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http://www.theatlanticright.com/2011/04/20/palin-defends-the-not-so-smart-trump/
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Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, believes Donald Trump is being treated unfairly by the mainstream media. Politico reports that she especially takes issue with the MSM’s obsession with the ‘birther issue.’

Palin, who’s been trading kind words with Trump in recent days, said on Fox News that the real estate mogul isn’t pushing the birther issue and would talk about more substantial issues — if only the press would let him. Reporters, she said, are “hammering [Trump] about the one issue that he has brought up and not been shy about — that’s the birth certificate. … He’s answering reporters’ questions about his view on the birth certificate. And reporters turn that around and say that’s all he’s got.

Although Palin is obviously right that the media love to focus on this kind of thing, not they but Trump himself is to blame for the coverage he receives. If Trump is half as smart as he seems to believe, he’d simply start talking about other subjects, regardless of the actual question asked.

Let’s imagine a reporter asks: “Tell us about the birth certificate?” Instead of giving the reporter what he wants, Trump could say: “Oh, I’d rather talk about the deficit. You see, Obama’s running this country into the ground” etc. yada yada yada. It’s not that difficult to do. Heck, professional politicians do it all the time.

I understand it that Palin, Trump and other Republicans believe the media are biased (because, well, they are), but it’s time for them to stop nagging about it. Yes mainstream reporters support progressive politicians. And yes, they’ll do everything in their power to hurt a conservative candidate’s chances. But instead of nagging about it day in, day out, conservatives should fight back by giving them a taste of their own medicine. Return the favor and don’t let the ‘mainstream media’ define you. Take charge of your own image.

It’s obviously easier said than done but I get really tired of us – those who belong to ‘the right’ – playing defense and whining all day long. It’s time for us to grow a spine and to stop crying about how unfairly we’re being treated.

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    offshore corporation She noted it wasn t that unthinkable for Trump to be curious about Obama s birth certificate as it was an issue that has transfixed a sizable segment of the body politic..She expressed hope that perhaps Trump s piles of money would be the key ingredient missing from prior investigations of the President s birthplace .When asked about the controversy surrounding Barack Obamas birth certificate Sarah Palin responded in a credible and professional manner but also provided some red meat for her base I believe he was born in Hawaii however the president s decision not to release his birth certificate was perplexing. ....
    • Michael Merritt Offshore, some organizations simply don't release certain documents. For example, in doing research about the Arizona bill, I learned that some hospitals simply won't release birth records. I just don't see why people won't accept the document the state government says is acceptable.
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