Both the Anchorage Daily News and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner have published editorials opposing the choice of Palin as VP -- on the ground that she is not qualified. Further, her approval rating in AK is falling fast -- for all kinds of different reasons. One reason why she took McCain's offer is that she needs to get out of her current job before she totally ruins her reputation and her future. She is one of those shooting stars who move on from post to post, leaving a trail of wreckage behind them, moving so fast that they hope their incompetence never catches up with them.

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Beathan

Oh my...stop the presses! A newspaper doesn't like a Republican!

I love this line:

A reporter for the Anchorage daily, Gregg Erickson, even did an online chat with the Washington Post, in which he revealed that Palin's approval rating in the state was not the much-touted 80%, but 65% and sinking -- and that among journalists who followed her it might be in the "teens."

So the reporter basically admits that the local journalists are completely out-of-touch with the opinion of the state's residents. Sounds like we can expect some unbiased reporting there! (In 2004, Bush beat Kerry by 25 points in Alaska - but take a wild guess who the Anchorage Daily News endorsed.)

Keep those HuffPost links coming, Beathan. Heavens knows we can't go to that site ourselves.

Well -- I was citing my best (but not only) source -- something you McCain folks should do from time to time. Wait, I forgot, you don't usually have sources -- just opinions based on bigotry and hamhanded false patriotism.

Beathan

Saying that liberal journalistas don't like republicans as an argument against republicans is silly.

That's not what I am saying. What I am saying is that people who are paying attention don't like Republicans -- and even if they do, they don't like Palin.

Also, the idea that either of these papers is liberal is just plain silly. Look at their electoral record before making those claims. Not every member of the press is liberal.

Beathan

Beathan, what do I need a source for? I read the article you cited, quoted from it, and made an observation about it. That's pretty straightforward.

And what's with the invective? Accusing me of making "opinions based on bigotry and hamhanded false patriotism"? To the extent that even means anything, why do you feel compelled to make these sweeping, knee-jerk attacks?

Firstly, don't trust the libs. Check the sources. Let me show you what I am talking about...

Lets start with a quote from your article:

His paper found a number of leading Republican officeholders in the state who mocked Palin's qualifications. "She's not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?" said Lyda Green, the president of the State Senate, a Republican from Palin's hometown of Wasilla. "Look at what she's done to this state. What would she do to the nation?"

Secondly, lets examine who Lyda Green is. I mean, she clearly thinks Palin is not qualified, so lets find out if there is bad blood between them.

Read this article, which was written before the announcement:

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Hm. So, Lyda had bad relationship with Palin, they disagreed on issues. Hm. Well, this all makes sense now. If the newspaper were trying to be honest, it would have mentionned this. But clearly, since this valuable piece of information was not presented, heck, the newspaper is not very reliable.

QED.

Dear Friends,

Wow an elected official with a approval rating of 65 percent, she is getting kicked out of office for sure.

Our president approval rating is what 28 percent, and is Congress between 16 and 20 percent.

Normally it is hard to get more than 60 percent of the people in this country to agree on anything but finally we have determine that our government sucks.

Throw out every elected offical that is my motto, one and you are done.

Now back to Palin, she is doing stella on approval ratings.

She is not liked by the Republician or the Democratic parties, but the people like her, and that is good enough for me.

God Bless You

prorixum,

You’re not saying much. Newspapers all over the country routinely report wide shifts in approval ratings during terms of office for both Democrats and Republicans alike using nationally recognized polling services like Gallup, Quinnipiac, and ABCNews/Washington Post.

George W. Bush’s approval ratings have gone from 92-19, his father’s (G.H.W.) fluctuated between 89 and 29, and F.D.R.’s between 84 and 48.

Gov. Sarah Palin is being investigated for allegedly abusing the power of her office. That may be one of the reasons for the precipitous drop in her approval ratings being cited by a local news reporter.

The article in the link Beathan provided also quotes both the Republican president of the Alaska State Senate and the Republican Speaker of Alaska’s House of Representatives as believing Palin lacks experience to be VP. Seeing is believing. Check out the link for yourself.

Don’t assume that your personal opinions and political preferences will magically erase from the discussion what high-ranking legislators from the same party have actually said about Governor Palin. It appears your mind is set on voting for John McCain this November.

gringo_911,

Maybe you all better start listening and trusting Beathan when she/he patiently tries to discuss something with you.

Here's a sampling of what you said, gringo:

"Firstly, don't trust the libs. Check the sources. Let me show you what I am talking about..."

"Read this article, which was written before the announcement:"

"If the newspaper were trying to be honest, it would have mentionned this. But clearly, since this valuable piece of information was not presented, heck, the newspaper is not very reliable."

The article in the link you gave appeared in the same paper, The Anchorage Daily News. The newspaper is being honest! It's the same paper cited by Beathan.

Lalex,

Somehow you entirely missed my point. Reread and try again.

And of course my mind is set on McCain. Obama has horrible ideas, a vapid message, and a triple-spaced resume to back it up. Why would I vote for him?

their disagreements in the same article. Don't you see it? If you want the readers to know what is going on, you must provide the proper context. The newspaper failed to do so - either due to its unprofessionalism or its liberal bias.

prorixum,

It appears you missed Beathan’s point. Beathan is the top poster – not you or me. I thought her remarks were interesting and fair and backed up by a link

If your point was supposed to be what you thought about Obama, you may notice upon rereading this thread, especially your own posts, you never made it. Obama’s name never came up once until you replied to me. If your point was that “the local journalists are completely out-of-touch with the opinions of state residents,” shall we assume that you are? I don’t think so. Furthermore, with all due respect to the people of Alaska, the people of Alaska do not speak for the rest of the country. In the eastern state I live in, there are individual counties more populous than the entire state of Alaska.

I think Mark_RSM summed it up nicely. Thanks Mark!

gringo_911,

That’s what Google and Yahoo! search engines are for. That’s probably how you located the link to the article cited, right?

The newspaper did not fail to provide the proper context given the titles of the articles. The title of the article Beathan cited is: “2 Top Alaska Newspapers Question Palin’s Fitness.” The context you think is lacking was provided in an earlier article in the same newspaper you cited entitled, “Lyda Green.” Again, the article explained the headline very well. Maybe next time, the paper can call you before a story is printed so they can tailor it to say exactly what you want to be told. But then they would have only one happy reader and they’d have to go out of business.