What They Really Think: GOPers Mike Murphy, Peggy Noonan Caught on Mike Trashing Palin Choice
American Politics Journal RSS Feed — Here is yet more evidence that one should never, ever trust one word from the GOP pundit bobbleheads that mark time on America's cable news infotainment outlets: about 38 seconds into this clip, Murph and Nooners express opinions that are in stark contrast to the talking points they spew with alacrity when they know they're on the air.UPDATE: Transcript after the break.

Oy ... Live Mics Are Such Dangerous Things
Talking Points Memo — Just watch (the voices are Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan) ...

A heapin’ helpin’ of Awesome Flakes
Sadly, No! — What do GOP standbys Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy really think of the Sarah Palin pick? Just watchy-watch: Hearing Peggy say the word “bullshit” is particularly gratifying and hilarious. Maybe she can send her dolphins to help McCain win this nomination. (Via.) ...

Liberals Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy caught dissing Palin on a live mic.
INSTAPUTZ — Ooops!

Hillarious
ArchPundit — Live Mics are a bitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3kg

Holy Shit
If I Ran the Zoo — Unbefuckinglievable. Click here and listen to Peggy Noonan and some other talking Head agree, on mike but off camera "Its. Over." And "They went for the political bullshit--narrative."

So tell us you what you REALLY think!
Rising Hegemon — When the cameras are off on MSNBC Mike Murphy & Peggy Noonan tell you what they really think of the choice of Sarah Palin: "It's BULLSHIT!" and "It's OVER!" That WSJ Editorial from Peggums is going to be more explicitly full of lies than usual.

Noonan, Murphy trash Palin on hot mike: 'It's over'
Ben Smith's Blog — After a segment with NBC's Chuck Todd ended today, Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan were caught on a live mike ridiculing the choice of Sarah Palin. "It's over," said Noonan, and then responded to a question of whether Palin is the most qualified Republican woman McCain could have chosen. "The most qualified? No. I think they went for this — excuse me — political bullsh** about narratives," she said. "Every time Republicans do that — because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at — they blow ...

Republicans Peggy Noonan, Mike Murphy Discuss The Palin Pick As “Bull****”
Oliver Willis — What they really say behind closed doors. Oh, those cons. The great thing is in Peggy Noonan’s column today, Noonan talks about the Palin pick as a “ral and present danger to the American left”. So you know, for all those years of us talking about how they just serve up a load of bull, as I said yesterday… there you go. (via) ...

Murphy and Noonan on open mic
Michael Calderone's Blog — Former McCain adviser Mike Murphy and the Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan were caught on an open mic today on MSNBC, giving their true feelings about Sarah Palin. Murphy said the pick's "not going to work," and Noonan said "it's over." Chuck Todd asked about whether it's insulting to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, and Murphy said that Palin's not the most qualified woman. "The most qualified? No." Noonan said. "I think they went for this -- excuse me -- political bullshit about narratives. Noonan continued: "Every time Republicans do that, because that's not where ...

Live Mic with Noonan and Murphy on Palin, “It’s Over”
Firedoglake — When you've lost these two, you've lost John McCain's base. Brutal.  Rough transcript after the jump: Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state government work.  Angler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush.  And these guys, this is all how you want ...

WHAT CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST PEGGY NOONAN AND REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST MIKE MURPHY REALLY THINK ABOUT THE PALIN PICK
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Murphy, Noonan Unplugged
The Page by Mark Halperin — GOP bigs caught on open mic trashing Palin choice on MSNBC. Former McCain strategist Mike Murphy: “It’s not going to work!” Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan: “It’s over… They went for this, excuse ...

Noonan: "It's over."
Blah3 Feed — Praise Jeebus for hot mics... I knew McCain lost mike Murphy with this pick. But Peggy Noonan?? This may be even worse than I thought.

What many Republican elites really think about the Palin pick
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Former McCain adviser Mike Murphy and conservative columnist Peggy Noonan veer from the talking points after an MSNBC segment. These "smears" may be tougher to blame on the liberal media. Ben Smith has the transcript.

