Reporting Palin Resignation, Foxnews.com Features Videos From Palin Supporters Only
Reported by Ellen - July 4, 2009 -
Stuart Varney conducted two hours of programming about Sarah Palin's resignation Friday (7/3/09) afternoon that featured interviews with many Palin supporters, some Democrats and the supposedly neutral political analyst Larry Sabato. As a Foxnews.com article indicates, many of the comments were less than positive about Palin's sudden, rambling resignation earlier yesterday (7/3/09). But Foxnews.com's video section includes only the interviews with her supporters.
Democrat Lanny Davis said to Varney, "The problem that Sarah Palin has with her resignation is the credibility that she can do more as a nongovernor than as a governor. That simply makes no sense... I think her basic problem in politics is not her intellect. I think her problem is most Americans, including a lot of Republicans, do not believe she is qualified to be president."
Sabato, who often sides with Republicans on Fox, was even harsher.
"If she wants to run for president, what she's done is hand a tremendous two-by-four to all of her opponents, Democrats and Republicans alike," he said.He compar(ed) her to Ross Perot, saying the third-party presidential candidate was widely viewed as erratic and unstable despite drawing support for his position on deficits.
"She has just confirmed that criticism," Sabato said. "Politically speaking, if your goal is to run for president, this is a very stupid move. The correct move was to finish the one gubernatorial term."
Sabato said he doesn't believe Republicans will nominate Palin in 2012 if she were to run.
"If they do nominate her, I think they're inviting not just defeat, but landslide defeat in 2012," he said.
And yet, all the excerpts from the show that are posted on Foxnews.com, are from Palin supporters: Bill Kristol, Mike Huckabee and Palin's brother.
