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sadlyno.com - 9/5/2008
A direct threat to democracy
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Well. This is a rather Putin-esque approach: No Questions, Please. We’ll Tell You What You Need To Know . Posted by Jay Carney According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the American people don’t care whether Sarah Palin can answer specific questions about foreign ...

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Firedoglake:  McCain-Palin: Playing Media Chicken With The Public’s Interest

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McCain-Palin: Playing Media Chicken With The Public’s Interest
Firedoglake — ... she's got governmental duties to take care of, given that McCain's missed the bulk of all votes in the Senate the last two years and all, and that just brings up a whole mess of "McCain before country and constituents" questions.   "McCain: Ambition first, unless the vote is good for a photo-op" -- that doesn't work when you're sloganeering, does it?   But...but...she just got introduced.  Don't they want to let us know more about her?  Sadly, no. Doesn't McCain realize this is like catnip for any investigative ...

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