says nothing about ‘big’ or ‘little’ government. If you are concerned about big government and wasteful spending, you may want to look into this large building(in fact the largest) called the ‘Pentagon’. If you are concerned with Constitutional rights being abridged, you might be interested to know that the latest advances in that sphere were carried out by a man named George W. Bush, who was president WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY back in 2001-2009. Ask your parents if they remember him. No wait, never mind, all America’s problems started on 20 January 2009; nearly forgot.
And seriously, what exactly mean when you complain about big government? Last time I checked, conservatives want same-sex marriage banned, militarization of the border and strict enforcement of a federal misdemeanor, and in many cases total bans on abortion. That sounds an awful lot like government interference to me.
WOW!!! “STANDING OVATION”!!! ENCORE!!! You are an impressive representative of our future! I hope I am still alive to vote for YOU when you are old enough to run for President! You nailed it! You are a great AMERICAN! Keep up the good work and let your voice be heard! God Bless America!
You should be proud of yourself for being involved and trying to understand.
But you should also be humble enough to know you don’t really understand a lot of this – and be weary of how folks are going to try and use you now (Fox News booking yet?).
Jackie the Teenager is at risk of becoming Joe the Plumber.
And if that makes you say ‘I Wish!’, well…don’t.
But stay passionate and involved…and become more informed. Nobody comes off well in a soundbite…it was a cheap shot on MSNBC’s part.
What is it with you f’rightwing’rs and not allowing the Truth to affect your thought processes? That’s an extremely disturbing trend, and one that bodes ill indeed for the future of our country.
Of course, I realize in pointing out this bizarre behaviour, I’ll be labeled a nitwit or whatever…but that doesn’t change the Truth of my observation.
I was fully responsible for myself when I was 17 (in all areas of my life)…at least you could be responsible for the T-Shirts you choose to wear, rather than continuously using your age as an excuse, or does being 17 these days mean you’re too immature for the Truth?
Or, probably more accurately, it simply means you are following the example set by the likes of Sarah Palin & others of her ilk.
Own up & quit sniveling.
Talking to liberals about limited government and the constitution is blasphemy in the liberal orthodox. I thought this was very funny and good job. This reporter obviously picked the wrong target!
Jackie,
Thank you for giving me hope for the future of our country. It depresses me to see this great country of ours and her ideals being dismantled right before my very eyes. But then I witness a young person such as yourself who is the future of our nation and who understands the greatness of this country and I have new found hope for my children’s future.
May God bless you and this great nation of ours – The United States of America.
I saw the interview and it didn’t strike me as an ambush. I can understand how a person who rarely has any of their statements or ideas challenged might feel they are being attacked, but the guy standing next to you supplied an acceptable answer to the question posed to you. So no one did more to make you look like a ‘buffoon’ than you. And you’re going to have get some thicker skin if you’re going to support a political figure who stands for nothing more than a handful of flag-waving cliches.
You play the young innocent, yet you have a political blog. You attend an event wearing your beliefs literally on your sleeve, and when confronted by someone to defend those beliefs you can not intelligently defend them, and decide to play the victim card. When I was seventeen I was actively protesting the treatment of Irish prisoners in Northern Ireland, and I can tell you if anyone had questioned me I would have given as good as I got. You refascisticans are all the same. This is the new world order so you better get used to it.
Jakie, I am sorry to tell you this but you are obviously not too bright. I know this might come as an “ambush” statement but someone needs to tell you.
Soooo you love the way Sarah speaks her mind yet you write in your blog “Of course they told Sarah Palin to support everything McCain did. Call me crazy but it would have looked pretty bad had Sarah Palin been against something John McCain was against while they were running together”.
So if I get this straight, you love how Sarah speaks her mind but then back her up and defend her when she sticks with the McCain talking points which according to your implied statement go against what she truly believes, instead of,…. speaking her mind…..?????? Which is it?
Ohh and by the way, “my dad is a Bible thumping, gun toting man”. What a great Christian! Jesus would be proud.
Broc spewed forth out of his ignorance (look up the word) the snark:
From my blogsite from earlier dealing with these uneducated people
Broc, next time you come here, come to play. This is just too easy.