Noonan Blows Her Cover
Newshoggers.com — By Cernig Peggy Noonan blows her own column out of the water on MSNBC while she thinks the mikes are off. She admits Palin is not the most qualified woman the GOP could have put forward, admits they're deliberately playing up the 'media battle' angle by playing identity and personality politics, calls it "political ...

What They Really Think
Shakesville — This is what Republican operative Mike Murphy and conservative columnist Peggy Noonan really think of Sarah Palin; this was caught on live mikes after an interview with MCNBC's Chuck Todd. The candid part starts 18 seconds in. Murphy: Um, you know, because I come out of the blue-swing-state-governor world. Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, I mean, and these guys -- this is all like how you win a Texas race, you know, just run it up, and it's not gonna work. Noonan: It's ...

Peggy Noonan: "It's Over"
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — Love those hot mics! Here's video of Mike Murphy, an old McCain hand from 2000, and Peggy Noonan, a former Reagan speechwriter, talking off camera about John McCain's vice presidential pick. They are, shall we say, less than sanguine about the choice.

Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy’s off air attack of Palin for VP pick. Who’s telling the truth?
Crooks and Liars — This clip is spreading very fast. Wow, listen to this off air exchange between two Conservative pundits and Chuck Todd who happily joined in. Tell us how you really feel about McCain and Palin. Murphy is very close to McCain and Noonan is Noonan. (rough transcript. ...

Pundits on Palin
The Republic of T. — Wow. Just…wow. Rough Transcript after the Jump It’s worth it just to hear Peggy Noonan’s potty-mouth, but that ain’t all. Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state government work. Angler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. And these guys, this is all how you want to (inaudible) this race. You know, just run it up. And it’s not gonna work. Noonan: It’s over. Murphy: Still, McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good. Noonan: I saw ...

Sarah Palin's selection as VP zinged by veteran GOP aides Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy
Top of the Ticket — Two Republican message-crafters who are well known within party circles but who in this presidential campaign find themselves outside looking in -- Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan -- offered unvarnished opinions of the Sarah Palin VP pick today when they thought they were un-miked after an appearance on MSNBC. The mikes turned out to be hot, their thoughts were not complimentary toward John McCain's choice and the comments quickly made their way onto YouTube. See below. But be forewarned: Noonan, famed for crafting George H.W. ...

What Does Sarah Palin's Selection Tell Us About John McCain's Readiness To Lead?
DownWithTyranny! — I so do not want to write any more about McCain's reckless choice of a completely unvetted-- unless getting the thumbs up from religious fanatics is your idea of serious vetting-- candidate for a possible next president of the United States. I'm sure you've already read how she and her husband have been members of a fringe political party that was pushing Alaska to secede from the U.S. and about how she is embroiled in a scandal the media has dubbed "Troopergate," which she is attempting to coverup and derail. People may be fascinated-- and even sympathetic-- by the train wreck that is Sarah Palin's ...

Top G.O.P. Pundits Fault Palin Selection
The Caucus — ST. PAUL — Two prominent Republicans — one of them a close ally and former aide to Senator John McCain — were caught on a live mic on MSNBC bemoaning the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin and the controversy surrounding her. Mike Murphy, who worked on Senator McCain’s campaign in 2000 but declined to join this year’s, citing tensions with top campaign staff members, can be heard in near-anguish talking about the fallout from her candidacy. “I come out of the blue, swing-state governor world, Engler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney,” he said. But the McCain campaign just decided to run with Palin, he said, adding “It’s not going to work.” Peggy Noonan, ...

Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy Caught On Tape Disparaging the choice of Sarah Palin: "It's Over," "Political Bull!@#$," "Gimmicky"
The Latest on Air America — Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy Caught On Tape Disparaging the choice of Sarah Palin: "It's Over," "Political Bull!@#$," "Gimmicky"

They Went for the Political BS
Booman Tribune — What do Republican Talking Heads really think about the Palin pick? Well, Peggy Noonan (h/t to our own Drew J Jones ) tells us that Palin was not the most qualified woman as McCain's veep pick: "Most qualified? No. I think they went for the -- excuse me -- political bullshit about narrative." Take a listen to this conversation between Noonan and Mike Murphy during a commercial break on MsNBC today. It's about 50 seconds into the video: Nonetheless you won't get many, if any GOP sources to go on the record complaining about McCain's choice about Palin. They are all in lockdown mode, loudly proclaiming that they are foursquare behind ...

