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McCain campaign: Palin won't do any interviews, she's just going to read speeches from on
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... people into liking her, without giving them any real substance. Possibly because she has no real substance. Then again, they're refusing to put John McCain out there for any questions either. Kind of makes you wonder if he's still healthy enough to be commander in chief, or if the campaign is hiding something about John McCain's health and that's why they won't let him do any more press conferences (remember, McCain is 72 years old and has had at least 4 bouts of cancer). Jake Carney of TIME gets into this more in depth: According to Nicole Wallace of the ...
Time's Carney: McCain camp has 'contempt' for voters
Michael Calderone's Blog —
... Time Washington bureau chief Jay Carney strikes back against the McCain campaign's Nicole Wallace, who said on "Morning Joe" today: "Who cares if she can talk to Time magazine." ...
McCain's Lost Constituencies
democracyarsenal.org —
... One thing has become clear during the Republican convention: they have alienated two very important constituencies - the media and the middle. First, their baseless attack against the media for unfair treatment has undoubtedly left a sour taste in the mouths of journalists. You can hear it in the voices of the pundits and anchors, and the McCain campaign's fabricated anger and outrage hit a denouement this morning in an interaction between Time's Jay Carney and McCain spokeswoman Nicole Wallace. Even the steady Tom Brokaw appears exasperated by McCain's anti-media ...
What kind of chumps do they take us for?
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... The Republicans have put up a woman who used to be a broadcaster as their Vice Presidential nominee, and now they want to pass her off on us not by doing interviews, but by as a scripted mannequin, delivering speeches, presumably written for her just the way her speech last night was written for her: ...
McCain Speech Open Thread
Balloon Juice —
... Did they have Cindy speak before him to make him appear dynamic by comparison?
9:58 pm- The Potemkin Presidency:
According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the American people don’t care whether Sarah Palin can answer specific questions about foreign and domestic policy. According to Wallace—in an appearance I did with her this morning on Joe Scarborough’s show—the American people will learn all they need to know (and all they deserve to know) from Palin’s scripted speeches and choreographed ...
A direct threat to democracy
Sadly, No! —
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 and domestic policy. According to Wallace — in an appearance I did with her this morning on Joe Scarborough’s show — the American people will learn all they need to know (and all they deserve to know) from Palin’s scripted ...
The Sarah Palin Cone of Silence
The Moderate Voice —
... Rumors are slowly crystallizing into confirmed reports when it comes to the dating phase of America’s relationship with Sarah Palin. Following our brief introductions, this particular shiddach will apparently be overseen by Team McCain adhering to ancient traditions – there will be no future dates without strict chaperones in attendance and the conversations will be passed through the mothers. Should we wish to know anything further about the Alaska Governor, the campaign team will define what it is we should know and when we will find out about it. ...
Clock is Ticking as McCain Campaign Hides Palin from the Press
Crooks and Liars —
... In a jaw-dropping appearance on MSNBC Thursday, McCain aide Nicole Wallace told Time’s Jay Carney that the press wouldn’t get a chance to take shots at the hockey mom turned McCain running mate. ...
McCain-Palin: Playing Media Chicken With The Public’s Interest
Firedoglake —
... With no press availability whatsoever, because the public has no right to know anything unless the McCain campaign feels like typing up a press release. You've got questions? Stifle it! ...
Will The Same People Question Palin That Question Johnson?
The Great Plains Observer —
... the right, all questioning his fitness to serve. While in the meantime, other than personal appearances to mainly invite only events and press releases, Johnson stays pretty much out of the media eye. Something similar is happening on the national front with John McCain’s choice for Vice President, Sarah Palin. From the minute she was announced many have questioned everything from her limited resume. And because the media has been doing their job, the McCain campaign has decided to shelter her from the their questioning . According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the ...