Jesus Christ, you people are insane!
You are the reason why America is so fucked up.
8 years.
Tax cuts for the rich.
WTC Attacks.
Two wars.
GITMO.
Torture.
Warrentless wiretapping.
De-regulation.
Economic collapse.
Bailouts.
It didn’t start when Clinton was president, and it didn’t start during the Obama presidency.
It started with your president.
Since my comment is still awaiting moderation I apologize if my comment is redundant. I did take out what you or your handlers might consider an insult to your right-wing views.
You play the young innocent, yet you have a political blog. You attend an event wearing your beliefs literally on your sleeve, and when confronted by someone to defend those beliefs you can not intelligently defend them, and decide to play the victim card. When I was seventeen I was actively protesting the treatment of Irish prisoners in Northern Ireland, and I can tell you if anyone had questioned me I would have given as good as I got.
hi there!
nice to see Palin can impress only dumb ones as you are, my dear
you need to follow rockstar, politics are not for you, believe me baby
don’t forget you can make about 70 bucks with the book http://cgi.ebay.com/Sarah-Palin-Autographed-Book-Going-Rogue_W0QQitemZ170410033195QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Nonfiction_Book?hash=item27ad3ac02b#ht_500wt_1182
better than wasting time with Palin and her non-thought
You go girl! Way to be uninformed!
You didn’t meet the Liberal Media. You met the facts.
I don’t understand your complaint. YOU WORE THE SHIRT. You were making a political statement, and your statement went AGAINST the politician you were there to meet.
The fact is Palin supported the bailout JUST like she supported the bridge to nowhere. But I guess you represent Sarah Palin’s wussy Republican party who blame their shortcomings on “gotcha” questions like “What books do you read?”
You should be Palin’s running mate in 2012. You can both whine together about how you’re being treated when people expose you.
People like you are the reason no one respects or even fears the United States anymore. Your willful ignorance of the facts and playing the victim shows you’re to be unable to distinguish truth from propaganda. You seen unwilling even to research your position and support of Palin.
At any point did you think the a more information would make you less informed?
It is a troubling trend I see here… I don’t believe that a reporter should do her part to rain on the parade of someone trying to enjoy their day. However, it’s unsettling that this young woman didn’t think too clearly about her choice of attire for the event.
I think both parties involved are to blame for this event.
The shirt she wore could have looked like a veiled attack at the policies of Mrs. Palin, seeing how she is recorded for supporting the bailout. Seeing the shirt on this young woman could have made Mrs. Palin annoyed if she didn’t know the intent of it.
Jackie meant only to cite her annoyance with the bailout in question, however, she didn’t seem to realize that Mrs. Palin voted for it. Admit it, Jackie was stumped when confronted. She looked as though she had made a grievous error and was embarrassed. I think she should have thought more carefully before advertising this view.
When a republican can wear a shirt to meet a politician she is a fan of, and her shirt announces her distaste for one of the politicians policies, that’s bad. That is being uninformed at an epic level.
I do not however condone the reporter’s tactic. It seems to me that she picked Jackie out of a crowd, did some quick research to get her note, and then went on the attack. It’s a tactic of weak journalism. This seems like she was blatantly trying to paint a misleading picture. Instead of reporting five poeple and making a rational and objective report, it seems she picked the one person she could pick on and make Palin supporters look unintelligent.
However, what everyone needs to understand is that both democrats and republicans use this tactic, with alarming regularity. There isn’t a scrap of non-biased information in main stream media. That’s actually a bigger problem.
Instead of just reporting what happened, good or bad for their side, people fictionalize the truth with misleading statistics and edited video feeds (And before you write me off thinking I’m bashing Fox, both sides do it. There have been feeds altered to make it look like there was less support for the republicans. The democrats have done it too.)
What I’m saying is, think about what you do. Think about the information you get. I don’t really care about the personal political agenda of someone, I just want the truth and the facts. And nobody reports those anymore.
it seems she picked the one person she could pick on and make Palin supporters look unintelligent.
She (the reporter) did a hell of a good job doing it too.
