timesonline.co.uk - 8/31/2008
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The Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, was facing a backlash from his party last night over the appointment of Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his running mate after it emerged that he had met her only once before offering her the job. His choice of Palin, a 44-year-old, ...
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Daily Kos —
Simple Google search, and the headlines tell the story. Surprise? First Two National Polls Find Palin Gains LESS Support from Women McCain hits campaign trail with risky VP pick John McCain met running mate Sarah Palin just once Pure genius or John McCain’s mad gamble? Sarah Palin choice stuns US Palin on Ron Paul: "Right On!' Sarah Palin: McCain's Insult to Women Sarah Palin: Is she ready to lead? My Palin prediction: She'll blow foreign policy ...
FNS: McCain Calls Palin His “Soulmate”
Crooks and Liars —
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Oh dear. Does Cindy know?
After only one meeting before naming her his running mate and little to no vetting, McCain has decided that Sarah Palin is his “partner and soulmate”. Ew, that’s a little creepy. Can you imagine him saying that about his true partner, Joe Lieberman, if the GOP hadn’t demanded he not pick Holy Joe as his running mate? ...
Sarah Palin: Dobson’s Choice
Firedoglake —
... Who picked Palin?
Now that the dust is settling on the announcement, it's pretty clear that Palin was the choice of the extreme religious right. We now know that:
McSame's first choice was Lieberman, but the religious right vetoed him
Rove also tried to kill the Lieberman pick
Before selecting her, McSame had only met Palin once
The Palin pick was uniformly praised by right wing religious leaders
And this morning we find out that the Council For National Policy (CNP) -- ...
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Team Obama On Palin: "Zero Foreign Policy Experience"
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 8/31/2008 — Barack Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton on John McCain 's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate:
"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor ...
Sarah Palin and Joe Biden: Worlds Apart
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Palin Made Impression From the Start —
Wash Post Elections 8/31/2008
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 30 -- Their first meeting was last February at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington. Sarah Palin was one of several governors who met privately with Sen. John McCain, by then well on his way to capturing the ...
Sarah Palin finally meets John McCain —
L.A. Times - Politics 8/31/2008
John McCain and his new running mate, Sarah Palin, spent some quality time together after Friday morning's rally in Dayton, Ohio, when they boarded McCain's bus for the six-hour ride to Pittsburgh. That's a good thing. Because McCain and Palin are ...
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