The best line in the article:
Ms. Palin (pictured), a woman who clearly understands the power of words, had a way of pronouncing media — “MEE-de-ah” — that made it sound like something legless and slithering.
The second best line:
She’s not an alien to modern media. She’s one of its archetypes: a Rachael Ray with a 4x4, who can not only make a meal in under 30 minutes but hunt and kill the main course.
Repeating Sarah Palin’s comment to him at the Republican National Convention, Mr. Carr writes: “Conservatives have a bad history with The New York Times,” she said, looking at my press ID, still smiling and still very friendly. “How can I be sure that you won’t take my words and twist them to suit some agenda that you already have?”
The article is a bit condescending - well, OK, the article is a whole lot condescending. But how else could a liberal writer, penning an article for a liberal publication, treat Sarah Palin with any amount of civility without incurring the wrath of his editor as well as his peers in the liberal MEE-de-ah?
Another notable quote from the article:
In the press galleries at the convention, journalists wrinkled their noses in disgust when Piper, Ms. Palin’s youngest daughter, was filmed kitty-licking her baby brother’s hair into place. But to many Americans — including some I talked to in the convention hall — that looked like a family in church, evidence of good breeding and sibling regard.
I think Mr. Carr really does get it. I get it. Middle America gets it.
More on Piper Palin ‘kitty-licking’ her baby brother’s hair into place can be found in the next posting.
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