Ms. Palin

Sarah came out with her verbal guns blazing *when she took on the media during her speech at the Republican National Convention. After hearing a few of her remarks, I immediately thought of a past vice president. I could change a few dates and phrases and the following could be about "The Dear Downtrodden Governor from Alaska".
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On November 13, 1969, Vice President Spiro Agnew became a household word when he vehemently denounced television news broadcasters as a biased "unelected elite" who subjected President Richard M. Nixon's speeches to instant analysis. The president had a right to communicate directly with the people, Agnew asserted, without having his words "characterized through the prejudices of hostile critics." Agnew raised the possibility of greater government regulation of this "virtual monopoly," a suggestion that the veteran television newscaster Walter Cronkite took as "an implied threat to freedom of speech in this country." But Agnew's words rang true to those whom Nixon called the Silent Majority.
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To read more about Spiro, go here.

* an excellent commentary at Slate