This Jackie looked dumb and uninformed just like Palin does when she opens her mouth.
I would not think so, I’m sure there were others much more qualified for that. Jackie didn’t come off as unintelligent, just uninformed (and, judging by this blog, as still a lot more immature than she thinks she is).
Amazed, please call me immature. I beg you to call me immature. From the likes of you, that would be a huge compliment. Because you are grossly ignorant (look up the term).
John, there is no need to call you immature. You are narrow-minded, self-righteous, rather abrasive and not inclined to debate in a rational way, preferring to state your own opinions as the one and only holy truth, but judging from the information on your blog you have by now reached an age where it is no longer possible to to use the excuse of being too immature to know better.
Amazed, there is no need to call you immature. You are narrow-minded, self-righteous, rather abrasive and not inclined to debate in a rational way, preferring to state your own opinions as the one and only truth, but, judging from your highfalutin (look it up) commentary, you have by now reached an age where it is no longer possible to to use the excuse of being too immature to know better.
(See what I did there?)
Yes, I see. Unable to come up with a reply of your own, you just copied what you saw. That’s OK, it’s how most of you come up with their opinions so it doesn’t surprise me at all…
Amazed, this one’s for you.
Face it, Amazed, Jackie deals in facts. You deal in platitudes.
Because Helen Keller was such an admirable woman, I also take issue with the term “Helen Keller partisan” I’m glad you mentioned at the beginning of your article she was admirable, and you realize that putting her name to a description of extremist politics and refusing to see or hear other points of view and when facts are presented – is not so glowing to her. IMO, it would’ve been better if you had simply called it “closed-minded partisanship” or even “polar partisanship” The Helen Keller term definitely isn’t one of the better illustrations. Great artticle but for the Helen Keller stuff.
That Helen Keller post is not a bad one (I would have picked another person to name it for though, Helen Keller doesn’t deserve that), but I fail to see what that has to do with this discussion. “Bush=Hitler” and “Cheney-die” signs are stupid and have no place in any meaningful dispute; I’m sure you are just as incensed at the current equally stupid “ObaMao Care”, “Obama=Auschwitz” , “Marxist-Leninist-Socialist-Nazism” signs?
As for Jackie dealing in facts, that’s just the problem: she doesn’t. She’s young, she’s interested, she wants to act: that’s great. But in stead of admitting that there are things she doesn’t know (yet ?), and face it, very few people can claim to know everything about everything, she starts blaming others for asking. That’s why I called her immature, and why I continue to be amazed at how people here make her into a hero. What she should do is add it to experience and see it as an incentive to prepare; maybe then she will be able to convince us in the future that she is right, based on her arguments. And maybe not, but that’s politics for you.
Well, Amazed, I’m not all that interested in talking to you…But since you asked about my feelings on all the labeling of nazi etc. being flung around, it’s only fair that I answer it. But besides that question, the very beginning of your post about Helen Keller was the most and only sensible, intelligent thing you’ve managed to say on this site so far. And to answer your question, yes, I am just as incensed at the nazi-slam being flung around at Obama or at Palin, none of these people on either side have committed mass murder and put people in concentration camps. Not Obama, not Bush, not McCain, not Beck, not Rush, not Norah etc. I feel the “Helen Kellering” thing did much more to detract from the article than anything. Without that, he would’ve made an excellent point about the left-partisan who was fine with calling Bush Hitler. The bad ‘h’ word is flung about on both sides and honestly, it disgusts me.
Other than that, the rest of your post is just poor excuses for trolling this site the rest of the time and I’m not buying that crap.
“Well, Amazed, I’m not all that interested in talking to you”
I’m sorry you feel that way, but I guess that says it all, doesn’t it? If you consider every post that does not absolutely agrees with everything that you say to be “trolling this site” and “crap”, than what’s the point of talking anyway?
@Saint_Snowy
“I do not however condone the reporter’s tactic. It seems to me that she picked Jackie out of a crowd, did some quick research to get her note, and then went on the attack. It’s a tactic of weak journalism. This seems like she was blatantly trying to paint a misleading picture. Instead of reporting five poeple and making a rational and objective report, it seems she picked the one person she could pick on and make Palin supporters look unintelligent.”
