The resentment politics of Sarah Palin have always had a Dadaist quality to them, as in this bizarre passage about the media from her farewell speech to Alaska (via the New York Post and Salon.com):

“First, some straight talk for some — just some — in the media because another right protected for all of us [by the military] is freedom of the press. You have such important jobs reporting facts and informing the electorate and exerting power to influence. You represent what could and should be a respected, honest profession that could and should be a cornerstone of our democracy. Democracy depends on you and that’s why our troops are willing to die for you. So how about in honor of the American soldier you quit making things up?” (3:56-4:40 in the YouTube clip below)

What does “the American soldier” have to do with the way the media covers her? It’s a total non sequitur. You can say the military protects everything in the US. Our troops are no more or less relevant to the press than they are to any other institution in America. It’s all too reminiscent of the way the Bush administration repeatedly invoked the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 to try to silence dissent after the fact (though notably less coherent).