On Wednesday, former Gov. Sarah Palin used an appearance by Democrat Anthony Weiner on Fox News’s Hannity and a letter written by a 79-year old American dying of cancer to his Washington senators to assail Washington’s permanent political class.
Palin first expressed disbelief that liberals and the mainstream press propped up someone like Weiner while he was ambitiously rising up the ranks in Congress:
Really, liberals, to think you supported this fine gent in Congress all those years with minions in the media propping him up? Hmmmmmm. I hope Weiner continues to be a spokesman for the liberal cause because his position pretty much says it all.
She then used Weiner’s appearance on Sean Hannity’s show to make a broader point about why Americans hate politicians so much:
Just as interesting juxtaposition to show what average Americans think of members of Congress like Anthony Weiner and the permanent political class in D.C., I’m pasting below a letter that was posted online in various forums. It was apparently sent by a gentlemen in Washington state to his senators. I don’t know this gentleman and can’t verify the authenticity of the letter, but its words ring true with the sound wisdom of We the People.
Palin pasted a letter from Billy Schoonover, a 79-year old American who is dying of cancer who wrote to Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in April of 2013. The letter’s authenticity appears to have been verified.
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