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EmailD. Parvaz, who wrote incisive, drive-the-right-wing-wild columns for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial page before the paper's demise, had an early read on the political and financial calculations that would drive Sarah Palin and Fox News together. As Parvaz noted today, her "something to say" blog predicted Palin's just-announced contract with Fox back in July.
The original item, which expressed elation for the people of Alaska about Palin's resignation as governor, included this thought on the future: "Palin’s next career move will likely be a farce of a memoir and highly-paid gigs as a commentator on Fox News (perhaps her pal Greta Van Susteren can show her the ropes?) and as a spokesperson for the anti-choice movement, like, say, Concerned Women for America, which backed her during her silly spat with David Letterman."
My own first reaction, somewhat overstated and posted as a comment on her blog earlier, was that Parvaz had predicted the Fox contract after first asking herself: What would be truly manipulative, abusive, propagandistic?
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Posted Mon, Jan 11, 4:12 p.m. Inappropriate
Now, a list of people who didn't predict Palin would end up at Fox - that would be interesting. What a non-story.
Posted Mon, Jan 11, 5:25 p.m. Inappropriate
Yes, not that hard to predict.
Still, thanks for pointing me to D. Parvaz's blog - she always struck me as a smart and funny writer. Good to know she's still at it.
Posted Mon, Jan 11, 8:19 p.m. Inappropriate
And this was written by an associate editor at Crosscut?
I mean, if this "D. Parvaz" is buddy of yours, or whatever, why didn't you just run a huge ad for her blog.
"D. Parvaz" writes something obvious that 1 million other bloggers probably did, and you herald this as some kind fabulous "early read?"
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 7:07 a.m. Inappropriate
D. Parvaz was an American-hating far leftist and for Joe to delete comments critizing her says more about him and narrow view. Too bad Crosscut supports that kind of behavior.
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 9:01 a.m. Inappropriate
Cameron is right.
For Crosscut to delete, without notice or comment, comments that are at odds with their "enlightened" liberal Seattle view, is abhorrent to proper discourse and vetting of the issues of the day.
And you present this as a warm, fuzzy, local place.
The Geezer thinks not. Even my polite, but pointed disagreement with your writers causes you to smite me.
Valuable warnings to the sheeples that your writers dodged a bullet, that the cops and persecutors are not always on the up and up, and don't follow the law, giving a big pass to the literati was deleted.
And you are asking for my support?
Bah.
The Geez
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 9:02 a.m. Inappropriate
Cameron, hello, I'm a reader of Crosscut as well as a writer here. Joe had nothing to do with deleting your earlier comment. I emailed the editor the suggestion that it be deleted because it was sheer invective, with no apparent reasoning offered in support. Such comments contribute nothing to civil discussion and, left to stand, imply that calling people names in public spaces is acceptable behavior. I'll bet your invective of this morning - not civil, exactly, but having a phrase or two of apparent reasoning - will stand.
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 9:37 a.m. Inappropriate
I agree, it wasn't much of a prediction. Ms. Palin certainly has more allure than Mike Huckabee, who has been at Fox since 2008. Maybe it's a good thing. Aside from the Republican rhetoric, she might learn something.
I do think the left writers give her power. No offense, D. Parvas, but I believe the MM who have ridiculed and persecuted Ms. Palin have made her. If it weren't for you, she might have gone quietly into the night.
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 9:38 a.m. Inappropriate
Ah, yes, well in the spirit of keeping sheer invective off these august pages, let's also delete the last two paragraphs of the original article.
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 9:42 a.m. Inappropriate
You certainly must not have reviewed much of Ms. Parvaz's work in the PI if " sheer invective and no apparent reasoning offered in support" is your standard. All in the eye of the beholder I suppose, your blog, your rules, some pigs are more equal than others I guess.
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 4:30 p.m. Inappropriate
Really, predicting Sarah Palin would land at Fox News. Nobody else saw that coming.
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 7:43 p.m. Inappropriate
dbreneman, must agree with you about the quality of Copeland's concluding Q above, although at least he concedes that it was "somewhat overstated."
Posted Tue, Jan 12, 8:34 p.m. Inappropriate
Agreed on that point, JLightfoot; I will gladly give credit where it's due.
Posted Wed, Jan 13, 7:28 a.m. Inappropriate
Again, Cameron nails it.
some pigs more equal than others, indeed.
And whoever said liberals are less tolerant than right wing whack-os was right.
You are entitled to your opinion as long as you agree with me, and I adjuge it to be to my liking.
Is this a community place, or is that just another liberal mouthpiece for Silly Seattle?
Inquiring minds wanna know.
The Geez
Posted Tue, Jan 19, 1:25 p.m. Inappropriate
My own first reaction, somewhat overstated and posted as a comment on her blog earlier, was that Parvaz had predicted the Fox contract after first asking herself: What would be truly manipulative, abusive, propagandist?
This column is truly manipulative, abusive and propagandist.