The Next Walter Cronkite

At the recent Anchorage Lincoln Day Dinner sponsored by the Alaska Republican Party, Gov. Sarah Palin discussed the "unprecedented level of media slant" which, according to her, was the primary reason for the Republican loss in the presidential election in November. During her speech, Palin stated that "Some in the media actually participated in not so much the 'who-what-where-when-why' objective reporting on candidates and positions, those five Ws that I learned when I had a journalism degree so many years ago in college, when the world of journalism was quite different than it is today".

Along with the above statement being a complete and absolute mess grammatically (not surprisingly), I love the fact that Palin attempts to provide the American public with her journalistic insight. And Lord knows that she is certainly an expert in this area:

1. Palin started her education at Hawai'i Pacific University but only attended as a freshman during the fall of 1982. During that time, she was enrolled in the business administration program.
2. Palin then transferred to North Idaho College, a two-year institution in Coeur d'Alene. She attended the school as a general studies major for two semesters, in the spring and fall of 1983.
3. From North Idaho College, Palin transferred to the University of Idaho, majoring in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast News. However, she only attended the school from the fall of 1984 to the spring of 1985.
4. Palin then returned to Alaska to attend Matanuska-Susitna College, another two-year institution, in the fall of 1985.
5. In the spring of 1986, Palin transferred again to the University of Idaho and eventually graduated in the spring of 1987. However, despite her journalism degree, she did not work for the college newspaper or campus television station.

I am just utterly amazed that the right wing still continues to complain about the so-called "biased mainstream liberal media". However, during the presidential campaign, that same media never once reported on (1) Sen. John McCain's massive immaturity, (2) his sham of a military career, (3) his exaggerated mistreatment as a POW, (4) his numerous extramarital affairs during his first marriage, (5) his current wife's previous drug addiction or (6) his distorted and dishonorable congressional career.