<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Yglesias Award Nominee]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Sarah Palin is an example of what can happen when a person is consumed by bitterness and grievances. It has a corrosive effect, and over the last several years she has, if anything, become even more brittle and embittered. From a human standpoint it’s a shame. And from a political standpoint it’s precisely the countenance and bearing conservatism and the GOP need to avoid,&#8221; &#8211; <a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/04/29/the-embittered-sarah-palin/" target="_blank">Pete Wehner</a> on Palin&#8217;s latest phony outrage at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, something she eagerly attended not so long ago (because there was a terrifying moment when I nearly ran into her).</p>
<p>No, I didn&#8217;t go this year. No media entity wanted me to; and the Dish has no White House correspondent, unless you call me one, and we&#8217;d rather spend our money on, well, journalism.</p>
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