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minx.cc - 11/6/2008
Anti-Palin McCain Staffers Begin Full-Scale Kneecapping of Sarah Palin
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Uncritically, Carl Cameron and Shep Smith are reporting that some anonymous McCain aides say that Palin didn't know that Africa was a continent; she thought, allegedly, it was a country. It does not occur to either man to question these...
patterico.com - 11/6/2008
Palin-Bashing by McCain Staffers
— patterico.com — Interesting stuff at Hot Air about McCain staffers taking potshots at Sarah Palin in the big Blame... Game. I have no idea what actually happened. I know only this: some of the McCain staffers were taking potshots at Palin while the campaign was still ... (more) Palin-Bashing by McCain Staffers

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bloggernews.net - 11/8/2008
What’s Next for Sarah Palin?
— bloggernews.net — I’ve given my take the latest Palin controversy here and here, and outside of that I’m done.... I make it a rule not put too much faith in “unnamed sources” (especially when one of the people rumoured to be an “unnamed ... (more) What’s Next for Sarah Palin?

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McCain Staffers Savaging Sarah Palin
littlegreenfootballs.com - 11/6/2008
McCain Staffers Savaging Sarah Palin
— littlegreenfootballs.com — Advertisement HuffPo Loons Still Doing What They Do (463) front page Review: Amazon Kindle (374) Show top... rated links | LinkViewer Link address: Link title: Description: Remaining: McCain Staffers Savaging Sarah Palin Politics | Wed, Nov 5, 2008 ... (more) McCain Staffers Savaging Sarah Palin

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Country Club Republicans Start The Palin Destruction
Six Meat Buffet — ... Now Ace reports that Fox News is joining the chorus of elitist Republicans in attacking Palin to try and discredit and get her out of the way for 2012. ...

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Fox’s Carl Cameron: Palin ‘didn’t understand that Africa was a continent.’
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In the clip from Fox News about staff infighting that’s embedded in James’ post below, a lot of people around the blogosphere are making hay of the fact that the report claims that Sarah Palin did not realize that Africa was a continent, not a country. To which I say: do you really ...
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Palin Didn't Know Africa is a Continent — Drudge Retort
Sarah Palin didn't know that Africa is a continent and didn't know which countries belong to NAFTA, according to Fox News' Carl Cameron, quoting McCain aides who spoke to him off the record until after Election Day. "There is to be an avalanche that will continue for many days now, we're told, ...
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