This seems to be the problem. What the reporter did was not attack or weak journalism. It was in fact an excellent example of true journalistic practices. She saw a young woman with a shirt expressing a point of view, then she checked to see if the point was valid (and even fact checked and made notes which she could later reference) and only then interviewed the girl. Even giving her a chance to cite the views of Ms. Palin uninterrupted.
Sounds like what we want in our journalists.
It is not journalism. It is someone trying to score in order to promote her view. That is what Norah O’Donnel did. She is a person with liberal views. Her purppose was not to expose “truth” but rather she wanted to score a point with a 17 year young lady.
My guess is that Palin did oppose the bailouts. But McCain did support. She could not express sher views at the time. Does anyone have an example of Sarah Palin verbally expressing support for the bailouts? Again, if she did at the time, it would be a situation where she had to agree with her running mate. Today, when she express her views, she is not tied to anyone else.
I find it hilarious that right-wing media holds you up as some kind of example, after you were corrected with facts. Much like your hero, Palin you play the “media elite” and “gotcha” cards.
Facts aren’t difficult.
You stick to facts and things are easy.
But then, you wouldn’t be a conservative.
You were also mentioned on Rush! Good going, you stuck to your guns and stood up to this drive by media.
Jackie,
You are a foolish, stupid young girl. I betcha you are just loving all this attention right now, don’t you? So sad, you are another lying Sarah Palin. I can’t believe you people that believe her lies! It never stops amazing me. God help us!
Zogby polls demonstrated that Obama supporters were by far the most uninformed last year:
http://4simpsons.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/media-bias/
•Ignorance of basic facts such as which party currently controls Congress
•Believing lies about Republicans
•Unaware of the truth about Obama / Biden
Seriously, your sourcing on how informed people were is a blog? I love blogs – I write a blog. But an article by someone with their own soapbox is an opinion, nothing more or less. This person THINKS, based on their belief system, that Zogby has demonstrated something. If you want to make your point honestly how about a link to Zogby’s conclusions on the Zogby poll?
Did you even bother to link-surf before spouting off? No? Thought not.
You are not a victim of liberal bias, Jackie. A reporter asked you a straightforward, fact-based question, and you were unable to answer. Not having “note cards” like Norah O’Donnell is a lame excuse. If you’re going to claim to be politically aware, you should have a rudimentary knowledge of the history of the candidates you support. Why don’t you be honest and admit that what really has you upset is that your ignorance was exposed on national television?
Sure, just like Nora and all the clueless Obama fans — http://4simpsons.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/media-bias/
Yes, she was a victim of liberal media bias. She wasn’t “playing innocent” as that Poguewhatsitsname put it above, she is innocent. I’ve seen 17 year olds who are anything but innocent, and that would be teenagers who start flame wars over stupid anime characters they have crushes on (*cough* Senna and her obsession with Lady Une and Treize from Gundam Wing) http://MarySue.pbworks.com If these liberal trolls who think they are so great to come on here and bully this young woman with insults, ran into some Fox News person who tried to trip them up with a hard question, they would be screaming and whining like wet-diapered babies about it all over the net. Stupid hypocrites. Norah is a predator. She ambushed. She went storming in there, out for blood, especially since she is against Palin, so really had no business at a Palin book-signing. The woman is simply conniving, but oh, there’s absolutely no way she can do any wrong in the eyes of her liberal brown-nosers. even Norah looks great compared with the rabid bullying drongos who showed up here to troll a 17 year old’s blog just because she dares to have a non-leftfield political view, and she doesn’t think Sarah Palin is worse than the anti-Christ!
So if you want to disagree with Palin’s politics, be civil about it, and for crying out loud, don’t do it at this girl’s expense because that makes you nothing but bloody stupid leftrolls and leftards! Stop harassing her and Shut it!
