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Palin Responds to Politico Article: Reporter is a ‘Punk’
- Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:47pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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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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Comments (110)
Deda1
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:59pmTook a look at him on web and he looks like a punk and a sissy
Report Post »123gone
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:51pmHey Glenn, why do you continue to give these morons relevancy by addressing their claptrap on The Blaze?
Report Post »This guy is a Nobody! He simply wants to see his name mentioned, by you or by anybody else.
neverending
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:22pmI agree – don’t give him the attention that he wants.
Report Post »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.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:21pmTalk about school yard taunts you are trying to pick a fight online.
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:22pmDaze,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?
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:38pmSorry. 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.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:47pmTypical coward lefty.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:51pmThere was a lot of incest in your lineage PatriotDaze, that is crystal clear.
Report Post »RightWingKookTank
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:30pmGLENN, please FIX the low-quality/low-level audio problem from your home studio!!! Thanks!
Report Post »ltb
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:30pmAll Liberals are punks… lying, thieving, cowardly little punks.
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:42pmare not.you’re turn.
Report Post »mjbeejr
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:11pmEspecially in the last few weeks leading into the election when they can’t stand on a single issue!
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:16pmR2…back to ya
Report Post »leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:47amglad 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.
Report Post »HillCountryPatriot
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:29pmDamn 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.
Report Post »mjbeejr
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:26pmIf it looks, walks and talks like a “punk,”- so be it!
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:26pmDitto Mamma Grizzly ~ Reporter is a punk…Politico is Left-leaning garbage pail.
Report Post »patriotsofworkingamerica
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:23pmFinally! 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.
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:29pmSoros, in ancient hyroglyphics, actually spells Murdoch when held to a mirror, upside down.
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:23pmnow if he called her a fame seeking, money grubbing, former half-term public servant that would have been libelo……oh…..wait a sec…..
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:18pmThat sounds just like Obama! lol.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:43pmYep, spot on for Obama, forgot narcissist though.
Report Post »leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:44amyes 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.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:22pmAnd you really believe that Sarah is not high maintenance – ROFLMAO!!!
Report Post »Natalie76
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 1:40amWALKWITHME 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.
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:21pmI love a woman who calls a Punk a PUNK! WTG, Sarah! lol!
Report Post »DSN397
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:39pmI’m confused did she call him a little punk or a little puke? I prefer the latter.
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:21pm“high maintenance” is a phrase which is neither slanderous or libelous. Catch a clue folks.
Report Post »NoStar
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:20pmDear Mr. Beck,
Report Post »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.
leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:49amyou 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.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:20pmThrow 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. :)
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:19pmA high maintenance, caribou shooting, salmon catching, mama grizzly.
We need more like her.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:55pmI don’t think Sarah is high maintanence at all but love the rest. I want to take her elk hunting here in Az.
Report Post »roberja
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:19pmAren’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.
Report Post »Slevdog1
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:14pmLibel and slander is forbidden and illegal. If proven, see ya Johnny!
Report Post »Marks1956f100
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:11pmShe has more class than any politician I know of…..
Report Post »Volsense
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:03pmJonathan Martin is just another journ-o-list liberal tool that is part of the Hope-n-Change goon squad.
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:02pmMost women are high maintenance, but thats whats great about a woman, and one with power makes her even more sexy.
Report Post »danr2960
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:02pmOh…What a Lady…..Has she not got the best sense of humour!!
Report Post »verda10
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:58pmI love both Glenn and Sarah. How refreshing to hear the truth.
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 5:36pmAll 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.
Report Post »Redd
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:57pmSarah just “punked” jonathan martin of politikook!
Report Post »john seven eighteen
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:24pmHell 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!
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:56pmThe 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.
Report Post »ReaganerThanThou
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:03pmTrue, but LIES aren’t free speech.
Report Post »Doug
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:06pmYou consider what this lying punk did free speech? Lying is NOT Free Speech!
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:06pmFree 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 4:10pmFree speech covers defamation of character. But the courts are here to cover that.
Report Post »Anonimouse
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:26pmMartin 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!
Report Post »BlazingInSC
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:33pm@FREEDOMOFSPEECH -
Report Post »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.
thepatriotdave
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:41pmTo 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
Report Post »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.
Report Post »longhorn mama
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:47pmSlander 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.
Report Post »Bevaboo
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:48pmAgreed, 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.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 4:49pmI didn‘t hear anyone saying he couldn’t speak just that he should apologize for making up lies and stating them as fact.
Report Post »claymoremacm
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 5:19pmIn Rosie O’s voice,“I love hahr”
Report Post »unionrockstar
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:16pmThat’s my girl
Report Post »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.
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:30pmDude, that is the most ignorant post I have ever read! Lies are not free speech.
Report Post »gopsnativeson
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:18pmWho 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.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:54pmLies are free speech, but you will have to pay dearly for them… best not to lie.
Report Post »firecracker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:59pmFreedom of speech does indeed include the freedom to lie.
Report Post »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.
Jordan
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 2:24amreally ? you actually think he’s burning books now?
Report Post »what do you have to back that up?
Is that not an entire wall covered in books in the background of this radio clip?
jzs
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 3:18amPalin 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!
Report Post »ArdenDulou
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:53pmHe 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.
Report Post »Jimt
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 1:03pmThe 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.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 1:07pmInteresting how the liberals spin lies on everything. Who can trust them?
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