"Media Malpractice" trailer: John Ziegler's Sarah Palin documentary

[lotzapoppa89]

a media bias is what u get when u pick a complete moron as ur running mate

[DaHonestAbe]

There is no such thing as a liberal media. There is a corporate media that talks in one voice when it comes to big issues: War, economics, foreign policy, religion, etc. Thank goodness for some of the decent journalists out there like Jeremy Scahill who has gone through way more shit in regards to being attacked for exposees [my spelling]. No love for Ziegler here.

[pawit]

lol

as a non-american, all this is just really good entertainment :P

[silvercitydown]

Ha! This is hilarious. I'd love to see the whole thing. Have you seen the reviews at this guy's site? Positively glowing. So funny! :)

[trojantjl]

The media shold only be Fox Newsbcause they're impartial.

[rebekahj]

Good god, Sarah Palin is unsettlingly stupid. No matter how much the media loved Obama, (which no doubt much of it did) you can't simultaneously be frighteningly stupid and incredibly thin-skinned. When you're in a public position, expect to be attacked, especially if you're constantly coming out with STUPID statements. Period!

[jacobins3000]

God, stop bitching. You lost the election because you nominated a senile old man and idiotic redneck woman as your candidates, and because youve been running the country into the ground for the last 8 years. What a lame ass documentary.

[silampa]

It is incredible.. guys open your eyes.. the media is completely bias for Obama.. It is disturbing because there are no check and balances from the side of the people.. And Mr. Obama is not perfect.. actually he is far from that..

[FaggotJesus]

Sarah: The coverage by the media reflected how inadequate you were for the position. It frustrates you, yes, but it's much less the media's fault.

[CaliforniaPoet]

Sarah Palin

Barbie in mukluks

with a gun permit and a

jones for the White House.

[lilcenzo]

this dudes jaw looks like it's scared of his head and wants to go into his neck.

[Stormiya]

I think Palin did recieve some unfair treatment but to the extent this man claims is a bit of a streatch.

I think where the Primaries were concerned He has more of an argument...People who wanted "Change" and voted Change as their priority...voted for Obama the most conservative of the Democratic Candidates. Both Hillary and Edwards were either had the same policies as him or were to his left. Hillary really got screwed over and still kept going. it was amazing.

[solenick23]

If this guy did some very basic research, he would find that the media is fundamentally conservative.

[And1Calvin]

I agree

[sloopjohnb324]

Well sure it is, if you consider "the media" only Fox News.

[BombLocamotivePalin]

I love the way this idiot filmmaker lumps comedy programs (The Daily Show, Letterman, SNL) in with news programs to make his case.

No matter. She dug her own hole with her abysmal interview performances, and now she wants to blame the media, which has been the Republican whine for at least 25 years.

[sloopjohnb324]

Ziegler lumped them together because the Liberal media was taking these comedy programs as fact and reporting what Tina Fey said not Sarah Palin. CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, WERE ALL OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ROCKSTAR CANDIDATE GOT ELECTED.

[GottaLaff]

There is no liberal media. If you read The Political Carnival, I've done at least 4 posts that prove you wrong. Completely wrong. They don't allow links here, but I'll try to do it this way: Go to TPC. Post titles:

Myth-information: What liberal media? edition

Mything in Action: Librul Media, the sequel

Mything In Action-- Librul Media. Network news coverage favored Republicans 1992-2004

That should dispel all rumors.

[BombLocamotivePalin]

Saturday Night Live is not a news program. Duh. It's comedy. Duh. Comedians make fun of people. Duh. That's their job. Duh.

[gavrilo2007]

These kinds of arguments--about a media conspiracy against the Right--are really dangerous; it's not about LEFT vs. RIGHT, it's about the stupidification of America. People are going to believe this nonsense of some monolithic, all-powerful media conglomerates pulling the strings; the truth is, the way the media works is complex, self-generating, and dynamic. No one sought to doom Palin. The stories worked out the way they did, in no small part because of her own incompetence.

[Dergfight]

Bakusho: I agree with your post, for the most part. Zeigler is one of those personalities who can only perform in a specific medium. Judging from the trailer, it's nothing more than pasted -together clips.

Anybody with a week's worth of training in production skills can create a "documentary" with an opposite viewpoint. Besides, there's plenty of reasons for Palin's rocky relationship with the media (i.e. the fact that she was unheard of led to a vacuous demand for information about her).

[inhoc86]

This whole issue is really not about whether you like Palin or not. It's more about the liberal handjob NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN gave Obama and the democrats. The election this year was a classic political dilemma: having to choose between two equally undesirable candidates.

[bakusho]

I feel that Ziegler has the ability to prove the facts, yes, but he has a big strike against him when he pleads his case--his ego stands in the way of his presentation.

If a lawyer went up to a jury with this film alone, he probably would be able to convince some people that there's a liberal agenda. However, his controversial style in the talk shows doesn't help his presentation at all. If Ziegler encountered the jury with the way he presents himself in talk shows, he'd convince no one.

[cpenter]

How many media appearances did John get to complain that the media won't represent his opinions?

That Palin 2 camera shoot was certainly crap. Ever hear of the 180 degree rule?

[costellolori]

Sarah Palin - If you can't play with the big dogs then stay on the porch!

A strong canidate does not act like a Cry Baby.

I am calling out the media to BOYCOTT! Sarah Palin. It is the very media that she is attacking that is keeping her in the lime light. If they don't run stories on her then she would go away.

[akfak0retlaw]

Run her again in 2012, and make sure she starts at the beginning and has to go thought the 25 + debate schedule.

[bakusho]

Sour grapes, I'm afraid, but fair enough. The conservatives would be up in arms if a similar documentary was done for Al Gore.

But Nate Silver still owns John Ziegler.

[rh152]

yeah HBO did a thing on that. won a lot of awards .

[acres90]

yeah true since nothing has been done for al gore....nevermind the hoax of global warming

[AlNouveau]

The guy's a jerk. But that said, hes a smart jerk. Like Ann Coulter he caters to the far right or the Republican Party who love Sarah Palin. He recognized the opportunity to do a quick, inexpensive film and stick it right in the public eye. Just may become the new darling of the lunatic right. Its worked for Hannity, Limbaugh and Coulter why not Ziegler. You got to feel a little for Palin though, she still looks more like the mental equivalent of W, and that aint so good.

[GottaLaff]

FYI: Sometimes I post videos just to get an embed code to put them up at my blog. If they seem meaningless, it's most likely because they're out of context.

[SamuraiAssain]

So what?

[johnnyk67]

These guy's see everything ass-backwards. Palin got off easy compared to Obama. And he didn't whine about it like she did.

[IronTailFratley2]

Am I reading this right?? Palin got off EASY compared to OBAMA!? The hardest question they asked Obama was "did you think about your parents tonight?" You really do live in your own little world, don't you.

[akfak0retlaw]

Yeah, last I counted Obama went though 25 Primary debates and 3 presidential debates. Palin had 1 VP debate. She totally had it way harder than Obama.

[rascalina]

How many debates did Biden do ? Seeing as SP was running for VP and President.

[spock8585]

The mean old media reported the truth about Palin, and she is crying. Fox news was very biased to McCain and Palin. Palin was right about lies being told, because she was spreading a lot of hate and lies.