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Most Implausible Palin Story of the Week?
Weekly Standard Blog —
Via Isaac Chotiner, Newsweek reports:
The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska.
The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.
So according to the hatchet man/woman who talked to Newsweek, ...
Most Implausible Palin Smear Yet?
Weekly Standard Blog —
Via Isaac Chotiner, Newsweek reports:
The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska.
The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.
So according to the hatchet man/woman who talked to Newsweek, ...
A Fishy Anecdote
The Anonymous Liberal —
Via Isaac Chotiner at TNR, here's an anecdote from the Newsweek behind-the-scenes election series: The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska. The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.Can you spot some problems with this story? For starters, ...
Palin Refused To Go On Stage With Pro-Choice GOPers
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Via The New Republic, another anecdote from Newsweek on Sarah Palin:
The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska. The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.
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Palin Refused To Go On Stage With Pro-Choice GOPers
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Via The New Republic, another anecdote from Newsweek on Sarah Palin:
The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska. The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.
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Anonymous McCain Hacks Attack Palin and the MSM Helps.
The Sundries Shack —
Now that the election’s over, we’re getting to see the most petty and shameful behavior from the hacks who helped run John McCain’s campaign into the side of a mountain. Several pretty high-ranking staffers, too cowardly to put their names behind their criticisms, have concocted all manner of ridiculous stories about Sarah Palin in order to shift blame away from themselves and Johnny Mac. The most ridiculous accusation comes from Newsweek , which writes: The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New ...
Palin, Abortion and the Future of the GOP
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via Newsweek comes yet another odd tale from the campaign trail in re: Governor Palin (The Final Days):
The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska. The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.
One of the things (perhaps the main thing) ...
Not Buying This One
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
As John McCormack makes clear, this nugget from Newsweek's reporting doesn't make a lot of sense: The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska.
The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her. Since when is John ...
The Real Highlights of the Article Are Telling, Hilarious
Debbie Schlussel —
... And finally, there are these items about the Obama Team's use of Jay-Z, how the media ignored it, and how the Obama campaign considered using bribe money--a/k/a "walking around money"--and the shockingly real statements by a state senator who wanted that money and saw Obama for what he really was: ...
