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Fred Barnes Apologizes; Says Wallace Wasn't Clothes Culprit
Weekly Standard editor and Fox News contributor Fred Barnes apologized on tonight's broadcast to McCain adviser Nicolle Wallace for, in turns out, falsely blaming her for the RNC's $150,000 clothing expenditure. BARNES: I was rough on Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign who was identified as ...
Fred Barnes: We Could Be In for a Lurch to the Left
Fred Barnes: We Could Be In for a Lurch to the Left
online.wsj.com — A President Obama would not face the same constraints as his Democratic predecessors.... (more) Fred Barnes: We Could Be In for a Lurch to the Left
Barnes vs. Wallace
Barnes vs. Wallace
politico.com —   Palin backers'  counterattack on John MCCain's staff over Sarah Palin's wardrobe flap continues, as Weekly Standard... executive editor Fred Barnes, echoing Bill Kristol, demanded today that a McCain staffer step up and take blame for ... (more) Barnes vs. Wallace
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The Sarah Palin Modeling Agency
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... after her and she's not even sure she'll survive! Fred, who previously criticized Nicole and wanted her fired, has now apologized. But the question remains, if it wasn't Nicole and Steve, then just who did set Sarah up? In the closing moments, a face appears. ...

The Party Of Denial
Daily Kos — I haven't read all the coverage of the squabble between McCain-land and Palin-land, and I don't even care about the details, but the mere fact that there is such a tussle going on is of endless amusement to me. (You can read some of it here, here, here, here, and here.) From a partisan point of view, the best part of it is that they still don't understand that John McCain's biggest problem is the failure of the Bush Administration and its governing philosophy. The fact that most Republicans are more interested in assigning blame for ...

Still Undecided?
Garling Gauge — ... and link .“A senior adviser to John McCain told CNN’s Dana Bash that the comments about her wardrobe “were not the remarks we sent to her plane this morning.” Palin did not discuss the wardrobe story at her rally in Kissimmee later in the day.” ...

Chalabi’s Lobbyist Was Sarah Palin’s Spy
Firedoglake — ... Remember the leaks blamed Nicole Wallace for Palin's $150,000 wardrobe (which apparently was even more expensive than that)? Fred Barnes blaming Wallace specifically? And then Barnes apologizing, reporting that it had turned out she wasn't the one who had bought the clothes? Well, apparently Randy Scheunemann was the guy spreading that false rumor. And Rick Davis confirmed that and fired Scheunemann. Hmmm. Randy Scheunemann spreading misinformation to the Weekly Standard to accomplish goals that went undercut the stated interests he was ...

wingers red in tooth and claw
Firedoglake — ... Barnes had to apologize. Maureen Dowd, on the other hand, appears to be unrepentant about multiple columns trashing Wallace. Dowd being Dowd, though, it wasn't over politics, as such ...

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Hold your gold : Palin has taken to blaming the entire ["clothing"] incident – as well as her introduction to the nation – on her “handlers,” presumably meaning Nicolle Wallace ... McCain allies say that Palin allies talked to Fox News commentator Fred Barnes to further throw ...
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Fred Barnes just apologized on air to Nicolle Wallace for blaming her last night.
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The Sarah Palin Extreme Makeover-Gate story has entered a new phase today, with supporters of Sarah Palin increasingly eager to dress someone else up in the blame for the $150,000.00 miscue. Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes actually called out a specific McCain staffer, Nicolle ...