Have the left and the right truly become so polarized that we will sit here and rip each other to pieces on a 17 year old girl’s blog? I am ashamed of all the name calling I see here from both the right and the left. For the record, as a liberal, I do strongly believe in the constitution and do not believe in a culture of death. For the record, I believe those here on the right also strongly believe in the constitution and do not believe in a culture of death. we just have different ways of trying to get to the same place – a healthy democracy where everyone has the opportunity to use their own god-given gifts to succeed in their lives and spred love to the lives around them. Anyone think maybe we could start talking to each other instead of screaming at each other, find out where we can simply agree to disagree, and move forward on the rest – or would you all really prefer to spew vile hatred at each other that does absolutely nothing to bring anyone on any side of the issues any closer to making this a better country and a better world?
I agree with David Norman here, the polarization is sad, but this screaming wouldn’t have started at all if it wasn’t for those who came here to troll this blog. The trolls are at fault here, and some of us didn’t respond in the best way, I.E. telling David to off himself etc. But what other expressions of disgust toward these trollers was definitely understandable and warranted.
John Hitchcock, you are right about that “anonymous” person. A day with virtually no traffic, and then suddenly it started up again with the likes of that Anonymous and other trolls, not civil people who simply disagree with Palin’s politics. Methinks David Mathews whinged to some of his buddies elsewhere on the net and incited them to continue harassing Jackie with garbage comments.
Good job Jackie. You held your own and made that pathetic excuse for a reporter look like a jerk. Your support for Palin is well placed and your understanding of the presidential race is on the mark. McCain’s campaign mismanaged Palin from the start, and she’s really shining now that she’s free to be herself. You did great! Be proud!
I’m a highly decorated veteran from two differant military services. Before my military injuries took over my body, I was a patrol officer at NASA in Houston. Wow, all nice things posted here. You poor thing. You need to read blogger “David Vines” , Jackie. Glenn Beck made you out to be 13 years old. See for yourself and not just your father about alot of things. If you were to be treated in an emergency room, due to a grave accident and in need of large amounts of blood transfusions of your type of blood, let’s say, AB Negative… I guess it would NOT bother you or your father at all if they did not fact check what type of blood you needed. Oh well who are you to most of Americans?!! We don’t need to do any fact checking for you! So I guess all conservatives really don’t care if you die Jackie. Best, Robin
John H, I the reply button where I thought it should be in the above re bad lingo, seemed to have disappeared, so I’m making a response down at the bottom of the page. I did look it up. It is really disgusting. I’d thought nothing of it except for getting sick and tired of seeing left-field extremists use it obsessively on the net. Only knowing the real meaning gives me more ammo against them. They’re always whinging about right-wing chain letters, and this is usually accompanied with references to the vulgar tea expression.
I’m actually not a minor and haven’t been for – well – quite some time. But I was brought up in a family with class and a strong sense of decency, and usually chose my friends wisely. There have been a lot of times I said some expression or word that I later found out shouldn’t be used. Ewps! But I’m pretty sure my parents and older relatives wouldn’t even know what this tea one means. Really disgusting, and it only brings shame on the liberal party. I see it and tons of blurbs from leftwing whiners in my Google alerts concerning viral forwards, because I have a keen interest in stopping chain letters, and sounding off about them when I get them. Unfortunately, a lot of my alerts show people who dislike chain letters as much as I do, turning out to be at odds with me on just about everything else. There are areas in which I’m apparently still a bit innocent such as not knowing the meanings of those two objectionables until today, and other areas in which I am very jaded.
See, what’s his face and a large number of liberals just like him use that term with full knowledge. I’m not sure how many of them realize Conservatives generally (Christian Conservatives even moreso) do not know what that term means. It does, indeed, shed a bad light on the libs.
And, over on CSPT, where I cross-post, some lib (who has made ready use of the term) tried to make a funny about you have to make childish nics of your opponents to be a Conservative!
Hah, that’s a laugh considering all the left extremists ever do is call names, and make up stupid childish nicknames for conservatives and moderates. There was a page against Sarah Palin where one of the posters in that glaring zing-fest called her ‘Scarah’ I still don’t understand why they’re not railing against someone like Ingrid Newkirk, founder of Peta, the woman wants to be barbecued upon her death! And she blamed her father for his own death, using it as a platform to tout her veganism. And that’s just scratching the surface of what’s wrong with the animal welfare/rights and eco extremist movement.
