| madskillz said: Seriously, Sqrl, I know you like Sarah and will defend her. That's fine. You are entitled to your opinion. But honestly, regardless of what someone posts, you'll dig and cherry pick until you find the information favorable for her. He asked for sources and I provided. Unless a person is actually there, anyone can say what they want. There are two things I want to address - first, the video. So, you are saying it's ok to support a political party in your state that wants to secede from the Union? Why even make a video saying 'Welcome' to a group like that? There was a group like that back in the day - and tried to secede. It was in the 1860s. How sending a shout-out for a group like that - and defend it is very interesting. Second, you would have virtually no news without a source. If they are unnamed and the information is credible, you run with it. Any news today - breaking news - never has a named source. Of the major news announcements recently - Obama's transition team, him picking Biden, GOP folks saying McCain was finished and such - all were unnamed sources. I am a journalist - I have been for 12 years - and that's how it works. You can have a major player giving you the info - and it checks out, you name the source, you lose credibility. Sources will only get burned once. Reporters and editors have been to jail to protect their sources. Name them? Anyone not in the biz would say that, but that's not how things work in the business.
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Exactly. Sqrl is treating a common journalism practice like it is something reprehensible. And the people speaking out against Palin have a lot more to lose than the people who would support her (like her own aides, who would probably benefit from supporting her). They could potentially be alienated from the Republican Party and might never work again in politics.
But obviously they are just out to get Sarah Palin. I mean what other explanation is there? They've obviously got the pettiest intentions in mind and don't care at all about the Republican Party itself. They just want to hurt Sarah Palin. That's the only explanation. Its a vast liberal conspiracy with Michael Moore at the bottom of it fabricating lies to slander the good name of Sarah Palin.
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