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"A conservative Christian congresswoman says although the attacks on Sarah Palin's reputation leveled by McCain campaign insiders are 'over the top and hurtful,' they will embolden base conservatives to rally to the Alaska governor's cause even more," reports OneNewsNow.
"Anonymous McCain aides have been quoted in various media outlets as saying that the governor did not know Africa was a continent and could not name the three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement. She has also been blamed for McCain's defeat and accused of ignoring the advice of McCain advisers during the campaign.
"Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota), a staunch supporter of Palin, says it is disappointing that McCain campaign insiders would be so 'vicious' in their attacks against Palin -- not to mention so soon after the election," says OneNewsNow.
Comment: That media outlets would carry such direct, personal, and vicious attacks based on unnamed sources is another self-inflicted black-eye on American journalism. It's enough to make any sensitive person, or serious person, cringe. Not just for the governor, but for the embarrassment that passes for much journalism today.
Granted, there are occasions when the use of anonymous sources is appropriate. But not here, in my judgment.
As this attempted character assassination broke, the public was given insufficient context, little or no hint of the evidence supporting the assertions, and no opportunity for followup. . . .
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