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Libertarian Republican was one of a number of on-line media to receive an early release of a commentary from left-libertarian journalist Dave Weigel at Esquire Magazine. Weigel resigned from the Washington Post two weeks ago. Weigel, a sometimes friend of Libertarian Republican blog, and a former writer for Reason, for the first time admits that he has somewhat of an admiration for Sarah Palin.

From Esquire:

Over the first churning forty-eight hours of this whole mess, I resisted — and then accepted — a new sympathy for a politician I'd never pretended to admire much: Sarah Palin. A political celebrity who raises money and appears on TV needs the media in a way that a reporter doesn't. But damn if I didn't feel sorry for the way every utterance Palin ever makes is taffy-pulled and inspected for lies. During the trial of a boy who hacked into Palin's private e-mail account, I debunked a rumor while appearing on MSNBC — where I am now a contributor — that she had "perjured" herself on the stand. She hadn't. She'd spoken correctly, if clumsily, about some of her old e-mails. Like I said: screwed, and then a new sympathy. (Of course, journalists would have had an easier time reaching me than Palin, who is notoriously difficult to get a comment from unless you happen to be a Fox News host.)