Bo-i-o-i-o-i-o-i-o-ing!
Daily Kos — (h/t: Snud) Ever wish you were a fly on the wall in the broadcast booth when the microphones go off? Bam! Wish granted! ...

Peggy Noonan, Mike Murphy Caught On Tape Disparaging Palin Choice: "It's Over," "Political Bullshit," "Gimmicky"
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Wall Street Journal columnist and former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan and former John McCain adviser, Time columnist, and MSNBC contributor Mike Murphy were caught on tape disparaging John McCain's selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate. "It's over," Noonan said. When Chuck Todd asked her if this was the most qualified woman the Republicans could nominate, Noonan responded, "The most qualified? No. I think they went for this political bullshit about narratives. Every time the Republicans do that, because that's not where they live and that's not what they're good ...

Behind the happy talk
Martini Revolution — Conservative Republican operatives Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan think they’re off mic when they discuss what Sarah Palin brings to the ticket with CNN political wonk Chuck Todd. . . . TPM has a transcript, and its not pretty. PN: It’s over. ~~~ PN: The most qualified? No! I think they went for this — excuse me– political bullshit about narratives – ~~~ MM: You know what’s really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism, and this is cynical. Ouch.

MUST-SEE TV: Top GOP pundits on accidental open-mic say Palin pick is 'bullshit,' race 'is over'
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Watch this now (below). Then send this link to everyone you know: http://tinyurl.com/open-mic-palin Two top Republican pundits, Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy, were just on MSNBC with Chuck Todd, and after their segment was over kept talking about McCain VP pick Sarah Palin. But their mics were still on. Oh my God. Everything we've suspected is true. The GOP is flipped out over this pick. Maybe the evangelical base is happy - maybe - but core Republicans, core conservatives, appears to be apoplectic and demoralized. Noonan was Reagan's most famous speech writer. She's no lightweight in the party, and she's no sexist. Here's the ...

Bonus Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "It's over." -- Peggy Noonan, caught on a live mic talking to political consultant Mike Murphy about the pick of Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain's running mate. More interesting is that she contradicts her own column in today's Wall Street Journal.

Noonan Caught on Hot Mic
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal has a hot mic moment: "It's over," said Noonan, and then responded to a question of whether Palin is the most qualified Republican woman McCain could have... ...

Palin means 'It's Over': Peggy Noonan
The Swamp — by Frank James Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy, two Republican insiders who have shaped the images and messages of presidents and presidential wannabes, really don't like Sen. John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. And Noonan evidently believes the choice of Palin means the presidential race is "over" and presumably not in a way that would favor McCain. We know this because Noonan and McCain were on NBC today and pulled a "Jesse Jackson," which means expressing one's true feelings when you believe the microphone is off. ...

Hot mic fun: Noonan, Murphy trash Palin on MSNBC
pandagon.net - we are the public option — by Pam Spaulding Conservative commentators think they are off the air; hear what they really think about Palin! Delish—with a rough transcript: Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state government work.  Engler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush.  And these guys, this is all how you want to (inaudible) this race.  You know, just run it up.  And it’s not gonna work. Noonan: It’s over. Murphy: Still, McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good. ...

No, Tell Me How You Really Feel
Comments from Left Field — Big thanks to reader Angellight: Trancscript courtesy Real Clear Politics: “It’s over,” said Noonan, and then responded to a question of whether Palin is the most qualified Republican woman McCain could have chosen.”The most qualified? No. I think they went for this– excuse me — political bull**** about narratives,” she said. “Everytime Republicans do that — because that’s not where they live and it’s not what they’re good at and they blow ...

Hot Mic in St Paul
Political Radar — Sexism sexism (Palin) sexism | Main Hot Mic in St Paul September 03, 2008 5:59 PM It seems that Republicans Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy were caught in a bit of unguarded conversation today and someone posted the moment to YouTube. Watch the clip HERE . Noonan, a former speechwriter to Ronald Reagan and a Wall Street Journal columnist, and Murphy, a longtime GOP campaign strategist, had been guests on MSNBC when host Chuck Todd breaks for a commercial. The camera cuts to a wideshot, but the audio continues for another couple of minutes, as the GOPers debate the selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate, ...