A Palin cone of silence?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... According to Jay Carney at Time , the strategy from Team McCain regarding Sarah Palin will be to have her avoid media appearances and have her focus on campaign stops and stump speeches. However, if the clip that Carney produces below is all the evidence anyone has for this, then I’d suggest that Carney take another look at it again. That isn’t what Nicole Wallace said at all, and it frankly proves her point about the mainstream media and its animus towards Palin and John McCain: Q. We know now that Sarah Palin can give one hell of a speech, she’s a natural, and that’s no mean ...
Palin to Not Answer Questions from Media During Campaign
Open Left - Front Page —
Jay Carney reports.
According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the American people don't care whether Sarah Palin can answer specific questions about foreign and domestic policy. According to Wallace -- in an appearance I did with her this morning on Joe Scarborough's show -- the American people will learn all they need to know (and all they deserve to know) from Palin's scripted speeches and choreographed appearances on the campaign trail and in campaign ads.
I don't believe this. I think they are just setting up another dramatic ...
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for September 5, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... and John McCain can’t take that chance! “ No Questions, Please. We'll Tell You What You Need To Know” The “job” interview is over; you can forgettabout foreign policy, the economy, her stance on any and all things. Now, ...
No Questions For Palin???
Open Left - Front Page —
Ooops! Written 2 hours ago as a draft diary. I DO have something more to say than Matt did.
Questions, schmestions! Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign asks why Palin should talk to the press, when she can talk to the American people?
Jay Carney, dumped on by Wallace, is not so sure:
It's important to them [the American people] to know if Palin can handle herself in an environment that isn't controlled and sanitized by campaign image makers and message mavens. Maybe she can, maybe ...
Hiding From The Press
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
This is unbelievable:
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 and domestic policy. According to Wallace -- in an appearance I did with her this morning on Joe Scarborough's show -- the American people will learn all they need to know (and all they deserve to know) from Palin's scripted speeches and choreographed appearances on the campaign trail and in campaign ads. ...
Time for a crash course
Political Animal —
... " and we "may not see her on the campaign trail for a little while." Election Day is in just 60 days. The conventions are over, Labor Day has come and gone, and the stretch run is underway. Now, however, it's time to "pause to train"? It sounds like the campaign still has some serious concerns about Palin's ability to answer questions about her readiness for national office. Indeed, consider this report from Time's Jay Carney yesterday: According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the American people don't care whether Sarah Palin can answer specific questions about ...
Buk buk buk buk buk!
WTF Is It Now?!? —
McCain campaign: Caribou Barbie won't do any interviews, she's just going to read speeches from now on. What a pussy. Hey, if she can't stand up to your base, how is she going to be able to stand up to al Qaeda/the Russkis?
Tough
The Reality-Based Community —
... . John McCain runs away from Larry King. Sarah Palin refuses to answer any questions from any reporters, runs home to Alaska. Who's tougher? This meme about Republican toughness is simply absurd. I remember back in 1982, in the book ...
How Now, Horatio?
I Am TRex —
... In a jaw-dropping appearance on MSNBC Thursday, McCain aide Nicole Wallace told Time’s Jay Carney that the press wouldn’t get a chance to take shots at the hockey mom turned McCain running mate. ...
FRAGILE! McCain campaign handles Palin’s exposure with care…and sexism
The Moderate Voice —
At the post, “Sarah is the Fresh Air,” on Blogher, I found this comment today:
When can she be interviewed by reporters - I find it disturbing that the McCain campaign isn’t allowing Ms. Palin to be interviewed by reporters. What are they hiding?
According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, possibly never: ...
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes ‘Cuz then you really might know what it’s like to have to choose
Firedoglake —
In discussions with various people in my real life (not the Demonic Conservative Ridicule Machine I play at night) I find that people are willing to brush off or justify Sarah Palin's lack of experience, qualifications or, well. smarts because of her novelty factor. But the one thing that stops them dead in their tracks is the story of Sarah Palin and the Pay As You Go Rape Kits: ...
