The Facebook posts Palin doesn’t want you to see. - By John Dickerson
The deletions amount to a real-time look at how much effort and care Palin puts into protecting her public image. It’s not just the number of posts that are screened out that gives some indication of how seriously Palin’s team is monitoring things. The superfine mesh through which posts are sifted also gives an indication of the work involved. You don’t get erased just for using vulgarity or pushing spam (which Facebook might remove anyway if flagged). The kinds of posts that are likely to get you removed from the Palin comments section can be divided into categories (the comments have not been edited):
Mean comments about Sarah Palin. “Please go away from my wall. I do not like you or agree with any dumb thing you say or do.”
Mean things about the people who say mean things about Sarah Palin. “if you dont like her posts LEAVE THE GROUP DUMBASS!!!!”
Racial or ethnic slurs. “America’s greatest threat is Marxism and International Jewry/Zionism! We will never regain our Liberty and Freedom until we expel every Jew from America!”
Polite disagreement. “Sarah, perception is everything! I learned that in the military. All you have to do is disassociate yourself from those Tea Partiers that are indeed racist and the NAACP gones [sic] away,” wrote one in response to Palin’s post on the NAACP’s charge that the Tea Party tolerated racism. “Even they [the NAACP] admit the Tea Party is not a racist organization. Mrs. Palin, I believe you to be an honorable Woman. You believe in your cause. Sometimes for the good of the cause one has to make a stand even to those that support the cause. Remember John Mccain, circa 2008 in which a woman stood up and called Candidate Obama a Muslim. The Honorable John Mccain rebuked her. This could be your moment.”
Too much agreement. “Do us a favor Sarah, trap a few Wolves and ship em to D.C., they do eat Rats don’t they? Have a great trip Sarah, God Bless.”
Criticism of her children. “please dont let your daughter do a reality show :( but i love your family and you ..hope thats just a rumor from the liberals.”
Anything about Obama’s birth certificate or conspiracies related thereto, even in muted form. “Just so we’re clear, Conspiracy theories about Obama’s refusal to release his college records—lunacy. Conspiracy theories about Trig Palin—journalism.”
Funny article. Check the sidebar - “The Complete Palinisms”