“Cynical,” “Gimmicky,” “Political Bullshit”
HorsesAss.Org — Oops.  Listen to an open microphone pick up the real thoughts of McCain advisor Mike Murphy and Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan on the pick of Sarah Palin as VP.  Ouch.

Gotta Watch the Live Mic
News — Gotta Watch the Live Mic Strategist Mike Murphy and columnist Peggy Noonan revealed a little more than they intended about the Sarah Palin pick during a hit on MSNBC Wednesday. The two were unaware they were speaking on a live microphone as the network moved away from the panel.

Republican Pundits Opine on Palin
Swampland — Caught off camera: Mike Murphy (hi, Mike!): "It's not gonna work!" Peggy Noonan (recently found to be a Swampland fan!): "The most qualified? No? I think they went -- excuse me -- they went for this political b--sh-- about narratives."

Sarah Palin Watch: Peggy Noonan LIES and Michael Murphy Sells Out McCain On An Open Mic
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Two conservative commentators on MSNBC, after they’re off the air, say what they really think about the veep choice. In an terrible display of “no confidence” for Sarah Palin, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan blows her credibility ...

Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan when they think no one is listening
Stop The ACLU — Whoopsie: It’s mild, compared to everything else getting thrown at her. But it’s just interesting that, yet again, there are people who just can’t believe that Palin could have been chosen based on merit. It’s a gimmick, a cynical choice to attract Hillary voters, a “narrative”. So, if McCain had chosen Kay Bailey Hutchinson, does this mean that the left would be keeping their mouths shut? I don’t think so. It’s interesting what people might say when they think no one is listening. Hat Tip: Hot Air

Tell Us What You Really Think...
Obsidian Wings — by hilzoy Via TPM, what Peggy Noonan, Mike Murphy, and Chuck Todd say about the Sarah Palin pick when they think the mic is off: Transcript: "Mike Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor world: ...

A bad week for John McCain
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — First the Bush family Pastor slams McCain's character and endorses Obama. So McCain sure needs a pick me up when it comes to the character issue. I think that was what the Palin nomination was SUPPOSED to give him. Now the Palin decision is already backfiring on McCain, simlpy adding to his problems. Two conservative "pundits" slam McCain's Palin decision: Meanwhile, seems Palin attends a church that embraces anti-Semitism. Certainly this deserves as much coverage as Bush's pastor endorsing Obama, and McCain's "spiritual guide" (McCain's words)Hagee's ...

OUCH!! Murphy and Noonan trash Palin
Preemptive Karma — What is God trying to tell Republicans? | Main September 03, 2008 OUCH!! Murphy and Noonan trash Palin ... on an open mic they thought was dead! Via Politico Posted by Kevin at September 3, 2008 02:59 PM

Transcript Of Noonan-Murphy-Gate
The Atlantic Politics Channel — OK, not a gate. But there are Republicans in St, Paul who aren't terribly comfortable with Gov. Palin's pick, and despite Peggy Noonan's column this morning, she appears to be one of them. The full transcript: Murphy: ...because I come out of a blue swing-state governor world. Angler. Whitman. Tommy Thompson. Mitt Romney. Jeb Bush. And I mean, and these guys, this is all like how you win a Texas race, just run it up. And, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. Noonan: IT'S OVER. Murphy: Still, McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech and do himself some good Chuck Todd. ...

Open Mic Slip Up: Peggy Noonan/Mike Murphy Call Palin Pick Gimmicky
Say Anything — Conservative Peggy Noonan (who, ironically enough, published a very supportive column about Sarah Palin just this morning) was caught calling Palin a gimmicky pick on an open microphone after a discussion with MSNBC analyst Chuck Todd. Murphy: ...because I come out of a blue swing-state governor world. Angler. Whitman. Tommy Thompson. Mitt Romney. Jeb Bush. And I mean, and these guys, this is all like how you win a Texas race, just run it up. And, IT’S NOT GOING TO WORK. Noonan: IT’S OVER. Murphy: Still, McCain can ...

