Now Palin Claims The Media Is "Censoring" Her?

True, one of the first refuges of the conservative movement when they are quoted directly is to say they were "taken out of context", but Palin takes it a step further:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said the media sometimes “censors” what she says.

Palin, in the midst of preparations for her Thursday night debate with Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, called into conservative talk radio host Sean Hannity’s show late Wednesday.


In a back-and-forth with Hannity about recent media portrayals of her, Palin said she feels the press "censors" her comments. Palin has given few media interviews and critics have panned most of them.

From The Hill.Com.

If anything, it was the McCain campaign, and Palin herself, that have been "censoring" Palin.



In a story from the AP

NEW YORK - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who has not held a press conference in nearly four weeks of campaigning, on Tuesday banned reporters from her first meetings with world leaders, allowing access only to photographers and a television crew.

CNN, which was providing the television coverage for news organizations, decided to pull its TV crew, effectively denying Palin the high visibility she had sought.

The campaign told the TV producer, print and wire reporters in the press pool that follows the Alaska governor that they would not be admitted with the photographers and camera crew taken in to photograph the meetings. At least two news organizations, including The Associated Press, objected and were told that the decision was not subject to discussion.

The McCain campaign was even censoring Palin right out-of-the-gate:



If anything, the media has been clamouring to hear from her.

But, this is one of - if not THE - Republican's favorite weapon - blame the media.