Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich fell into 'lamestream media' trap

[steve2470]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-sarah-palin-newt-gingrich-20110519,0,6232930.story?track=rss

Newt Gingrich’s misstep this week was actually a double fault in Sarah Palin's eyes. Not only did he attack his own party's proposal to reshape Medicare, but he did so by appearing on the oh-so-dreaded "lamestream media."

Palin offered her diagnosis on a pair of Fox cable shows Wednesday and used Gingrich's latest woes as an example of why Republican presidential hopefuls should avoid the traditional media.

"There's got to be the preparation on all the candidates' parts for those gotchas. That's what the lamestream media is known for nowadays is the gotcha trip-up questions," she told Sean Hannity on his Fox News Channel show Wednesday.

She took Gingrich at his word when he told NBC's David Gregory that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's proposal to overhaul Medicare was "right-wing social engineering," an assessment she called terribly wrong. But that doesn't mean he should have apologized for it.

[Johonny]

1. Hey I want to be president and go toe to toe with the leaders of the world

but I can't face that scary David Gregory.

[dionysus]

2. LOL "gotcha trip-up questions" like "what newspapers and magazines do you read?"

[Contrary1]

5. "Gotcha questions", when applied to Palin

is defined as any question you don't have a rehearsed lie ready to spit out as an answer.

She ain't going anywhere tomorrow. :evilgrin:

[damntexdem]

3. Yeah, Newt should have quit half way through the media appearances.

;-)

[mod mom]

4. Just as she blames Katie Couric for her own ineptitude, she attempts

to hold Gregory at fault for Newt's downfall. :eyes:

[davepc]

6. Yes, Republican candidates should stick to the echo chamber

I fully support this.

[hifiguy]

7. Sure. The trap of saying something and then having the tape

played back. What a "trap." :eyes: Why can't the Shrieking Cow just go AWAY!!

[truebrit71]

8. Dear Failure, please continue to insult the media in this country as it further insures you will...

..never become President,

Signed,

The Lamestream Media.

Sarah Palin continues to redefine the word "idiot" every time she opens up her mouth to do anything more than eat or belch.

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