The American Spectator : Who Is Sally Quinn?

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Who Is Sally Quinn?

By Jeffrey Lord on 9.9.08 @ 12:08AM

As Dracula fears a cross, so a liberal media doyenne is terrified by Sarah Palin.

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US Weekly 's Palin cover proclaiming "Babies, Lies & Scandal." But these days the recognition of the game is quick, the reaction time instantaneous and thorough. Images shot around the Internet with a pairing of the US Weekly Palin cover hatchet job quickly matched with an earlier, loving US Weekly cover of the Obamas, cooing "Michelle Obama: Why Barack Loves Her." Fox correspondent Megyn Kelly investigated, eviscerating US Weekly senior editor Bradley Jacobs in front of Fox cameras. (See br> here .) /p>

Word spread instantly to those who might not know that US Weekly is owned by the lefty Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone. Wenner is an Obama (and Gore, Edwards etc., etc., etc.) contributor. "I finance all the Democrats," Wenner told Business Week. Indeed, and he uses his magazines to push his politics (not that there's anything wrong with that). He was in the news awhile back for leaving his wife for another guy and the two men had twins earlier this year (don't ask). All of which is to say that, in the tradition of Ben and Sally and other of his fellow liberals in the media, the liberal Mr. Wenner has an agenda, in his case of despising social conservatives and their beliefs centering on same-sex marriage or gay rights in general. But unlike the straight-forwardly political and left-leaning Rolling Stone, US Weekly is commonly viewed as something else entirely, which Wenner and company certainly know. So under the sly guise of a seemingly innocent, gossipy tabloid he will ruthlessly pursue that agenda in typical liberal media fashion. Which we have all learned long ago means making the philosophical deeply personal, savaging whomever -- in this case Sarah Palin -- to try and manipulate public opinion. Pretending all the while the media venue at issue is completely objective, as indeed the US Weekly senior editor tried to pretend to Fox's Megyn Kelly. In the case of US Weekly we are supposed to think it simply a harmless little celebrity magazine for you to peruse while waiting to check out your canned beets. This is, of course, a lie.

This election, so unpredictable all year long, has now taken on an additional unforeseen aspect. Thanks to the selection by John McCain of Sarah Palin, this race will become in part a referendum on the core beliefs of the liberal media itself and the tricks of the trade they employ to advance their agenda. A discussion of the deeply elitist concepts of class, women, favoritism, special treatment and, well, old-fashioned straight up snobbery by people who quite laughably have zero to be snobs about.

Who is Sally Quinn? Someone who got her career in a decidedly different way than Sarah Palin.

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topics:
Trade, Sarah Palin, Television, Business, Law, Alaska

About the Author

Jeffrey Lord is a former Reagan White House political director and author. He writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (26) | Leave a comment

Lisa Clayton| 4.30.09 @ 4:39PM

I am attempting, with no success to locate either a telephone number or e-mail address for Saly Quinn or her assitant in hopes of asking her to host our 2010 conference on the Princeton University Campus. Thank you for your time and consideration. I will look forwrad to your reply. Lisa

Lynda Bryant| 7.11.09 @ 12:38AM

Women have a right in this country to aspire to be anything they want. If you are a true femininist, you would be promoting her with your guns ablazing...oh yeah, you probably want to have everyone put them away so we won't hurt ourselves, because we are too stupid to own them. Tonight you spoke of having a special needs child...get off the ticket you pious hypocrite and take care of your own child.

Craig| 11.20.09 @ 4:39AM

Ms. Bryant- I fear you mistook Ms. Quinn for Ms. Palin!

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Marc| 9.28.10 @ 11:00AM

I couldn't agree more. Great writing! These women are so different. I think America is finding they like the Palin style a little better as her beliefs tend to line up more with the average citizen.
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Womens Watches| 1.7.10 @ 8:04PM

Well they didn't win so we don't have to worry about that. Thank god the people in this country wised up.

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terug bij mijn ex| 5.2.10 @ 2:44PM

Sarah Palin is nowhere to compare to sally quin.Though i cannot imagine that her points will ever be ervoked!

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AZ Refi| 5.8.10 @ 11:02PM

Ah, to be Liberal or not to be. That is the real question!

Roger Sherman| 12.8.10 @ 8:54PM

I don't know if I've ever heard someone criticize Sally Quinn as well as seen here. Much of what is said here certainly makes sense, but not all of it. 2009 Harley-Davidson Night Rod SpecialIn any case, not many people were addressing this issue at the time.

Roger Sherman| 12.8.10 @ 8:56PM

I don't know if I've ever heard someone criticize Sally Quinn as well as seen here. Much of what is said here certainly makes sense, but not all of it. 2009 Harley Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide -In any case, not many people were addressing this issue at the time.

Lily88| 1.15.11 @ 6:54PM

I don't think we can compare Palin and Quinn...
Thanks for this article.

Big Air Horns| 3.4.11 @ 2:16PM

I am not sure comparing Palin and Quinn is a very good comparison. I do like palin's views on drilling for oil in Alaska.

Headaches Everyday| 5.15.11 @ 12:39PM

Comparing Quinn and Palin is like comparing apples to pears. They have quite different views on matters.

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Jack de Bruin| 4.16.12 @ 7:37PM

This story sounds a bit like the Dutch Jacoba van Beieren. She ruled the Netherlands for a couple of years. Here problem was also a competitor which has powerfull conections in the media. She did winn though...