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Palin Responds to Politico Article: Reporter is a ‘Punk’

Oct. 22, 2010 3:47pm Jonathon M. Seidl

On Friday, Sarah Palin appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio program to talk about a recent Politico article calling her “high-maintenance.” The article also said Beck canceled Palin’s appearance on his show last fall because he was annoyed with her frequent schedule changes.

Beck responded last night by calling the assertion a lie and demanding Politico retract the story. Palin responded today by calling Politico reporter Jonathan Martin a “Punk.”

The clip includes Beck and his fellow hosts light-heartedly poking fun at Palin for her reported high-maintenance persona:

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Deda1
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:59pm
Took a look at him on web and he looks like a punk and a sissy

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123gone
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:51pm
Hey Glenn, why do you continue to give these morons relevancy by addressing their claptrap on The Blaze?
This guy is a Nobody! He simply wants to see his name mentioned, by you or by anybody else.

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- neverending
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:22pm
  I agree – don’t give him the attention that he wants.
  
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PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:37pm
‘punk’. One school yard taunt hurled in response to another. Boy oh boy….not only is she a patriot, she’s a statesman too. What a bargain. If only she were running for Student Government President.

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- untameable-kate
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:21pm
  Talk about school yard taunts you are trying to pick a fight online.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:22pm
  Daze,daze,….If only you had a shred of the spirit of the real frontier in you you would know who Sarah Palin is. do your feet touch the ground when you stand?
  
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- PatriotDaze
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:38pm
  Sorry. The frontiersmen in my lineage (my guess this would apply to your pioneer folk as well) stuck it out through the MOST adverse of circumstances. And we’re not talking about pesky reporters or lawyers. Abdicating one’s RESPONSIBILITY, regardless of how uncomfortable it has become, does not constitute frontier pluckiness.
  
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- Bob_R_OathKeeper
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:47pm
  Typical coward lefty.
  
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- Bob_R_OathKeeper
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:51pm
  There was a lot of incest in your lineage PatriotDaze, that is crystal clear.
  
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RightWingKookTank
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:30pm
GLENN, please FIX the low-quality/low-level audio problem from your home studio!!! Thanks!

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ltb
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:30pm
All Liberals are punks… lying, thieving, cowardly little punks.

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- PatriotDaze
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:42pm
  are not.you’re turn.
  
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- mjbeejr
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:11pm
  Especially in the last few weeks leading into the election when they can’t stand on a single issue!
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:16pm
  R2…back to ya
  
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- leftwingpinko
  Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:47am
  glad you already made you mind up about us liberals. makes me feel better when i point out that conservatives are all bible thumping, gun toting, women debasing, corporate shills. who also cant remember to bring studies that show how their tax plan would be better for the middle class. love it when you provide my side of the argument for me.
  
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HillCountryPatriot
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:29pm
Damn I love Sarah! She and Megyn Kelly made my day. I love these brilliant, fearless, and patriotic women because they aren’t afraid to kick these progressive chauvinistic hypocrites in their collective scrotum. And that includes the likes of the “gender questionable” Rachel Maddow.

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mjbeejr
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:26pm
If it looks, walks and talks like a “punk,”- so be it!

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Susan Harkins
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:26pm
Ditto Mamma Grizzly ~ Reporter is a punk…Politico is Left-leaning garbage pail.

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patriotsofworkingamerica
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:23pm
Finally! It’s about time we got into the trenches with these lib drones. It’s also about time we called them out on all this crap they manufacture on the other side of the moon with Soros funded propaganda. They use these 1st grade Jedi mind tricks in a feeble attempt to suppress the truth. I think once November midterms roll around we are going to actually see this sort of destructive behavior amp up a little. If we expose the real players now it will be much easier for more Americans to enjoy the game. Unlike Willie, Obama has no desire to slow the big wheel of government take- overs. I want to see more coverage of what real Socialism looks like… Sort of shock therapy for the “non” believers. Let’s get some people over there in all those Euro social protests and expose who is doing the real damage to the property and dignity of those citizens. My guess is you will find it’s more radical 20 somethings that have been lobotomized by big labor unions and cradle to grave governments. Nothing new here for you to look at. Move along people move along.

