Posted by
Ron Devito on Tuesday, December 01, 2009 10:46:55 PM
By Adrienne Ross - www.motivationtruth.com
After reading Governor Palin's recent
Facebook note,
I feel so inclined to stand up and shout, "You go, Gov. Tell 'em!"
Nothing like a little straight talk to bring out the "Amen" in me!
You
know the media are grasping at straws in their attempt to discredit
Governor Palin when their breaking news is that she's been on an
airplane! And I'm so glad she commented on the fact that they've gotten
their information from some insane bloggers who have dedicated a
plethora of time to an asinine investigation into who Trig's real mom
is! Can you say "desperate"?!
Read the note in its entirety. Not
only does she put the crazed anklebiters in their place, she also shows
some love for her common sense supporters.
Media's Priorities Shine Bright, Again! :)
It’s
really comical at this point! Despite all of the important events
happening in the world today – the president’s speech tonight on the
strategy in Afghanistan, the Senate debate over health care reform, the
disturbing details of the “Climategate” scandal, the continuing
challenges facing the world economy – the media is concerned about my
travel and lodging arrangements on my book tour?! Does this sound
familiar? It should. The media showed the same out-of-proportion
obsession with my personal arrangements, clothes, and hairstyles last
year instead of focusing on the crucial issues involving the election.
So
what is this news “story”? That I fly on an airplane to complete some
of the stops on my book tour when it’s impractical or physically
impossible to reach the next event on time by bus. Some news outlets
are behaving as if my travel was a secret that they didn’t know about –
despite the fact that I’ve tweeted about my flights and at least one
local newspaper reported on the arrival of my flight into Rochester,
NY. What’s even funnier is that these same media outlets think it’s
shocking that we stay in hotels. I guess they expected us to pitch a
tent alongside the road. We love the great outdoors, but such an
arrangement is hardly practical for a book tour. Using common sense, it
was determined that traveling by plane between some stops would save
time and energy and allow me to go to more events. Economically
speaking for HarperCollins, it’s more efficient to travel by charter,
and I am very grateful to the publisher for providing my family and me
with this incredible opportunity to shake hands with as many Americans
as possible on this book tour.
If you’re scratching your head
wondering why my flight and hotel logistics warrant news coverage, join
the club. They can, of course, report on whatever they like, but in my
opinion CBS loses whatever professional integrity it still has when it
links in its report to a website devoted to the bizarre conspiracy
theory that I’m not the real mother of my son Trig.
I’m truly
humbled by the response to my book tour by everyday Americans, and if
traveling by plane means that I can meet more of these wonderful
people, I’ll travel by plane (or bus or train or canoe or dog sled or
whatever it takes). Please enjoy the photos below!*
- Sarah Palin
* Click
here to enjoy the pictures.