Obama by Proxy via Instapundit.

Palin’s admirers often marvel at how the charges leveled against her are far more applicable to the current President. People who voted for an undistinguished junior senator from Illinois with few accomplishments are quick to assault Palin’s “lack of experience.” The same folks who instruct us that Barack Obama is a physical paragon, and Michelle Obama is the most beautiful woman in the world – a goddess who causes fashion models to slink from her path in shame – belittle Palin for her good looks. Defenders of the most fabulously corrupt administration in modern history mumble about the murky details of obscure “scandals” manufactured by Alaskan bloggers. They turn away from the sad spectacle of a manifestly incompetent President to sneer that a woman who alters the course of legislative battles with blog posts is some kind of an idiot.
They dismiss Going Rogue as “ghost written” while ignoring the specter of Bill Ayers plodding through Obama’s books, a sputtering bomb clutched in its skeletal fingers. A few lines scribbled on Palin’s palm glow more brightly in their imaginations than terabytes of data flowing across the screen of Obama’s teleprompter. They accuse Palin of being a “divisive” and “polarizing” figure, while Obama launches Taxi Driver rants against evil insurance companies, cops acting stupidly, tonsil-stealing doctors, and everyone else who crosses his path.
I used to dismiss these contradictions as simply hypocrisy, but perhaps these people are angry at Palin because of her perceived similarities to Barack Obama, not in spite of them. They need someplace to ground the lightning of their frustration and disappointment, and they’re not allowed to be angry at Obama.

It’s a clever observation, but how does he account for this visceral hatred of Sarah Palin even before Barack Obama served a day in office? Consider the Washington Post’s endorsement of Barack Obama, which stated:

And we find no way to square his professed passion for America’s national security with his choice of a running mate who, no matter what her other strengths, is not prepared to be commander in chief.

But as Don Surber pointed out way back:

Democrats nominated an inexperienced but cute senator who won’t just be a heartbeat from the presidency; he will be the heartbeat.

The Sen. Obama’s lack of experience didn’t give the Post’s editors pause, but Gov. Palin’s lack of experience was used to Sen. McCain’s detriment. Maybe the anti-Palin crowd is expressing its frustration with the President, but it isn’t the only dynamic going on.

The preceding week was so eventful I decided to put the synopsis below the winning entries. Surmise it to say that the financial crisis, a media that continues to whitewash the associations of Barack Obama, a GOP candidate that continues to miss opportunity after opportunity to confront Barack Obama with questions of importance to the conservative base  and the breath of fresh air known as Sarah Palin dominated the weeks conversation.

Winning Council Entries

• First place with 2 2/3 votes! – Wolf Howling – Hurricane Subprime – Part I (1977-2000)
• Second place with 2 votes – The Razor – If Obama Wins
• Third place with 2/3 vote – (T*) Soccer Dad – No runs, no hits, plenty of errors
• Third place with 2/3 vote – (T*) Joshuapundit – How The Democrats Created the Financial Crisis
• Fourth place with 1/3 vote – The Colossus of Rhodey – The downside of being a teacher

Winning Non-Council Entries

• First place with 3 votes! – Submitted By: Soccer Dad – Baseball Crank – The Integrity Gap, Part I of III: Gov. Sarah Palin
• Second place with 1 2/3 votes – Submitted By: The Glittering Eye – Heretical Ideas – Obama v. McCain: Foreign Policy
• Third place with 2/3 votes – (T*) – Submitted By: Joshuapundit – Michelle Malkin – How ACORN got a piece of the bailout pie
• Third place with 2/3 votes – (T*) – Submitted By: Cheat-Seeking Missiles – American Thinker – How Allies of George Soros Helped Bring Down Wachovia Bank
• Third place with 2/3 votes – (T*) – Submitted By: Wolf Howling – Q&O – Watch As Democrats Try To Blame Financial Mess On “Deregulation”
• Fourth place with 1/3 votes – Submitted By: Bookworm Room – Pajamas Media – Obama and the Attempt to Destroy the Second Amendment

* – T denotes a tie

A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. Most importantly the financial markets continue their steady decline despite attempts by the U.S. government to commit the largest power grab in the nation’s history.

