does even she know what she's saying any more?

Palin: Media threatening my First Amendment rights.

During an interview with conservative radio host Chris Plante this morning, Sarah Palin said that because the media have described her criticism of Barack Obama’s associations with Bill Ayers and Rev. Jeremiah Right as negative campaigning, that “may constitute an attack that threatens a candidate’s free speech rights under the Constitution.” ABC News reports:

“If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations,” Palin told host Chris Plante, “then I don’t know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media.”

(Think Progress)
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Um, i hope she realizes that first amendment rights apply to other people, as well as her! Which means that she is allowed to say incredibly stupid, racist, untrue and mindless things, but people are allowed to point out that they are stupid, racist, untrue and mindless and, yes, are negative campaigning!