Sarah Palin Loves Talking To The Media, McCain Blundered By Keeping Her On A Leash

• October 21, 2008

If only she’d had free rein to do this sort of thing from the get-go:

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — These days, Gov. Sarah Palin seems like a candidate trying to wriggle free of her handlers.
On Sunday night, she twice took questions from reporters, the first time on an airport tarmac without her press staff’s knowledge.
After landing in Colorado Springs late Sunday, Ms. Palin marched over to a local television crew and began answering questions on camera, sending the traveling press corps sprinting in pursuit, and her press staff scrambling.
“Get Tracey,” one campaign aide barked into his headset, calling for Tracey Schmitt, Ms. Palin’s ever-watchful spokeswoman, who rushed over to supervise the impromptu press conference. (Ms. Schmitt, looking distressed, tried several times to cut it off with a terse “Thank you!” in between questions, to no avail.)
Later that night, at a quick stop at an ice cream shop in Colorado Springs, Ms. Palin was asked if she could answer “just one question.” She smiled brightly in response. “Sure!” she said, and went on to answer five questions.

Sarah Palin was an inspired choice for McCain, but he may have squandered it by keeping a leash on her early on. Not only did it deprive the public (and most importantly his conservative base) of the most exciting part of his campaign, but it also gave the left and the media (same thing, really) the chance to develop a narrative about Palin being some sort of dunce not suited to national politics or national leadership.
In politics, perception is generally more important than reality. By keeping Palin on a leash McCain allowed a perception to form that she wasn’t ready for prime time. Palin has to fight that perception now, and with their ticket already at a disadvantage to a hostile, pro-Obama media that doesn’t help.

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http://Array FHJR

Sparkie:

Show me an instance where Palin has called Obama a terrorist? She has said he palled around with one which he did but we cant talk about that for some odd reason.
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

dannyboy – Hey Palin is all the GOP’s got, she knows how to whip up the racists and evangelicals.

She has certainly got you whipped up.

And you’re a virulent racist.

So you’re partly right.
dannyboy

After all, what do you think they’re hiding?

Ah, the old “you can’t trust him” bit. I thought that one had been retired.
http://drudgereport.com/ FHJR

Dannyboy:

Anyone falsely accuse someone of racism is a racist themselves so unless you can show some proof that Palin is a racist then well…
HG

dannyboy has overused and misapplied the “racist” accusation so frequently that he can’t use it to convey any meaning whatsoever.
dannyboy

I, for one, know that the Appalachian mtns are some of the oldest mtns in the world, easily 350 million years old, if not more.

Coincidentally, that’s where Palin gets most of her supporters from!
carrick

Hey dannyboy’s is all the DNC’s got, he knows how to whip up the racist and evangelical hate slogans.
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Dannyboy:

You still didnt answer my question. What qualifies Obama to be president over Palin.
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Sparkie:

How exactly is Obama more qualified to be President than Palin? The mans past is very relatable to his senate voting record…Present. He is more mysterious than spam. The job of a president is far more closely related to that of a governor than of a senator. Obama knows McCain would make a better President that is why he is running against George W and Palin.
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I meant Sparkie but dannyboy feel free to try at it as well
tothestars2

Wow, dejavu! I heard almost the same arguements from the lefties, let see, oh I know , 4 and 8 years ago!
http://insanereindeer.blogspot.com/ Kenny

If she wants to talk to the press… let her. She should. It would be political suicide. She’s a dolt who took 6 years to nearly flunk college. She believes that people and dinosaurs roamed the earth together and that the earth and universe are a wee 6000 years old.

She graduated college in five years (with several moves). She had solid grades, and graduated no problem.
And you continue to repeat this 6000 years thing, after I shot it down. Knowingly repeating false things makes you sound like a stupid political hack.

McCarthy was a commie. Palin is a terrorist. Cheney is unpatriotic.

Except McCarthy was right when he called people commies. Palin only called Ayers a terrorist, and I’ve yet to hear Cheney question anyone’s patriotism.

The majority of Americans want Obama, and the last one is all that matters.

According to 1000 person polls that heavily oversample Democrats, a bare plurality want Obama. With poll splits of 65%-35% or 70%-30%, it bodes poorly for Obama that he’s getting leads of 2-3%. It seems that quite a few Democrats don’t even want Obama. If McCain wins in November, it’s going to blow your little mind.
patriot

She’s a dolt who took 6 years to nearly flunk college.

Now Sparley; your terror is showing. We don’t know what Obama did in college because he refuses to release his transcripts. In 2004, once Kerry released his, we found his GPA was lower than GWBs. Who knows what’s in Obama’s transcripts. He won’t release his medical records, he won’t release his list of donors under $200, even though some of them have a first and last name of “Test” and “Qwerty”, what’s he trying to hide?

I’d say before you bark up the Sarah Palin tree you better go do some self examination with your Obama campaign and get them to give us some information. After all, what do you think they’re hiding?
Bat One

I’d be willing to bet that Sarah Palin has a higher IQ than Sparkie does.

She is clearly the more knowledgeable, more reasoned, and more thoughtful of the two. She is also less frantic, less smug, and less virulent.
Jackass Jimmy

This is the only logical thing I’ve EVER heard Rather say. And that’s one more than I’ve ever heard PiaB or FantasyBasedBob come up with…
dannyboy

Hey Palin is all the GOP’s got, she knows how to whip up the racists and evangelicals.
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/sparkiearbuckle sayanything-81

Anyone falsely accuse someone of X is a X themselves

McCarthy was a commie. Palin is a terrorist. Cheney is unpatriotic.

Thanks for clearing that up.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

I’d be willing to bet that Sarah Palin has a higher IQ than Sparkie does.
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/sparkiearbuckle sayanything-81

Palin is an inarticulate tart. She cannot think or speak on her feet. That much has been laid bare for the world to see.

If she wants to talk to the press… let her. She should. It would be political suicide. She’s a dolt who took 6 years to nearly flunk college. She believes that people and dinosaurs roamed the earth together and that the earth and universe are a wee 6000 years old.

I, for one, know that the Appalachian mtns are some of the oldest mtns in the world, easily 350 million years old, if not more.

Perhaps Palin should get smart if she expects to run a country. She has nothing.
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/sparkiearbuckle sayanything-81

FHJR
So you’ll agree that McCarthy was a commie and Cheney is unpatriotic?

BTW, Obama did not get D’s in econ. He has a graduate degree. He does not hide from the press like Bush and Cheney and Palin. Obamas campaign is raising record money. The majority of Americans want Obama, and the last one is all that matters.

I will not cast a vote for Pres. This campaign has been insulting to anyone with a brain. Facile applied psychology is not what the voting public deserves. Attacks on one’s opponents instead of clear prescriptions for the economy is not what the voting public deserves.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Can you quote something that Sarah Palin said which is racist?

Or are you suggesting that daring to question The One’s narrative is in and of itself racist?

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