the "Gotcha Media": Was Palin Right?

It was about a year ago America was graced with the new face of the GOP: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. With her quirky smile and her history as a "soccer mom" who dared to have it all, it was no secret to the American People that John McCain was trying to give his constituents a conservative's answer to Hillary. Trading in a pant suit for a skirt suit and raspy voice for a cuter, more feminine twang, Sarah Palin's star rose faster and higher than anyone could have foreseen.

But then came the snag: the media. With frequent sit-down interviews with the most elite journalists in the country and countered by an award winning skit by Tina Fay, Palin was doomed from the start. Rather than propelling the GOP machine forward into the White House, she instead served a the cog that brought the crumbling party to a screeching halt.

She was wrong for so many reasons. It was wrong to believe that America's heart could be won by an ex-beauty queen turned housewife turned politician and it was insulting to think that the modern American woman would look to her as an example. But one question I have to ask is, Was Sarah actually right about the media and the tactics used in the run for ratings?

For over 16 months straight, CNN, MSNBC, FOX and others were hardly competing for news. The Election 2008 was an amazing demonstration of democracy at it's finest; and the competition was coming down to a nail biting tie. The media loved Barack Obama; he was a fresh burst of air on an otherwise stagnant, stuffy tradition. Charismatic, athletic and thoughtful, he stunned the nation by appearing everywhere from Oprah's Couch to Hot Dog stands on Main Street.

But then something unprecedented, unpredictable happened: he actually won the election. And the media pundits and critics who spent 16 months reporting his glory have now become responsible for his declining numbers.

I don't expect you to agree with me. And frankly, I don't really care. But someone needs to say something about the media and the attention the Democratic leaders of this country in comparison to the grumpy, conservative GOP.

Former President George W. Bush has left a gigantic, ugly scar on my generation. He lied to us, he deceived us and hand in hand with his administration and his ridiculous conservative fleet, he managed to make a mockery of the democratic system. But do you notice that there has yet to be any repercussions of this what-so-ever? Where is our David Frost? Where is our redemption? When will it be our turn to get some much needed answers from this man regarding his choices?

I believe that Barack Obama has been given an impossible challenge. And maybe before y'all go about pointing fingers at your President who 6 months ago, you supported, you should ask yourself, "If I was the President, where would I even begin???" I ask myself that question everyday -- and I have yet to find the answer.

READ THE BILL on Healthcare and then post your lame Facebook statuses on how he's changing his mind.

READ THE BILL on the Stimulus package and then cry about the failing economy.

I'll admit, it was trendy to vote for Barack Obama last year; just like it's trendy to drink your coffee out of a paper cup while carrying your groceries in a recyclable bag from Whole Foods. But ya know what? Your country needs you to be informed.

So read. Process. Think. Be better than you were with the last administration.

THEN and only THEN can you pass judgment.

Because if nothing else, don't you want to believe Sarah Palin is never right?