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- PatriotDaze
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:29pm
  Soros, in ancient hyroglyphics, actually spells Murdoch when held to a mirror, upside down.
  
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PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:23pm
now if he called her a fame seeking, money grubbing, former half-term public servant that would have been libelo……oh…..wait a sec…..

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- troyvar
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:18pm
  That sounds just like Obama! lol.
  
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- Bob_R_OathKeeper
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:43pm
  Yep, spot on for Obama, forgot narcissist though.
  
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- leftwingpinko
  Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:44am
  yes that does fit sista sarah to a t. left out the part where she refuses to interview or even talk to anybody outside of fox and the other right wing press.
  
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walkwithme1966
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:22pm
And you really believe that Sarah is not high maintenance – ROFLMAO!!!

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- Natalie76
  Posted on October 23, 2010 at 1:40am
  WALKWITHME tries to come off as somehow reasonable and even handed, fair and balanced, but she then on her site trashes Glenn and FoxNews, to the point of PROMOTING the ginned up boycott campaign against them:
  
  http://maboulette.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/drop-fox/
  
  If you were actually upfront and honest about your intentions here, fine, but you’re being duplicitous. We’ve got your number, Mary Ann. YOU seem to be in need of us to help “maintain” traffic to your lefty blog.
  
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Sunnyr
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:21pm
I love a woman who calls a Punk a PUNK! WTG, Sarah! lol!

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- DSN397
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:39pm
  I’m confused did she call him a little punk or a little puke? I prefer the latter.
  
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PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:21pm
“high maintenance” is a phrase which is neither slanderous or libelous. Catch a clue folks.

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NoStar
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:20pm
Dear Mr. Beck,
It is time to play hardball with the liberal media. Forget Politico, hit them at their soulless black heart: Call for a boycott of NPR and PBS. No right-thinking American should donate money for those liberal government organs of lies and misinformation.

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- leftwingpinko
  Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:49am
  you are right. please take away the 6% of NPR funding that is given to them by the fed. that will allow them to cut out 6% of their conservative news staff and be a real voice of truth.
  
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EqualJustice
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:20pm
Throw it out there and see if it sticks? PUNK. SUE his little buttski. Just shows that the lefties are SO jealous of these two power houses. I LOVE IT. :)

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My Two Cents
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:19pm
A high maintenance, caribou shooting, salmon catching, mama grizzly.

We need more like her.

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- untameable-kate
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:55pm
  I don’t think Sarah is high maintanence at all but love the rest. I want to take her elk hunting here in Az.
  
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roberja
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:19pm
Aren’t we are all high maintenance? I know I am. what kind of analysis is this? Just give us the facts and nothing but the truth.

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Slevdog1
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:14pm
Libel and slander is forbidden and illegal. If proven, see ya Johnny!

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Marks1956f100
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:11pm
She has more class than any politician I know of…..

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Volsense
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:03pm
Jonathan Martin is just another journ-o-list liberal tool that is part of the Hope-n-Change goon squad.

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Disabledvet
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:02pm
Most women are high maintenance, but thats whats great about a woman, and one with power makes her even more sexy.

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danr2960
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:02pm
Oh…What a Lady…..Has she not got the best sense of humour!!

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verda10
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:58pm
I love both Glenn and Sarah. How refreshing to hear the truth.

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- JD Carp
  Posted on October 23, 2010 at 5:36pm
  All things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever.I admire Glenn and Sarah for treating this with such levity, I am certain the folks at Politico are having fits over being the brunt of the joke.
  
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Redd
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:57pm
Sarah just “punked” jonathan martin of politikook!

