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Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides
edition.cnn.com - 10/27/2008
Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin deviated from her prepared remarks to talk about her wardrobe controversy Sunday.
Mortgage Plan May Irk Those It Doesn’t Help
nytimes.com - 10/31/2008
Mortgage Plan May Irk Those It Doesn’t Help
— nytimes.com — Experts say it is difficult to devise programs to aid distressed homeowners without giving everyone else a... reason to mail the keys back to their lenders. > (more) Mortgage Plan May Irk Those It Doesn’t Help
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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  McCain aides swipe back at Palin: "Her lack of fundamental understanding of some key issues was dramatic."

Upper Left:  One can only hope...

WTF Is It Now?!?:  Rifts crack demoralizing McCain campaign

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McCain aides swipe back at Palin: "Her lack of fundamental understanding of some key issues was dramatic."
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — McCain aides strike back at Palin aides: A second McCain source says she appears to be looking out for herself more than the McCain campaign. "She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone," this McCain adviser said. "She does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else. "Also, she is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party. Remember: Divas trust only unto themselves, as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom.".... "Her lack of fundamental understanding of ...

One can only hope...
Upper Left — GOP hack Ed Rollins… "She definitely is going to be the most popular Republican in this country when this thing is over."Certainly no Republican should be more popular than this... In a nationwide survey Oct. 16-19, Pew found that 49 percent of respondents had unfavorable views of Palin, while 44 percent saw her favorably.

Rifts crack demoralizing McCain campaign
WTF Is It Now?!? — I guess you've all heard this by now. McCain staffers are blaming "diva" Palin's lack of readiness while the Failinistas are blaming the RNC and poor managing by McRove handlers who say they "did the best with what they had" -- which was a total disaster. It gets even better: ...

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