Journolisters Plotted to Find Best Line of Attack Against Sarah Palin

Again, not surprising in the least given the liberal media members who were involved:

In the hours after Sen. John McCain announced his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate in the last presidential race, members of an online forum called Journolist struggled to make sense of the pick. Many of them were liberal reporters, and in some cases their comments reflected a journalist’s instinct to figure out the meaning of a story.

But in many other exchanges, the Journolisters clearly had another, more partisan goal in mind: to formulate the most effective talking points in order to defeat Palin and McCain and help elect Barack Obama president. The tone was more campaign headquarters than newsroom.

The conversation began with a debate over how best to attack Sarah Palin. “Honestly, this pick reeks of desperation,” wrote Michael Cohen of the New America Foundation in the minutes after the news became public. “How can anyone logically argue that Sarah Pallin [sic], a one-term governor of Alaska, is qualified to be President of the United States? Train wreck, thy name is Sarah Pallin.”

Not a wise argument, responded Jonathan Stein, a reporter for Mother Jones. If McCain were asked about Palin’s inexperience, he could simply point to then candidate Barack Obama’s similarly thin resume. “Q: Sen. McCain, given Gov. Palin’s paltry experience, how is she qualified to be commander in chief?,” Stein asked hypothetically. “A: Well, she has much experience as the Democratic nominee.”

“What a joke,” added Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker. “I always thought that some part of McCain doesn’t want to be president, and this choice proves my point. Welcome back, Admiral Stockdale.”

You can read the ugly details in the rest of the piece.

Journolisters are now being shamed into making public admissions of membership in the group and the occasional non-apology apology.  The NPR producer Sarah Spitz who posted about wanting to watch Rush Limbaugh die has issued the classic "I apologize to anyone who was offended" BS non-apology that really just says "I don't think I did anything wrong but some of you morons out there were offended, so here's your little insincere apology".  Of course, she did not offer an apology to Rush Limbaugh, the only person who deserved one from her.  Her non-apology has not made her any less despicable.  Look for more of this kind of stuff in the coming days.

The Daily Caller now has Journolisters running for cover.  It's fun to watch.