Jackie, you are absolutelly right: Palin did not suport the bailouts. She was on McCain’s ticket. Of course, at the time, she would not have been able to come out and openly declare her views regarding this matter which would be in opposition to her own running mate. Liberal views, in this case, should properly be placed on McCain.
You are such a kool-aid drinking tool! You think you’re educating us with your
ignorant drivel? All you’re doing is showing the world just how brain washed you
are. After Nora O’donnell stripped away your rhetoric you couldn’t come up with
any words to explain what you truly like or expect from Sarah the liar. You have
been suckered by her beauty pageant way of speaking. She is an empty skirt.
Wanna be productive? Llook into the facts proving that Palin faked her
pregnancy and tell us how she could have actually been pregnant. Palin forced her family (including minors!) to go along with this lie. If she’s capable of this kind of cover up, imagine what her vindictiveness and narcisism would do with the powers of POTUS! THIS is the kind of person you think should be president? Your parents must be soooooo embarrassed. What is it with people in Michigan? Can’t ya’ll think past empty rhetoric? Can’t any of you answer a simple question? Can you answer “What’s your name” without being given the question a day in advance? OMG!
Palin most certainly DID support the bailout! She supported anything and everything that that idiot dubya (could he be her brother?) did. Now that she sees how dubya gave away our $$ to banks with no strings she wants to back away from it. Too late sister. That is how Repukes work. They preach small govt until they get in office then they spend! spend! spend!
Hey JoseDFarias, what do you think of Palin not believing in evolution? How about the earth being only 6,000 yrs old? She may be even more ignorant than dubya was/is.
Hey John Hitchcock, water boarding is torture. Period. Don’t think so, try it. SERE training in NO WAY compares to being water boarding 183 times! Believe me, I know from experience. By the way, none of all that water boarding (authorized by Mr. 5 Deferments Dick Cheney!) resulted in any valuable intel. What it DID do is sent the FBI and CIA on a ton of wild goose chases, costing us millions of $$ (but you don’t care about that do you?) and wasting very valuable time that could have been much better spent.
I dont get what the big deal is…fine, the shirt does not mention anything about Palin, so yes it was sneaky for Norah to attack her like that. HOWEVER, if you’re wearing a shirt against the bailout while at a book signing for Palin who SUPPORTED the bailout, she needs to be called out on her bs. I agree with Alex- the problem here is uninformed Americans, has nothing to do with age.
Interesting that I found you. I have the interview with Norah at my blog. I defended Norah from all the attacks from the right. Anyway, good for you though I disagree with your politics. I had no idea you had a wordpress blog.
I’m wondering why no new post? You’re the Republican Joan of Arc now, lead your people. Dazzle them with your brilliance. You’re so passionate about the “cause”, now’s your time to strike. White, Evangelicals across this great land of ours are waiting.
I think we owe all the Palin (and by extension, Jackie) haters a big thank you. They’ve educated us, up close and personal. They’ve shown us just who they are, and how they roll.
Here we’ve got a young girl, still in high school, who’s just starting to learn about politics and issues. She encounters a veteran national TV reporter whose obvious ambition is to embarrass her and impress Keith Olbermann. Jackie responds admirably, displaying more knowledge regarding the counter-constitutional nature of the federal government than probably 99% of other kids her age could, and likely the reporter herself. She may have been under the false assumption that Sarah opposed the bailout during the campaign, but her instincts were still good. She smartly and probably correctly theorized that Sarah at least wasn’t too hot on how the legislation was finally executed. Not to mention the possibility that Sarah was privately against it but had to toe the party line.
Regardless, it was only a T-shirt. A T-shirt on a teenager this national correspondent felt compelled to call in and verify for accuracy. Because, apparently, she didn’t know herself.
So now, we’re inundated with a bunch of presumably adults coming here not to politely discuss the real issue, like Jackie did, which is the proper role and scope of government, but to sling deep cutting insults and disparagements, based on a vague technicality. At a young innocent girl who at worst had a minor mistaken assumption. Basically to use her as a pressure relief conduit for their hatred of Sarah Palin:
“Wanna be productive? Llook into the facts proving that Palin faked her pregnancy and tell us how she could have actually been pregnant.” [who’s ignorant?]