Despite pumping nearly a trillion dollars of taxpayer money into the middle of a blazing fire not 1 person has been indicted, no independent investigator has been assigned and few in power have the desire to hold anyone accountable. Worse, the pork laden bailout failed to alleviate concerns with confidence and did not open up tightly locked credit. Both of which are critical if the world global markets are going to stop the skid that is occurring at this very moment.

Meanwhile the excesses continue. AIG lavished insurance executives with a $443,000 weeklong stay at the St. Regis Monarch Bay resort and spa before the ink was even dry on the $85 Billion dollar loan that will be paid for by American taxpayers.  Adding insult to injury, the New York Federal Reserve has agreed to “lend” AIG an additional $37.8 Billion dollars a mere three weeks after the first figure was agreed upon. Experts are skeptical that AIG will be able to sell their assets in the midst of a credit crunch. The American taxpayers loses again.

The U.S. government isn’t even close to being done with their thrift store purchases. Student loans are in the cross hairs, an increase on the pork laden $850 Billion dollar bailout is being mulled, the government is looking to reduce the principle on existing home mortgages and an undefined group of “wealthy people” are facing the prospect a tax code rewrite that will negate their 401k’s tax exempt status. Healthcare and credit card debt loom on the horizon.

Meanwhile on the election front the media is being dragged kicking and screaming to ask Barack Obama about his relationship with unrepentant terrorists William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. Most of them used the opportunity to allow Barack Obama and his handlers to spew talking points, rarely if ever met by a follow up question, satisfied to buy the line that Obama didn’t know of Ayers terrorist past or that Ayers was now a reformed educator.

This is the week that was. During that time the Watchers Council diligently scoured over a score of article and came up with a list of winning articles that takes on the established narrative by those that are supposedly paid to be objective.

Please read these very important articles:

The much maligned Sarah Palin showed up for last night’s VP debate with Senator Joe Biden and much to the chagrin of the mainstream media she didn’t fall flat on her face. After lowering expectations for Barack Obama’s debate with John McCain the media tried to convince Americans that a tie for their hero somehow translated to a win.

Conversely the media called the “election over” prior to Palin’s appearance on the big screen with Sir Gaffalot Joe Biden. While the narrative is that Palin did good but Biden won (insert laughter here) Obama’s water carriers in the media are starting to look foolish.

Meanwhile the House is going to vote on a financial bailout plan that grew from a couple of pages to 451 pages overnight. Not content to simply concentrate on the economy the Senate wedged in a stunning amount of pork and special interest handouts.

The audience for the debate last night hada 45.0 rating compared to Obama and McCain that had  a 31.6. Nearly 11 million viewers tuned in to watch the debate on CNN alone.

The following entries were voted into the winners circle by the Watchers Council:

Winning Council Entries

• First place with 3 votes – Cheat-Seeking Missiles – McCain’s Needed New Messaging Strategy
• Second place with 1 1/3 votes – Wolf Howling – A Doddering Fool
• Third place with 1 vote – (T*) The Glittering Eye – System Failure
• Third place with 1 vote – (T*) The Colossus of Rhodey – I thought the Left wanted to talk about issues?
• Fourth place with 1/3 votes – (T*) Joshuapundit – The Crap Sandwich
• Fourth place with 1/3 votes – (T*) Bookworm Room – When God closes a door, he sometimes opens a window
• Fourth place with 1/3 votes – (T*) Soccer Dad – McCain’s role

