McCain Aides Complain: Palin is Clueless

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McCain Aides Complain: Palin is Clueless
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Sat, 09-27-2008 - 5:35am

Report: McCain Aides Complain That Palin Is "Clueless"

Radio talk show host Ed Schultz reports:

Capitol Hill sources are telling me that senior McCain people are more than concerned about Palin. The campaign has held a mock debate and a mock press conference; both are being described as "disastrous." One senior McCain aide was quoted as saying, "What are we going to do?"

The McCain people want to move this first debate to some later, undetermined date, possibly never. People on the inside are saying the Alaska Governor is "clueless."
On Friday, conservative columnist Kathleen Parker said that after seeing Palin in interviews, she thinks the vice presidential nominee should drop out.

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Registered: 09-07-2008
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 6:07am

I can't wait to see what kind of stunt the McCain/Palin camp try to pull to get out of her scheduled debate on Oct.2nd.

 

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Registered: 07-05-2006
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 10:08am

I don't know if what you posted is true, although after seeing her interview with Couric, I'd be worried if I was a McCain aide.

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Registered: 03-10-2004
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 10:34am
I am in no way a McCain supporter but I feel really bad for Palin. I think McCain put her a position where she is going to come off a looking dumb.

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 10:49am
I think it's going to be really hard for Biden to find the right tone.

 


 


I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

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Registered: 09-15-2008
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 1:16pm

<<I think in many ways Biden is at the disadvantage for this debate.

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Registered: 05-06-2007
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 2:35pm

You know what I've found rather funny/hypocritical? That I've seen a few posts about people not voting for Obama bc they think that no matter who the next President is he's going to fail and they think it would be a real shame for our first black President to fail. Wouldn't that same logic apply to Palin as our first female VP?

Chrissy
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Grayson Blaine 12/30/07

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Registered: 08-24-2008
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 3:10pm
McCain Replaces Palin with Startled Deer
Hoofed Running Mate Could be Game-changer
With less than a week to go before the crucial vice-presidential debate, GOP presidential nominee John McCain announced today that he was replacing his running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin, with a startled deer.

According to campaign insiders, the decision to select a hoofed mammal to replace Gov. Palin evolved after Sen. McCain watched his running mate's performance in a series of interviews with CBS's Katie Couric.


"Good Lord, a startled deer could do better than that," Sen. McCain reportedly said, prompting his aides to draw up a shortlist of startled deer.


The Arizona senator supposedly brushed aside concerns that a startled deer would wilt under the pressure of a televised debate, telling aides, "At least a deer won't go on about Alaska being close to Russia."


The McCain campaign said today that Sen. McCain's new running mate, Bucky the Red Deer, would not be made available to the press prior to the debate.


"Bucky is very much a work in progress," said McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. "Right now we're working on keeping him from bolting off the stage."


Bucky's opponent in the upcoming debate, Delaware senator Joseph Biden, appeared today to be trying to manage expectations for the

 

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Registered: 09-15-2008
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 3:13pm
lol that was funny. not the smartest choice. palin could easily shoot bucky
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Registered: 10-26-2003
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 3:19pm

yes i laughed but that's just mean.

anyone remember Stockdale? Ross Perot's running mate in 1992? poor man looked totally unprepared in the debates even though he had a great resume. it was painful.

a great quote from him: "A liberally educated person meets new ideas with curiosity and fascination. An illiberally educated person meets new ideas with fear."

Bea

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Registered: 09-29-2003
Sat, 09-27-2008 - 4:11pm
Hey Nite, I read and posted that Kathleen Parker piece on another board!


 


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