Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated Press
Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is going on the offensive
against news organizations and bloggers she says are perpetuating
malicious gossip about her and her children. But political observers say
the former Republican vice presidential candidate can't have it both
ways: trotting out the children to showcase her family values, then
trying to shield them from scrutiny.

Palin's criticism also raises questions about her motivations because
she has said she is open to a presidential run in 2012.

"I think she's positioning herself. She's attacking the media as a way
to generate support among a base she hopes will support her," said
Leonard Steinhorn, a professor of communications at American University
in Washington and an expert on the presidency.

Palin shied away from interviews during the campaign, although her
children often accompanied her on her travels, including her oldest
daughter, Bristol, who was pregnant at the time.

But in recent weeks, she has personally reached out to media outlets
such as People magazine and The Associated Press to complain about
information she claimed is wrong.

She slammed reports that 18-year-old Bristol Palin and the teen's fiance
are high school dropouts. The governor insists the two are not dropouts
because they enrolled in correspondence courses.


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The couple last month had a son — the governor's first grandchild.

The governor said she is speaking out to set the record straight, not
because of any political aspirations.

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"It's all about the family," she said. "I'm wired in a way that I can
take the criticism. I can take the shots. But any mother would want to
protect their children from lies and scandalous reporting."

In a Jan. 5 interview with conservative filmmaker John Ziegler, Palin
also questioned whether Caroline Kennedy's quest for a New York Senate
seat was as heavily scrutinized as her vice presidential campaign.

When her comments were reported, she chastised journalists for taking
her remarks "out of context to create adversarial situations."

Steinhorn is not alone among experts who believe the first-term governor
is trying to keep her name in the spotlight. A newcomer to national
politics when she was nominated, Palin energized the Republican base but
also attracted intense criticism that she had little substance.

Palin "does seem to have ambitions, and this is one way of staying in
the public eye," said Janis Edwards, an associate professor of
communication studies at the University of Alabama and an expert on
women candidates. One of Edwards' classes monitored Palin's role in a
project called "The Palin Watch."

Palin's grievances include what she calls "false stories" such as a talk
show host's suggestion that she helped Levi Johnston get a job in
Alaska's North Slope oil fields, circumventing eligibility rules since
he does not have a high school diploma.

Johnston's father, an engineer for an oil-field services company, has
said his position accounted for any help Levi received in getting the
apprenticeship job.


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Please, Sarah...get the GOP nomination in 2012...

HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated Press
Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago


I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.

Obama is in office, give it a rest.

BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated
Press Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago


I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.

Obama is in office, give it a rest.



Naw. Palin brings it upon herself. If she comments, she is fair game.

On Jan 21, 8:46*pm, HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated
Press Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago

I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.

Obama is in office, give it a rest.

Naw. Palin brings it upon herself. If she comments, she is fair game.

How would you like someone stalking your kids, asshole?

wrote:
On Jan 21, 8:46 pm, HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated
Press Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago
I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.
Obama is in office, give it a rest.
Naw. Palin brings it upon herself. If she comments, she is fair game.

How would you like someone stalking your kids, asshole?

He probably stalks his own kids.

BAR wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 21, 8:46 pm, HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated
Press Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago
I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.
Obama is in office, give it a rest.
Naw. Palin brings it upon herself. If she comments, she is fair game.

How would you like someone stalking your kids, asshole?

He probably stalks his own kids.



It's good that you idiots have a place to exchange bodily fluids.

"BAR" wrote in message
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HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated Press
Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago


I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.

Obama is in office, give it a rest.



She wants to be stalked. Everything she says and does makes it impossible to
do otherwise.

On Jan 21, 7:38*pm, BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Palin to media: Leave my kids alone
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated Press
Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago

I think the FBI needs to investigate you for stalking Palin.

Obama is in office, give it a rest.

Herr Krause. If all you want to do is to hump her leg, you may wish to
use a little different aproach.