Did MSNBC Leak Noonan/Murphy ‘Political BS’ Exchange on Palin?
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Less than two hours after Peggy Noonan and former McCain advisor Mike Murphy appeared on MSNBC Wednesday afternoon, a YouTube video appeared of their candid exchange in which they dismissed Sarah Palin’s viability as a VP pick. The speed at which the video appeared indicated that it almost certainly originated from someone inside MSNBC, another favor for the Democrats this election year. Joshua Micah Marshall’s blog Talking Points Memo and the blog of Michael Calderone of the Politico broke news of Noonan and Murphy’s comments. The exchange started as MSNBC Chuck Todd previewed ...

Beware of live microphones
Political Animal — BEWARE OF LIVE MICROPHONES.... It was a rather unremarkable MSNBC segment outside the Republican National Convention, between Chuck Todd, Mike Murphy, and Peggy Noonan. But once the trio broke for a commercial break, they kept talking, and live microphones picked up their conversation. Mike Murphy, talking about Sarah Palin, said, "You know, because, I come out of the blue-swing-state-governor world. Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. I mean, and these guys, this is all like how you win a Texas race, you know, just run it up, and it's not gonna work." At that point, Peggy Noonan, presumably talking about the presidential race, ...

Hot Mic Picks Up Noonan and Murphy Dishing on Palin
44 — Making the Rounds Hot Mic Picks Up Noonan and Murphy Dishing on Palin By Jose Antonio Vargas It's all Palin, all the time, on the Web. Just hours before Gov. Sarah Palin's speech tonight in St. Paul, Minn., the latest YouTube video making the rounds captures off-the-cuff comments from prominent conservative columnist Peggy Noonan and former John McCain campaign manager Michael Murphy following a segment that aired today on NBC with Chuck Todd. Thinking that the microphone had been turned off -- or, perhaps, that the video signal had stopped transmitting -- Noonan and Murphy ripped into Palin as a political choice who would weigh down the GOP ...

Tonight: The Palin Scandals versus the Conservative Backlash
Open Left - Front Page — With yet more scandals around Palin, including her firing of a police chief who 'stepped' on her campaign contributors, the question tonight is whether independent voters will meet this young, attractive and charismatic woman and believe her story about being a small town mayor and reformer in Alaska who is being criticized solely because the media and political establishments hate outsiders.  This photo is being passed around over email, with obvious class overtones, just as the irritation of Republican elites with the Palin choice was picked up accidentally over a ...

La Noonan: “It’s Over” for McCain
I Am TRex — Beware, oh, beware the unexpectedly live microphone! Did Jesse Jackson teach us nothing? This is what Peggy Noonan said about Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin in her Wall Street Journal column today, entitled, “The Clear and Present Danger to the American Left”: Because she jumbles up so many cultural categories, because she is a feminist not in the Yale Gender Studies sense but the How Do I Reload This Thang way, because she is a woman who in style, history, moxie and femininity is exactly like a normal American feminist and not an ...

An Open Mic Moment with the Conservative Punditry
The Democratic Daily — Via Politico: After a segment with NBC’s Chuck Todd ended today, Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan were caught on a live mike ridiculing the choice of Sarah Palin. ...

Amanda Carpenter: MSNBC Leaked Off-Air Conversation
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Someone at MSNBC leaked an off-air conversation between Peggy Noonan, Chuck Todd and Mike Murphy and in that snipped it sounds like Noonan is saying the McCain campaign is "over" despite talking favorable about the candidate in a previous panel discussion. The leaked exchange is as follows, you can watch hear the audio HERE. ...

We interrupt this broadcast for a moment of honesty
Corrente — Holy. Jebus. Soon to be a million views in 24 hours!

And the Beast Shall Eat Itself
Confederate Yankee — And the Beast Shall Eat Itself A hot microphone, a revelation of dishonesty, and the violation of a long-held gentleman's agreement destroyed the credibility of the Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan today, and may have changed the complexion of the American news media forever. Noonan published an article ...

