GOP concerns about Palin grow (two bag barfer)

politico ^ | 9/27/2008 | ALEXANDER BURNS & DAVID PAUL KUHN

[Antoninus]

Let's see, "growing concern" equals Kathleen Parker (who?) and Kathryn Jean Lopez, who last time I checked was shilling for Rudy Giuliani in the primaries.

Sorry ladies. I'll take Sarah over you two any day of the week.

[BigBobber]

Gov. Palin has been handled very poorly by McCain’s team. She should not just be “getting by” and surviving these interviews. She should be hitting home runs for our team.

For Pete’s sake, she is the most popular woman in the world and they have p***** away three weeks by keeping her cloistered up like a nun, only rolling her out once a day for prepared speeches.

She needs to be talking to the American people about her core values and how she applies those to government, not how close Russia is to Alaska.

Who the Hell told Gov. Palin she has to sit there quietly and then specifically answer idiotic questions from people who hate her? It makes her look weak and ridiculous. Experienced communicators use questions only as prompts to launch into key points that THEY want to get out to the public.

I’m very worried that she has been told to be polite and cool and not go on the attack. That’s a failed strategy. We need a Palin surge. We need Sarah Barracuda.

She should be on talk radio every day from now to election day talking to real people so we can all get to know her better and trust her.

[muawiyah]

You are aware, of course, that the interviewers "edited" the results heavily. Any assertiveness by Governor Palin was cut out.

If the Republicans are smart any future interviews will be provided only on the basis of "no editing". NBC, ABC, CBS and others will refuse to interview her on that basis.