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Greta's riposte
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Grete Van Susteren responds to being described as Todd Palin's handler (she intervened when a reporter tried to talk to him) in a blog item with the heading, "So I Am Now a 'Handler' for Showing Good Manners at a Social Event ? (and a journalist if I don’t have good manners?) and by the way, how about CNN? Are they funny or what ?!?!!" ...
Greta Handling Todd
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Over to Greta in that prose we have become used to:
And let me get this straight, I am the only one in the media who
brought a guest? Ah….I think not….in fact, EVERYONE in the media
brought a guest to the weekend’s social events….so I guess EVERYONE in
the media is ...
Greta denies being Palin 'handler'
Michael Calderone's Blog —
... Van Susteren, writing on her blog, didn't appreciate the POLITICO item which followed, dubbing her both Palin's "host and handler." She writes: ...
Seemingly Forgetting That She Works For Fox News, Van Susteren Decries ‘Surprise’ Ambush Interviews
Think Progress —
... According to Lee, Van Susteren “intervened” when she “started to chat” with Palin, telling the reporter that the brunch was “off the record.” Writing on her blog the next day, Van Susteren expressed her outrage at being described as Palin’s “handler,” claiming that she was just showing “good manners” by stepping in when Palin was “ambushed by a surprise interview“: ...
Greta Van Susteren Bristles At Being Called Todd Palin's “Handler” Despite Acting Like One
News Hounds —
... In a response blog, Van Susteren huffed, “I did not bring a guest to be interviewed or grilled by the press but, like everyone else in the media, I brought the guest so the guest could meet people and have a good social time.” Yeah, right. A good social time at a high-profile event that included, according to ...