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- john seven eighteen
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:24pm
  Hell yeah, go Sarah!! Tell it like it is. She gains more supporters every time she stands up to the idiots who try to demean her. Lest they forget, Sarah can field dress a MOOSE! Wise up, lefty nut-jobs!
  
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FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:56pm
The dude is a punk but let him speak. Too much killing of free speech going on these days.

Obama is now burning books like the Nazis.

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- ReaganerThanThou
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:03pm
  True, but LIES aren’t free speech.
  
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- Doug
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:06pm
  You consider what this lying punk did free speech? Lying is NOT Free Speech!
  
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- snowleopard3200
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:06pm
  Free speech is guaranteed for the time along with the Freedom of Expression. Fight lies with Truth, and the truth will stand for itself. Those spewing lies loud and long eventually will be seen for the liars that they speak – people still may chose to believe or not believe them as they wish, also.
  
  Keep encouraging people to check the facts out themselves, let the voices be heard this nov2, and let America remain the greatest country the world has known.
  
  http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)
- GetRightOrGetLeft
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:10pm
  Free speech covers defamation of character. But the courts are here to cover that.
  
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- Anonimouse
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:26pm
  Martin is free to make sh** up and Palin is free to call him a punk.
  
  The difference between them is Palin is speaking the truth.
  
  They just hate it when Palin acts like a regular person – drives ‘em nuts. Gotta love it!
  
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- BlazingInSC
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:33pm
  @FREEDOMOFSPEECH -
  The problem with blanketly calling this free speech and stating it should be protected is that in doing so, it removes the responsibility of practicing the free speech. I am free to say an F-18 Hornet jet can fly 8000 miles per hour, and nobody would care whether it was true or not because I am not an “expert” in the field of military aviation. Reporters have an implicit responsibility to maintain integrity in their journalistic endeavours because they are the “experts” in reporting news. When they are not honest, they violate that implicit trust – hence, they do not responsibly exercise their rights to free speech and free press. That’s why Beck’s argument against the MSM is so right and theirs against him is so not right – Beck practices integrity and the MSM doesn’t. Lies should be censored if those who perpetrate them are not held to account for the responsibility of their actions.
  
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- thepatriotdave
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:41pm
  To ReaganerThanThou,
  
  Excellent point.
  
  Lying has become so common nowadays, and I for one am sick of it. If someone lies to me in my personal or business dealings I give them one chance to explain/apologize, and if they scew that up I become a ghost to them. Yeah I know its harsh, but I’m tired of being lied to. Its one huge reason why I am so hard on politicians from both parties. If a Republican lies to me I treat them forever more as if they are a liberal/progressive.
  
  PatriotShops.com
  
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- FreedomOfSpeech
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:42pm
  @BlazingInSC People who lie discredit themselves. It’s great to point out the lie so the reporter will not be a reporter for long or will have to work for a left-wing rag. I just get nervous when people want to shut the speech down. Discredit the guy if he’s a liar and let him suffer the consequences. Just don’t try to ban the speech. That’s all I meant.
  
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- longhorn mama
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:47pm
  Slander and libel are not covered by free speech. For a celebrity though, you have to prove the information was knowingly false when disseminated. This is a difficult level for the burden of proof.
  
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- Bevaboo
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:48pm
  Agreed, he is a punk, and if he were reporting the truth, I would say he had a right to tell his story. However, reporters who knowingly report falsehoods aren’t generally well-respected, except by operations like Daily Kos, HuffPo, or Politico. We need an end to reporters making up stories and presenting them as truth.
  
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- untameable-kate
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:49pm
  I didn’t hear anyone saying he couldn’t speak just that he should apologize for making up lies and stating them as fact.
  
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- claymoremacm
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:19pm
  In Rosie O’s voice,”I love hahr”
  
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- unionrockstar
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:16pm
  That’s my girl
  
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- TrueBlue
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:17pm
  “Libel” is a lie knowingly and maliciously printed for the sake of maligning someone’s character, and it has been ruled by the Supreme Court that it is not 1st amendment protected speech. This isn’t free speech–it’s a civil crime.
  