452,000 views in just four hours
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Holy cow. To recap, two top GOP pundits say the Palin pick is a joke and that Mccain is going to lose, without realizing their mics are on. 450,000 people have viewed the video in just the past four hours or so. Wow. You can read the transcript here ...

Noonan on Palin: They Blew It!
Informed Comment — One thing is what conservative pundits are saying in public about the McCain-Palin ticket. Another thing is what they think in private. Thanks to an accidental open-mike moment, we know the latter with regard to Mike Murphy and former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan. It turns out that they really think the choice of Palin was gimmicky, and a cynical attempt to create a 'political narrative' that would help McCain, but which would almost certainly hurt him instead. They are saddened that McCain stooped this low. The Republican political elite is "all bummed out" about it. Here ...

Peggy Noonan LIES to Readers and Then Tries to Redeem Herself
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Two conservative commentators on MSNBC, after they’re off the air, say what they really think about the Sarah Palin veep choice. After yesterday’s gaffe filtered through the internets back to Peggy Noonan, she issued an apologia of sorts on top of her ...

Daily Digest: Sarah Palin Has a Posse
techPresident — The Web on the Candidates Lurving Sarah Palin: Some voters may still be working out their reaction to Sarah Palin's hard charging speech last night, but her address and its sustained needling of Barack Obama certainly won insta-plaudits on the online right. Here's a sampling. The Next Right's Mindy Finn: "She demonstrated why she was a superior choice for McCain vs. the other so-called 'short list' VP picks." Red State's Ben Domenech: "What she said tonight shows that ...

The Miracle Worker
The American Spectator — Eight weeks remain until Election Day and the final result is still anyone's guess, but in just 10 days, Sarah Palin has performed a political miracle. The Alaska governor's selection as John McCain's running mate deprived Barack Obama of his most valuable asset -- the media limelight -- and even though coverage of her has been harshly negative, Palin produced the spark that finally ignited excitement among the disaffected conservative base of the Republican Party. The most obvious evidence of the Palin effect is the polls, which have seen a huge swing toward the GOP since her convention speech Wednesday. Saturday, Zogby ...

As the Lies Pile Up, McCain’s Former Fans Increasingly Repulsed by the Cynicism
Firedoglake — Tweety counts seven times that she has repeated her Bridge to Nowhere line. Meanwhile, as of 2:30 PM, ThinkProgress is up to 27 different uses of this line (including Palin's 8th use of it today). Meanwhile, one by one, the weight of this evidence has demonstrated to ...

Peggy Noonan finally caught the "Stop Sarah Palin" virus
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — Peggy Noonan was caught back in August saying that Sarah Palin was a cynical choice for a running mate. Not only did she say off-the-record but while the audiotape was still rolling that Palin was not fit to lead, she also said the Republicans just blew it. Watch it : Well, she's putting her nail on that McCain-Palin campaign coffin and it's worth a read from top to bottom. I am particularly impressed by her saying what I've been thinking for months about Palin : She is an ambitious woman, that's for sure, but only for her own sake. We know nothing about her core values, about ...

Making a list...
Michael Calderone's Blog — Politico ran its "Top Ten Media Blunders of 2008" yesterday, along with a follow-up from readers, looking at what didn't make the initial cut. And TVNewser readers chose Fox's "terrorist fist jab" as the most "blunderful." Of course, other media outlets are enjoying the annual tradition of list-making as offices begin clearing out for the holidays. Gawker went with the "Ten Worst Media Moments of 2008," including Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy dissing Sarah Palin on a hot mic. I overlooked this clip, which took place during the Republican Convention, along with another ...

Did You Ever Play Ball, Peggy?
Behind Blue Lines — Until the 2008 election, I sort of vaguely liked Peggy Noonan’s Wall Street Journal column. True, her writing style was prolix, run-on and a bit on the vague side, but one could take pleasure in it in the same way that one could take pleasure in eating a meringue – an elusive flavor with not much substance.  But there’s something about Sarah Palin that’s brought Noonan’s ugly – and well hidden – side to light.  At the convention, the Saint Peggy of pacific disposition had her own Spanish Cloister ...