"Alaskans Speak" response

"Alaskans Speak (In A Frightened Whisper)" by Charley James of the LA Progressive is fairly well written and is a provocative piece, but the legitimacy is questionable. James is a democrat writing a story that claims republican John McCain’s running mate in this past election, Sarah Palin, is racist and sexist. I was glad to see that I was not the only one who questioned the sources used by Mr. James, as he was forced to write a second story after being flooded with emails from readers who were unsure of the authenticity of some of his sources. The opening line of his story is “So Sambo beat the bitch!” a phrase he claims was said by Palin after Barack Obama won the Democratic Party presidential nomination over Hillary Clinton, his source being a waitress in a small restaurant named simply “Lucille”.
I was interested to see how he explained himself in the following piece, but seemed to just reiterate the fact that he “honors the anonymity of his sources.” Beside the fact that he doesn’t mention any names, his anonymous sources are all simply Alaskan residents, none of whom have any form of high-ranking government position or any ties to Ms. Palin. It is one thing to write a piece on some of Palin’s questionable decisions as the governor of Alaska, but to claim that she is sexist, racist or vindictive without any legitimate sources is completely ridiculous. If Charley James were to publish a similar story with similar sources about Joe Biden after the Republican presidential nomination, he would be severely questioned, as I’m sure he was after writing this piece.
When actually reading the story, it does not take long to discover a hint of bias in James’ writing, as right off the start he claims that Palin made both a sexist and racist remark in the span of five words. If James had simply stuck to commenting on some of Palin’s political ideals and decisions, there would be no problem, but by bringing up the fact that she is racist and sexist, he has stirred up controversy. In the future, I would strongly recommend that if he is to write an article of this magnitude, find some legitimate sources or just don’t publish it at all.