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- betterthantv
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:30pm
  Dude, that is the most ignorant post I have ever read! Lies are not free speech.
  
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- gopsnativeson
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:18pm
  Who in the heck said anything about this guy should get fired or shouldnt be allowed to report his version or anything like that.
  
  Sarah Palin voiced her opinion & called him a punk.
  
  Tell us how you get to limiting someones right to speak from that.
  
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- chazman
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:54pm
  Lies are free speech, but you will have to pay dearly for them… best not to lie.
  
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- firecracker
  Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:59pm
  Freedom of speech does indeed include the freedom to lie.
  Yes, sometimes it is a double-edged sword. Lies are usually exposed.
  Consider the source and be discerning when determining the truthfulness of any persons statements.
  
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- Jordan
  Posted on October 23, 2010 at 2:24am
  really ? you actually think he’s burning books now?
  what do you have to back that up?
  Is that not an entire wall covered in books in the background of this radio clip?
  
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- jzs
  Posted on October 23, 2010 at 3:18am
  Palin has class. She put that guy in his place! She called him a punk for his negative reporting! When the press came after her when she Governor of Alaska she did the logical thing – she quit. Good for her for never talking to the lame stream media. They’d just ask her a bunch of gotcha question. If she were President, she’d sure show everyone! She talk down all the bad guys in the world and tell them America is boss!
  
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- ArdenDulou
  Posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:53pm
  He has the right to write lies/truth/whatever. Politico didn’t have to let him get away with it. His editor failed and if Politico was a news group, he should be fired. Slander and other types of speech is illegal because of the damage it does. So he has the right to speak/write lies, but he also has choosen a path where he could get sued or go to jail too.
  
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- Jimt
  Posted on October 23, 2010 at 1:03pm
  The media tries to discredit and portray Sarah Palin as “FAR RIGHT.” or “extreme”
  But in reality ,Sarah Palin is mainstream ;almost every position she has is supported by the MAJORITY of America.
  
  Sarah Palin is standing with the majority of Americans who feel the same way she does on healtcare , abortion, smaller government , lower taxes , energy independence and securing the border.
  
  Sarah Palin has a long record of achievement and experience in public office.Prior her election as Governor, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council and two terms as the mayor of Wasilla. During her tenure, she reduced property tax levels while increasing services and made Wasilla a business-friendly environment, drawing in new industry.
  
  If you want to talk about her tenure in AK, you may want to consider her balanced budgets. She left the state with an $8 billion rainy day fund and a $1 billion education fund and a budget smaller than her predecessor’s. She broke up the Corrupt B*stards Club of Republican politicians and oil company execs than ran Alaska and reset the system used for reimbursing Alaska for the use of its resources. Then there’s the gas pipeline that was talked about for decades and she got passed. How did she do it? She worked with democrats against some Republican opposition, which dispels the myth that she’s some kind of right wing nut case.
  
  Sarah Palin’s successful efforts to stop the cronyism and reform the energy business in Alaska were so impressive Kay Cashman, the publisher and executive editor of Petroleum News, wrote the book entitled: “Sarah Takes On Big Oil” . (http://tinyurl.com/ygkeo2f)
  This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the leadership Sarah Palin has exhibited in the area of reforming government and industry!!
  
  Palin is past chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multistate government agency that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protecting health, safety and the environment. She also served as chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) Natural Resources Committee, which was charged with pursuing legislation to ensure state needs are considered as federal policy is formulated in the areas of agriculture, energy, environmental protection and natural resource management.
  
  While Governor Palin has a history of being a reformer and taking on powerful interests for the benefit of ordinary people, Obama’s history is that of a tool of special interests, be they unions, trial lawyers, ACORN, or Wall Street.
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on October 24, 2010 at 1:07pm
  Interesting how the liberals spin lies on everything. Who can trust them?
  
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