Winning Non-Council Entries

• First place with 2 2/3 votes – Submitted By: Cheat-Seeking Missiles – American Thinker – Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis
• Second place with 1 1/3 votes – (T*) Submitted By: Rhymes With Right – St Louis C of CC Blog – Obamination: Obama Supporters Bob McCulloch, Jennifer Joyce Threaten to Prosecute People For Criticizing Obama
• Second place with 1 1/3 votes – (T*) Submitted By: Joshuapundit – ShrinkWrapped – Everything Is New Under The Sun
• Third place with 1 vote – Submitted By: Wolf Howling – Dinah Lord – Then The Gods Of The Market Tumbled . . .
• Fourth place with 2/3 votes – (T*) Submitted By: Soccer Dad – Q & O – Learning from history
• Fourth place with 2/3 votes – (T*) Submitted By: The Glittering Eye – Infectious Greed – Voltaire, Batman and the Precipice
• Fifth place with 1/3 votes – Submitted By: Bookworm Room – Wall Street Journal – Debates Don’t Always Reveal Character

* – T denotes a tie

Week three of Palin Derangement Syndrome continues as the mainstream media supporters of liberal Democrats move from ridiculously over the top attacks to hysterical antics, tricks and downright mis-characterizations. Despite their best efforts Barack Obama continues sliding in the polls.

Perhaps the most bizarre example of the mainstream media meltdown was the decision by The Atlantic magazine to hire deranged celebutard photographer Jill Greenberg for a cover story on John McCain. Being a deranged lefty affords Greenberg some perks, such as shooting McCain with camera angles designed to make him look tired and old (shadow trickery done for horror movie like shoots). The topper was when she exposed her idiocy by bragging about the whole scheme to some fan sites and then took outtakes from the shoot and published them on her personal site complete with a monkey (chimp) defecating on John  McCain’s head among other photoshopped ignoramity. (probably not a real world but I submit that it should be)

Keep in mind that these are the people that make up Barack Obama’s voting base. Nice. Talk about weasels.

Sadly Greenberg is only one weasel in a world filled with them. The Watchers council has submitted a collection of articles that is sure to thrill weasel watchers the world over. Enjoy.

Council Submissions

• Cheat-Seeking Missiles – Lipstick Not Only Pig-Hockey Mom Difference
• Bookworm Room – False Syllogisms
• Wolf Howling – McCain, Fannie, Freddie & Obamafuscation
• Soccer Dad – Osama didn’t bark. Why not?
• Rhymes With Right – Hurricane Ike — The Pissed Off Post
• The Glittering Eye – The Anniversary
• The Razor – There Must Be Blood
• Joshuapundit – Obama’s Connection With The Nation Of Islam
• The Colossus of Rhodey – The Latest — and Lamest — Charge of Racism
• Education Wonk – U.S. City Celebrates Mexican Independence Day

Non-Council Submissions

• Submitted by: Cheat-Seeking Missiles – Politically Drunk on Power: Obama’s Sub-Prime Buddies! Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, & More
• Submitted by: Bookworm Room – National Review Online: Pete Hegseth’s Barack, Revealed
• Submitted by: Wolf Howling – Brits at Their Best: 9-11-1777 What If?
• Submitted by: Soccer Dad – Doug Ross Journal: Jamie Gorelick: Mistress of Disaster
• Submitted by: Rhymes With Right – The Next Right: Strangle the Democrats with Fannie, Freddie, and the Housing crisis
• Submitted by: The Glittering Eye – Global Labor: Obama/Ayers/Annenberg Update: The NY Times finally mentions the A-word
• Submitted by: The Razor – PROMETHEAN ANTAGONIST: Justice, Injustice & Plain BS
• Submitted by: Joshuapundit – American Digest: Monsters from the Id: Good-bye to All That’s Democrat
• Submitted by: The Colossus of Rhodey – Open Market.Org: College Official Ignorantly Claims Pacific Northwest Is Racist
• Submitted by: Education Wonk – Dr. Sanity: The Tragicomic Demise of the Postmodern Pseudo-Hero By Dr. Sanity