Posted on 09/30/2008 6:25:50 PM PDT by pissant
WASHINGTON (AP) — Has Sarah Palin become a liability for John McCain? Since joining his ticket, the overnight political celebrity has seen the shine come off her poll standings and doubts surface among some conservatives once excited about her candidacy.
The Alaska governor still draws huge crowds and energizes McCain's drive for the White House. Yet a whirlwind month after he made her his running mate, Palin is starting to seem very, very vulnerable.
A stumbling interview with CBS's Katie Couric last week in which Palin equated her state's proximity to Russia with foreign policy experience may have been her defining moment so far. Now, attention is shifting to her debate Thursday with Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden.
So far, Palin's been a huge hit with conservative and Republican voters, and McCain's frequent campaign-trail companion; but also a candidate largely sheltered from reporters whose few interviews have prompted some Republicans to react defensively and at times with frustration.
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"She answers questions like a beauty queen," said Obama backer Dawna Attig, 45, of Barre, Vt. "She's an insult to hard-working, intelligent women."
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Former GOP congressman Joe Scarborough, now a host on MSNBC television, said Palin "just seems to be out of her league" on national issues. Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review magazine, called her performance "dreadful" and warned that without improvement, "she risks damaging her political brand forevermore." And conservative columnist Kathleen Parker said Palin should drop out to save "McCain, her party and the country she loves."
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agreed. The media is in the demoralize the conservatives mode
Two liberal media outlets try to block a conservative on the GOP ticket and you're confused?
The Conservative Drive Bys are just as bad as the Liberal Drive By as far as being out of touch with fly over country. Washington and New York do that to people, even Conservative. The National Review gang is prime example. Sure the might be straight line conservatives like most of us, but they still want to be part of the crowd that gets access in Washington and face time on the network TV shows. They can’t do that without trying to be critical of their own once in awhile. Plain gives them a perfect target.
Our “friends” getting paid by the MSM want OsamaObama. I can believe that.
Figures it would be a jealous fat pig
“...Palin equated her state’s proximity to Russia with foreign policy experience...”
Not really. She was mocking the foreign policy
question in her own way.
As she was mocking Katie with “I’ll get back to ya”. I thought it was hysterical.
Her feelings towards the MSM couldn’t be clearer.
Except for Levin, the NRO “girly men” are cheerleading the socialist Boondoggle Pelosi and Paulson cooked up
Remember, these people are still “journalists” and, even though they’re supposed to be conservative, they still feel like it’s their right to know more than us common folk. And I believe they’re a bit (in their inner heart) ticked that they didn’t know McCain was going to pick Palin either.
Who knows,maybe she is a professional hunter.
Dawna (which is a weird name - obviously parents were stoned at the time she was conceived)....you answer questions like a last place beauty queen contestant.
“Those on the right calling for her ouster must be nuts.”
I do not believe ANYONE on the right is calling for her ouster! The only ones who have been wishing, hoping, begging, praying, writing about and calling for Sara’s ouster are the LIBERALS! They are VERY AFRAID!!!
Don’t you love it? :)
We'd be living a nightmare with no light in sight.
I’m truly hoping there is a strategy to this. Possibly, getting her prepped on all of the major issues and then letting her loose for the home sprint. Gov. Palin with the right information will be death to the Democrats and they know it. That’s why they’re trying to do as much damage to her before she hits her stride.
” The National Review gang is prime example “
They can’t hold a candle to the girly men at The American Spectator.
I think the whole lot of them have too much estrogen and not enough testosterone.
And probably buy tampons in bulk at Costco .
Bill Clinton warned them not to underestimate her. They are.
The press will long for the days when they had the lovable Dick Cheney to push around.
She’s the only bright spot in the McCain campaign.
Was this article written in a peep-show booth at some leftist porn shop?
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