Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: British press, Sarah Palin, USA politics
It’s clear to most of us that French President Nicolas Sarkozy wouldn’t choose a Montreal radio call-in show to speak to Sarah Palin about…well, anything.
Unfortunately, this didn’t register with Palin herself. A basic knowledge of French music or Hustler magazine’s current agenda would have made it abundantly clear she was the victim of a well organised prank.
This scenario seems a gift to the press, however Britain has remained strangely impartial. Both the BBC and the Guardian are proof, playing it straight until Peter Walker’s parting line:
‘Maybe Palin – like many others – still can’t believe the position she’s in right now.’
A casual reminder that the British press don’t let her get away with it completely.
Skip across the Atlantic, however, and coverage picks up where Walker left off. The Canadian Press had a field day. I’m just not sure why we didn’t. Perhaps the British press decided to let this one pass, in light of the many that have preceded it.
