Is the Media Fair to Sarah Palin?

For the most part, yes I think that they are fair to her. When you are a politician, or governor of a state, then you must be prepared to get scrutinized, and frankly her performance and interviews during her run for V.P did not do her justice, it had nothing to do with people being in favor of Barack, it had to do with the fact that in one instance she was asked "what magazines do you read?" Palin response "oh i read them all" and question again "can you give a specific one?" Pailin says " oh whatever you put in front of me, I'll read" (thats paraphrased)....but the point is that anyone who is running for Vice President should be able to spit out at least one magazine, she could have said National Geographic....people want to paint Palin out to be a victim of the media, but the fact is that there are a lot of things that make her a target because of her own mind and free will. Her underage children should never be a target though.

I don't know, would you consider it "fair" if the press reported that your wife faked a pregnancy to cover for your pregnant daughter? Would you consider it "fair" if the media made fun of your disabled baby? The incompetent press is nothing but a bunch of hyenas. There is nothing like love more than destroying lives.

I think that the media and the public in general is unfair to Sarah Palin because she does not fit into the neatly filed categories that all the other politicians fit into. People fear the things that are unknown and different. Sarah Palin is different and maybe too unique to be a politician-therefore she is unknown and to be feared. Whether she is right or wrong, good or bad, qualified or not-she has committed the unpardonable sin of being different. The media and the public in general will punish her for this crime.

A large majority of the TV and print media have long been biased toward liberals and the Democrats. So many of them showed it even more by being unfair toward Palin. A prime example was the interview that Charlie Gibson, who I had respected and thought to be unbiased for decades, did in Alaska during the election. He refused to accept the answers she gave to his questions and kept pressing trying to get her to give his preconceived idea of what the answers should be. He used hostile body language during most of the interview and was constantly invading her space. I lost all respect for him over this which bothered me a lot after having admired him for decades.

Who cares

you know it takes two for an offense to be an offense. if the other person at the end of an insult just snubs it then there is no harm done, right? no offense had been so damaging and i know hurting for sarah palin than the way she was treated with the case of her daughter getting pregnant. this is where people close to persons subjected to such scrutiny be responsible also in how they act for righteous people who want nothing but the good of others are slain for life because of their own irresponsible doings.

"Fair" is relative to almost every individual. If a person happens to not like Palin, they will cite different ways that "fairness" has nothing to do with it. This person will just rehash the same hater talking points about her doinked interview, looks, speech patterns, etc. If a person happens to be a fan of Palin, they will cite different ways that the media and public in large has been brutally unfair to Palin. This person will point out the similarities in Palin and other liberal politicians, and accurately show how there is a double standard that can no longer be ignored. But nothing comes from it. There is a double standard. There are more liberals in the mainstream than conservatives. And all things being equal, it would work in reverse if the roles were. So, in essence, although I've been one who has claimed Palin's treatment is unfair, it really isn't. She's a prime target because that's the nature of the game. I don't agree with the attacks and the dirty, low tactics used to defeat her character, but the nature of the beast suggests that it is fair. That's just where the American media is in 2009. The idea of the press today at its very root is unfair: people passing opinion as judgment. So, it balances out, becomes the new standard, and resets what it means to be fair. Kimberly (I can't spell her last name, but it starts with a G lol) made a great point on a show. She said that Palin is mostly torn apart by liberal women. The reason for this? She suggested that it has to do with their personal lives and how they dislike Palin because their husbands like her. I don't think this is far off base. A lot of people who slam Palin do so for any random reason they can find. This is pure hate and bitterness, not a legitimate issue. It's purely picking on her. And that, regardless of how it's explained away, is pure jealousy. When the media is fair to ANYONE, then it's safe to say they're unfair to Palin. But as it stands now, the media doesn't give anyone a fair shake. If they approve of you, you're held up as the messiah. If they disapprove, you're the devil. There's no middle ground with the media today. ALL of the media needs to be fired along with the politicians. Let's reboot and get it right this time. :-)

Nope.