“You are such a kool-aid drinking tool! You think you’re educating us with your ignorant drivel? All you’re doing is showing the world just how brain washed you are.”
“Jackie, You are a foolish, stupid young girl.”
“haha you got busted for being stupid just like your hero! you and palin are both dumb bitches!”
“Gawd almighty, all of you are psycho delusional, including Jackie.”
“Is he also a cross-burning man?” [referring to Jackie’s Dad. Good grief.]
It’s been a valuable, first hand demonstration. One that I suspect a lot of independent minded folks — whose favorable rating of Palin is fast approaching that of Barack Obama — are learning a lot from. Once again, a big thank you!
And Jackie, how very savvy (and contrastingly tolerant) of you to NOT delete their childish comments.
I enjoyed reading on your web site , it’s filled with lot of information. You just got one perennial visitor and a fan of your webiste.
You did very well in the interview, not letting that liberal snot get you shook up as she clearly hoped to do. You nailed it: She asked a “gotcha” question hoping to make you look like a buffoon. She only made herself look like a bully.
You did a bang up job dealing with the reporter, yes she caught you off guard but amidst the hubbabaloo you had presence of mind to articulate your answer to her question & you did it in a confident manner, you were not the timid little bubblehead she was hoping to make a fool of. I could see the look of dissapointment on her face when she realised she’d bitten off more than she was prepared to chew. WAY TO GO kiddo!
I would love to see someone from the lamestream media actually interview one of the dullards (i.e. liberals) at an Obama event. And I don’t mean ask questions like, does Obama make you tingle when he speaks but real questions like why does Obama support socialism. Instead they jump on a 17 year old girl and still get handed their lunch. The MSM area bunch of morons and so are ALL liberal pukes. IMPEACH OBAMA. By the way, here is a question to ask Obama supporters, ask then why Obama doesn’t seem to care that American soldiers are dying as a DIRECT result of HIS policy? See what these idiots have to say.
Another classy post….. and easily answered:
a) he doesn’t (you might want to look up the real definition of socialism, not the tea-party-protest-sign one)
b) what war did Obama start lately?
nice site and articles
“I am deeply saddened that she is fighting not for the freedoms of the United States of America, but for big business, and for nothing. This is not her fault, it is yours. You are the one who is ignorant.”
Good to know that the lib trolls are just like their beloved present-dent – a bunch of disgusting elitists who feel free to pick apart private individuals they know nothing about. Because they “know” all about you and what’s best for you, it figures that all their political ideas boil down to more power & control for the Feds.
Nora is a douchebag still, no matter.
http://www.runnersworld.com/photo/sarahpalin/
Vulgar lingo alert! I prefer to use the word “wench” d****ebag is disgusting and makes you look as low as her.
Just because you buy a book from someone doesn’t mean you automatically worship every sentence written within it. People buy books. Some people like to meet the writers. Some people like to read. I know thats a hard concept for the far left to understand.
Typical American Jewish Media hysteria… race baiting morons. Turn everything into Black vs White to keep the middle class dumb and confused.
Nice job on setting up a 17yr old girl. You totally scored! bunch of homosexuals. I can predict the following liberal freak out this will produce.
“like omg, did you totally see that girl? like omg wow! duuurrrrr”
They think their so wity. When they only come across as bitter, lonely, self hating degenerates.
There sarcasm.. and then theres im a giant flaming homosexual, bitter, self hating *Cough* Rachel maddow *cough* sarcasm.
Cali voting no. Get over it.
Many liberals have commented on this post commending this girl for her involvement in the world around her and her intelligence. J.H. chooses to ignore it because otherwise he wouldn’t have an excuse to talk about the American Jewish Media hysteria, who apparently are also a bunch of homosexuals. Then he calls the left race baiting morons.
Thank you. Nothing like an antisemitic homophobic rant on a 17 year old girl’s blog to prove your superiority and your respect for others that you claim the left lacks. Bravo.
