The Island of Logic

Well first of all was it ever a question that the New York Times is simply a wing of the Democratic Party? If you have been doubting that charge up to this time lets look and see what the New York Times had to say about Walter Mondale’s choice of Geraldine Ferraro as running mate in 1984. After reading the New York Times defense of Geraldine Ferraro’s qualifications, a three term member of the House of Representatives, lets compare what they have said about the qualifications of Sara Palin, a council woman, a mayor, chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and a governor. Here is the New York Times Editorial piece in 1984.

• Where is it written that only senators are qualified to become President? Surely Ronald Reagan does not subscribe to that maxim. Or where is it written that mere representatives aren’t qualified, like Geraldine Ferraro of Queens? Representative Morris Udall, who lost New Hampshire to Jimmy Carter by a hair in 1976, must surely disagree. So must a longtime Michigan Congressman named Gerald Ford. Where is it written that governors and mayors, like Dianne Feinstein of San Francisco, are too local, too provincial? That didn’t stop Richard Nixon from picking Spiro Agnew, a suburban politician who became Governor of Maryland. Remember the main foreign affairs credential of Georgia’s Governor Carter: He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Presidential candidates have always chosen their running mates for reasons of practical demography, not idealized democracy. One might even say demography is destiny: this candidate was chosen because he could deliver Texas, that one because he personified rectitude, that one because he appealed to the other wing of the party. On occasion, Americans find it necessary to rationalize this rough-and-ready process. What a splendid system, we say to ourselves, that takes little-known men, tests them in high office and permits them to grow into statesmen. This rationale may even be right, but then let it also be fair. Why shouldn’t a little-known woman have the same opportunity to grow? We may even be gradually elevating our standards for choosing Vice Presidential candidates. But that should be done fairly, also. Meanwhile, the indispensable credential for a Woman Who is the same as for a Man Who – one who helps the ticket.

Now lets compare this to what they have been saying about Sara Palin who is obviously more qualified than Geraldin Ferraro ever was. 

• Sarah Palin, a little-known governor of Alaska and self-described “hockey mom” with almost no foreign policy experience. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/30veep.html?em)

Now this statement was not even in a Op-Ed, but a article that is supposed to be an unbiased reporting of the news. Palin has more foreign policy experience than Obama has, and Obama is actually running for president. Oh, but I almost forgot, Obama said that he has more executive experience than Palin because he has ran a campaign for 18 months. (http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/02/obama-i-have-more-executive-experience-than-palin/) What kind of ridiculous circular logic is this? So Obama, you are telling me you are qualified to be President because you are running for President. I don’t even need to say anything more about this, the stupidity of it should speak for itself. Here are some more New York Times articles that might interest you.

Palin’s Teen Daughter is Pregnant; New GOP Tumult: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02PALINDAY.html

The Scrutiny of Sarah Palin: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07pubed.html 

This Op-Ed by a public editor of the New York Times says and I quote:

• Intense, independent scrutiny by The Times and the rest of the news media of Palin’s background, character and record was inevitable and right.

Here is another:

• But the Times article that drew the strongest complaints from the McCain camp was the one that questioned not her record but his judgment. Published on Tuesday’s front page, the morning after Palin announced her daughter’s pregnancy, the article said that revelation and a series of lesser disclosures called into question how thoroughly McCain had examined Palin’s background.

According to Clark Hoyt here, the Time’s “independent” coverage of Sara Palin has been inevitable and right. If that is the case, how often has the New York times questioned Obama’s judgement for being friends and associates of the terrorist William Ayers and the like of Jeremiah Wright? The answer is never, but they question McCain’s judgement in chosing Sara Palin because her unwed daughter is pregnant. Let’s see, what is worse?? Picking a VP candidate with a unwed pregnant daughter, or being a associate with a terrorist and America hating pastor. Hmmmm. I will let you decide…..

Tags: Geraldine Ferraro, Hypocrisy, New York Times, Sara Palin

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