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Palin E-mails Show Infighting With Staff
CBS News ^ | July 1, 2009 | Scott Conroy & Susshannah Walshe

Posted on 07/01/2009 5:51:41 PM PDT by Al B.

Internal campaign e-mails exchanged three weeks before Election Day offer a rare look at just how frustrated then Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had become with the manner in which top McCain campaign aides were handling her candidacy. The e-mails, obtained exclusively, also highlight the power struggle and thinly veiled acrimony that pervaded the relationship between Palin and the campaign's chief strategist, Steve Schmidt.

The episode in question began when an investigative report published on the left-leaning Web site Salon.com raised questions about Palin's relationship with members of the Alaska Independence Party (AIP) when she was mayor of Wasilla. The AIP's platform calls for a vote giving Alaskans the option to secede from the United States. It had already been widely known that Todd Palin was a registered member of the AIP from 1995 to 2002 and that Governor Palin had taped a recorded greeting at the party's 2008 convention.

On the morning of Oct. 15, Palin was aboard her campaign jet and en route to New Hampshire when she happened to catch a disparaging CNN segment that touted the Salon.com story, complete with a provocative graphic at the bottom of the screen reading, "THE PALINS AND THE FRINGE."

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cbsnews; gop; nicollewallace; palin; romneybot; romneybots; romneyhatespalin; steveschmidt; waronsarah
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To: LibLieSlayer
Your turn.

In keeping with the level of your original post, may I suggest: "is too"?

121 posted on 07/06/2009 12:27:34 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Is Not!


122 posted on 07/06/2009 12:29:29 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: Al B.

“False but accurate.” CBS


123 posted on 07/06/2009 12:31:27 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: LibLieSlayer
Wow, I don't know how FR did it, but I posted 122 before 121… Just go right ahead and switch them for me. Work at it – you will get the idea.

LOL, you tell me my opinion is wrong without any explanation and I’m supposed to just take your word for it? Well, I’ll have to get on that right away. Congratulations. You and Obama seem to have something in common.

124 posted on 07/06/2009 12:52:20 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: 70times7

It was simply a “my opinion”, “your opinion” thing. Now saying that I have something in common with hussein the marxist muzzie is hitting below the belt and uncalled for... since I did not personally attack you in any way. That is disgusting and unFReeper like.

LLS


125 posted on 07/06/2009 1:13:54 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

You are wrong.


126 posted on 07/06/2009 4:32:52 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: 70times7
Oops, my bad.

Your opinion about this exchange is completely wrong.

127 posted on 07/06/2009 4:35:45 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: 70times7
Oops, my bad. Allow me to clarify:

Your opinion about this exchange is completely wrong.

There. All better. Should cover the earlier stuff too.

128 posted on 07/06/2009 4:37:41 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: LibLieSlayer
Sorry all, for the quasi double post. I'm getting some bizzare lags
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It was simply a “my opinion”, “your opinion” thing. Now saying that I have something in common with hussein the marxist muzzie is hitting below the belt and uncalled for... since I did not personally attack you in any way. That is disgusting and unFReeper like.

So, I'm really confused now. Are you saying that Obama doesn't expect his opinions accepted without explanation or question?

BTW, a couple of other things you and lord Obama both have in common:
* You are both US citizens, and
* You are both over 5" tall (most likely).
Just out of idle curiosity, will you get angry about these items as well, or was there something specific about that first common quality?

The POINT of places like FR are the discussions; the exchanges of ideas. When you want to discuss it go right ahead. OTOH, if you want to post things like "IMO you are wrong because you are!" you should just give it up and go away.

129 posted on 07/06/2009 5:34:17 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: 70times7
I am not going anywhere and I am not taking any advice from you. Me leave FR... not likely. I wanted to express my opinion to you since you posted your own... and IMHO your opinion was not worth the time to critique. hussein is the most corrupt and evil POS to ever steal office... and I would never compare you to him in any way. By being here you are better than that.

LLS

130 posted on 07/06/2009 6:22:55 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: LibLieSlayer
I am not going anywhere and I am not taking any advice from you. Me leave FR... not likely. I wanted to express my opinion to you since you posted your own... and IMHO your opinion was not worth the time to critique. hussein is the most corrupt and evil POS to ever steal office... and I would never compare you to him in any way.

I strongly advise you to not accept advice from me. I advise you to take a short walk on a long pier. etc. etc.
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I have stated my thoughts on the story. I asked for a discussion. You do not seem to understand that "you are wrong IMO" is not a discussion, it's laziness. It seemed as if you were doing nothing more than joining others in "voting" that my concerns were errant because you and others agree that they are. I have news for you - if truth is up for a vote but not a discussion we can have no complaints about the POTUS.

FYI - "I disagree because this is just one small snippet from the campaign...", or "you may want to read this story at [www.whatever.com] for a different point of view", are a couple of possible alternatives. You may want to try them sometime.

For the sake of clarification, I meant "go away from this ridiculous non discussion". But since you seem don't seem to be able to discuss anything or go away, I will go away.
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I advise you to stay on this thread forever and to strictly avoid telling others they are wrong (IYHO) and nothing more. I advise you to have good luck with that. Lastly, I advise you to not think of that kind of behavior as drive by idiocy.

Bye!

131 posted on 07/06/2009 7:49:16 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: 70times7

You are absolutely worthless and a pest.

LLS


132 posted on 07/07/2009 4:07:45 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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