Sarah Palin: If you fact-check my book, then the terrorists have already won

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200911150009

Sarah Palin: If you fact-check my book, then the terrorists have already won

November 15, 2009 3:48 pm ET by Solange Uwimana


In a note she posted to her Facebook page today, Sarah Palin mocked the AP's use of 11 fact-checkers of her not-yet-released book, Going Rogue, writing: "We've heard 11 writers are engaged in this opposition research, er, "fact checking" research!" Hmm, do I hear echoes of Mark Steyn here? Palin -- who stated that she "dedicated" the book to "Patriots" who "love the U.S.A. as much as I do" -- continued:

Imagine that -- 11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up the book, instead of using the time and resources to "fact check" what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc. Amazing.

So Palin is suggesting that the AP's effort to fact-check her book -- something a news organization has a journalistic duty to do if it's going to report on it -- means that it is somehow ignoring the stories of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's trial and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's associations? Sorry, but... where's the link?

In her post, Palin proclaims that she'll "keep setting the record straight." Let's do that: The AP has in fact used its "time and resources" to report on KSM's trial (here, here, and here) and on Hasan's alleged associations to terrorism (here, here, here).

But if the news media dare criticize any of her statements, will they be lumped in as "palling around with terrorists?"

[ellie]

1. I'm just surprised

that the AP did the work.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Maybe AP realizes they have a Republicon* to report on

* frequent & proven liar

[babylonsister]

5. Good point; I am, too. nt

[lillypaddle]

3. $error, STFU

[monmouth]

4. She has no clue who Mark Steyn is, Billy Kristol posted that I'll bet...n/t

[lib2DaBone]

6. Has Sarah learned to read a newspaper?

Well then.. she is Presidential material!

[Bitwit1234]

7. OH so if you say SHE LIED you are a terrorist

wonder what we should call Joe Wilson.

[Jack Rabbit]

8. She not a terrorist. She's a snake oil salesman.

Any time one of those guys (or gals, as the case may be) says "Trust me," (e.g., "You don't need to fact check what I say") you better get a good, firm hold on you wallet.

[Beaverhausen]

9. Since she doesn't read any newspapers, how would she even know what the AP is doing?

[emulatorloo]

10. She always overplays her hand -- she simply has no self control. n/t

[bobbolink]

11. OK, then, we can go home now. We terrorists have won. Game over.

:rofl:

[The Gunslinger]

12. Another republican who has mastered playing the victim card.

[Old and In the Way]

13. I note that she didn't dispute the fact checks.

When the book is finally released, I imagine she'll wish there were only 11 instances of factual errors.