Yesterday, Peggy Noonan wrote in the Wall Street Journal an "explanation" of what she meant by " I think they went for this -- excuse me-- political bullsh*t about narratives --." The article is below....

Well, I just got mugged by the nature of modern media, and I wish it weren't my fault, but it is. Readers deserve an explanation, so I'm putting a new top on today's column and, with the forbearance of the Journal, here it is.

Wednesday afternoon, in a live MSNBC television panel hosted by NBC's political analyst Chuck Todd, and along with Republican strategist Mike Murphy, we discussed Sarah Palin's speech this evening to the Republican National Convention. I said she has to tell us in her speech who she is, what she believes, and why she's here. We spoke of Republican charges that the media has been unfair to Mrs. Palin, and I defended the view that while the media should investigate every quote and vote she's made, and look deeply into her career, it has been unjust in its treatment of her family circumstances, and deserved criticism for this.

Chuck Todd: Mike Murphy, lots of free advice, we'll see if Steve Schmidt and the boys were watching. We'll find out on your blackberry. Tonight voters will get their chance to hear from Sarah Palin and she will get the chance to show voters she's the right woman for the job Up next, one man who's already convinced and he'll us why Gov. Jon Huntsman.

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Peggy Noonan: Yeah.

Mike Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor world: Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. I mean, these guys -- this is how you win a Texas race, just run it up. And it's not gonna work. And --

PN: It's over.

MM: Still McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good.

CT: I also think the Palin pick is insulting to Kay Bailey Hutchinson, too.

PN: Saw Kay this morning.

CT: Yeah, she's never looked comfortable about this --

MM: They're all bummed out.

CT: Yeah, I mean is she really the most qualified woman they could have turned to?

PN: The most qualified? No! I think they went for this -- excuse me-- political bullsh*t about narratives --

CT: Yeah they went to a narrative.

MM: I totally agree.

PN: Every time the Republicans do that, because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at, they blow it.

MM: You know what's really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism, and this is cynical.

CT: This is cynical, and as you called it, gimmicky.

MM: Yeah.

Listen: Peggy Noonan on Palin:"Political bullsh*t"

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Carly Fiorina, Chairman, RNC Victory 2998, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Former Gov. Jane Swift (R-MA), Rosario Marin, Former U.S. Treasurer, Nancy Pfotenhauer, McCain 08' Policy Advisor, Renee Amore, Pennsylvania Republican Party Deputy Chairman criticizes the media and liberals for sexism again Gov. Palin.

Carly Fiorina, Chairman, RNC Victory 2998, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Former Gov. Jane Swift (R-MA), Rosario Marin, Former U.S. Treasurer, Nancy Pfotenhauer, McCain 08' Policy Advisor, Renee Amore, Pennsylvania Republican Party Deputy Chairman criticizes the media and liberals for sexism again Gov. Palin.