On the day that John McCain selected Sarah Palin to be his running mate (August 29, 2008) the liberal journalists and commentators on Journolist swung into action, trying to figure out the best way to oppose her ([1]). One of those listening in was Joe Klein of Time Magazine:

Joe Klein of Time stopped by with an update on the latest from his magazine: "We're reporting that she actually supported the bridge to nowhere. First flub?" ...Klein, who displayed an independent streak in other circumstances ("anybody who knows me knows I do my own thinking," he said in a Wednesday interview), seemed to exude more partisanship that day than usual... ...Time’s Joe Klein then linked to his own piece, parts of which he acknowledged came from strategy sessions on Journolist. “Here’s my attempt to incorporate the accumulated wisdom of this august list-serve community,” he wrote. And indeed Klein’s article contained arguments developed by his fellow Journolisters. Klein praised Palin personally, calling her "fresh" and "delightful," but questioned her "militant" ideology. He noted Palin had endorsed parts of Obama’s energy proposal.

His attempt is here. If Klein were just learning facts about Palin from Journolist that would be one thing; however, some Journolisters wanted to portray her as an extremist nut, and Klein at least was starting to head in that direction. For later similar attempts from others, see the Sarah Palin smear page.

Note also the September 3, 2008 Klein piece "Angry Amateurs" (link):

There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case: it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it, pursued pork-barrel projects as mayor, tried to ban books at the local library and thinks the war in Iraq is "a task from God." The attempts by the McCain campaign to bully us into not reporting such things are not only stupidly aggressive, but unprofessional in the extreme.

The banning books story is questionable (link), and the "a task from God" story is false. See this and this. Whether the lie about her quote was started by the Associated Press, by Joe Klein, or perhaps even by someone on Journolist isn't clear.

UPDATE: Klein responds here.On the day that John McCain selected Sarah Palin to be his running mate (August 29, 2008) the liberal journalists and commentators on Journolist swung into action, trying to figure out the best way to oppose her ([2]). One of those listening in was Joe Klein of Time Magazine:

Joe Klein of Time stopped by with an update on the latest from his magazine: "We're reporting that she actually supported the bridge to nowhere. First flub?" ...Klein, who displayed an independent streak in other circumstances ("anybody who knows me knows I do my own thinking," he said in a Wednesday interview), seemed to exude more partisanship that day than usual... ...Time’s Joe Klein then linked to his own piece, parts of which he acknowledged came from strategy sessions on Journolist. “Here’s my attempt to incorporate the accumulated wisdom of this august list-serve community,” he wrote. And indeed Klein’s article contained arguments developed by his fellow Journolisters. Klein praised Palin personally, calling her "fresh" and "delightful," but questioned her "militant" ideology. He noted Palin had endorsed parts of Obama’s energy proposal.

His attempt is here. If Klein were just learning facts about Palin from Journolist that would be one thing; however, some Journolisters wanted to portray her as an extremist nut, and Klein at least was starting to head in that direction. For later similar attempts from others, see the Sarah Palin smear page.

Note also the September 3, 2008 Klein piece "Angry Amateurs" (link):

There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case: it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it, pursued pork-barrel projects as mayor, tried to ban books at the local library and thinks the war in Iraq is "a task from God." The attempts by the McCain campaign to bully us into not reporting such things are not only stupidly aggressive, but unprofessional in the extreme.

The banning books story is questionable (link), and the "a task from God" story is false. See this and this. Whether the lie about her quote was started by the Associated Press, by Joe Klein, or perhaps even by someone on Journolist isn't clear.

UPDATE: Klein responds here.

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[1] dailycaller . com/2010/07/22/
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[2] dailycaller . com/2010/07/22/
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