guardian.co.uk - 11/5/2008
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So now we know what John McCain really thinks of his running mate Sarah Palin – and that's not just because of the awkward body language between them during his concession speech in Phoenix, Arizona. An exasperated McCain has been telling friends in recent weeks that Palin is even more ...
michellemalkin.com - 11/6/2008
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michellemalkin.com —
Tons of readers are asking me how to
get a personal message to Sarah Palin and offer...
her support in the face of all the ugly, anonymous attacks from back-stabbing blabbermouths on the McCain campaign. [...] Read the rest »
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Send a message to Sarah Palin
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Look: I understand that information given strictly off
the record cannot be used. I am a stickler...
for that myself and there's stuff I know that I cannot tell Dish readers because of those rules. But at the same time, my commitment to you is never to ...
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The Civic Responsibility Of Carl Cameron
ace.mu.nu - 11/6/2008
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« Note to Palin-Smearers: As McCain Said, "You
Will Know Their Names and We Will Make Them...
Famous" | Main | Flashback II: Scheunemann Takes on the "Anti-Palin Faction" Within the McCain Camp » Flashback, Oct. 25th: "These people are going to try and ...
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McCain's verdict on Palin: more trouble than a pitbull:
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... joke is a skit on Palin's most famous line after she was picked as his surprise running mate. Palin delighted the Republican base when she said the only difference between a pitbull and a hockey mom was lipstick. We owe the new glimpse into the tense McCain/Palin relationship to Sir Nigel Sheinwald, the British ambassador to Washington. Sheinwald recently wrote a lengthy assessment of McCain in a telegram which winged its way across the Atlantic to Whitehall.Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2008/nov/05/joh...
Not-so-random thought
doubleplusundead —
Not-so-random thought What bipartisan piece of shit will McCain introduce to re-endear himself to the media and Democrats? Or can he accomplish that through Palin-bashing alone ? Exit question observation: If you don't fault Sarah Palin for McCain's loss, you're kinda like Annie Wilkes in Misery , ...
Palin: “If I cost John McCain even one vote then I am sorry about that”
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... with Dems in Alaska; that’s been complicated by her attacks on The One, but she’s got nothing but time to put it back together. 4. Keep a high national profile. A fundraiser here, a TV appearance there, periodic conference calls with the staff of the Weekly Standard, and she’s in business. Some sort of charitable initiative, ideally one that takes her overseas, would also be useful. And there you have it. Foolproof, unless the sniping from McCain aides (and possibly McCain himself ) destroys her reputation — which it won’t, per point 3. Exit question poll: ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... This isn't to say that the anti-Palin talk is just pro-Romney -- in The Guardian there's a report about a nasty Palin joke attributed to McCain in a leaked telegram from Britain's ambassador to America: ...
Third global press roundup
The Moderate Voice —
... has been a long time since any politician managed to draw such massive crowds. That is good news not only for America and Americans, but also for politics and politicians in every country where people have despaired of them.
The Jordan Times, Jordan
Clear Message
Independent, U.K.
Now the Real Test Begins for Obama
Independent, U.K.
What the World Wants from Its President
Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
McCain: Palin Was More Trouble than a Pitbull
[The pitbull] eventually lets go ...
A Republican Future for Sarah Palin
PoliGazette —
... One day after the election, this battle has become fiercer. The British Ambassador in Washington D.C. was reported as informing his superiors in London that John McCain greatly disliked Palin, privately making jokes about her like: “you know the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom? The pit bull eventually lets go.” ...
Rachel Sklar: Sarah Palin, You Owe The Media An Apology
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... campaign tried to stage-manage her into the most limited access possible, in the hopes that she'd somehow avoid making huge gaffes. (She didn't.) She finally made it to NBC Nightly News over a month and a half after her RNC speech, weakly promising to release her medical records really, really soon. (She didn't.) Did she promise at one point to have a nice chatty sit-down with Sean Hannity? Oh, well, that she did.
Yes, this was before she took a prank call from "President Sarkozy," before she whipped up campaign crowds into a ...
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