CNN’s Campbell Brown Has Been Eating Her Wheaties!

24 Sep 2008 Author: Baratunde Thurston (Jack Turner)

Two weeks ago, Campbell went off on Tucker Bounds from the McCain campaign. (and by “went off” I mean asked reasonable questions). Now, she’s got a great angle with McCain’s refusal to allow Palin to speak and take questions. “Free Sarah Palin!”

via HuffPo (with video there)

Tonight I call on the McCain campaign to stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower that will wilt at any moment,” said Brown. “This woman is from Alaska for crying out loud. She is strong. She is tough. She is confident. And you claim she is ready to be one heart beat away form the presidency. If that is the case, then end this chauvinistic treatment of her now.

Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Race, Campbell Brown, CNN, Sarah Palin, Sexism

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Chris
This was the best laugh I've had this week thus far! Called her/them out! Now, stop the BS w/ pseudo-delicate-ness and lets see all her funky glorius-ness. Screw the moose & lipstick. Free Sarah Palin + all the fodder! Damn, it the fodder doesn't smell to high heaven, or hell!
Miranda
OMG…..I was rolling! Campbell put the entire McCain-Palin campaign on FRONT STREET. She put them right out there and slapped them around. Oh this is priceless. OMG….please let there be t-shirts, buttons, pins, something…please, I gotta get one…LOL
Rob M
Too litlle to late. If Ms Brown or any other talking head had challenged McCain when Schmidt became the campaign a manager and the straight talking express disappeared. The right wing MSM has already won the war. They have framed all the battles in terms of “liberal” MSM is not honest because liberal MSM claims to be neutral.
This will be reported as the same thing.
http://www.progressiveerupts.blogspot.com Shaw Kenawe
The McCain campaign isn't ready to end its chauvinistic treatment of Palin because she hasn't been sufficiently programmed with righwing talking points to be able to parrot her answers back to her questioners.
The McCain campaign has been cramming her full of information (information BTW an informed candidate should have already known) so that she'll be able to function in her debate with Biden.
A debate, BTW, that had to be dumbed down to her level of competence.
Andrew
I agree with Rob M!! This is too little too late. It shouldn't just be Campbell Brown but all of the press making an issue with this.
I betcha that she will come off like a rose after the debate because she will be so well “prepared”.
Everyday, there should be a massive loud drum beat from the reporters to either ask Palin questions or they will get no coverage at all.
Take it or leave it!!!
rikyrah
The PROTEST sign is what cracked me up. I thought it was hilarious.
Town
It's gonna be women who are Sarah Palin's downfall.
RonnieB
This morning, Roland Martin called for a national press blackout (or “white-out” as it were) of Palin. The rationale is that if she's not going to be available to the press, then the press ought not cover her at all.
And I couldn't agree more. Give her the same coverage as Ralph Nader or Cynthia McKinney.
blackpolitical
Campbell Brown did what many other journalists don't have the guts to do. I was squarely in her corner when she did it to Mr. Bounds, who was sputtering like a car running out of gas, and when she did it again last night. John McCain is treating Sarah Palin as though she's a delicate flower that must be treasured and protected. Either that or people will realize she's an empty skirtsuit who can't hold a lucid conversation without a script.
Black Political Thought: http://blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com
nettie
Let it go! Please let the “Palin Effect” die a quick painless death. We are on the verge of the largest transfer of wealth in the history of, ever. Please call and or fax and or write your Senators tell them NOT to vote yes on the bailout of the financial conglomerates who are at the same time lobbying to for Government contracts to manage the purchased “trash” assets.
babyming
Sarah Palin could be President four months from now (January 24), and continues to successfully avoid the press. There is so much we don't know about her. She's from Sandpoint, Idaho, the same place Mark Furhman moved to after Los Angeles. There is so much the public needs to learn about this person, and we may never get the chance. Especially if the Hillary die-hards stay home on November 4.
BTx
Wasn't there an old Ray Charles song…
“Unchain My Heart!”?
evita
The best thing about this is that is true. It is evident their “sexism” is an advent for distraction. WAY TO GO CAMPBELL FOR NAMING THE REAL SEXISM! This is what happens when the Republican feminists want to be spokespeople for an issue they nothing about.
http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com CPL
The Dan Senor camp must be pissed that Palin was McCain's VP choice.
Campbell Brown is MRS Dan Senor, people. Don't get it twisted and start falling in love with Campbell Brown until she's consistent in her clarion call like Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow are.
Although, to be fair, you know you're in deep shyt when even the Fake Network calls you out for hiding and lying – they should know because they coined and perfected Fake News coverage.
MsKitty
Can't we do both though? I mean we're already in the midst of one administration that's all about lies, secrecy, and keeping things from the press/Americans with disastrous results, like the aforementioned bailout scam. That the mainstream media (no doubt motivated by the blogs gaining on them) is finally getting a spine and calling out this USSR-type behavior for what it is a positive development that should be encouraged.
rikyrah
Roland was on point.
Miranda
Even Contessa Brewer on MSNBC had Tucker Bounds looking like a nitwit. I just have to say, whatever he is being paid, is certainly not enough considering the verbal beatdowns he is forced to take on behalf of John McCain's campaign. My goodness, its just brutal to watch. First Campbell blackened his eyes and now Contessa just gut punched him.
GreenLadyHere
CPL: Thank you for lighting up that “Yellow -caution sign.” In order to evaluate anyone/anything, you gotta know “where they comin' from”. Back in the day, my parents/grandparents use ta use the phrase – “who your people?” Answer that question and they would know errthing about you that they needed to know!
WISDOM!!!
Obama-Biden '08!
JAMIE GRAHAM
campbell brown doesnt taste good like soups should it taste like bad water and bull stock with no beef in it why are you storming my water with tidal waves and bullyness
with no stock to be nice wheres the truth of sarah palin not being my friend she is my friend and will be my advocate too i believe her campbell with all my heart and you
are not going to stop her of being my friend advocate no way no how yes palin palin
PALIN
JAMIE GRAHAM
campbell brown doesnt taste good like soups should it taste like bad water and bull stock with no beef in it why are you storming my water with tidal waves and bullyness
with no stock to be nice wheres the truth of sarah palin not being my friend she is my friend and will be my advocate too i believe her campbell with all my heart and you
are not going to stop her of being my friend advocate no way no how yes palin palin
PALIN
JAMIE GRAHAM
campbell brown doesnt taste good like soups should it taste like bad water and bull stock with no beef in it why are you storming my water with tidal waves and bullyness
with no stock to be nice wheres the truth of sarah palin not being my friend she is my friend and will be my advocate too i believe her campbell with all my heart and you
are not going to stop her of being my friend advocate no way no how yes palin palin
PALIN

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