Ya know, I tend to ignore threads that have exceeded their life expectancy and are brought back to sputtering life every now and again. And when people pull a Moby (look it up) on a thread within its life expectancy, I call them on it. The only reason I’m here now is due to a bit of research because someone brought something up within a thread still within its life expectancy.
To be clear, David, nobody who is anti-Jewish is a Conservative. Nobody who is anti-Jewish is a true Christian. Those positions are antithetical. And anyone who uses the term “homophobic” is someone who wants to cut off all debate in the first place. Thank you very much, drive through. (And please, by all means, revive more dead threads across the intartubes.)
@John “And anyone who uses the term “homophobic” is someone who wants to cut off all debate in the first place. ”
For crying out loud John, did you even read his post and the one he was reacting to before you wrote that sentence? If so, which of the two posts do you really think is “cutting off all debate”?????
Amazed, if you were to read what I wrote, you would note a term I told you to look up. Do check it out.
Oh, I know what that means; it doesn’t change my position though. Your response was basically not calling J.H. on *his* post ( for either being a fool, or, as you suggest, a Moby) but directed at David for using the word “homophobic”. It seems strange to me that you *do* react directly to Davids post, but basically ignore the original. After all, it was JH who revived the thread, not David (unless of course you also accuse him of being the Moby, so he could react to it under his own name).
Would you care to explain how homosexuality, the Jewish race and race baiting morons in general entered the debate all of a sudden? Or is that just an example of your own “wity sarcasm”???
Oh, and next time you read a book, try and pay attention to how other people make use of the apostrophe in constructions like “there’s”, “they’re”, “that’s”. It might help to make your posts more readable, even if still not understandable.
The level of hate in these replies, from both the left and the right, is stunning. That you would all scream at each other like this on a young girl’s site is even more so.
Left and Right. Conservative and Liberal. Both here since the nation was formed. Neither is going away. We can show God’s love that so many of you throw around on this page along with your bile, and listen to each other and disagree with respect, and look for ways to make our country better that neither of us love, but allow us to share this great nation – or we can keep screaming at each other on this young woman’s site and teach her all the wrong lessons about civil discourse and a functioning society. I sign off from this debate praying that you will all find it in your hearts to start choosing the former and not the latter.
is “John Hitchcock” the father of this Jackie?
If so, his posts on this site explain very much why she has no idea about actual positions of her favored politicians, and can only speak in general platitudes about them.
For Jackie, not having the mental faculties to differentiate between facts and lies about politicans is no big deal. She has time to develop her own thought process, and to not take the constant scream of the rightwing media machine as gospel.
For Hitchcock, though, dude must live on a steady diet of Fox News and Limbaugh. There is no excuse for being so ignorant at this age, unless he just does not possess the mental ability to understand fact from fantasy. In that case, if he is just a moron, well, then my apologies.
That’s great Sarah Palin was supposed to be the first female and the youngest Governor of Alaska.
Palin’s book signing was held on 24th Nov of 2009 more than 1000 people met her and few of them got their book signed by Palin. Her unique writing makes her to be in top.
You folks just wish that we liberals were afraid of Sarah Palin. What’s to be afraid of? When she’s in public she is constantly putting her feet in her mouth. She’s a joke, and most Americans already know that.
Actually Jim, you are the joke. Who said anything about being afraid of Sarah Palin? Or maybe it’s just that I haven’t been here in a long time. I don’t support everything about her, but am no left-wingnut either. Nobody needs to be afraid of Palin as long as she doesn’t get into power. But both parties have serious flawd and there are things to be concerned about with both.
I’m always amazed when the white dominated liberal media attack conservatives or lecture america on race, it seems the liberal media is still living in the sixties and still believe only white journalist are qualified to speak for minorities, so are they closet bigots,elitist who think very highly of themselves or just concerned americans.
The white dominated liberal media? As compared to what, the non-white dominated conservative media?
You do realize that MSNBC has African Americans brought in as consultants on almost all of their broadcasts, and that Fazeed Zakahria (spelling?) is on CNN? Where is this huge non-white population on Fox? How much of MSNBC’s editors and producers are minorities compared to Fox? Please.