Posted on 06/29/2009 10:43:54 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
I bet not one of them had the guts to put their name behind the remarks they gave to Todd Purdum (Dee Dee Myers husband) either!!!
Second, McCain's advisers also hold the distinction of running one of the worst presidential campaigns in the last 50 years, and certainly since Dukakis. They were beyond inept, incapable and horrible. None of them will work on a national campaign in a paid capacity again.(except perhaps for Democrats).
They know that they're toast. As they say, it's a poor craftsman that blames their tools. And to political operatives and hired guns like these buffoons, the candidate is their tool. Their mismanagement and under utilization of Palin, as well as McCain bailout break will be the stuff of political science books in the years to come - it will be the stuff of things to avoid repeating.
Yeah, but she's our little shop of horrors, and she's putting a lot of fear into the heads of those who hate America. It's a good thing.
We are organizing here in Arizona. Do you know this guy who wants to run against him? We are going to contact him and see if he’s someone we can get behind. Enough is enough. I’m telling you, McCain is gone.
Please, please, Lord, let this senile old fool go away to the Happy Valley Ranch, or whatever they call it there. Or, at least, STFU!
McCain already needs a diaper change. He's been stinking up the Senate with his liberalism.
From reading the article, I get the sense that Palin felt all along that the McCain people were nothing more than a bunch of liars and incompetents.
She won 2 elections in Alaska, and from what I saw on the campaign trail, had more “balls” than the entire McCain staff, and more brains than both campaigns combined.
I voted for McCain in 2008 for only ONE reason. Gov. Palin was on the ticket. I was trying to get her elected. Not him.
People are mad here...we are organizing..and he’s top on our list. I’m making a promise to you.
McCain deep-sixed his whole campaign staff at least twice and ended up with this bunch of losers.
One more attempt would have put him with the muppets.
I agree totally!
I thought I was watching 1996 all over again, different cast but the same result....
Tucker Eskew
2005 - Tucker Eskew joins US Newswire advisory board
Eskew was brought on board the McCain campaign to "help Palin prepare for her Wednesday night acceptance speech at the GOP convention and for her stump speech as she hits the road, brief her on policy matters, and help her handle the media scrutiny a lifetime in Alaska does not necessarily prepare one for."
All Vanity Fair has to do is to search youtube to see that yes, in fact, other vice-presidential candidates (going back to Mondull in 80 and Ferraro in 84), made concession speeches. Yet they make Palin out to be an attention hog in wanting to thank her supports (probably twice that of MaCain).
You lost because John McCain is a weak candidate and almost indiscernable from Obama.
Palin was the only thing that excited conservatives—you know, your BASE. The people that actually vote for you, instead of just calling you wise and great because you are more liberal than other Republicans.
all this confirms to me that McCain played the Dole role in 2008....be a graceful loser....he choose Palin I guess just to do something different....he ran to loose....
because you know, at one point they were ahead in the polls....gaining steam....Palin was knocking them dead all across the country...McCain started to say stupid things...like trying not to be too mean to bama.....then the "collapse" that is looking more and more to me like a planned event...
planned because the bama was not very concerned...like he knew it was coming....
McCain...thank you for your service but you are an arrogant little pr*ck and deserve to retire to shady brook farm...and take your dtr with you....jerk....
“I bet not one of them had the guts to put their name behind the remarks they gave to Todd Purdum (Dee Dee Myers husband) either!!!”
I get so very sick of journalistic. Not that you can ever completely get rid of it. But you can make a dent in it by refusing to publish quotes, paraphrases, and implications by people who refuse to give their names. Follow up on their information, sure. Only you have to do the work. Don’t capitalize on it unless you find substance by yourself.
That would prevent broadsides like “sources say,” “word on the hill is,” “according to some,” “we have it on reliable word,” etc. Without such phrases, articles might end up reading like wildly arbitrary speculation, but that’s fine. That’s what they are already.
Of course, journalists would never accept it. They thrive on “scoops”. Gotta get the “dirt”. Can’t risk losing the story due to tight lips. Have to make it as easy as possible for people to “dish”. Basically, they’re lazy.
Oh yeah, I will donate to his opposition and do what I can to see him removed from office. Long past time for him to go.
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