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Some Alaskan Delegates Had Heard 'Rumors'
The Caucus —
Like those in the rest of America, people in Alaska were surprised when their governor, Sarah Palin, was named Friday to be Senator John McCain’s vice-presidential pick. And Monday morning, the Alaskan delegates gathered in Minneapolis-St. Paul for the Republican National Convention were again caught by surprise, this time by news that Ms. Palin’s 17-year-old, unmarried daughter, Bristol, was pregnant. Well, not completely by surprise. “So the rumor is no longer a rumor,” said Randy Ruedrich, Alaska delegation chairman, into a cell phone just as the news of ...
The stability of the ticket
Political Animal —
THE STABILITY OF THE TICKET.... The New York Times had an item today about the various questions swirling around Sarah Palin, and reported, "Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina said that he had heard no discussion about removing Ms. Palin from the ticket." The interesting thing about that isn't the response, which was predictable, but the fact that Sanford was asked the question in the first place. To be sure, the notion that John McCain would switch running mates just two months before Election Day seems very farfetched. The only modern precedent is Tom Eagleton, and ...
Moving The Eagleton Window
Firedoglake —
... candidacy rolls on, geysering hot fresh scandals left right and right, speculation about when her new "partner and soulmate" might decide to go in a different direction has been abundant. But instead of being limited to the fever swamps of the liberal blogosphere like all those George W. Bush scandals that we just knew would result in his impeachment or electoral defeat, the Sarah Palin deathwatch has gone mainstream.
The New York Times asked about it: ...
MSM’s War On Palin
Electric Venom —
... $5300 to Obama’s campaign since 2007. Wenner is also the co-founder and publisher of Rolling Stone, a magazine which clearly shares Wenner’s political leanings.
Still doubt there’s a bias or effort on MSM’s part to make Palin appear troubled, incompetent and inexperienced?
Check out the NY Times headlines:
In Political Realm, ‘Family Problem’ Emerges as Test
Palin’s Teen Daughter Is Pregnant; New G.O.P. Tumult
Now, the Bad News on Teenage ...
Palin Isn't Happy About Today's "Tyra Show"
The Caucus —
... in the heat of the moment. But if she had no interest in her future political image, she might have relayed her response to Mr. Johnston in a more private way. Going public — and making the points that her daughter is “advocating” abstinence and “taking responsibility” — suggests she sees the matter as a potential trouble spot with conservative voters. It was, after all, just as Governor Palin was making her national debut at the Republican convention last year when she put out the statement that her daughter, then five months pregnant, intended to marry Mr. Johnston.
