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Kristol: 'Hit Piece' on Palin Has No Credibility

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2009 5:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Bill Kristol comes to the defense of Sarah Palin today in the wake of the “hit piece” about her in Vanity Fair. In a blog on the Weekly Standard, Kristol says the lengthy—and negative—article by “lefty journalist” Todd Purdum “is full of dubious claims, and is dependent on self-serving stories provided on background by some of the people who ran the McCain campaign into the ground.”

Kristol finds it hard to believe that “several” people told Purdum they had consulted the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders in regard to Palin’s ego. So who’s behind the slurs? The sources are anonymous, but Kristol finds it fishy that McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt just happened to send a “friendly email” to an unnamed journalist the day the article appeared. “Perhaps Steve was nervous someone would finger him for the Purdum piece.”

Sarah Palin, in November.
Sarah Palin, in November.   (AP Photo)
Sarah Palin, in January.
Sarah Palin, in January.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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You don’t have to be a big Palin fan to recognize the article is full of dubious claims. - William Kristol

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IndependentThinker
Jul 2, 2009 4:45 AM CDT
CS my be a troll but what he wants benefit us. If we all agree with each other we will learn little and think less. If we get a troll in the mix we have a challenge (all be it a simple one), we will strive for more information, like weapons to fight the troll.
Snarfeh
Jul 1, 2009 12:41 PM CDT
Doggone, doc. You might want to chill a bit so she will invite you over to her house to see Russia from her deck.
Snarfeh
Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM CDT
Omg, Jesus came back!

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