Sarah Palin has taken the political spotlight once again with her ill-fated remark regarding the U.S. North Korea
There are a few things that come to my mind when thinking about this so called “news-worthy” story. First, Sarah Palin complains about the media scrutinizing her while she perpetually seeks out the media spotlight. The media made Sarah Palin the star and best-selling author that she is today. A Sarah Palin interview is good for ratings, and it also serves her ultimate purpose of self-promotion. Secondly, Sarah Palin is beyond unqualified to be leading national conversations on foreign policy. She is a half-term, former governor who never had one stamp on her passport until after she received the vice presidential nominee. For her to compare herself to Obama is absolutely like comparing apples to oranges. In some ways, Sarah Palin is hypocritical in the statements she makes about the news media and their coverage of her versus their coverage of Obama.
On the other hand, one point that Sarah Palin does make that I can agree with is that the news media sometimes fails to do its job. These days, media outlets are so afraid to be branded “liberal” that they completely fail to point out the substantial short-comings of inexperienced Tea-Party reformers like Sarah Palin. The news media’s job should be to dig deeper to inform the American public. News organizations should focus less on the ratings-value of shocking sound bites like Sarah Palin’s most recent gaffe and more on helping the American public to make informed decisions.
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Responding to Michael Gonzalez’s Sarah Palin in the Spotlight Again is an absolute treat for me. I couldn’t agree with Gonzalez more. Sarah Palin has zero authority concerning government workings, which makes it baffling that news organizations cover her opinions so thoroughly. Even if Palin still had anything to do with the government I wouldn’t care to know about her ideals concerning foreign policy. This reminds me of the crossfire episode with Jon Stewart. He is pleading for the focus to be directed towards helping rather than hurting the people of our country.
Gonzalez forgot to mention the new reality television show that is all about Sarah Palin and her family. The media not only cares for her every opinion about government but the interest in her personal life has grown to unbelievable heights. Unfortunately, the media’s primary concern is entertaining regardless of how ridiculous the outcome.
Gonzalez mentioned Palin being compared with Obama, which almost caused me to laugh out loud. There are no other two people who could be more different. I agree that the media outlets are afraid to be branded “liberal” and that causes them to completely fail to point out the shortcomings of people like Palin. Isn’t it time for a change concerning the political arena? The media needs a new set of guidelines when covering our national news. I know we have to uphold freedom of speech but for the sake of fellow Americans there should some form of media outlet that can be trusted rather than despised because of its inability to tell it how it is. The American people need to be informed and so far it seems the only one willing to do so is Jon Stewart. We need more Jon Stewarts in the world.
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