McCain’s Name Nowhere to Be Seen at Palin Rally

1 11 2008

“The GOP nominee’s name was literally nowhere to be found on any of the official campaign signage distributed to supporters at the event.” Have any doubts that this woman is running for 2012? The sign says it all.

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McCain adviser: Palin is ‘a whack job’

1 11 2008

***In convo with Playbook, a top McCain adviser one-ups the priceless “diva” description, calling her “a whack job.”

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Palin Knew Nothing About National And International Issues.

1 11 2008

The McCain campaign continues to snipe at each other over the handling, and subsequent effect, of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail. According Nicole Wallace, a senior McCain aide who is one of Palin’s handlers and helped to orchestrate her initial rollout, there is a ‘organized campaign to lay blame’ for things at her feet.

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Palin Fails to Mention Global Warming in Energy Speech

1 11 2008

Sarah Palin gave a 2,585-word energy policy speech today in Ohio, and didn’t breathe the word “climate” or “global warming,” according to the prepared remarks available on the McCain campaign Web site.

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AP: Palin actually does “Spread the Wealth Around” in Alaska

1 11 2008

McCain & Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Obama’s tax plan and his comment about spreading the wealth. But in August 2008, Palin said “And Alaska we’re set up, unlike other states in the union, where it’s collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when development of these resources occur.”

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Palin speaks on First Amendment: This is so dumb it hurts.

1 11 2008

John McCain’s running mate thinks that the Constitution protects political candidates from being criticized by the press.

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How to Look Like a World Leader on a Hockey Mom Salary

27 10 2008

The Republican National Committee spending nearly $150,000 to dress and style Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her family in the wake of her nomination as the party’s vice presidential candidate surprised me. The first rule of fiscal responsibility, in my humble opinion, is to never pay retail. Whether you live in New York, NY or Wasilla, Alaska, there’s no reason you can’t look powerful, professional and put together on a budget.

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